Chapter 225: What the Hell is a Surprise?

The restaurant in the Yuhe Leisure Resort now belonged to Pingyang's "high-end" restaurant. This didn't mean that the taste of the food could compare to the Pingyang Hotel, but the decoration and style of the restaurant were very popular among young men and women, who regarded this place as a high-end venue.

Coupled with the various entertainment and leisure facilities of the Yuhe Leisure Resort, this place leaped to become the first choice for countless couples in Pingyang to date, even though the consumption here was really not low.

Taking a few sips of tea to sober up, Yao Zhengru looked at the men and women choosing to take photos on the top floor, and just watched with a smile. He wasn't a conservative-style person. If it were an old pedant, seeing this scene, he would probably blow his beard and stare, sighing that people's hearts were not ancient.

"Next month, the Pingyang city government will

officially invite Hanxi Jiaotong University and the Beijing Design Institute to plan and design the Pingyang Cargo Airport.

By October at the latest, we will initially apply to the Hanxi Provincial Government, as well as the Beijing Development and Reform Commission, Aviation, and other departments to establish the Pingyang Cargo Airport!"

Perhaps because of the liquor, or because of the excitement, Yao Zhengru's face was a bit flushed at this moment. This was the biggest move since he took office as the helmsman of Pingyang, and for the next five years.

Yao Zhengru's actions also made Ren Yuefeng, Hu Zixian, and others cast their gaze over, not knowing why Yao Zhengru, who had always been elegant and calm, was so out of character today.

"If the Pingyang Cargo Airport can be built, then Pingyang will add a new district, the Pingyang Airport Port!"

"The entire project will bring over 20 billion in GDP revenue to Pingyang in the future, increase tax revenue by 4 billion, and add over 100,000 new jobs!"

Hearing that Dongling High-Tech could provide more than one-third of the project's funding, Yao Zhengru couldn't help but show joy on his face.

But Yao Zhengru still said, "I will let the design institute reserve enough engineering space for the cargo airport!"

With the support of Dongling High-Tech and the cargo airport matter confirmed, Yao Zhengru was in a great mood. Subsequently, he glanced at Li Dongshan, who was sitting on the other side, and asked Li Dongling with a smile, "Is there something you want to talk to me about?"

Coughing a few times, regardless of anything else, Yao Zhengru looked at Li Dongling, "How much land do you want?!"

With Dongling High-Tech taking the lead, plus Pingyang state-owned assets, the preliminary funding was already enough. The entire project, as long as it could be approved, could basically be started.

"When designing the Pingyang Cargo Airport, we must leave enough expansion space, including the space for Phase II, Phase III, and even Phase IV, all of which must be reserved. In the future, the Pingyang Cargo Airport might even have overseas routes!"

"100,000 square meters, 150 acres of land!"

Yao Zhengru, who had always had the demeanor of a great general and was not surprised by favor or humiliation, spat out the tea he had just taken into his mouth as if it were scalding.

An investment of 1.2 billion sounded not small, but paid in five years, the amount paid each year was around 240 million. With Dongling High-Tech's revenue, it wasn't much pressure.

"150 acres of land, how big is the Oriental Times shopping mall going to be built, and what is it going to do?!"

"Previously, it was mentioned that my big brother wants to build a shopping mall in Pingyang!"

Hearing Li Dongling's words, Yao Zhengru was surprised for a moment. Honestly speaking, a 300,000-square-meter cargo airport was already comparable in area to the passenger airports being newly built in several big cities, ranking among the top five largest airports in the country!

If it were built into a 600,000-square-meter cargo airport, then in terms of area, it would almost leave domestic passenger airports behind. To say it ranked in the cargo airports of Asia and the world was also not an exaggeration.

"According to the conception, the Pingyang Cargo Airport is expected to cover an area of 300,000 square meters. Taking off from the Pingyang Cargo Airport, you can reach city clusters like Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei, the Yangtze River Delta, and the Pearl River Delta within two hours, radiating more than 65% of the cities with the best economy in the country and nearly 70% of the population!"

Sea freight is indeed cheaper, but to transport to overseas markets, from domestic sea freight to America or Europe, it starts at a month at the earliest.

"Pfft!"

Looking at it now, an investment of 3.5 billion and a 300,000-square-meter cargo airport was already not small, but in the future, when air cargo business rises, the demand might increase several times over, especially when overseas cargo routes are opened, the number of cargo planes taking off and landing will probably soar straight up.

