Center Park, East District.
This area hosts the project display stands and places for negotiations with investors. Large projects are housed in a temporary tent, medium-sized projects are displayed at scattered booths on both sides, and small project plans and details are displayed on outdoor bulletin boards. Each station has a designated county investment bureau staff member responsible for introducing the projects. For medium-sized or larger capital projects, they can also arrange for special vehicles to take investors for on-site assessments, allowing for better project analysis and judgment. Adding to this, there are several bank booths offering loan information and surrounding channels for attracting investments. The entire area appears highly professional.
Fewer tourists are seen here.
Most are businessmen or prospective investors.
"Considering your requirements, take a look at this project."
"This project is okay, but I don’t have much money."
"Sir, I can take you to the bank booth for consultation. Some mortgage loans are available for small to medium funds, and there are other loan models to choose from."
"Ah, Secretary Dong."
"Secretary Dong, you're here!"
"I'll go get Director Zhang."
Moments later, Zhang Dongfang emerged from the tent for large projects. Upon seeing Dong Xuebing, he laughed heartily. "Secretary, you’re here! Why didn’t you rest a bit more?"
Dong Xuebing replied, "I’ve rested enough. This morning I didn’t wake up until after 9 AM. I didn’t hear your call, and you were working hard."
Zhang Dongfang said, "What are you talking about? It’s you who worked so hard. Everyone knows how tired you were yesterday. I called this morning to urge you, not to scold you. I just wanted you to rest a bit longer. You can’t keep going like the Iron Man twenty-four hours a day. I’m here to keep an eye on things. I thought you should get a good rest."
After this period of rapprochement between the Dong faction and Zhang faction during this investment culture festival, the warmth between the two sides had grown significantly. There was no longer the intense rivalry, and everyone understood this was a time of mutual benefit. It was not the time for internal strife. After Dong Xuebing’s decisive action, the advantage was with him for now, and they could only work together, united, to win this battle and secure their political achievements.
After a few exchanges, Dong Xuebing raised the main issue: "How’s the investment situation going?"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Dongfang’s chubby face lit up with a big smile. "Very positive! The situation is extremely good, better than expected."
With so many people around, he chose not to say more.
Dong Xuebing nodded. "Alright, let’s have a meeting."
"Okay." Zhang Dongfang turned back and called his secretary, "Go get everyone."
Ten minutes later, they were all gathered, with a few key leaders sitting around a small table, enough to form a circle.
"Old Sun, tell us about your side." Dong Xuebing said.
Old Sun was an investment bureau official and the main negotiator for these projects. Upon hearing this, he began, his face also sporting a broad smile. "The results of this investment recruitment are unprecedented, thanks to Secretary Dong and Director Zhang’s correct decisions and leadership, we’ve..."
Dong Xuebing smiled slightly. "Alright, let's get to the point."
Zhang Dongfang also laughed. "We’ll be busy soon, just briefly summarize it."
Old Sun coughed and quickly added, "Okay, okay. According to the statistics from yesterday and up until this morning at 10 AM, twenty-two investors have signed investment intent letters, with a total investment amount of two billion five hundred million. This is already confirmed. There are still some investors who almost have an investment intent but haven’t yet signed contracts. Roughly, there should be projects totaling between five hundred million to one billion. Although not fully confirmed, we can likely secure over half of these. As for other investors who haven’t yet decided or completed their due diligence, our investment bureau staff is negotiating with them, focusing on each investor. For some investors with the potential for large projects, we’ve arranged targeted meetings tailored to their personalities or preferences. With our staff's efforts, we believe this area will gradually open up breakthrough opportunities. Added to the promotion from the evening event, we’ve brought in a continuous stream of investors. Today, over fifty new investors proposed visiting our county for inspections. If this situation continues, the final investment amount will be unimaginable."
Two hundred and fifty million.
That was about the total annual investment amount for Jiaolin County last year.
But this investment culture festival had already reached last year’s level after just a day and a half, and this was far from the end—it was just the beginning. The major investors will definitely conduct detailed and focused inspections, not making blind decisions. So, after the next two weeks or even a month of inspections and confirmations, there will surely be a substantial influx. No one could predict precisely how much.
Dong Xuebing asked, "With this situation, what do you guys estimate?"
Old Sun hesitated, bold enough to say, "At least six or seven billion, I would think."
Everyone’s eyelids fluttered at that figure. If it reaches six or seven billion, that’s an extraordinary achievement in real terms, not just a face-saving political accomplishment.
Only Dong Xuebing remained calm. Six or seven billion didn’t meet his mental expectation. He believed it would be even more. He had always been someone with a large appetite.
Before long, a month had passed.
When Jiaolin County saw off the last wave of investors completing their inspections, the county’s investment bureau statistics shocked everyone.
Even Dong Xuebing sucked in a breath of cold air; he hadn’t fully anticipated it.
After calculations, the total investment brought in by this investment culture festival had reached a staggering ten billion three hundred million.
It was four to five times the investment amount from the previous year.
They had completed the entire investment amount for Jiaolin County’s first four to even five years in just one month.