Chapter 506: 11 billion, 400,000 square meters of land! Everyone is stealing, why am I the only one being blamed?

Zhuxianzhuang Science and Technology Park, in an office on the top floor.

After hearing the conditions offered by Meng Yuanzhi, Chen Yansen smiled and shook his head. He leaned back and said slowly, "Mr. Meng, Xingyuan Technology has just been established and hasn't even decided on an office location. There's no need to rush. Once the preliminary preparations are sorted out, we can discuss it later."

Wait until preparations are complete?

Will there still be a place for Luzhou by then?

Meng Yuanzhi was no fool. He knew Chen Yansen wasn't impressed by his offer, so he immediately added another bargaining chip: "500,000 square meters of industrial land, free for 50 years; exemption from corporate tax and value-added tax for the first three years, and a 70% discount for the next three years; and an increase in the loan amount to 8 billion yuan."

"Mr. Meng, to be honest, Jinling and Greentown have also offered similar conditions, and they are even more generous than this."

Chen Yansen responded in a flat tone.

In fact, no matter what conditions Meng Yuanzhi gave, he would not agree to anyone first.

Even children know to compare prices before buying candy in stores, and businessmen should do the same.

"Jinling?"

Meng Yuanzhi frowned instantly, feeling unhappy.

In the past two years, Wumachu has been getting closer and closer to Jinling. It is said that Chucheng is the back garden of Jinling. Isn't this obviously a slap in the face of Luzhou?

As we all know, he has always been very caring towards his "little brothers" around him.

Take Mi Hu for example. He was afraid that the other party would be cold and hungry, so he simply swallowed it in one gulp.

But even so, why are they still not satisfied?

Chen Yansen is from Hui'an, so why would Jinling come to snatch his resources?

The more Meng Yuanzhi thought about it, the angrier he became, but he could also understand Chen Yansen's concerns and thoughts.

Who doesn’t want to get the best land and financial policies?

Thinking of this, Meng Yuanzhi let out a sigh and said slowly, "Mr. Chen, I will arrange for the staff in charge of investment promotion to go to Xucheng in person to discuss it with you in detail."

"No problem, I'm at your service anytime."

Chen Yansen responded readily.

In addition to Meng Yuanzhi, the heads of central departments in Greenland, Shanghai, Jinling, Shenzhen and other places have also said the same thing.

In fact, setting up Xingyuan Technology's headquarters in the Yangtze River Delta is the first choice, as the industrial chain is mature, equipment and material suppliers are concentrated, there is sufficient talent pool, and the infrastructure is complete.

The second choice is the Pearl River Delta, which has large market demand and high logistics efficiency, but a weak wafer manufacturing foundation.

Further down the list are Jiangcheng, Chang'an, Rongcheng and other places, but the supply chain response speed in these places is slow and the talent stability is poor.

Due to the low salary level, the turnover rate of chip engineers is as high as over 25%, and most of them have gone to the Yangtze River Delta or the Pearl River Delta.

And what about Luzhou?

In 2013 there was no foundation.

Semiconductor companies such as Jinghe, Changxin Memory, Fuxin Micro, and Zhixin in the future had not yet been established. They had to wait for the joint promotion of the big fund and local central departments before they would gradually show signs of development.

After hanging up the phone, Chen Yansen muttered softly: These guys are really good at chasing the hype. As soon as the big fund came online, they smelled the scent and came over.

As for who to choose in the end, he has a scale in his mind.

First, look at who provides more funds, then see who provides a larger area of land, and finally, examine the supporting facilities, the degree of industrial chain concentration, talent pool, transportation conditions, etc.

Choosing a good address can save a lot of time and energy.

This matter cannot be rushed!

Chen Yansen put down his phone, turned on his computer, logged into the data backend, and began to check the business and financial data of various projects yesterday.

Including replying to emails and approving the contract, it took no more than twenty minutes.

After finishing the task at hand, he closed the background window and casually clicked on the PC link of Toutiao.

Sohu Video responded for the first time, saying the rumors of a merger with Penguin Video were false and that it had signed an exclusive cooperation agreement with Huayi Brothers.

A smile appeared on Chen Yansen's lips. It seemed that Zhang Chaoyang was very optimistic about the long video track. Not only did he reject Penguin, he also spent a lot of money to acquire the exclusive film and television copyright of Huayi Brothers.

The second piece of news is that dozens of video websites including Penguin, Sohu, and LeTV have launched a "Joint Action to Fight Online Video Piracy" and will take legal action and technical countermeasures against Qvod and Qiandu Video.

To put it bluntly, the video copyrights that various platforms spent tens of millions or even hundreds of millions to buy are taken for free by Qvod and Qiandu Video without saying a word. It is obvious that they are treating people like fools. Who can tolerate this?

