Chapter 23: New Plans! Go All Out!

Chapter 23: New Plans! Go All Out!

With the payment complete, Zhang Lin turned his attention to the game interface in his mind. A translucent building appeared, the very service center he had just chosen to construct. It was indeed a purely agricultural-style building, with a ticket booth, a rest area, and a restaurant all connected.

The structure was simple: on one side was the restaurant, and on the other side were the ticket booth and the rest area. The rest area had tables for resting, a restroom, and a sales counter where he could sell various items.

Now, he needed to find a suitable location to build the service center.

His father had leased 2,000 acres of land, most of which was barren, surrounded by forests and partially encircled by a river. The water for the reservoir came from this river.

There were two access points to this land.

One was the location of the current prefabricated house and warehouse. There was a road leading directly to the main county road, making it the closest to the town. His father had originally planned to start developing from this side.

The other access point was near the 500-acre field of rapeseed flowers, which connected directly to the national highway.

In the future, when the rapeseed flower field was open to the public, visitors would enter from the national highway.

Therefore, the service center should be built in the middle, between the national highway and the rapeseed flower field. This way, visitors would first arrive at the service center before heading to the rapeseed flower field.

Zhang Lin moved the translucent building to a suitable location in the middle and selected "build"!

[Congratulations, the construction of the agricultural-style service center has begun...]



As the announcement sounded, a light orb appeared on his desk, materializing into a stack of documents.

Picking them up, he found they were the various contracts needed for construction.

Unlike before, there were additional documents for qualifications.

Qualification certificates were essential to ensure a company had the right to undertake construction projects. Without the necessary qualifications, the construction would be considered illegal. This service center was different from the prefabricated house and workers' dorms, which didn't require such documentation.

With the qualification certificates, there would be no issues even if someone came to inspect.

However, he was taken aback when he saw the qualification certificate details.

Liyuan Farm!

What the heck?

Liyuan Farm had the qualifications?

Did the third-level construction qualifications granted by the upgrade reward mean this?

This meant that, from an external perspective, the service center would be built by Liyuan Farm, and the game employees would be temporary workers he had hired.

Wow, the system's arrangement was impressive.

Even if someone inspected, there would be no problems because the qualifications were in order.

As before, the area selected for the service center in the game map was cordoned off, covering about 2 acres or 13,000 square feet.

Shortly after, construction vehicles beeped as they arrived.

This time, there were more vehicles than when building the prefabricated house. The workers got off and began moving materials, working with great enthusiasm.

Zhang Lin left the prefabricated house and rode his scooter to the construction site. Sure enough, the workers were working hard in the real world as well.

Watching for a while, he noticed the construction speed was impressive.

However, building the service center was not as simple as constructing the prefabricated house and workers' dorms. It would take some time to complete.

After observing for a while, Zhang Lin rode his scooter back to the prefabricated house and checked the game information:

Level: 3

Upgrade Requirements:

1. 20 workers (10/20)!

2. Earn 1 million yuan in profit (494/1 million)!

3. Develop 500 acres of agricultural land (515/500)!

4. Plant more than 10 types of crops, each with an area of at least 5 acres (1/10).

Bank Card: 62122614

Balance: 474.52 yuan

Agricultural Land: 2,000 acres!

Game Construction (3/4): Prefabricated house, warehouse, simple workers' dorms

Milestone Progress: 0.15%

The upgrade requirements had increased.

Apart from meeting the requirement to develop 500 acres of land, he had not yet met the requirements for 20 workers and earning 1 million yuan in profit. Additionally, there was a new condition: planting 10 types of crops, each with an area of at least 5 acres.

Currently, he had only completed one type, which was the rapeseed flowers.

Planting crops was relatively straightforward, given that the farm had 2,000 acres of land available for development.

However, earning 1 million yuan in profit was a challenge, especially since his current balance was only 494 yuan, which was far from the required 1 million.

Moreover, this small amount of money wasn't even enough for tomorrow's wholesale costs.

1,500 pounds of sweet peaches and 1,000 pounds of Sunlight Grapes would require 12,000 yuan in wholesale capital.

However, this was a minor issue. He opened WeChat and borrowed 12,000 yuan from Weilidai, which he would repay the next day, incurring only 6 yuan in interest.

This situation was quite frustrating.

