Chapter 210: No Money Spent, Yet Get the Job Done!

After finishing lunch, Chen Yansen asked Xiao Li to take Old Chen home first.

He then took the elevator and walked into a small banquet hall on the eighth floor.

At this moment, four people were sitting in the room.

The leader was a middle-aged man with half-white beard and hair, appearing to be in his forties, nearing fifty, wearing a black jacket and holding a teacup.

Beside him sat a man in his early thirties with glasses, dressed in an indigo suit, with only half his buttocks on the chair, chatting casually with the middle-aged man.

The last two were young men, standing straight behind the two, who immediately became vigilant the moment they saw Chen Yansen enter.

"Not much power, but quite a big attitude."

Chen Yansen's gaze swept quickly over the group, and he couldn't help but mutter a complaint in his heart.

"Mr. Chen, let me introduce you. This is Mr. Tang Lixin, the head of our county's Central Office."

The man with glasses hurriedly stood up, positioned himself between Chen Yansen and Tang Lixin, and introduced them with a smile.

Chen Yansen nodded slightly, stood still, and extended his right hand.

Seeing this, Tang Lixin pondered for a moment, then stood up as well, took two steps forward, firmly grasped Chen Yansen's hand, and said with a smile, "Mr. Chen, my sudden intrusion, I hope you will forgive me."

Before Chen Yansen entered the room, he and his secretary had been waiting for over an hour.

If he wasn't angry in his heart, it would be absolutely impossible.

Normally, when he wanted to see any entrepreneur in the county, they wouldn't dare not to come to his door eagerly.

But with Chen Yansen, it was different; he simply said he had to accompany his father for a meal.

Tang Lixin had been holding back his anger then, thinking he would wait at most ten or twenty minutes, but he never expected the other party to make him wait nearly two hours.

But he didn't dare to explode!

As Chen Yansen's fame in the business world grew louder, Tang Lixin naturally set his sights on him.

For a billionaire like Chen Yansen, even a small amount of funds squeezed from between his fingers, invested in a few projects in Chunshen, could become important capital for his promotion.

Two weeks ago, the other party had even connected with Meng Yuanzhi's relationship, snatched equity from the state-owned assets, and instantly became the third largest shareholder of Jingdongfang.

Tang Lixin had originally thought that even if Chen Yansen was a genius, he was nothing more than a twenty-year-old young man, and he only needed a few words to make him obediently hand over the money.

But what surprised Tang Lixin was that Chen Yansen had just stood at the door, extended his hand proactively, waited for him to come over and greet, displaying the posture of a superior.

Just from this point alone, he understood: Chen Yansen was definitely not someone easy to handle!

"Mr. Tang, please sit. Whatever the matter is, let's talk slowly while seated."

Chen Yansen took the initiative, speaking lightly and casually, clearly not taking Tang Lixin's status to heart.

After all, he was just the head of a small county; there were dozens of such people in Hui'an Province.

He could give face, or he could not give face.

With his current wealth and status, he could even ignore Tang Lixin.

"I heard Mr. Chen plans to build a mobile phone production base of 100,000 square meters in Luzhou?"

Tang Lixin thought for a moment and raised the topic to ask.

"Half right. Chengzi Technology is indeed going to build a mobile phone sub-factory in Luzhou, but this factory building is ready-made; it was originally the old site of the He Gang No. 3 Factory..."

Chen Yansen raised his eyebrows, deliberately stating the reason behind it, and intentionally emphasized that this factory building had been personally approved by Meng Yuanzhi.

The implied meaning was self-evident.

Tang Lixin carefully observed Chen Yansen's expression and demeanor, combined with his own understanding of this kind of investment promotion work, and knew that Chen Yansen was not lying.

At the same time, he secretly rejoiced that he hadn't lost his temper just now and chose to swallow his anger.

He knew clearly in his heart that an entrepreneur like Chen Yansen, possessing over ten billion in assets and willing to invest in the real manufacturing industry, held how much attraction for someone like Meng Yuanzhi.

"Mr. Chen, you are a native of this place, so you should also understand the local situation in Chunshen. Apart from the service industry, there are very few factories that can provide positions paying social security..."

Tang Lixin spoke slowly, phrasing it very euphemistically.

"The supporting facilities around Chunshen are too poor and do not meet the conditions for building a factory."

