Big Data Cultivation
Chapter 868 - Chapter 868 Chapter 868 Scapegoat (Asking for Monthly Tickets

Chapter 868: Chapter 868: Scapegoat (Asking for Monthly Tickets, Third Update) Chapter 868: Chapter 868: Scapegoat (Asking for Monthly Tickets, Third Update) Yang Yuxin’s words truly summed up the current situation, as long as you can get the land, building some houses on it will not incur losses.

Of course, the land must be on the outskirts of a major city, lands like those in the Funiu Mountain District will not work.

Urbanization should indeed be like this, villages will gradually disappear, and the lands surrounding the cities will become increasingly valuable.

Luohua Manor, owned by Feng Jun, was actually not far from Zhengyang City, less than twenty kilometers away. Urbanization here was bound to happen sooner or later, one could imagine that within the next thirty years, eighty percent of the farmland here will disappear.

The land area of Luohua Manor was close to four square kilometers, consisting of over five thousand mu of land, bordered by a river on one side and just over three kilometers on the opposite side facing outward.

The land Yang Yuxin bought was mostly around the perimeter of Luohua Manor, about four thousand mu – a little over two square kilometers.

The land she bought very effectively protected Luohua Manor, having added about a kilometer on average to its depth.

Of course, in reality, it was not quite like that, many places didn’t even reach a depth of five hundred meters, while others exceeded one and a half kilometers.

But generally speaking, where it wasn’t possible to protect the depth, the terrain was often steep rocky mountains, which wasn’t too important.

However, in such deep areas, Yang Yuxin still thought about building commercial housing; otherwise, such a large piece of land would really be a waste.

Director Yang was awesome exactly because of this, she calculated the lands she wanted to buy and made plans–she could build commercial housing far away from the manor, and even use this to recoup her investment.

This was quite difficult to achieve, first considering how much money needed to be made to break even, and also leaving a sufficiently deep buffer zone between the commercial housing and the manor.

Interestingly, Zhengyang City had a directive policy for constructing commercial housing here, which was to ensure a sufficient greenery rate.

So, this matter almost allowed her to succeed in negotiations, which was truly unexpected.

In fact, buying the land use rights was the toughest part due to the needs of the residents here, containing not only villages but farmland as well, making it quite a hassle to deal with.

This type of negotiation couldn’t be finished in a flash, and Yang Yuxin had also agreed on a general intention with the city authorities; if it could be completed within a year, that would be considered quite good.

However, Director Yang was optimistic about this, feeling that once the negotiation had come this far, there wouldn’t be any major problems, and she confidently stated that she could cover the expenses on her own without needing Feng Jun’s financial support.

In short, for the sake of cultivation, she was even willing to turn over tens of billions, showing no lack of sincerity.

Feng Jun was hence reminded of his own tight funds, wondering if just setting up a spot to sell “Three Lives Liquor” in the capital was really appropriate?

So, he asked, “Director Yang, do you have any friends in Roc City who could handle the agency for Three Lives Liquor?”

Yang Yuxin raised her eyebrows at the question, “The agency for Three Lives Liquor… You would entrust it to my friend?”

She knew that the manor was currently promoting Three Lives Liquor, and also understood why Feng Jun wouldn’t entrust her with it. She hadn’t minded, but this question genuinely surprised her.

Feng Jun smiled, “You’re willing to invest tens of billions for Luohua’s perimeter; I can afford to give you a little benefit.”

Yang Yuxin hesitated briefly, then probed, “Isn’t Xiao Caixin from Roc City? Are you not considering her friends?”

Feng Jun shook his head, “Her main task is cultivation, and I don’t want her to be distracted by these trivial matters.”

Yang Yuxin nodded, understanding that Zhang Cai Xin was highly valued by him and that his expectations for her were very high. In terms of Luohua Manor’s power structure, competency framework, and development planning, she was an extremely important element.

But there was really no way she could be jealous of such a matter. Director Yang only could say, “Well, I still have a couple of old family friends in Roc City. Once they come here, do they look for you or for Gao Qiang?”

Feng Jun pondered for a moment before responding, “Better not look for me, I also don’t want to be distracted by these things.”

The efficiency with which Yang Yuxin connected with people was very high; indeed, the next day, someone from Roc City had arrived in Zhengyang.

Gao Qiang went out to negotiate for an afternoon and then came back to report to Feng Jun–the agents were quite interested in Three Lives Liquor, but not very confident about the Roc City market.

This statement seemed a bit puzzling, but they genuinely had their own reasons.

People in Roc City were not short on money, and their spending power was high, but the city’s positioning was different from that of the capital, the city’s atmosphere, even its lineage, were significantly different.

In the city’s profile of Roc City, elements of fashion and trendiness could always be found. Even a hundred years ago, it was called the “Paris of The East” and regarded as an international metropolis for its Western flair.

People in Roc City did not drink much alcohol at the dining table, and among alcoholic beverages, foreign brands were considered more luxurious. Drinking wine was seen as more prestigious than drinking Baijiu; similarly, among Baijiu, Western spirits were rated higher than domestic ones.

