I'm in the county town, and you say I'm a big shot?

Chapter 231 Country Garden Wants to Do This Project

Fang Qingye wanted to refuse.

Drinking is enough, why do we need a princess?
But Song Dahai pointed to one of the "princesses" with short hair and a red miniskirt: "You, go and accompany Young Master Fang."

"Okay, Young Master Song." The girl happily walked over and sat down next to Fang Qingye, greeting him sweetly.
"Young Master Fang, I wish you a Happy New Year and all the best."

Fang Qingye immediately understood Song Dahai's intention; this kid was trying to drag her into this mess!
What a terrible friend.

But there wasn't much to say in this situation, so I just replied, "Thank you, what's your name?"

"My name is Xiaohong."

Since they were all pseudonyms, Fang Qingye didn't pay much attention and replied with a smile, "Xiao Hong, I wish you a Happy New Year too."

"Thank you." Xiao Hong said, then moved closer to Fang Qingye and asked affectionately, "Young Master Fang, what kind of drink should we have? Baijiu? Beer? Or red wine?"

One of the most basic jobs of the hostesses in the cafe is to promote drinks to the guests, and don't be fooled by their delicate appearance, these girls have an amazing capacity for alcohol.

Hmm. This girl seems to have a lot of professional qualities.

Unfortunately, I can't hold my liquor, so I can't persuade anyone to drink more than a few glasses.

Just as Fang Qingye was about to speak, she heard Li Le say, "Xiao Hong, Young Master Fang's alcohol tolerance is so-so, just let him be."

“Yes, Young Master Li,” the girl quickly replied.

shit
It seems that my poor alcohol tolerance has become known in certain circles in the county.

That's good, though, at least you'll drink less so people won't accuse you of faking it.

Fang Qingye ordered some beer and chatted with Xiao Hong while drinking. Fang Qingye noticed that everyone else was doing the same thing, just looking for fun and having nothing better to do.

Here, Shi Yong had his arm around a girl's waist, and the two were singing a duet of "Hiroshima Mon Amour." The girl sang alright, but Shi Yong's voice was comparable to Song Dahai's—terrible.

However, Shi Yong still sang very attentively, and finally, he proudly put his arm around the girl's waist and returned to his seat. The two then started playing drinking games again.

Perhaps because Xiao Hong saw that the boss had specifically instructed her, she didn't dare to urge Fang Qingye to drink more, but she still had to serve him well, so she said, "Young Master Fang, shall we go sing karaoke?"

“Singing? I don’t know many new songs, I only know old ones,” Fang Qingye said.

It's not that he's being modest; as someone born in the 80s, the songs he remembers most after his rebirth are from the 90s.

Xiao Hong was very enthusiastic: "Young Master Fang, old songs are great! I can sing a lot of old songs too. Shall I sing with you?"

Although Fang Qingye wasn't a fan of singing, it was better than drinking, so the two of them stood up and walked over to the karaoke machine.

"Young Master Fang, which song do you want to sing?" Xiao Hong asked.

Since it's a duet, Fang Qingye scrolled through the song list: "How about we sing this one?"

Xiao Hong looked and saw it was "Heart Rain," a duet by Yang Yuying and Mao Ning.

"Okay, this one."

After the intro, the girl's voice soon rang out.

My longing is an intangible net.

My longing is no longer a dam breaking through the sea.

Fang Qingye quickly joined in singing: "Why is it always on those rainy days?"

I think of you so deeply.

"Bravo!" Applause erupted from the private room.

Although it wasn't professional, it sounded better than the duet by Shi Yong earlier.

Fang Qingye also felt that the girl named Xiao Hong sang quite well and was able to keep up with her rhythm.

After the song ended, the two returned to their seats, and the girl quickly poured Fang Qingye a beer, which they then drank together.

"Xiao Hong, where are you from?"

“My home is in Sichuan Province, in Aba Prefecture, have you heard of it?” Xiao Hong said. Aba Prefecture? Isn’t that where Li Ye went to teach?
Where am I still all alone?

However, Fang Qingye did not ask any further questions. Aba Prefecture is very large, and it is impossible that it is the place where Li Ye teaches.

Just then, a man who looked to be in his early thirties pushed the door open and came in.

