Chapter 108: Some Impressive Project Proposals!

Chapter 108: Some Impressive Project Proposals!

After receiving Zhang Lin’s message, Lin Muxue and the others quickly gathered in the meeting room.

Lin Mengyao had just arranged the room with the latest rectangular office desks and chairs.

Lin Muxue and the others were quite curious about the sudden meeting.

The urgency suggested that the matter was significant.

Yet, none of them had heard any wind of it.

Seeing Zhang Lin sit down, Lin Muxue asked, "Mr. Zhang, you must have called this meeting for something important, right?"

Fu Yao, Lin Mengyao, and the others also looked at him expectantly.

Zhang Lin nodded and said, "Yes, it is very important. I just acquired the camping grounds and flower fields from Kai Lin Investment, along with the 40,000 acres of land they leased."

This news left everyone stunned.

"So fast?" Lin Muxue, despite being well-informed, still looked incredulous.

She estimated that Kai Lin Investment had invested around 150 million yuan in these projects, which was a substantial sum.

Such a transaction would typically take time to negotiate, unless there was some external influence.

She immediately thought of You City.

You City was the only one who would want to resolve the online issues quickly.

Liu Qian and Lin Mengyao were even more surprised. The farm had suddenly expanded significantly, with several thousand acres of land that would need further development. This meant the farm would continue to grow and thrive.

And the farm's success meant more opportunities for them.

Especially after Zhang Yuan was promoted to department head, they all looked forward to similar opportunities.

Zhang Lin continued, "After acquiring Kai Lin Investment’s properties, we will not only take over their camping grounds and flower fields but also their 200 employees. This will significantly expand our operations, and we need to reallocate responsibilities."

This was one of the main reasons for the meeting.

With the addition of 200 more employees from Kai Lin Investment, his workforce now numbered over 600.

He didn’t want to make changes to the restaurant and ticket office staff, who were all game employees. Mu Chen and Zhao Lin, the game-recruited department heads, were doing an excellent job.

These game employees would not be included in the regular payroll system and would need to be managed separately.

As for the other projects—two camping grounds, two flower fields, a bamboo maze, and a bamboo culture park—there would be numerous tasks to handle.

He couldn’t manage everything alone and needed to delegate responsibilities to his employees. Otherwise, what was the point of hiring them?

Liu Qian and the others perked up at this.

If responsibilities were to be divided, that meant there would be opportunities for promotions and raises.

They were all suddenly very eager.

Zhang Lin continued, "First, Lin Mengyao, you will be responsible for integrating the 200 new employees. After completing this task, your position will be upgraded to HR Manager, with a salary of 20,000 yuan per month plus bonuses. Then, you can hire a supervisor and fill the HR department with 20 people."

A 20-person HR department would be sufficient for a farm with up to 1,000 employees.

"Thank you, Mr. Zhang! I will handle it well!" Lin Mengyao’s face lit up with joy. When her sister had told her about Liyuan Farm, she had quit her job and joined Liyuan Farm, and it had been the best decision she ever made.

Her sister’s connections had not been wasted!

In her previous company, it would have taken years to reach the manager level, and with the possibility of someone with connections being parachuted in, she might never have had the chance to be promoted. This was the reality for most employees.

And indeed, the new company offered more development opportunities.

Zhang Lin added, "Additionally, I plan to appoint a Director to oversee the operations and management of all projects. Lin Muxue, are you interested in this position?"

When Lin Muxue joined, she was the head of the online operations department, a position equivalent to a department director, with a salary of 35,000 yuan.

A department director was a rank higher than a manager.

Moreover, her capabilities were indeed strong. Managing online operations was a breeze for her, as evident from her social media posts, which showed no signs of stress.

During the recent online incident, he had seen that her abilities went beyond her current role. She had been the first to identify the issue and had skillfully orchestrated the publicity, leading to Zhao Neng’s public apology.

So, he planned to make her his top executive, delegating all major tasks to her.

"Since Mr. Zhang is giving me this opportunity, I will certainly try. I believe in my capabilities," Lin Muxue accepted the offer with confidence and a touch of pride.

