Reborn as a female internet celebrity in a county town

Chapter 109 Get the property deeds for these houses back as soon as possible!
Chatting with Song Zhiyuan was a completely unfamiliar experience for Lin Lang.

This meant he was officially entering an industry he hadn't yet demystified, so he initially acted very modestly and cautiously.

After Yan Li guided them to understand Song Zhiyuan's needs, things became much simpler.

Because of his previous humility, when he made his promises, Song Zhiyuan felt that they were very genuine, so Song Zhiyuan talked to him more.

The conversation touched on several companies in Tianshui County and the current state of the Tianshui duck industry...

"Lin Lang, Tianshui Duck Industry's current financial situation is not optimistic. Since you sold so many products in the last live-streaming sales event, could we cooperate more with Tianshui Duck Industry in the future?"

Although Tianshui Duck Industry didn't tell him about it last time, he still wanted Tianshui Duck Industry to survive.

He knew all too well how rare it was to have a large-scale physical business; if he lost one, Tianshui County wouldn't be able to have a second one within ten years.

The related economic calculations are not so easy to make clear, because the same three thousand yuan is just the price of a few meals for some people, something they can choose not to eat, while for others it is the livelihood of their entire family.

"Uncle Song, the essence of this matter is that our partner, Daren Yun, no longer wants to promote Tianshui Duck Industry's products because Qin Dong, the CEO of Tianshui Duck Industry, has gone back on his word..."

Lin Lang didn't say that it couldn't be brought, but instead attributed it to human error.

"What happened?"

"Live-streaming e-commerce is usually very damaging to an influencer's popularity. After Yun Yiyi finally became famous, she decided to unconditionally help Tianshui Duck Industry promote its products once for her boyfriend's sake. However, Qin Dong, in order to boost Tianshui Duck Industry's stock price and cash out, forced Yun Yiyi to promote Tianshui Duck Industry's products multiple times within a few days... Yun Yiyi refused, so Qin Dong kicked her out..."

Upon hearing this, Song Zhiyuan's focus wasn't on Yun Yiyi being kicked out, but rather on the potential boost to Tianshui Duck Industry's stock price...

He wasn't particularly interested in finance, so he didn't immediately think about the stock price.

After hearing what Lin Lang said, he realized that there was a problem.

Qin Dong, that scoundrel, has no intention of revitalizing Tianshui Duck Industry. He's in such a hurry just to temporarily boost the topic's popularity, raise Tianshui Duck Industry's stock price, and then cash out and leave.

In the end, Tianshui Duck Industry was left with nothing but a mess.

Song Zhiyuan remarked with admiration, "This Qin Dong is truly a master of finance..."

Yan Li, standing to the side, said, "Uncle Song, Lin Lang is really amazing. He graduated from Shanghai University of Finance and Economics and was outstanding at our school. Otherwise, my dad's company wouldn't be able to offer a million-dollar annual salary to a fresh graduate... This operation of Tianshui Duck Industry was orchestrated by Lin Lang."

Yan Li definitely couldn't let Song Zhiyuan shift his attention elsewhere; he had to keep Lin Lang in mind.

On their first meeting, no matter how well Lin Lang spoke, he still needed to demonstrate some real skills to make Song Zhiyuan think about him in the future.

This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. The next time you want to have such a deep conversation with Song Zhiyuan, the threshold will be much, much higher.

"Ok?"

Song Zhiyuan glanced at Lin Lang.

Lin Lang quickly explained, "Uncle Song, it was indeed my proposal, but my main concern was preventing Tianshui Duck Industry from going bankrupt. After all, at that time, Tianshui Duck Industry was suspended from trading due to financial fraud and was about to be designated as a special treatment (ST) stock. Plus, its share price was already very low, only a little over two yuan, making it vulnerable to consecutive limit-down days, potentially causing the share price to remain below one yuan for twenty consecutive trading days, ultimately leading to delisting. After delisting, Tianshui Duck Industry would completely lose the opportunity to raise funds in the financial market, making things even more difficult in the future..."

That's why I put so much effort into planning this, hoping to bring some attention and funding to the Tianshui duck industry. At least we need to survive in the financial market before we can talk about the future. Every extra day the Tianshui duck industry survives means one more day of paychecks. My hometown is here, and I have relatives and friends working in the Tianshui duck industry. I know how tough it is for them to work in the county, and I also know the contributions the Tianshui duck industry makes to the entire county…

"My abilities are limited. If I had money, I'd like to take over Tianshui Duck Industry and run it myself..."

