Fifty million a day, trapped in the county town, can't spend it all.

Then the fire department arrived and said the sprinkler system was substandard and that I needed to fix it. They even assigned me a construction team, and when I looked at their quote, it was double the market price. I had no choice but to compromise.

Then came the environmental protection issue. They said the flue gas purification system was substandard and the oil fume emissions exceeded the standard. I laughed at that. Those purification systems I installed were directly comparable to those installed in restaurants in the provincial capital. The ones in the provincial capital were up to standard, but mine were not. I showed them all the equipment parameters and the latest test report, but they simply didn't accept them.

They said the testing agency I found wasn't one of their accredited organizations, and that I needed a report from one of their accredited organizations. This time I got angry, but the consequences were severe. Look at the food and beverage scene on the fourth floor of Moore Department Store now; I bet only a few non-heavy food establishments are still operating, and the rest have all moved out.

It wasn't that I kicked them out, but rather that the environment made it unbearable for them. There were inspections every few days. If you were a customer and saw the store being inspected every day, you would also have doubts, and things just got worse and worse.

Then there were taxes and all sorts of other miscellaneous things. From then on, I spent all my time running around dealing with these trivial matters, and that's how Moore Department Store became what it is today..."

Zhang Yang nodded and asked, "So what happened in the end?"

"Finally? In the end, we paid the full amount due, but Moore Department Store has been destroyed."

Shuai Deheng gave a wry smile, then poured Zhang Yang another cup of tea: "Mr. Zhang, I'm telling you this not to put pressure on you, but so that you can take me as a negative example and learn from it."

You are younger than me and have less experience. I'm afraid you'll be even less able to tolerate it than I am. I know you want to change the status quo here, just like I did back then.

This place is different from big cities. In big cities, you can always manipulate things within the rules, but here, all the rules are set by certain people themselves. Anyway, this path is very difficult.

Zhang Yang smiled and said, "Thank you, Mr. Shuai. I'll remember that."

Shuai Deheng stopped talking, filled Zhang Yang's teacup with water, Zhang Yang glanced at it, and got up to leave.

On his way out, Zhang Yang recalled the news he had seen on the portal website and combined it with Shuai Deheng's own experience, and he had a general idea of ​​what was going on.

"It seems this county town really is a den of dragons and tigers." Muttering to himself, Zhang Yang put the matter aside for the time being and went straight to the front hall.

Wen Yining had actually fallen asleep leaning against the sofa against the wall... She was sleeping soundly, with a slight upturn at the corners of her mouth.

Zhang Yang smiled, walked over and sat on the sofa opposite her, without waking her up.

Wen Yining seemed to be sleeping restlessly. She dozed off for a while before waking up, rubbing her sleepy eyes: "Sorry, Mr. Zhang, I fell asleep."

"It's okay, I'll just take a nap if I'm tired."

"Didn't you have something to talk to me about?" Wen Yining sat up straight and asked, puzzled.

"I would like you to issue me another employment contract."

"Huh?" Wen Yining exclaimed in surprise, "Is that all?"

Zhang Yang turned to look at her: "Of course, the people I've hired haven't signed contracts yet. I can't let people think I'm a heartless boss, and that's not in accordance with the rules."

Wen Yining nodded. "Okay, let's go to my law firm and sign our cooperation agreement while we're at it."

The two immediately took a taxi to Wen Yining's law firm.

Upon arriving at the law firm, the two signed a partnership agreement. Zhang Yang transferred a year's fee directly to Wen Yining. After receiving the template of the employment contract, Zhang Yang got up to say goodbye.

Back home, Zhang Yang called Chen Rou.

"Hey, bro."

"See if you can find the design team that originally designed Pang Donglai," Zhang Yang said.

"Are you planning to open a shopping mall?"

"Yeah, I just bought some things at Moore Department Store."

"Bought Moore Department Store?" Chen Rou clicked her tongue in amazement. Her brother was a ruthless person who acted decisively.

"Yes, we should be transferring the ownership tomorrow."

"I'll give it a try. If I can't find it, do you have a backup plan?"

