Every project is a test of one’s connections and accurate grasp of the market.

Extensive development and hit-and-miss management will soon be washed away by the industry's big waves. This is why Wei Qian kept Ma Chunming, the big monkey - even though Dr. Ma is a blockhead, he is a blockhead with extremely clear ideas.

Although Dr. Ma rarely shows up in public, he knows a little about how Wei Qian and his colleagues do things, so he understood it as soon as he heard it on the spot.

Kim Jong-un's so-called "fighting the frontal battle" was the first hint. Although he had only been eating, drinking and chatting in the past, it hinted that their local network was unobstructed. They had to be subtle enough and give the other party enough face to avoid people thinking that they were forcing the palace. Then, of course, there would be some hidden content in the so-called "project proposal" of the investment department. The amount of hidden content would show how much they could master.

This is like a big tree, showing a corner of its roots to others, allowing them to guess the tip of the iceberg.

So I need Wei Zhiyuan's help.

"What are you going to do then?" Ma Chunming chased Wei Qian into his office and asked.

Wei Qian beckoned at him like a dog, called Ma Chunming into the house, and handed him a USB flash drive: "Go print it out."

It was a nearly 100-page project plan. Ma Chunming typed it out on recycled paper. It was so thick that he couldn't even order it. He looked at Wei Qian in disbelief: "You did this? How did you have time to do this?"

Wei Qian turned his head and sneezed, then said in a muffled voice, "Then just forget about it."

Wei Zhiyuan, who had been silent all this time, walked over, bent down and touched his forehead, took a cup of boiling hot water and placed it in front of Wei Qian, saying, "Drink it, I'll go out and buy you some medicine now."

After saying this, he really put on his coat and went out.

Ma Chunming looked up at Wei Zhiyuan in surprise - even though he was an only child and could not understand the love between brothers and sisters, but with his life experience and poor imagination, he felt that the term "brother" was synonymous with a naughty child, and he had never seen someone like Wei Zhiyuan... who was so attentive and considerate, like a boyfriend.

But when Ma Chunming's eyes fell on their leader, the Ghost-Seeing Leader, all his romantic thoughts immediately shattered and he shivered as if he had drunk a pot of ice water in the cold winter.

"I must be possessed," he thought.

Ma Chunming reads very fast and can read ten lines at a glance. He even boasts that he can remember everything he reads.

After reading it, the doctor restrained his horrified and obscene thoughts and frowned: "The concept of an industrial park is indeed very attractive. If it can be cultivated, the tax revenue and even the employment generated will be very attractive, but I'm afraid it's not that easy to do, right?"

Wei Qian spoke up after a cloud of white steam came out of the hot water: "It's not easy, but it depends on human effort."

"I think an industrial park requires the right time, right location and right people. Of course, City A is feasible in terms of its natural and cultural environment, but don't you think it's not enough? And don't you think the positioning is too high? With 'culture and high-tech' as ​​the core, most of these industrial parks are spontaneously gathered, or supported by the government through tax reductions and exemptions, and the establishment of awards. The government will definitely not do that. I don't think there is mature soil there."

Wei Qian mentioned a very famous foreign game brand and asked Ma Chunming: "Have you heard of it?"

Ma Chunming hesitated for a moment and nodded.

"Xiaoyuan and others participated in the production." Wei Qian said.

Ma Chunming thought for a moment and asked again: "So you plan to use his connections to attract well-known brands? What will you offer them to attract them?"

"The government has no tax reduction or exemption policy, so I will reduce or exempt the rent. I will provide them with the best working environment and the cheapest fees. Excellent companies can use technology stocks to invest in real estate. I will also open a group of expert apartments in a beautiful place with beautiful mountains and rivers. They will be fully decorated according to the quality of high-end vacation apartments. I will find the best property management team to operate them as supporting facilities. They can be free at the beginning. When the park matures, the cost can be spread into the rent of the office area." Wei Qian tapped the table lightly. "If well-known brands move in, the government will immediately have political achievements and tax revenue. Moreover, they can also attract upstream and downstream service providers and build a complete industrial chain in a short time."

Workaholic Ma Chunming could estimate the approximate investment immediately after hearing his simple words.

The project carries huge risks and huge capital costs, and for the first few years, it is foreseeable that there will be almost no income.

All the profits from their projects, big and small, across the country may have to be used to support this one place, just like a software company using all its business income to support an office software team. In the end, it may prove that this thing that everyone has worked so hard to support has no future.

With an investment of billions and a long payback period, the daily financing cost may be as high as millions.

It is possible that the story will fail halfway, or it is possible that it will be a dead end at the end.

Ma Chunming sat there in a daze for a while. After a long while, he finally found his voice and said almost to himself: "You are too brave... Why?"