When they met a few days ago, Zhang Chaoyang complained about Li Yanhong's shameless behavior and had sued Baidu three months ago.

This time the commotion is obviously bigger, with dozens of companies jointly filing a lawsuit. The more savvy ones will most likely use the safe harbor principle to shirk responsibility, but if they can't make it clear, they'll be in big trouble.

The core purpose of so many companies joining forces is to bring down Qvod and Qiandu Video.

He doesn't care about the life or death of Kuaibo, but he doesn't mind adding fuel to the fire for Qiandu.

He had previously asked people to collect evidence of iQiyi's misappropriation of users' broadband resources, but had delayed making it public, just waiting for the best opportunity.

What a coincidence, it’s just the right time now.

Chen Yansen called up Yunzhou's chat interface and said a few words to Liang Bo.

Half an hour later, the report of "iQiyi using users' broadband for free" topped the headlines.

Soon after, Weibo also sparked a discussion.

"Is this true? IQIYI is a big company after all. How could they do something like this?"

"You bastard! I just tested it, and even when the TV is in sleep mode, it still has an upload speed of 3MB per second!"

"The wireless broadband I use is charged based on traffic volume. Can I sue them?"

"Damn Ma Wenteng, he just does bad things all day long!"

"Brother above, you're scolding the wrong person. iQiyi is owned by Li Yanhong."

"Fortunately, I usually only use Qvod."

Netizens were discussing this in the comment section.

The three major portals, Sina, NetEase and Sohu, reprinted this news one after another.

Even more self-media followed suit. On platforms including Mimo, Miaopai, Kuaishou and Weishi, a bunch of bloggers came out to do reviews, using videos to prove the fact that iQiyi was taking advantage of users' broadband resources for free.

For a time, public opinion completely exploded!

Qiandu was sued by Sohu for condoning pirated videos, and then became a hot topic for stealing bandwidth.

Baidu and iQiyi were so anxious that they quickly launched the public relations process to deal with it, but the fact of stealing broadband was set in stone and they were not in the right at all.

There is no other choice but for iQiyi to publish the user agreement.

Hidden among the lengthy and densely packed terms is a clause authorizing the use of broadband.

What's the result?

It would have been fine if there was no explanation, but users were furious after seeing iQiyi’s official response.

"That's outrageous! Who the hell would click on the user agreement when logging in? The font size is smaller than a mosquito's butthole, how could anyone read it?"

"It was secretly placed in the agreement. If you don't click it, you can't use it. But most people just clicked it. What's the difference between this and a scam?"

"If Li Yanhong sets up an IOU, does that mean we all owe him money?"

"User consent? You can't use it if you don't agree! Isn't this forced consent?"

complaint!

report!

The phone number of Yanjing's market association was immediately busy due to calls from netizens.

"Everyone is stealing, why am I the only one being scolded?"

Li Yanhong said indignantly.

Simply put, the domestic bandwidth cost is too high. In order to reduce costs, using PCDN technology to take advantage of users' broadband resources for free is almost an unwritten rule in the industry.

Li Yanhong originally wanted to pull his colleagues out to take the blame, but he was afraid of offending too many people.

Therefore, the statement submitted by the public relations department was revised three times: initially, they wanted to vaguely mention that "this is a common phenomenon in the industry", then they tried to emphasize that "the technology itself is neutral", and in the end, only the dry sentence "the users agreed to it themselves" was left.

The air in the office seemed to freeze.

He stared at the rising trending search indexes of "Qiandu steals broadband" and "iQiyi steals broadband" on the screen, his face becoming increasingly gloomy.

The other side.

Chen Yansen received several more calls from the Central Office. It had to be said that quite a few cities were interested in the Xingyuan Technology project.

After all, it is 2013, not 2023.

The total investment of 30 billion yuan in the two phases is enough to attract the attention of many cities.

What's more, he also invited Liang Jinsong to be the CEO. Just for Liang Jinsong's reputation, many places are willing to offer generous conditions.

You should know that Liang Jinsong has been deeply involved in the semiconductor industry for more than 20 years and has a thorough understanding of the entire chain from wafer manufacturing to packaging and testing. The several technological breakthroughs he led in the past few years are still benchmarks in the industry.

Chen Yansen's attitude was enthusiastic and polite, but no matter what he said, there was no definite promise.

It was not until five o'clock in the afternoon, when the dusk outside the window had darkened, that he pushed the door open, walked out, and took the elevator to the underground parking lot.

Seeing this, Xiao Li hurriedly got out of the car and opened the door for him. He waited until his boss was seated before going back to the driver's seat.

"Back to the Delta."

Chen Yansen gave instructions to Xiao Li.

Xiao Li responded and drove the Ghost out of the science and technology park, speeding along Xucheng Avenue.

