Riding the wind of rebirth

I just heard Hu Changfeng say that the average price of new houses here is around 3,500 yuan per square meter. If they develop it themselves, the cost can be controlled within 3,000 yuan per square meter. And in 20 years, these properties will appreciate at least 20 times. The problem now is that even if the city is actively promoting the commercialization of real estate, Clover Group needs to have a sufficient reason to obtain these properties.

Fortunately, Huahong Group has set a precedent. Huahong Group now has far more employees than Clover in Shanghai. The group is now financially secure, and with policy support, its first priority is employee housing.

The composition of Huahong Group's employees is more complex, including employees from several old bases before the group's restructuring, newly recruited modern enterprise management and research talents after the restructuring, and even some Samsung and Sony teams stationed within the group.

In addition, there are the joint ventures within the group, including joint ventures with state-owned enterprises, private enterprises, and foreign enterprises. The structure of these joint ventures gives Zhouzhi a headache just thinking about it.

Hu Changfeng is currently working hard to streamline the process, but the difficulty is immense.

Fortunately, Clover is a young group and does not have this problem yet. There is also time for Clover Group's human resources and asset management teams to grow gradually.

"Brother Wu, then I'll leave this matter to you." After leaving Huahong Group, Zhou Zhi called Jiang Wu first. It was probably not enough for Hu Changfeng to work alone. Jiang Wu's connections were also strong. At least he had done a great job developing several real estate projects in the capital. He believed that he could also make a name for himself in Shanghai.

“I remember there are a few plots of land owned by the military in Zhangjiang,” Jiang Wu said on the other end of the phone. “Those plots of land in Pudong will definitely have their use changed, and our Jinli Group is quite confident in acquiring them. Zhouzi, thank you.”

"Brother Wu, we don't need to be so polite, do we?" Zhou Zhi said with a wry smile. In fact, after breaking up with Jiang Shuyi, although he still maintained contact with Jinli Group, apart from business, Zhou Zhi's contact with Jiang Wu had obviously become less frequent.

Jiang Wu was probably also a little disappointed: "Tingting said that Xiaomiao is a good girl. Now that you're in a relationship, you should treat her well."

"Hmm," Zhou Zhi said, wanting to ask about Jiang Shuyi's situation, but ultimately held back: "Let's have a drink together another time."

"Good brother, I'm waiting for you." Jiang Wu laughed on the other end of the phone.

After hanging up the phone, Zhou Zhi suddenly remembered that he still had two old friends in Shanghai.

After thinking it over, he told An Chunjia to go back to Hu Changfeng and ask for the car back herself, and then he unceremoniously requisitioned An Chunjia's Audi.

He checked the time, then paged Ye Xin again. The phone rang twice and then hung up. There was a phone number on the screen.

As soon as the call connected, Ye Xin started yelling and complaining, "You damn elbow! Didn't you know to call from a landline?! Answering on a cell phone costs money too!"

This is a unique phenomenon nowadays. Not only does the person making the call have to pay, but the person receiving the call also has to pay. Two days ago, an elderly person said at a meeting that the telecommunications industry must be reformed, and the public's feeling that the charges are too high is also an important reason.

"Miss, are you being so frugal now? Wen Yu mentioned in her letter that your biggest expense isn't the phone bill." Hearing this sharp voice, Zhou Zhi felt a strange warmth in her heart: "Do you have any classes today? Shall we invite Xin Yi out for a get-together?"

"You've come to Shanghai?!" Ye Xin's voice on the phone betrayed surprise, then she quickly masked it: "Hmph! Now you won't let us see the news and then criticize you?!"

"News? I haven't been on the news much, have I?" Zhou Zhi asked, puzzled.

"Hmph! Just tell me if you came here secretly before or not? You'd better tell the truth, Xin Yi has evidence!"

“Those times were just too busy. I was always on missions,” Zhou Zhi said. “Several times I was escorted into a car as soon as I got off the plane, so you can’t blame me…”

"Stop talking nonsense, where are you? I'm coming right now!" "No need, wait another twenty minutes, come to the gate, I'll drive over to pick you up, together with Xiao Miao."

