Age of Legends

Chapter 279 Bureau
“The landscape project along the Shahe Village riverbank presents numerous opportunities. Mr. Liu would like to ask for our opinion?” Chen Xuran interjected at this point.

Wang Bowen said, “There are many factories along the Shahe Village, some of which have land pollution problems. These factories will be relocated in the future. As long as real estate companies promise to clean up the land pollution after the factories are relocated, they can get the land at a very low price. Ha, some real estate companies are asking for the moon and trying to swallow the land. We don’t know if they actually have the ability to clean it up. Now the government is going to investigate the strength of these companies and rectify the violations.”

The landscape improvement project along the Shahe Village riverbank, with an investment of 32 billion yuan from the Rongcheng Municipal Government, was the largest urban ecological governance project in China at that time. For real estate companies, participating in municipal projects through this project was a strategic opportunity to secure prime land in Rongcheng at extremely low cost.

Of the 32 billion yuan, 11 billion yuan was used for the relocation of businesses along the route.

The environmental pollution problems left behind by these relocated companies all require subsequent real estate companies to renovate them. Therefore, the government directly uses one-tenth of the land price as the land acquisition cost for these companies. Once the land is restored and converted into residential housing, the profits thereafter are quite astonishing.

Just like Xuhui Real Estate's current approach, they first build a park, which meets the government's prerequisites. Therefore, the construction cost of the park can be directly offset against the land transfer fee, plus the 25% pre-sale investment required by the policy.

Xuhui Real Estate can lay the foundation for the first phase of housing and pre-build three floors while the park is being constructed. This means that by simply building the park, they can acquire the land and even start pre-sales to absorb profits from the public.

The construction of the park can also directly drive up housing prices, which is actually a win-win situation.

The temptation was too great, and countless real estate companies began to turn to this area, using all their skills to acquire land.

Therefore, Liu Qi and Huang Huifen's group are not actually in competition. Why would they fight over a piece of land? There's no need. Of course, since both companies are pioneers in park renovation, they might have priority in selecting some advantageous plots. But it's not a zero-sum game. So Huang Huifen and her group never considered that Liu Qi was trying to compete with them on this.

Hearing what the two said, Liu Qi laughed and said, "I do need to make a reference. Those little disputes between our two families in the past are nothing. Now that there is a big project ahead, we can actually join forces. For example, we can choose an adjacent plot of land together and combine our park projects. Wouldn't that be a powerful alliance? We can also raise the property prices even higher!"

If that's the case, everyone will understand, and it makes more sense.

If the two companies collaborate and focus on developing different areas, compensating for each other's shortcomings, it could indeed make the developed area more competitive.

"You should have said so earlier! Why were you being so mysterious? If you, Mr. Liu, had said so earlier, there would have been no need to treat me to such an expensive meal. We could have had tea and chatted anytime! This air conditioning is freezing! I'm still cold! I need to put on a scarf." Huang Huifen shrank her neck.

Liu Qi laughed and said, "Then there's no rush. Let's discuss it and take our time."

Once Liu Qi opened up, the atmosphere seemed to ease immediately. His two vice presidents in charge of public relations, Chen Yan and Zhou Kai, urged him to eat and drink. Zhang Chen noticed that Liu Qi and Huang Heyan were exchanging glances again, which was quite strange. It was understandable that Chen Yan and Zhou Kai, as senior executives of Yipin Real Estate, would accompany Liu Qi to the banquet. But why was Liu Qi exchanging closer glances with Huang Heyan, who was from the Hong Kong branch?

However, it seemed Zhang Chen had no role to play at this dinner. Liu Qi had already said that previous issues like the operating rights and the problems that had created for the Lanyuan project could be set aside for the sake of mutual benefit in the future. Zhang Chen had thought it would be a heated negotiation, so he decided to just enjoy the meal.

