Starting out as a drug dealer in 1988

After listening to Zheng Yifan's introduction, Zhao Wenhao didn't say much.

To be honest, Zhao Wenhao had some doubts about Xu Zhen and Yang Jianlin's so-called ignorance.

Because according to what he learned later, Xu Zhengdong and Yang Ming were already notorious in the city.

Without the protection of Xu Zhen and Yang Jianlin, they would not dare to do so.

On the contrary, Shen Haoran, who did not have a bad reputation in the county before, was very likely dragged into this situation by Xu Zhengdong and the others.

In addition, Shen Bo was also implicated this time.

Although this person is quite conservative and has not made any achievements in the economy, his reputation as an official is still quite good.

This time, because of his nephew, he had to retreat to the second line six months ahead of schedule, which made Zhao Wenhao feel a little embarrassed.

"Mr. Zhao, I heard that you went to the Xuanzhou Industrial Park some time ago and are planning to build a new production base there?"

Everything that came before was just a prelude, and after that, Zheng Yifan finally started talking about this topic.

It has been published in the newspaper, and Zhao Wenhao also accepted an interview.

Therefore, he naturally had nothing to hide in response to Zheng Yifan's questions.

"That's true. I went to Xuanzhou and found that the conditions in the Xuanzhou Industrial Park are quite suitable. I have the idea of ​​building a new base there."

Zheng Yifan was obviously silent for a moment, probably thinking about what to say.

Ten seconds later, he smiled faintly, "Mr. Zhao, you were born and raised in Ping'an County. As the saying goes, one never forgets their hometown. I heard that your company has recruited quite a few of your fellow villagers from Zhaojiayu.

From this point of view, Mr. Zhao still can't forget the old friendship.

What happened before was just the bad behavior of a small number of people, and it does not represent that all officials in Dingzhou are like this.

Furthermore, our municipal party committee and government have also specifically instructed Ping'an County regarding this incident. I believe that Ping'an County will fully support the development of Hengyuan Electronics in the future."

Zhao Wenhao certainly understood what Zheng Yifan meant. His purpose was nothing more than to hope that Zhao Wenhao would continue to stay in Ping'an County to develop instead of moving to Xuanzhou Industrial Park.

"Mayor Zheng, I'll be honest with you." Zhao Wenhao said slowly.

Zheng Yifan was shocked. He knew that the following words might go against his own thoughts.

No matter how Hengyuan Electronics develops in the future, as long as it continues to stay in Dingzhou, they will have a star enterprise in Dingzhou.

But if they really move away, it will create certain obstacles for their future investment attraction in Dingzhou.

"Just a few days ago, I considered moving the entire production base to Xuanzhou," Zhao Wenhao continued. "But in the past few days, I saw our employees working so hard just to earn a little extra processing fee, and my heart really wavered again.

After much deliberation, I decided to keep the original factory as is for the time being, and the plan to mainly produce water heaters there will not change in the future.

However, I plan to produce other products in Xuanzhou in the future.”

Fortunately, it’s not a complete relocation.

Zheng Yifan's heart finally calmed down a little.

But when he heard that Zhao Wenhao planned to develop other products in Xuanzhou, his mood changed again.

"Are you planning to start the washing machine and rice cooker projects?" Zheng Yifan couldn't help but ask.

As early as the last time he visited Hengyuan Electronics, Zhao Wenhao had made relevant introductions.

At that time, Zheng Yifan just listened, because launching a project is not an easy thing.

Many technical difficulties cannot be solved just by talking about them.

Zheng Yifan thought that such a plan would not be launched until at least next year. However, he did not expect that Zhao Wenhao had already begun preparations.

"Indeed." Zhao Wenhao nodded and began to explain. "Last year, we established a research and development center in Xuanzhou, and we've made some progress. I estimate that all difficulties will be resolved by the second half of the year at the latest."

Zheng Yifan was excited and quickly took over the topic. "You don't necessarily have to build your production base in Xuanzhou. You can continue to expand in Ping'an County. If that doesn't work out, our Dingzhou New District can also provide you with all the conveniences."

He thought that the Hengyuan brand water heater had become an instant hit. If washing machines and rice cookers could do the same, wouldn't Hengyuan Electronics' annual revenue exceed 200 million yuan?

This is one of the top enterprises and major taxpayers not only in Ping'an County, but also in the entire Dingzhou City.

Zhao Wenhao certainly understood Zheng Yifan's thoughts, but he could only smile awkwardly, "Mayor Zheng, the requirements for washing machine production are much more complicated than those for water heaters, and the quality of the personnel required is incomparable."

"What do you mean?" Zheng Yifan didn't quite understand.

"We have reached an agreement with Xuanzhou Vocational and Technical College. After our production base is completed, they will arrange a certain number of graduates to come here for internships every year.

If these college students are willing to stay and work at Hengyuan Electronics, we at Hengyuan will also offer them generous benefits.

We have already had some discussions with not only vocational and technical colleges, but also three vocational schools in Xuanzhou, and they are also willing to recommend their graduates.

But here in Dingzhou, we are far behind in these aspects, and we don’t even have a vocational college. Our company’s future demand for talent will be comprehensive.

Especially in terms of technology and R&D, we invest a lot every year. And only in Xuanzhou, a sub-provincial city, there are enough talents for us to choose from.”

Zheng Yifan was a little discouraged. In these aspects, the gap between Dingzhou and Xuanzhou was indeed too big.

Ordinary workers certainly have no problems, and they even have certain advantages in Dingzhou.

But when it comes to the technical level, if Dingzhou wants to attract better talents, they need to increase investment.

But this kind of investment can't be achieved overnight. For example, vocational colleges have already submitted applications to the provincial government, but six months have passed and there has been no response.

Perhaps sensing Zheng Yifan's reluctance, Zhao Wenhao quickly explained, "Actually, we'll continue to expand the production scale of water heaters. We plan to launch foreign trade operations by early next year at the latest."

By then, demand will inevitably increase. I am confident that even with the water heater project, we can achieve at least 2 million yuan in annual revenue.”