It was said that it was a farewell to Xiong Wenbin, but everyone got together, but they still couldn't escape discussion.

Don’t look at Changqing Group’s investment business in the Asia-Pacific region that has suffered considerable setbacks, but its main body in Europe is not at all hurt. It is still easy to tap the capital potential of 300 million US dollars with assets of 700 million US dollars.

Even if the harsh economic situation in the Asia-Pacific region is heart-wrenching, Chen Huai still hopes to convince Changqing Group to invest no less than US$100 million in Xinpu Port business this time.

"The construction scale of the chemical terminals and crude oil terminals of Xinpu Refining and Chemical are very large, which can provide considerable margin for the development of the petrochemical park; and the Xudong Railway Duplex Project is difficult to complete within three to five years, and the construction of the Tiemei Port Area is currently appropriate; and in terms of the construction of the comprehensive port area, there is no need to inject 100 million US dollars in a short period of time..." Sun Qiyi said.

In the future, Xinpu Port will form three major port areas: chemical port area, comprehensive port area, and iron and coal port area.

Locally, Xinpu Port Group represents the county government, Xinpu Development Group participates in the holdings, and at the same time, it cooperates with Xinpu Refining, Xinpu Steel, Huai Coal Group and other companies to jointly invest in the construction of multiple terminal berths in these three port areas. The operation will also be undertaken by the joint venture companies to form a clear and rigorous management structure.

Sun Qiyi came here to talk about the joint venture plan for the container terminal in the comprehensive port area. Chen Huai also hopes that Changqing Group can participate in the joint venture in the chemical port area, which can inject more funds into Meigang's port business development.

"Old Xiong went to Yicheng to work. We helped speed up the construction of Yicheng at the port, which is also a support for Lao Xiong's work in Yicheng," said Chen Huai. "Of course, it is more important. No matter who the provincial party secretary or the governor will do it, the province's core idea of ​​strengthening the development of the Zhujiang Economic Belt will not undergo major changes in the next ten years. If we look forward to the grand occasion of Meixi Port in three to five years, then instead of thinking about picking peaches in the future, it is better to actively participate in the construction now. I believe that Changqing Group will also have confidence in the future growth space of Yicheng Port. The problem now may be whether Changqing Group wants to go to Yicheng alone to discuss port investment..."

Sun Qiyi smiled slightly. Of course, he understood that Xiong Wenbin would not work in Yicheng empty-handed, and Mei Gang was moving westward. It was not a puzzling thing.

I remember that when Tan Qiping came to work in Donghua, he and Xie Haicheng came to invest, he was just the same.

Investment promotion can bring dazzling halo of political achievements to local officials, but it is only a superficial factor, and the most fundamental driving force is the inherent demand for local economic development.

As long as it is not malicious plunder, the entry of industries and financial capital and participation in local construction will drive the development of related industries and benefit them, and drive local fiscal and tax growth, it will also bring hundreds or even tens of thousands of job opportunities to the local area.

Mei Gang followed Xiong Wenbin to the west and participated in the port construction of Yicheng, which will also promote the improvement of local basic and industrial supporting facilities. This is also the basic work that Huaihai Province needs to do to promote the rapid development of the Zhujiang Economic Belt.

Not to mention that it can promote Xiong Wenbin's further development, Mei Gang is still capable of helping Xiong Wenbin to settle down as executive vice mayor after he arrives in Yicheng.

Sun Qiyi didn't seriously think about the issue of investing in the port in Yicheng. He just threw out this problem. He couldn't say he could not avoid it. He just saw him clearly and said:

"The return period for investment in ports is very long. The local economy may take years or even decades to develop to form a stable port cargo throughput scale, which is usually not favored by industrial capital in emerging markets. For European and American countries, most industrial capital has experienced many economic cycles. While pursuing making quick money, it also pursues stable and reliable investment returns. I also believe that after Mayor Xiong arrives in Yicheng, he will make great strides in promoting the economic development of Yicheng City and participating in the construction of Yicheng Port. It will be a later-stage profit-guaranteed investment. However, the terrain conditions of Yicheng are slightly better than that of Meixi, and do not involve large-scale waterway dredging. The initial construction of a port area comparable to that of Meixi Phase 1 and Phase 2 projects is even lower. This project is not enough for Meigang's family to eat. Is it really necessary for Changqing Group to participate?"

The construction of Meixi Port plays a crucial role in the rise of Meixi's economy.

The first step is to make the Yicheng economy take off, to integrate into the Yanzhu River Economic Belt, accelerate port construction, and make the Yicheng Yangtze River Port, Xudong Expressway and Xudong Railway seamless connection.

The first and second phases of Meixi Port river-sea transport project have an annual design throughput of nearly 10 million tons and a total investment of only more than 300 million points, which is much lower than the deep-water seaport with a considerable throughput scale.

The initial scale of the port construction in Yicheng will not be too large, and local enterprises will participate. With bank loans, Meigang may only need tens of millions of funds to invest.

Sun Qiyi didn't understand why Shen Huai had to participate in such a project.

Shen Huai said: "In terms of port and shipping business, I want to throw all the picks to Zhou Zhibai, so as not to send people to watch the whole thing, and to send people to watch the other things. In that case, there will be no enough manpower..."

