Chapter 1491

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Protagonist:

Li Xiulan

Shangang Town's first real estate project was situated on a large stretch of barren mountain near the street intersection.

Although this location was some distance from the Town Government, it was close to the expressway intersection.

Being close to the expressway intersection allowed them to advertise it as the "Guangzhou Back Garden," with a drive to Guangzhou taking only one hour.

After all, Conghua is now part of Guangzhou.

And indeed, from the expressway intersection to the Conghua boundary, it only takes one hour.

This was Zhang Sheng's idea.

The Town Government consulted with him and let him choose the site; Zhang Sheng picked this mountain land by the expressway intersection.

At the time, the Town Government people were quite surprised when they saw Zhang Sheng choose this plot:

"Boss Zhang, being close to the expressway intersection means the noise will be loud; additionally, this area nearby is a Luan Zang Gang. Are you sure people will actually come buy houses here?"

Zhang Sheng, however, was thinking of a different question:

"Since the noise is loud and it's a Luan Zang Gang, can the land price be cheaper?"

The moment he said this, the Town Government official responsible for liaison was momentarily at a loss for words.

They could only say it should be a bit cheaper, but they had to go back and report it.

In the end, Zhang Sheng actually secured the land price at 80% of the previous oral agreement.

Only after the land deal was board nailed down did he tell Zhong Hongtao and the others the truth, planning to build this project into the "Guangzhou Back Garden."

Everyone thought Zhang Sheng had gone mad, but after hearing his analysis, they felt it made a bit of sense.

The most important thing is, in this era real estate is so hot; as long as you slap on the "Guangzhou Back Garden" label, many Qiang Lou Ke will come here to speculate, incidentally driving up housing prices.

At this moment, a crowd of Town Government leaders, along with Zhang Sheng, Wang Erhai, Liu Yong, and others, stood on a stretch of Luan Zang Gang.

Everyone pretentiously wore hard hats; following procedure, first the leaders spoke, then Zhang Sheng and the other merchants spoke, and finally everyone held iron shovels and pretentiously dug a few spatulas of dirt beneath their feet for a photo op.

Reporters from the County TV Station filmed this and conducted interviews; after the whole process was done, they went back to eat.

The County leaders said they would take Zhang Sheng and the others to eat in the County Town, but Zhang Sheng proactively said eating in town was fine, and that he would strive to create economic value for the town; even a small matter like eating should be kept in town!

So they all went to that He Ji Restaurant at the street intersection.

Zhang Sheng's performance could be described as flattery that struck the hearts of Town Government leaders like He Gaofeng and Zhong Hongtao, making them incomparably happy.

The whole banquet seemed to hold up those leaders, but the rhythm was actually grasped by Zhang Sheng.

After Zhang Sheng toasted a round of leaders, he then went to toast Wang Erhai and Liu Yong.

When it came to Liu Yong's side, Zhang Sheng said with a smile:

"Boss Liu, how come Boss Niu didn't come personally today? I still wanted to drink a few cups with him!"

Liu Yong chuckled:

"Boss Niu is busy; his schedule had a conflict, so he sent me as his representative!"

This was the truth; Niu Chunsheng had indeed instructed him this way, yet it wasn't the whole truth, because Niu Chunsheng hadn't told him the real situation.

Zhang Sheng joked with a smile:

"Your Boss Niu is really too busy, huh? The groundbreaking ceremony for the hometown real estate project, and he doesn't even show up. Looks like he's doing other big business and looks down on this small business!"

Liu Yong was very obviously suppressed by Zhang Sheng's aura, so for a moment he actually didn't know how to answer.

He hurriedly raised his glass:

"Boss Zhang, I'll apologize on Boss Niu's behalf and punish myself with three cups!"

Zhang Sheng couldn't go too far either, so he hurriedly said:

"Boss Liu, one cup between us is fine; you don't need to punish yourself with three cups. This isn't your fault! I'm not deliberately making things difficult for you!"