Of course, what’s more important is that people in the city emphasize a refined lifestyle, and not many people drink baijiu–unlike in the capital where rough men consider you “not a man” or “whimpy” if you don’t drink baijiu…

The agent from the city, however, did highly recognize Sansheng liquor, but at the same time, they thought the sales in the city would never reach those of the capital–probably not even half.

Thus, the visitor had an idea and hoped to also secure the agents for Yangcheng, Roc City, or Yu City aside from the city.

He believed the baijiu sales in Yangcheng would surpass those in the city–even though people there prefer huangjiu.

As for Roc City, that goes without saying–a city of immigrants with diverse tastes.

However, Feng Jun shook his head, these two cities left him with too many unpleasant memories, he might not have had the resources before, but now he had no intention of settling for less, “Forget Roc City and Yangcheng, I have no plans to develop agents there.”

Gao Qiang was a bit surprised and couldn’t help but speak up, “Those two places have so many wealthy people compared to Yu City; it’s not even close.”

“Yu City could be considered,” Feng Jun nodded, “People in Yu City drink a lot; we can set up an agent there… and Jin City is Director Yang’s hometown. You can discuss it with her and let her recommend another one.”

Gao Qiang couldn’t help but speak up, “I have a war buddy in Yu City… Master, I assure you I won’t neglect my duties for personal reasons.”

Feng Jun looked at him with a half-smile, “Huh, you know not to neglect your duties for personal reasons… why make things difficult for me then?”

“Ah,” Gao Qiang sighed, thought for a moment, and then said, “He once saved my life, Master.”

Feng Jun shook his head, “It’s good to be grateful, but there are things that must be avoided, if you really want to help him… then I’ll have to find someone else to manage that area.”

Gao Qiang thought for a moment, then shook his head, “Forget it, I don’t think anyone else is more suitable than me to manage that area right now, even if I really wanted to help my buddy, I can’t trouble you… You won’t blame me for thinking this way, will you?”

Feng Jun raised his hand and patted his shoulder, smiling as he spoke, “If you have thoughts, say them. It’s always better to speak up than to keep it bottled up, right?”

While the agents for the city and Yu City were settled at Luohua Manor, Liu Qiangsheng partied at a guild hall in the capital, accidentally got into an argument, and with his entourage, beat up the other party without a care, then continued to enjoy himself.

The other party responded quickly, calling in a dozen strong men.

Upon seeing the leader of the group, Liu Qiangsheng felt his scalp tingle–Shen Laosan was quite a figure in the capital.

“So it was you who started the fight?” Shen Laosan approached him, looked him up and down, and asked, “Which family’s kid are you?”

“Brother San, it was just words spoken in anger, my fault,” Liu Qiangsheng offered a bow, “I propose a compensation of a hundred thousand; would that be acceptable?”

He didn’t really care much about Shen Laosan–just a hanger-on, but the problem was the person backing him was not to be trifled with.

Shen Laosan stared at him for a long while, then cracked a smile, “I remember now, you’re from the Liu family. I dare not take the title ‘Brother San’ from you… but I am curious, do you think Shen Laosan is so narrow-minded that I’d trouble you over a million?”

“You jest, Brother San,” Liu Qiangsheng replied neutrally, “That money means nothing to you, but today’s issue wasn’t all my fault… It takes two to clap, I admit defeat. Maybe you can name the price?”

“Ha,” Shen Laosan, with a smile, reached out and put an arm around Liu Qiangsheng’s shoulder, speaking warmly, “Actually, you’re practically family. But here’s the thing, the person you beat up today is Dou Shao’s uncle… how about you explain it to Dou Shao?”

Liu Qiangsheng did not want to meet Dou Shao, but what choice did he have once Shen Laosan made such a suggestion?

The venue Dou Shao frequented was even more secretive; Shen Laosan took him there and whispered something to Dou Shao.

Dou Shao was accompanied by two peers who seemed to follow him, referred to as friends mainly because the others present clearly looked like lackeys, while these two carried themselves more independently.

One of the shorter ones spoke up, “Liu Qiangsheng, right? Since we’re practically not outsiders, but you did strike Dou Shao’s uncle, we need to resolve this issue.”

“I admit my mistake, willing to compensate,” Liu Qiangsheng said straightforwardly, “I originally mentioned a hundred thousand, but Brother San didn’t find it suitable, so I came to see Dou Shao, it’s up to you.”

Dou Shao merely glanced at him and did not speak, but rather slowly took a sip from his glass.

The attitude was clear; he didn’t think the person was worth his words.

It was the shorter friend who spoke again, “About compensation… it’s really pointless, too little is embarrassing, too much could cause bad feelings, so let me persuade Dou Shao to let you off.”

“Thank you, brother,” Liu Qiangsheng bowed, “Whatever you ask of me, just say the word.”

The short man glanced at Dou Shao, who showed no reaction, then coughed lightly, “Well, I’ve heard your family’s got quite a few projects going on recently?”

Liu Qiangsheng’s face turned pale.

(Three more chapters to go; coding three chapters in this freezing weather is tough, but given the state of the monthly ticket, I’m pushing on. Summoning monthly tickets.)