Shen Huai said it roughly, and Sun Qiyi could understand that Shen Huai wanted to integrate all the port investment business of Changqing Group.

He lowered his head and pondered. Even though he guessed that Shen Huai might have exchanged opinions with Sun Yalin's father, he did not want to express his opinions easily.

Seeing Sun Qiyi pondering, Shen Huai continued: "Changqing Group is specialized in the operation of hotels and shopping malls. From the perspective of resource integration, more favorable development and market development, I advocate that the operation of Pengyue International Hotel, Pengyue Beishan International Hotel, etc. can be entrusted to the hotel management team of Changqing Group, and there is no need to hold it in my own hands. Pengyue Lianshang can also transfer some shares to Changqing Group to hold it, hoping to get better development from Changqing Group's experience and resources in shopping mall operations - I advocate these, and I also want resources to be more effectively integrated, so that things can be done better and the market can be made bigger, rather than keeping the immediate interests in my own hands. Second Uncle, do you think this is the reason?"

Sun Qiyi had to admit that Shen Huai's suggestions were really tempting.

In 1994, Changqing Group acquired a twelve-story property in Tianheng Building and established the Four Seasons Changqing Hotel.

However, the estimate of Donghua's development potential was seriously insufficient. According to the positioning of a business hotel, the Four Seasons Changqing Hotel was far from being able to play the group's advantages in hotel operations. The subsequent operating performance naturally brought a lot of money to Pengyue International Hotel and Pengyue Beishan International Hotel, which were directly positioned with four-star ratings.

The competition in the market is so cruel. Unless Changqing Group invests heavily in Donghua to build a higher standard five-star hotel, it will be difficult to take the initiative in Donghua.

Now that Shen Huai Construction has transferred the operating rights of the two hotels to Changqing Group, it can basically ensure that Changqing Group monopolizes Donghua's high-end hotel market. Then, it will develop high-end and business chain hotels in the surrounding Pingjiang, Yicheng, Xucheng and other places, and will have an excellent platform foundation.

Donghua's commercial real estate and retail industry are very good, which is enviable, and supermarket chains are also an important business under Changqing Group.

When Sun Qiyi went to Donghua this time, he also observed the business situation of Pengyue Lianshang, which made Sun Qiyi realize that the growth potential of the mainland in this market is actually far better than that of Southeast Asia.

Changqing Group has paid too much attention to the development in Southeast Asia in the past and has slowed and clumsy business development in the mainland. Sun Qiyi was also criticized for this and almost couldn't even keep his position. It was only after experiencing this financial crisis that he had some thorough reflection.

Many cities in the mainland, especially those with fast economic development, have already made many international chain retail giants enter first, which makes Changqing Group lack a suitable springboard and opportunity to intervene.

If Pengyue Lianshang is willing to open up the gap and let Changqing Group participate in the joint venture, Changqing Group may regard Pengyue Lianshang as a seed store and accelerate its layout in other cities.

Of course, everything comes at a price. If Changqing Group wants to obtain the above benefits, in addition to providing 100 million US dollars in funds, it also has to hand over the leadership of the port investment business in the mainland in the future to Mei Gang.

Shen Huai intends to integrate Changqing Group's resources in port investment business. In addition to accelerating the construction of Xinpu Port and gathering more forces to participate in the construction of Yicheng Port, there is another direct benefit that it can regain the controlling stake in Meixi Port... Sun Qiyi looked at Sun Yalin and asked: "Have you ever contacted your father?"

"You are the second uncle in the Asia-Pacific region. We will naturally discuss with you about the integration of investment business first," said Sun Yalin.

Sun Qiyi would not believe his niece's words. He could guess that his elder brother could have made a public statement to avoid suspicion, but his private attitude is not difficult to guess.

Sun Qiyi secretly speculated that Shen Huai's many actions might be to ensure that his control over Mei Xi will not be seriously weakened after Xiong Wenbin was transferred.

"Didi..."

The cell phone in Shen Huai's pocket rang. He took out and saw that it was Cheng Yi's phone. He walked to the window to answer the phone, so he would not prevent Xiong Wenbin, Sun Qiyi, Wu Haifeng, Zhou Yanbin, Zhou Zhibai and others from continuing to chat.

When Sun Yalin saw Shen Huai answering the phone, she looked happy and waited for him to hang up the phone and walked back, and asked, "What's the matter that makes you happy?"

"Oh," said Shen Huai, "Zhongyāng's transfer order has been released. Cheng Yi's father will go to Hebei Province in two days. He thought it would be delayed until after the 15th National Congress..."

Cheng Wenguang delayed his post to Hebei Province after the 15th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, which was only one month away. It seemed that the difference was not big, and the actual meaning behind it was very different.

Cheng Wen will only delay the position of Hebei Province after the 15th National Congress and then serve as acting governor first. Then he may not be able to solve the appointment problem of the zhongyiāng member at the 15th National Congress meeting. Then he can only delay it until one or two years later, and only when other zhongyiāng members retire, he will have the opportunity to fill the gap.

Cheng Wen will be appointed to Hebei Province in two days, so this time the list of zhongyāng members will have his quota. The qualifications of senior party officials are very particular. This time they are directly selected and will be fully qualified for one term in the next five years. Otherwise, even if they are one or two years apart, they can only be considered half of the term.
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