CHAPTER 296: CHAPTER 297: I’M DIRECTLY SAYING GOOD HEAVENS!

"Do you have any other instructions?"

Lin Yi waved his hand upon hearing that, instructing them to proceed directly to the next step.

In the following time, a van bearing the Zaohe Group logo drove into the workshop.

After the test vehicle was driven inside by everyone hustling about, a flurry of various testing equipment and instruments was loaded onto a nearby support vehicle.

Lin Yi didn’t drive himself but simply got into Lao Hu’s car as well.

The convoy left Tsinghua and drove for nearly an hour before arriving at a dedicated track.

At this time, the entire track area was completely cleared, and apart from the staff of Zaohe, there were only a few track managers present.

Seeing this, Lin Yi couldn’t help but slightly frown.

Then, he ignored the busy crowd and walked aside to make a call on his own.

"Brother Wang, is quite busy, haha, yes, I heard the report from Li Huiqun about the cinema; it seems to have yielded much better results than expected."

No mistake, this call was naturally made to Wang Shoufu.

After a few pleasantries, Lin Yi went straight to the point:

"Do you have any land assets, Brother Wang? The space on campus here is limited, so I’m thinking about acquiring a piece of land nearby."

Indeed, even though the track manager has been asked to leave, this is still someone else’s facility, and there are bound to be cameras.

And our research project needs absolute secrecy. Although it’s not a problem if leaked, it’s generally not a good thing.

Upon hearing Lin Yi’s words, Lao Wang on the other end chuckled wryly:

"Oh, little brother, land in the Capital City is worth its weight in gold; forget what’s planned, obtaining unplanned land is not easy either.

To put it simply, little brother, we can only wait for the planning department to make land available for bidding after they’ve planned it.

Even if we win the bid, the land must be developed according to the planning department’s guidelines.

It’s strictly forbidden to transfer it again."

Just like Lao Wang said, land elsewhere may be manageable, but land in Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou really isn’t within our control.

Understanding the reason, Lin Yi had an idea in mind, exchanged a few pleasantries, and then hung up.

He then dialed another number.

"Brother Lei, I’ve run into a minor issue with the development here and need quite a bit of land.

You know, what we’re developing is futuristic technology, and without a secure site, there are bound to be opportunistic eyes on us.

Here’s the deal, find a way to get me a few tens of thousands of acres of land, and I’ll set up a Zaohe commercial park."

On the other side, Ouyang Lei, who was reading a report, almost choked on his own saliva upon hearing this.

After a long pause, he dumbly replied:

"How much? How many acres??"

Listening to the exclamation in the receiver, Lin Yi casually responded:

"Yeah, start with a few tens of thousands of acres. Two or three tens of thousands will do; if there really isn’t any, even just ten thousand acres for now will suffice."

Pff~

This time, Ouyang Lei was truly flabbergasted.

After coughing a few times, he helplessly inquired:

"Brother, let me ask you something."

Lin Yi plucked a piece of grass from the roadside, stuck it in his mouth, and nonchalantly responded:

"Hmm, go ahead."

"Brother, do you know the total area within the first ring of our Capital City?"

Hearing Ouyang Lei’s question, Lin Yi couldn’t help but roll his eyes:

"What does the area have to do with me? Besides, I’m talking about acquiring land for me; why change the topic?

Just tell me if it’s possible or not. If not, I’m afraid Zaohe Group will only have a few products, like that so-called advanced proximate beam fighter jet project that has to be indefinitely postponed.

Alas, there’s no way around it; after all, Zaohe Group is poor and doesn’t even have its own industrial park..."

These words indeed left Ouyang Lei stunned, and his face quickly turned somber:

"What proximate beam fighter jet are you talking about?? Tell me about it in detail!"

It’s no wonder Ouyang Lei was so excited; just hearing the name represented something obviously valuable!

Just those ’proximate beam’ words far surpass ’supersonic’ by countless levels!

But regarding Ouyang Lei’s question, Lin Yi simply refrained and kept muttering about his regrets.

In the end, Ouyang Lei gritted his teeth and said:

"Don’t even think about getting tens of thousands of acres; that’s absolutely impossible!

Even ten thousand acres, which is nearly 6.7 square kilometers,

is almost the total area within the first ring of the Capital City at 18 square kilometers!

You tell me, is that even possible?"

Upon hearing this from Ouyang Lei, Lin Yi had to admit it made sense.

Damn, even if Ouyang Lei were extremely capable, or represented any authority, it’s impossible to allocate the entire area within the first ring of the Capital City to him~

But Ouyang Lei’s next words made Lin Yi laugh again.

[To be continued...]

PS: Damn, I set up the automatic release yesterday and got the timing wrong!

Sorry, brothers!