Chapter 770: Breaking It Into Pieces

Chen Yang originally had no intention of taking Nokia's OEM business, so he simply went along with the plan and had the legal department take on the lawsuit.

However, a lawsuit of this level definitely couldn't be handled by the legal department of Dragon Soaring Electronics Factory. On Qin Qin's recommendation, Chen Yang directly entrusted the case to Heaven's Inquiry Law Firm in Modu for handling.

According to Qin Qin's introduction, this law firm has very rich experience in handling international commercial dispute lawsuits. Moreover, the firm's partner, Zhang Tianhua, is her senior fellow student.

When dealing with one's own people, things should be somewhat reliable.

Chen Yang originally planned to personally meet Qin Qin's senior fellow student, but he didn't expect the employee community project to run into trouble. According to feedback from Xu Mengyao, the project team clashed with local villagers over demolition issues. Shangguan Yan, who was in charge of the project, was hit in the head by a stone flying from somewhere in the chaos and was being rushed to Modu Fifth People's Hospital for emergency treatment.

Wang Qing Shu had already gone to Beautiful Country to handle official business, and before leaving he specifically instructed Chen Yang to take good care of Shangguan Yan. Unexpectedly, just a few days later she ended up in the hospital. The worried Chen Yang could only have Xia Ye first make contact with Zhang Tianhua, while he himself hurried to Fifth People's Hospital to learn the situation.

After arriving at the hospital, Xu Mengyao had been waiting at the entrance for a while. When she saw Chen Yang, her expression was very tense.

Chen Yang felt resentful inside, and with an angry face he criticized her: "Assistant Xu, I've repeatedly told you not to let Shangguan Yan go to the demolition site—why do you treat my words like wind in the ears?"

Xu Mengyao lowered her head slightly and said, feeling wronged: "Chairman, I didn't let the General Manager go to the site. She happened to be handling affairs at the Pine River District Government and rushed over after hearing the news there."

Upon hearing this, Chen Yang's anger subsided a little. He pointed toward the interior of the hospital and asked Xu Mengyao: "How serious is Shangguan Yan's injury?"

"The doctor has already bandaged the General Manager's wound; for now there's no serious problem. However…" Xu Mengyao paused, then continued: "The doctor also said she needs to stay in the hospital for observation for a few days to confirm there is no concussion before she can be discharged."

Upon hearing that the problem wasn't serious, Chen Yang let out a slight sigh of relief. He immediately had Xu Mengyao take him to Shangguan Yan's ward.

Upon reaching the ward, he happened to see Shangguan Yan wearing a hospital gown, her head wrapped in gauze, leaning on the bed and seriously reading the employee community project plan. So engrossed was she that she didn't notice Chen Yang and the others entering.

"Sis, you're like this and still worrying about work?" Chen Yang felt a bit heartbroken and also a bit angry. Having a diligent and responsible subordinate is certainly good. But Shangguan Yan's identity is special; if something really happened, he wouldn't just offend Wang Qing Shu, but the whole Wang family!

Seeing Chen Yang arrive, Shangguan Yan casually put the project book on the bedside table, then smiled and said: "Boss, I'm fine, just a scrape. If Assistant Xu hadn't stopped me, I'd have gone back to the office to work."

Chen Yang feigned anger and said: "I've told you before, the demolition work should be left to government officials and Assistant Xu; you just need to oversee the overall situation in the office. Why won't you listen?"

Shangguan Yan laughed: "If I don't go to the site to see for myself, how would I know the real situation? Speaking of which, this demolition work really is complicated. Everyone has their own little calculations—satisfy this one, fail to satisfy that one. It's hard to please everyone."

Chen Yang had also handled quite a few demolition projects in Dongjiangsheng, and he deeply understood this. He told Shangguan Yan: "What we're working on is the employee community, in plain terms, city-affordable housing. There isn't much economic profit in it. So regarding compensation, we must absolutely not let the other side make exorbitant demands."

Upon hearing this, Shangguan Yan frowned slightly and said: "The people causing trouble today are all very firm in their stance. If we don't meet their demands, the employee community project may have to be delayed indefinitely."

Chen Yang snorted coldly: "Pine River District isn't short of land; if this spot doesn't work, we'll just go elsewhere. The so-called employee community doesn't have to concentrate employees in one area. As long as the land is cheap, we can break the whole into parts and develop several separate zones."

Hearing this, Shangguan Yan immediately gave Chen Yang a thumbs-up and said: "Boss, you still have a solution. If we can divide it into several zones, our operational space will be much greater." Having said that, she got straight out of bed to fetch her clothes.

Seeing this, Chen Yang had Xu Mengyao try to stop her while angrily asking: "You're already in this condition, and you still want to run off where?"

Shangguan Yan said solemnly: "I'm going to see Pine River District's Chief Yi to discuss a new demolition plan. His view is the same as yours—he also hopes we'll diversify our investments and not put all our eggs in one basket."

Chen Yang thought to himself that Chief Yi's idea was probably quite different from what Shangguan Yan described. A regional official in charge would surely want his jurisdiction's GDP to be as high as possible—how would he encourage investors to build more affordable housing?

Of course, if the other party truly means well, Chen Yang is also willing to cooperate.

The urgent matter is still to stop Shangguan Yan. If the Wang family learned that their future daughter-in-law was working despite her injury, they would surely come to Modu to settle scores with him.

By then, Wang Zhishan and Wang Tianhe, the brother and sister, would likely also suffer the consequences.

"Sis, the employee community project doesn't need to be rushed. The more hurried we are, the higher the cost we'll have to pay."

Faced with Chen Yang's dissuasion, Shangguan Yan merely smiled and said: "Boss, you're overthinking it. Chief Yi has already promised us the most favorable land price!"

Chen Yang reminded her: "Sis, as long as the specific figures haven't been nailed down, the so-called most favorable land price is just extortion. For example, if a plot originally cost ten million to buy, they raise the base price across the board to twenty million—doesn't that make the 'most favorable' price twenty million?"

Shangguan Yan laughed: "Boss, you're overthinking it. We've already agreed on the prices for some parcels of land, and subsequent calculations will surely follow the original standards."

Seeing her disbelief, Chen Yang patiently explained: "As long as the land is used for commercial purposes, its price can't stay fixed. Otherwise, what's the point of land auctions?"

Upon hearing this, Shangguan Yan immediately furrowed her brows. Coming from a merchant background, she knows a thing or two about the shills in auction houses. If the Pine River District Government wants to sell land to the public's financial investment company at a higher price, they might very well hire a few shills to drive up the bid.

"Boss, if they go back on their word, aren't you afraid we'll abandon the investment?"

"What's there to fear? Modu is an international financial metropolis where every inch of land is worth its weight in gold. As long as they're patient, they'll eventually wait for a backer willing to spend more money."

"..."

"So, we absolutely must not appear too eager. It's best to obtain the land at the lowest possible price. If we can't get it, we'll just negotiate slowly."