After taking the helmet, Jiang Bohan turned his gaze to Jiang Wude and asked curiously, "Your name is Jiang Wude, right?"
Jiang Wude was slightly taken aback, but then, as if by reflex, he quickly stood up straight and replied in a standard and crisp military posture, "Yes, sir!"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Bohan couldn't help but smile slightly and said with interest, "Hmm, I feel like I've seen you somewhere before..."
Jiang Wude's lips curled up slightly, revealing a smile, and he slowly said, "Yes, back in the military region's grand competition 20 years ago, I was the king of soldiers!"
Jiang Bohan smiled and nodded in agreement, saying, "Yes, I said we should have met before. I have a deep impression of your name. I never expected that you would be working at Wanmao Company now."
Jiang Wude chuckled softly. He was amused by people in Beijing for having his name, but he was also remembered. He couldn't help but say with emotion, "I've been with Wanmao Company for quite a few years now, ever since I retired from the army."
As they spoke, Jiang Hanhan deftly put on his safety helmet, while continuing his conversation with Jiang Wude: "So, what specific aspects of your work are you responsible for here?"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Wude's face instantly lit up with pride, and he excitedly replied, "Hehe, boss, I'm in charge of the interior decoration projects for all the buildings in the entire Zhongguancun area!"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Bohan immediately became interested and beckoned Jiang Wude over, saying eagerly, "That's great! You're more familiar with this place than Manager Qian, right? Come over here and tell me all about it."
Jiang Wude immediately accompanied Jiang Bohan to the main entrance, pushed open the gate fence, and entered the glass doors of the foreign trade market. As soon as they entered, they were stunned by the scene before them—the layout was completely different from typical department stores. Instead of rows of neatly arranged glass counters, there were individual small cubicles. Moreover, three or four of them were under intense renovation.
With a smile, Jiang Bohan asked, "This shopping mall is so huge, what kind of goods does it sell?" As he spoke, his gaze curiously swept over the open space in the middle that allowed him to see the upper floors. Jiang Wude slowly explained that the mall had six floors above and two or three floors below.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Bohan was slightly taken aback, secretly surprised: "I didn't expect there to be three underground levels!"
At this moment, Jiang Wude, who was standing to the side, nodded and replied, "That's right, the first basement level has been planned as a shopping mall area, while the two levels below are all used as underground parking lots."
Upon hearing this, Vice Governor Liu looked puzzled and asked, "Using both underground levels as parking lots is such a waste of precious space. Does Wanmao really have too much money?"
Faced with such questions, Qian Xiang simply smiled and then explained unhurriedly, "All the shopping malls and residential communities under our Wanmao Company have built quite large underground parking lots. Take Dongfang Huating for example, it not only has underground parking but also above-ground parking."
Speaking of Dongfang Huating, Vice Governor Liu felt a pang of regret. He recalled personally inspecting the site when construction first began. At that time, the construction site was chaotic and noisy, filled with building materials and equipment, dust flying everywhere, and a cacophony of voices. Faced with this scene, Vice Governor Liu didn't give many specific instructions, simply inquired about the project's progress, and then hurriedly left.
When Dongfang Huating was fully completed, Vice Governor Liu learned of the high prices of the property and was suddenly overcome with greed, attempting to profit from it. Unfortunately, it was too late; the die was cast, and no matter how hard he tried, he could not intervene to gain any advantage.
As the saying goes, "greed knows no bounds," just as Qian Duoduo was planning to build a shopping mall next to Dongfang Huating, Vice Governor Liu saw a new opportunity. This time, he was determined to get his nephew involved in the project and reap the benefits. So, he secretly sabotaged the project, deliberately stalling it in an attempt to force the relevant parties to compromise.
However, things didn't go as planned. The owner of Wanmao Company, who was in charge of the project, wasn't buying into Vice Governor Liu's schemes. After the first approval attempt failed, he brought the original project to Zhongguancun. Zhongguancun was originally a village-level construction project, which, normally, only required city-level approval and didn't need higher-level review and approval. Because of this, Vice Governor Liu made a careless mistake and didn't fully understand the situation. Now, seeing the situation here and Secretary Jiang's attention, he knew that Wanmao Company had caught his eye, and it would be difficult for him to pull any tricks now.
Looking at the renovation work progressing smoothly in the area in front of him, with some floors still under construction, Jiang Bohan couldn't help but turn to Ling Yun and Qian Xiang beside him and exclaim, "The whole mall has a great style, and the work of the renovation workers is truly impressive!" As he spoke, he pointed to the workers who were busy at work.
Jiang Bohan steered the conversation towards business attraction: "Qian Xiang, in my opinion, some business attraction has already been completed here. I just wonder what types of businesses have been attracted?"
Standing to the side, Qian Xiang felt a little apprehensive upon hearing this topic. After all, Qian Gui's side was in charge of attracting investment, and now he had to report to a high-ranking leader like Jiang Bohan, which was quite stressful. He glanced at Ling Yun discreetly, silently recalling the key points Qian Duoduo had given him. Feeling that there were no mistakes, he mustered his courage and said loudly, "Based on the current situation, the underground level of the mall is planned to be transformed into a large supermarket. This supermarket will primarily cater to people's daily needs for clothing, food, and shelter. Our initial plan is to use part of the space for selling groceries, and also to set up some beverage shops."
After a brief pause, Qian Xiang saw that Jiang Bohan simply nodded slightly before continuing to introduce the layout of the other floors: "As you can see, the first floor has already successfully attracted some international and Hong Kong jewelry brands and cosmetics counters to set up shop here. As for the second floor, it will mainly feature women's clothing; the third floor will naturally be a men's clothing area; the fourth floor is designated as a children's clothing zone; and the fifth floor will be entirely planned as various specialty restaurants, bringing together delicacies from all over the country; finally, the sixth floor will be a modern cinema."
At this point, Qian Xiang took a short breath and added, "However, since the project is still in its early stages, we will not open all areas to the public at once. We will gradually open each available rental area in batches as the subsequent investment promotion work progresses."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Bohan said to Qian Xiang, "Very good. You have ideas, you have the ability, and you're not blindly reckless. Not bad."
Those who came to visit with Jiang Bohan couldn't help but imagine what a bustling scene it would be if such a large shopping mall were fully open to the public.
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