Chapter 871: Speak for the Wronged, Defend the Rights of the People

Ever since he talked with Zhou Andong, Hong Xinmin had had great respect for Zhou Andong in his heart.

"Please speak!"

Zhou Andong said, "Today, I am not the Chairman of the Yugong Group, and you are not the County Magistrate. We are just ordinary people chatting as friends."

Hong Xinmin nodded, and even Zuo Xingqing listened with a serious face, while the other leaders also pricked up their ears.

"Governing a region, one must dare to speak for the wronged and defend the rights of the people to have a clear conscience."

Zhou Andong's simple sentence was deafening and made Hong Xinmin, including Zuo Xingqing, feel ashamed.

"What is the way of governing? Looking down from a high position, listening to the administration of ten thousand directions, being silent and motionless, feeling without obstacles, not speaking in vain, everything is accomplished by itself."

After speaking, Zhou Andong got into the car. "Leaders, see you if there is an opportunity."

Watching the motorcade go further and further away, finally disappearing from sight, Zuo Xingqing sighed.

"Zhou Andong is Zhou Andong. Being able to develop a winery into a commercial aircraft carrier in less than two years, he is indeed a person of great talent with a broad mind and a vision for the mountains and rivers."

"My eldest daughter is awake!"

Zhou Andong brought Su Su over. This little one started sleeping as soon as she got into the car and woke up when the car entered Qishi.

"We're home. Are you happy?"

Su Su grinned, then yawned, buried her little head on Zhou Andong's shoulder, and continued to be confused.

The car quickly left Qishi. Deputy Secretary Jiang Huijun, who was leading the team to Beijing to inspect supermarkets, was waiting on the side of the road.

Wu Chao stopped the car. Zhou Andong got out of the car and greeted Jiang Huijun and other leaders of Qishi, then they got into their respective cars and continued forward.

They didn't delay on the way back and arrived in Jiangzhou on the afternoon of the third day.

Although Jiang Huijun was just passing through and would only stay in Jiangzhou for one night, Zhou Andong still notified Cheng Zhanjun in advance.

After all, they were both in the system. Since she had come, Cheng Zhanjun definitely had to host her.

Especially in officialdom, having more friends meant having more paths; getting to know each other only had benefits.

After Zhou Andong and the others arrived, the guesthouse had already prepared a banquet.

After the meal, Cheng Zhanjun and Zhou Andong, plus Gu Qing, accompanied Jiang Huijun and the group of leaders from Qishi to visit the winery, and then went to Qiaonan.

Looking at the huge construction site, the machines roaring, dump trucks running on the road one after another, and the high-rise buildings that had already been built, the leaders of Qishi, including Jiang Huijun, all had faces full of envy.

"Chairman Zhou, is the building in front the Xiangjiang Qiudongfang Shopping Plaza?"

As soon as they got off the bridge, a super-large square building facing the main road was being poured to the fourth floor; it was indeed the Xiangjiang Qiudongfang Shopping Plaza.

As for the exterior design, Zhou Andong referred to the Shanghai Poly Grand Theatre and had exchanged ideas with Old Comrade An for a long time for this.

Once completed, it would definitely become a landmark building in Jiangzhou for the next few decades.

He was even praised by Old Comrade An for having design talent; it was a pity he didn't come to the Central Academy of Fine Arts.

"Yes, including the underground parking lot, it has a total of six floors, covers an area of 93 *mu*, and has a total construction area of 172,000 square meters. It is a shopping center that integrates retail, catering, culture, leisure, entertainment, and other functions."

Jiang Huijun looked at Gu Qing. "General Manager Gu, the shopping plaza you plan to invest in and build in Qishi is much smaller than the one in Jiangzhou."

Gu Qing said with a smile, "There's no other way. You only approved 300 *mu*. If we build such a large shopping plaza, excluding the green space area and the leisure and entertainment plaza area, we can't build many residential buildings."

"We are indeed very optimistic about the future development of Qishi and the future commercial value of that piece of land. But we are businessmen; just looking at the future is not enough. As far as the current situation is concerned, our investment return rate in Qishi is not high."

Jiang Huijun frowned slightly and fell into deep thought. The total area of the shopping plaza that Yuxi Real Estate planned to invest in and build in Qishi was about 110,000 square meters.

Logically speaking, this was already not small, and when their city leaders saw the plan, they felt very satisfied. But now, compared to this, they felt a bit uncomfortable in their hearts.

At this time, Jiangzhou could not compare with Qishi in terms of city scale, population, and economic development. But now, a city complex made Qishi look dim, so how could she not have thoughts in her heart?

"If!" Jiang Huijun looked at Zhou Andong. "I mean if, we approve another 50 *mu* of land for you, can you build the shopping plaza bigger?"

The Jiangzhou Shopping Plaza needed at least a five-to-eight-year cultivation period, so Zhou Andong was already prepared to throw money into it for five to eight years.

But Qishi was different; Jiangzhou could not compare to it in terms of economy and purchasing power. Moreover, according to the research and judgment of the market department, the shopping plaza in Qishi could achieve profitability within three years.

"Yes, but you have to make a decision as soon as possible. Because before next spring, the design drawings must come out."

Zhou Andong knew very well what Jiang Huijun was thinking; it was nothing more than face.

Anyway, as long as they took out another piece of land, they didn't need to spend money, and instead, they could make money.

Zhou Andong smiled and pointed to the road reserved by the Jiangzhou River. "Let's go over there and take a look."

A group of people walked along the road by the river, with the Jiangzhou River on the left and the construction site on the right.

After walking for about two hundred meters, a large open space appeared, with an area of five or six thousand square meters.

The east gate of the shopping plaza and the west gate of the Dongfang Yipin Community (Sky Garden) faced each other across the air.

"A large leisure plaza will be built here." Zhou Andong pointed to the river embankment on the left. "A pedestrian bridge leading to the north bank will be built at this location, and an artificial lake will be dug in the community to introduce the Jiangzhou River water into the community."

In Zhou Andong's vision, a water park would also be built on the Jiangzhou River, but that was a matter for the future, at least after the year 2000.

Several people continued to walk along the road, and Zhou Andong continued to introduce: "Starting from this leisure plaza, this road will create a cherry blossom avenue 1.5 kilometers long, and it is expected to plant three thousand to three thousand five hundred cherry trees."

At this time, another small plaza appeared, which was the north gate of the community. The first phase of twelve buildings had already been built to more than twenty floors.

Among them, between the five buildings in an inner arc shape, at a height of six floors, the main steel structure of the sky garden corridor was being welded and constructed, and it looked like it could be completed by the end of the year.

Zhou Andong looked up. "The speed is fast enough."

Gu Qing said, "You, the boss, have said that it must be topped out by the end of the year, so we can only fight for time, 24 hours, people rest but work doesn't stop."

"General Manager Gu!" Jiang Huijun asked, "With such high buildings and such fast construction speed, will there be any problems with the quality?"

Gu Qing smiled slightly. "This is a frame-shear structure, all concrete, eight-degree earthquake resistance. The entire complex building was designed by the Dean of the Central Academy of Fine Arts Design School leading the team himself. And during the construction process, we also hired professors from the Central Academy of Fine Arts School of Architecture to guide it, so the quality is absolutely no problem."

Jiang Huijun looked at Zhou Andong. "Chairman Zhou, you are not authentic." ===== CHAPTER 872 =====