Rebirth: 1977

It was already around 9:30 in the evening when Qiao Zhenhua got home. When he saw Ye Tianshui, he was stunned for a moment, and a sincere smile immediately appeared on his face:

"Xiao Shui, you didn't tell me in advance that you were coming. I can go home earlier."

Qiao Zhenhua's face was slightly red and there was a faint smell of alcohol on his body.

"Uncle, you have a lot of things to do, and I'm not sure when I'll be back in Pingcheng, so I didn't tell you in advance.

There's no need for us to be so polite to each other. It's just right that while I'm waiting for you, I'll talk to my aunt.

Do you have another social engagement today?"

Ye Tianshui made tea for Qiao Zhenhua with a smile, handed it to him, and sat down on the sofa opposite him.

When he heard Ye Tianshui mention "entertainment", the smile on Qiao Zhenhua's face faded:

"Two overseas Chinese who had invested in a large hotel decided to cancel their investment project at the last minute and wanted to return the land and the half-built building to the government. They asked us to help them find an investor to take over.

Come and discuss with us how to compensate them for their economic losses.”

Ye Tianshui was slightly stunned and blurted out:

"Is it the big hotel invested by Zhang Wanchun and Shen Zuping?"

Qiao Zhenhua nodded: "It was them who came to discuss investment in a rush. Fortunately, you reminded me that land cannot be allocated and must be purchased.

Despite this, the government still gave them a discount on the land price because of their sincere attitude.

The hotel is now almost up to the 14th floor, and a few years ago they were still actively supervising the project at the construction site.

During the Chinese New Year, in accordance with the requirements of the municipal government, they paid all the bills for the purchase of materials and the workers' wages.

Who would have thought that after a year, they would suddenly withdraw their investment and demand that the government return their investment to them.”

Ye Tianshui immediately understood that these two people must have seen Ding Dafu. As long as Ding Dafu saw the photos of the current appearance of the yard, he would be sure that there was nothing down there.

If they were not dug away, then it is possible that there is something wrong with the words left by the ancestors.

Zhang Wanchun and Shen Zuping originally wanted to return to their hometown to invest in projects. They had no roots in Pingcheng, and had not yet received the preferential conditions promised by their hometown.

Ding Dafu's hopes were dashed, so he withdrew his order to them to search for the treasure.

However, the decision to withdraw the investment must have been made by the two people themselves.

"Uncle, what is the city's attitude now? Will they agree to compensate them for their losses?"

Although Ye Tianshui asked this, he was certain that such behavior was equivalent to the other party making an unreasonable request.

If the government had allocated the land in the first place and the bank had provided loans, and even defaulted on workers' wages and construction material costs, and was insolvent, they would probably have walked away long ago, and the mess would have been left for the government to clean up.

“Of course the city would not agree. I listened to your suggestion at the time and proposed that they pay for the land. The bank did not provide a loan, and some people in the city were opposed to it.

Now, my old leader has said something fair today, praising my caution and rigor in handling the problem.

Otherwise, the city will have to bear great responsibility and losses.”

Qiao Zhenhua must have been praised, and his mood obviously improved when he said this.

Ye Tianshui was not completely sure of this result at the time.

I just guessed that the two people came to Pingcheng for investment with impure purposes, and the conditions were a bit harsh, and they were also testing the other party's attitude.

When Zhang Wanchun and Shen Zuping agreed to such conditions, Ye Tianshui was certain that they were coming for the treasure in the Ding family's old house.

“How much money have they invested so far? How much loss do they want the government to bear?”

Ye Tianshui didn't believe that the two people would dare to have such a wild idea and ask the government for a huge amount of money to get back all the money they invested.

Qiao Zhenhua: “From the receipts they provided, including the land purchase money, the total investment was just over 900,000 and a little under 1 million.

They want 80 percent back.”

Ye Tianshui chuckled, stupid, actually wanting to return 80%?

Do you think the government is doing charity?

Follow them around for a while, work for nothing, and then clean up their mess?

The government naturally welcomes your investment and is willing to provide you with corresponding preferential conditions.

But you are clearly going to withdraw your investment, yet you still have the nerve to ask for 80% back? What are you thinking?

"Has the negotiation broken down now? Or is the government willing to provide some compensation?"

"Ah, two completely different voices again."

Qiao Zhenhua shook his head: "One attitude is very tough. No matter you are a foreign businessman or an overseas Chinese, do you want to abandon an unfinished project and walk away?

If no one takes over this project, it will waste the city's land resources and be unsightly. It will also require a lot of manpower and material resources to demolish it. How will this loss be calculated? We also need you to compensate us.

Another group of people believe that since the house has already been built, demolishing it would be a waste of money and resources, so it would be better to find ways to make use of the waste.

Don't ruin the relationship with patriotic overseas Chinese. Their economy has been damaged, and if they go out and talk nonsense, it will create a bad impression and impact on foreign businessmen who want to invest in our city.

From now on, they will not dare to invest here.

This means giving them appropriate financial compensation and spiritual comfort."

Qiao Zhenhua spoke helplessly.

If Ye Tianshui looks at this matter fairly and impartially, under normal circumstances, the second voice is actually more in line with the future development of the city. Establishing good relations will help attract investment from foreign businessmen and overseas Chinese.

But the problem is that Zhang Wanchun and his people did not have a sincere attitude when they came to Pingcheng to invest.

"Has the city reached a resolution now? How are they going to resolve this issue?"

Ye Tianshui asked with concern.

The hotel address chosen by Zhang Wanchun and Shen Zuping is indeed good, and he doesn't mind being the one to take over.

But we must understand the attitude of the city leaders and then "introduce" Chen Xingwang to negotiate with the city at the right time.

“This project was undertaken by the old leader when he was in office, and it can be considered one of his political achievements.

Now he is going to be promoted, and something unexpected happened at a critical moment. If it is not handled properly, this tail will be left behind, although it will not affect his promotion.

After all, it was a failure in his career.

So, no matter how much everyone discusses, the final decision still has to be made by him."

Qiao Zhenhua explained patiently.

Ye Tianshui looked at Qiao Zhenhua and asked carefully:

"Uncle, what is your attitude? It is your reminder that has helped the city avoid some losses.

Regarding this project...I wonder if my uncle agrees with compensation? Or does he hope that the other party will give compensation to the government? "

Qiao Zhenhua was silent for a while before he replied cautiously:

“The other party broke their promise and proposed to withdraw investment without any warning, which was an irresponsible attitude towards our municipal government.

Logically speaking, since they breached the contract or even broke the contract first, it is unreasonable to compensate them.

But they did invest nearly one million yuan. If you put yourself in their shoes, their losses were also heavy.

This matter is regrettable no matter how it is handled.

The project is very large. The ideal situation is that someone can take over the property and not open a hotel but run other businesses, which will solve a problem for the city.

The other party's claim for compensation is totally untenable. Don't pay any attention to them. We are the one who is right."

Ye Tianshui understood Qiao Zhenhua's thoughts. He supported not giving compensation to the other party. For a businessman, if he was dishonest and broke the contract, he should bear the losses himself.

"Uncle, if someone comes to take over this property, do you know what preferential policies the municipal government will give to investors?"