As the initiator and major sponsor of this competition, Wu You naturally dared not neglect Hu Lei and others' private messages.

I'll click to check it out right away.

"Did you receive the bonus? Surprised? Amazed? My name is Wu You, and this is my phone number: 150xxxxxxxx. Contact me when you have time, and we can discuss the design plan together."

Hu Lei was a little nervous, thinking that the investor might be dissatisfied with the plan.

Although the prize money has already been received, if the bounty hunter were to cause trouble and back out, the other design owners would probably be quite happy to see it.

He immediately took out his phone and dialed Wu You's number.

It was answered after ringing twice.

Hello, who is this?

Hu Lei tried to make his voice as clear as possible.

"Mr. Wu? I am Hu Lei, the designer of the Shi Shi Shi metal wood-style design. Do you have any comments on our design?"

Wu You was pleased to hear that it was acceptable, and was quite pleased that they had called so quickly.

"Oh, Mr. Hu, I am very satisfied with your proposal. I am contacting you because I have a few construction ideas about the proposal that I would like to discuss with you. When would be a convenient time to meet?"

When the other roommates heard that they weren't dissatisfied with their proposal, they all breathed a sigh of relief.

"Sure, sure, we can do it anytime. We're all graduate students, we can ask our advisors for leave."

"Alright, the information says you're in Shanghai, right? If you're free, come to Qiantang this Saturday morning. I'll send someone to pick you up. Send me your train/bus information before you arrive."

"Okay, no problem, we'll definitely be there."

After he finished speaking, Wu You on the other end of the phone had already hung up.

Hu Lei had the phone on speakerphone when he made the call, so his roommates all heard the conversation.

Fan Xiaojin asked in confusion, "He just said he had a few construction ideas regarding the plan?"

“It seems so,” replied another roommate, Zhang Long.

Niu Dongqiang, nicknamed "Water Buffalo," interjected, "Are you really going to build this manor?"

Hu Lei interrupted their wild thoughts.

"Alright, alright, they probably just wanted to offer some constructive suggestions for the plan, maybe hoping to make the idea more perfect. What are you thinking? Am I surnamed Hu or are you surnamed Hu?"

Hu Lei changed the subject and smiled.

"More importantly, what about the victory celebration dinner tonight?"

"Haha, need I say more? Let's head to the food stall!"

"Screw your street food stall, this time we're going to a high-end hotel."

"Yes, let's live it up!"

...

As soon as Wu You hung up the phone, he switched to observation mode for the mountain trees.

The "visual" experience of mountain trees is the most unique among all living things.

It has no eyes, but it sees a much wider range of things than other creatures.

The mountains seemed to have turned into mounds, and the vegetation beneath them looked like clumps of toy grass.

The birds perched in the trees and the animals that can be sensed in the distance are like adorable miniature pets.

And when sharing perception with the mountain trees.

The whole body and mind are in a natural, inclusive, tranquil and peaceful state.

Everything in the world seemed to fail to attract its attention, yet it also seemed to be paying attention to everything; the entire Stone Ox Mountain and even the surrounding villages were all within its perception.

Like a mother of nature.

It can sense the fragrance of mountains and rocks, the rhythm of springs and rivers, and because of its benevolent nature, it can understand the hearts of animals and plants and influence them.

In a sense, it's hard to say whether the Mountain Tree or the Qiongqi has a more abnormal ability in terms of mental power.

It's practically a green sky radar, and it's constantly growing, expanding this sky at a relatively calm but never slow pace.

After appreciating the scenery for a while, Wu You finally focused his attention on some of the branches he planned to build the manor on.

"It's gotten quite a bit bigger," I thought to myself.

Wu You's decision to call Hu Lei and the others over was not a spur-of-the-moment thing.

He had thought about this from the very beginning of the plan.

It's really asking too much of a novice like myself to handle the entire construction process.

Needless to say, his own family members are out of the question, and the few subordinates he can currently trust to a limited extent are not cut out for this.

I had previously considered utilizing the benevolent nature of the mountain trees.

Even if you can't completely control a person, you can at least influence them to not do anything that is detrimental to themselves.

Now that Qiongqi has appeared, the combined abilities of these two silver-level creatures mean that unless a high-level cultivator emerges, they'll likely be unable to break free from the influence of his mind.

Hu Lei and his group were clearly talented individuals, and they were hired to be in charge of architectural planning and control, while Alchemy Bio was responsible for construction.

It can even allow the trees on the mountain to "grow" some of the main supporting frameworks directly.

It would be even better if a few of them could join my team.

Now we can start to confidently influence the thinking of some of our subordinates so that we won't be short-handed when we have more secrets to keep up with.

The abilities of the Mountain Tree and Qiongqi will not cause their subordinates to become mindless puppets in their hands.

They still live their lives and eat their meals as usual, but they can profoundly influence their thinking.

One guides goodwill, the other manipulates desires.

In other words, the thought of betrayal will not arise.

Research on the brain and mental realm has always been a global challenge, and Wu You doesn't believe anyone in the world can surpass the silver-clad creature with its innate supernatural abilities in this area.

...

Xiang Biao and Hua Zai were both at the company today, looking at documents with Wang Hui.

Wang Dong and a group of people received goods at the Qiantang Port inland river port.

It mainly consists of small domestic wild animals.

Wu You had previously told them that the release would be organized within the next two days.

They have received a batch of "seedlings" and are being cared for at the company's breeding farm.

Don't be fooled by Wu You's seemingly carefree lifestyle.

His Wanshou Mountain Villa Biotechnology Company is extremely busy.

Not only are they busy collecting plants and animals, but they have also expanded to several chain ecological breeding bases and even have cooperation agreements with several pharmaceutical and biological research companies and laboratories.

Although these ventures have only been underway for a short time, the prospects are promising. A company cannot keep spending money without making any.

And because they are all in the initial stage, they seem even busier.

Wang Hui and his girlfriend, whom Wu You met in Yunnan last time, officially joined the company shortly after Wu You returned from Yunnan.

She also demonstrated her previously overlooked amazing management and business talents, and Wan Qianqian is a star in the company's social circles.

Of course, all of this is related to the hidden resources of Zhou Peng and others, as well as the support of the leaders of relevant departments in Qiantang.

Today, Wu You, the hands-off manager, called.

All employees at the company headquarters who were not on business trips were required to gather at the ravine in front of Shiniushan at 3 PM, as the plan was to take everyone into the mountain to check on the results of the afforestation efforts.

Upon hearing the news, Xiang Biao and his companions were both excited and apprehensive.

Wang Hui and the other employees were full of curiosity. Although the ecological Shiniu Mountain is currently the company's main project, almost no one has ever been to the mountain.

It's unclear who Wu You, the big boss, has assigned to handle the internal development, and what the progress is so far.

I had been curious about it for a long time.