The fleet returned to the city and had lunch at the Qingyang Hotel. Du Minsheng, Cai Lin, and the rest sat with Zheng Sanli and his men. The Provincial Investment Promotion Agency and Industry Department Chiefs sat at another table, and Li Rui sat at this table.
There are no outsiders at this table, and all of them are Qingyang City's government officials. Compared to Zheng Sanli and his men, they are on the same side. That's why they can speak freely. During the lunch, the Deputy Mayor of Gaokai District and the City Investment Promotion Agency Chief, Qian Guangzhi, expressed their dissatisfaction with Zheng Sanli. Qian Guangzhi even said he does not think highly of this cooperation.
Li Rui asked Qian Guangzhi if there was a possibility that the reason why Zheng Sanli demanded such an exorbitant price and cruelly squeezed Qingyang's side was not because he really wanted to negotiate with them, but because he wanted to leave himself some room to bargain.
Qian Guangzhi shook his head. "From Zheng Sanli's words and actions, he really wants Qingyang City to fulfill his demands. If we don't fulfill his demands, they will really leave. Sigh, there's nothing we can do about it. Who asked them to be one of the top 500 companies in the country? They're also a listed company and have a lot of capital. In their eyes, they're great philanthropists who came to give alms with a bowl of treasures. Local governments like us are beggars who are born to kneel down and suck up to them. If they're slightly dissatisfied, not only will they not give us money, they might even whip us. But in reality, what were they? They are at the bottom of the industrial system, and they are in a highly polluting industry. To put it bluntly, they are not even presentable at all. Yet, they want to enjoy the treatment of the world's top 500 and high-tech projects. They really don't know the immensity of heaven and earth.
Li Rui asked again. "Will the City agree to his demands?"
Qian Guangzhi shook his head again. "Director Li, this is not up to me. It depends on the City Leaders. If the City Leaders agree to Yellow River Group's demands, then we can negotiate. But if they don't, then it will be over. Let's talk about this privately. The key is whether the City Leaders are willing to give up their preferential policies for Yellow River Group. Also, if they agree to Yellow River Group's demands, what will happen if other companies want to invest in Qingyang City in the future? That's why I personally feel that the City Leaders will not agree to Yellow River Group's demands. "
Li Rui's face was filled with disgust as he sighed. "Also, Zheng Sanli … I don't want to say this, but his attitude is really annoying. You should be more polite when you are here to discuss cooperation. Why are you acting like a big boss? Do you think Qingyang City needs a Top 500 company like you? Our Green Sun Empire even has one of the top five hundred companies in the world. Why would we care about your lousy fertilizer factory? He has such an annoying attitude, how can we cooperate with him? From what I saw just now, the Secretary-General and Mayor Cai were pissed off by him … "
Li Rui actually understood that the only people who could decide Yellow River Group's fate were his own boss, Municipal Party Committee Secretary Song Chaoyang, and Acting Mayor Yu Heping. Now that Yu Heping was not home, Song Chaoyang could make the decision. Song Chaoyang had wanted to reject Yellow River Group's decision anyway. But when he returned to his office after lunch, he would tell the Secretary-General about what happened in the morning, emphasizing on Zheng Sanli's behavior. Song Chaoyang would probably reject it immediately. This way, he could give Zheng Sanli and Yellow River Group a slap in the face and vent a little of his anger.
After lunch, Zheng Sanli and the others temporarily checked into a room at the Qingyang Hotel to rest. After work in the afternoon, they would go to the Municipal Party Committee for a meeting to finalize the final preferential policies.
Li Rui and Du Minsheng returned to the Municipal Party Committee first. Du Minsheng went back to his office to deal with work. Li Rui went back to see Song Chaoyang and told him about the inspection in the morning.
Song Chaoyang was so angry that he laughed and said, "I originally wanted to reject Yellow River Group's decision. Since they have such an attitude, it gives me an excuse. When we have a meeting later, I will directly say no to that Vice President! Let's see if he can still be arrogant. "
Li Rui suggested, "That's too easy for them. I suggest that you ask Zheng Sanli about the environmental protection during the meeting later. Then, you can use the example of pollution on the Internet to give him a slap in the face. It's also good to let them know that Qingyang is not completely ignorant of them and will not be led by the nose by them."
Song Chaoyang said, "Okay, print out a copy of the news about Yellow River Group polluting the local environment. I will throw it in Zheng Sanli's face later. Haha."
