Chapter 555 Wealth also needs to adapt
At Luo Yang's level, and considering his relationship with Jiang Yuanshan, there are some things that cannot be said casually.
Especially in front of the leader, even in private.
“I plan to take one or two commercial sites as well as residential sites.”
Luo Yang not only said it verbally, but also planned to demonstrate his determination through action: "When the time comes, I will find a suitable place in the East New District and invest in a comprehensive shopping mall, similar to Wanda."
In the future, with the breakthrough of mobile Internet technology, physical shopping will begin to become depressed, especially the physical stores such as comprehensive shopping malls. If they are not managed well, they will become empty and failed commercial districts.
However, Luo Yang knows that the biggest impact of online shopping is on traditional industries such as clothing. Some irreplaceable industries still require customers to experience them in person, such as catering, film and television, video games and entertainment.
Therefore, some large-scale comprehensive supermarkets that have successfully transformed are still vibrant.
"That's a good idea."
Tang Hailin had to admit that he was moved.
He looked at Jiang Yuanshan and said, "Old Jiang, your son-in-law has a big vision. The money he earned in Yang City is spent in Yang City. This amount of money is not a small amount, at least several hundred million!"
"Old Tang, my son-in-law has a big vision, can't the city leaders see it now?"
Although Jiang Yuanshan didn't fully understand Luo Yang's specific ideas, he still had something to say: "In the past few years, Luo Yang's investment in his hometown is no less than 10 billion yuan, from the clothing industry to high-tech manufacturing, to the cultural and tourism projects in Xishu Town. Which one is irreplaceable and must be settled in Yang City?"
Indeed, apart from the initial premixed mortar factory, other industries invested by Luo Yang in Yang City can be welcomed and valued by the local government in any other city, and can also obtain preferential policies no less than those given by the Yang City Government.
"Hahaha, you're out of breath when I say your son-in-law is fat."
Tang Hailin laughed, then turned his gaze back to Luo Yang: "Xiao Luo, if you can really make such a great contribution to the local finances during the trough period, I think the leaders here, including Senior Official He, will strongly support you."
Use normal business means, earn the money you should earn, pay the taxes you should pay, and it will be fine no matter how you put it.
In Luo Yang's memory, he has even seen more unimaginable things. When he went to Henan Province to inspect a project, he wanted to cooperate with a local developer in a county-level city. He talked about it at a dinner party.
The boss at that time lamented that in 15, when he bought land in the new district, the land price was so cheap that it was unbelievable. He reluctantly took 80 acres of land, thinking he would make a small loss.
As a result, when this project became a big hit in 16, it actually made a profit of nearly 2 million yuan.
But this kind of good thing only happens once.
As a mature leader, Tang Hailin can certainly understand this. Even if Luo Yang didn't say it today, when the real estate market is really bad, he will bring money to invest in development, and the government will be very happy.
So all the grudges in my heart are gone.
"Oh, husband, fish float, fish float!"
Just when the three grown men were chatting excitedly, Jiang Fan suddenly shouted, and in panic, he directly helped Luo Yang lift the fishing rod.
With a whoosh sound, the fishing line became taut and the fishing rod instantly bent into a large arc.
Before Luo Yang took over, the fishing rod slipped out of Jiang Fan's little hand, fell into the pond, and then "swam" to the middle of the pond.
"Hubby, find someone to get the fishing rod, this fish must be huge!"
Jiang Fan stamped his feet anxiously like a child.
"Hahaha, the fish that escaped are all big fish. If you really catch them, they might weigh less than a pound."
Tang Hailin said happily, "The outcome of today's match should be between me and your father."
"No, I'll find someone."
Jiang Fan turned around and ran to the gate, ready to find someone to row a boat to the middle of the pond to retrieve the fishing rod.
Luo Yang didn't stop her either.
Even though the fishing rod was pulled out not long after, there was no fish on it. In the end, Tang Hailin won the competition. He was luckier and caught three fish in an hour, surpassing Jiang Yuanshan in both quantity and weight.
Perhaps because his worries were gone, Tang Hailin did not stay for dinner. After receiving a phone call at around 3:30, he left the villa directly.
"I don't think you've ever mentioned this plan before. How come you just came up with this idea recently?"
When the father-in-law and son-in-law were drinking tea together, Jiang Yuanshan couldn't help but ask Luo Yang: "I don't think this is an idea you came up with on the spur of the moment."
"I've been thinking about some things myself. I have a general idea, but it's not fully formed yet."
