Unfortunately, this matter is still far from being finalized, and Lin Yifeng is not in a hurry to let Yan Bingshan get involved too early.

Lin Yifeng still doesn't have much of a clue about opening a university town.

The following morning, Lin Yifeng and Zhao Youming arranged a time and place by phone and drove to their destination.

Zhao Youming used his connections at the Industry and Commerce Bureau to help him contact someone, and planned to take Lin Yifeng to see the land in the morning.

When Lin Yifeng drove to the vast, desolate outskirts of the city, he was completely dumbfounded.

There was nothing around, not even a village or shop in sight. Zhao Youming and two middle-aged men were smoking and chatting by the car.

As soon as Lin Yifeng got out of the car, Zhao Youming enthusiastically stepped forward to introduce him.

"Young Master Lin, let me introduce you."

"This is Director Liu from the Ministry of Natural Resources."

"This is Minister Song from the National Development and Reform Commission."

Lin Yifeng smiled and shook hands with the two.

Director Liu's build was almost identical to Zhao Youming's, both sporting large bellies, wearing white shirts, and beaming with smiles.

Minister Song, on the other hand, was quite different. He was tall and thin, and always had a serious expression on his face, making him seem unapproachable.

The group of four, accompanied by two secretaries, walked along the roadside into the fields.

Director Liu and Minister Song stood with their hands behind their backs on the earthen slope, looking down at the wasteland below.

"I've long heard that Comrade Lin is very ambitious."

Director Liu looked at Lin Yifeng with a smile, then pointed to the wasteland at his feet.

“Youming also told me about this.”

"This is the only land that the city can currently allocate."

"If this works, we'll act as a go-between, look for opportunities, and start planning."

Lin Yifeng smiled but did not respond.

Meanwhile, Minister Song, standing to the side, offered a cold explanation.

"We can handle the project initiation and filing for this part."

"It mainly depends on whether you, comrade, have the determination."

"If they want to do it, we will fully support them."

The two of them also began to observe Lin Yifeng's attitude.

Zhao Youming was also secretly worried for Lin Yifeng.

After all, integrating the university town is no small matter; it's part of the city's annual plan. If Lin Yifeng succeeds in this, there will be quite a few people in the municipal government who will benefit from it.

Lin Yifeng glanced at the two leaders and answered with a smile.

"This matter is still in the planning stage."

"I am preparing for this, after all, we know that whether it will come to fruition is another matter."

"If it can be done, that would be a good thing."

"And then there's the planning aspect..."

Lin Yifeng didn't finish his sentence, instead fixing his gaze on Director Liu, wanting to see their reaction.

Director Liu smiled and patted Lin Yifeng's hand.

"Yifeng, you don't need to worry about this."

“We can definitely plan the land, but the main issue is the land ownership. We must compensate the surrounding residents.”

"Apart from these, the rest is your responsibility."

When Minister Song noticed Lin Yifeng looking at him, he deliberately avoided their gaze.

On the earthen slope, four people wore bright smiles as the spring breeze caressed their faces.

Beneath those radiant smiles, Lin Yifeng had already cursed the two old men's family tree several times in private.

They weren't there to seek cooperation; they were just taking advantage of him.

If this remote, desolate area were developed into a school campus, it would cost more than a few million, perhaps even twenty million.

Not to mention that these two old foxes deliberately chose this place, with the aim of getting Lin Yifeng to invest money in development and ultimately expand the city's economic zone.

To put it bluntly, if this area is developed into a central economic zone, these old fogies could very well turn it into a new urban area with a wave of their hand.

Lin Yifeng also figured it out.

The two people Zhao Youming found are unreliable.

Zhao Youming also realized this problem. These two people didn't take Lin Yifeng seriously at all. They were definitely planning to rip Lin Yifeng off and then use his advice to curry favor with the provincial authorities.

This cooperative attitude made Zhao Youming frown.

"Director Liu, Minister Song."

"Young Master Lin is still considering this matter."

"How about we call it a day? Shall we go check out other places? Take a walk around?"

The four of them walked around the wasteland twice, and the two of them kept introducing Lin Yifeng to the various "excellent" terrain features around them, including the "convenient" transportation routes.

Lin Yifeng didn't care about these rhetoric at all.

Excellent terrain? What if the land surveyors come and find layers of rock underground? That would be another huge expense.

As for convenient transportation, it sounds good, but in reality, it's just that it's next to a national highway, and there's not a single bus stop within three miles.

If a university is built here, not to mention the people in the city, even the students will be furious with the school.

When good things happen, they'll take the blame; when things go wrong, they'll push Lin Yifeng out.

Lin Yifeng had already seen through the two of them.

After inspecting the land in the morning, Lin Yifeng did not accept the two men's invitation to lunch, but instead drove Zhao Youming back directly.

On the way, Zhao Youming apologized repeatedly.

"Young Master Lin, this is my responsibility."

"I never expected these two to do things like this."

"Those two bastards, I'm so fed up!"

Zhao Youming's eyes were bloodshot, and his hatred was almost overflowing.

He helped make the connection this time to repay a favor to Lin Yifeng, who had always taken good care of them at the arcade and during holidays.

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