Today, Ji Yang sent off the contract for signing the online novel.
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Now, Ji Yang no longer had the initial urgency about writing books. Thinking about making a fortune from selling ginseng excited him greatly.
He never let anyone know about his writing, so Ji Yang appeared quite indifferent.
Upon arriving at the office, Ji Yang saw Huang Yu and several leaders chatting and laughing.
"Chief Ji, you’re going to have to treat us!" Qian Wan said loudly.
"What’s the situation?" Ji Yang asked puzzledly.
Huang Yu chuckled, "I took your ginseng to someone for evaluation, then helped you sell it. You did say to leave all the sales to me."
"Right, right, how much did it sell for?"
Huang Yu then laughed, "Two of them were excellent, over a hundred years old, and one of them was even two hundred years old. Each found a buyer in urgent need. The two-hundred-year-old one sold for five million, the other for two million, and several other roots sold for several hundred thousand each. In total, it came to ten million. After deducting personal income tax and taking my ten percent commission, you net eight million."
Everyone looked at Ji Yang with expressions full of amazement.
Huang Yu chuckled, "I asked, this is your proper income. There shouldn’t be any issues with the Disciplinary Committee."
Tian Ronghua also smiled from the side, "Don’t worry, the Disciplinary Committee won’t investigate this income. Everyone knows it’s a legitimate gain, just pay the taxes and there will be no problems."
At that moment, He Chengjun came over and exclaimed, "Your luck is truly out of this world, becoming rich even in such rural settings, and the money is so legitimately earned!"
Ji Yang smiled, "Mayor He, aren’t you urging everyone to support local development and push for real estate growth? If I invest all this money into local real estate, would that be considered a violation?"
He Chengjun instantly became excited; this money would greatly support the real estate project he was promoting.
"I’ll have to consult my superiors, but I see no issues here. There isn’t a rule against officials buying property. Moreover, your money is clean, and it doesn’t involve any speculative activities but rather supports local development."
Tian Ronghua said, "I haven’t encountered such a situation myself, I’ll make a quick call to consult."
Soon, not only was Tian Ronghua making a call, but Yan Xingshun, upon hearing the news, also made a call to inquire with the superiors.
Seeing the leaders making calls, Ji Yang wasn’t in a rush. These matters were already regulated, and as long as one invested their legal income properly, it wasn’t deemed a violation. Their calls were merely to report the situation to their superiors, which wasn’t a bad thing for him.
Indeed, it wasn’t long before Yan Xingshun finished his call and said to Ji Yang, "I reported your situation to the leaders. The regulations are clear, Party members and officials using personal or family wealth to buy stocks, bank financial products, investment-type insurance, investment precious metals, real estate, shops, or earning interest from bank deposits... All these activities, as long as they don’t involve profiting from power, harming the Party, state, and people’s interests, or competing with the public for profits, are permissible."
At that time, He Chengjun also approached and said, "Yes, looking from your situation, everything is legal and there are no regulatory issues."
Tian Ronghua smiled and said, "Although the sum is large, from the source of the funds and such matters, there are evidently no issues. The only question is whether the ginseng transaction and its valuation are legitimate, which needs verification."
Huang Yu chuckled, "I’ve known about this for a while. The ginseng’s appraisal was done by an institution, and they’ve issued appraisal certificates and some notarizations, ensuring there are no problems at all, Chief Ji. These are the documents they issued, keep them just in case they need to be presented later."
Tian Ronghua said, "Maybe you could give us a duplicate copy for our records, just in case we need to check."
Ji Yang nodded, "That’s possible."
He Chengjun said, "They’ve estimated the current house prices; generally, it’s about a hundred thousand per unit. Are you going to invest all eight million?"
Ji Yang nodded, "I don’t have many expenses, I’m thinking of supporting the local work. If someone buys in next, I still plan to sell. If nobody buys now, consider it support already."
He Chengjun laughed heartily, looking at everyone, "You see, the township deals with about a hundred units, Comrade Ji Yang handles eighty; nearly two hundred units sold, and there’s the capital for construction. If the developers can then borrow some money from the bank, there will be absolutely no problem building that area."
Huang Yu laughed, "I earned a sum of money effortlessly, but I can’t just keep it. I’ll support the area’s construction and invest it all."
He Chengjun became even happier and laughed, "That’s great, another ten units sold!"
Yan Xingshun forced a smile and said, "Indeed, with this funding, it will be easier for the developers."
He Chengjun laughed and said, "This is a good thing for our township. We shouldn’t let Comrade Ji Yang and Comrade Huang Yu worry. I think it would be good to organize a meeting to record today’s decisions and to alleviate their concerns."
Ji Yang said, "If that’s the case, it would be really wonderful, as it also provides us some protection."