Returning to hometown to farm: The apocalypse system arrived ten years earlier?

Chapter 146: The Sky-high Price of Spiritual Medicine (Please subscribe and vote)

The young and beautiful female reporter finally got the chance to interview Li Xiang. Li Xiang talked leisurely and briefly introduced his experiences over the years.

"Commissioner Li, what made you quit your glamorous job in the big city and return to our hometown?" The reporter was very curious and asked the question, with a photographer taking pictures nearby.

Li Xiang shook his head and sighed, "Life outside may seem glamorous, but in fact, the pace is fast, the competition is fierce, and the interpersonal relationships are relatively complicated. The most important thing is that the rent is too expensive. Anyone who has wandered outside knows that without a house and a foundation, the cost of living is very high."

Landlords often raise rents, and most wages are contributed to local unproductive people. If young people do not have family support, it is basically hopeless to buy a house with ordinary wages.

Not only is frequent moving troublesome, but if you encounter a landlord with poor quality, you will also have to deal with all kinds of nitpicking, withholding of deposits, contemptuous looks, and overt and covert sarcastic words, which is really tiring.

Not to mention ordinary people, he is a world champion who has won 15 gold medals, 16 silver medals and many other honors. It can be said that he has achieved achievements that ordinary people can hardly achieve, right?

However, after retiring and entering society, he was also beaten and received a meager salary of more than 3,000 yuan a month, and his salary was also delayed. Later, he worked as a coach in a sports school, also with a salary of more than 3,000 yuan. He was promised that he would be able to become a regular employee after two years, but two years later, his position was replaced by someone with connections.

A world champion, at an award ceremony in a small city, was not the guest of honor, nor was he on the stage, but was serving dishes. This shows how difficult it is for people with poor family backgrounds to survive outside.

Of course, Li Xiang was not just "complaining". He also said that the main reason he returned to his hometown to farm was that his parents died early and his elderly grandmother had no one to take care of her. He wanted to come back to take care of her. Even though life would be a little hard, with the company of his relatives, his grandmother's later years would definitely be happier.

The reporter was very moved and immediately asked again: "Why did you think of starting your own media and doing rural live broadcasts?"

Li Xiang: "That's because you can hardly make any money just by farming, and you will probably even lose money. All the young people in the village work outside. Before I came back, I thought about many industries to make a living, and finally I chose to give self-media a try. Although this industry has entered the red ocean, the threshold is low after all. At first, I just wanted to give it a try, but I didn't expect that I would have more and more fans, and then I could achieve the little success I have now."

"You are too modest. This is just a modest achievement. I heard that your last charity event to help farmers livestreamed sales of over 36 million in five days!"

"It's just so-so. Some big Vs can earn more than 100 million in a day. There is still a long way to go in the future. I will not be discouraged, nor will I be proud. The road ahead is long and hard, but I will start from the beginning. I will try my best to do better and contribute more to my hometown. In addition, I am also very honored and very grateful for the opportunity given by the county government. As a new member of the CPPCC, I will make more suggestions and speak more for the industry and farmers in the future."

Afterwards, the young and beautiful female reporter asked many more questions. In the end, she was almost making small talk and just kept pestering Li Xiang and didn't want to leave.

Fortunately, this was a group activity and a leader called Li Xiang over to take a photo, and this is how Li Xiang was "rescued".

After the tree planting was completed, a sign that had been prepared long ago was erected in a conspicuous place near the roadside, with the words "County CPPCC Members' Public Welfare Forest" inscribed on it, and some small words below, including the signing unit, and the date of the year and month when the forest was jointly built.

In the past, after finishing the work, everyone would eat and drink together and exchange feelings, but now the management is strict, and excessive eating and drinking is definitely not in compliance with regulations, so the group went to a quiet teahouse nearby, hosted by several leaders, held a symposium, and simply enjoyed some refreshments. Finally, each person was given a souvenir printed with the theme of the event and the name of the organizing unit, which was a thermos cup with a stainless steel liner.

Li Xiang searched online and found a similar cup that was quite expensive. But the design was a bit old-fashioned and not suitable for the elderly, so he decided to take it back for his grandmother.

Of course, not drinking has its advantages. He came by car, and if there was wine at the dinner, he would inevitably go out for a few rounds. Even if his old comrades were no match for him, he would have to find a designated driver to go home.

Grandma liked the cup so much that she washed it, made tea with it that day, and took it out to chat with someone.

The next day, Li Xiang went to the town to attend a meeting again. After all, he was the village party secretary and village chief, and other village cadres from all over the town also attended the meeting.

