Chapter 151: Boss Zhang, You Look Whiter!

Chapter 151: Boss Zhang, You Look Whiter!

Zhang Lin saw that the delivery had arrived at the Agricultural Research Breakthrough Award Center in Min Province and put his phone down.

Afternoon.

Just as he started his workday, he received a call from the branch manager of the Industrial and Commercial Bank, Cao Rui (Chapter 140).

The caller was outside the office center.

"Manager Cao, why didn't you call ahead?" Zhang Lin said, quickly asking Zhong Miaoying to go out and bring the person in.

Soon, Cao Rui arrived at the office.

"Uncle Cao, please sit down, I'll make you some tea!" Zhong Miaoying greeted Cao Rui and started preparing tea at the tea table.

Zhang Lin also took a seat at the tea table.

As soon as Cao Rui saw him, he took out a document and handed it over. "Boss Zhang, please take a look at this. It's the loan document for the Mountain Spring Health Resort project. You need to sign it. You have no idea how much the Tourism Bureau's Director Zhao has been pestering me."

"Director Zhao has been calling me three times a day to urge me. If I don't get this done for you, my ears will be ringing nonstop."

Zhang Lin took the document and smiled. "I didn't realize Director Zhao was so invested in this project. I'm sorry to trouble you, Manager Cao."

While he said this, he inwardly thought he should commend Director Zhao for his dedication.

Zhang Lin glanced over the document and then called Chu Shang to come over.

With the farm now having a finance department, such matters required the involvement of the finance team for proper handling, including the subsequent loan disbursement and account reconciliation. This was standard procedure.

Chu Shang arrived quickly, respectfully greeting Zhang Lin. "Boss Zhang."

"Sit down and take a look at this document," Zhang Lin said, handing over the loan documents for the Mountain Spring Health Resort.

Chu Shang sat down and started processing the documents.

Since Cao Rui had personally delivered the documents, the farm's side of the process wasn't as complicated. Chu Shang handled it with ease.

Afterward, Cao Rui hurriedly left, clearly having been pushed to the limit by Director Zhao's constant urging.

"Boss Zhang, do you have any other instructions? If not, I'll get back to work," Chu Shang asked as he stood up.

Zhang Lin thought for a moment and said, "You've seen the loan. We're about to start the Mountain Spring Health Resort project, which the county values highly. That's why Manager Cao came in person to deliver the documents. The project will be urgent, and the payment will be made in one lump sum. Please handle the procedures first, and refer to the previous projects for the payment details."

"Understood, Boss Zhang," Chu Shang nodded, showing he understood.

This was a time to be flexible.

While he believed that paying the entire engineering fee upfront was risky—since the contractor might slack off or cause issues once they received the full payment—he wasn't foolish enough to raise this concern after the boss had made a decision.

Especially given the boss's exceptional capabilities and the fact that previous projects had never gone wrong, raising the issue would have seemed presumptuous.

After Chu Shang left, Zhang Lin nodded in approval.

He had hired Chu Shang precisely because of this trait.

Over the next few days, Zhang Lin focused on the Mountain Spring Health Resort project. Three days later, the bank's loan funds arrived, and now all that was left was for Cheng Dahao to bring the mountain spring water to the farm.

Early in the morning, Zhang Lin arrived at the farm as usual. As he entered the office center, he ran into Lin Muxue, who was just arriving with a few girls from the operations department.

"Hey!" Lin Muxue exclaimed when she saw Zhang Lin, walking up to him and examining him closely. "Boss Zhang, I think you've gotten whiter. Did you start using skincare products?"

The other girls, like Liu Qian, also looked at Zhang Lin.

"Indeed, Boss Zhang's skin does seem lighter!"

"Right, no wonder I thought he looked even more handsome."

"Boss Zhang, did you use something in secret?"

"..."

Hearing the girls' comments, Zhang Lin understood what was happening.

It was due to the three days of eating the fast-growing white heart sweet potatoes, which had a +1 effect on skin whitening. The results were clearly visible after just three days.

So, he smiled and said, "Yes, I've been eating something that helps whiten the skin. It seems to be quite effective."

