Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth
Chapter 1129 - 964: Holding a Gold Mine_2

Chapter 1129: Chapter 964: Holding a Gold Mine_2

Compared to Yangcheng, the officials in Peng City were more "down-to-earth."

Instead of hosting Zhang Xiaoxi and her party inside the City Government Building, Mayor Zhang kept things simple. He took only a Secretary and a Driver with him and, together with Zhang Xiaoxi and Wang Ye, went directly to the land that Zhang Xiaoxi had acquired for a site inspection.

This was the Nanshan District, which in future generations would belong to the most prosperous in Peng City, housing a collection of high-tech company headquarters and boasting the highest GDP.

But in 2005, it was still quite desolate and largely undeveloped.

Originally, Zhang Xiaoxi had wanted to acquire land in the oldest and most bustling district, Luohu, but Mayor Zhang sincerely convinced her that Nanshan District would be the focal point of Peng City’s future development. Thus, she decided to buy land here, planning to build a large City Complex.

The two cars stopped one after the other, and everyone got out and stood on the edge of a vacant lot.

Mayor Zhang said to Zhang Xiaoxi with a smile:

"Don’t be fooled by the quietness here, the lack of people.

According to the plan, over there... there will be a large high-tech park built in the future, which will be home to many high-tech companies.

The employees working in these companies are all high-income groups, so you don’t have to worry about the consumption capacity in this region.

Over there, by the sea, that vast expanse of land is planned for high-end residential area. It’s where Peng City’s tech elite will reside and perhaps it will become Peng City’s highest priced area in the future.

So your Joy City is in an extremely advantageous location, and business is sure to thrive!"

I must say, the Mayor has a rather infectious way of speaking. As he explained everything, it really made one feel like acquiring this piece of land was a big advantage...

Of course, now Wang Ye could also see that this location was indeed great!

Perhaps, due to his own intervention, some of the things related to him had changed.

In his previous life, this place also had a large shopping center, but it wasn’t called Joy City; it was known as Coastal City...

Coastal City was already a commercial landmark in the Nanshan District, doing very well in business!

Now replaced by Joy City, and with a scale even larger than the originally existing Coastal City, it was bound to develop quite well in the future.

...

Under Mayor Zhang’s personal guidance, the group walked around the vacant land.

Next to this vacant lot, separated by a road, was an urban village that hadn’t been demolished yet.

Standing by the roadside, Wang Ye gazed at the urban village across from him, the familiar handshake buildings, the narrow alleys, the crowded people... he suddenly found himself back to when he had just arrived in Peng City...

In his previous life, Wang Ye came to Peng City after the 2008 Olympics, which is three years from now...

At that time, Peng City was entering a period of rapid development; the entire city seemed like a giant construction site, with new projects booming everywhere.

The city changed every week, every month brought significant changes!

If you returned to Peng City after a year, many familiar places might be unrecognizable.

Sky-scrapers rose from the ground, road networks spread, and within just over a decade starting from the 2000s, Peng City had transformed from an unremarkable small city into an international metropolis!

This was undoubtedly the greatest miracle of the new century.

One could only say that Peng City had it all: the right time, place, and people, a model no other city could replicate thereafter...

By now, it was noon, and Mayor Zhang looked at his watch and said to Zhang Xiaoxi with a laugh:

"Manager Zhang, would you mind joining us for some pig trotter rice? It’s a local specialty of Peng City.

Though it might seem a bit simple, I’ll throw a feast to treat you tonight, haha..."

Zhang Xiaoxi naturally didn’t mind, but Wang Ye was also with them. She subconsciously looked towards Wang Ye.

Wang Ye smiled and nodded his head.

Pig trotter rice, it had been a long time since he’d had it.

This was a dish deeply ingrained in the memory of every worker in Peng City.

Affordable and good value for money, it was probably something most people who came to work in Peng City had tasted.

