Chapter 86

Wang Rongchang couldn't stay in Shanghai for a long time, after all, he still had heavy responsibilities, so on August 15th, a farewell meeting was held for him in the city, and many people were invited.

Since it was a forum, it was not so restrained. The leader said a few polite words at the meeting, and then everyone walked around, talking to people they knew well, discussing the current situation and the latest developments in the political and business circles, etc.

"Mr. Fan—"

Fan Wubing was talking to Maximus, discussing where he should go to find the talents he needs after returning to the United States, when he suddenly heard someone calling him, when he looked back, it was Deputy Mayor Wang of the city government with several The person in charge of the functional bureau came over with a smile on his face.

"Hello, leaders—" Fan Wubing saw this posture, and knew that the other party had come for something.

The two things that bother Fan Wubing the most right now are of course the problems in Shanghai. One is the construction of buildings, and the other is the matter of setting up a media group in the city. As for the construction of the building, Fan Wubing did not have the patience to invest a large amount of money at one time and wait for several years to see the completion of the building. When it came to the media group, Fan Wubing was not very enthusiastic either.

After all, the New Silk Road Entertainment Company that I set up was originally just for fun and didn't put much energy into it, but now it has gradually become the leader. Fan Wubing couldn't bear to see Xia Donghai and his wife The foundation established through hard work was given to the group by the city. \//\

Even though it was Fan Wubing who took the responsibility all over himself, to reduce the burden on Xia Donghai and the others. But if you really want to face these bureaucrats, it's still a bit of a headache.

As we all know, what these people in the officialdom lack most is a thick skin and a black heart. After Li Zongwu, the leader of the thick black sect, summed up the four-character mantra that if you want to achieve great things, you must have a thick face and a dark heart. There are a lot of hindsight and hindsight that are regarded as the standard, and if you follow it with all your strength, you will achieve great things for the earth.

Therefore, Fan Wubing was a little annoyed when he met these people. Your time is tight, but they have a lot of time to spend with you! What a hassle!

Sure enough, after Deputy Mayor Wang took Fan Wubing to sit down, he brought up the matter of building a building. He didn't care about the matter of the New Silk Road Entertainment Company. Known as industry. But the output is not big, and more reputation is gained.

"Mr. Fan. The municipal government plans to come out together in the Pudong area. I wonder if you are interested in this?" Deputy Mayor Wang asked more skillfully, and did not mention the matter of building buildings at the beginning. . \

Fan Wubing didn't want to get involved in the problem of the real estate market. This was a decision made from the very beginning, and the water in it was too deep.

Moreover, once you set foot in the real estate market, you cannot avoid formal and in-depth contact with the officialdom, which will have a great impact on your own image.

A man is not rich without windfall, and a horse is not fat without night grass. The real estate market is the main battlefield for the collusion between officials and businessmen to make profits. This kind of place, Fan Wubing would avoid it. How could you take the initiative to fall into their trap? Even if the return in this is relatively large, it can earn tens of billions or even hundreds of billions of RMB. In equivalent terms, it is only a maximum of tens of billions of dollars. Fan Wubing can earn it back without any effort by working hard in the financial market.

Therefore, Fan Wubing immediately replied clearly, "Within five years, our company will not be able to get involved in real estate development."

"Why do you say that? Is it because you don't have confidence in the city's policies?" Deputy Mayor Wang was a slippery guy, and he immediately asked with a very surprised expression.

This man is really bad! When Fan Wubing heard this, he couldn't help scolding him secretly.

Don't have confidence in the city's policies? Is this kind of hat also randomly buttoned? ! If you are an ordinary businessman, you may be intimidated by him, but Fan Wubing is not an ordinary person, so he immediately pulled out a reason, "Our company is a private company, and a large part of the shareholders are foreigners. The situation is more complicated. , They still have doubts about the current domestic reform and opening up policy. They are deeply skeptical and uncertain. Therefore, before I make major decisions, I have to convene a board of directors to coordinate and make a feasibility report. The board of directors approved it. It is possible to put it into practice. This is different from domestic companies, so please understand. The company's purpose is to work hard for high-tech and important infrastructure in mainland China. As for the real estate market, there is no technical content. We don’t accept this kind of business.”

After Fan Wubing said this, the faces of all the people present were a little embarrassed. Before that, they all ignored one point, that is, although Fan Wubing was in China, he was holding an American passport. Although his father He is a ministerial official, but it doesn't mean that his son has to buy the government's account, and according to gossip, it seems that even when Boss Zhu uses Fan Wubing, he always asks for his opinions in a negotiating tone. \///

Deputy Mayor Wang and others were encouraged by the people below, thinking of taking some money from Fan Wubing and building the tallest building in the country, purely for their own political achievements and face, and for the economic development of Shanghai as a whole. It didn't have much effect, so when their proposal was flatly rejected by Fan Wubing, they remembered Fan Wubing's other identity. I can't help but feel that I was a little dizzy at the beginning.

