Giant of the times - Chapter 502

c493 Let’s set a small goal first: pilot

The China Banking Regulatory Commission has approved foreign corporate banks to enter China, and Cronos Bank is one of them.

Cronos Bank is a bank established in China by Li Zetian. Because Li Zetian has strong financial resources and a good reputation, the Chinese people trust Cronos Bank very much, so the number of depositors increases very quickly. Currently, Cronos Bank has basically completed its layout in first-tier cities in China and has begun to set foot in second-tier cities.

There is a branch of Kronos Bank in Hangzhou.

So Li Zetian asked Cronos Bank to borrow money from the Hangzhou government.

Building a city brain requires building a lot of infrastructure, so it costs a lot of money.

At the moment, Li Zetian first sent people to investigate and calculate the budget.

A week later, when the budget came out, Li Zetian came to Cronos Bank.

The president of the Hangzhou branch of Kronos Bank is a native of Hangzhou, named Li Chuan. He is 42 years old and graduated from Harvard University with an MBA. He is tall and tall. He originally worked at the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China. He was later poached by Korn Ferry headhunting company. Arriving at Chronos Industries.

In the president’s office, Li Zetian said to Li Chuan: “City Brain’s budget may be 20 to 30 billion yuan. Li Chuan, how much money do you think Cronos Bank can lend to the Hangzhou government?”

Li Chuan frowned and replied: “Mr. Li, two to three billion yuan is too much! Although the city of Hangzhou is developing well, many cities are now heavily in debt. If it is not enough, Hangzhou will have this problem in the future.”

Li Zetian asked again: “In your opinion, how much is appropriate to borrow?”

“Below RMB 5 billion.”

Li Chuan thought for a while and said, “Mr. Li, the City Brain is too huge. It would be very difficult and expensive to promote it comprehensively. I think we might as well find a place as a pilot to see how effective the City Brain is. If If it goes well, the Hangzhou government itself will find ways to spend money to do this.”

When Li Zetian heard this, he couldn’t help but nodded, thinking that Li Chuan’s suggestion was good.

Li Chuan continued: “In this way, the scale is smaller, the funds consumed are also reduced sharply, and the results are quick. The city brain plan can be completed in a very short time!”

“Well, your suggestion is very good. I will go talk to the government right away.”

After saying that, Li Zetian left.

Along the way, Li Zetian couldn’t help but reflect and muttered to himself: “Why didn’t I think of doing a pilot first? Damn it, maybe it’s because he is too rich and ambitious, which has led to his current arrogant and arrogant character… ”

Before we knew it, the car arrived at the city hall.

Li Zetian went directly to the mayor’s office and immediately told him about the pilot project.

“Mayor, I have thought about it. Hangzhou is too big a city and it is difficult to carry out the urban brain project smoothly. Moreover, we have no experience in this area, so we might as well choose a place to do the pilot first. In this way, we can spend more money. There are few, and the project is progressing quickly. At the same time, we can also see how effective the urban brain is.”

After Li Zetian finished speaking, the mayor nodded immediately, “Well, take it step by step. This is very stable. I agree!”

“Mayor, which place do you think is suitable for a pilot project?” Li Zetian asked.

“Let’s go to Xiaoshan!” The mayor knew Hangzhou well, and then introduced it to Li Zetian in detail, “Xiaoshan District is a municipal district of HZ City, Zhejiang Province. It is only separated from the main urban area of ​​Hangzhou by a river. It has a total land area of ​​1,420.22 square kilometers and ranks among the top in comprehensive strength. It ranks first among all counties (cities and districts) in Zhejiang. It has been rated as one of the “Top Ten Counties in China” for many consecutive years. It has been ranked as the “No. 1 investment destination in mainland China” for many times. It is known as the “source of Zhejiang civilization and the hub of transportation in Zhejiang”. , the richest man in Zhejiang’s economy, a leisure resort in Zhejiang, and a paradise for people’s livelihood in Zhejiang’!”

Li Zetian unconsciously nodded, “Well, Xiaoshan is really good. From this point of view, it is indeed suitable to be used as a pilot… Okay, let’s take Xiaoshan!”

“Mr. Li, now that the plan has changed, what should we do with the loan you promised before?” the mayor asked.

Li Zetian smiled and said: “The pilot requires a small amount of funds, and once the pilot is successful, the entire Hangzhou will carry out the Urban Brain Plan, so my commitment remains unchanged. However, large loans will not be borrowed until Hangzhou is fully transformed.” To the government. You know, all that money is going to the project.”

“That’s fine!” The mayor laughed, it would be great if he could borrow money.

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After changing the plan, Cronos Bank first borrowed 2 billion yuan from the Hangzhou government. Of course, two billion yuan is nothing. In fact, the Hangzhou government is also very rich. If it only conducts the construction of the urban brain plan in Xiaoshan as a pilot project, the Hangzhou government can solve the problem by itself. But who would mind having too much money? With more money, the government can launch more projects and increase Hangzhou’s GDP, which will be of great benefit to officials’ future promotions.

Soon, the City Brain Project was officially launched in Xiaoshan. Li Zetian arranged for Chronos Industries (China) and Chronos Bank to supervise the Hangzhou government and the progress of the City Brain Project.

Of course, Li Zetian also knew that with China’s national conditions being like this, there would always be corrupt officials causing trouble, but supervision could still play some role. But then again, this matter is actually not his business. Li Zetian just lent money to the government. How the government uses it is the government’s business… What Li Zetian hopes is to promote the smooth progress of the City Brain Project.

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The morning of January 1, 2007 was sunny.

Li Zetian joined hands with the leaders of the HZ municipal government to hold a press conference. At the press conference, the city brain plan was announced.

In fact, Li Zetian wanted to do it secretly, and then report it when he succeeded.

This is nothing but a blockbuster, shocking enough.

However, everyone knows that when cooperating with the government, what does the government want? Fame! What a political achievement!

The City Brain Project, just hearing the name makes me crazy. Can the government allow this plan to be hidden?

Li Zetian could only follow the trend and promised them to publicize the City Brain Plan to the outside world.

As soon as the news came out, as expected, China and even the whole world were shocked! ! !

After the press conference, Li Zetian went online and read the comments. Damn, the comment area was very lively.

“Holy shit, it’s really shocking! City brain? Let artificial intelligence assist the government in managing the city!! Are you going to be so bombastic? Will artificial intelligence rule the earth in the future?!”

“Yeah, it’s too unsafe. If artificial intelligence develops intelligence, it will enslave mankind!!!”

“After seeing this news, I was shocked! Artificial intelligence to manage the city? First of all, I don’t say whether it is technically possible, but I give Chronos Li and the Hangzhou government 10,000 likes for this idea. Artificial intelligence technology will definitely do it. Improve the quality of life in cities. Those netizens who say that artificial intelligence rules humans and enslaves them, you are really worried! How can artificial intelligence produce wisdom? They are just codes and can only follow orders!”

“Haha, with the current artificial intelligence technology, it is impossible for artificial intelligence to produce wisdom! Maybe in a few decades or hundreds of years, artificial intelligence will really produce wisdom, but no matter what, I am already dead It’s warped.”

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