20 years of restarting life

Chapter 3695 He Daoxing

As the Boeing 747 roared and slowed down on the runway of Tianhe International Airport, Zhao Chang'an noticed that there seemed to be quite a lot of people inside the airport.

Moreover, they were all concentrated in a wide-open area far ahead, in front of the empty tarmac passenger boarding bridge, where a welcoming team dressed in neat uniforms from Jiangnan University, East China University of Science and Technology, and Wuhan University of Technology could be seen, with banners, flowers, and a red carpet.

It was clear that there would be a welcoming ceremony, and a rather grand one at that. In Zhao Chang'an's memory, international airports in near-first-tier cities like Zhengzhou and Jiangcheng would probably only host such a ceremony when foreign dignitaries came.

However, as the plane's speed dropped to single digits and its nose turned slightly, Zhao Chang'an was shocked to find that the plane was heading towards the passenger boarding bridge.

This is like being caught in the crossfire of a melon-eating incident; it seems the cockpit and the airport communicated about the parking spot without notifying the passenger.

"I rely on!"

Zhao Chang'an sensed something was wrong. Even with Ericsson Vice President Cordwina and Siemens Deputy General Manager of Advanced Packaging Technologies and Services Mills, they still wouldn't meet this standard.

At that moment, a phrase flashed through Zhao Chang'an's mind: 'He has done much, and his plans are grand!'

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Zhao Chang'an was the first to step out of the plane and stand on the tall passenger boarding bridge. A red carpet stretched from his feet all the way down to the tarmac and then continued forward for another five or six meters.

At the end of the red carpet, Tian Xue, wearing the uniform of Jiangnan University, and two other beautiful female college students, wearing the uniforms of East China University of Science and Technology and Wuhan University of Technology, stood there, each holding a large bouquet of flowers.

Standing beside the three of them was Luo Yu, the top official of Jiangcheng; next to her were He Daoxing, the Secretary-General of Hubei Province; Shen Chunlin, the President of Jiangnan University; Qu Xuezhi, the Vice President of East China University of Science and Technology; and Hu Zhiwen, the Vice President of Wuhan University of Technology.

At this moment, everyone was smiling and looking towards Zhao Chang'an, who was slightly taller, in the direction of the passenger boarding bridge.

"Holy crap!"

At this point, even a fool like Zhao Chang'an would know that Su Bo and Nan Li were responsible for this. Because of this, even when Zhao Chang'an had clearly stated his intention to build a one-nanometer domestic chip manufacturing plant in Zhengzhou Airport Economic Zone, the two of them remained silent, afraid of alerting the enemy and making them on guard in advance, and instead flew directly to Zhengzhou.

However, Jiangcheng is not suitable for building a chip manufacturing plant. It has two 985 universities, both ranked among the top ten in the country, as well as Wuhan University of Technology, a 211 university with a strong computer science program. Otherwise, Zhao Chang'an would not have set up the R&D center in Jiangcheng.

However, Zhao Chang'an previously preferred to concentrate the nanometer industry in Zhengzhou and its surrounding urban clusters to form a powerful world-class industrial base. If the chip manufacturing plant is built in Jiangcheng, it would mean that in the future, a cluster of high-value-added industries related to the semiconductor industry will gather in Jiangcheng.

A large area of ​​Zhengzhou will be cut off, and the Pro mobile phone industrial group will even build its second global assembly base here in the future. As a transportation hub connecting nine provinces and with the Yangtze River waterway, it is no less convenient than Asia's largest railway hub.

Both options have their advantages and disadvantages, but since Zhao Chang'an had always had a pleasant cooperation with the Central Province, and since Shancheng is a city under the Central Province, it was natural to choose Zhengzhou Airport Economic Zone.

However, Zhao Chang'an now feels that he is likely to be outmaneuvered.

Because at this time, when investors choose investment regions in China, they generally have many options unless they need to use local resources and these resources have competitive advantages that are difficult to replace elsewhere.

