32: Jiang Chen plans to invest at least 3 billion in his hometown

A Group of people stood at his doorstep, and when the door opened, they all moved forward.

"Hmm?"

Jiang Yan didn't know why this Group of people was here, and he didn't recognize them, so he asked in confusion, "Hello, may I ask who you are?"

At the same time, Jiang Yan rested his hands on the door frame, preventing them from rushing in directly.

The young man who knocked on the door was about to speak when the middle-aged man behind him stepped forward, passed him, and immediately began to praise Jiang Yan: "You must be Jiang Yan, Student Jiang, you are indeed a talented young man."

After speaking, he even patted Jiang Yan's shoulder.

"Relax, Student Jiang Yan, my name is District Committee Secretary, and I'm here to visit Mr. Jiang."

He smiled and stated his name, and directly revealed his purpose without beating around the bush.

"District Committee Secretary..."

Hearing this name and looking at the person in front of him, Jiang Yan found him increasingly familiar.

!!!

Suddenly, he widened his eyes and remembered.

The person in front of him was none other than the district's top leader who had visited their school for a survey.

As a model student, he had once been fortunate enough to be selected to present flowers to District Committee Secretary.

Hence, he had an impression.

No wonder he felt so familiar, no wonder he patted his shoulder like a leader the moment he arrived.

For Jiang Yan, District Committee Secretary was the highest-ranking official he had ever met, and now he had come to their home saying he wanted to visit his brother.

Jiang Yan dared not delay, he quickly said to District Committee Secretary, "Secretary Lin, please wait a moment, I'll go in and call my brother to come out immediately."

After speaking, he quickly ran in to call Jiang Chen, and then told Jiang Chen about the district's top leader visiting at the door. Jiang Chen immediately got up and walked out.

Seeing Jiang Chen walk out, District Committee Secretary, seeing the main person had arrived, proactively extended his hand and said with a smile, "Chairman Jiang, hello, I am District Committee Secretary."

Jiang Chen was, to be honest, a little flattered. Although District Committee Secretary was only the district's top leader, his rank was not low. Chongqing's administrative level was higher than other places, and the district's top leaders were all high-ranking officials at the department level.

Jiang Chen quickly extended both hands and said enthusiastically, "Hello, leader, I am Jiang Chen. Please, come in, let's sit inside."

After speaking, he made a gesture of invitation.

Jiang Chen led District Committee Secretary and his Group into the living room to sit down. Zhao Fen and Jiang Chao poured each of them a cup of tea, and everyone, including District Committee Secretary, politely thanked them.

A young man beside them enthusiastically handed the gift box he was carrying to Jiang Chao and Zhao Fen, affectionately calling them Uncle and Auntie.

This made Jiang Chao and Zhao Fen feel so unreal. The leader they used to only see on the district TV station was now sitting in their home drinking tea.

However, looking at Jiang Chen chatting animatedly with District Committee Secretary, pride welled up in their hearts. Such a high-ranking leader still had to come and visit their son.

The two elders thought this to themselves.

In the sofa area, besides District Committee Secretary and Jiang Chen, the rest of those seated were influential leaders; those whose names were not called out stood. At the same time, there were young people taking photos of Jiang Chen and District Committee Secretary's conversation and recording it.

Seeing that the conversation was almost over, District Committee Secretary looked up and gestured to a young man wearing glasses. The latter understood instantly, and he had the young man put away his camera.

Everyone held their breath, waiting for District Committee Secretary to speak.

Jiang Chen saw this and knew that it was time to talk about serious matters.

As expected, District Committee Secretary got straight to the point.

"Chairman Jiang."

Even his address to Jiang Chen changed.

"The main purpose of my visit this time is to understand through you, what do you think of our hometown?"

"Are you interested in coming back to invest in our hometown?" He looked at Jiang Chen with sincere eyes and stated the purpose of his personal visit.

Indeed, this was the purpose of District Committee Secretary's visit.

However, Jiang Chen did not feel annoyed by District Committee Secretary's action of coming to solicit investment.

His identity could no longer be concealed, and even because of the college entrance banquet he held for Jiang Yan, people here had learned of his identity.

Jiang Chen was also very willing to invest in his hometown. After all, the idea of returning home in glory and benefiting one's hometown when one has money is ingrained in people's bones.

