Ruan Fugui warmly welcomed Xia Ruofei and Feng Jing into the village committee building. Then, he quickly instructed the village accountant to pour tea for them.
Today, several leaders of the village were called to the village committee by Ruan Fugui. Other than him, who was both the village secretary and the village committee chairman, there were also the village committee vice-chairman, two village committee members, and the young accountant.
The village committee vice-chairman's surname was also Ruan, and his name was Ruan Tianxi. It could be seen that the Ruan family was a big family in Dongkeng Village.
After Ruan Fugui introduced Xia Ruofei and Feng Jing to the village committee members, he took the initiative to open the map and introduced it to Xia Ruofei.
"Mr. Xia, Mr. Feng, look. This is the current area of your Taoyuan Farm. The east side extends all the way to the sea." Ruan Fugui pointed at the map and said, "The west side is mountainous, so I suggest that you expand to the north and south sides."
In fact, this was the same as Xia Ruofei's idea. The west side was mountainous, and Xia Ruofei's farm did not need so many mountains for now. The east side was the sea, and the north and south sides were flat, which was the most suitable for the expansion of the farm.
Xia Ruofei nodded and said, "Mr. Ruan, I agree with your suggestion."
Ruan Fugui laughed and said, "The north side of the farm has about 20 mu of land. If you go further north, you will reach Dongkeng Village. The land in the north is more barren, so I personally suggest that you expand to the south."
Ruan Fugui pointed at the map and continued, "Look, although the 30 or so mu in the south is also wasteland, it is much more fertile than the north. Moreover, if we rent all of this land, Qingyuan Creek will pass through the farm. It will be much more convenient for irrigation."
Feng Jing, who was listening at the side, couldn't help but secretly nod. She thought that Dongkeng Village's service was too good. Everything was for the sake of Taoyuan Farm. It was too considerate!
Xia Ruofei pondered for a moment and said, "Mr. Ruan, we want the south side and the north side of the farm!"
Xia Ruofei currently had sufficient funds, so he wanted to buy more land. After all, after the scale of the farm expanded, the profits would only increase. This was because he did not have to worry about the sales of his products. Compared to the profits, the rent was nothing.
If it weren't for the fact that the land to the north belonged to Xi Keng Village, Xia Ruofei would have wanted to claim more land. However, he didn't want to have another "landlord" to deal with.
In the south, there were only about 30 mu of barren land. Further south was the normal farmland in the village. If he wanted to rent these farmland and vegetable fields, he would have to negotiate compensation with the villagers. At present, renting 50 to 60 mu of land at one time was enough. Therefore, Xia Ruofei did not want to expand too quickly for the time being.
Ruan Fugui was stunned for a moment and said, "Boss Xia, the land in the north isn't too good! In the early years, some of our villagers went to open up the wasteland and wanted to plant some fruit trees, but it was very difficult to do so … "
When Feng Jing heard this, she couldn't help but worry and said, "Chairman, why don't we listen to Director Ruan and only want the land in the south? If you feel that the land is not enough, we can rent more land in the north. Now, many of the farmers don't want to plant anymore. Give them some compensation and it shouldn't be too difficult to rent all the land. "
Xia Ruofei smiled and said, "Director Feng, although the land in the south is a bit barren, it doesn't affect our operation of the farm."
When Xia Ruofei saw Feng Jing's puzzled expression, he laughed and continued, "Anyway, you don't have to worry about the quality of the soil. Moreover, our farm isn't all about vegetable greenhouses! There should be some land for cold storage, right? Who knows, I might even be involved in the farming industry in the future … "
When he said this, Xia Ruofei secretly winked at Feng Jing.
Feng Jing immediately understood. She thought that Xia Ruofei had some things that weren't convenient for him to say in front of Ruan Fugui. After all, they were renting land from the village. What if Ruan Fugui asked for a sky-high price?
Feng Jing couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed. She wasn't a newbie who had just graduated from school. She had also trained in the Fortune 500 companies. Her performance just now was a little unprofessional.
In reality, it wasn't as complicated as she thought. It was just that Xia Ruofei found it troublesome and didn't want to waste his breath explaining so much.
When Ruan Fugui saw that Xia Ruofei had his own ideas, he didn't try to persuade him anymore.
From his point of view, the land in the south of the farm might not be able to be rented out even if it was left for a hundred years. Since Xia Ruofei was willing to take it, he would be able to generate more income for the village. Why not?
Anyway, he had taken the initiative to tell Xia Ruofei the truth about the situation of the land. If the land really couldn't be farmed, Xia Ruofei wouldn't blame him.
