Chapter 75 Nie Qingqing was overjoyed; she hadn't expected the opportunity...
Nie Qingqing has become the boss of Yuanda. Shumei brought her family over to celebrate and was happy for her: "That's great! No matter how busy or tired you are, whatever you earn, it's all yours. I know your family's savings are empty. If you need money, just ask. I'll give you as much as I can!"
Song Zhao said, "Okay, how much can you take?"
He Shumei: "I'm not just saying this. If Qingqing really wants it, I'll mortgage my house to raise the money for her!"
Nie Qingqing quickly interrupted, "Song Zhao has changed now. He can joke around now. You can't help him with what he lacks in business, but how much money does he need in his personal life? He doesn't lack anything."
That's true; real estate development requires a lot of money.
Yu Zhengmin pulled Song Zhao to choose wine and asked him, "Are you really short? Shumei and I can put together a dozen or so. We could have had more, but she's going to start a wool processing business and has invested dozens of them."
Developing real estate, that little money isn't enough for anything.
Song Zhao laughed and said, "Just kidding. Yuanda is short of funds, but not this much. This time we'll probably have to take out a loan to develop it. But we're only turning over one project. We won't panic if we take out a loan. There are still a few unfinished projects. Once we get the money back, we can manage the turnover."
Yu Zhengmin greatly admired Song Zhao's courage: "When you went to Hong Kong to buy stocks at the bottom, I was really worried for you. Fortunately, you succeeded and made a fortune for your wife. It was worth the risk."
Indeed, if it weren't for that dream, Song Zhao wouldn't have been able to make this decision.
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In the private room, Nie Qingqing also reminisced with Shumei that back in the state-owned electrical appliance factory, their two businesses were right across from each other. Now they have both moved to Shenzhen. After more than ten years of hard work, she has become a major shareholder of Yuanda, and Shumei has started a wool products processing factory. Everyone has a goal to strive for now.
Nie Qingqing knew that her wool business was just starting out and required a lot of effort, so she asked, "Is your business with your brother still going?"
Shumei said, "I left a share of my wool processing business to my brother, and I left a share of my brother's business to me. We support each other, so even if one side goes badly, the dividends from the other side are enough to make a living."
Yes, Nie Qingqing and Song Zhao are the same. Her confidence mostly comes from her family and Song Zhao's electrical appliance factory. However, she also has a goal in mind: to make Yuanda successful so that she can provide a safety net for her family in the future.
"By the way, Tangyuan and Xiaoyuan are going to do their internships, right?"
Shumei has been quite busy lately, and the two haven't seen each other for a month or so. Of course, they had to ask each other when they finally met.
Nie Qingqing teased her, "You've failed as a godmother. Tangyuan has been interning for almost a month, Xiaoyuan is preparing for graduate school entrance exams, and even Xiaoyin and her best friend resigned to pursue other careers."
It's only been a little over a month since I last saw them, and I didn't expect the children to have changed so much. Shumei's child is only in high school and will have to endure a few more years.
Shumei asked, "Yuanda is now part of the family business, so why don't you let Tangyuan intern at Yuanda?" Tangyuan works at a small development company in Shanghai.
Nie Qingqing asked Tang Yuan if he wanted to intern at Yuanda. Tang Yuan said that all the senior employees at Yuanda knew him, so he wouldn't be able to gain experience by interning there.
“He said he wanted to do an internship at the bottom in a new environment where he didn’t know me, to understand the process, and then come to Yuanda to help me.”
"Tangyuan has ideas," Shumei said enviously. "Once Xiaoyuan graduates with his master's degree, he can go to the electronics factory to help Song Zhao. You and Song Zhao will have a successor. My son is lucky if he can even manage himself."
Nie Qingqing comforted her, "Don't praise other people's families or belittle your own. Your family is great too."
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For the first time, Nie Qingqing held a Monday meeting as the boss. The project managers and department heads who remained were in high spirits when they saw that Yuanda was finally going to regroup.
Lu Chenguang also called to express his concern, jokingly saying, "Manager Nie, you're too arrogant. I've been waiting until now, but you neither accept the cooperation terms offered by other companies nor take the initiative to contact Chenguang. What, do you expect me to beg you to give Chenguang a hand?"
It's quite thoughtful of Chen Guang to have this phone number.
But Broad Group now has a better option. Nie Qingqing said, "By chance, there is a residential project that involves demolition and reconstruction. As long as the demolition is completed smoothly, we can get a very good piece of land. Once Broad Group wins this project, we will find an opportunity to cooperate!"
