Although Jia Lei failed to persuade McDonald's to withdraw the lawsuit, he was able to continue the demolition progress, and the Dong and Li families were relieved.

"I'm afraid it's too early for you to be happy, right? They just didn't object to us continuing the demolition for the time being, and they didn't drop the lawsuit. From what I know about McDonald's, if they can't get a satisfactory price in this case, they will definitely not let go. Jia Lei said to Miss Zhang.

"It doesn't matter! The Li family and Cheung Kong have been working hard in the real estate industry for decades, and they have never seen any nails? As long as they still want money, we will definitely be able to reach an agreement with McDonald's in the end!" Miss Zhou said with a smile.

"You're right, as long as you are willing to ask for money, you will definitely be able to reach an agreement in the end. You must know that the most fearful thing about demolition is to encounter the kind of nail households that refuse to ask for money! For example, Xinhua Bookstore ......," Miss Zhang said with a sigh.

"What's the matter, haven't you finished the Xinhua Bookstore?" Jia Lei asked with a frown.

If we dare to touch every brick of the Xinhua Bookstore, it will be as if we have the lives of literati across the country, and several deputies to the National People's Congress have already put forward their opinions, and it is said that they will also jointly write a book at the congress.

Businessmen like our Dong family were not popular with intellectuals in the first place, but now that we have moved the holy land in their hearts, we are even more regarded as an invincible enemy by this group of intellectuals.

These literati are stubborn and stubborn, they refuse to consider either the efficiency of the manager or the political factor, and they will not listen to anyone who advises them! Our Dong family really has nothing to do with them......," Miss Zhang said with a wry smile.

"How can you say that? I admit that these old gentlemen who blocked the development project are conservative and old-fashioned, but they have integrity and character, and they are the only people in this world who are not afraid of power. You really shouldn't be targeting them like this?" Jia Lei said with a frown when he heard this.

They keep saying that Chang'an Avenue is a royal street and the political and cultural center of the whole country, so there must be a building on Chang'an Avenue that can embody cultural knowledge and provide a spiritual sustenance for intellectuals throughout the country.

What we want to build is a large commercial center, where every inch of land is at a premium, how can we give up such a large piece of land and let one building and four old buildings occupy it?" Miss Zhang said with a little anger.

"I'm sorry Miss Zhang, I hope you don't represent me casually, can you? From beginning to end, I am me, the Dong family is the Dong family, we are just a cooperative relationship, and you have no right to represent my opinion.

The headquarters of this Xinhua Bookstore was built on my piece of land, so I decided to respect the choice of these elderly people and leave a spiritual sustenance for all intellectuals on Chang'an Avenue according to their requirements. Jia Lei said.

"You mean, you don't want to demolish the headquarters of Xinhua Bookstore? How can this be done, the design direction of our Oriental Plaza is biased towards modern office buildings and shopping malls.

If you insert an old Xinhua bookstore in the middle, it will be like sewing a broken patch on a new piece of clothing, and it will affect the image of the entire complex. Miss Zhou said anxiously.

"If you just think the Xinhua bookstore is dilapidated, I can tear it down and re-cover it to make it look new and fit the style of Oriental Plaza. Jia Lei said.

"Do you mean that you want to move Xinhua Bookstore back in place?" said Miss Zhang in surprise.

"Yes! That's what I meant. Jia Lei nodded and said.

"First of all, we won't give up such a large piece of land for you to mess around, and secondly, we won't spend so much money to relocate a bookstore, what if other people want to follow suit.

You're going to have to raise the level of the new store building to the level of all the buildings in Oriental Plaza, do you know how much that will cost?" Miss Zhang said with a frown.

"I don't know, but I know I'll definitely spend it! Don't worry, I don't have to pay a penny for this matter, I'll solve it myself." Jia Lei said.

"Why? Why are you doing this?" asked Miss Zhou, puzzled, knowing that this is a lot of money.

"Maybe it's because I don't read much, and I naturally have a sense of awe for intellectuals and books!" Jia Lei said slowly.

