Fang Bai and the others toured Sha County, and by noon, they found a small restaurant for a quick meal.
If they wanted to buy land, they definitely had to acquire it before the county was dissolved, otherwise, with a large capital investment, land prices would surely skyrocket.
After eating, Fang Bai and the others found a hotel to stay at.
Fang Bai changed into formal attire to discuss business, while Qin Shuyu stayed in the hotel watching TV.
At two in the afternoon, Fang Bai arrived at the Sha County government compound to meet with the County Leader.
If they hadn't driven a santana, and if Li Xiaolong and Wang Dakai hadn't looked like bodyguards, Fang Bai and the others might not have been taken seriously.
"We're here to discuss investment matters; we'd like to speak with the Sha County Leader," Wang Dakai said after getting out of the car and offering a cigarette to the guard.
"Please wait a moment, I'll go report," one of the two guards ran towards the county office building to report.
Two or three minutes later, a young to middle-aged man in a white shirt and suit trousers followed the guard and quickly walked towards Fang Bai and his group.
When he reached Fang Bai and the others, the young to middle-aged man extended his hand to them: "Hello, I am Secretary Lin Youzhi, the County Head's secretary. Welcome to Sha County."
"Hello, I am Fang Bai, General Manager of Xinghai Company. I'm here to investigate investment for factory construction, and these two are my drivers," Fang Bai stepped forward to shake hands, directly stating his purpose, and after shaking hands, he offered his business card with both hands.
He wasn't clear on the situation of the Sha County Leader, but from the moment he shook hands with Lin Youzhi, Fang Bai generally understood the situation.
Lin Youzhi took Fang Bai's business card with both hands, looked at it carefully, and then politely said, "General Manager Fang, please come in."
Fang Bai said seriously, "Secretary Lin, since the investment amount is relatively large, I'd like to discuss it with your County Head Mei and other leaders."
"General Manager Fang, welcome to Sha County. I'll first take everyone to the reception room to rest, and I'll report to our leader."
"Okay."
Fang Bai nodded.
A moment later, Fang Bai and the others sat in the reception room drinking tea.
Lin Youzhi reported the situation to County Head Mei Xiaoge.
"A santana from Zhejiang C, with two drivers. Fang Bai is very young, and this is his business card," Lin Youzhi handed Fang Bai's business card to County Head Mei to see.
Mei Xiaoge, who was almost forty, felt that the investor's arrival was somewhat sudden, but it was a good thing.
However, not knowing the other party, he said, "It's a bit sudden. Please invite our esteemed guest to my office. Let's understand the situation first, and then investigate thoroughly afterward."
"Okay."
Lin Youzhi indicated he understood; they were not clear about Fang Bai and his group's situation and would need to verify the authenticity afterward.
A few minutes later,
Fang Bai and Mei Xiaoge sat facing each other; he had Li Xiaolong and Wang Dakai wait for him in the reception room.
Fang Bai first introduced the situation of Xinghai Company to County Head Mei:
"Xinghai Electrical Appliances Company was just established in November last year. It currently owns an electrical appliance mall with a single building area of 1,000 square meters, with a monthly revenue of about three million yuan.
We are investing 30 million yuan to construct a comprehensive mall with a building area of 30,000 square meters, which is expected to be operational by April next year.
Our company plans to cumulatively invest 200 million yuan within five years to build Xinghai Plaza, with a building area of approximately 200,000 square meters.
Xinghai Company has currently paid cumulative taxes amounting to four million yuan to Yongjia County, and the estimated tax payment for this year is expected to reach five million yuan.
This time, I plan to establish Xinghai Mechanical Company in Sha County for investment and inspection, and I plan to pre-acquire several hundred mu of land for investing in an engineering machinery factory…"
Mei Xiaoge was increasingly shocked by the words, his face unable to suppress his joy.
It turned out that Xinghai Company was so powerful!
Although it was established late, it developed too quickly, which was somewhat unbelievable.
Especially regarding the tax amount, he was a bit confused: how could a tax payment of five million yuan be calculated in one year?
This would require an annual revenue of 100 million yuan to have such tax revenue, and a company with an annual revenue of 100 million yuan would be very large in scale.
