Chapter 693: Generosity
Murong Bauhinia, Lan Dongyao, Lin Mengzhu, and Gu Jinrou became enthusiastic as soon as they saw the dazzling array of goods, and happily strolled around the second floor of the Dawn Chamber of Commerce.
And Gu Chen and Wen Xinliu were not too interested, they lacked interest, and followed behind the four girls unhurriedly.
Of course, Liu Dayi, president of the Dawn Chamber of Commerce, was also on the side, chatting with Gu Chen.
Half an hour later, the four girls were still happy.
"Sect Leader Gu, Hall Master Wen, why don't you go to the fourth floor to rest first?" At this time, the four ladies are in the mood, and they must not be able to stop for a while, and there are also some things that they want to discuss with Sect Master Gu!" Liu Dayi said suddenly.
Gu Chen suddenly became interested, and he didn't know what Liu Dayi wanted to discuss with him.
"It's okay!" Gu Chen nodded and said.
"Sect Master, you go with President Liu, and Qianqian will be handed over to me, otherwise if she makes trouble in a while, I'm afraid she will disturb you and President Liu's business!" Wen Xinliu said to Gu Chen.
"Well, then you can do it yourself!" Gu Chen said to Wen Xinliu, and then handed Wen Qianqian, who was already asleep in his arms, to Wen Xinliu.
"Sect Master Gu, please!" Liu Dayi bowed to Gu Chen and invited.
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Then Gu Chen followed Liu Dayi all the way to the fourth floor.
The fourth floor of the Dawn Chamber of Commerce is not open to the public, and it is the office area of the middle and senior staff of the association, and Liu Dayi's president's office is here.
In the president's room, Liu Dayi and Gu Chen sat opposite each other, Liu Dayi personally poured Gu Chen a cup of hot tea, and then showed a look of wanting to say something.
Gu Chen took a sip of the teacup, and then said to Liu Dayi: "President Liu has something to say, everyone is an old friend, there is no need to be so restrained!"
Liu Dayi said after a deep groan: "That...... The old man said it bluntly! I can't hide it, the old man has something to ask Sect Master Gu for help!"
Gu Chen smiled and said to Liu Dayi: "Tell me about it!"
Liu Dayi glanced at Gu Chen cautiously and said, "I heard that the newly built sea city 'Tianhai City' in the eastern part of Yuezhou has now been completed and is about to open?"
Gu Chen nodded and said: "Yes, Tianhai City was originally a city born for trading, now everything is ready, and the mutual market has been completed, with the unanimous approval of all the great forces of the human race in the Tianyuan Continent, in the future, the human race will fully trade with the demon race, and the trade between the two races must be carried out through the mutual market! Could it be that President Liu is looking for this seat today for the purpose of the mutual market?"
"The matter of mutual market is indeed one of them, but what the old man wants to ask is, I don't know what is the standard for the entry rules of Tianhai City?" Liu Dayi asked Gu Chen softly.
Gu Chen glanced at Liu Dayi with a smile when he heard this, and said, "It turns out that President Liu is attacking Tianhai City's idea!
Liu Dayi was a little embarrassed for a moment, and hurriedly continued: "The old man thinks that although Tianhai City was established because of the mutual market, the mutual market is not all of Tianhai City! Because of the existence of the mutual market, Tianhai City will definitely become one of the most important commercial cities in the Tianyuan Continent in the future! Therefore, it is particularly important for the major chambers of commerce to settle in Tianhai City, and if it can obtain priority, it will play a decisive role in the development of a chamber of commerce!" Although the Dawn Chamber of Commerce is now huge, approaching the Beidou Chamber of Commerce, and even faintly known as the second largest chamber of commerce in the world, but its own family knows its own affairs, although the Dawn Chamber of Commerce is separated from the Beidou Chamber of Commerce, but the background is too weak, not to mention that it is on a par with the Beidou Chamber of Commerce, and even the Yunzhou Tenglong Chamber of Commerce may not be comparable! Our Dawn Chamber of Commerce is far behind them!"
