novellhall Chapter 13 Gu Yuhan, you're so wicked!
Chapter 13 Gu Yuhan, you're so wicked!
"Mr. Liu, please have a seat!"
With a polite smile on his face, Gu Yuhan extended the invitation in a courteous tone. Liu Jinghui did not refuse and sat down on a chair nearby.
This time, only Liu Jinghui and his son came along. Liu Jinghui is almost sixty years old this year, slightly overweight, and his face carries a certain composure from years of holding power. His son is almost forty years old, and his features are somewhat similar to Liu Jinghui's, but he is more impetuous.
After taking a seat
Gu Yuhan's smile deepened. He looked at Liu Jinghui with gentle eyes and went straight to the point: "Village Chief Liu, I think you already know why I invited you here today. I won't beat around the bush with unnecessary pleasantries. Our company is going to demolish the entire village, and personally, I really hope that Village Chief Liu can be lenient and not cause us any trouble. Of course, I will definitely not let Village Chief Liu help for nothing; I'm willing to give you some tangible benefits!"
Liu Jinghui slowly raised his head, his gaze sweeping over Gu Yuhan. He forced a stiff smile and said insincerely, "Mr. Gu, I understand what you're saying. I'm getting old, and I don't really have any high demands. How about this, you give me ten million, and I won't stop blocking Mr. Gu's demolition work anymore. What do you think?"
"Thirty million?"
Upon hearing this, Gu Yuhan was taken aback for a moment, then couldn't help but laugh, his tone laced with sarcasm: "Thirty million? Mr. Liu, your appetite is far too large! That's practically asking for the moon!"
"This isn't me being unreasonable!" Liu Jinghui picked up his teacup, took a sip, and slowly explained, "I believe that for a company as large as Mr. Gu's, with so many resources at its disposal, a mere thirty million is nothing. Is thirty million a lot? You know, our village has eight hundred households!"
Gu Yuhan's smile remained unchanged as he looked at Liu Jinghui and slowly said, "Village Chief Liu, you should know that Man Village is not within the official administrative boundaries of Hong Kong. In other words, the Hong Kong government does not recognize the legitimacy of Man Village at all!"
Liu Jinghui's expression darkened slightly, his eyes sharply fixed on Gu Yuhan: "Mr. Gu, what do you mean by that? Are you threatening me?"
"I'm not threatening you, I'm just giving you a proper account!"
Gu Yuhan remained calm and composed, speaking steadily, "The village's current prosperity is all thanks to Village Chief Liu's sheltering of those Chaoshan people. After arriving in Hong Kong, they all received some form of care and favor from Village Chief Liu, so they give him a considerable amount of money every year. I've roughly calculated that, after deducting your usual expenses, Village Chief Liu's net income for the year is approximately 300,000!"
"Village Chief Liu is sixty-two years old this year, so I'll assume you're sixty. I also hope Village Chief Liu lives to be a hundred. That leaves forty years. Over those forty years, your total income will only be 1.2 million. How about this, I'm willing to give Village Chief Liu two million to settle this matter once and for all. What do you say?"
"Mr. Gu!"
Liu Jinghui shook his head, a smug smile on his face, and said, "You can't calculate it like that. I have a son, and a grandson, and countless generations to come. Even after I'm gone, my son can continue collecting this money, and my grandson can continue collecting it too. You haven't taken that into account!"
"Fuck your mother!"
Su Weidong, who was sitting to the side, could no longer hold back. He slammed his hand on the table and angrily shouted, "Don't push your luck!"
"Ah Dong!"
Gu Yuhan glanced at Su Weidong, her tone carrying an undeniable air of restraint. Although Su Weidong was still indignant, he dared not act recklessly any longer. He could only glare at Liu Jinghui before reluctantly returning to his seat.
Liu Jinghui glanced at Su Weidong, then looked at Gu Yuhan, his tone laced with sarcasm: "Mr. Gu, how come you can't even control your own subordinates? So ignorant of the rules, yet you dare to keep them around on business?"
"Thirty million!"
Gu Yuhan smiled, his tone still slow and deliberate, but his eyes sharpened: "Village Chief Liu, stop pretending. This 30 million isn't for the 800 households in the village, is it? To put it bluntly, this 30 million is for you to pocket, isn't it?"
"That's right!"
Liu Jinghui made no attempt to hide his greed and nodded decisively.
"I can give you 30 million!" Gu Yuhan smiled and asked calmly, "But, Village Chief Liu, how can I trust that you can really help me complete the demolition work smoothly after you get the money? You have to give me a guarantee."
Upon hearing this, Liu Jinghui's eyes lit up instantly, and he immediately perked up, saying rapidly, "Mr. Gu, don't worry about that at all. I have plenty of ways to deal with those disobedient villagers; I guarantee they'll cooperate with the demolition!"
"No!"
Gu Yuhan waved his hand, remaining calm and composed, and said with a smile, "I'm here to do business. I can give you the money, but I need peace of mind. I need to know exactly how Village Chief Liu plans to deal with those villagers. I can't possibly give you 30 million only to have you compensate the villagers at 1.5 times that amount in the end, can I? Wouldn't that be a huge loss for me?"
