Reborn, back to a small county town to become a wealthy family

Chapter 595 Revenge Comes Unexpectedly

Luo Yang did not go to the company on Friday.

In the morning, I went with Jiang Yuanshan and Jiang Fan to visit two oil field resort sanatoriums located on the shores of Taihu Lake.

The one under the name of Shengli Oilfield is already closed, but some facilities of the one under the name of Daqing Oilfield are still in operation.

The car drove into the Daqing Oilfield Resort Sanatorium.

The atrium is a long pond full of lotus flowers. Uphill roads on both sides lead to the entrance of a five-story hotel. In the parking lot next to it, you can see two King Long buses with black E license plates and five or six small cars.

Looking into the distance along the roads on both sides, the red brick and tile houses are hidden among the tall trees, full of Soviet architectural style. A feeling of the 1960s and 1970s immediately comes to mind.

Walking into the hotel lobby, although it is clean and tidy, it gives people an overall old feeling.

The decoration inside is not even as good as that of a three-star hotel.

There was no special receptionist in the lobby. There were two waitresses in black suits at the front desk. When they saw Luo Yang and others coming in, they did not greet them enthusiastically and continued to chat with their obvious northeastern accents.
Fortunately, I didn’t eat any melon seeds.

Luo Yang smacked his lips as he looked at it. The waiters here might still be working in the oil field.

"Excuse me, does this place accept outsiders?"

There were three people walking into the lobby, and of course only Luo Yang could take the initiative to walk to the front desk to ask.

"Reception."

The taller waiter responded: "Triple room is 80 per night, double room is 120 per night, suite is 150 per night, deposit is 100, and breakfast is not included in the accommodation fee."

“Apart from accommodation, are there any other facilities open here?”

"There is a restaurant on the first floor of the hotel, a large cafeteria at the back, and you need to buy a ticket to enter the dance hall."

"I see you have quite a few buildings here, why are you only opening up such a small area?"

"Just turn it off."

The girl at the front desk was also honest: "There are basically no people coming here now. We don't have money to maintain the facilities here, so they are naturally closed."

"Is that so?"

Luo Yang nodded, and then asked: "Is there a person in charge here?"

"What do you want to do?"

The girl was slightly alert: "Just pay for the accommodation, why are you looking for our manager?"

"I'm a local from Yang City. I want to rent or buy this place, so I want to talk to your person in charge."

Luo Yang handed over his business card while speaking: "You can contact the leader by phone first and report our intentions."

When the girl took the business card, another one came over.

"Zhengyang Group. Is that your chairman?"

Luo Yang is too young and doesn't look like the chairman of a group company. Jiang Yuanshan, on the other hand, looks like a big boss.

It’s too troublesome to explain, so it’s better to nod along with their understanding.

The two girls looked at each other, and one of them picked up the front desk phone and dialed a number.

What follows is communication and waiting.

More than half an hour later, Luo Yang, Jiang Yuanshan and Jiang Fan met the person in charge of the holiday sanatorium in the hotel lobby.

At a time like this, it would be more useful for Jiang Yuanshan to come forward than for Luo Yang to speak up.

With Lao Jiang's social skills, communication soon became smooth, and Luo Yang, who was accompanying him, also understood the current situation here.

This holiday sanatorium was still in full operation in the 1990s. At that time, it was only open to the public and received oil field model workers and leaders who came to the south for vacation and recuperation. Later, as the amount of oil field production decreased and the efficiency deteriorated year by year, the operation here became worse and worse until it is now.

All I can say is that our ancestors were once wealthy, but are now in decline.

After knowing that Jiang Yuanshan intended to acquire or lease the property, the person in charge said that he could not make the decision and needed to report to his superiors for instructions.

In the end, I could only leave my contact information and wait for the other party to reply.

"Dad, I think it's better to make preparations for both situations."

I was taken on a tour around the holiday sanatorium and it was not yet ten o'clock when I left.

Seeing that it was still early, Luo Yang suggested going to Xishu Town: "If there is no result here, perhaps setting up a training base in Xishu Mountain would be a good choice."

This time, they used a seven-seater Mercedes-Benz commercial vehicle, with three people in one car.

"Okay, let's go take a look at your cultural tourism project."

Jiang Yuanshan nodded and said, "There is no rush for the training base. There are a few unfinished projects in the suburbs that can also be considered. I remember that the main building of one project has been capped. If it meets the requirements, the cost of taking it down will be low and the construction period can be shortened a lot."