Midway through, Zhang Chen got up to leave, but was stopped by the supervisor at the door. The supervisor, wearing white gloves, guided him to the side and smiled, saying, "The restrooms are in the rooms."

"It's all adults drinking and chatting inside, the atmosphere is a bit stuffy, I'm going out for a walk to get some fresh air," Zhang Chen said to the supervisor.

"Okay." The head waiter pressed down on the gilded brass handle, opened the double door, and Zhang Chen walked out. The soundproofing in the private room was indeed excellent. As soon as he stepped out of the double-layered upholstered private room, the lively dining sounds from the lobby downstairs could be heard from the corridor and atrium, along with the occasional clinking of plates and cups.

Under the polite gaze of the supervisor, Zhang Chen smiled at him, then, like a high school student, wandered around curiously, walking along the corridor. Once he was out of sight, Zhang Chen suddenly turned the doorknob of a private room and went inside.

The VIP rooms on the third floor were about half full, some even empty. Inside, the space was open and airy, decorated in a traditional style, but compared to their larger private rooms, it felt much less spacious and lacked amenities. Bowls and plates sat on the round table, but there were no screens or vases around. Zhang Chen stood there for a while, then went out and found another empty room, entering and briefly walking around it.

He had just returned to the "Listening to the Rain Pavilion" where he was eating when he knocked on the door. The head waiter opened the door with a click, and Zhang Chen walked in, seeing a room that was clearly different from the other private rooms. Seeing Huang Huifen in the main seat, flanked by screens embroidered with dragons, and strange vases, Zhang Chen suddenly smiled when he compared it to the other private rooms.

Oh, is that so?

Huang Huifen was facing the door when she saw Zhang Chen come in smiling. She said, "What's so funny about you going out to use the restroom? Besides, I was just about to call you. There's a restroom right here in the room. Why did you have to run out?"

Zhang Chen said, "You guys chat, I'm going out to call a friend, we're talking about something funny."

"What's so funny?" Huang Huifen asked again. She felt that Zhang Chen was acting strangely, and he kept asking regardless of the occasion.

Wang Bowen chimed in from the side, "Hey, why are you worrying so much? Zhang Chen and Wang Shuowei are just chatting idly. Do you have to listen to their jokes?"

Huang Huifen simply said "Oh," clearly indicating that even when Zhang Chen was telling jokes to Wang Shuowei, she wanted to know what the jokes were, but since the child's godfather said so, she let it go.

Zhang Chen took out his phone again, but instead of going inside, he said to Huang Huifen, "Oh right, my dad just called me too. He needs to talk to you. Why don't you give him a call?"

Liu Qi laughed and said, "Hehe, my brother Zhang is going to check up on us."

"Did he go back? If he went home, he went home. He even called you to ask me about the situation. Was he afraid that if he called me directly, I wouldn't tell him the truth?" Huang Huifen rambled on like this, and then got up. She naturally knew that it was better to make these family calls away from other people. Who knew if Zhang Zhonghua would secretly tell her something?

She came out, and Zhang Chen left the room first. Huang Huifen then came out and said, "What did your dad say to you? Did he ask when you're going back?"

As Huang Huifen spoke, she reached for Zhang Chen's mobile phone.

Zhang Chen handed her the mobile phone. The two of them were already outside. As he handed it to her, Zhang Chen suddenly whispered, "Mom, if they ask you which piece of land Xu Hui wants, just say you've got your eye on the textile factory."

Huang Huifen paused for a moment, blinked, and didn't ask Zhang Chen why. Seeing Zhang Chen's reaction, she felt a tacit understanding between mother and son. Considering Zhang Chen's current development, although Huang Huifen was full of questions, she decided to cooperate with her son.

She nodded, picked up the phone, and called Zhang Zhonghua.

Zhang Zhonghua took the phone and naturally inquired about their situation.

The couple chatted briefly, then Huang Huifen handed her phone to Zhang Chen, said no more, and went back to the private room.

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