bookrebus Chapter 491 Research
Chapter 491 Research
The pass and passport are handled by the Public Security Bureau. If you follow the normal process, it will take at least a month to get it. Zhou Rong asked Xiao Wenrui for help, and Shi Rui's documents were processed in a few days.
In early July, Shi Rui went to Hong Kong and found Tang Zhaoshan. He told him in detail about his family's experiences over the years and the purpose of his visit to Hong Kong.
Shi Rui stayed in Hong Kong for nearly a month. With the help of Tang Zhaoshan, he collected all kinds of information for Zhou Rong and then returned to Jiangcheng.
Tang Zhaoshan was engaged in clothing export and hotel business in Hong Kong and had made a small fortune. He wanted to return to China to invest in order to expand the family business, but was worried that the information provided by Shi Rui was unreliable, so he asked his second son Tang Xing to come back with him for a field investigation.
If the country really welcomes foreign investment and provides strong support, he wants to open an import and export company and a hotel in Jiangcheng...
Shi Rui fed back the data from his investigation to Zhou Rong and introduced Tang Xing to her.
There are many powerful female bosses in Hong Kong. Tang Xing had no doubt at all about Zhou Rong's ability as a woman to become a director. After humbly praising her, he expressed his family's idea of opening a company and hotel in Jiangcheng and hoped that the government would give support.
Zhou Rong asked Shi Rui to go to Xiangjiang to collect data, also wanting to develop Jiangcheng's import and export trade. It would be a pity not to utilize the most convenient water transportation here.
If the Tang family in Hong Kong can handle export matters, it can improve efficiency and quickly open up the market. As long as their financial strength and credibility are not a problem, it is not impossible to cooperate with them.
Currently, for foreign investors investing in the country, the government usually only accepts them to provide money, technology and equipment, and their shareholding cannot exceed 50%.
Zhou Rong told Tang Xing the truth: "If you want to open a hotel and company, you need to provide an application report and relevant qualifications and accept government control. However, the government has no funds to invest, at most some equipment, staff and venues."
Tang Xing paused and calculated silently. Even if their family held 30-40% of the shares, as long as the government was willing to provide the venue and corresponding policy support, unlike in Hong Kong, where "respect" and fines were always required, they could still make money.
"We accept the requests made by Director Zhou and will submit the application report as soon as possible. If there are any deficiencies, please let Director Zhou know so that we can supplement the information."
Zhou Rong: "My secretary will tell you what to do. If you don't understand, just ask him."
Tang Xing: "Okay, thank you."
Zhou Rong sorted out the data collected by Shi Rui, and after getting Tang Xing's application report, he wrote a document and submitted it to the Municipal Party Committee.
Zhou Rong made three suggestions in his application materials. The first was to establish an import and export trading company, taking advantage of Jiangcheng's transportation advantages and the Tang family's connections and market resources in Hong Kong to introduce high-quality goods from outside into Jiangcheng and enrich people's lives.
Then, all kinds of goods from Jiangcheng can be exported to foreign countries via Hong Kong, which will increase fiscal revenue, earn foreign exchange, and create some jobs.
Second, cooperate with the Tang family to open a high-end hotel to enhance the city’s image and attract more foreign investment.
Third, Zhou Rong wanted to set up a comprehensive investment company in Hong Kong. Its main function would be to plan and coordinate Hong Kong’s investment projects in Jiangcheng, provide a fast channel for all investors, and efficiently solve problems such as communication, funding, and project implementation.
At the same time, some of Jiangcheng's idle funds are invested in Hong Kong's favorable projects and financial markets to obtain efficient returns.
The municipal party committee thought the first two proposals were good, but directly rejected the third one, saying that Zhou Rong's idea was too opportunistic and if the central government knew about it, it would cause another "bloodbath."
The various campaigns in the past few years still scare people and make people develop the habit of being cautious. They would rather have no achievements than make mistakes, so as to avoid another campaign in the future. These "bold" decisions have become sharp blades stabbing themselves...
It takes a process for everyone to explore and accept new things. Zhou Rong understood everyone's thoughts and did not argue. He asked when the import and export company and the hotel project would start.
The leaders of the municipal party committee asked Zhou Rong where the survey data came from and whether the Tang family was reliable.
Zhou Rong said that Shi Rui was Tang Xing's uncle, and he was going to Hong Kong to visit relatives, so he asked him to help with some research.
The municipal party committee had doubts about the data provided by this "capitalist", fearing that the data was false. If something went wrong in the future, no one would be held responsible.
After discussion, the leaders of the municipal party committee decided to send several comrades to Hong Kong for an on-site investigation to confirm that the data provided by Shi Rui was correct and that the Tang family had the ability to undertake the corresponding business. They would then ask the central government for approval and then set up an import and export trading company and open a hotel.
Zhou Rong wanted to know what investment opportunities there were in Hong Kong at this stage. She said that as the director of the Municipal Industry and Commerce Bureau, she had the responsibility to make Jiangcheng develop better and better. She wanted to go to Hong Kong in person to participate in the investigation to ensure that the details were true and reliable.
The leaders of the municipal party committee appreciated Zhou Rong's initiative and ideological awareness and approved her request...
Zhou Rong told Tang Xing the city's decision.
Tang Xing expressed his understanding and willingness to support all decisions of the government, and proposed that the food and accommodation expenses during the investigation be borne by the Tang family.
Zhou Rong: "No need. The city has approved the funds. If you cover all the expenses, there will definitely be people who don't know the truth and say that we are corrupted by sugar-coated bullets and question the authenticity of the data. Then we will have worked in vain."
Tang Xing: "I'm sorry for not thinking it through. I wonder what we can do for Director Zhou?"
In her previous life, Zhou Rong often went to Hong Kong on business trips and for shopping. She had some knowledge of the place and could speak Cantonese. Not wanting to be exposed, she pretended to know nothing.
"I heard that people in Hong Kong speak English and Cantonese. We don't speak these two languages and we are not familiar with the environment there. Please arrange a translator and guide for us."
Tang Xing: “No problem!”
Xue Wanyi learned that Zhou Rong was going to Hong Kong, and asked her to help find the whereabouts of her daughter Chen Nanjing and son-in-law Deng Zixian.
Since Chen Nanjing followed her husband to Hong Kong, she has not sent a single letter home. Zhou Rong didn't know where to find her, so he told Xue Wanyi that he could only try his best to find out.
Xue Wanyi said that no matter whether there was any result or not, she was grateful. After all, her "unfilial daughter" had not contacted her family. Finding her was like looking for a needle in a haystack. She couldn't force her...
In early September, after obtaining his exit documents, Zhou Rong went to Hong Kong with two investigators appointed by the Municipal Party Committee, Wan Peng and Huang Qisheng, Shi Rui and Tang Xing.
Due to insufficient foreign exchange reserves and the organization's constant call on everyone to be honest and upright, the city only gave Zhou Rong and his colleagues 500 Hong Kong dollars each.
This was because Zhou Rong was the director, and because they were going to a prosperous city like Hong Kong, so the amount was raised. According to the previous standards, the funds approved would not exceed 200 Hong Kong dollars...