Being unfamiliar with the place and its people, Lu Feng was turned away on his first trip, but he felt it was reasonable and expected.
I never expected that a director in the local investment promotion office would be so arrogant!
Logically speaking, the demand for large factories in various regions should be very strong right now, so this kind of attitude shouldn't be the case. Lu Feng had a bad feeling.
They've already met their targets for this year, or someone has already been chosen.
"I told you there was no need to come. Now you're standing here happily?" Zhang Fengxia leaned against the wall, her eyes darting around as she looked at Lu Feng and muttered, "It's easier to see the King of Hell than to deal with his underlings. You know that, right? How about we go have a big meal tonight? It's on you!"
Lu Feng didn't want to pay attention to her. A guy next to him was also there to do some business, holding a stack of documents. He had seen everything Lu Feng had just done.
“Young man, you came empty-handed? You think you can get things done? It’s not that easy.” The uncle snorted twice and said, “Either you just wait it out, and maybe they’ll agree when they’re in a good mood, or you can find someone to help you.”
Lu Feng nodded, exchanged a few polite words with the person, and walked out of the lobby toward the hotel. Seeing that he ignored her, Zhang Fengxia quickly ran a few steps to catch up with him and said, "Want to have a big meal?"
"What would you like to eat?" Lu Feng stopped and asked, looking at her.
"Lobster! Seafood and all that, it's just over there on the street. I saw it when I came to the hotel, it's called something like 'Seafood Paradise'!" Zhang Fengxia said, pointing ahead.
Lu Feng nodded, put his arm around Zhang Fengxia's shoulder, and said intimately, "I paid you to come and do something, right?"
“Yes!” Zhang Fengxia nodded somewhat at a loss. Although she liked to make a fuss, she still felt a little uncomfortable being held by Lu Feng like this.
"Then I went to the investment promotion office, but I was turned away, and you just stood by and watched?"
“Actually, I’ve been wanting to stop this for a while now. After we finish this seafood meal, I’m going to call their boss and give them a good talking-to. In this day and age, where economic activity is the priority, how can they treat a big boss like President Lu so disrespectfully!” Zhang Fengxia blinked her beautiful eyes and said, “Do you think it’s okay for me to say that?”
"very good!"
The seafood meal cost several hundred yuan, and Lu Feng was full just from eating lobster.
Back at the hotel, Lu Feng sat on Zhang Fengxia's bed and looked at her, saying, "Make the call."
Zhang Fengxia looked at him suspiciously. She had never been alone in a room with a man before. She picked up the landline and went to the side to make a call.
Lu Feng couldn't help but laugh when he saw her little actions. Sometimes she was as childish as a child, and sometimes she was overly cautious.
"Hello, Uncle Wang? It's me, Fengxia!"
“My grandfather is in good health, so don’t worry. I’m in the area under your jurisdiction right now.”
"I've been doing nothing lately and I'd like to travel up north for a bit. I don't want to work for you; I want to go into business."
Lu Feng, who was listening from the side, wanted to laugh. How could someone like her be in business?
"A friend recently wanted to ask me something, so we went to the investment promotion office today..."
A dozen minutes later, after hanging up the phone, Zhang Fengxia looked at Lu Feng and said, "The quota for investment promotion this year is full. There is a company called Wantong Industry that is currently active and can approve your application, but you definitely cannot agree to those conditions."
Just as expected!
Lu Feng knew in his heart that there was a lot of money to be made in attracting investment in various places, and the first batch of companies had all gotten their hands on the profits. If he wanted to get a piece of this pie, he would need connections, and not just ordinary connections.
Even with a friend like Huang Youwei, when Lu Feng wanted to build a factory there, Huang was vague and hesitant. He allocated a lot of funds, plus low-interest or even interest-free loans. Who wouldn't be envious?
Some people even take the money, do nothing, and spend their days eating, drinking, and having fun, ultimately unable to repay the money, leaving behind only a muddled mess of accounts.
This is an era where the bold get rich and the timid starve!
"What does this Wantong Industrial do? Has it already secured the quota?" Lu Feng asked eagerly.
"No, but it's all settled. It's a furniture factory, and their situation is very similar to yours. The first phase of the factory will cover 1,600 acres, and the total area is expected to be around 4,000 acres. It will be a large factory spanning both the north and south, becoming the largest furniture factory. They'll provide an interest-free loan of 27 million to build the factory area..."
Each province has annual quotas for land transfers, interest-free loans, and tax exemptions. This furniture factory has already occupied the largest share. If Lu Feng wants to negotiate the same quotas again, it will be easy to exceed the limit. Moreover, Lu Feng knows that his business risks are very high.
Logically speaking, the quota shouldn't be so small. There should be targets left for smaller factories to divide up. One factory would come to make a call, another would invite them to dinner, and the remaining quota would be divided up.
"It's right after the New Year!" Lu Feng said with some worry.
“I think you have no chance. My uncle implied that he is unlikely to help. The other party is quite powerful. Unless they withdraw voluntarily, let’s try another place. How about Anhui?” Zhang Fengxia suggested.
There are local bullies here, and there are local bullies in Anhui. The competition in big cities will definitely be exceptionally fierce, with even international brands and large state-owned enterprises vying for control.
This situation is not only present now, but even a decade or more from now, attracting investment will be easy for big cities to achieve their targets, and some companies will even have difficulty getting a piece of land. Second- and third-tier cities will not attract companies even if they are given land for free, and local governments will beg companies to come, just like the county head that Lu Feng met during the Spring Festival.
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