I was reborn without dreams

Chapter 117 New Version

The main content of the meeting was the division of interests, which was not much different from bargaining in a vegetable market. Although the university played the leading role, Jiangning City, in order to protect and support it, had to maintain its say in land use, which meant that Jiangning City itself could not keep a low profile even if it wanted to.

Furthermore, Zhang Da'an needed Jiangning City to capitalize on the current trend and conceal his true intentions. Therefore, when discussing land development in the main urban area, Zhang Da'an did not proactively mention his reverse price increase. Instead, Sima Cong, acting as a representative, brought up the issue of labor rights requiring local financial support, mentioning that Zhang Da'an had offered a high price for the land.

How high? An extra 500,000 yuan per mu will be given to strengthen Jiangning City's exemplary role in the "Science and Education Revitalizing the Nation Strategy"...

In the main urban area, the prices in the mature, developed areas are less than one million yuan per mu, ranging from seven or eight hundred thousand yuan per mu. Even the most expensive ones don't exceed two million yuan per mu. Basically, prime locations are priced between one million and one and a half million yuan per mu.

If it is a reserve land area or a new area to be developed, then the price is much higher, with average prices of 500,000 yuan per mu being commonplace.

As for the East District and South District...

At that time, not a single decent real estate company had entered the market, and even the real estate agents were scattered and disorganized, so you can imagine the situation.

As for industrial land, "Zhang An Health" was already sold at a high price. The Chengdong District owes him a favor. Guan Changsheng is currently eyeing the third phase of the project, and the price per mu is still 100,000 yuan, more than double the original price.

It is precisely because "Zhang An Health" has repeatedly given them face that the "thousand-acre industrial park" plan can now be discussed smoothly; otherwise, it would never have come to the forefront.

Social obligations are meaningless if you just talk about them; you have to actually spend money.

The fact that the case of Guan Changsheng being beaten went so smoothly was due to both the fact that the Chengdong District needed Zhang Da'an's help and that Zhang Da'an always gave them face.

This is just repeating the same old trick. Of course, without "core technology," this is just throwing good money after bad. Zhang Da'an is in an irreplaceable position, which is why he can do this, and the bigger he plays, the less risk there is.

To put it bluntly, they're all in the same boat.

After negotiations with representatives from various universities, the final decision was made on a high-rise residential building, excluding super high-rise and mid-rise buildings.

If necessary, a large single-level residential building can be specially built, and the design plan was entrusted to Jiangning Institute of Technology.

The credit line granted by Jiangning City is 300 million yuan on the surface, but in reality, as long as Zhang Da'an is willing, adding a zero to the end is not a problem.

Therefore, no one questioned or worried about the use of special housing funds throughout the process. After all, Zhang Da'an this year, even if he paid in full for the land and built the building, he would still have money left over.

Meanwhile, the extra 500,000 yuan per mu that Zhang Da'an gave was supposedly to strengthen Jiangning City's exemplary role in the "Science and Education Revitalizing the Nation Strategy," but in reality, he didn't care about the money at all and treated it as if it didn't exist.

At that time, new house prices in Jiangning City were still quite cheap. If you weren't particularly picky, there were plenty of houses with two or three thousand square meters available.

Of course, if you're picky, then it's not about the money.

The most heated debates surrounding housing benefits mainly revolve around how to obtain housing, how to verify eligibility, how to assess achievements, how to determine the validity period, and how to establish reviewing bodies…

You can't just come and get a room, then turn around and leave, and "get" a free apartment in Jiangning city.

That would mean completely disregarding Zhang Da'an as a human being.

It is taboo.

Therefore, the dispute between universities and Jiangning City is about how to protect Zhang Da'an's interests, and in terms of multi-party supervision, a considerable number of mature mechanisms have been drawn on.

Of course, law schools at various universities were particularly excited, since theoretically, joining Zhang Da'an's legal team would be extremely cost-effective.

Not all law graduates can make a fortune and live in a mansion. Law studies depend entirely on personal effort, much like finance studies, and it mainly depends on how much wealth your family has.

It doesn't matter if you're not very skilled, because you'll have a mentor to guide you.

Now that Zhang Da'an has entered the scene, one direct significance is that it creates a level playing field, since everyone is monitoring each other and no one wants their school to lose out.

The meeting was not open to the public, but it only lasted one day, and the situation changed drastically in the following days.