This piqued the girls' interest, and Lin Muxue quickly asked, "Boss Zhang, if it's a good product, you should share it with us. We work hard for you, filming videos in the sun, and our skin gets tanned. We really need something with great whitening effects."

This drew agreement from the other girls, like Liu Qian:

"Exactly, Boss Zhang, we really need it."

"Mr. Zhang, you want your employees to look beautiful too, right?"

"Mr. Zhang, please, tell us what you used!"

"..."

Zhang Lin saw that Lin Muxue and the others were eagerly waiting for an answer, so he decided to keep them hanging. "I’ll keep this a secret for now. I’ll use it for a couple more days and see how it goes. I’ll share it with you all later."

With that, he walked toward his office, leaving Lin Muxue and the others with their faces falling.

Clearly, the girls looked at him with reluctant eyes, but as the boss, he was untouchable. They couldn’t chase after him and pester him, or they would have made him spill the beans on what he used to achieve such an amazing whitening effect.

Back in his office, Zhang Lin checked his level data:

Level: 4

Upgrade Requirements:

1. Hire 622 workers (622/200)!

2. Earn 30 million in profit (42,145,627/30,000,000)!

3. Develop 10,000 acres of agricultural land (8,970/10,000)!

4. Gain 1 agricultural honor (0/1)



Bank Account: 62122614

Balance: 42,145,627.15 RMB

Agricultural Area: 47,000 acres!

Game Constructions: Color Steel House, Warehouse, Service Center, Bamboo Maze, Bamboo Culture Park, Office Center, Camping Ground.

Three days had passed, and the farm hadn’t incurred any major expenses. The profit had already surpassed 40 million.

The cultivated area was almost 9,000 acres, just a stone’s throw away from the 10,000-acre goal, which would be completed soon.

The sweet potatoes had already been sent to the Fujian Agricultural Breakthrough Award Center. Given the breakthroughs in growth speed and skin whitening effects, no other crop research could surpass this.

So, they were bound to win an award.

After all, this was a provincial-level award, not a national one. Once the agricultural honor condition was met, the farm’s level would be upgraded to 5.

Thinking about it, Zhang Lin took out the special medicinal liquor, poured a cup, and drank it. He then headed to the watermelon peach planting area to dig holes, plant trees, and fill the holes, using it as a form of exercise.

Once the effects of the medicinal liquor wore off, he returned to the office center. Just as he sat down, his phone rang.

It was Cheng Dahao calling, and Zhang Lin’s face lit up as he answered. Cheng Dahao must have completed the temporary water channel to bring down the mountain spring water.

After all, the requirement was just to bring the water down, even if it was a makeshift channel as narrow as a palm.

"Mr. Zhang, I’ve completed the temporary water channel and brought down the mountain spring water. Do you want to come and check it out?" Cheng Dahao’s voice came through.

"Sure, I’m on my way!" Zhang Lin said and hung up, rushing out of the office.

Soon, Zhang Lin drove to the base of the mountain, where he saw Cheng Dahao and the workers in action.

They had dug a simple reservoir, and a thin stream of mountain spring water was being directed down.

It was indeed a thin stream, with the channel as wide as a palm.

Very small, but enough to let some water through.

However, Zhang Lin’s goal was achieved.

"Mr. Zhang, is this okay? If not, I can have the workers improve it," Cheng Dahao asked, rushing over to him.

Zhang Lin didn’t know if it would work, but he was trying to take a shortcut and see if the game system would accept it.

He looked at the mental screen and clicked the special mountain spring water wellness center construction scroll. The scroll turned into a beam of light and disappeared, replaced by a virtual image of a building.

He breathed a sigh of relief.

The game system had accepted his shortcut.

With 100 million, 1,000 acres of land, and the mountain spring water all in place, the wellness center could be built.

Zhang Lin didn’t hesitate and placed the construction of the wellness center in the designated area, then confirmed it.

The system’s prompt sounded:

Congratulations, you have spent 100 million to build the special mountain spring water wellness center. The special mountain spring water wellness center is under construction!

As the game prompt sounded, the designated 1,000 acres of land were marked off on the game map, and construction vehicles began to arrive and start the work.

