Chapter 2081 An Insurmountable Hurdle

Bai Zheteng changed his way of addressing Bai Zhenxing three times in a short period of time.

However, Bai Zhenxing did not feel anything was wrong; on the contrary, he found it very enjoyable.

"Mr. Liao has visited our village several times already. I'm sure he's aware of our conditions, right?"

At this moment, Bai Kaixin spoke up and asked.

Liao Sen said, "We've only had initial contact; the final decision rests with Chairman Bai."

“Then let me tell you our conditions.” Bai Zhenxing took a leisurely sip of tea and said, “Our conditions are very simple: we want compensation of 20% above the market price. In addition, the first phase of resettlement housing must be allocated to our village. Also, we want one hundred shops in the commercial area.”

Upon hearing this, Liao Sen's cheek twitched slightly.

Bai Zheteng's eyes flickered, but he didn't reply immediately.

Bai Yuanji couldn't help but say, "Clan leader, aren't these conditions a bit too high? The market price is verified and guided by the relevant departments, so why is there a 20% premium? And that's not all, they also want a hundred stores?"

Bai Zhenxing said calmly, "More than 10,000 people in our village have always lived on this land. Now that we are suddenly being relocated, emotionally, no one wants to leave. The market guidance price is just that—a guidance price—but a 20% premium isn't unreasonable, is it? Five years ago, we wouldn't have agreed to a 50% premium."

"Furthermore, the people in our village all depend on this land for their livelihood. Now that they've all been relocated to resettlement housing, they'll have no farmland left. How will they make a living in the future? We want those 100 shops to provide a guarantee for the villagers' future livelihood."

His words were well-reasoned and eloquent.

At the same time, he gave Bai Kaixin a wink.

Bai Kaixin immediately added, "This is already our minimum requirement. Even so, we still have to go door-to-door to work with the villagers and persuade them one by one..."

Before Bai Yuanji could speak, Liao Sen suddenly said, "Alright, we can agree to all the conditions you've set."

Bai Zheteng and Bai Yuanji originally wanted to continue their discussion, but upon hearing his words, they immediately shut up.

Bai Zhenxing laughed heartily, "President Liao is indeed straightforward. However, President Liao can only represent the demolition company, right?"

Bai Zheteng quickly replied, "What President Liao means is what I mean."

Although Bai Zhenxing was somewhat surprised, he nodded happily and said, "Alright, we'll proceed according to these conditions."

"Wait a moment!"

Before he could finish speaking, Bai Kaixuan, who had been silent until now, suddenly spoke up decisively.

All eyes were on him. Bai Kaixin said in a cold tone, "Second brother, what do you want to do?"

Bai Kaixuan ignored him and said unhurriedly, "Chairman Bai, are you sure you can win this project?"

Bai Zheteng said proudly, "Of course, if we weren't confident, we wouldn't be here to discuss the demolition with you at this time."

Bai Kaixuan's eyes flickered, and he said with a hint of doubt, "Chairman Bai, it's not that I don't trust you! Since you're so confident, then our negotiations can't just be based on words."

Bai Kaixin and the others initially thought Bai Kaixuan was going to cause trouble and were thinking of stopping him.

But after hearing what he said, which seemed to make some sense, he fell silent and decided to wait and see.

"What do you mean?"

Bai Yuanji asked somewhat angrily.

"Since we're going to cooperate, we can't just talk the talk!" Bai Kaixuan said seriously. "The conditions we just discussed must be written down in black and white. Also, there's one more thing to add..."

"What?" Bai Yuanji asked in a cold tone.

Bai Kaixuan said, "You must first pay a deposit of 20 million to ensure that you can meet the requirements we agreed upon after you receive the project. If you fail to do so, then the 20 million will be withheld unconditionally."

These words struck a chord with Bai Kaixin and the others.

These people are all greedy and would readily agree to pay a deposit of 20 million if the other party could do so.

However, since Liao Sen had secretly promised them benefits, they couldn't openly stand up and support Bai Kaixuan.

"Second Brother is right. If we're going to cooperate, we need to show sincerity! The 20 million deposit isn't much. As long as you keep your promise, we'll definitely return it."

Bai Kaiyi didn't think that much about it and immediately stood up to support Bai Kaixuan.

Bai Zheteng and Bai Yuanji both looked at Liao Sen.