Despite earning over 50,000 yuan a day, Zhang Lin's bank balance remained empty, and he still had to rely on loans to get by.

Damn!

However, developing the farm was necessary, and he was confident that the money would come back quickly.

Zhang Lin then hopped on his scooter and headed to the North District Square, stopping in front of Zhang Dong's shop.

Sign: Zhang Dong's Fruit Shop!

The name was straightforward, to say the least.

With an additional 500 pounds of Sun Rose grapes, he planned to hand them over to Zhang Dong. So, he came to check on the situation and discuss the details.

When he arrived, he found that besides Zhang Dong, Uncle Er Gen and Aunt Er Gen were also there. Uncle Er Gen's leg still hadn't fully recovered, and he was using a cane.

"Zhang Lin!" Zhang Dong greeted him with a broad smile.

"Xiao Lin, come in and sit down!" Uncle Er Gen, despite his leg injury, stood up with a warm smile. Aunt Er Gen was equally welcoming.

The couple knew very well how much profit their son made by wholesaling fruits from Zhang Lin.

They were extremely grateful to Zhang Lin for this.

To them, Zhang Lin had done a great favor for their son, almost like giving him a second chance.

"Uncle Er Gen, you sit down. No need to get up," Zhang Lin quickly said. "I just came to talk to Zhang Dong about some business."

"Sure, sure, talk away. Don't worry about me or your aunt," Uncle Er Gen replied, not wanting to interfere with his son's business.

Zhang Dong eagerly asked, "Zhang Lin, what's up? What do you need?"

Zhang Lin explained, "I have an additional 500 pounds of Sun Rose grapes. How's your business? Can you handle it?"

Zhang Dong's eyes lit up immediately. "Zhang Lin, you know I'll take the Sun Rose grapes. There's no way I can't handle it."

He knew that besides the sweet peaches, Zhang Lin also had Sun Rose grapes, which sold even better. Lin Tuo only supplied 500 pounds, and now Zhang Lin was offering him another 500 pounds. How could he not be excited?

Zhang Lin's fruits were a sure bet for profit.

Zhang Lin nodded. "The wholesale price for the Sun Rose grapes is 40 yuan per pound. However, the markup is only 10%, unlike the sweet peaches, which had a 20% markup as a promotional offer."

Zhang Dong quickly assured him, "Zhang Lin, don't worry. I understand the rules and won't let you down."

He wasn't foolish. If he didn't follow the rules and got caught, he would lose his wholesale privileges, and it could even harm Zhang Lin, upsetting his investors and partners. That would be truly detrimental.

Earning so much now, he was content to follow Zhang Lin's lead, no matter what.

After all, the sweet peaches had already brought in 3,000 yuan in profit. Adding 500 pounds of Sun Rose grapes, even with a 10% profit margin, would yield another 2,000 yuan. That's 5,000 yuan in profit every day.

Most people in Youcheng didn't even earn 5,000 yuan a month.

Zhang Dong could pay the down payment on Liu Rui's new BMW 5 Series in just one month.

"Alright, I'll arrange for delivery tomorrow," Zhang Lin said, concluding the deal. He then bid farewell to Uncle Er Gen and Aunt Er Gen and left.

As Zhang Lin left, Uncle Er Gen couldn't help but say, "Xiao Lin has really made it. Zhang Dong, follow his lead and don't try any tricks!"

"Dad, I'm not that stupid!" Zhang Dong quickly responded.

Back at the farm, Zhang Lin took out the map of the 2,000-acre farm.

To upgrade further, he needed to plant 10 types of crops, each on 5 acres. This was the easiest condition to meet, and he needed to plan it out carefully.

By evening, he had a good plan in place.

He decided to plant 10 common vegetables for the current season: cabbage, water spinach, tomatoes, cucumbers, eggplants, luffas, cauliflower, chives, rape, and radishes. This would provide a variety of vegetables for the employees and the restaurant at the service center. He could even set up stands outside the service center to sell to local tourists.

Once Liu De and his team finished the pathways through the oilseed rape flower fields, he could start planting.

After that, Zhang Lin left the farm and returned home.

However, after taking a shower and returning to his bedroom, he was surprised to see the service center area on the game map lit up brightly, with powerful floodlights illuminating the area.

The game-generated workers were working through the night.

What the hell were they doing, working so hard?

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(End of Chapter)

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