Chen Yansen waved his hand and directly interrupted Tang Lixin.

Having lived two lives, he deeply understood the principle that shallow waters have many Wang Ba; why do most entrepreneurs prefer to go to Yanjing, Hucheng, and Shencheng?

Because these places follow the rules.

Although his phone stored Meng Yuanzhi's private number, Chen Yansen knew clearly in his heart that they were just exchanging interests; every time he sought out Meng Yuanzhi, he had to pay a price.

There is no such thing as a free lunch in this world.

Once he agreed to Tang Lixin's request to invest and build a factory in Chunshen, who knows what trouble might arise later.

Similar cases were everywhere; although Chen Yansen was not afraid, he found it troublesome, and besides, there was no need to waste energy and connections on this.

Hearing Chen Yansen's reply, Tang Lixin couldn't help but feel disappointed; the other party was much harder to deal with than he had imagined.

Chen Yansen glanced at Tang Lixin and thought to himself: This guy does have some composure.

Since he was willing to see Tang Lixin, it was certainly not to reject him.

"We can change the cooperation method. Our Chunshen is a major agricultural county, rich in agricultural and sideline products with high output; what we lack least is grain and oil food factories. In addition, there are specialties such as crisp pears, tofu, silver fish, salted chicken, and salted duck."

"If Mr. Tang can take the lead in guiding these companies to expand their online channels, I can tilt a portion of traffic resources on the Pinya Shangcheng towards Chunshen's local products."

Chen Yansen smiled faintly and stated his idea.

In this way, he could turn passivity into initiative, controlling the enterprises in Chunshen to thereby enhance his influence.

Tang Lixin frowned tightly; he knew Pinya and understood the general operating model, but in 2012, most factory owners still had offline distribution thinking and had no concept of 'going online' or 'doing e-commerce'.

Moreover, compared to investing in building a factory, this model yielded results slowly, was not easy to produce achievements, and would not bring any resources.

"Does Mr. Tang know how much sales revenue the fruit from Xiyue sells on Pinya every month?"

Chen Yansen shook his head, saw through Tang Lixin's thoughts at a glance, and asked again.

"Fruit is a product that is difficult to transport and has high loss; at most, it's a few hundred thousand a day."

Tang Lixin pondered for a moment and answered based on past experience.

"A daily starting point of 20 million!" Chen Yansen looked at Tang Lixin and said in a calm tone.

20 million?

Doesn't that mean 600 million a month?

Tang Lixin wore an expression of surprise, finding it hard to believe.

"Chunshen's Bagong Mountain crisp pears and Annong water peaches could very well replicate this successful model. Take the crisp pears for instance: fruit peddlers buy them for only 0.6 to 0.8 yuan per jin, but if sold through online channels, the price can easily double."

Chen Yansen was painting a big picture for Tang Lixin, then moved on to talk about hemp ducks and white geese, stating that Yunsu Express would add cold-chain delivery after the New Year.

Local farmers, with the help of Pinbai and Yunsu Express, could sell their products all over the country.

Tang Lixin's attitude shifted from initial dismissal to increasing seriousness.

"Mr. Tang, what do you think?" Chen Yansen asked with a smile.

Tang Lixin felt Chen Yansen made perfect sense; every word the other man spoke generated a strong sense of trust in him.

"To teach a man to fish is better than to give him a fish. I wish to represent all of Chunshen and express my thanks to Mr. Chen."

Tang Lixin, his expression agitated, actually stood up and bowed at this point.

"Mr. Tang, you are too polite." Chen Yansen pulled Tang Lixin back to his seat.

He inwardly whistled in admiration: this mental value of 14.78 was indeed useful; even a worldly and experienced veteran like Tang Lixin had fallen into his hands.

Normally, even with Chen Yansen's eloquence and narrative ability, it would be difficult to change Tang Lixin's ingrained views.

But under the influence of mental power, he had done it.

After Tang Lixin sat down again, he immediately turned to the secretary beside him and said, "Si Yuan, immediately sort out the company information that meets the requirements. For primary products like chickens, ducks, fish, and geese, as well as fruits, quickly find factories with online operational capabilities. Hand the list to Mr. Chen later."

"Yes, Boss."

