Return to the Day When My Pregnant Wife Jumped Off the Building-Chapter 155: It Must Be Mine_1

"Dad, what exactly is Xiao Ming selling in his gourd?"

In the Zhou Family’s provincial seat, Zhou Qingyuan asked while massaging his father’s shoulders.

"Clearly," Zhou Jicang said, "after acquiring Dabang’s shares, Ruiye’s accounts were depleted of funds. That kid is trying to catch a wolf with empty hands."

Zhou Qingyuan thought for a moment and said, "I can understand that, but where does he stand to win? If he loses, wouldn’t that just add frost to the snow?"

"No, you’ve forgotten a very important detail."

"What?"

"The deadline for the bet agreement is one month from now."

Zhou Qingyuan was stunned, then soon had an epiphany, "He’s stalling!

Dabang’s stock prices are plummeting. Without a substantial cash injection, they could soon fall to being worthless.

And having just spent over a hundred million to acquire Dabang, he certainly won’t just watch that money go down the drain. ƒreeωebnovel.ƈom

Yet he’s out of money and doesn’t want to borrow, so he came up with a bet agreement, issuing a blank check to investors to stabilize the downward trend and buy time.

This way, even if he loses the bet, with his capabilities, a month is enough time to raise the funds needed to revive Dabang.

And the cost would be nothing more than a piece of land as useless as a chicken’s rib."

"That bastard, what a cunning mind," Zhou Qingyuan said.

Zhou Jicang chuckled, "As they say, the business world is like a battlefield. Within the confines of the law, a businessman must use every tool at his disposal.

With such exquisite thinking alone, Xiao Ming is indeed worthy of being called a great tactician.

However, in my opinion, his intentions are not limited to this.

I even believe he will ultimately win."

"How is that possible?" Zhou Qingyuan argued, "I’ve researched that parcel of land at least ten times; there’s nothing about it that would make banks or investment institutions flock to it."

Zhou Jicang shook his head, "Qingyuan, to achieve success, one must not only learn from one’s own mistakes but also be adept at learning from others’ experiences.

How did Qianshan Group change hands? And how did Dabang Group come close to death?

Have you thought about that?"

Zhou Qingyuan furrowed his brow in deep thought, then suddenly gasped in realization, "The Yanjiang Park belt! Xiao Ming knew the city’s construction plans earlier than anyone else.

Could it be... that parcel of land will undergo the same transformation as the shanty areas did?"

"That, only time will tell. Anyway, I haven’t been able to get anything out of the city officials," Zhou Jicang responded.

Zhou Qingyuan slapped the armrest of his chair and added, "Moreover, you’ve only been focusing on that bet agreement, which is very improper.

From the perspective of a real estate business decision-maker, the most important points in Xiao Ming’s three-point plan are actually the second and the third, that is, the museum and the cultural community."

"Why?"

"How much does it cost to build a museum?

At most, twenty or thirty million at most, but it is enough to show the city officials a proper attitude, making them feel that Xiao Ming, the young man, understands the ropes and won’t be held accountable for his reckless actions for the time being."

You should know, Qianshan and Dabang are the two largest taxpayers in Longyin, with one having its head replaced by him, and the other nearly played to death by him. If this affects this year’s tax revenue for the city, how could the big shots possibly overlook it?

So, donating to build a museum is actually just a way to buy time, spending money to buy time.

As long as by year’s end the tax payments from the two large enterprises are not lower than in previous years, the big shots will realize this kid is talented. However angry they were before, they will feel that much more strongly about him afterward.

"After studying with me for so many years, you wouldn’t fail to understand the immense benefits of being appreciated by the big shots, right?"

Zhou Qingyuan nodded, "I understand. But with such huge losses for both companies this month, and with Dabang already difficult enough to revive, can he really achieve tax payments exceeding previous years?"

"That’s where his excellence lies in the third point," Zhou Jicang said with emotion, "The living standards of modern people are rapidly improving, and spiritual needs are strong.

In the past, the construction planning of shanty areas was a basic necessity; the houses were meant to be sold to the working class. But now it’s different.

Nearby, there will be a beautiful park along the river, including a fitness trail, plus a historical museum, as well as other supporting institutional facilities, and perhaps even some decent schools.

Without even visiting in person, just by me describing the place to you, don’t you feel it’s very peaceful, elegant, and has a unique ambiance, like a hidden retreat within the city?

The wise rejoice in the mountains, the wise delight in water. This place is tailor-made specifically for the cultured, and the key point is it’s not expensive. By paying just a thousand or two more per square meter than the surrounding area, you can obtain a completely different status and enjoyment.

"If you were a middle-class person with some spare money, feeling that you have already left the toiling masses behind, would you be willing to pay for such a distinctiveness and a cut above the rest?"

Zhou Qingyuan only had to think for a moment to admit that it was an excellent idea, but still couldn’t help but stubbornly say, "But it still needs a good design to work."

Zhou Jicang laughed, "Can the person who came up with such a priceless idea really have poor taste?

"Getting Canghai Group to take shares and sign a price stabilization agreement can stabilize the stock price and buy time.

Donating to build the museum and planning a cultural community can curry favor with the big shots. Then he can fight a beautiful battle to get Dabang back on its feet from its collapse in the shanty area.

Any one of these three tasks, if taken individually, is worthy of a million annual salary as a top-notch plan.

So, Xiao Ming is not scheming, but capable of what others cannot do, transforming the decay into something miraculous—a prodigy!"

Watching her father’s emotional expression, Zhou Qingyuan pursed her lips in silence for a long while, then suddenly laughed quietly to herself.

The man Granny has set her sights on is, of course, the best.

He shall be mine, and must be mine!

If Xiao Ming had been present and heard the father-daughter conversation, he would have been impressed by Zhou Jicang’s shrewd judgment, yet extremely embarrassed at the same time.

Because in his previous life, the idea of donating a museum and building a cultural community came from Zhou Jicang himself after Canghai Group collaborated with Dabang.

At that time, although Dabang hadn’t paid a high price for the shanty area or frozen the demolition funds, the effects of the earthquake uncovering ancient tombs still put it in a passive position, and Dabang had even been prepared to lose money to make noise.

But once the museum and cultural community suggested by Zhou Jicang were built, a buying frenzy was immediately triggered. The property prices, which had already been more than a thousand higher than the surrounding area, were driven up by more than three thousand.

The direct result was that not only did Dabang earn back the money for the museum donation but also the final profits exceeded their estimates without the tomb, and it also drove up surrounding property prices.

Latterly, when the city announced the second subway line’s plan, with the museum as one of the stops, the community’s prices soared once again. Everyone who bought property there didn’t regret it; they all made a fortune.

Of course, given the chance to live his life over, Xiao Ming wouldn’t be shy. The credit had to be his.

In the following days, the discovery of ancient tombs gradually became the talk of the town in Longyin City, and Xiao Ming also had some downtime. The only thing he did was rent a floor beneath Ruiye Holdings and moved Maohe into it.

And a week later, the impatient Cao Bangxi finally met with the man who had called him.