Yan Chen and the others returned home as quickly as possible and then went straight to the bedroom upstairs.
"Oh, Xiaochen..." Aunt Jiang was cleaning the house and was about to say hello when she saw his figure, but she saw him rushing upstairs like a gust of wind.
Uncle Ming Tao got off the car and followed him upstairs. Aunt Jiang stopped him and said, "Hey, what's wrong with Xiao Chen? You feel like you're in a hurry?"
Uncle Ming Tao said, "Hey, it's nothing, I just have something urgent. Come back and get something to deal with. Mrs. Jiang, please do your work. I'll go up and take a look."
"Oh, okay, okay, well, you guys have to go out later, so why don't you eat at home for lunch?" Aunt Jiang nodded in agreement, and then asked again.
Uncle Mingtao didn't even look back, "If you don't want to eat, just do what you guys do!"
"Oh, good!"
Uncle Ming Tao pushed open the door of Yan Chen's bedroom and walked in. Then he saw Yan Chen picking out paintings there. He picked up a painting and said, "Oh, isn't the house above the painting Jin Yatou's house? Why is it like this?
But not the people?"
Yan Chen replied while looking at other paintings, "This is called the combination of reality and reality. Who said that paintings must be true to their original meaning?"
"Oh, I understand," Uncle Mingtao nodded suddenly, then put the painting in his hand back to its original place, and then picked up one from the pile of paintings that he had not selected yet and opened it, "Oh,
I think this painting is pretty good. If you buy it, you will definitely get a good price for it. Maybe it will be worth several of your previous paintings."
Yan Chen turned his head and looked at his hand, then threw away the one in his hand, and then snatched the painting directly from his hand, "This one is not for sale!"
Uncle Mingtao was puzzled, "Oh, why? I think this painting is quite good. Look at how vivid and lifelike the character's expressions are. They are exactly like Xiang Jin's girl, one to one.
Restoration, if the painting paper hadn't been so big, I would have thought that the real girl was standing in front of us.
Let me tell you, if that foreigner sees this painting, I guarantee he will pay you a high price!"
Yan Chen quickly rolled up the painting and put it in a separate box again, "This painting won't sell for any money!"
Uncle Mingtao was stunned, but looking at his serious expression, something quickly flashed through his mind, but when he wanted to catch it, he couldn't remember it.
Just when he was about to think about it carefully, Yan Chen threw two paintings over to him, "Uncle Tao, roll them up for me. These two paintings are what I want to sell later."
"Oh, okay!" He quickly reached out to catch it.
Yan Chen quickly picked out the paintings, then put away the remaining paintings, and then went directly to the gallery to make a phone call. After confirming that the Osmans were in the gallery, he called Uncle Mingtao and set off together.
In the car, Uncle Mingtao said, "Oh, why didn't you choose a portrait? I think your portraits are all very good. Any one of them can be sold for a big price."
, look at what you picked today are basically landscape paintings, can the landscape paintings be sold at a good price?"
Yan Chen said, "Okay, then I will draw a portrait for you next time, and then sell it to Oslo, and I will share half of the money I earn with you?"
"Oh, don't, don't, don't, forget it. I have an ordinary appearance, so don't waste your time, writing, and energy." Uncle Mingtao said hurriedly.
Yan Chen said lazily, "Don't waste it. Although your appearance is a bit ordinary, it's not ugly. You still have a certain freehand style."
Uncle Ming Tao laughed angrily, "You kid, are you kidding your Uncle Tao?"
Yan Chen said, "No, I'm just telling the truth," and then he straightened his expression, "By the way, I did draw a portrait for you. I'll give you one as a gift in a few days when I'm free!
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A smile appeared on the corner of Uncle Mingtao's mouth, "Okay, as long as you are happy!"
Yan Chen followed and asked, "Hey, Uncle Tao, have you been in contact with some veterans? How are they doing now?"
Uncle Tao nodded and said, "Yes, some of them are still in contact with each other for a long time. After they were discharged from the army, many of them returned to their hometowns directly. A smaller number, with a certain level of education, directly changed their jobs and went elsewhere. Those who returned to their hometowns
Basically, it's just like that, you become a farmer, but you don't have to worry about food and clothing."
Yan Chen nodded, "Uncle Tao, if you contact them to come to the provincial capital to work, do you think they will be willing?"
Uncle Mingtao replied without thinking, "Yes, I am definitely willing. I have work to do and can make money, so why not?"
Then Yan Chen said, "Okay, after we buy the land, you can help me find some people. If they can endure hardships, be sincere and down-to-earth, and are serious and reliable in their work, in short, they are trustworthy people who can come to the provincial capital."
