Chapter 476 A Plan Comes to Mind
On the morning of February 8th, the fifth year of Shangzhou, six months after leaving Asahi, I returned to the company for the first time. This time, I took the initiative to visit Mr. Chen.
Years ago, we spoke on the phone and agreed to meet on this day. There was no parking space for me in the front yard, so I drove directly to the underground garage.
I got into the elevator and it stopped on the first floor. Some people knew me and called me "Mr. Wan" or "Teacher Wan". No one called me Mr. Wan.
I got to the 17th floor, got out of the elevator, and didn't see anyone I knew in the hallway. I went straight to Mr. Chen's office.
Secretary Ma, who was sitting outside, saw me, stood up and said with a smile, "Hello, Teacher Wan, Mr. Chen and Mr. Xiao are waiting inside."
After that, he opened the door for me.
When Mr. Chen saw me, he quickly came over to shake my hand. After looking me up and down, he smiled and said, "You've lost a bit of weight."
I said, "You have a very good eye. I weighed myself yesterday and I've lost five pounds since I started working."
Lao Xiao said: "You still need to exercise. It's easy to gain weight by sitting in the office."
The three of them sat down, Secretary Ma made tea, closed the door and left.
Mr. Chen said, "Even though you've left, you're still the cultural consultant for Rising Sun. I need to take care of you."
I smiled.
Mr. Chen said, "Shanhong, since there's no one else here today, I want to talk to you two alone. I hope you can go back to work."
I nodded and said, "Then let me say a few words first."
Mr. Chen nodded.
I said, "Mr. Chen was very kind to me back then, and Shanhong will always remember that. Leaving Xuri isn't because I have any grievances against Mr. Chen. I've said before that my lifelong pursuit is the Tao. It's impossible for me to stay in one place for very long."
The agreement I had with Mr. Chen was also a consulting arrangement. But if there's something wrong with Xuri, I'll still do my best to help.
Mr. Chen understood what I meant and said, "Of course, some of my actions were not right, such as investing in Nanli without asking for your opinion.
Objectively speaking, there were two reasons. First, my knowledge level wasn't up to par with the times; I only knew how to deal with real estate. Second, the city leaders asked me to go there to develop my career. I didn't expect them to just dismiss me and leave.
The new leadership has changed the plan, and the high-speed rail station and airport are being moved south, making the piece of land we bought useless. Now, we are in a difficult situation, and I asked you to come here to offer some advice."
I said, "I've heard something about this. It turns out you were planning to build a large shopping mall and develop real estate around it. If you had asked for my opinion, I would have definitely opposed it."
Times are changing, and large shopping malls are declining. Even today, it cannot be said that there is no future for that piece of land."
Mr. Chen leaned forward and asked hurriedly, "Where is the way out?"
I said, "How about we go check it out now?"
Mr. Chen clapped his hands and said, "Great." Then he said to Lao Xiao, "Just drive one car and you be the driver."
The three of them went downstairs and drove to Nanli Town. After leaving the city and taking the ring road, the road was straight and wide, and they arrived in Nanli Town in about an hour.
This was the first time I saw the area photographed by Xuri. Since the high-speed rail station and the airport moved south, no construction work had started here. When spring came, weeds grew wildly.
After looking at the land, I said again, "Let's go from east to west and cross the road to the town."
Lao Xiao drove across the east and west.
Mr. Chen asked, "Which location are you looking at for feng shui?"
"It's somewhat related, but not too much. Let's find a secluded place to eat first, and I'll get to know the situation."
Lao Xiao suddenly remembered and said, "There is a farm house four or five miles away from the town. Let's go there to eat." After that, he drove out of the town.
We arrived in a few minutes. We asked for a private room, and I said to Mr. Chen, "I'm going to make a phone call outside."
After going downstairs, I wandered towards the restaurant's backyard, which was quite large, with a variety of vegetables planted there. The owner had even built a path for guests to explore the vegetable garden.
I walked to a small pavilion, sat down, and called Tian Dehan.
"Secretary, it's officially time to go to work. Are you busy?"
"Teacher Wan, I'm fine. You moved, and I haven't come to congratulate you yet."
"You're welcome to come anytime. Sigh, there's something I want to ask you. You used to be the deputy mayor of Nanli Town, right?"
"Yes, Deputy Mayor, in charge of culture, education, and health. What's the matter? The 'schoolbag' outside is not old enough and needs to go to kindergarten. I will definitely help with this."
I laughed heartily. "You're in charge of education, culture, and health. I found the right person. There's no 'schoolbag' out there right now, so I wanted to ask you about the school situation in Nanli."
Tian Dehan said: "You found the right person. I have visited all the schools."
"I only need the information from the town, not the countryside."
Tian Dehan started talking, explaining the situation of the schools in town. Finally, he asked, "Do you have relatives or friends who want to transfer to Nanli?"
I said, "The organization is planning to transfer me to Nanli to be in charge of education. I want to get to know the situation first."
Tian Dehan laughed heartily, then said, "You wouldn't even go to be the mayor. You'd just sit at home twiddling your thumbs and making a fortune. Being the mayor would tire you out like a dog."
I said, "However, I am still very happy to be in charge of culture, education and health, as there are many female comrades on this front line."
Tian Dehan laughed and said, "This front line is the most difficult to manage. First, they are all intellectuals, and second, there are three women in a drama. However, if you manage it, you can really manage it well."
"Why?"
"Because you are good at uniting female comrades to carry out work together."
The two of them laughed again.
I asked Tian Dehan a lot more questions before hanging up. I went back up to the second floor. Lao Xiao complained, "The dishes are all here, but I can't find you and my phone isn't working."
I said, "Eat."
Mr. Chen glanced at me and said to Lao Xiao, "Looking at his expression, he must have made up his mind."
Lao Xiao smiled and said, "The call must be about the company. I know Master Wan quite well. There really aren't many 'bookbags' out there."
I didn't fight back, just kept eating. After about four or five minutes, I was the first to put down my chopsticks. Mr. Chen said, "Looks like Shanhong has something on her mind."
I walked out the door and said to the waiter, "Please find me another cleaner room, bring me some paper, a pen, and a pot of good tea."
She nodded.
I called her and said, "You want the best green tea? I have money."
She grinned at me.
After a while, she came over with a pen and paper and said, "There's a small tea room at the far east end. I'll go make some tea right away."
When I walked into the box, they had already finished their meal and were smoking.
I said, "Mr. Chen, please go sit in the tea room outside."
I led them into the tea room at the eastern end, and the waiter brought the tea in. Lao Xiao asked, "Does the boss know you?"
"The boss knows money. Just give him fifty yuan."
The three of us sat down, and I said, "Mr. Chen, Mr. Xiao, I just learned about the situation. There is still a way out for this piece of land."
Mr. Chen gave me a cigarette and said quickly, "You tell me."
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