Thunderous applause erupted inside the room.
Li Baoshan nodded slightly and continued his long speech.
Many people also focused their attention on Lin Yifeng. Although his name was written on the nameplate in front of the table, many people were still guessing Lin Yifeng's specific identity.
It wasn't until Li Baoshan began introducing the various partners in this project that things started to get interesting.
From civil engineering to construction and transportation at every stage, many business owners would stand up from their lonely benches at the back and wave to the crowd, just going through the motions.
After the applause ended, everyone turned their attention to Lin Yifeng.
From the beginning to the very end, Lin Yifeng was the only one who hadn't been introduced yet.
Li Baoshan deliberately created this atmosphere for Lin Yifeng, and only spoke slowly when everyone's attention was focused on Lin Yifeng.
"The last one is also one of the main investors and leaders of our plan."
"Lin Yifeng from the Wallace Group in Makino City."
Lin Yifeng stood up and waved slightly to the people around him, a faint smile on his face, making him appear approachable.
This news hit like a thunderbolt, causing a huge shockwave.
Only a very small number of people in Muye City and Shangdu knew about this plan. Most universities and relevant leaders in other cities had never met Lin Yifeng, let alone knew that he was involved in the plan.
There was a flurry of discussion below.
"Lin Yifeng? Is that the Wallace boss who's so popular in the shopping mall?"
“I heard from them that this kid invested a lot of money.”
"Hiss, we need to get on his good side, otherwise it will be hard to get school funding in the future."
"He's a bit too young, isn't he? Is he from some powerful family...?"
"Stop! You can't talk about this here!"
Leaders in Zhongzhou Province also began to speculate about Lin Yifeng's identity.
Those most shocked by this information were the big bosses on the outermost perimeter who were in charge of the project.
In any city, they would be powerful figures, but at provincial meetings, they are not so high-ranking, let alone those in the real estate industry.
Seeing Lin Yifeng sitting next to Li Baoshan, how could they, as people who had been navigating the officialdom for many years, not understand this signal?
Most of the people at this meeting table are leaders, and for someone who doesn't work within the system to be at the table means that the company he runs will definitely be tied to the entire province in the future.
The bosses immediately understood that they needed to get to know Lin Yifeng.
Even if you're not close, you can't let the relationship become strained.
Otherwise, with just one sentence, this person could have expelled them from the entire university town project.
Most importantly, Lin Yifeng's youth exceeded their expectations.
The various reactions of the crowd below Li Baoshan were met with satisfied nods.
The project's establishment and commencement date will be announced at the subsequent conference.
Although everyone knew that construction had already started ahead of schedule in Muye, no one tacitly brought it up, since no one dared to speak ill of the leader at such a time.
After the conference ended, Lin Yifeng greeted Li Baoshan and went outside.
At this moment, many bosses and leaders had been waiting outside for a long time. They all stepped forward to get close to Lin Yifeng, exchanging business cards and contact information.
If Lin Yifeng hadn't been so busy, he probably would have had to go to the dinner with this group of people.
Two days later, the groundbreaking ceremony for the university town was officially held.
After Lin Yifeng, Li Baoshan, Wang Qingguo, and a group of leaders cut the ribbon, they also kowtowed to the local Earth God according to local custom.
After all this was over, Li Baoshan led Lin Yifeng along the muddy construction site, giving him instructions in a low voice.
"Yifeng, once this plan gets underway, we can't afford to run out of funding."
"If you really run out of money, remember to let your uncle know in advance."
"Uncle will help you negotiate; it's not too late to continue next year."
Lin Yifeng smiled after hearing this.
"Uncle Li, don't worry."
"Money is plentiful."
Li Baoshan nodded silently.
In reality, government-run projects are all pretty much the same thing over and over again.
If Lin Yifeng, as one of their people, is short of funds, he can simply delay things a little.
For example, a project that was originally planned to be completed in one year was delayed to two years due to force majeure. The extra time in between was used to raise money for them.
But Lin Yifeng wasn't worried about this. He had plenty of money on hand, plus the promotions Wallace was running, and the profits from his other companies.
Lin Yifeng's company alone generates over ten million yuan in revenue every month.
Nearly half of the profits can be invested here, in addition to the money sponsored by Wei Yuxian and the money left by Meng Lulu.
Unless the project requires a one-time investment of 50 million next month, Lin Yifeng's cash flow will definitely not be a problem.
Moreover, for such provincially-led projects, the money is basically invested in a provincial account. As long as Lin Yifeng makes the payments on time every month, plus government subsidies, the project is unlikely to stop due to a broken funding chain.
Li Baoshan stood in front of a small earthen mound, looking at the Makino City campus, which was already mostly under construction, and couldn't help but sigh.
"Once you get this school sorted out, it will be a success."
"We're going to be busy from now on."
"Be careful, your Uncle Yan is watching over us this time. We might have to take down a few more tigers."
Lin Yifeng's pupils contracted slightly.
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