After several days of inspection and negotiation, Du Yuemei and his party returned to Xiangjiang on October 4.
At three o'clock in the afternoon, in Li Guangyu's office in Jiayi Building, Du Yuemei, Zhang Ziyu and Shane Wesley were reporting to Li Guangyu about the trip to the treasure island.
Du Yuemei said, "Li Sheng, Dean Sun Yunxuan asked me to say hello to you on his behalf when I come back. At the same time, I also invite you and the senior executives of our Li Group to visit Baodao, hoping to have more cooperation with our Li Group.
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Li Guangyu said, "Yuemei, what is the specific situation of your discussions these days, and how does your group consider it?"
Du Yuemei began to report to Li Guangyu the experience of Bentley Group's discussions with the Baodao government in Baodao these days.
As the seat of the Baodao government, Taipei's political status in Baodao is obviously higher than that of other counties and cities, and it also has an advantage in this negotiation with Bentley.
When Du Yuemei was discussing with Taipei City, not only Mayor Wang Hui, but also Taipei City Council Speaker Lin Guisheng, a member of the Kuomintang Central Standing Committee, also attended the discussion meeting. He hoped that the Bentley Group could put its production base in Taipei, and also promised to provide a certain amount of money within the scope of the policy.
A series of preferential policies have helped Bentley Group develop rapidly in Baodao.
Tainan Mayor Cheng Qiren led some government department leaders to Taipei to discuss with Du Yuemei the issue of placing the Bentley Group's production base in Tainan. At the same time, he also made a promise to Du Yuemei and others that within the scope of the city government's policies, they would provide them to the Bentley Group.
The preferential policies that can be provided.
When Cheng Qiren learned that the Speaker of the Taipei Parliament had personally attended the negotiations with Du Yuemei and others, he was worried that his side would not have an advantage, so he went to the Executive Yuan to meet with President Sun Yun-hsuan.
After Sun Yunxuan met with Cheng Qiren to understand his concerns, he said to Cheng Qiren, "Whether the Bentley Group places its production base in Taipei or your own Tainan, our government will provide the same preferential policies, so you don't have to worry about it.
Cheng Qiren said, "Dean, this makes me feel more at ease. You also know that my place is all about traditional industries. Nowadays, our island is launching a new industrial upgrade. Taipei is entering the electronics industry. This time, we don't have to fight with us."
Let’s compete, we also hope that the Bentley Group’s establishment in Tainan will drive the development of many of our industries.”
Sun Yunxuan did not make any guarantee to Cheng Qiren. Regarding Bentley's choice, Sun Yunxuan respected the Bentley Group's own opinions. The Executive Yuan would not interfere in this matter to avoid giving a bad impression to the outside world.
Sun Yunxuan said, "As for the location of the Bentley production base, our Executive Yuan fully respects their opinions. If you want the Bentley Group's production base to be located in Tainan, you still need to negotiate with the Bentley Group yourself."
When Cheng Qiren asked to see Sun Yunxuan, Lin Guisheng was also discussing with Wang Hui how to keep the Bentley Group's production base in Taipei.
Wang Hui said, "Speaker Lin, see if you can use your influence to get the president to support the Bentley Group to settle in Taipei."
Lin Guisheng said, "Mayor Wang, I'm afraid it will be useless this time. Dean Sun has already told the government and the party that our superiors must not interfere with the Bentley Group's choice this time. This time we can only rely on your municipal government."
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Wang Hui was still a little disappointed after hearing this. After all, Taipei has the big boss Lin Guisheng, which should have been very beneficial to Taipei City. Unexpectedly, the dean would say so directly this time. It seems that this time it can only be a fair competition with Tainan.
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Wang Hui said, "Speaker Lin, please work hard during this time and discuss with the Bentley Group with our government to try to locate the Bentley Group's production base in Taipei."
Lin Guisheng replied, "Mayor Wang, as the Speaker of Taipei City, I naturally hope that Taipei's economy will develop rapidly and the citizens' economic income will increase. I will accompany you throughout this negotiation with the Bentley Group."
Wang Hui was still very happy. After all, Lin Guisheng's status in the party was much higher than his own. Wang Hui was very satisfied with being able to support him like this this time.
Wang Hui said, "Speaker Lin, our municipal government thanks you for helping us."
Lin Guisheng said, "Mayor Wang, we can't just focus on Bentley. Other actions can also be carried out to help us keep the Bentley production base in Taipei."
Wang Hui also knew what the action Lin Gui was referring to. Taipei City is the location of Baodao Company, a major group under Li Group, and Gu Zhengsheng, the vice president of Jiayi Group who is responsible for all Baodao affairs, has always been working in Taipei.
, they still have a lot of influence on the Li Group's selection issues.
Wang Hui said, "President Lin, before I came to you, I had arranged for the deputy mayor to visit the general managers of the major branches of the Li Group. I also sent an invitation to Vice President Gu Zhengsheng. I will entertain him at a banquet in the evening."
, discuss this issue with him."
Du Yuemei also received invitations from many people in Baodao, and they all interceded with the governments of the two places, hoping that the Bentley production base could be located in their area.
After hearing these situations, Li Guangyu said, "Treasure Island has been really lively for you during this period. So why did you choose Taipei in the end instead of Tainan, which has a certain foundation?"
Zhang Ziyu said, "Li Sheng, this is to take your opinions into consideration. Secondly, the corporate headquarters of our Lee Group in Baodao are basically in Taipei. Building our Bentley production base in Taipei is also conducive to the management of the Lee Group."
, and at the same time, Taipei is the seat of the Taiwan government after all, and Bentley building its production base here can also increase Bentley’s influence in Taiwan.”
Li Guangyu estimated that his own suggestions accounted for most of the factors, and other reasons were secondary.
Li Guangyu said, "Yuemei, since we have negotiated with Baodao this time, you should speed up the implementation of this matter and strive to complete the production base and put it into production as soon as possible. Our Jaguar has achieved good results in Asia.
There is already a shortage of production on the side.”
Du Yuemei herself is also aware of this situation. With the promotion of Xiangyu Group and Jiayi Group under Li Group, and the assistance of Xinghong Sports Group in the United States, Jaguar's sales in North America have not only stopped the decline, but also
It has maintained a growth trend for three consecutive months.
There are several major groups in Asia for publicity, and Li Guangyu himself fully uses his own company's cars, which has enabled both Bentley and Jaguar to gain good markets, especially Jaguar, which has become the official car for senior political figures in many Asian countries.
Bentley has also become the first choice of Chinese families. In the past few months, Bentley Mulsanne's sales in Asia have exceeded Rolls-Royce's sales here, especially in Southeast Asia, Baodao, Lisboa and Xiangjiang.
Many Chinese families choose Bentley when purchasing new cars, including the Thai royal family, who use Bentley as their special car.
Du Yuemei said, "Li Sheng, we will start construction of our production base as soon as possible and strive to complete the complete vehicle production line in Baodao by the end of next year."
Li Guangyu said, "You just need to make a plan. If you need help from me, just ask. We will provide assistance for Bentley's development in Asia."
Du Yuemei said, "Li Sheng, the Bentley Group does not have any big problems for the time being. Our profits in the past few months are still good, which is enough to support our base construction in Baodao and our cooperation with FAW."