"Huh...... , I don't know what the sense of awe you are talking about, but if you really want to do it, then whatever, anyway, our Dong family will never pay a penny. Farewell!" Miss Zhang said as she gritted her teeth when she heard this.

"Young Master Jia, do you really want to do this? It costs a lot of money to rebuild a Xinhua bookstore, not to mention that the value of that piece of land is much higher than that of Xinhua Bookstore? You don't conform to the concept of a businessman, you are too irrational and immature. Miss Zhou couldn't help but criticize Jia Lei and said.

"I'm an irrational and immature child, is there anything wrong with me doing this? Miss Zhou, I admire your courage and intelligence, but in some things I am different from you, and I don't do things for money sometimes......" Jia Lei glanced out the window and said, people with different views can't understand each other's thoughts after all.

"But will you do a lot of damage to this development project? You should at least take into account the interests of our partners, right?" said Miss Zhou with a frown.

"What do you have to lose? The land is mine, and the money is mine! I don't feel sorry for you, can you manage it? Besides, if I do this, I will only bring you benefits and will not lose anything, so you should not get cheap and sell it there. Jia Lei said disdainfully.

"What kind of benefit can you bring us by doing this?" asked Miss Zhou, puzzled.

"If I really do this, then those representatives will not continue to write to block the development of the Oriental Plaza project, and then you can demolish the headquarters of Xinhua Bookstore as you wish.

As far as I know, the Dong family has now settled all other aspects of the relationship, and now the progress of the whole project is stuck in the demolition of the headquarters of Xinhua Bookstore. Right?" asked Jia Lei.

"The project is not only stuck in Xinhua Bookstore, but also a McDonald's!" Ms. Zhou said.

"Can McDonald's compare with Xinhua Bookstore? We all know that McDonald's only wants money, and as long as we can come up with a suitable price in the end, they will definitely move.

But the Xinhua Bookstore is really not something that the Dong and Li families can solve with money, right? Shouldn't you thank me for doing this?" Jia Lei asked with a smile.

"You're right! Maybe we should really thank you. Miss Zhou said.

"Okay, let's stop talking nonsense! After you go back, let the Dong family discuss my proposal with the above, and say that I am willing to pay for it to help the headquarters of Xinhua Bookstore renovate and rebuild it in situ for free.

Our only request was that during the construction of the Oriental Plaza, the headquarters of Xinhua Bookstore should be moved to another place.

I guess in this way, Xinhua Bookstore will definitely agree to your demolition and construction, after all, they have nothing to lose and can get a new building for nothing, and a bookstore still needs a quiet atmosphere. Jia Lei said.

"Okay, I'll pass on your comments to Mr. Li. Miss Zhou said.

"That's good, if there is anything in the future, you can discuss it with me again, I still have an appointment and I will leave first!" Jia Lei stood up after speaking.

"Then we'll see you next time!" Miss Zhou said with a smile.

"Jia Lei, are you really willing to pay to rebuild a Xinhua bookstore on such an expensive piece of land?" Fan Ping'an asked in surprise as soon as he went out.

"Didn't I make it clear just now, I do, why don't you believe it?" Jia Lei asked with a frown.

"Yes, I don't believe it! Jia Lei, haven't you always fallen into the eyes of money, you really don't look like a person who will spend money to do good things. Fan Ping'an said.

"Hmm...... Fan Ping'an, do you have any misunderstanding about me? I have always liked literature and art, and I even thought about writing in the future?

You actually say that I am a cheesy businessman who falls into the eyes of money, which is too much!" Jia Lei said angrily.

The conscience of heaven and earth, how many books has Jia Lei written in his last life, he is a real intellectual young man and literary worker, and he also has a young temper in his bones.

So if anyone wants to demolish the headquarters of Xinhua Bookstore now, Jia Lei will definitely be the first to jump out and oppose it!

"If you don't understand me, what are you doing with me? Get out! Jia Lei said angrily, and then he asked the driver to park the car on the side of the road.

