“Brother Li, are we really going to give them 60 million?”
Zhao Rui Long’s face was a mix of anger and uncertainty, clearly holding back a fiery rage.
Li Da Kang nodded, “Yes, we have to. I’ll say it again, it’s better to cut our losses. In this sensitive period, we can’t afford a mass protest. It’ll be embarrassing for everyone.”
“I understand what you mean. Goodbye, Brother Li.”
Zhao Rui Long stood up, gave a brief farewell and left in a huff.
“Take care. Give my regards to the Old Secretary.”
Li Da Kang was being equally perfunctory, not even bothering to stand up to see him off.
Zhao Rui Long and Zhao Li Chun were like grasshoppers in autumn, they wouldn’t be able to hop around for long.
Li Da Kang had already shown great mercy by not taking the opportunity to deal a blow to the Zhao family father and son.
Of course, Li Da Kang had no intention of striking at the Zhao family father and son.
After all, the original Li Da Kang had been promoted and trusted by Zhao Li Chun, there was a certain level of loyalty between them.
Turning against someone who has been kind to you, regardless of the reason, is always looked down upon by people.
For example, Lü Bu, no matter how valiant he was, could not escape the label of “Three-Kingdom Traitor.”
Anyway, there would be people taking care of the Zhao family father and son, Li Da Kang didn’t need to get his hands dirty. Just wait and see.
Zhao Rui Long wasn’t as calm. He was filled with anger and wanted to turn on Li Da Kang.
However, considering that his father had already left Han Dong, Zhao Rui Long had to swallow his anger.
Zhao Rui Long wasn’t exactly smart, but he wasn’t dumb either. At least he knew that Li Da Kang was not someone to be trifled with.
Back when Zhao Li Chun was the secretary of the Han Dong Provincial Committee, Li Da Kang had dared to defy him.
For example, when Zhao Rui Long was trying to get the Yueya Lake Food City project in Lüzhou approved, Li Da Kang was adamantly opposed to it.
The project only got approved after Li Da Kang was transferred out of Lüzhou and Gao Yu Liang took over.
Li Da Kang’s message was clear: Whoever makes him uncomfortable, he will make them uncomfortable in return.
In other words, if the Shanshui Group didn’t give the 60 million to help the Dàfēng factory, they wouldn’t be able to demolish it.
Zhao Rui Long was so furious he wanted to just say no, but he managed to hold back, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.
After leaving Li Da Kang’s residence, Zhao Rui Long took out his phone and called his father to ask for his opinion.
He was greeted with a barrage of scolding: “Who else could you have gone to, why did you go to Li Da Kang? Give him the 60 million!”
Zhao Rui Long was still a bit defiant: “Why should we give him whatever he wants? It’s not like my money grows on trees.”
His father was very disappointed: “You’ve really not learned your lesson! If you don’t give them the money, you won’t be able to demolish Dàfēng factory!”
Zhao Rui Long reluctantly agreed. If you can’t demolish Dàfēng factory without paying, and even his father said so, then it really couldn’t be demolished.
Without Li Da Kang’s approval, Zhao Rui Long wouldn’t be able to find anyone in Han Dong who could help. Even if he went to Gao Yu Liang, it wouldn’t do any good. Gao Yu Liang couldn’t do anything against the always-powerful Li Da Kang.
Besides, Gao Yu Liang was not the same Gao Yu Liang he was in the past. The old Gao Yu Liang needed to curry favor with the Zhao family. The current Gao Yu Liang was a cunning fox who knew how to protect himself.
After talking to his father, Zhao Rui Long, filled with frustration, went to the Shanshui Villa and vented his anger on the foreign woman who was teaching him English.
Gao Xiao Qin was also quite annoyed. Both Zhao Rui Long and his Zhao family had no leverage over Li Da Kang, and she certainly didn’t. So, they might as well pay. Reluctantly, they had to pay.
Unlike Zhao Rui Long and Gao Xiao Qin’s annoyance and frustration, Li Da Kang was in a good mood. After Zhao Rui Long left, Li Da Kang continued his role as a copywriter, transcribing three popular online novels from his previous life.
Before Zhao Rui Long arrived, Li Da Kang had already transcribed nearly 10,000 characters on his computer during his time off. Although he didn’t have a cheat code, his memory after transmigration was exceptionally good.
It seemed like he had developed some special ability. The novels and technical documents he had read in his previous life, Li Da Kang could now recall verbatim, as if he were copying them from a source.
