But Ye Yun, though puzzled, smiled at Wang Weiguo and said calmly, "Elder Wang, if I told you that no one informed me and that everything was my own judgment, would you believe me?"
His demeanor was steady, neither humble nor arrogant.
Ye Yun's composure surprised Wang Weiguo even more. After a moment of silence, Wang Weiguo's tone softened as he asked, "Can you tell me how you made that judgment?"
Ye Yun took out his phone, opened a map of nearby locations on the search engine, and handed it to Wang Weiguo. "Elder Wang, please look at the location of Xiong'an County on this map."
Hearing this, Wang Weiguo took the phone and pointed to a spot on the map, awaiting Ye Yun's answer. Wang Meiling and Wang Wenwen also leaned in, clearly curious about Ye Yun's mention of Xiong'an County.
"What do you find special about this place?"
As Ye Yun spoke, the three of them carefully observed the geographical location of Xiong'an. Elder Wang stared for a long time and couldn't discern anything, his brow furrowing deeper. However, Wang Meiling seemed to notice something and instinctively said, "It seems... a little special."
"Xiong'an County connects to Jinling and Sujiang in the north, and leads to Huizhou Province and Luyang in the south. It borders Zhejiang Province to the south, directly reaching Lin'an. It can perfectly connect three major economic cities."
As Wang Meiling murmured, Ye Yun took out his phone again to search for news. The establishment of the Jinling Metropolitan Circle and the development of a sub-provincial Xiong'an New Area could not have happened without any prior signs. He knew the outcome and finding clues became easy. Hindsight is twenty-twenty, after all, and anyone can do it. He had already found clues when he notified Wang Meiling to purchase property on Xiong'an pedestrian street.
Soon, Ye Yun presented the official Weibo post. The original content of the news was as follows: "To strengthen economic construction, a major investment action will be launched in the second half of this year to break the original urban structure and let the prosperous lead the less fortunate. The core area will no longer be centered around the main city, strengthening economic communication between regions, creating more economic opportunities, and achieving common prosperity."
Ye Yun then showed this Weibo post to Wang Weiguo. Of course, Wang Weiguo was still bewildered when he saw the content. Ye Yun explained, "I happened to see this news once, and at that time, I wondered where the key project mentioned in the announcement was located. Later, there were rumors online that the Jinling Metropolitan Circle was about to be established. I was curious if it might be near Jinling. Looking around Jinling, Sujiang Province has a relatively superior economy, and the GDP of various regions is not low. In contrast, in Huizhou Province, there are five areas surrounding Jinling. Among them, Wucheng and Ma'an City focus on the food and steel industries, and although their GDP is slightly inferior to that of Jiangsu, the difference is not significant. As for Chuzhou and Liu'an, they are located north of the Yangtze River, and even with vigorous development, it is difficult to drive growth due to geographical constraints. Therefore, only Xiong'an County remains! Especially after I checked the geographical location of Xiong'an County and its current economic situation, I was convinced that the major project mentioned in the news would most likely be located in Xiong'an County! The establishment of a new area in Xiong'an has three major advantages: First, Xiong'an has a serious aging population, and as long as compensation is adequate, the implementation plan will not face much obstruction. Second, Xiong'an County is economically backward, and even if it fails, the loss for the local area will not be too great; it would merely accelerate the process of urbanization death. Third, if successful, it will be the most powerful proof of the 'prosperous leading the less fortunate' principle. At the same time, it will increase the connection between Huizhou Province and Jinling, strengthening the ties between the two places! Based on the above judgment, I am ten percent sure that the housing prices in the Xiong'an New Area will inevitably skyrocket!"
Silence.
In the rented room, there was a dead silence! Whether it was Wang Meiling or Wang Wenwen, their eyes were wide, staring intently at Ye Yun. The most exaggerated was Wang Weiguo. At this moment, Wang Weiguo ignored his physical condition. He suddenly stood up, staring intently at Ye Yun, as if trying to discern something from his face. But he was disappointed. Ye Yun remained the same, his expression as calm as still water, as if nothing had happened.
Yet, Wang Weiguo was stunned. Ye Yun's words were simply too far beyond his expectations. This was not the kind of talk expected from a young man in his twenties; even the top economic experts wouldn't analyze it so accurately! Otherwise, if someone had analyzed it beforehand and the information was leaked, even if it was accurate, if it was wrong and not the predicted location, wouldn't the local economy be completely devastated?
Cough, cough, cough!
"Young man, you are very capable, exceptionally capable! To be honest, I, an old man, have lived for eighty years, cough, cough. In terms of economic intuition, you are definitely among the top three. Even the 'Shuangma' who are currently the talk of the internet pale in comparison to you!" Wang Weiguo said, coughing and marveling.
"Elder Wang, you flatter me; it's just a bit of luck," Ye Yun replied humbly.
"It's not flattery, and certainly not luck! With just this economic intuition of yours, I believe that within ten years, you will undoubtedly have a place in the entire Chinese business world!"
"However, compared to your vision, I am even more amazed by your demeanor! I served in the military my entire life, and I have truly seen blood. The soldier's aura on me, if I may be blunt, few young people can withstand it!"
"Yet you can remain neither humble nor arrogant, neither complacent nor impatient. Remarkable, truly remarkable!"
Hearing this, Ye Yun smiled and gestured. "Elder Wang, please don't overpraise me. Come, have some tea."
Wang Weiguo then noticed the unusual way his granddaughter and daughter were looking at him. However, having lived a carefree life, he was straightforward. He sat down, took a sip of tea, and laughed heartily. "The tea is not the best tea, but the person is truly remarkable! Good, good, very good!"
At this moment, Wang Weiguo knew Ye Yun was no longer a swindler. With such vision and demeanor, why would he need to be a swindler? Wouldn't that be missing the point? As for him still living in a rented room, it was merely a dragon in shallow waters or a tiger on the plains. His time to soar would surely come.
With this thought, Wang Weiguo continued to ask, "I will take the liberty of calling you Young Friend Ye. Young Friend, I have another question. How is it that you seemed to know precisely when Xiong'an County would become an economic special zone, and you urged Meiling and the others to act quickly, saying 'once this village passes, there'll be no such shop'?"
"This news shouldn't have mentioned a specific time, right?"
Here it comes! Ye Yun's heart tightened. He knew very well that Wang Weiguo was not easily fooled! There was indeed a significant loophole in the entire matter. Yes, Ye Yun's vision was sharp enough to infer from subtle clues that Xiong'an County would be developed extensively. But what about the timing? You couldn't possibly say that this announcement mentioned the specific time for the construction of the Xiong'an New Area, right? Nonsense!
"Because I felt it was revealed by the authorities themselves!"
Ye Yun's words were shocking, causing the three people present to change their expressions drastically.