Inside the meeting room of the Meilin Village Committee, when Li Xiuyuan mentioned the start date of the second phase of the project, he first looked at Chen Guangda, saying that the start date of the second phase of the project depended on Guangda Construction.

After winning the bid, the required manpower, material resources, and construction plan must be prepared before construction begins.

Chen Guangda was surprised that Li Xiuyuan was in such a hurry. Faced with Li Xiuyuan's question, he said helplessly, "Mayor Li, could you please tell us what stage the preparations for the second phase have reached?"

Li Xiuyuan nodded and turned to look at Zhang Xingdong and Zhou Jianzhong.

"Director Zhang, Director Zhou, please introduce yourselves to General Manager Chen."

Zhang Xingdong and Zhou Jianzhong nodded upon hearing this and each gave a brief introduction to the current preparations for the second phase of the Meilin Village project.

When Chen Guangda heard that most of the demolition and land acquisition contracts had been signed, with only five households remaining to sign and the relocation work being two-thirds complete, he immediately relaxed.

The biggest fear when carrying out construction work in a village is that it might involve villagers causing trouble. If the government doesn't handle this aspect well, and there's trouble every day, then the entire burden will fall on the construction company.

The government has already solved the most difficult tasks. The remaining tasks are also difficult, but they can be handled.

"In that case, let's do it a month from now. Today is May 17th..." Before Chen Guangda could finish speaking, Li Xiuyuan interrupted him.

“President Chen, a month is too late. Let me suggest a date. Today is May 17th, Wednesday. I’ll give you eleven days to prepare, which will be until the 29th, two days before the Dragon Boat Festival. We’ll officially start construction on Monday. What do you think?” Li Xiuyuan asked Chen Guangda.

A month of preparation time is too long; he simply can't wait.

“Li Zhen, this…” Chen Guangda was still somewhat embarrassed, as the time had been reduced from one month to eleven days, which meant a two-thirds reduction.

Li Xiuyuan waved his hand: "President Chen, listen to me. The second phase of the project is expected to be completed before this winter. At the very least, the outdoor works must be completed before winter arrives. All in all, that's four months, five months at most. By the end of October, it will start to freeze, and the construction will be much more difficult and the costs will increase significantly."

"So we need to speed up the progress in the early stages, so that we can finish the outdoor projects before the ground freezes in winter, and then finish the indoor projects in winter."

Chen Guangda listened to Li Xiuyuan's progress report with some difficulty, but this was the first request Li Xiuyuan had made after winning the bid. If he directly objected, the relationship between the two parties would become strained.

Chen Guangda had no choice but to bite the bullet and nod in agreement.

"Okay, now that the start date is set, the rest of the work will fall to the village. Director Zhou, you village cadres will be responsible for supervising the relocation of people during this period, and also assisting with the relocation. Before construction begins, all those who have signed contracts must relocate, and all areas involving land acquisition must be communicated and coordinated..."

Li Xiuyuan looked at Zhou Jianzhong and gave him instructions.