Vice Mayor Sun's implied meaning throughout the conversation was that he wanted Zhang Long to move the headquarters of Honglong Company to Shanghai.
If he agrees, the government will provide a plot of land free of charge for Honglong Company to build its headquarters building.
(I don't know if the matches are legal or not, so please bear with me.)
Zhang Long refused without even thinking. This move would offend the government in Pengcheng to no end, as he still had business there, and it wouldn't benefit him at all.
He could only smile helplessly and shake his head.
He had looked into this matter before. If the tax payment had been so low as to be negligible, they would have processed it without a second thought.
Now that such a large sum of tax revenue has been collected, it will be difficult to make any changes. I estimate that even the Party Secretary of Pengcheng City will have to come and have a heart-to-heart talk with him.
Has your company not received enough support from the municipal government? Have you suffered any injustices? Tell us, and we'll do everything we can to help.
These major taxpayers in the real economy are usually given special attention.
Vice Mayor Sun remained quite calm. He had anticipated this outcome long ago. After all, Honglong Company was a wholly-owned subsidiary, so all its branches had to submit their revenue to headquarters before paying taxes.
Vice Mayor Sun said with a smile, "Little Zhang, Lao Hu and I have been friends for many years. We old guys know all about your relationship with Xin Xin. You can just call me Uncle Sun in private."
"Your company's restructuring isn't thorough enough. You could easily set up a second-tier branch in Shanghai!"
"This way, we can make our own decisions about things in Shanghai, and we can pay our taxes locally."
"Since we're all paying taxes to the government anyway, it doesn't matter who we pay them to, right?"
"You agree, don't you!"
"If you pay your taxes to Pengcheng, they won't appreciate it. But it's different here in Shanghai."
"You're currently developing your career in Shanghai, so..."
"The conditions remain unchanged. Before the taxes are paid, let's quickly resolve the company's issues."
"I've brought the people from the Industry and Commerce Bureau with me, Director Cai, please handle this matter. Is it alright to make an exception for this special case?"
"Mayor Sun, absolutely no problem, this is no big deal."
A middle-aged man stepped forward and directed several young men in business uniforms to start operating their laptops.
With things having come to this point, what else could Zhang Long say?
In less than ten minutes, without Zhang Long having to worry about anything, a brand new business license was produced.
He only had to sign a few names to get it done.
Looking at the original and copy of the business license in my hand, I saw that it was for the Red Dragon Fruit Industry (Shanghai) Branch, and I also got the seal.
If this hadn't been prepared beforehand, he would have eaten the business license.
"Alright, don't think Uncle Sun is stingy."
"Do you see that vacant lot next to your company?"
"Send someone to the Land Bureau on Monday to pay 10 million, and you'll get the approval!"
"In principle, we can build two office buildings that are as tall as your current building."
"Have the finance department work overtime these next couple of days to resubmit the tax returns for Shanghai."
After saying that, he stood up, patted Zhang Long on the shoulder, and then left with a group of leaders of all ranks.
After seeing the group of leaders off, he glanced to the side and thought, "This is truly a prime location. I'll build two more office buildings here."
"Tsk tsk, the land prices here aren't cheap!"
Zhang Long, holding the two business licenses in his hand, walked into Li Ping's office.
I casually tossed the business license to her.
"From now on, you will be the general manager of the Shanghai branch of Red Dragon Company. Go and resubmit the financial statements. From now on, all revenue from Shanghai will be declared for tax purposes here."
Li Ping never expected such a good thing to happen; she was upgraded without even realizing it, which gave her even more motivation.
He still needs to wait for Xin Xin to return and ask for her opinion on this land.
Just as Zhang Long's matter was settled, another matter arose in Pengcheng.
As expected, the allure of money is still strong. Although Red Dragon Company had a rising momentum in the past, it was still within an acceptable range.
After all, there are quite a few major taxpayers in Pengcheng, and your Honglong Company isn't even on the list!
Unexpectedly, it quietly soared to new heights, transforming from a small fry paying millions in taxes into a prehistoric behemoth paying billions in taxes.
Unfortunately, we were still a step too late; Shanghai had already made the first move.
The delegation was led by Mayor Li of Shenzhen, accompanied by several leaders from the Finance Bureau and the Tax Bureau who came to the headquarters of Honglong Company to extend their regards.
Su Xiaoxiao's parents were among them.
Mayor Li warmly shook hands with General Manager Zheng Xia, and then inquired about Zhang Long's whereabouts and when he would be able to return to Pengcheng.
I'll be able to visit you in person then.
Zheng Xia also looked helpless; she, the general manager of Honglong Company, now looked more like an exiled person.
The branch office in Shanghai has already moved into its own office building, while the head office here only has one floor. Although it is also the boss's property, the comparison is still inevitable!
When asked by Mayor Li, she couldn't give a guarantee, since her boss was indeed going to be based in Shanghai permanently.
He could only shake his head and say, "I'm sorry, Mayor Li, we really don't know the boss's whereabouts."
"How about this, I'll tell the boss when he gets back, is that alright?"
Mayor Li was cursing under his breath. Could he really say he didn't think it was okay?
However, not wanting to put a mere employee in a difficult position, he said, "That would be a real hassle for you, Mr. Zheng. We'll come over and bother you again when Mr. Zhang returns."
"Besides, your company is quite large now, so you'll definitely need your own office building. Let's discuss this further when Mr. Zhang returns."
Upon hearing this, Zheng Xia's eyes lit up; she really wanted to agree on Zhang Long's behalf.
So after Mayor Li left, she couldn't wait to call her boss.
After hearing the whole story, Zhang Long was amused; he had become a hot commodity!
This is a real major taxpayer, not only in Shenzhen, but also in branches across the country, especially in Beijing.
The company's growth momentum over there is not much worse than that of Shanghai. It already has more than 170 stores, and more than 60 more stores will open next month.
Currently, the tax revenue in Beijing alone is 750 million yuan!
It's rare to see a fruit company with such a low tax rate. If the tax bureau staff hadn't repeatedly verified Honglong Company's information, we would have thought they had filled it out incorrectly.
The local regional manager didn't have that authority, so they had to call Zheng Xia at headquarters.
Zhang Long was going to play ostrich for a while, but then the phone rang again. There were so many calls today. He picked it up and saw that it was his father-in-law calling again.
There's nothing we can do about it; the father-in-law must have been begged by someone.
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