"My name is Yu Sheng, I'm the deputy district chief of our district."
"Speaking of which, we were one family five hundred years ago. Don't you think so, Mr. Yu?"
The district leader didn't stand on ceremony at all. As he greeted Yu Zhou, he began to introduce himself.
This remark left Yu Zhou unsure how to respond.
However, he was unwilling to trample on this goodwill. It was precisely for this reason that the two sides quickly became closer.
"Actually, inviting you to inspect is like asking a dead horse to perform medical miracles for us."
"It's simply because this matter cannot be reasoned with by conventional means."
"Who could have known that the so-called Hong Kong businessman was actually here to swindle loans?"
"As a result, the overall project was only half-built, and he absconded with the money. That's why we thought of finding a successor to take over this hot potato."
Finally, after arriving at the office, Yu Sheng no longer concealed anything and truthfully explained their predicament.
Clearly, they had not told Yu Zhou the whole truth when they approached him earlier.
Before that, they had only mentioned that the factory had been losing money for a while.
However, after half a month, with Yu Zhou's personal visit, the story changed.
This left even Yu Zhou puzzled. What was going on? Were they implying that if they had told him the truth then, he wouldn't have come at all?
"What exactly happened?"
"The more I listen, the more confused I get. Wasn't it said to be a loss-making electronics factory before?"
Yu Zhou feigned a look of confusion. Although he had already made some guesses in his heart, he couldn't show it on the surface at least.
As a result, even Yu Sheng felt a moment of awkwardness.
He began to speak, "The truth is, it's our district government's oversight. In the process of vigorously attracting investment, we've made such a fool of ourselves."
Then, he began to explain the ins and outs of the matter bit by bit.
In reality, if one were to say it, this kind of situation was not uncommon at that time, whether in coastal cities or inland cities.
It was merely using the identity of a Hong Kong or foreign businessman to become a distinguished guest of a district, city, or provincial government.
Did they understand investment? Of course, they did, and they would definitely invest in a project at the beginning, be it a factory or something else.
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In any case, in the beginning, everyone cooperated harmoniously. The district government had outstanding achievements and fully promoted investment.
But what about these 'foreign businessmen'? Their true intention was to secure loans. Once a large amount of loans fell into their hands, they would 'disappear.'
This kind of scam would be impossible to succeed in later generations.
However, the situation now was completely different from later generations. Such scams were commonplace in major cities.
After all, at that time, major cities were eager to attract investment, and even the most basic so-called businessmen could be treated as distinguished guests.
After hearing these things, Yu Zhou finally understood. No wonder they had approached him.
This kind of fallback plan was rare even among local people in the entire Jiangbei region.
He was a relatively famous businessman in Jiangbei, especially with his successful food company.
Under these circumstances, it was not entirely inexplicable that they would approach him, hoping he would be the one to take over. However, was he really the one who should do it?
"So, now you only have the land and the loans? And the half-built buildings?"
"Is there nothing else?"
"In this situation, even if I take over and pay the money, it will all go down the drain!"
Yu Zhou was somewhat helpless. After all, anyone would have to consider the implications in such a situation.
He knew very well that the district government would not give him the factory and land for free.
But if he had to cover the costs and pay the money, it would take a long time to calculate everything.
He could not accept a partnership that involved directly repaying loans, as who knew how much the loans amounted to?
If it was tens of millions, he would be ruined even if he sold himself, let alone without supply sources, technology, or production lines.
It could be said that apart from a piece of land, there was nothing else. Asking him to take it over by spending money, even if he gained the favor of the district government or even compensation, was something he absolutely could not do.
"Of course not! That person borrowed tens of millions from the bank. How could there not be any investment in the early stages?"
"The first phase of the factory, and three production lines have already been moved in. However, these production lines are not brand new."
"But, on the whole, they are still worth a lot of money."
"We mainly hope that someone can truly take over this electronics factory and operate it."
"If not, we actually have no shortage of people who can continue to acquire the factory."
Yu Sheng no longer held back at this point.
After all, this was the biggest economic achievement for their district in the past six months.
Perhaps they would all face criticism after this incident, but there was only one way to make amends.
That was to find a new person to take over, and ensure it remained an electronics factory.
Otherwise, for a factory of this size and three production lines, finding a buyer would only require slightly lowering the price, and there would be people willing to take it.
Even though real estate had not yet boomed in this era, the prices of land and factory buildings were definitely not bad.
Under these circumstances, with everything arranged, finding a boss who could continue to develop the electronics factory became their main goal.
However, the more he said this, the more unbelievable Yu Zhou found it.
His desire to open an electronics factory might be known to some, but it was definitely known to only a minority.
Why had this information leaked to Hekou District?
If no one had leaked it, it would be impossible.
After all, his true business was in food, which was completely different from electronics products.
No matter who it was, they couldn't imagine that Yu Zhou would be interested in such a factory under these circumstances...