Returning wealthy individuals develop their hometowns and become rich in the 1980s

Huang Bingkun never imagined in his life that he would one day sit in an office with the director of the Urban Construction Bureau, chatting and laughing while drinking tea and smoking, and that the director of the Urban Construction Bureau, Dai Weiguo, would keep patting him on the shoulder and calling him "Brother Bingkun".

Two months ago, Huang Bingkun was just the production team leader of Lianzhai. During a cadre reform by the municipal party committee, he was to be dismissed. Fortunately, Huang Bingkun was clever enough to immediately latch onto Chen Zaixing's powerful connections.

Now, Huang Bingkun is the director of the demolition and resettlement department and the project manager of Huaxing Real Estate Company. He earns a monthly salary of two hundred yuan, and Chen Zaixing has also provided him with a "Zhaoyebai" car.

Although it's the lowest trim level manual transmission, look at how people in the whole county travel these days. They either take the bus, ride bicycles, or walk. This "Night-Shining White" car gets a 100% head-turning rate on the road.

Now, some staff members in the district committee and cadres in the town government all have to greet Huang Bingkun with smiles. Why? Because Huang Bingkun has a lot of power in his hands right now!

He said that whoever was assigned to work on the construction site would be paid a certain amount per day, and with the receipt he gave them, they could collect their money from the site's finance department. He also said that he could directly decide on the amount of demolition compensation, as long as it didn't exceed the red line set by the company's boss, Chen Zaixing.

Without Huang Bingkun's signature, those drivers who hauled cement for the state-owned cement plant couldn't even find anyone to unload it for them.

"Brother Bingkun, we need to speed up the demolition process," Dai Weiguo said, warmly placing a small teacup in front of Huang Bingkun after brewing some tea. "The district is counting on Huaxing Real Estate to get the houses built quickly. So many officials are eagerly waiting!"

"Director Dai, don't worry, we guarantee there won't be any delays," Huang Bingkun tapped his fingers on the coffee table in a gesture of thanks. "Right now, there are only a dozen or so households still arguing. Our demolition team is doing its best to communicate with them. Those who have already signed contracts will be moving out one after another."

"That's good. I heard that some of these dozen or so households asked for too much money, and your men even got into a fight with them," Dai Weiguo said, sipping his tea. "Brother Bingkun, the demolition is important, but we have to take it slowly and make sure nothing goes wrong."

"Don't worry about that. My staff are all reasonable people. They won't do anything reckless, nor is there any need for them to. Huaxing Real Estate has always operated legally and compliantly, and the land was approved by the government," Huang Bingkun replied with a chuckle.

After chatting for a few more minutes, Huang Binkun came out of Dai Weiguo's office. As soon as the door closed, his smiling face immediately fell.

Wang Wenxi, who had been waiting outside, immediately stood up and followed Huang Bingkun. He leaned closer and whispered, "Brother-in-law, that old lady absolutely refuses to sign. I've talked her until my lips are sore and my throat is dry, but she just insists on 800 yuan per square meter!"

Huang Bingkun cursed under his breath. He had spoken lightly in Dai Weiguo's office, but the reality was that the remaining dozen or so households were all tough nuts to crack, each demanding exorbitant prices. Some not only wanted high prices but also wanted to get the houses without subsidies.

Huaxing Real Estate Company compensated residents of these shantytowns on Huanghe North Road with 30 yuan per square meter. In addition, for households with one or two members, each person received an extra 80 yuan for temporary accommodation. For households with more than three members, an extra 40 yuan was given for each additional person.

Furthermore, relocated residents are entitled to discounted housing purchases. As long as they can pay a subsidy of 2,000 yuan, Huaxing Company can designate a house of no less than 80 square meters after the Huaxing Community is completed.

Although two thousand yuan could buy a commercial apartment of no less than eighty square meters, the people living in this shantytown are mostly unemployed or have families to support, so it is unrealistic for them to come up with two thousand yuan all at once.

Some people borrowed money from relatives to scrape together the two thousand yuan subsidy, but only a few managed to do so. Most people took the demolition compensation and housing allowance and left happily. Only some elderly people living alone or greedy families were left to keep arguing with Huang Bingkun's demolition team.

Among them, three households were the most difficult to deal with. One was an elderly widow in her sixties. Her son and his family lived in the city, but she didn't know what they did and rarely came back. Her daughter was married in Linkou County and only came to visit once a year during the Spring Festival.

The old lady demanded 800 yuan per square meter and refused to agree to Huang Bingkun's offer of a reduced compensation of 41 yuan per square meter. The key issue was that the old lady's house was large, with more than 60 square meters including the entrance, and it was located right in the center of the shantytown.

Another household also housed elderly people, but it was their sons who were throwing a tantrum, demanding that each of them receive a house as compensation for the demolition. When the three brothers divided the family property, it was agreed that the house would go to the eldest son, but as soon as they heard that there was money to be distributed and that there would also be houses to be distributed, they all started clamoring to come back and redistribute the property.

There was another household on Huanghe North Road. They ran a small grocery store and insisted that Huang Bingkun compensate them according to the standards for commercial properties, asking for 400 yuan per square meter. Initially, this household did not say they also wanted a house, but after being united by the others, they changed their minds and started asking for a house as well.

Huang Bingkun has been dealing with these dozen or so households for a long time, and Chen Zaixing's attitude is very tough. He can't agree to their demands. If he does, those who signed the compensation contracts might come and make a scene demanding their houses back.

"Brother-in-law, if you ask me, we should take advantage of the darkness and have the brothers drive the excavator in, drag the people out, and demolish their houses. Then let's see how they can argue with us," Wang Wenxi said in a low voice. "These people are just scoundrels; there's no need to waste time with them."

"What nonsense are you talking about? We're a legitimate company. Do you think we're some kind of bandits or tyrants?" Huang Bingkun rolled his eyes at Wang Wenxi, his brother-in-law. Huang Bingkun had only kept him by his side because he was quick-witted and his sister had always asked him to take care of her. Originally, Wang Wenxi was a good-for-nothing hoodlum in Shangzhai Village.

"Brother-in-law, I know you don't want to tarnish the company's reputation. It's okay, I can find someone. As soon as they go to sleep, I'll send someone over there to make a ruckus. In less than a week, I guarantee they'll have to obediently sign the papers," Wang Wenxi said, seeing that Huang Bingkun hadn't adopted his idea of ​​forced demolition. So he came up with another dirty trick.

"Can't you just think about something properly and figure out how to convince those people to sign? All you do is engage in these underhanded tactics all day long," Huang Bingkun reached out to knock Wang Wenxi's head. "Think properly and stop using these dirty tricks."

"They're even more shameless than me, brother-in-law. You still expect to use legitimate methods? They're asking for four or eight hundred, are you going to pay that?"

"I'll give you nothing!"

"That's perfect! Just storm in, grab them, knock the house down, and everything's fine. We won't even need to rush to sign with them; they'll be begging to come and sign!"