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That night, Zhou Buqi invited Jiang Bingjie and Li Xinwan's parents to dinner.

In the past, I had only dealt with their mothers.

Mainly for risk avoidance.

After all, this is not a glorious thing. The daughter is the pet of the father. Seeing being bullied by a rich man, she might get angry and start a fight.

However, I am basically not afraid now.

In the past two years, Boss Zhou's financial resources have brought huge changes to the lives of the two families. In terms of real estate alone, they have purchased several properties in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen.

Not to mention stocks.

The two daughters' shareholdings in Jieyu Media are worth hundreds of millions.

Even if Jiang Bingjie's parents are businessmen, they can't bear the pressure of such great wealth. They will be glad that their daughter can have the opportunity to find such a supporter in the development of her career.

After meeting, I discovered that Jiang Bingjie’s father’s surname was not Jiang, but Xu. Originally, her surname was Xu Lai when she was a child, but later there were some problems between her parents, so she changed her surname to Jiang, and began to take her mother's surname.

Zhou Buqi could vaguely guess.

It's just a matter of men and women.

In this kind of business family, it is almost impossible for a man to live an honest life at home, guarding his wife and children. The red flags at home are always red and the colorful flags are fluttering outside.

During the meal, Zhou Buqi didn't need to be too proactive. The two families came over to please them, toasting constantly and saying many words of thanks and compliments.

This is not surprising, the living standards of both parties are really too great.

After the meal, Zhou Buqi had already opened two luxury suites in the five-star hotel, and he took Jiang Bingjie and Li Xinwan back to his home in London to express his concern and love.

I haven’t bought a big hotel-style house yet, so it’s not convenient to take guests back.

The next day, Zhou Buqi arranged for the administrative clerks of Ziweixing Digital Media and two English-speaking British girls to take the family on a trip to London.

He himself continued to work and met with the Spotify team who came from Sweden.

The main topic is the construction of the headquarters in New York.

This is in line with what the Spotify team meant. In addition to being closer to Europe on the East Coast, New York also has lower state taxes than California.

Zhou Buqi should focus on New York.

In addition to Changyou’s overseas headquarters and Ziweixing Global’s distribution division, Ziweixing International’s second headquarters will also be located in New York. In addition, the US headquarters of Ziweixing Digital Media and Chaowan Commune will also be located in New York.

Put it all together.

This makes it convenient for Zhou Buqi to move between these companies on foot.

Daniel Ek, the big boss of Spotify, had already investigated clearly and said with a smile: “Many elites are already trying to start a movement to escape Silicon Valley.”

"Yeah?"

Zhou Buqi was secretly shocked.

As expected, one cannot underestimate the world's heroes. He made this judgment based on his foresight and the experience of this life. Unexpectedly, many people in Silicon Valley are already taking action.

Daniel smiled and said: "A friend of mine... Jimmy, the former founder of Netscape browser, moved the company from Silicon Valley to Miami two years ago. Mainly because the cost was lower. He said that after moving, he companies can pay $150 million less in taxes each year."

Zhou Buqi sighed, "Indeed, the labor cost in Silicon Valley is also high. The salary of the same junior engineer in Silicon Valley is more than twice that in Seattle."

He once led Ziweixing International's acquisition of Baokai Game Studio, and he also saw the uneven development among different cities in the United States.

Each state is like an independent kingdom, with its own legal and tax system.

Daniel said: "It's just a high salary, but the main reason is California's increasingly left-wing policies. Many people have said that Silicon Valley culture is now toxic, left-wing thoughts are getting more and more serious, and true freedom has been lost. So Spotify cannot do it no matter what. San Francisco and New York are good choices.”

Zhou Buqi is very courageous, and if he wants to do something big, he will do something big. "Okay, I will organize a team later, get in touch with the New York City Government, and allocate a piece of land there to build a large headquarters campus."

"Um..." Daniel frowned slightly and hesitated a little, "Is this convenient?"

Zhou Buqi was slightly startled, "What's wrong?"

Daniel said: "I don't know much about the situation in the United States, but we must learn from what happened to Spotify and be careful. Spotify's previous office area was a rented office building, and the current number of employees in Sweden has reached 200. It is expected that in Within 5 years, it can reach 1,200-1,500 people. I plan to imitate those Silicon Valley giants and build a modern artistic building in Stockholm as the headquarters."

Zhou Buqi smiled and said, "As long as the funds can be met, there will be no problem."

