Chapter 44: Future

"Guodong, it's not bad. Even Secretary Ning is asking me who did the trick of investing in this set of Jin Yong novels for 17 million yuan. Hehe, is the return ratio of this income is too high?"

Cai Zhengyang was obviously in a good mood. There was no suspense in the battle between the Standing Committee after Ning Fa clearly stated his attitude. Although Mayor Huang Yuansheng also proposed that Vice Mayor Yin Zhaoji had rich experience and outstanding work ability, his voice was too weak at the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, especially after Yang Tianming agreed to Ning Fa's proposal, the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee successfully passed the agenda of Cai Zhengyang as a member of the Standing Committee of the Andu Municipal Party Committee.

"Brother Cai, don't hurt me. Unintentional actions, who would know that this would be effective? Besides, I don't believe Zhu Guoping's statement at all. If it weren't for the superior conditions of Jiangkou Development Zone, without the preferential policies of the Jiangkou County Government and the abundant power supply of the Guankou Power Station, even if I send a hundred sets of books, it would be useless." Zhao Guodong stirred up the sugar cube in the coffee cup.

"Haha, it is normal for businessmen to make profits. It is natural for investment to seek returns. However, if you don't have your performance, these investors may have put the project on Bichi or Lushan. As far as I know, Bichi, Lushan and Changjin counties have reduced the land price to a very pitiful price in order to attract investment." Cai Zhengyang sighed, "Sometimes I think that if investors take down these lands slightly, or delay the construction speed, and then transfer it, I am afraid that the land price premium will make a fortune!"

"Brother Cai, this is normal. Now the foundation in the central and western regions is backward and the finances are weak. If you want to attract investors, you must have something to move them. What can we do now? Cheap labor, matching fiscal and tax preferential policies, these are available in various places, what else can we fight for? That's the only land price." Zhao Guodong shook his head, "This is actually the investment company's use of us to bid. I always thought that relying solely on these conditions is not enough. If you want to attract truly decent investors, the quality of cadres and subsequent service level are the most important."

"Good words!" Cai Zhengyang couldn't help but exclaim: "The most troublesome thing about investors in coastal areas dealing with our mainland government officials is their efficiency of work. They said it better than honey before. Once you settle here, it will become the meat on the chopping board and let me do whatever I want. If you want to do something, today will be tomorrow, tomorrow will be the day after tomorrow. Or the leaders will be absent, and the specific staff will take leave. These cumbersome procedures make these investors afraid that good things will not go out, and bad things will spread thousands of miles. How can this attract investors to invest?"

"Investors always have to invest. The problem is that there is more room for choice, so we have to be unique. You have to make investors feel that you are concentrating on and serving him. Only when he succeeds, you can achieve political achievements. Only in this way can you tie your own honor and disgrace to him, can he put his heart down to invest." Zhao Guodong chuckled, "I just do things with this mentality, and I believe it can attract investors."

Cai Zhengyang watched Zhao Guodong for a while before patting Zhao Guodong's head hard and sighed: "What exactly does your brain contain? Why do you have all these strange tricks?"

"Hehe, Brother Cai, I have to strive for progress. Look at you one step a year. Two years ago, you were the county party secretary and became the deputy mayor last year. It's not the New Year yet, but I've become the Standing Committee member again. I'm afraid many people are extremely depressed, right?"

Zhao Guodong's cunning smile looked like a weasel waiting for an opportunity to steal food in Cai Zhengyang's eyes. "What do you think? Mao Daolin mentioned at the Standing Committee of your County Party Committee that you serve as the deputy secretary of the Management Committee, but it was put on hold. Make a comeback and work hard, and take advantage of this east wind to get to the next level. I think Liang Jianhong will not serve as the secretary of your Development Zone Management Committee for a long time. Your beautiful director may have to replace Liang Jianhong to see if you have the chance to replace her."

"I'm afraid it's not that easy? I'm not as experienced as you. I'm too shallow. I'm going to get to the next level this year and I'll be able to kill me? The previous deputy secretary would have encountered such great resistance, let alone want to take over as director?" Zhao Guodong shook his head indescribable.

"That's true, so I suggest you can transfer to the city development zone if you can. Andu High-tech Development Zone has officially been approved by the state. Although it is not clear when it will be approved, I estimate that both the province and the city are actively striving for it. It is estimated that it will not take too long. If you come here, you can have a bigger stage for you to gallop."

Cai Zhengyang's eyes fell on Zhao Guodong's careless face. This guy seemed to be able to maintain a calm mind at any time. I don't know if he was so innate or did it deliberately? However, it would be rare to be able to do this even in performance.