Moreover, it could also bring a good reputation to their family.

He thought about what within the Xinghe Group he currently owned could be invested in his hometown.

He pondered for a moment, then immediately stated, "Leader, regarding investing in my hometown, I, Jiang Chen, am duty-bound."

"How about this, when I return to Shenzhen, I will send an investment team under the name of Xinghe Group to conduct an inspection. Regardless of the inspection results..."

At this point, Jiang Chen paused, and in District Committee Secretary's bated breath and uncertain gaze, he uttered the words that made him extremely pleasantly surprised.

"I personally promise that Xinghe Group will put out no less than 3 billion yuan. If, after the inspection, there are no other issues, I will also consider appropriately increasing this number."

Jiang Chen directly finalized a 3 billion yuan investment. Compared to the Group's existing liquid funds, 3 billion yuan was insignificant. He was not short of money, and what's more, it could drive the economic development of his hometown, so why not?

A blessing from heaven, this was District Committee Secretary's feeling at the moment.

He hadn't expected to just give it a try, to meet Jiang Chen and see if he could attract investment.

Now, less than half an hour after sitting down, the other party had already promised an investment of no less than 3 billion yuan.

He just invested that simply?

This caught District Committee Secretary a bit off guard, and the other party had already promised without setting any conditions.

He was already a bit impatient, wanting to immediately share this good news with his Second-in-command, who was his companion in adversity.

His personal involvement in attracting investment was truly a last resort. Their district was too poor; last year's GDP was not even as high as Xinghe Group's market value (based on Xinghe Group's actual valuation, it might not even be half as high). Although he was a high-ranking top leader, he was extremely worried about the economy.

The neighboring district was better off with a heavy industrial base, so it didn't have to worry about its economy.

But what about them? They had nothing.

The economy was mainly supported by agriculture and the tertiary industry, and industry was pitifully low, almost only undertaking some light industrial processing.

Tourism also relied on the famous grilled fish district next door, which sometimes brought in some tourists.

Oh, compared to the famous grilled fish district next door, their district also had a well-known title nationwide: the largest labor export district in the country.

There was no other way; it was too poor. Young and strong people had all gone south to work, unwilling to stay and develop in their hometown.

This was also why, after his secretary informed him that their district had produced a Chairman of a trillion-yuan Group, he immediately came to visit.

He was not unfamiliar with Xinghe Group; Galaxy Plaza was blooming everywhere in second and third-tier cities.

District Committee Secretary's teeth ached when he thought of Galaxy Plaza. Originally, a few years ago, the Second-in-command had finally managed to secure a Galaxy Plaza project, and it was almost confirmed.

But it was snatched away by the neighboring district.

When they heard the news, he and the Second-in-command were so angry that they smashed their cups and wanted to take a night train to block the people involved.

Thinking of this, District Committee Secretary looked at Jiang Chen with sincere eyes and said, "Chairman Jiang, I have another impertinent request, may I say it?"

Jiang Chen smiled and said, "Leader, please just say it."

The Galaxy Plaza that was snatched away a few years ago had almost become an unforgettable hurdle for him and the Second-in-command. Now that he had met the Chairman of Xinghe Group and also attracted investment,

He immediately said, "It's just, can we open another Galaxy Plaza in our district?"

Jiang Chen thought District Committee Secretary was going to say something else, but he ended up asking for a small favor.

Since he had already promised at least 3 billion yuan in investment, adding a Galaxy Plaza was no big deal.

Jiang Chen agreed without even thinking: "Since the leader has spoken, then it's definitely not a problem."

He immediately further stated: "Subsequently, I will have people from Xinghe Real Estate follow up and inspect together."

"I hope the leader will arrange personnel for the handover at that time."

In just a few words, Jiang Chen had already finalized an investment of at least 3.5 billion yuan.

Seeing Jiang Chen readily agree, District Committee Secretary couldn't help but admire himself; with just one sentence, he had secured another project.

Hearing Jiang Chen's last sentence, he immediately said seriously:

"Okay, Chairman Jiang, rest assured, we will form a team specifically responsible for coordinating this work related to Xinghe Group, with me and the Second-in-command personally leading the team."

District Committee Secretary further stated that relevant policies and taxes would be favorable to Xinghe Group, and all departments would give Xinghe Group the green light, ensuring that every aspect of this investment would be implemented.