While Han Luyi flew to Beijing, things in Haicheng were hardly idle.
Deputy District Chief Chen had barely left when his secretary, Secretary Qin, contacted Liu Yu. After consulting Han Luyi, Liu Yu handed the matter over to Jiang Songran and Zhang Biao.
That afternoon, while Han Luyi was still on the plane, Jiang Songran and Zhang Biao were already driving to Lingang.
Secretary Qin had sent them a road sign, presumably because the data center project was unfinished and had no name on the navigation map yet.
In fact, though, many data centers never published their addresses online even after entering operation, mainly for security reasons.
The data center under construction in Lingang was about sixty kilometers from Source Intelligence Headquarters in Zhangjiang. With expressways the whole way, the drive took less than an hour.
Before they even arrived, Jiang Songran could not help remarking, "The location alone would give us a huge advantage in recruiting."
Zhang Biao, who was driving, gave a brief acknowledgment. He agreed.
Back in Zhangjiakou, he had mostly lived on the grounds of the Cloudrim Data Center, in a very remote area. Having spent years in military barracks, he did not mind, but he had heard Yunyin's operations engineers complain about it more than once.
Of course, choosing a data center site primarily involved factors such as land prices, electricity rates, and ambient temperature. Remote locations meant cheaper land, which, for a company, was not a drawback at all but an advantage.
As they approached their destination, Zhang Biao received a call from Secretary Qin.
"Mr. Zhang, I'm here already, and the project representative is here too. We're right outside the compound entrance. There's a black car, and I'll be waiting beside it." Zhang Biao glanced at the navigation screen and replied, "Thank you