Daniel said: "The city center of Stockholm is very crowded and there is no suitable land. There happens to be an old industrial area in the northeast of the city. The industry is very backward and the economy lacks vitality. I want to carry out industrial transformation. I heard that Spotify is planning to build a headquarters. This provides an excellent investment condition. As long as Spotify moves its headquarters there, it can provide up to 500 million US dollars in economic subsidies. It is hoped that Spotify can bring new economic vitality to this area and become the foothold of the technology industry. ."

Spotify is definitely the most successful Internet company in Sweden.

If this company can be attracted there, it will drive the trend of the entire industry. More and more Internet companies will move there, and the industrial upgrading of the region will be completed.

This is a very good plan.

It is very similar to many local economic policies in China. It is very good. It seems that the small government in Sweden also has good planning for local industrial structure.

Moreover, there was a subsidy of US$500 million at the outset.

What a loud tone.

As expected, it is a developed country in Northern Europe, and it is really rich.

With this money, Spotify is equivalent to owning a headquarters office building for free. Otherwise, such a large sum of money would really not be available given Spotify's current rapid development period.

Unexpectedly, Daniel sighed and said, "Unfortunately, this plan failed."

Zhou Buqi was puzzled, "What's going on? This is a good thing! It's a good thing for Spotify, the development of the local economy, and the adjustment of the industrial structure!"

Daniel said helplessly: "After the news was announced, it was condemned by the local council and labor unions, and then triggered a large-scale protest, gathering thousands of people."

"Because the subsidy amount is too high?"

"On the one hand, there are too many subsidies. The parliament believes that the government administration is illegal and needs to defend itself. Spotify will only provide more than 1,000 jobs, and a subsidy of US$5 million is enough."

"And what? The union?"

"The union is the most troublesome aspect." Daniel shook his head, still feeling a little sad when he recalled, "I went to the site and decided to abandon the plan on the spot. Those people...how should I say...those old industries? Workers don’t want industrial upgrading.”

"ah?"

Zhou Buqi really didn't turn this corner too much, because this system is completely different from that in China, and it is simply impossible to happen in China.

Is it a good thing to help local economies develop their economies and upgrade their industrial structures? !

Ordinary people would actually object?

There are a lot of unscrupulous people in Sweden!

Daniel spoke slowly and said slowly: "The council disagrees because the government subsidy of US$500 million is too much and may be suspected of administrative violations. The labor unions disagree because they are worried that industrial upgrading will harm local people."

Why doesn't Zhou Buqi understand? "What's the reason?"

Daniel said: "If Spotify moves there and builds a beautiful headquarters building, it will attract more and more technology companies to move there. The local economy will develop. But there will be a derivative issue of people's livelihood, so many high-tech companies will move there. Technology companies have moved there, and the employees of these technology companies have very high salaries, which will inevitably lead to rising rents and traffic congestion in the surrounding area, and in turn, prices of restaurants, cafes, bars, and movie theaters will increase. For many of the local old industrial industries For the indigenous people, it will greatly increase their life pressure and cost of living. This issue in the parliament is actually easy to solve. If you lobby hard, this is an elite class that is more accepting of big principles and long-term planning. The union is different. , it was difficult to resolve this contradiction, so we had no choice but to cancel the plan.”

Zhou Buqi blinked and was speechless.

Shocked!

Yes, for the aborigines, their incomes are lower, the cost of living is also low, their lives are less stressful, and they can still be happy. As for whether the old industry is a sunset industry and whether it lacks future growth potential...that is a matter for the capitalists and has nothing to do with their workers.

They just want to live a good life.

If Spotify drives the technology industry to settle locally, it will have a serious impact on the local industrial structure and change the living environment they have been familiar with in the past few decades.

This kind of thing is actually easy to solve in China.

As industries upgrade and there are more high-paying groups, local housing prices and rents will rise sharply, which will be too easy for the local aborigines.

There are two options, either sell the house at a high price and live somewhere else; or rent the house to these technology industry practitioners at a high price and collect rent every year, which is great!

This phenomenon has basically appeared in the real estate surrounding many large factories in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen. The locals have basically left, and many people have even gone abroad to live happily. The rental life of young people working hard in the city.

But the brain circuits of those foreigners are different.

Why should they move to the home they have lived in all their lives? Isn’t the purpose of making money also to enjoy life? Life here is pretty good and I don’t want to move!

This is probably the difference in national conditions.

Especially in developed countries like Sweden, which has the highest per capita income, you have to choose between making money and living. This is not the case in many developing countries. The social security and welfare systems are not perfect enough. You have to make money first, and then you can live.

The United States is far behind Sweden.

But New York is the brightest pearl in the United States, and the situation in Sweden should be similar.

From this point of view, when building the New York headquarters, we should really be cautious and make a comprehensive social investigation before making a decision.