Clearly, they didn't dare to make the decision on this matter.

Although Liao Sen is ostensibly just the vice president of Anjia Demolition Company, he was actually sent by Hengchuan Hayato to oversee the Bai family's bid for the Xingyi Industrial Park project.

“No problem, we can agree to a deposit of 20 million. However, the agreement must specify that the lease of the back hill must take effect immediately.”

Liao Sen didn't think much of it and said it very simply.

Bai Zhenxing frowned slightly and said with some worry, "Regarding the back mountain, there's no problem with our Bai family's two mountains; we've already made preparations to relocate the graves. But we can't make decisions about the Wu family's side."

Bai Kaixin said, "Dad, hasn't the Wu family already started relocating their graves? They're currently building some kind of beast-suppressing pagoda. Once the pagoda is completed, they'll relocate the graves."

Bai Zhenxing glared at him and said in a deep voice, "I didn't know they'd started relocating the graves? But it seems they've already reached an agreement with another company, and aren't negotiating with any other company at all! Do you think they'll give the Bai family any face?"

A cold glint flashed in Liao Sen's eyes as he said coldly, "You two handle this! I'll secretly lend you a hand! If it works out, increase the deposit to fifty million and pay immediately! If not, then we'll have to renegotiate."

Bai Zhenxing, Bai Kaixin, and the others all showed expressions of astonishment.

They never understood why Liao Sen was so interested in the back mountains of their two villages, wanting to rent them at any cost.

However, they didn't think about all that. As long as they could get 50 million, they didn't care why they had to rent the back mountain.

"Alright, I'll go and try it myself!"

Bai Zhenxing was also tempted.

The so-called deposit, once it's in your hands, can be withheld under any pretext at any time.

These developers sometimes have no choice but to suffer in silence for the sake of their projects.

Moreover, they cooperated so well with the other party to persuade the villagers to relocate, so the 50 million yuan should be given.

Seeing this, Bai Kaixuan quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

His concern was that if Bai Zhenxing signed the agreement on the spot, he would have a hard time explaining it to Pi Yangyang.

"Alright, Clan Chief Bai, we'll take our leave now and await your good news!"

Liao Sen stood up and said calmly.

Bai Zheteng and Bai Yuanji also quickly got up, preparing to leave.

Just then, a young man ran to the door and asked Bai Zhenxing, "Clan leader, someone else is requesting an audience. He says he's the chairman of the Yan Group in the capital..."

"The chairman of the Yan Group?" Bai Zhenxing frowned, then waved his hand and said, "This chairman, that chairman, where did all these chairmen come from? I won't see them."

The young man agreed and was about to turn and leave.

Bai Kaixuan quickly said, "Dad, we should greet our guests. It wouldn't be right to refuse them, would it? As far as I know, the Yan Group is a large company with deep ties to several major families across the country..."

Before he could finish speaking, Bai Kaixin scoffed and said, "So what? Haven't we had a lot of big companies coming lately? Hairun Real Estate, Lihua Real Estate, Longjiang Development—aren't they all mega-corporations? They come and we have to meet them. Isn't Dad tired of this?"

Bai Kaishan said, "Exactly! What Yan Group? I bet it's because Second Brother knows that chairman, right? We've already reached a preliminary agreement with the Bai Group, why do you still want Dad to meet them?"

Bai Kaixuan was speechless and looked at Bai Zhenxing.

"I'm tired. Since it's someone you know, why don't you go and see them?"

He then got up to see the guests off.

At this moment, Pi Yangyang, Tie Niu, and Kang Dezhu stood at the entrance of the Bai family's courtyard.

The Bai family guard who went to report quickly returned, saying with an arrogant expression, "The clan leader is tired and will not receive guests today. Please return home."

Tie Niu was taken aback, took a step forward, and said irritably, "What the hell? My older brother is here, and he's not even here?"

Pi Yangyang quickly patted him on the shoulder and said calmly, "Tie Niu, don't be impulsive."

As soon as he finished speaking, a group of people came out of the courtyard.

He glanced at it and couldn't help but smile.

"Old Master Bai, it's been a long time."

He smiled and said to Bai Zheteng.

When Bai Zheteng and Bai Yuanji saw Pi Yangyang, their hearts sank at the same time.

Bai Shaoqing's experience is an obstacle they can never overcome in their hearts!