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The investment promotion strategies around the world are actually similar. Local governments promise to give various preferential terms, money, policies, land and resources, so as to attract businesses and develop the local economy.

However, there is a problem here.

Human nature is selfish.

In the world, how many civil servants can serve others with sincerity and dedication?There must be such idealistic people, but certainly not many.

Most people are doing it for themselves.

The mayor of New York is a super rich man. He doesn't need money. He really wants to do something. He wants to cooperate with Zhou Buqi to improve New York's industrial and economic structure.

He can also gain political achievements and continue to climb up, which is a win-win situation.

However, the group in New York State is not very good. They are all professional politicians. They are a group of professional bureaucrats who have lost everything in business.

If you want to get rid of this group of people, you can't rely on political achievements alone.

The most popular thing in New York is various charity dinners. Many politicians and celebrities will organize such activities. They find some suitable funding projects, and then use their status to attract many rich people to donate.

As for where the collected donations go, this can't be too fussy.

After all, charitable funds have management funds, and all "charitable operations" expenses are reimbursed by the charitable fund.Politicians' families often serve here as charity ambassadors.

Some time ago, Zhou Buqi and Lao Zhang mingled in New York and poured in a total of 1500 million US dollars.

Next, similar activities will not be too few.

It is necessary to continue to participate in various charity activities. The total budget has reached 3000 million US dollars, which is mainly borne by Ziweixing International, Ziweixing Global, Changyou and Spotify.

Throwing such a large amount of money into it, coupled with the operation of Mayor Michael Bloomberg, has a remarkable effect.

New York City and New York State stopped fighting, and the two parties put aside their differences and worked together to work together, and soon came up with the first version of the plan to build the "New York Ziweixing Technology Industrial Park".

quite splendid!
The economic subsidy, land compensation, construction subsidy, recruitment subsidy and tax rebate policy provided by the government in the next 3 years, the value of the entire pakage reached 16.5 billion US dollars.

If this plan is implemented smoothly, it will be the largest commercial subsidy case in the history of New York.

However, in this first version of the plan, there is a very critical problem that cannot be avoided.

That is land.

To build a headquarters park, to attract Ziweixing International, Changyou, Spotify, including some major startups invested by Ziweixing, it is best to put this land in Manhattan.

This is the core business district of New York.

However, Manhattan is too prosperous, it is the most economically developed area in the world, and every inch of land is expensive... How scarce is land?The housing supply ratio here is the lowest in the world, and the land is used to build commercial real estate, and there is no way to engage in residential real estate.

This has caused the housing prices of the few residential real estate projects in Manhattan to rush to the skyline, which is the highest real estate price in the world, so that many people have to go to Long Island to settle down.

There is simply no land in Manhattan for a new large-scale commercial real estate project.

No way, the authorities had no choice but to plan a piece of land in Long Island City, which is only a 5-minute drive from Manhattan across the river.

If Daniel Eck, the boss of Spotify, hadn't said something similar with his own experience, Zhou Buqi might have agreed to the plan right away.

Because of such vigilance, Boss Zhou was extra vigilant.

And then sure enough, a hidden danger was discovered.

Long Island City is also part of New York City, but in Queens!

Brooklyn, Queens, these are the slums in New York City!

Generally speaking, in American dramas or Hollywood movies, "a kid from Brooklyn" and "my family lives in Queens" are actually hints-this kid is poor!
Rich people don't go to Queens at all.

Even though the economy of Long Island City has developed because it is close to Manhattan these years, it has the nickname of Manhattan's "satellite city", but people's hearts have long been fixed, and the rich will never buy houses there, and would rather go further east Long Island.

Wilson Miller is the vice president in charge of public affairs of Ziwei Star Global. He was in charge of this business. He took out a map of New York in the hotel and told Mr. Zhou some local cultural characteristics.

"Look... this long island is Long Island. From a geographical point of view, this island is all Long Island. But in the discourse system of New York, this is not the case. Not the entire island belongs to Long Island. The one in the west Small piece... this is Long Island City, and we don't think Long Island City belongs to Long Island."

"Because Long Island City belongs to Queens."

Zhou Buqi basically understood the general idea.

Wilson Miller said: "Yes, Long Island belongs to New York State, but not New York City. Long Island City belongs to Queens, but it belongs to New York City. From the perspective of administrative division, it is not a planning area. Long Island is a rich area, and Long Island City ...Including this large area near Long Island City, it is Queens and Brooklyn, which is a large area of ​​poverty and is a settlement for black people in New York. Although both sides are on the same island, there is no geographical limit, but the middle There is a conceptual invisible wall blocking. To the west, this area belongs to New York City, which is a slum area; to the east, this area does not belong to New York City, which is the real Long Island. It is the place with the most rich people in the United States, and many of them work in Manhattan. Bankers and rich people generally live on Long Island and commute between the two places by helicopter every day."