When it comes to the overall business perspective, Luo Yang may be better than his father-in-law because of his rebirth.

But in these words, Luo Yang once again felt something beyond business.

"It is important for a company to be a major taxpayer in a local area, but it is still not as important as a company that can help the local area solve difficulties."

Jiang Yuanshan said: "They are both contributions, but you can experience the difference yourself."

Do I need to experience this?

Luo Yang understood immediately.

"Dad, didn't you teach me before that enterprises should keep a distance from the government during their development? Why are you saying this now? Isn't this contradictory?"

Jiang Fan felt a little confused after hearing this.

"Fanfan, what Dad said is not contradictory."

Luo Yang explained: "Difficulties can also be solved through commercial means. For example, if a large-scale enterprise is relatively strong, it can ask downstream enterprises in the industrial chain to build factories nearby. Without consuming government resources, it can also bring tax revenue and employment to the local area."

"Is that right?"

Jiang Fan always felt that this explanation was a bit far-fetched.

"Luo Yang's analogy is rather one-sided, but his conclusion is not wrong."

Jiang Yuanshan added: "Take unfinished projects as an example. Some people are keen to use resources to acquire them, which is called taking advantage of the government. It is difficult to keep a distance at this time. However, unfinished projects can also be acquired through commercial means, so a win-win situation can be achieved while keeping a distance."

When he said this, he turned his head and looked at Luo Yang.

"To be honest, the Twin Peaks project is the best example."

When saying this, Jiang Yuanshan was quite emotional.

Because of this incident, Tang Hailin mentioned it many times in public and in private. Every time he mentioned it, he would praise Luo Yang. As Luo Yang's father-in-law, he was also quite proud.

"Dad, tell me quickly."

Hearing that this matter was related to Luoyang, Jiang Fan became more interested. "Because environmental protection requirements are getting higher and higher, small chemical companies in Luoyang City have moved out, resulting in many factories being abandoned and a lot of industrial land being wasted."

Jiang Yuanshan smiled and said, "Luo Yang used his business ability to introduce Cathay Industrial Real Estate. Without requiring the local government to spend a penny, he not only solved the problem, but also brought economic benefits and tax revenue to the local area. This is an example of using business means to solve difficulties for the government."

Jiang Fan only knew the existence of this project, but was not clear about its causes and consequences.

After listening to the explanation and the previous analysis, I finally understood it completely.

"In the course of business activities, if you blindly pursue resources that can be monetized through power, you must have access to power, which is a way of taking advantage of others. If you simply use business means to achieve your goals, it will release the resources under power, which is a win-win approach."

Luo Yang organized his words and annotated what Jiang Yuanshan had just said.

The three of them chatted in the car all the way to Xishu Town.

Huang Zhihong, the person in charge of Sunshine Culture and Tourism, and Qiao Shian, who was in charge of the demolition, received a call in advance and were already waiting at the location of the cultural and tourism project.

As for Deputy General Manager Dong Dawei, he is currently in the city helping Luo Yang prepare for the move on Saturday.

After walking around, everyone came to a residential building that had been converted into a temporary project department.

"I saw a notice board at the entrance of the village. Has the demolition of residential buildings been completed?"

This was not a formal work inspection, nor was it necessary to organize a meeting. Everyone simply had a brief discussion of the aerial photos taken by the drone.

“The demolition of the house went quite smoothly.”

Qiao Shian was transferred from Shuangfeng Town after the beginning of the year to be in charge of the demolition work of this project: "We have to thank Sunshine Tourism for its demolition policy, because it does not involve monetary compensation or housing allocation in other places. The centralized resettlement plan nearby makes the mobilization work much easier."

"Uncle-in-law, let's not talk about the smooth progress. Let's talk about the difficulties we encountered."

Luo Yang pointed to the area marked with seedlings on the aerial photo: "This area involves monetary compensation, as well as seedling inventory and seedling value verification. It should be quite difficult to handle."

“I encountered some difficulties.”

Qiao Shian spoke frankly: "We have considered two models before. One is to compensate at 70% of the assessed value, and allow the owner to deal with the seedlings by himself. Even if they are sold at half the price, it is still cost-effective for the owner. However, this plan also has disadvantages. The demolition time will be affected by the speed of seedling processing."

"What's the other option?"

While asking, Luo Yang recalled and looked for similar cases.

"The other option is to directly compensate according to the assessed value of the seedlings, and the disposal of the seedlings will be handled by our demolition office. When this option is used, the assessed value becomes the focus of debate between the two parties, and the negotiation progress cannot be accelerated."

