"Don't be so casual about it; if it really came to that, you might say you'd rather go back to being a small boss," Zhang Liunian teased.
Kang Dafu shook his head repeatedly, "Impossible, absolutely impossible."
"Zhang Liunian, the top ten richest men in Pengcheng, earning ninety million in one morning. The dream of millions of girls in Pengcheng, a pleasure to meet you."
Just then, Father Sun, dressed in a brand new Tang suit, appeared before Zhang Liunian and joked.
Zhang Liunian was amused to the point of not knowing whether to laugh or cry at Father Sun's words, "Where did you learn to be so glib? It doesn't suit your usual style!"
Father Sun raised his hand and tossed the newspaper in front of Zhang Liunian, pointing at it, "Look, the dream of millions of girls, wealthy Zhang Liunian making millions a day. You're a celebrity in all of Pengcheng now.
Who doesn't know your name, who you are, and your net worth."
Zhang Liunian took the newspaper and looked closely. Good heavens, it really did have such a headline, and his picture was on it. This... it seemed he was truly going to be famous, and that wasn't good.
He wondered where they got his photo from; he hadn't even noticed.
"If I didn't know you were married, I'd want to introduce my niece to you, so she wouldn't end up with someone else," Father Sun continued to joke.
The Sun family knew very well how much Zhang Liunian valued his wife, which was why he hadn't said such things.
"Congratulations, congratulations, Liunian, you've become famous in Pengcheng," Kang Dafu chimed in, seeing Zhang Liunian on the newspaper and cupping his fists in congratulation.
Zhang Liunian put away the newspaper and patted Kang Dafu on the shoulder, "You're always joking with me."
Fame wasn't a good thing; it meant many people would be eyeing his money.
Wouldn't that make it even more troublesome for him to do business in Pengcheng in the future?
"The meeting will start in five minutes. Please find your seats and refrain from walking around."
As they gathered together, someone from above announced through a loudspeaker, asking everyone to find their seats.
Zhang Liunian chose a seat in the center, and Father Sun and Kang Dafu immediately sat on his left and right.
"Do you guys have any good projects? If so, I'd be happy to cooperate with you," Zhang Liunian said, seeing there were still a few minutes left, and suddenly looked at the Sun family and Kang Dafu, wanting to establish cooperation with them first.
Father Sun and Kang Dafu were naturally delighted. Zhang Liunian still had ninety million in hand; if he invested a few million in them, it would be enough for them to do quite a bit.
However, they didn't have that kind of outstanding intellect to come up with better projects. Now that Zhang Liunian wanted to hear their ideas, they were a bit hesitant to speak.
Seeing them both fall silent, Zhang Liunian asked in confusion, "Don't you have any ideas at all?"
Father Sun's expression was awkward. He glanced at Kang Dafu opposite him. Seeing that he still didn't want to speak, he could only be the first to speak, "I do have a project, but you might not like it."
Zhang Liunian looked at him and asked, "What project?"
"I want to get into the cement building materials sector. I think Pengcheng desperately needs this kind of thing right now." Father Sun's factory had two types: a textile factory and a daily necessities factory.
The Gu family competed with them in daily necessities, so they were rivals.
But the Sun family had made their fortune years ago by doing textiles before they started in daily necessities.
This was his second time having the idea to venture into other industries.
"This project is good, we can pursue it. We'll discuss it in detail later, and then we'll see about investment and profit sharing," Zhang Liunian said immediately upon hearing that the project was good, indicating his willingness to invest.
Father Sun was overjoyed, "Alright, tell me when you have time, you can just come to my place."
Zhang Liunian was now a hot commodity among Pengcheng businessmen, and he believed he wouldn't be too free. He could only accommodate Zhang Liunian's schedule.
"Okay," Zhang Liunian replied and then looked at Kang Dafu.
Seeing Zhang Liunian look at him, Kang Dafu stammered, "I just want to do large-scale production, nothing else."
"If you need capital, I can invest," Zhang Liunian said, seeing that he didn't have many grand ideas, and could only offer financial support, depending on whether Kang Dafu wanted it.
"The meeting has started, everyone please be quiet."
At this moment, Wen Qinmin, the president of the Anti-Hong Kong Merchants Association, began his speech.
The people below quieted down upon hearing his voice.
"Today's meeting is an extension of the railway station project. The railway station is about to be developed. Everyone can think about whether there are suitable projects for us to invest in around the railway station.
Of course, projects not around the railway station are also fine. Today is mainly for discussing projects. You can do them yourselves, or you can get others involved..."
Wen Qinmin's speech was indeed very approachable, like a casual chat, making people feel comfortable.
"President, I think we should cooperate directly with the railway station and set up a commercial street inside, so they can buy what they want without leaving the station."
The first member to speak suggested setting up a project directly inside the railway station.
His words opened up the thinking of many people. They had initially thought they could only operate outside; they hadn't realized that inside the railway station was also an option.
"President, this idea is good. If possible, we can not only set up a commercial street inside but also other specialty products."
"That's right, this idea is very good."
"..."
However, President Wen above heard this and his expression became strange, as if he didn't quite agree.
Zhang Liunian noticed this and after a moment of thought, he understood what Wen Qinmin was thinking. It was likely that they had offended some higher-ups, making it difficult to operate inside the railway station.
As expected, President Wen above suddenly spoke, reminding the people below who were discussing heatedly.
"Have you forgotten about the road construction last time? Because of our conflict with the Hong Kong merchants, the road that should have been completed long ago took an extra two months to build. And the government building, also because of our conflict with the Hong Kong merchants, has been unable to be completed."
"..."
President Wen's words instantly silenced the people below.
They almost forgot that they had offended quite a few people in power, which was why they had no part in the railway station project and instead, that Zhang Ya had profited.
"Ahem, let's not talk about projects inside the railway station anymore. Let's think about projects outside, so we don't let the Hong Kong merchants get ahead of us again."
"Yes, yes, let's quickly discuss other projects, preferably confirm them soon."
"We must get ahead of the Hong Kong merchants this time and secure the best development projects."
"Well, shouldn't we just ask Comrade Zhang Liunian about this? He participated in the Hong Kong merchants' meeting yesterday, so he must know their direction."
"That's reasonable, let's ask Comrade Zhang Liunian."
"..."
The topic suddenly shifted to Zhang Liunian. Zhang Liunian immediately felt everyone's eyes on him.