But some people don’t think so. A bureau chief probably didn’t know the situation, so he said with some dissatisfaction, “Little comrade, the city has high hopes for you, and hopes that you can make some contributions to the city’s economic development. It was due to the importance of you, why did you reject it without even thinking about it? Although your company is now large in scale, it has also developed with the support of national policies. To be a human being, you still have to drink water and think about the source."

Fan Wubing glanced at that person, didn't bother to talk to him anymore, picked up his teacup and took a sip of water.

The others looked at the director with a look of foolishness, and one who had a good relationship with him pulled him away and said in a low voice, "Don't talk nonsense if you don't know the situation. He is based in the United States. Policy has nothing to do with it, even now, he is holding an American passport, don’t mention any comrades, if you don’t want to be called Mr. Fan, just call him Mr. Fan.”

"Uh——" the bureau chief who spoke just now heard that this was the case, and his face flushed. It's comrades.

Deputy Mayor Wang also felt a little embarrassed by his making such a fuss, and the atmosphere became a little awkward.

Seeing this, Fan Wubing knew that it was inappropriate to offend a large number of people for no reason, so he began to talk, "Actually, there is a compromise, but we just ordered more than 40 people recently. 100 million aircraft orders, and there is not much liquidity.”

More than four billion aircraft orders? After hearing this, a bureau chief said, "That's really not a small number. China Eastern Airlines seems to have bought planes worth 500 million U.S. dollars, which is more than 400 million yuan. Mr. Fan's company is very large."

A person from China Eastern Airlines happened to be sitting next to him. Upon hearing this, he immediately said, "Mr. Fan is talking about US dollars. Didn't Fan's Investment Group buy an Airbus plane worth 2 billion US dollars? How did it become 4 billion US dollars again?"

The faces of all the people here suddenly changed color when they heard it, what a great handwriting! China Eastern Airlines and Northwest Airlines have only ordered a billion-dollar aircraft! Could it be that he really has so much money? !

Fan Wubing replied with a smile, "I placed an order of 2 billion dollars from Airbus, and then Boeing came to me. It happened to be my old friend. I couldn't save face, and there was indeed a demand, so I ordered another 20 more. A Boeing plane worth 100 million U.S. dollars." Then he said to himself, "Actually, there is no other way. The domestic large aircraft project has never been able to stand up, and international routes are indispensable for large aircraft, so I have to order foreigners. .Although I am holding an American passport now, from the bottom of my heart, I am closer to the motherland, otherwise I would not return to China to develop.”

"That's that—they are all Chinese, the blood of the descendants of the Yellow Emperor—" As soon as the words were said, everyone naturally echoed with laughter. Who told people to hold American passports now? If you can come back to invest and develop, you are already very conscientious, and you can't expect others to act according to your roadmap.

But in the end, Fan Wubing still expressed, "The media group run by the city government, although we can't participate due to the difference in system, we can do some cooperation."

"Oh, please tell me." Deputy Mayor Wang was a little happier when he heard what Fan Wubing said. After all, Fan Wubing had made it clear that he would not participate in the construction of the building. So if the matter of the media group If we can cooperate, it will be an achievement for the municipal government. After all, this is a cooperation between a foreign company and a state-owned company in media and entertainment, which has never happened before.

Fan Wubing has long had the idea of ​​making the New Silk Road bigger and stronger, but this kind of bigger and stronger cannot be led by the nose by the local government. When engaging in media and entertainment, one must have his own stand, and he cannot be an echo. Otherwise, it is impossible to do real entertainment programs, so maintaining the uniqueness of New Silk Road must be insisted on.

But apart from this, it would be a very challenging undertaking to exert influence on and assimilate the local media and entertainment industry in Shanghai based on New Silk Road Entertainment Company.

Therefore, Fan Wubing raised a topic, "I think the city can try some new things. For example, the New Silk Road Entertainment Company will complement some high-quality resources by holding shares in the city's media and entertainment groups. This will be beneficial to both of us." It’s all very beneficial.”

After hearing what Fan Wubing meant, Deputy Mayor Wang almost vomited blood from his anger. He originally wanted to annex the New Silk Road Entertainment Company, so it's fine if he didn't succeed, but Fan Wubing wanted to come here and bite back!