"We will give priority to the design team from Pang Donglai. If that's not possible, we can also use a team that has designed famous shopping malls, but they need to provide their past achievements so we can see the presentation before deciding whether to sign a contract."

"clear!"

"What about the budget?"

"No upper limit!"

"Huh?" Chen Rou was completely bewildered. She was increasingly unable to understand what Zhang Yang was trying to do. This kind of reckless investment was no different from that of a spendthrift. "Are you serious?"

"Of course, I need to make Moore Plaza the premier landmark of Mu County," Zhang Yang nodded and said.

"Aren't you afraid of losing money investing like this?" Chen Rou couldn't help but ask the question that had been on her mind for a long time.

Zhang Yang grinned and said, "Isn't that a narrow-minded approach? Have you ever seen Pang Donglai lose money?"

"No, not at all." Chen Rou nodded vigorously, like a chick pecking at rice.

"Tomorrow, Attorney Wen will help me complete the transfer procedures. You will come with me to Moore Department Store tomorrow to officially take over. Then tonight, you will coordinate with Sun Xiaomin and compile a set of salary and benefits tables that are benchmarked against Pang Donglai."

Chen Rou remained silent on the phone.

Comparing itself to Pang Donglai? At first, she thought it was just imitation of decoration, but now it seems that Zhang Yang intends to directly replicate it one-to-one. Once that salary and benefits table is released, she doesn't know how much of a sensation it will cause in Mu County, a county with a population of 500,000.

What is Pang Donglai? A cleaner there earns 7000-9000 yuan per month after social insurance and housing fund contributions, not including benefits...

"Brother...are we really going to go this far?" Chen Rou asked hesitantly, snapping out of her daze.

"I have my own plans; just follow my instructions."

"Okay, I understand."

After hanging up the phone, Zhang Yang created a new investment management group called Dawn Investment Management and added Chen Rou, Sun Xiaomin, Wen Yining, and Li Yanting to it.

"This is our communication group from now on. You can coordinate anything here. Of course, you can also chat privately. If it's urgent, just call us."

"Understood." X4

Zhang Yang nodded in satisfaction. He had just put his phone back in his pocket, ready to take a break, when the phone rang. He glanced at it and saw it was an unfamiliar number. After a moment of hesitation, he answered it anyway.

"Hello, this is Zhang Yang. Who is this?"

"Mr. Zhang, who I am is not important. What's important is that I know you just bought Moore Department Store." A slightly hoarse male voice came from the phone.

Zhang Yang frowned deeply. Not many people knew his phone number, and the fact that the other party knew so quickly that he had bought Moore Department Store meant that this matter was not so simple.

"Who exactly are you?"

"Haha, Mr. Zhang, don't be nervous. I was just joking. My name is Zhao Yongchang. I've been in the decoration and building materials business in Mou County for over twenty years." The other person smiled and sounded very warm. "Everyone in the county calls me Lao Zhao. You can just call me Lao Zhao. It's nothing serious. I just heard that Mr. Zhang has returned to his hometown to invest and made a big splash. I'd like to get to know you. It's rare to find someone as talented as you in Mou County."

"Mr. Zhao, you're too kind," Zhang Yang said calmly.

"Hey, don't call me General Manager Zhao, just call me Old Zhao." Zhao Yongchang laughed. "General Manager Zhang, I'm a straightforward person, don't take offense. I don't have any great abilities, I just have a lot of friends and connections from being in Mou County for a long time. You're doing big business outside, and if you need any help after you come back, just ask. We locals can handle it without hesitation."

"Thank you in advance, Mr. Zhao."

"Sure, sure." Zhao Yongchang paused for a moment. "By the way, Mr. Zhang, you've acquired Moore Department Store. I've been to the building; the foundation is good, but a lot of areas need to be renovated. Do you have any plans for the interior design?"

"Still considering it."

"That's something we need to think about carefully." Zhao Yongchang's tone became serious. "Renovation is a complicated business. Materials, workers, design, fire safety, urban management... you can't afford to be careless about any of them."

Mr. Zhang, you've seen a lot of the world, but the situation in Mou County is quite different from other places.

"What does Mr. Zhao mean?"