After the meal, when Shi Zhong offered to "lend" the jeep to Xu Wei, Xu Wei refused to accept it. Shi Zhong said that he had something important to do and needed to fly back and the car was useless. Xu Wei only said that he would help Shi Zhong.
Zhong watched and saw Lu Xiaoman anxious beside him. Although his and Xu Wei's salaries were not low, they still had to pay the down payment for the house. This car was probably hopeless for the time being. He didn't expect that this piece of cake would fall from the sky.
My brain is not clear, but I can't speak, so I can only worry.
Shi Zhong said seriously: "Lao San, do you still think that I am your brother?"
Xu Wei said in a rough voice: "Second brother, what are you talking about? In my heart, Xu Wei, we are closer than brothers!"
"Isn't that enough? Why do brothers have to pay so much attention to each other?"
Xu Wei had no choice but to accept the words at this point. Li Xiaoman looked at the side and smiled happily. Finally, a car drove away, although it was not his own.
The next day, Shi Zhong followed Andrew on a flight to Changnan City. They boarded the plane at 6:10. After a flight of more than two hours, Shi Zhong and others flew to Changnan City, Xijiang Province, at 8:30.
The provincial capital.
A year after graduation, this is the first time Shi Zhong has set foot on his hometown. Although strictly speaking, Changnan City is not his hometown at all. Even so, Shi Zhong still felt excited. Perhaps this is unique to the Chinese.
The hometown complex.
When he saw two Mercedes-Benz parked at the exit early to greet him, Shi Zhong had to sigh. Andrew's financial resources are indeed strong and impressive. Even inland cities like Changnan City have industries. Shi Zhong really doubts that there is no such thing in China.
He didn't touch the city.
The Mercedes-Benz was very fast and very comfortable. Shi Zhong even thought about buying a Mercedes-Benz when he made money in the future.
Originally, Shi Zhong thought it was just an ordinary business negotiation, but when he saw the people waiting eagerly at the door of Rao's listed water company, Shi Zhong realized that the entire leadership team of Rao's listed water company had come to greet him, and Andrew had arrived first.
More than 20 people from Mr. Rao's personal team were standing in front of the water company.
Rao's listing manager Hou Guanglin is a fat middle-aged man. Although it is November, the temperature in Rao's listing is still not low. Beads of sweat have appeared on his forehead after standing for two hours. Behind him, there are people all around.
The deputy managers also had the same expression, but the leader, Vice Mayor Xu, stared into the distance with a calm expression on his face, not knowing what he was thinking.
Seeing Andrew's car arriving, Vice Mayor Xu quickly stepped forward. When Andrew got off the car, he warmly extended his hand and said: "Mr. Andrew, welcome to Rao City for inspection!"
After Deputy Mayor Xu shook hands with Andrew, he smiled faintly and said, "Mayor Xu, please wait here. It makes me very uneasy!" Obviously, he had received the message before coming here and knew that he was negotiating with him.
A deputy mayor.
"No, as a host, we still need this courtesy. We have heard for a long time that Mr. Andrew is a China expert, so we don't dare to neglect him in this regard!" Vice Mayor Xu said with a smile.
"Mayor Xu, let me introduce to you, this is Shi Zhong, my partner this time!" Andrew introduced.
"Mr. Shi is young and promising. It is true that the waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves ahead. The world will belong to you in the future!" Vice Mayor Xu stretched out his hand, but there was a flash of surprise in his eyes. Such a young man could actually cooperate with Andrew.
, it seems that he also has an extraordinary background. He has studied Andrew’s background and is a very influential businessman in the UK.
"Mayor Xu is so complimentary. Mayor Xu's demeanor can be regarded as a role model for our generation!" Shi Zhong felt flattered. In the past, such a superior mayor would not even look at him. Faintly,
Shi Zhong felt that perhaps being tricked by Andrew into investing in the water company did not seem like a useless choice.
