Chapter 491: New Compensation Plan

The Phase One and Phase Two projects of East Jiang New City were simultaneously halted, which was somewhat unexpected for Chen Yang.

Because the demolition work for these two projects had already been completed, it had nothing to do with the demolition disputes of Phase Three and Phase Four.

Moreover, the demolition work for Phases Three and Four was outsourced by the Xingcheng Municipal Government to a local company. However, the reporter from East Jiang Television forcibly linked this incident to the Ordinary People's Financial Investment Company, which made Chen Yang very unhappy.

He first asked Yexin to help investigate the background of that whistleblower reporter, then he went to Mayor Sun Changqing's office.

"Mayor Sun, your government-assigned demolition company caused an accident, so why are we being made to pay? This is totally unfair, right?"

"Chen Yang, don't rush; I've already explained this to the Provincial Committee." Mayor Sun Changqing soothed Chen Yang, saying: "Let you halt work for now; mainly we need to investigate and clarify the truth."

Chen Yang lowered his voice and asked Mayor Sun: "Mayor Sun, do you think this violent demolition incident was instigated by Wang Haifeng? He has threatened me more than once, trying to sabotage the East Jiang New City project."

Mayor Sun Changqing shook his head and said: "Wang Haifeng has fled to Hong Kong; he shouldn't have the ability to play remote control."

Chen Yang whispered: "Although Wang Haifeng has run away, Deputy Secretary Wang's influence remains! As long as he greets someone from abroad, who here in Xingcheng would dare not obey his lackeys?"

Upon hearing this, Mayor Sun Changqing fell silent instantly. Because recently, a series of commercial retaliations against Chen Yang have been carried out by people connected to Deputy Secretary Wang.

Since they could do it once, it's very likely they could do it a second time.

However, without solid evidence, he couldn't definitively say that the other side was deliberately targeting Chen Yang.

"Chen Yang, don't speculate wildly. The Public Security Bureau is already conducting an emergency investigation; let's wait for the results."

Chen Yang asked Mayor Sun: "If the investigation finds no connection with the Ordinary People's Financial Investment Company, can the East Jiang New City project then resume?"

Mayor Sun Changqing shook his head with some difficulty and said: "The problem with Phases Three and Four of East Jiang New City mainly lies in the failure to reach agreement on the compensation plan. They all think the government's compensation of 300,000 per household is too little."

Upon hearing that each household only receives 300,000 in compensation, Chen Yang immediately felt that this amount was a bit low.

You should know that, given East Jiang New City's location and community environment, selling at over 10,000 per square meter in the future will definitely pose no problem.

Meanwhile, 300,000 can only buy an average-condition elevator apartment in Xingcheng, with an area not exceeding 100 square meters.

However, since compensation is the government's responsibility, Chen Yang also finds it inconvenient to voice an opinion.

"Mayor Sun, if the compensation issue cannot be resolved, we can delay the demolition work for Phases Three and Four. We can first finish the construction of Phases One and Two, then discuss it later—it's the same."

Seeing that Chen Yang did not respond, Mayor Sun could only regretfully end the conversation.

Moreover, Chen Yang couldn't stay idle. Just after leaving the Mayor's Office, Liu Jianghua's phone rang again.

"Chen Yang, come to the Provincial Government Office for a visit."

Chen Yang guessed it was still related to the demolition accident at East Jiang New City.

Given Liu Jianghua's personality, he surely wants Chen Yang to be the sucker.

Upon arriving at the Governor's Office, Chen Yang got straight to the point: "Governor Liu, the incident at East Jiang New City has nothing to do with me; you can't keep making me handle everything!"

Liu Jianghua didn't expect Chen Yang to guess his intention, and he said with a smile: "I've already looked into it. Those demolition households all hope to be compensated with a house. Given your current financial strength, that shouldn't be a problem, right?"

Chen Yang spent sixty billion to buy the land of East Jiang New City, hasn't seen any return yet, and now has to put out more funds—he's extremely unhappy!

"Governor Liu, what do you think we should do to compensate them?"

Liu Jianghua said to Chen Yang: "You didn't say you planned to build 20,000 commercial housing units in East Jiang New City? Why not set aside 1,500 units for the demolition households of Phases Three and Four?"

Chen Yang laughed bitterly and said: "Governor Liu, if I give houses to the demolition households of Phases Three and Four, it would be very unfair to those of Phases One and Two. If those households also start causing trouble, is there any point in continuing this project?"

Liu Jianghua pondered for a moment, then said to Chen Yang: "You take out 3,000 housing units, I'll communicate with the comrades of the Xingcheng Municipal Government to see if they can work out a way to grant you an additional plot of commercial land nearby as compensation. How about that?"

Upon hearing that he could be compensated with a plot of land, Chen Yang's mood improved considerably. Using that extra land to build houses for the demolition households, he would only need to pay the urban construction fees—this is far more economical than simply giving away houses.

"Governor Liu, providing 3,000 housing units as compensation for the demolition households is no problem for me. However, I have a condition: all demolition households must sign their agreement before the housing compensation takes effect."

Upon hearing this, Liu Jianghua frowned slightly. People's thoughts differ; how could they reach a unanimous opinion? If the demolition households' demands are high, given his understanding of Chen Yang, this will surely fall through.

"Chen Yang, perhaps the compensation should be distributed separately. For example, users who have completed demolition in Phases One and Two can receive housing compensation. As for those who haven't completed demolition, let them sign a unified agreement first, then decide whether to give compensation."

"Okay!" Chen Yang agreed without hesitation. His aim was to shift the conflict between the demolition households and the demolition team into an internal people's dispute.

That way, even if strange events occur later, people will only think the demolition households are greedy, not actively push blame onto the contractor. Moreover, those who want demolition will proactively do ideological work among the hardliners.

Seeing that Chen Yang had no objection to his suggestion, Liu Jianghua nodded in satisfaction.

"Chen Yang, since you agree to provide the demolition households with an extra house as compensation, I will go talk to the leaders of the Provincial Committee to strive for an early resumption of the East Jiang New City project."

Chen Yang repeatedly expressed his thanks to Liu Jianghua, then left the Provincial Government.

After returning to Jiangmen Dao, Chen Yang immediately sought out Yexin.

"Sister Yexin, have you cleared up that reporter's information?"

"It's clear." Yexin threw a yellow envelope at Chen Yang; inside were some suggestive photos. The subjects were Wang Haifeng and that female reporter from East Jiang Television.

Since she is Wang Haifeng's mistress, it's understandable that she repeatedly dug pits for Chen Yang's company.

Chen Yang hesitated not, directly called Chen Bing to Jiangmen Dao, and then gave him the suggestive photos of Wang Haifeng and the female reporter.

At the same time, Chen Yang also called Tan Qin, asking her to draft a legal document and send it directly to Wang Haifeng's mistress.