Chapter 54 The Fragrance of the Begging
Looking at the current landscape of Beijing's districts, the economy of District X, aside from traditional specialty agriculture like watermelon, is largely unremarkable. Farming alone can't sustain the demands of faster growth, and the district is eager to identify new engines to drive the economy. Once these engines are found, supporting measures must be developed to retain talent. The district can't afford to cultivate talent only to have them leave and become a tool for others.
After these days of interactions, Ms. Xiang has confirmed that Fang Yue is a serious real estate developer, but her focus is on real estate, and she cannot see what the leaders really care about.
This isn't the fault of private entrepreneurs; in China, state-owned enterprises undoubtedly bear a heavier social responsibility. Fang Yue, as a private entrepreneur, had come to the Greater X District with funds to buy land and invest in real estate. The district certainly wouldn't refuse and would find suitable opportunities to introduce projects. But for the rest of the world, you can't count on them.
As for Lin Ruoyan, the more Ms. Xiang looked at her, the more she felt she wasn't as clueless as the rumors said. If she really was a clueless idiot, a young and promising entrepreneur like Lin Ruxu wouldn't let his sister just start a real estate company.
Judging from the two major areas of Lin Ruoyan's current investment, real estate and film and television industries, these are both leading industries that are vigorously supported by the country and are about to take off. In any case, Ms. Xiang does not think this is a mere coincidence.
However, neither Ms. Xiang nor Fang Yue knew that Lin Ruoyan had truly stumbled upon a blind cat with its eyes closed. She had chosen to open a real estate company because, in reality, she only understood the operating model of that type of company, and she knew where to invest her money. As for investing in film and television, it was just a coincidence, using Wei Xu as a tool.
Even Fang Yue, who secretly disparaged Lin Ruoyan, did not dare to think of such a mistake, so naturally she did not ask.
At this time, Fang Yue was feeling good, thinking that Lin Ruoyan didn't understand the tricks of making money between film and television bases and real estate, so she couldn't explain it too thoroughly. After talking about it in general terms, she wanted to take Ms. Xiang to another store to look at furniture and get rid of Lin Ruoyan at the same time.
Lin Ruoyan also had her own "important things to do", so she took the opportunity to leave.
Only Ms. Xiang wandered around absentmindedly, not engaging in a deeper conversation with Fang Yue. Fang Yue, who was always talkative, had already given Ms. Xiang a certain fixed impression of her. Instead, it was Lin Ruoyan, who spoke very little and seemed to have different perspectives from Fang Yue, who piqued her interest.
With Fang Yue readily available, Ms. Xiang felt she could ask whenever she wanted. Lin Ruoyan, however, remained evasive, forcing her to investigate within her own circle of friends, ultimately leading to Zhou Wei.
Zhou Wei's husband, Yu Youyu, is a very prestigious senior in the Beijing political arena. Once he got in touch with this connection, Ms. Xiang asked Zhou Wei about Lin Ruoyan. Only then did she know that she actually had a genius son. Although Lin Ruoyan herself did not have a high level of education, she was smart, sensible and passionate about work.
Zhou Wei describes Lin Ruoyan as different from the typical single parent seeking stability. She is highly ambitious, a female counterpart to the workaholic Lin Ruoyan. The siblings share a competitive and hardworking nature, and their business acumen seems to be a shared heritage.
This was a high evaluation, which made Ms. Xiang pay more attention to Lin Ruoyan. She wondered if she should find an opportunity to talk to her alone. It must be because Fang Yue was there that Lin Ruoyan didn't speak freely before.
So on the weekend, Lin Ruoyan was forced by Zhou Wei to go to a dinner party.
If she didn't go, she would have to accompany her son to study the chess game set by Yu Youyu. What else could she choose? Of course, she would go to dinner. Zhou Wei also made a point of reassuring her that it wasn't a blind date, but just a gathering of a few elderly women at a farmhouse. They were all very curious about Lin Ruoyan's purchase of land.
Lin Ruoyan thought that the old aunt who could interact with Zhou Wei must be from a wealthy family. She could understand the thoughts of the rich wives in disguise, expand her circle of friends and develop potential customers. This would definitely make sense.
In fact, this dinner was organized by Ms. Xiang behind the scenes. The venue was a farm in District X. Although it looked simple from the outside, it actually hired a first-class chef and the house was elegantly decorated.
Vegetables, chickens, ducks, fish and other ingredients are all pollution-free agricultural products raised on the farm. This is the kind of down-to-earth "farmhouse fun" we want.
Lin Ruoyan saw that the people who came were indeed old ladies, and she was the only young girl. She couldn't help but put herself in the mindset of the younger generation, and acted politely and respectfully. After all, she couldn't embarrass her brother and hold him back in such a social situation.
She brought out the working people's way of catering to others in real life, smiling at everyone. In addition, having observed Feng Qiang's methods of entertaining people, she followed suit, being lively yet polite, and livening up the atmosphere appropriately, and immediately became the darling of the whole audience.
Seeing that the atmosphere was similar, Ms. Xiang tried to ask some questions related to the development of the Greater X District.
This question set off a flurry of activity from the others. Everyone had to answer one or two questions, but Lin Ruoyan didn't think of jumping in first, so she just listened to what others had to say. By the time it was her turn, all the normal topics had already been discussed, so she had no choice but to find another way.
Lin Ruoyan did some research before coming to the banquet this time. After all, there was a smart person like Zhou Wei. If it wasn't for a blind date, could it be that these old ladies really came here to enjoy the farm life?
Judging from the identities of these wives, they were mainly the families of important people in District X. Lin Ruoyan thought about the topic she had asked Ms. Xiang when they first met. If she repeated what Fang Yue had said about how film and television bases could boost the real estate market, she would be just repeating what she had said.
"Although I opened a real estate company, I really don't understand the big facts about economic development. Everyone must speak today. I can only make up the numbers, so I may not speak well. I hope you seniors will be more tolerant." Lin Ruoyan lowered her posture first.
Many people now know about the Lin family's daughter's early life in a small southern county, where she worked in a factory and part-time in a bar. She returned to Beijing to start a company, a venture not previously associated with the Lin Group. This inevitably leads people to suspect she was educated. If she were to boast, claiming these were her own ideas, others wouldn't believe her. At most, they'd think she was vain and self-righteous, and wouldn't continue to be close friends.
Her humility immediately won the favor of the elderly ladies present.
Some of these women don't even work, and are they just enjoying a leisurely life at home without a job? With elderly parents and young children at home, they're constantly faced with a myriad of chores, and their time away from sleep is essentially spent at work. Even with a driver and a maid, they still have to worry about managing everything, no less stressful than a small company boss. Of course, those who work in prominent positions themselves can even more deeply understand the hardships of leadership and responsibility.
Therefore, everyone is curious as to why Lin Ruoyan, who clearly has an 800 million yuan dowry and can enjoy a leisurely life without having to work, and it is not difficult for her to fall in love and marry someone, chooses to start her own company with a different business direction from her brother.
Looking at everyone's gossipy expressions, Lin Ruoyan calmed herself down and started to speak.
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