Chapter 130 Hold it high

Lin Ruoyan is a very young woman. Except for Wang Min, others may not know how capable she is. Even if they have heard that she is working on a luxury housing project in Beijing, the project has not been officially launched and lacks persuasiveness.

In these people's minds, she might just be a daughter of a wealthy family. What others care more about is how much money she can give, and they don't expect her to come up with any good ideas to solve their problems.

This group of people want to invest less and make more money, while at the same time meeting the appearance requirements of their superiors. It is indeed not easy to come up with some new ideas and integrate the demands of all parties.

Each of them had their own strengths: hoteliers, relationship managers, municipal officials, and construction engineers. They lacked a coordinator who could see the bigger picture. Lin Ruoyan, familiar with the plot and aware of the promise of the new city, decided to paint a rosy picture for them, offering them a glimpse into a brighter future.

Old Jiang could tell Lin Ruoyan wanted to say something, and Wang Min seemed very supportive of the young woman. Having navigated official circles in his time, he certainly had a keen eye and a keen eye. He knew the man from District X wouldn't just introduce someone to fill the gap. Perhaps the wealthy daughter truly had a brilliant idea, so he quickly laid the groundwork and offered a good explanation:

"I've been staying at this hotel this month and have looked around the area several times. I've also spoken with some local developers and entrepreneurs. The area around here is still quite a bit behind, not to mention Beijing, even compared to the provincial capital. It's even worse than the three counties to the east. There's still a group of white-collar workers there who work in the CBD during the day and return to their homes in Hebei Province at night, so their purchasing power is strong. This place is too far away and too quiet from the bustling office buildings of Beijing. If we rely solely on the surrounding population, our purchasing power is really limited."

Lao Wang initially said, "I think it's difficult to open another high-end hotel. Besides following the path of this hotel and going the affordable route to attract people from Beijing, what else can we do?"

Besides, the land grant here certainly isn't just for a hotel. The county is hoping to develop new industries and increase tax revenue. While the hotel is a good project, it should be pursued, but it also needs to be accompanied by other developments. I think they truly want to build an industrial new city, complete with factories, residences, and even a large shopping mall, to fully revitalize this desolate wilderness. The land is cheap and substantial, but the responsibilities that follow are also significant.

Old Jiang provided Lin Ruoyan with some material and also pointed out the expectations of the provincial and county governments. He not only let her know that the surrounding area was different from Beijing, with cheaper land and a less developed economy, meaning locals shouldn't expect to buy houses here, but also let her know that the difficulties weren't just in selling the houses once they were built, but also in the pressure from higher-ups.

Lin Ruoyan smiled gratefully and nodded to Lao Jiang. She took the large map and pointed to the large red circle closest to the border between Beijing and Beijing. Not only was the Yongding River there, but there was also a highway toll booth. The toll booth was located within Hebei Province. A little further north of the toll booth was the actual border between Hebei Province and Beijing.

"Teacher Jiang is right. If we do this, we must do it well. For example, if I choose a place to build a house, I will choose this area to develop first." Lin Ruoyan used her fingers to outline an area next to the toll station.

Wang Min was puzzled. "This place is the farthest from the county town. There's no village or shop nearby, and it's not close to the riverbank, and there aren't many scenic spots. Why did Mr. Lin choose this place? Could it be that he has his eye on this toll booth?"

The others were also confused, their curiosity piqued. They hadn't initially thought this young woman had any insightful ideas; seeing her holding a map, they assumed she was just choosing a location, but they hadn't expected her choice to be so unusual.

Lin Ruoyan took advantage of this opportunity to say, "I came here from Beijing today on the highway and paid the toll at this toll station. An ordinary car has to pay 5 yuan. But if we had opened a detour before and detoured through the village roads within the Hebei provincial border, we could have saved this toll. Let's talk to the toll station and the surrounding villages. If I build a residential complex here, can we also avoid paying the highway toll? Let's just ask directly and let the residents save some money."

Wang Min nodded. If the villages near the toll station could do this, they could negotiate. It was simply a matter of profit. If they opened a residential area in front of the toll station, if they negotiated, it would save tolls for homebuyers.

But what's this little money? Did Lin Ruoyan choose a place near the border just for this? There must be other considerations.

Lin Ruoyan didn't immediately offer a profound explanation of her deeper thoughts. Instead, she spoke in a suggestive tone, "I think the road from Beijing to our hotel should also take the highway. After passing the toll booth, you'll get off the village road and then have a bumpy ride before arriving. Although we're in town, it's just farmers' houses and farmland, with no real tourist attractions."

Just like what Teacher Jiang said, guests from Beijing come to the hotel simply because it's cheaper than downtown Beijing and has more complete facilities. Once they're in the hotel, they stay there, eating, drinking, having fun, attending meetings, and soaking in the hot springs. They don't even feel like they're outside of Beijing, right?"

"Yeah," Old Jiang nodded. If it weren't for Wang Min's project, he wouldn't have come to live here. Who would drive all that way and eat dirt to spend cheaply here when there are beautiful, scenic resorts all around? It's either cheap or convenient; it always has to be the same.

"It's closer to the Beijing-City border, right next to the highway, so the land has a better show. Although it's not directly on the river, you can see the dry riverbed. The flat land has undulating terrain, and crops are planted on the riverbed, creating a very open view. Further away, there is a water storage dam, the water is shimmering, and with some renovations, it can become a beautiful landscape park. Areas near the river are more suitable for hotels. I chose this place because it is close to the highway, convenient transportation, and can attract people from Beijing to stay."

She wasn't analyzing the new city's overall situation from a condescending position. Instead, she was following Wang Min's lead as a junior. She was simply selecting a piece of land to build a house. The good site would be reserved for Wang Min's hotel. By explaining why she chose this particular location and then offering some ideas for future development, she was making it easier for him to accept her.

She now wanted to give these people some time to think. They must also want to know what else she wanted besides saving some tolls.

Listening to Lin Ruoyan's words about selling the house to people from Beijing and making it more convenient for them to live here, if they could really do that, they could really sell it for more money. They just couldn't figure out what attracted people from Beijing who were willing to come to this place to buy a house.

Are they going to build some small, low-priced houses like the three counties to the east? There are no buses here to provide a convenient commute to the CBD.

Everyone couldn't help but concentrate more, listening with curiosity to what Lin Ruoyan would say next.