Chapter 97

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Annie called early in the morning, telling Lei Huanxi that Ye Tianlong's daughter, Niuniu, was not seriously injured and would be back after a few more days in the hospital.

Lei Huanxi was finally relieved.

Then Annie asked him to go online immediately and check the news about the Juncheng Group's water treatment project on several major websites.

Zhu Guoxu had already taken action, which Lei Huanxi knew.

After hanging up, he turned on his computer, found a website, and quickly located the news related to the Juncheng Group.

"Asia's largest, world's second, and the most advanced water treatment project..."

These contents did not interest Lei Huanxi much.

But soon he found what he needed.

"Juncheng people give guests gifts of magical stones."

The article focused on the gift Zhu Guoxu gave to the Singaporean partners, repeatedly mentioning the Fairy Stone.

Moreover, in subsequent interviews, Zhu Guoxu repeatedly mentioned the Fairy Stone and Fairy Mountain, showing his full commitment to the project he was developing with Lei Huanxi.

He believed that Zhu Guoxu would soon come for formal negotiations.

Zhu Guoxu was really patient. He must have known about Jiang Shengli's visit, but he didn't even call Lei Huanxi.

Did he assume that Lei Huanxi would definitely choose to cooperate with him?

This would give him control over the future negotiations...

Lei Huanxi casually scrolled down the webpage and suddenly found a title:

"Fairy Stone is not the best stone."

Lei Huanxi was startled and quickly clicked on the article.

The date was just a few hours ago.

After reading the beginning, Lei Huanxi smiled bitterly.

It turned out to be an interview with Jiang Shengli, the chairman of Xihai Group, and Miao Yisheng, the secretary of Yanhu Village.

It seemed to be a deliberately arranged interview.

The reporter asked about the Fairy Stone on Fairy Mountain in Xiantao Village, but Miao Yisheng said:

The Fairy Stone is actually very ordinary, just a common stone hyped up to bring economic benefits to Xiantao Village, with no particularly magical qualities.

Of course, Zhunan Town also produces magical stones, and the place where they are found is Yanhu Village.

Yanhu Village, located by Yanhu Lake, produces various unique stones. However, to protect the local environment, the village committee does not allow excessive development of the stones...

In short, the Fairy Stone cannot compare to the stones from Yanhu Village.

Moreover, Miao Yisheng even gave this stone a name: Yanhu Stone.

Of course, it came with a beautiful myth.

Jiang Shengli played a role in promoting it. He told the reporter that after a comprehensive investigation, Xihai Group believes that Yanhu Village, which has already developed quite well, still has significant economic potential, especially in the Yanhu Stone.

Therefore, Xihai Group will fully cooperate with Yanhu Village to develop its tourism resources and vigorously promote its stone culture.

To increase the fame of the Yanhu Stone, a stone exhibition will be held in Yanhu Village next week, inviting experts and enthusiasts from all over the country to appreciate it.

This was Jiang Shengli's move to challenge the Fairy Stone after failing to cooperate with Lei Huanxi.

Lei Huanxi was very sure that Yanhu Village did not produce any magical stones.

But with the vast resources and excellent promotion team of Xihai Group, anything was possible.

The Fairy Stone had not yet been officially developed, but the first crisis was already approaching.

The moment of testing had arrived.

Lei Huanxi was very clear about this.

Apart from the ten acres of fish ponds, Fairy Mountain was Lei Huanxi's first major investment, with 300,000 yuan invested.

Now Jiang Shengli and Miao Yisheng were teaming up to launch the first challenge against the Fairy Stone.

If he could handle it calmly, he would gain valuable experience to face more challenges in the future.

If he couldn't handle it, he would become a failure again.

Compared to the massive Xihai Group, he was like a tiny ant, and they could crush him with one step.

What should he do?

Lei Huanxi frowned and thought for a long time, then called Zhu Guoxu.

"Huanxi, I knew you would call... " The phone quickly connected, and Zhu Guoxu's voice came through: "What's up?"

"Mr. Zhu, the phone you gave me is really good, it connects right away."

"Oh, anything else?"

"Annie went back to Yundong... Ah, don't worry, nothing happened, she just went to Yundong to see a doctor."

"Oh, anything else?"

"Anything else? No, I just haven't seen you in a few days, so I called to say hello."

"Huanxi, didn't you see today's news?"

"News? I don't have time, I'm busy with the fish ponds. You know, the person who was sick is the daughter of the person in charge of my fish ponds." Lei Huanxi complained over the phone: "Now I'm all alone, I'm about to die from exhaustion. I just had a moment to call you."

