"Well, Zhang Ming's son truly lived up to him. Zhang Ming was remarkable back then, and Zhang Yi was genuinely impressive now. Like father, like son. Our county must give Zhang Ming's mechanical factory our full support.
As long as policy allowed it, we should give him the greatest possible concessions. For instance, we could reduce the factory rent. The factory building he had his eye on rented for 550,000 a year, right? Rent it to him for 300,000. The county's finances were still tight, so we couldn't let him use it for free, but once the county's finances improved, free use wouldn't be out of the question.
And hadn't he said he was short on funds? Have the county banks lend to him. Those banks failed to meet their annual lending quotas anyway. As for policy, since his factory wasn't a newly established company, we couldn't exempt it from taxes.
However, their products met some of the national preferential policies for technology-oriented enterprises, so we could still give Zhang Yi's factory a fifty-percent tax reduction." The leader was delighted that such a technical, technology-driven enterprise had appeared in his county. If Zhang Yi's Seven Color Stone Mechanical Factory could truly grow and prosper, it would be highly beneficial to both Xian County and himself.
"Understood, Leader. Do you have any other instructions? If not, I'll head back. Zhang Ming's son is still waiting for my reply. He's in quite a hurry too—the Hang City distributor has already transferred the payment to him," Zhang Ou said.
"Good. Go tell him the county's decision and put his mind at ease. As long as it falls within the bounds of national policy, our county will fully support his factory."
Zhang Ou then left the office.
Watching Zhang Ou leave, the leader felt extremely pleased. Anyone with sense could see that Zhang Yi's factory had a bright future. After a moment of excitement, he thought for a while, picked up the phone, and quickly got through. "County Chief, how are things on your end in Hai City?"
"Ah, same as before. Looks like this trip was a wasted one again. I haven't gained anything at all. Did something happen in the county for you to call me?" A tired voice came from the other end of the line.
"County Chief, I have good news for you. A highly promising enterprise has appeared in our county. I don't know whether you've heard of Seven Color Stone Mechanical Factory—the little mechanical processing workshop Zhang Ming started. Some time ago, they developed a new type of Aerodynamic Bicycle.
In just the few days you've been in Hai City, they've already secured nearly three million in orders. Their company also holds more than a dozen advanced patents, and they're now preparing to rent a large factory building in the Development Zone. It looks like they're getting ready to make a major push," the leader said excitedly to the County Chief on the other end.
"Really? Then I'll buy a ticket and come back immediately!" Though the County Chief was somewhat doubtful, he immediately prepared to return to the county.
To be honest, as Xian County's top leader, he had been worried sick over the county's development during this period. The counties and cities surrounding Xian County were all flourishing, while Xian County remained unchanged. This had left both him and the county leadership deeply anxious.
That was why, when he heard that Hai City was holding an investment promotion conference, he immediately led several officials there, hoping to bring a few companies to Xian County. Yet after arriving, he had not gained even the slightest result.
So after receiving the call, he immediately began packing to return. The investment promotion conference in Hai City was nearly over anyway, and even if he stayed, he would gain nothing.
After Zhang Ou returned, he told Zhang Yi about the county's decision and explained the relevant policies. Zhang Yi was delighted. The rent had originally been 550,000 a year, but now he only needed to pay 300,000.
Beyond that, he had never expected the county to offer a fifty-percent tax reduction. He had thought that a ten- or fifteen-percent reduction would already be remarkable, but he had never imagined they would cut it by half. It made Zhang Yi feel how much the county valued him, not to mention the bank loan incentives and the series of other policies. However, Zhang Yi had no plans to take out a bank loan for the time being.
So Zhang Yi signed the factory lease agreement with the Development Zone on the spot and prepared to clean up the factory building immediately. It had been vacant for far too long, and weeds were growing everywhere.
Those weeds were all outside in the open air. As for the inside of the factory building, Zhang Yi also planned to carry out some inspections and repairs. It had been vacant for two or three years, after all, and he did not want problems cropping up everywhere after moving in.
After returning, Zhang Yi immediately called the raw material suppliers and ordered enough materials. This order was enormous, worth nearly one million in total, so the suppliers attached great importance to Zhang Yi's factory and offered prices much lower than when he had bought in small quantities before.
He then called the machine tool manufacturers and ordered machine tools from them. This time, the quantity was nothing like before. Zhang Yi directly ordered nearly ten different kinds of machine tools, including two CNC Machines. They cost him more than one million, and the raw materials for one thousand Aerodynamic Bicycles cost nearly another million. All told, he spent nearly 2.5 million.
By the time he had finished all that, Zhang Yi had less than 500,000 left. He still needed that money to hire people, since his factory currently had only himself and Xiao Hua. If it were just the two of them, who knew when they would finish one thousand Aerodynamic Bicycles.
What was more, aside from the Aerodynamic Bicycles, there was also an order for another thousand Simple Aerodynamic Motors.
Therefore, after ordering the machine tools and other equipment, Zhang Yi wasted no time the next day and temporarily hired some people from the real world to inspect and repair the factory building he had just leased. Another two days passed, and nearly another 100,000 was gone from his funds.
Next came the issue of recruiting workers. Fortunately, it was graduation season, so there were plenty of job fairs. Zhou Tai City was holding a large job fair for industrial enterprises in the next few days, so Zhang Yi immediately contacted the organizer, the Zhou Tai City Talent Market.
Since this job fair was officially organized, participating companies had to provide all kinds of documentation. Zhang Yi promptly submitted the relevant documents for his factory to the organizer through the internet and by fax.
Not long after he uploaded the relevant documents, he received the organizer's approval and was told to attend the job fair the day after next. Having completed all this, Zhang Yi finally let out a sigh of relief. Once he found enough employees, production could begin.
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