Chen Mo did not deny his plan: "Coking coal is indeed a good product, with a short spot trading cycle and quick payment. Since the experts and exploration team have all taken a liking to it, let's follow General Manager Liu's suggestion and start the project on these two plots as the first phase to see benefits as soon as possible."

Upon seeing the major shareholder nod, Director Ma and Director Zhou, who were standing nearby, breathed a sigh of relief and followed suit in expressing their agreement.

"Haha, Mr. Chen is indeed insightful! Now that the first phase of the plan has been finalized, our land bureau will make special arrangements and get the red line map for the mining concession completed by Monday. It will definitely not delay Xingxin Mining's commencement of operations!" Director Ma patted his chest and assured him.

Director Zhou of the Mining Bureau, beaming, raised his glass: "On Monday, I personally led a team to the site for a joint meeting. I've arranged for the safety supervision and environmental protection registration procedures to be processed through a fast track. With General Manager Chen's capital support, coupled with General Manager Liu's experience, this project is definitely going to be a benchmark for Jiangcheng County this year!"

The banquet gradually came to an end in an extremely harmonious atmosphere.

After the party, the two bureau chiefs were flushed and unsteady on their feet.

Liu Xin had already made all the arrangements perfectly. She called over a few quick-witted subordinates, whispered a few instructions, and then personally escorted the two top leaders to a luxurious suite at the back of the manor for "tea and rest."

In the local business community in 2014, everyone present knew perfectly well what this arrangement meant.

After settling the two leaders in, Liu Xin rubbed his somewhat numb face and quickly turned back to the main hall.

At this moment, only Chen Mo and Lin Wan remained in the hall.

Liu Xin leaned closer to Chen Mo, a knowing smile on his face, and said in a low voice, "Mr. Chen, there's a private hot spring built on the back mountain of the Royal Dragon Manor. The water is pumped directly from underground. A few days ago, I specially invited a few clean-cut and well-mannered girls from the provincial capital to wait in the back. You see, after a long day, why not stay and take a bath to relax? I've even reserved a room for you, so you'll be absolutely undisturbed."

Hearing this, Lin Wan, who was sitting to the side, paused slightly while tidying up the documents. Although she tried her best to keep her face calm, her ears perked up.

Chen Mo glanced at Liu Xin, a half-smile on his face, and said, "I appreciate Mr. Liu's kindness. However, I'm busy with my studies in my final year of high school, and I need to go back to catch up on my lessons before dawn. You can enjoy the hot springs and the girls yourself, Mr. Liu."

This reason made Liu Xin's lips twitch, and for a moment she didn't know how to respond.

He almost forgot that the person he was working with was a senior high school student.

However, Chen Mo's behavior throughout the dinner was nothing like that of a high school senior, not to mention his attire was completely unrelated to that of a student.

"Lin Wan, bring out the map I asked you to prepare," Chen Mo said, putting down his teacup and turning his head to give the order.

"Okay, Mr. Chen." Lin Wan felt a sense of relief and deftly pulled out a map of the eastern suburbs of Jiangcheng County from her briefcase.

Chen Mo overlaid this map directly onto the previous planning map filled with red lines representing coking coal.

He pulled a black pen from his pocket, his fingertip gliding slowly across the map, skipping over the A and B coking coal areas that Liu Xin treasured, and finally drawing a heavy circle on a rocky fracture zone at the easternmost point, right next to the neighboring county.

"You're in full charge of the first phase of the coking coal project. Start construction as planned." Chen Mo tapped the black circle with the tip of his pen, looked up, and stared directly at Liu Xin. "You also arrange a few other construction teams. Remember, use your most obedient and trusted subordinates. Bring heavy drilling equipment and dig down from the foundation location I've circled."

Liu Xin, completely bewildered, leaned over for a look, his brows immediately furrowing in distress: "President Chen, this place... my old expert specifically went to check it out a few days ago. It's just a rocky fault zone, underneath it's just waste granite and a thick layer of shale, you can't even dig out a single piece of coal dust. If we leave the construction team here, that money will be wasted."

"Mr. Liu, Xingxin Mining, our Xingchen Technology owns 70% of the shares, right?" Chen Mo asked calmly.

Liu Xin shuddered, recalling what the president of Huaguo Bank had said last night. The awe he felt for Chen Mo's mysterious background instantly took over, and he quickly nodded, "Yes, President Chen, you are the major shareholder, I'll listen to you."

"Then let's do as you say." Chen Mo put away his pen and casually tossed out a sentence, "Listen to me, dig deep. Within half a month of starting work, this place will give you an unexpected surprise. As for what it is, you'll naturally find out when the time comes."

Seeing Chen Mo's confident demeanor, as if he had everything under control, Liu Xin swallowed back the question that was on the tip of her tongue.

He increasingly felt that the young man before him was unfathomable.

Could it be that a gold mine could be found beneath this rocky beach?

"Alright! Mr. Chen, since you've given the order, I'll send people over first thing tomorrow morning!" Liu Xin gritted his teeth and slapped his thigh hard.

"I'm leaving. Have Lin Wan contact me if anything happens."

Chen Mo didn't linger any longer and turned to walk out of the manor with Lin Wan.

Liu Xin looked at the map that Chen Mo had circled with a black pen in her hand, her eyes filled with uncertain emotions.

A moment later, he said to his trusted confidant, "Go, call the third brother over! Have him pick twenty reliable men to transport our company's two imported drilling rigs over there! We start work on Monday. I want to personally oversee it and see what kind of treasure this young General Manager Chen is going to dig up in that rocky ravine!"

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