boyutpedia Chapter 307 Low-priced land, 3-year interest-free loan
Chapter 307 Low-priced land, 3-year interest-free loan
Chapter 307 Low-priced land, three-year interest-free loan
After all, these private enterprises have created a lot of value for Suzhou since the city opened up, as can be clearly seen from their tax payments alone.
The secretary introduced, "Director An, this is Secretary Zhou from Suzhou."
Factory Director An was the first to enter the room, followed closely by Zhuang Chaoying and Lin Wufeng.
Secretary Zhou stubbed out his cigarette in the ashtray, stood up, and warmly shook hands with each of the three comrades.
"Secretary Zhou, hello. It is a great honor to meet you today."
Director An spoke with respect, and then briefly introduced Zhuang Chaoying and Lin Wufeng beside him.
At this moment, the male secretary tiptoed in, carrying a tray with both hands. He placed four cups of tea on the coffee table one by one, then carefully withdrew and gently closed the door. The office immediately became quiet.
The three of them sat side by side on a three-seater sofa, while Secretary Zhou sat upright on a single spring sofa, his gaze sweeping calmly over everyone.
"Xiao An, the main reason I called you here today is to ask if you have any plans to expand your factory? The vegetable fields around your factory cover nearly twenty acres."
After speaking, Zhou Qingzhu picked up the teacup on the coffee table, opened the lid, blew on it gently, and took a small sip of tea. The seemingly casual action made the atmosphere somewhat subtle.
Upon hearing this, Director An's heart skipped a beat, and he subconsciously glanced at Zhuang Chaoying and Lin Wufeng.
The water dispenser has just started production, and it's unclear how the market will react. Expanding the scale at this time would be quite risky, and he felt a bit apprehensive.
Zhuang Chaoying seemed to see through Director An's thoughts, and without making a sound, she reached out and gently patted Director An's leg.
The bold get rich, the timid starve. Their factory is currently at most a small to medium-sized enterprise, so this is a once-in-a-lifetime development opportunity.
Thinking of this, Zhuang Chaoying quickly nodded to Director An in a gesture of agreement.
Factory Director An hesitated for a long time before slowly speaking.
“Secretary Zhou, such a major matter as the factory expansion should normally be decided collectively in a meeting. But since you have personally brought it up, I will take the liberty of making a decision on behalf of everyone today.”
Factory expansion is indeed imperative, given the huge market demand for our kettles and water heaters; supply can't keep up with demand. If we could get that land, expansion would be a done deal. However, coming up with such a large sum of money to acquire such a large plot of land is still a bit of a financial challenge.
After listening, Zhou Qingzhu nodded slightly and placed the teacup back on the table steadily.
"You have the courage and vision. Suzhou needs private entrepreneurs with the same drive as you. We completely understand your difficulties. As long as we can solve the employment problem for some of the returning educated youth, everything else is negotiable. With favorable policies from above, we will naturally give full consideration to the development needs of private enterprises like yours."
Upon hearing this, Director An immediately appeared excited and grateful.
"On behalf of all the workers in the factory, I would like to thank Secretary Zhou in advance! You have truly considered the interests of our company and pointed out the direction for our development!"
Zhou Qingzhu actually already knew about this new home appliance factory.
Last year, the factory developed a kettle that heats up quickly, and even paid out of their own pocket to repair the roads in the village.
Don't be fooled by the fact that the road is only 2.3 kilometers long; it will cost a lot of money to repair.
This not only benefited the villagers, but also, to some extent, was a political achievement for him. After all, the saying goes, "To get rich, build roads first," and regardless of the original intention of building roads, it's a good thing that they were built.
"If you're expanding the factory, have you considered helping the city solve the employment problem for some of the educated youth who were sent to the countryside?"
Zhou Qingzhu changed the subject. "A few days ago, the higher-ups approved a three-year interest-free loan. In the past few days, quite a few private enterprises have applied for the loan, but the job opportunities they offered for unemployed youth were too few, so we didn't approve their applications."
