Chapter 36 Pedestrian Street Plan

Mayor Kan Dongtian has had a hard time in the past few days and will hold the Two Sessions soon. However, the city's finances are under great pressure, and it will be unfavorable to be questioned at the People's Congress. Although it is not a big problem to remove the word "dai" from the two sessions, he has been promoted too quickly and has exposed his own problems of being too shallow. The new municipal party secretary Wu Teng is already over 60 years old and only hopes to retire in this position. He is still happy to cooperate with Kan Dongtian. However, Kan Dongtian defeated Mayor Ding Weiyong and defeated a group of local officials. His strong position was up. The other deputy mayors in the city were standing still, leaving a bad impression in the eyes of provincial leaders. He dared not use the secret stumbling block, and he could still do it.

Kan Dongtian urgently needed another fire to stir up the Jiudu officialdom, which was a stagnant pool. But it is hard to cook without rice. Jiudu has many large state-owned enterprises, heavy burdens, and a lot of historical debts. The benefits have not been very good in recent years. There are already a considerable number of laid-off workers openly and secretly. The main force of Li Dengyun's underground arsenal is the laid-off workers in these large factories.

The city's finance department has been very stretched in recent years. At the end of last year, he was cruel to even auction the old house of the municipal government, and the money he earned was just a drop in the bucket. Therefore, when Yang Xing proposed to see him, he immediately agreed. Nothing else, through various channels, he had learned how this young man, who was less than 20, had gone from being a penny to a billionaire in less than a year. The last time in the Jiudu official earthquake, the figure of this young man was shaking behind him. He also had inexplicable expectations for this young man. Maybe this time he could use his golden finger to turn stones into gold for him?

In mid-March, Yang Xing’s 20th birthday is Yang Xing’s 20th birthday. His generation is used to celebrating his birthday in the Gregorian calendar, and his parents still like to celebrate the lunar calendar. Yang Xing had no impression of his birthday in his previous life, but he only thought that he could eat better that day. After all, he was a rich man in this life. Even today in Japan, he was considered a coming-of-age ceremony, so he held a few tables at the Jinguyuan Hotel at his mother’s request to entertain some relatives and friends. However, Kan Dongtian’s arrival in person still shocked everyone. After all, in the eyes of ordinary people, the mayor is the god of ordinary people.

Looking at the familiarity between Mayor Kan and Yang Xing's parents, those who are interested mayors wonder if Yang Rongguang and the others have entered the relationship with the mayor, so they bought the villa of the former secretary of the municipal party committee without any scruples. Kan Dongtian was not interested in caring about other people's eyes. As long as Yang Xing can help him solve the problems in front of him, why not show his good intentions?

After the banquet, Kan Dongtian and Yang Xing returned to the small conference room and sat in a small meeting room. However, Yang Xing only called Yu Fen this time. Yu Fen was in his fifties, and he was very fair and steady in character. In the previous major earthquake in Jiudu officialdom, she sat on the throne of the most important Xicheng District Party Committee Secretary in Jiudu District, to the surprise of many people, and entered the position of the municipal party committee member. She was considered to be a late bloomer and was also one of Kan Dongtian's direct descendants in Jiudu.

However, Yu Fen, a veteran in the officialdom, knew how powerful this young man was, so he never interfered with his son's relationship with him. When they planned to get rid of Li Dengyun with their backs and Deng Lei, they turned a blind eye to Yang Xing for the first time. Kan Dongtian also introduced his secretary to Yang Xing, a tall man in his thirties named Yu Yuanwei. Yang Xing heard Wang Yiren say that Kan Dongtian took office alone. The last time they discussed secretly here, there was no such person around Kan Dongtian. Thinking of the recent hearing that Kan Dongtian moved his wife and daughter to Jiudu, it was obvious that Kan Dongtian was ready to take root in Jiudu and do a big fight. Yang Xing was about to build Jiudu into his solid back. Kan Dongtian had this intention, so he naturally had to do what he liked.

After a few greetings, everyone went straight to the point. Kan Dongtian first congratulated Yang Xing on his victory in Shanghai. The princes' circle was relatively small. Mr. Wang made a lot of money in futures and had already spread in the circle. Many people envied the ability of Yang Xing, the "Shancai Boy" behind him. He asked Yang Xing indirectly about the investment direction of the 100 million yuan from the Provincial State Investment Company, which was obviously very jealous of the money. Let Yang Xing pay for the money to support the municipal construction of Jiudu by himself. Kan Dongtian obviously felt that it was too difficult. However, the money of the Provincial State Investment Company was a piece of Tang Monk's meat. Everyone wanted to take a bite. In the past, there was no way out, but now the opportunity is in front of him, so why don't you seize it quickly.

Yang Xing did not agree with this idea. The Provincial Guotou Company invested money on himself because he hoped that his ability to make money would double the money as soon as possible. What benefits would he have invested in the construction of Jiudu’s municipal government? It would be better to invest directly in the construction of the mall. At least the leaders of the Provincial Guotou Company live in the provincial capital, and they can enjoy some convenience. However, such words cannot be said in front of the mayor, so Yang Xing had to draw a big cake to satisfy his hunger.

He first took out a book and handed it to Kan Dongtian. Yu Fen and Yu Yuanwei both saw the words "Biography of Li Ka-shing" on the cover. Although Li Ka-shing will only be officially crowned the richest Chinese next year, he is still a well-known name at home and abroad. Kan Dongtian and others are familiar with his deeds. I wonder what Yang Xing suddenly made his autobiography meant.

