Ch. 702
Chapter 702: What Does This Guy Mean?
"Mr. Chen, is... is this true?" Fang Xizhi's voice trembled, his whole body shaking.
Chen Fan nodded, "This matter hasn't been announced yet, just keep it to yourself for now."
"You should understand better than me how big this shantytown project is, being a local of Yunhai."
Fang Xizhi excitedly stood up and started spinning in circles on the spot.
"Shantytown, shantytown..."
If what Chen Fan said was true, then this project would be massive.
This kind of project involving people's livelihood could involve hundreds of billions or even trillions of yuan in funding.
If... if his family's real estate company could participate in this project, how much could they earn?
It could be said that with just this one project, the Fang family could be revived.
Now it seemed that Chen Fan's earlier suggestion of buying into the Fang family wasn't taking advantage of their misfortune.
Instead, he was helping the Fang family escape from their predicament.
Even if Chen Fan took 51% of the company's shares, the money the Fang family could earn from this project would definitely far exceed all their accumulated wealth over the years.
Although they would lose absolute control over the company, in the Fang family's current situation, what use was control anyway?
Who would turn down money?
Fang Xizhi had completed his psychological construction in less than 2 minutes.
"Mr. Chen, I agree to your proposal."
Chen Fan waved his hand, "I suggest you go back and discuss it with the Fang family members first, then give me an answer."
"No," Fang Xizhi said excitedly, "There's no need to discuss with them, I can decide on my own."
Fang Xizhi knew that at a time like this, he absolutely couldn't be indecisive.
If he didn't make a firm decision now, he wouldn't be fit to be the helmsman of the Fang family.
For the Fang family, this kind of opportunity was once in a lifetime.
If they missed it, the Fang family would be truly finished.
Chen Fan smiled and asked, "You don't want to reconsider?"
"No need," Fang Xizhi said decisively, "Mr. Chen, when can we sign the contract?"
Chen Fan thought for a moment, "I'll have the company draft the contract first, and we'll try to sign the agreement as soon as possible."
Fang Xizhi looked a bit embarrassed, "Mr. Chen, the sooner the better. The bank... has been pressing us."
"We really can't hold on anymore."
Chen Fan nodded, "Then in the next couple of days."
"As soon as the contract is signed, the money will be transferred immediately."
"Thank you, thank you."
Chen Fan stood up, "Alright, since we've settled the matter, I'll take my leave now."
Fang Xizhi hadn't expected Chen Fan to be so straightforward.
The meeting had lasted less than half an hour, with most of that time spent eating. Yet they had resolved such a major issue.
Fang Ling stood up beside him.
"I'll see him out."
"Yes, yes. Ling'er, make sure to see Chen Fan off properly."
"You must be sure to thank Mr. Chen properly on behalf of our family."
Fang Xizhi watched the two of them leave the private room with a smile, a hint of regret flashing in his eyes.
How had he been so blind as to not agree to these two kids being together back then?
At that time, Chen Fan was still just a university student.
What a great opportunity it had been.
What a pity.
Fortunately, from the looks of it, his daughter seemed to have never given up on him.
If the two of them could get together in the future...
Wouldn't that mean the Fang family was about to take off?
Fang Xizhi suddenly felt hope rekindled in his heart.
"Thank you," Fang Ling said, looking at Chen Fan a bit embarrassedly downstairs.
"What are you thanking me for?" Chen Fan joked, "I'm just looking at things from a businessman's perspective. Besides, I'm not losing out either."
Fang Ling smiled. She didn't care whether the Fang family was losing out or not.
She was already very satisfied that Chen Fan had shown up here today.
"Don't see me off anymore. I'm leaving," Chen Fan waved and got in the car to leave.
Fang Ling stood at the entrance, staring in the direction Chen Fan had left, lost in thought for a long time.
Over the next few days, both companies quickly entered into detailed negotiations and contract drafting for the acquisition and investment.
It's unclear what method Fang Xizhi used, but somehow none of the Fang family members came forward to oppose this outcome.
Chen Fan didn't care whether the Fang family opposed it or not. He just wanted to resolve this matter quickly now.
On the weekend, the heads of both companies met and signed the acquisition agreement for the electronics factory and the investment agreement for the real estate company.
With this, Chen Fan now had another electronics factory in his hands and had become the major shareholder of the Fang family's real estate company.
After signing the contracts, Fang Xizhi invited Chen Fan to his office for a private chat.
Seeing the guy's awkward and troubled expression, Chen Fan couldn't help but speak first.
"Mr. Fang? Is there something else?"
Fang Xizhi smiled awkwardly, "Mr. Chen, I really don't know how to tell you this."
"If you have something to say, just say it. After all, we're in the same boat now."
"Right, right."
Fang Xizhi gave a sheepish smile, then looked at Chen Fan and said,
"Mr. Chen, there's one thing I forgot to tell you. Because we didn't know earlier that Ling'er would invite you to help out, the Fang family had privately agreed to marry Ling'er off to the Liu family, in exchange for them helping us resolve the bank loan issue..."
Chen Fan understood and slowly said, "Can't you just explain this clearly to the Liu family?"
Fang Xizhi looked awkward, "I've actually already explained to the Liu family, but they insist that we've broken our promise, and they've even come to hate you along with us, Mr. Chen..."
Before Chen Fan could speak, Fang Xizhi continued, "Besides that, there's another matter."
"Previously, several companies had been trying to take the opportunity to acquire our Fang family's real estate company. Although we never agreed, I'm worried that now that you've stepped in to help us through this crisis, Mr. Chen, they might come to resent you."
"After all, you've deprived them of the chance to pick up a bargain."
Chen Fan frowned, "Who wanted to acquire you?"
Fang Xizhi hurriedly replied, "It was Gao Zengping from Sunac."
Old fox!
Chen Fan cursed inwardly at the old fox.
This Fang Xizhi had kept quiet all along, and now after the contract was signed, he suddenly announced this.
It was clear he was worried that Chen Fan might back out for fear of offending these people.
Now that the contract was signed, he told Chen Fan about this, obviously wanting to pass this trouble onto him.
Looking at Fang Xizhi's sheepish, apologetic expression across from him, Chen Fan didn't even have the mood to argue with him anymore.
Since he had promised Fang Ling to resolve this trouble.
In the end, he would have to handle it personally.
...
Bang.
In the office.
An expensive purple clay teacup shattered into pieces.
The secretary anxiously hurried to crouch down and start picking up the fragments.
Opposite, Gao Zengping stood angrily in front of the desk, his chest heaving violently.
"What does Chen Fan want to do? What exactly does he want to do?"
"Back then, I was the one who invited him into the Yunhai Chamber of Commerce with a smile on my face. Is this how he repays me?"
"And Fang Xizhi, that old fox!"
"He deliberately kept it hidden all along, and only announced it today after signing the contract."
"Bastard! One big bastard and one little bastard!"
Just as he was loudly venting his anger, the phone on the desk rang.
The secretary looked up at Gao Zengping, seeing that he had no intention of answering the phone. She had no choice but to get up and walk over herself.
After picking up the phone and listening for a few sentences, the secretary's expression became a bit strange.
"Mr. Gao, Mr. Chen from Ruofan Group wants to invite you for tea."
Gao Zengping turned his head angrily to look over.
"Hmm?"