In a coffee shop in the Bonnie Building, Fang Zhicheng and Song Wendi were sitting at the window sipping coffee. Song Wendi pointed at the advertisement opposite and said with a smile: "The price of Lake Villa is very low. I wonder if Hongda Group is losing money."
Fang Zhicheng stirred the coffee with a spoon and said with a smile: "Hongda Group is losing money in the short term, but in the long run, it will only make money. As for the specific reason, Director Zhao happened to be here, you can ask her in person."
As soon as she finished speaking, Zhao Qingya walked slowly into the coffee shop in black high heels. She saw Fang Zhicheng and Song Wendi and came in with a smile on her face.
Chapter 0850 Next Stop Smart City
Zhao Qingya was wearing a fashionable black dress, revealing a pair of slender snow-white legs. Her long and thin high heels were shining with a golden ring-shaped luster, exuding the strong flavor of a royal sister. With the arrival of Zhao Qingya, all the men and women in the entire cafe turned their attention to her, and the originally melodious music seemed to pause for a moment.
After Zhao Qingya sat down, Fang Zhicheng waved to the service desk, and a waiter came over. Zhao Qingya took the menu from the waiter, flipped through a few pages with her slender fingers, and said with a smile: "Give me a cup of Blue Mountain coffee." Then, she gestured to Song Wendi and said: "Hello, Secretary Song!"
This was not the first time Zhao Qingya and Song Wendi met, but it was the first time they met in private. With this meeting, Zhao Qingya and Song Wendi were truly closely connected. At this time, Fang Zhicheng was just a broker, helping the two to connect.
It is the same in any country: businessmen cannot be separated from officials, and officials cannot be separated from businessmen. If businessmen leave officials, they will lose their protection, and officials will find it difficult to achieve anything without the support of businessmen.
Song Wendi smiled faintly and said, "Chairman Zhao, we haven't seen each other for a while. I didn't expect you to become more beautiful."
Zhao Qingya shrugged, her beautiful eyes rolling, and jokingly said, "Secretary Song, women are a little sensitive to the term "more beautiful". Does it mean that I was not beautiful enough before?"
Song Wendi laughed and said, "I should say, Chairman Zhao, you are always so radiant and the focus of everyone's attention, right?"
Zhao Qingya shook her head and smiled, "Not entirely true. Because every woman has ugly moments, like when she takes off her makeup and doesn't go out."
After being denied twice by Zhao Qingya, Song Wendi knew that continuing the conversation would only make him look more wrong, so he changed the subject and said, "Chairman Zhao, we were just talking about the problem of Hongda Group. The price of HuSe Villa is so low, doesn't Hongda Group plan to make money?"
Zhao Qingya glanced at Fang Zhicheng and smiled, "Businessmen value profits, and no one wants to do business at a loss. But from a long-term perspective, some interests must be sacrificed. The urban integration project is now going well, but the problem is very serious. Although our infrastructure is well built, no one will settle here, and the urban integration project will always be an empty shell."
Song Wendi was extremely smart. When Zhao Qingya said this, he suddenly realized, "You hope to use low-priced villas to attract a large number of people to settle in Hanzhou?"
Zhao Qingya nodded and smiled, "Strictly speaking, it means settling in the economic circle of the Qionghan Integration Project. This is Fang Zhicheng's idea. He has a long-term vision, so why not let him explain it? My coffee is here, let me have a sip."
Fang Zhicheng smiled helplessly, and continued, taking advantage of Zhao Qingya's words, saying: "The city integration project is all planned and built by Hongda Group. As long as people live in that economic circle, no matter what kind of activities they do, they will create a source of income for Hongda Group. They may make some money from the villas, but once the people decide to settle there, any consumption will go into the pocket of Hongda Group."
Song Wendi could not help but nodded and said with a smile: "Hongda Group has made a good calculation. A high-end villa worth more than one million yuan, not to mention the senior white-collar workers living in Futian Plaza, even I am quite tempted."
Zhao Qingya quickly smiled and said, "Secretary Song, if you want a villa, that's not easy to say. Of course, I can't give it to you for free, otherwise, there will be problems. I can give you an internal employee discount."
When Song Wendi heard this, he pointed at Zhao Qingya and laughed, saying, "I originally thought that Chairman Zhao was an extraordinary person and not so vulgar. I didn't expect that he would do business with me."
Zhao Qingya glared at Song Wendi deeply, and smiled faintly: "A man who keeps company with ink will be corrupted, and a man who keeps company with vermilion will be corrupted. I was just influenced by someone."
Song Wendi waved his hand, and after a long while, he managed to hold back his smile. He said, "It's not impossible to buy a villa in Lakeside Villa. But I have two requirements. First, I don't need an internal employee discount, just give me a normal price. Second, you must ensure that the prices of the existing houses in the first phase do not increase, and give the benefits to those buyers."
Zhao Qingya was slightly stunned, then smiled and said, "Secretary Song, you are really a good secretary who is honest and dedicated to his work."
