Chapter 394

Not long after Mayor Wang made a phone call, Chen Yang's land rental issue was resolved immediately.

But the other party's enthusiasm made Chen Yang a little unaccustomed. As you know, before this they had never had any dealings. Chen Yang had even learned from the gatekeeper that this town mayor's surname was Wang.

At their first meeting, the other party took the initiative to show friendliness, which surely meant they had something to ask.

What surprised Chen Yang even more was that he hadn't been in the mayor's office long when Jiangmen Town's Party Committee Secretary Yuan Wei also arrived. Upon meeting, they warmly shook hands with Chen Yang.

"Director Chen, hello! I am Yuan Wei, the Party Committee Secretary of Jiangmen Town. I'm very pleased to meet you!"

While shaking hands with Yuan Wei, Chen Yang searched his memory. He found that besides opening an Old Hundred Citizens Agricultural Products chain store on Jiangmen Island, his own company seemed to have no other investments here. He therefore asked curiously: "Mayors, may I ask if you have something you need?"

Yuan Wei glanced at Mayor Wang, who then immediately smiled at Chen Yang and said: "We've heard that your company has invested heavily in vegetable greenhouse bases in Qingshui City. We're considering whether we could also set up a large vegetable greenhouse base in Jiangmen Town."

"Director Chen, rest assured, we will bear the project's costs. As long as your company can help us solve the sales problem, that's all we need."

Chen Yang hesitated for a moment, not answering right away, after all the company had just invested over a hundred million in a vegetable greenhouse base in Shuangfeng Town. If he also took on Jiangmen Town's business, it would easily lead to serious product backlog.

"Mayors, the company's specific affairs are not something I usually involve myself in. So I cannot give my approval to this plan for now; I need to meet with the company's CEO and other executives before giving a reply."

Hearing this, Yuan Wei and Mayor Wang were a little disappointed. They had actually been planning for several days, preparing to go to the Old Hundred Citizens Agricultural Products Trading Company to negotiate with Shen Anna. They hadn't expected to run into Chairman Chen Yang himself showing up so early this morning.

With such a good opportunity, how could they let it pass?

But they hadn't been happy for long before Chen Yang poured cold water on them.

Mayor Wang, feeling a bit unwilling, continued to persuade Chen Yang: "Director Chen, Jiangmen Town is close to the urban area. Supplying goods from here saves far more manpower and material resources than shipping from Qingshui City. Please give it some thought."

Chen Yang had just accepted their favor, so it was hard to refuse. Moreover, what they said made sense. It's only a half‑hour drive from Jiangmen Town to the urban area. Vegetables picked in the morning need not go through cold storage; after sorting, they can be sent directly to the various chain stores for sale, maximizing cost savings.

More importantly, the other side does not require capital investment from the Old Hundred Citizens Agricultural Products Trading Company; they only need us to handle sales. This further reduces the company's investment risk.

Chen Yang thought for a while, then called Shen Anna to ask for her opinion.

To his surprise, Shen Anna gave it no thought and immediately agreed to take on the vegetable greenhouse sales business in Jiangmen Town. Her idea was much the same as Mayor Huang's.

Since Shen Anna had no objections, Chen Yang reached a verbal agreement with Yuan Wei and Mayor Wang: as long as they build the vegetable greenhouse base, the Old Hundred Citizens Agricultural Products Trading Company will sign a five‑year sales contract with them.

At present, Chen Yang also has a request: they must hire agricultural experts from the agricultural university to specially guide the growers' work.

At the same time, this vegetable greenhouse base in Jiangmen Town must plant the agricultural products designated by the Old Hundred Citizens Agricultural Products Trading Company.

Chen Yang did this mainly because the agricultural product bases that have cooperation agreements with the Old Hundred Citizens Agricultural Products Trading Company already number in the dozens. If the products cannot be planted properly, it is easy to cause unsold inventory.

Yuan Wei and Mayor Wang had no objection. What they wanted was to use the plan to build a vegetable greenhouse base to boost Jiangmen Town's economy; as for what to plant in the greenhouses, as long as it could make money, they supported it.

So, this verbal agreement was reached very smoothly.

Chen Yang never expected that he was just going to the Jiangmen Town government to handle a small matter, but in the end he inadvertently brought a big contract to the company, and he couldn't help but sigh.

It looks like he needs to further optimize the website of the common people's agricultural products trading company. That way, it can attract more local governments and enterprises to cooperate with the company.

Under the joint farewell of Yuan Wei and Mayor Wang, Chen Yang drove back to the villa on Jiangmen Dao.

When he returned home, he unexpectedly discovered that on the riverside wasteland, several more people were helping Du Yue'e's mother reclaim the land.

"Mom, what are those people doing?"

"You don't know?" Hu Qingwan looked at Chen Yang with a little surprise and said, "Just now several village officials from outside the island came, saying that those few plots of land had already been rented to you. Those people are the owners of the wasteland, coming over to help clear the weeds."

Chen Yang never expected the other party's service to be so thorough; not only did they willingly rent the land to him, but they also came to help with weeding. The life of the rich is indeed different.

"Chen Yang, are you familiar with the officials here? How did you resolve the matter so easily?" Hu Qingwan was a little surprised. In the countryside, land is the most prone to disputes; even wasteland has people fighting over it. Chen Yang not only solved the land usage issue but also got them to voluntarily come help. If you say he's not familiar with the leaders of Jiangmen Town, she wouldn't believe it at all.

Chen Yang explained to her: "The Jiangmen Town government is preparing to build a large vegetable greenhouse base on its own. They hope the common people's agricultural products trading company can solve the base's sales problem, so they proactively helped me rent those few plots of land."

"As expected!" Hu Qingwan only fully understood after hearing Chen Yang's explanation. But soon she started to worry again. "Chen Yang, you've taken on the Jiangmen Town vegetable greenhouse base business; what about Weiwei's side?"

Chen Yang comforted her: "Mom, you don't need to worry. The company's business expansion speed is very fast; it has already expanded to Deep City. Even adding one more large vegetable greenhouse base won't cause a problem of goods piling up."

Hu Qingwan breathed a sigh of relief this time. As long as Chen Yang doesn't delay Lin Wei's plan, however and wherever to expand, she won't casually voice an opinion.

With the help of several indigenous people, Du Yue'e's mother finally had land that could be legally cultivated.

When she returned home, she once again expressed her gratitude to Chen Yang.

What Chen Yang wanted was harmony in the villa. As long as Du Yue'e's mother stopped messing around, he would be content.

Since Du Yue'e's mother wanted to farm, and Hu Qingwan also needed to attend to Du Yue'e, Chen Yang simply went outside the island to hire a young and strong middle-aged woman to do odd jobs at the villa—cleaning up and trimming the flowers and plants in the yard.

Hu Qingwan originally did not support Chen Yang hiring people, but after learning from Du Yue'e's mother's lesson, she also voted in favor.

Thus, the villa gained another new member: Fang Jie.