Taking Jiangning University of Finance and Economics as an example, it was unlikely to have a direct connection with Zhang Da'an. In addition, since Zhang Da'an became the top scorer in the college entrance examination twice after studying both arts and sciences, he has been using people who graduated from Yuzhang University of Finance and Economics. The middle-aged men with financial expertise in various departments of Shazhou City are also alumni of Yuzhang University of Finance and Economics. So even if there is a replacement, it should be the next generation.

At a recent meeting, some school representatives got so excited that they couldn't control their mouths, which naturally became common knowledge among people in the higher education circle.

There were even newly married young scholars who would ride their bicycles to the old town to take a look at the plot of land that might be sold to Zhang Da'an.

They've even figured out how to decorate the children's room.

Because of the widespread rumors, Zhang Da'an's original plan to return to the Mazhou branch school on February 27th was delayed for several days. As of March 6th, he was still in Jiangning City, and his entire travel plan was disrupted.

So much so that for the multimedia class on March 3rd, Zhang Da'an borrowed a classroom from Jiangning University, then connected it to the main campus of Xindongweigang Middle School, and then broadcast it.

After all that work, it was incredibly painful.

"Mr. Zhang, I'm so sorry, so sorry, but there's nothing I can do. The young scholars are incredibly enthusiastic. We've made you feel wronged, Mr. Zhang..."

The visit was well done, and they also brought good news: the "thousand-acre industrial park" plan is basically approved without much difficulty.

This is essentially compensation; even if Zhang Da'an does nothing and becomes a landlord, it's not impossible.

In terms of reciprocity, the government rarely falls short in its duties.

"I wouldn't say I feel wronged, but the confidentiality measures for the meeting content were inadequate. The matter hasn't even been finalized yet, and now everyone knows about it. When some plots of land are auctioned off, someone might try to raise the price on the spot. I personally have already agreed to two million per mu, but be careful that the extra hundreds of thousands of yuan difference doesn't benefit someone else."

Zhang Da'an wasn't trying to sabotage anyone, but rather to warn that the price changes in Jiangning City could potentially trigger a wave of price increases.

After the implementation of monetary compensation for demolition, there are often cases of people receiving exorbitant compensation. In many cases, it's not because they are lucky, but because the authorities have revealed their true intentions.

Once the cards are revealed, it's clear who has the upper hand and room to maneuver.

"Thank you for the reminder, Mr. Zhang. We will strengthen our confidentiality measures in the future and resolutely prevent similar problems from happening again..."

The person who came to communicate with Zhang Da'an was still Sima Cong. His former "benefactor" had thought he would retire in the East District after he went to work on a sewing machine. Now that he could take another small step forward, he was quite satisfied.

He also knew that this was due to the efforts of his old subordinate Liu Yuanshan. Previously, he had gone all in on "Zhang An Health" and settled Guan Changsheng's matter. It was all thanks to Liu Yuanshan's hard work after careful analysis.

Now, we have achieved an unprecedented high return.

Perhaps I can still give a speech from the front row before retiring, and then peacefully step down and hand over the reins to a more capable person—that's enough. As for more opportunities to shine, I've stopped thinking about it.

Because of Liu Yuanshan's connection, Zhang Da'an's conversation with Sima Cong wasn't so formal and polite. They brewed a pot of tea and chatted for a bit.

"I'll draw a line for you regarding salary expenditures for high-end talent."

Zhang Da'an pulled out a form, which was a draft list of the product development team, and all the expected revenue was calculated.

The table was quite clear and concise. Sima Cong knew it was a confidential document, so he returned it after reading it and memorized it.

Ten million.

This is the basic line.

This basic line made Sima Cong subconsciously a little nervous and excited. His already middle-aged and overweight figure was even sweating a little in the chilly spring season because of his nervousness.

There are no such companies in the entire Jiangkou Province. Only large research institutions, especially universities, might have a chance to get involved.

But this is problematic. Not everyone in a university is engaged in scientific research, and even those who are engaged in research are not necessarily producing valuable work.

The R&D personnel salaries exceeded ten million, not even including the equipment, materials, processes, and other expenses required for R&D investment.

Software tools like Chinese character input methods, if they are currently popular, don't require many new mathematical models.

For example, bidirectional search, automatic URL completion, keyword association, and the most characteristic feature of next-generation input methods: a frequently used word database.

These require the use of mathematical models, rather than purely functional implementations in code.