Zhang Lin nodded and said, "Alright, I'll leave the project to you, Senior Sister. Your salary will be increased to 40,000 plus bonuses! Additionally, the camping ground design was drawn by Fu Yao, and I've promised her that she can oversee the project during her summer job. So, please help her out."

This statement made Liu Qian, Lin Mengyao, and the others look at Fu Yao with envy in their eyes.

After all, it was a rare opportunity for a girl working a summer job to get such a chance, something many would beg for.

It seemed that President Zhang's intentions were now common knowledge.

Fu Yao, noticing the gazes of those around her, immediately blushed.

She was more mature than most girls her age and wasn't naive. She could sense the occasional hints of affection from the older man, but she was only entering her senior year of high school next semester.

She then thought about the changes in her sister and mother's attitudes and felt a mix of emotions.

Lin Muxue, however, spoke up at the right moment, "Don't worry, President Zhang. I'll help Fu Yao with the project."

"Thank you!" Zhang Lin nodded and smiled, "As for the other projects, Senior Sister, you'll need to put in some effort. For the newly acquired camping ground, flower sea, bamboo maze, and bamboo culture garden, please assign a new manager for each."

"I'll take care of it!" Lin Muxue replied with a smile.

As for the financial and other professional roles, they couldn't be filled immediately and would require gradual recruitment. With these arrangements in place, Zhang Lin declared the meeting over.

The farm had indeed grown significantly, now employing over 600 people, with monthly salaries amounting to several million.

After the meeting, everyone left, but Fu Yao remained, her face slightly flushed.

Zhang Lin asked with a smile, "What's the matter?"

Fu Yao quickly handed him a tablet, "Uncle, you asked me to design new uniforms for the farm employees. I've finished them!"

Zhang Lin took the tablet and saw a data package open, containing design sketches for the uniforms, including those for waitstaff, security, farm workers, and office staff's OL suits!

"Did you design all these?" Zhang Lin asked.

"No!" Fu Yao quickly shook her head. She hadn't learned such skills and wasn't confident enough to claim them, explaining, "I hired a designer to do it. The design fees will need to be reimbursed by the farm!"

"Of course, they will be reimbursed!" Zhang Lin smiled.

The designs were quite good, and the designer was clearly skilled.

He lingered on the OL suit design, looking at the sketch and then at Fu Yao. He felt the skirt was a bit too long and should be shorter.

This wasn't because he was a pervert, but from a man's perspective, it would be more pleasing to the eye, not overly short, but similar to the standard length in large companies.

However, since the design was already done, there was nothing he could do.

He decided the designer wasn't very perceptive and should be blacklisted in the future.

"Give me the design files, and I'll arrange for the production of these uniforms!" Zhang Lin then had Fu Yao send him the design package.

Back in his office, he called his uncle again.

"Xiao Lin!"

"Uncle, I need you to produce another 200 sets of uniforms. We're hiring 200 more employees!"

"Another 200?"

"Yes, and I also need you to produce some new uniforms. Besides 100 sets for the office staff, produce 1,000 sets for each type. Use the standard size distribution. I'll send you the design files shortly!"

At Zhang's Fashion Company, Zhang He looked at the design files Zhang Lin sent and was once again amazed.

In such a short time, 200 more and then another 200. His nephew's farm was growing too fast.

"You can rest easy, little brother," Zhang He muttered with a satisfied smile. He then called the production manager and handed over the new order.

This order required producing several thousand pieces of clothing, so it needed to be well-organized.

Meanwhile, Lin Mengyao arrived at the Kai Lin Investment farm's camping ground and flower sea project, gathering the employees recruited by Kai Lin Investment.

After the flower sea and camping ground opened, the employees at Kai Lin Investment farm were uneasy, with many speculating that the farm might not survive.

After all, with no customers, it would be foolish to continue.

The employees had already prepared for unemployment.

So, when they heard that the project was being acquired by Li Yuan Farm and they would be integrated into Li Yuan Farm, it was a pleasant surprise.

