We are all reborn, who wants to be the richest man?

A long embankment street represents half a step of Guangzhou’s modern history.

Changdi was once the foreign settlement of Guangzhou, and at the beginning of the century it was known as the Bund of Guangzhou.

Places like the Da San Yuan Restaurant where Luo Nianzhong and others are now, and the Guangdong Customs and other places are all here. For half a century, it has been the CBD of Guangzhou.

However, with the opening up and rapid development of the times, the rise of Zhujiang New Town and many commercial districts, this area has quietly transformed, and its former glory seems like a thing of the past.

Whether young or old, people on the mainland today are more eager for new things.

They are tired of seeing and living in these buildings that carry a long history and cultural heritage. Deep down, they have a stronger interest and preference for the towering skyscrapers in modern cities.

Contrary to the views of these people, Luo Nianzhong and others felt that this place was filled with a stronger historical charm, which was intoxicating.

Luo Laosi and Luo Laowu were like embarking on a carefully prepared travel feast. Whenever they came across a unique and historic building, they would stop to appreciate it and capture the unique charm with their cameras, as if every photo was a testimony to their wonderful encounter with the city.

They were full of curiosity and enthusiasm for the dazzling array of unprecedented snacks in the streets and alleys. They tasted them one by one, which not only satisfied their taste buds' desire for adventure, but also added countless unforgettable food memories to the journey.

It was a long street, and because of the two of them, they probably spent more than an hour walking there.

"Secretary Lu is truly knowledgeable and talented. I am really sorry to trouble you today."

Secretary Lu knows these historical buildings like the back of his hand. He knows the historical stories behind each building and has become a guide for Luo Nianzhong and others.

"Mr. Luo, you are too polite. As the host, this is how we show hospitality."

Governor Yan was anxious. It was already three o'clock in the afternoon, and there was no talk about the data center at all.

However, on the surface, Governor Yan still looked positive and did not appear anxious. It was really like he was taking a friend from out of town on a tour.

Guangdong Province is so big, and the leader has been here with him for half a day. Luo Nianzhong knows that it’s about time.

He didn't mean to put on airs, but he just wanted the other party to see the current environment in Guangzhou.

It needs to be managed. Although this chaos has nothing to do with me, it has affected the Far East employees.

When he first came here, Luo Nianzhong didn't care at all when he encountered the thief. But when he was chatting with Chris last night, Chris told him that many Hong Kong Island employees in Guangdong Province wanted to be transferred back to Hong Kong Island to work.

Some of this is due to the living environment. After all, in terms of infrastructure and living convenience, Guangdong Province cannot compare with Hong Kong Island.

However, the number of employees who want to transfer due to the environment is small after all, and they are basically optimists.

Taking the initiative to transfer back to Hong Kong Island is like blocking the door to future promotion.

Many people are aware that their abilities will be questioned as a result, but the optimists don't care about that because they don't plan to be promoted anyway.

A larger number of employees want to transfer back to Hong Kong Island, mainly because of the tranquility here.

There are many community groups in Hong Kong Island, and we have all experienced the community fights in the 1970s and 1980s.

However, the associations in Hong Kong Island have rules and moral principles and generally do not implicate ordinary people.

But here, some Far East employees have been robbed and stolen from, and countless others have seen or heard about it.

Although they called the police and they were helped to recover their stolen money, the situation made them feel uneasy.

What a pity, his cleverness backfired. He pretended that he didn't bring any bodyguards just to see if there was anyone who was blind. However, he didn't know that the other party was worried about his safety and had made preparations.

Everything was fine when I arrived, but while I was eating, there were obviously an unequal number of traffic police around.

Look at how amateurish those traffic police are. Even a fool can see that there is a problem.

It doesn’t matter if you don’t encounter the thief. Aren’t those big sisters standing outside with their thighs exposed to enjoy the cool air still there?

Luo Nianzhong was really mean, he actually brought two adults up to strike up a conversation.

"All three of you together?"

No matter how they were dressed, or the two beautifully dressed and elegantly dressed women standing beside them, it was impossible for them to come to such a place to consume. However, based on the principle of better to miss it than to let it go, the woman still asked enthusiastically.

This question made the faces of the officials gloomy, but Luo Nianzhong laughed out loud.

