Finally, after picking up Liu Qiangdong at the airport, An Rou gritted her teeth and got on the highway. Lin Chen sat in the passenger seat and quickly fastened his seatbelt as soon as he got in.
When Lei Jun saw that An Rou was driving, he remembered the Panamera that was always parked in the middle of the underground parking lot. Wasn't that the one? He quickly fastened his seatbelt.
Liu Qiangdong saw that Lei Jun, who was sitting in the back seat, had fastened his seatbelt. He praised Lei Jun for obeying traffic rules, but he didn't really care until they got on the highway.
An Rou was driving at 30 miles per hour in the fast lane when Lin Chen hurriedly shouted, "Accelerate! Step on the gas! There's a minimum speed limit on the highway! Don't drive too slowly!"
"oh oh."
Anrou floored the accelerator, and Panamera moved as freely as the wind.
The intense acceleration made Liu Qiangdong grip the car door handle tightly, and then he silently fastened his seatbelt.
Fortunately, the highway was relatively empty today. After driving for a while, An Rou got used to the feeling of speeding on the highway and said to Lin Chen with a smile, "Driving on the highway is so easy! I feel it's much easier than driving in the city."
Lin Chen swallowed hard: "Big sister, can we slow down a bit?"
"Didn't you say we shouldn't drive too slowly on the highway?"
"You can't drive too slowly, but you're going 160! The speed limit on the highway is 120!"
"oh oh."
An Rou awkwardly eased off the accelerator, and the car's speed gradually decreased.
Lin Chen breathed a sigh of relief. This trip back to Wushang had really put his life on the line. If he had another chance, Zhang Xuhao would never have let An Rou go on the highway again.
Zhang Xuhao: ? ? ?
After exiting the highway, Lin Chen, Lei Jun, and Liu Qiangdong all breathed a sigh of relief. Lin Chen quickly said, "An Rou, pull over and let me drive. I know the road better."
"good."
After Lin Chen took over driving, Lei Jun and Liu Qiangdong quietly unbuckled their seatbelts.
Lin Chen drove the group to a local Wushang noodle shop for a bowl of noodles. After a four-hour drive, they arrived in Wushang around noon.
In the afternoon, the four arrived at the official building, explained their purpose, and were led to a reception room.
After sitting for about ten minutes and taking a sip of tea, the Party Secretary and the County Head simultaneously pushed open the door and entered.
"Oh, Mr. Lin, welcome, welcome!"
"Secretary and County Head, I apologize for disturbing you two leaders. Let me introduce you. This is Lei Jun, CEO of Xiaomi Technology, and this is Liu Qiangdong, CEO of JD.com."
"Greetings, leaders."
"Mr. Lei, Mr. Liu, you are both distinguished guests. Please have a seat."
After everyone was seated, Lin Chen continued, "Your Excellencies, the reason we've come here is to discuss the logistics park we talked about during the Spring Festival. Xiaomi Technology and JD.com have decided to jointly develop this logistics park, and we hope that Your Excellencies can provide more policy support."
The Party Secretary laughed and said, "Haha, Mr. Lin, what you're saying is wonderful. You are an outstanding entrepreneur who came from Wushang and returned to help the economic development of your hometown. We should be thanking you. We will definitely try our best to secure the policies for you within reasonable limits."
The county head also said, "Yes, attracting investment has always been a key task. You three can rest assured about the policies. Now let's take a look at the site selection."
Then, the county magistrate stood up, walked to the map of Wushang hanging on the wall behind him, pointed to three places and said: "These three plots of land are currently undeveloped and are all near the main traffic arteries. The three of you come and take a look and see which one you think is more suitable?"
Lin Chen, Lei Jun, Liu Qiangdong, and An Rou all stood up and walked closer to take a look.
Ultimately, it depends on Lin Chen's opinion, since this is his hometown and he is most familiar with it.
Lin Chen looked at the three places the county magistrate had just pointed out. They were indeed all near the main road. However, according to Lin Chen's memories from his previous life, the first piece of land was located between Wushang and Wucheng. Although it was closest to both urban areas, it eventually became a no-man's-land.
Although the second plot of land is closer to the highway entrance, the highway is only a two-way four-lane highway and is very congested.
The third plot of land is different. Although it is not as close to the highway exit as the second plot, nor as close to the city center as the first plot, a fast road will be built nearby in a few years. Moreover, the fast road that is closer to this plot is currently a two-way four-lane road, but it will be expanded into a two-way eight-lane road in a few years, becoming the most important main road in central Zhejiang.
Lin Chen smiled and pointed to the third plot of land, saying, "County Chief, let's choose this plot."
The county head looked at Lin Chen with surprise: "Mr. Lin, are you sure? This piece of land has the least obvious advantages among the three pieces of land."
"Yes, I'm sure, I want this piece of land."
“Alright, since President Lin has made the decision, we will of course trust his judgment. This piece of land is 500 mu in total. Originally, we set the price at 500,000 yuan per mu, but since we promised to give President Lin preferential policies, we decided in our previous meeting to sell it to him at 300,000 yuan per mu.”
Lin Chen did a quick mental calculation and estimated it to be around 150 million, which shouldn't be a problem.
"Brother Jun, Brother Dong, what do you guys think?"
"I'll do whatever you say, Brother Lin."
"Okay, it's decided then, we'll take this land."
The Party Secretary and the County Head both showed happy expressions when they heard Lin Chen agree.
"Haha, Mr. Lin, thank you for coming back to support the development of your hometown."
"Not at all, I really need to thank the two leaders for the preferential policies they provided."
"Haha, Xiao Wang, take President Lin to complete the formalities. Remember, make sure to give him the green light throughout the process and provide him with the greatest convenience."
The county magistrate called out to his secretary at the door. Secretary Wang came in, answered, and then led Lin Chen and the others out.
After completing the formalities, Lin Chen drove the three of them away from the official building and found a nearby hotel for dinner.
"Come on, Brother Jun, Brother Dong, let me offer you a cup of tea instead of wine to welcome you to Wushang."
"Haha, Brother Lin, we're such good friends, why are you doing this?"
"Yes, Brother Lin, by the way, it wasn't convenient to ask earlier, but how did you end up choosing that last piece of land?" Liu Qiangdong asked curiously.
"Hehe, Brother Dong, I naturally have inside information. Soon, a new expressway will be built near that land, and the highway over there will also be expanded to an eight-lane dual carriageway. At this price, it's a steal."
Liu Qiangdong's eyes lit up. Whether it was a huge profit or not didn't matter; what mattered most was Lin Chen's inside information: "Looks like you did your homework beforehand, bro. Hahaha, it seems like JD.com is actually getting the better deal."
“Hey, Dong Ge, Xiaomi and JD.com each own 50% of the shares. We’re all one family now, so what’s there to gain or lose?”
"Yes, yes, hahaha, I was the one being petty."
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