Since the dinner was filled with fruit wine, there was no gaffe, and everyone was busy and not here specifically to socialize, so it only lasted more than an hour and ended.
Then the mayor invited Zhao Yi to sit at the city hall. Zhao Yi also felt that it was impossible not to go. Not only were they treated so warmly, but it would be unjustifiable if he turned a blind eye to this invitation.
So I agreed to the mayor's request and went to the city hall. It was probably not a big deal. After all, the influential industry I can now bring up is the urbanization construction of China Housing Company.
The relevant cooperation in urbanization construction has also signed relevant agreements with the Nanjing Municipal Government, so Zhao Yi does not feel that there is anything embarrassing for him.
When they arrived at the city government, the mayor led Zhao Yi to the conference room, and then asked his secretary to pour him a cup of tea. While the two were drinking tea and chatting, many people came to the conference room one after another.
Perhaps the staff had almost arrived, so the mayor said to Zhao Yi: "I'm really sorry to invite Mr. Zhao to the city government at the airport this time, as it will delay your schedule."
Hearing the mayor being so polite, Zhao Yi also said politely: "Actually, I don't have anything to do here. It's just that I haven't been here for a long time. I only got the relevant information from the reports of Shenlong Automobile Company and Cornerstone Materials Company." report.
I happened to have some free time this time, so I came here to see the actual situation of these industries, which also helped me feel more at ease. "
Zhao Yi did not tell him the purpose of coming. Otherwise, he must have wanted to settle the photovoltaic ceramic industry in Nanjing, which would disrupt his plan.
If he doesn’t have a specific plan, it’s better to say something. Anyway, it’s the same wherever he invests. As long as he provides normal policy support, he doesn’t need additional support from the government.
However, Zhao Yi had already planned before coming here to move the photovoltaic ceramics industry to Jingdezhen. First, he felt closer to it, and second, he wanted to continue to provide new impetus to the ceramic industry there.
Moreover, the photovoltaic ceramic industry brought to Jingdezhen this time is not just an industry. It will also invest heavily in Jingdezhen’s original ceramic industry and establish an industrial cluster with ceramics as the main industry.
Although ceramics are just dishes for us to eat, they are actually used in a very wide range of applications. Ceramic materials will become an important new material type in the future.
Moreover, due to technical and other reasons, Jingdezhen's position in the world's ceramic field is no longer what it used to be. Especially because the production technology of industrialized ceramics is changing with each passing day, their pace can no longer keep up with the times.
So this time he plans to use photovoltaic ceramics as an opportunity to bring new technologies, new equipment and new production processes to Jingdezhen, bringing new vitality to this thousand-year-old porcelain capital.
Moreover, due to the expansion of urbanization projects of China Housing Corporation, the market size of ceramic products will expand rapidly, especially in building ceramics, where the scale will increase dramatically.
In the face of this huge opportunity, if you do not enter this industry, it will be difficult to meet the needs of Chinese housing companies with the current domestic response speed and industrial expansion speed.
You must know that the operation model adopted by Chinese housing companies is not to sell, but to rent, which requires at least simple decoration of the internal space of the house.
The demand for ceramic tiles will increase significantly. No other company has noticed this market yet, so Zhao Yi enters this industry without any psychological burden.
With the investment in new technologies, new equipment, and new processes, we can not only produce better quality ceramic tile products, but also reduce costs as much as possible and increase profit margins.
Moreover, the traditional ceramic industry is a relatively polluting industry. If it is a small workshop-style production method, environmental protection is a difficult problem to solve.
But it was different once Zhao entered this industry. He could use his technical and capital advantages to achieve a monopoly in a short time, install advanced environmental protection equipment, and solve the problem of environmental pollution.
Of course, more importantly, these ceramic products are not worried about sales at all. Architectural ceramics and photovoltaic ceramics can be sold to Chinese housing companies, and craft ceramics and daily life ceramics can be sold to Shangtong Trading Company.
Other special ceramic cornerstone materials companies have their own channels for sales, and Cornerstone Materials Company will also build a ceramic materials R&D laboratory in Jingdezhen specifically for the research and development of ceramic materials.