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"The Oriental Times shopping mall plus the Oriental Times Square, as well as warehouses and logistics centers, will total 100,000 square meters, requiring 150 acres of land!"

Like Apple machines, after being produced in the country, especially in the early stages of release, they were exactly when they were selling hottest, and they were generally air-freighted overseas, taking only ten-plus hours. Compared to the high profits of fruit machines, this bit of freight was nothing.

Yao Zhengru said bluntly to Li Dongling that this Pingyang Cargo Airport must pull in Dongling High-Tech, the largest taxpayer in Pingyang, and even Hanxi, to have hope of taking down the project.

"Currently, the total plan is expected to invest over 3.5 billion!"

The Pingyang Cargo Airport might also become the most colorful stroke in Yao Zhengru's resume. No matter how many years later, it would probably be remembered.

If the surprise is too big, it becomes a shock. He now knew that what Li Dongling said before, that the shopping mall prepared for Li Dongshan was a bit big, Yao Zhengru hadn't paid much attention to it at that time. It was just a shopping mall; no matter how big, it was just a few acres, at most ten or so acres, which was already the limit. But now, Li Dongling came up with 150 acres of land, which was really a bit scary.

"Dongling High-Tech can invest 1.2 billion yuan in the Pingyang Cargo Airport project, paid in five years, in exchange for 35% of the equity of the Pingyang Cargo Airport!"

A 300,000-square-meter cargo airport, Yao Zhengru wasn't sure if he could finish it before he left office, let alone 600,000 square meters. If there really was such a day, Yao Zhengru wouldn't appear at the completion site anyway.

Li Dongling calculated and said, "What is the expected investment?"

If it weren't for the Pingyang Cargo Airport needing the Pingyang city government, Hanxi provincial government, and Hanxi state investment to enter the market to obtain approval qualifications, otherwise, Dongling High-Tech gritting its teeth, relying on the revenue brought by Little Smart, would be more than enough to build this Pingyang Cargo Airport.

The key was that the land Li Dongling wanted was for building a shopping mall. Even if it wasn't in the most central location of Pingyang, it definitely couldn't be land in a remote location, which made Yao Zhengru have a headache for a while.

"The Oriental Times shopping mall, the area must exceed 80,000 square meters, including catering, the most advanced overseas cinema, electrical appliances, home furnishings, electronic products, gold and jewelry, children's playgrounds, sports activity rooms, etc."

Facing Li Dongling, Yao Zhengru had no intention of covering up at all, "The Pingyang city government wants to unite Dongling High-Tech and Hanxi Provincial Investment through the Pingyang State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission to jointly invest in the Pingyang Cargo Airport project. At least 2.5 billion or more of the funds must be self-raised, and the remaining funds will be solved by borrowing!"

Similarly, for Dongling High-Tech, whether it was the current Shenzhou digital cordless phones, Little Smart, or the previous electronic pet machines, they all belonged to lucrative products. Going by air was far more cost-effective than rail or sea, because they didn't worry about selling. As long as the machines were shipped over, they could get the revenue!

Li Dongling calculated that the completion of the Pingyang Cargo Airport would make Pingyang one of the largest aviation cargo airports in the country now, which was most beneficial to Dongling High-Tech. Dongling High-Tech now, and many products in the future, needed to go by air.

"I remember you said that this shopping mall would cover a not-small area!" Yao Zhengru remembered this matter, "Is the shopping mall established now, and how much land is needed?"

Yao Zhengru said. In fact, what he said was already very conservative, and the actual investment might be much larger. But wanting to let the ministries in Beijing agree to the establishment of this cargo airport, the cost couldn't be set too high. In addition, Pingyang needed to raise enough funds on its own, and only then would Beijing approve it.

"In addition, we need to build a parking lot underground. The Oriental Times shopping mall must satisfy all the needs of customers for eating, drinking, playing, and shopping. We must give customers a one-stop shopping experience of twelve hours, so that customers can only think of what they can't buy in Oriental Times, and there is nothing they can't buy!"

Li Dongling took a plan from Li Dongshan and put it in front of Yao Zhengru, "Around the Oriental Times shopping mall, we need to build the Oriental Times Square, and also supporting schools, office buildings, mid-to-high-end residential areas, food streets, etc. Oriental Times will become the landmark of Pingyang, and this place will also become the center of Pingyang!" ===== CHAPTER 226 =====