Ma Chunming knew that even if Wei Qian was crazy, he would not use such a large sum of money just to compete with Wang Dongliang.

More importantly, it was impossible for Wei Qian to come up with such a detailed plan by himself in such a short time. It would be impossible to complete the large amount of research involving multiple provinces and cities and in-depth analysis at various macro and micro levels without several years of effort.

Just by selling this plan, Ma Chunming can estimate its high value... The question is how many people dare to actually do it?

It would be absolutely difficult for City A to find another person willing to do such a project for them. In comparison, their original major taxpayer, Wang Dongliang, has become a pure gangster who can only stir up trouble and cause social instability - not to mention that he is also suspected of tax evasion.

"Ten years ago, a man said something to me - I have always admired this man. Apart from being confused in front of his wife, I think he has a vision that can see through the times." Wei Qian said slowly, "He told me at the time that the era of labor was over. What we were about to usher in was the decade of capital, and the spring of technology would follow. Now ten years have passed, and he was right. I bet he will be right in the next decade as well."

Of course Ma Chunming knew who this person was, and his eyes lit up immediately.

Wei Qian's voice was a little hoarse. He coughed a few times and continued, "One day, the era of selling houses as soon as they are built will end. In the context of our country, the possibility of a policy or market collapse may be small, but the unequal development between regions will cause high-quality plots of land to gradually disappear, and the prices will become very high accordingly. It is also possible that due to the economic bubble, our current excess financing channels will be cut off, and the high interest rates will lead to further compression of profit margins. The industry will reach a point of decline, and it will be too late to turn around..."

When Wei Qian said this, his throat became more itchy and he couldn't help coughing again. It seemed that his cold was even more serious than in the morning.

Ma Chunming seemed to show his concern and said casually: "Ah, you have a cold? You should drink more water."

Then he ignored Wei Qian's empty cup and eagerly moved his chair forward, asking him, "And then?"

He expressed through both verbal and body language: I was just being polite just now, you should just take care of your own business.

Wei Qian: “…”

He suddenly understood why this guy was dumped by his wife. It is true that there must be something hateful about every pitiful person.

Wei Qian had no choice but to stand up by himself, dragging his somewhat heavy legs, and poured another cup of hot water. He continued, "By then, countless small and medium-sized enterprises in the industry will die in the long-term turmoil. To survive healthily and for a long time, rather than lingering on, one of the two pillars must be industrial real estate or global unimpeded asset securitization."

When Ma Chunming heard this, he jumped up as if he had been injected with chicken blood: "I know! Either I turn into a hematopoietic stem cell, or I become a part of the flowing blood!"

Wei Qian leaned against the wall, as if he was very satisfied with his quick response. He nodded and said, "I have summarized my general idea here. Whether this matter will succeed or not depends on you. You can select your own people from each of the project companies stationed in other places and form a temporary team to do this."

Ma Chunming slammed the table and said, "As long as this plan can convince the local municipal government, I will give you a practical and feasible implementation plan within two months."

After he said that, he became as energetic as a big monkey, as if he was going to dive in and not come out.

At this time, Wei Qian hesitated for a moment, and suddenly called him.

"Old Ma, it's normal that you don't know how to play tricks and can't stand it. Many people can do it. Even children of a few years old will cheat and be cunning to win favor, not to mention those big and small foxes who have been struggling in the business world for many years. But those are just minor auxiliary tools after all. Some people have been playing tricks all their lives, but they have become like this. The key to really going far is to have people like you."

Ma Chunming was stunned for a moment, and then his face suddenly turned red, and he stood there at a loss: "Wei, Director Wei..."

He has been with this very difficult man for five or six years. Wei Qian gave him a job, an opportunity, and even a dignity. Ma Chunming has always been grateful, but it was not until this moment that he suddenly had the idea of ​​"a gentleman will die for his confidant."

Ma Chunming's eyes quickly became sore and almost filled with tears. He opened his mouth, but was once again at a loss for words.

Wei Qian was too lazy to watch him weep with gratitude. He waved his hand like sending away a dog and said with some resentment, "How else could I tolerate an idiot like you for so long? Go away. I find you annoying to see... You don't even have the eyesight to pour a glass of water for my parents. What's the use of you? Do you want to watch a monkey show?"

Ma Chunming was overjoyed to be scolded by him and walked out of the boss's office. At this moment, Wei Zhiyuan came back.

Wei Zhiyuan nodded politely to him and walked in with a chill. Ma Chunming thought about it, turned back, and decided to observe how people with "good eyesight" did things and learn a few tricks to use in the future.

He saw Wei Zhiyuan breathe out a breath, rub his hands to warm them up, then he walked in, took out a small pill for Wei Qian, watched Wei Qian eat it, then bent down and gently touched Wei Qian with his forehead.

