Chapter 158 A Small Addition
"Chizi, come here for a moment."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Chi looked at Ye Hongguang standing beside him.
The two walked to the large terrace outside the banquet hall. Seeing this, several socialites, models and internet celebrities who came to hook up with the rich second generation walked into the banquet hall obediently.
Ye Hongguang took out a thin cigar and handed it over.
Zhang Chi waved his hand to indicate that he didn't smoke, and then watched Ye Hongguang light a cigarette.
There was an instant pleasant smell of nicotine in the air. I have to say, real good cigarettes are different. Even the secondhand smoke makes it feel like aromatherapy.
Zhang Chi looked at Ye Hongguang curiously.
After Ye Hongguang took two puffs of cigarette, he slowly said, "I have discussed with the Li family in Su Province. They may have to take 2% of the shares in this project."
Zhang Chi raised his eyebrows, but he was not surprised.
Ye Hongguang continued, "This part is calculated as 10 billion. This money is invisible and intangible, but it will only benefit us in the future. I have already discussed it with Wang Hu and Haiyang, and now I have to make it clear to you. After all, the % of the shares I promised you have been reduced. I am sorry for you, brother."
Seeing that he was sincere, Zhang Chi waved his hand and said, "Brother Ye, I am grateful to you for helping me make a fortune. I don't need to say anything else. Although I don't understand the intrigues in the business world, I also know that there is gain and loss. I guess you must have paid a lot to make those people in Haicheng give up this project."
"Yeah, Fan Yinian is not an easy guy to deal with."
Ye Hongguang took a deep puff of cigarette, and the melancholy on his face disappeared in an instant.
Then he smiled and said, "One day I will get back three or four times what I paid. Anyway, I hope you don't mind. With the relationship with the Li family, the valuation of our resort will only be higher. Even if your 10% stake is reduced in value, you may make more money when you sell it."
Zhang Chi nodded slightly.
Ye Hongguang did not talk about the resort's profitability, but mentioned the resort's valuation.
Zhang Chi keenly felt that Ye Hongguang and others were playing a capital game, and they might withdraw their money at a certain point and then leave.
Of course, this was before.
Now with the added uncertainty of Li Muqing, Zhang Chi estimated that they would not dare to play so ruthlessly.
After the resort is built, it will take a few years to operate it and create an atmosphere of booming business.
Otherwise, leaving such a mess to Li Muqing, how could Li Muqing have any political achievements? It would be good enough that he was not reported.
Zhang Chi is not a saint, if the resort really can't be run.
He would also follow Ye Hongguang and the other two to cash out and leave.
Wouldn't it be better to use the money to do some business when the time comes?
Return to the banquet hall.
Zhang Chi was just about to get a drink to quench his thirst when he saw a glass of champagne handed to him.
Look back.
I saw the sisters Fang Hua and Fang Fang looking at him with smiles.
Zhang Chi nodded slightly to the two of them, took the champagne and took a sip.
In order to ensure that no one drinks and talks nonsense during the banquet, the drinks provided in the banquet hall are all low-alcohol beverages.
Zhang Chi felt that the taste was good and simply drank it all in one gulp.
At this time, Fang Fang spoke up and asked curiously, "Mr. Zhang, how did you get the shares for such a large project as the resort?"
Zhang Chi was stunned.
How did he get it?
It was given to him by Ye Hongguang and other three people after the race.
Of course, most of it was given by Wang Hu. Wang Hu won several hundred million in a bet with Wu Yikun and gave him half of it.
At that time, they proposed to invest the 500 million directly in the resort, which would be counted as a 10% stake.
Zhang Chi agreed without even thinking about it.
No matter what, don't miss the benefits that come to you for free.
Now that I think about it, Ye Hongguang and the other two probably wanted his money as an initial investment.
The huge amount of liquid funds of 500 million is a huge sum of money for both Ye Hongguang and Wang Hu.
"Don't mind me, Mr. Zhang. Fangfang is just very curious."
Fang Hua glared at his sister and looked at Zhang Chi with some apology.
Zhang Chi spread his hands indifferently and said with a smile: "It's not a secret actually. I just happened to know Mr. Ye and he helped me."
It would be difficult for Zhang Chi to just say that he used the gambling money earned from the competition for the investment. If this got out, he would be laughed at.
Fang Hua nodded slightly. She was surprised that Zhang Chi knew Ye Hongguang, and was also surprised that Zhang Chi could come up with hundreds of millions of liquid funds.
But this is also a good thing for her.
At the very least, the cooperation between the two will not cause any conflicts due to the lack of funds.
