Chapter 79 I Hope You Won't Ask For an Exorbitant Price
Unexpectedly, Ye Chen was instantly stunned when he heard the revelation of her identity.
An employee from Henda Group?
What did it mean given that the employee from Henda Group was looking for him?
It meant that they had gone to Jin Zhong Village. It meant that they were aware of the fact that he had acquired those sixty-six buildings in Jin Zhong Village.
It was just one day apart.
If... If he was slightly late, then the people who would complete the purchase of Jin Zhong Village now would be Henda Group.
If the speed of the inspection team had not exceeded his expectation...
If he did not immediately withdraw when the shares of Four Seas Group plummeted to the critical point of ten yuan...
If he had spent another day, then now he would have let a great opportunity of having a tenfold or eightfold increase in the price slip...
After thinking about it, Ye Chen could not help feeling gratified as if he was aided by God.
Su Yan was unaware of the fact that Ye Chen had thought so much in such a short time.
She did not hear any response from the other end of the phone, so she was stunned.
She then ventured, "Mr. Ye?"
"Hmm, that's right. I did acquire Jin Zhong Village. What's the matter?"
After regaining his wits, Ye Chen did not show any peculiarity. He said so with composure.
"May I ask did you acquire it personally, or did you help another person to do so?" asked Su Yan.
"What do you mean? Is that important?" said Ye Chen.
Su Yan forced a smile. "Mr. Ye, if you acquired that personally, then we'll negotiate with you directly. If you helped another person to do so, then please give me the contact number of that person. Don't worry. Mr. Ye, we won't let you suffer any losses. We'll certainly satisfy you!"
"I acquired that by myself. Why... Is Henda Group targeting that land in Jin Zhong Village too?" Ye Chen pretended to be confused even though he was aware of everything.
"Mr. Ye, how about this? Do you think you can spare some time? Let's negotiate this face-to-face," said Su Yan.
After a pause, Ye Chen said, "You have to answer one question of mine first. Can you raise opinions and make decisions in Henda Group?"
"This... Mr. Ye, I'm just a superior in a subsidiary company of Henda Group."
Su Yan did not know why Ye Chen would raise that query. But she still answered that honestly.
"If that's the case, we don't have to negotiate with each other face-to-face. I can negotiate with your company. It's fine even if Henda Group wants this piece of land in my hands. But I hope that I can negotiate with a person who's able to raise opinions and make decisions. If not, there'll be an endless transmission of requests. It'll waste a lot of time!" said Ye Chen frankly.
He was not at all bothered by the fact that he had exposed his intention of selling that in large quantity right at the beginning.
"Mr. Ye, do you intend to sell that piece of land in Jin Zhong Village?"
Unexpectedly, Ye Chen went straight to the point. Su Yan was flabbergasted.
If that villager from Jin Zhong Village did not talk nonsense, Ye Chen had just acquired Jin Zhong Village the day before.
It had been only a day. But he did not mind selling Jin Zhong Village that he had just purchased.
"Why not? All business transactions in this world are based on profits. If Henda Group can provide me with ample profits, why shouldn't I want to do that?" Ye Chen smiled calmly and with ease as he said so.
But after hearing Ye Chen's words, Su Yan furrowed her brows.
Based on his choice of words and responses as he smiled calmly while talking to her, he was undeniably an extraordinary person.
Even if Henda Group was finally able to gain that piece of land in Jin Zhong Village, they might have to pay a great price.
Thinking of that, Su Yan knew that she could never deal with that affair by herself.
"Alright, Mr. Ye. Then I'll ask my superior to contact you!" said Su Yan.
"Hmm!"
After giving a slight reply, Ye Chen hung up his phone.
He then walked toward the food market calmly.
He was not at all moved even if he was on the verge of gaining great wealth quickly.
On the other hand, after Su Yan had ended her call with Ye Chen, she immediately reported it to Xiao Qiang, her superior. She even gave Ye Chen's contact number to Xiao Qiang.
In Henda Group, Xiao Qiang looked at the contact number that she had written down on paper.
She fell into a melancholic meditation.
Based on Su Yan's report, Ye Chen had revealed his intention of asking for an exorbitant price.
If he beat around the bush without revealing his true intention in its entirety, she felt that he would not be a person who was hard to be dealt with.
