One day passed.
Two days passed.
Just as May Day is around the corner, something happened at the investment fair, and it happened one after another!
Jia Yan, Sun Shuli, Luo Haiting, and the rest of the leaders are holding an emergency meeting in the Investment Promotion Agency's meeting room. Everyone is looking terrible, especially Jia Yan.
"Have you calculated the number of investors?"
"We estimate 17 investors will be attending this investment fair."
"Seventeen?! Old Sun! How did you manage to contact them? Ah?! Why are there so few of them?! Tell me, tell me! "Jia Yan was exasperated.
Sun Shuli replied. "I had told you that Yan Tai County is different from other Counties!"
Jia Yan banged the table. "You are trying to shirk your responsibilities!"
No one can take it anymore.
Shirk responsibilities? You are the person-in-charge of the investment fair! We did our work according to your instructions! We will cooperate with you however you want us to! Now, there are problems, and you are trying to push the blame to others?! Why didn't you say this when you came to snatch the credit?! You are jealous of the credit and are trying to push the blame to your subordinates when you failed?! Can't you be more responsible?!
"Chief Jia, what are you saying?!" Sun Shuli is furious. "When you said you want to get 100 investors, I had told you it is not realistic and suggested you contact the County's Leaders to contact the investors. It's not that I am not capable or trying to shirk my responsibilities. Our County's situation is very serious. Do you know the number of investors attending the previous investment fairs? The average number is 20! It is the same every year! That's why our County had not held an investment fair for two years! This is the reason! "
Luo Haiting glanced at Jia Yan. "It's impossible to get 100 investors. When Chief Dong was around, he had set a target of 30 to 40 investors."
Jiang Hailiang added. "Even these 17 investors must be discounted. Based on past experience, some of them will not attend the fair according to the plan."
All of them are busy people and have their own matters to attend.
If something happens to the company or they change their plans, it will not be surprising if only seven or eight of the 17 investors attend.
Among the 17 people, ten of them are recruited by the Investment Promotion Agency, five are invited by Mayor Zhao, Mayor Xie, and the other County leaders, and the remaining two are contacted by Jia Yan.
Jia Yan did not expect this outcome. He did not expect Yan Tai County's investment environment to be so bad. When he was in the City, he did not need to spend so much effort to invite people over. When there is an investment fair, many investors came to look for suitable projects.
But Jia Yan realized that Yan Tai County is different. Yan Tai County has everything, and the investors are not interested in it. Two days ago, when Jia Yan contacted Yan Tai County, the most common reply he heard was "I don't have time on Labor Day." All the investors he knew shook their heads when they heard Yan Tai County. Even if they go through the formalities, they are not willing to invest. Your Yan Tai County has nothing and is not a tourist destination. Why would they come here? We are all businessmen. Time is precious, and we don't care about your meal. Only two investors who had a good relationship with Jia Yan said that they would come to support him. This caught Jia Yan off guard.
How could this be?
No one is willing to come to support him?
The investment fair is about to start, and the number of investors is not enough. Not only Jia Yan, Sun Shuli, Luo Haiting, and the rest are also embarrassed.
At this moment, even Sun Shuli is thinking of Dong Xuebing. Chief Dong likes to boast. On his first day in office, he had said, "If other Counties can get a few hundred million, why can't we?" But Chief Dong is really capable. Look at the 50 million RMB projects and close to 100 million RMB projects. Dong Xuebing not only knows how to boast, but he also has the ability to do so.
But what about you, Jia Yan?
The moment he opened his mouth, he asked for 100 investors. How many of them could come now?
Seventeen! This is still not enough! It will be considered good if there are at most ten investors!
Ten people! Jia Yan had increased the amount of funds to hold this event. The hotel's venue can accommodate 200 people, and there are only ten people now. Even the County Government and Investment Promotion Agency had estimated there will be more than twenty people hosting the opening ceremony. There are only ten people sitting in the middle of the empty seats. Not only the Investment Promotion Agency, but even the County's Leaders cannot afford to lose face!
Another investment fair that is all bark and no bite?!
No one can accept this outcome after spending so much money!
Jia Yan realized this investment fair is not as simple as he thought. He took a deep breath and asked Sun Shuli and the rest to get the investors. He needs to get the number of investors as soon as possible. After they left, Jia Yan thought for a while and did not dare to report to Xiang Daofa. Instead, he contacted Park Yongxi again and asked him out for lunch.
