2003: Starting with Foreign Trade

Chapter 619 Where would be a suitable location for a joint venture factory?
"How to manage a group company? This topic is too broad, but if I had to say something, my idea would be to reduce useless social interactions."

"I will ask my colleagues to communicate via email and internal company communication software as much as possible. On the one hand, this promotes paperless office work and saves costs, and on the other hand, it improves work efficiency."

In their villa in Yicheng, Tan Lihua and his wife were watching an interview with Tan Jincheng on Yicheng TV. Their son was speaking eloquently in front of the camera.

The little guy, Tan Jinyue, was bouncing around the living room on a toy horse, constantly calling out "brother."

They were interviewed at home by Yicheng TV on the third day of the Lunar New Year. None of them participated, and they only found out the details by watching the TV program.

In Tan Jincheng's opinion, the interviewing skills of Yicheng TV were too low. The questions asked were all very general, and the main purpose seemed to be to gather information for the city after the interview.

Their main purpose was to find out about Wei Lai’s joint venture factory with Mitsubishi, but Tan Jincheng obviously wouldn’t tell them about it, and there were no plans to build another factory in Yicheng.

This place is really not suitable for investment.

"That's fine. When Jincheng goes on business trips in the future, we can just find a TV program for her to watch."

Zhang Suzhi looked at her overjoyed little daughter and said with a smile that she had cried for a long time when her son and daughter-in-law left. She had never seen her son and daughter-in-law so attached to their brother and sister-in-law.

Mr. and Mrs. Tan Jincheng have already returned to Ningbo, but the elderly couple cannot leave because they still have many relatives and friends in the city to visit.

Zhang Xupeng also returned to Ningbo with Tan Jincheng.

Boss Zhang also went back to his hometown this year, and his prestige was no less than that of Boss Tan. On the second day of the Lunar New Year, Zhang Xupeng went to Nie Ruoxi's house and also visited Tan Jincheng's house.

Although only Zhang Xupeng came, the significance of a visit on the second day of the Lunar New Year is the same all over the country, and Nie Yunlai was still very happy.

Such enormous wealth.

For Nie Yunlai, his only daughter was his only daughter. Before he met Tan Jincheng, his only wish was to get his daughter back to work in the county. In fact, this was quite difficult for him, as Nie Yunlai did not hold a high position at the time.

No one expected that their family's fate would be changed after meeting Tan Jincheng.

Zhang Xupeng's net worth is not as high as Tan Jincheng's, but according to Forbes' assessment, Zhang Xupeng, who holds shares in several companies such as Flash Group, Jinpeng Industry, and Flash Technology, has a net worth of around 10 billion yuan.

Nie Yunlai had considered finding a good family for his daughter, but finding a billionaire as a son-in-law was something he wouldn't even dare to dream of.

Actually, Nie Yunlai was somewhat worried beforehand. He wondered if young, self-made millionaires like Tan Jincheng and Zhang Xupeng had chaotic private lives, and initially he was hesitant to mess with them.

It wasn't until Zhang Xupeng built a garment factory in Wangjiang that someone in the county tried to recruit him for something, but the young man didn't fall for it and started paying attention to him. However, at that time, he didn't think too much about it, just felt that he was indeed a self-made man with some tricks up his sleeve.

Birds of a feather flock together. The reason I had some thoughts about Zhang Xupeng was after I learned about Tan Jincheng.

In Nie Yun's view, Tan Jincheng was truly an anomaly. Not only was he rich, but he was also quite handsome. Logically, someone like him should have had a lot of unwanted romantic attention, but that wasn't the case at all.

Tan Jincheng, who found a girlfriend early on and leads a very regular private life, is quite admirable.

As for how Nie Yunlai confirmed it, this is something that can't be faked. It's easy to tell from someone's eyes and spirit. People with regular private lives will definitely have clear eyes.

If it were someone his own age, Nie Yunlai couldn't guarantee he'd be able to tell, but he was confident he could tell from younger people like Tan Jincheng and Zhang Xupeng.

In reality, wealthy people who actually get things done don't have the chaotic private lives that Nie Yunlai imagined. It's possible that they might keep several mistresses, but it's simply impossible for them to be indulging in pleasure all the time. They don't even have enough time to sleep, let alone time to deal with some philandering.