What's the big deal? In this area, consumption in Hong Kong Island is the main force.

"No, we just came here to ask something."

When she heard that he came to ask questions, the woman's enthusiasm disappeared instantly. However, after Luo Nianzhong took out two hundred yuan, her expression changed drastically. She even wanted to hug his arm, but was avoided.

"Beautiful girl, we are businessmen from Hong Kong Island who want to do some business here. I wonder if you have any advice for us."

"Well, you've asked the right person." The woman stuffed two hundred yuan into her chest in front of several people.

"That depends on where you do business. Every association has its own scope. If you don't want to be harassed, you have to pay tribute on time every month."

"What if you don't offer tribute? To be honest, I do have some connections here."

The woman curled her lips in disdain and said, "It's of no use. At most, it can protect your company from being harassed. But what about your employees? People are targeting your employees. Do you think you can recruit anyone?"

"Is that so?" Luo Nianzhong looked at Governor Yan and others with a smile and found that their faces had turned dark.

On the other side, some people were stunned when they saw a few people chatting and laughing with the older sister prostitute on the street.

"Director Qi, aren't those the first and second in command? Are we standing guard here to make it convenient for them to go?"

"What a crap, just shut up."

At this moment, the sweat on Director Qi's face was as if he had been drenched by rain. If these two were really helped into the house, he would have no need to think about what kind of punishment he would receive tomorrow.

Not to mention anything else, scolding in front of everyone is the least of the worries.

"Hey, Director Qi, look, that woman is trying to drag the boss into the house."

"Shut up and turn away."

While cursing, Director Qi quickly picked up the telescope, and he felt a little expectant.

But unfortunately he was disappointed, and several people finally left in despair.

After this incident, the two of them understood what Luo Nianzhong meant, which was that he was dissatisfied with the investment environment.

"Let's go, let's go to the next place. It's a bit far away, so we'll have to ride for a while."

After Luo Nianzhong and others left, the area around Changdi Street became lively.

In an old Audi 80 sedan, Director Qi saw several people riding away on bicycles and shouted to assemble.

Two domestically produced Changan vans waiting on the side started up quickly. They were going to pick up the "traffic police" at nearby intersections and rush to the next location.

On the side of the road, the traffic police watched a van drive by and opened its door without waiting to stop. They jumped out of the car, closed the door and left. The work was done in one go, and the people nearby were all stunned.

The traffic police were hijacked? Or did they do it voluntarily? Even the robbers couldn't do it this fast.

Some people even doubted whether they had seen the traffic police just now, or whether they were dazzled by work due to exhaustion.

And those club members looked at each other in bewilderment, not knowing whether they would continue to work today.

From the moment these people arrived, many people noticed them, and some leaders even recognized several of them.

How come these well-known figures suddenly became traffic police comrades? Something is wrong, very wrong.

The subsequent series of arrangements and the current situation have made them even more convinced that there is a problem and they don't know whether they can still do today's work.

"Mr. Luo, are you sure it's here?"

The few of them finally reached their destination. When Governor Yan learned the location of the project that Luo Nianzhong was inspecting, he thought the other party was joking.

"Isn't this place good? It's surrounded by water and has a great location."

“That’s not the case, the environment here is peaceful and the people are simple and honest.

That's right, Mr. Luo, are you sure you want to invest in the technology industry here?"

Where is this place? Pazhou, a Siberia hidden in Guangzhou.

Pazhou is named after Pazhou Village. The entire island covers an area of ​​more than 15 square acres. It reaches HP District in the east, Jianghai Street in the south, Chigang in the west, and faces Tianhe District across the river in the north.

Despite being located in such a location and in such a city, Pazhou is now one of the areas with the lowest population density in the whole of Guangzhou.

The registered population is 5,000, but the number of villagers actually living and working on the island is probably less than 3,000.

After all, the "Land of Siberia" is not just a name. The young people on the island have gone out to work and are unwilling to come back, so most of the older generation are still here.

As for industry, there are only simple printing factories and bicycle parts factories.

This is also what Governor Yan is unwilling to believe, because when companies acquire land, they will definitely choose places with many people, because the formation of a business district first requires the gathering of consumer demand, in other words, there must be people.

The entry of the Far East Group will inevitably lead to the formation of a business district at the location where it acquires the land. The value of the land will naturally rise. To put it another way, even if the investment fails, the land will still be worth a lot of money.