One party wanted to rent, and the other party was willing to rent. Naturally, they hit it off.
Soon, everyone had demarcated the newly rented land.
Moreover, Ruan Fugui took the initiative to reduce the land price by a lot. It was only 2,500 yuan per mu. The reason was naturally because Xia Ruofei was renting so much land at one time. Moreover, the land in the south wasn't suitable for farming, so there was a certain discount on the price.
It wasn't the first time that the two parties had worked together, so the contract was quickly finalized.
Ruan Fugui had sold Xia Ruofei a favor and still signed an eight-year contract. This made Feng Jing secretly happy. For a company like the Taoyuan Company that dealt in high-end agricultural products, what they were most afraid of was the instability of the production base. If the contract couldn't be renewed after a few years, not only would they have to find a new place, but they would also have to spend money on the infrastructure. It would be time-consuming and laborious.
After signing the contract in one go, Feng Jing felt much more at ease.
Of course, she couldn't understand today's situation. It wasn't the kind of hostile negotiation that she had imagined. There was almost no disagreement between the two parties. The village even took the initiative to consider Xia Ruofei and constantly took the initiative to give in. This made Feng Jing, who was used to business negotiations, a little uncomfortable for a while.
A formal contract required the company's official seal, so everyone agreed to go to the farm to sign the contract the next day.
Of course, now that Xia Ruofei had a formal company, and the scale was getting bigger and bigger, Ruan Fugui was naturally very relieved and didn't worry about the rent. When the time came to sign the contract, the Taoyuan Company's financial affairs would naturally be taken care of. This kind of specific matter definitely didn't need Xia Ruofei to worry about.
After they finished talking about business, it was almost time for lunch.
Ruan Fugui warmly invited Xia Ruofei, Feng Jing, and a few village committee members to his house for lunch.
Xia Ruofei didn't decline and brought Feng Jing to Ruan Fugui's house.
He also took a few bottles of Zui Ba Xian from the car. Of course, taking them from the car was just for show. In reality, he took them from the Ring-Tu space.
During the meal, Xia Ruofei, Ruan Fugui, and the others toasted and drank happily.
He was originally from the military, so he loved eating meat and drinking wine. Ruan Fugui and the others were also uncouth people. Xia Ruofei's forthright behavior was to their liking, so they all came over to toast.
Now, if any man in Dongkeng Village worked in Taoyuan Farm, he would be superior in the village. The villagers were all close, and everyone had a lot of relatives. Therefore, Ruan Fugui also took advantage of the alcohol to ask Xia Ruofei to take care of them the next time they recruited workers.
Xia Ruofei readily agreed. In any case, the people recruited in the village were all workers who did concrete work and didn't have much skill. As long as their character was good, it didn't matter who they recruited.
Xia Ruofei was just doing them a favor. He wasn't that pedantic.
Moreover, Ruan Fugui and the others were considered the leaders of Dongkeng Village. They were the standard local bullies. The Taoyuan Company's vegetable farm was in Dongkeng Village. Being on good terms with them was naturally very beneficial.
A county official was better than a local official. In many things in Dongkeng Village, Ruan Fugui was even more useful than Wu Liqian.
Xia Ruofei drank freely, so Feng Jing naturally didn't touch a single drop.
Ruan Fugui and the other uncouth people couldn't persuade Feng Jing to drink, so they focused on Xia Ruofei.
This family banquet was a joyous one for both the host and the guests.
Feng Jing supported Xia Ruofei, whose footsteps were a little shaky, and said goodbye to Ruan Fugui and the others. After helping Xia Ruofei into the car, she drove the pickup truck and left Dongkeng Village.
The car drove on the village road. In the distance, the lush Taoyuan Farm could be seen. Feng Jing drove seriously.
Suddenly, Xia Ruofei, who was beside her, asked, "Director Feng, how was the job fair yesterday?"
Feng Jing was startled by Xia Ruofei's sudden words. Her hands couldn't help but tremble. She quickly steadied the steering wheel and turned her head to look at Xia Ruofei.
She saw that Xia Ruofei was in high spirits, and his eyes were clear and spirited. There wasn't a trace of drunkenness.
"Chairman, you're not drunk?" Feng Jing asked in surprise.
She saw with her own eyes that at least half of the bottles of white wine on the table went into Xia Ruofei's stomach. In the end, Ruan Fugui and the others drank until they couldn't speak clearly. She thought that Xia Ruofei must be very drunk, but she didn't expect that after Xia Ruofei got into the car, he actually changed his drunken state and acted as if nothing had happened.