Frankly speaking, it's a loss for Tan Jincheng and his group to spend money and time on unrelated women.
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Beicang.

January 31st, the sixth day of the first lunar month.

Tan Jincheng returned on the evening of the fourth day of the Lunar New Year. His return to Ningbo was somewhat rushed, as he had originally planned to stay at home for another day.

I only slept in the new villa for one night, it felt like staying in a hotel, and I wasn't even familiar with the surroundings yet, which was a real shame.

He left in a hurry because he was afraid the city would send people looking for him again. As long as he avoided them in Yicheng, his home base, he could avoid a lot of trouble. Once he got to Beicang, it wouldn't be so easy to see Tan Jincheng again. "Have you decided where to locate the joint venture factory between Weilai and Mitsubishi? And will the two companies build it together or separately?"

At Leader Gu's home, the two sat facing each other in the study, drinking tea in a relatively relaxed atmosphere.

“Let’s build it together. I talked to Yutaka Nagasawa during the Chinese New Year. There’s no need to build it separately. Mitsubishi also plans to introduce several new models to expand its market share in China.”

If we don't step up our efforts soon, Honda, Toyota, and Nissan will take over the entire market.

They were among the first to enter the market, yet they fared the worst. Initially, they couldn't adapt to Tan Jincheng's domineering nature, but after learning about his background, they were convinced and believed that cooperating with Wei Lai offered an opportunity to expand their market share.

You know what, once Xiao Rizi accepted it, her attitude improved a lot.

When building a factory, there will be local government investment, bank loans, land incentives, and various tax policies. As long as the company has the strength, it really won't cost you much money.

Investing in two factories at once would indeed put pressure on Weilai Motors' finances, but it's not impossible to build them; Mitsubishi will contribute half of the money.

"As for where to locate the factories, one will definitely be in Meishan. I'll ask the district to help me secure some preferential policies. I haven't decided on the other one yet."

Besides maintaining a good relationship, Tan Jincheng also came to visit to ask for a discount.

Developed provinces certainly don't offer as many preferential policies as those remote, less developed cities, but they're still quite substantial. Try to secure as many as you can.

In fact, Tan Jincheng, who also owned a factory in another city, had his own ideas and had already made up his mind.

That's Changzhou.

Although there were some unpleasant things at the electric vehicle factory before, this isn't a change of leadership, is it?

The automotive industry chain is basically concentrated in the Yangtze River Delta. Flash Motors already has a lot of layout around Ningbo in Zhejiang Province, including the second phase of the electric vehicle factory, the construction of two automobile factories, and the headquarters and Internet business.

The concentration of so many industries in one district is already sufficient. Even if new industries emerge in the future, it would be unsuitable to locate them in Beicang.

In its hometown of Anhui Province, one of the future centers of the real economy, FlashCar has also made numerous investments.

The factory resources in Luzhou, Chuzhou, and Yicheng are already sufficient, yet Jiangsu Shanchi Group has no industrial layout in these three locations.

Changzhou is also one of the important bases for new energy vehicles in the future. If Flashcar can establish itself in Changzhou, it will be able to achieve a comprehensive layout in the Yangtze River Delta region.

The power batteries of Luzhou, the new energy vehicles of Changzhou, and the light industry and internet industry of Ningbo—just thinking about it is wonderful.

"Anyone you're interested in?" Leader Gu asked, staring at Tan Jincheng.

This kid is up to no good. He's planning to build two factories together. How could he make such a decision without communicating with Mitsubishi?

Since they've communicated, they must have a preferred city.

Tan Jincheng laughed and said, "Haha, yes, but we have to wait for them to extend an olive branch. We can't just go to them ourselves."

After the project officially starts and a contract is signed with Mitsubishi, we can find an excuse to go around and inspect different cities. They will naturally find cities that are of interest to us.

The name of Wei Lai may not be effective, but the names of Shan Chi and Mitsubishi can definitely be used.

Especially with Mitsubishi, Tan Jincheng would inevitably have to use this brand to intimidate others.

"Where is it? Can't you tell me?" Leader Gu asked, squinting.

The young man has become dishonest. Although he used to be a bit of a jerk, he was quite honest when it came to projects.

(End of this chapter)