But since he had resolutely gone straight to the point, it was enough to show that he was extraordinary based on that aspect.
Xiao Qiang had worked in the business field for twenty years. She had gone through challenging experiences before Henda Group promised to give her a ten million annual salary to poach her. With such a resume, Xiao Qiang was not easy to be dealt with. She had seen all kinds of people and experienced multiple incidents. Based on Su Yan's report, Ye Chen would be harder to deal with if compared to the other people with whom she had had contact in the past.
"I hope that you won't ask for an exorbitant price!"
Frowning, she was worried.
Xiao Qiang whispered.
But she did not plan to call Ye Chen right away.
Since they had come to that state, she decided to ignore him for a while. That psychological warfare was better than nothing.
However, how would she know any better?
She wanted to hold psychological warfare with a business tycoon who owned four hundred billion in personal wealth during his previous life.
She was indeed too naive!
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Double boiling soup. Steamed fish. Salt and pepper shrimp. Braised ribs. And there was a plate of steamed cabbage too.
Of course. Ye Chen had modified the steamed cabbage. He used a convenient and fast method to gain the effects. Although it was different from the kind of steamed cabbage during a national banquet, it also came with that taste.
After Ye Chen returned home from the food market, he seemed to have forgotten about the fact that the employee of Henda Group had called him.
He started cooking four dishes and a bowl of soup for his wife and daughter with a sense of fulfillment.
Ye Chen's cooking skills were not inferior to those of head chefs from restaurants.
Consequently, Chen Yinuo and Youyou nearly licked the plates clean.
It was mainly because the food was too delicious.
"Dad, can you cook steamed cabbage for me every day from now on? I've never eaten such delicious steamed cabbage!"
Burping, Ye Youyou said as if she yearned for more.
"Sure! Youyou, it's fine if I cook that for you every day if you like eating it. Not only the steamed cabbage. Just tell me if you like eating anything. Even if I don't know how to cook that, I'll learn and cook it for you!"
At that moment, Ye Chen laughed heartily as he was full of happiness.
"Sure! Then, dad, I want to eat stir-fried shrimp with tea leaves, ice cream, pizza... Hmm... There's still a lot more. Dad, let me think about it first!"
Watching the interaction between the father and daughter, Chen Yinuo unconsciously revealed an unprecedented smile.
Many times, it seemed like... happiness was just that simple.
In the end, it was still the phone's ringtone that had interrupted the happy interaction between the father and the daughter.
"Hello!"
"Mr. Ye Chen, right? I'm Xiao Qiang, Deputy General Manager of Henda Group. Su Yan has conveyed your message to me. I think that I have the right to negotiate with you, right?"
Xiao Qiang, who had ignored Ye Chen all that while and only called him at night, went straight to the point. She said so in a very capable and experienced manner.
If acquiring Jin Zhong Village was not an urgent affair, Xiao Qiang would still ignore him. At worst, she did not have to do it herself. She would still order her subordinate to get in touch with Ye Chen.
But when she thought that Henda Group had to acquire that piece of land before the municipal government made a decision and announced the extension of metro 10, she chose to do that in person given the lack of time.
"You're qualified!" Ye Chen smiled playfully.
He was not at all surprised that the Deputy General Manager of the other party had stepped forward in that affair.
After all, he knew well what that piece of land meant for Henda Group.
If it was put in harsher words, those more than sixty buildings at Jin Zhong Village were the tartars for Henda Group and its plan of gaining suburban commercial territory.
"Alright. Mr. Ye, I would like to negotiate with you at the D.O.A Cafe tonight at nine. I wonder if you're free," said Xiao Qiang.
The D.O.A Cafe was a high-end place. It was not open to the public, and only members were allowed admittance.
That was also a place that D.O.A had established for the exceptional elites of Jiang Zhou.
It was not for the sake of earning money. After all, one could not sell a cup of coffee for tens of thousands.
That was just to set off the outstanding brand of D.O.A.
"Yes, I'm free. General Manager Xiao, don't worry. I'll be there on time!" Smiling, Ye Chen said so.
"Alright. Mr. Ye, just tell them my name, Xiao Qiang, when you reach there. Someone will bring you over!"
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