Carrying a Jurassic on me
Chapter 683 - 331: Rejection_1

Chapter 683: Chapter 331: Rejection_1

In the meeting room of Sancha River Township Government, the Japanese prepared an investment proposal and had it sent over.

In the meeting room, no one was eager to be the first to review it but let Yan Fei take the first glance. After reading a few lines, he passed it to the people next to him without any expression. Naturally, others were voluntarily showing the proposal to the Investment Promotion Office staff and Mayor Chen for review.

Upon looking at the proposal, everyone understood that it was prepared well in advance. The only uncertainty was the investment amount as the proposal was printed. Within such a short period of time, the Sancha River local government didn’t have the means to produce this. The freshly filled-in parts showed the investment amount.

Once everyone had seen it, they had various reactions.

The Investment Promotion Office felt a bit regretful as the investment amount seemed a little low. However, the county officials were quite happy—there was some investment after all. Mayor Chen and Yan Fei had similar expressions—both were at a loss for words as they glanced at Yan Fei’s emotionless face.

Neither of them spoke up, creating an awkward atmosphere in the meeting room.

Some had planned to compliment the Japanese on the proposal once it arrived, but seeing the expressions on the faces of Mayor Chen and Yan Fei, they guessed that the pair might be dissatisfied, so they kept silent.

After a while, someone from the Investment Promotion Office asked, "Boss Yan, what do you think about this investment proposal? If you are unsatisfied with any of the terms, you can propose changes. Our city provides many policy advantages for foreign-funded enterprises, including tax exemptions and reductions, and other considerations... "

"Could I discuss this with Mayor Chen?" Yan Fei interrupted him while he was still thinking about his wording.

Everyone realized that he must be truly dissatisfied with the proposal when they heard this.

However, this was normal as both parties should negotiate the investment.

"It’s not appropriate for our township government to intervene in this matter, right?" As expected, Mayor Chen agreed. "Although Boss Yan’s enterprise is in our Sancha River Township, our government should not interfere with enterprise decision-making. We respect Boss Yan’s decision on this matter."

Yan Fei glanced at Mayor Chen in surprise. He had originally thought that the mayor would try to persuade him further, but he didn’t expect the latter to be so straightforward. In this case, he didn’t need to hold back. He said with a smile, "This might be a wasted trip for everyone. We are all insiders here, so I don’t mind speaking bluntly. I am not very impressed with this small amount of investment. As a local enterprise, our township and county governments have been very supportive of us, I feel it is only fair that we pay more taxes. So, I think we can forget about this investment!"

This threw the team from the Investment Promotion Office off balance. They weren’t upset, but rather, they seemed a bit puzzled.

Amid numerous enterprises vying for a slice of foreign capital, they were treated like VIPs. They had never seen anyone who doesn’t care for foreign investments before.

It was unexpected to meet someone who was rejecting foreign capital, especially for a dilapidated cattle farm.

The biggest advantage of foreign investment is the preferential policies one can get just by being associated with foreign investment. But Yan Fei said he did not care about the money or taxes. He shut down the discussion, making it difficult for them to persuade him any further.

Truthfully, they probably had never encountered someone who could shut them down with just one sentence when it came to foreign investment. They were expecting objections about the shares or the amount of money, not a flat-out refusal. The officials did not know what to say about such a situation.

After a while, a young man finally said, "Boss Yan, with only over a hundred cattle, the Japanese are willing to invest a million for 60% of the shares. What is there to be dissatisfied about? Your shares may seem less, but if you calculate it, your total assets have increased..."

Yan Fei wanted to give him a disdainful look but refrained as he didn’t mean any harm.

He couldn’t say much, nor did he have a way to explain to this stooge.

This guy was a complete layman, only seeing the simple facilities of the farm and taking note of the number of cattle—there were fewer than two hundred, many of which didn’t look very good. These newer cattle had only been at the farm for three to four days, so they obviously looked quite ordinary.

To a layman, the farm seemed not worth a million. Laymen didn’t know the difference between breeds of cattle, they only saw them all as cows, some large, and others small. How much can a big cow matter? Wouldn’t they just provide a little more meat?

That’s why it’s sometimes impossible to have a discussion with laymen. You can explain to them that each of my cattle is worth tens of thousands, yet the layman would not believe you, no matter how you explained it.

After pondering for a while, Yan Fei decided to pass the buck to Mayor Chen, "Our farm does not lack funds at present. Mayor Chen is more aware of this situation. Also, Secretary Jiao from our county, who understands the situation of our cattle farm, would I think not agree with this investment if he knew about it."

The group of people from the Investment Promotion Office immediately turned their gaze onto Mayor Chen. Mayor Chen gave a wry smile, "Indeed, Boss Yan’s cattle farm does not lack funds at the moment. I can’t disclose much about the specific situation due to business secrets. But can I assure you, Yan Fei did not speak grandiosely earlier, he indeed is not impressed with this investment."

The people from the Investment Promotion Office were taken aback.

With Mayor Chen’s confirmation, even if they were reluctant, they had to accept it.

The Investment Promotion Office knew very well that this investment was not a simple matter of money, it involved many others aspects. It would not only benefit the enterprise but also bring many benefits to the local area.

Now, even the local government leaders were saying this, it seemed that Yan Fei really didn’t care about the money.

This sudden situation was too unexpected. If Boss Yan and Mayor Chen demanded more preferential policies or a larger share of the investment, they wouldn’t find it surprising.

What they had never encountered was a situation where even the local government supported local enterprises in rejecting their proposals.