Rebuilding on the original site? That means rebuilding the resettlement housing on the original site. How will the needs of the resettlement housing and the commercial housing residents be balanced?
Chenguang is also in talks about a project involving demolition and reconstruction. Let's see how Yuanda handles it.
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Nie Qingqing's acceptance of this demolition and reconstruction project was unexpected. It started when Xiu Rong came to her, saying that her sister was preparing for a divorce.
“My brother-in-law’s sister and brother-in-law were causing trouble outside, using my brother-in-law’s name. My sister called them back and said a few words to them, and they actually cursed at my sister. I couldn’t stand it and argued with them, and the two of them beat me up.”
Nie Qingqing was furious: "Your brother-in-law isn't even that arrogant yet, but his sister and brother-in-law are even more cocky than the main culprit! Does your sister even know you got beaten up?"
"She didn't know, and I didn't dare tell her."
Family matters shouldn't be bothered with Nie Qingqing, but Xiu Rong needs to clarify the issue of the shares.
She said, "My sister is already planning to get a divorce. I got the shares in the electronics factory because of my sister and brother-in-law. If she gets a divorce, I will give up half of the shares in the electronics factory. Is that okay? My work has affected my sister's decision, and I don't want to drag her down."
It was rare for Xiu Rong to think of her sister, so Nie Qingqing assured her, "The shares you received are what you deserve. As for how your family divides them, that's your business. Yu Rong is also my sister, even after the divorce. She didn't even mention such a big thing. I'll go with you to take a look."
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The problem between Qian Yurong and her husband lies in their relationship with her in-laws. Her husband didn't want a divorce, but now Yurong wants to divorce to avoid suspicion for the sake of the children.
Nie Qingqing spent the afternoon comforting and reassuring her, telling her not to worry, Xiurong's shares in the electrical appliance factory would not be affected.
Qian Yurong felt a warmth in her heart. Over the years, Qingqing was the only person she could have maintained such a friendship with.
She said, "I've given him an ultimatum: either get a divorce or expose his sister and brother-in-law. We'll have a result in the next few days."
Qian Yurong was truly determined this time. If her husband reported her sister and brother-in-law now, at most he would only receive a warning or punishment, and his future would not be ruined. However, they would lose their relationship as relatives and have to draw a line between themselves and her husband's family, which suited her just fine.
If her husband doesn't have this awareness, and his family is going to drag her down with them, she's not going to go along.
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That evening at home, Nie Qingqing analyzed Qian Yurong's family situation with Song Zhao, asking him, "Will Sister Yurong's husband choose divorce or to report his sister and brother-in-law?"
Song Zhao didn't understand Qian Yurong's lover, but he understood men. Men of this age, who had struggled to get to where they were now, all had a sense of right and wrong and would weigh the pros and cons before making a decision.
If he gets divorced, how will he answer the question about the reason for the divorce?
He said, “Qian Yurong and the children are his family, while his sister and brother-in-law are outsiders. If it really comes down to it, only a fool would choose outsiders. Besides, the most important asset is his career, which he has worked so hard for over the years. Giving it up would be too costly for him to bear.”
If Yu Rong's husband really reports her sister and brother-in-law, then Yu Rong wouldn't need to get a divorce, and she could also get rid of her in-laws and relatives, killing two birds with one stone.
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About half a month later, Qian Yurong's family finally got a better result.
Her husband proactively confessed to the organization department that he had failed to restrain his relatives and had caused some impact. The punishment came out: a warning, a transfer, and observation. It was a much better result than expected.
Qian Yurong finally severed ties with her husband's family and moved back to her original home.
She called Nie Qingqing to share the good news and also mentioned something related to the development.
“My wife has been transferred to a new development zone. There’s a plot of land that needs to be demolished and rebuilt. The previous leader who was dismissed and the previous developer had a serious demolition incident that had a terrible impact. The demolition project has been suspended for several months. My wife has just taken office, and we have to crack this tough nut. Yuanda has a good reputation, so they might take over. Qingqing, you can go and investigate first.”
Nie Qingqing was overjoyed; she hadn't expected the opportunity to come so soon.
She kept quiet and took Fangyan and Lou Xiaoyan to conduct research. This prime location plot of land could be demolished and resettled, with only a few buildings given to the relocated residents. More than a dozen commercial housing buildings could be developed. After returning, they did a cost estimate and scaled up the cost, which showed that the profit was huge!