Gu Chen smiled and said: "After all, the road has to be walked step by step! Not to mention the Beidou Chamber of Commerce, the Tenglong Chamber of Commerce, the Great Bright Chamber of Commerce, and the Bafang Business Alliance you mentioned have all gone through decades, even hundreds of years of development, and the Dawn Chamber of Commerce has not been established for ten years, and it is really remarkable to be able to compare with it, I believe that in the future, the Dawn Chamber of Commerce will surpass these three major chambers of commerce, and even surpass the Beidou Chamber of Commerce, which is just around the corner!"
Liu Dayi hurriedly said: "Well, having said that, if you want to surpass them, it is really not easy to develop step by step, but there is a great opportunity in front of us! As long as we can give priority to occupy some key positions in Tianhai City, with the prospect of Tianhai City, we will be able to quickly lead our Dawn Chamber of Commerce to a higher level, and then our Dawn Chamber of Commerce will truly rank among the top chambers of commerce!"
After Liu Dayi finished speaking, he looked at Gu Chen intently, wanting to see how he reacted.
Who knows, Gu Chen just drank the tea expressionlessly and didn't say a word.
Liu Dayi gradually became nervous, and said secretly in his heart: "What is Sect Leader Gu thinking? Didn't he understand what I meant? Or did he not think about helping at all? Even if he didn't look at the face of the eldest lady, the Dawn Chamber of Commerce was also a local chamber of commerce in Yuezhou, and if it could develop, it would also give a big boost to Yuezhou's economy! The taxes collected by the Pantheon Sect from the Dawn Chamber of Commerce every year alone were enough to account for more than 30% of Yuezhou's total tax revenue, right?
After a long time, just when Liu Dayi was waiting a little anxiously, Gu Chen finally spoke slowly and said, "President Liu, you understand all of what you said! I also know that the relationship between the Dawn Chamber of Commerce and the Pantheon Sect is mutually beneficial, but!"
After a pause, Gu Chen continued: "Although Tianhai City is a city that belongs to Yuezhou, it is not our Pantheistic Sect that has the final say! After all, Tianhai City involves the commerce of the entire Tianyuan Continent! Therefore, in order to stabilize the situation, my Pantheistic Sect must not eat alone, so in desperation, I invited the Lingxiao Sword Sect and the Shura Hall to join! Therefore, although the current Tianhai City is still dominated by the Pantheistic Sect, it has to take into account the Lingxiao Sword Sect and the Shura Palace! The three of us have already made plans for Tianhai City before this, Tianhai City is completely a commercial city, all buildings are based on commerce, it can be said that every inch of land is valuable, and merchants must fight for it! In order to prevent the behavior of going through the back door, all shops and buildings must be determined by bidding, so if you want to book the favorable location of Tianhai City through our Pantheistic Sect, I am afraid it will not work!"
"This ......" Liu Dayi was dumbfounded, he didn't expect there to be such an inside story, of course, this may just be Gu Chen's excuse, after all, only with competition can there be motivation, and bidding can maximize the value, which is beneficial and harmless for the Pantheist Cult, anyway, the Pantheist is the beneficiary, who does it matter who he finally makes the deal?
"But!" Gu Chen suddenly changed his words.
Liu Dayi's eyes suddenly lit up, and he said in his heart, is there a turning point in things?
"If Sect Leader Gu can help with this, my Dawn Chamber of Commerce will definitely be grateful to Sect Leader Gu!" Liu Dayi hurriedly said to Gu Chen.
Gu Chen waved his hand and said with a smile: "It's really not okay if you want to bypass the auction process and directly choose a favorable position, but my Pantheon Sect is the Lord of Yuezhou, and Tianhai City was also built by the Pantheon Sect, so I naturally have the right to use a part of the land in the city! This is something that has been agreed with the Lingxiao Sword Sect and the Shura Hall before, so they naturally have no right to interfere in dealing with their own property!"
