Chapter 72: Wang Zheng's Real Estate Ideal

ieve me, you can check it at an ATM right now."Holding the card, Wang Zheng smirked wickedly and said: "Captain Wang, I naturally will check this out. Get someone in here."At that moment, a female sec...Chapter 72: Wang Zheng's Real Estate Ambitions

"Why" Jiang Yiping asked, but upon speaking, he realized his tone was somewhat inappropriate. This wasn't the way a regional manager should speak to an executive vice president.

However, unexpectedly, Wang Zheng didn't put on his usual arrogant facade: "It's simple; even for a subsidiary of Jurong International, it needs its own office building."

After a moment, Wang Zheng continued: "In one year, this office building must be completed. It should have unique features and doesn't necessarily need to become a landmark in Zhangjiang, but it should still leave an impression."

Seeing how Wang Zheng acted like the executive vice president with such gusto, Shangguan Shishi's lips curved into a mischievous smile.

"How will we handle funding" Jiang Yiping試探性地問道。

"Once the plan is ready, it'll be submitted to headquarters. At that time, I'll personally review it; however, you'll definitely need to arrange part of the funds from your end, so prepare yourself mentally," Wang Zheng said with a slight smile.

Jiang Yiping hesitated for a moment before nodding and saying: "Understood, Mr. Wang. Once I get back, I'll sell the twentieth floor of the Zhuannan Times Square to free up some funds. The location details and design plans will be reported to headquarters as soon as possible."

"Very well, go ahead," said Wang Zheng with a smile.

Jiang Yiping left respectfully but felt extremely displeased inwardly, unable to express it outwardly, since the person before him was the second-in-command of the entire Juulong Group. However, he never realized that the woman who appeared to be his secretary was actually the true boss behind Juulong.

Seeing no one else left in the meeting room, Shangguan Shishi pinched Wang Zheng's arm and said with a smile: "I say, Mr. Big President Wang, you're really enjoying your role as executive vice president. You've settled into it so quickly. But we can't waste Juulong's money like this; building a landmark structure will cost a fortune."

Wang Zheng chuckled: "It's rare for me to have the chance to lord it over others, and I intend to enjoy every moment of it. Don't think I'm unaware; with the Zhangjiang branch being so profitable, even if he has to fund everything himself, those loans would likely be repaid within two years. All I want is not to hand this lucrative opportunity on a platter to Chu Zhuonan. Moreover, you mentioned wanting to develop real estate, and I'm just helping you build momentum."

Shangguan Shishi pinched Wang Zheng again and said: "Aren't you worried that this will affect my relationship with Chu Zhuonan The Chu family is not easy to deal with. Right now, I don't want to come to blows with him."

"What's the big deal It's just fair competition. We haven't used any shady tactics, right Do you mean to say that the real estate industry is solely under his control because of Chu Zhaonan Can we not enter and get a piece of the pie"

After pausing for a moment, Wang Zheng continued: "Moreover, Jirong has already started to venture into the white appliance industry. If they also develop real estate, wouldn't that provide an end-to-end service Buying Jirong's houses and appliances would be quite impressive."

"However, this doesn't align with Jirong's established industrial policy," Shishiyang Upshang said with a furrowed brow. "Moreover, for the real estate industry, national macroeconomic regulation is intensifying; although our funding is sufficient, if we expand too rapidly, it will inevitably become difficult to manage."

"Don't worry, local governments won't give up on such lucrative profits from real estate. Some underdeveloped regions' governments already rely on land sales for survival. With the power of the Upshang family, surely we can secure prime plots at favorable terms. Besides, we won’t be unscrupulous merchants; Jirong's housing prices must remain lower than other developers’, ensuring that people aren't priced out."

"Furthermore, we could negotiate with the government to acquire rights for developing affordable housing units—these are all beneficial initiatives for the public. As for our first wave of real estate strategy, let’s focus on South Jiang and River Ning provinces, two wealthy regions," Wang Zheng said thoughtfully, as if recalling something from his past.

However, what Wang Zheng didn't notice was that in his conversation with Shishiyang Upshang, he had begun using "we" unconsciously—indicating how quickly one can assimilate into a role.

Shishiyang Upshang looked at Wang Zheng’s serious expression and said, "I feel like you're acting like a philanthropist. What's your real aim"

"It's for the grand cause of Jirong," Wang Zheng replied with an air of righteousness.

“Don’t give me that,” Shishiyang Upshang snorted, "I want to know your true intentions. Don't tell me it’s about developing Jirong and boosting the image of the Upshangs."

"Do you really want an honest answer" Wang Zheng said with a teasing smile.

“Yes, please do,”

The first reason is that these places have the highest housing prices and people are under great pressure to survive. If you haven't lived at the bottom rung of society, you probably wouldn’t understand this hardship," Wang Zheng said with a smile.

Shishiyang Upshang doubted his sincerity: "I don’t see you as such a benevolent person. Jirong has its own NGOs and invests considerable funds annually in charity work. What’s the second reason"

"Charity doesn't necessarily have to be shown through NGO contributions. As for the second reason," Wang Zheng smiled and said: "I want to disrupt the surface economic order a bit, making it harder for the governors of these two provinces."

