The next day, morning.
At breakfast, Fang Bai saw his mother boiling several eggs for him, saying that he had just finished his exams and needed some nourishment.
Fang Bai frowned, "Oh, Mom, one or two eggs are enough. Don't boil so many. The chickens will cover their butts and run away when they see them."
Liu Fengqing chuckled, "You child, three or four isn't a lot. The chickens raised on the mountain lay very small eggs, but they're nutritious. I specially found them for you and Tingting."
"Alright, then." Fang Bai sat down and first drank a glass of warm water. "Let's see if we can buy some mountain-raised hens. When I crave chicken, I can butcher one and make soup."
"Their chickens are specifically for laying eggs; it would be a pity to kill them. Buying roosters that don't lay eggs would be fine, though."
Fang Bai pouted, thinking that was true. Farmers nowadays wouldn't be willing to sell their egg-laying hens.
Now, the family was particular about what they ate and drank. Before, they sought meat; now, they sought good food.
His mother's cooking was still a bit lacking, somewhat wasting ingredients. Fang Bai felt he should hire a professional chef to help with lunch and dinner.
People always have some pursuits, and eating is one of them. Earning so much money yet not being able to eat well felt a bit regrettable.
It wasn't about eating delicacies every day, but rather that even a simple vegetable dish could be made delicious.
After breakfast, Fang Bai read for a while, then went to the County Compound with his father.
Before leaving, he even specifically brushed his teeth and rinsed his mouth. Otherwise, if his mouth had a hint of egg smell, he was afraid his breath would choke the County Leader.
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Eleven o'clock in the morning.
In the meeting room of the Yongjia County Compound, Fang Bai and his father sat side-by-side in suits. Opposite them were various County Leaders, and around them sat department heads.
Fang Shi didn't say much throughout, letting his son handle the discussions. His attention was more on the leaders wearing dark Zhongshan-style spring jackets with white shirts underneath, which appeared solemn, formal, and authoritative.
Occasionally, his son would let him try to express an opinion, which was actually to train his ability to speak in such settings.
To improve his verbal expression, Fang Shi often loudly recited his daughter's middle school Chinese textbooks. When his son saw this, he collected some conversational scripts for him to memorize, and it had some effect.
At this point, both sides had been discussing for over an hour, and finally, there was a result. The staff from the Land Management Department had already prepared the State-Owned Land Use Rights Transfer Contract.
A total of 350 mu of state-owned land was to be transferred, located eighty-odd mu east of Xinghai Plaza and along the river to the west. The primary use of the transferred plots was residential, with a portion for commercial use, all with specific planning requirements. Generally, the transfer period for residential land was 70 years, and for commercial and entertainment land, 40 years.
Additionally, there were approximately 50 mu of land currently occupied by residents. Relevant departments from the county would coordinate the demolition, and after the coordination work was completed, a supplementary land transfer contract for this portion of land would be signed.
The transfer fee for these four hundred mu of land, including taxes, was approximately twenty million yuan. Fang Bai did not receive any preferential price; he only asked that there be no mandatory development requirements within a few years.
The County Government, on their side, mainly wanted Xinghai Company to invest wholeheartedly in Xinghai Plaza, without hesitation, to give them a sense of security.
Actually, they misunderstood Fang Bai's intentions.
After both parties signed and sealed the contract, Fang Bai and his father shook hands with the County Leaders present.
County Chief Gu, on behalf of the county, concluded by saying, "President Fang, Boss Fang, we look forward to Xinghai Company's early development, so that everyone can soon see a different Yongjia County..."
"We will work hard, and thank you, leaders, for your support and trust." Fang Bai shook hands with County Chief Gu. He was very happy after acquiring the land.
After Xinghai Plaza is built, he will gradually develop it, developing one hundred mu, then buying another one hundred mu, maintaining a stock of three to four hundred mu of land, and then concentrating on development around 2000.
Constantly hoarding land would be exploiting the County Leader, and it would be difficult for Fang Bai to maintain cooperation.
To be honest, Fang Bai didn't want to engage in special public relations teams like some real estate bosses; it was too corrupt and could easily lead to his own downfall.
If a public relations incident resulted in a "death," it would be clear who tilled the land, but it would probably be unclear who sowed the seeds.
Even the "seedling fee" would have several "farmers" join a group to discuss splitting the bill. If these "farmers" all knew each other, how awkward would that be? Such absurdities are not uncommon.
Both sides applauded warmly, and the negotiation meeting concluded. The remaining work would be handled by Fang Shi, with Fang Bai acting as a hands-off boss.
In the afternoon,
Fang Bai called Lu Dahai to go to the Industrial and Commercial Department together to register "Wen City Xinghai Construction Engineering Limited Liability Company" with a registered capital of one million yuan, registered address at Xinghai Shopping Mall, and Lu Dahai as the legal representative.
Being a legal representative has no connection to actual control; one can be a legal representative even without any shares.
Fang Bai made Lu Dahai the legal representative of the construction company mainly because such construction engineering companies are prone to work-related injuries and criminal incidents. The legal representative has to bear criminal liability, civil liability risks, debt risks, and other risks.
Moreover, there are risks like bribery, corruption, and tax evasion, so Fang Bai naturally did not want to be the legal representative.
Of course, the actual controller is still responsible if liable, but the first to go to the sewing machine is definitely the legal representative, unless acquitted by trial.
Although Fang Bai appointed Lu Dahai as the legal representative, the company's official seal and business license were managed by his own family. Lu Dahai was only needed when changing the legal representative for industrial and commercial changes.
Fang Bai told Lu Dahai directly that he didn't have much time to manage this engineering company and asked him to be the legal representative. Lu Dahai agreed without much hesitation.