When all these plans for Jingdezhen are realized, this thousand-year-old porcelain capital will be more worthy of its name. Moreover, Jingdezhen itself has a relatively good educational foundation in ceramics-related majors, which is very suitable for establishing scientific research related to ceramics.
In fact, Zhao's preference for Jiangxi goes beyond that. In addition to what was mentioned earlier, he established a complete set of military industrial industries in Nanchang, an Internet software industry cluster in Jiujiang, and a new ceramics industry cluster in Jingdezhen.
In fact, China Pharmaceutical Company has also established a large-scale traditional Chinese medicine and proprietary Chinese medicine research institution in Zhangshu, and has also built a large number of proprietary Chinese medicine production and manufacturing bases here.
Not only that, in order to cooperate with Chinese pharmaceutical companies, Tianji Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Company has also built many Chinese herbal medicine planting bases here to rejuvenate this medicine.
Of course, this is not exclusive. In fact, in my country's four major pharmaceutical cities, China Pharmaceutical Company and Tianji Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Company have made some arrangements, but Zhangshu has invested more and is larger in scale.
Like Ganzhou, Zhao Yi will also arrange for Polaris Company to put the manufacturing base of their new products there. However, due to traffic problems, the results are not yet great.
Moreover, the industries that Zhao Yi arranges in one place will basically be a relatively complete upstream and downstream industrial chain. As he said at the development planning meeting, the connection between the central city and the county economy will be strengthened to jointly form a complete industrial chain. .
When the mayor heard what Zhao Yi said, he didn't know whether it was true or not. He smiled and said: "Mr. Zhao, please rest assured that as a key development industry of our city, as long as it does not violate the law, we will definitely fully support their development."
"I believe in this commitment of the municipal government. After all, after so many years, these two companies have achieved very good development results under the care of the municipal government. I believe that with the support of the municipal government, they will continue to create brilliance in the future." Zhao One said.
After hearing this, the attendees at the end felt a little warm. To be honest, the rapid development of these two companies really has nothing to do with the support of the government. It is all the result of their own efforts.
However, after all, the city government also gave special preferential treatment in terms of policies, and this part of the credit cannot be erased. However, it is precisely because of this that the city government attaches great importance to Zhao Yi's next actions.
Because to be honest, these two companies have very strong internal motivation, which means that they are very little affected by the outside world. If they relocate to other places, as long as the government does not help them, they will basically not be any worse.
"We also know that Mr. Zhao is not only one of the richest people in the country, but also a scholar, and he has his own unique insights into economic construction. So we invite you here this time because we also want to hear your thoughts on the future development of Nanjing. What do you think?"
Although this was correct, their real idea was to see what Zhao Yi really thought about Nanjing. When Zhao Yi heard what he said, he instantly understood the underlying reasons.
Since people asked this, Zhao Yi also expressed his opinion, hoping to provide them with some valuable suggestions. As for whether they took it seriously or not, he didn't know.
He smiled and said: "The mayor is looking up to me. Although I did publish some economic development suggestions of my own, these are based on the experience of previous people and are not my original creation.
But since the mayor said so, let me share my views, hoping to provide some reference to the city government.
After walking all the way just now, Nanjing gave me the impression that it is a heavy industrial city. Compared with Shanghai and Shenzhen, the commerce is slightly insufficient. This is my biggest feeling.
The reason for this result may have a lot to do with Shenlong Automobile Company and Cornerstone Materials Company. After all, most of their production plants are located here.
Their total number of industrial employees has reached more than 3 million. On average, every household in Nanjing has someone working for these two companies, and the number of people indirectly related to them is even larger.
This is my pride. After all, these two companies have fed so many people and solved the livelihood problems of so many people. However, it is precisely because these two companies are so outstanding that it is difficult for other industries to develop.
Because as long as they work safely in these two companies, they don't have to worry about their wages, and the wages offered by these two companies are very considerable, much higher than outside.
This has caused residents to be content with the status quo and unwilling to seek other development directions, which has also caused the development of other industries to lag behind. "
Everyone present heard Zhao Yi's words and nodded involuntarily. It is true that because these two companies account for a large proportion of the economy, they also involve the largest number of employees.