Being easy to use and being usable are two different things.

Even if Zhang Da'an doesn't cooperate with Jiangning University, he will have to cooperate with Wudu University in this area. At the same time, he will also need to establish a dedicated database. Whether data centers will be established across the country in the future depends on the cost of implementing the new functions.

The money needed to build up storage hard drives will be astronomical.

Therefore, according to the normal R&D investment of technology companies, the salary expenses of R&D personnel will be included, which is only natural.

However, since Zhang Da'an drew a line, there must be some explanation.

This basic target of ten million is not included in R&D investment and is separate from other sources.

In other words, Zhang Da'an needs a table showing the R&D investment funds after deducting the percentage of R&D personnel salaries.

The reason for doing this is simple: the compensation he offers is too high. If a product becomes a huge hit, even a fraction of a percent of the project's profit sharing could distort the entire R&D investment budget.

The details will certainly make things clear, but once the financial statements are released, who cares about the details?

Aside from competitors, Zhang Da'an himself probably wouldn't even look at the details; he'd rather spend that time playing a game with someone.

Sima Cong knew how much confidence he would have when he had detailed discussions with various universities because he saw something special about it.

Although Sima Cong could not predict whether "Zhang Xiaobai Technology Co., Ltd." would succeed or whether it could go public in the United States or Hong Kong like other technology companies, he felt that with such courage, it would be no problem for him to take another step forward before retiring.

A slightly nervous Sima Cong gulped down a mouthful of tea, and only after chatting with Zhang Zhengdong and Liu Yuanshan did he calm down a bit.

At his level, it's not that he hasn't witnessed the establishment of large enterprises; in his youth, he also participated in the establishment of major petrochemical projects in Jiangkou Province, and his resume is quite impressive.

After the progress in the eastern part of the city stalled, the implementation of large-scale industrial projects ceased.

But it was precisely because he was knowledgeable and experienced that he knew how formidable this small ten million yuan labor expenditure baseline was.

Zhang Da'an, this "literary star," will be a truly valuable asset in the next few years.

"Yuanshan is now conducting pilot work in Pengli County through the youth development foundations of both places. We are grateful for your support, Mr. Zhang, in making progress in the 'Project Hope' project. Please rest assured that Yuanshan will absolutely not waste the valuable resources you have invested..."

"Don't be so polite with me. As long as he maintains a friendship with my uncle, then my uncle's friend is my friend. This statement is valid indefinitely."

"..."

Sima Cong still hadn't gotten used to Zhang Da'an's impersonal communication style, but as someone involved in the power structure, he didn't really have any reservations.

In particular, the resources brought by Zhang Da'an led to the establishment of a talent introduction policy between Yuzhang Province and Jiangkou Province, which can be considered a "local method" through communication and exchange between the leading units of the youth development foundations of the two places.

However, there has always been a "talent policy for old revolutionary base areas," which is consistent with the talent assistance policy for border areas.

In the past, few talented young people actually went to places that were unimaginably poor.

In the mountainous areas along the Yangtze River, apart from the Dabie Mountains which make the news, the Jinggang Mountains only get a brief appearance during holidays.

As I said before, it's a version issue.

Generations and versions of gods.

What makes Liu Yuanshan special is that he may have broken the age record this time, although multiple factors played a role, such as Project Hope, bringing in investment, the assistance of Yuzhang University of Finance and Economics, and the fact that Yuzhang Province was also conducting preliminary work on this topic at the time of joining the World Trade Organization...

Regardless of the number of coincidences, Liu Yuanshan's appointment as a "legitimate official" in Pengli County at the age of thirty-one, even as an agent and due to the pilot program, still broke records.

However, within Yuzhang Province, there was little envy or jealousy among the young people. The reason was simply that Liu Yuanshan had been parachuted in, and given special talent assistance and a "high-level" assignment, he would eventually return to Jiangkou Province.

However, things are bound to go astray, especially when everyone is just feeling the elephant, it's difficult to make a judgment based on the overall picture.

Sima Cong happened to be in charge of the reception work in Jiangning City. In addition, he had just jumped up from the Chengdong District, so he had a more comprehensive understanding of Zhang Da'an's resource scale.

When Sima Cong heard Zhang Da'an say that his uncle's friend was his friend, he knew that Liu Yuanshan could not be sidelined in Pengli County, and there was no possibility that he was being used as a rubber stamp.

(End of this chapter)