14: Chapter 14 Visit to the Market Supervision Bureau

Director's Office, Ningcheng City Market Supervision Bureau.

After hearing Section Chief Wang's report, Director Zhang was incredibly excited.

He, who originally had no hope of promotion, seemed to see the dawn of a meteoric rise.

"Call the driver, Xiao Li, and Director Zhao from the office. We're leaving immediately."

"Oh, and call Director Li from the Development and Reform Commission and Deputy Director Qian from the Bureau of Industry and Information Technology as well. They aren't busy today; they're all in their offices right now."

Section Chief Wang stood there somewhat awkwardly, his mouth opening and closing before he finally told the truth.

They currently didn't know where Chao Shen Black Technology Company's office was located.

Director Zhang's temper flared up instantly. As the competent department in charge, not even knowing the location of a business within their jurisdiction was a typical case of inaction.

But after thinking about it, he realized he didn't know either, and his anger subsided.

After getting a brief understanding of the situation, Director Zhang told Section Chief Wang to try contacting Su Fan using his registered mobile number. Unfortunately, Su Fan's phone settings for rejecting stranger calls were too powerful, and the call wouldn't go through.

Suddenly, Section Chief Wang had a brainwave. He remembered that while verifying the situation earlier, he found that the person who came to pick up the business license when Chao Shen Black Technology Company was registered wasn't Su Fan himself, but an authorized representative.

A feeling of 'finding a way out when all paths seemed blocked' spontaneously arose.

Soon, they managed to contact Zhou Xiaoxiao through her phone number.

Back to the scene where Su Fan was stopped by a group of people.

Su Fan was stunned. What did this group of people want, stopping him like this?

Fortunately, the leader stepped forward and introduced himself very politely.

"Hello, I am Director Zhang of the Ningcheng City Market Supervision Bureau. May I ask if you are President Su Fan?" Director Zhang asked tentatively.

Hearing this, Su Fan seemed to understand something.

"That's right. May I ask why you..."

As he spoke, Su Fan's eyes swept over the group.

"I'm sorry, President Su. We couldn't get through to your phone, so we could only contact your secretary, Secretary Zhou Xiaoxiao."

"But because the matter was urgent and we were quite close by, we came directly. We apologize for the abrupt visit; please bear with us," Director Zhang said apologetically.

The Ningcheng City Market Supervision Bureau was indeed not far from here, only a ten-minute drive away.

"It's fine. I was annoyed by harassment calls, so I set my phone to only accept calls from contacts in my address book," Su Fan explained simply.

He didn't say he was blocking strangers, but rather only accepting contacts. It meant the same thing, but it sounded better to others.

Just then, Su Fan's phone rang.

He picked it up and saw it was Zhou Xiaoxiao.

After connecting, Zhou Xiaoxiao's first words were that the Ningcheng City Market Supervision Bureau had contacted her, saying they wanted to visit Su Fan this afternoon.

She was currently negotiating the purchase price of the villa with the landlord and would be back in a while.

Su Fan didn't say they had already arrived; that would make it seem like Zhou Xiaoxiao's notification was untimely.

Between people, only by giving each other face can they get along better.

He received Director Zhang and his party in the living room on the first floor of the villa. Su Fan poured water for the visiting leaders and sent a WeChat message to Zhou Xiaoxiao, asking her to buy some fresh fruit when she returned.

This wasn't about flattering these leaders, but rather the basic hospitality of a host.

Both sides began an in-depth exchange regarding the development of Chao Shen Black Technology Company.

Director Zhang first introduced the visitors.

When he heard that leaders from the Development and Reform Commission and the Bureau of Industry and Information Technology had also come, Su Fan was suddenly a bit flattered.

Although he had the super god black technology system, he was still an ordinary person just last month, and he hadn't fully transitioned into his new role yet.

"President Su, you are truly young and promising!"

"Successfully starting a business in your 20s and possessing tens of millions in assets—you are the pride of our Ningcheng!" Director Zhang was a veteran of communication, and he made Su Fan feel very comfortable from the start.

There was a lot of truth to the saying that flattery will get you everywhere.

"I wouldn't go that far. I'm a direct person; you can just tell me what you need me to cooperate with." Although Su Fan felt comfortable, he didn't like beating around the bush.

"A straightforward young man!"

"I'll get straight to the point of our visit then." Director Zhang slapped his thigh. "You've heard of Meitu Company, right?"

