I can become stronger by paying salaries. I have one billion employees!

Chapter 505 110 billion, 40 square meters of land! Everyone's stealing, why are you the only one criticizing me?
Inside an office on the top floor of Zhuxianzhuang Science and Technology Park.

After listening to the conditions proposed by Meng Yuanzhi, Chen Yansen smiled and shook his head. He leaned back and said slowly, "Mr. Meng, Xingyuan Technology has just been established and hasn't even decided on an office location yet. There's no rush. We can talk again once the preliminary preparations are in place."

Waiting until everything is ready?

Will Luzhou still have a place then?
Meng Yuanzhi wasn't stupid. He immediately realized that Chen Yansen wasn't interested in his terms, so he added more bargaining chips: "500,000 square meters of industrial land, free to use for 50 years; exemption from corporate tax and value-added tax for the first three years, and a 30% tax reduction for the next three years; the loan amount increased to 8 billion yuan."

“Mr. Meng, to be honest, Jinling and Greentown have also offered similar conditions, and even more generous ones.”

Chen Yansen responded calmly.

In fact, no matter what conditions Meng Yuanzhi offered, he would not agree to anyone first.

Even children know to compare prices at different stores before buying candy; business people should do the same.

"Jinling?"

Meng Yuanzhi's brows furrowed instantly, his heart filled with displeasure.

In the past two years, Wuhu, Ma'anshan and Chuzhou have become closer and closer to Nanjing. Everyone says that Chuzhou is Nanjing's back garden. Isn't this obviously slapping Luzhou in the face?
It is well known that he always takes great care of his "underlings".

Take Mi Hu for example. He was afraid that the other person would suffer from cold and hunger, so he simply swallowed him whole.

Even so, why are they still not satisfied?

Chen Yansen is from Hui'an, so why is Nanjing trying to take his resources?
Meng Yuanzhi became increasingly frustrated, but he could understand Chen Yansen's concerns and thoughts.

Who wouldn't want the best land and funding policies?
Thinking of this, Meng Yuanzhi breathed a sigh of relief and slowly said, "President Chen, I will arrange for the staff in charge of investment promotion to go to Xucheng in person to discuss this in detail with you."

"No problem, I'm ready anytime."

Chen Yansen readily agreed.

Besides Meng Yuanzhi, the heads of central offices in Greentown, Shanghai, Nanjing, Shenzhen, and other places have all said the same thing.

In fact, setting up Xingyuan Technology's headquarters in the Yangtze River Delta is the best option, as the industrial chain is mature, equipment and material suppliers are concentrated, talent reserves are sufficient, and infrastructure is well-developed.

The second choice is the Pearl River Delta, which has a large market demand and high logistics efficiency, but a weak wafer manufacturing foundation.

Further down the list are Jiangcheng, Chang'an, and Rongcheng, but these places have slow supply chain response times and poor talent stability.

Due to low salaries, the turnover rate of chip engineers is as high as 25%, with most of them moving to the Yangtze River Delta or Pearl River Delta regions.

And what about Luzhou?

In 2013, it had no foundation.

Semiconductor companies such as Jinghe, Changxin Memory, Fuxin Microelectronics, and Zhixin were not established at this time. They would only gradually show signs of development after the National Integrated Circuit Industry Investment Fund and local central government departments jointly promoted their development.

After hanging up the phone, Chen Yansen muttered to himself: These guys know how to chase trends. The National Integrated Circuit Industry Investment Fund just launched, and they've already sniffed out the hype and come running.

As for who he will ultimately choose, he has his own criteria.

First, we look at who provides the most funding, then we look at who provides the largest land area, and finally we examine supporting facilities, the degree of industrial chain agglomeration, talent reserves, and transportation conditions.

Choosing a good location can save a lot of time and energy.

This can't be rushed!
Chen Yansen put down his phone, turned on his computer, logged into the data backend, and began to review the business and financial data of each project from yesterday.

Including replying to emails and approving contracts, the whole process took no more than twenty minutes.

After finishing his work, he closed the background window and casually clicked on the PC version of Toutiao.

Sohu Video has responded for the first time, stating that the rumors of a merger with Tencent Video are untrue and that it has already signed an exclusive cooperation agreement with Huayi Brothers.

A smile crept across Chen Yansen's lips. It seemed that Zhang Chaoyang was extremely optimistic about the long-form video market, not only rejecting Tencent but also spending a fortune to acquire the exclusive film and television rights from Huayi Brothers.

The second news item is that dozens of video websites, including Tencent, Sohu, and LeTV, have launched a "Joint Action Against Online Video Piracy," which will take legal action and technical countermeasures against Kuaibo and Qiandu Video.

To put it bluntly, the video copyrights that various platforms spent tens or even hundreds of millions of yuan to buy were simply taken advantage of by Kuaibo and Qiandu Video without a word. They were clearly treating people like fools. Who could tolerate that?
When they met a few days ago, Zhang Chaoyang complained about Li Yanhong's shameless behavior and had sued Baidu three months earlier.

