Chapter 487: The Demolition Funds Arrive

At this time in Luzhou, Sha Ruijin and his party were boating on the lake; looking at the environment of Yueya Lake, Sha Ruijin's mood improved quite a bit.

"Comrade Yi Xuexi, the management of your Luzhou's Yueya Lake is beyond reproach. This beautiful scenery with clear water and green hills, plus this fresh air—it is intoxicating to smell."

"If one could fish on the island in the center of the lake, that would also be a great pleasure, ha ha ha."

"To tell you the truth, Secretary Sha, we in Luzhou really didn't put in much effort here. It is all managed and operated by the Oriental Group themselves. They take the ecological environment even more seriously than our government does."

"Oh? Tell me more."

Sha Ruijin had previously worked at the grassroots level, mostly in political and legal affairs and Discipline Inspection Commission work. Later, he stepped up to become the Secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission of Hanxi Province, and having never served as a Provincial Governor, he was transferred directly across two levels to become the Provincial Party Secretary of Handong.

Due to the nature of his work, his knowledge of the Oriental Group was limited to having heard of them; he had not looked into them much.

Yi Xuexi began a praise of the Oriental Group that lasted more than ten minutes. In the more than ten years he had been in Luzhou, the Oriental Group was the only enterprise in his eyes that was qualified and had a conscience.

"Not bad. Although it is not a local enterprise, it can do even better. This point alone is very rare."

"Let's go, let's go see the island in the center of the lake."

"Alright, Secretary Sha, Secretary Tian, please follow me."

"Secretary Sha, this is the resort area of the Oriental Group. It is generally used for hosting team-building, weddings, and other activities for large companies."

"There are also dozens of types of snacks inside; it counts as a small food city. Old Sun, arrange a table for six for us at noon."

Old Sun, Sun Jianqiang, was the person in charge here and was also very familiar with the Division-level Cadre Yi Xuexi.

"You got it, District Mayor Yi. Would you and your guests like to go in and sit down to rest first, or walk around?"

Seeing that the people Yi Xuexi was leading were clearly in the mold of Cadres and each had an extraordinary aura, he basically knew all the leaders of Luzhou;

but these people were new faces. He guessed they were leaders from other cities who had come to visit; there were several such groups every year, and he was used to it.

"Let's walk around first," said Sha Ruijin; he also wanted to see the environment here.

"Right, Old Sun, you arrange it first, we'll just walk around."

"Alright."

Yi Xuexi led Sha Ruijin and the others to walk around here, and what Sha Ruijin saw along the way made him click his tongue in wonder.

"This place is truly unusual."

An ordinary food city, even if not covered in grease, would definitely not be as clean as this; it didn't look like a food city at all.

"The vendors here clean it up spontaneously. Actually, the Oriental Group generally only hosts group meals."

"Like these various snacks, they are all brought by local villagers from Luzhou who come here to set up stalls. The Oriental Group doesn't charge them rent, but they must keep it clean and hygienic; if they can't do that, there is no next time."

"Really?"

"Secretary Sha, do you also find it unbelievable? I was the same at first, thinking it was a gimmick they were hyping up. After investigation, I found it is indeed the case."

"And it's not something they advertise externally; it's all advertisements the local people give them spontaneously."

"No wonder the Oriental Group can become so big. With just this kind of boldness, how many companies in the country can compare?"

He hadn't felt it when he was in charge of political and legal affairs, but now that he was responsible for the livelihood of a whole province, Sha Ruijin deeply felt the difficulty.

Half an hour later, the party walked to a place near the inner perimeter and was stopped.

"Sorry, everyone, this is a private area and is currently not open to the public."

"Oh?"

"Excuse me, everyone, District Mayor Yi, this is an area for our group's internal activities; it is not open to the public."

Looking at the well-arranged luxury villas and scenery inside, Sha Ruijin frowned slightly; the slight favorable impression he had just formed of the Oriental Group vanished instantly.

"Ah, ha ha ha, it's fine, it's fine. Secretary Sha, shall we...?"

