Chapter 93: Chapter 89: Here it is! (Big Chapter)_2
Xu Yun scrolled the screen slightly upward, pointing at the title bar and said:
"That’s right, number P65..652."
Yang Hongzhi nodded and smiled:
"This place... It was originally one of Novartis’ factory sites in Wannan, and also one of the earliest enterprises in the High-tech Zone.
The contract signed at that time was for a long-term lease of twenty years, renovated once in the tenth year, and vacated when it expired in 2018.
Before leaving, Novartis took away various production equipment, but the factory’s hardware specifications remained.
Indeed.
The twenty-year lease made them quite a bit of money, so those foreigners did not ask the High-tech Zone for renovation costs."
Xu Yun then understood in his heart.
Futanlin, which has nothing to do with a woman, is a latex product under Novartis.
In some ways, it is somewhat similar to Yunnan Baiyao, as both can be used to treat muscle soreness, and their effects are quite impressive.
However, unlike Yunnan Baiyao,
because of the patent application, Novartis established production factories in many regions and did not limit itself to a specific area.
Because transportation methods were relatively backward more than ten years ago, many brands chose the solution of building factories nearby and delivering goods locally.
Most of these brands were foreign enterprises, as due to the era’s reasons, foreign enterprises could more easily obtain preferential policies at that time.
However, now with the decreased transport costs and improved delivery efficiency, some brands chose not to renew contracts after factory leases expired and returned to their headquarters.
Some of these brands had high production requirements, so during those past times, they made some modifications to their factory sites.
But these modifications couldn’t be taken away or converted into cash before leaving, and they were unfortunately left in their original places.
Among them, the area Xu Yun and his colleagues saw was such a plant zone.
The size is appropriate, the location is excellent, and importantly, all the factory’s metrics are quite pleasing.
So after a simple communication, Xu Yun said to Yang Hongzhi:
"Director Yang, let’s go check out this factory."
Yang Hongzhi readily agreed:
"No problem, everyone, follow me."
Everyone got up one after another and followed Yang Hongzhi out the door.
Xu Yun and the other two continued to ride that Volvo, while Yang Hongzhi drove another business car to lead the way in front, heading straight to the west.
As a composite base, the High-tech Zone, besides the standard production factories, also has quite a few office buildings, business areas, and even residential zones.
The road that Yang Hongzhi guided led to a factory distribution area, so after about ten minutes, the buildings on the road gradually began to have some industrial style.
For example, on the main road, trucks of various sizes with Lu Prefecture plates could be seen coming and going from time to time.
In several open spaces along the way, numerous workers could be seen busily moving around, either loading and unloading goods or checking lists.
Near some factories, the roar of machinery could be faintly heard.
This is a relatively rare scene within the city, full of vitality, with the street lamps by the roadside being quite fitting.
Unfortunately, there were some slogans missing, as well as a few decorations.
Twenty minutes later.
The two cars stopped one after another in front of a factory.
After getting out of the car, Yang Hongzhi pointed to the wall outside the factory and said:
"Everyone, this wall was also a result of the transformation left by Novartis at the time.
Its height is about 4.5 meters, enclosing the entire factory area in a closed rectangle with only two gates at the front and back.
Both gates are over ten meters wide, the front gate connects to Jinyong Road where we came from, and the back leads to a side road called Songlin Road, which upon a turn can reach the main road."
Xu Yun walked to the wall, tapped on it a few times with his fist, feeling the thickness of the wall, and said to Yang Hongzhi:
"Director Yang, does the factory have accommodation for employees?"
Yang Hongzhi nodded, pointing southwest:
"According to national regulations, employee dormitories must be at least fifty meters away from the factory area, so quite a few dormitories are built around here.
They all feature standard four-person rooms, and companies in the area can rent them by room at very reasonable prices.
A four-person room’s base rent is about 300 yuan a month, with utilities and broadband totaling just over 400, deducted directly from the company’s management fees.
If employees don’t want to stay in the dorms, the park also offers high-quality housing, ranging from 1000 to 4000.
Rent in this case is borne by the employees, but the company must pay for the housing provident fund."
"Good heavens, this cheap?"
Xu Yun raised his eyebrows at him, somewhat curiously asking:
"Director Yang, for the collective dormitories to be this inexpensive, the district must subsidize quite a bit, right?"
Yang Hongzhi helplessly shrugged, his expression somewhat complicated:
"There’s no choice, Lu Prefecture is like the elder brother within Wan Province, but compared to other inland cities, there’s still a gap.
If every aspect from the top to the bottom isn’t thoroughly prepared, we wouldn’t be competitive against other cities. For a city to develop, some sacrifices have to be made."
Xu Yun listened quietly, and sighed with a sense of feeling:
The central six provinces, aside from those two unfortunate southwestern ones that are somewhat forgotten, the other four are currently in a phase of rapid development.
With development comes the unavoidable contest for resources amongst each other.
As the capital of Wan Province, Lu Prefecture bears considerable pressure, one might even say it’s the first to bear the brunt.
Particularly with the current network boom, as soon as a city’s development trend improves, it’s bombarded with malicious rumors, even some blue V verified accounts stir the pot.