"I have a slight fever." He heard Wei Zhiyuan say softly in a negotiating tone, "Would you please come home with me first?"

Ma Chunming thought with glee: This time the flattery will definitely hit the horse's leg. This pervert never leaves the front line even with a minor injury. At most, he will torture his subordinates even more severely and will never skip work halfway.

Unexpectedly, Wei Qian just frowned and didn't say anything. He let Wei Zhiyuan take off his coat, put it on him, and take away his car keys and bag.

Ma Chunming: “…”

Two seconds later, he came to his senses and quickly slipped downstairs before Wei Qian discovered him. He hid in the public toilet at the corner downstairs, and poked his head out stealthily like a rat stealing rice, watching Wei Qian being taken away by Wei Zhiyuan.

"How come he didn't get beaten or scolded?" Ma Chunming murmured, finally puzzled, "This is unscientific!"

The next day, a cold wave from the north hit the entire city. As if following the weather forecast, Wei Qian began his annual early winter coughing fit... His way of relieving his cough was to smoke.

While he wasn't paying attention, Wei Zhiyuan rolled up all the cigarettes in his home and office into a pack and put them in the cabinet, taking the key with him. He only left one pack outside for him and announced without further ado, "It's not good for your health to change your lifestyle habits. I won't force you to quit, but from now on, a rationing system will be implemented. This is the amount for three days. You can decide how to distribute it. The sooner you finish it, the sooner it's gone."

Wei Qian: “…”

He was silent for a moment, then asked word by word, "Are you taking advantage of me?"

Wei Zhiyuan looked at him with a smile and pointed at his lips suggestively, meaning: You have kissed me and touched me, are you going to deny it? Of course I have the right to intervene.

Wei Qian took a deep breath and said patiently, "Don't make trouble. Why weren't you so difficult to please when you were a child? Give me the key."

Wei Zhiyuan: "At that time, I admired you as my idol. Not to mention the smell of cigarettes, I even loved the smell of you not showering for ten days. Now it's different. You will be mine in the future. I want my people to live a few more years. What's wrong with that?"

"Bullshit." Wei Qian stood up and prepared to deal with him.

Wei Zhiyuan quickly retreated to the corner and grabbed his collar with both hands: "Don't come over! Come here and I'm taking off my clothes!"

Wei Qian: “…”

Wei Zhiyuan smiled with his canine teeth showing: "My roommate is a black exhibitionist, I learned this from him."

“You’ve been abroad for so many years, and you’ve learned striptease from the foreigners?” Wei Qian’s veins jumped, “Strip if you can!”

Who knew Wei Zhiyuan was actually capable of doing what he said? He pulled his shirt out of his sweater, unbuttoned it in a flash, and put his hand on his belt: "Take it off. Do you still want to see me take off my pants?"

Just then, Song Xiaobao, who had accompanied Alex to visit local attractions, pushed open the door.

When she saw this scene, she once again turned into a door panel with a frightened expression, standing there in a ridiculous posture.

Alex popped his head out from behind her, rolled his eyes, and said bluntly: "Wow! Rape! It's so violent, this is the first time I've seen such a scene!"

Wei Qian was finally irritated by his tone, which was like that of a tourist watching the Qiantang River tide. However, it was inconvenient for him to scold Wei Zhiyuan in front of outsiders, nor to scold Xiao Bao's guest in person. He had to turn around and go back to the house with an expressionless face, slamming the door.

Wei Qian lay down heavily on the bed, thinking: "These two bastard debt collectors."

Wei Zhiyuan buttoned his shirt calmly outside, glanced at the two of them, and considerately did not disturb Song Xiaobao.

Ever since that morning when she ran into him staying overnight in Wei Qian's room, Song Xiaobao started to disappear in the name of "taking a fake foreigner to visit famous local attractions".

Wei Zhiyuan knew that she still found it hard to accept it. In fact, it would be hard for anyone to accept it, right? She was already giving him face by not causing trouble like Sanpang did back then.

A minute later, Song Xiaobao walked in silently, and closed her door behind Alex with a wooden expression. Then she stood in the narrow entrance without even changing her shoes, and suddenly, without any warning, she burst into tears.

That was real howling, which scared Alex and Wei Zhiyuan. Even Wei Qian who had already returned to the room was alarmed. But Wei Qian hesitated for a moment and still did not come out. He just stood at the door, opened the bedroom door a crack, and listened to the noise outside nervously.

Alex patted her lightly, bewildered. "Lili? What are you doing? Hey... stop crying, your face is all red."