Seeing Wang Ye nod, Zhang Xiaoxi immediately said to Mayor Zhang with a smile, "Perfect, I’ve heard about Peng City’s pig trotter rice and now’s the perfect time to try it."

The subtle glance she’d given Wang Ye earlier hadn’t gone unnoticed by Mayor Zhang.

Mayor Zhang sized up Wang Ye without a trace, this young man had been introduced by Zhang Xiaoxi as her Assistant, but after interacting for a bit, Mayor Zhang felt that wasn’t quite right!

Because this young man had an indescribable aura about him!

Such an aura belonged only to those accustomed to power, difficult to express in words, in short, it’s like an inherent authority.

And when he invited Zhang Xiaoxi over for pig trotter rice, her subconscious look clearly sought the young man’s opinion.

This was definitely not the typical relationship between a Boss and an Assistant!

Even if this young man was Manager Zhang’s boyfriend, it still shouldn’t be like this.

There was only one possibility, that this young man’s identity was actually higher than Zhang Xiaoxi’s!

This could explain the subconscious gestures between the two...

......

Although suspicious, Mayor Zhang did not expose it and merely cheerfully led the way ahead, taking them to what appeared to be a clean pig trotter rice restaurant in the urban village.

It was lunchtime, and there weren’t many people eating in the small restaurant.

Since most of the young people living in the urban village had gone to work, it was only in the evenings that the urban village truly became lively.

The Mayor’s Secretary efficiently ordered several servings of pig trotter rice and asked the Boss for a pot of hot water, scalding the chopsticks and spoons for everyone.

The Secretary and the driver then went to eat at another table nearby, leaving space for Mayor Zhang, Zhang Xiaoxi, and Wang Ye to talk.

Logically, if Wang Ye really were Zhang Xiaoxi’s Assistant, he should have had the sense to join the Mayor’s Secretary on the other side.

But for some reason, whether he didn’t notice or had other thoughts, Wang Ye remained firmly seated.

Even when the pig trotter rice was served, it was Zhang Xiaoxi who arranged the tableware and poured the water for him.

Observing this scene, Mayor Zhang formed a plan in his mind.

He asked with a smile,

"Manager Zhang, your company is full of young talents, eh? Assistant Wang must also be a top student.

Actually, Peng City is especially suitable for young people like you to develop, as it is a youthful city itself.

Alas, the City Hall has many ideas but struggles with implementation due to lack of funds.

We can only hope for more insightful Investors like your company to join us in developing the city."

As the conversation turned to Wang Ye, Zhang Xiaoxi couldn’t say much, only smiling faintly.

However, after a long silence, Wang Ye finally spoke.

He said with a light smile, "Mayor Zhang, in your hands is a vast gold mine, why look elsewhere for Investment?"

Mayor Zhang was startled, asking instinctively, "A gold mine? Assistant Wang, are you referring to Peng City’s special zone Policy?

True, thanks to its special positioning and comparatively advantageous geographical location, Peng City has developed quite well in recent years.

But these still don’t resolve the issue of funding shortages.

The most straightforward problem is that we want to provide Investors from the whole world with better Infrastructure and improved Traffic conditions, but all these require substantial funds.

Even if banks provide support, carrying high loans is still a significant pressure on the city.

As for Taxes, most Enterprises have only recently settled and are still under a phase of tax reduction Policy; perhaps we can count on Tax revenue in a few years..."

He said this with a wry smile and shook his head.

Even the most resourceful person can’t cook without rice; no matter how many ideas you have or how good the Policies are, it’s no use without funds.

Compared to other cities in the country, Peng City is already "blessed with heaven’s grace"!

It can be said to have concentrated nationwide resources for its development.

But alas, the country doesn’t have much spare grain, and the support it can give isn’t that substantial, so the heavy lifting still needs to be done by the local Government.

The reason Mayor Zhang brought up this topic was to tap into the collective wisdom, to hear if these two outstanding young people from the capital had any good solutions.

At the very least, some additional Investment would be nice...