Li Rui agreed and turned back to his desk. He searched the Internet for the news about Yellow River Group's fertilizer factory polluting the local environment. He found two cases from two different places and printed them out separately. The reason why he found two cases from two different places was that he was afraid that one of them would not be convincing enough and Zheng Sanli and the others would deny it.
After the preparation work was done, Song Chaoyang took a ten-minute break and came out of his office. He called Li Rui and the two of them went to the office where the meeting was going to be held. Secretary General Du Minsheng also went there himself.
The meeting officially started at 2: 10 in the afternoon. Song Chaoyang personally presided over the meeting. Other than Song Chaoyang, the rest of the participants were members of the inspection team that had followed them in the morning.
After the meeting started, Song Chaoyang had just made a very formal opening speech when the vice president of Yellow River Group, Zheng Sanli, jumped out impatiently and said, "As the representative of the inspection team, I hope to see the honest, efficient, peaceful and pragmatic work of the local government. Let's skip the useless formalities and formalities. Now, I will emphasize the contributions that our group can make to your city and our specific requirements. Please listen carefully … "
Zheng Sanli's words were undoubtedly a slap to Song Chaoyang's face. He was insinuating that he was not efficient, pragmatic, and full of empty words. What was even more ruthless was that he did not care about the face of the Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee and said it in front of so many leaders of the province and city. It was like a slap to the face. Song Chaoyang was so angry that his face turned red and green. He almost spat out blood.
As the saying goes, "When the master is humiliated, the servant dies". Seeing his boss being humiliated in front of him, Li Rui was also furious. If it were not for the fact that there were other people around, he would have beaten Zheng Sanli up. He had already clenched his fists, but he could not punch out. It was needless to say how depressed he was in his heart.
Zheng Sanli, however, did not care about the feelings of others. He spoke loudly, "… The estimated total investment is 1.96 billion yuan. The initial investment is 500 million yuan, and the remaining amount will be added in three years. The final goal is to build a super-large fertilizer plant with an annual output of more than four million tons, ranking sixth in the country. After production, the estimated annual output is more than one billion yuan, and the annual tax is more than two hundred million yuan. It can also provide more than two thousand jobs for the local city and make a positive and great contribution to the local economic development and social stability … "
Everyone listened quietly. Only his voice could be heard in the meeting room.
After Zheng Sanli finished speaking, he paused for a moment to let everyone digest the content of his words. After a while, he said again, "After the inspection this morning, we are quite satisfied with the overall environment of Qingyang City. Next, if your city can meet the conditions proposed by our group, then I think there is room for discussion. Well, I will talk about the specific conditions. Of course, I have already said it during the inspection this morning. There are mainly two aspects. First, in terms of land, if Qingyang City is sincere, you should provide the land for our group to use free of charge, and there is no time limit. The reason is very simple. Our group occupies no more than two thousand mu of land. According to the current preferential land policy in Gaokai District, the total land transfer fee is only a mere twenty million yuan. However, after the fertilizer plant is officially put into production, the annual tax is as high as two hundred million yuan. Comparing twenty million and two hundred million yuan, it is clear which is more important. I hope that the leaders can be 'long-term thinking'. Don't be dissatisfied with the short-term gains and losses, and pay more attention to the future benefits. "
When he said this, he deliberately paused again and looked around to observe everyone's reaction and expression. Among them, he stared at Song Chaoyang the longest. Obviously, he also knew that Song Chaoyang was the one who really made the decision.
Song Chaoyang looked at him for a moment with an expressionless face, and then picked up the thermos to drink water, showing an indifferent attitude.
A cold light flashed in Zheng Sanli's eyes. He cleared his throat and said in an even colder voice, "The second condition: in terms of tax, I ask your city to exempt all the taxes and fees of the newly built fertilizer plant for five years. This condition is not too much, but it will exempt your city from taxes and fees for three years on the basis of two years of tax exemption. In fact, according to your city's current preferential policy, the remaining three years of tax refund will be 30%. In summary, your city will be exempt from taxes for two more years. This request is not too much. In fact, in many economically underdeveloped places, the preferential tax policy in terms of investment and investment will be exempt from taxes for five years. "
After saying this, he did not deliberately pause again because he had nothing to say. He could only shut his mouth completely and stare at the others' reaction.
However, there was still no reaction from the crowd. Some lowered their heads and pondered, some were writing and drawing in their notebooks, and some were looking at others.
As the host of the meeting, Song Chaoyang looked at the table with an expressionless face. No one knew whether he was thinking or thinking about something else.
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