Du Anmin closed his eyes and pondered for a moment, not knowing what to do.
Li Dong looked at him quietly. He was also curious about Du Anmin's decision.
Li Dong knew about Du Anmin's future. Du Anmin had been transferred at the end of 2007 and was no longer the number one leader in Jiangbei.
His future was not to be demoted or retired. Instead, he will be promoted to a higher position.
At the end of next year, Du Anmin will be appointed as Beijing's Mayor. He had been in this position for 4 years, and in 2012, he will be promoted to become the number one leader in Beijing.
Beijing was the country's capital and the political center of Hua Xia.
For Du Anmin to be able to reach this stage, he was not a simple person.
Of course, Li Dong was not concerned about these. What he was concerned about was Du Anmin will be leaving Jiangbei in 1 year's time.
Also, investing in a logistics park was a time-consuming project. If Du Anmin proposed to invest now, even if there were results, he will not be the one getting the rewards.
If there were no good results, he might even be greatly affected.
Next year, there will be a new term of office. Even if Du Anmin does not know where he will be going in the future, he could guess that he will not be re-elected in Jiangbei.
Under this situation, Li Dong wanted to know what Du Anmin will do.
But Du Anmin was still a government official. No matter how friendly he appeared, he will not say anything in front of Li Dong.
This was a project that involved over 10 billion RMB. Even if Du Anmin had a plan, he will not tell Li Dong.
After a while, Du Anmin opened his eyes and did not continue to talk about the logistics park. Instead, he talked about his main objective for today.
Li Dong's objective was to get a loan of 500 million RMB, and the government will be the guarantor.
Government guarantees for loans were allowed in some countries, but not in China. There was no such rule.
Of course, there were many ways to get around this.
During the boom of attracting investment, many local governments had done the same, and some of them were even more generous than this.
A few hundred million was nothing. At the beginning of the 20th century, a prefecture-level government had guaranteed loans of over ten billion.
Of course, there were good and bad results. The good thing was that the enterprise developed, and it did bring a lot of development to the local area. The government also benefited from it.
But there were even more disadvantages, among which there were all sorts of twists and turns.
Many local governments were cheated, many absconded with the funds, and many enterprises went bankrupt. In the end, many officials were out of luck.
This kind of situation was not uncommon in Jiangbei. Du Anmin probably knew it better than Li Dong.
Five hundred million wasn't a lot, but it wasn't a small amount either.
The good thing was that Faraway Supermarket was a high-quality enterprise with a lot of fixed assets. Even if there were any problems, the money could be recovered.
However, there were also disadvantages. If Li Dong ran away with the money, things would get out of hand.
The human heart was unpredictable. Although Li Dong felt that he would not do this kind of thing, who knows what Du Anmin was thinking.
Du Anmin and Li Dong had not interacted much, and he only knew about Li Dong through Shen Qian.
Under these circumstances, would Du Anmin support Li Dong?
Li Dong was hesitant before he came. But now, Li Dong was no longer hesitant.
If he could succeed, then so be it. If not, then so be it.
It was only five hundred million. Faraway Supermarket could still get a loan of two to three hundred million.
As for the rest of the money, he could invest the three hundred million from his personal account. That would be enough.
Of course, this was a last resort. If not, Li Dong would still want to get a loan.
The three hundred million in his hands was useful. This year and next would be a bull market, and he could make a lot of money by investing in the stock market.
Also, it was the same for the real estate industry. This area required more money, and three hundred million was nothing.
The property prices would rise next year. If he wanted to get involved in real estate, he had to enter the market before the end of the year. Faraway Supermarket did not have much money then.
Li Dong was already prepared to invest. If he were to spend his money on Era, he would only be able to watch from the sidelines.
These thoughts flashed in Li Dong's mind. After some time, Du Anmin finally spoke.
"Your distribution center is doing well. Also, you don't seem to be doing a lot of fresh food supermarkets. I heard that there are many new stores opening Faraway Supermarket. I suggest that you put more effort into the fresh food supermarkets and support the country's' Food Basket Project '. If these two projects are done well, Faraway Supermarket's predicament will be solved. The Ministry of Commerce and the provincial government have a lot of policies to support private enterprises like you. You have to learn to pay attention to politics … "
Du Anmin said a lot, but Li Dong did not understand most of it.
He could not be blamed for being stupid. Du Anmin's words were too vague.
However, Li Dong vaguely understood that Du Anmin should be supporting him. It was just that the government's loan guarantee was against the regulations. Du Anmin should be guiding him to find a way out.
Although Li Dong did not fully understand, he still remembered Du Anmin's words.
These words must be useful. He should ask Shen Qian or others later, and he should know what to do.
After Du Anmin and Li Dong finished talking, the gathering was almost over.
