Chapter 94: A Remark That Astonished the Whole Room [Sixth Update in a Recommended Surge]

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“Yang Tian, the land management regulations in Binhai City make it very clear: privately contracted land must be used for production and business purposes, and excessive private construction is not allowed. By the way, why are you asking about this? You’re still a high school student—do you want to contract land too?” Zhang Siguo seemed to have seen through Yang Tian’s thoughts, and asked with a smile.

“Exactly. Contracting land is no small matter. First, you need a definite production or business project before our land administration bureau will lease the land to you. Also, it depends on location—not every piece of land can be contracted out for private production and business. And then there’s the money. The government may provide some subsidies later, but most of the funding for production and business has to be raised by yourself. That’s no small sum. If you can’t come up with the money, the government won’t lease you the land for fun!” Yuan Shan added with a laugh.

“Please don’t laugh at me, uncles. I really do want to contract a piece of land. It doesn’t have to be anywhere important—just the area around Dayu Tree Village in Luohe Town. As urbanization accelerates, that place will soon become part of the city’s inner ring, and it may become either a vegetable-growing base or a waste-treatment center. If Uncle Yuan doesn’t object, I’d like to lease that land and grow greenhouse vegetables!” Yang Tian said with a smile.

“That parcel is not small!” Everyone was shocked, especially Zhang Siguo. Because of Yang Tian’s relationship with Zhang Zhi, Yang Tian’s business could be said to be his business as well. If Yang Tian caused trouble, it would be hard for him to answer to Lang Ping and the others.

“Yes, I know that. So I’m planning to grow greenhouse vegetables while also planting ornamental flowers and trees. Right now, Binhai City’s greening efforts are in a period of rapid expansion, and there is a huge demand for landscaping plants and flowers. On that front, Uncle Zhang, I think we could work together.” Yang Tian took the opportunity and said calmly. These were not words he had blurted out on the spot; he had already thought them through long ago.

He knew that building a resort of his own was not easy, so he came up with an indirect way to make his dream come true: contract Dayu Tree Village and the surrounding land, run greenhouse vegetables on one side, and plant flowers and trees for urban greening on the other.

Binhai City was developing at a tremendous pace, and Zhang Siguo’s construction bureau was placing ever greater importance on landscaping in urban development.

Yang Tian had known this long before his rebirth. In four or five years, Binhai City’s greenery would be worlds apart from what it was now. It seemed, however, that all the flowers and trees for its greening efforts were being bought from Shandong.

Yang Tian felt that if he could supply those flowers and trees to Binhai City’s construction bureau, he would be able to become wealthy within four or five years.

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And this did not seem difficult at all, because the head of Binhai City’s construction bureau, Zhang Siguo, was Zhang Zhi’s fourth uncle.

“Yes, Fourth Uncle. If you can help Yang Tian, and the city’s greening supplies in future municipal projects are all purchased from him, then he’ll have a real chance of contracting that land!” Zhang Xiuxiu stepped forward to speak for Yang Tian, and shot him a glance as if telling him that he now owed her a favor.

“That shouldn’t be much of a problem. However, our construction bureau will not provide him with funding to cultivate greening products. He’ll have to figure that out on his own,” Zhang Siguo said with considerable shrewdness. Lang Ping and the others nodded in agreement.

“Well then... that means I’ll have to ask Miss Zhang for help. I wonder whether Miss Zhang’s investment company would be willing to use its first round of funding on me?” Yang Tian smiled with absolute confidence.

The people on both sides were astonished. How could a mere high school student think so comprehensively? How could he have such depth? Remarkable!

First he settled the matter with Jiang Nan, the head of the Bureau of Culture, and secured the game competition. Then he began setting his sights on Yuan Shan from the Bureau of Culture and Zhang Siguo from the Construction Bureau. In the end, he even managed to drag the host into the scheme.

Aside from the vice mayor, everyone at this table had been put to use by him. It was impossible not to be astonished. Most importantly, he was still only a high school student, yet no one could take him as joking or dismiss his words as a trifle. He looked nothing like a student at all, but rather like a seasoned master who had walked through storms and weathered the ages.

“You little schemer, you’ve even set your sights on me. My investment company hasn’t even been launched yet, and its very first deal has already been taken by you. Come on, finish this glass, or this young lady will not let you off today!” Zhang Xiuxiu was a lively, mischievous sort. She would agree to Yang Tian’s request, but she would not let him have an easy time of it.

“As long as Miss Zhang and all the uncles can help me fulfill this small wish, I’ll gladly finish this bottle myself. Haha, Yang Tian will drink first as a sign of respect!” With that, Yang Tian picked up the bottle of Royal Salute on the table and drained it in one go.

Everyone at the table froze for a moment, then all of them shook their heads with wry smiles and raised their glasses to drink. It was not that these high-ranking officials from Binhai City enjoyed making a scene with a child; rather, they understood that this child had ties to the Zhang family, and giving him face was giving the Zhang family face.

One reason Zhang Xiuxiu was making trouble was that Yang Tian was clever enough to use the Zhang family’s network for his own affairs. Infuriating! But considering how much he had helped Zhang Zhi, she would not refuse to lend a hand. Otherwise she would not have allowed him to attend such a banquet.

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“All right, Yang Tian, I haven’t even agreed yet. Unless you take me home tonight, don’t even think about getting me to provide you with any funding!” After three glasses of wine, Zhang Xiuxiu’s face was flushed red. As soon as she said this, everyone at the table burst out laughing.

“I have no objection. I’m just not sure whether your fiancé will object?” Yang Tian said with a sly smile, his expression unexpectedly seasoned and worldly.

“Yang Tian, Yang Tian, are you deliberately trying to humiliate me in front of all these uncles today? Fine—just watch how I deal with you!” Zhang Xiuxiu was instantly ready to flare up, but with Vice Mayor Lang Ping and the others present, she was too embarrassed to jump up and chase after him. She could only sit there, cheeks puffed out, cursing him under her breath.

Seeing this, Lang Ping and the others laughed even harder.

“Sigh, if you refuse to lend me the money, then I’ll have no choice but to ask Zhang Zhi. I’m sure he’ll lend it to me!” Yang Tian said as if making a casual jab, but in truth he knew Zhang Xiuxiu feared leaving a bad impression on Zhang Zhi, because she felt indebted to him.

If Zhang Zhi learned that Zhang Xiuxiu refused to lend money to Yang Tian, he would definitely be very upset. That was something Zhang Xiuxiu did not want to see, and it became the very leverage Yang Tian used to tease her.

As soon as Yang Tian said this, Lang Ping and the others could naturally guess very quickly that Yang Tian and Zhang Zhi, the son of the famed Taiwanese businessman Zhang Youcai, had an extraordinary relationship. They could not help but regard the boy with even greater importance. At such a young age, and already so well connected—what would he become when he grew up?

Zhang Xiuxiu could no longer hold back. She stood up and began twisting Yang Tian’s arm, cursing all the while: “I told you not to play tricks on me, you rascal! If I weren’t afraid the uncles would laugh at me today, I’d peel your skin right off!”

Lang Ping and the others on either side were already bent over with laughter. Some were truly amused, others merely putting on a show; Yang Tian saw it all clearly.