"Sect Leader Gu means that he is willing to transfer a part of the land property rights in Tianhai City to our Dawn Chamber of Commerce?" Liu Dayi was suddenly overjoyed, but he was full of slander in his heart, it seems that the reason why Gu Chen made such a big detour must be to raise the price! Even the Chamber of Commerce founded by his wife is pitted, this is also too treacherous!
Gu Chen smiled and said, "That's right! My Pantheon Sect has the right of first refusal to select land in the city, and the choices are naturally prime commercial locations! Therefore, if the Dawn Chamber of Commerce directly establishes shops, branches, and so on in these areas, it will definitely be prosperous!"
"That's great! I don't know the price...... Our Dawn Chamber of Commerce is definitely not as good as those old top chambers of commerce, so please also ask Sect Leader Gu to look at the face of the eldest lady and show mercy!" Liu Dayi suddenly said to Gu Chen with some hesitation.
"Hehe! President Liu is serious!" Gu Chen waved his hand and said: "The Dawn Chamber of Commerce has a very big role in promoting the economic growth of Yuezhou, if there is no Dawn Chamber of Commerce over the years, Yuezhou may not be as prosperous as it is today! Not to mention the relationship between Bauhinia, just because President Liu, Vice President Qiao, and Vice President Lu have all been kind to me before, and I, Gu Chen, am not a person who knows how to repay my kindness! Therefore, I am willing to transfer the land that is enough to build ten shops to the Dawn Chamber of Commerce for free!"
Liu Dayi was suddenly overjoyed, he thought that Gu Chen was trying to raise the price, but he didn't expect him to be willing to give it to the Dawn Chamber of Commerce for free, this reversal was too unexpected, right?
"Sect Master Gu, what you said is true?" Liu Dayi asked Gu Chen in disbelief.
Gu Chen smiled and said, "Of course it's true, when did this seat say empty words?"
"That's really good, the old man represents the Dawn Chamber of Commerce, thank you Sect Leader Gu for this righteous act!" Liu Dayi bowed to Gu Chen with a happy face.
"It's okay! It's just that this seat has a small request!" Gu Chen said to Liu Dayi with a smile.
Liu Dayi's heart suddenly tightened when he heard this, could it be that things were reversed again? Gu Chen wouldn't make any excessive demands, right?
"You say, as long as you can do it, even if the old man goes to the soup, he will not give up!" Liu Dayi gritted his teeth and said.
Gu Chen waved his hand and smiled: "Don't be nervous, it's really a small request! I just hope that you can hand over the responsibility for Tianhai City's business to Qing Yu, and give him a chance to practice!"
Liu Dayi suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, patted his chest and said: "Of course this is no problem, young people naturally have to have more experience, even if you don't say it, we also intend to let Qing Yu manage the business of Tianhai City! After all, Tianhai City will definitely be a gathering place for all the chambers of commerce in the world in the future, let him deal with these old fritters more, and he will definitely be able to grow up quickly!"
"Well, then President Lao Liu will give you more guidance on Qing Yu!" Gu Chen nodded and said.
"That's natural, in the future, the entire Dawn Chamber of Commerce will be handed over to Young Master Qingyu, and the old man will naturally do his best to cultivate him!" Liu Dayi said to Gu Chen with a serious face.
Gu Chen couldn't help but glance at Liu Dayi deeply, I don't know if what he said is true, he is really willing to let go of power easily? It seems that Zijing really didn't see the wrong person!
Gu Chen reminded Liu Dayi: "By the way, President Liu, the site of the ten shops I gave you is almost enough for you to plan well, but it is best not to miss the auction of other lots, if the price is right, even if you can't use it for a while, you will never suffer a loss if you keep it!"
Liu Dayi smiled and said: "That's natural! Thank you Sect Master Gu for reminding me, the old man has been in the business world for decades, and naturally he will not let go of any opportunity!"