He's too good at acting … Feng Jing said in her heart.
Xia Ruofei's drunken state just now even fooled Feng Jing.
Xia Ruofei smiled slightly and said, "I didn't drink much today! Maybe it's because I was a soldier and my alcohol tolerance is good … "
Feng Jing pursed her lips and smiled, "Chairman, your alcohol tolerance is so good. In the future, if there are any business gatherings, you have to take the lead!"
Xia Ruofei waved his hand and said, "I hate business gatherings the most. A group of people who don't know each other, trying to get others drunk. It's not interesting at all."
Feng Jing chuckled and said, "Huaxia's alcohol culture is like this. How can business be done without business gatherings?"
Xia Ruofei said calmly, "Then let's make our company a giant. In the business world, only others will beg us, and we won't have to beg others. Then we won't have to drink, right?"
Feng Jing was stunned and said, "That makes sense! It seems that I have a long way to go … "
Xia Ruofei laughed and said, "Think about the dividends I promised you. Then you'll be motivated!"
Feng Jing couldn't help but laugh and said, "Yes! In order to achieve my dream of becoming a rich woman, I have to work hard to earn money for you, the capitalist! "
Xia Ruofei said cheerfully, "Although I didn't give you any shares, as long as you don't leave the company, you'll still get the dividends. So you can think of it as working for yourself! This way, you'll be more motivated … "
"En! Boss, you're really good! "Feng Jing joked.
"Oh right, you haven't said anything about the job fair!"
"It's about the same as what we expected. I've already selected about 20 people yesterday and sent them an interview notice." Feng Jing said seriously, "I'm going to hire about 10 people first. Then I'll choose another 5 to 8 people from the people who submitted their resumes to us on the recruitment website. This way, the company's administrative team will be formed."
Xia Ruofei nodded approvingly and said, "En! I'm not worried about you. Manager Feng, we're still short of two directors. Don't forget to hurry up and find them! "
"I know. I've been trying to contact them recently." Feng Jing said and then asked, "Chairman, tomorrow's interview will be held in the company's meeting room. It'll start at 9 AM. Can you come and check it out?"
Xia Ruofei waved his hand and said, "I'm not going to join in the fun. The administrative team is to serve you, the general manager. You have full authority over the candidates. I've said before that I'll give you the most autonomy! "
Feng Jing was very pleased with Xia Ruofei's trust. She nodded and said, "Thank you, Chairman!"
Xia Ruofei smiled and waved his hand and said, "When you interview the finance staff, remember to call Pang Hao. After all, you'll be his subordinate in the future."
"Don't worry! I'll call him even if you don't say it. "Feng Jing said with a smile.
"Oh right, Director Ruan will come over tomorrow to sign the contract. I might not be in the office, but I'll definitely be in the farm." Xia Ruofei said, "Remember to receive them and inform me immediately."
"Understood!" Feng Jing said.
After returning to the farm, Feng Jing went into her office to prepare for the interview. Now she was almost a general without an army. Except for some physical work such as setting up the venue, she could ask Lei Hu and the other security guards to help. She basically had to do everything herself, so she was quite busy.
But when the staff was in place, she should be able to relax a little.
Xia Ruofei went straight back to the villa. Not long after he entered the house, Lei Hu took the initiative to come to the door.
"Brother Xia, I'm reporting to you that I've safely sent sister-in-law to the company." Lei Hu said.
Xia Ruofei nodded and said, "Good, thank you for your hard work."
"Oh, right! From today onwards, the alarm is lifted. " Xia Ruofei said, "Hong Tao doesn't have to work so hard to set up the surveillance. You can just keep working as usual."
Lei Hu was a little surprised. "The alarm is lifted? We're still holding back to catch a few people who don't have eyes and teach them a lesson! "
Xia Ruofei laughed and scolded, "Nonsense! You're still looking forward to something happening on the farm every day? "
"That's not it …" Lei Hu laughed and scratched his head.
"Okay, go back to work!" Xia Ruofei waved and said.
"Yes!"
Lei Hu puffed out his chest and stepped out.
"Wait!" Xia Ruofei called again.
Lei Hu stopped and turned back to ask, "Brother Xia, do you have any other instructions?"
"Huzi, the farm is going to be expanded soon. In the future, our farm may be three or four times bigger than it is now. Your burden will be heavier!" Xia Ruofei said, "So … when you go back, tell Hong Tao, Xiao Jun, and the others to contact their former comrades. It's time for the company's security department to expand."
"Understood!" Lei Hu said, "Brother Xia! We'll hurry up and contact them. Don't worry! "
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