Previously, Chen Ruiqing helped connect Sheng Xiping with many agricultural and sideline products from the province for export, which can be considered as a contribution to the province's export earnings.
At this moment, Chen Ruiqing couldn't help but ask Sheng Xiping what his plans were for this year and if he had any new projects.
At present, export earnings are the most important thing. No matter how much or how little money, it would be good to have more projects.
During the casual conversation, Sheng Xiping mentioned that he wanted to set up a breeding farm in Dajianchang and also wanted to build a comprehensive timber processing plant in Songjianghe to produce various wood products and export them as much as possible.
"My father-in-law wants me to come back and invest using the identity of a Hong Kong-funded company, and cooperate with the Forestry Bureau to build a factory."
I wasn't sure about this, so I thought I'd ask my older brother again. He's in charge of this; what do you think? Would this work?
This is one of the reasons why Sheng Xiping stayed in the provincial capital and even made a special trip to visit Chen Ruiqing.
Chen Ruiqing is currently the deputy director of the Department of Commerce, in charge of foreign trade-related matters. He is also in charge of things like attracting investment, so it's good to ask him.
Chen Ruiqing glanced at Zhou Qinglan across the street and saw that Zhou Qinglan and Shao Minzhi were chatting and laughing while feeding the child, not even looking in their direction.
Chen Ruiqing leaned closer to Sheng Xiping and spoke in a low voice, "Your father-in-law means well, but I don't think this matter will work out."
The forestry bureau is rich and powerful; if they want to set up a factory, they can do it themselves without needing to cooperate with others.
They are a state-owned enterprise, a big brother. Even if your father-in-law pulled some strings, it would still be possible to make it happen. How can a Hong Kong-funded company like you think you can bypass a state-owned enterprise?
"If you don't have control, how can the factory be managed? Who will you listen to?"
"In my opinion, you should contact the local government."
You're investing here as a Hong Kong-funded company, and you're even going through the export route. Don't even mention Songjianghe; even your county and Tonghua region will have to treat you with utmost respect.
"Then you can negotiate for more preferential treatment, at least a few years of tax exemption, which is a lot of money."
Chen Ruiqing would never have said that to anyone else.
As for Sheng Xiping, given the relationship between the two families, Chen Ruiqing doesn't treat Sheng Xiping as an outsider; these are all heartfelt truths.
"Besides, the factory is your own. You can arrange it however you want. You don't need to listen to others' opinions."
Upon hearing this, Sheng Xiping sighed deeply. Chen Ruiqing's words were not without reason.
If this were the Forestry Bureau ten years from now, and someone came to invest, they would definitely be eager to agree.
But right now, the Forestry Bureau is thriving and has plenty of money. If Sheng Xiping invests too little, they won't even look at him; if he invests too much, it won't make any sense.
"Okay, I understand the situation. There's no rush right now. Let's wait until my father-in-law gets some information before making a decision."
If the forestry bureau isn't willing to cooperate, I'll have to ask my older brother for a favor later.
No matter what you do, you must have a backup plan.
The business environment in Northeast China is indeed not good right now. All these relationships with various departments need to be smoothed out, otherwise, if any link gets stuck, it could cause serious trouble.
"Don't worry, as long as you've thought it through, I'll take care of it for you."
This would be a lot of trouble for others, but for Chen Ruiqing, it's a piece of cake; that's what he's in charge of.
The two brothers whispered to each other for a while, then stopped talking, clinked glasses, and started drinking.
Everyone enjoyed the meal, but we ordered too much food and ended up leaving a lot of leftovers.
After leaving the restaurant, Zhang Shuzhen and Sheng Liancheng whispered to each other.
"I told you not to add those two dishes, right? Look, there's so much food left over, what a waste!"
I told Minzhi to pack the vegetables away, but Ruiqing wouldn't allow it, saying they could be reheated and still be eaten.
Zhang Shuzhen was frugal her whole life and couldn't stand such wasteful things.
Sheng Liancheng tugged at his wife and whispered, "Don't say anything more, this is the provincial capital."
"Ruiqing is such a high-ranking official, who would clean up the leftovers after finishing their meal?"
Zhang Shuzhen glanced at Chen Ruiqing, who was walking unsteadily with his arm around her eldest son's shoulder, and then at Shao Minzhi, who was holding Sheng Xinyue and chatting animatedly with Zhou Qinglan. She sighed and shut her mouth, saying nothing more.
Yes, every family has its own way of making a living. Today, Chen Ruiqing is treating us to dinner, so why is she worrying about all this?
It was getting late, and Sheng Xiping politely declined Chen Ruiqing and his wife's offer to take them back to their hotel. The two families parted ways at an intersection.
Chen Ruiqing and his wife went home, while Sheng Xiping and the others went back to their hotel to rest.
After returning to the hotel, everyone quickly washed up and went to rest.
Sheng Xinyue slept in a room with her grandparents, Sheng Xinqi slept in a room with her parents, and Sheng Xi'an slept in a room with her two nephews.
Everyone had been traveling for a day and a night and was quite tired. They lay down on the bed and fell asleep in no time.
I slept soundly that night. I got up at seven o'clock the next morning, washed up, ate breakfast, packed my things, and headed straight to the train station.
I bought a ticket for the train that departs around 10 o'clock, and then waited in the waiting room to have my ticket checked.
Chen Ruiqing had to go to work, so Shao Minzhi brought Chen Feng and Chen Yue to see him off at the station. She also bought them a lot of food so the children could have something to eat if they got hungry on the way.
When the time came, Sheng Xiping and his companions had their tickets checked, boarded the train, and headed straight for Harbin.
Before 2 p.m., the train pulled into Harbin Railway Station. As soon as they got off the train, Sheng Xinhua and Sheng Xinyu exclaimed in surprise.
"Wow, this place is so beautiful!" The exotic architecture broadened the children's horizons, and they couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.
"This is nothing! Wait until you get to the city, especially Central Street, where you'll see all the Russian-style buildings. They're so beautiful."
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