Sha County was short on money, and even the PD District ZF next door was short on money, both having headaches over this matter.
If Sha County could generate several million more in tax revenue each year, it could build better infrastructure and attract more businesses to settle in.
As for the actual situation of Xinghai Company, he would know after calling the Wen City ZF to investigate afterward. If the other party was a Hong Kong businessman, then there would really be no way to investigate.
"General Manager Fang, thank you very much for presenting such a great gift. On behalf of the Sha County ZF, I thank Xinghai Company. I apologize for the inadequate reception just now," Mei Xiaoge stood up and warmly shook hands with Fang Bai, "I'd like to hear why General Manager Fang chose Sha County."
"County Head Mei, you're too kind. I'm optimistic about Sha County's development and plan to establish my own business here.
Although Sha County's infrastructure, such as roads and electricity, is not yet complete, once Nanpu Bridge is built, Sha County will experience leapfrog development," Fang Bai slowly explained, "I won't hide it from County Head Mei, I just finished my college entrance examination, and if all goes well, I will be attending Jiao Tong University.
I plan to temporarily rent a factory building near Jiao Tong University to establish a mechanical research institute, and once the transportation here in Sha County improves slightly, I will try to start investing in factory construction within two years."
"Oh, you just finished your college entrance examination!"
Mei Xiaoge heard even more surprising information; if the other party hadn't arrived by car, he would have thought they were just boasting.
The two parties continued to chat for ten minutes. Fang Bai felt it was enough and planned to come back tomorrow.
The other party also needed time to investigate his information; he couldn't just rely on words to make them believe him, as Fang Bai had no reputation in Sha County.
After the initial discussion, County Head Mei personally escorted Fang Bai to his car, shook hands again, and arranged for him to return at two o'clock tomorrow afternoon for a more detailed discussion.
Originally, he had planned to host a banquet for Fang Bai and his group, but Fang Bai declined, saying they would discuss it after the inspection.
After Fang Bai and his group drove away from the county compound, Mei Xiaoge returned to his office and summoned Lin Youzhi for questioning.
"How's the investigation going?"
Lin Youzhi said, "I just called the Wen City ZF to verify, and Xinghai Company is very well-known in Wen City. It owns an electrical appliance mall and is currently expanding its investment. General Manager Fang's statement about investing 30 million yuan is indeed true.
However, they weren't very clear about Fang Bai himself and suggested I call the Yongjia County ZF to verify.
Leader, you just came in, and I was about to make that call."
"Hmm, I'll call myself," Mei Xiaoge sat down and dialed the Yongjia County ZF's number.
Making a long-distance call was very troublesome. After two transfers, he finally got through to the Yongjia County office phone, and the person who answered was Secretary Wu Xingyun.
After Mei Xiaoge's explanation, Wu Xingyun said with a slight surprise, "You mean General Manager Fang Bai? I didn't expect him to go to Shanghai. He just finished his college entrance examination. The situation of Xinghai Company is indeed as County Head Mei said. He's quite a busybody.
County Head Mei, congratulations, General Manager Fang has given you a great gift."
"Thank you, Secretary Wu. It's indeed disrespectful to inquire about internal information regarding General Manager Fang, but without understanding, there's no other way. After all, what General Manager Fang said was too surprising. General Manager Fang said that Xinghai Company has cumulatively paid four million yuan in taxes to Yongjia County, and I really can't figure out how a mall with a monthly revenue of three million yuan could have paid four million yuan in taxes."
"I understand, that's reasonable. The four million yuan General Manager Fang mentioned, 3.2 million yuan of that was tax from Xinghai Company's lottery activities, and the remaining nearly one million yuan in tax revenue should be from the mall's taxes."
"Oh, so that's how it is."
Mei Xiaoge continued to inquire, finally dispelling his concerns and fully understanding the situation of Fang Bai and Xinghai Company. What he said was true.
After thanking Secretary Wu again and hanging up the phone, Mei Xiaoge breathed a sigh of relief, his hands clenching in excitement.
After calming his emotions, he called his secretary and gave instructions:
"Xiao Lin, notify all County Leaders and relevant department heads to hold an investment discussion meeting tomorrow morning at ten o'clock."
"Okay!"