What Southwest didn't know was that the day after they left, Village Chief Ma hosted two distinguished guests at the village committee. If Southwest had been there, he would have recognized them: Maotou, who had stayed at his house for several days years ago, and Tiege.
Bei Nan, Mao Tou, and Tie Ge are now thriving in Vancouver, with businesses all over Chinatown. Some of them have even bought vineyards, and they want to bring the ice wine business over.
Every month, Lao Qin from Hong Kong would tell them about the situation on the mainland. They learned that the mainland had already started reform and opening up, that individual businesses had been established in coastal cities, and that overseas Chinese had even returned to their hometowns in glory and invested in their hometowns. Bei Nan and Mao Tou were very excited.
But what really excited Mao Tou was that Lao Qin told them that Mao Tou's cousin had been found. That cousin, like them, had fled to Hong Kong Island, but he was all alone and had no chance of making any progress in Hong Kong Island. Finally, he was deported back to the mainland and was temporarily detained. When his time came, he would be free to go home.
After discussing it, the three decided to use Lao Qin's method to invest in the mainland. Attracting foreign investment is a new policy being implemented in the mainland, and they need to bring in foreign capital to develop the local economy.
The three prepared a large sum of money and went to Hong Kong Island to meet up with Lao Qin. After learning about various aspects, they decided to invest in a restaurant in Huacheng, named Fuhao Restaurant, which would be temporarily managed by Lao Qin.
Once Maotou finds his cousin, he can let his cousin manage the business. At that time, all of Maotou's shares will be transferred to his cousin, so that his cousin will also be a shareholder and have a legitimate reason to manage the business.
When the Grand Hotel opened, the shareholders were supposed to come to Huacheng to attend the ribbon-cutting ceremony, but Bei Nan backed down. He hadn't been back for so long and missed his family, especially Nan Nan. But when it came to actually going back, he just couldn't bring himself to take that step.
Mao Tou was eager to find his cousin. Mao Tou's father had passed away early and his mother had remarried. He had grown up with his cousin since he was a child, so in Mao Tou's heart, his cousin was his true family.
Bei Nan thought for a moment and then said frankly to Mao Tou, "Mao Tou, I'm not afraid of anything, but I'm afraid to go back. I'm afraid to see my grandma, my mom, and even more afraid to see Nan Nan. When you go back this time, I'd like to ask you for a favor. Nan Nan has loved Mushroom Mountain since she was little. If you can buy that mountain, please buy it for me. I want to give it to Nan Nan."
Mao Tou didn't understand the contradiction between Bei Nan and Bei Nan—they wanted to meet but dared not—but he nodded in understanding. "Then Tie Ge and I will set off tomorrow. You can stay here and watch the business."
The two watched as the business of the Rich Man's Restaurant in Huacheng grew better day by day. Old Qin really did his best to travel between Huacheng and Hong Kong Island, after all, he also had a restaurant in Hong Kong Island.
Mao Tou and Tie Ge discussed it and decided that Mao Tou would go and find out about his cousin so that his cousin could come here to take over as soon as possible. Otherwise, they would feel bad for Lao Qin. They also planned to buy Mushroom Mountain.
Village Chief Ma often went to meetings in the county and found it somewhat amusing that the county had set up an investment promotion office. He wondered what fool would come to invest in such a poor, remote place. However, he did not expect that while the county remained silent, someone in his village wanted to buy Mushroom Mountain.
Mushroom Mountain belongs to the state, and although he is the village chief, he absolutely does not have the right to claim it. Village Chief Ma wanted to refuse, but he was reluctant to give up this lucrative opportunity. He had a sudden inspiration and went to the Party Secretary.
He took Maotou and Tiege to the county, but the Party Secretary had no authority there. He had a sudden inspiration: he would go to the investment promotion office. If they could reach an agreement, he and Village Chief Ma would also have made a contribution. Even if they didn't make a contribution, they would still have worked hard.
When the investment promotion office heard that someone wanted to invest in Mushroom Village, they warmly welcomed them. How could they not welcome such a wealthy person? But when they heard that Maotou only wanted to buy Mushroom Mountain, everyone fell silent. Could there be something good about Mushroom Mountain?
The investment promotion office indicated that they needed to investigate before making a decision. Mao Tou nodded in understanding, left the guesthouse's phone number, and left. The investment promotion office immediately convened an emergency meeting to investigate what exactly was in Mushroom Mountain that was worth the investment of overseas Chinese.
Mushroom Village became lively as the villagers led the group to Mushroom Mountain. However, even before they reached the outskirts, they heard howling wolves. Feeling frightened, they quickly inquired further with the villagers and confirmed that Mushroom Mountain was originally called Devil Mountain, and that there was nothing in the mountain except wild animals.
However, to be on the safe side, the county only agreed to contract out Mushroom Mountain, allowing for a slightly longer contract period and a higher price, so that the county would have some funds available for turnover.
Mao Tou is no longer the petty hoodlum he used to be. After so many years of hard work, he has long been adept at using all sorts of schemes and tactics. He glanced at the contract, then took out his own contract as well, saying, "Let's negotiate. We can only make a judgment after we talk."
The staff were astonished when they saw it. This was incredible! It turned out that the local government was offering 10,000 yuan per year for the entire mountain, which could be contracted for 20 consecutive years. If it could be sold later, the contractor would have the right of first refusal.
Mao Tou's contract was even more unfair, with terms that stipulated a contract term of over 30 years and a right of first refusal. During the contract period, no individual, organization, or even the government had any right to demand or damage anything belonging to Mushroom Mountain. Apart from the villagers of Mushroom Mountain being able to obtain some pine cones for firewood or hunt a pheasant or rabbit, even wild boars were within their control.
In other words, everything in Mushroom Mountain belongs to the contractor. Without the contractor's consent, no one can acquire it for any reason; otherwise, it would be a breach of contract, and the government would have to compensate for more than three times the loss.
The only advantage is that the contract price will increase dramatically. If you want 10,000 yuan a year, I will give you 100,000 yuan a year, but the contract price cannot be changed within 30 years.
The investment promotion office staff had never encountered a foreign investor like this before and were unsure how to respond. In the end, the leader made the decision: if you agree not to damage the current environment of Mushroom Mountain, then we will sign the contract according to your terms.
Mao Tou knows Bei Nan's feelings. Nan Nan likes Mushroom Mountain the way it is now. If it is destroyed, Nan Nan will be the one who will be most heartbroken. This condition must be agreed to.
Ten thousand a year, ten years is one million. One million is not a small amount, but Bei Nan had already said that anything under five million was up to Mao Tou to decide. So, with a stroke of his pen, he paid the three million rental fee in one go, but required that all the formalities be completed within a week.
The investment promotion office was excited—no, the entire county committee was excited! Three million! The target from above was one million, but since the investment promotion office was established, only one foreign investor had come to negotiate, and it ended in failure. The reason for the failure was the road, but building roads is not something that can be solved with a small amount of money.
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