Because of Jia Wenhao's words, Li Dong's mind was in a mess, and his pace slowed down.
In just a short while, Li Dong had fallen behind the first group.
Hsu Shengzhe, who was walking in front, could not help mocking him. "Li Dong, you don't have enough stamina, and you still say you're not weak?"
Li Dong took a deep breath and scolded jokingly. "Mind your own business. Even Xiaorui is faster than you!"
Hu Xiaorui, who was already ahead of the two, heard Li Dong talking about her. She turned around and said proudly, "You two are both weak chickens. I'm the best!"
Li Dong and Hsu Shengzhe looked at each other, then they smiled and did not reply.
Hu Xiaorui did not get the flattery she expected. She pouted in disappointment and continued to climb.
After Hu Xiaorui left, Hsu Shengzhe whispered, "What did Old Merchant say?"
"Nothing much."
Hsu Shengzhe laughed. "Still hiding it from me. Your expression changed. Did Old Merchant assign you a task?"
"From what you said, he does this kind of thing often?"
Hsu Shengzhe first nodded, then shook his head. "Although I'm not convinced, sometimes I have to admit that this guy does things beautifully."
"Regardless of what he said just now, the conditions that this guy sets must be irresistible. There are benefits, but it's also very difficult. In the end, you can't help but take the bait."
Li Dong curled his lips. "I don't think so."
The problem that Jia Wenhao just gave him was not small. Although there were benefits, Li Dong calculated that it was definitely not worth it.
Su 'an was only a small market. A shopping mall of 100,000 square meters would not be able to swallow it.
Unless the entire Su 'an market was handed over to him, Li Dong felt that it would be a losing deal.
Hsu Shengzhe asked curiously, "It can't be? Did Old Merchant change his character? He has a good reputation. If he was the kind of person who would eat people up without spitting out the bones, do you think everyone would be willing to deal with him? "
After hearing Hsu Shengzhe's words, Li Dong was also confused.
If what Hsu Shengzhe said was true, Jia Wenhao shouldn't be the kind of person who would force others to share their benefits.
Since Jia Wenhao was able to reach this stage before the age of forty, he was obviously not a fool. What made him think that he would agree?
After some thought, Li Dong asked in a low voice, "Old Merchant wants me to invest in a shopping mall. What do you think?"
Among the people he knew, Hsu Shengzhe was definitely one of the best in terms of knowledge and business.
Although this fellow was young, his foresight was not bad. This was the influence of his upbringing.
With a father who built up a company worth tens of billions from scratch, even if Hsu Shengzhe did not learn anything, just the influence of his family was enough to make him look better.
Although Li Dong had more experience than Hsu Shengzhe, if not for his foresight as a reborn person, Hsu Shengzhe would be miles ahead of him.
Hearing Li Dong's question, Hsu Shengzhe rubbed his chin and said, "Old Merchant wants to look for you alone for a shopping mall?"
"It's not that simple. That fellow wants me to open a 100,000 square meter mall. Do you think he's crazy or did I hear wrongly?"
Hsu Shengzhe stopped in his tracks when he heard that. Then, his eyeballs rolled wildly. After a while, he said, "100,000 square meters. Are you sure you didn't hear wrongly?"
Li Dong said, "I definitely didn't hear wrongly. That's what he said."
"100,000 square meters …"
Hsu Shengzhe mumbled. Longhua had built so many shopping malls. He knew what a 100,000 square meter mall meant.
Li Dong was a little anxious. "Tell me, what did you think of?"
Hsu Shengzhe's face was a little gloomy. He said softly, "Don't be anxious. I think I have some ideas about this. Li Dong, Old Merchant seems to be planning something big this time. Just based on your information, we've made a killing this time! "
Li Dong asked suspiciously, "What did I say?"
Hsu Shengzhe waved his hand and looked at Jia Wenhao in front of him. He said softly, "I don't know if this fellow leaked the information to you on purpose. I can't say for sure now. I'll look for you when we get down from the mountain. If we seize this opportunity, we'll definitely make a killing. "
After saying that, Hsu Shengzhe stopped talking and quickened his pace to catch up with the people in front of him.
Li Dong was fuming. This bastard always said half of what he wanted to say!
Moreover, Li Dong also felt that he was particularly stupid. Xu Shengzhe, this fellow, had thought of something after hearing what he said, but he himself was still muddle-headed.
He had no choice. His foresight was not as good as others. He could only rely on his foresight to clear up his doubts.
Li Dong started to recall the development of the new city in his previous life.
In his previous life, Su 'an seemed to have developed a new city. But at that time, Li Dong had always been in Pingchuan. He had never been to Su' an, so he did not know much about the specific situation.
Otherwise, he would have remembered the flash flood at Monkey Head Mountain.
But now that he thought about it, Li Dong seemed to have heard someone say that Su 'an's new city was …
What was it again?
A term suddenly flashed across Li Dong's mind — the city of commerce!
Right!
It was the city of commerce!
Su 'an was a small city. Its economy was not very developed. But Su' an's new city was called Little Shanghai!
The more he thought about it, the more he remembered about Su 'an's new city.