Lu Dahai followed Fang Bai, seeing how smoothly he handled the procedures. Department heads greeted them and supervised the process. Only printing documents and making the license took time; it was a green light all the way.
He had followed the right person!
Last night, Lu Dahai gathered his subordinates to discuss joining a formal company. The group of brothers had no objections, feeling that it was good to seek shelter under a big tree, as long as they could get their salaries normally. The matter was resolved very smoothly.
That same afternoon, the industrial and commercial registration was completed.
After Fang Bai received the license and left the Industrial and Commercial Department, he said to Lu Dahai, "After industrial and commercial registration, this is just the first step.
The remaining construction qualification approval needs to be applied for at the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development. Once the company has professional personnel, I'll go handle it."
"Okay, Boss, you're amazing! You handle procedures so fast," Lu Dahai said with a laugh, truly admiring him from the bottom of his heart.
"I'm going to the design institute tomorrow. I'm not very familiar with engineering matters. You can make a list for me of any equipment and vehicles that need to be added.
If the company's funds are insufficient, they can be temporarily transferred from Xinghai Company."
Fang Bai instructed. The engineering company's finances would, of course, be handled by his own people; he planned to entrust them to his mother.
Now that the company was established, its temporary office space was in the Xinghai Shopping Mall office.
Lu Dahai understood, patted his chest, and guaranteed he would do a good job, then rode off with a grin.
Three days later,
Fang Bai finalized the design matters for the shopping mall. The subsequent work was handed over to Lu Dahai and his father. Mall management was handled by Jing Tian and other management staff, while Fang Bai's mother still managed the money, and Fang Bai continued to be a hands-off boss.
Lu Dahai reported a long list of equipment to Fang Bai, including hoists, mortar pumps, rebar cutters and stretchers, mixers, piling machines, and also two hand-held tractors specifically for transporting engineering equipment and goods.
No one in the engineering team could drive a car, otherwise, they would have just gotten Dongfeng trucks. Hand-held tractors, however, were cheap and easy to learn, and two or three people in the engineering team could drive them. The only downside was that they weren't very safe and weren't easy to drive well. Fang Bai specifically warned them not to drive into ravines, as such incidents were not uncommon.
After reviewing it, Fang Bai approved it directly, allowing the engineering team to upgrade all their equipment, and also told Lu Dahai to purchase safety protection equipment like safety nets.
The first phase of five thousand square meters involved expanding the original shopping mall by four thousand square meters. The already built foundation could not be excavated further, but fortunately, the mall was only one story high. If it had been five stories, it would have been difficult to connect.
Lu Dahai's old orders were completed quickly, and he had already arranged for people to move in and prepare for leveling the site.
Fang Shi bought a braised pig's head and placed it in front of the construction site. The family burned incense and offered sacrifices. After lighting firecrackers, work could begin, but no earth could be moved yet.
With a simple ceremony, the first phase of the project quietly began land leveling, awaiting geological surveys and design drawings. Only after these were confirmed would earth be moved.
Fang Bai watched Xinghai Company embark on a new journey, eagerly anticipating the moment of completion and grand opening.
The basement floor would be a large supermarket and warehouse, the first floor for home appliances and furnishings, the second and third floors for high-end service shops, the fourth floor for hotpot restaurants and other eateries, and the fifth floor temporarily for company offices and warehouses.
They would pursue whatever was most profitable first. At the entrance of the shopping mall, a recruitment poster was erected, offering high salaries for positions such as professional managers, engineering technicians, retired military personnel, accountants, and chefs.
At the same time, high-paying job advertisements were published on a full page of the Wen City Daily. The demand was very high, but so were the requirements for work experience and education. This was Xinghai Company's first time recruiting talent from society.
Many people submitted resumes. Currently, Li Meng was responsible for initial screening, and Fang Bai would conduct the final interviews, with concentrated interviews held every Sunday.
Jing Tian went home for a visit and chatted with Fang Bai about family matters upon his return.
"My parents were a bit reluctant when they heard I was working for a private enterprise. I directly took out the five thousand yuan the boss gave me and slapped it on the dining table, saying grandly, 'Which company gives me so much money at once? Which company can give me several hundred yuan in salary a month?' They immediately fell silent, shocked by the stack of money, haha."
"Heh heh, you're showing off in front of your family with that move. Aren't you afraid your dad will whip you with a belt?"
"My dad isn't an unreasonable person. Anyway, the whole family approved and told me to follow the boss well.
The next day, my dad went to show off in the village. Within two days, everyone in the village knew, and matchmakers even introduced me to potential partners. Oh, man!" Jing Tian said gleefully, feeling very proud.
"Jing Tian, I think you're quite proud yourself. Do you have a partner now?" Fang Bai asked gossiping.
Jing Tian scratched his head, embarrassed, "Not yet. I'll wait until I buy a house. Otherwise, where would we squeeze after getting married?"
"Hmm, you just graduated, so there's no rush. When your own conditions are better, you can find someone even better. Of course, if you meet someone good, don't miss out," Fang Bai said leisurely. "You don't need to worry about this either. When the time comes, the company will arrange a high-end matchmaking event for you all. Female teachers from No. 1 Middle School, girls from public institutions, they won't be bad."
"President Fang, really?" Jing Tian's face lit up with a smile.
"I don't have time to joke with you. This is also one of the benefits for the company's management staff. Do you think my network resources are that bad?" Fang Bai patted the slightly excited Jing Tian, telling him to work hard.
He wasn't misleading Jing Tian; this was indeed one of the company's benefits. As long as the company was strong enough and its employees were well-paid, it could attract high-caliber opposite-sex partners.
Fang Bai also wanted to give the bachelors in the company a goal to strive for.