Liu Jinghui took a deep breath, a ruthless glint in his eyes, and continued, "Mr. Gu, I also have a group of capable men under my command. Dealing with those villagers is a piece of cake. Anyone who dares to disobey, I'll break their legs; if they still dare to resist, I'll burn their house down! I've done this kind of thing before, so you can rest assured!!"
"Then tell me in detail, I'm quite curious too!" Gu Yuhan said calmly, still smiling.
Upon hearing this, Liu Jinghui immediately became interested and began to boast endlessly about his prowess, how he had dealt with disobedient people in the past, and how clever his methods were. His son chimed in, embellishing his father's abilities. Gu Yuhan sat quietly to the side, occasionally gesturing for someone nearby to pour drinks for the father and son.
Su Weidong sat to the side, watching Liu Jinghui and his son boast, and felt increasingly annoyed. He simply stood up, pushed open the door, and walked out.
After several rounds of drinks and several dishes, the atmosphere at the table gradually warmed up.
Gu Yuhan picked up a tissue from the table, gently wiped her mouth, and smiled at Liu Jinghui, saying, "Village Chief Liu, I roughly know your capabilities, and I believe you have the ability to help me get this done!"
A fierce greed immediately flashed in Liu Jinghui's eyes as he looked eagerly at Gu Yuhan and pressed, "Mr. Gu, is that 30 million settled?"
Gu Yuhan smiled and said casually, "I'm still young. I have to discuss all the big and small matters in the company with my father. I can't make decisions on my own. But don't worry, I will tell my father everything we talked about today. If he agrees, I will transfer the money to you immediately."
"Great, great! Then I'll wait patiently for Mr. Gu's good news!" Liu Jinghui's face lit up with joy, and he laughed heartily as he spoke.
Gu Yuhan raised his hand and said calmly to the person beside him, "Show them out!"
After Liu Jinghui and his son had completely left, Su Rongrong immediately took out a pre-prepared recorder from her bag and handed it to Gu Yuhan. Gu Yuhan glanced at it and asked, "Did you record everything?"
Su Rongrong nodded vigorously and said confidently, "Don't worry, boss, every single word they said from the moment they walked in was recorded, not a single detail was missed!"
"Good, well done!" Gu Yuhan revealed a cold smile and ordered, "Make dozens of copies of this recording and keep them safe!" He paused, his tone ruthless, "Since he refuses to obey and act like a dog, then we have no choice but to kill him!" Gu Yuhan hated nothing more than anyone daring to threaten him, whether in his past life or now.
Thinking back to his previous life, before their marriage, the woman insisted that he give her a dowry of two million yuan, Gu Yuhan was filled with anger. He cursed inwardly: "Screw your dowry! With two million yuan, I can go to any place and have a good time. I can go in full energy and come out holding my back. Does she really think she has diamonds in her pants?"
Even if it were studded with diamonds, it wouldn't be worth that much money!
Su Rongrong put away the tape recorder, grabbed a printed form, and quickly walked over to Gu Yuhan, saying, "Boss, this is detailed information on all 800 households in the village, along with statistics on their living areas. Take a look."
The village has a total of 800 households, with a total population of just over 1,400. The vast majority of these are young people who have not yet started a family or established a career. Most of them have come to Hong Kong from Chaoshan to make a living. The total living area of the entire village is about 40,000 square meters, which averages out to about 50 square meters per person.
However, there are always exceptions.
For example, Liu Jinghui's family has a living area of at least two or three thousand square meters. After all, he is the village head, wielding real power, and his annual income of 300,000 yuan is definitely not a small amount in these days.
In fact, if Liu Jinghui had just a little bit of sense, he could have taken out his annual savings and invested a little in this era full of opportunities. His assets could have increased at least tenfold or twentyfold, and even a hundredfold would not have been impossible.
But this guy prefers to keep his money locked up in the bank or hidden at home rather than invest it. That's how narrow-minded and limited his perspective is.
Ultimately, he was nothing more than a feudal clan patriarch, with rigid thinking and short-sighted vision.
These kinds of people are actually quite easy to deal with.
"First thing tomorrow morning, have our people put up a notice at the village entrance!" Gu Yuhan leaned back in his chair and slowly instructed, "Say that our company is going to demolish the entire village, with a total planned resettlement area of 60,000 square meters."
"And here's another point: those who come and sign the demolition contract with us now will have their jobs and accommodations arranged by me, and we'll give them triple compensation—meaning that where they originally had 50 square meters per person, they can now get 150 square meters. But remember, the later you go, the less area you'll get. There are only 60,000 square meters in total, and once they're all gone, there won't be any left!"
Su Rongrong was taken aback for a moment, then realized what she meant and couldn't help but ask, "Boss, are you planning to use a divide-and-conquer strategy to make the villagers fight among themselves and sign the contract willingly?"