Let's work in the fields. I want to plant vegetables, fruit trees and landscape trees in greenhouses. They can rest assured about the wages, I will never treat them badly."
After hearing this, Uncle Mingtao nodded seriously, "Okay, I will contact them later, but how many people do you plan to recruit?"
Yan Chen said, "I don't know much about farming, but we can find out how many acres of land one person can manage with a good crop handle.
Of course, if their family members are also people of good character, they can also come together. Anyway, we are going to build a few houses on the land. When the time comes, we will build a seven-story house with two rooms as a unit.
There are eight sets. If they bring their families, they can have one set for each family.
But the prerequisite is that you must be reliable and down-to-earth, and be serious and responsible in your work! Don't want those who are sneaky, slippery, smooth-tongued, and have too many thoughts!"
"Okay, I understand!" Uncle Mingtao nodded seriously again.
Yan Chen said, "But then we can ask Xiang Jin's grandfather for advice. His grandfather is an old farmer and is good at managing production. He must know how many acres of land one person can manage.
Once we have a clear understanding, it is not too late to decide on the candidates. Otherwise, it would be bad if we blindly call people here and not have much work to do. We must ensure that the people we visit have work all year round, so that they
The more money you make, the more money you make.”
"Okay, then when you find out more about it with Girl Jin, just tell me and I'll find someone else!" Uncle Mingtao nodded again.
While they were talking, they drove to the gallery. As soon as they got out of the car, they were taken directly to Os's office by Os's assistant.
Ao Si said in his strange Chinese accent, "Chen, what masterpiece did you bring me today?"
Yan Chen opened the box directly, "Mr. Aos, you can read it yourself first!"
After seeing it, Ao Si sighed with a strange expression, "Chen, why do I have the feeling that you are leaving good works behind to sell them to me? Your paintings "Farmhouse", "Rose", "Wheat Field"
"" and "Farming in the Distance" I like both. They are more spiritual and freehand than the previous paintings. Do you want to keep them and sell them to others, but you are in a hurry for money, so you came to sell them to me today?
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Yan Chen smiled and said, "Thank you Mr. Os for the compliment. You are indeed right. I am indeed in urgent need of money, but you are too worried. I am not keeping these paintings to sell to others, but
I left these paintings at my hometown before, and I just sent my family to retrieve them from my hometown yesterday. They just arrived this morning, and I rushed to bring them to you as soon as I arrived."
"Is that so?" Ossie took a magnifying glass and looked at the paintings again.
Yan Chen nodded, "Of course!"
The more Ao Si looked at those paintings, the more he liked them. Finally, he put down the magnifying glass and extended his hand directly to him, "I want these paintings of yours, and I will give you this price for each one, five hundred thousand, you see.
how?"
Yan Chen looked at him, "Is this the highest price?!"
Ao Si's eyes flashed, "If you don't agree, I can give you more, six or six hundred thousand, but it can't be more. You also know that I am a businessman, and you have to leave me some money."
Just make a profit!"
Yan Chen stared at him for a while, then raised the corners of his lips, "Okay, each painting will be sold for 600,000 yuan, but again, I want to arrange the payment immediately!"
Aos raised his eyebrows and raised a pleasant smile, "Of course!" Then he pressed the internal line and ordered the finance department to handle the payment for Yan Chen.
After coming out of the gallery with a transfer receipt of 2.4 million, Yan Chen and Uncle Mingtao found a place nearby to have a casual lunch, and then drove directly to the Land and Resources Bureau.
On the way to the Land and Resources Bureau, Uncle Tao said, "That Oss, he is so damn evil. All of a sudden he wants to earn you an extra 100,000 yuan per painting, and all of a sudden it's 400,000 yuan. I think he
It’s not enough to sell it.”
Yan Chen laughed, "Businessmen pursue profit and maximize their profits. It's their nature. There's nothing worth complaining about. Uncle Tao, isn't that the same when we earn other people's money?"
Then Uncle Tao became silent.
After going through all the procedures and completing all the formalities, Yan Chen and his party left the Land and Resources Bureau at almost five o'clock. His sister-in-law suggested that they find a place to have a meal. In fact, the three people in their house
It doesn't matter, even if you go home to eat, Lawyer Qin really did his duty today and cooked them well in every aspect, so I have to thank him properly.
Yan Chen had no objection, so everyone went to a relatively famous restaurant in the provincial capital to have a meal, and then they sent Lawyer Qin home together, and they just went home.