This time the commotion is obviously bigger, with dozens of companies filing a joint lawsuit. Most of the more astute ones will likely use the safe harbor principle to evade responsibility, but those who can't will be in big trouble.

With so many companies joining forces, the core objective is to bring down Kuaibo and Qiandu Video.

He didn't care about Kuaibo's fate, but he didn't mind adding fuel to the fire for Baidu.

He had previously had evidence collected about iQiyi misappropriating users' broadband resources, but he had not released it to the public for a long time, waiting for the best opportunity.

What a coincidence, it's just right now.

Chen Yansen brought up Yunzhou's chat interface and gave Liang Bo a few instructions.

Half an hour later, the report of "iQiyi getting users' broadband for free" topped the list of trending news.

Immediately afterwards, a wave of discussion also swept through Weibo.

"Really? iQiyi is a big company, would they do something like this?"

"You beast! I just tested it, and even when the TV is in sleep mode with the screen off, it still has an upload speed of 3MB per second!"

"My wireless broadband is charged by data usage. Can I sue them?"

"That son of a bitch Ma Wenteng, all he does is commit evil deeds!"

"Hey bro upstairs, you've got the wrong person. iQiyi belongs to Robin Li."

"Luckily, I only use Kuaibo normally."

Netizens are discussing it extensively in the comments section.

Sina, NetEase, and Sohu, the three major portal websites, successively reprinted this news.

There were even more self-media outlets following suit with their reports. On platforms including Mimo, Miaopai, Kuaishou, and Weishi, a bunch of bloggers emerged to do reviews and use videos to provide concrete evidence that iQiyi was using users' broadband resources for free.

In an instant, public opinion exploded!
Baidu was sued by Sohu for condoning pirated videos, and then it made headlines again for stealing broadband.

Baidu and iQiyi were in a panic and quickly initiated public relations procedures to deal with the situation, but the fact that they stole broadband was an undeniable fact, and they had no grounds for complaint.

Left with no other option, iQiyi had to bite the bullet and release its user agreement.

Hidden within the lengthy and densely packed terms and conditions is a clause authorizing the use of broadband.

The results of it?
It would have been better if they hadn't explained; users were outraged after seeing iQiyi's official response.

"That's outrageous! Who the hell would click on the user agreement when logging in? The font size is smaller than a mosquito's anus, how could anyone possibly read it?"

"They secretly put it in the agreement, and you can't use it unless you click on it. Most people just click on it. What's the difference between that and a scam?"

"If Li Yanhong were to write an IOU inside, would we all owe him money?"

"The user agreed? They can't use it even if they don't agree! Isn't this just forcing them to agree?"

complaint!

report!

The phone number for the Beijing Market Association was immediately busy due to numerous calls from netizens.

"Everyone's stealing, why are you the only one being criticized?"

Li Yanhong said indignantly.

Simply put, the cost of bandwidth in China is too high. In order to reduce costs, it is almost an open secret in the industry to use PCDN technology to free up users' broadband resources.

Robin Li originally wanted to drag his peers out of the mess to take the blame, but he was afraid of offending too many people.

Therefore, the statement submitted by the public relations department went through three revisions: initially, they wanted to vaguely mention that "this is a common phenomenon in the industry," then they tried to emphasize that "the technology itself is neutral," and finally, all that remained was a dry statement: "The user agreed to it." The air in the office seemed to freeze.

He stared at the ever-increasing trending search indexes for "Baidu steals broadband" and "iQiyi steals broadband" on the screen, his face growing increasingly grim.

the other side.

Chen Yansen received several more calls from the Central Secretariat. It has to be said, quite a few cities are interested in Xingyuan Technology's project.

It's 2013, after all, not 2023.

The combined investment of 300 billion yuan across the two phases is enough to entice many cities to consider investing in such projects.

Moreover, he also invited Liang Jinsong to serve as CEO. Just because of Liang Jinsong's reputation, many places are willing to offer him generous terms.

It's worth noting that Liang Jinsong has been deeply involved in the semiconductor industry for over two decades, possessing a thorough understanding of the entire chain from wafer manufacturing to packaging and testing. Several technological breakthroughs he spearheaded a few years ago remain industry benchmarks to this day.

Chen Yansen's attitude was warm and polite, but no matter what he said, he never made a definite promise.

It wasn't until 5 p.m., when dusk had fallen outside the window, that he pushed open the door and went out, taking the elevator to the underground parking lot.

Seeing this, Xiao Li quickly got out of the car to open the door for him, and only after the boss was seated did he walk back to the driver's seat.

“Back to the Delta.”

Chen Yansen gave instructions to Xiao Li.

Xiao Li responded and drove the Ghost out of the Science Park, speeding along the Virtual City Avenue.