"Their Vice General Manager, Dai Ye, came to see me."

"He wanted to find you through our Market Supervision Bureau."

"I knew what he meant immediately. He saw the explosion of super god photo editing users and its huge development potential, and he wanted to intercept it midway."

"I didn't bring him with me today because I wanted to hear President Su's thoughts first." Director Zhang kept his posture very humble.

"Thank you for the interception, Director Zhang. I refuse to meet, refuse to be acquired, and refuse any investment."

"Ningcheng is my home. Unless absolutely necessary, Chao Shen Black Technology Company will not move out of Ningcheng," Su Fan continued.

Director Zhang was a shrewd man; how could he not understand what this meant?

"President Su, rest assured. You belong to the high-tech enterprise category. The country is currently vigorously developing AI technology. Your company's product, super god photo editing, has powerful algorithms and is in an absolute leading position in the field of AI image restoration."

"We can provide support through all corporate-friendly policies that can promote Chao Shen Black Technology Company, including taxes, land, and talent."

"What do you think, President Su?" Director Zhang said with a smile.

"I am planning to invest in the research and development of high-capacity new solid-state batteries. I need talent and a piece of land for a factory," Su Fan said after some thought.

He was just worrying about how to acquire land and build a factory faster; the arrival of Director Zhang and the others was like being handed a pillow just as he was getting sleepy.

Director Zhang looked at the Deputy Director of the Development and Reform Commission, and seeing him nod, he said:

"That's easy to arrange. Except for a few special plots, you can choose any industrial plot in the High-Tech Zone, President Su—and it's free!"

Director Zhang was very happy. He had thought Chao Shen Black Technology Company was a golden egg, but it turned out to be a golden goose that could lay them.

The real estate market was currently sluggish, and land couldn't be sold. Giving a piece of land for free to Chao Shen Black Technology's development was a small matter.

Moreover, what Su Fan wanted to invest in was new energy batteries, which the state strongly supported.

This was all political achievement!

Su Fan was stunned for a moment, then smiled. He had thought he would have to pay for the land, but he didn't expect them to give it away for free.

Both sides enjoyed themselves. Su Fan also briefly introduced the future development direction of Super God Technology, such as the super god photo editing software launching lossless video restoration, lossless video enlargement, and high-definition censored video restoration in the near future.

He would also launch a game called 'cute pet paradise' in a short time.

Finally, in a pleasant atmosphere, Director Zhang and the other leaders took their leave.

During this time, Zhou Xiaoxiao attended the meeting, serving tea, water, and washing fruit.

The subsequent work of acquiring the land, coordinating with relevant departments, and handling procedures would be handled by Zhou Xiaoxiao.

Zhou Xiaoxiao: "..."

The chosen worker!

In addition, Su Fan prepared to plan the company structure in advance.

In the future, he was destined to have many industries. If he didn't plan ahead, he would have to adjust the structure later, which would be too much trouble.

The specific adjustments were as follows:

Establish Super God Technology Company, wholly owned by Chao Shen Black Technology Company, with Zhou Xiaoxiao as General Manager;

Establish Super God Software, wholly owned by Super God Technology Company, with Zhou Xiaoxiao as General Manager. Its business would be responsible for the super god photo editing software and the upcoming cute pet paradise;

Establish Super God Energy, wholly owned by Super God Technology Company, with Zhou Xiaoxiao as General Manager. Its business would be the subsequent research and development of super solid-state batteries and future Controlled Nuclear Fusion.

From now on, Su Fan and Chao Shen Black Technology Company would only provide black technology support behind the scenes. On the front stage, there would only be Super God Technology Company and its subsidiaries.

Because there weren't enough people, the registration of these companies was still handled by Zhou Xiaoxiao!

Zhou Xiaoxiao ground her teeth with a creak. "Su Fan, using me like this, aren't you afraid of breaking me?"

"Ahem." Su Fan was a bit embarrassed. What kind of suggestive language was that?

"Xiaoxiao, work hard. In the future, you will be the biggest boss of this Super God Technology."

"Salary isn't an issue. Since you're the General Manager, how about an annual salary of 10 million?"

"Also, when picking land, choose one with existing factory buildings. We'll just buy the buildings directly to save time on construction."

"Once the factory is settled, Super God Technology and Super God Energy can start hiring."

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