If the salary is low, others will look for other development directions, but the salary levels offered by these two companies are at least 50% higher than outside.
This is still the most basic employee salary. As the rank increases, the salary level they receive will gradually widen the gap with the outside world. If they become a squad leader, it will be twice as high as the average salary outside.
And although these two companies are private companies, as long as they don't make mistakes, they are basically no different from state-owned companies. The work is very stable. It is impossible to find such a good job without a lantern, let alone have other thoughts and find other ways.
It is said that if you are poor, you will want to change. If you are not poor, no one is willing to change their current working and living conditions easily. This is the crux of the current problem in Nanjing.
“So if Nanjing’s economy wants to take a step forward, it needs to reduce the proportion of these two enterprises in the economy, and at the same time guide residents to engage in other industries.
I also know that it is very difficult to achieve this at present. Whether it is the willingness of employees of these companies or the government to find new breakthroughs, there are important problems.
A single economic structure is not a stable economic form. It is just like a virgin forest. The more species there are, the stronger the vitality of the forest.
When it comes to urban development, we need to adjust the proportions of our primary, secondary, and tertiary industries so that their proportions are relatively reasonable, rather than being dominated by one industry.
The most practical problem is that if this dominant industry encounters force majeure factors from the outside, such as failing to keep up with the market and falling behind in technology, then the city will slowly lose its former glory. "
When everyone heard Zhao Yi's words, they nodded in agreement, but they admired Zhao Yi's broad-mindedness even more. You know, the largest industry in Nanjing now belongs to him.
If it were other people, they would not say that it is not good for one company to dominate their own industry. If this ratio is to be reduced, more people will use this to blackmail the local government and give them better policy treatment.
But Zhao Yi not only did not do this, but also took the initiative to tell them that such an industrial structure was extremely unreasonable and required them to make appropriate adjustments. Only by truly thinking about the problem from their perspective would he say such a thing.
"We very much agree with what Mr. Zhao said, but it's not easy to achieve this. I wonder if Mr. Zhao has any specific methods?" the mayor asked.
“There are definitely more solutions than difficulties, but we need stronger initiative to make this change. If we can’t be truly open-minded, no matter how many solutions we try, it won’t help.
The previous development pattern has been fixed. If we want to find new breakthroughs, we need a new industrial direction and a new available labor force, both of which are indispensable.
If there is a new industrial direction, if there is no new labor force to support it, of course it will not be able to develop. No matter what industry it is, after all, it needs people to do it.
On the other hand, if there is a new labor force but no related industries to absorb this part of the employment, the problems will become even greater.
If it were before, residents in Nanjing would basically have achieved full employment in existing industries, and there would not be many new employed people to fill the new industries.
But things are different now. You all know why the country wants to develop urbanization, right? Because there is still a large amount of surplus labor in rural areas that needs to be digested and jobs need to be provided for them. This is the source of new labor force in Nanjing.
As long as you treat these people equally in terms of policies, then after they enter the city, they will slowly become the new residents of the city.
As these new citizens participate in the process of urbanization, they have also accumulated a certain amount of funds. They can engage in businesses that are commensurate with their own capital. Government management departments should provide them with appropriate conveniences.
Although the output value created by them alone may not be as much as that of large enterprises, their number can be very large, and the total number of people employed is not at all smaller than that of large enterprises.
As one of the few science and education centers in the country, Nanjing can fully leverage its advantages in this area and create innovative industries that are led by research and development and focused on high technology.
In the future, as my country's industrialization further improves and people's economic conditions become more prosperous, the demand for the service industry will also show explosive growth, while the proportion of the primary industry and the secondary industry will show a downward trend.
Therefore, in the future urban economic structure, the service industry will occupy a larger proportion. When I came here just now, there were only a few billboards on the roadside. This shows that there is still huge room for improvement in the development of the service industry.
In the final analysis, the economy is to serve people. Whether it is the primary industry, the secondary industry, or the tertiary industry, it all revolves around people's needs. As long as this is clear, it will be difficult for the economy to not develop. " Zhao Yi said.
