Chapter 216

Chapter 216

Chapter 216
The Communications Building, a 96-story building built in , is a landmark building in Nanxi.

Its earliest name was Yixin Building, and Communication Building was the name changed later.

From the day the building was built, the developer suffered huge losses. After several changes of ownership, China Unicom finally took over and assumed social responsibility, thus preventing the building from becoming a laughing stock.

The construction chaos of the last century was far more shocking than that after the millennium. All kinds of courageous real estate developers had just emerged, but were blown down by the market like ears of wheat.

By 05, there were only two large real estate companies left in Nanxi, namely Renlong Real Estate and GF Real Estate, and a dozen medium-sized real estate companies.

However, no matter how big the local real estate industry in Nanxi is, it cannot take on all the projects. The remaining scattered contracting teams sometimes act as real estate developers and do small projects.

When Duan Jianhe was in office, the people of Nanxi had mixed opinions about him, but after he left office, his reputation was surprisingly unanimously positive.

After all, it was during his tenure that the foundation was laid for Nanxi to move from a fourth-tier city to a third-tier city during the crucial ten years.

As for Duan Jianhe's work style, it can be described in one word: work hard and fast.

For example, when he approves a project, what he says is very simple and clear.

Can your company handle this project? If not, then replace it with someone who can.

Moreover, Duan Jianhe also has requirements for land approval. If you get good land, you have to share a part of the urban construction task. Otherwise, if you don’t do the work, it will be useless to give gifts.

In order to keep up with the times, local real estate developers in Nanxi had no choice but to accept this condition. Not only was internal competition fierce, but they also formed a group to exclude outsiders.

In hindsight, these local developers were deceived. In the era of rapid real estate development, large interprovincial real estate companies had plenty of good projects to work on and simply looked down on the conditions offered by the Nanxi Municipal Government.

Coupled with the three quick things the real estate industry requires: quick opening, quick construction, and quick sales, in order to quickly recover funds and start the next project, the profit-seeking nature of real estate cannot be stopped.

But this speed also has a limit. If too many stocks are opened, the market will be stretched to its limit. If there is even a slight disturbance, the capital chain will be broken with a snap.

When the financial crisis in 08 spread to the country and the real estate market plummeted, a large number of real estate developers in Nanxi died.

Xu Mingyuan specifically learned at the time that even Renlong and Guangfa, the two major real estate developers in Nanxi, had already broken their capital chains before the real estate market plummeted.

At that time, both companies that were developing new properties had no money to pay the construction teams, so they had to use the remaining construction materials and land to let the construction teams build the buildings themselves and then sell them under their own names.

As for the cost of construction materials, we are unable to afford that either. We have been asking the material suppliers to pay for it while we wait for the property to be sold and the funds to be turned over.

In this way, Duan Jianhe killed a group of real estate developers for his own achievements. However, the most outstanding thing he did during his tenure was to almost completely demolish the old city and build new buildings, giving the entire Nanxi a brand new look.

This is also the most criticized point about him. After all, the land in the old city is very valuable, and it is extremely difficult to demolish it. A lot of bad things have happened, but he did it under pressure.

Looking down from the window on the 33rd floor, the lights of the entire Nanxi City were twinkling. In the distance, the lights of the construction site were brightly lit, and the new city was being built overtime.

Unknowingly, Xu Mingyuan has influenced the fate of many people.

Xu Mingyuan could not have guessed whether these real estate developers would collapse in droves as they did in the past, or whether there would be a glimmer of hope, under Duan Jianhe's drastic reforms that were implemented nearly a year in advance.

It’s a bit sad to think about it.

In the banquet hall not far away, people were toasting and talking about the future development of Nanxi. This is not bragging, at least half of the people who can influence the development of Nanxi City are here.

Once upon a time, Xu Mingyuan stood there, holding a cup and chatting with all kinds of people. This is the most difficult thing about working in real estate. There are endless relationships to build and endless drinking parties to attend.

But all that is in the past. Xu Mingyuan no longer has to worry about not having enough connections. In the real estate industry, whoever wants to do it can do it.

Xu Mingyuan could recognize half of the people in the main banquet hall. They were all elders.

The new generation of talent is just beginning to emerge and it will take a few years for them to mature.

Although Xu Mingyuan knew these people, no one knew him at this time, and he had no interest in reminiscing about the past.

Now he no longer has to fight on the battlefield and carve out a bloody path in a war without the smoke of gunpowder.

From a bystander's perspective, seeing them being so warm on the surface but actually engaging in intrigue against each other behind the scenes, Xu Mingyuan felt so comfortable and relaxed that he even wanted to grab a glass of wine to appreciate and taste it.

Xu Mingyuan did not attend the investment promotion meeting in the afternoon. He came here in the evening simply to accompany Tao Shuxin for a walk.

This investment dinner was held under the name of Nanxi Chamber of Commerce and organized by the Nanxi Municipal Government. It looked grand and elegant, but in essence it was just a place for eating, drinking and currying favors.

Tao Shuxin said she came here to broaden her horizons, but in fact her real purpose was to attend the banquet.

As soon as Xu Mingyuan arrived, the girl took him to a corner of the side hall and sat him down. She mysteriously called the waitress and asked her to bring some dishes over.

Anyway, it would be a waste if you don’t eat it, and it would be a waste to leave it on the table.