After finishing the first five chapters of the three online novels, Li Da Kang called his cousin over to discuss it: “Xing Zhi, I’m going to write online novels in my spare time. Do you mind if I publish them under your name?”
“Sure,” Tian Xing Zhi readily agreed. She understood that her cousin couldn’t publish novels under his own name, as he was worried about being too busy. “You’re so busy with work, and you still want to write novels in your spare time. Can you handle it?”
Li Da Kang casually said: “Don’t worry, writing online novels is a form of mental relaxation. It’s just letting my imagination run wild, writing whatever comes to mind. It’s fine.”
“Okay.” Tian Xing Zhi believed him. She thought that her cousin was under too much pressure and wanted to relax his tense mind by writing online novels.
So, they agreed on that. Li Da Kang used Tian Xing Zhi’s identity to register an account and publish his novels. He uploaded the first five chapters he had just finished.
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The next morning, soon after Li Da Kang arrived at his office, he received a call from Gao Xiao Qin: “Secretary Li, our Shanshui Group is willing to cooperate with you and the city government to contribute 60 million to handle the aftermath of the Dàfēng factory.”
Li Da Kang was in high spirits: “Good! You are willing to take on social responsibility. Now, the Dàfēng factory worker’s resettlement has been solved. Ms. Gao, I will ask Sun Lian Cheng to set up a special account. When can the money be transferred?”
Gao Xiao Qin said: “As soon as District Chief Sun sets up the account, the money will be transferred. However, Secretary Li, when can the Dàfēng factory be demolished? We’ve been waiting for half a year.”
Li Da Kang thought for a moment and said: “As soon as Ms. Gao’s money is transferred, the Dàfēng factory will be demolished within half a month. It will take some time to dismantle the machinery and equipment. These need to be kept for the new Dàfēng factory.”
Gao Xiao Qin was also quick to agree: “Okay, Secretary Li, your word is enough. Half a month is fine. We’ve been waiting for half a year, and now we finally see hope.”
Li Da Kang smiled: “Don’t worry, Ms. Gao. As soon as your money is in the special account, I will go to Dàfēng factory to do some research and personally oversee this matter.”
Gao Xiao Qin was overjoyed: “Secretary Li will personally oversee this matter. That’s great! Don’t worry, as soon as District Chief Sun sets up the special account, I will transfer the money immediately.”
“Alright, that’s all for now.” Li Da Kang nodded. Once the money is in place, everything else will be easy. The Dàfēng factory workers have resettlement money and will be able to keep their jobs. What else could they possibly complain about?
After hanging up, he told Sun Lian Cheng to quickly set up the Dàfēng factory’s special account, and once it was done, to give the account number to Gao Xiao Qin so that she could transfer the money.
Sun Lian Cheng was ecstatic: “Secretary Da Kang, only you can handle Gao Xiao Qin. How much did the Shanshui Group agree to pay?”
Li Da Kang said, not amused: “You were there yesterday, weren’t you? It’s 60 million, what else could it be?”
Sun Lian Cheng was excited: “You’re the best, Secretary Da Kang. You asked for 60 million, and the Shanshui Group readily gave it.”
Li Da Kang warned: “This money is specifically for the Dàfēng factory worker’s resettlement and the construction of the new Dàfēng factory. Don’t have any ideas.”
Sun Lian Cheng quickly assured him: “I won’t have any ideas. I won’t let anyone else have any ideas either. No one will be allowed to use even a single cent.”
It’s not easy. The Dàfēng factory, no, the Shanshui Group was a tough nut to crack. Only Secretary Da Kang could handle it.
With the money, the Dàfēng factory that couldn’t be demolished could finally be demolished. Previously, it couldn’t be demolished because there was no money for resettlement, let alone for building a new Dàfēng factory.
Now, not only could they give the Dàfēng factory workers resettlement funds, but they also have money to build a new Dàfēng factory. What reason do the Dàfēng factory workers have to resist the demolition?
“Good!” Li Da Kang praised, then instructed: “The land for the new Dàfēng factory needs to be planned as soon as possible. You need to arrange this.”
“Don’t worry, I will arrange it immediately. I will get it done this morning.” Sun Lian Cheng patted his chest and promised. He wasn’t bragging. He was always efficient with his work.
Sun Lian Cheng’s efficiency was high. Gao Xiao Qin was also efficient. In the afternoon, as soon as Li Da Kang started working, Sun Lian Cheng reported that the 60 million had arrived.
With the money in place, they could finally start working. Li Da Kang called Sun Lian Cheng and together they went to the Dàfēng factory for an inspection and investigation. It was time to pull out this nail in the Guangming Peak project.
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