Because her sister-in-law drove here by herself in the morning and the car was still parked in the military compound, so after getting off Uncle Mingtao's car, she didn't even go inside to sit for a while before driving her own car back.
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Entering the house, Aunt Jiang and the others were sitting at the dining table eating. When they saw them coming back, Aunt Jiang stood up quickly and said, "Oh, you haven't eaten yet, I'll get it for you?"
You haven't come back or called home. I thought you ate out, so I didn't cook it for you."
Uncle Mingtao pushed her back onto the dining stool and said, "Sister-in-law Jiang, please continue to eat yours. We have already eaten outside. What are you eating? Noodles again?"
Aunt Jiang said, "The chief is not here and you haven't come back, so we ordered the noodles. They said the noodles will keep you warm!"
Yan Chen asked, "Grandpa has joined the company again?"
"Shortly after you left in the morning, the chief followed suit and said he wouldn't be back for another two days." Aunt Jiang picked up a handful of noodles and was about to put it into her mouth, but she hurried after hearing Yan Chen's question.
Stopped.
Yan Chen nodded, then turned around and said, "I'm going back to my room to rest."
Everyone also knew that his temperament was always cold and quiet, so they didn't pay attention to it, nodded and continued eating.
However, Uncle Mingtao pulled up a chair and came out to chat with them.
After buying the land, Yan Chen wanted to tell Xiang Jin the news, so he called his hometown at noon the next day, but the line was always busy. He dialed three times in total before he got through.
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"Hello?"
"Yan Chen?" A familiar voice came from the other end of the phone.
"Xiang Jin?! Are you at my grandpa's house?" Yan Chen was also very surprised that it was Xiang Jin who answered the phone.
Xiang Jin nodded on the other end of the phone, "Well, I'll take a call here."
"So the reason my phone line was busy just now was because you were talking?" Yan Chen asked.
Xiang Jin said "Yeah", "Han Che called me and kept telling him at that time, are you looking for Grandma Mo and Grandpa Zeng? They are in the fields, please wait a moment."
, shall I call you? Or if you hang up, it will be the same if I call you in five minutes."
Yan Chen said, "No, I'm calling to see you. How do you know I opened this phone?"
Xiang Jin said, "One is because of the area code on the phone? Isn't that the area code of the provincial capital? The other is your phone number. Although there is a two-digit difference from yesterday's phone number, I think
You should be the one who hit me."
"Okay, I'm so careful in observing and have a good memory. I called you yesterday and actually wrote down your phone number," Yan Chen's lips curled up and he joked at the same time.
Xiang Jin said arrogantly on the other end of the phone, "Of course, I have a good memory!"
Yan Chen then asked, "Why did Han Che call you?"
"Oh, it's nothing. He just wanted to thank me for the sausages, pheasants and vegetables I gave him. He said those things were delicious and his family liked them all," Xiang Jin said.
Yan Chen frowned, "That's all? You've been talking about it for so long?"
"Ah, he also asked me to tell him about the house where the sausage is made. He said that they would fill it up and sell it in restaurants. Then I memorized the ingredients of the sausage and told him.
He was taking notes on the sausage-making steps, so the time was delayed a bit."
"Oh, that's it?!"
"Um, oh, by the way, what do you want from me? Has the land been bought?"
Yan Chen nodded on the other end of the phone, "Yes, it has been purchased. The total area is twenty-three acres and eighty-seven centimeters."
"Yeah, so much? Wouldn't it cost more than seven million when all the expenses are calculated?"
As expected, she hadn't even bought a cent. Xiang Jin suddenly felt that compared with Yan Chen, he was simply a poor man, so she felt a little disappointed in her heart.
Before, she felt good about herself, and even a little complacent. She thought it was pretty good that she could save more than 500,000 yuan in savings in just six months. She was very satisfied with her achievement. After all,
In this society and in this era, it is really rare to achieve the results she did, and it is not an exaggeration to describe her as rare.
But now that she knew Yan Chen's strength, she felt deeply slapped in the face. She felt that those previous thoughts were simply too childish and ridiculous!
She has always claimed to be a social elite, but compared with this boy, why does she feel like she was instantly turned into a scumbag?
Alas, it seems that her earning speed is still too slow. No, she has to find a way to make a lot of money.
As her mind was spinning over and over again, Yan Chen's voice came over the phone again, "Well, the transfer price of the land, plus various miscellaneous taxes and fees, is so much."
Xiang Jin calmed down and spoke to him seriously, "Then you can calculate how much I will have to pay you in total when I buy two acres of land. In addition, I will build a house on that land, grow crops, etc., and then I will follow the corresponding instructions.