So the two clinked glasses and drank up in one go.

Liu Yong looked at Zhang Sheng with gratitude in his eyes; he had been knocked down a peg by Zhang Sheng, yet felt Zhang Sheng was remarkably magnanimous and easygoing.

With this probe, although Liu Yong didn't say it directly, Zhang Sheng had already almost confirmed that Niu Chunsheng's days were numbered, and so he became even more eager to move on Niu Chunsheng's assets.

But now wasn't the time to dwell on these things; he could slowly scheme after going back; after all, this matter couldn't be accomplished in a single day.

He turned his gaze toward Wang Xiaohua, who had been keeping a low profile all along.

Throughout this event, Wang Xiaohua had been very low-key from start to finish.

At the groundbreaking ceremony, he stood behind the leaders, serving as a backdrop for them.

And at this banquet, he toasted the leaders and then silently went about pouring tea and passing water, not participating in topic discussions at all, looking entirely like he was deliberately making himself a transparent person.

But Zhang Sheng wouldn't allow him to be transparent.

Zhang Sheng wanted to use this chance to bind himself to Wang Xiaohua, regardless of whether Wang Xiaohua was willing or not.

After all, opportunities to eat together like this aren't many.

At this moment, Wang Xiaohua was pouring wine for the leaders, having practically transformed into the role of a waiter.

Yet Zhang Sheng raised his cup and called out to Wang Xiaohua:

"Xiao Hua, I'll toast you!"

Wang Xiaohua hurriedly picked up the wine cup in front of his own seat:

"Boss Zhang, you drink with the leaders; just pretend I don't exist! My responsibility today is to pour tea and pass water for everyone; I'm not qualified to sit at the table!"

Zhang Sheng chuckled and said:

"Xiao Hua, you're being too humble. Right now in the County Town, who doesn't know you? You are County Magistrate Xiao's capable aide; Liu Xinwen — this Local Power's downfall — was the result of you strategizing behind the scenes for County Magistrate Xiao!"

Wang Xiaohua couldn't help but feel his heart skip a beat, instantly having a feeling of being put on the fire to roast by Zhang Sheng.

Is this kind of thing something that can be said out loud?

So not only did Wang Xiaohua's heart skip a beat, but all the leaders of the Town Government also felt their hearts skip a beat at this time.

Many people's gazes became complex and strange, and besides shock and surprise, they had to look at Wang Xiaohua with new eyes.

If it weren't for Zhang Sheng speaking up, they never would have connected Liu Xinwen's downfall to Wang Xiaohua no matter what.

Besides, Liu Xinwen's daughter and Wang Xiaohua are in the same Office, and on the Surface the two seem to have a pretty good relationship; before Liu Yumeng was transferred away, she often followed Wang Xiaohua Down to the Countryside for work, and after Off Duty they even went to Eat Rice together.

Who could have thought that Wang Xiaohua would team up with someone else to bring down Liu Yumeng's dad?

But now that Zhang Sheng has said it, it's definitely not groundless rumor.

So even though Wang Xiaohua hurriedly denied it, they still leaned more towards believing Zhang Sheng.

"General Manager Zhang, where did you hear this? How come I don't know anything?"

Wang Xiaohua Laughed, "Not To Mention whether I have that ability or not, I have no grievance or enmity with Liu Xinwen, why would I bring him down? Everyone say, is that right?"

Zhang Sheng hehe Laughed and Apologized:

"I only heard it from hearsay; since Xiao Hua you say so, it's probably Rumor spread by someone else in the county. I'll punish myself with a cup!"

Zhang Sheng Toasted Wang Xiaohua, then punished himself with a cup as well.

Then the vibe of this Social Drinking completely changed afterwards.

The Town's leaders, including He Gaofeng, the Town's top leader, actually all took the Initiative to Toast Wang Xiaohua one after another...