"Oh, Commissioner Li, I saw you on TV yesterday. A reporter interviewed you. You spoke really well!"

"Haha, really? It's just so-so." Li Xiang said modestly. He had lost the habit of watching TV a long time ago, so he didn't watch the news yesterday. It seemed that grandma watched TV at night.

"You've joined the CPPCC at such a young age. Maybe you'll be elected as a representative to the National People's Congress in the future. You have a bright future." Colleagues are all very envious.

The leaders of the town also looked at him differently and enthusiastically talked to him for a long time. During the meeting, the leaders asked him to speak and let him talk about his feelings about being elected as a member of the County CPPCC and his future work plans.

Li Xiang was well prepared and spoke immediately. In addition to his normal work, Li Xiang also focused on introducing the tourism attraction development project in Lijia Village, which stunned the village cadres and town leaders.

The town leaders had known about this project for a long time, but the information submitted by Li Xiang was not as detailed and vivid as the on-site explanation.

Li Xiang was indeed making empty promises. He brought out the strength of big cities in the past in making PPTs and boasted a little bit. He boasted just right, which was refreshing and made people feel that he was very impressive, but they did not think that you were bragging.

This is also as it should be. Be humble when you should be humble, and brag when you should brag. Before Li Xiang was 25 years old, he was too honest, so people thought he was weak and easy to bully. After his rebirth, he lived two lives, and naturally there was a qualitative leap in many aspects, whether it was thinking logic, cognition, or interpersonal relationship. After all, he lived to 39 years old in his previous life and suffered a lot, and his experience is here.

Even if he stayed in the big city now, he could still thrive, easily turn around difficulties, and control his former colleagues. It's just that he was tired of the bright lights and intrigues of the big city.

The good news is that Li Xiang’s “Holy Land Garden” project has been approved, and the construction company’s final plan has also been finalized, so construction can begin.

The final price agreed upon was 860 million, which basically met Li Xiang's psychological price range.

The payment model is slightly different from the previous owner-occupied house. Previously, it was divided into three payments, 30%, 30%, and 40%. This time, it is divided into four payments. After paying 30%, the construction party will start construction. 30% will be paid after the rough work is completed. Finally, after the decoration is completed and passed the acceptance, 35% will be paid. The remaining 5% will be paid half a year later.

The reason for the 5% reduction for half a year is mainly to ensure after-sales service. Because such a large project is bound to have problems later, and after they are discovered, the other party needs to come over to repair them.

Otherwise, if the money is settled and the other party ignores you or makes various excuses to shirk responsibility, you will be in a passive position.

The payment was made directly when the self-occupied house was built, because there were other projects to be done later. The construction site was just a few hundred meters away, so it was very convenient to find people.

It's not like he was deliberately making things difficult for them. After all, everyone does it this way. It's a common process and the construction company understands it. Some people delay paying for several years. Li Xiang paid the money promptly according to the contract, which is already very good. Delaying payment for construction projects can be said to be the norm in the industry. Some people naively think that there is a contract and liquidated damages, so why would this happen?
In fact, people have a thousand reasons to postpone acceptance and refuse payment.

If the project payment is delayed, it is like an interest-free loan for Party A, which can be used at will. Even if there is a penalty, it is still very low compared to Party A's financing costs. Moreover, litigation requires time, resources, expenses and many other costs, so Party A will not go to that step unless it is absolutely necessary.

……

Xu Xuan called and first congratulated Li Xiang on his election as a member of the CPPCC, and then told him the good news, that is, the things were sold, and they were sold in large quantities at a sky-high price!
It was auctioned several times before, but all ended in failure as no one dared to buy it. Later, a grandmaster of traditional Chinese martial arts saw this thing and just sniffed it for a while, but did not show any obvious interest on the spot. However, a few days later, the other party came with 20 million and requested a private transaction.

Then Xu Xuan would definitely ask, why do you want to buy it suddenly?
The other party didn't say anything until after the deal was completed, when he got the product and couldn't wait to swallow it, and then he explained the whole story.

It turned out that when the other party smelled it, he felt relaxed all over, as if he was about to break through. Unfortunately, he didn't have enough money at that time, so he went back and borrowed money from friends everywhere, and finally raised 20 million.

It must be said that this martial arts master is quite capable. Xu Xuan has also smelled it several times. Apart from feeling the refreshing fragrance, he did not feel that it had much effect. Breakthrough? Well, he is a young man. Although he is proficient in archery, it is fed with bullets. He has only tried martial arts. If he does not use bows and arrows and simply competes in kung fu, not to mention Lei Jiaming, even Lei Xiaohui would be able to easily defeat him.