While Jiang Fan was not in the teahouse, he and Jiang Yuanshan each lit a cigarette: "I had the idea of taking root in my hometown before. At first, I only thought about industrial layout, but when I was strolling around the city with Chu Junpeng a few days ago, I suddenly had an idea: what does it mean to take root!"
"I think I understand what you mean."
Jiang Yuanshan didn't need Luo Yang to continue explaining. With his experience and sharp thinking ability, he immediately understood the meaning.
"You are planning to invest in industries related to people's livelihood, and want to influence the lives and employment of local people in all aspects."
Lao Jiang paused here, thought for a moment and then continued: "How deep do you plan to go?"
"I won't get involved in anything that involves resource monopoly."
Luo Yang understood the intention of his father-in-law's question and told him frankly: "It's mainly about employment. I don't care how high the profit is, as long as I don't lose money. According to the initial idea, these investments will at least create jobs for thousands of people."
"Thousands of jobs. That's a lot!"
Jiang Yuanshan looked at his son-in-law with deep meaning in his eyes: "You should know that you also have physical manufacturing, plus these industries have created thousands of jobs."
"Dad, where are we going now?"
Luo Yang knew his father-in-law's concerns and replied with a smile: "Some large companies employ thousands or tens of thousands of people. What does my industry that affects the employment of one or two thousand people count for?"
Back then, the textile industry in Shanghai employed hundreds of thousands of workers alone, affecting hundreds of thousands of families and the lives of millions of people.
Later on, the large factories often had 40,000 to 50,000 or even hundreds of thousands of employees.
There are even more extreme companies that specialize in mobile phone processing. At their peak, they would employ 100,000 to 200,000 workers in a factory in one city, and over a million workers nationwide.
"You just have to know it yourself."
Jiang Yuanshan felt relieved when he saw that his son-in-law spoke logically and did not look confused.
"Dad, has Uncle Tang decided?"
After the previous topic was over, Luo Yang asked about something that concerned him: "Who will take over from him?"
"It's hard to say, because their system is vertical management, and the next director is likely to be directly appointed from their line."
Jiang Yuanshan smiled and glanced at Luo Yang: "Why, are you worried about the speed of land approval for your future projects?"
"A little bit. I'm just afraid that the higher-ups will appoint a leader with a strong personality."
Luo Yang smacked his lips and said, "Especially for these vertical management departments with dual leadership, some things may not be easy to talk about."
"You don't have to worry about that."
Jiang Yuanshan poured himself a cup of tea, took a sip, and then continued, "Old Tang still has a lot of prestige in the bureau over the years. Plus, he's in charge of this department this time, so he won't go too far."
Luo Yang nodded.
In fact, he is not worried about these few years.
At this time, the management of land across the country is still relatively loose. It is better in big cities, but in third-, fourth- and fifth-tier cities, land auctions are even conducted offline, and many regulations and rules have not yet been perfected.
We will see in three or four years, when the last wave of glory for the real estate industry comes, the land quota will become extremely tight. By then, let alone hundreds of acres of land quota, even 50 acres will require a meeting of the city government, and a group of leaders will have to pass the meeting before it can be decided.
"If Old Tang does a good job this term, maybe he can move up a step."
"Executive Vice President?"
"Well, this is the only position."
Jiang Yuanshan was very satisfied with Luo Yang's keen perception, which gave him a sense of satisfaction of having achieved results.
"By the way, you said before that you would integrate Yang City's industries and set up a group company in the second half of the year. Now it's April, have you started working on it?"
"We are already working on it and will have the framework up by the end of May."
Luo Yang also picked up the teacup and took a sip: "It's mainly because Guangfan Wind Energy has slowed down the progress. Otherwise, if we put all the existing industries together, we can finish it by June. Now we can only wait for Guangfan Wind Energy to fill all the shelves in place."
"In the final analysis, Yang City is too small, and it is difficult to find a suitable professional manager."
Jiang Yuanshan felt the same way about Luo Yang's words: "Let alone Guangfan Wind Energy, if it were my temper, I would have to replace at least two of the heads of my three companies, but now I can only pick the best from the worst."
"Dad, you are in the prime of your youth, and I am only in my early twenties. Let's take our time to find someone, and we will eventually be able to find the right one."
Luo Yang smiled and consoled him, "Besides, with the scale of Yuanfan Group and Guangfan Group, we may be able to create an industrial cluster in Yang City. By then, the talent issue may no longer be a bottleneck."
"hope so."
Jiang Yuanshan smiled.
At this time, Jiang Fan walked into the tea room with brisk steps.
"Luo Yang, when do you plan to return to school?"
She walked straight to Luo Yang and sat down. While she was washing the empty cup for herself, she asked, "I have to go back to school next month to prepare for my thesis defense and the school will organize a graduation ceremony. If your school's schedule is staggered, we can just catch up."
