Chapter 152: Is This a Love Letter?

"You really are half a son of Tianhai after all!" Mayor Li said with a smile.

"That's for sure," Yang Fan replied.

"Then we'll await your good news!" Mayor Li said, immediately calling his secretary over.

Meanwhile, Yang Fan called Liu Haoyu and asked him to come out.

Mayor Li had probably come here today specifically for this matter, bringing both the contract and the official seal with him.

Yang Fan flipped through the contract. What was being purchased was the main peak of Mount Wangmo—which was the headquarters of Redemption—along with the mountain body containing Redemption's former warehouse, an estate, and the entire area of Mount Wangmo!

Three hundred million was truly not expensive. This was likely what his father-in-law meant when he said the government had opened the green channel for him.

Yang Fan signed it immediately, and Liu Haoyu transferred the funds right away. Mayor Li completed all the handover procedures on the spot.

Yang Fan casually handed the paperwork to Liu Haoyu and said, "Haoyu, take this contract to the office building and have a duplicate typed out exactly like this."

"Got it, Uncle, I'm on it!" Liu Haoyu left with the contract, taking the documents for Ye Bing as well.

"Yang Fan, I'm really curious now, just how much money do you actually have?" Mayor Li chuckled.

"I'm curious too. You just pay out three hundred million like it's nothing," Zhang Hai laughed.

Now that official business was concluded, it was time for casual conversation.

"Money is just a number. You shouldn't look at how much money I have; you should look at how much money is on my person."

As he spoke, Yang Fan emptied all his pockets, producing some one-yuan, five-yuan, and ten-yuan bills, without even a single hundred-yuan note in sight.

"My life is one of poverty," Yang Fan complained bitterly.

Mayor Li and Zhang Hai exchanged glances. If you dare call yourself poor, how are the rest of us supposed to survive?

"Well then, let's call it a day, we should be leaving!" Mayor Li and Zhang Hai stood up.

"Aren't you going to stay for the boot-ceremony banquet? Don't go telling people I didn't invite you!"

"We'll let you treat us on the day of your wedding banquet!" Mayor Li said.

"That's a promise!"

Mayor Li and Zhang Hai bid farewell to Department Head Wang, and then led their government entourage away directly.

"Dad, it's just like you said. The provincial government really did open the green channel for me. There's no way I could have bought this piece of land for three hundred million otherwise," Yang Fan said after sitting down with Department Head Wang.

"That just goes to show that people must remain kind. When the heart is good, blessings naturally follow!"

Yang Fan nodded excitedly. This had always been his guiding principle: with greater ability comes greater responsibility.

After chatting a bit more with his father-in-law, Department Head Wang had to leave as well. He needed to hurry back to the provincial capital this afternoon, accompanied by Wang Yun's mother.

In truth, her mother, a professor at the political science and law university, had a rather exhausting time commuting back and forth between the provincial capital and the city.

"Yang Fan, take good care of Yun'er," the elderly couple said.

"Dad, Mom, you can rest easy!"

After seeing off Wang Yun's parents, Yang Fan and Wang Yun walked together toward the exhibition center.

"What has you in such a happy mood?" Wang Yun asked.

"I was just wondering who I should fleece next. By the way, what was the name of that guy who chased you for four years?"

"What are you up to now?" Wang Yun asked hurriedly.

"I'm going to talk business with him and sell you off!"

Wang Yun gave him another kick and scolded, "Get lost!"

"Seriously though, do you have his number?"

"Are you really going to sell me?"

"Would I have the heart to? I'm just going to talk business with him. Somehow or other, I've got to earn back that three hundred million!" Yang Fan said.

"You spent another three hundred million? You reckless spendthrift!"

...

Back at the exhibition center, the atmosphere remained as lively as ever!

"Next up, we'll draw our second batch of lucky audience members. Come on, face the cameras with your smiles and count to three together!"

The whole crowd cheered, because the prize this time was a custom smartphone autographed by the celebrities present.

Amid the cheers, the big screen flickered and suddenly locked onto the Tianhai police officers standing in the very back row.

That's right, they were standing...

"Everyone might have noticed that standing right at the back are our police officers. They have been busy working from early this morning until now. While everyone is cheering and celebrating, I think it's necessary for us to pay tribute to them. They are the true stars most worthy of our admiration."

The entire audience rose to their feet. At that moment, their tribute to the police officers was entirely genuine.

Yang Fan smiled at them. This, of course, was also part of his arrangement—heroes must not be left to shed both blood and tears!

Standing at attention with a standard military salute, every single police officer looked solemn and dignified!

And the message conveyed by the celebrities was, inherently, a form of positive energy...

The boot ceremony didn't conclude until six o'clock, and clearing the venue alone took a full hour. Xu Zihan, Zhao Mengnan, and the others stayed behind to host another meal for the police and SWAT officers.

All in all, this boot ceremony was a success. Fanmei's first appearance in the public eye laid a solid foundation for the dazzling debut of the Equinox Flower girl group next year.

And next year, Fanmei's flagship focus would undoubtedly be the Equinox Flower girl group!

On the other side were the investors—Jiang Huai, President Han, Ah Jiu, and the others. With the launch ceremony underway, Jiang Huai was the most anxious of all. At such a critical juncture when he and his brother were contending for the succession, both of them were racking their brains and exhausting every possible means to make investments.

Now that the project had finally kicked off, it put him in exceptionally high spirits.

"Yang Fan, do you have any other projects that can turn a quick profit? You have to let me know!" Jiang Huai said.

"There are plenty of profitable ventures, but of course, money has to be made step by step. What are you in such a rush for?" President Han chuckled.

"How can I not be in a rush? Our family has given my brother and me only a one-year assessment period," Jiang Huai replied.

"The projects are there, but they won't yield returns in the short term. However, I do have a way to ensure you win decisively—whether through open competition or behind-the-scenes maneuvers, we'll come out on top," Yang Fan said.

"What kind of way?" Jiang Huai asked.

"How about the few of us chat privately?" Yang Fan suggested.

"Sounds good!"

"Then let's go. President Han, President Song, let's have a chat too!" Yang Fan said as he stood up.

President Han and President Song nodded and stood up alongside Jiang Huai.

Liu Mingfeng and the other two already knew what Yang Fan wanted to discuss, so they didn't tag along.

Inside a luxurious reception room...

"Yang Fan, what on earth is so secretive?" Jiang Huai asked.

"Here, take a look!" Yang Fan produced the Mount Wangmo contract directly.

The three men took it, flipped through it, and were instantly stunned.

"That place is worth three hundred million? Surely more than that, right?"

"Regardless of how much it's worth, it belongs to me now. President Jiang, didn't you want to invest?"

"The project is good, but in the short term..."

"Isn't that easy to solve? I've already figured it out. Doesn't your younger brother have control over two billion? With the people under him, he should be able to scrape together three billion. Let him invest!"

"Let him invest? Wouldn't that just make him even more prominent?" Jiang Huai worriedly asked.

"President Jiang, don't you understand yet? This project won't make money within a year! Isn't your brother competing with you? He invests in whatever you invest in. So all you have to do is lure him in and sink all the funds he controls into this project, and you'll secure a guaranteed victory!" President Song explained from the side.

Having reached the ages of President Song and President Han, they were seasoned veterans; you only needed to drop a hint, and they could guess the rest!