"The land requisition issue."
Chen Feng did not beat around the bush, directly stating the pain point of the Lianhua Town Science and Technology Hardware City project.
"That's not right, Chen Feng. Didn't the Lianhua Town Science and Technology Hardware City project already have land? Many of the buildings are ready. Why do you still need to requisition land?" Cheng Lu asked, looking confused.
"If the Lianhua Town Science and Technology Hardware City was just a small-scale operation, the existing land would be sufficient. However, to achieve significant accomplishments, the Lianhua Town Science and Technology Hardware City needs to be large, and not just large, but also powerful. Both of these aspects require Lianhua Town Science and Technology Hardware City to have a super-large logistics park." Chen Feng explained seriously.
"What? A super-large logistics park?"
"Yes, for the Science and Technology Hardware City to become the largest hardware city in the country, it must have a super-large logistics park. You understand the current economic situation; it's the era of live commerce and the internet economy. In this era, without a super-large logistics system for warehousing, how can we achieve tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of orders shipped daily?" Chen Feng retorted.
"That makes sense! Chen Feng, honestly, if my brain were half as good as yours, that would be great." Cheng Lu exclaimed.
"Ms. Cheng, please don't flatter me. I'm just summarizing what I've seen and thought about. It's nothing impressive. Alright, Ms. Cheng, you're busy, and I need to go find Mayor Qin." Chen Feng said cautiously.
"Find Mayor Qin? You mean I can't help you?" Cheng Lu looked at Chen Feng with a hint of jealousy.
Chen Feng felt a wave of dizziness. Women's imaginations were truly too rich. Even the most normal work-related matters could be interpreted as jealousy.
"Ms. Cheng, you've misunderstood. I'm going to see Mayor Qin not because she's better than you, but because she is the mayor of Lianhua Town. Now that Lianhua Town is requisitioning such a large area of land, it's difficult to proceed without consulting Mayor Qin." Chen Feng quickly explained.
"I can help you too! You know I have connections in Jiangcheng. If I make a phone call back home, requisitioning land in Lianhua Town is such a small matter, it's a piece of cake." Cheng Lu replied.
"Ms. Cheng, I am aware of the Cheng family's status in Jiangcheng. However, wouldn't it be inappropriate to bypass Mayor Qin to handle matters related to Lianhua Town?"
"What's inappropriate about it? If she helps you, I'm helping you. It's all help, who helps doesn't matter. There's nothing right or wrong about it."
"Ms. Cheng, think about it. If you were the mayor of Lianhua Town, and people below you did things while bypassing you, would you have no feelings about it? Besides, I have a cooperative relationship with Mayor Qin. If she does well, I will do well. If she gets angry with me, do you think my path in officialdom will be smooth?" Chen Feng's rhetorical questions left Cheng Lu speechless.
"Alright, I'll go along with you. You go find Mayor Qin, and I'll handle the work with the women of Lianhua Town. However, you need to be careful. While you and Mayor Qin are working, absolutely do not let things develop into anything romantic." Cheng Lu added.
"Ms. Cheng, please rest assured. Mayor Qin has very high standards. A second-tier university graduate from the countryside like me wouldn't catch her eye. If someone like me were to catch Mayor Qin's eye, she would have been married tens of thousands of years ago." Chen Feng reassured Cheng Lu.
After offering some reassurance, Chen Feng went to the office to find Qin Yan.
"Chen Feng, to be honest, your capabilities are becoming stronger and stronger. The idea of building a super-large logistics park for the Lianhua Town Science and Technology Hardware City project is a profound insight that I hadn't considered." Qin Yan said with admiration.
"Mayor Qin, you flatter me. I'm just summarizing what I've learned from books and observed in reality. These are not the main points; the main issue is the requisition of such a large area of land, which might be troublesome." Chen Feng said with a furrowed brow.
"What's so troublesome about it? Just throw money at it and requisition the land. What problem can't money solve?" Qin Yan asked directly.
"If it were real estate development, this method of requisitioning with money would be effective. However, this project is the Science and Technology Hardware City project. Blindly requisitioning with money won't work. Lianhua Town has already provided interest-free loans and tax exemptions for several years for the Science and Technology Hardware City project. If we were to proceed with development by simply throwing money at it, Lianhua Town's fiscal and economic situation definitely wouldn't be able to bear it. If the funds don't connect, the Science and Technology Hardware City project would be abandoned halfway." Chen Feng explained word by word.
"Your explanation makes sense. Chen Feng, I must confess, in all my years overseeing economic work, I haven't encountered such a thorny issue. How about I find some experts to consult?" Qin Yan said, while admiringly gazing at Chen Feng. This young man's progress was visibly rapid. His depth of thought now seemed to be surpassing hers. One had to acknowledge talent.
"Finding more experts now would be too time-consuming. The factory buildings and storefronts for the Science and Technology Hardware City project are almost complete. Next, the third phase, the logistics park project, must be approved within a week, and then construction can begin. It's truly impossible to find experts at this stage." Chen Feng explained.
"Then this matter becomes quite difficult to handle."
"Mayor Qin, I have an immature idea, I don't know if I should say it." Chen Feng said tentatively in a low voice.
"The matter is urgent, speak quickly."
"My idea is that since requisitioning such a large piece of land is not feasible due to funding issues, then we simply don't requisition it."
"You're not requisitioning land for the super-large logistics park? Chen Feng, this is not in line with your usual approach. Didn't you want to make the Lianhua Town Science and Technology Hardware City project one of the top ten in the country? Without a super-large logistics park, your idea cannot be realized." Qin Yan asked with evident confusion.
"Mayor Qin, my idea hasn't changed. For the Lianhua Town Science and Technology Hardware City to be successful, it must have economies of scale. To achieve economies of scale, a large amount of land is necessary." Chen Feng explained.
"So, this problem has no solution. On one hand, the Lianhua Town Science and Technology Hardware City project requires the requisition of a large amount of land in a short period. On the other hand, Lianhua Town's fiscal and economic situation cannot afford such enormous expenses. In this situation, I suggest that if we can't get the big cucumber, we should eat the small cucumber." Qin Yan said earnestly.
"Mayor Qin, it would be a pity to abandon and not eat such a big cucumber. My idea is, can we expand the scale of the Science and Technology Hardware City without requisitioning land?"
"I don't have such a brilliant idea. Do you?" Qin Yan retorted.
"I do have a bold idea: Since requisitioning is unrealistic, then let's not requisition it. Instead, let's change it to leasing." Chen Feng explained word by word.
"Changing from requisitioning to leasing? That idea has some merit. Continue." Qin Yan said, her eyes shining with a sharp glint.