Seeing that Zhao Qingya didn't understand what Song Wendi meant, Fang Zhicheng said calmly, "Sister Ya, Master has a reason for asking this. He wants you to buy the house at the original price so that people outside know that the house in Lake Villa is indeed the bottom price and can't be lowered. Even the municipal party secretary can't get a better price. This is for your consideration. In addition, he knows that once he buys the house in Lake Villa, your sales team will definitely publicize it. At that time, there will definitely be a large number of people coming to buy the house. Who doesn't want to be neighbors with the secretary of the Qiongjin Municipal Party Committee?"
Zhao Qingya also figured this out and said, "Secretary Song, aren't you afraid that we will use your name to sell houses outside?"
Song Wendi said seriously, "Chairman Zhao, the Qionghan Integration Project is a PPP project independently operated by Hongda Group. It is also a project that the government is paying attention to. If it can bring benefits to you and promote the further development of the integration project, what does it matter if I, Song Wendi, take on a little responsibility? What's more, I am still very optimistic about the development of Lakeside Villa. If I buy it now, it can be regarded as an indirect investment."
Fang Zhicheng suddenly interrupted Song Wendi and whispered, "Do you want to discuss this with Master's wife?"
Song Wendi glared at Fang Zhicheng unhappily, knowing that he was teasing her, and waved her hand, saying, "I can still make the decision on this matter."
Seeing that there was no more coffee in Song Wendi's cup, Fang Zhicheng called the waiter to refill it.
Song Wendi tapped his fingers on the table a few times and said softly, "The reason I invited Chairman Zhao here today is actually to discuss the next development direction of the integration of Qionghan. Zhicheng, I have read the later plan you gave me, but I think it is too difficult to implement."
Zhao Qingya nodded, a solemn look on her face, and said: "Indeed, after we handed the plan to the Strategic Planning Department, we also concluded that it was too difficult to implement. The main reason is that the model described by Zhicheng in the plan is too advanced, and there is no reference standard not only domestically but also internationally."
Seeing that Song Wendi and Zhao Qingya both raised questions, Fang Zhicheng sighed and patiently explained: "Master, Sister Ya, the essence of my proposal is to use the Qionghan integration project as a test field to create the first 'smart city' in China. Smart cities were proposed by IBM in 2008 and have attracted widespread attention from the society. Last year, the city of Dubuque in the United States began to build a smart city. You once told me that a city must have an international perspective. I think from now on, we need to consider the competitiveness of cities from an international perspective."
Song Wendi fell into deep thought. Fang Zhicheng was right. He had always hoped to incorporate international elements into the development of the city. For example, in the process of planning the development of Yinzhou, both urban planning and economic structure layout would be based on the standards of international metropolises.
However, Song Wendi had to be cautious about the integration project, because judging from the current achievements, the integration of Qiong and Han has been 90% successful. If he still wants to add other elements to it at this time, it would be tantamount to overturning the previous achievements.
But Song Wendi also knows that a truly good project is full of vitality. Now the "smart city" concept proposed by Fang Zhicheng has given the Qiong-Han integration project more vitality.
Song Wendi thought for a long time, smiled, and said, "At the government level, they will naturally support it. But will there be any problems with Hongda Group? After all, this involves technology, not just the operation of commercial capital."
Zhao Qingya looked at Fang Zhicheng, and saw that his eyes were clear and resolute. He sighed and said with a smile: "Secretary Song, I have been led into a ditch by Zhicheng, and I haven't fallen yet. Since he thinks it is feasible, I think I still have to give it a try. If I don't try, how can I know the final result?"
"Okay!" Song Wendi clapped his hands on the table. "Since Chairman Zhao is so straightforward, I agree with Zhicheng's idea of introducing smart elements into the Qionghan integration project. By the way, speaking of this, I actually don't really understand what a smart city is."
Fang Zhicheng scratched his head and smiled, "Master, let me explain it to you in a more intuitive way. Have you ever seen a science fiction movie? The lifestyle of the citizens in the cities in science fiction movies is the model of the urban integration project."
Song Wendi smiled helplessly: "Are you reliable?"
Zhao Qingya echoed: "Absolutely unreliable!"
Although the two of them questioned Fang Zhicheng verbally, they still had a faint expectation for his bold suggestion because the speed of social development was too fast, especially the Internet had entered people's lives and changed the lifestyles of many people.
Song Wendi was illiterate before, but because of office needs, he has started to use computers. A man in his 50s, like a primary school student, learned how to type and how to search for information online. This is the real change that the Internet has brought to Song Wendi, and it also made Song Wendi realize that there is a generation gap between him and Fang Zhicheng's generation of young officials in economic planning and design. History has proved that the times always belong to the young.
What is a smart city? To give a simple example, the street lamp poles standing in every corner of the city will become a smart terminal. If a passerby encounters a robbery, he only needs to press a button on the street lamp pole to transmit the scene image and address information to the public security department. After a short data calculation, the public security department will process the alarm consultation and report it to the nearest police station, and then the police station will dispatch police in time to the destination.
Incorporating "smart city" elements into the Qiong-Han integration project is an idea that Fang Zhicheng has focused on researching during his long time at the Huainan Provincial Development and Reform Commission. He himself feels that it is a bit fanciful.