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Chapter 614 continues the story.

"My God, is this how your workers work now?"

"Yes! In order to meet the deadline, our workers have been working three shifts in a row without weekends. We have no choice but to double their wages."

This situation is clearly worrying. Everyone knows how difficult it is to work in a factory like this.

Moreover, this situation is not limited to private enterprises; it has also occurred in state-owned enterprises.

The owners of those state-owned enterprises are now very anxious and can only buy steel from the market at high prices to at least ensure stable production.

But private business owners simply don't have that capability; all they can do is produce as much as they can.

The situation began to gradually deteriorate.

"Forget it, I'll cancel the skyscraper order for now. We can't afford any more problems, or we'll be in big trouble."

After returning to his office, the person in charge told everyone in the conference room about it. Everyone was shocked.

"Lin Chen is a real business genius. He uses this method to raise prices, making it impossible for everyone to do business normally."

Lin Chen was also waiting for news. Regardless of the final outcome, he knew that steel prices would definitely rise.

Sure enough, after those orders were completed, steel prices rose across the board and soared to even higher levels than before.

"All right!"

In this situation, Lin Chen simply held a press conference.

"I think everyone is aware of the specifics. I'd like to announce something here: under no circumstances will our company raise prices again."

His statement immediately attracted a lot of attention.

These reporters simply couldn't fathom how this young man thought about things. Typically, price wars involve constantly driving down prices.

"Actually, I have a question for you. When you decide to raise the price of your products, what are your considerations? Could you share them with us?"

At this crucial moment, the reporter raised this question.

"This is actually based on consumer mentality. If you think about it carefully, the price of high-speed rail has actually been steadily increasing every year, but people just haven't paid much attention to it. The difference is that this time there has been a significant price drop in the market, and many people will seize this opportunity to make large purchases."

Lin Chen made no attempt to hide his thoughts and directly stated them.

"Therefore, a price increase is inevitable. My thought is, since you've chosen to lower the price, I'll just stock up."

Therefore, under these circumstances, he decisively raised the prices of all the building materials and other products produced by his company and stockpiled them in large quantities.

"Actually, I have a backup plan, so don't worry."

Sure enough, his words caused concern among those who were trying to inflate prices. Although prices had risen, they were still lower than those of new materials.

"Alright, it's our turn. Let's start lowering the price, just go straight back to the original level."

Sure enough, they started lowering prices, and they did so at levels that were in line with previous steel price fluctuations.

As a result, the first order came in, for a skyscraper project.

Due to current price fluctuations, supply shortages have been a persistent issue for some time. Moreover, traditional building materials are generally expensive. After calculations by higher authorities, it was found that only Lin Chen's building materials offered the best value for money.

Therefore, the higher-ups did not hesitate to hand over all the orders to Lin Chen's company, allowing them to complete them on their own.

This move caused a sensation across the internet.

"My God, he's a business genius! We have to be very careful when working with someone like him, or we might end up being left far behind."

"Indeed, compared to him, we are no match at all. He is simply a genius."

"I think there's still a chance, but at least this person has already seized the upcoming huge market for environmental protection. Congratulations to him."

……

This matter continues to generate discussion online, with people expressing their opinions while also closely monitoring issues across various industries.

Everyone felt that Lin Chen's ability to control the market was indeed much stronger than others, and it could even be said that he was a contemporary business genius.

However, while the orders were signed, many large orders followed. Although the "everything can be repaired" factory has a large production capacity, it also has its limits.

Faced with so much business, Li Xue was having a headache.

"My goodness! So many orders are coming in at once! We have to build more factories to handle this huge volume of orders. What are we going to do?"

Li Xue was a little worried, after all, this was the first time she had encountered such a large order volume.

……

Next, the construction of skyscrapers became a hot topic of discussion. Everyone knows that building such high-rise buildings requires extremely high-quality materials.

The construction team was found through Lin Chen, and even the building materials were purchased from Lin Chen's company.

The person in charge was particularly happy. In any case, this world-class project with environmental protection features has finally reached the scale it deserves.

However, Lin Chen now has a new idea. At the board meeting, he presented his plan.

"Boss, what are you doing?"

"Look at this place, isn't the land exceptionally beautiful? And there's a body of water nearby that we can utilize."

Everyone watched the video and expressed their approval.

"Ladies and gentlemen, have you ever thought about building a super-large amusement park in this place? On this vast land, we can also build some larger office buildings and all kinds of high-end hotels. Turn this place into a beautiful tourist attraction."

His words shocked everyone. This was an absolutely massive undertaking; if Lin Chen succeeded, he would have no rivals in the industry.

"It's just that the subway doesn't seem to reach this place yet."

“That’s alright. I’ve already communicated with the leaders of the relevant departments, and the subway will be here in the next two years. In addition, before that, we can build the subway station first and improve the transportation facilities at the same time. In other words, we will build this area ourselves, from the mountains to the water, from the roads to the buildings.”

Now everyone understands. Such a large complex of buildings will take at least one or two years to complete.

Clearly, this is a huge boost for everyone, and they also want to know whether taking this approach at this crucial juncture is the right thing to do.

“I think what the boss is doing makes sense, but isn’t it too risky? If this place doesn’t attract people in a year or two, we’ll be in big trouble.” At this moment, he took out a map and spread it on the ground for everyone to see.

“You see, the actual situation here is different. I plan to build a large amusement park in this large area with water, and a large-scale theme park at that. Once it is completed, the citizens of our city will have a new place to have fun.”

