Spring Breeze Twenty Years

Chapter 1205 I've Never Been On It

The car drove directly to Qianhai.

Looking out the window, Miler sighed, "People in the capital are so lucky. It's still freezing cold where we are."

Chen Hui said, "The happiness here is not this. The greatest happiness is that the people here are ahead of the rest of the country in everything. Putting aside housing renovation and real estate, even starting a small business is several years ahead of Fengtian. We are the first people in the country to get rich."

"The political atmosphere is too strong," Miler said. "Where are we going?"

Chen Hui said, "Xiao Wei bought a yard here."

Miler asked, "How did you guys get involved with Lao Du and his group? I find this quite strange."

Chen Hui said, "We were studying at Renmin University, and Xiu'er and Xiaowei were also studying there. Those guys were always hanging around the girls' dorms picking up girls, and that's how we bumped into each other. It was alright, I guess."

Miler said, "You have to be careful when dealing with these people. I just can't figure them out."

Chen Hui said, "Let's do business together, it's not like we're drinking chicken blood."

After parking the car in Qianhai, Xiaowei and Chen Hui accompanied Mile to eat a plate of tripe in a hutong (alleyway). The three of them then slowly walked along the lake towards the courtyard.

"This place feels really nice, the view is amazing. You two really know how to enjoy yourself. Are there any houses for sale around here? I want to buy one too." Miler exclaimed, looking around at the scenery.

Chen Hui said, "I really don't know. The government helped me find this courtyard; it used to belong to my work unit. I'll ask around for you tomorrow, but the chances aren't great. It's usually a multi-family courtyard. I think there are some small courtyards over there, but I don't know if they're private or public. Are you really going to buy it?"

Miler said, "Seriously, it feels so good here. The heart of our motherland, it's just different. How did you guys find your way here?"

Xiao Wei said, "What are you looking for? Xiao Hong said she wanted to buy a yard, and we looked for ages but couldn't find one. Later, when we were acquiring land, we mentioned it to the government, and they helped us arrange it. This is my first time here this year."

Miler smacked her lips, looked around, and said, "There must be some, there must be some in this area. It can't all be public property, so it's okay if they're small."

A gentle breeze rustled the willow branches, and several small boats bobbed on the lake. A song drifted over, but the lyrics were indistinct.

Miler said, "This whole area is a park, right? They're all open to the public, aren't they?"

Chen Hui said, "Pretty much. Zhonghai and Nanhai are in the park. Coming north from Beihai Bridge, Beihai, Qianhai, Houhai and Xihai are all parks."

Miler said, "Isn't it some kind of 'Shisha Hai'?"

Chen Hui said, "Adding all of these together, the front and back West Seas together, makes up Shichahai, which some people also call Houhai. This area is the oldest, dating back to the Yuan Dynasty, while the Central and Southern Seas were excavated later."

Miler said, "They existed in the Yuan Dynasty? That's amazing."

Chen Hui said, "If it only existed in the Ming Dynasty, it would be called a lake. 'Haizi' is the Mongolian term, and that's how it's been passed down. Didn't you go to school?"

Miler said, "They don't teach this in school, do they? Does Xiaowei's school teach this?"

Xiao Wei's face darkened: "I've never been to one, I don't know. What do you mean?"

Chen Hui and Mi Le hugged each other and laughed heartily before running away into the distance.

Upon entering the courtyard, they didn't stop at the company area but went straight to the back. Xiao Wei went inside to get a thermos and teacups, and the three of them sat down in the pavilion to talk.

"Make arrangements in Northeast China and then go to Hainan to register the company in Haikou. It will cost 1,800 yuan, and you'll contribute 500. Once you've set up your account, I'll have Geng Hui transfer the money to you."

This company is for partnership with Du An'an and the others. It doesn't need to be too big. Register it as a real estate development company, while he registers a tourism business in Sanya, and then they will jointly establish a tourism real estate company.

I told them that the new company's registration fee is 2.67 million yuan, with them contributing 800,000 yuan and us contributing 1.87 million yuan, accounting for 70%. From now on, their business will be handled by the travel company, and our business by the real estate company; neither of us is allowed to bring it into the new company.

"It's basically the four of us on this side, you take 20%. If you have any changes or ideas, let me know in advance. My main concern is that things will get complicated on his end once we start working on it; things in the capital are too complicated."

Xiao Wei explained things to Miler while making tea.

Miler nodded and said, "Okay, I understand. What's our company called? What's the new company called?"

Xiao Wei said, "I haven't thought about it. You can do whatever you want, just don't make it too awful."

Mile asked, "So, will our company still get an office?"

Chen Hui said, "Hey, why don't you go and take a look at acquiring a property in Haikou? Think about the location and transportation. If there's a suitable villa area by the sea, that would be great too. Even though this company is just for the time being to partner with them, we still need to be prepared, because we'll still be doing some projects in the future."

Miler said, "I know a little about that area. To be honest, the government would have shut it down if it were abroad. Du An'an's dad is now constantly looking for people to go there in Northeast China. There are unfinished real estate projects everywhere. Many of these projects used to be worth hundreds of millions, but now they're just a big puddle."

There are many opportunities, but they are not easy to seize; it's a bit complicated.

Although they're all rotting there, the government hasn't actually taken back much. Even though they're worthless now, most of them are still in the hands of those people from back then, understand? Many of them are from Beijing. It was actually these people who stirred things up from beginning to end.

Now that things have escalated, everyone's pretending to be good people and leaving the mess in the government's face. They have no choice but to take it. But if we take the initiative now, things might not go well.

Xiao Wei said, "We'll talk to the government, directly to the provincial level. We won't touch anything with unclear property rights or involving other companies or individuals. We'd rather have no projects than touch anything like that. We're not relying on this for anything. That's our bottom line. We'll discuss the rest later. Let's just get things started."

Miler nodded and asked, "So what does this joint venture mainly do?"

Xiao Wei said, "Regarding tourism and real estate, I said we won't touch them ourselves, but that doesn't mean the new company won't touch them either. You're the legal representative here, and you discuss things over there. The new company will hire people from outside to manage it, and we won't interfere with either side."

Miler said, "Aren't you going to care? How are you going to deal with all this stuff in there? Just slowly grind it out?"

Xiao Wei said, "It depends on the specific situation. What I mean is that we won't interfere in the specific operations. Things will still be done as they should, but they can't involve our company, understand? At most, the loss will only be a matter of a million or so."

Miler said, "Is that really possible? You can't really do much with that little money on any project, can you?"

Chen Hui said, "Once the specific projects are clarified, both sides will inject capital proportionally, treating it as a loan to the new company, and then withdraw it. Even if something happens, it will still be a loan, understand?"

(End of this chapter)