Reborn as a Noble's Son-Chapter 848 - 804 Show Off Ones Abilities
Chapter 848: Chapter 804 Show Off One’s Abilities
Chapter 848 -804 Show Off One’s Abilities
At this moment, beside Nie Zhenbang, including Tianfu City Mayor Lu Chengdong, Xingzhou City Mayor Liu Qingyuan, Guonan City Mayor Jiang Jingu, Wuliang City Communist Party Secretary Liu Bingyi, and Mayor Huang Zhenqiu from Changhong City who stood behind him. These people attentively listened to every single word Boss Guo said, ears wide open.
Nie Zhenbang was also rather curious and smiled as he spoke, “Oh? Since Boss Guo has this idea, first of all, I warmly welcome it with both hands. I wonder if Boss Guo can reveal a little about it?”
Guo Zhaowei smiled, looking very forthright, and nodded, “Since Governor Nie says so, naturally I will spare no detail. This time, our Zhaoji Real Estate plans to acquire two to five thousand mu of land in Bashu Province to invest and construct a new modern community that integrates dining, entertainment, commerce, and residential living. According to my plan, the entire community will adopt the property management model of Donggang Special Zone. From the design of the residential area to the construction and subsequent operation, everything will follow the Donggang mode, bringing Donggang’s advanced property management experience and high-quality lifestyle to Bashu Province. This project, including villa real estate, townhouse real estate, and high-rise apartment real estate, as well as commercial centers and various other new design concepts, will allow residents to enjoy aspects from clothing, food, shelter, transportation, education to medical services without leaving the community. The name we initially set for this project is Donggang City.”
Upon hearing this statement, the local city leaders beside him were all shaken by the magnitude of the project.
According to the “Bashu Province Land Price Standard” promulgated by Bashu Province earlier this year, disregarding Tianfu City, which is a first-tier city with considerable national standing, both Wuliang City and Changhong City are second-tier cities with a guidance price of eight hundred thousand yuan per mu. Even Guonan City and Xingzhou City, which are second-tier cities within Bashu Province, have an average land price of five hundred thousand yuan per mu.
Five thousand mu of land, what concept is that? When converted into square meters, it equals thirty-three million three hundred and thirty thousand square meters — a massive area of three thousand three hundred and thirty-three meters by one thousand meters. Take Xingzhou City for example, its current city district’s maximum length is only twelve thousand meters and a width less than five thousand meters. If this project were to be located in Xingzhou, it would instantly expand Xingzhou City District by a quarter.
If we calculate according to land prices, based on the average price of a second-tier city, just the land transfer price alone would be 2.5 billion yuan. If the project were located in Changhong City or Wuliang City, the price would be 4 billion yuan. If located in Tianfu City, the price would be astronomical.
And that’s just the price of the land. For such a massive project, there are additional costs for land acquisition and demolition, construction and installation works, subsequent renovations, as well as the commercial effect and investment it brings, not to mention the significant impact on population numbers.
Donggang City?
Nie Zhenbang was startled for a moment. He had not expected Guo Zhaowei to be truly willing to invest heavily. However, based on what he knew, although Zhaoji Real Estate was one of the top groups in Donggang, the first phase of this project would probably cost no less than ten billion yuan.
Considering this, Nie Zhenbang slowly spoke, “Donggang City? That is indeed a fresh concept. However, Boss Guo, have you done your research on purchasing power and market investigation? Also, regarding financing, do you feel any pressure, Boss Guo?”
This was Nie Zhenbang’s business philosophy and approach. Hearing this, Guo Zhaowei felt very comfortable, as such plans had a tremendously strong attraction for any local government. Basically, as soon as local officials heard about it, they wouldn’t care about your funding or market, they would express their welcome first and foremost.
This was also why many prominent figures in Donggang admired Nie Zhenbang. Under his leadership, as long as your project was reasonable and legitimate, Governor Nie would not only welcome it but also sincerely look out for your best interest, which made for a win-win situation.
After a short pause, Guo Zhaowei also nodded, “Regarding financing, this project will be led by our Zhaoji, with additional participation from Li Ji. For this project, I have already recovered all my invested capital from Liangxi Film City. Moreover, other projects are also being wound up, and the first batch of funds, totaling twelve billion yuan, is already prepared. I believe financing is definitely not an issue. For the commercial survey, we hired a world-renowned commercial research firm to conduct it, and the initial considerations include Tianfu City, Changhong City, Yangde City, Wuliang City, and Daba City.”
Hearing Guo Zhaowei’s words, Xingzhou City’s Liu Qingyuan and Guonan City’s Jiang Jingu both looked disheartened. Beside them, Lu Chengdong, Liu Bingyi, and Huang Zhenqiu appeared pleased. Guo Zhaowei’s comments essentially eliminated most other cities from contention. Competing among
five cities was always better than competing among twenty.
Nie Zhenbang also nodded thoughtfully, assenting to Guo Zhaowei’s words. With such a large project, especially a commercial and residential real estate project, one has to consider purchasing power. Bashu Province isn’t like the eastern coastal areas with a high migrant population.
