At that moment, emboldened by the alcohol, Du Hai asked, "President Lin, there’s something I’d like to ask you."
Lin Feng raised his glass and nodded. "Ask away. I’ll answer anything I can."
In a sense, this team-building event tonight was specifically held to foster camaraderie among the core team members.
Besides, they weren’t on the clock.
There was a lot of freedom to ask or say whatever they wanted.
Back at the office, Du Hai had looked over some documents regarding the land in Cyan Mountain Town.
A question had formed in his mind.
He hadn’t found a suitable opportunity to ask during work hours.
So, he took this chance to finally voice it:
"President Lin, why did you choose the land in Cyan Mountain Town for development?"
"As far as I know, although Cyan Mountain Town has potential for tourism, it isn’t well-known, nor does it have any famous attractions."
"For a place like this, even if you develop its tourism resources, whether or not it will succeed is a huge question mark."
Lin Feng understood what Du Hai was getting at. He swirled the blue liquid in his glass.
"So, you think this project has a high risk of failure?"
Du Hai nodded. "It’s such a large plot of land. Based on the local economic structure, it must have been a light industrial zone or something similar before!"
"If Cyan Mountain Town’s tourism doesn’t take off, then developing such a massive plot of land entirely into a commercial district..."
"Pardon my bluntness, but relying solely on the purchasing power of Cyan Mountain Town’s local residents, you’ll most likely end up losing money!"
Lin Feng was well aware of Du Hai’s concerns.
He was worried that after the area was developed into a commercial district, the town’s purchasing power wouldn’t be able to keep up.
A large portion of the resources would go to waste.
Du Hai was thinking from an economic perspective.
He believed that Lin Feng wouldn’t be able to recoup his costs this way.
And when that happened, the development project would likely be left unfinished.
Lin Feng just smiled.
Compared to land in other areas, the land in Cyan Mountain Town was cheap, but few people were willing to buy it.
A major reason for this was the very problem Du Hai had pointed out.
In any land development project, real estate and commercial streets are the most profitable ventures.
The next best option is to lease the land to factories to build an industrial park.
The former is more profitable and can, in a sense, drive local economic growth.
The latter is a fallback option for places without much economic potential.
After all, the annual rent provides a stable income.
In Du Hai’s mind, the safest approach for this plot of land in a place like Cyan Mountain Town was to do what the previous owner, Boss Tian, had done: lease it out.
If Lin Feng didn’t have the system’s prompts,
he would never have chosen to launch a development project in a place like Cyan Mountain Town either.
But Lin Feng already knew from the system that Cyan Mountain Town had immense future potential.
That was why he had acted first and bought the land.
Lin Feng smiled as he looked at Du Hai.
For Du Hai to still voice his opinion on this project, even after everything he’d been through, spoke volumes about his integrity.
He was objective and focused on the facts.
Lin Feng greatly admired subordinates like him.
If his people were the type to only do what they were told,
then such ’talent’ would be meaningless to Lin Feng.
They were too easily replaced.
On the other hand, people like Du Hai, who dared to voice their own opinions, would be far more useful in future projects and tasks.
Therefore, Lin Feng didn’t mind offering Du Hai a little guidance:
"Cyan Mountain Town may not be economically developed, but one of the most popular travel trends right now is rural tourism."
"People from the cities are increasingly desperate to find tranquility in the countryside."
"You’ve probably seen the materials on Cyan Mountain Town. The pace of life there is slow."
"In the future, that will be fatally attractive to city dwellers, both for its pace of life and its air quality."
Du Hai nodded. "I’m well aware of Cyan Mountain Town’s advantages, but President Lin, how can you guarantee that it will be discovered?"
"With so many towns developing tourism, are you sure Cyan Mountain Town will be the one to become a hit?"
Lin Feng said with a smile, "Doing business is always a game. There’s always an element of gambling involved."
"And I’m betting that Cyan Mountain Town will be a hit."
Seeing the confident look on Lin Feng’s face, Du Hai suddenly found himself convinced.
From an industry insider’s perspective, Cyan Mountain Town truly did have an advantage in tourism development.
Sometimes, a place just needs a favorable wind to set it on its way.
And just as Lin Feng had said, whether that wind came or not was a huge gamble.
Before that wind arrived, what Du Hai and the others needed to do was get everything else ready in advance.
"I understand, President Lin."
Du Hai nodded with a smile.
This drinking party was free from the pressures of work and office politics.
Everyone chatted like friends about all sorts of unrelated things.
Tian Xiaowu had the highest alcohol tolerance.
The baby-faced young man hadn’t gotten drunk even by the time the party ended.
Lin Feng laughed and clapped Tian Xiaowu on the shoulder. "I should bring you along for future negotiations. With your tolerance, you’d be a secret weapon!"
Tian Xiaowu just grinned sheepishly.
Lin Feng was about to call it a night and leave, when he heard a knock on the door.
The door to the private room opened, and in walked someone Lin Feng knew well: Chen Lei.
"Xiaofeng! I didn’t know you were here. You brought friends?"
"Talking business?"
Chen Lei had changed his hair color again. This time, it was a flashy burgundy.
Free from the heavy burden of his family, Chen Lei was now living a rather carefree life.
Lin Feng set his glass on the bar, shook his head with a laugh, and said, "Not business. I’m out with my team for a company event!"
Chen Lei was taken aback. He didn’t hide his surprise at all, raising an eyebrow as he asked:
"Your company’s pretty generous. Coming to our bar for a team event? That’s some high-end spending!"
It seemed even Chen Lei knew his own bar’s prices were ridiculously high.
"Don’t worry, the team-building budget is more than enough!"
"We were going to drink somewhere anyway, so you can count this as me supporting your business."
Lin Feng joked.
Chen Lei nodded and said, "I can tell. President Lin, you’ve really made it big!"
Seeing Chen Lei reminded Lin Feng of something.
Previously, Chen Lei’s older brother, Chen Jun, had invested a large sum of money in Lin Feng’s company.
A full 500 million.
They had agreed on a 5% monthly return on investment.
Calculating the time, that deadline was just about up.
So, before he left, Lin Feng made a point to tell Chen Lei, "Brother Lei, the results from your brother’s investment should be out soon."
Chen Lei nodded. "I’ll let my brother know."

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