Chapter 710

In the coming days, Chen Yang will go to the construction site in Kunshan for a look. Although Deputy Mayor Wang said the Tang family would temporarily put aside their grudge against him, after thinking it over repeatedly, he still stuck to his original plan.

And Xu Mengyao's efficiency was not bad; in just ten days she bought over 2,000 square meters of shops in Modu's core area at an average price of 20,000 per square meter.

To avoid alerting the enemy, Chen Yang chose to continue leasing these already purchased shops to their original tenants. Then he had Xu Mengyao carry out the plan in other areas.

However, Chen Yang is after all the domestic richest person and a recent prominent figure in Modu. Suddenly having many shops in Modu's core area under his name makes it easy for interested parties to link it to the Commonfolk Agricultural Products Trading Company expanding its offline chain stores in Modu.

On April 20, a piece of news titled 'Domestic richest person quietly completes the Commonfolk Agricultural Products Trading Company's business layout in Modu' was first posted by Modu's media on local forums, then reprinted on other major portals, quickly becoming a hot topic among netizens nationwide.

Because of this, the stock price of Commonfolk Agricultural Products Trading Company hit the limit up that day, rising from 22 yuan to 24.2 yuan.

After seeing the stock price of Commonfolk Agricultural Products Trading Company hit the limit up, Tang Qingfeng had the personnel responsible for tracking Chen Yang beaten up badly.

"Trash, how are you watching people? They've been robbed blind, and I'm still kept in the dark!"

"Boss Tang, I really watched him 24/7. Aside from going back and forth between Tangchenyipin and Kunshan, he definitely hasn't been anywhere else!"

"Trash, couldn't he have someone else handle this work? You couldn't assign another person to watch Chu Min?"

"Boss Tang, we sent four people to tail Miss Chu, but they were all badly beaten by unknown people who appeared out of nowhere. I've reported this to you before..."

"Trash, just making excuses—get out!"

After Tang Qingfeng drove away the personnel monitoring Chen Yang, he called Luo Bin to his office.

"Boss Tang, what instructions do you have for me?"

"Luo Bin, go to the Housing Bureau to check the locations of Chen Yang's shops. We must build the chain stores ahead of them!"

"Boss Tang, we have no procurement channels for agricultural products, nor any sales experience in this field. Rashly entering this line of business carries considerable risk!"

"What's there to fear? Losing a bit of money selling agricultural products is nothing; as long as it annoys Chen Yang, I can afford to lose this money!"

"Since Boss Tang has decided, I will certainly do my best."

"Well, from today on you don't need to report to the Securities Department anymore; just follow me from now on!"

"Okay, thank you, Boss Tang!"

Luo Bin felt grateful to Tang Qingfeng in his heart. Since Tang Qingquan was removed from office, he had been given the cold shoulder in the Securities Department; now he's finally free.

Tang Qingfeng patted Luo Bin on the shoulder and said solemnly, "If you handle this matter brilliantly, the position of Investment Department manager will be yours; if you do poorly, you don't need to stay."

Luo Bin nodded. The Tang family has only two potential heirs. Following Tang Qingquan already ended in failure once; if following Tang Qingfeng also fails, even if they don't say so, he would have no face to stay.

But just as Luo Bin went to the Housing Bureau to investigate Chen Yang's property, the Commonfolk Agricultural Products Trading Company suddenly issued a clarification statement, saying that Chairman Chen Yang's purchase of shops in Modu was purely personal and had nothing to do with the company's expansion plans for now.

This not only left Tang Qingfeng bewildered, but the shareholders who bought stock in the Commonfolk Agricultural Products Trading Company were also puzzled.

After all the hustle and bustle, it turned out to be merely Chen Yang's personal investment activity?

Thus, when Chen Yang finished his daily inspection work in Kunshan, local reporters blocked his special car.

"Director Chen, I heard you've purchased a large number of shops in Modu; is this in preparation for listing the Commonfolk Agricultural Products Trading Company's chain stores?"

Although Chen Yang knew his plan could no longer be hidden, he still put on a serious face and told the reporters: "I'm buying shops in Modu simply to collect rent for now. As for the site selection of the Commonfolk Agricultural Products Trading Company's chain stores, we need to wait for the Market Department to finish its research and then confirm it at a board meeting. If the shops I've purchased meet the company's investment needs, they can of course be leased to the company."

Director Chen, your company's transit warehouse project hasn't officially started construction yet. Opening a chain store in Modu at this time—wouldn't that be a bit rushed?

What you say makes sense. I also want to wait until the transit warehouse is built before considering the site selection for Modu's offline chain stores. Of course, if any merchants are willing to join our plan, they can also contact our investment promotion department.

Director Chen, from what you're saying, does the offline chain store still need to recruit franchisees?

Exactly! The country is so vast; wanting to open chain stores in all cities cannot rely solely on the efforts of the company's marketing department. I and the team behind us hope that capable merchants can join this great plan together.

Director Chen, may I ask on behalf of those franchisees, what is your company's franchise fee?

This is a business secret; please forgive me for not disclosing it. I can only tell you that as long as one adheres to the rules, the company will absolutely not set a high threshold for franchisees.

After Chen Yang said that, he no longer answered the reporters' questions and directly had his bodyguards send him back to Tangchenyipin.

After arriving home, Chen Yang discovered that Deputy Mayor Wang had come again, chatting with Chu Min.

Uncle, are you here to see Chu Min, or do you have business with me?

Mainly, I'm here to see you.

Uncle, what instructions do you have?

I wouldn't dare to give orders to the esteemed richest man. Deputy Mayor Wang waved his hand and solemnly asked Chen Yang: "You clearly purchased the shops in preparation for the offline chain stores, so why did you issue a announcement denying it?"

Upon hearing that, Chen Yang immediately realized Chu Min had betrayed him. However, he wasn't very angry. Smiling, he explained to Deputy Mayor Wang: "Uncle, the layout of the offline chain stores still needs at least half a year of preparation. If the results are announced too early, it's easy to be targeted by competitors. So, my current plan is to continue purchasing shops. When the time is ripe, I will then consider the site selection for the chain stores."

Deputy Mayor Wang asked Chen Yang with some doubt: "Your offline chain stores' product sales prices have always been below market prices. Looking across all of Modu, I can't think of any company that would dare to compete with you."

Chen Yang laughed: "Nothing in this world is impossible. We can obtain the most favorable agricultural product purchase prices, and other companies can do the same. If the company's plan is leaked in advance, it will definitely be targeted."

Deputy Mayor Wang felt Chen Yang's argument made sense, but he still couldn't believe that there are any agricultural product merchants in the world daring to engage in a price war with the richest man.