And now that he knows that Zhang Chi is actually a major shareholder of the resort project, Fang Hua feels that he can find a breakthrough from Zhang Chi.
Maybe I can help her get the position of chief designer for the resort project.
Think of this.
Fang Hua's attitude became a little more humble.
He began to hint at matters related to the resort project.
But she found the wrong person after all.
It is true that Zhang Chi has shares, but he does not participate in the specific construction and operation work. He is just a small shareholder waiting to share the profits.
Zhang Chi also heard the hidden meaning in her words.
After thinking about it, I simply introduced her to Guo Haiyang, who was in charge of the preliminary work.
When Guo Haiyang saw Zhang Chi introducing two beauties to him, he thought they were Zhang Chi's playmates at first. But after listening, he realized that they were here to participate in the project bidding.
Facing two intellectual beauties, Guo Haiyang started talking freely.
I don’t know if it’s Zhang Chi’s illusion, but it feels like Guo Haiyang seems to be very interested in Fang Fang, his younger sister.
Of course, what are the specific interests.
Zhang Chi was too lazy to care.
The banquet lasted until around 9 o'clock.
Zhang Chi stayed in the hotel for one night and did not order any fast food, as he would get bored of eating the same thing every day.
Early the next morning.
Zhang Chi drove to the Yinlong used car dealership again.
After watching Daguang's training for a while, he left a copy of the planning and design of the racing track to Old Man Chen and asked him to give his opinions.
Old man Chen has been in good spirits recently and looks as if he has regained his second life.
After seeing the drawings sent by Zhang Chi, he smiled with satisfaction.
"You worry about this yourself. Let's divide the work clearly. My responsibility now is to train this kid."
Zhang Chi heard this and nodded with a smile.
After encouraging Daguan a few words, he said goodbye and left.
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The construction of the racetrack is proceeding in an orderly manner.
Long Jingshan also recruited the village's labor force and formed a team of more than 30 workers.
Every time Zhang Chi came to Qingzhu Mountain to check the progress of work, he would be praised.
The villagers were very grateful to Zhang Chi.
You can find a job to support your family right at your doorstep, and you don’t have to worry about the foreman not paying you.
The most important thing is that three meals a day are free, and everyone is very enthusiastic when working. Not only the villagers, but even the out-of-town construction team that Fang Hua hired are very respectful to Zhang Chi, the big boss.
What era is this? Where can we find such good conditions with free food and accommodation?
Of course, the living conditions are a little bit simple.
Zhang Chi cleared out several small warehouses in the bamboo harvesting factory and built iron bunk beds for the construction team from other places.
This alone moved these workers deeply.
If Zhang Chi did not provide accommodation, they would have to spend money to rent a house in the village, which would only cost a few hundred yuan a month.
But for these migrant workers who earn money by doing hard labor, a few hundred yuan is already a huge expense.
On this day, Zhang Chi rode his mountain bike to Qingzhu Mountain as usual to check the construction progress.
As soon as I arrived at the foot of the mountain, I saw a few tourists looking at the mountain curiously.
The young man in the lead is about the same age as Zhang Chi.
Seeing Zhang Chi coming over on an off-road motorcycle, he asked curiously, "Brother, where did you rent this motorcycle?"
Zhang Chi was stunned for a moment, pointed in the direction of the village entrance, and said, "Walk seven or eight hundred meters over there, there is a Feichi auto repair shop, and there is a car rental company next to it."
When several tourists heard this, they all started to think about it.
At this time, another person asked: "Brother, is there a big project going on here? Why are there so many people working on it?"
Zhang Chi nodded and gave a brief introduction to the situation at the racetrack.
When they heard that a racing track was going to be built here and would open soon, several tourists immediately sighed.
Zhang Chi then realized that they were all from other places. They heard that it was not expensive to rent a car to this village to go to Dalong Mountain, so they thought of coming here to rent a car.
However, after listening to Zhang Chi's story, they were obviously more interested in this racing track surrounded by green bamboo.
Not only can you race cars, but you can also race with other tourists. Why didn’t such a fun place appear earlier?
The leading young man was speechless for a while, then he took a look at the off-road motorcycle under Zhang Chi's seat and said, "Do you have any other places here where we can play racing?"
Zhang Chi thought about it, and the image of the beach where there were few tourists due to the season flashed through his mind.
Now that he has contracted the beach, if he only makes money during the summer months, he will be losing money.
Zhang Chi raised the corner of his mouth and said with a smile: "Of course, I will take you there."
When they heard it, they immediately became interested.
Zhang Chi brought them to the door of the car rental company and handed them over to Gangzi.
