County Leaders' Shock

Hearing Zhang Yi's words, the Development Zone Director immediately became energetic. He knew that the factory building Zhang Yi was asking about, while not the largest in the Development Zone, was definitely one of the best located factory buildings in the Development Zone. Naturally, the rent was also one of the highest in the entire Development Zone.

So, since the Development Zone was completed three years ago, this factory building had not been rented out, and the rent had been lowered again and again, now less than 600,000 yuan per year.

However, even with the rent reduced to this level, the factory building still hadn't been rented out. Originally, they were planning to give this factory building to that company for free when they went to Zhou Tai City, as long as they could settle in Xian County.

Who knew that this company was not only a chemical factory with very serious pollution but also made so many unreasonable demands? This matter naturally fell through.

After all, as one of the poorer counties in Jiangnan Province, Xian County didn't have many factories in total, and most of them were small factories. They simply couldn't afford to rent such a large factory building.

That's why the county had made such arrangements before, but now, unexpectedly, just when they thought they were at a dead end, a new opportunity arose. The chemical factory deal fell through, but a company in their own county wanted to rent this factory building.

Naturally, the Development Zone Director was very welcoming of this matter. Moreover, it seemed that Zhang Yi was preparing to make a big splash. If his factory could truly become strong, it would definitely be a very fortunate and good thing for the entire Xian County.

"Come, come, come, you are Zhang Ming, Boss Zhang's son, right! Let's sit down and talk. Although the factory building you are interested in is not the largest in the Development Zone, its area is not small, and it is one of the largest factory buildings in the entire Development Zone. Plus, the location is very good. The rent set by the county before was 550,000 yuan per year. This price is already very affordable, and you won't find such a cheap factory building in the entire Zhou Tai City, let alone with such a good location, which is not only convenient for transportation but also has guaranteed infrastructure like electricity.

However, this is only for external enterprises. If you want to rent it, it's certainly not going to be this price. I think, how about this! I need to discuss the specifics with the county leaders, but I can give you one guarantee, and that is if you really want to rent it, the rent will definitely not be higher than 500,000 yuan.

Also, Xiao Yi, don't keep calling me Director Zhang, Director Zhang. Didn't I tell you last time to call me Uncle Zhang from now on? Why are you planning to expand the scale of your factory? You know I've advised your father several times already," Zhang Ou said.

Zhang Yi was naturally very happy that Director Zhang could take the initiative to lower the rent, but the price of 500,000 yuan was still a bit high compared to the price Zhang Yi had in mind. So Zhang Yi said, "Director Zhang, my mechanical factory is preparing to expand. As a local enterprise born and raised in our Xian County, to be honest, how much preferential treatment can the county give me? After all, my current funds are a bit tight, so I hope the county can provide more support in terms of factory rent and policies."

"You don't need to say that, our county will definitely give it to you. However, I can't make the decision right now. I can only answer you after discussing it with the county leaders.

But Xiao Yi, I don't know what products your mechanical factory is currently producing. I heard that a big boss came to your factory yesterday, and a batch of goods was shipped out that day. If your factory has its own products, and they are high-tech products with independent innovation, then the county's support will be greater. If it's just like Boss Zhu, doing OEM for others, then the county's support will not be too great," Zhang Ou said.

After thinking for a moment, Zhang Yi said to Zhang Ou, "Director Zhang, I actually want to expand the factory precisely because of this matter. Some time ago, I invented a practical Aerodynamic Bicycle and applied for more than a dozen patents. Just yesterday, a batch was trial-produced and sent to Hang City for trial sales.

However, the market response was very good. As soon as this batch of Aerodynamic Bicycles arrived in Hang City yesterday evening, they were immediately snapped up. At the same time, the Hang City distributor also ordered another 2 million yuan worth of Aerodynamic Bicycles from our factory last night.

And the boss who came to our Seven Color Stone Mechanical Factory yesterday also came for our Seven Color Stone Mechanical Factory's products, but not the Aerodynamic Bicycle, but the Air Motor in the Aerodynamic Bicycle. This boss ordered about 800,000 yuan worth of goods from our Seven Color Stone Mechanical Factory.

And the current production capacity of my factory, I think you, Director Zhang, are clear without me saying it, so I have to expand production capacity," Zhang Yi said.

Afterward, Zhang Yi chatted with Zhang Ou for a while and then left, because he knew that Zhang Ou was just the Office Director of the Development Zone and had no way to decide what kind of support the county could provide.

Just as Zhang Yi walked out of the Development Zone office, Zhang Ou, as the Office Director of the Development Zone, also hurried out of the office and rushed towards the county government.

You know, if what Zhang Yi said was true, it meant that the future development potential of Zhang Yi's mechanical factory was definitely not low. After all, although Zhang Yi's factory was still very small in scale now.

But unlike Zhu Gang's auto parts factory, Zhang Yi's factory has its own products, and even dozens of unique patents, which Zhu Gang's auto parts factory does not have. Therefore, in order to keep Zhang Yi's mechanical factory in Xian County, Zhang Ou believed that policy support was definitely needed.

If they didn't seize the opportunity now, then if Zhang Yi moved the factory to another place in the future, they would regret it immensely.

"Are you serious? Zhang Ming's son really invented an Aerodynamic Bicycle and also obtained more than a dozen patents?" When Zhang Ou told the county leaders about this, the county government leaders were greatly surprised. You know, in the past two years, the county government had spent a lot of effort on attracting investment, but the effect was not very good, or even basically none.

And now, in their own county, a small workshop that was originally there has quietly made such a big splash. The most important thing is that if Zhang Ou hadn't said this, the county would still be completely unaware of this matter, which is definitely a dereliction of duty by the county government.

"Yes! Leaders, this matter was personally told by Zhang Ming's son, Zhang Yi. And before I came, I also checked the patent for this bicycle at the National Intellectual Property Center. It clearly states that the patent applicant for this bicycle is Zhang Yi, and there are also more than a dozen patents derived from this bicycle, several of which have very large market prospects, so this matter is definitely not false!" Zhang Ou said.