Seeing the complicated and indescribable look on Zhao Zhengye’s face,
the smiles on the other people’s faces grew wider.
Du Hai, acting like a seasoned veteran, patted Zhao Zhengye on the shoulder. "You really shouldn’t get hung up on this. It’s not like only people from famous corporations are capable."
"Even a thoroughbred needs an expert to recognize its potential. If no one discovers it, that same horse could end up pulling a grindstone."
Zhao Zhengye paused, then smiled and shook his head. "Don’t get me wrong, I don’t mean anything by it. I just never expected Mr. Lin to be able to gather all of us."
"Thinking about it, it’s pretty amazing. I guess you could say we were all fated to meet."
Lin Feng watched the three men at the dinner table, who were chatting amiably.
Of the five people required by the system, he had now gathered four.
As for who the last person was, Lin Feng wasn’t worried.
After all, when the time came, the system would naturally give him a prompt.
What concerned Lin Feng more was what kind of reward the system would give for this mission once he had gathered everyone.
As they chatted at the dinner table, everyone gradually opened up.
Somehow, the topic turned to Zhao Zhengye’s project.
Although Zhao Zhengye had already given the software platform development project to Lin Feng, that didn’t mean he had completely let go of it.
At the table, he mostly talked about what had happened between him and that traitor.
Since ancient times, nothing has stirred contempt in people’s hearts quite like traitors and spies.
Zhao Zhengye could no longer distinguish the complex emotions he felt toward the person who had betrayed him.
It was probably a mix of hatred and resentment.
"What that guy did was really shady. But don’t worry, since President Lin wanted your project, he will definitely continue its development."
"You haven’t been with our company for long, so you might not know, but our President Lin has an incredibly sharp eye for investment!"
"Basically, from the time our company was founded until now, not a single project President Lin has chosen has failed."
Hearing this, Zhao Zhengye’s understanding of the young man before him deepened.
He realized that during their interactions, he rarely saw Lin Feng as a teenager anymore.
Lin Feng possessed a calm and steady presence that he hadn’t even seen in the higher-ups at the large corporations he’d worked for.
By the time the meal was over, much of Zhao Zhengye’s anxiety about the future had faded.
Instead, it was replaced by a great deal of anticipation for his future work.
Before Zhao Zhengye left, Lin Feng assigned him his first task:
"Tourism in Cyan Mountain Town is starting to boom, but due to time constraints, we’ve only been able to open one commercial street on the new land."
"During this time, I want you to come up with a plan to build up the reputation of this commercial street."
On his way home, Zhao Zhengye was already thinking about what kind of operational model he could use to make the commercial street famous.
Currently, the main operators of this commercial street were, in fact, Lin Feng’s own people.
Very few of Cyan Mountain Town’s locals had actually rented shops on the commercial street to do business.
Most of Cyan Mountain Town’s locals had already gotten a taste of the benefits brought by tourism.
Those who had opened guesthouses had already started making good money recently.
As for other types of businesses, not many had tried.
When the commercial street first opened, the majority of Cyan Mountain Town’s residents chose not to move in.
As a result, most of the shops ended up being managed by Lin Feng’s people.
Adding to that, Cao Ming and Du Hai had established a specialized commercial operations model.
It covered almost all types of businesses.
By the time the residents of Cyan Mountain Town came to their senses and wanted to try new businesses on the commercial street,
they discovered that Lin Feng and his team were already doing very well.
So, most of them turned their attention back to the guesthouses.
Having Lin Feng’s people control the commercial street and most of its shops had many benefits.
However, the majority of tourists who came to Cyan Mountain Town were drawn by its natural environment.
Cao Ming and Du Hai had planned the commercial street so perfectly that it had lost some of its rustic charm.
Although they had incorporated some historical and cultural elements,
for those seeking tranquility, the commercial street felt less appealing than the town itself.
Furthermore, as tourism developed, small shops had also begun to appear within the town itself.
To some extent, this was also diverting some of the foot traffic from the commercial street.
This task that Lin Feng gave Zhao Zhengye could be considered a difficult test.
It was mainly to assess whether Zhao Zhengye had the ability to solve the commercial street’s current problem.
Zhao Zhengye’s expertise was in operations.
And while there are many forms of operations, the ultimate goal is always to make a product or product line more profitable.
For Lin Feng and his team, the only "product" on the new land that was currently operational was that commercial street.
After returning home, Zhao Zhengye didn’t rest. He immediately opened the files for the land project that he had copied from Lin Feng.
Originally, Zhao Zhengye had thought that after giving up on his own startup, he would be dispirited for a while.
Yet now, Zhao Zhengye didn’t feel the slightest bit of dejection in his heart.
Perhaps it was because Lin Feng had taken over the project, and he knew the software wouldn’t be abandoned—it might even be fully developed.
Or perhaps it was because tonight’s dinner had allowed Zhao Zhengye to learn about his other colleagues.
It made him realize that this was just a small setback in his life.
When he once again delved into his familiar field,
Zhao Zhengye didn’t feel the awkwardness or rustiness he had anticipated.
When it came to operations, Zhao Zhengye was outstanding.
You could even say he was very talented.
If he weren’t talented, he wouldn’t have been chosen by Lin Feng’s system as a core team member.
After the dinner party ended, Lin Feng and Su Ruoxi returned to their room.
"Has the problem with the central area construction been resolved?"
A month ago, Lin Feng had learned that Dingsheng Real Estate’s building materials supplier was having some issues.
It was likely some dirty trick pulled by Su Dingsheng.
The central area of this land project was the most critical part.
Lin Feng had entrusted it to Su Ruoxi, trusting in the capabilities of Dingsheng Real Estate.
It was also a matter of keeping the business in the family.
Su Ruoxi also wanted to do an excellent job on this for Lin Feng.
That’s why all the materials selected for this project were Grade A.
But unexpectedly, the quality inspection of the materials actually delivered by the contractor revealed they were Sub-Grade A.
For a typical construction project, the quality of Sub-Grade A materials would have been sufficient.
But Su Ruoxi had been very clear from the beginning: she only wanted Grade A materials.
This contractor was a long-term partner who had worked with Dingsheng Real Estate for many years.
For such a critical mistake to occur, Su Ruoxi’s sharp instincts told her there was something fishy going on.
At the time, Su Ruoxi had unhesitatingly terminated the long-standing contract with this contractor.
In Su Ruoxi’s words, if this materials supplier dared to drop the ball on such a crucial project,
then they couldn’t be trusted with any future projects either.
Therefore,
Su Ruoxi was naturally not going to let the matter go easily.
After investigating for the past few days, Su Ruoxi had figured out the reason for the supplier’s foul play.
So when Lin Feng asked, Su Ruoxi directly took out an audio recording.
"The evidence is all in here..."
"I really didn’t expect him to still be trying to screw with me like this."
As she said this, her eyes misted over with anger.
Lin Feng took the recording and played it.
A familiar voice was heard, speaking with another, unfamiliar man.
"That unfilial daughter, ganging up with an outsider to take my company!"
"She has no conscience! She’s my only daughter, all my things would have gone to her eventually. I can’t believe that wretched girl is so impatient!"
"That crazy woman Liu Yan was right about one thing: a daughter is like water spilled from the home—her heart always belongs to outsiders."
"Old Deng, I’m grateful for your help in this."
Hearing this, a cold sneer appeared on Lin Feng’s face.
Lin Feng didn’t need to listen to the rest of the recording to know what kind of filthy content would follow.

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