"Leaders, as a Chengdu native, although I have achieved some small achievements, my heart to repay and build my hometown has never wavered."
Hearing these words, the smile on Magistrate Locke's face grew thicker.
He smiled and said: "When I heard Mr. Zhang's words, my whole heart felt warm. I want to thank Mr. Zhang on behalf of the 15 million fellow villagers."
The corners of Zhang Yida's mouth twitched slightly, and with this big hat slapped on, it was time for the main show to begin!
Locke turned his head and glanced at a man in his thirties who was sitting in an inconspicuous position at the dinner table, and introduced to Zhang Yida who was sitting next to him: "This is a high-tech talent introduced by our Chengdu government. Dr. Lin Xiangyang, a veterinarian at the University of Nottingham in the UK
Professional Ph.D., worked for Pfizer Pharmaceuticals.
Now that I have come to Chengdu, I plan to start a business in the pet market-related fields in Chengdu.”
Locke looked at Lin Xiangyang again and asked with a smile: "Do you think it would be convenient for Dr. Lin to tell you why he chose to start a business in Chengdu instead of Beijing and Shanghai Pengyang?"
Lin Xiangyang smiled and nodded at Locke and Zhang Yida, and replied: "Of course it's because of the market. The pet market in Chengdu is very large, ranking first in the western region. The economic scale is about 6 billion yuan, accounting for about 10% of the national market.
4.5%.
There are more than 420 pet hospitals and more than 700 pet grooming shops.
Judging from the data in recent years, the Chengdu pet market has maintained an economic growth rate of more than 35%..."
Zhang Yida almost understood that the Chengdu government was targeting Pate Holdings.
However, the gap between second-tier cities and first-tier cities is also very obvious. Supporting facilities such as medical care and education cannot attract high-end talents.
Why big cities are getting stronger is because of the siphon effect.
Apart from anything else, with a Beijing household registration, it will be much easier for children to enter college.
At Beijing University, the top academics from Zhongyuan Province are all notoriously ruthless. When compared with those from the capital, the level gap is obvious.
Seeing the dilemma on Zhang Yida's face, Locke also took the risk and decided to add fuel to the fire: "Rongcheng has always wanted to make the pet industry bigger and stronger, and the International Pet Exhibition alone has been held for 6 times.
But for an industry to become bigger and stronger locally, leading enterprises are crucial.
The reason why the current pet industry in Chengdu is “big but not strong” is that it lacks a single player like Pate Holdings.
If Pate Holding Group is willing to move its headquarters to Chengdu, the city government will do its utmost to provide assistance in terms of tax exemptions, credit support, and talent settlement.
I heard that Pate Holding Group has been expanding the number of hospitals across the country, and if it needs supporting credit funds, the Chengdu government can help them get them."
Locke believes that he has shown the utmost sincerity and has done his best to revitalize the economy.
The pet industry is currently not that big, with a scale of more than 100 billion, but it has great growth potential.
Moreover, there are no giants in this industry. If we have to talk about giants, Pate Holdings is one of them.
Locke's goals were not big, and he did not expect new energy electric vehicles or AI R&D centers, because he knew that Chengdu was already there and could not attract the kind of golden phoenix.
He wanted to introduce Pate Holdings to Chengdu, and through the entry of this leading company, it would drive upstream and downstream development and get a big bite of the pet industry cake.
In addition, Pate Holdings is also a high-tech enterprise, with e-commerce and medical research and development.
If you look at it in Chengdu, it is definitely a unicorn company. If you look at it nationwide, it is also a well-known company.
When he goes out for a meeting in the future, he can also chat with his colleagues.
Regardless of whether it is public or selfish, he is happy to see Pate Holdings settle in Chengdu.
Seeing that Zhang Yida was silent and thinking, everyone became quiet and waited for the final result.
“I heard that the Chengdu City Government invested 600 million yuan in Smartisan?”
Zhang Yida held it in for a long time and finally said this sentence.
Locke nodded, "Yes, there is such a thing. There is no way to attract high-tech enterprises. Smartisan did encounter some troubles at that time.
If Pate Holdings needs equity financing, the Chengdu government’s policy guidance fund can also invest.”
It’s not that Zhang Yida wants equity financing. A few hundred million can do nothing, and a few billion can only be said to be so-so.
Seeing Zhang Yida talking to him, Locke added: "If you are worried about objections from the Beijing government, we can also discuss tax matters.
In January this year, the Chengdu government issued a document to provide "relocation support" to enterprises, and the local economic benefits generated in Chengdu can be shared with the government where the original enterprise is located."
Zhang Yida nodded. He had also heard about this document. In order to compete for the second headquarters of Internet companies, the Chengdu government did everything possible, including equity investment and tax sharing.
It really makes those who hear it sad and those who listen to it cry!
The real reason behind this is still fighting for the right to speak in the new economy!
Jiangcheng is also very fierce. The deputy secretary of Hubei Province and a senior official of Jiangcheng City directly shouted to Lei Jun at the meeting, called his name, and hoped that he would come back to Jiangcheng to take a look.
After receiving the news, Lei Jun said, "I saw this report from the media and felt a bit pressured."
A few months later, Rice announced the establishment of its second headquarters in Jiangcheng.
The local governments are also very helpful. They give you whatever you ask for, and allocate land to build buildings and parks.
"Pate Holdings can be moved here."
Hearing that Zhang Yida finally relented, Locke and other officials were happy.
"But there are some things that need to be explained clearly to the leaders first."
Locke smiled and said, "If you have any requests, just make them."
Zhang Yida shook his head, "Apart from the possible need for credit support, we don't have many other requirements.
Pet Holdings has four major business segments: pet e-commerce, pet food, pet hospitals, and pet medicine.
The R&D and technology departments still have to be located in the capital, and the ones that can be relocated are basically the operations and maintenance, sales and other departments."
Locke nodded, "We won't force this. I also know that it is unrealistic to move these departments here. We must face up to the gap between Chengdu and Beijing.
How many departments and personnel can come over, and how many total people can Pate Holding have?”
"At least two thirds!"
Locke was even more satisfied when he heard this. This was a genuine headquarters.
"Okay, Mr. Zhang, it's better to choose a day than to hit it. Let's sign the contract today!"
Zhang Yida smiled and said: "Mayor Luo, don't worry, now that I have said it, I will never go back on it.
Let’s do this, one week, after I finish venting my anger with the shareholders, we’ll sign the contract a week later.”
Locke also realized that he was too anxious, mainly because he had encountered too many obstacles during this period, and he was too afraid of having too many nightmares at night.
"Okay, good things don't come from being busy!"
After the luncheon, Zhang Yida, accompanied by government officials, visited the construction site of the Second Headquarters.
After more than a year of construction, the once vacant land is no longer deserted, and six semi-finished buildings have stood here.
The main building has been completed and the acceptance inspection has been passed. Decoration and installation work will be carried out next.
Zhang Yida looked at the six buildings over 200 meters tall and wondered, should he get a piece of land in the capital?
Put some pressure on the Beijing government. If they don't give them a piece of land, Ruixiang and Zhonghe will also be abducted.