Chapter 887: 365 Home Furnishings City

"I understand!" Wu Cheng nodded: "Now what I'm most worried about is whether to build a factory in the Temple of Heaven or in Xianghe."

"Tell me your thoughts first, so I can give you advice." Zhou Andong grabbed two pistachios, cracked the shell, and threw the nut into his mouth.

Wu Cheng thought thoughtfully: "There are many furniture factories in the Temple of Heaven, so there are also many upstream material suppliers, and most of those who rely on carpentry skills to eat are concentrated there."

"If I want to build a factory in the Temple of Heaven, whether it is the purchase of materials or the recruitment of workers, it will be half the effort."

"What about Xianghe?" Zhou Andong asked without raising his head while peeling pistachios.

Wu Cheng scratched his head: "According to Xianghe County Magistrate Yang Qingpu, as early as more than ten years ago, at the beginning of the reform and opening up, tens of thousands of craftsmen in Xianghe County left their hometowns, carrying axes and planes to travel all over the country, and started their career of making and selling furniture."

"Therefore, Xianghe became a well-known hometown of furniture. By 1984, the whole county already had more than 9,200 households and more than 13,000 people engaged in sofa production, with an annual output of nearly 500,000 sofas and an annual income of more than 30 million yuan."

"Then gradually, more than a dozen sofa material professional villages appeared in the county, and gradually spontaneously formed a trading market covering more than ten acres, becoming the largest sofa material distribution center in the north."

"But the furniture production scale and upstream material supply are a bit worse than the Temple of Heaven. However, Yang Qingpu gave me great preferential policies, which can be said to be even better than the discounts given by Qi City."

Xianghe furniture is the largest furniture sales distribution center in the north, ranking second in the country.

Of course, now Xianghe only has initial fame and has not reached the point of being famous throughout the country.

And at this time, Xianghe County leaders have realized that the local private capital strength is not strong.

To quickly make the furniture market bigger and stronger, policies are not enough; foreign capital must be introduced.

Therefore, Yang Qingpu set his sights on 365 Home Furnishings, which had become famous in a short period of time.

Zhou Andong asked: "Which one are you more inclined to?"

Wu Cheng looked conflicted: "Xianghe is located in the hinterland of the Beijing-Tianjin-Tangshan Golden Triangle, 45 kilometers from the capital, 70 kilometers from Tianjin, and 100 kilometers from Tangshan, with multiple national and provincial highways passing through."

"At the same time, Xianghe has been a hometown of furniture in history, possessing a rich furniture cultural heritage. It can be said that Xianghe gathers time, place, and people."

"Plus, Xianghe County has clarified the development idea of driving big industries with big markets and supporting big markets with big industries, and has introduced many policies to vigorously support the development of the furniture industry."

Zhou Andong asked strangely: "Then what are you still conflicted about? Isn't this very easy to choose?"

Wu Cheng picked up his beer glass and gulped down several mouthfuls: "There are many bosses in Xianghe who have rented storefronts in the Temple of Heaven to sell furniture. And the Temple of Heaven is in the city, and the scale of the furniture market is no smaller than Xianghe, and the upstream supply chain is mature. I feel it will have more development."

Jian Qiu peeled a handful of pistachio nuts and placed them in front of Zhou Andong.

Zhou Andong picked one up and threw it into his mouth: "Is Xianghe furniture also very famous in the capital now?"

"Yes!" Wu Cheng turned back and shouted, asking for another beer: "I wandered around the Temple of Heaven furniture market for two days. Xianghe furniture is well-made and has price advantages, so the business is relatively good, and many people in the capital go to Xianghe to buy furniture themselves."

Zhou Andong smiled and said: "If Xianghe builds a furniture city, or even two or three, and then conducts investment promotion, attracting famous domestic and foreign furniture manufacturers to set up exhibition halls or build factories in Xianghe, plus Xianghe's special geographical location and heritage, what do you think the future development will be?"

Wu Cheng was stunned, Zhou Andong looked at him: "Of course, the development of a region or a city is not achieved overnight. This requires a process. Three, five, ten, or twenty years are all possible."

"And whether local leaders have courage and ability has a direct relationship with local investment promotion and development. Therefore, where an enterprise goes also tests the vision and wisdom of the enterprise's leaders."

Wu Cheng fell into deep thought, Zhou Andong didn't bother him again, and picked up his wine glass: "Wife, let's clink glasses."

Jian Qiu smiled and clinked glasses with Zhou Andong: "If it were you, would you choose Xianghe or the Temple of Heaven?"

Wu Cheng also looked at Zhou Andong, but the latter just smiled and shook his head, saying nothing.

Jian Qiu thought for a while: "If it were me, I would go to Xianghe."

Wu Cheng looked at Jian Qiu, Zhou Andong raised his eyebrows: "Tell me your reasons."

"At this time, Xianghe's advantages, relative to the Temple of Heaven, are not yet very obvious." Jian Qiu gathered the hair on her forehead, "But the autonomy, independence, and initiative of the Xianghe government are incomparable to the Dongcheng District."

"However, the autonomy, independence, and initiative of the government are closely related to the degree of economic development that can be achieved during the reform process. It is directly related to local economic development, the improvement of the market system, and social equity."

Wu Cheng asked uncomprehendingly: "Does the Dongcheng District not have such autonomy?"

"It has, but the development of a district is within a large framework, and it has to consider the overall planning of the entire city, which creates constraints and brings uncertainty to the future. And such constraints do not exist for Xianghe."

Wu Cheng fell into deep thought again, Zhou Andong gave Jian Qiu a thumbs up.

Jian Qiu smiled: "I want to go to Xianghe, not only to build a factory, but also to build a furniture city, just call it 365 Home Furnishings City, keep the best exhibition booths for ourselves, and rent the others to local merchants."

Wu Cheng's eyes lit up: "In this way, we can use Xianghe's fame and status to strike our own brand. As long as people come to Xianghe to buy furniture, what they see is 365 Home Furnishings City, and what they remember is also 365 Home Furnishings City."

Zhou Andong asked: "Are you still conflicted now?"

"Not conflicted anymore." Wu Cheng said spiritedly: "Tomorrow I will go to Xianghe to talk about building a factory and a furniture city."

"Are the funds enough?" In Jian Qiu's eyes, Xiaobei is a younger brother, and Wu Cheng is no exception, "You have to build factories in the south, and now you have to go to Xianghe, and you have to go to Qi City in a while."

"A bit tight!" Wu Cheng didn't hide it: "Mainly because the funds occupied by machinery and equipment are relatively large. I was thinking of putting the funds in the south, and seeing if I can get a loan here in Xianghe."

Jian Qiu said: "Xiangjiang Qiudongfang has relatively abundant funds. If you want a loan, go to Xiangjiang Qiudongfang for a loan, and I'll give you the lowest interest rate."

"Okay!" Wu Cheng agreed without thinking, and said gratefully: "Brother, Sister-in-law, thank you."

As he said that, he raised his wine glass, "I'll toast you."

"Brother, Sister-in-law!" Xiaobei's voice suddenly came from behind.

Zhou Andong turned his head and saw Xiaobei, Xiaoqin, and An Jing walking over.

Jian Qiu smiled: "Why did you come too?"

An Jing sat beside Jian Qiu, unceremoniously picked up the wine glass in front of Jian Qiu and took a sip, then said with dissatisfaction.

"You two are really something. You came back and didn't even say a word. I'm exhausted, working for you like an untiring old ox, and this is how you treat me?"