Liu Huiming made such a loud noise that it could be heard outside the study.
His wife, Zhang Minmin, started knocking on the door. "Old Liu, is everything alright? What are you doing? Planning to tear the house apart?"
Liu Huiming quickly stopped and shouted outside, "It's okay, it's okay, I'm so happy!"
Even after hearing what Liu Huiming said, Zhang Minmin was still not entirely reassured.
She opened the door and peeked inside. She saw Chen Dong and Liu Huiming sitting at the table, seemingly engaged in a discussion, which put her mind at ease.
Liu Huiming frowned. "Alright, it's really nothing. Hurry up and close the door!"
Zhang Minmin obeyed him without question and quietly closed the door from the outside.
"What you said is excellent. I'll arrange for someone to draft relevant documents and policies. We'll find ways to increase the localization rate, thereby significantly improving the productivity and technological level of domestic manufacturers."
"By the way, do you have any suggestions for the layout of these related supporting industries? How about putting them in your industrial park? If that doesn't work, there's not enough space. How about putting them around the industrial park?" Liu Huiming added, "This would also be beneficial for you, as you could contact them nearby, making it easier to obtain relevant parts and reduce transportation costs, etc."
Chen Dong thought for a moment and then clearly refused, saying, "No, this is not a good choice."
Liu Huiming never expected that Chen Dong would refuse such good terms.
"Are you worried about not having enough space? If so, I can think of a way to get you some more land!"
Chen Dong shook his head and said, "No, this is not a matter of land area!"
"What happened?"
"This is my thinking. Although the related supporting companies are all needed for automobile production, if we concentrate them together, the layout and production will be quite messy. I want to focus on making automobile assemblies, expand this sector, and move the related supporting companies elsewhere."
At this point, Chen Dong suddenly remembered a concept he had often heard in his previous life: the "one-hour economic circle," also known as the "one-hour metropolitan area."
He then said, "I wonder if you've ever heard of the concept of a 'one-hour metropolitan area' or a 'one-hour economic circle'?"
Liu Huiming heard a new term and immediately became interested.
Chen Dong then explained it to him.
"A one-hour economic circle refers to a region with a significant agglomeration effect, centered on a certain place or the main area of a city, within a one-hour commute."
"If used here, it can be a one-hour transportation radius radiating outward from the high-tech industrial park as the core."
"In the areas they are involved in, we should adapt to local conditions and establish suitable industries in different places to form specialized villages and towns." "In this way, it will be more conducive to the development of a local economy and create competition and cooperation."
Upon hearing Chen Dong's explanation, Liu Huiming felt a sudden surge of excitement.
Recently, he has been considering and discussing with the municipal government's planning department how to better complete Pengcheng's strategic layout.
Upon hearing Chen Dong mention the "one-hour metropolitan area," he felt that it could be perfectly incorporated into his own strategic plan, believing that it would play a particularly significant role in the development of Shenzhen.
"Xiao Chen, you're amazing! Thank you for giving me such a great idea!"
At this moment, Liu Huiming felt that Chen Dong's mind really contained a lot of interesting things.
Of course, at this moment he just wanted to extract more information from Chen Dong: "Then tell me, how exactly should this one hour be defined?"
"Of course, in my view, the distance of the one-hour economic circle is not entirely fixed."
"Oh, really?" Liu Huiming exclaimed, intrigued.
"For example, the distance you can cover in an hour by bicycle is different from the distance you can cover by motorcycle or car. And if you take the railway into account, the distance you can cover in an hour will definitely be different because the speed of the means of transportation is different."
"Therefore, when we make plans, we cannot just fixate on making one circle all at once. Instead, we should have several different concentric circles nested together, from near to far. Since these different concentric circles will have corresponding development in the future, the corresponding transportation planning should also keep up."
"Yes, that's what you need to pay attention to when planning."
Liu Huiming listened with great interest.
"By the way, speaking of railways, I heard that our country is going to start developing railways vigorously?" Chen Dong asked.
Liu Huiming was somewhat surprised that Chen Dong even knew about such a secret matter.
It's still under discussion at the higher levels, and he's only occasionally heard his old leader say "a few words" about it.
However, he immediately became alert, frowning as he asked, "What are you up to now? You're not eyeing anything related to railway construction, are you?"
"Hehe, I just have a few ideas, I'm just a little interested," Chen Dong replied casually.
Hearing this, Liu Huiming felt somewhat depressed.
"This Chen Dong... He considers the automobile production project to be a huge project, but he doesn't care about it at all. Instead, he's concerned about railway construction."
However, he couldn't say anything, since it was Chen Dong's own business. At most, he could only remind him from the sidelines not to take too big a step and to take it one step at a time.
"This matter hasn't been decided yet, so it's pointless to come to me if you want to do anything."
Liu Huiming's meaning was clear: it was a tactful refusal, but also a reminder to Chen Dong that he should refocus his attention on the automotive industry, a project worth tens of billions of yuan, which was the key.
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