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……

The next morning, as soon as Chen Yansen arrived at the company, Meng Yun came over to remind him: "Boss, Zhou Junkun, who is in charge of investment promotion at the Shanghai Central Office, has arrived. He is accompanied by Xu Hongwei, the head of the Shanghai Investment Promotion Association, and their entourage. They are currently in the A1 meeting room on the second floor."

Chen Yansen stood up and said to Meng Yun, "Call General Manager Gao, and also invite the directors of finance, legal affairs and strategic development. Meet in the A1 meeting room."

After saying that, he walked towards the elevator.

Meng Yun followed closely behind, holding his phone as he walked, sending messages to Gao Weilin and others from the cloud boat.

When Chen Yansen arrived on the second floor, he had just stepped out of the elevator when he saw Gao Weilin and the others already waiting at the door.

"Are you done with Semir Online? I'll find you a deputy later. I've been feeling like something's missing since you've been away from Xucheng lately."

Chen Yansen patted Gao Weilin on the shoulder and said.

"Boss, to be honest, I feel the same way."

Gao Weilin chuckled and shamelessly flattered him.

He understood the subtext in Chen Yansen's words: the boss wanted to assign him a co-CEO to be responsible for the daily operations of Semir Online, while he would remain the actual decision-maker and also serve as the CFO of Senlian Capital.

In terms of group status, even Zhou Shouzhi, Liao Wei, Pei Yi, and others were below him.

Chen Yansen smiled and rolled his eyes at Lao Gao.

This guy has been in the virtual city for three years. He has become more and more lively, his style of doing things has become more and more stable, and his work ability has improved rapidly.

After all, with experience in dozens of projects, big and small, as long as you're not stupid, you'll eventually develop some real skills.

Moreover, Gao Weilin was originally a top student at Hong Kong Polytechnic University, so his foundation was already solid.

Chen Yansen walked straight ahead, with Gao Weilin and Meng Yun following behind on either side.

The directors of finance, legal, and strategic development walked in the third row, each accompanied by a subordinate.

The group of nine people walked briskly toward the A1 reception room.

Chen Yansen pushed open the door and walked in. He saw a row of six people sitting by the window.

The leader was a middle-aged man in his forties, wearing a light gray jacket, with a dignified air, similar to Xu Zhenhui.

"Boss, this is Mr. Zhou Junkun from the Shanghai Central Office, and this is Mr. Xu Hongwei from the Investment Promotion Association."

Meng Yun introduced it softly.

"Mr. Zhou, Mr. Xu, it's a pleasure to meet you."

Chen Yansen extended his right hand and shook hands with the two men, exchanging pleasantries.

"Speaking of which, we do have a connection, as Orange Payment's Shanghai branch is under my jurisdiction."

"Compared to Luzhou, it's clearly more suitable to locate Orange Payment's headquarters in Shanghai. What do you think, Mr. Chen?"

Zhou Junkun said with a smile.

Moving to Shanghai?

Meng Yuanzhi had no choice but to rush to Xucheng that very night.

"That depends on the company's business direction and actual development needs. We can discuss this later."

Chen Yansen politely declined.

Zhou Junkun nodded and sat down.

"Mr. Chen, please take a look. This is a preferential policy specially formulated for Xingyuan Technology by the Shanghai Investment Promotion Association."

Xu Hongwei, who was standing to the side, received a signal from his boss and then handed him a stack of documents.

Six copies.

Chen Yansen took the documents and then pushed the remaining copies in front of Gao Weilin.

Gao Weilin took only one copy, and the directors of the finance, legal, and strategic development departments each stepped forward and took the remaining documents.

The group quickly began flipping through the papers, and soon only the soft rustling of pages filled the meeting room.

There is a lot of content, but the valuable information is mainly concentrated in five points.

First, 40 square meters of port-adjacent industrial land will be provided for a period of fifty years, to be used for the construction of factories and office buildings.

Second, it will provide low-interest loans of up to 100 billion yuan, with an interest rate of 3.1%.

Third, undertake the construction tasks of production, R&D, dormitory buildings, etc., and ensure that they meet the production standards by October 2014;

Fourth, the 10 billion yuan factory construction subsidy is provided free of charge;

Fifth, for the first three years after Xingyuan Technology goes into production, all corporate taxes and value-added taxes will be waived; for the next three years, taxes will be halved.

In addition, there are extra resources such as talent settlement subsidies, recruitment subsidies, and supporting facilities.

In summary, Shanghai City is willing to pay a 10 billion yuan 'signing fee' and cover all the funding for the first phase of the project, but interest must be paid.

Perhaps the greatest sincerity Zhou Junkun offered was the 40 square meters of industrial land on the outer ring road.

After all, that's Shanghai, where land is incredibly valuable!

Chen Yansen frowned slightly and put the document down.

Seeing this, Zhou Junkun's heart skipped a beat, and he thought to himself: Could it be that he is not satisfied?

(End of this chapter)