Since the profits are high, the competition is also high. Now, the development zone is strictly required to carry out demolitions smoothly and not to cause any serious demolition incidents.
However, taking on holdout residents is a headache for any developer. Just as several real estate companies were hesitating, Yuanda, a new bidder, won the project by submitting a tender document that others could not guarantee.
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Although the project was thorny, the profits were high. Yuanda snatched it up, and several real estate companies declared: "This land is fertile and the profits are high, but the residents to be relocated are hard to negotiate with. I'll see how Yuanda plans to complete the relocation mobilization within half a month, and see if they can get all the residents to move. That's what I'll admire!"
Two weeks later, on the plot of land where the demolition had previously resulted in injuries, the representatives of Yuanda Group and the representatives of the relocated households reached an agreement. Both sides were satisfied and shook hands and signed in front of television reporters' cameras. All the relocated households signed the contract and moved out within the agreed timeframe.
The TV station reported it, so how could it be fake? In addition, Yuanda has already set up a temporary project office at the construction site and started demolition work.
Now everyone is curious. Even if most of the relocated households are willing to sign, there will always be one or two holdout households who will cause delays in the project's commencement and refuse to sign. How did she manage to get more than a hundred relocated households to sign and move out?
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In order to overcome the difficulties of demolition as soon as possible, Nie Qingqing devised a bold plan: to make all the resettlement houses built after demolition into fully furnished apartments of the same quality as commercial housing. Even after increasing costs, the profit would still be substantial.
The sales department raised a question: "This time, we're targeting a high-end, fully-furnished residential community. When people buy a house, they need to consider the resettlement residents in the neighborhood, which puts pressure on sales. How do we handle this aspect?"
Nie Qingqing said, "During the demolition, we will talk to the relocated residents to open an internal road to create two separate plots of land that are not connected to each other. Yuanda can guarantee that the construction standards are the same on both sides and that there will be no reduction in specifications."
The project team agreed: "Yuanda can make that promise, but will the residents being relocated agree to it?"
Nie Qingqing said, "Then we need to talk about it. Yuanda is offering fully furnished new houses for the relocated residents, and the landscaping in the park will be done to the same standard. We can't have all the advantages. If you don't accept this, we'll give up on this project."
Lu Qingfeng, who deals with construction sites all year round, took on the task: "Yuanda has offered such good conditions. I don't believe any other real estate developer can offer the same. Put yourself in their shoes. If the relocated residents still don't agree to such an exchange, then let them negotiate with other developers."
Nie Qingqing then entrusted the negotiations to him, giving them confidence: "Yuanda has a way out. If we can reach an agreement, Yuanda will continue. If we can't, we'll cooperate with Chenguang to develop other projects!"
She was lucky this time. There were holdouts, but there were only a few major surnames in this area, and most of the residents were overjoyed with their relocation. It was impossible for those few holdouts to ruin everyone's interests.
Therefore, with pressure from relatives, elders, friends, and neighbors, and with no one except Yuanda offering such favorable conditions to the relocated residents, the relocation work was completed in a short period of time thanks to the perfect combination of timing, location, and people.
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With Yuanda's strong reputation as a guarantee, the demolition work was completed quickly.
Looking at the demolished homestead where they had lived for decades, the demolition representatives personally approached Nie Qingqing.
“Manager Nie, our ancestors have lived here for generations. As the city develops and expands, we are open-minded and of course hope to live in better apartment buildings with elevators. It’s really entrusting our hopes for a peaceful and prosperous life to Yuanda.”
Nie Qingqing put herself in their shoes and assured them, "Rest assured, we will definitely carry out the construction in accordance with the contract. We will invite your demolition representatives to come and supervise every step of the project."
Now, all we can hope for is that Yuanda is still the same Yuanda that values contracts and quality.
The demolition representatives guaranteed the credit of all the households affected by the demolition, leaving them with no way out. They spoke earnestly: "We trust Yuanda's credit, so we're just waiting to move into our new homes."
Nie Qingqing felt a deep sense of emotion. For Yuanda, this was just a project with a construction period of a little over a year, but for them, it was a home they would live in for decades.
She told the project supervisors below, "The Shanshui project is profitable, so we must not be sloppy with the resettlement housing built on the original site. We must deliver on the agreed standards. We cannot ruin Yuanda's reputation."
Everyone said, "Manager Nie, we understand the implications, so please don't worry."
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