Becoming a Billionaire after Divorce-Chapter 749 - 279: From Mountain City to Rong City (Part 2)

Chapter 749: Chapter 279: From Mountain City to Rong City (Part 2)

"Do you need our government to step in and help you secure a bank loan?"

This question was very cleverly posed.

It’s not that we don’t trust you, it’s just that you may have been spending heavily in Mountain City recently, and we worry you might be short on funds, so we are willing to actively help you borrow money.

This is a display of sincerity from our Rong City Government.

"Thank you for the kind offer from Rong City Government, but our company’s funds are sufficient, we don’t need a bank loan."

Sun Dasheng declined his kindness.

"Oh, I didn’t expect your company to be so strong." Secretary Tian didn’t expect this.

Because he was used to companies playing tricks like empty-handed tango, boasting about investments in the billions, but ending up with very little money in their own pockets, needing government assistance to secure loans.

Doesn’t that sound familiar?

That’s the same routine used by those real estate companies before.

Whenever there’s a problem with the funding chain, they leave behind a mess of incomplete buildings for the local area.

Belt Brother left behind nothing but trouble in his hometown, Zhengzhou, burdening the local people.

Sun Dasheng smiled without speaking.

Secretary Tian instead excitedly slapped his thigh, at the meeting earlier today, they discussed a fifty percent chance of success, but after this communication, he felt the likelihood of success had increased to at least eighty percent.

A success rate this high is worth going all out to cooperate on.

Seeing Secretary Tian’s joy, Sun Dasheng pulled out several documents, "For this automotive industrial park plan, our company has already acquired several companies with full production qualifications for both traditional fuel vehicles and new energy vehicles, covering passenger cars, buses, and special vehicles. Here, take a look, these are the acquisition contracts."

"Oh? So well prepared, let me see." Secretary Tian picked up the documents and looked through them one by one, and sure enough, among these companies was Wild Horse Car from Shu.

As the Rong City industrial office secretary, how could he not know this brand?

This local old automotive brand went bankrupt back in 2019 and was acquired for 1.2 billion.

The owner who took over couldn’t resurrect it, and it remained half-dead.

Unexpectedly, it was quietly acquired by the person in front of him.

Additionally, another automotive company caught his attention: "And this Yangtze Automobile company located in Hangzhou was acquired by your company too?"

Sun Dasheng nodded: "Yes, it’s the one previously invested by Li Huanggua. They restructured in 2022. Actually, this company’s research capabilities are still there; their decline is closely related to upper management personnel changes and internal power struggles."

"With such disunity at the top, trying to emerge victorious in the fiercely competitive new energy vehicle market is truly a dream within a dream."

Sun Dasheng explained.

"I see! I wondered how such a large company ended up like this, back then I even heard Superman Li invested over fifty billion in it."

"I didn’t expect it would end up the same as Wild Horse Car in our province."

Seeing the other party’s preparation, Secretary Tian became even more confident. Forget an eighty percent chance; he now had one hundred percent confidence the investment could succeed.

Precisely because of this optimism, he had to share some ’heartfelt words’: "Our Rong City doesn’t have any notable automotive brands in the new energy vehicle era mainly due to geographical constraints, you’ve investigated this, right?"

Sun Dasheng seemed to know what he was about to say and responded: "Secretary Tian, don’t worry, we conducted a detailed investigation before coming here."

"This area is known as the Land of Abundance, but success and defeat both come from the same source; the geographical location is too isolated. Although the country is now vigorously developing the high-speed rail industry to overcome this gap, large-scale industries still face a significant constraint in water transport."

"From Shanghai City to Jinling, fifty-thousand-ton freighters can still sail, but from Jinling to River City, the number drops to ten-thousand tons. From River City to Mountain City, it further reduces to five thousand tons, and it’s completely impossible to get to Rong City; the Tuo River’s water level isn’t sufficient, and we can only rely on rail-water combined transport from River City to Rong City."

