It's fair to say I've devoted most of my time to this. There's no way around it; it's only been established for a short time, so I have to keep a close eye on it.

Instead, he's already thought it through. He plans to keep a close eye on things over the next few years to see if there's a suitable successor. He'll give the person some shares and become a behind-the-scenes investor, which would be great. That way, he won't be too tired lately.

That said, the vegetables produced here in Miaoshan supply one-third of the vegetables needed in Beijing.

It's because of the large volume of vegetables he consumes that he has also contracted land in other places and is working hard to build vegetable greenhouses. In his opinion, the easiest way to make money is what ordinary people can't live without.

Sometimes I would personally go down to the fields to work. To others, I wasn't a big boss, but rather just like a farmer working in the fields. The only difference was that I looked younger than my peers.

That's right. Today is 1987. I was born in 1951, so I'm 36 years old now. But in other people's eyes, I'm only 27 or 28.

There's nothing I can do about it; I take good care of myself, and I also have a good mindset—I don't take anything to heart. But the most important thing is that I don't have any worries at home, unlike other people who have too many troubles at home.

On the other hand, since I resigned from my job, I've been traveling around a lot when I have free time.

For example, when I accompanied Duan Miao to Guangzhou to buy land and build a factory.

However, during this period, while inspecting the economic development of Guangzhou, he happened to encounter the first land auction.

Speaking of which, it's good that he originally planned to build his own garment factory in Guangzhou, but it didn't end up being built. However, he bought the existing textile factory near Guangzhou.

This way, we don't need to spend too much time and effort building the factory.

However, he used the money he had saved to build a factory to partner with investors from Guangzhou and Hong Kong to open an electronics manufacturing plant.

Although it's a joint venture, my share is not large. But that doesn't mean the market prospects are bad; in fact, they are very good. It's just that I don't intend to compete with the other party for so-called management and operation rights.

In my opinion, instead of having the opportunity for a joint venture, it would be better to build a research facility on my own, as that would be more convenient.

One of the purposes of my trip to Guangzhou was to explore the city here and then visit the port city across the street before making a decision.

The tickets to the auction were given to me by this old friend from our joint venture.

"What's going on, Chairman Wang?"

"Chairman Li, I think you'll be interested in these. Are these tickets for the land auction?"

"Land auction?"

"Yes, as far as I know, this was a public tender, which means the government made a very remarkable decision."

"Really? Let's go take a look!"

At four o'clock that afternoon, the venue in Guangzhou was packed with people, bustling with activity. Representatives from businesses, banks, and the government gathered to witness the first public auction of state-owned land use rights, which was held as scheduled.

After a 17-minute bidding war, Yangcheng Special Economic Zone Real Estate Company finally won the 50-year land use right for this residential land.

The final bid reached over 5 million. It's fair to say that no one bid higher than that.

After calling out three times in a row, and seeing that no one was bidding, the auction was finally concluded with "Sold!"

The gavel fell and the deal was done, and there was thunderous applause!

It can be said that here, people not only meet more wealthy businessmen from Hong Kong who come to invest in the mainland, but also see skyscrapers rising rapidly.

Although I own a construction company in Beijing, I don't own one in Gangcheng. However, I do have some property ownership certificates and am just waiting for the area to be developed.

I originally planned to get involved in real estate, but after thinking about it, I decided against it. Having a construction company would be fine; I could participate in construction and make some money, which would be great. Besides, a construction company can not only build houses, but also participate in other related projects.

"Chairman Li, please wait a moment?"

"Chairman Chen, is there anything I can help you with?"

“I just heard from Chairman Wang that you have built an ecological base in Beijing.”

"Really? You're interested too?"

"That's right. I've found a place I like and I'm just waiting for the government to come up with policies. If it's possible, I plan to invest in it."

"But this project returns much slower than other projects!"

"That's not a problem. At worst, we can invest more upfront, which will shorten the time required."

"You're right."

"I wonder if I could visit your place?"

"Of course, no problem, you're welcome anytime."

"Chairman Li, how's the construction going over there?"

"Hello Mr. Zhang, although it is not fully completed yet, no further investment was needed two years ago, and the farm's output was already operational."

"How is this possible?"

"Yes, Mr. Li!"

"Well, I didn't expect it to be this fast. I have to thank my employees, who are all veterans who were transferred back from the military. They are much faster than others in some things."

They practically halved my timeline. I originally thought it would take at least 5-8 years to get things running smoothly, but I never expected it to be so fast.

"I don't know if anyone lives there now, since I heard you built a lot of houses on the mountain."

"Yes, they are all rented to government units as retirement homes for cadres."

"A retirement home for cadres? Isn't that a place for retiring?"

"Yes! A place suitable for retirement, isn't that a place everyone longs for?"

"for."

"Chairman Li, may we go and have a look around?"

"Of course, everyone is welcome to visit anytime."

"Chairman Li, I just heard that it's operational now, does that mean we don't need to invest anymore?"

"What, Mr. Chen, do you want to invest?"

"Having this idea, but not completing it in a short time, you could say it will be very effective. There may be no dividends in the first ten or eight years, but in the later decades, there may be dividends every year!"

"To be honest, Mr. Chen, the Miaoshan farm in Beijing doesn't need any more investment, but other places still do."

"Furthermore, I've already reached an agreement with the relevant government departments, and the land was approved last year. Planning and land preparation are underway this summer."

"Really? Then I wonder if we could discuss this in more detail sometime? No problem!"

"Chairman Li, where's Wang?"

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"How about this, everyone, let's find a place to sit down and have a proper talk?"

"Sure, no problem!"

...

"Chairman Li, where do you plan to build this eco-park?"

"I've now contracted out that area near Yangshan Mountain in Guangzhou."