Chapter 2847

"Eight million dollars?" Jian Zhengxue looked at Zhou Andong: "The integrated urban complex has already been signed, what else do you want to invest in?"

Zhou Andong leaned forward, picked up the water cup on the tea table, lowered his head and took a light sip: "Braving the Skies will be stocked nationwide next year, and before that is promotion. First, the Braving the Skies Cup National University Basketball League has already been launched, officially starting in January.

And now, the bottled Jiang Xiaobai, iced black tea, and Extremely Cola sold in South China are all completed by contract manufacturers. Most importantly, as the sales of Jiang Xiaobai, iced black tea, and Extremely Cola keep rising, the contract manufacturers are already operating at full capacity.

Once Braving the Skies is stocked nationwide, the bottling task will overwhelm the contract manufacturers. So, I want to build the most advanced bottling base in South China, investing around five to six hundred million. But since I'm using this investment to exchange for Lu Qing's support, dollars should be more persuasive to him."

Jian Zhengxue asked, somewhat confused: "Braving the Skies will be stocked nationwide next year—isn't it too rushed to think about building a bottling base now?"

"Not rushed!" Zhou Andong explained: "When a new brand enters a new market, no matter how good the advertising is, consumer acceptance takes time. So, handing it over to contract manufacturers in the first year is completely fine.

Moreover, a few months ago, the group had already organized an inspection team to survey South China and decided to place the bottling base in Nantang, and negotiations are currently underway—just that the contract hasn't been signed yet."

Jian Zhengxue laughed: "You've definitely decided to put the bottling base in Nantang, and everything is already settled—now you suddenly back out, how will you explain that to Nantang?"

"Finding an excuse isn't hard." Zhou Andong gave a light smile: "Besides, when I, Zhou Andong, do things, why would I need a reason?"

Jian Zhengxue froze for a moment, then immediately laughed again: "You, you're still too young. In dealing with people, it's best not to offend anyone if possible. But when you have to offend someone, you can't be afraid of trouble."

Zhou Andong nodded: "I'll arrange things on the Nantang side—Nanrunfa and Qiudongfang Shopping Plaza can be invested in."

Jian Zhengxue asked: "These past few years, urban construction in Nantang has also been fast—why not invest directly in the integrated urban complex?"

Zhou Andong said thoughtfully: "These past few years, urban construction in Nantang is indeed not slow, but compared to several key cities in the Pearl River Delta, there's still a significant gap. So, the group's focus should be on major cities in the Pearl River Delta and Yangtze River Delta."

Jian Zhengxue nodded: "For Baihe Pharmaceutical, what plans do you have?"

Zhou Andong reached out, picked up the ashtray on the tea table, placed it on his leg, then flicked the ash: "Tomorrow I'll go to school to find my cousin—she was hit by a car and seriously injured, and to this day, the perpetrator and the vehicle haven't been caught. Her reporting the traffic police team for corruption and bias at the municipal bureau is completely reasonable.

And coincidentally, you happen to be inspecting work at the municipal bureau—seeing this situation and asking about it out of concern is also completely reasonable. Once you understand, you'll naturally become very angry, and then issue orders on the spot to set up an investigation team to thoroughly investigate—this is even more completely reasonable."

"Hmm!" Jian Zhengxue hummed, his tone somewhat strange: "Indeed, very 'completely reasonable'."

Zhou Andong gave a hey laugh: "Only with this kind of 'completely reasonable' will your intervention be completely reasonable."

Jian Zhengxue said unhappily: "You think I'm praising you, and you're still giving me tongue twisters."

Zhou Andong blinked: "You old-timer, just say—is my arrangement completely reasonable or not?"