Seeing Du Anmin yawning, Li Dong quickly got up and said, "It's getting late. I won't disturb Secretary Du. Thank you for your guidance tonight."
Du Anmin also got up and said with a smile, "I should be the one thanking you. I have benefited a lot from interacting with you young people."
The two of them exchanged a few polite words. Li Dong said goodbye again and turned to leave.
Shen Qian, who had been listening, saw this and said, "I will send you out!"
Li Dong wanted to refuse, but Du Anmin said, "Qianqian, send Li Dong off."
Li Dong swallowed the words that were about to come out of his mouth. He waited for Shen Qian for a while, and then the two of them left Building Seven together.
…
Li Dong heaved a sigh of relief as he exited the seventh building.
Seeing this, Shen Qian smiled and said, "What's wrong? Are you nervous?"
Li Dong took a breath of the cool air and said, "A little bit, but it's fine. Your father is quite easy to talk to."
Shen Qian giggled and said, "That's because you haven't seen him angry. He is very fierce when he is angry. But I haven't seen him angry in the past few years. I remember when my father quarreled with a visitor when I was a child. At that time, my father's face was very dark, and his eyes were very big. The visitor was so scared that his legs turned to jelly. I wonder if he will pee his pants when he goes out. "
Saying this, Shen Qian couldn't help laughing, and so did Li Dong.
The two of them chatted as they walked. After a few minutes, they walked out of the Provincial Party Committee.
Li Dong wasn't in a hurry to get into the car. He turned to Shen Qian and said, "You go back first, and help me find out what your father wants. I don't really understand the last part of what he said."
Shen Qian looked at him with disdain and said, "My father said it so clearly, and you still don't understand?"
Li Dong's face darkened, and he said grumpily, "I don't have many dealings with officials, and I'm not from an official family. How would I know what you are talking about?"
Shen Qian covered her mouth and giggled. After a while, she said, "Alright, I didn't say anything. Since you don't understand, I will tell you later. It's too late now. Anyway, just remember that it's done. It's time for you to prepare for the negotiation team. "
Li Dong was almost sure that this was Du Anmin's intention, and after hearing Shen Qian's words, he was relieved.
As for the negotiation team, Li Dong nodded and said, "I have found them. They will be here today. Secretary Du is treating us, or else we will meet them in the afternoon. Let's meet them tomorrow. You should go and see how they are doing. "
The staffing of a professional negotiation team was not that simple.
This time, Li Dong's negotiation team is not from Pingchuan. It's an elite team from Shanghai.
Negotiation teams are rare in Pingchuan, and even if there are, their standards are different.
If he wants to find someone, he must find a professional. Li Dong is worried about a few billion RMB negotiation team.
This negotiation team was found by Li Dong and Sun Tao after asking around. Finally, they used their connections to find someone they knew. Li Dong heard that this team is highly skilled in the industry and has participated in many large-scale project negotiations.
Li Dong does not know much about these things. Li Dong can't be sure if it's true or not before meeting them.
Shen Qian listened to Li Dong and thought for a while before saying, "We are not professionals. Even if we meet them, we might not be able to see their standards. How about this …"
Shen Qian hesitated for a while and said to Li Dong. "I will introduce you to an expert in this field. He is very proficient in this field. I will call him tonight and see if he is free tomorrow. If he is free, I can get him to test us. What do you think? "
Li Dong frowned and asked. "Who is it?"
Shen Qian said. "He is a senior of mine. He used to be an exchange student at Northwest University China's Kellogg School of Business. He is much better than me. He is proficient in 6 languages and international business negotiation skills. He has participated in many international business negotiations and domestic M&A negotiations. He is also a registered international business negotiation expert with an A grade certificate. He is considered an elite in the domestic business negotiation field. "
Li Dong does not know much about these professional things and asked. "Is this A grade certificate very impressive?"
Shen Qian rolled her eyes and said unhappily, "Of course it's awesome! There are very few people in China who have obtained a CIBNE certificate. I am afraid there are only a few thousand of them. The number of people who have obtained an A grade certificate is even lesser. I am afraid there are not more than 300 people. Do you think he is considered impressive to have obtained this certificate with so many people in China? "
"Also, he worked in a large state-owned enterprise in 2004 with an annual salary of $400,000. He will get a commission for every successful negotiation. His annual salary is no less than $800,000. Do you think he is an elite?"
Li Dong curled his lips. No matter how impressive he is, he is still a part-time worker. Shen Qian's praise of him was simply a blow to his confidence.
But since Shen Qian said this, and the other party was an expert in this field, Li Dong thought about it and nodded. "Sure, go and ask him. If it's possible, get him to help. I will not mistreat him in terms of salary."
"Let's talk about it later. He might not have the time."
Shen Qian mumbled and did not continue talking to Li Dong. She waved her hand and left.
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