Yang Xing explained: "Everyone knows that Li Ka-shing made a fortune in plastic flowers, but what really made him rich was the land business. He started investing in the real estate market in 1958. His "Changjiang Industrial" mainly engaged in real estate. Last year, his company made a profit of US$2.8 billion and had a total market value of more than US$40 billion. He is a deserving real estate tycoon. In this memoir, he has a classic saying: The three most important conditions for real estate, location! Location! Location!." Yang Xing opened the Jiucheng Map specially bought at Xinhua Bookstore, pointing to the location in the center of the map and said: "Mayor Kan has long discovered that the location here is superior, so he specially vacated the city government's land. Now I have a plan to revitalize this land to ensure that it can solve the pressure of the city's finances."

Yu Fen is very familiar with this place. This is the Xicheng District, her main jurisdiction. Yang Xing refers to the heart of Xicheng District - the central garden. This place turns out to be the intersection of the north-south Zhongzhou Avenue and the east-west Mudan Avenue of Jiudu Main Road. It is the only way to reach all directions of the city.

In the early 1990s, it was converted into a large turntable. The center of the turntable was built in the best fountain park in Jiudu at that time, which was a good place for citizens to rest. It was a building with the No. 1 Department Store, the Jiudu Branch of the four major state-owned banks, the Hongqi Cinema, the Post and Telecommunications Bureau Building, and the former municipal government. It is the most prosperous place in Jiudu. It has a large flow of people, and the crowds who visit here on weekends are even more crowded.

This is also the reason why Ding Weiyong did not have much resistance when he proposed the proposal to move to the municipal government. After all, no one is in a good mood when seeing the messy crowd at the municipal government door all day long. The pressure of abortion also leads to the traffic going out to do business a big problem.

Yang Xing drew a circle with his hands on the street garden as the origin at this location, and said to Fen: "Aunt Yu should be very familiar with this place. How big is it." Yu Fen saw that this circle basically captured all the high-end buildings in the city center, and estimated it: "About 30,000 square meters."

Yang Xing said: "Absolutely, look at building a pedestrian street here, let Zhongzhou Road and Mudan Road interchange, connect this area into a CBD business district, and build a few high-end business buildings, put the headquarters of major banks and post offices in it. It is designated as an entertainment and leisure area, and it is converted into a Jiudu customs block, which concentrates the customs display of Jiudu, famous snacks, opera performances, etc., and is called history. The city government garden and the central garden next to it are merged into a special green space, and the square in front can be opened, and various large gatherings can be held, allowing the people to freely engage in activities here, which is called the present; in the past this area, it is a special commodity consumption area, and a large shopping center with a futuristic sense, the city Yibai, Tiangong Commercial Building, Hongqi Cinema, and Xiaoxiao Cinema are all placed inside, and food, drink, fun and all are solved in it, which is called the future..."

Yang Xing talked endlessly for nearly half an hour. He regretted that nine out of a complete business district was not formed in more than ten years. Now he has the opportunity to make up for it. He did not consider building any ordinary houses at the beginning. He was proud of competing with the people for profit. He bought commercial real estate and luxury houses directly, and taking the high-end route is the king.

After saying that, he looked up, but the other three looked laughing and crying. He patted his forehead and remembered that the concepts of pedestrian streets in 1995, CBD Central Business District, shopping centers and other concepts have long been popular abroad. Kan Dongtian and others have understood it, but it is still an emerging thing in China. After the domestic reform, the first more junior commercial pedestrian street will not appear in Harbin until 1997. Yang Xing's description of the combination of food, accommodation, transportation, travel, shopping, and entertainment will appear even later. Moreover, according to Yang Xing's description, it is afraid that hundreds of millions of investment will be spent. If you really want to go to the Standing Committee to discuss, Kan Dongtian will be the first to call back this suggestion.

Yang Xing knew their concerns and said with a smile: "I think my proposal is too advanced and too expensive? This kind of pedestrian street will become the best golden point for commerce and tourism. Foreigners have a model for a long time, but we don't have one here, mainly because the concept has not been formed. If this place can become the first pedestrian street in the country and form a certain scale, it will definitely be a model for the country. Soon this year's Peony Flower Festival will be gathered, and foreign guests will gather. Putting this plan can attract the attention of many outsiders.

After the repair is really done, the Peony Flower Club can attract more people to visit, travel, and shopping in Jiudu, forming a new hot spot for Jiudu tourism. As for the funding issue, I am the initiator of this plan. I dare not go to Liangshan without any money. If the city needs to pay money, how can we show the ability of our Xingfu Investment Company? I promised the city that no penny has to be paid, and only policy support from the city and district will be needed at that time." Kan Dongtian and others' eyes lit up. Yang Xing's plan sounded very inspiring. The fatal problem is that the scale of investment runs contrary to the city's fiscal situation. If all of it is solved by Yang Xing, it is estimated that it will be very likely to be passed at the Standing Committee.

Especially after Kan Dongtian heard what Yang Xing said about the first pedestrian street in the country, his heart was even more moved. Jiudu had many firsts in the country in the 1950s and 1960s. After the reform, historical and policy reasons made Jiudu become intoxicated in a second-tier city. If this project can really become a model project that attracts attention across the country, this political achievement alone can make his path to the political arena of the province and even the central government particularly smoothly.
Chapter completed!