However, Governor Yan did not expect that the other party chose Pazhou, a sparsely populated place with relatively weak infrastructure.

“Yes, this is the place I chose with great consideration.

The area is suitable, not far from major business districts, and the location is not remote, so demolition work is convenient."

Luo Nianzhong didn't know what Governor Yan was thinking, and it wouldn't matter even if he knew.

Far Eastern companies don’t have to care about business districts. With such a large cluster of top-level companies, it can be said that wherever they are, there is a top-level business district.

He wanted to build this place into an Internet base in the southern part of the country, just like in later generations, relying on the support of the Far East system.

Governor Yan doesn't care whether Luo Nianzhong's statement is true or false. As long as this investment can be implemented, you can build it in the government office and I will move away immediately.

"I wonder how much land Mr. Luo plans to take?"

"I want them all."

"All?" Governor Yan was shocked.

Pazhou Island is not big, but it is not small either. It is one-fifth the size of Hong Kong Island. What kind of enterprise needs such a large piece of land? This is not to build a bunch of large factories.

"Does Governor Yan know what I am going to build this time?"

"I heard that they are going to build a data center."

"That's right, but do you know the investment in this data center and the specific planning of the surrounding area?"

Shaking his head, Governor Yan said he didn't know, "As far as I know, Far East has invested at least hundreds of millions of dollars to build data centers around the world."

"Ha, I didn't expect Governor Yan knew so much."

We arrived under an old tree at the entrance of the village. Maybe it was not yet time, so there were not many people here.

Opposite is a convenience store. There are people playing chess on the stone benches around, but many seats are empty.

The arrival of Luo Nianzhong and his companions only attracted the attention of these old men, and then they continued with their leisure activities.

Secretary Lu was quite diligent. Upon seeing Luo Nianzhong and the others sit down, he quickly went to the store opposite and bought a few bottles of water and brought them over.

Because the entrance to the village was right by the river, Luo Laosi and Luo Laowu ran to the river to play when they saw the others stop to rest. They were not worried as they had no protection. They could see the fish in the river by squatting down on the edge of the stone. Secretary Lu also specially brought them two bottles of water.

I took the Watsons green bottle of mineral water handed to me by Secretary Lu, said thank you, unscrewed the cap and took a sip.

This is Watsons' local drinking water brand. It has invested in and built factories in Guangdong and Minnan provinces a long time ago. It can be said to be the cheapest product among Watsons' direct brands.

"We estimate the total investment in this data center will be no less than US$15 billion."

"Cough cough cough" Governor Yan was choked.

"By then, all Far East-related companies will move in, and the scale of investment will not be less than 3 billion US dollars. This is just the lowest estimate."

"what?"

Governor Yan didn't care at all about the pain he felt when he heard the number 15 billion US dollars. He was even more surprised when he heard the number 30 billion US dollars.

30 billion US dollars, and that’s still the lowest estimate.

What matters is not the $30 billion, but the economy that this $30 billion can leverage.

What Governor Yan values ​​most is the Far East Group's position in the industry. If they move into Pazhou, the surrounding land extending outward from Pazhou will instantly become a target of competition.

It goes without saying that a top domestic business district CBD will quickly take shape with Pazhou Island as its center.

This is the charm of the Far East, and it is also the reason why Shanghai, the capital and other places are vying for it.

"Of course, Pazhou is just the first stop of our inspection. The final result will depend on my team's comprehensive analysis of the situation in various places."

"Mr. Luo, I think we are the best choice."

Why drink water? Put the water aside. Governor Yan talked about a lot of preferential treatments.

But Luo Nianzhong didn't care about these things at all and didn't express his opinion until everyone left.

That evening, Governor Yan and others returned to the compound and convened a meeting of relevant personnel.

Director Qi was in big trouble. The first thing he did at the meeting was to watch him get scolded.

“I don’t care what method you use, if there is a problem with maintaining stability in Guangdong Province, you are the first person responsible.

15 days, I only give you days, I don’t want to see any more of those petty thieves collecting protection money.”

Now Governor Yan finally understood that Guangzhou was definitely the other party’s first choice, and today was just a reminder for himself.

If the stability problem is not solved, then you will have to say goodbye to this investment.