"What am I afraid of? Your mountain won't be as big as mine! If the sky falls, there will be taller people to bear it; it won't be my concern." Zhang Liunian's mountain was indeed vast. When the village chief's team took statistics, it was said to be about ten thousand mu. However, Chen Jiayuan felt that his was no smaller.
This was merely his personal impression; the exact measurement would require him to do it himself.
"You've got that wrong. The land we all own combined isn't as much as yours alone.
Furthermore, the project's center is on your mountain. Ninety percent of your mountain land will be requisitioned, leaving you at most ten percent for your own use.
But even so, you're going to get rich."
Chen Jiayuan's mountain was only a few thousand mu and not the project's center, so it couldn't be compared to Zhang Liunian's mountain at all.
Especially regarding the price, none of them could match Zhang Liunian's. The exact amount was uncertain.
However, he estimated that each mu would fetch at least several thousand, even tens of thousands, considering his mountain was the center.
As for their mountains, if they could get a thousand per mu, that would be considered good.
Thinking of this, Chen Jiayuan began to feel a pang of jealousy towards this young man named Zhang Liunian.
He wondered where he had come from and why he had managed to buy this piece of mountain land one step ahead of them.
If he had come earlier and bought this place, he would have been the one to receive substantial compensation.
What a pity that he hadn't made it in time, missing out on such a fortune.
"I don't know if it's the center. When I bought it, I only intended to develop it into a factory; I never expected it to be developed like this.
However, I don't think your mountains are any worse, and the price won't be low either."
Speaking of price, Zhang Liunian recalled the rumored thousand-fold increase. Of course, he didn't believe that, but a few hundred-fold increase was definitely possible.
At that time, he might truly make a considerable sum of money from this one mountain, with tens of millions being the minimum, possibly exceeding a hundred million.
Thinking of exceeding a hundred million, Zhang Liunian couldn't help but think of his wife at home. If she knew their net worth was about to reach a hundred million, she would be very happy, but unfortunately, she wasn't by his side.
Chen Jiayuan saw a slight smile appear on his face as he thought about something, his eyes flickering. "No matter what, it can't compare to you. You are the biggest beneficiary of this project."
"It's not certain yet; it's too early to say." Zhang Liunian bought this place back then precisely because he thought it was the center of the former train station. Otherwise, why would he have rushed to buy it and asked Zhang Qian to find an agent?
However, things were not yet one hundred percent confirmed, and whether it would become the center, he still couldn't be sure.
"Comrade Zhang Liunian is truly modest. This matter is basically settled, so you should be happy!" Chen Jiayuan saw that Zhang Liunian was still unwilling to relax his guard, and he couldn't help but look at him with renewed appreciation.
"Mr. Chen, you're quite the joker."
"..."
The conversation ended abruptly like this.
But Chen Jiayuan didn't want it to end like this. Looking at Zhang Liunian, who was so young, it would be wonderful if he could get his hands on that large sum of money.
However, considering this was their first meeting, it wasn't appropriate to be too abrupt.
Finally, Chen Jiayuan decided to leave it at that and try to build a better relationship next time they met.
However, on his way back, Chen Jiayuan, too curious about this person named Zhang Liunian, sent someone to investigate. He was sure there was no such person in Port City.
Then he must be from the mainland. To investigate mainlanders, he had to seek help from Gu Lou.
When Gu Lou learned that Zhang Liunian had bought the mountain land in Fude Village, and that mountain land was precisely the center of the new train station project, he immediately became agitated.
"Why is this Zhang Liunian so lucky to have bought such a large piece of mountain land, and that mountain land is the center of the new train station project? This way, won't he get rich instantly?"
After hanging up the phone, Gu Lou paced back and forth in his office, growing increasingly angry.
Gu Sanqing, hearing his father's words, his eyes flickered. Zhang Liunian's mountain becoming the development center also caused a sense of dissatisfaction to cross his mind.
If Zhang Liunian had agreed to exchange the recycling station with him, he would also have made a fortune, earning at least a million!
But Zhang Liunian didn't play along with his plan and insisted on finding another place for the department store, which really angered him.
"Haven't you become friends with him? Can you go find him and get some land?" As Gu Lou paced, he suddenly came before Gu Sanqing and asked him to get land from Zhang Liunian.
Gu Sanqing looked at him expressionlessly and said, "Are you out of your mind? His land is now within the requisition scope; where would he have land for us?"
Moreover, buying and selling were not allowed now; there was simply no land for them.
Gu Lou heard this and flew into a rage, "You're the one who's out of their mind! I meant for him to give us a piece of land so we could build a house."
"Why would he give me a piece of land? We can only be considered acquaintances who can talk, but not to the point of giving away land." Gu Sanqing still thought his father was fantasizing.
"How do you know he won't?" How can you know the result without even trying? Gu Lou was exasperated.
"He definitely won't. Just give up." He had tried to exchange the recycling station with Zhang Liunian, and the other party hadn't agreed, so what else was there to ask for?
Gu Sanqing thought silently, but Gu Lou couldn't share his thoughts. Seeing that he was unwilling to speak up, he decided to ask him to try and get Zhang Liunian to invest in their factory.
"When the land requisition funds come in, you can try to get him to invest in our factory. Start with fifty million, and at the same time, let us get plot number 10 ready and continue developing it. We can't let it remain barren."
Gu Lou's thoughts grew more and more fantastic, wishing that Zhang Liunian would give them all the money he was about to receive.
Gu Sanqing had nothing to say after hearing this. He looked up at his father happily rejoicing alone, and reminded him, "Don't forget, you're still having people assassinate him. You are enemies, and why would anyone in their right mind invest in your factory?"
"..."
It had to be said that Gu Sanqing's words were indeed effective, immediately bringing Gu Lou back to his senses.
Yes, he had almost forgotten. Zhang Liunian was the enemy who had killed his son, and he had also sent people to assassinate him several times.
Although they had not succeeded, it was impossible for Zhang Liunian to abandon these grievances and invest in their family.
Since Zhang Liunian wouldn't invest in them no matter how much money he had, it would be better not to let Zhang Liunian get this money.
"No, I need to speed up their actions. I can't let Zhang Liunian live any longer."
Thinking this, Gu Lou turned and picked up the phone, telling Chen Jiayuan that Zhang Liunian was his enemy and expressing his desire for Zhang Liunian to die immediately.
Chen Jiayuan was very surprised upon hearing this. So, that Zhang Liunian was this Zhang Liunian, and so he had such a feud with the Gu family.
However, he did not refuse Gu Lou's idea and instead instructed people to increase their efforts to harvest Zhang Liunian's life.
Zhang Liunian was unaware of these developments. At this moment, he was looking at the report investigated by Uncle Yi.
After frowning and looking for a long time, he suddenly let out a long sigh and put it down, saying, "So, it was Gu Sanqing who wanted your life, and Gu Lou who wanted mine."