"Brother Cai, it must be a lie to say that going to the city is not moved, but I was thinking, what am I doing in the city development zone? Is there a stage for me to play? Which of the great people in the city development zone has no background in the backstage, and if you can do anything, you can swallow you up. I don't expect that Brother Cai will bother you at that time."

Zhao Guodong picked up the purple clay pot cup and looked out the window in the distance, "I will go to the city, but it's not now. Although the stage in Jiangkou looks a little smaller, it's just right for me now. With Brother Cai as his backer, I don't have to worry about anything in Jiangkou. Doing something steadily in the development zone can also lay the foundation for me to enter the city in the future. I have never been in the serious government agency yet."

Cai Zhengyang breathed a sigh of relief. Everyone has their own ambitions and cannot force them. Besides, Zhao Guodong is right. In the city development zone, who has a little official position and no background? Zhao Guodong is so young that he can only run errands. If he wants to get ahead, he will not bring much storm. It is better to fight hard in Jiangkou Development Zone. If he can really achieve some decent results, it will be natural to transfer him into the market.

"Brother Cai doesn't have to look regretful. Isn't it a saying that gold shines everywhere? Let me shine at Jiangkou now. It's not too late to come to Andu City when the time is right." Zhao Guodong said happily: "Brother Cai, you are now in the PR. I don't know what plans are?"

"What are the plans? I'm still in charge of the original affairs, industry, transportation, and investment promotion. If the development zone is really approved, I'm afraid I'll have to put another bridle on it." Cai Zhengyang sighed, "I'm born to be a hard life."

"But I think Brother Cai seems to be happy with it." Zhao Guodong said with a weird smile.

"Nonsense, when it comes to this point, do you say I'm too tired and need a rest? You have to do a little career to sit in this position." Cai Zhengyang said proudly: "In the future, it would be enough for the people of Andu to remember that someone Cai is working hard when talking about this period of time."

"Well, industry and transportation plus a development zone, the highlight of Andu economics is all on Brother Cai. Secretary Ningfa trusts Brother Cai so much. Brother Cai must take out some decent things to block the mouths of those guys who are dissatisfied. Besides the county-owned property rights you mentioned, Brother Cai has any other ideas?" Zhao Guodong nodded.

"Transportation and transportation have always been a bottleneck that restricts the economic development of Andu and even the entire Anyuan Province. If the transportation problem is not solved, Andu's economy will always be difficult to loosen to the maximum extent!" Cai Zhengyang pondered: "But it is not easy to solve the transportation problem. Financial constraints restrict the government's investment in transportation facilities, which seems to have become a vicious cycle."

"Chengdu-Chongqing Expressway, Liugui Expressway, and Changyong Expressway have entered a intensive construction stage, while Xiling Expressway drives the economic development of Shaanxi, and Wuhuang Expressway drives Hubei's economic development. The construction of highways in several neighboring provinces has entered an unprecedented rapid development stage, while the expressways in Anyuan Province are still on the drawings. The huge An Metropolitan City does not even have an inch of highway, which is ashamed to think of it."

Zhao Guodong sighed, "If railways are the arteries of economic development in a region, then highways are the main nerves. Only the development and expansion of highways can truly develop the commercial economy in a region and truly drive the economic takeoff along the route. Brother Cai, if you want to make some achievements in transportation, you must make a fuss about the construction of highways."

"Highway?" Cai Zhengyang was stunned for a moment, but then shook his head, "The Provincial Department of Transportation is in control of the construction of highways, and our Andu City has no say."

"Oh, I don't think so. Anyuan Province has many highway plans. Angui Expressway, Anyu Expressway and Anqian Expressway have been put on the agenda. The most valuable ones are the Angui Expressway and Anyu Expressway. Angui Expressway can not only open up the sea channel, but also collude with the two regions of Pennzhou and Tangjiang to drive the economic revitalization of the entire southwest Anxi region. Anyu Expressway can connect Jianyang and Mianzhou, two industrial strong cities with the current Anyuan economy second only to Andu, and build the Andu-Jianyang-Mianzhou-Chongqing Economic Corridor."

Zhao Guodong had a long-lasting look, "But this is not something we are considering. To be realistic, Andu City can build an airport expressway with its own strength. From the end of Pingkang Avenue to Taipingyan, it is a distance of 25 or 6 kilometers. According to the current cost of the expressway between 12 and 18 million, judging from the geological conditions and demolition costs of this section of the road, it is only within 400 million. Isn't Andu Taiping Airport now claiming to build a first-class international airport in China? Is Andu City's idea enough to impress the leaders of the Anyuan Provincial Party Committee and the Civil Aviation Administration?"

