Chapter 329: Insatiable Greed

Senior, can I add your QQ?

No!

Then may I ask you a question?

Speak!

Why do the US stocks you buy keep rising even if you don't pay attention?

You're also a gamer; you should know that the games of a certain company are very popular domestically. Since they're popular, the money they make is definitely a lot. So their stock naturally benefits as well.

Then how do you keep yourself calm throughout the rising process?

Very simple: don't look!

If you don't look, aren't you worried the stock price will fall?

If it keeps rising, what do I have to worry about? Conversely, as long as it falls, someone will naturally remind me. You should know my interests are tied together with several people's. Since someone will worry about it, what do I have to be anxious about?

Chen Yang received Lan Qiyun's email early in the morning. He could feel that she had encountered another setback in the US stock market.

Regarding her question, Chen Yang neither told the truth nor could he tell the truth.

If people knew he was reborn from twenty years in the future, it would surely shock the world.

Chen Yang certainly didn't want to bring trouble upon himself.

But not long after finishing his email exchange with Lan Qiyun, Yexin's call came in.

You little punk, I lost ten million dollars in the US stock market last night. You need to figure out how to help me earn it back!

Chen Yang wasn't going to indulge Yexin; he directly refused her request. "Yexin, the money isn't lost by me, so why are you looking for me? Whoever lost the money, you should have them earn it back for you!"

Yexin sighed and said: "Lan Qiyun's skill in the US stock market is still inferior to yours. Letting her trade again, I'm afraid she'll lose even more."

Chen Yang couldn't help but laugh. Yexin had always been a loyal supporter of Lan Qiyun, but her stance changed in no time.

Since you're not confident in her US stock trading skills, why not let her make money for you in the domestic stock market? Could it be that she can't even handle the domestic market?

Yexin said: "My loss is in US dollars, so of course I need to earn it back from the stock market of the Beautiful Country."

Chen Yang comforted her: "It's only ten million US dollars; just think of it as earning a little less from a certain company's stock. Doesn't that balance your psychology?"

Yexin said unhappily: "It's clearly a loss; how can I pretend it didn't happen? Asking you for help, there are so many excuses."

Chen Yang rubbed his forehead. If Yexin hadn't also helped him a lot, with this unreasonable attitude he would have already turned against her.

How about this: tonight you sell off all the stocks you hold, then buy shares of a certain company. I estimate this stock will still have an upward cycle. Depending on the situation, it's best to take profits once you've made ten million and then stop.

Good! This is my good little brother! Come give me a kiss!

Chen Yang quickly hung up the phone. Making money for her and still being teased—what kind of thing is this!

Having nothing to do, Chen Yang decided to visit Common People Meat Industry Co., Ltd.

Song Yajun went to Xingcheng to open the provincial state-owned enterprise reform conference; the company was temporarily leaderless. As the boss, he needed to show his face.

Upon arriving at the company, the messenger Chun Ye anxiously stopped him.

Boss, a group of troublemakers from Dongyang County is causing a disturbance at the company office building. You'd better find a place to hide!

"Have you called the police?" Chen Yang frowned slightly. The troublemakers from Dongyang County—no need to guess, they are the residents of Shuangfeng Town who previously besieged Hu Tianyu's office.

Chun Ye said: "The police officers are already inside mediating; the newly arrived factory director Xue and some secretary from Dongyang County are also negotiating with them. You'd better not go. They know you're generous, so they'll surely make excessive demands."

Chen Yang did not accept Chun Ye's advice. Xue Jiachen is merely the head of a pig farm; with Song Yajun absent, he has no authority over the feed mill. Letting the residents of Shuangfeng Town continue their disturbance would be very bad for the company.

At this moment, only he, as the boss, stepping forward could resolve the issue.

He parked his car in the company lot and from afar saw two groups facing off in front of the office building. One side was led by Du Yue'e and Xue Jiachen, the management of Common People Meat Industry Company, along with the Shuangfeng Town Party secretary Hu Tianyu; the other side was the residents of Shuangfeng Town. Between the two groups stood five police officers responsible for mediating the dispute.

What surprised Chen Yang was that the residents of Shuangfeng Town were actually holding banners that read "Black-hearted businessman, return our homeland!"

If he remembered correctly, the land where the feed mill stands was originally basic farmland and wasteland, with no residential homes at all.

Return our homeland? Where does that even come from?

Chen Yang approached the crowd with questions, then, under the police's protection, came to Hu Tianyu's side.

Party Secretary Hu, what does the banner these people are holding mean?

Seeing Chen Yang approach, Hu Tianyu flushed with embarrassment and said: "Chen Boss, these ordinary people want the same compensation treatment as the four households of Old Ma. I can't explain it; they won't listen. Moreover, they sneaked over here behind my back to cause trouble. I'm really sorry for bringing you trouble."

Chen Yang asked Hu Tianyu: "Did your town government demolish their houses?"

Hu Tianyu immediately shook his head: "The land for the feed mill was entirely basic farmland and wasteland before, with no residential homes. After the government expropriated the land, besides the promised compensation, they also reallocated new land to them."

Upon hearing that, Chen Yang pointed at the banners held by the Shuangfeng Town residents and said: "Then what does this mean?"

Hu Tianyu said embarrassedly: "They think the existence of the feed mill will affect their daily lives, so they all demand a new plot of land be reallocated for them to build new houses. Moreover, the cost should be borne by your company."

Chen Yang asked Hu Tianyu: "Party Secretary Hu, do you think their demands are reasonable?"

Hu Tianyu fell silent at once.

At that moment, the residents of Shuangfeng Town started causing a disturbance again.

Chen Boss, your company gave each of Old Ma's four households 200,000 yuan in compensation, so why are you only giving us 20,000 yuan each? This is unfair!

Our land is better than Old Ma's family's, yet the compensation is far less. This is just bullying honest people!

You profiteers, if you don't compensate 200,000, we'll go to the city and province to sue you for government-business collusion!

Chen Yang looked at this greedy bunch and couldn't help but snort coldly. He loudly said: "Go ahead and sue if you want! Not even twenty thousand, I won't give you two thousand. I hereby formally notify you today that our company no longer wants that piece of land."

As soon as Chen Yang finished speaking, the faces of Hu Tianyu and Xue Jiachen changed. Meanwhile, the Shuangfeng Town residents causing a disturbance below also panicked.

Chen Boss, your company said it would requisition our land—how can you go back on your word?

No way—if you don't give compensation, we won't leave this place!

Chen Yang ignored them and directly had the police escort these troublemakers out of the company.