Not long after the martial arts master swallowed the "Golden Fat Spirit", his white hair turned black, and he looked at least ten years younger. The old man who was originally in his seventies now looked like he was in his fifties or sixties. It is said that his kung fu has improved greatly and reached a very high level.

The news spread quickly, and at a subsequent auction, the "Golden Fat Spirit" was sold at a sky-high price of 66 million, but only one was sold.

Because Xu Xuan only released one.

Scarcity makes things valuable, so of course it is impossible to release two at once.

He will sell the last one based on the auction price.

This last one was even more extraordinary. It was bought privately by a wealthy man in Hong Kong for two small goals.

The other party's father was dying. Even in the best hospital, he was still helpless and his organs began to fail. When the other party heard about this miraculous medicine, he immediately contacted Xu Xuan, flew over in a private plane, and finally successfully saved the old man, which shocked the experts in the big hospital!
There is such a magical medicine in the world. Many people asked Xu Xuan where these medicines came from, but Xu Xuan kept it a secret. His identity is unique, and if he doesn't tell others, they can't force him to tell.

In the end, even Xu Xuan's grandfather knew about it. Xu Xuan naturally would not hide it from his own grandfather. The old man was very interested in Li Xiang and wanted to make an appointment to meet him.

In fact, Xu Xuan had originally planned to keep the last one and give it to his grandfather as a birthday present, but the price offered by the other party was too high, so Xu Xuan sold it. After all, it was not his thing, and he did not have that much cash.

After listening to this, Li Xiang felt quite emotional. He thought this person was very kind and worth making friends with.

"If, I mean if, there is still such an elixir, can you sell it to me, but I only have 50 million." Xu Xuan said.

"No problem. Actually, I got other good things in the mountains last time. They are not inferior to the golden fat spirit. It was also a coincidence. My family ate a few of them and there is only one left." Li Xiang said with a smile.

"Really? That's great!" Xu Xuan was quite surprised. Originally, he just asked casually with the mentality of giving it a try, but he didn't expect Li Xiang really had it.

As for whether Li Xiang really only had the last one, he didn't ask. If he said yes, then it was. If he didn't believe it and kept asking, it would be meaningless. He would lose friends.

"Then I'll take it over as a gift when your grandfather is free."

"No, no, I still have to pay." Although Xu Xuan didn't have much cash flow now, he felt that he couldn't take Li Xiang's expensive things for nothing. It was already very good that Li Xiang could sell it to him for 50 million.

"Also, don't worry, I will keep this kind of thing confidential." Except for his grandfather, Xu Xuan had never told anyone the source of the elixir, but he probably couldn't hide it from some people with ulterior motives. After all, the whereabouts of the funds were known to Lei Jiaming when he came to deliver the medicine last time. As long as someone wanted to check, they would definitely be able to find out.

Not long after, Li Xiang's tourism development company received four large transfers, including 2000 million from the sale to the martial arts master, 6600 million from the auction, 2 million from a Hong Kong tycoon, and 5000 million from Xu Xuan himself, totaling 3 million yuan.

It was a business-to-business transfer from an auction house owned by Xu Xuan. All the money was before tax, so Li Xiang needed to file the tax himself.

Zhao Xueqing's cousin-in-law works part-time as the financial officer of Li Xiang's two companies. When she saw such large incomes, she was stunned. She thought, what kind of strength is this? This account has to be done, because Li Xiang instructed her to avoid taxes as reasonably and legally as possible.

In addition, Li Xiang informed the people in the company, mainly the finance department and Zhao Xueqing, to keep it confidential.

As for Yao Yao and Lei Xiaohui, Li Xiang never let them know.

Since Zhao Xueqing is a relative of the finance officer, it is inevitable that she would know about it.

Zhao Xueqing was also very surprised. Her cousin's wife encouraged her: "While your boss is still single and has no partner, take action quickly. If you miss this opportunity, you will miss it forever."

Who could have imagined that there was an invisible billionaire in a remote mountain village?
If the auction house where the money was transferred was not very famous in the provincial capital and was said to have an official background, the cousin's wife would have suspected that Li Xiang was involved in some money laundering activities.

"Oh, I thought so too." Zhao Xueqing naturally had that thought in mind, but it was useless to be willing on one side. Besides her, Yao Yao and Lei Xiaohui were also watching, and it seemed that Jiang Caier was also there. The pressure was really great.

However, she felt that she knew more than Yao Yao and the others, and suddenly had an inexplicable sense of superiority. You see, I know the true strength of Xiang Ge'er, and you are all kept in the dark.

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