"Even if the Provincial Department of Transportation can delegate the construction and operation rights of expressways to our city, 400 million yuan, haha, Guodong, you are really very upbeat. How much is Andu’s fiscal revenue per year? If these 400 million yuan is invested in, we Andu will still do other construction. Do cadres and teachers still want to have a meal?" Cai Zhengyang smiled bitterly and shook his head.

"The municipal government is unwilling to pay, so it can adopt project financing methods or bots. The internationally accepted bot methods should be the most suitable for Andu Province. The airport expressway connects Huayang, the most economically developed county in Anyuan, and is also a necessary route for the airport. Now the road to the south extension line to the airport is dilapidated and blocked. I heard that the Civil Aviation Administration has negotiated with the Anyuan Provincial Government on this issue, and it can take this opportunity to break this bottleneck." Zhao Guodong said calmly.

"Bot method?" Cai Zhengyang pondered for a moment. As the deputy mayor in charge of transportation, he naturally knew what the bot method was. In a simple sentence, it is to exchange the operating fee rights for a certain period of time for construction funds and give investors certain returns. "At present, there seems to be no precedent in our country."

"Why is there no precedent? Isn't Guangxi Laibin Power Plant just a bot method? That's all seven or eight years ago. There is no precedent for highways to be built and operated. Can't we, Andu City, make this precedent?" Zhao Guodong said indifferently: "Secretary Ningfa came from developed coastal areas, and his thoughts were more advanced than we imagined. I think this way to accelerate the development of Andu transportation will definitely be interested."

If Zhao Guodong's previous words only made Cai Zhengyang a little moved, then the last two sentences really made Cai Zhengyang decide to give it a try.

"Well, this is why can't Andu set a precedent in the country? If you want to establish the banner of Andu being at the forefront of reform and opening up, you have to take some courage to break the ice." Cai Zhengyang breathed a long sigh and leaned his body against the sofa, obviously wanting to think about this matter carefully.

"In addition, if this matter cannot be solved for a while, Brother Cai can also do a tot method, such as the toll rights of Anlan Highway, and if it is successful, you can also recover an investment for the municipal government, right?" Zhao Guodong's eyes fell on a girl who walked in. Isn't this Xiaoou's classmate Tong Yu? How could she come here?

Since Zhao Guodong approved that the Blue Mountains of the Holiday Garden Café are mostly fake, Cai Zhengyang has never been there again and changed to this newly built Blue Bay Peninsula Hotel. Although the 22-story high-rise building is not conspicuous, it is located quite good. It is just at the intersection of Meijiang and Huaxi. Sitting in the café on the 18th floor, you can see the beautiful two rivers outside the window through the floor-to-ceiling glass.

When the erhu sounded, Zhao Guodong realized that Tong Yu was here to play the piano and work. Zhao Guodong never expected that the Blue Bay Peninsula, a hotel with a very foreign name, could still play with the taste of the ancient Chinese charm in the teahouse. It was really surprising.

"How is it? It tastes different. I'm used to sitting in a cafe. It's also a kind of artistic conception." Seeing Zhao Guodong seemingly caring about the erhu sound coming from his ears, Cai Zhengyang smiled proudly, "This was also what a friend introduced me to try. I came here twice, and it felt really good, erhu, yangqin, pipa, and sometimes horse-head fiddle, which were played very well."

"Artistic." Zhao Guodong glanced at Cai Zhengyang with a smile, "Besides the blind A Bing's Erquan Yingyue, how many other poems can you understand, Brother Cai?"

After being choked by Zhao Guodong's words, Cai Zhengyang stared at the other party fiercely before saying, "I don't understand, so what? It doesn't prevent me from appreciating the essence of our national music, right?"

"Well, Brother Cai is saying this. I'll invest in the construction of a national theater to perform the essence of our Chinese culture and art." Zhao Guodong laughed.

Tong Yu's family should not be well-off, but Zhao Guodong admires this kind of self-reliance effort. Every family has its own characteristics, so Zhao Guodong didn't intend to ask more.

"Just talk nonsense. Cultural facilities like theaters are businesses that lose money and make a lot of money. Even the government is not willing to spend too much on this. Wouldn't private investment be lost?" Cai Zhengyang chuckled.

"Whether businessmen or entrepreneurs should not make money just for the sake of making money. People should always have a mentality of giving back to society and can improve the cultural and artistic atmosphere in the region. I think not every businessman will ignore it." Zhao Guodong said word by word: "I firmly believe that with the development of society and the growth of the private economy, there are always such people with this kind of mind."
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