Chapter 511: Old Master Chen Also Wants Housing Purchase Quotas

Old Master Chen saw Chen Yang coming and was a bit surprised.

"Chen Yang, your company has so much going on, how do you have time to come here?"

Chen Yang said with a smile: "Old Master Chen, I came to my aunt's place to handle some business, and by the way I went to see Bing Ge for a chat."

"Then you guys chat!" Old Master Chen's attention was more on his own grandson; he quickly took the baby from Chen Bing's hands and held it in his own arms.

After Chen Bing passed the bottle to Old Master Chen, he brought Chen Yang to his own study.

"Chen Yang, hasn't the matter with Yexin been settled yet?"

"No. Zhu Junhao suddenly came to see me today, saying he wants Yexin's shares in Xinghui Financial Investment Company. His behavior is very abnormal; he must have been provoked. I want to ask you to help me investigate and find out who is behind it."

Chen Bing hesitated a moment, then sighed and said: "You came too late. Our investigation into Zhu Junhao is already finished. This guy somehow got lucky and suddenly plugged up a financial loophole worth over a hundred million."

Chen Yang gave a wry smile and said: "The money Zhu Junhao used to fill the loophole is all I helped him earn in the stock market,"

Upon hearing that, Chen Bing gave Chen Yang a thumbs up. Then he snapped angrily: "You little brat, you're asking for it—lifting a stone only to drop it on your own foot."

Chen Yang said helplessly: "If I didn't let him earn that money, Wang Haifeng wouldn't take the bait. Then my life in Xingcheng would be even harder."

Chen Bing asked Chen Yang: "Do you still have any other criminal evidence against Zhu Junhao?"

"No." Chen Yang shook his head and sighed: "I personally saw Yexin burn all the evidence."

Chen Bing said angrily: "Those scumbags are still getting away with it, and you and Yexin are major accomplices!"

Chen Yang didn't want to continue the topic; he told Chen Bing: "Everything's already in the past. Let's think about how to find the person behind Zhu Junhao."

Chen Bing said: "Finding the person behind Zhu Junhao isn't hard; the key is you need to give me a reason to assign a mission. Investigating the mayor's brother-in-law for no reason—I can't take that responsibility."

Chen Yang thought for a moment, then suddenly had an idea. He told Chen Bing: "If you can let me meet Yexin, maybe I can get the criminal evidence on Zhu Junhao from her."

"No problem." Chen Bing nodded and said: "If you can get the criminal evidence out of those people at Worry-free Residence, I'll apply for a Xingcheng Good Citizen Award for you."

Chen Yang laughed: "A Good Citizen Award can't be eaten—I'm not interested."

"Besides, Worry-free Residence isn't just Deputy Secretary Wang's faction. If we really dug up everyone's criminal evidence there, you might not be able to pursue it."

Chen Bing thought for a moment and decided to temporarily give up the idea of wiping out the remaining forces of Worry-free Residence in one sweep.

After Chen Yang and Chen Bing made their agreement, he prepared to leave.

As he passed the living room, Old Master Chen suddenly called out to him: "Chen Yang, you don't come often—why not have a meal before you leave?"

Chen Yang immediately made an excuse: "The chamber of commerce has something urgent; I need to go over there."

Upon hearing that, Old Master Chen suddenly thought of something and asked Chen Yang: "For the project your East Jiang Business Alliance is investing a hundred billion in, is the funding okay? As far as I know, your shareholders' financial strength is quite ordinary. Now that the girl surnamed Ye has joined, how can you alone support two projects worth over a hundred billion each?"

Chen Yang said with a smile: "If there's not enough money, we'll just delay it. Once Xingcheng's housing prices rise to a suitable level, money won't be a problem anymore."

Old Master Chen looked at Chen Yang with a puzzled expression: "What kind of medicine are you selling from your gourd, kid?"

Chen Yang frankly said: "Old Master Chen, I predict that in the next four to five years, Xingcheng's housing prices will at least double. If East Jiang New City launches its housing sales at that time, I'll have enough funds to carry out the renovation project of the old city around East Jiang Second Bridge."

Old Master Chen frowned slightly and said doubtfully: "Xingcheng's current new home price is already five thousand per square meter; double that would be ten thousand per square meter. Who would buy such expensive housing? Who has the money to buy it?"

Chen Yang said: "Old Master Chen, the current economic development is very fast, and ordinary people's incomes are constantly rising. Especially those who go into business, their incomes are several times or even dozens of times that of ordinary workers. As long as the environment and quality of a residential community are good, not to mention ten thousand per square meter, even if it sells for twenty thousand, there could be people rushing to buy it."

Old Master Chen thought Chen Yang's idea was too outrageous. He warned: "If you dare to maliciously drive up Xingcheng's housing prices, Secretary Cheng and Governor Liu won't let you off easy."

Chen Yang sighed and complained to Old Master Chen: "In East Jiang New City, half of the houses are prepared for resettlement households and company employees—either free or at half price. As for the remaining houses, even if they sell for ten thousand per square meter, after deducting fifty percent tax, bank interest, and construction and labor costs, there's actually not much left for me."

Upon hearing that, Old Master Chen said, bewildered: "If real estate brings no profit, what are you aiming for with such a big move in Xingcheng?"

Chen Yang said solemnly: "Old Master Chen, I just want to do something meaningful. I want everyone in Xingcheng to know that I have made a huge contribution to this city."

Old Master Chen gave Chen Yang a look and snorted coldly: "If you really had such great thoughts, you wouldn't be thinking of selling houses for ten thousand per square meter."

"However, you gave three thousand units of compensation housing to the relocated households and half-price housing purchase quotas to employees—at least that makes you a conscientious entrepreneur."

Chen Yang immediately echoed: "Old Master Chen, rest assured, my conscience is definitely very good."

"Is that so?" Old Master Chen suddenly pointed at Zhong Lin and said to Chen Yang: "My daughter-in-law is acting as an agent for your company's offline stores; she counts as your company's employee, right? Then why haven't you given her a half-price housing purchase quota?"

Chen Yang hadn't expected Old Master Chen to also take a liking to the housing purchase quotas in East Jiang New City; he immediately said: "Old Master Chen, as long as you speak up, not just one set—ten sets of housing purchase quotas are no problem."

"Ten sets are fine." Old Master Chen wasn't being polite with Chen Yang at all. "Zhong Lin, take one set for your family to live in. The remaining few sets, I'll arrange them for a few old buddies."

"Dad, we just need one set; don't make things difficult for Chen Yang. He invested so much—he ought to make some profit, right?" Chen Bing didn't want to make things hard for Chen Yang, so he quickly stepped in to smooth things over.

Old Master Chen glared at Chen Bing and snorted coldly: "Governor Liu said a word, and this kid sent dozens of quotas to the provincial government. Is my face not worth even ten quotas?"

Upon hearing that, Chen Bing burst into helpless laughter.

Meanwhile, Chen Yang was indifferent, smiling and saying to Old Master Chen: "Old Master Chen, are ten enough? If not, I can arrange some more for you."

Old Master Chen waved his hand and said: "Ten are enough. If there were more, you'd definitely be badmouthing me behind my back for bullying the younger generation."

Chen Yang feigned hurt and said: "Old Master Chen, is my image in your mind really that bad?"

Old Master Chen laughed: "It's not that bad; it's just that you cause too much trouble. In just a few years, you've turned the whole of Xingcheng upside down."