Chapter 1026: The Anticipated Phone Call

"Director Jian!" Xiao Lingzi called out and extended her hand generously.

"Come in!" Seeing Jian Qiu smiled and shook hands with Li Ling.

Zhou Andong smiled as he watched Xiao Lingzi, who was dressed in professional attire and full of confidence.

He really couldn't believe that in just one year, this girl had grown to such a degree.

"Chairman Zhou!" Li Ling was much more relaxed in front of Zhou Andong than she was in front of Seeing Jian Qiu.

Zhou Andong said with a smile: "It's been a long time. I didn't expect our Comrade Li Ling to be able to handle things on her own already."

"This is all thanks to Chairman Zhou's cultivation."

Li Ling said with a smile, then introduced the others to Zhou Andong.

First was the legal department manager of Yuxi Real Estate, Dong Herong, a middle-aged man in his forties with a thin build, wearing a Zhongshan suit with a fountain pen tucked into his chest pocket.

This person was dressed like an old-school intellectual and looked quite ordinary, but if one observed carefully, they would find that his eyes were not only full of spirit but also very sharp and aggressive.

*Dong Herong*, Zhou Andong muttered to himself; the name sounded familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had heard it.

"Chairman Zhou!" Dong Herong shook hands with Zhou Andong: "I joined Yuxi Real Estate precisely because of my admiration for you, Chairman Zhou."

Zhou Andong laughed heartily; everyone loves to hear flattery, whether it's sincere or not didn't matter.

Dong Herong's expression was very serious: "Perhaps you think I'm just flattering you, Chairman Zhou. But I tell you, these are my sincere words. Whether it's the scholarship fund you established or the Hope Project Charity Foundation you founded, I admire them all very much."

"I feel that working in your company is more valuable than being a lawyer. So I accepted President Gu's invitation and took the position of legal department manager at Yuxi Real Estate."

Hearing Dong Herong say this, Zhou Andong also said seriously: "On behalf of the group, I welcome you. I guarantee that you will definitely be proud of this decision."

Next was Dong Herong's assistant, who was also his student, named Sun Weibin, who had joined Yuxi Real Estate with him.

Then there was the accountant, named Che Minglan, a very capable middle-aged woman.

Finally, there was Li Ling's assistant, a girl who had just graduated from university, named Chen Ning.

At this time, Li Ling was Gu Qing's assistant and a true high-level executive of the company.

Because this involved a large-scale land transaction of 870 mu, Gu Qing had let Li Ling lead the team here.

One reason was the importance attached to this transaction, and the second was to give Li Ling some training.

And because Zhou Andong was here, Gu Qing wasn't worried that Li Ling would run into any problems.

Zhou Andong let the few people sit down, and Seeing Jian Qiu poured them tea.

"Thank you, Director Jian!"

"Thank you, Director Jian!"

After the few people expressed their thanks, Zhou Andong held a meeting for them.

When they heard that Zhou Andong wanted to flip this land and sell it, they were all stunned.

But once they heard that they could earn 100 or 200 million just by flipping it, everyone became excited.

"Chairman, what should we do?"

Zhou Andong said: "I've already talked it over with the other party. In a while, I'll call him to invite him out for a meal, sign the contract while we're at it, and then transfer the land to Li Ling's personal name."

Because Yuxi Real Estate was on the surface, once the land was transferred to Yuxi Real Estate, it was very likely that Zhuo Qihua would give up on fulfilling the contract when processing the paperwork.

Especially at this time, when some laws were not sound, even if a contract was signed, it might not be useful if the transfer hadn't gone through. If Zhuo Qihua really wanted to act like a rascal, there would be lawsuits to fight, and it might not have a result even after dragging it out for three or five years.

As for transferring it to Seeing Jian Qiu's name, that definitely wouldn't work either. If the deal was negotiated, Seeing Jian Qiu would have to come forward to sign. Seeing Jian Qiu was also present at that forum that day, and Zhuo Qihua couldn't be blind enough not to see her.

"After the paperwork is finished, you will then cooperate with the people I've arranged to talk to the other party."

"Understood!" Li Ling nodded.

Zhou Andong found Zhao Liangping's business card and dialed the mobile phone number on it.

Soon, Zhao Liangping's voice came through the receiver: "Hello!"

Zhou Andong said with a smile: "Zhao Zong, let's go out for tea together."

Hearing Zhou Andong's voice, Zhao Liangping laughed happily.

For the past two days, he hadn't let his mobile phone leave his side, just waiting for this call.

"Where's the location?"

Zhou Andong said: "Not far from the Garden Hotel, there's a Heji Tea Restaurant. Remember, bring the contract."

"See you in an hour." Zhao Liangping agreed and hung up the phone.

Zhou Andong checked the time and chatted with the others for a while before standing up: "Let's go!"

The group didn't take a car; they walked for just over ten minutes and arrived at Heji Tea Restaurant.

Once inside, a waiter came to greet them.

"Sir, Madam, how many of you are there?"

Zhou Andong said: "About a dozen people."

The waiter made a gesture of invitation: "Follow me."

After saying that, he led Zhou Andong and the others to the second floor and entered a private room.

Zhou Andong said to the waiter: "My surname is Zhou; a Mr. Zhao will be coming over in a while."

"Understood!" The waiter agreed and retreated.

At this time, another waiter came in to pour tea for Zhou Andong and the others.

Before they had finished one cup of tea, Zhao Liangping arrived, followed by two people who were likely lawyers.

870 mu of land involving a transaction amount of over 300 million—whether it was Zhou Andong or Zhao Liangping, they definitely had to be cautious.

Zhou Andong introduced Li Ling and the others: "Let's eat first, we'll talk after we finish."

Zhou Andong ate the meal with great gusto, but Zhao Liangping had no appetite.

As long as the contract wasn't signed, his heart wouldn't settle.

Finally, they finished the meal, and Zhao Liangping took out the contract.

"Chairman Zhou, this is the contract; please take a look."

Zhou Andong didn't look at it but handed it to Dong Herong.

Dong Herong took it and began to look through it very carefully.

It was only five pages of paper, but Dong Herong spent over two hours looking at it; he was truly studying it word by word.

"Chairman Zhou, there's no problem with the contract, but the liquidated damages are a bit low. I think it should be 30% of the total transaction amount."

Zhou Andong said: "I believe in Zhao Zong's character, and Zhao Zong definitely believes in my character; the amount of liquidated damages doesn't matter."

Zhao Liangping muttered to himself, *I set the liquidated damages so low precisely because I was afraid you wouldn't be satisfied, Chairman Zhou. *

*Don't you see that even the security deposit wasn't written into the contract? To sell this land to you, do you think it was easy for me? *

"I didn't think too much about the liquidated damages part; if you feel it's inappropriate, it can be modified."

Zhou Andong waved his hand: "No need, but the contract still needs to be modified slightly. The purchaser is not Yuxi Real Estate, but Ms. Li Ling personally."

Zhao Liangping was stunned, but he didn't ask; after all, this was Zhou Andong's business. Whether it was Yuxi Real Estate or an individual didn't matter to him, as long as the money was paid.

Zhao Liangping handed the contract to a young man beside him: "Go back and modify the contract. Remember, raise the liquidated damages to 30% of the total transaction amount."

For Zhao Liangping, he was truly afraid that Zhou Andong would suddenly pull some stunt and not want the land anymore.

It just so happened that the other party suggested the liquidated damages were low; if he didn't take the opportunity to add an insurance policy to the contract, he would truly have water in his brain.