Jia Yan's thinking is simple. He had prepared to invest a lot of money, and the scale of the event is big. If only 20 people came, he will not be able to answer to the County. That's why he needs to increase the amount of the contract. Park Yongxi's investment plan had been finalized, and he only needs to sign the contract. But the investment scale and contract details still need to be discussed. For example, Park Yongxi's investment of 60 million to 100 million RMB is very different. If Jia Yan can squeeze 100 million RMB out of the project, he will be able to relieve the pressure on the other side.
But as it turned out, something big had happened while they were eating!
At noon, Jia Yan brought the Investment Promotion Agency's Deputy Office Director, Dan Enguo, to the lunch. Dan Enguo is Lui Dafa's trusted aide, and after Jia Yan took over his position, Dan Enguo was the first to approach him. He felt the County's Party Secretary is supporting Jia Yan, and it's not a bad idea to follow Chief Jia.
Park Yongxi did not attend the lunch and only sent someone from his company to discuss the details of the investment.
Jia Yan had wanted to speak to Park Yongxi personally, but Park Yongxi is not here, and he can't say anything. So, Jia Yan went straight to the point and told Park Yongxi about his plan. He even took out the project budget he had asked the Business Department to increase the land area. Anyway, he wants Park Yongxi to invest 100 million RMB into this project.
The person in charge agreed. "We can agree to 100 million RMB, and we can increase the investment by 10%."
Awesome! Jia Yan smiled.
Before Dong Xuebing can celebrate, the person in charge said. "But we have a condition."
"What is it?" Jia Yan replied. "As long as it is within the scope, our County will give your company more preferential policies."
The person in charge nodded. "It's like this. Master Park asked me to tell you that our company is satisfied with your County's preferential policies, except for the income tax …"
"Tax?" Jia Yan frowned.
"Yes. Your company's preferential policy is three years of exemption from corporate income tax. But our company's stadium project will take a long time to build, and our profits are slow. This three-year exemption is a little … Can you consider giving us a five-year exemption? Also, can you add one more year to the time of the value-added tax? "
Jia Yan's face changed when he heard this. "Impossible!"
The person in charge replied calmly. "I heard your County has a five-year income tax exemption."
"That is for environmental protection projects and some special projects." Jia Yan explained. "For this type of stadium, three years of income tax exemption is the highest we can offer. We can't even extend it for another six months, let alone two years. Didn't you discuss this with Master Park?"
This is daylight robbery!
Five years of tax exemption? Yan Tai County is not the western region of China, and this project is not an environmental protection or energy saving project. "Two years and three years 50% discount." This is the bottom line, and it is an unshakable standard. Five years 100% discount? Even if Yan Tai County agrees to this, the City Government will not agree to this. This is a precedent that cannot be set. If they go beyond this limit, the people's rights will be affected, and no one can afford to bear the consequences!
The person in charge replied. "I am not sure what Master Park discussed with you all, but he had instructed me to give five years of tax exemption. He asked me to discuss with you all based on this standard. If it is less than this standard, we will not be investing in your County. We also cannot return to our original investment, right?"
"Not investing?" Dan Enguo was stunned. "Didn't Chief Dong discuss with you all?"
Jia Yan shouted angrily. "What do you all mean by this? Are you all messing with us? "
The person in charge replied calmly. "Chief Dong had only agreed on the investment with Master Park, but they had not discussed the details. We had signed the letter of intent, but it is not an official contract. We are not obligated to invest in your County. You all must understand this." They had already decided on the investment, and they changed their minds at the last minute. This is not a good move, but it is fine. The money is in their hands, and the contract is not signed. Park Yongxi has the final say on whether to invest or not. Even if Park Yongxi leaves, no one can stop him.
This sentence splashed a bucket of cold water on Jia Yan from head to toe!
Party Secretary Xiang and Jia Yan are so jealous of this project is because of this 100 million RMB sports stadium project. They thought Yan Tai County will surely invest in this project, and Party Secretary Xiang and Mayor Xie had met Master Park over lunch to confirm this. But …
Master Park changed his mind?!
He is not investing?!
Jia Yan does not need to ask the County to know it is impossible to get five years of tax exemption. His heart skipped a beat, and his face turned pale!
This 100 million RMB project is going to be ruined?! This is adding fuel to the fire! Jia Yan had not solved the problem of the number of investors yet! There are only two days left for the investment fair!
Shit!
This is bad!
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