Seeing that Zhou Jian'an had taken the bait, Qin Weidong gave his subordinate a wink.
Qin Weidong's subordinate was named Wei Jianmin. He was from Beijing and had followed Qin Weidong all over the country for many years. After Qin Weidong partnered with Chu Yu to do business, Wei Jianmin came to Nanhai and worked there for many years.
If you do the math, Wei Jianmin worked here for almost five years, from 1988 to 1993.
Wei Jianmin had always known that President Zhou valued this man named Zhou Jian'an highly. Although he didn't know why, Wei Jianmin could guess the general reason. Qin Weidong followed Chu Yu's lead, and Wei Jianmin also relied on Chu Yu for his livelihood. Everyone knew that if it weren't for President Zhou, they would never have been able to make so much money.
Wei Jianmin went to the ventilation vent to breathe oxygen. Zhou Jianan came over, trying to get close to her and learn some information about Huachu Future from her. Huachu Future is a large enterprise in Nanhai and also a large enterprise in the country. It is not something Zhou Jianan can curry favor with.
Zhou Jian'an has no connection with President Qin of Huachu in the future, but he can be with President Wei, right?
If you give Zhou Jian'an some money, he'll be willing to share some information with the company's executives.
Zhou Jian'an held the best cigarettes, which many locals loved to smoke. He said they were transported from the port city. The South China Sea is not far from the port city, and there are many imported goods here. There are many local bosses, and many fishermen transport goods from the port city to sell in order to make money. Zhou Jian'an always kept the cigarettes and wines that the bosses liked to smoke and drink on hand to entertain his guests.
Just as Zhou Jian'an was about to push open the corridor door, he heard Wei Jianmin's voice on the phone, "Honey, I'm helping the company acquire land. Yes, our company plans to buy more land. The price is high, but there's nothing we can do. The market situation is what it is. You know our company's CEO, Mr. Qin. He has connections. Mr. Qin already received news that land prices in the South China Sea will continue to rise. Where did he get this news? I don't know the specifics. Why would he tell me something like this? I only know that after Mr. Qin received reliable information, he told us to acquire all the land on the market. He also said that after this wave of price increases, there will be more. I'm currently acquiring land with a company called Dongrun. Okay, I'm not talking to you anymore. If I delay Mr. Qin's business, he won't forgive me!"
Zhou Jian'an was stunned for a moment. Based on his own judgment, he felt that the market was already risky, but he didn't want to miss this wave of market opportunities. He thought that he could accept losing or making a profit by acquiring a few less plots of land first. However, he never expected that Huachu Future would acquire so much land next year.
After Wei Jianmin came out, he saw Zhou Jianan. Zhou Jianan did not move aside, but just smiled and offered him a cigarette.
"Mr. Wei, have a smoke!"
Wei Jianmin was stunned for a moment, then realized, "You're President Zhou?"
"Does Mr. Wei know me?"
“I met Mr. Zhou when we acquired land last time. He bought three plots of land at once, which left a deep impression on me. There are many wealthy and powerful bosses in Nanhai, but there are very few like Mr. Zhou.”
Zhou Jian'an smiled and said that he was too polite. Zhou Jian'an lit a cigarette for Wei Jianmin, and Wei Jianmin squinted at Zhou Jian'an.
"Mr. Zhou, what advice do you have?"
"I wouldn't dare to offer advice!" Zhou Jian'an said with a smile. "President Wei, I just want to ask you for a favor. I've heard that you are a key figure in Huachu Future. Who in the entire South China Sea doesn't know your name? You and President Qin have had a long-standing relationship. You can guess what President Qin will say and do. I, Zhou Jian'an, don't want you to do anything excessive. I just want to ask you, President Wei, is Huachu Future really going to continue acquiring land?"
Wei Jianmin fell silent at this point. "President Zhou, you're putting me in a really difficult position. To be honest, we're competitors. Huachu Future's acquisition of land has no conflict with your company. We should all make our own money and not interfere with each other!"
As Wei Jianmin was about to leave, Zhou Jian'an grabbed him. If Wei Jianmin had come up and started talking about policy matters, Zhou Jian'an certainly wouldn't have believed him. But Wei Jianmin avoided the topic, and Zhou Jian'an believed him instantly.
That's all there is to it. If I really had inside information, I'd be too busy making money to tell anyone else!
Zhou Jian'an didn't know if there would be policies to stimulate the market next year, but if Huachu acquired land in the future, they, as small fry, wouldn't need to hide anymore, fearing the wolves in front and the tigers behind.
Thinking it over, Zhou Jian'an took out a wad of cash and stuffed it into President Wei's suit.
Zhou Jian'an gave them all in US dollars!
This is a common practice among local real estate developers; sending Chinese currency is not enough to show sincerity, so they always send foreign currency.
Wei Jianmin looked around. "President Zhou, what do you mean by this? This won't do!"
Zhou Jian'an patted the inside pocket of his suit and said with a smile, "President Wei, I don't want to put you in a difficult position. This amount of money is nothing to me. I just want one word from you: Does Huachu Future really intend to continue acquiring land?"
Wei Jianmin coughed, but she was clearly bribed by the folded money. She looked around and, seeing no one nearby, whispered:
"President Zhou, to be honest, Huachu Future is going to acquire twenty plots of land. Next year, Huachu Future plans to build more houses in Nanhai, because they are optimistic about the Nanhai market. As for why, I don't know. I only heard that President Qin got the news that the higher-ups are going to issue a document to stimulate the Nanhai economy. The document will be issued in the second half of next year, and at that time, the housing prices in Nanhai will rise again. Today, the company held a meeting for us and told us that we must hold on to our positions no matter what, no matter what rumors circulate in Nanhai, we must not panic, and we must not think that housing prices will fall. In the end, speculating on real estate is a game of risk, and only those with big guts can make money."
Zhou Jian'an never expected that he would hear such explosive news when he came to Dongrun just to acquire land.
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