Ji Yang had just finished a phone call with Chu Shuyuan when another call came in.
It turned out to be from an old classmate, Sun Xiaozhen.
Ji Yang felt somewhat embarrassed about Sun Xiaozhen and the others; he had urged them to invest here only to be relocated himself. From what he heard, their development wasn’t going very well. Supposing that today’s call was likely about those matters.
Indeed, Sun Xiaozhen voiced her slight resentment, "Old classmate, you really got us into this mess!"
Ji Yang replied, "I’ll treat you to a meal. Let’s all meet up."
"There’s no need for you to make arrangements; we are already waiting for you here." Sun Xiaozhen mentioned a place.
When Ji Yang arrived, he saw that, aside from Sun Xiaozhen, several others who had invested in Qingyuan Village were also present.
"Hello everyone." Ji Yang went forward to shake hands and greet everyone.
Being old classmates, everyone naturally greeted Ji Yang in return.
Sun Xiaozhen held Ji Yang’s hand, half complaining, "I gathered everyone here to help you out, but you quickly left us, causing everyone’s business to not go very well."
Ji Yang hurriedly said, "I’m sorry to everyone."
Wei Min laughed, "I haven’t had any issues really. The stone material business is actually doing quite well and making a profit. Ji, don’t listen to her; we’re doing quite alright." Wei Min, dressed in trendy clothes, looked even more stunning.
Ji Yang smiled and looked towards Guo Song, "Old Guo, I heard that your folk village project is doing well."
Guo Song smiled and said, "At the beginning, the provincial tourism company wanted to merge my folk village project into theirs, but I refused. I just wanted to make it a quality project. They later lost interest in the project and stopped bothering me. It has now been operational, and the results are pretty good."
Ji Yang, who had used his mother’s name to hold a twenty percent stake in the project, now thought about withdrawing completely and smiled, "You guys know my stance, it’s best that I shouldn’t involve myself in business. So, it would be better if you took back that twenty percent stake under my mother’s name."
Guo Song hurriedly said, "It should be fine, it wasn’t your investment anyway, it was your mother’s."
Shaking his head, Ji Yang said, "It’s best if I don’t keep it. I’ve already d the money."
Everyone had heard about Ji Yang donating money and now nodded in approval upon hearing him say this; Ji Yang was indeed far-sighted.
Sun Xiaozhen laughed, "Guo Song’s folk village is doing really well; are you sure you don’t want it?"
Ji Yang replied, "We’re all friends here; I really don’t need it."
Guo Song laughed, "Xiaozhen, why don’t you join in, maybe compensate some money to the auntie?"
Sun Xiaozhen hesitated and said, "Would that be alright?"
Ji Yang replied, "There’s no need for compensation. We could use my mother’s name to build a school in the village or something, contribute to charity in this way. What do you think?"
"Great, I think that’s a very good idea!" Guo Song exclaimed enthusiastically.
Ji Yang looked at Qian Yongping, "How’s the hotel business going now?"
Qian Yongping replied, "It mainly depends on foot traffic. It was good when there was high foot traffic. After the incident, the number of visitors greatly reduced, and the business hasn’t been that good, but it is maintaining for now."
Ji Yang said, "Next, our village will restart the tourism development, aiming to develop the projects that need development."
Sun Xiaozhen asked, "Does that mean we’re going to develop in the same way you originally planned? If so, should the different tourism projects be integrated, and might the folk village be integrated as well?"
Guo Song also looked over. Fresh chapters posted on novel•fire.net
Shaking his head, Ji Yang said, "Whether the village or some other projects, it’s not necessary to incorporate them into one company. Next, the county will create some projects to facilitate tourism, driving development here. Everyone should just focus on their own, of course, under the leadership of the village tourism department, you guys just need to coordinate."
Guo Song nodded, "If we can form a synergy, we naturally will develop well."
During the conversation, everyone sat down.
Soon, the dishes were served.
After pouring and drinking a few glasses of wine, Ji Yang said, "The greatest advantage of Qingyuan Village is actually its resources. If we can effectively utilize these resources, the foot traffic will definitely surge. I’ve done some research, and while previously they attracted visitors through gambling and drugs, this method did not really benefit other businesses, just their own."
Sun Xiaozhen agreed, "Exactly, people came for the sex and gambling; many industries didn’t benefit but were instead tarnished."
Qian Yongping agreed, "You’re right, my place operates legally, and some people come, but much more are drawn away by them."
Ji Yang said, "So, what we need to do is turn this place into a tourist area everyone loves to visit; if done well, all industries can benefit from it."