"See that? Every now and then, Xiao Tan has to stir up some news,"
Zhang Congxun said, pointing at the computer with a grin to Dong Jinggui.
After a period of reorganization, Zhang Congxun had thoroughly restructured Xinri's marketing department.
In a few days, dealers would come to Wuxi for a dealer conference.
Although Xinri could not avoid the turmoil caused by Yu Lin's departure in the short term, things should slowly stabilize after the dealer conference.
It must be said that Aima's strategy of poaching talent, which is akin to pulling the rug out from under them, was quite a blow to Xinri.
While Shanchi was expanding, leading manufacturers like Xinri, Yadi, and Lüyuan were also expanding, beginning to build factories in various places. Yadi, in addition to its Tianjin factory, was already in the Cixi Property Industrial Base in Yongcheng.
Competing on sales, scale, talent, and technology—this is what leading manufacturers must do.
Many times, a company's development scale is driven by the industry's development, not merely by its owner being content with what they have.
Well-known enterprises like Pang Donglai, limited to a single city or region, are an anomaly after all.
"Indeed, everyone's building factories, but he's always the one making the biggest splash. He's young after all, likes to show off,"
Dong Jinggui said sourly.
These two peers, with similar temperaments, were not only rivals but also good friends. Dong Jinggui had also contributed to Xinri moving its headquarters to Xishan District. When they had free time, they would smoke and brag together.
"Haha, one thousand mu of land, a total investment of 1 billion yuan. He really dares to boast. This kid is getting bad."
Dong Jinggui, however, didn't think so:
"It should be about right. He's essentially building a small town. That much money is needed. But given their group's scale, completing a 1 billion-level investment within three years really isn't a problem. Their development is truly fast."
"It's also driven by the industry. Our development has only been in recent years. But we do have to admit Xiao Tan's capability. He can seize opportunities and make the company big and strong in such a short time. Not everyone can do that."
In previous years, Yadi and Xinri actually had tough times, even struggling more than bicycle factories.
The development trajectories of the two companies were actually quite similar. They initially focused on motorcycle accessories. Xinri started earlier and fared okay. Yadi had just begun when calls for banning motorcycles began to rise everywhere.
If they hadn't transitioned promptly, they would likely have ended up like before, ultimately closing down at a loss.
In recent years, with the rise of electric vehicle manufacturers like mushrooms after rain, Shanchi was just one of the best performers. There were actually quite a few other factories with some regional or even national renown.
Like Zhang Congxun, many people were discussing the big "satellite" Shanchi had launched this time.
Some were optimistic, others were not.
A 1 billion-level investment over three years, settling in a small county-level area, truly exceeded everyone's expectations.
From Shanchi's industrial layout, it was not difficult to see that its production bases and industrial chain were mainly concentrated in the Jiangsu-Zhejiang-Shanghai and Tianjin regions. Settling in his hometown county was also understandable.
While an 18th-tier county certainly had many disadvantages, its benefits were also obvious. In a popular investment city, Shanchi definitely wouldn't be able to acquire one thousand mu of land.
This was one thousand mu! How could it possibly be fully utilized? Building a few commercial apartments under the guise of employee dormitories wouldn't even be a loss.
And you know what, more than a decade later, in an era of declining housing prices, housing prices in Wangjiang County were even more resilient than in Yicheng urban area.
On the one hand, there was Sinopec in the urban area, and many people were unwilling to live there.
On the other hand, the No. 2 Middle School in the county had good educational resources.
Many rural residents chose to buy houses nearby within the school districts of several high schools for their children's education.
Coupled with the purchasing power of Shenzhou employees, the real estate market was still decent.
In his previous life, Tan Jincheng had heard his father say that houses bought in the urban area were hard to sell, while those bought in the county were relatively easy to offload, with good liquidity.
From this, it can also be seen how important an industrial park formed by a large, intensive factory is to a county.
In Changzhou, a sigh was heard from an office:
"What a shame, his hometown still managed to intercept it."
In fact, it was also due to this side not paying enough attention, or rather, underestimating the investment amount for Shanchi's third industrial park.
Shanchi had always been conservative in building factories, with scales not particularly large. No one expected Shanchi to undertake a 1 billion-level investment this time.
If the first phase of the project, like the Tianjin factory, only involved an investment of 100 million yuan, Changzhou wouldn't have needed to care too much.
The local small and medium-sized electric vehicle manufacturers could create such value themselves.
This was also why they were negotiating Shanchi's settlement while simultaneously wanting Shanchi to voluntarily give up the price war.
Simply put, they wanted everything.
If they had known this investment was at the 1 billion-level, they wouldn't have made such a demand under any circumstances.
The city knew that a large part of the reason Shanchi didn't continue negotiations was because of this point.
Although Shanchi ultimately made concessions and stopped the price war after National Day, it also halted the negotiations.
"Alas, sacrificing the great for the small."