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone: "That's right, you two are basically together now, right? I really envy you."

Zhou Zhi understood Ye Xin's feelings, after all, she and Zhang Xinyi were Jiang Shuyi's best friends. However, so much time had passed, and they had known for a long time that Zhou Zhi had a girlfriend. They were all adults, and apart from some regret, they couldn't let this break their friendship.

"If love between two people lasts forever, why should they be together every day and night? You just want to force me to recite this line to praise you, right?" Zhou Zhi quickly joked, trying to restore the atmosphere.

"Okay, see you in twenty minutes." Ye Xin chuckled as expected: "You're still as talkative as ever."

After hanging up, he called Zhang Xinyi again. Zhang Xinyi was also very happy and took the initiative to ask if Mai Xiaomiao was with him, saying that he had heard a lot about her and was finally going to meet her today.

This attitude is easier to understand. Although she rarely mentioned Mai Xiaomiao in her correspondence with Zhang Xinyi, Zhao Danian and her mother were best friends and could chat all night long. Zhao Danian knew a lot about things like Zhou Zhi having a girlfriend and what she was like, and Zhang Xinyi knew as well. Naturally, she was full of curiosity about Mai Xiaomiao, this amazing girl.

When the Audi stopped in front of the East China Normal University gate, Zhou Zhi discovered that his car was not an isolated case; there were several luxury cars parked there.

Most of the people in the car were young playboys or spoiled rich kids, some of them quite old, wearing sunglasses and suits, with their hair slicked back, also waiting for someone.

"Here!" Ye Xin's figure and appearance had fully blossomed. She had a silk scarf wrapped around her head, wore a light blue silk shirt, a gray knee-length skirt, and white mid-heeled sandals. She looked every bit the charming and glamorous urban woman: "Elbow, get down!"

"What?" Zhou Zhi rolled down the car window: "Get in and let's go?"

Ye Xin stamped her foot: "Hey, you come down first! And Xiao Miao, you come down too."

Zhou Zhi opened the car door and got out: "Why do I need to formally introduce you? Okay, this is my girlfriend, Mai Xiaomiao. Xiaomiao, this is Ye Xin, my high school classmate and good friend. You can call her Sister Xin Xin."

“Your friends are all so pretty.” Mai Xiaomiao looked at Ye Xin and envied her tall figure: “Sister Xueshan is pretty too, and Sister Xinxin is pretty too.”

"There'll be an even prettier one in a bit," Ye Xin said with a smile. "Xiao Miao, you're very pretty too. Xin Yi said you're also very smart and a great scientist. But your image is so different from the traditional image of a great scientist!"

"Can we get on the bus now?" Zhou Zhi muttered. "After living in Shanghai for a few years, you've developed a spoiled princess attitude? Do I have to get off the bus to ask you to get on?"

"You idiot!" Ye Xin reached out and smacked Zhou Zhi on the shoulder, whispering, "Who told you to drive such a nice car here?!"

Zhou Zhi suddenly realized that some unhealthy trends had also entered the ivory tower. The luxury cars at the entrance must be the female college students who came to pick him up. Ye Xin was afraid that her classmates would also misunderstand her as that kind of person, so she specially asked Zhou Zhi and Mai Xiaomiao to get out of the car to say a few words, to show that she and Zhou Zhi were just friends, and that Zhou Zhi had brought his girlfriend with him, so as to avoid misunderstandings.

Zhou Zhi chuckled inwardly. Xin Xin was still too naive, unaware of how much money rich people could afford. He shook his head and said, "Let's go. I just called Xin Yi, and she said she's free this afternoon."

"We're basically just having fun in class now. The teachers don't take attendance anymore. Except for those preparing for graduate school entrance exams or busy with the CET-4 and CET-6 exams, there aren't really any serious classes anymore." (End of Chapter)