"Exactly, that’s it, you already know, so how do you plan to solve this issue? If this problem can’t be solved, your production costs will be much higher than other new energy car companies. The new energy vehicle sector has already entered a brutal price war; without an advantage in pricing, it’ll be hard to stand out among the many brands."

Secretary Tian said with concern.

Sun Dasheng understood; he was genuinely considering it for himself, and also for Rong City’s future automotive industry.

Honestly, this problem is unsolvable.

Yes, there’s no good solution.

Sun Dasheng isn’t a deity; he just has more money in his pocket, but he doesn’t have the power to reshape the land, widen and deepen the waterway from River City to Rong City.

The automotive industry is an enormous industrial chain, and new energy vehicles are no exception.

He can only invest in all upstream and downstream businesses related to new energy vehicles, not aiming for control, but as strategic investments, and then have all these companies set up branches in Rong City, directly contracting the production capacity.

This is his way of solving the problem.

Upon hearing this, Secretary Tian’s eyes lit up.

He thought, money truly does allow for all kinds of possibilities.

Problems? What problems? Under the power of wealth, nothing is an issue.

"That’s also a good plan; moving all upstream and downstream industries here will significantly reduce our transport needs. Our Rong City can provide everything for your company except for some special basic materials which we don’t have or don’t produce enough of."

Secretary Tian quickly made a decision.

"Alright, then here’s to our happy cooperation." Sun Dasheng shook hands.

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With Secretary Tian’s new information, subsequent meetings were held more efficiently; rather than discussing whether to invest this time, the focus shifted to how to ensure this investment safely lands and is thoroughly carried out, requiring cooperation from every participant.

During the wait for various meetings to take place.

Sun Dasheng, accompanied by the staff, enjoyed tasting Rong City’s cuisine.

"Although they say Sichuan and Chongqing are one family, the cuisines on both sides are quite different." Sun Dasheng said while eating at a hot pot restaurant.

The staff was witty, explaining: "Our Rong City hot pot primarily uses vegetable oil, known as clear oil hot pot. The oil is thinner but has a rich aroma due to the use of many spices. Mountain City hot pot base uses beef tallow and other animal fats, providing a thick and rich flavor. The heavy oil can lock in the food’s taste, getting better with use and stronger over time; that’s why Mountain City hot pot prefers old oil."

"Indeed, the clear soup is quite nice, more friendly for outsiders like us. Mountain City’s hot pot is still too spicy for us." Sun Dasheng nodded, dipping tripe into the soup for a few seconds, then dipping it in the sauce tray and putting it into his mouth, showing a satisfied expression.

After finishing the meal, he glanced around the restaurant and said: "I also noticed a phenomenon, Rong City still has a lot of Yuan Yang pots, which would be totally unforgivable in Mountain City –they’re all pure red broth pots there."

"Indeed, that’s the case." The staff nodded, "That’s why the best proctology hospitals nationwide are mostly in Mountain City."

"Hahaha..." This unexpected joke amused Sun Dasheng.

It seems Rong City and Mountain City, these two cities in the critical southwest area, have quite a bit of rivalry.

Ordinary people from both places enjoy poking fun at each other.

Of course, such banter is generally good-natured.

It’s precisely because of this healthy competition that these two cities stand out in China.

After eating hot pot, while walking on the road, there was a mahjong room not far away.

Sun Dasheng couldn’t help but be amazed. No wonder they say it’s best not to enter Sichuan when young or leave Shu when old; the pace of life here is just too leisurely.

Young people staying too long really are prone to become complacent.

The social atmosphere is one reason why young people and talents flow to the southeast coast.

"How’s the real estate market in Rong City? Expensive?" Sun Dasheng asked the staff beside him.

The staff hesitated for a moment but decided to answer honestly: "It’s relatively expensive in urban areas; ordinary people can’t afford it in a lifetime. However, in the suburban areas beyond the third to fifth ring roads, the prices are relatively cheap, and with effort, ordinary people can afford it."

"Basically, it’s 6,500-8,000 per square meter." He added.