Chapter 295: Acquiring the South Suburb Land
Mei Lin shook her head. "No problems."
The fact that Yun Zijin had hired Tang Yu, the victorious general, just to send Zhang Yiqin to jail was no secret among Dijing’s elite circles.
Although Chen Xianfeng and Li Haichuan were only minor shareholders in the Xia family’s company, they had heard some of the rumors.
Therefore, they wouldn’t dare try to cause trouble for Yun Zijin with the contract.
Otherwise, if it came to a lawsuit, they would be the ones suffering.
Yun Zijin had the time and money to drag things out with them, but they didn’t necessarily have the energy to keep up.
After getting Mei Lin’s confirmation, Yun Zijin picked up her pen and signed her name on the line for Party B.
The Xia family had bought this plot of land for 6 billion, but now they could only sell it to Yun Zijin for 4.5 billion.
Yun Zijin found this price acceptable. After all, it was 1.5 billion cheaper than the original price.
When the Xia father and son saw it was only selling for 4.5 billion, they wanted to object, but they looked up, met Yun Zijin’s icy gaze, and silently held their tongues.
’Getting 4.5 billion back is already pretty good.’
’Besides, once the land is given to Yun Zijin, the company will be free of this money pit. It’ll be able to recover sooner or later.’
After mulling it over for a long time, the two of them ultimately raised no objections.
"The 4.5 billion will be transferred to the Xia family’s corporate account within the day. I hope the ownership transfer procedures can be handled as soon as possible. Otherwise, I reserve the right to recall the funds."
No one present doubted Yun Zijin’s words. After all, this was the ruthless woman who would hire Tang Yu just to send her own mother (so to speak) to jail.
"Rest assured, Chairman Yun. We’ll arrange for someone to handle it on Monday. We will absolutely get the transfer procedures completed at the earliest possible moment."
Of course, Yun Zijin wasn’t worried they would back out. After all, to the Xia family, that plot in the South Suburb was a hot potato.
Only someone like Yun Zijin could spend billions just to build a private manor for herself.
"Now that the South Suburb land issue is resolved, today’s shareholder meeting can pretty much conclude.
Does anyone else have anything to say?"
Yun Zijin sat at the head of the table, holding the initiative the entire time and leaving the Xia father and son no room to speak.
"I think the matter of the Xia family’s leadership is still up for discussion."
Li Haichuan kept his head down, but Chen Xianfeng couldn’t hold back any longer.
’This is too good of an opportunity to rise through the ranks. He didn’t want to let it go.’
Hearing Chen Xianfeng speak up, Yun Zijin raised an eyebrow.
’Just as I thought. Chen Xianfeng is the most impatient one.’
"I will not participate in the company’s management. I already said this at the beginning of the meeting.
If any of you want to buy shares, you can come to me."
The Xia family’s shares were of no use to Yun Zijin. In fact, the company was currently a money-losing venture, so she felt no heartache at all about selling them.
Hearing Yun Zijin confirm once again that she wouldn’t participate in the company’s management, the Xia father and son both breathed a sigh of relief.
After all, if Yun Zijin really got involved, their father-son power dynamic would be in jeopardy.
After all, with her status as the largest shareholder bearing down on them, they could only steer clear of her.
But as for buying Yun Zijin’s shares now, they couldn’t come up with that much money.
One percentage point was worth at least 500 million. Given their relationship with Yun Zijin, Xia Zhengguang and Xia Zhiyun had no doubt that she would hike up the price on the spot.
After all, Yun Zijin had consolidated all the scattered shares from the minor shareholders. Now, aside from the 13% held by Li Haichuan and Chen Xianfeng, only the three of them remained as shareholders.
Li Haichuan and Chen Xianfeng definitely wouldn’t sell their shares. If the Xias wanted to buy back 5% to regain a 51% majority stake, their only option was to buy from Yun Zijin at an even higher price than before.
The situation had become a vicious cycle that was extremely unfavorable for them.
"Chairman Yun isn’t participating in management, but she has the right to vote.
Today, we can hold a new vote for the leadership, decided by the number of shares each person holds."
Everyone else looked at Yun Zijin, wondering what she would decide.
Yun Zijin pressed her lips together, not liking to be put on the spot. "You can decide this matter yourselves. I’m not participating.
If you need to discuss it, you can continue the meeting. I’ll be leaving first."
The land transfer contract was in hand, and Yun Zijin planned to call Tang Zhaosong to tell him the South Suburb land was secured.
This way, preparations for both Tang Zhaosong’s laboratory and her own private manor could begin.
Seeing that Yun Zijin was about to leave, Chen Xianfeng opened his mouth to stop her, but his eyes fell on the seven members of Zero One, and he ultimately swallowed the words he was about to say.
After leaving the Xia family company and getting into her car, Yun Zijin started calling Tang Zhaosong.
However, she didn’t know what he was busy with; she made three calls, but none of them connected.
’Then again, considering the projects Mr. Tang handles, being unreachable is probably normal.’
"Miss, shall I call Yan Shutang for you?"
Since Yan Shutang was the project manager put forward by Tang Zhaosong’s side, if she couldn’t reach Mr. Tang, contacting Yan Shutang should be just as effective.
Yun Zijin nodded. "Contact him. Tell them they can start preparing the necessary equipment for the laboratory."
As for how much this equipment would cost, that was not within Yun Zijin’s scope of consideration.
It had been so long since she’d heard from Mei Lin that Minister Yan was starting to think Yun Zijin had given up. She never expected to suddenly receive a call from her.
Looking at the caller ID, Yan Shutang raised an eyebrow slightly and answered the call.
"Hello..."
"Minister Yan, this is Mei Lin."
"I know, I have caller ID. Miss Mei Lin, what can I do for you?"
Mei Lin lifted her chin slightly. "My miss has acquired the land in the South Suburb. Please expedite the permits you promised. You can also begin preparing the necessary equipment for the lab."
Every word Mei Lin spoke was devoid of emotion, yet Yan Shutang, for the first time ever, found it quite pleasant to listen to.
"She got the land?"
"The transfer contract has been signed. The ownership transfer will be processed on Monday."
’Once the contract is signed, the transfer is just a formality.’
Hearing Mei Lin’s reply, Yan Shutang felt, for the first time, quite happy to be talking with her.
"The transfer procedure is a small matter. I’ll have a word with the Land Administration Bureau; it will be processed very quickly."
Hearing that Yun Zijin had already gotten the land in the South Suburb, Yan Shutang’s heart nearly leaped out of her chest.
’What incredible news! I didn’t expect it to come so suddenly.’
’But this permit for the private manor really needs to be expedited.’
’Otherwise, if Yun Zijin’s manor is already under construction and gets reported by the public for incomplete paperwork, I’ll be the one in trouble.’
Mei Lin nodded slightly. "Mm. As soon as the permit comes through, the South Suburb site will be fully activated."
Hearing Mei Lin’s words, Yan Shutang’s eyes lit up.
’A lot of people are waiting for Mr. Tang’s project. Once there’s a result, I’ll definitely be the first to know.’
"Rest assured, I will go and push them for you."
No matter what the department in charge of permits was busy with, Yun Zijin’s permit for her private manor had to be approved and issued immediately.
Every second of delay was a second of delay for Mr. Tang’s experiments.