After the divorce, I became a god that my ex-wife couldn’t reach.

Chapter 2023: Victory, Not Defeat

Su Xueqing and Lan Bowen knew that Pi Yangyang had made a decision when they heard him speak so decisively.

Yes, anyone would be tempted by such a big piece of fat meat in front of them.

However, precisely because this piece of fat is so large, most people would never dare to think of eating it alone.

Only Pi Yangyang would have such an idea, and he is very determined.

Indeed, behind him stood the four major families and the Wu family of Gangcheng. Each family alone could take over a part of this project.

If we integrate them together, it is entirely possible to win the first phase.

"Since the chairman has made the decision, I firmly support it." Lan Bowen breathed a sigh of relief and said with a determined look in his eyes, "I will immediately organize and establish a public relations department for the industrial new zone project, keep a close eye on this project, and strive to complete the first phase."

Pi Yangyang nodded. "Well, setting up a project department is one thing, but we also need to find out which other companies or families are interested in this project. We must know ourselves and our opponents before we can successfully win."

"No problem, I will conduct a detailed investigation." Lan Bowen said.

Su Xueqing said: "This project is quite large. Whether it succeeds or fails, it will affect the future development of the Yan Group. If it succeeds, it will be good. The Yan Group will soar to the sky. But if there are problems, the consequences will be very serious. So I think we should hold a meeting of all shareholders as soon as possible and discuss this project at the shareholders' meeting."

Pi Yangyang nodded and said, "You're right. Let's set a time to hold a general shareholders' meeting."

Su Xueqing thought for a moment and said, "Three days later, which happens to be Monday."

Pi Yangyang said, "Okay, you'll let Sister Li notify them later."

The three people quickly reached a consensus on this matter.

Su Xueqing called Zheng Li and asked her to notify all shareholders to hold a general shareholders' meeting at the group headquarters three days later.

"Boss Lan, how much do you know about Baicun and Wucun?"

After Zheng Li left, Pi Yangyang asked Lan Bowen again.

Lan Bowen thought for a moment and said, "I actually know a little bit about these two villages."

The two sat down on the sofa, and Su Xueqing also sat next to Pi Yangyang.

Since she is going to devote all her energy to this project, as the president of the company, she naturally has to fully understand all aspects involved in this project.

"Tell me."

Pi Yangyang said as he made tea.

Lan Bowen thought for a moment and said, "Although these two villages are not within the capital, they are also part of the capital's economic circle. Five years ago, local authorities wanted to establish a development zone there and build a new city integrating industry and commerce. I remember that the blueprint was already approved and the bidding process had been initiated. But in the end, due to resistance from Baicun and Wucun, the project did not move forward and was aborted."

Pi Yangyang asked calmly, "What about the resistance from Bai Village and Wu Village?"

"Yes, since the development was going to happen, it involved the entire relocation of the two villages," Lan Bowen nodded. "At the time, project managers from several real estate giants and heads of local departments repeatedly approached the village to negotiate relocation and resettlement. However, the two villages remained adamant and demanded an astonishing price. Not only did they demand relocation compensation that the developer couldn't meet, they even put forward some outrageous conditions..."

Pi Yangyang was not surprised to hear this.

Ever since the development and demolition began, many people have been waiting for such an opportunity to get rich overnight.

If such a good thing happens to them, they will definitely negotiate with the developers and relevant departments with the highest demands.

"For example, the compensation they demanded for demolition was more than 1.5 times the original market price. They also demanded that each household be provided housing based on their original building area, and even requested a storefront." Lan Bowen continued, "Even more outrageous is that they must use their village's construction team during construction, and that once the development zone is completed, 500 jobs be created for each of their two villages..."

Hearing this, Su Xueqing began to frown.

"This is truly outrageous. Who can endure such conditions?"

"Yes, so the project ultimately fell through and was shelved." Lan Bowen nodded. "It's being restarted this time because local authorities want to create an economic park to boost their local economy. It's said that the project has the support of a certain big shot in Beijing, so it's bound to go forward."

Pi Yangyang thought for a moment and said, "Tell me about the members of these two villages, and what kind of people are their clan leaders?"

