Chapter 205

Chen Yang waited until Lin Wei went to work before calling Yexin, and told her that the Zhang Group was preparing to transfer a commercial land parcel of three hundred mu in the southern district of Qingshui City.

Yexin was also very interested in this project. "Chen Yang, this project has great potential; our company can take it on. Moreover, the Zhang Group's project approval in Xingcheng International New City is being held up. They urgently need money to clear this connection. We happen to have this chance to give them a heavy blow."

Chen Yang didn't expect that Zhang Peng had publicly reported Wang Clan Real Estate and a certain deputy mayor of Xingcheng, and their project approval was still blocked. He then curiously asked: "Sister Yexin, is the International New City project that deep? Why is it so hard to handle?"

Yexin said with a smile: "How deep or shallow the water is depends on who does this project. The Zhang Group, an outsider in Xingcheng, has snatched all the limelight, not to mention they even started overturning the table—who could feel good about them? We definitely need to give them a warning first."

"When do you plan to come to Qingshui City? I'll first make an appointment with Mayor Kong's secretary." Chen Yang felt no sympathy for the Zhang Group's predicament; on the contrary, he hoped that project would fail. Because the better the Zhang Group developed, the greater the threat to Chen Yang.

Yexin's side fell silent for a moment, then she said: "Ask Mayor Kong if he has time tomorrow? If so, I, Huang Bai Ming, Zhao Fei Yang, and my sister-in-law will come over."

Chen Yang said "Okay" and hung up.

By this time, the stock market had opened. Chen Yang habitually opened his computer again and began to monitor the stock trading situation of Xingcheng Heavy Industry.

After Chen Yang finished communicating with Luo Zhikai, the Xingcheng Bank side quickly pushed the stock price to the limit up at the opening. Then they actively smashed the ask side and began slowly selling out.

Because there was no big capital to disturb them, they controlled their rhythm very well, keeping the price steady around nineteen yuan. Chen Yang also quietly sold off one million shares, with an average price exactly nineteen yuan.

After Xingcheng Bank finished selling, the stock trading situation of Xingcheng Heavy Industry returned to calm, finally closing at eighteen point six yuan.

After the close, the CEO of Xingcheng Securities, Qi Yunxiang, immediately called Chen Yang.

"President Chen, do you want to lift the stock price a bit higher tomorrow?"

"Great!" Having someone help push up the stock price, Chen Yang was naturally pleased. "President Qi, how many shares do you still have on your side?"

Qi Yunxiang said: "We bought a little today, and we still have four million shares. The average price is seventeen point five yuan."

Chen Yang still had seven million shares; Yexin's side also reportedly had four million shares; adding Qi Yunxiang's four million shares gives a total of fifteen million shares. If they collectively started selling at the closing price of eighteen point six yuan, Qi Yunxiang would hardly make any profit and might even incur a loss.

However, Yexin and the others are coming to Qingshui City tomorrow; as long as the stock price doesn't collapse, they are unlikely to trade stocks. So Chen Yang gave Qi Yunxiang a suggestion.

"President Qi, tomorrow first push the stock price to the limit up, then sell in small batches, trying to keep the price around nineteen yuan. How does that sound?"

"Good!" Qi Yunxiang responded readily, then asked Chen Yang: "President Chen, how many shares do you plan to sell tomorrow?"

"I'll sell as much as I can; anyway, I'll stop if it drops below nineteen yuan." Chen Yang also had no specific target, so he could only disclose his bottom line to Qi Yunxiang. Their recent cooperation has been pleasant, and he doesn't worry about being stabbed in the back.

"Alright, let's touch base again tomorrow!" Qi Yunxiang said and hung up.

Chen Yang also did a simple review of today's stock market. Around four o'clock, he sent a message to Zhang Chunhua asking if he had time.

Zhang Chunhua's call came through quickly.

"Chen Yang, your wife says you've set up a new joint venture company and are also interested in that project in the southern district—is that true?"

"Yes." Chen Yang answered his question definitively, then also asked: "Does the senior leader have time tomorrow?"

Zhang Chunhua said: "The mayor is busy every day; if you are truly interested, I can arrange a time for you."

Chen Yang immediately expressed his thanks: "Then I'll trouble Secretary Zhang."

Zhang Chunhua said: "It's not a trouble, but this project demands a large investment; are you sure you can handle it?"

Chen Yang understood his meaning; after the Zhang Group withdraws, Mayor Kong will surely want to find a deep-pocketed taker. After all, whether the project succeeds or not affects the senior leader's political performance. He thought a moment and asked Zhang Chunhua: "How much did the Zhang Group pay in total for that piece of land?"

Zhang Chunhua said: "One hundred million yuan. However, they are now eager to cash out; if your funds are tight, you can also press the price down a bit."

Upon hearing that the Zhang Group's land for that real estate project in the southern district cost only one hundred million yuan, Chen Yang felt reassured. He told Zhang Chunhua: "Secretary Zhang, please inform the senior leader. Just say our new company's paid-in registered capital is two hundred million yuan; besides me, the other shareholders are Yexin of the Xingcheng Ye family, Huang Bai Ming, CEO of Shuangxi Supermarket, and Zhao Fei Yang, CEO of Wu Real Estate. If he finds no problem, I will notify the other shareholders to come to Qingshui City together tomorrow for a visit."

"Okay, wait for my call." After Zhang Chunhua hung up, it took about half an hour before he called Chen Yang again.

"Chen Yang, the mayor said he has time tomorrow afternoon at 2:30."

"Okay, then we'll meet tomorrow."

After receiving Zhang Chunhua's reply, Chen Yang immediately messaged Yexin back, telling them to arrange the time.

Meanwhile, Chen Yang drove to the vicinity of that plot of land belonging to the Zhang Group in the southern district and took a look around.

The Zhang Group's real estate project, formerly known as Qingfeng Garden in the previous life, covers an area of three hundred mu. Construction began in 2005, built in three phases, with a total of twenty-two buildings. Its peak resident population exceeded seven thousand, making it one of the most densely populated residential communities in Qingshui City's urban area.

Moreover, this location is only a straight-line kilometer away from Chen Yang's Laobaixing Meat Industry Limited Company. If developed well, part of it could be reserved as Welfare Housing for his employees.

Speaking of which, Qingshui City, this seemingly unremarkable third- or fourth-tier city, does not have cheap housing prices. In the previous life, the best elevator apartments here reached an astonishing price of over seven thousand yuan per square meter! Even elevator apartment communities with slightly worse living environments cost more than four thousand yuan per square meter.

For those hardworking ordinary people, wanting to purchase a home is practically an unattainable dream. They must pinch pennies day after day, saving for up to twenty years before they can barely scrape together the purchase funds. And if they choose to realize their home‑buying dream through bank loans, that period would likely be extended even further.

At this very moment, Chen Yang had a small goal: to enable all his employees to own a cozy home of their own in Qingshui City.

Having once been someone who could barely breathe under the weight of a mortgage, he knows full well how people burdened with heavy mortgage debt will fall into distress and anxiety when a future economic crisis strikes.

Therefore, Chen Yang is determined to create some conditions while Qingshui City's housing prices have not yet surged, to help his employees free themselves from this potential pressure and risk.