Spring Breeze Twenty Years

Chapter 555 Demolition

Chen Hui said, "Why not consider the Songhua River? Or the Songliao River, or even the Jinbei?"

Xiao Wei nodded and said, "We need to buy a few Jinbei vans. What do you guys think of the Songhuajiang? Should we use Tianjing Dafeng or Songhuajiang for bread delivery? Forget about the Songliao vans, they're too ugly, aren't they?"

Chen Hui said, "It looks better than Dafabet. Dafabet looks like a thin-skinned square box."

Xia Maosheng said, "I understand what Xiaowei means. The Songhuajiang and Songliao Jinbei vans are either produced in Harbin or are from Fengtian. There's no point in us becoming agents for them, and besides, we might not even be able to secure the deal. I think we can get the agency for the Tianjing Dafa van. But if we sell Dafa vans ourselves, wouldn't it be uneconomical for the fleet to use other vehicles?"

Xiao Wei said, "Yes, it doesn't feel like a good deal."

Chen Hui said, "Oh, that's true. Then let's not worry about that. Let's just negotiate a deal. We're not in a rush to buy anyway. We can decide after we've finalized the agency agreement."

Xiao Wei asked, "What kind of car should we buy for Lao Xia?"

Xia Maosheng looked down at Xiao Wei, rolled his eyes, and said, "It has to be good-looking, fast-running, and red."

Chen Hui slammed his hand on the table and said, "Xiao Wei, aren't you going to Beijing? I saw in the newspaper that a guy surnamed Li from Beijing bought a Ferrari, it's some kind of sports car, I heard it's a really cool car in the world, and it only cost around 700,000 yuan. Go check it out, and if you can, get a few back. I heard it was the first one in China."

Xiao Wei asked, "What kind of car is a sports car? Isn't our car worth five or six hundred thousand? Isn't it worse than that?"

Chen Hui said, "It's different. That car only has two doors, but it goes really fast. It's a luxury car. It's a convertible, and it looks pretty good in the photos."

Xiao Wei asked, "Convertible? No roof? Won't you get covered in dust? What if it rains?"

Chen Hui said, "It's not that it doesn't have a roof, it can be opened, you know? There's a button, press it, creak... the roof opens, press it again, creak... the roof is up, you know? Isn't that awesome? And the main thing is there's only one in the country right now, if we bring three back, we'll be number one, two, or three in the country, isn't that amazing? I'll also find someone to get us black plates."

Xia Maosheng immediately became interested: "Really? That's great! I like it, is it red?"

Xiao Wei laughed and said, "Okay, I'll go take a look. If you two like them, you can get two. I'll pass; I'm fine with this one."

Chen Hui said, "No, if we're going to do it, the three of us should do it together. Don't try to get special treatment, okay? If you don't drive, let Xiao Hong drive. Also, I think we need to bring back a few really good cars for headquarters to use."

"After all, it's the first private conglomerate in the province, so the boss needs to have some presence. I checked with my dad, and the best cars in the world right now are from Germany and America—Mercedes-Benz S-Class, Lincoln, Cadillac. Which one do you think you should buy? Buy a couple. This car is for Hongliang and the others to drive."

Aunt Wang said, "I think what Xiaohui said later is the important thing. The storefront should be nice, so it will be more convenient when we go out to do errands."

Xiao Hong turned to look at her mother in surprise. Aunt Wang said, "What are you looking at? I may be old, but I'm not senile. Things that need to be done properly can't be compromised. Now that we're a proper big company, we have to have some presence."

Xiao Wei scratched his head and said, "Why does it seem like all we do all day is think about spending money?"

……

The next afternoon, people from the Urban Construction Bureau came to Wanliu. Xiaowei had gone to the police station in the morning, and the three of them had lunch and then came here to wait.

Uncle Wang personally led the team over. The son-in-law was beaten, and Old Wang was furious when he heard about it.