"Two provincial party secretaries Su Nan Guo and Zhang Bing Hao Why do you want to provoke them They are all members of the Soong faction. Especially Su Nan Guo, he's the grandson that Old Man Su favors most," Shishi Shan said: "Wang Zheng, I'm not afraid that you will drag Ju Rong into this. As I've said before, as long as you want to do something, I'll give my full support. But, I don't want to see you acting on impulse either. However, rest assured, when the time comes, I might join you in your impulsive actions."

Wang Zheng looked at this determined young lady and felt a soft spot deep inside him: "Relax, I won't drag Ju Rong into it. It's just about borrowing some strength, which will also yield rich returns."

He paused for a moment and then said with a smile: "Actually my starting point is very simple; I just want to see if I can bring down the housing prices a bit."

"If we cannot do great things, let's at least do small ones with big hearts," Wang Zheng spoke words that were contrary to his usual personality, causing Shishi Shan to fall into deep thought.

And so, in Shishi Shan’s mind at this moment, the blueprint for Ju Rong's nationwide real estate plan began to take shape.

"Mr. Wang, here it is; all personnel files of those who joined and left the Quality Assurance Department and Security Inspection Department over the past year are here," Xiaoli Li came in, drenched with sweat, followed by two secretaries carrying a stack of personnel files more than one meter high.

"Put them there. Thanks for your efforts, Mr. Li, but I still need to clarify some points," Wang Zheng said: "How many people have left and joined the two departments in total over the past year How many employees are currently on staff"

Xiaoli Li wiped his sweat: "Fortunately, there hasn't been much personnel turnover in these two departments. There are twenty-six full-time employees now. Only three people have left without anyone joining since then. One of them is the Quality Assurance Department Manager. Also, police officers have arrived with two lie detector machines; please give us the questions for the lie detectors."

Wang Zheng nodded in satisfaction and handed over a paper: "You’re very efficient. Here are fifty lie-detector questions, certainly better than what the police can offer. With forty people including executives with authority, we should finish within two days."

Xiaoli Li said: "Alright, I’ll get right on it."

Quickly flipping through the flawless employee files, Wang Zheng rubbed his forehead, showing a hint of exhaustion: "Ms. Shan, please call Wei Wentao and ask him to use Ju Rong’s connections to track down these three employees’ whereabouts. Especially this Quality Assurance Department Manager; I find something suspicious about him. It's just intuition."

"Okay, Mr. Wang, your secretary will attend to it right away."

"Also, Little Secretary, later on I'll take you for a spin around Zhangjiajiang to see which plot of land is suitable. Our Juruo Real Estate's first step will start right here in this small Jiang City!" Thinking about his real estate empire, Wang Zheng’s eyes began to shine with excitement.

Wang Zheng declined Li Xiaoli's offer to accompany him and walked out of the ZhaoLi Company with Shishi. However, as soon as the Maybach 62S drove out of the gate, it was blocked by a row of sports cars.

"What’s this lineup" A strange smile appeared on Wang Zheng’s lips: "Miss上官大小姐, could these people be here for you A whole row of supercars; if they were sold off, they’d probably buy an entire piece of land!"

Among this dazzling array of sports cars, Lamborghinis and Porsches were the least luxurious models, with three Ferraris, two Bugatti Veyrons, and one Aston Martin. Judging by the lineup, it seemed like all of Zhangjiajiang’s rich second generation had turned up.

At this moment, all the car doors slowly opened, and men and women dressed in various styles stepped out, leaving Wang Zheng dumbfounded.

However, Wang Zheng did recognize a Lamborghini on the far side. He had passed it that night on the highway. Although he hadn’t given it much thought at the time, he now realized that the owner of this Lamborghini must be quite skilled at racing.

The woman stepping out of the middle Aston Martin was dressed in tight black leather pants and jacket, her long hair pulled back into a ponytail reaching down to her waist. Her figure was strikingly outlined by the tight clothing, but she had only zipped up the top half of the zipper on her jacket, revealing a generous expanse of pale skin, creating an alluring visual effect.

But what was even more stunning than this woman's body was her face. Although she wore large sunglasses that covered most of her face, her prominent nose and fiery red lips made people wonder about the beauty hidden beneath the glasses.

Wang Zheng also got out of the car with a smile and asked: "Martial heroes, may I ask what brings you here"

"You're that guy who drove a Maybach on the highway at night reaching 280 km/h" The sunglasses-wearing woman said coldly, her lips forming an alluring curve.

“Yes, do you want to race” Wang Zheng finally understood what these young rich people wanted. However, this lineup of supercars was truly too impressive.

"Yes." A barely perceptible smile appeared on the sunglasses-wearing woman's face: "In Nanjiang, Zhang Miaomiao has long not met an opponent."

Wang Zheng fell silent for a moment before saying, “I'm willing to race, but I want conditions and stakes.” short compared to Su Tianran and Su Tianming from the Su family."Wang Zheng was almost amused when he heard this. He sat on the sofa trying hard not to laugh but felt extremely uncomfortable doing so...