The reason why Su 'an's new city was called Little Shanghai was because of its geographical location.
As mentioned before, Su 'an was the border between Sunan and Jiangbei. Not only that, Su' an was also very close to Shandong and Henan provinces.
The main hindrance to Su 'an's development was the traffic and terrain. Monkey Head Mountain almost separated Su' an.
But when Su 'an's new city was built, the leader of that generation was especially courageous and insightful.
Everyone thought that he would build a new city next to the old city. But who would have thought that he did not do that. Instead, he built the new city in an empty area 30 li away from the old city.
And that was already the outer area of Monkey Head Mountain.
Other than being a little desolate, the natural environment was very good. It was connected to Shandong, Henan, Jiangbei, and Sunan provinces!
After the new city was built, the leader of the city also designated it as a trade center.
Although until Li Dong's rebirth, Su 'an was not a first-tier or second-tier city, its economic development was obvious to all. Borrowing the advantages of Su' an's new city, the city's economic growth doubled in just a few years.
…
Thinking of this, Li Dong suddenly woke up!
A leader with good foresight, could it be Jia Wenhao?
But in his previous life, Li Dong did not seem to have heard of Jia Wenhao's name. Later on, Jia Wenhao did not manage to govern Jiangbei.
Li Dong faintly had some impression. Because of the development of Su 'an's new city, someone seemed to have said that the leader who led the construction of the new city was transferred to the neighboring province.
But at that time, Li Dong was just a small character. He did not care much about these things. He could not even recognize all the leaders in his own province, let alone those from other provinces.
If it was really Jia Wenhao, then he might be right.
After all, someone like Jia Wenhao was still young. As long as he did not make any mistakes, he should be able to govern a province sooner or later.
Li Dong had never heard of Jia Wenhao's downfall. That meant that this fellow must have been promoted.
Thinking of this, Li Dong felt that it was about right.
Exhaling a long breath, Li Dong looked at Jia Wenhao again and felt a little different. This guy didn't finish what he wanted to say in one go, and instead, he had to guess. It was really annoying.
But if Jia Wenhao could really succeed, he might really be able to open his 100,000 square meter shopping mall.
But Li Dong still does not understand. Since Jia Wenhao had mentioned this, why did he not say it out loud?
Just when he thought of this, someone behind him complained. "There are too many pebbles on the ground. My feet are hurting."
"Land!"
Li Dong suddenly understood. Could it be that Jia Wenhao was feigning and purposely did not leak the news to prevent others from getting the land in advance?
But if this matter was settled, the Provincial Party Committee would be like a leaky wall. Why did Jia Wenhao think that others did not know about the new city's plans?
The more Li Dong thought about it, the more confused he became. But he knew that he had guessed some secrets.
The reason why Xu Shengzhe said those words just now, was it because this guy had also guessed it?
If that was the case, Hsu Shengzhe was really smart.
Li Dong did not want to climb the mountain anymore. He wanted to go back to look at the map and ask Shen Qian for more information.
Li Dong was too uninformed about the news in the province. There were many things he was not clear about. Even if he had guessed something, he was not sure.
If he had really guessed it and bought a part of the wasteland for the new city's construction in advance, wouldn't that mean …
But would the government still sell this piece of wasteland?
Did the local government know about the new city's plans? Or was it just Jia Wenhao's idea?
If it was just Jia Wenhao's idea, it meant that the local government did not know about it at all. Maybe he could really get a bargain.
Li Dong's heart was itching. He looked at the gold on the ground but could not pick it up. It was torture!
After calming himself down, Li Dong quickened his pace again and caught up with Hsu Shengzhe.
"Old Xu, do you think …"
"Shh!"
Hsu Shengzhe hurriedly interrupted Li Dong and said in a low voice, "We'll talk about it later. I need to go back and do some research."
Li Dong nodded. He also needed to go back and do some research.
The two of them stopped talking and started climbing the mountain in silence.
As if motivated, the two of them quickened their pace and soon overtook Chen Rui and Zhang Lanyu.
When Chen Rui saw the two of them walking so fast, he could not help but scold, "Are you guys on steroids? Aren't you afraid that you won't be able to get back down later?"
Zhang Lanyu chuckled and said, "Didn't you say that you're leaving them in the dust? Why don't you give it a try now? "
Chen Rui mumbled, "There's something wrong with my head. They're young, and I'm old. How can I compare?"
Zhang Lanyu rolled her eyes at him and said in annoyance, "You're old? I remember that Hsu Shengzhe is the same age as you. "
"Hehe, my mentality is old, and my body is young. I can't feel the passion of young people anymore."
"How pretentious! If you think you're old, then you should get a wife. When you have your own family, you won't feel old anymore. "
Chen Rui suddenly fell silent.
Zhang Lanyu glanced at him. When she saw that Chen Rui was distracted, a trace of sadness flashed in her eyes.
Holding back her sadness, Zhang Lanyu forced a smile and said, "I'll go first. Xiaorui has caught up to me. I can't lose to her."
After saying that, Zhang Lanyu hurriedly left the place.
Looking at her back, Chen Rui's eyes were extremely complicated. After a long time, he whispered, "I'm not a good man. I don't deserve you."
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