Song Xiaobao turned a deaf ear to her and cried until she was out of breath. She was so tired that she slowly squatted down against the shoe cabinet and grabbed the trouser leg of Wei Zhiyuan, who had walked up to her at some point, and choked with sobs, unable to speak.

After a while, her violent sobbing subsided a little, and Wei Zhiyuan heard her intermittent words: "I... I'll give my brother to you, don't, don't make him angry in the future."

Wei Zhiyuan squatted down, reached out and pressed her head, and asked softly: "When have I ever been angry with him?"

"Yeah...that's right." Song Xiaobao sniffed the snot that was about to flow out, and then she couldn't help but feel sad again, "Then no one will love me in the future?"

Wei Zhiyuan laughed: "Nonsense."

Song Xiaobao thought about it and felt that she was worrying too much, but she didn't understand why. She still felt uncomfortable. From childhood to adulthood, the pain and entanglement around her were always separated from her by something, and she had always ignored their existence. But now, it seemed that she had finally grown into a late-maturing spiritual world just like her late-maturing body. When she was vaguely touched on a little bit, she immediately became frightened and at a loss.

She then stopped talking and simply sat on the ground and cried bitterly, thinking that this was a way to detoxify and beautify her skin.

The temperature quickly plummeted, and Wei Qian's cold seemed to be getting worse. No matter how much medicine he took or how meticulously and carefully Wei Zhiyuan took care of him, the virus seemed determined to stay in his body for 49 days.

Wei Qian soon stopped taking it seriously - because things were going well in City A, all the suspicious people quickly dispersed, and Wang Dongliang was exposed for several criminal cases one after another, and was almost stretched to the limit, so everyone was very happy to see this.

Ma Chunming's team also started working at an extremely fast efficiency. The plan was sent to the City of City A. The mayor personally invited Sanpang, who was staying there, to have a meal. His attitude was very cordial, as if he had become a close friend of Sanpang overnight.

It snowed heavily that day. When Wei Qian was leaving get off work, he saw Ma Chunming still working overtime. He reminded him to be careful on the road, then turned up his collar and went back.

The snow was getting heavier and heavier, and the weather forecast had already started an extreme weather warning. At ten o'clock in the evening, Wei Qian suddenly received a call from Ma Chunming.

Ma Chunming rarely disturbed him unless it was work, mainly because they didn't have much to talk about. This time, Ma Chunming cried and said, "Boss, help me."

Wei Qian was shocked and thought something had happened in the company.

Ma Chunming's next words were: "I fell into the waterway."

Wei Qian: “…Ah?”

Ma Chunming really fell into the sewer, this was no joke.

Wei Zhiyuan refused to let Wei Qian go out. After a fight between the two, Wei Zhiyuan used a despicable trick to lock Wei Qian in the house and drove out to rescue the damn big monkey.

When he found Ma Chunming, the guy had already been sent to the hospital by onlookers.

Heavy snow buried the entire city. In places, the snow was thick enough to cover people's ankles. Ma Chunming was walking on the side of the road, taking one step deep and one step shallow, when he accidentally stepped into an upturned manhole cover.

Fortunately, he was lucky. During the violent struggle, only half of him fell in and broke his leg, but he did not disappear directly into the city's sewage system.

His bag fell down and couldn't be found. He was penniless, so Wei Zhiyuan had to pay for his hospitalization expenses.

Ma Chunming lay on the hospital bed with a look of despair on his face. Wei Zhiyuan was not familiar with him and did not ask many questions, so he had to go back first. It was not until the next day that Wei Qian came to the hospital to see him and asked about the situation.

"My car was sent for repair yesterday, and I wanted to take the subway home directly." Ma Chunming said incoherently, "But she...my ex-wife called me and said...she was sick, and it was almost New Year, so I..."

"You went out in the heavy snow and then fell down," said Wei Qian.

Ma Chunming forced out a melancholy smile that looked as if he was about to die.

Wei Qian coughed heavily a few times into his thick scarf: "It's time."

Ma Chunming leaned back and lay hard on the bed, muttering, "I gave her everything I could give her. From now on, my love is dead."

Wei Qian said without any sympathy: "You can die with me."

Ma Chunming picked up the pillow on the bed and threw it at his boss in a treasonous manner, saying angrily: "I can see that you are a heartless and ungrateful pervert just like her. You were born to disappoint others!"

Wei Qian caught the pillow he threw at him, and before he had time to deal with Ma Chunming who dared to rebel, he reflexively glanced at Wei Zhiyuan.

Wei Zhiyuan seemed to be waiting for his gaze and smiled at him meaningfully.

After that day, they had no further contact. Wei Zhiyuan would only make a few verbal jokes occasionally and was always well-behaved, not doing anything to force him.

At this moment, Wei Qian suddenly saw the expectant waiting in his eyes.