Chapter 292
Once the large-scale small commodity wholesale city is built, it will be like turning a disadvantage into an advantage by utilizing local resources.
As a result, with more merchants coming and going from all directions, the demand for hotels and restaurants will arise, centered around these two wholesale markets.
In this way, a natural business operation center can be formed.
With a commercial operation center in place, and residential buildings constructed around the wholesalers, there will be no worry about selling the goods.
At that time, it is believed that not only workers in the western district, but also citizens doing business in the city center will probably want to buy a property in the western district.
We have businesses and real estate, but what we lack is a place for leisure and entertainment.
Further west from the western part of the city center, it's all wasteland.
Although the development zone in that area is not currently within the scope of this project, Lei Tingjun plans to build a park along the border, which will eventually form a natural scenic area with the wasteland.
In this way, residents in the Xishi Development Zone will have a place to go for leisure and relaxation.
With this planning, a perfectly integrated internal circulation system for the Economic Development Zone was formed.
Even without the help of the city center, the Xikai District can complete its own economic cycle.
This is why Lei Tingjun was able to persuade the bank manager to negotiate the loan from the initial 300,000 to 800,000, thanks to his perfect plan.
Upon returning to the convoy, Lei Tingjun immediately wrote a letter, informing Ji Wanmei of every detail of his progress.
Ji Wanmei also called Lei Tingjun immediately, saying that she would come to Pingdong City this weekend to handle things with him.
Ji Wanmei called Grandma Song in advance to tell her that she had some personal matters to attend to next week and would not be going to Shuxiutang next weekend.
The Four Gentlemen screen that she hasn't finished yet may take a little longer to complete.
Grandma Song replied that it was no problem and that she could tell her if she needed any help.
Ji Wanmei only said that she had some personal matters to attend to, without specifying what they were, but Grandma Song's kindness still touched Ji Wanmei deeply.
The situation with Lei Tingjun is more important now, and Ji Wanmei knows that he needs her by his side to help and support him.
If this major development project in the western district is successful, then Lei Tingjun's career will enter a completely new phase.
In this world, no one would want Lei Tingjun to achieve great things more than Ji Wanmei!
When the weekend arrived, Ji Wanmei packed her things and took a bus to Pingdong.
Lei Tingjun couldn't find the time to go back to East China to pick up Ji Wanmei, so he could only have her come by bus, and Lei Tingjun would pick her up at the station.
I came to the station to pick someone up today, and Zhou Peng came along too.
Zhou Peng had no idea who Lei Tingjun was going to meet. He just assumed it was another manufacturer or boss who wanted to discuss cooperation with them, so he followed along.
Lei Tingjun didn't intend to hide it from Zhou Peng; he was no longer working at the Oriental Factory.
The whole motorcade and the brick factory knew about his relationship with Ji Wanmei; it couldn't be kept secret any longer.
All we can do is remind Zhou Peng that once he knows about this, he should keep his mouth shut when he returns to Pingquan County and not spread it around.
The two of them waited at the station entrance, each lighting a cigarette and smoking in silence.
Upon seeing Ji Wanmei's slender figure emerge from the station, Lei Tingjun threw away his cigarette, strode towards Ji Wanmei, and reached out to take her luggage.
Lei Tingjun: "You must be tired from the journey here?"
Ji Wanmei smiled and shook her head: "It's not tiring, it's only a two or three-hour drive."
When Zhou Peng saw that the person Lei Tingjun was supposed to pick up was Ji Wanmei, his eyes widened in surprise.
Good heavens! Boss Lei actually managed to win over Director Ji's darling daughter!
Ji Wanmei walked over with Lei Tingjun. When she saw Zhou Peng, she paused and said, "Hey, didn't you... work at the Oriental Factory before? I remember seeing you before."
“Ah, yes, Miss Ji.” Zhou Peng turned his questioning gaze to Lei Tingjun.
Lei Tingjun touched his high nose bridge, coughed awkwardly, and said, "Wanmei is my girlfriend now."
Zhou Peng's eyes were quite interesting. He secretly gave Lei Tingjun a thumbs up behind his back and whispered, "Wow, you're awesome, boss! You took over Oriental Pearl without me even noticing! When did this happen?"
Ji Wanmei actually heard Zhou Peng's words. No matter how low he lowered his voice, the two were still only a short distance apart.
"Don't ask questions you shouldn't ask," Lei Tingjun said in a deep voice. "When you go to Pingquan County in the future, keep your mouth shut. Don't go around talking about it."
Zhou Peng quickly replied, "Don't worry, if you ask me to keep it a secret, then I definitely will!"
“However…” His ambiguous gaze swept over Ji Wanmei and Lei Tingjun, “Should I now change my address and call Miss Ji ‘sister-in-law’?”
Ji Wanmei smiled and said, "What we call you isn't important. Let's go back first and talk about something important."
Lei Tingjun then took Ji Wanmei into the car, and the group headed back to the convoy.
Upon arrival, Lei Tingjun immediately showed Ji Wanmei the engineering sketches he had drawn.
"Take a look at this first. This is a rough sketch I drew. Let's set the tone and direction first. After that, we can plan and lay out the details based on this."
Ji Wanmei took the blueprints and began to study them carefully.
Although the sketch was rather rudimentary, Ji Wanmei could still see from it that Lei Tingjun's vision for the entire West City Development Zone was very advanced.
"It's really great, especially this idea of transforming a large shopping mall into a large wholesale market. It's a stroke of genius," Ji Wanmei praised.
Pingdong City has few large heavy industrial plants, but it has many small light industrial plants, especially concentrated in the western part of the city.
If the Thunder Army really builds a wholesale city here, it will bring a great boost to the local economy.
Moreover, his concept of a "commoner's neighborhood" is also excellent. It involves supporting a catering and accommodation industry around the wholesale market, connecting it to a concentrated residential area, and finally ending with a natural ecological park.
Basically, the Thunder team has considered all the issues that could be taken into account.
Ji Wanmei said, "Hmm, I also think your construction plan is quite good. Have you conducted an on-site survey? Are the specific locations and areas the same as on this drawing?"
"I haven't had a chance yet," Lei Tingjun said. "This is just an idea of mine right now, so I want to wait for you to come and discuss it with you."
Ji Wanmei can also draw blueprints, and she has some insights into this area.
Although she had never drawn architectural plans, she understood design.
Ji Wanmei: "How about this, let's go together this afternoon to the Xikai District project site and take a look in person?"
Lei Tingjun nodded: "Okay. Let's go eat first, and then we'll set off."
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