Chapter 131 Raising Funds
The vote in the Standing Committee went smoothly, Qi Tongwei got 6 votes, and the planning of the industrial park was finalized. The next step was to raise funds.
Qi Tongwei is very optimistic about the industrial park in Ninghai County, not only because Wan Yan is coming to build a factory, but also because his wife Pei Qianqian will come.
The big factory effect, as soon as Wanyan DVD moves in, other related companies will naturally flock in.
This is a great opportunity to catch up with other counties.
Once the project is successful, it will bring huge economic benefits and development opportunities to Ninghai County. I can also take advantage of this opportunity to have a smoother future.
However, the first problem facing him was the start-up capital.
Ninghai County was in financial difficulty and had no way to come up with start-up capital, so it had to seek help from higher-level governments.
At this time, the importance of personal connections is reflected.
Kang Haisheng, secretary of the Luzhou Municipal Party Committee, is from Hanjiang and is also a subordinate of Qi Tongwei's father-in-law Pei Yihong. He takes good care of Qi Tongwei.
After only two visits to the city, Qi Tongwei successfully passed the project approval and received strong support from the municipal government. The city not only approved his project, but also generously allocated 500 million yuan as start-up capital.
Although 500 million yuan is still far from enough to complete the project, as long as the project starts and Wanyan DVD enters the factory, he will not worry about the funding issue. At that time, he can not only sell the land, but also get a bank loan if the situation is bad.
"Chairman, among so many places, why did you finally choose Ninghai County, which is not the best choice?" Wanyan Vice President Liu Guangqi asked curiously.
“Although Ninghai is not the best choice, it is not bad either. Besides, I chose Ninghai because of their county governor and not for anything else.
There is one thing I have never told you. If it weren’t for Mr. Qi Tongwei’s suggestion, Wanyan DVD would have gone bankrupt long ago.
Because of the expansion and transformation and other tasks, I have never had time to thank Qi Tongwei. Now that he is the head of a county, I must help him to repay his kindness in the past. "Meng Wanmeng explained.
"When did this happen?" someone asked curiously.
"At that time, Wanyan had just been established, and Mr. Qi was writing his novel Big River. Because the novel involved issues such as enterprise restructuring, he came to my friend's house for an interview, and I happened to be there that day.
Everyone talked about the development direction of the company, and Mr. Qi first talked about patents. If I hadn't met him at that time, I would not have thought of applying for a patent, and Sony would have defeated us in 94.
I wouldn't be where I am today. Our annual revenue from patent licensing alone is tens of millions of US dollars, and all this is thanks to Mr. Qi.
It's just that he is pursuing a career in government and cannot have anything to do with money, so we can only repay him in this way." Meng Wanmeng was full of gratitude when he talked about Qi Tongwei.
"I see. Then why this negotiation?" asked Vice President Liu Guangqi.
"Don't be so petty. Without Mr. Qi, we would have lost our company. It doesn't matter if we give up some profits." Meng Wanmeng said firmly.
If it weren't for Qi Tongwei, he would not have chosen Ninghai County at all, and even if he had chosen Ninghai County, he would not have come as the chairman.
After Meng Wanmeng arrived, Qi Tongwei led his men aboard.
Before Qi Tongwei could speak, Meng Wanmeng was the first to extend his hand, "County Magistrate Qi, we meet again."
"Hello, Mr. Meng. On behalf of Ninghai County, I welcome you." Qi Tongwei responded enthusiastically.
After exchanging a few pleasantries, the two sides got on the bus and headed towards the industrial park selected by Qi Tongwei.
On the way, Qi Tongwei introduced his plan for the industrial park in detail, hoping that Wanyan could take the lead and attract more factories to settle in.
Meng Wanmeng spoke highly of Qi Tongwei's plan and expressed his willingness to cooperate with the government's work.
"I plan to remediate this oldest coal subsidence area, and then build an industrial park on this basis." Qi Tongwei is learning from Li Dakang in all aspects.
Meng Wanmeng couldn't help but nodded. He was very optimistic about Qi Tongwei's idea. The coal subsidence area seriously affected the appearance of the county and had no economic benefits.
Now transforming it into an industrial park can not only turn waste into treasure, but also boost the local economy.
"County Magistrate Qi, we in Wanyan need a factory building covering an area of approximately 30 acres. How about the one in front?" Meng Wanmeng said with the final word.
"No problem. Please ask our Wanyan staff to contact our comrades in the land department." Then he said to the director of the land bureau beside him, "Speed up. All approvals in the future should be streamlined as much as possible."
"County Magistrate Qi, it's settled then," said Meng Wanmeng.
"No problem, just tell us what you require and we will do our best to meet it." Qi Tongwei agreed readily.
“No, let’s just proceed as normal. I don’t ask our government to give us any preferential treatment in terms of land use or taxation policies.
But I hope that some government officials will not come to the factory to disrupt production. Secondly, we also hope that the county can help us solve some recruitment problems. "Meng Wanmeng expressed his demands.
"No problem. I can answer your first question right now. This is my office phone number. If you encounter similar situations, please call me and I will handle it personally."
Qi Tongwei paused and continued, "As for recruiting workers, you are helping us solve the employment problem. Our county government must go all out."
"Okay." Meng Wanmeng said nothing and nodded.
After seeing the project, Qi Tongwei warmly entertained Meng Wanmeng in the county town, but because Meng Wanmeng was busy with work, he only stayed for a short while and left in a hurry.
After that, the people who worked with Qi Tongwei became Wan Yan and Liu Zhisheng. Because of the relationship with Meng Wanmeng, the other party was very polite to Qi Tongwei.
After the reception, Qi Tongwei set off for the provincial capital with detailed information on the coal subsidence area and a planning blueprint for the industrial park.
The goal of his trip was very clear: to visit the provincial Development and Reform Commission, Environmental Protection Department and other departments, and to seek support from Secretary Li of the Provincial Party Committee.
The originally selected site was abandoned and a new industrial park was built in the coal subsidence area. The scale of funds required is incomparable to the past.
With the 500 million in the city, it's hard to even make a splash.
In the provincial capital, Qi Tongwei's background was widely known. With Pei Yihong as his backer, basically everything went smoothly and the project plan was approved without much effort.
After the province approves it, it’s time for funding. Each unit can only provide symbolic support, and the bulk of the money still needs to be covered by the provincial finance department, which requires Secretary Li of the Provincial Party Committee to speak up.
"This is an excellent idea! Turning waste into treasure is indeed worthy of praise and encouragement." Secretary Li of the Provincial Party Committee spoke highly of Qi Tongwei's plan.
"Secretary Li, that's good. But about this funding..." Qi Tongwei asked cautiously.
"How much funds have you raised now?" Li Baoguo asked after putting down the information.
"The city gave me 500 million yuan, and I have collected 360 million yuan in the past two days. I am still a long way from success," Qi Tongwei introduced the financial situation.
"The province will give you 1000 million yuan in support, and you have to figure out the rest yourself." Secretary Li of the Provincial Party Committee thought for a while and said.
"Thank you, Secretary!" Qi Tongwei secretly clenched his fist to celebrate. He originally thought that it would be good to have three to five million, but he didn't expect to get another 1000 million.
With this funding, the industrial park project can start!