Zhang Lin then instructed Cheng Dahao, "Mr. Cheng, you can have your team build a proper water channel, but don’t damage this temporary one."

"Understood, Mr. Zhang," Cheng Dahao nodded, and he called over the two men beside him, preparing to head back up the mountain.

At this moment, Zhang Lin and those around him suddenly noticed a fleet of construction vehicles rapidly approaching.

Cheng Dahao, being in the construction business, naturally knew how well-equipped these vehicles were. As the vehicles drew near, workers began to disembark and immediately started surveying the ground, clearly ready to get to work. Looking back, more construction vehicles kept appearing.

"Wow, there are so many!" one person next to Cheng Dahao exclaimed.

"What kind of major project is this?" another person asked.

Cheng Dahao was equally amazed, especially when he saw the speed at which the workers measured the ground, which was undoubtedly faster than his own experienced team. Even the workers handling the equipment were operating with a speed and proficiency that far surpassed his team.

He looked at the people around him, including the employees of the simple reservoir, who were all stunned. They felt inferior in the face of these skilled workers.

What surprised Cheng Dahao even more was the scale of this construction team. A project of this size would likely involve hundreds of millions of yuan in funding.

"Wow, I never knew the project I was involved in was this big," he thought. "I can boast about this when I go out for drinks in the future. I was part of a billion-yuan project at Liyuan Farm."

...

Zhang Lin's transfer of 100 million yuan naturally caused a stir in the county. After all, this was a loan project overseen by the county, and the loan was to be repaid with the project's earnings. Although there was a precedent with the camping site, everyone was still worried about potential issues.

Especially Zhao Han.

When 100 million yuan was transferred, the bank's Cao Rui immediately took note and informed the county. Zhao Han was promptly made aware of the news.

He called Zhang Lin right away, "Mr. Zhang, have you started the mineral water wellness center project?"

This was an extremely tactful way of asking, as he didn't want his concern to be misunderstood.

"Director Zhao, we just started! I appreciate your concern," Zhang Lin replied with a smile, knowing why the other party was so quick to know.

After all, 100 million yuan was a significant amount, and since it was a bank loan, the bank would definitely know. Given Director Zhao's interest in the project, he would have been informed immediately.

Upon confirming that the project had indeed started, Zhao Han hung up and immediately headed to Liyuan Farm. After another call with Zhang Lin, he arrived at the construction site.

As soon as he got out of his car, he was amazed by the scene before him. The construction vehicles were already in place, and a dense crowd of workers had already set up the site and were starting to work.

The scale of this operation was even larger than Youcheng's First Construction, and their equipment was clearly superior.

When he got closer, he was even more astonished by the number of workers and their incredible speed of operation.

Seeing Zhang Lin approach, he asked in amazement, "Mr. Zhang, where did you find this construction team? They're incredible."

Indeed.

Youcheng's First Construction couldn't match this level of efficiency, and even in Fujian Province, such a construction team was rare. Yet, this team had appeared at Liyuan Farm.

Zhang Lin gave a vague explanation, "I paid 100 million yuan; they have to work hard if they want to do business with me again."

This response was enough to reassure Zhao Han.

If this construction team could maintain quality, the 100 million yuan was well worth it. Otherwise, even Youcheng wouldn't be able to secure such a team. Moreover, since Mr. Zhang trusted them, it was likely that the farm's previous projects were also handled by them.

In this situation, he decided not to worry unnecessarily, as it might only annoy Zhang Lin.

"Director Zhao, you're here. Let's go to my office for some tea," Zhang Lin invited with a smile.

...

Ming City.

Fu Peng walked out of a plaza with a joyful expression. This negotiation had secured three super-large retail zones for the plaza. If he could find powerful retail chains to collaborate, this would become another profit point for their company.

At this moment, he received a call from his cousin, which reminded him of the sweet potatoes from Liyuan Farm that Zhang Lin had asked him to get tested.

Could the test results be in?

Thinking this, he immediately answered the call. Before he could speak, he heard his cousin's excited voice, "Brother Peng, do you know? It's absolutely incredible!"

"Well, how would I know if you don't tell me?" Fu Peng asked, taken aback.

(End of Chapter)

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