Zhuang Chaoying thought to herself, "What is this trying to say? Isn't it just telling them that many people are eyeing this loan?"
Upon hearing the words "three-year interest-free loan," Zhuang Chaoying's heart skipped a beat. This was practically like getting money for free!
There's no reason not to take advantage of a good deal; anyone who doesn't is a bastard.
But he also began to wonder how many jobs the Party Secretary wanted them to create this week.
This leader's way of speaking is really unpredictable; he can't just say things directly and frankly, he has to make people guess.
Upon further reflection on Secretary Zhou's words, it was clear that he first guided them to expand, then mentioned land approval, and then offered interest-free loans. This was a series of interconnected steps, gradually drawing them into his plan.
Lin Wufeng understood from the beginning that Secretary Zhou's core purpose was to help them solve their employment problems; the other conditions were just bait to attract them.
So he spoke first. “Secretary Zhou, I am in charge of technology at the factory. If our factory expands, we can only add two production lines at most, which can only create fifty jobs.”
As Director An watched Zhou Qingzhu pick up his teacup and take another sip of tea with a faint smile on his face, he suddenly felt uneasy. What did this mean?
Are you dissatisfied with the number of people they proposed?
After Zhou finished drinking his water, Factory Director An hurriedly pressed for details. "Secretary Zhou, according to your plan, how many people do you need us to provide?"
"Sixty people."
Upon hearing the figure, Director An breathed a sigh of relief. Thank goodness, he had been worried that Secretary Zhou would ask for an exorbitant amount. Just as he was about to agree, Teacher Zhuang stopped him.
Zhuang Chaoying looked at Secretary Zhou in front of her, estimating him to be over fifty years old, and said neither humbly nor arrogantly, "Secretary Zhou, accepting educated youth is no problem, sixty is within our acceptable range. However, regarding the twenty mu of land you just mentioned, and the three-year interest-free loan, our factory has solved a major problem and provided employment opportunities. Could you please see if you can approve the land fee for us at the lowest possible price?"
Seeing that the matter was basically settled, Zhou Qingzhu was overjoyed and couldn't help but burst into laughter.
"You're a good young man, not bad. You're even bargaining with me now. Xiao Zhuang, Xiao An, Xiao Lin, I'll try my best to get the relevant departments to give your factory the green light regarding the land approval and interest-free loans. Is that alright now?"
The three of them said in unison, "Then thank you, Secretary Zhou!"
Two hours had passed when I left the secretary's office.
Secretary Zhou had an important meeting to attend soon, so they couldn't linger any longer.
The three of them squeezed into the back seat of the car, their small space filled with excitement.
Factory Director An was so excited that his face turned red. He grabbed both of their hands, and his voice trembled slightly.
"Engineer Lin, Teacher Zhuang, our factory is finally going to get better! Good days are coming!"
Lin Wufeng sat in the middle and put his arm around their shoulders.
"The factory will definitely get better and better. I thought Secretary Zhou was going to arrange for a hundred people to work in the factory. With our current production level, we can't absorb that many people at all. Fortunately, we only need to solve the employment of sixty people."
Factory Director An quickly took over the conversation.
"That's right, the most attractive thing is actually the low-priced land and the three-year interest-free loan. It's all thanks to Professor Zhuang's thoughtful consideration. It's so good that you came today."
Lin Wufeng looked at the two of them. "I heard that there's something called an electric rice cooker in Hong Kong. You just plug it in and it cooks rice. It's really convenient. If we could bring one back, I think it would definitely have a great market potential here."
Zhuang Chaoying recalled her conversation with Secretary Zhou today. It was a coincidence that she came along today, and she had witnessed the art of leaders' speech. In four words, it was all about beating around the bush.
Director An said, "Okay, I'll ask someone to see if we can get one from Shenzhen. We can study this new thing too."
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