"Nothing happened, I just want to build a factory and houses here, so I need a larger area. If you don't have it, then never mind." Zhang Liunian certainly couldn't say that this place was about to be developed into the Pengcheng Railway Station, so he could only say he needed it for building a factory.
The village chief was quite disappointed when he heard this, thinking he would hear some news, but the man wouldn't say anything.
However, he immediately became happy upon remembering that Zhang Liunian was about to start building a factory. Zhang Liunian had previously said that if he built a factory here, he would recruit from their village first.
This meant they would become workers, which was a tremendous piece of good fortune.
"Comrade, are you starting to build a factory? Will people like us have job opportunities?" the village chief shamelessly pressed.
Zhang Liunian smiled and replied, "Of course. That's something I promised when I bought the mountain from you. Everyone can come for an interview then. As long as you're not someone who shirks work, you'll have a chance to become a formal worker."
"Really? Thank you so much, comrade." The village chief was genuinely grateful to Zhang Liunian, as he had not gone back on his word.
"By the way, starting tomorrow, I'll be hiring people to help me clear the mountain. If your village has any strong laborers, they can come help me work. The main tasks will be weeding, chopping trees, and leveling the ground. It's ten yuan a day, paid daily, and food and accommodation are not included." Zhang Liunian thought about his plan and decided to hire people from here to help him.
When the village chief heard that just weeding, chopping trees, and leveling the ground could earn ten yuan a day, and it was paid daily, he immediately stated that his village had hundreds of strong laborers, which was more than enough for him.
Zhang Liunian nodded, "Two hundred people to start. They will go with Xiao Qian tomorrow. Everyone should follow his instructions."
As Zhang Liunian spoke, he pointed to Zhang Qian beside him, intending to hand over the management of affairs here to him.
Zhang Qian immediately puffed out his chest and smiled friendly at everyone.
"Okay, tomorrow I'll call two hundred people from the village. They will all follow Comrade Xiao Qian's arrangements." The village chief was eager to call people over to work with Zhang Qian right away and agreed with his head bobbing like pounding garlic.
Zhang Liunian nodded and said no more, then took his people to look at the mountain he had bought.
Unexpectedly, he encountered Gu Lou and his group at his mountain. From their appearance, they seemed to be on their way.
As they met head-on, both groups immediately stopped.
Looking up again, good heavens, wasn't this a case of enemies meeting?
Upon seeing Zhang Liunian, Gu Lou's eyes instantly turned red and his fists clenched.
"Why are you, a murderer, here? What are you doing here?"
A week ago, the mountains and land in Fude Village had suddenly become popular, with many people reaching out to buy the land here.
He didn't know why, but he genuinely felt that they had no foresight in coveting such a remote place.
They were even competing to buy land, and he really didn't know if they had too much money to burn.
His acquaintances among the Hong Kong businessmen were among them, including the Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce President, Chen Jiayuan.
The reason he was here was to meet him.
He didn't expect to run into his enemy, Zhang Liunian, on the way. If he hadn't brought insufficient manpower, he would have wanted to kill Zhang Liunian directly.
"If you can come here, why can't I? This is not your territory," Zhang Liunian said to him without any pleasantries.
Gu Lou was choked with anger, clenching his fists, he said, "You must have heard about it and want to buy this mountain too! Don't make me laugh. Who would sell you a mountain as an outsider? And do you have that much money?"
Very few people knew that Zhang Liunian had bought this land, and Gu Lou certainly didn't. So, when he encountered Zhang Liunian here, he subconsciously thought he was just another person joining in the excitement.
As for buying land, that had nothing to do with him.
After all, Fude Village was no longer selling anything to outsiders.
"To your disappointment, although I don't have a net worth of tens of billions, I still have tens of millions. I have enough money to buy a mountain, so you don't need to worry about it," Zhang Liunian said, then walked forward, starting to check if the boundaries of his mountain were fading.
Fortunately, the lime line he had drawn was still there and had not disappeared, which put his mind at ease.
Seeing him carefully examining the lime line, Gu Lou continued to mock him, "Looking so seriously, anyone would think this mountain belongs to you.
Stop pretending. This mountain is the largest in this area. I heard a very distinguished figure bought it. No matter how much you look, it won't be yours."
Zhang Liunian was stunned upon hearing this and didn't know what to say.
Zhang Qian, however, burst out laughing, "Hahaha, a distinguished figure? You're talking about my Brother Liunian, because this mountain belongs to him."
"..." Gu Lou was instantly petrified upon hearing this. What was going on? This mountain belonged to Zhang Liunian? How was that possible?
"Nonsense. This land was sold last year, and you only came here once at the end of last year and were busy looking for business partners. How could you have had the chance to buy land? So, this land absolutely cannot belong to Zhang Liunian."
Gu Lou would never admit that the rumored distinguished figure was Zhang Liunian, their Gu family's enemy. He would never admit it even if he were beaten to death.
Moreover, Zhang Liunian was visiting Pengcheng for the first time at the end of last year. How could he have bought land as soon as he arrived, being unfamiliar with the place? How could he have found his way here and bought land? This was absolutely impossible.
Zhang Liunian didn't need him to admit it. He had just come to see his mountain. He never expected to encounter Gu Lou here; it was truly bad luck.
"It's none of your business whether it's mine or not. If you have nothing else, leave. You are not welcome here."
Zhang Liunian's words meant, "You can get lost. You don't need to stand here blocking my view."
Gu Lou was furious upon hearing this. This Zhang Liunian was too arrogant. What was he blocking? Besides, he was here just to find someone, not to talk to him.
"Don't celebrate too early. Even if this land is yours, it's useless. Everyone is buying here just following the trend. Do you think there's any support? Don't harbor any illusions. In such a desolate place, only you would be foolish enough to take a liking to it. You ignorant sucker, you deserve to pour your money down the drain." Gu Lou only wanted to belittle Zhang Liunian at this moment to release his pent-up frustration.
Looking at Gu Lou, who wouldn't stop babbling, Zhang Liunian also got angry, "What does it matter to you if this place is good or not? You're meddling too much. You'd be better off thinking about how to save your own company."
This morning, Zhang Liunian had seen the newspaper detailing the incident at the Gu family construction site, so he knew that the Gu family was in a crisis. He didn't understand how Gu Lou still had the leisure to find fault with him here.
"You bastard, you're arrogant enough, but don't forget, this is Pengcheng, not your hometown. Do you really think Pengcheng is a place where you can run wild? Let me tell you, as long as Gu Lou is still in Pengcheng, there will never be Zhang Liunian's name. If you want to develop here, you're dreaming. I will never let you succeed."
"A declining family dares to boast here. Truly arrogant. I'll be waiting here to see the day your Gu family collapses. I believe I won't have to wait long before I hear about your Gu family disappearing from the commercial stage of Pengcheng."
"F*** your mouth! Even if you, Zhang Liunian, die, our Gu family will not fall. You want to see our Gu family make a fool of themselves? That's absolutely impossible."
"We'll see."
"Hmph, we'll see. I will make you pay for your blood debts sooner or later. Just you wait."