Zhu Guoxu was clearly taken aback: "You didn't see it? I'll tell you, Xihai Group has teamed up with Yanhu Village..."

He briefly recounted the news Lei Huanxi had just seen.

"Ah, such a thing?" Lei Huanxi exclaimed: "What should we do? Mr. Zhu, I've already invested 300,000 yuan in Fairy Mountain. If they get there first, I'll lose everything."

"You acted so quickly, raising 300,000 yuan so fast..." Zhu Guoxu pondered for a moment: "There are ways, but it requires a significant investment of manpower, resources, and funds from Juncheng Group. This investment far exceeds your contribution. Huanxi, so I'm considering the cooperation ratio..."

"Mr. Zhu, if it's like this, we'll be at a disadvantage." Lei Huanxi interrupted: "Why don't I try? I might be able to solve this with minimal cost..."

"You?" Zhu Guoxu was curious: "What's your plan?"

Lei Huanxi smiled foolishly: "I haven't thought it through yet, but I'll try my best. But I have two conditions I hope you'll consider."

"Go on."

"First, I hope you can attend the Yanhu Village stone exhibition..."

"Go and let Jiang Shengli see my embarrassment? But I'll agree to this."

"Second, about the cooperation and development of Fairy Mountain, I hope that after this matter is settled, I can have a 50% share and serve as the general manager. Our relationship will be a completely equal partnership..."

"Lei Huanxi, you're really calculating... You've only invested 300,000 yuan, but do you know how much the subsequent development will cost? All of it will be borne by me... You want to be the general manager and have a 50% share? Lei Huanxi, you're really greedy."

Lei Huanxi still smiled foolishly: "Mr. Zhu, I know it's inappropriate, but I have my reasons. First, Jiang Shengli approached me for cooperation, but I refused and chose you and Juncheng Group, showing that I'm not short of partners. Even though Jiang Shengli chose to cooperate with Yanhu Village, I still have a chance to mend our relationship."

Zhu Guoxu grunted on the phone.

Lei Huanxi continued: "Second, I've already leased Fairy Mountain, it's my mountain, my stones. I'm offering you an entire mountain. Without the Fairy Stone as a selling point, I doubt you could develop any other project, right? Would you use the peaches from Xiantao Village as a selling point? You always talk about selling points, and the best one is in my hands."

"Go on." Zhu Guoxu said calmly.

"Finally, and most importantly." Lei Huanxi paused for effect: "This Yanhu Village stone exhibition, Jiang Shengli has clearly put in a lot of effort, catching you off guard. To turn the situation around, as you said, it will require a huge investment. But what if I can resolve this without spending a penny?"

"Without spending a penny?" Even someone as experienced as Zhu Guoxu was surprised: "Can you really resolve this without spending a penny?"

"Yes, and it could even be a great advertisement for the Fairy Stone..."

Zhu Guoxu fell silent.

After so many years in business, Lei Huanxi's words made him skeptical.

Was Lei Huanxi just talking big, or did he really have a plan?

If Lei Huanxi could really do it...

"Mr. Zhu, there's one more thing I forgot to mention." Lei Huanxi's tone became calm and steady: "You and Jiang Shengli both value Fairy Mountain so much, but I'm not really interested in the stones, or even the Fairy Stone, which might be worthless to you. What's the real reason? Maybe it's the entire Xiantao Village, or the entire Zhunan Town? Or is there some other reason I don't know? I can't figure it out."

Zhu Guoxu suddenly said on the other end of the phone: "Lei Huanxi, come work for Juncheng Group as the Group Operations Director. The Fairy Mountain project will still be under your responsibility. If you achieve results within a year, I'll promote you to Deputy General Manager, making you the youngest senior executive in the entire Juncheng Group. As for your annual salary? You can name it."

This was an extremely tempting offer.

The youngest senior executive in Xihai Group, with a salary of your choice?

If it were a month ago, Lei Huanxi would have accepted without hesitation.

But now, he just paused: "Mr. Zhu, thank you for your offer, but I've said it before, I'm used to a lazy and free life... Hehe, I'm not ambitious... I don't like being controlled... By the way, what do you think of the conditions I proposed?"

Zhu Guoxu was a bit helpless: "I really want someone like you for Juncheng Group. Unfortunately, unfortunately. Go ahead, if you can really do it, I'll agree to all your conditions."

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