Some of the opinions provided by Zhao Yi are actually general methods. He does not want to say too much about something that is too specific. This is something that the government should worry about, and the more he talks about it, the more mistakes there may be.
"We are very grateful to Mr. Zhao for giving us so many tricks, but achieving this effect is not achieved overnight. We hope that Mr. Zhao will provide more support for Nanjing in the future, and we will also give you the most preferential treatment in the industry. "said the mayor.
This is the fundamental purpose of their meeting today, which is to hope that Zhao Yi will continue to be optimistic about the development of Nanjing and at the same time arrange more industries to Nanjing. More importantly, the current industries must not be moved out.
“This is a long-term process that requires the government to constantly adjust its policies, but I can assure you here that my existing industries in Nanjing will not be easily moved.
Even if they have to be relocated, they will be moved out in an orderly manner in line with Nanjing's economic development strategy. This will not only ensure economic stability, but also give the government enough time to diversify the industry.
Moreover, as Nanjing is one of the first cities in urbanization construction, its output value in construction will show explosive growth in the future, providing new impetus for the development of Nanjing.
At the same time, my Shangtong Trading Company is also actively developing the domestic logistics industry and retail industry. As the provincial capital, Nanjing will be one of their key investment cities. " Zhao Yi said.
Zhao Yi's industry here mainly consists of two major areas. Among them, Cornerstone Materials Company, as more and more new materials are developed, these manufacturing and production plants will definitely be built elsewhere in the future.
The manufacturing factory in Nanjing is mainly engaged in the production and processing of metal materials, because these things mainly exist to cooperate with Shenlong Automobile, and it is not suitable to move to other places.
For other new materials, we must consider whether other parts of the country are more suitable, and also consider the distance from the market.
Just like the photovoltaic ceramics this time, if it can really be put into production, in his opinion, it would be a very good choice to set up this industry in Jingdezhen, where there are a large number of talents and workers in this field, as well as relevant people in this field. educational resources.
Another example is that the special bacteria and special paint products for construction that will be used the most in the future by Cornerstone Materials will be deployed according to the principle of being closest to marketization. In other words, these factories may build several production centers across the country.
As for Shenlong Automobile Company, there will be no major changes in the short term. However, the automobile production plant in Nanjing mainly supplies overseas. As long as there are overseas markets, there will not be much change here.
However, facing domestic automobile demand, Shenlong Automobile Company may build automobile production plants elsewhere in the country according to market needs.
These are short-term plans. As for the long-term plan, even Zhao Yi cannot say accurately. Appropriate adjustments will be made with future market changes and urban planning changes.
Although the government did not get more work out of Zhao's mouth, his promise at least gave them some peace of mind and gave them enough time to re-plan the development of the city's economy.
As for the hidden meaning in Zhao Yi's words, they also heard it, but they also knew that it was impossible to completely tie these industries to their own side.
Moreover, he just realized a truth from Zhao Yi's words, that is, if a city wants to be prosperous and stable, it cannot rely on the contribution of a single industry and needs diversified development.
It's just that this takes time, and Zhao Yi's promise just now left them enough time to slowly adjust their development direction, cultivate new industries, and ultimately achieve the goal of coordinated development of multiple industries.
In the subsequent time, the two parties had more detailed exchanges on these industries under Zhao Yi, especially the urbanization construction project carried out by China Housing Corporation in Nanjing, which became the focus of their discussion.
Finally, Zhao Yiyi expressed his great gratitude to the Nanjing Municipal Government for its support to China Housing Corporation. This is true. They provided a large amount of land to China Housing Corporation at a low price.
Moreover, in cities with relatively fixed industry support, the benefits from developing urban construction projects are much higher than in ordinary cities. Under normal circumstances, land prices in such cities are often relatively high.
The funds of China Housing Corporation can be large or small. As long as the government's low price is raised casually, a large amount of funds will be consumed. Therefore, he is truly committed to the fact that the Nanjing government has not made trouble with the land. Affection.
Although the reason may be that he has the same considerations as the Shenzhen government, Zhao Yi has inherited this sentiment, which is why he is willing to make the above commitments at such a meeting. (End of chapter)