"Enough talk, just get to work!" Gu Yuhan laughed, lightly patting Su Rongrong's shapely buttocks, and added, "Remember, the first 100 to sign a contract will receive triple compensation; those between 100 and 500 will receive double compensation; those after 500 will receive 1.5 times compensation; and the last few will receive no compensation at all, strictly following the first-come, first-served rule, until they're all gone!"
Su Rongrong's cheeks flushed slightly, and she quickly nodded, saying respectfully, "Understood, boss. I'll arrange for someone to take care of it first thing tomorrow morning!"
She had been with Gu Yuhan for many years and naturally understood his thoughts and methods. Although Gu Yuhan was two years younger than her, his meticulousness and ruthlessness surpassed that of many older people.
Remember when they dealt with Chicken? Gu Yuhan never killed anyone himself, but he had Chicken's henchmen beat Chicken to death without making a sound. His skill was so brilliant that it sent chills down one's spine.
Now, using this tactic of dividing and weakening, wouldn't all the villagers rush over to sign the contract? After all, it's first come, first served, and everyone wants to get more compensation. Once the vast majority of villagers have signed, the remaining stubborn and minority groups will become an isolated and helpless minority. At that point, Gu Yuhan can deal with them however he wants!
Moreover, Gu Yuhan also has Liu Jinghui's recording in his hands. If he really wanted to completely destroy Liu Jinghui, it would be a piece of cake for Gu Yuhan.
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"What? Triple compensation? And 60,000 square meters of resettlement area?" The next morning, as soon as the notice was posted at the village entrance, all the villagers were stunned and gathered around the notice, discussing it excitedly.
"The notice says that a total of 60,000 square meters will be allocated, and the first 100 people to sign the contract will receive three times the allocation, which means each person will get 150 square meters!" A villager pointed to the words on the notice and couldn't help but ask in surprise, "Do you think this news is true or false? Could it be that the Sunshine Group is deliberately lying to us?"
"I don't think it's fake. Look, it's clearly written above. The later you sign, the smaller the area you get, and in the end, there's no compensation at all!" Another villager looked at the Sunshine Group staff member next to him and couldn't help but ask, "Comrade, let me ask you, if we don't sign the contract, will we really not get any resettlement area? If we sign later, the compensation will also be less, right?"
"That's right!" The employee from Sunshine Group said calmly with a faint smile, "Our boss said there's only 60,000 square meters of compensation available. How you choose is entirely up to you."
"Damn it, I'm not signing!" a stubborn villager couldn't help but curse. "What kind of bullshit compensation is this? I think they just want to trick us into signing so they can kick us out. No way!"
"Yes, I won't sign either! We Chaoshan people are the most united. If we all hold on together, they definitely won't be able to do anything!" another villager chimed in, his tone full of determination.
"Everyone, everyone, please be quiet!"
The Sunshine Group staff raised their voices and said loudly, "I'm just here to inform everyone that this is our company's allocation policy: sign or not, it's entirely voluntary. If you're willing to sign the contract, hurry up and go to the signing area over there!!"
As he spoke, the staff member pointed to the signing area that had been set up nearby, and then to the simple map printed on the notice board, adding, "In short, the rule is first come, first served. Whoever supports our Sunshine Group's demolition work first will receive more benefits. This is a one-time opportunity; if you miss it, it'll be gone!"
The villagers looked at each other, their faces filled with hesitation. No one made the first move, each with their own agenda.
However, the situation changed in the afternoon.
"Holy crap, Li Hanmin? What are you doing here?" A villager passing by the signing area was stunned when he saw Li Hanmin signing the contract. This was the guy who had been shouting in the crowd that morning that the Chaoshan people should unite and resolutely refuse to sign the contract.
"Hehe!" Li Hanmin looked up and smiled, proudly flicking the signed contract in his hand. He said with a laugh, "Triple compensation, 150 square meters per person! Why wouldn't I take such a good opportunity? Can unity feed us? If we miss this chance, we'll never have another one!"
The villager glanced at the contract in Li Hanmin's hand, then at the staff at the signing area. After hesitating for a moment, he chuckled, quickly walked over, picked up a pen, and swiftly wrote down his name.
Soon, the news that Li Hanmin had taken the lead in signing the contract spread like wildfire throughout the village.
In an instant, the villagers who were originally hesitant panicked and rushed to the signing area, fearing that if they were late, they would miss the opportunity to receive triple compensation and end up with nothing.
In just one afternoon, more than 300 villagers rushed to the signing site to sign contracts, forming a long queue and creating a lively scene.
Before long, all 1,400 people in the village knew about it.
Everyone knows that there is only 60,000 square meters of resettlement area in total. If you arrive late, you might not even get any resettlement area, let alone triple compensation!
Soon, Liu Jinghui also received the news. Upon hearing that the villagers were all rushing to sign the contracts, Liu Jinghui immediately broke down, trembling with rage, and unleashing a torrent of vicious curses: "Gu Yuhan, you son of a bitch, you've committed a heinous crime! You actually pulled this trick, I'm not finished with you!"