"Jia Lei, I received an order from above to protect you, even if you drive me out of the car, I still have to follow you. Do you really want to do this?" asked Fan Ping'an helplessly.

"That's what I'm going to do! I'm in a bad mood today and don't want to see you dangling in front of me, so you hurry up and give it to me. Also, you have to remember that you are responsible for protecting me, not responsible for spying on me, and I hope that you will not be too troubled when I meet with other people later. Jia Lei said.

"Don't worry, I understand the rules!" But Jia Lei, why do I think you are deliberately looking for an excuse to kick me down? Aren't you going to do anything bad later?" Fan Ping'an walked outside the car and turned around and asked.

"I'm just going to do something bad, what's wrong? There's a kind of you're coming to arrest me!" Jia Lei closed the car door after speaking.

"By car! to the Shangri-La Hotel. Jia Lei said.

*****

"Young Master Jia, you're here!" As soon as Jia Lei entered the door, the manager of Citibank stood up to greet him.

"I'm still young, you don't have to be so polite, sit down!" Jia Lei said, looking around and finding that almost all the top executives of Citibank in China had arrived.

"Today's crowd is quite congratulatory, so let's start the meeting. Jia Lei said.

"Okay!" the Citibank manager nodded.

"Your president has already greeted me a few days ago, so I will take care of your activities in the capital recently, and you can come to me if you have any trouble. Jia Lei said.

"Thank you for your help, this is simply a great thing for us, we are busy opening branches in Huaxia recently, and many things will be easier with your help. Said the manager of Citibank.

"You're welcome, I'm also a shareholder of Citibank no matter how I say it, and I should run for you. But are you going to come to China so soon to open a branch? When did you decide to let foreign banks enter Huaxia?" Jia Lei asked in surprise.

Although Jia Lei knew that foreign financial institutions would come to China to open branches sooner or later, he didn't expect that Citibank would get this first place.

If you hadn't introduced people from the Huaxia government to Citibank for loans two months ago, we would not have been able to get in touch with the Huaxia government so easily, and finally obtained the license of the first foreign-funded bank in China. The manager of Citibank said with a smile.

*****

"Citibank does have a lot of benefits as the first foreign bank to get a financial license, and there are many rich people in China who are planning to deposit money in foreign banks, and Citibank's starting point is very good. Jia Lei said that in any case, this first always has a lot of benefits.

Recently, many people from both abroad and China have contacted Citibank to handle related business. The manager of Citibank said with a smile.

"It's good to have business, but you should also be careful when doing business, don't spy or anything like that, it's a big taboo for the Chinese government. Jia Lei told them.

"We know!" said the Citibank manager with a nod.

"By the way, how did you think about the matter I mentioned to you a few days ago?" asked Jia Lei.

"Are you talking about taking a stake in the real estate project you own? We have reported this matter to the headquarters, but unfortunately the headquarters has refused this cooperation. Said the manager of Citibank.

"Why would Citibank refuse this project? It's a good business, and if I wasn't trying to win over an alliance, I wouldn't give you a stake. Jia Lei said with a frown.

"Because this project has risen to a political level, the people in the head office want to avoid suspicion so they don't want to buy shares, they are afraid that this project will prevent Citibank from entering the major event of Huaxia CDB branch. Said the manager of Citibank.

"You always have to take some risks in business, if you are afraid of anything, how can you make a lot of money in the future? This is a good project, and the future income is extremely considerable, and it is a pity that Citibank just gave up. Jia Lei said with a frown.

"This future is so far away! You also know that our Citibank has just crawled out of the brink of bankruptcy, and our people have calculated that it will take at least three years to complete this real estate project, and we at Citibank can't afford to wait that long. The manager of Citibank explained.

"I know you have difficulties, but Oriental Plaza is really a good project, and I hope Citi headquarters will think about it again? After all, I am weak in the project alone, and I really need a partner!" Jia Lei said.

In order to avoid political risks and other suspicions, the headquarters of Citibank has decided to put the headquarters of the Citibank branch on Hong Kong Island in Pearl City. Said the manager of Citibank.

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