Bashu Province is an inland province in the southwest with fewer migrants, and the main consumption and purchasing powers are concentrated among local inhabitants. This is also why Bashu Province has the country’s largest population, presenting an advantage unmatched by other regions.
As for the five locations that Guo Zhaowei had selected, there’s no need to discuss Tianfu City, the capital of Bashu Province where commercial development and purchasing power are undoubtedly concentrated. This is irrefutable.
And the other four prefecture-level cities are, essentially, the top four economically ranked cities in Bashu Province. Such a large project is most suitable for these cities—other places simply wouldn’t have the capacity to support it.
Thinking of this, Nie Zhenbang nodded and smiled, “Boss Guo, since that’s the case, I would like to extend my advance congratulations for your auspicious start. Once the project is officially settled, please do remember to inform me. I will definitely attend the groundbreaking ceremony.”
Nie Zhenbang’s words were like giving Guo Zhaowei a peace of mind. For the governor to attend a commercial company’s groundbreaking ceremony—although the project was a key provincial initiative—it was still very rare to request the governor’s presence. You see, the governor’s attendance represented more than just superficial significance. If the governor could attend, it fully demonstrated the local government’s emphasis. It played an important role in various policy supports as well as capital turnover and procedures.
At this moment, Guo Zhaowei’s face was beaming with a splendid smile. Having received such an attitude from Nie Zhenbang was equivalent to adding insurance to the Donggang city project for his Zhaoji Real Estate, and effectively putting on an amulet.
After a pause, Guo Zhaowei nodded and said, “Definitely, definitely. When the time comes, we will surely invite Governor Nie to the foundation-laying celebration.”
Following this, Nie Zhenbang exchanged a few more pleasantries with Guo Zhaowei before walking away. There were many Donggang businessmen attending the banquet that night, among whom were figures comparable to Guo Zhaowei. Naturally, Nie Zhenbang couldn’t spend the whole evening chatting with just one person.
As Nie Zhenbang left, Mayor Liu Qingyuan from Xingzhou City and Mayor Jiang Jingu from Guonan City followed behind. The Donggang city project now had little to do with them; continuing to stay on was meaningless. It was better to follow the governor and perhaps find some business opportunities.
However, the others stopped in their tracks, and at this moment, Lu Chengdong was the first to step forward, winning Guo Zhaowei’s attention. He approached with a smile, “Boss Guo, hello. Allow me to introduce myself, I am Lu Chengdong, Mayor of Tianfu City.”
Tianfu City was indeed the best location for the Donggang city project. However, the land prices in Tianfu City had also made Guo Zhaowei hesitate. According to the current land prices, the average price of two million per mu alone would amount to ten billion for the land, which is where Zhaoji found their predicament.
Now that the Mayor of Tianfu City had taken the initiative to approach him, Guo Zhaowei naturally wouldn’t let the opportunity pass and smiled as he extended his hand, “Mayor Lu, hello, hello.”
An extending hand doesn’t hit a smiling face. As a businessman well versed in domestic officialdom, Guo Zhaowei was clear about this.
Lu Chengdong also smiled and said, “Boss Guo, I wonder how you feel about Tianfu City. If you are interested, why not take a look at Tianfu City? I believe that it is the best choice for the Donggang city project.”
As these words fell, Lu Chengdong’s statement immediately aroused dissatisfaction from Mayor Huang Zhenqiu from Changhong City and Mayor Liu Bingyi from Wuliang City. This was not the time for empty pleasantries or insincerity.
Although Lu Chengdong was at the vice-ministerial level, everyone present was a major official from Bashu Province. While there were differences in rank, they were not subordinate to one another, and the two did not much fear Lu Chengdong.
Liu Bingyi even smiled and said, “Mayor Lu, what you’re saying seems a bit unfair. Tianfu City does have significant advantages, that’s true. But our Wuliang City is also not bad. We have strong economic potential. More importantly, as China’s city of alcoholic beverages, our purchasing power is quite huge. Boss Guo could also consider Wuliang City. On behalf of Wuliang City, we warmly welcome Boss Guo to come and visit.”
This entire scene did not escape Nie Zhenbang’s eyes. Beside him, the provincial government’s Secretary-General Li Yunhe whispered, “Governor Nie, this Guo Zhaowei really knows how to do business. The snipe and the clam grapple while the fisherman profits—he seems to want to be that fisherman.”
To this, Nie Zhenbang appeared quite unperturbed. The development within Bashu Province wasn’t just up to him alone. If Bashu Province was likened to an automobile, he was the steering wheel, while each city was a part of the vehicle.
However, to truly move forward swiftly, it required the whole vehicle. Nie Zhenbang was aware of Guo Zhaowei’s mentality but thought that if he had to protect and assist all the time, then what was the need for these city leaders? Now was the time for each to show their abilities—whomever could achieve the maximum benefit at the smallest cost demonstrated real skill. Competition, as long as it wasn’t malicious, was allowed. (
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