Secretary Wu blushed at these words. He didn't believe that Hong Kong businessmen would agree to such a large profit.
Later, these Hong Kong businessmen failed to lower the price, and with Lu Zhiye as the middleman, the commercial housing communities in these phases were all sold at this profitable price.
Now that Lu Zhiye had taken the initiative to bring up this topic, Secretary Wu could only hold on with a bitter face: "Xiao Lu, I know it's not easy for you.
But I have pressure from my superiors. You know, this profit pricing not only affects our Shenzhen, but also the other special economic zones. Basically, all of them do this.
So the price change is not decided by me, it is all ordered by the top management.
I am really powerless about this matter!"
His answer was already within Lu Zhiye's expectations.
Lu Zhiye took a sip of tea and pushed the document in his hand forward: "Secretary Wu, now the other special economic zones are all eyeing Pengcheng.
Only if we take the lead and push for policy reforms will they follow.
The two Hong Kong businessmen who cooperated with us have not recovered their funds and are now very dissatisfied and are considering withdrawing their investment.
You have to do the math. Pengcheng's future development requires not only the construction industry, but also private factories. Can it really be done with just the money in the hands of us mainlanders?
The bulk of the revenue still depends on Hong Kong businessmen. If the profit margins are pushed down too low and they are driven away, the subsequent development of Shenzhen will definitely lag behind.
And I’ve inquired about it…”
Lu Zhiye paused, and Secretary Wu waited for a long time, but did not receive any follow-up from him.
He urged anxiously, "What did you find out?"
Although the political circles now guard first-hand information, they are basically unaware of the connections and conversations between these businessmen.
Secretary Wu was also afraid that these people would unite and cause more trouble.
Lu Zhiye exhaled a breath of foul air from his chest: "Logically speaking, I shouldn't have told Secretary Wu this.
But it was you who pushed me into this position against all odds.
Naturally, I have to do my duty well and be a leader.
If these businessmen really unite, you will be the ones in a passive position."
Wu Sheng stared at the young man in front of him, trying to see something unusual, but Lu Zhiye's face showed only sincerity and calmness.
Seeing that he didn't speak for a long time, Lu Zhiye didn't get discouraged and took out a map from his bag.
He picked up a red pen and circled the location of Ludao. "If they seize the initiative and build more production lines and factories there, won't a large part of our Pengcheng resources be taken away?"
Lu Zhiye spoke the last sentence in a low voice.
He believed that Wu Sheng understood better than him what would happen if the three special economic zones moved forward in parallel.
If any party fails to keep up, it will be left far behind by others, and both funding and resources will be much less.
Wu Sheng sighed after a long while and said, "A lot of what you said makes sense, and you have a long-term vision.
But you've overlooked a reality: what's the biggest shortfall here at the compound? Funding.
We don’t care whether we can have long-term cooperation with Hong Kong businessmen. We just want to take the immediate profits and use them to carry out our construction.”
Wu Sheng's words shocked Lu Zhiye. It seemed that it would be difficult to implement this plan.
At least for now, their thinking will not change.
Mr. Wu is right. What they need now is a large amount of funds for the overall construction of the city.
Lu Zhiye silently put the map away: "We both have our own opinions, and in fact, we both have our reasons.
Secretary Wu knows this better. This is the information I submitted. You can take a look at it when you have time.
You can also discuss it with your superiors..."
Secretary Wu looked at the thick stack of information and felt overwhelmed. He waved his hand helplessly and said, "I understand. You can go back first!"
That evening, Secretary Wu drove to the provincial capital.
Zhong Yi's family finally managed to catch a pheasant today. He is from Sichuan Province and likes spicy food.
I finally got the spicy diced chicken on the table when I heard a knock on the door!
Zhong Yi and his wife looked at each other and saw the confusion in each other's eyes.
Zhong Yi's wife quickly took out a small plate from the kitchen, took out most of the spicy chicken on the table, and stuffed it into the cupboard.
At this time, there was only a small plate of peanuts and a small plate of spicy chicken on the table.
When Zhong Yi opened the door, he saw Wu Sheng, who looked exhausted.
He breathed a sigh of relief and scolded with a smile: "What are you doing here at this hour of night?"
Wu Sheng walked into the house cheerfully: "Aren't you missing your sister-in-law's cooking skills?
I can smell the aroma of chili peppers from a long distance away.
Sister-in-law, I brought some bacon here, can you fry two plates for me?
When Zhong Yi's wife saw that it was Wu Sheng, she smiled and tied the apron beside her again: "Okay, let me show you my skills!"
Soon, there were only two people left in the huge living room.
Seeing that Wu Sheng was worried, Zhong Yi stood up first and said to him, "What's the matter? Let's go to the study and talk."
After the two of them arrived at the study, Wu Sheng directly closed the open window.
This made Zhong Yi look puzzled: "Did something big happen?"
"Hey, please stop talking about this, isn't this something Lu Zhiye caused?
These Hong Kong businessmen feel that our initial profits are too high.
Many commercial housing estates have already started closing down, and when they do the math, they find there's not much money left after deducting materials and labor costs.
People spend this money to invest here, with such a large initial investment and a large amount of working capital, but in the end they cannot achieve the return value.
Now some people are unwilling to do so.”
Zhong Yi filled the two people's teacups and said in a low voice, "I have heard about this matter as well.
The leader of Ludao came to talk to me about this once before, but I didn’t take it to heart.
After all, our two sides occupy different positions. We need Hong Kong businessmen to expand the market, and at the same time, Hong Kong businessmen also need our help to gain a firm position in the market.
At least for the next three to five years, they won’t make any big moves.”
Wu Sheng's heart was filled with alarm. It seemed that this little bastard had not deceived him, and other cadres had already had ideas about him.
This is a historic reform. If he can push this project forward and keep Hong Kong businessmen in Shenzhen for development...
If they subsequently invest a large amount of money, will they be far ahead of the other special administrative regions?
Thinking of this, Wu Sheng became even more satisfied with Lu Zhiye.
He glanced at Zhong Yi cautiously, considered his words, and whispered, "Do you really think there's nothing wrong?
You and I have different opinions on this point. What we need is long-term development.
If all Hong Kong businessmen are forced to leave, relying solely on the personal funds of mainland Chinese people, they will not be able to support factories and production lines..."
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