In this situation, competition between cities is necessary. The practical benefit is that the city that wins the competition will immediately receive investment from investors, acquire land, build houses, and provide water, electricity, gas and internet services. It will also hire employees and support upstream supply chain enterprises, forming a tiered accumulation of GDP data.

"Mr. Zhao, I'm truly sorry, but I've always believed that Jiangcheng has a greater advantage than Zhengzhou in developing a semiconductor industry cluster, especially their Optics Valley, which has great potential and could very well become China's Silicon Valley and Irvine, or Eindhoven in the Netherlands. Looking across the country, there is no better comprehensive advantage than this."

Su Bo, who was originally at the back, squeezed behind Zhao Chang'an and apologized in a low voice. "Damn it!"

Zhao Chang'an couldn't help but curse again, but with hundreds of eyes watching him and a group of reporters pointing cameras and video cameras at his face, zooming in to capture his expression, he could only show a sunny smile as he stepped off the passenger boarding bridge.

This time, Subo wisely didn't follow along. Instead, he invited De Werner and Mills to go first, followed by Ye Yiyi, the guest, and Raimondi and his wife, Collette.

DeWeiner and Mills' team members were mostly science and engineering guys, and they seemed a bit uncomfortable with this kind of scene. They all wanted to come out of the cabin last, as if that would be the only way to relax and get some fresh air. Nanli, who was in the cabin, invited them to go first, but they all shook their heads and waved their hands in refusal.

Zhao Chang'an smiled as he stepped off the passenger boarding bridge and onto the red carpet. The Jiangda University orchestra began playing cheerful music. He continued walking forward, and Tian Xue approached him with a bouquet of flowers, handing them to him.

"So formal?"

Zhao Chang'an said with a smile in a low voice.

"This is a task assigned by the school, Mr. Zhao. Welcome back to China."

Tian Xue's pretty face flushed red, and her eyes were full of joy and excitement. The photographers around her snapped photos of the moment.

These TV stations, newspapers, and magazines only received this notice this morning, requesting to come and interview. In particular, these male photographers had already noticed the beauty of the three female college students who presented flowers. It can be said that the three most beautiful female college students from Jiangnan University, East China University of Science and Technology, and Wuhan University of Science and Technology are standing here, and Tian Xue is even slightly better.

People who were too shy to take photos before are now snapping away like crazy.

Then Tian Xue stepped aside and stood outside the red carpet. Zhao Chang'an led Dwina and Mills forward. Tang Juqin, the director of Jiangcheng Optics Valley, who was quite familiar with Zhao Chang'an, stepped out of the crowd and said to him with a smile, "Mr. Zhao, you must be tired from your journey."

"The entire journey took place in European nights, and I slept the whole way."

Zhao Chang'an smiled and shook hands with Tang Juqin: "But as soon as I got off the plane, Jiangcheng's enthusiasm really woke me up."

Then he introduced Tang Juqin to De Weiner and Mills, as well as Ye Yiyi, Raimondi and his wife Colette.

Since Zhao Chang'an couldn't possibly introduce each leader to everyone individually, Juqin would have to be responsible for the introductions.

This shows that Su Bo is more of a tech guy. The correct thing to do is to leave the carpet immediately after he got off the passenger elevator and go around to the front to give his introduction.

Tang Juqin clearly saw that Su Bo was still following behind dumbly, so she improvised and took on the task.

"Mr. Zhao, we express our sincere gratitude for your company's support for Hubei Province's economy and technology. We also hope to develop together in future cooperation, create brilliance for Hubei Province and OneNano, and make it a legendary story."

He Daoxing.

"Thank you, Mr. Zhao, YiNan, Ericsson, and Siemens, for making Jiangcheng the first stop of your inspection. We in Jiangcheng will also do our best to serve the company and strive to have the project awarded in Jiangcheng."

Luo Yu had a bright smile on his face, and he held Zhao Chang'an's hand tightly, not wanting to let go. At Zhao Chang'an's and his position, they all spoke frankly and directly, because everyone was busy and expressing their truest thoughts was the most efficient choice.