The top four domestic electric vehicle brands were no longer likely to set up factories in Changzhou.
To enhance competitiveness, industrial upgrading was necessary, and it was also time to rectify the market.
As for whether to cause some trouble for Shanchi?
Forget it, such a thing still couldn't be done; it would affect their reputation.
Shanchi was now a famous brand in Zhejiang Province and an exemption from inspection product in Zhejiang Province.
If they only targeted Shanchi in the local market, the other party could just withdraw, and it would be the local reputation that suffered.
——
"Director Tan, won't you stay a few more days?"
Tao Qinian had been glowing with health these past few days, looking as if he had suddenly become ten years younger.
In fact, it wasn't just him; the entire county leadership team was particularly happy.
The success of this investment promotion would become a model for the province, and everyone would benefit from it.
What's more, when their hometown developed, they would be the first to benefit. At this time, no one was thinking about anything else, and they wouldn't dare to.
Wangjiang Industrial Park had already become a key industrial zone in the province. Who would be so bold as to meddle at this time?
Furthermore, these days they had also experienced Tan Jincheng's capabilities.
A young man thriving everywhere, becoming an honored guest, meeting many high-ranking figures—how could one dare to belittle him?
"No, the company still has a pile of things to do. Besides, my parents have already left, and my girlfriend has gone back. It feels a bit uncomfortable for me to stay alone with my grandparents."
Tao Qinian looked reluctant:
"Alright then. The next time we meet should be during the Chinese New Year, right?"
The groundbreaking ceremony for Shanchi Industrial Park was scheduled for the first working day after the Lunar New Year.
According to the agreement, before then, the county was responsible for resolving land acquisition issues to ensure the smooth progress of the ceremony.
"Yes, but there are only a few months left. Or, Uncle Tao, if you have time, you could also visit Beicang to see if we can attract some other industrial chain enterprises."
Tao Qinian's eyes lit up:
"Director Tan is willing to make introductions?"
"I can only say I'll be responsible for introducing you. As for whether it succeeds, that's up to you,"
Tan Jincheng said with a smile.
Companies from the industrial chain investing and building factories in the industrial park would also be good for Shanchi. Shanchi would have a much easier time.
Given Tan Jincheng's current industry status and network, persuading a few industrial chain companies to build factories should not be a big problem.
"Of course. If Director Tan can help us with introductions, that would be best. At least we won't find ourselves unable to get an audience."
"No problem. Once you're ready, let me know, and I'll arrange meetings with some company executives. It shouldn't be a big issue."
Cheng Yongjun and Chen Yanan's fathers, if they are within Shanchi's supply chain, and the same goes for Zhang Haiping and Zhang Mingliang—these small business owners whom he met earliest are no longer at their asset level of two years ago; each also has a need to expand production capacity.
Furthermore, Shanchi had many suppliers.
As Shanchi's production capacity gradually expanded, these suppliers also had a need to expand their own capacity if they wanted to secure more orders and avoid being squeezed out of the supply chain.
In addition, Tan Jincheng had a good relationship with the two executives of Zhongtai. Introducing a few executives with a need to expand production capacity was not a big problem.
Whether investment promotion succeeded was one thing, but Tan Jincheng could at least ensure that the situation wouldn't look bad.
That was enough. No one could guarantee that everything would have a good outcome.
"Alright then, I won't keep you. Come back and visit often when you have time; this will always be your root."
"Okay, I will."
Since his parents had already returned to the urban area earlier, Tan Jincheng didn't need to go back to the village today; he could go straight back to the city.
However, it would be almost impossible for Tan Jincheng to leave stealthily as he had snuck back before.
As soon as he left this compound, the city would know Tan Jincheng's whereabouts, and it was almost certain they would stop him for some meeting, because people from the city had been coming frequently these past few days.
Waving goodbye to the farewell party, Tan Jincheng walked towards the GL8, where Li Yaohui was already waiting by the car door.
"Let's go, back to the city."
The vehicle slowly drove away towards the compound gate. Standing by the window, watching the car's direction, Tao Qinian's gaze was profound, and a slight smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
This was his first term. If all went well, he would have another term, which meant more than five years.
More than five years was enough time to witness the completion and operation of Shanchi Industrial Park. This was also why he put so much effort into attracting Shanchi, rather than pursuing personal advancement.
A provincial key investment promotion project, boosting the regional economy—these were tangible achievements, justifiable anywhere.
At the same time, he had also befriended an outstanding entrepreneur, who was only in his early twenties.
The industrial layout had been completed. As long as he himself did nothing illegal or disorderly, he was virtually invincible in the electric vehicle industry.
Among companies currently comparable to Shanchi in sales, their executives were all born in the 60s, already over 40 years old. As their competitor, Shanchi's executive was two generations younger than them, only in his early twenties.
As long as he didn't make mistakes himself, even through sheer endurance, he could outlast his competitors.
(End of chapter)