Becoming a Billionaire after Divorce-Chapter 745 - 278: Journey to Mountain City

"This is a historical issue," Sun Dasheng said, not saying much, just briefly explaining that this place used to be frequently flooded, especially in the big flood of ’97, when someone came here personally to fight the flood.

"Oh, I think I heard that on the news on TV," Wu Xiaoli reflected.

"Yeah, so ever since this area was designated as a flood discharge zone, the country has not had big plans for construction here, which is why there still isn’t a railway connecting it."

"So the economy hasn’t picked up much, just relying on this fertile land to develop agriculture."

"It’s really a waste of such a great geographical location," Wu Xiaoli also felt it was a pity. This area is the heartland of the country.

It should have been the national strategic center.

Unexpectedly, there hasn’t been much development over the years.

At night.

After some tender moments, they went to bed early.

The next day.

Sun Dasheng returned to Shanghai City alone.

The rest of the family couldn’t be bothered, as it was just over a month until the New Year.

Shanghai City.

Main base.

He didn’t stay there for long.

Then he led a group from the company’s investment department to start a nationwide inspection.

The main destinations were the central and western regions.

Wasn’t it all about closely following the national grand strategy?

The first stop was Chongqing, the top city in the west.

He had already selected the investment project early on, planning to spend heavily on building a wafer fab here.

The domestic wafer fab giants are mostly clustered in Shanghai City, with SMIC and Huahong being the most representative.

Take the most famous SMIC, for example, which has three 8-inch wafer fabs and four 12-inch wafer fabs in Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, and Shenzhen; they have one 12-inch wafer fab under construction in Beijing, Shanghai, and Tianjin respectively.

Wafer fabs are basically clustered in the north and the coastal developed cities in the southeast.

According to the current national strategy, these are considered unsafe areas, susceptible to enemy attacks and disruption.

Therefore, he plans to build new wafer fabs inland, in the country’s heartland, to contribute to national high-tech security.

And the cost of a 12-inch wafer fab, which is among the top tier globally, could be as high as over 50 billion RMB.

Thus, the Mountain City government attaches great importance to this and specially sent a senior industrial official to negotiate.

"Welcome, honorable guests!"

As soon as the plane landed, upon exiting the airport, they were greeted by government staff who had come to welcome them.

This surprised Sun Dasheng and his group, as the Mountain City is one of the four directly administered municipalities in the country, unlike other ordinary cities.

"This is Secretary Wang, in charge of industry for our government," introduced one of the staff beside him.

"Hello, Secretary Wang, I’m really embarrassed that you came personally," Sun Dasheng quickly shook hands.

"Not at all, with Keno planning to build a 12-inch wafer fab in our Mountain City, we couldn’t be more eager. You don’t know how we have longed for a high-tech industrial park, even been swindled in the process, but haven’t had any decent high-tech enterprises settle here. It’s always been a headache for us leaders." 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

"It’s our work that hasn’t been well done. This time I must redeem myself."

From Secretary Wang’s words, Sun Dasheng sensed a steadfast determination.

"You’re too serious, those words are too serious."

After exchanging pleasantries,

the group boarded a Toyota Coaster dispatched by the government. Don’t be deceived by the unimpressive appearance of this minibus; seasoned drivers know its significance. If this kind of minibus is escorted by police cars, it’s even more remarkable.

Sun Dasheng and his group received such treatment.

It made him feel a bit overwhelmed by the attention.

It seems the Mountain City highly prioritizes this investment, and they certainly seem determined to achieve it.

The group settled into the guesthouse.

Then took a rest for a while.

There would be a government-hosted dinner in the evening.

The dinner was still accompanied by Secretary Wang from during the day.

After drinking almost enough, he finally asked, "President Sun, honestly tell me, besides our Mountain City, which other places are you inspecting for investment?"

Speaking like a seasoned veteran of the martial world.

Knowing that for such a large investment project, it’s generally impossible to inspect only one city.

Even ordinary goods follow the principle of comparing three options; for such sought-after projects, various cities will go out of their way to offer the most favorable conditions.

Things like three reductions and two exemptions are just basic.

Some cities even offer tax exemptions for five to ten years to retain these high-tech enterprises; if it weren’t for concerns that the higher authorities would not approve, they could offer even better terms.

Because securing these large high-tech companies is like enriching the city’s heritage, increasing high-paying positions, which indirectly attracts high-level talent to the city.

Only when a city has enough high-paying companies can it attract talent.

Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen are perfect examples.

Talents from all over the country gather in these places.

If it weren’t for the country’s intention to promote balanced development across many points, preventing economic disparity from growing bigger and bigger, these four cities and their surrounding clusters could attract half of the country’s population.

"Secretary Wang, you’re an old hand in industry, I won’t hide it from you. This inspection trip is indeed not only for Mountain City, our next stop is Rong City, also a major city in the Southwest," Sun Dasheng said candidly.

The other party immediately grabbed his hand, "President Sun, our Mountain City can offer your company the best conditions, so maybe skip Rong City. They’re just a bunch of naive fools there, too money-grubbing to offer anything as good as we can."