"Mr. Dulin, I would like to ask you, are you buying the boat for the transportation industry?" The guy who spoke was named Hollis. He and Dulin had a relationship. The house Dulin now lives in is the house of Hollis. Built in Leith. This guy is a standard real estate developer. It is said that he has won two major projects in the Eighth District by himself, and his financial resources are eye-catching.
He asked this because he also wanted to know if Du Lin had any way to make money. What Du Lin said at the luncheon had begun to be widely circulated among the upper class in Ilian. Many people thought that Du Lin's assessment of the future is very correct. When the empire's economy began to recover, the first to be beneficially affected was the real industry. When people start to have extra money in their hands, the first thing they do is to buy something for their family, be it as small as a piece of clothing, as large as an electrical appliance, or even buy another house. Therefore, in the next ten years, the physical industry will have a period of vigorous development.
Being recognized by many people naturally shows that Dulin is still capable, so he suddenly proposed to buy a boat, which immediately attracted the attention of Hollis.
Du Lin looked down at the cards in his hand and threw the cards into the discard pile. He lost this round, for which he paid 500 yuan in chips.
Dulin leaned back in his chair and nodded while holding the wine glass, "As I said at noon, the physical industry will have a good period of sustained development in the next ten years, during which a large number of commodities need to be circulated. , The empire now has only two circulation channels, steam locomotives and shipping." He took a sip of wine and watched Alexander fold up the chips in the public area on the table and put them in front of him, then he continued: "Steam locomotives. Under imperial supervision, if we don't build our own railways, we have to comply with relevant laws and regulations, and the more things we transport, the higher the cost."
When the dealer shuffled the cards, everyone's attention was focused on Du Lin. He put down his wine glass and crossed his legs, "But shipping is different. I have never heard of strict regulations on shipping. As long as it is not transported They don’t care how we transport contraband, and the cost of sea transport is significantly lower than that of land transport, so I plan to apply for a transportation company that specializes in sea transport.”
"What about car transportation?" Hollis said about a new type of truck that has appeared recently. It has more advantages than the traditional concept of truck. It is larger in size and has excellent cargo and transportation capabilities. This new type of truck has many advantages. The transport capacity of trucks is five to ten times that of the old trucks.
Du Lin pursed his lips, took the card dealt to him by the dealer, took a look at it, and threw a fifty-yuan chip on it, "Truck transportation is the future trend, but it is not the current trend. Trucks have the advantages of trucks. , compared to the inland areas that lack water transportation resources, trucks can go anywhere, but you have to understand that economic recovery does not mean a big outbreak. This is a continuous process. The cities that are the first to clearly show economic recovery in this process. There may only be two or three in each state, and it is difficult to see profits in the short term by using trucks for distribution.”
This sentence made Hollis nod repeatedly. Most of the richest places in each state in the empire are the capitals of each state. It is not so good going down below. At that time, these goods can be transported by sea to the nearest port for unloading, and then sent to the place by steam locomotive, which will undoubtedly save a lot of expenses.
"If you plan to do this, are you willing to accept investment?" Hollis directly turned the card over and threw it into the discard pile, staring at Dulin brightly.
Du Lin frowned, swept out five hundred yuan in chips, threw them into the public area, and said with a smile, "Why not?"
The afternoon card game lasted until around ten o'clock in the evening. A group of rich people changed into casual clothes and ran to the bar to hang out for a while before going home. Dulin got up a little late in the morning, and the original plan to find Garfield was not completed. Delayed. Just as Du Lin expected, playing cards is not the key. The key is the exchange of information. Everyone did not keep silent just because Du Lin joined the small circle. They each shared what they had gained. Some news, hoping to find business opportunities.
Fall temperatures have begun to drop in Ilian, and within just a few days there is a noticeable drop in the number of visitors on the pier.
I don’t know if something went wrong due to the conversation between Dulin and Nasha. The delegation that originally planned to visit Ilian to discuss cooperation matters in the middle of the month has postponed the date by two weeks, which means that they may have to wait until the end of the month. Only then can we come to Ilian to discuss how to cooperate and how to distribute power. This gave Juan a sigh of relief. He had already persuaded the largest farmer couple in the next state to invest all the money in their pockets.