The proportion will be shared with you."
Yan Chen said, "There's no rush for this right now. We'll talk about it later. I'm going to tell you something else now."
"Well, tell me!"
"I went to the bank in the morning and transferred 100,000 yuan to your card. Tomorrow morning you go to the bank and transfer it back to the card you arranged to give me 520,000 yuan. I will print out an investment certificate here.
The specific bank accounts of the other party are required for notarization by the law firm, and the law firm needs to prepare relevant materials today, so I, my aunt, and our three parties have made an appointment to meet tomorrow afternoon."
"Oh, okay, I understand! But thank you!"
Yan Chen said on the other end of the phone, "You're welcome!"
Xiang Jin thought to himself: Of course you don't care now, but in a few years or ten years, when the price of the land skyrockets like a rocket, I don't know if you will.
Do you regret your "you're welcome" today?
After the matter was settled, Xiang Jin asked, "Oh, by the way, does the land use right certificate say when it will be issued?"
Yan Chen said, "Now we have gone through the relevant procedures and paid the price. They still need to do some related registration and filing internally. It will take about fifteen days to complete all the procedures, but it will be done soon."
It’s the Spring Festival, and with the holidays in between, it might take a month.”
"A month? Then don't we all have to start school?!" Xiang Jin calculated silently for a while.
"Well, so I asked them to hurry up and try to see if they can get the certificate a few days in advance. If not, I will arrive at school two days late."
"Ah? Then didn't you miss your studies?!" Xiang Jin said.
Yan Chen said, "It won't matter if we delay it for a few days. That's several million. If we get all the belongings of you and me as soon as possible, we can cultivate and use that land sooner."
There are a lot of things to do next year. First of all, we have to build a few houses on that land. Secondly, we have to plow the land. Just getting rid of the weeds in the land will take some time. Then
Just sow the seeds brother."
Xiang Jin nodded on the other end of the phone, "Well, let's use a piece of land to grow fruits, such as strawberries and watermelons. Let me tell you that these two fruits can also be grown in greenhouses in winter.
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"Watermelon? We are located in the northwest. Isn't it too cold to eat that first in winter?" Yan Chen frowned.
Xiang Jin said, "What does this have to do with it? Don't you have heating in every house in your city? I told you that it would be nice to eat a pot first in winter, and then eat some watermelon later. I will make one for you then.
Plant a pot and eat it, I guarantee you will still want to eat it."
"What pot?" Yan Chen couldn't help but jokingly asked after hearing what she said.
Xiang Jin asked, "Have you heard that people in the southwest like to eat hot pot?"
"Yeah, I heard about it! It's said that because the climate there is humid, people like to eat hot pot to dispel the cold. So people there especially like to eat spicy and spicy condiments."
Xiang Jinjiu nodded, "Yes, I will also cook you a hot pot meal when the time comes. By the way, are you interested in opening a hot pot restaurant in the provincial capital? I will provide you with the recipe for free when the time comes.
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Yan Chen smiled and said, "Why don't you drive it yourself?"
Xiang Jin said, "I don't have anyone. I think it's better to take care of things like opening a shop yourself. Even if you can't take care of it yourself, you have to have someone you trust take care of it, otherwise no one will take care of it."
Be careful, that store won't last long and will collapse sooner or later.
You are different. Your family is in the provincial capital. You have your aunt and your uncle Tao. They can help you. If you open a hot pot restaurant in the provincial capital, the business will be very good and prosperous! You can consider me.
proposal!
I can provide you with two pot recipes, one is a health soup pot that can be used all year round, and the other is a hot pot that is specially used from winter to early spring."
Yan Chen said, "Then you drive with me!"
Xiang Jin said, "I'll forget it. I have no manpower and no money, and I still owe you a huge debt."
Yan Chen said, "I can provide these, and you can invest in the technology!"
Xiang Jin fell silent.
Technology investment?
I have to say that this proposal is very attractive to her! But this guy has helped her so much. Wouldn't it be too unreasonable for her to take advantage of others even in this way?
So Xiang Jin refused and said, "Forget it, you can make it yourself, or you can find someone to make it yourself. I can sponsor you with two recipes, you're welcome!"
Yan Chen's tone sounded a little disappointed, "Forget it, if you don't participate, I won't have the confidence to open it then!"
Xiang Jin asked, "How is that possible? As long as you follow my recipe, it will definitely go well, right?"
"So confident?" Yan Chen said with a smile.