Everyone nodded in agreement. It was indeed a good idea, since there were so few places to go for fun these days.

Lin Chen then pointed to the area next to him.

"This area could be developed into a large food and beverage district. When people are tired from playing, they can come here to enjoy cuisines from all over the world. This is a great business opportunity, don't you think?"

Sure enough, once you put it that way, everyone understood. If you could have a one-stop service for eating, drinking, and having fun here, that would be perfect.

“We’ll build a large, integrated shopping mall here, so that everything can be concentrated in one place. In addition, we can build a large hotel complex next to it, which will directly attract high-end hotels.”

Everyone was shocked when they heard this. If this project could be completed successfully, the profits would definitely increase exponentially.

"So now you should understand, right? We do this not just to make money, but also to provide everyone with a good place for leisure and entertainment."

Next, Lin Chen introduced that residential communities could be built in another area, and schools could be built directly within the communities.

"If we can fully implement this plan, the development of the entire region will be very different."

Everyone was excited to hear this, but whether the project would be approved was still uncertain.

"Don't worry about that, there won't be any problems. So far, this area hasn't received much attention, but I've heard that higher authorities have plans to develop it."

Although this news is just a rumor, everyone is still unsure of what to do next.

However, at this moment, Boss Huang was immersed in the joy of Lin Chen's building materials not being able to sell.

"Haha! At least they can shut up for a while now. I never thought their price war would end up like this. Haha, you miscalculated."

In reality, they didn't produce much inventory; they only got so many steel mills to lower their prices to attract attention. Lin Chen's actions were just a ruse.

Just then, a message suddenly caught their attention.

In the southwestern suburbs of this city, a large area of ​​land has been designated, and some former saline-alkali land has even been utilized.

"Are they crazy? How can they build houses in that desolate place?"

But just then, the city announced a new plan to create a beautiful resort area. Upon hearing this, Mr. Huang was stunned.

"A resort area? Isn't that where they're planning to go now?"

Left with no other choice, Boss Huang rushed over, hoping to get a share of the pie. But when he saw the land, he was completely stunned. He hadn't expected Lin Chen to have already snapped up all the land first.

"You mean they took it...?"

Upon seeing the transaction amount, Mr. Huang was shocked once again; it was an incredibly generous sum.

"How could Lin Chen have so much money?"

Mr. Huang was utterly shocked.

“This money is actually his accumulated savings, and he also applied for a lot of loans from the bank this time. The bank also said that it would not charge any fees within two years, as long as he can complete the project.”

This is actually a special case handled by the bank, since the city's development cannot be separated from the help of these people.

"Hey!"

Helpless, Mr. Huang could only shake his head and sigh, regretting that he should have set his sights on this land first.

"Actually, Mr. Huang, I don't know why you were so slow to react this time. This news was released a long time ago, but you didn't seize the opportunity."

The person in charge shook his head.

"It seems my old bones are really getting old, I need to take a good rest. I'm sorry, let me go back and calm down."

When Mr. Huang returned home, he had no idea what to do. He hadn't anticipated the trouble this incident would cause.

When the rest of the company heard about it, they were also shocked. Such a big piece of the pie was gone just like that.

As soon as Mr. Huang returned to the company, the entire board of directors was in an uproar.

"Hey Mr. Huang, are you just going to let such a great opportunity slip by? How much effort do we have to put in to get a project like this? Besides, we're a company together. Can't you do something for the company at a time like this?"

Clearly, many on the board were extremely dissatisfied. Such a large piece of land, just handed over to someone else like that.

"What can I do? That Lin Chen is very cunning. Compared to him, I am indeed a step behind."

In the past, this might have been acceptable, but now, Lin Chen has taken the whole "cake" by himself, and that's when the company is going through its most difficult time.

Finally, one shareholder couldn't stand it anymore.

"You're the boss, and we should support any decision you make, but you also have to protect the interests of us shareholders, right? You say you're going to take action, and on the surface, there seems to be no problem, but what if something unexpected happens? How do you plan to handle the situation?"

Clearly, the shareholders are very dissatisfied with the current troubles, which they believe are all caused by Mr. Huang's inaction.

"Then what do you think I should do? I'm an important member of the industry association alliance now, and they all listen to me."

"What's the point of membership? Making money is the only real goal. Now that they've started taking action, we should actively participate and cooperate with them. Why let a moment of anger cause us to turn our backs on money?"

Upon hearing this, Boss Huang was speechless. He had thought the board of directors would support him in making a big push, but instead, he was being asked to humble himself and beg for their help.

"You guys... sigh!"

"What? Are we wrong? Don't you think you're acting impulsively? If it weren't for you, how could the company have ended up like this? You are indeed a capable person, but if Lin Chen hadn't appeared, I wouldn't have made these demands at all. But he is a formidable competitor. Aren't you afraid?"

The people on the board don't care who's right or wrong; as long as they can make money, anything is worthwhile.

Faced with such a board of directors, Mr. Huang was at a loss. He had thought that through his own efforts, he could at least achieve one goal, but unexpectedly, he lost even the most basic thing.

"When did we become so spineless? Back in the day, we were a well-known company in the area, and we still are, aren't we?"

"So what? Look at how the banks are chasing us for debt every day. If we hadn't tried every means to sell assets, would we be in such a sorry state now?"

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(End of this chapter)