Chapter 57: Li Xin's Ordinary Person's Stomach

Looking at himself in the mirror, dressed in a stand-collar Zhongshan suit, Li Xin felt very satisfied.

He had the people he brought take care of dinner at the guesthouse, and he took Lei Yaoyang to keep his appointment with Director Yu Hai.

Guesthouse private room.

Director Yu brought his secretary, Li Xin brought Lei Yaoyang, and the four of them sat at the wine table, exchanging cups.

When the wine had made them slightly tipsy, the two began talking about investment matters.

Yu Hai asked gently: "Director Li, where do you plan to build your factory and research institute? Do you have a preferred location?"

Li Xin took out the documents from the briefcase he brought and reached out to hand them over.

"Director Yu, this is the planning diagram for our factory area and research institute. We have chosen the location as Snake Mouth; there is a port here, and crossing the sea gets you to Gangdao. Some electronic components need to be transported from Gangdao."

Moreover, the minimum land area required is 1,500 mu; this is for the initial phase, and for later expansion, the land area will need to be larger.

I don't know if there is still available land in Snake Mouth now; if not, we will have to replan.

"There is, there must be. The infrastructure in Snake Mouth was built starting in 1979 and is now complete, and it can guarantee various protections for enterprises."

Yu Hai answered very straightforwardly.

Even if there isn't, he will give the utmost sincerity to those compatriots from Gangdao who dare to return now to invest and build factories.

Now the people of Gangdao are uneasy and unsettled; they need a patriotic compatriot who dares to take the lead to step forward.

Give those who are wavering a reassurance.

Since they have already laid out their sincerity, if he doesn't give a reply, it would really chill people's hearts!

Li Xin asked the question he cared about most: "What conditions can Shenzhen offer?"

"The best!"

Yu Hai replied.

……

This meal went very successfully, and Li Xin obtained all the policy preferences he wanted.

Factory land use period: fifty years.

Land area: 1,500 mu.

Don't think it's big; this makes Li Xin feel it's small—equivalent to 150 standard football fields. It will definitely be enough for the initial phase, but absolutely insufficient for later expansion.

Total land use fee: 60,000 yuan per mu.

This is quite a discount for him; the standard fee is 100 yuan per square meter.

Li Xin settled in Hong Kong dollar cash, paying 90 million Hong Kong dollars in cash, using the land as collateral, and borrowed 100 million yuan from the Bank of China for factory construction.

(For the sake of smooth writing, the exchange rate is one-to-one, one dollar to seven Hong Kong dollars. The author knows it's now past five o'clock; the author looked up the materials, but it's too messy and the author could misremember the numbers, making the reading unsmooth. If you feel uncomfortable, I apologize first.)

When everything was arranged and it came time to pay the land use fee, the Bank of China staff's eyes were almost popping out from shock!

Jianguo and the others took out nine travel bags from the trunks of several cars, each bag containing ten million in cash.

After the payment was settled, Li Xin didn't delay; after shaking hands with Director Yu, he directly said goodbye and left.

Returning to the guesthouse, Li Xin called Lei Yaoyang into the room and directly instructed: "Yaoyang, you first set up the electronic research institute; don't wait for the Snake Mouth factory."

You must develop the VCD as quickly as possible; this is the foundation of my livelihood. I have left all the materials for you, and I don't understand the rest.

However, with the level of the electronic engineers from my hometown, it shouldn't be difficult. I will go back to contact electronic component suppliers, and I will entrust everything here to you.

"Big Brother, rest assured, I have it figured out."

Lei Yaoyang replied.

……

Li Xin has one good point: he never pretends to understand what he doesn't. Since he knows nothing about VCD development or factory construction, he might as well return to Gangdao to do what he's familiar with; staying in his hometown would be useless and just waste time.

As for hiring people?

That's not his job; just leave it to Yaoyang, and when have you ever seen him handle specific affairs?

That's nonsense, right?

Moreover, this return is merely an exploration; he wants a rough understanding of his hometown in this era, and it's impossible to finish everything at once.

As the saying goes, "The first time is awkward, the second time familiar; after several visits, relationships will naturally fall into place."

One must not be too deliberate, nor too distant; a moderate distance is just right—never get too close, or it will be too dangerous!

As long as he maintains a close relationship with the government and stays away from speculation—since he's not a speculative or real estate company—he doesn't need policy support.

He is in industry; as long as he treats everyone equally, there's no need to seek any backing.

Having thousands, tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of workers under him is his greatest backing.

As long as he hasn't broken the law, who would dare to cause him trouble?

Go ask those workers waiting for their meals whether they will work, especially those earning high wages.

As for developing real estate projects?

That's for later; as long as he builds a dozen or so office buildings in one place, his company could rely on rent and rank among the top ten in real estate.

As for where this place is?

Everyone should know.

Therefore, Chairman Li should be sensible and not cause trouble for his subordinates—that would be his greatest contribution!

Jimi and Xiao Pangzi said he is a good boss who can listen to employees' opinions.

Yeah, right, Boss Li is just that open-minded.

As long as the performance is good, whatever they say is right; if the performance is poor, Boss Li will teach them boxing.

Sitting in the office all the time won't do; they need to exercise, and boxing is a good way to do so.

It can give them better physiques to handle everything at work; if they still can't cope with work, they can practice boxing—Li Xin isn't lacking time.

Gangdao Xi Gong.

Li Xin gave himself a few days off, every day taking Jianguo to wander around Xi Gong; the road repairs were basically finished, and there was still a lot of money left.

That won't do!

Li Xin waved his hand and widened the road leading to Red Letter Residential Area.

For lunch today, Li Xin and Jianguo plan to eat at Red Letter Restaurant; the restaurant has been handed over to the employees' families of the security company, whatever they earn is their wages, any loss counts as his.

Just as they entered, they saw Chen Chao's wife Li Hui Juan calculating accounts at the bar; upon looking up and seeing Li Xin and Jianguo come in, she hurried out from behind the bar.

She smiled and asked, "Boss, Jianguo, you're here, still the usual four dishes?"

Li Xin nodded, "Still the usual four, plus an iron plate squid, I'll have some drinks."

He then turned to Jianguo and asked, "Do you want anything to eat?"

Jianguo thought for a moment and said, "Sister-in-law, make me a stir-fried meat slice; I had it once when I went back to my hometown, and I'm craving it again!"

The two arrived at the private room, and not long after the dishes were all served; the usual four are Li Xin's favorite Zhang's soy braised beef, saltwater shrimp, dry-fried mushrooms, and old vinegar spinach with peanuts—these four dishes he has been eating for over a year, and if he wants to drink, it's just these four dishes.

He probably just doesn't have a rich man's stomach; the things wealthy people eat, he truly isn't used to—whether it's nutritional balance, green environmental friendliness, or meat-and-vegetable pairing, none of it works for him.

When he eats it, he just feels it's bland.

He just wants something easy to eat; in his previous life he ate it for over thirty years without any problems, his body wasn't strengthened, yet he was very healthy.

In this life his body has been strengthened fivefold, and he feels the food tastes more fragrant.