Tao Shuxin has not had a good life since Teacher He went on vacation. In the first few days, she would still smile at him, but now she is full of disgust.

In the morning, she was allowed to sleep until eight o'clock at most, and then she was called up to eat white porridge and salted duck eggs.

At noon, I fried two plates of vegetables and a plate of eggs, saying that it would help her get more vitamins in the winter.

At most, I would add some chicken soup in the evening, but Tao Shuxin almost cried after eating it.

Tao Shuxin tore off a lobster tail with big mouthfuls, tore off a piece of shrimp meat with his greasy hands, raised it and said, "Here, it's for you."

"It's not delicious. It's too old. It's not as good as crayfish." "You haven't eaten it yet. Try it."

Tao Shuxin forced a piece of meat into Xu Mingyuan's mouth, making him embarrassed along with her.

The side hall was filled with women and their families, trying to make friends with each other. There were also children brought along, more than a dozen in total, ranging from teenagers to early twenties. Everyone came here just to get acquainted, so as not to cause misunderstandings and embarrass the elders.

There are not many girls like Tao Shuxin who come in just to eat. The peers who seemed to be familiar with them were also sent away by the two of them with a few words.

"Now I understand why Tang Lin didn't come. It turns out she feels embarrassed to be with you." Xu Mingyuan said with a smile while eating.

"You're not allowed to eat even though you're hungry? What's so shameful about that? You're so shameless, are you afraid to eat something?" Tao Shuxin snorted and continued, "Linlin didn't miss this. She's going on a trip and going back to her grandpa's house with her mother."

“You’re not going on a trip?”

"I'm not going. I haven't finished the second part of the test yet."

"Haven't you practiced the side position well? Just go and take the test. The driving test is not strict these days."

"You are stupid. I just want to stay in the city, so I don't want to take the test. Otherwise, why would I have to wait until my mom has a holiday to go to the driving school to learn to drive?"

Tao Shuxin was a little upset because Xu Mingyuan didn't understand her behavior.

When two pieces of beef were stuffed in his mouth, Tao Shuxin could no longer hum. He chewed with his cheeks bulging, and then swallowed his little emotions.

"Let me tell you, I heard that Wang Chengle is no longer a good person."

Tao Shuxin looked up at a young man and raised his eyebrows to signal Xu Mingyuan.

"Who told you this?"

Seeing that she was teasing someone behind his back again, Xu Mingyuan said with a smile.

"I heard it at the dinner table. He fights and hangs out in bars all day long. His parents are worried sick. You should avoid contact with such people."

"Ha, he's okay, not bad."

Xu Mingyuan smiled. He had met Wang Chengle before. He was a nice guy and very trustworthy. Young people are impulsive and it is normal to fight. As for going to the bar to pick up girls, it was all insignificant.

"How do you know? Do you know him?"

"I don't know him." Xu Mingyuan shook his head repeatedly, then said, "Let me tell you who has the worst character. Did you see the young man in the black suit in the main hall?"

"Hmm, I didn't see clearly, who is he?"

Tao Shuxin poked her head out and asked Xu Mingyuan curiously.

The view from the side hall and the main hall, separated by double doors, was very small and was blocked in an instant.

"Wei Jingyi, his father is Wei Changhui from Nanhui Paper Company."

"Oh, isn't he the one who just came to say hello? I think he's okay."

Tao Shuxin remembered that it was the young man named Wei Jingyi, about 26 or 27 years old, who came to the side hall and greeted every young person. He was well-dressed and polite, and gave a very good first impression.

"You can't judge a person by his appearance, but you can judge his heart by his appearance. This kid is very mean, just like his father."

"Really?" Tao Shuxin raised his eyebrows.

"Well, the barking dog never bites. Wei Jingyi is very cunning. Wang Chengle is just a middle school student with a second-year syndrome. He doesn't have much brains."

Xu Mingyuan and Wei Jingyi had never had any grudges, nor did they have any overlap in their industries. Moreover, when he debuted, this kid had already had a bad reputation. The biggest incident was that he colluded with outsiders to set up a trap for his own father, and the loving father and filial son became a laughing stock.

"Brother Yangzhi? Long time no see. Didn't Yangzhi come?"

The two were secretly talking bad about each other behind each other's back and were having a happy chat when they saw a little girl of about sixteen or seventeen walking towards them.

"You didn't bring her here, Shihan. Your dad didn't leave?"

Seeing that it was Yang Zhi’s junior high school classmate, Duan Jianhe’s daughter, Xu Ming waved and said hello.

"No, he's downstairs. I came up to eat something. How is Yang Zhi doing lately? Is she busy with her studies at No. 3 Middle School? I sent her text messages, but she rarely replied."

"Fortunately, she lives on campus now, so she probably doesn't have much time. Are you going to No. 1 Middle School?"

Xu Mingyuan helped to deal with it perfunctorily. With Xiao Yangzhi's personality, she felt that dealing with interpersonal relationships was very troublesome and that being anyone's daughter was useless. She just responded based on her mood.

"Yes, I go to No. 1 Middle School."

Compared to last year, Duan Shihan is less immature and her behavior is relatively calm.

Thinking of his little Yang Zhi, Xu Mingyuan sighed helplessly. He didn't know when she would grow up...

(End of this chapter)