"Director Liu, now you certainly have the people's heart, don't you?"

"Yeah, all these residents are asking you to negotiate for them; now we can really seize the opportunity."

Liu Jianguo grinned, tapping his fingers lightly on the conference table, and said, "Then let's get ready. Also, find a few of our own people to go to Sichuan University Group tomorrow afternoon and have a good talk with them, striving for more benefits."

"Yes!" Everyone nodded in agreement.

Meanwhile, at Sichuan University Group, Zhou Rui was also deep in thought over this matter, trying to devise a foolproof plan. As one of the main persons in charge of the Sichuan University Group, she had to consider all scenarios and potential events.

Before you knew it, it was the afternoon of the next day.

After a brief lunch break, Liu Jianguo immediately took more than a dozen people and drove to Sichuan University Group.

When they arrived at the Sichuan University Group building, Liu Jianguo stood underneath the office building and couldn't help but remark, "Tsk tsk, to be able to rent a whole floor in this place, they must be really strong."

"Indeed!" A man beside him nodded and said, "I heard the rent for this floor costs over a million a year."

"Really?" Liu Jianguo was stunned.

"Of course!" The man nodded, saying, "This is the most expensive office building in our entire Jiangbei City. The price is exorbitant."

"Tsk tsk, a bunch of vampires, preferring to rent such an expensive office building rather than giving us a higher compensation," Liu Jianguo sneered. "Let's go, today we must extract a sum from them."

Rustle...

The group of people immediately headed for the elevator bank.

"Stop right there!" The security guard wasn't about to let them through easily as twenty people showed up all at once; of course, the guard had to be cautious. What if this group had ill intentions? The security guard immediately stopped them and asked, "What are you here for?"

We're here to find Sichuan University Group," Liu Jianguo replied.

"Do you have an appointment?" the security guard inquired.

"What appointment?" Liu Jianguo was dumbfounded. "I'm not here to see any celebrities, nor am I here to see national leaders. To visit a damn company I still need an appointment?"

"Heh heh, you can't go up without an appointment!" the security guard chuckled.

"Who dares to stop me?" Liu Jianguo got angry.

"Brothers, we have troublemakers!" The security pressed the intercom.

Rustle...

At this moment, more than ten security guards, wielding plastic batons, quickly gathered in the lobby. Each security guard was tall, with a menacing appearance and a fearsome demeanor.

Seeing this, Liu Jianguo's legs nearly gave out, and he quickly said, "We... we have business with Sichuan University Group. Serious business."

Just then, Lin Chuan and Zhou Kai entered from outside.

"Liu Jianguo?" Zhou Kai recognized Liu Jianguo at a glance.

"Oh hey, it's you guys, thank goodness," Liu Jianguo said as if he had seen saviors, excitedly stating, "I was just about to go upstairs when these bunch of security guards stopped me; it's really too much."

"What are you here for?" Zhou Kai asked.

"Negotiations," Liu Jianguo quickly said. "Wasn't it agreed that the residents' representatives would discuss compensation matters?"

"Are you the residents' representatives?" Zhou Kai asked.

"Yes!" Liu Jianguo nodded and said, "We were elected by the residents of Changlin Factory."

Lin Chuan furrowed his brow and said nothing, walking straight in. Zhou Kai couldn't say much either and followed suit. Seeing this, Liu Jianguo also hurriedly led his people inside.

The security guards no longer dared to stop them, after all, as Lin Chuan, the chairman of Sichuan University Group, hadn't said anything—what more could they say?

"Boss, why aren't we stopping them?" the security guards asked.

"Yeah, it's been a while since we had a fight."

The security team leader replied, "Didn't you see that Lin Chuan already gave the nod? What's there left to stop?"

Reluctantly, the group had to step back.

In the meeting room of Sichuan University Group.

Lin Chuan and Zhou Rui sat in the meeting room with a bunch of Sichuan University Group's executives.

The meeting room had a very long conference table that could seat over thirty people with ease. Liu Jianguo was dressed in a black suit, looking dapper, and had specially tidied up his hair before leaving, making his hairstyle look very spirited.

The group of people sat in the office, the atmosphere was very tense.

Zhou Rui was the first to speak: "Liu Jianguo, since you were elected by the residents, you represent their opinions. Tell us what kind of compensation plan will satisfy you specifically."

"It's simple. According to the market price, the housing prices in the surrounding area have already surpassed ten thousand. Look at Shangpin Garden, it's already at eleven thousand." Liu Jianguo leisurely put on a pair of glasses, looking refined. He pulled out a sheet of A4 paper and began to read: "So, our demands are not complicated. First, compensate according to the average price of the area around the Changlin Factory, which is approximately between eight and nine thousand. Additionally, the shanty house residents must be compensated based on the residential area, no half measures or omissions are allowed; second, during the transition period, provide a rental subsidy of one thousand yuan per household per month; third, you must assist every household with relocation; fourth... well, considering the demolition of Changlin Factory, our community committee will also have to move, and the office area of the community committee must be compensated at three times the residential area; fifth..."