"Let's go eat," Sha Ruijin no longer had the interest to continue walking.

"Yes, yes, yes."

Inside the private room, it was not overly luxurious; the decor was more in keeping with the scenery of the lake island.

"Secretary Sha, Secretary Tian, Division Chief Bai, please try the specialty dishes here and see if they suit your tastes."

"Good, it looks very appetizing. But it hasn't exceeded the standard, has it?"

"No, no. The portions here are large and filling, so I didn't follow your meal standard. This meal's standard is only one hundred yuan."

"He he he, you, let's eat, let's eat."

"Hmm, not bad. This fish is fresh, and these river crabs are also good. Everyone try some. Yi Xuexi, did this really not exceed the standard?"

Eating this food, Sha Ruijin felt it was better than an average star-rated hotel; he feared a hundred-yuan meal standard would be hard to pull off.

"It really didn't, Secretary Sha. These river delicacies are all produced in this Yueya Lake. If you went outside to eat them, they might sell for a high price, but here, this is the price."

"Ha ha ha, good, let's eat, let's eat."

Twenty minutes later, Sha Ruijin put down his chopsticks, and the others followed suit; only Yi Xuexi had only eaten half his fill and was still somewhat reluctant to stop.

"Next stop, let's go to Comrade Yi Xuexi's mansion to drink tea."

"This, Secretary Sha..."

"Eh~ let's go."

On the side of Jingzhou Bank, with the Jingzhou City Government coming forward to provide a mortgage, they directly issued the loan, paid off nearly one hundred million in payments owed to Shanshui Group, and subsequently paid off other suppliers in dribs and drabs.

After paying off the bank loan, less than two hundred million in funds remained from the nearly one billion in demolition funds.

"General Manager Cai, everything is settled now. We won't participate in the internal affairs of your Dafeng Factory, but it would be best to move out in the near future."

"The Guangming Peak Project has been delayed for too long because of your Dafeng Factory. I don't want to see any more violent resistance to demolition happen later."

Cai Chenggong's face was bitter. With nearly one billion in demolition funds now reduced to less than two hundred million, he was truly afraid of being beaten to death if he said it out loud.

Moreover, this two hundred million didn't just belong to the shareholders; it included demolition compensation and wages. What truly belonged to the shareholders was likely only a few tens of millions.

"Yes, yes, yes, don't worry, District Mayor Sun, we will relocate as soon as possible."

Cai Chenggong agreed with his mouth, but in his heart, he was already pondering whether he should run away like Zhao Ruilong, but who knew that before he even left the factory, he was blocked by someone.

"Factory Director Cai, I heard from Chen Lao that the relocation funds have already been transferred to our account, and everyone is waiting for them."

"This..."

"Ah, yes, they have been transferred."

Accountant Li performed a series of operations on the computer, but only saw less than 200 million in relocation funds, and was instantly a bit stunned.

"Factory Director Cai, this... how come there is only this little?"

There were nearly five hundred veteran employees back then; excluding Cai Chenggong's fifty-one percent stake, most of the others held between one-thousandth and five-thousandths each.

Originally, with one billion in relocation funds, each person could have received nearly one million, but now they could only receive a little over one hundred thousand, or even just tens of thousands; who could accept this?

"Ah, the limit, yes, the limit; there is only this much today, the rest will be transferred successively over the next few days," Cai Chenggong hurriedly explained while looking at the unfriendly gazes of the crowd.

Zheng Xipo seemed to see through Cai Chenggong's panic, and he also felt vaguely uneasy in his heart; after all, he was the second-largest shareholder.

"Factory Director Cai..."

"Alright, would I lie to you all? I still have things to do, I have to head back first; don't touch this money yet, wait until it has all arrived before we distribute it together."

Cai Chenggong didn't care about the crowd's reaction and drove out of Dafeng Factory; he didn't go home, but went directly to find Hou Liangping.

"Liangping, you have to save me."

"What's wrong, Baozi? Don't be anxious, sit down and tell me slowly."