Chapter 96

Ye Bufan asked, "How much more is needed?"

Guan Dongping replied, "According to my previous plan, we still need 300 million Chinese yuan. According to your latest requirements, we need at least 500 million Chinese yuan."

After Ye Bufan took over the Shiwai Taoyuan neighborhood, he proposed his own opinions on many aspects and doubled the workers' salaries, which immediately increased the expenses.

He thought for a moment and said, "I have 200 million in funds, you can use that first. I'll figure out the rest."

Guan Dongping said, "Boss, the best way to solve the funding issue is to open up sales channels. Once our houses start selling, the funds will flow back in.

I can focus on completing a part of the neighborhood first and then sell it immediately, or I can pre-sell some units."

Ye Bufan said, "No need. We won't sell a single house now. We'll sell them all at once after the entire project is completed."

Currently, the Shiwai Taoyuan neighborhood has a very bad reputation in Jiangnan City, and it's notorious. Even if we start selling, the prices won't be good.

In the future, he plans to turn this place into a paradise, and selling at a low price wouldn't be worth it.

Guan Dongping said, "But how will we solve the funding issue?"

Generally, developers include the pre-sale period in their cost calculations from the beginning. That's what I did initially, otherwise, the poor sales wouldn't have caused the funding chain to break.

Ye Bufan said, "Use this 200 million Chinese yuan first, and I'll figure out the rest."

"Alright," Guan Dongping nodded and added, "Boss, I think we should do some promotional preparation for the sales of our houses. Otherwise, we won't be able to change people's impressions of our neighborhood when we start selling."

"No need. Our houses will be in high demand, and we don't need to do any promotion."

Ye Bufan positioned his neighborhood for the top tier of Jiangnan's upper class, who have their own information circles and won't look at advertisements.

Guan Dongping opened his mouth but ultimately said nothing, as he was no longer the boss here.

However, he believed that to sell the houses in the future, they would still need to go through advertising.

At that moment, a yellow Ferrari sports car sped over. After parking, a young man in his thirties got out.

He was dressed in a well-tailored suit, wearing sunglasses, and had a look of arrogance on his face. However, when he saw the Pagani Huayra parked nearby, he was instantly stunned.

He had always thought his Ferrari 488 was a masterpiece among sports cars and liked to show it off. But compared to the car in front of him, his car was just junk.

"Beautiful! Absolutely beautiful!"

The young man circled the Pagani, his eyes full of jealousy and greed. After looking, he said, "Guan Dongping, whose car is this?"

Although Guan Dongping was much older, the young man spoke without any courtesy.

"It's our boss's," Guan Dongping noticed the young man and greeted him politely, "Boss Bi, why are you here?"

Then he quickly introduced the two, "Boss, this is the CEO of Starlight Media, Boss Bi Haiquan. This is my boss, Ye Bufan."

Bi Haiquan sized up Ye Bufan and said, "I heard the Shiwai Taoyuan neighborhood has a new boss. So it's you.

I like your car. Give it to me!"

Ye Bufan looked at Bi Haiquan in surprise, thinking this guy must be crazy to ask for a car like that. Why should he?

"Are you a bit dissatisfied?" Bi Haiquan said, "I'm here to do business with you. I plan to invest in your Shiwai Taoyuan neighborhood.

Give me 30% of the shares and the car, and that will be my investment."

Ye Bufan glanced at him and asked, "How much are you planning to invest?"

"What investment? My name, Bi Haiquan, is enough for the investment. If we calculate it, you're the one who benefits. Why do you need money?"

"Get lost!"

Ye Bufan was thoroughly enraged by this brain-dead guy. He wanted his car and now 30% of the shares. Did he think he was the Jade Emperor or the Heavenly King?

Bi Haiquan shouted, "Kid, do you know who you're talking to? You dare to tell me to get lost? You don't want to sell your houses, do you?"

"Don't get angry, let's talk it out."

Guan Dongping quickly stepped in to mediate, then pulled Ye Bufan aside and whispered, "Boss, this guy is a thug in the business world. He relies on his control of the largest media company in Jiangnan City and extorts people everywhere.

However, his power is indeed formidable, and we can't afford to offend him."

Ye Bufan said indifferently, "How can we not afford to offend him?"

Guan Dongping explained, "If we offend Bi Haiquan, no media company will dare to take on our advertising business.

Moreover, he can smear us with his power. When that happens, even if the neighborhood is completed, we might not be able to sell a single house."

Seeing that Ye Bufan was unconvinced, he added, "Just recently, he brought down a large food company in Jiangnan City.

Originally, their food had no issues, but he smeared them relentlessly, and a company worth hundreds of millions ultimately declared bankruptcy."

Ye Bufan nodded, "I understand."

Bi Haiquan stood there smugly. Seeing the two return, he knew Guan Dongping had introduced him. He said smugly, "What do you think? Now you know who I am, right?

You have 5 minutes to agree to my terms, or I'll want 50% of the shares."

The Shiwai Taoyuan neighborhood has had a bad reputation recently and has been his target. However, it was previously under the watch of the Luo family, so he didn't dare to interfere.

Yesterday, he heard that the neighborhood had been auctioned off by Guan Dongping and ended up in the hands of a young man in his twenties.

He immediately had someone investigate and confirmed that Ye Bufan was a student with no background. He was able to win the auction only because he won 300 million in a casino.

After confirming this, he confidently came over, thinking the young man would have to cooperate with him, so he made a huge demand.

Ye Bufan looked at him and said, "I'll give you 10 seconds to disappear from my sight."

Bi Haiquan's expression changed, "What are you thinking? You dare to talk to me like that? I'll tell you, if you offend me, this neighborhood will become a dead project, and you won't sell a single house."

Ye Bufan started counting down, "3... 2... 1..."

"Mr. Ye, you dare..."

Before Bi Haiquan could finish, he was kicked several meters away.

He got up from the ground, his face covered in dirt, and shouted in anger, "Kid, you dare to hit me! Just wait, if you can sell a single house, I'll admit defeat!"

He scrambled into his Ferrari and sped away.