Instead of responding to the topic Lin Lang had raised, Song Zhiyuan asked, "Lin Lang, how do you think we can revitalize Tianshui Duck Industry?"

Yan Li immediately spoke up, saying, "Uncle Song, even if it's revitalized, isn't it still just a plaything of capital? All your efforts to revitalize Tianshui Duck Industry are just to raise the stock price so that the capital inside can cash out and leave."

Song Zhiyuan deliberately steered the conversation away from Lin Lang's topic, simply because he still felt a strong sense of unfamiliarity with him.

He didn't believe Lin Lang could do better than Qin Dong.

Tianshui Duck Industry is ultimately a large conglomerate, not a small company with dozens or hundreds of employees.

Song Zhiyuan was a little unhappy about Yan Li's interruption.

He knew what Yan Li meant: the biggest problem for Tianshui Duck Industry right now wasn't whether it could be revitalized, but whether the person in charge wanted to run Tianshui Duck Industry well.

Just then, the dishes began to be served.

Song Zhiyuan quickly said, "Come on, let's eat first. This meal is on me, don't try to take it from me. Also, about the Big Fish Media matter, I'll definitely find out more about it when I get back. That's just reckless..."

……

After finishing his meal, He Qiang waited in the car.

The car in front of him belongs to Song Zhiyuan; he has to wait for Song Zhiyuan to call.

He knew what the driver meant; he wanted to speak with Song Zhiyuan, but expecting Song Zhiyuan to introduce him was unrealistic.

It's not a good thing for a driver like him to get involved in his superiors' affairs.

However, He Qiang offered him a lot of benefits, which he wanted.

By using a chance encounter, he could create an opportunity, even if Song Zhiyuan didn't actually exchange a single word with He Qiang, to legitimately get the driver to add He Qiang's contact information.

He Qiang knew this was a difficult task, and he couldn't appear too deliberate; he had to control the degree of his actions.

The most important point is that doing it doesn't necessarily bring any benefits.

He had experienced this more than once.

In the past, if you wanted to build a relationship with the city's leaders, you would go to great lengths to find connections and get things done.

All those cars, houses, cigarettes, and alcohol I bought were useless.

They also inquired about the preferences of some leaders' family members, starting with the family members.

As a result, legitimate family members don't accept anything, while slightly less close relatives will accept whatever they offer, but they never actually do anything.

He had countless middlemen who had sent out all sorts of things, just like the driver today.

They have no intention of taking responsibility; whether things will succeed or not is entirely up to luck.

If things don't work out afterward, they'll have plenty of excuses.

As for what kind of report? First of all, once you report him, don't expect anyone to associate with him anymore. Everyone will be afraid of him, and you won't be able to give him money even if you want to.

Besides, even if someone reports him, his superiors might not necessarily do anything to him since he hasn't caused them any trouble, unless the matter becomes too big to cover up.

For He Qiang, this was his only chance to gamble that it might work...

Around one o'clock in the afternoon, the car in front started moving.

He Qiang quickly followed.

After about ten minutes, we entered a narrow road, and then drove for another ten minutes or so through the ravines...

He was very familiar with everything in the city and knew that many people would never go to the city's shopping malls to eat and drink; instead, they would go to remote places.

He was genuinely envious. The guy who could treat his boss to a meal the moment he came over for a meeting—what kind of relationship did that make him so trusting?

Soon, the car arrived at the Li family compound.

After the driver parked the car, he also parked on the side of the road, finding a tricky angle.

As soon as Song Zhiyuan comes out, he'll pretend to back up, accidentally bumping the car. He can't wait for Song Zhiyuan to get in; there are too many uncontrollable factors after that... That way, he can definitively prove that the car was specifically brought to pick up Song Zhiyuan. Song Zhiyuan and the others will definitely be very wary of such things.

As long as Song Zhiyuan sees it...

He was already mentally rehearsing how he would get out of the car and put on a good show...

About five or six minutes later, he saw Song Zhiyuan come out through the rearview mirror.

He knew Song Zhiyuan, but Song Zhiyuan certainly didn't know him.

Seeing the two figures following Song Zhiyuan, he felt even more envious...

Song Zhiyuan had a very pleasant conversation with the two of them, and he was having a great time...

Moreover, the two figures were neither humble nor arrogant; he even saw Song Zhiyuan rush to pay with his phone.

By the time Song Zhiyuan started walking towards the car, he was already preparing to start it.

But at that moment, because Song Zhiyuan separated from the two men, and the two men turned their heads to look this way, He Qiang stuck his head out towards the rearview mirror.

