cnatrainingtips Chapter 577 - 274: The Future Vision of Jiang’s Delicious Claypot
Chapter 577 - 274: The Future Vision of Jiang’s Delicious Claypot
Back when he got Jiang Tao’s call.
Tian Jianhui honestly didn’t expect he’d bring him such a big surprise.
"President Jiang, the nature of that plot is arable land, the maximum contracting period is thirty years."
"But after the term ends, if you want to keep leasing it, you can automatically renew for another thirty years."
"Same price, and you have priority."
After the initial surprise, Tian Jianhui hurried to explain to Jiang Tao the nature and maximum lease term for the "target land."
Jiang Tao replied calmly, "If I rent out the whole place for thirty years, what’s the lowest price you can do?"
"Well..."
Tian Jianhui and the others hadn’t really thought about this situation before, so they really couldn’t answer Jiang Tao right away.
Tian Jianhui looked to Jiang Tao and said:
"President Jiang, why don’t you head to my office first, I’ll make you some tea, just wait a moment."
"As for the price, we need to discuss and study it a bit more, try to get you a price you’ll be happy with!"
"Sure."
Jiang Tao was determined to get that land today. Spending a bit more time to save himself some money was well worth it.
Even though, to him, that plot was a veritable goldmine, he didn’t think it was expensive no matter how high the price.
But he still wanted to get the lowest price possible.
You’re an idiot if you pass up a bargain!
"President Jiang, please—let me show you the way!"
As Tian Jianhui spoke, he got up and gestured for Jiang Tao to follow him.
The two of them left the meeting room together. After Tian Jianhui brought Jiang Tao to his office, he boiled water, made tea, handed him a cigarette—his attitude was nothing short of enthusiastic.
Once Jiang Tao was taken care of, Tian Jianhui returned to the meeting room and started a heated discussion about the price of the "target land."
The village officials discussed for more than twenty minutes, and finally reached a consensus on the price.
Six hundred and thirty yuan per mu per year!
Basically, they were offering Jiang Tao a thirty-seven-percent discount—sincerely pricing it.
"President Jiang, does this price work for you?"
After bringing Jiang Tao back to the meeting room, Tian Jianhui shared the result of their discussion.
Liu Jiafu, Zhang Zengxi, and several other cadres barely dared to breathe, holding their breath as they looked at Jiang Tao, waiting for his answer.
If this deal went through, the village could get over 1.9 million—almost 2 million—as rent from Jiang Tao!
That much money would be a huge sum for the Xiaoshanhe Village Committee!
With this sum coming in, there were a lot of things Xiaoshanhe Village could finally do over the next few years!
"Sure! This price works, I’ll lease that land—thirty-year term. Director Tian, just let me know when it’s convenient to sign the contract."
Hearing Jiang Tao’s firm agreement, the whole committee immediately lit up. All the tension and worry in their hearts vanished!
"We’re good anytime! Today works perfectly!!"
Even Tian Jianhui was a little excited; this was the first big thing he pulled off for the village since taking office—and it was such a success!
If this really panned out, even the old-timers on the committee might start looking at him differently!
The plot to the east had been lying fallow for over a decade—none of the previous directors had ever found anyone willing to lease it.
This year, during his term, he rented out that land and was getting almost two million!
He’d done what no one else could, which could only help boost his reputation among the villagers!
Village accountant Liu Jiafu brightened too:
"Yeah! It works for us. President Jiang, if you’ve got time today, let’s just sign now. I’ll go get the contract ready!"
Xiaoshanhe Village was limited by its geography—there weren’t any real businesses or enterprises.
The collective had very few revenue sources.
If Jiang Tao really leased that land, the profits he’d bring to Xiaoshanhe would be worth several years of the village’s normal income.
No wonder the whole committee was all-in on making this happen.
"Let’s sign it today, then."
In fact, Jiang Tao was more anxious than Tian Jianhui and his group; he just acted way more chill on the outside.
Tian Jianhui turned to Liu Jiafu and said, "Accountant Liu, go get the contract ready."
"Got it!"
This time, Liu Jiafu was totally happy to follow Tian Jianhui’s orders. He dashed over to his office to get the contract ready.
It took less than ten minutes.
Liu Jiafu brought several templates for leasing contracts back to the meeting room, and Tian Jianhui prepped the village seal.
Jiang Tao went over the contract—everything looked fine—so both sides signed and stamped.
The contract formally went into effect!
According to its terms, Jiang Tao had to make a one-time payment of 1,946,700 yuan to Xiaoshanhe Village within three months of signing.
Jiang Tao didn’t dally—right after signing, he transferred the money to Liu Jiafu on the spot.
This move scored him even more points with the committee.
At noon, Tian Jianhui and the others treated Jiang Tao to lunch at Brother Fatty’s Barbecue, where they’d been the day before, and brought Lü Qian along too.
The group ate and drank, and their camaraderie seemed to deepen a few notches.
The meal started around noon and didn’t wrap up until after two in the afternoon.
Unsurprisingly, Tian Jianhui and his buddies couldn’t keep up with Jiang Tao, whose "constitution" rating had hit 130+.
On their way out, they were swaying all over, barely able to walk straight.
Jiang Tao, meanwhile, looked completely sober.
Aside from some heavy alcohol breath when he talked, you’d never guess he’d drunk at all.
Still, even so, he wasn’t in shape to drive.
This was when having a driver mattered.
Jiang Tao picked up the phone and called Jia Guolin over to Xiaoshanhe to drive him home.