Chapter 208: Don't be afraid to lose out

'After the levee is built, does General Manager Han have any ideas for follow-up development?' Secretary Yang's face was full of a smile that made people feel good when they looked at it.

In this day and age, it is no longer appropriate to judge people by appearances, but if an official looks devious, others will naturally hesitate when they look at them.

The face reflects the heart. This is something that Chinese people may not normally notice, but when something happens, it inevitably touches them.

Han Songlin: 'Secretary Yang, I'm going to do it this way. The entire embankment will be made of reinforced concrete, and a concrete wall several metres thick and tens of metres high will be built directly here. In the future, no matter how big a flood there is, this side will definitely not be washed away.'

This part of the river is located at a bend, and because of the earth's rotation, the water flowing downstream will constantly scour the riverbank.

Over the years, the river has actually been constantly changing.

The river ten years ago may be very different from the current river.

'Behind the dike, underground, I will build a large underground parking lot.' Han Songlin explained his future plans to Yang Shuji and Chen Yinghua.

Chen Yinghua listened to Han Songlin's plan with some scepticism: 'Where are you going to park all the cars you're going to build underground car parks for?'

Don't think that Chen Yinghua doesn't watch Xiangjiang TV dramas, he naturally knows what an underground car park is.

Nowadays, many people in China learn about things outside the country through Xiangjiang TV dramas.

Han Songlin wasn't worried at all: 'Fuxing Industry's goal for the next ten years is to make cars that every Chinese can afford.'

'So, this underground parking lot will definitely come in handy in the future.'

Secretary Yang applauded softly, 'President Han is full of ambition!'

Chen Yinghua also reacted. Earlier, Han Songlin had said he wanted to make cars?

Usually, when we say cars, we mean cars and the like.

If Han Songlin really succeeds, then Yanghe will become the car city of the West, won't it?

By then, Yanghe's economy will soar!

I just don't know if Han Songlin can really make good on his promise today.

It's a bit worrying.

I think he can, after all, Han Songlin has already proven his capabilities before.

Chen Yinghua pointed at the map and said, 'So what are you going to build above this underground parking lot?'

You can't just have a parking lot!

'When I went back yesterday, I thought about it carefully and came up with a rough idea. I plan to build a high-end residential community, and see if I can build a business hotel as well. There aren't any good hotels on this side of the Yanghe River right now.'

A good hotel is very important for enhancing the image of a city.

In the 1980s, Yangcheng City built a hotel first.

Now Yanghe also doesn't have any good hotels, so when people come for inspections, they stay at the county guesthouse.

The county guesthouse, however, was built a long time ago.

Coupled with the fact that it is not well managed, some things are naturally not up to scratch.

Compared to the hotel, the community seems to be lacking a little.

Secretary Yang and Chen Yinghua were clearly very interested in the hotel and discussed the matter with Han Songlin in detail.

Han Songlin knew that the future economic development of Yanghe would be good and that there should be no problem supporting a hotel.

In particular, the existence of Fuxing Industry should be taken into account.

A car company has a really high GDP-boosting effect.

After this discussion, the three of them basically decided on the matter, although some procedures still need to be followed.

Of course, before, Chen Yinghua had said that the land within 400 metres of the dike would be given to Han Songlin to cover the dike construction costs, but Han Songlin said 500 metres.

However, Yanghe also proposed not to worry about the demolition within this area.

Han Songlin naturally refused to do so.

Demolition is a messy business, and if Han Songlin were to do it, he would probably have to use some extreme measures.

If he did, there would be no way to justify it.

Han Songlin could not be seen to get his hands dirty.

So he asked Yanghe to vacate the land and let Fuxing Industry pay compensation.

There are two ways to compensate: resettlement housing or direct cash compensation, as well as a combination of resettlement housing and cash.

The overall standard is set, so there is some flexibility in the method.

Han Songlin's negotiations with Yanghe about the dike were quickly made known to Jia Yuanshan.

The two met at a kebab restaurant. It was getting hot, and it was time to drink beer and eat kebabs.

'I heard that you and Yang He have reached an agreement to build the dike?' Jia Yuanshan opened his mouth wide, and the skewers were eaten directly into his mouth.

Oil was still dripping from the corner of his mouth.

'You have quite the good information. We have only just started talking, so how could we have reached an agreement so quickly!'

Jia Yuanshan didn't care, saying, 'It's just a matter of time. With your relationship with Chen Yinghua, this matter is already set in stone!'

Han Songlin smiled bitterly. This was what he feared most.

'Don't say that. Someone who doesn't know would think that I've made some kind of shady deal with him!'

Jia Yuanshan snorted. 'If there's a shady deal, it's between you and me!'

'Get out!'

'Haha!'

After a little joke, the two men got down to business and talked about the dyke.

'What do you think about the dyke?'

'Make money, definitely make money, there's no doubt about that. The problem now is that in order to make money, you need capital.' With that, Han Songlin looked at Jia Yuanshan.

If the entire project is to proceed smoothly, the support of the bank is essential.

Jia Yuanshan naturally knew this, and he was prepared to talk about this when they went out to eat today.

'How exactly did you negotiate with Yanghe?'

Han Songlin's mouth curled up into a smile, and he leaned slightly closer to Jia Yuanshan and whispered, 'Fuxing Industry will fund the construction of the levee, and all land within 500 metres of the levee will belong to Fuxing Industry.'

'Such a large plot of land? How long is the levee?'

'Almost a kilometre!'

'Damn!'

Yanghe had not treated Han Songlin badly.

In fact, Han Songlin really isn't afraid to say that he has been treated unfairly. Sometimes, being treated unfairly is a blessing.

If you suffer a loss here, you will be compensated in other ways.

This has always been the case in China.

'Now there's a problem. With such a large plot of land, what are your plans?'

'I plan to build a hotel next to the levee. We can use the levee as a viewing platform for the hotel in the future.'

A row of parasols will be set up, so that during the day you can drink tea and watch the water, and in the evening you can even have a barbecue.

It sounds like a pretty good idea.

Jia Yuanshan lifted his glass and clinked it with Han Songlin: 'Sounds like a pretty good idea.'

Han Songlin took a small sip of his beer, which he never really liked.

It tasted bitter, like malt.