Zhou Buqi didn't understand such a serious class concept before, and even denounced the evil of the capitalist world.

It is different now.

He is also a rich man.

Let him buy a house in Queens or Brooklyn to live in...he is not willing!

Not because it discriminates against the poor or hates black people, but because of safety concerns.

Where there are more rich people, the more taxes are paid, the more police and security forces can be supported, and the safer it will be.The fact that a gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall is not due to ideological problems, but the instinct of self-protection in human nature.

Zhou Buqi said with a headache: "So the New York authorities allocated us a piece of land in a slum area!"

Wilson Miller said with a smile: "It's not that serious. Long Island City belongs to Queens, but because it is close to Manhattan, the economy has developed well in recent years. Manhattan has more and more industries because of the lack of land. It’s moving toward Long Island City. Long Island City isn’t poor, it’s conceptually planned as a ghetto.”

Zhou Buqi sighed and shook his head, "A lot of times, the facts are not important, and ideas are the most difficult shackles to break through."

"Ah."

"So Ziwei Star Universal should not be too idealistic when setting up a project to produce a commercial film. It is often counterproductive to state the facts. Getting out of the comfort zone of ideas is a great challenge to the public. Only by catering to the concept can we gain market recognition. "

"Okay, I'll pass it on."

Wilson Miller was a little speechless.

This big boss, his thinking is really jumping. When he is studying the land here, he jumped to the content concept of film and television works.

Zhou Buqi stared at the map for a while, "You said that some industries in Manhattan are moving towards Long Island City. What industries are they? Low-end industries?"

"This..." Wilson Miller smiled, "There are no low-end industries in Manhattan, mainly some service industries. The development of Long Island City has actually been quite good in recent years, and real estate prices have increased steadily."

"What about people?"

"who?"

"Where's the native of Long Island City? Left?"

"Not much."

"This is a hidden danger!"

Zhou Buqi sighed.

No way, he had to be careful with such a large project plan.Once things get messed up, just like Spotify, it attracts a strong backlash from the union, and even leads to a general strike and parade by the locals, then things will become big.

For the New York authorities, this became a political incident, and the big project of "Ziweixing Science and Technology Park" changed from performance and popular support to votes of opposition.

At that time, the relationship between Ziweixing and the authorities will become tense.

Foreigners may not be too scrupulous, but Zhou Buqi, who comes from China, will pay special attention to it.

Wilson Miller knew what the big boss was worried about, and said cautiously: "It is indeed a hidden danger. In recent years, the cost of daily life in Long Island City has been getting higher and higher, and housing prices have been getting higher and higher, which has caused serious protests from locals. .Transportation, catering, and services are all increasing in price, which has seriously affected their lives."

Zhou Buqi said: "Sooner or later, the grievances accumulated over the years will erupt. In the past, they couldn't find a clear target to vent their anger, and it was difficult to form a cohesive force. Once they found a clear and big target, maybe we will A live target."

Wilson Miller nodded, "I will ask the consulting company to conduct further detailed social investigations."

Zhou Buqi said: "In this kind of matter, the local authorities in New York will be very stupid and ignore their heads. If something goes wrong, they still lack enough courage and courage to settle it. At that time, the merchants can only bear it. We You can't be a victim."

Wilson Miller was also very helpless about this. He had been in politics before and was a senior congressman in Los Angeles. He said with emotion: "Yes, American civil servants are the most corrupt civil servants in the world!"

"The most corrupt?" Zhou Buqi smiled, "Isn't it? The last governor was arrested after taking a few tickets, which is clean enough."

Wilson Miller shook his head, "No, it's not a big deal to take money and receive gifts or benefits. The biggest corruption is to have power but do nothing."

"Well, in his position, he does not seek his own affairs."

"What's more serious than this is that he opposed his government in his position. After Mr. Bloomberg became mayor, he wanted to reform New York's economic institutions and bring New York to a higher level. He is a good official. But he His sincerity has been constrained everywhere. Partisanship has restricted the development of New York."

Zhou Buqi vaguely heard something, "So there are such factors in the Ziweixing Science and Technology Park project?"

Wilson Miller was silent for a while, and said softly: "I don't know. Fortunately, this is the first version, and there is still time for operation. We need to participate in more entertainment, get through the relationship, and settle this plan as much as possible. In Manhattan, not some fucking Queens."

Zhou Buqi said: "Yes! You can't go to Queens, it's too dangerous! It's better for the rich to stay with the rich. Ziweixing Science and Technology Park will be a super commercial project. The farther away from the poor, the better."