After listening to the mayor's words, the president of the Shanghai Charity Federation suddenly spoke up.
“I’ve heard of Xingchen Technology. I just approved their application to donate ten Hope Primary Schools yesterday.”
"Huh? How come I didn't gather such important information?"
"Hehe, I heard from my subordinates that the vice president of Xingchen Technology in charge of charity matters specifically emphasized that we should not publicize this matter and keep a low profile."
At this moment, the secretary, who had been sitting calmly to the side, also spoke up.
"Hmm, this company is good."
He only said that one sentence.
Now that the mayor and the party secretary have agreed, everyone present understands what to do next.
Suddenly, Lin Chen received a call from the relevant department, informing him that the Shanghai Ministry of Commerce would be organizing a team to visit his company that afternoon, and that he should prepare accordingly.
Lin Chen was completely confused. "I didn't evade any taxes, so what are you investigating?"
However, he still instructed the logistics department to clean and tidy up the company a bit.
In the afternoon, a group of people dressed in suits, accompanied by district leaders and led by a middle-aged man in an administrative jacket, arrived at the entrance of Deji Building.
"Is this the headquarters of Star Technology?"
"I'm not a leader. Xingchen Technology is on the 26th floor."
"Huh? Such a big company, and it only has one floor?"
"Well, that seems to be the case."
When the elevator reached the 26th floor, Lin Chen was already waiting at the elevator entrance with Zhang Yiming and An Rou.
"Welcome, leaders, for your guidance!"
"Hehehe, Mr. Lin, you're too kind. Mr. Lin's company is an outstanding enterprise in Shanghai. We should have come to investigate a long time ago."
"Come in, come in."
"Then, Mr. Lin, please show us around."
"Okay, okay, no problem."
Lin Chen led his group into the company.
"This is the business department. Our main businesses at Xingchen Technology currently include Huasuan.com, Huasuan Payment, Panda TV, Pinduoduo, and so on."
This is our game department and art department, which are mainly responsible for the development of mobile games.
This is where the functional departments, such as logistics, human resources, and finance, are located.
After taking a walk around, everyone sat down in the reception room.
"President Lin, with so many people in your company, it looks a bit crowded outside. Why don't you consider expanding your office space?"
"Hey, boss, the main problem is that we didn't consider things properly when we bought this place. I didn't expect the company to grow so fast, so we only bought this floor. The floor below was also bought by another company. But we're already planning to go to Suzhou and Hangzhou after the New Year to see if we can buy a piece of land to build our headquarters."
The middle-aged leader in the executive jacket, who had been silent all along, raised an eyebrow upon hearing this and asked casually, "President Lin, there's land in Shanghai too. Why go all the way to Suzhou and Hangzhou instead of going to such lengths?"
"Oh... Boss, land prices in Shanghai are high. Buying land costs money, building costs money, decorating costs money. We're just a small company, where would we get so much money?"
The middle-aged leader's lips twitched. If he hadn't been so experienced, he would have been fooled by Lin Chen.
Indeed, as soon as Lin Chen stepped out of the elevator and saw that the person was wearing an executive jacket, he realized that this was no ordinary inspection team.
After observing the style and material of the executive jacket, Lin Chen roughly judged that this person should be a high-ranking leader at the deputy bureau level.
That makes things quite interesting. Why would a deputy bureau-level official be dispatched for such a minor matter as inspecting a company?
There are essentially two possibilities: either the company has serious problems and a deputy bureau-level official is overseeing the operation to prevent any favoritism or corruption.
The second scenario is that the higher-ups want to give this company special attention and need someone who can make decisions.
Clearly, Star Technology falls into the second category.
Since they are key individuals to be cultivated, it's not unreasonable for them to make some small requests, right?
The middle-aged leader is actually Chen Wei, the deputy director of the Commerce Bureau. The old director has enough seniority to be promoted further, and he is being groomed to be the new director.
The former director has already spoken with him. His abilities are not in question, and his background is very strong. Now he just lacks some achievements. If he succeeds in establishing Shanghai as a leading internet company, it will be a very important addition to his career advancement record.
Having risen through the ranks from a junior clerk, Chen Wei had seen all sorts of people; he could easily see what Lin Chen meant.
Lin Chen was telling him that if Shanghai didn't offer him any preferential policies or support, he would move his business to Suzhou or Hangzhou, going wherever there were favorable policies.
This little fox, no wonder he's been able to build such a big business, he's really something else.
Chen Wei smiled and said, "President Lin is too modest. With the scale and efficiency of Xingchen Technology, the banks that want to lend to you would probably be lining up all the way to Pudong. Moreover, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai are a unified area. If President Lin has any loan needs, I can help you contact banks in Suzhou and Hangzhou."
This means to Lin Chen, "Kid, I have connections in Suzhou and Hangzhou. You won't get anywhere there. If you don't have the money, go get a loan yourself."
Lin Chen was very unhappy with these words. If you don't give me any policy support, what kind of support is that? Heh, do you really think you can control everything? I want to see which place will refuse my company, which company is so big, if it wants to build a headquarters building.
Lin Chen smiled and said, "Then I really have to thank this leader. How could a small business like mine trouble the leader for help? I don't need a loan at the moment. As for the office space, it can actually be used if we squeeze it in."
Chen Wei narrowed his eyes. This young man is refusing a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit. He's directly refusing, isn't he? He's not giving us any face.
"Haha, Mr. Lin is such a pragmatic person. Indeed, I am an outsider when it comes to business development, while Mr. Lin is the expert. If Mr. Lin has any needs in this area in the future, he can still come to me."
This means, "Kid, I'm giving you one more chance. Think it over before you speak."
Lin Chen didn't indulge him.
"Hey boss, I don't like taking out loans when doing business. I always feel uneasy about it. Maybe it's because I'm too young. Like Xingchen Technology, it's still my sole proprietorship. There are no other shareholders. Hahaha."
"Haha, Mr. Lin is truly magnanimous! It's wonderful to be young. We won't disturb you any longer, Mr. Lin."
"Boss, you're too kind. You're the one who's really busy. Let me see you all off."
Lin Chen stood up and personally escorted the group into the elevator.
After the elevator doors closed, Zhang Yiming said with a smile, "I didn't expect this inspection to be just a formality, just a few polite words."
Lin Chen narrowed his eyes: "This is not just polite talk, Mr. Zhang. You have too little dealing with government officials. You didn't hear what we were talking about."
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