Lin Mengyao stated directly, "Moving forward, we at Li Yuan Farm will sign new contracts with you. The salaries will be lower, aligning with those at Li Yuan Farm. Those who agree can sign the new contracts, and those who don't can leave."

Previously, Kaolin Investment had to outshine Liyuan Farm in recruitment, so they offered higher salaries than Liyuan Farm.

Although Zhang Lin could have directly increased the wages for Liyuan Farm's employees, the meaning behind it would have been different, so he didn't do that.

If he raised salaries now, employees might think it was because of the new hires, making them feel lucky.

But if he waited a while and found a reason to raise salaries, employees would feel that the boss was being generous, and they would appreciate it.

Lin Mengyao's integration of the employees went smoothly.

After all, the employees of Kaolin Investment had feared losing their jobs, but now they at least had job security.

As Lin Mengyao was actively integrating the employees, Zhang Lin welcomed Zhao Han, the director of the Tourism Bureau, to his office.

"Mr. Zhang, congratulations on acquiring Kaolin Investment's farm project," Zhao Han said with a smile as he sat down.

He naturally knew from Liu County that Liyuan Farm was planning to increase its visitor capacity to 15,000.

If Mr. Zhang could push for another project, it might even break 20,000 visitors.

That would mean the tourist reception volume this year would be double last year's.

This would be a significant achievement for the Tourism Bureau.

It was a remarkable feat wherever you looked at it.

Zhang Lin also smiled and said to Zhao Han, "Director Zhao, you've come right after County Liu, so there must be something important, right?"

As he spoke, he poured a cup of freshly brewed tea for Zhao Han.

After taking a sip of tea, Zhao Han said, "Mr. Zhang, today I have an important matter to discuss with you. Now that Liyuan Farm has acquired Kaolin Investment's project, have you considered how to connect these two places?"

Zhang Lin had naturally thought about this issue. If the two locations weren't connected, it would be difficult to manage them cohesively.

Fortunately, Zhao Neng, in an attempt to stifle Liyuan Farm's development, had leased land very close to Liyuan Farm.

Zhang Lin originally planned to go to the Agriculture Bureau to lease the land between the two projects, build a road to connect them, and then develop other projects in between.

Since Zhao Han had brought it up, Zhang Lin smiled and said, "Director Zhao, since you've mentioned it, I assume you have some good suggestions?"

Zhao Han didn't deny it and said with a smile, "Mr. Zhang, now that you've taken over Kaolin Investment's camping site, both places should be able to accommodate 5,000 guests each, totaling 10,000 guests. With such a number, it would be a waste not to provide a gathering place for them at night."

"So, the county plans to build a night market town to connect the two locations. The main street will be a food street with various food shops and stalls. We'll also build several side streets to sell various daily necessities and Youcheng specialties, set up entertainment venues, and even residential areas."

Zhang Lin's eyes lit up at this.

What a brilliant idea!

It seemed the county had done a lot of research on this. Many places lacked tourism development projects, and they often created special towns to attract visitors, mostly by renovating old districts with unique architecture.

But Youcheng was different. After 10,000 visitors from Liyuan Farm stayed overnight, they would likely get bored, even with mood lighting and a good environment in the camping site. It would be hard for them to stay from 6 PM to midnight.

This was a shortcoming of Liyuan Farm's camping site.

If there was a town nearby with various foods, shopping, and entertainment options, it would be a game-changer, greatly enhancing the appeal of the scenic area.

Moreover, he believed that it wouldn't just be the tourists from the scenic area who would visit; the local residents of Youcheng would likely flock there too.

After all, the scenic area was only 20-30 minutes from the county.

For modern people, a bit of travel for a fun place is nothing.

Most importantly, the residential area would solve the housing problem for his increasing number of employees. With the town built next to the scenic area, he could move the dormitories there, making it more convenient for employees to commute.

"We can certainly choose to collaborate with Liyuan Farm on this development!" Zhao Han added with a smile.

(End of Chapter)

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