It turns out the neighborhood committee has already moved out, which is really fast. It's just that the families living upstairs haven't finished moving yet. After all, it's residential property, unlike the neighborhood committee which just has some tables, chairs, cabinets, and documents that can be hauled away in one truck. Moving is much more troublesome.

Deputy Chief Liu from the local police station arrived with two officers, having been notified by Uncle Wang. Local police stations have an obligation to cooperate with relevant law enforcement agencies. They met in front of the neighborhood committee building, shook hands, exchanged pleasantries, and introduced themselves. However, upon learning that Xiaowei was Uncle Wang's son-in-law, Deputy Chief Liu's attitude changed.

The neighborhood committee used to be moved by vehicles and people from the street office, but now moving was a private matter, and everyone had to handle the vehicles and people themselves. The families slowly and laboriously packed and tidied up, and to be honest, none of them were willing; they all looked like they had a lot of bitterness and resentment. It was only because the government had relatively high credibility and authority in that era that the people were more obedient; if it were in later years, they probably would have already started a protest.

Deputy Director Liu, having nothing else to do while standing there, started talking to Xiao Wei.

"How do you plan to build this?"

Xiao Wei said, "I'll live in the part where the wall is being built inside. We'll build a road from this side. We'll build three-story residential buildings here. This part will be used by the whole company. The main office building will be over thirty stories high. We'll build three or four-story factory buildings over there, and two or three-story annex buildings over here."

Deputy Director Liu looked at the open space and thought for a moment, then said, "This area is quite large; how much will it cost?"

Xiao Wei said, "Initially, it'll cost over ten million, but the actuarial calculations aren't out yet. By the way, if you're going to build it, you need to arrange temporary office space as soon as possible. I estimate it won't be until the middle of next year at the earliest, which is more than half a year."

Deputy Director Liu nodded and said, "Wang is in charge. I estimate that he might have to find a place to share with other institutes for about six months. It's hard to find a place now. I guess the only option in this area is to coordinate with the airport area, as there are more houses there."

Chen Hui said, "Aren't there buildings in this park? Several two-story brick buildings, let's borrow them for now."

Deputy Director Liu laughed and said, "You think you can just borrow it like that? The park is a closed area, and people have to pay admission to get in and out. If we were to work inside, there would be a lot of people coming and going, and they wouldn't be able to do it."

Chen Hui said, "Just block it up. I remember there's one over there, just open a door in the wall and isolate the inside, that'll do."

Xia Maosheng said, "Tearing down and repairing walls costs money, right? Who would be willing to go through that trouble? I doubt it will work."

Chen Hui said, "What's the big deal? Director Liu, if you can't find a place or it's inconvenient, just let me know, and I'll talk to them for you. Let the park handle the demolition of the partition wall and the subsequent wall repairs themselves. I guarantee there won't be any problems."

Deputy Director Liu felt that Chen Hui's words were a bit unreliable, so he looked at Xiao Wei. Xiao Wei said, "Xiao Hui's family works in the power industry. You met them at the station yesterday, didn't you? His Uncle Chen is the director of the Northeast Bureau. Xiao Hui definitely has that much influence."

Deputy Director Liu said "Oh," shook hands with Chen Hui again, and looked at Xia Maosheng, asking Xiao Wei, "You guys are all capable people, so who is this gentleman?"

Xiao Wei said, "Lao Xia's family is from Longcheng, and her aunt is a member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee." The secretary of Chuanzhou is at the deputy provincial level, and he is a member of the Standing Committee of the Longcheng Municipal Party Committee.

Deputy Director Liu shook hands with Xia Maosheng again, and Chen Hui said, "Director Liu, you don't need to be so polite. We're all young, and we'll have a long time ahead of us. From now on, Xiaowei and Uncle Wang will live here, and I'll live near the east gate, where they're building that courtyard. We'll all be relying on you from now on."

The residents upstairs from the neighborhood committee building finally moved all their belongings down, and Uncle Wang gave the order: "Tear it down."

The demolition team from the urban construction site carried sledgehammers upstairs, and soon a rumbling sound could be heard, with dust billowing from the upstairs windows.

(End of this chapter)