As Tang Lixin's assistant, Zhao Siyuan knew his boss's temperament well; since he could say such a thing in front of Chen Yansen, it indicated his approval of the project and the support he would provide going forward.

"Mr. Chen, I heard your father opened a bookstore at the entrance of Chunshen No. 2 Middle School?"

After receiving a satisfactory return, Tang Lixin shifted the conversation to Chen Yansen's private affairs.

Chen Yansen nodded slightly, understanding Tang Lixin's meaning.

"To be honest with you, the county actually plans to move the schools and hospitals within the city to the outskirts to vigorously develop tourism in the future. Chunshen No. 2 Middle School will definitely be moved out. Si Yuan, keep an eye out then; pick a few shops in good locations near the school for Mr. Chen."

As expected, Tang Lixin immediately began to reciprocate the favor.

A few shops were nothing to him; he knew Chen Yansen wouldn't care about them either.

"Then many thanks, Mr. Tang." Chen Yansen readily agreed.

As for suggesting that Tang Lixin provide security services for Chen Guobin, Chen Yansen didn't even bring it up.

As long as the plan he proposed could be realized, agricultural and industrial output would increase by at least 3 to 5 billion yuan a year, and in the future, tens of thousands of people would rely on Pinbai for their livelihood.

Not to mention Tang Lixin, even these locals would treat Chen Guobin like a father.

And what Chen Yansen contributed was merely a bit of traffic resources from the Pinbai Shangcheng, which would also boost the platform's performance.

Not only did he not spend a single cent, but when he left, he even made Tang Lixin feel deeply grateful.

Chen Yansen walked out of the hotel lobby, got into the car, and then instructed Xiao Li to drive toward the city.

"Boss, Chen Yansen is a man of deep cunning; he doesn't look like a twenty-year-old at all," Zhao Siyuan said softly.

"Which twenty-year-old could have achieved what he has? This kid is slippery; he won't part with a single cent and is very wary."

Tang Lixin sighed.

"Then, should the agricultural product online plan we just discussed still be implemented?" Zhao Siyuan, unable to quite read Tang Lixin's mind, asked again to confirm.

"Of course it should be implemented! Do you think I was just agreeing for the sake of it? The fruit farmers in Xiyue earn millions a year. Our Bagong Mountain crisp pears and water peaches are not bad either. As long as Chen Yansen is willing to help, what's there to fear about not being able to sell them?"

Tang Lixin asked back with a smile.

Regardless, the other party had at least given them a chance.

That evening, Zhao Siyuan, in Tang Lixin's name, gathered the major farmers, fruit growers, grain and oil company bosses, and local specialty distributors around Chunshen, announcing the Pinbai entry plan for after the New Year.

"Open an online store? We've never done this; can it work?"

"I've heard of Pinbai; the boss seems to be a local from Chunshen. Secretary Zhao, could you help introduce us?"

"Our company's main products are rice and cooking oil; can these be sold online too?"

In the conference hall, after hearing Zhao Siyuan's description, everyone suddenly became noisy; familiar bosses began discussing things unconsciously.

At this moment, Tang Lixin walked in, and everyone quickly fell silent.

"The county has already negotiated with Mr. Chen of Pinbai Technology. As long as we are factories and companies from Chunshen, after joining Pinbai, we will all receive extra traffic exposure. If you don't understand operations, that's fine; just hire people who do."

Tang Lixin spoke eloquently.

After returning from the hotel, he had urgently studied information on e-commerce and Pinbai, and only then did he realize Chen Yansen hadn't been bluffing him.

Meanwhile.

Chen Yansen got out of the car, carrying two gift bags. As he turned into a small alley on Qipan Street, he bumped straight into a young girl.

Fluffy short hair hung over her shoulders; the tear mole under her eye was faintly visible. Her Bai Xi face glowed with a pink flush, and she wore a red down jacket.

This color, worn by anyone else, might have seemed vulgar.

But on her, it was like a blooming flame, bright and captivating, brimming with endless youthful energy.

Compared to their last meeting, the young girl was obviously a few centimeters taller; standing before Chen Yansen, she just reached his chin.

"Is there a gift for me in there?" The young girl stopped, examined Chen Yansen closely, and then asked with a smile.

"Only if you want it."

Chen Yansen's lips curled up slightly as he asked with a mischievous smile.

(End of this chapter)