Jiang Fan wanted Luo Yang to attend her graduation ceremony, and she also wanted to attend Luo Yang's graduation ceremony.
"If you hadn't mentioned it, I would have forgotten about it."
Luo Yang smiled and said, "I'll come and ask next week. If the time is different, I can catch up as I wish."
"Yeah, I think they should be staggered."
Jiang Fan said in a very good mood: "Take more photos when the time comes, because I probably won't have much chance to go back to school after graduation."
Having said that, she paused.
"Oh, I almost forgot that you have been admitted to graduate school."
"Hey, Jiang Xiaofan, don't be so mean to me."
Luo Yang could hear the sour taste in Jiang Fan's words: "How did I get that postgraduate quota? Don't you know?"
"Hehe. Just know it!"
Jiang Fan is acting more and more like a little girl, especially in front of her father.
She wrinkled her nose and said, "Then after you graduate from graduate school, let's get a marriage certificate, okay?"
"In fact, from a constitutional point of view, we can get the certificate after the graduation ceremony in June this year."
Luo Yang looked at Jiang Fan with a half-smile and said, "How about we just go earlier?"
"No, I still want to enjoy my two years of being single."
Jiang Fan blushed slightly when Luo Yang saw through her intentions. She immediately responded, "After the graduation ceremony, I'm going to travel to Europe with my mother. I don't have time to marry you!"
"cough cough"
Lao Jiang couldn't sit still anymore.
"Let's discuss your marriage when our two families have dinner together at the end of the year."
Jiang Yuanshan coughed a few times, interrupting the couple's chat: "Besides, the villa can't be occupied until next year at the earliest, why are you in such a hurry?"
When Lao Jiang heard his daughter and Luo Yang talking about marriage just now, his heart skipped a beat.
Although she had accepted Luo Yang as her son-in-law, when the time came to marry her daughter off, she suddenly felt reluctant to let go.
The thought suddenly popped up in his mind that he would not see his daughter when he returned home every day, and would not see her when he woke up in the morning. In the future, his daughter would live in another man's house. This situation was a little difficult to accept for a while.
Flustered.
In his previous life, Luo Yang had never been married and had never had a daughter, so he could hardly understand what Jiang Yuanshan was feeling at the moment.
"Planning to travel to Europe this summer?"
"Well, I've discussed it with my mother."
Jiang Fan did not notice the change in Jiang Yuanshan's heart, and responded to Luo Yang: "When I traveled to Europe before, I always stayed in one country. This time I plan to take a complete tour of Europe and visit places I have not visited before."
"Just you two girls?"
Luo Yang frowned, then looked at Jiang Yuanshan: "Dad, I don't think it's safe. It's better to hire a few professional bodyguards to accompany us. In Europe, let alone the small countries in Eastern Europe, even places like Paris and Madrid have poor security. It's not safe for two women to travel to Europe alone."
"You're right in thinking that."
Jiang Yuanshan was not an ignorant young man. He nodded in agreement and said, "Even if you don't tell me, I will arrange for bodyguards to follow you."
"Speaking of this, I have an idea."
Luo Yang continued to talk with Jiang Yuanshan about this topic: "Our family will still need this in the future, why don't we just set up a security company?"
"what?"
Jiang Fan was surprised and said, "Just for traveling in the future, you have to set up a security company. Luo Yang, it's not because you like to eat mutton that you have to raise dozens of sheep at home."
"Well, I actually have this idea."
Luo Yang looked at Jiang Fan and said, "Food safety is an issue. You should have seen it in various news reports. I really plan to build a farm in my hometown. In the future, the rice, vegetables, chicken, duck, fish, meat, and oil we eat will all be produced on our own farm."
“That’s a good idea.”
Before Jiang Fan could respond, Jiang Yuanshan spoke first: "Rice grown without pesticides, chickens, ducks and fish grown without feed. Luo Yang, take me with you when you build this kind of villa, and the output will be used to supply our two families."
The father-in-law and son-in-law talked more and more excitedly, leaving Jiang Fan aside.
From a security company to an ecological farm. It may seem absurd, but in fact, when wealth accumulates to a certain level, taking this step is inevitable.
Jiang Fan may not be able to understand it now, but as her father and her husband's careers grow bigger and bigger, such things will only happen more and more, and she will slowly get used to such changes.
Ambition and ambition for wealth and honor do not appear overnight; they require long-term accumulation.
Whether it is Jiang Yuanshan or Luo Yang, their foundation is ultimately too weak.
(End of this chapter)