"Mr. Hu, come, have a seat," Li Le said, standing up to greet him.

The man called Mr. Hu sat down next to Li Le, and then a princess came in and pressed Mr. Hu to sit down.

Then Li Le said:
"Qingye, let me introduce you. This is a friend I've only known for a short time. His name is Hu Hao, and he is the deputy general manager of the Central Jiangsu Branch of Country Garden's Jiangsu Provincial Regional Company."

"This is Fang Qingye, the general manager of our county's Four Seasons Flower and Seedling Company. Of course, this is just the surface. His real identity is the general manager of Tuofang Commerce and Technology Investment Company. Our county's gas company is a joint investment by him and two other bosses."

A flower and seedling company was nothing to Hu Hao, but when he heard that the company was investing in a gas company, he immediately took the young man seriously.

He knew that industries like water, electricity, and gas in county towns were monopolistic and highly profitable. To get a share of the pie, one needed considerable strength and connections, not just money.

"Hello, Mr. Fang." Hu Hao's attitude immediately became warm, and he stood up and extended his right hand: "Mr. Fang, in the future, when our Country Garden develops real estate projects in the county, we will need your support for natural gas facilities."

"No problem." Fang Qingye answered readily. After shaking hands, the two sat down and clinked their glasses together.

"Mr. Hu, which piece of land did you buy?" Fang Qingye asked casually.

"It's not confirmed yet. I brought people over to conduct an on-site inspection," Hu Hao said.

"Oh"

"Mr. Hu, we're all friends, what's there to keep secret?" Li Le said, then looked at Fang Qingye: "It's that large area in the northwest corner of Nanxin Lake, east of Wanshou Road."

They've actually set their sights on Nanxin Lake!

Fang Qingye suddenly remembered that Country Garden did indeed build a residential complex there in history, and it later sold for more than 10,000 yuan per square meter, making it the most expensive place in Nanxin County.

Thinking of this, he deliberately asked, "Mr. Hu, I don't know much about real estate development. Although Nanxin Lake is called a lake, it's basically just a huge, stinking reservoir. There aren't any public facilities around it. Do you think anyone would want to build houses there?"

Hu Hao chuckled and said, "Hehe, but the land is cheap, it's a value depression."

Undervalued area?
How come local real estate tycoons like Ye Qingdong and Qian Weimin didn't know that this place was an undervalued area?
There must be another reason!
Could it be?

At this moment, Li Le interjected: "Qingye, you don't know, Country Garden is planning to build the lake for free, build the lake first and then build the houses!"

What the hell!

That's exactly what I was thinking.

At this moment, Hu Hao glanced at Li Le, who immediately understood what he meant and said, "I won't go into the details; that's their trade secret."

"What I just want to say is, why don't these developers in our county have this kind of courage? Shengtai Industry doesn't do real estate, we don't have the qualifications, otherwise I would have done this project!"

“Hehe, Young Master Li, your Shengtai Industrial is in the entertainment industry, which is very profitable. You wouldn’t look down on us real estate developers,” Hu Hao said.

"Come on, Mr. Fang, Young Master Li, let's have a drink!" Hu Hao raised his glass, clearly not wanting to discuss the topic any further.

After drinking and singing for a while, everyone dispersed. Hu Hao and Shi Yong put their arms around the girls' waists and left the house, seemingly with other activities planned. Fang Qingye and Song Dahai declined and left the Grand World.

"Ye Zi, we're here to have some fun today. Don't tell Mei Mei, and I won't tell Bai Ou either," Song Dahai instructed as the two parted ways at the door.

Fang Qingye gave a disdainful look: "You're deliberately trying to drag me into this, aren't you? Besides, you've only had a little to drink, why are you so scared?"

"Hehe, I promised Meimei that I would never come to these places again."

Holy crap, so spineless?
Now Fang Qingye understood that this guy had dragged her here today to prove his innocence and, incidentally, to implicate her as well.

"Okay, okay, I agree." Fang Qingye didn't want to argue with him.

The two went home separately. This time, Fang Qingye didn't take a taxi; he wanted to walk a few steps because his stomach was bloated from drinking.

On the way, Fang Qingye recalled what Li Le had just said.

Country Garden wants to seize this project.

Why not intercept it yourself?
(End of this chapter)