Liu Jianguo was basically holding a report meeting, with demands listed in over ten points, each involving compensation or reparation. If they were to really compensate him according to his terms, probably no number of billions would suffice to meet their demands.

Zhou Kai and Lu Dapao couldn't bear listening anymore, but Lin Chuan hadn't spoken up from the side, so they didn't feel it was right to erupt in anger.

However, Zhou Rui could already feel Lin Chuan's fury. Although Lin Chuan didn't show it, the icy coldness in his eyes was almost devouring. Zhou Rui didn't take it too seriously, for she had anticipated such a result when she saw Liu Jianguo leading people to the Sichuan University Group.

Half an hour later, Liu Jianguo finally finished speaking.

But the scene was silent as a graveyard.

"I... I'm done speaking," Liu Jianguo said as he put down his manuscript.

"What? Do you expect us to applaud for you?" Zhou Kai replied irritably.

Liu Jianguo laughed, saying, "Just to summarize..."

"No need for summaries," Lin Chuan immediately interrupted Liu Jianguo, saying, "I'm aware of all these demands you've made. A total of eleven points, from the residents' housing, to the shacks, to compensating the community committee, to the Changlin Factory's walls, gates, and even each tree within... you've proposed a compensation plan for all of them. Right?"

"Correct!" Liu Jianguo nodded, saying, "Didn't expect you were listening so attentively?"

"Anything else besides these eleven points?" Lin Chuan inquired in a calm tone.

"Uh..." Clearly taken aback, Liu Jianguo himself knew that these eleven points were already excessive. After a comprehensive consideration, it wouldn't be possible without seven or eight billion. And now Lin Chuan seemed to think it wasn't enough? Liu Jianguo chuckled awkwardly, "That's all for now, but after I go back and review, I might add some more. I'll call you after that. After all, we were pressed for time; these are all I could come up with for now."

"Very good, very good, very good..." Lin Chuan said 'very good' several times in a row.

At this moment, Zhou Rui interjected: "Liu Jianguo, please tell me if this is your own idea, or the residents' idea!"

"Zhou Rui, as the representative of the residents, of course I'm representing their wishes!" Liu Jianguo looked at Zhou Rui earnestly, saying, "What? You're not suspecting me of abusing public authority for personal gain, are you?"

"Heh heh..." Zhou Rui let out a disdainful laugh, her demeanor suggesting she had absolutely zero trust in him.

"Are you done talking?" Lin Chuan casually took out a cigarette and lit it.

And right behind where Lin Chuan was seated, a no smoking sign was blatantly displayed on the wall: No Smoking.

"I'm done," Liu Jianguo nodded.

"If you're done, then let's call it a meeting," Lin Chuan replied.

"Uh..." Liu Jianguo was stunned, then said hastily, "Isn't this a negotiation about compensation? We haven't discussed anything, how can we just disperse? How am I supposed to explain this to the residents when I get back?"

Lin Chuan gave Liu Jianguo a glare.

Liu Jianguo was so frightened that he nearly fell off his chair; he shivered, then awkwardly said, "You're welcome to make some suggestions."

"There's nothing to discuss," Lin Chuan retorted, "Meeting adjourned."

"Wait!" Liu Jianguo quickly opened his mouth to speak.

"What else do you have to say?" Lin Chuan asked.

"Actually..." Liu Jianguo smirked and said, "There's actually another way. I can make it possible for you to drive all these residents away at the lowest cost."

"Let's hear it!" Lin Chuan took a puff of his cigarette.

"Heh heh, you see, if you donate five million to our community committee, I guarantee that you can get rid of those people at the price of three thousand one per square meter," Liu Jianguo rushed to say: "If you really agree to the residents' demands, you'll probably end up having to fork out several billion more in the end. If you donate five million to us, I guarantee you can save those billions. How about that?"

Zhou Rui almost spat out upon hearing that.

Lin Chuan's mouth curved into a sly smile: "Liu Jianguo, I didn't expect you to be such a character."

"Lin Chuan, what's that supposed to mean?" Liu Jianguo laughed, saying, "Who else should I help if not you, my old classmate? Besides, we're both from the same factory."

Bang!

Lin Chuan finally couldn't suppress the rage inside him any longer; he slammed his fist onto the conference table. The table emitted a loud noise. He roared, "Even if I have to pay an extra five billion to compensate those residents, I won't give you a damn penny!"

Liu Jianguo was so scared that he fell onto the floor.

"Director Liu!" colleagues from the community committee hurriedly helped Liu Jianguo to his feet.

"Director Liu, are you alright?"

"No... no issue," Liu Jianguo quickly scrambled up and wiped the sweat off his forehead, saying awkwardly, "Lin Chuan, don't you be ungrateful. If you don't meet our demands, hmph, then just wait for those residents to come after your compensation."

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