After ending the communication, Jiang Chen's expression was a bit complicated.
Just now, the Ghost Agent in the hotel used the tactical recorder on his equipment to send the video inside the hotel. Watching his friend's girlfriend making love with a strange man, he had an indescribable feeling in his heart.
Self-blame?
Not really, since he only recently found out about Sophie's affair. When the two of them were together, Xin's intelligence department hadn't even been established yet.
Anger?
That's a bit true.
Ayesha gently squeezed Jiang Chen's hand as if she guessed what he was thinking. She looked at the side of his face with a questioning look.
"Ayesha, do you think I should tell Yang Yuan or take care of this without him knowing?" Jiang Chen turned off the camera on the tablet as he asked in a quiet voice.
It was easy to take care of this without him knowing. For example, after taking care of the spy, he could create a "traffic accident" to take care of Sophie.
Ayesha gently squeezed Jiang Chen's hand as she responded to his question with gentleness and determination.
Looking back at Ayesha's bright eyes, Jiang Chen smiled and rubbed her little head.
"Mhmm, I understand."
If he asked Ayesha, there would always be one answer. Even if what he did wasn't necessarily right, in her heart, it would always be right.
…
After lunch, Jiang Chen drove to the agreed location with BMA Construction Company. The manager of Future Group responsible for negotiating with BMA was Wei Yun. He used to be a professional manager before he was poached by Jiang Chen. He had experience in tourism management and was considered a good talent.
When Jiang Chen arrived at the destination, he had been waiting at the door for a long time.
When he saw Jiang Chen, he immediately greeted him with a smile and welcomed the boss to the ribbon-cutting location.
The wave-shaped building was half standing on the shore and half submerged in the sea. BMA's architect cleverly used modern construction techniques to combine natural beauty with reinforced concrete. The "U" -shaped coastal area included a relaxing beach and a dock for yachts. The entire building combined dining, accommodation, and shopping into one, dedicated to bringing the best experience to every tourist.
Its name was the Heart of the Ocean.
It was the brightest diamond in the entire Pacific Ocean!
The entire building cost a total of 600 million USD, even more than the famous Bird's Nest stadium (3.5 billion RMB). It was the most expensive landmark in the entire project and the face of Pannu Islands' tourism industry.
"Nine internationally renowned five-star hotel companies, including Hilton Hotel, have signed a lease agreement with us for a total of 8,000 square meters of space in the Heart of the Sea Hotel area. The leased area will be renovated into their hotel's branded stores. According to the rental rate of US $5,000 per square meter, they will pay us a total of US $40 million per year. "
"In addition, a total of 8,501 shops have applied for bids for the shopping and dining areas, of which 6,510 are from overseas. Out of the 450,000 square meters of total business area, 250,000 square meters have been rented out. According to the rent of 3,000 US dollars per square meter, the annual net profit is 750 million US dollars. "
"After deducting electricity, labor, and maintenance costs, if everything goes smoothly, the entire Heart of the Sea will generate at least 200 million USD in revenue."
Looking at the global market, the rent was not high. Part of the reason was that Xin's tourism industry was still in its infancy, and the companies that came to invest also needed to bear greater risks. If the rent was too high, it would be detrimental to attracting global sales, catering, and service companies to invest.
In the massive Heart of the Sea, if there were only a few empty shops, the tourists' experience would undoubtedly decrease. And the tourists' experience and reputation would determine the future customer flow of the Heart of the Sea. And what determined the rental price of the remaining 200,000 square meters of business area was the customer flow!
Although the annual revenue of the Heart of the Sea was only 200 million USD, Wei Yun was confident that in the next five years, the number would increase by more than ten times!
On the way to the ribbon cutting site, Wei Yun reported the operation of Future Tourism to Jiang Chen. While Jiang Chen responded to his report, he also had to deal with the "cannons" of the media.
"Good job. But can we talk about this later? "
Wei Yun paused for a moment before he said helplessly.
"Of course, it's just … it's difficult to see you."
He had been working at Future Tourism for a few months, but the number of times he saw the president could be counted with one hand.
Under normal circumstances, it was Xia Shiyu, the CEO of Future Technology and the secretary of Future Group, who acted as the president and coordinated his business through video calls and approved his business plans.
Although it was strange for a secretary to act as the CEO, since Future Group wasn't listed and there were only two shareholders, it didn't seem impossible.
There was also a small interlude. In the beginning, Wei Yun looked at Xia Shiyu with a strange expression. He always felt that the CEO's method to climb to the top was "not simple." There were female CEOs in international companies, but they were often middle-aged or even elderly women. Xia Shiyu was young and beautiful. She probably only graduated a few years ago, let alone having a child.
But as he worked, he gradually put away the contempt in his heart. The ability she displayed at work was indeed worthy of her current position. As to her age … he could only use the word genius to explain it.
When he walked to the front door of the Heart of the Sea, Jiang Chen saw Hanna Cavill being interviewed by the media, as well as the chief designer of BMA, Wilson Kingsman.
When Wilson saw Jiang Chen, his eyes lit up. He immediately dismissed the media in front of him and welcomed him with open arms.
"Haha, our main character is here. Welcome! Mr. Jiang Chen. "
"Mr. Kingsman, nice to meet you."
Jiang Chen held Wilson's hand with a smile and shook it hard.
With the media surrounding him, Jiang Chen represented Future Group to deliver a speech and congratulatory speech. Next were Hanna and Wilson from BMA as well as the CEO of Future Tourism, Wei Yun.
Finally, under the guidance of the ribbon cutting ceremony host, Jiang Chen used a pair of gold-plated scissors to cut the ribbon tied to the door. In the midst of applause, he announced the completion of the Heart of the Sea together with the representative of BMA, Hanna!
As well as the completion of the entire ten billion USD development project!
"This will be the proudest work of my life. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to turn the blueprint into reality." At the open-air banquet after the ribbon cutting ceremony, Wilson walked to Jiang Chen with a glass of champagne and said solemnly to him.
For Future Tourism and the entire Xin, the significance of the Heart of the Sea that would be printed on the cover of the tourism brochure was self-evident. For BMA and even Wilson, to be able to leave their name on this project was an extremely glorious thing.
"You're welcome. The one who turned this masterpiece from blueprint into reality was you." Jiang Chen clinked glasses with him and smiled.
In the latter half of the banquet, President Zhang, who had just finished a diplomatic meeting with neighboring New Guinea, also arrived. He congratulated the opening of Future Tourism in front of the media and highly praised Future Group's outstanding contribution in providing a total of 24,000 jobs for Xin.
What was the highest level of monopoly?
In a country that would never pass an anti-monopoly law, Jiang Chen felt he had done the best he could. Two-thirds of the entire country directly or indirectly worked for him. The military, intelligence, and even government officials all worked for his company.
After he clinked glasses with the smiling President Zhang Yaping, Jiang Chen suddenly came to this baffling conclusion.
It seemed that the more advanced, the easier it was to be a dictator.
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