He was all too familiar with that figure.

Upon seeing Lin Lang, he knew he had no chance to make a move.

Lin Lang recognized him; he would be recognized as soon as Lin Lang got out of the car.

On another note, he felt as if he had missed something.

Because at noon, Lin Lang asked him if he wanted to come over for lunch.

Who knows he was having dinner with Song Zhiyuan?

Grass!
If he had known he would be dining with Song Zhiyuan, would he have bothered trying to please a driver at the dinner party?

Most importantly, Song Zhiyuan even insisted on paying the bill... What kind of treatment is that?
Generally speaking, there are only two situations when a leader insists on paying.

The first scenario is that the conversation didn't go well, and the leader didn't want to owe anyone a favor or communicate with them again, so they rushed to pay the bill to avoid giving anyone cause for criticism.

Another reason is that the relationship is too good, and it's because of the elder's position.

It's obvious that it belongs to the latter category. If it were the former, the conversation wouldn't have been so pleasant when we first met.

Song Zhiyuan got on the bus...

As Song Zhiyuan's car drove away, He Qiang also saw the car next to his.

He didn't see it before because it was blocked, since he hadn't gotten off the bus.

He recognized the car next door; it was the one he had given to Lin Lang.

He leaned back, feeling as if he had just experienced a dream.

The saying "picking up sesame seeds but losing watermelons" is embodied in him.

This Lin Lang is stronger than he imagined, even far stronger.

Need a house?
He's been wanting to give away the house but hasn't been able to find a buyer.

What has become of all this trouble over the years? At least ten or twenty million has been spent, and nothing has been of any use.

He did indeed acquire a bunch of titles for himself, such as well-known entrepreneur, entrepreneur representative, district representative, and so on.

What's the use of having a bunch of certificates?

It's all just a bunch of idiots playing games.

I've developed high blood pressure from drinking it all, but so far I haven't made a single big profit from it.

Just then, he saw Lin Lang and a girl approach the car.

Lin Lang said, "You just pushed Song Zhiyuan too hard."

The girl said nonchalantly, "You have to push him a bit, otherwise he won't take it to heart."

Aren't you afraid he'll get angry?

"Let him be angry then. We call him Uncle Song on the surface, but who really cares about him? We're not asking him for favors, so why should we lower ourselves like that... The lower we lower ourselves, the more people will think we're easy to bully! There are plenty of people who can do what Song Zhiyuan can't. Lin Lang, there's no use being a sycophant with someone like Song Zhiyuan. It's more useful to be my sycophant than to be his sycophant."

"Yes, yes, Miss Yan is right... Shall we go back to the hotel? I still have a lot of work to do this afternoon."

"When are you going back? I brought a lot of things for your parents in the car."

"The day after tomorrow... I have something to discuss..."

……

He Qiang watched the two cars drive away, and after a while, he started his car and drove off.

That girl was too arrogant; she didn't even respect Song Zhiyuan.

Including those previous rumors, it can be basically confirmed that Lin Lang's rumored girlfriend was not lying.

His father is a big shot in the financial world, and he has relatives in the municipal party committee and the military, so he certainly wouldn't take Song Zhiyuan too seriously.

No wonder Song Zhiyuan offered to pay...

He drove back to the pawnshop and immediately retrieved the property registration book.

In fact, pawnshops mortgage quite a few properties every day, definitely four or five hundred properties a year.

However, since he had made a lot of money in real estate before, he subconsciously keeps some of the high-quality properties and sells the average ones as soon as possible.

Of the remaining hundred-plus units, none had an average price below 1.5 million.

He believes that high-quality properties will appreciate even more in two years, and even a 20% increase would amount to tens of millions in profit for him.

He turned to the page on real estate in Tianshui County. There weren't many high-quality properties in Tianshui County; they mainly consisted of a few large apartments and one villa owned by Xinglan Real Estate.

The villa is still in a bare shell state. Although the building area is only 142 square meters, it has three floors and comes with a front yard and a back yard. The front yard is 30 square meters and the back yard is 120 square meters.

Including the basement, the total indoor area is close to 500 square meters, and according to the current market price, the selling price is around four million.

The cost price he obtained was only 3.2 million.

Just then, he received a message.

"President He, you didn't follow the original plan. This has nothing to do with us."

He Qiang saw the message but did not reply.

"Xiao Liu, Xiao Liu! Go to the bank and get the property ownership certificates for these houses in Tianshui County as soon as possible!"

(End of this chapter)