In this way, he would have more money to expand his "chips" as quickly as possible and be fully prepared for the negotiations at the end of the month, so much so that he ignored the issue of the start of construction in District 8 until Scott came to visit. Come.
The Eighth District is the top priority in the next urban development and construction of the Ilian region. It can be said that the city hall has bet its political achievements in the next four years on the Eighth District. They will not allow the construction of the Eighth District to have any effect. Any mistakes.
When Juan met Scott, he realized that he had fallen behind. After asking about the progress of District 8, he was a little confused. Logically speaking, in his estimation of Dulin's financial resources, Dulin should have no more. The funds have continued to build his project in District 8, but now that the construction site in Dulin has started, where did he get the funds? Then he came up with a new guess. Perhaps Dulin introduced Luke's 6 million funds because he was unwilling to give up his project in District 8, so there was a shortage of funds.
Regarding this, Juan sneered and shook his head. After all, he is a young man who wants everything, but he doesn't understand that in the end he may get nothing. Perhaps letting him fall down is the most powerful care for his growth.
"Mr. Juan, the Eighth District Bidding Agreement you signed with the City Hall clearly stipulates that if you fail to start construction of your project within three months of the start of construction, you will permanently lose your power. "Do you understand what I said?" Scott took out the rubbing copy of the agreement and placed it on the table.
In order to ensure that there will be no delays in construction in the 8th District, the City Hall has signed an agreement with all bidders. Once they fail to build within the time limit, the City Hall will take back their projects and build them themselves or hand them over to others. Go build. This was an act of protection for the construction of the Eighth District. Everyone agreed at the time, otherwise it would not have been possible to sign the agreement.
Juan just glanced at his signed name and pushed the document away. "I'm sorry, Mr. Scott. All the working capital in my hands has been used for the infrastructure construction of the new company. The shopping mall project in District 8 may be temporary." I can't get enough money to carry out the subsequent construction work, so..." He showed a very regretful expression, "I can only say I'm sorry, I quit."
Scott raised his eyebrows. Many people had a guess about Juan's recent economic situation. He and Du Lin were constantly pouring money into new industries as if they were competing against each other, which made people feel frightened. They haven't seen the money coming back yet. Without any foreseeable return, he dared to spend all his wealth on it. I don't know whether to call Juan crazy or stupid. Scott didn't say anything more about this. After all, the bidding project in District 8 is also a money-spinning game. When you don't have money, you don't need to take the initiative to say that you can't play anymore, and the organizers will send you away. .
"Okay... Let me tell you the truth, Mr. Juan, it would be a pity to give up such an opportunity."
Juan also smiled and nodded, "Indeed, once the Eighth District is established, it will definitely shock the entire empire and become the most eye-catching new city. I know this very well, but I also have no choice." When he said this, it seemed I remembered something, "By the way, Du Lin is very interested in the project in District 8. He has invested in several projects himself and is also interested in the one I have. Maybe you can ask him. Is he willing to continue to increase investment in District 8?”
At this time, Juan had not forgotten to test Du Lin's depth. Du Lin had always wanted the shopping mall project in Juan's hands, and even proposed the idea of building it together. At that time, Juan agreed to Dulin's partnership request, but all this did not form an effective written document. If Dulin can eat the project thrown out by Juan at this time, it means that Dulin still has money in his hand, and it is a very large amount of money, which has nothing to do with Luke's six million.
If he can't swallow it... of course that's the best outcome, which means he doesn't have much money left to spend.
In fact, Juan himself knows very well that he does not have to throw away the project. As long as he waits for the cooperation issues to be negotiated at the end of the month and waits for a period of time, he will definitely be able to get the funds to start the project again. For example, he can find a bank for another loan and the pledge will be his own. Equity. But he didn't do that. For Juan, no business is more profitable than a monopoly, and he doesn't have the energy or time to distract himself from other things.
Scott sighed, and he took out another document and put it on the table, "Mr. Juan, you need to sign this document to prove that you voluntarily gave up the shopping mall project in District 8. In the future, this document The project has no direct or indirect relationship with you."
Juan signed his name on the abandonment form without even thinking about it. In the face of monopolizing the industry, he no longer looked at this kind of small business!
(End of chapter)