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Meng Yuanzhi clearly didn’t care about the small profit from selling the land; he was far more interested in the positive value the Orange Phone Factory would bring to Luzhou’s digital industry after it went into production.

Moreover, he definitely knew that Xu Zhenhui had approached him. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have had Tao Jingwen deliberately emphasize that it was a 100,000-square-meter existing factory building, not just a barren plot of industrial land.

Chen Yansen sighed. Orange Technology had really become a hot commodity.

No wonder that over a decade later, Lei Yijun’s first choice for the Xiaomi car factory was still the suburbs of Yanjing City; in the end, it never left Yanjing.

The big shots at the top give you money, resources, and favorable policies. What they want in return is for you to create value that helps their careers.

”If you have any concerns, Mr. Chen, please don’t hesitate to voice them. As long as it’s within my power, I can help you resolve it,” Tao Jingwen added.

Chen Yansen smiled and said in an even tone, ”I want a stake in Jingdongfang. Can you arrange that, Secretary Tao?”

Tao Jingwen was stunned for a moment, then he understood. Before making this call, he had heard that people from Senlian Capital had been in contact with Jingdongfang.

But Jingdongfang wasn’t an ordinary company; behind it were all the big players and venture capital firms from Yanjing and Luzhou.

The stakes held by Luzhou Construction Investment and Xin City International combined amounted to less than 20%.

This was a request that Tao Jingwen truly couldn’t make the call on. Even Meng Yuanzhi would have to coordinate with all the various stakeholders for there to be any chance of making it happen.

”Mr. Chen, do you have any other requests?” Tao Jingwen asked calmly.

’Anyway, if it’s something I can’t handle, my superiors will deal with it. I just need to get Chen Yansen to agree to build the factory in Luzhou.’

’The other issues can always be resolved later.’

”No, that’s all,” Chen Yansen replied, direct and to the point.

As for things like preferential land use terms, tax reductions and exemptions, subsidies for high-tech enterprises, and talent support policies, he didn’t even need to mention them. Tao Jingwen would take care of it all.

If he were to spell those things out, it would just make him seem unsophisticated and inexperienced.

”Alright, then we’ll be in touch later.” Tao Jingwen hung up the phone and turned to walk into his boss’s office to report on his progress.

”A stake in Jingdongfang?” Meng Yuanzhi said with a soft chuckle as he stood up. ”This kid’s got some ambition. He’s been in the business for less than a year and he’s already making moves on his supply chain. I heard Senlian Capital also invested in Desai Battery.”

”That’s correct,” Tao Jingwen replied with a nod. ”Senlian Capital used Orange Mobile Phone’s orders and 300 million in cash to purchase a 5% stake from Desai Industry. Additionally, since last November, Senlian Capital has been buying up Jingdongfang’s Class A shares on the open market. Its current shareholding is at 4.9%.”

”Help me set up a meeting with the heads of Construction Investment and Xin City International for this afternoon,” Meng Yuanzhi instructed Tao Jingwen after a moment of thought.

”Yes, Boss. I’ll get on it right away,” Tao Jingwen quickly agreed.

Although he felt that giving up a stake in Jingdongfang for a single Orange Phone Factory was truly not a worthwhile trade, he also understood one simple rule: never question the boss’s decision.

As a secretary, his job was simply to execute.