Then he pulled Lao Zhang and ran straight to the beach with a bunch of bamboo poles and hemp ropes, and soon pulled out a runway on the beach.
The circular track not only has wading surfaces, but also climbing slopes and continuous S-shaped turns.
"Chizi, what are you doing?"
Old Zhang didn't understand why. All the thousands of meters of hemp ropes stored in the warehouse by Long Jingshan had been used up. There were not enough bamboos, so he moved a few old tires to make up the number.
Zhang Chi was about to answer.
Then I heard the roar of an engine.
Looking up, I saw five off-road motorcycles driving towards the back of the auto repair shop.
The young man in the lead exclaimed, stepped on the accelerator and drove over.
"Oh my god, has such a large beach been turned into a racetrack?"
Zhang Chi smiled and said, "Yes, only customers who rent cars from our dealership can run laps for free."
The young man patted the off-road motorcycle under his seat and said with a smile: "I just rented it from the car dealership in your village."
Zhang Chi smiled and nodded, then pointed to the track on the beach and said, "Try to be safe while running. If anyone gets hurt, please notify us immediately. Of course, everyone's best to wear protective clothing. The sand is very soft, so it's not a big deal if you really fall."
The most important thing is that these off-road motorcycles are not fast, otherwise Zhang Chi would not dare to let them run around like that.
If we really want to open up for business, we have to make people sign an insurance contract.
Otherwise, if something really happens, I won’t be able to afford the compensation.
At this time, other people also came over on their bikes with smiles on their faces. Hearing Zhang Chi’s reminder, they waved their hands indifferently.
"Boss, this track of yours is so wide, it's much safer than the go-kart track we usually run on."
"Yeah, I didn't know there was such a fun place in Haisha. If I had known, I would have come here directly. The attractions in the city are not interesting at all."
"Alright, alright, split up into teams. The loser will treat us to dinner tonight."
"Come on, I'm afraid of you!"
A few tourists didn't pay any attention to Zhang Chi and Lao Zhang. They divided themselves into teams, stepped on the accelerator and drove into the temporary lane.
Zhang Chi and Lao Zhang didn't mind. They watched for a while, and when they saw that the guys had good skills, they happily went back to the store.
When Gangzi saw Zhang Chi, he shouted, "Chizi, we don't have enough gas. Go get some quickly. The group said they want to play for three hours."
"Did you pay the money?"
"I paid it. It's obvious that he's not short of money."
Zhang Chi nodded slightly and called his partner at a nearby gas station.
He claimed that after he opened a car rental company, his demand for gasoline became strong because every time he rented out a car, the tank was full.
In the service industry, if you can't even do this, it is inevitable that customers will criticize you.
Later, they went to the gas station several times. The staff there knew that they ran a car rental company, so they provided a door-to-door gas delivery service and even brought them a gas tank.
The business of the gas station in Dalongshan is actually average.
Zhang Chi’s car rental company accounts for almost 3% of their turnover, and they almost always meet Zhang Chi’s requests.
Within half an hour of making the call, the oil was delivered to me, and the price was more than RMB 1 lower than the retail price.
Of course, Zhang Chi also looked down upon this extra profit.
No matter how much the gas station sells him, he will add 5 yuan per liter and sell it to tourists.
Look, the oil delivery truck just left.
Those tourists came to refuel on their off-road motorcycles. With a small 12-liter fuel tank, Zhang Chi could make a small profit of 60 yuan just by selling gasoline.
Even if you make money, you should not forget the villagers.
Zhang Chi immediately called the old village chief and asked for someone to help maintain the venue. His daily job was to smooth the track, repair the warning lines, and occasionally upgrade the difficulty of the track.
When the old village chief heard that it was such a simple matter, he immediately gave the job to a widower in the village.
2800 yuan a month, including three meals a day.
Enough for a widower to support himself in his old age.
Zhang Chi remembered this man. He was a poor man. His only daughter had hardly ever returned since she got married and moved to the county town.
I heard that women are actually quite filial, but they don’t live well themselves.
The widower is almost seventy years old this year. He usually makes a living by pulling flatbed trucks at the port, but he can only make a few dollars a month by doing hard labor.
In fact, there are still many poor families in rural areas.
There is no denying that everyone can make money in the general environment, but it is inevitable that some people slip through the net.
It’s not that they are not hardworking, but that they are old and others dare not or don’t want to use them.
That's what a widower is.
Fortunately, there is a capable man like Zhang Chi in the village now. He earns 2800 yuan a month and has no worries about food and drink. Their life should be getting better and better.
(End of this chapter)