Qiao Shian couldn't help smacking his lips when he said this: "Sometimes I really have to admire those nursery owners. Under normal circumstances, there are density requirements for seedling planting, but they caught wind of the demolition information half a year ago and planted super-dense seedlings in their own nurseries."

"How dense?"

Jiang Fan interrupted and asked curiously.

"Take boxwood seedlings for example. Normally, for seedlings one foot tall, at a normal density, there are only about 2000 to 3000 trees per acre. Even if they are planted more densely, there will not be more than 5000 trees."

Qiao Shian knew Jiang Fan, of course, and knew that she was his nephew's fiancée, so he specifically responded to her question: "Now the density per acre is at least more than 20000 trees!"

Jiang Fan: “.”

“Don’t be surprised.”

Seeing Jiang Fan's expression, Luo Yang smiled and said, "I have seen 23 air conditioners in a house that was demolished. They were all bought from the flea market. When the house was demolished, they had to be converted into the price of a new air conditioner."

Jiang Fan said that he was ignorant.

"When will the land be put up there?"

After talking about the demolition, Luo Yang asked about other matters.

"It will be available in mid-May, and it's within the plan I reported to you before."

Huang Zhihong, the person in charge of Sunshine Culture and Tourism, replied seriously: "According to your request, we have already prepared the planning text in advance. After the land is delisted, we can submit the planning plan for review. We will strive to complete the review within two weeks and make the plan public."

"Does that mean the conditions for starting construction can be met in June?"

After asking Huang Zhihong, Luo Yang looked at his uncle again: "Can the demolition be completed by the end of May?"

"should be no problem."

Qiao Shian nodded and said, "This is also the city's requirement. If it is not completed, the leadership team of our town will be held accountable."

Luo Yang and others were talking about demolition and project launch, while Jiang Yuanshan sat aside and looked through the preliminary draft of the planning text.

"Dad, can you give me some suggestions?"

After there were no problems with Qiao Shian and Huang Zhihong, Luo Yang turned to his father-in-law and asked for his opinion.

"The design of your hotel is very unique, right?"

Jiang Yuanshan didn't want to get involved in his son-in-law's project, so he just talked about something that interested him: "According to the terrain, a stepped building shape is adopted to maximize the balcony area."

From the building's exterior to its integration into the surrounding landscape, Lao Jiang transformed himself into a master of architecture, and his comments were full of praise.

“Especially the infinity pool on the top floor of the hotel. It looks very beautiful from the renderings!”

Jiang Yuanshan pointed to the color page on the planning document and said, "I feel like staying in a hotel after seeing this."

Yes, this infinity pool copied the design of Sanya Kangnian Hotel, which was a very popular check-in attraction back then.

"Dad, there is a 256-square-meter presidential suite reserved on the top floor of the hotel. It is not open to the public. You and Mom can come and stay at any time, and it will not affect your work at the company the next day."

Luo Yang smiled and said: "In the future, no matter where Sunshine Cultural Tourism opens a project, we will reserve a room according to this standard."

When he said this, he paused deliberately.

Then he turned his gaze to Jiang Fan beside him: "It is specially reserved for Fanfan and I to stay when we go on vacation."

Stars appeared in Jiang Fan's eyes.

She took Luo Yang's arm and asked happily, "Will our hotels be opened in famous mountains and rivers across the country in the future?"

Luo Yang nodded and looked at Jiang Yuanshan, his eyes were just like the proud father-in-law in the study room last night.
Jiang Yuanshan: “?”

Are you waiting for me here?

I was still careless.
"Yangyang, it's already past 12 o'clock. Let's have lunch first. I've already booked a place."

I don't know if the father-in-law and son-in-law exchanged glances in the air. Qiao Shian saw that the business was over, so he extended an invitation: "The farmhouse in the mountains has a unique flavor, and it is paired with aged bayberry wine. It has a special taste."

Bayberry wine, as the name suggests, is bayberry soaked in strong liquor.

If you add rock sugar to this stuff, it will taste sweet and you will be drunk before you know it.

Fortunately, it was noon. Everyone had something to do in the afternoon and didn't drink much.

After returning to the city, Jiang Yuanshan went to Yuanfan Building to work.

Luo Yang took Jiang Fan to see the restaurant where the banquet was scheduled, and also took a look at the cigarettes, alcohol, and souvenirs they had purchased.
(End of this chapter)