"Maybe Mayor Xu doesn't know that Shi Ke is a Rao Shang people!" Andrew said with a smile.
"On behalf of the people of my hometown, I welcome Mr. Shi to return to his hometown to invest!" Vice Mayor Xu was even more surprised this time, and at the same time he had a little expectation in his heart. Shi Zhong is the owner of Rao City, so the next negotiations may...
Next, we met with the leadership team of the water company. We exchanged a few words with each other. Since it was already half past eleven, we went directly to the reserved restaurant for dinner. In fact, you can also discuss business while eating. This is the Chinese way of doing business.
, sometimes it is better to solve some problems at the dinner table.
However, it is obvious that Deputy Mayor Xu’s calculations have failed. Andrew is like a cunning fox. He did not mention anything about investment and acquisition matters at the dinner table. Opening and shutting up is the custom of Rao Shengshang and the culture of Xijiang Province.
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To be honest, Shi Zhong was not interested in any kind of negotiation, because he knew that with Andrew's team of elites, he didn't have to worry about anything. Therefore, Shi Zhong rarely spoke up at the dinner table. He only asked Deputy Mayor Xu to find him.
They exchanged a few words while chatting, and when Vice Mayor Xu saw that Shi Zhong seemed to have no intention of intervening in the negotiations, he gave up trying to befriend Shi Zhong.
The atmosphere at the dinner table was very intense. Vice Mayor Xu was indeed able to climb to the level of deputy mayor. Although he was not a regular member, his emotional intelligence was not comparable to that of ordinary people. In addition, there was Hou Guanglin, the manager of the water company next to him, who was helping him.
Naturally, the guests and hosts had a great time, and everyone talked happily.
After eating, Andrew proposed the idea of inspecting the technical equipment of the water company. Vice Mayor Xu naturally nodded in agreement. He was eager to sign the letter of intent as soon as possible. You know, this time the city arranged for him to be responsible for this matter, and he originally refused.
He felt that it was inappropriate to introduce foreign capital to control people's livelihood resources, but the water company had suffered huge losses in consecutive years, which had made the city very dissatisfied. The introduction of foreign capital was a decision made by the municipal committee after careful consideration, and he naturally had no choice but to implement it.
Rao Shang Shang Water Company was founded in 1964 with a registered capital of RMB 300 million. It is a municipal public service state-owned enterprise and is affiliated to Rao Shang Shang Urban Management Bureau. It is mainly engaged in the production and supply of urban tap water, and also provides supporting services to its main business.
project.
Raoshangdao Water Supply Company is mainly responsible for the production and supply of tap water in Raoshangdao City. The main functional departments currently configured are: Xinjiang Water Plant, Water Supply Sales Company, and Maintenance Team; the economic entities with ** legal persons are: Industrial Corporation, Installation Team,
Space Water Plant and Water Meter Assembly Plant have formed an enterprise group mainly focusing on water supply and integrating water supply engineering, water meter assembly, water quality testing, pipeline installation, mineral water production and economic and trade.
And such a giant state-owned enterprise is losing tens of millions every year. It has no choice but to introduce foreign capital this time. It is willing to give up 51% of its shares to foreigners for operation. However, the government has a requirement that foreign capital can only hold 47% of the shares.
The other 4% of the shares must be owned by Chinese people. As for who owns it, Andrew himself proposed it. This can be regarded as self-deception. When the people protest, it can be said that the absolute equity of the water plant is still in the hands of China.
Because of this concern, reporters were not even invited this time, for fear of arousing public dissatisfaction. After all, most people do not understand the idea of buying industries related to people's livelihood to foreigners.
It was said that he was going to visit and inspect the water company's equipment, but in fact it was just a walk-through, and it was over in less than an hour. Next, Andrew proposed to go to the water source area, which is the Qiyi Reservoir.
ps: The Mid-Autumn Festival is here, happy holiday! Eat moon cakes!!