Chapter 912: Discussing Cooperation with Kang Yali

One week later, I and Xiao Shitou went to Xue County to meet her.

Kang Yali came in person to see our project.

So I had Xiao Shitou take her to the Ancient City for a look; now Shi Jinhe is busy with the demolition work.

Only after relocating all the nearby villages,

can we officially start construction of the Ancient City.

The Ancient City covers a large area.

We are investing and constructing it in three phases.

Kang Yali carefully examined our project proposal.

Afterwards, Xiao Shitou took her to Beishan to see the mountain-ring road under construction.

Then we went to Shanghu to check the port.

We hid nothing from her,

which is that we are truly building a tourism project.

If we were developing real estate, we would never invest in roads and port docks.

Kang Yali was very satisfied after viewing it.

We then began talks in the meeting room of Xueguo Dajiudian.

The talks were just between the two of us.

I said: "Welcome, General Manager Kang. I didn't expect my little project to attract your attention."

"Brother Jianqiang, everything you do draws my attention," Kang Yali said with a smile.

"Haha, I feel truly honored.

Ya Li, we're old acquaintances, so there's no need to beat around the bush—Xiao Shitou and I said you want to invest in our project.

"Yeah, I told General Manager Zhou. He said we need to discuss it with you before deciding. Has General Manager Zhou shown you our contract?" Kang Yali asked.

(Here's a side note: Xiao Shitou has followed his mother Zhou Wei and changed his surname to Zhou.)

Xiao Shitou wanted to take my surname Zhao, but I didn't agree; I feel the surname Zhou is fine.

Taking my surname Zhao would be too obvious.

"General Manager Zhou showed it to me. Ya Li, you seem sincere—why do you want to invest in us?" I asked Kang Yali with a smile.

"It's mainly not because I admire Brother Jianqiang's character.

This money is invested by our group, unrelated to anyone else—you understand what I mean.

To be honest, real estate is tough now, but everyone knows this money is easy to make,

Do you know? In Zaocheng alone, over fifty real estate development companies have sprung up in just one year.

They all want to make money on that tiny plot of land in Zaocheng.

You can imagine how fierce the competition is.

As for the tourism market, I'm really optimistic about it.

Brother Jianqiang has a keen eye—he spotted another great project, making us envious.

So we decided to follow Brother Jianqiang's lead and invest, so we don't fall behind.

I've already made this investment clear,

you just need to follow the normal procedures,

we only need to look at each company's annual report.

and not interfere with their management and operations.

It's mainly about trusting Brother Jianqiang and supporting him—for example, when Brother Jianqiang makes a big investment, our little sum is nothing." Kang Yali said flatteringly.

Kang Yali's flattering words were quite lovely,

showing her emotional intelligence is very high; moving among many big shots without incident proves her capability.

I chuckled,

"Ya Li, your praise makes me embarrassed—I don't have any special talent,

I just don't want to spend the rest of my life being boring.

Developing tourism does have a market, but the competition is also very fierce.

You know, Zaocheng is a small town, far behind those historic cultural ancient cities.

How it will turn out after completion is hard to say.

I myself lack confidence.

To be frank, your Da Heng Group, relying on Mr. Liu's influence, could have no rivals in the market.

In a fourth-tier town like Zaocheng, what development prospects are there? Why not develop in first- or second-tier cities?

That's where true value investment lies."

"About that, I can't really say—although we have Mr. Liu's backing behind us, he hasn't deeply cultivated real estate.

Moreover, the bigger the city, the fiercer the competition.

You know, we have many newly risen nobles who have all ventured into real estate.

Sigh, acquiring land in first- or second-tier cities is very difficult.

Without land, how can you develop real estate? You can't build on air.

For now, we can only lie low in a small town like Zaocheng.

I'm also worried sick.

Brother Jianqiang, if you came to our group, it would be great—you could share my worries,

and help me plan our development direction.

I'm feeling lost now; where should Da Heng Group develop?

All the land Wen Han previously obtained has been confiscated because of his incident.

In Xin Cheng, land is limited; if others take a bite, we get less.

Now Da Heng Group employs too many idle people, and they demand the highest wages and benefits each month.

Sigh, Tian Shi's attitude toward us is lukewarm.

Neither supportive nor opposed.

"I really have a hard time now." Kang Yali sighed as she looked at me.

Hearing Kang Yali's sigh, I still faced it with a smile; perhaps what Kang Yali said is all correct,

The reality is just sitting here,

Tian Shi will not support Da Heng Group; without Tian Shi's support, Da Heng Group's development in Zaocheng will be difficult.

Especially for real estate enterprises, this is even more the case.

The key is land, and how it is acquired,

and at what price the land is obtained.

That's the knowledge.

Whether we can make money or generate excessive profits lies within this.

Since that's the case, why doesn't Liu Yong go talk to Tian Shi?

Or use his own influence to acquire land in other cities, letting Da Heng Group develop elsewhere.

For example, Huaihai City.

It seems Liu Yong doesn't even expect these.

There must be a reason for this.

I cannot reveal it.

"Ya Li, how should I say this? It's all a bunch of thorny problems.

Tian Shi, because of Wen Han's involvement,

resulted in a week of study in the provincial capital,

you know this; it was only thanks to Zhuang Shi's connections that nothing happened.

Now land is again a sensitive matter.

I think Tian Shi is very cautious in this regard.

In short, Da Heng Group's future development is good; the problems are only temporary,

"and will be resolved later." I took out a cigarette, pulled one out, lit it, and looked at Kang Yali as I said.

"Brother Jianqiang, you're right; this should be the reason. Wen Han's incident dealt a big blow to Tian Shi, so he dares not get too involved in some aspects.

I hope it's truly as you said, that Da Heng Group's problems will be resolved in the future.

Brother Jianqiang, I want to ask something,

Recently, Tian Shi went to Xianggang,

and stayed there for a long time.

"Do you know about this?" Kang Yali inquired of me.

"Of course I know; I went to look for Tian Shi, and Secretary Qin said Tian Shi went to Xianggang.

You know our tourism project currently has a large funding gap.

I wanted to ask Tian Shi for sponsorship, but alas, he went to Xianggang.

"Ya Li, what do you think Tian Shi went to Xianggang to do?" I asked with a smile.

"Brother Jianqiang, you're really funny; if I knew, I wouldn't be asking you. I'm asking you, what did Tian Shi go to Xianggang to do?

I thought you were close to Tian Shi and well-informed. Unlike us, who are far from Tian Shi." Kang Yali also said with a smile.

"This has nothing to do with distance; I truly don't know about this matter.

"You can ask others; if you find out, tell me, I'm also curious." I said, smoking and looking at Kang Yali.

"Actually, I have heard some news: Tian Shi met a person in Xianggang, who is also a well-known businessman there, surnamed Geng, named Geng Ping.

Tian Shi and he have a decent personal relationship.

"I personally suspect that Tian Shi went to Xianggang to seek investment for your tourism project, Jianqiang, so that Hong Kong merchants would invest in you." Kang Yali deliberately threw me a flirtatious glance as she said.