Xing Baohua talked with Zhang Dongshuo at the villa for about three hours before going to rest at the city hotel.

Before taking a break, I was still thinking about where to build a temporary laboratory for him.

Although the rice factory had space, there were too many moles inside, and the secret could never be kept.

Previously, the security and confidentiality at his villa were unmatched anywhere else. The boss's villa wasn't a place where just any stranger could approach.

Xing Baohua thought about it carefully and realized that there were indeed a few relatively safe places, but most of them were quite far from the Institute of Optoelectronics.

So he set his sights on Guoli Town, which is near the Institute of Optoelectronics. The next day, Xing Baohua went to see Mayor Zhou, who was in charge there.

These days, it's incredibly easy for a rice factory to acquire a plot of land.

The town's leadership quickly convened an emergency meeting to discuss which plot of land to allocate to Da Mi. Unfortunately, the amount of land requested this time was not much, just over three acres. Would that be enough to fill a gap in Da Mi's mouth?

Mayor Zhou also subtly suggested to Xing Baohua that since all the land approvals these days are just approvals anyway, why not ask for more, how about 300 mu?

Xing Baohua patiently explained to the other party that he was not buying land, but renting a piece of land, about three acres, for temporary use.

It's agreed that when we open a branch factory next time, we'll give priority to this area and ask for three to five hundred acres of land.

Upon hearing that it was a rental, the leadership of Guoli Town immediately lost their initial enthusiasm. Renting was only a small amount of money! However, in order to leave a good impression on Xing Baohua and demonstrate the importance their leadership placed on the matter, they did give Xing Baohua the site that was originally the steel trading office, located near National Highway 205.

The steel trading post in the town used to be under the jurisdiction of the Materials Bureau, but the county has taken it back, leaving this vacant lot, which has been empty for two or three years.

This place is a bit bigger, close to five acres. But the rent is cheap! Only three hundred yuan per acre per year!

When Xing Baohua heard the price, he was a little taken aback. Mayor Zhou noticed that Xing Baohua's expression was not good and thought it was too high, so he said in a low voice, "Mr. Xing, if you feel it is too expensive, we can discuss it again. How about two hundred yuan per mu?"

Xing Baohua usually deals with hundreds of millions of dollars; suddenly talking to him about a three-digit business deal... this...

He was still a little unaccustomed to it, and then Xing Baohua said "okay".

Five acres of land, only a thousand yuan a year, it's practically free.

Are there any construction teams in your town?

Xing Baohua felt obligated to return the favor, even if it was just a small favor.

Mayor Zhou said happily, "Yes, our county is the construction town that General Peng wrote about. Each county has more than two construction companies. Don't worry, we use the qualifications of the county construction company. If the requirements are high, we borrow the qualifications from the city construction company. You can rest assured about the quality of the workmanship. The construction teams in our town have all worked with the provincial and municipal construction companies and have done large projects."

Xing Baohua ignored his rambling and waved his hand, saying, "Call someone over to talk."

"Okay, wait a moment, I'll go make a call." After saying that, Mayor Zhou turned around and went to his office to make a call.

He rushed to his office, grabbed the phone on the table, and called the manager of the town's construction company.

"Zhang Lei, come to my office right now. There's a key project that needs your attention. What? What project?"

When Mayor Zhou was asked by the construction company manager, he was a little confused, as it seemed that Xing Baohua hadn't mentioned any project.

He had no idea what Xing Baohua wanted the five mu of land for, so he said, "Come over here quickly, it's for a rice factory project."

Upon hearing this, the manager named Zhang Lei immediately hung up the phone and ran to the town government. He turned back as soon as he left and went to the finance department to withdraw another 500 yuan.

On the way, I bought two packs of Hongtashan cigarettes, and on my Jialing 50 motorcycle, puffing out thick black smoke, I headed straight for the town government.

He managed to make a Ferrari-like noise with his two-stroke 50cc engine. If you're talking about street racing, nothing beats this ear-piercing sound.

Upon arriving at the town government, Zhang Lei went straight to Mayor Zhou's office. Finding no one there, he asked people in other offices and learned that Mayor Zhou was in the reception room.

When Mayor Zhou saw Zhang Lei arrive, he introduced them, saying, "President Xing, this is Zhang Lei, the leader of our town's construction company. He was even recognized as a 'ten-thousand-yuan household' a few years ago."

"Zhang Lei, this is the CEO of Da Mi, CEO Xing." When Mayor Zhou said this, Zhang Lei was a little confused. Such an important person was going to meet him, and he didn't even tell him earlier.

Fortunately, people in the construction industry are all good talkers; they're not afraid of anyone, and they're also very good at handling people. They had already extended their hands to shake hands with Xing Baohua.

"I'm just a country bumpkin, and this is the first time I've met such a powerful figure. I'm a little nervous, Mr. Xing! Please don't mind! Mayor Zhou called me over to say there's a project. What do you want us to do? How big is the project?"

Anyone from central Shandong knows that rice projects are worth hundreds of millions of yuan. The best jobs are all contracted out to the city's No. 1 and No. 2 construction companies, while township-level projects are usually subcontracted to smaller, smaller companies.

They earn their money through hard work, with little to no profit. Who knew that Mayor Zhou had such great abilities, able to speak directly with the rice boss? If this project were contracted out, they could finally make a living.

The town's construction company is already in debt. These days, you have to pay upfront for every job. Whether it's a good job or a bad one, you always have to pay upfront.

If you want to find projects, you have to advance the money, and you don't know when you'll get it back. If you don't take on projects, not only will you be unable to support your staff, but you'll also have to deal with all sorts of miscellaneous expenses. All the money you earned in the early years has been put into the market.

The entire town's construction companies didn't even have 10,000 yuan in their accounts.

Xing Baohua said, "I just rented five acres of land in town. I don't have any blueprints, so I'll rely on your experience to do it and try to finish it in the shortest possible time. As for the amount of work, I don't know either; we'll calculate as we go."

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