Xiang Jin said, "Of course, I have always been confident in what I make, right?!"
She was a gourmet in her previous life. Although she has not eaten all over the world, she still eats the specialties of many places, right? And as long as she is interested, she will also prepare gifts to pay tribute to famous local teachers.
Ask the chefs for advice and then go home to make food for your family, okay?
As far as the food in this place is concerned, if she just comes up with a recipe, she can beat them ten times and get widespread praise from people, right?
Yan Chen chuckled on the other end of the phone.
Xiang Jin continued, "Let me tell you, pots are not popular yet. If you open it first, not only will you not be competitive, but by then your store will be an authentic time-honored store, and you will be able to make a lot of money easily.
Man, there is such a good opportunity to make money here and you don’t know how to grasp it, how silly!
Let me tell you, if it was Han Che, he would have done it right away, you see, he didn’t even let go of a sausage, he called me and even asked me for a long time, for fear that I would miss something."
Yan Chen said, "Okay, then I will open a pot shop, but I have agreed that if I encounter any unexpected situation, you can't just be the shopkeeper and don't care. You have to find a way to solve it with me."
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"Hey, Yan Chen, aren't your demands a bit too much? I'm regretting it now, so don't take what I just said seriously!"
She gave him two prescriptions for free without taking a penny, and he even asked her to do all the work for him. Oh, why, why?
Listening to the tone of her words, Yan Chen's smile widened a lot, "I take it seriously, and I have decided to open this store, so if you go back on it, it will be invalid! You are not allowed to go back on it!"
"Oh, how could you do this? Why do I feel like I have a cowhide plaster on it that I can't shake off?"
"You're right, this is indeed a good opportunity to make money. Why wouldn't I seize the opportunity?"
Xiang Jin said, "I regretted it. I want to invest in technology, plus 20% of the capital. If you provide management personnel, we will split the account between 40 and 60%!"
Why should he, who has made a lot of money, ask her, the person who provided him with the prescription, to provide technical guidance and services indefinitely in the future? If he is not willing to accept it, she will also be jealous, okay?
The goal was achieved, and the smile on Yan Chen's lips became thicker, "Okay!"
She agreed so simply without even thinking about it. Did she lose her shares just now?
Oh, forget it, just suffer a loss if you suffer a loss. As the saying goes, a loss is a blessing, right? Besides, she doesn't seem to have suffered much, right? The two formulas in her mind can be exchanged for 20% of the shares, which is actually still satisfactory.
Worth it, miss her
The recipe for so many dishes was only exchanged for a few hundred dollars from Han Che. If this soup pot restaurant is opened, there will be a steady stream of money coming into her account in the future, which is not as good as hers.
Isn’t it the money you make from writing articles?
Thinking of this, Xiang Jin felt happy, "Well, after that year you can find a reliable cook to come to me to learn the process of making soup pots. Of course, I have to remind you, for the long-term success of our hot pot restaurant
If we continue to operate stably, I suggest that we sign a long-term employment contract with the other party, and that the two of us jointly use 10% of the shares to distribute bonuses to the employees.
Otherwise, in the capital market, over time, people will easily become unstable, and then they will have second thoughts, and the carrot still has to be dangled."
Yan Chen smiled even more heartily, "Okay! I will then take out 10% of my shares and give them to Uncle Tao as management expenses."
"Okay, let's do it together. When the time comes, you will contribute half and I will contribute half. We will pay Uncle Tao together. I will not participate in the management, so I will take 35%!"
Yan Chen wanted to refuse, but after thinking about it, he agreed.
"One last thing, ask your grandpa, a skilled farmer, how many acres of land he can manage by himself. We have more than twenty-three acres of land, so I can let Uncle Tao arrange manpower.
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"Okay, I'll go back and ask you then, and I'll give you a call. Oh, by the way, you've been at home all the time recently, and you won't go out, right? Otherwise, you'll be in trouble if I call you then and you're not here."
Yan Chen said, "Except for going out tomorrow afternoon, I should be at home."
"Okay, I might be able to call you back at noon tomorrow. Why don't you wait for my call then?"
"Okay! By the way, think about it again, how much wages will be paid to those who come to work in our fields every month?"
"What about this? I'm afraid it has to be combined with the wages of people working in the city now. It's too high and we can't afford it. It's too low and people probably won't be willing to come. We have to give them some money, and can't we cover it?
Food and accommodation must also be included in the calculation.
In addition, we also need to roughly estimate the value of our annual output per mu and whether we are making a profit."
"Okay, I understand. I will find out more about it then and discuss it with Uncle Tao."