Lan Bowen thought for a moment and said, "The head of the Bai family, Bai Zhenxing, is an old man in his seventies. He holds a very high prestige and his words carry weight within the family. The Bai family is divided into five branches, of which the head of the first branch is Bai Kaixin, who holds the highest status besides Bai Zhenxing.

"At the same time, the eldest branch is also the most powerful of the five branches. The weakest among the five branches is the fifth, Bai Kaiyi. All five branches have their own businesses and territories, and they don't interfere with each other."

"Where is the Wu family?" Pi Yangyang asked again.

"The Wu family is even more complicated. There are seven branches in total. There is also a side branch..."

Lan Bowen replied.

"Concubine? What does that mean?" Pi Yangyang asked with some surprise.

Lan Bowen said, "The head of the side branch, Wu Tianding, is said to be the illegitimate son of Wu Taishan, the patriarch of the Wu family. He had always been away from home, ostracized by the other seven branches. But more than a decade ago, Wu Taishan forced him to return to Wu Village and gave him a piece of land and an estate, making him the eighth branch of Wu Village..."

Pi Yangyang's eyes flickered and an idea flashed through his mind.

"So, this Eighth House is not in harmony with the other seven houses, right?"

"There's definitely discord! Rumors have been circulating in Wu Village that the seventh branch of the Wu family is trying to drive Wu Tianding out." Lan Bowen nodded. "Because of this, Wu Tianding's business is often squeezed out, and he's the worst off in the entire village. Furthermore, there have been recent rumors that Wu Taishan has suddenly fallen seriously ill and may not survive the year. The seven brothers of the Wu family are all vying for the right to inherit the position of the next clan leader, and the entire village is in turmoil."

Pi Yangyang smiled slightly, "Very good."

"very good?"

Su Xueqing and Lan Bowen were both stunned and looked at Pi Yangyang in confusion.

"Chaos is good. The collapse of any strong fortress begins from within!"

Pi Yangyang said very confidently.

Su Xueqing and Lan Bowen immediately understood and nodded at the same time.

"Boss Lan, after the shareholders' meeting, please find a way to contact Wu Tianding. I want to meet him."

Pi Yangyang made a decision quickly.

Lan Bowen asked in confusion, "Why does the chairman want to see him? He's the least influential person in Wu Village. If we go to him, I'm afraid we won't be able to solve any problems."

Pi Yangyang smiled faintly and said mysteriously, "Don't underestimate the weak. The reason they are weak is not necessarily because they are weak, but they may have lacked an opportunity."

Su Xueqing said in astonishment: “You want to give him a chance?”

Pi Yangyang nodded and said, "Only those who have risen from the bottom will be so devoted to those who have supported them. Wu Tianding may be the key to our project's success."

Lan Bowen and Su Xueqing are both extremely intelligent people. They understood immediately without any further explanation.

Although they didn't know exactly how Pi Yangyang operated, since he said it so confidently, he must be sure of it.

"Okay, I'll take care of this matter." Lan Bowen said firmly.

"For the next phase, this project will be our group's top priority." Pi Yangyang stood up and said solemnly, "This battle, we must win and not lose!"

Lan Bowen and Su Xueqing also stood up and agreed at the same time: "Yes, Chairman!"

Immediately, Lan Bowen returned to his office and began to work on the specific planning and deployment of the project.

Su Xueqing also returned to her desk to prepare the speech and materials for the shareholders' meeting.

Pi Yangyang walked out of the office, went to the balcony at the end of the corridor, and called Wei Hongyi.

"Sister Hong, please help me check something." After the call was connected, he said in a low voice.

"Master Jiu, please give me your instructions." Wei Hongyi said respectfully.

Pi Yangyang said solemnly, "Go and look up the personal information of the heads of the Bai family's fifth branch, the Wu family's seventh branch, and the patriarchs of these two families, as well as their respective business layouts and any negative information about them. Try to be as detailed as possible. Send the information to me in three days."

"No problem!" Wei Hongyi agreed very straightforwardly.

After hanging up the phone, he went to Makino's studio again.

"Brother, I'm sorry, I haven't found any information about that bullet yet..."

Seeing Pi Yangyang, Muye said with some guilt.

Pi Yangyang waved his hand, "There's no rush for the bullets. I have a new mission that I need you to follow up on!"