…

…

The next morning, just as Chen Yansen arrived at the company, Meng Yun came over to remind him, "Boss, Zhou Junkun, who's in charge of investment promotion at the Shanghai Central Office, has arrived. Also with him is Xu Hongwei, head of the Shanghai Investment Promotion Association, and their entourage. They're all in the A1 reception room on the second floor."

Chen Yansen stood up and said to Meng Yun, "Call Mr. Gao, and then call the directors of finance, legal affairs, and strategic development. Meet in the A1 reception room."

After saying that, he walked towards the elevator.

Meng Yun followed closely behind, holding his mobile phone as he walked, and sent messages to Gao Weilin and others on the cloud boat.

When Chen Yansen arrived at the second floor, as soon as he walked out of the elevator, he saw Gao Weilin and others already standing at the door waiting.

"Are you done with Semir Online? I'll find you a deputy later. You haven't been in Xucheng recently, and I always feel like something is missing around me."

Chen Yansen patted Gao Weilin on the shoulder and said.

"Boss, to be honest, I feel the same way."

Gao Weilin chuckled and flattered shamelessly.

He understood the subtext of Chen Yansen's words: the boss wanted to assign him a co-CEO to be responsible for the daily operations of Semir Online, while he would still be the actual decision maker and also serve as the CFO of Senlian Capital.

In terms of group status, even Zhou Shouzhi, Liao Wei, Pei Yi and others are inferior to him.

Chen Yansen smiled and rolled his eyes at Lao Gao.

This guy has been in Xucheng for three years. His temperament has become more and more active, his style of doing things has become more and more steady, and his work ability has improved rapidly.

After all, after going through dozens of projects, big and small, as long as you have a smart brain, you will always be able to hone some real skills.

Besides, Gao Weilin was originally a top student at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and had a solid foundation.

Chen Yansen walked straight forward, with Gao Weilin and Meng Yun following behind him on his left and right.

The directors of finance, legal affairs, and strategic development walked in the third row, each accompanied by a subordinate.

A group of nine people walked quickly towards the A1 reception room.

Chen Yansen pushed the door open and walked in, only to see a row of six people sitting by the window.

The leader was a middle-aged man in his forties, wearing a light gray jacket. He had a solemn aura, similar to Xu Zhenhui.

"Boss, this is Mr. Zhou Junkun from the Shanghai Central Office, and this is Mr. Xu Hongwei from the Merchants Association."

Meng Yun introduced softly.

"Mr. Zhou, Mr. Xu, nice to meet you."

Chen Yansen extended his right hand and shook hands with the two men.

"We do have a connection, as Orange Pay's Shanghai branch is under my jurisdiction.

Compared to Luzhou, it is obviously more appropriate to place Orange Pay's headquarters in Shanghai. What do you think, Mr. Chen?"

Zhou Junkun said with a smile.

Move to Shanghai?

Then Meng Yuanzhi had to rush to Xucheng overnight.

"It depends on the company's business direction and actual development needs. We'll discuss this later."

Chen Yansen politely declined.

Zhou Junkun nodded and sat down.

"Mr. Chen, please take a look. This is the preferential policy formulated by the Shanghai Investment Promotion Association specifically for Xingyuan Technology."

Xu Hongwei, who was standing by, received the eye signal from his boss and immediately handed over a stack of documents.

In sextuple copies.

Chen Yansen took the documents and then pushed the remaining documents in front of Gao Weilin.

Gao Weilin only took one copy, and several directors from the finance, legal affairs and strategic development departments stepped forward and took away the remaining documents.

Several people quickly flipped through the papers, and soon the only sound in the conference room was the soft sound of flipping papers.

There is a lot of content, but the valuable information is mainly concentrated in five points.

First, provide 400,000 square meters of port-side industrial land, valid for 50 years, for the construction of factories and office buildings;

Second, provide low-interest loans of up to 10 billion yuan at an interest rate of 3.1%;

Third, undertake the construction of production, R&D, and dormitory buildings, and ensure that they meet the production standards by October 2014;

Fourth, a 1 billion yuan factory construction subsidy is provided, which is free of charge;

Fifth, all corporate taxes and value-added taxes will be exempted in the first three years after Xingyuan Technology goes into production; in the next three years, taxes will be halved.

In addition, there are additional resources for talent settlement, recruitment subsidies and supporting facilities.

In summary, Hucheng is willing to pay a "signing fee" of 1 billion yuan and bear all the funds for the first phase of the project, but it has to pay interest.

Perhaps for Zhou Junkun, the greatest sincerity he showed was the 400,000 square meters of industrial land in the outer ring.

After all, that place is Shanghai, where every inch of land is worth a lot of money!

Chen Yansen frowned slightly and put the document down.

Seeing this scene, Zhou Junkun's heart skipped a beat and he thought to himself: Is he not satisfied?

(End of this chapter)