Carrying a Jurassic on me
Chapter 684 - 332 World Map_1

Chapter 684: Chapter 332 World Map_1

Seeing the silent conference room, Yan Fei laughed, "How about this! You have traveled a long way and it’s almost time for lunch. Let’s go grab a bite to eat!"

The drinking culture in China has a long history, especially when faced with issues that can’t be resolved in the moment, this phrase is often used.

Moreover, once it was said, it’s not guaranteed to always be effective, but in at least 90% of cases, it’s extremely successful.

So, hearing this, the originally silent conference room suddenly came alive, with several people from the Investment Promotion Office standing up and saying, "Yes, yes, yes, let’s go eat first!"

In the current situation, having a meal is a good buffer.

Mayor Chen certainly didn’t want to give the impression to the people from Investment Promotion Office that Sancha River was a poor and resource-scarce place with difficult to negotiate residents. Once this impression was created, any future potential investors would definitely eliminate this location. No one would want that.

The folks from the Investment Promotion Office needed time to better consider how to handle this sitch.

This wasn’t just about them. If we talk on a smaller scale, it related to their performance. On a larger scale, it was about the entire office. Any bigger, and it becomes even trickier to handle.

With such a firm refusal from our end, they definitely had to come up with a solution.

Foreign investment isn’t easy to attract. Since we got it, if we ruin it now, we won’t be able to answer for it. At present, they can’t even reply to the Japanese next door. Can they just tell them, you stingy foreigners, you gave such a little money, they thought you were beggars, they just don’t see your money?

Even if the reality was such, we couldn’t be so blunt, as it would create a negative impression on foreign investors.

So they needed a chance to negotiate again with the Sancha River side. Even if they failed, at least they needed a plausible excuse, otherwise, they would be irresponsible to their career.

Seeing the people from Investment Promotion Office got up to eat, a few came from the county and said with a smile, "There aren’t many good restaurants here in Sancha River. Secretary Jiao from the county has already arranged it, the restaurant is already set up, let’s go straight there!"

Mayor Chen was inevitably a bit disappointed, but since it was arranged by Secretary Jiao, he didn’t have much to say. However, he was more considerate and quickly pulled someone from the county aside to whispered to him a few questions.

Then, he called Yanfei over, "Your motorbike is fast, go ahead and greet Secretary Jiao first, then explain the situation to him so he can prepare early."

Yan Fei felt bemused and Mayor Chen didn’t say much more, "Get going fast, we rarely see foreign investment in the county, and you are indifferent but many people want it. Maybe the county can come up with a different project and keep the money!"

Yan Fei finally understood, nodded, and took off on his motorbike.

Although he knew in his heart that if the cattle farm didn’t want the foreign investment, there wouldn’t be much hope for another place. However, he had no way of communicating it at the moment. He couldn’t be sure, maybe these people really would invest in another place?

To give himself enough time, Yan Fei arrived at the county government office in just over ten minutes. This time no one stopped him, allowing him to go directly to Secretary Jiao’s office.

Secretary Jiao had just hung up the phone. Seeing him come in, he was surprised and admonished him, "You’re a boss now. Many people are relying on you for their livelihood! Can’t you be a little cautious? How much time did it take for you to rush over? Did you drive your motorbike as if it were a rocket?"

Yan Fei chuckled and stated straightforwardly, "I’m just worried there won’t be enough time, right?"

He then recapped the terms proposed by the Japanese in a few words, and succinctly stated, "Whoever wants this investment can have it! This little investment is like tipping a beggar. I certainly don’t want it!"

Actually, Secretary Jiao had already known the situation from the phone call. But he couldn’t help but try one more persuasion, "If you think the conditions are not good, we can ask for more during negotiations. Why reject it so bluntly?"

"You know the situation in my area well, Secretary Jiao! Do you think they would agree if I asked them to increase their investment ten times and cut their shares in half? They’ve obviously come to take advantage of us, I’d be stupid to comply." Yan Fei frankly told Secretary Jiao. "The key is that I don’t need that much money now. Once I’ve raised the cattle, I have to sell them. I haven’t found other outlets to sell them yet. I hope they don’t end up letting everyone else raise cattle and then not be able to sell them later, right?"

Secretary Jiao was silent for a moment and was in a headache.

What was originally thought to be a good thing turned out to be problematic through this back-and-forth. Unable to keep the investment would not be a small deal, especially because it was voluntarily proposed by them. If it gave a bad impression to the higher-ups due to this, that would be a terrible loss.

Yan Fei took the opportunity and explained a bit further without delving too far into it. He just generally discussed the current situation of the cattle farm, as well as the calculations he had done himself. In a word: If the cattle farm develops healthily, the annual taxes I pay will be more than the poverty alleviation fund the county gets by complaining to the top about its poverty.

This was enough.

Secretary Jiao’s headache eased considerably.

After pondering it, Secretary Jiao verified, "You are certain that you don’t want this investment?"

Yan Fei nodded, "Very assured. To tell you the truth, even if they invested ten times more, I wouldn’t be interested. I don’t have any use for more money right now! The current situation is just right!"

"As long as you’ve thought it through, I’ll arrange for alternate projects to see if we can keep the investment." Secretary Jiao immediately called to his secretary, who was standing by confusedly due to the conversation. "What are you dawdling for? While we still have some time, find all our prepared plans. Right, get everyone here first..."

Yan Fei saw them start to get busy and prepared to take his leave, "Secretary Jiao, you’re busy. I won’t eat lunch here. I’m going back."

"Don’t!" Secretary Jiao quickly called him back. "What’s the point of leaving now? At least finish the meal, and then talk a bit more on the dining table. Even if it doesn’t work out, you should clearly state your position to them. If you leave in a vague way, they might think I’m trying to intercept your investment."

Eating was never an issue for Yanfei.

During the meal, whenever someone asked him a question, he directed them to Mayor Chen. He just focused on eating hearty, especially since no one else was interested in eating, so if they didn’t eat it would be a waste. Wastefulness surely invites dislike in this day and age!

So at least 80% of the food on the table ended up in his stomach.

After the meal, he wiped his mouth and became as passive as a wooden mannequin.

Actually, the Japanese did raise their conditions tentatively, but for Yanfei, adding an extra million or two and giving him a bit more shares was not enticing in the slightest.

His refusal was straightforward and crisp.

For him, the matter was settled like this. As for whether the county can keep the investment, that had nothing to do with him anymore.

When he returned home, he bought another map.

After he returned, Xu Xiaoyan asked him, "You already have a map, why buy another one?"

Yan Fei’s response was full of bravado, "You don’t understand! This is ’establishing a foothold in Sancha River, with eyes on the world.’ This is a world map."

The girl saw him in this pompous state and couldn’t be bothered to deign him a response.