Chapter 95: They Actually Worked Through the Night!

Chapter 95: They Actually Worked Through the Night!

Chen Hu's words left the construction team leader stunned for a moment before he recalled how Kai Lin Investment had rushed them to make up for the funding gap.

Looks like we can make some more money.

Isn't it just about starting work immediately? As long as we get paid, we can start right away.

So, they all chimed in:

"Mr. Zhao, we can adjust the schedule, but it will cost more!"

"That's right, a shorter timeline means completely different labor costs."

"..."

Zhao Neng felt a bit frustrated. He had already paid extra to get them here early, and now they wanted more money?

But looking at the bustling construction site at Liyuan Farm, he gritted his teeth and said, "Alright, Kai Lin Investment can pay more. However, you must start immediately, and the current schedule must be shortened by at least a third."

"That's no problem. As long as the money is there, we can hire more workers," Chen Hu immediately responded.

The other construction team leaders exchanged glances and also spoke up.

They all understood the ins and outs of such negotiations, and they were all happy to make more money.

However, they were also increasingly curious. Why was Kai Lin Investment in such a hurry to build a camping site? Clearly, just like Zhao Neng, they didn't fully understand the urgency.

Zhao Neng made his decision and didn't waste any time. After seeing Chen Hu and the others arrange for the workers to start, he left an assistant to supervise and took the construction team leaders back to the company to sign the new contract.

Liyuan Farm's popularity online was growing steadily, especially after the Bamboo Culture Park opened, which further increased its visibility.

Moreover, the Bamboo Culture Park's integration of traditional culture made it politically correct, and the authorities in the capital had given specific instructions for cultural tourism. Therefore, they were quite generous with the traffic.

Under this level of attention, when tourists discovered that Liyuan Farm was building a camping site and posted photos online, it naturally attracted a lot of attention.

Liyuan Farm had no accommodation, which was a common complaint among visitors.

With over 10,000 visitors daily, the hotels and inns in You City simply couldn't handle the load.

So, You City saw a surge in homestays, but the quality of these hastily set up accommodations was questionable, leading to many complaints.

Some distant netizens who wanted to visit found they couldn't book a room, which also led to more complaints.

Even many related bloggers began to criticize Liyuan Farm for lacking accommodation, predicting that the next step would be to create accommodation-related projects to capitalize on the buzz.

Now that Liyuan Farm was indeed building a camping site, their predictions were spot on, and they were quick to jump on the bandwagon.

So, when construction on the Liyuan Farm camping site began, Zhang Lin had Liu De put up a sign, and it immediately attracted significant attention online.

This is why traffic is king.

With enough traffic, nothing lacks attention.

The involvement of these bloggers further increased the campsite's popularity, making more and more people aware of it.

Even Fu Yao saw it. She was one of the most concerned about Liyuan Farm, after all, she had been involved in many of its projects. So, whenever she saw good news about Liyuan Farm, she felt a sense of pride.

Naturally, she had also benefited a lot from Liyuan Farm. Many of her fans were drawn to her because of Liyuan Farm.

The news about the camping site truly caught her attention.

Because she had designed the campsite layout.

Seeing the campsite get so much attention, she felt a great sense of achievement and watched every video about it.

"Based on my guess, all of Liyuan Farm's previous projects have been successful, and this camping site will definitely be a hit too. According to my insider information, Liyuan Farm hired a top-level design master for this project, and the design fees alone cost several hundred thousand yuan.

Don't doubt my sources. I've been in this industry for a long time, so I naturally have my own channels. Of course, I can't reveal specific business secrets, or I might receive a lawyer's letter."

When Fu Yao saw this video, she genuinely wanted to comment.

When did she become a top-level design master, and where did the several hundred thousand yuan design fee come from? This blogger was clearly making things up.

She couldn't help but comment under the video: "You're completely making this up to fool people. The facts are not like that!"

But as soon as her comment appeared, several people immediately rebutted her:

"You don't know anything, stop talking nonsense!"

"The blogger is a professional in the field, been around for a long time."

"Right, the one who doesn't know is you!"

"..."

"???" Fu Yao was full of questions. Were these people paid shills?

Before she could respond, many netizens came to her defense.

"Are you all shills? Don't you see who this account belongs to?"

"This is Yao Yao's account, the model for Liyuan Farm!"

"Right, and you're saying she doesn't know? I don't think this blogger knows more than her!"

"..."

Fu Yao smiled, feeling no need to argue.

But the next moment, she found her comment had disappeared. Clicking on it, she saw a prompt: Your comment has been deleted?

"???" Fu Yao was confused. This blogger was lying and wouldn't let her speak?

She couldn't stand seeing someone use Liyuan Farm's name to deceive people, so she tried to comment again. But she received another prompt: You have been banned from commenting!

Fu Yao sighed.

This was also why she didn't want to become an internet celebrity during the hype.

The internet is full of lies.

Like this video, the content was clearly false, yet the comment section was full of praise, making new visitors believe it.

But couldn't anyone see through it?

Of course, some did.

Those who questioned it, like her, had their comments deleted and were banned from commenting.

This is the internet.

Fu Yao lost her mood, and as she logged out of the app, she saw that Lin Xin had @-mentioned her in a family group chat.

This family group chat no longer includes a father, leaving only Fu Yao, her older sister Lin Xin, and their mother.

Lin Xin: "Fu Yao, now that exams are over, come to Shanghai for the summer. I'll take you all around the city, and I'm sure Mom will support our travel expenses."

Mother: "Sure, take your sister and have a good time."

Fu Yao saw the messages and immediately declined, sending: "I'm going to work at Liyuan Farm for the summer. Besides, Uncle used my design for the camping site, and I want to check on the progress."

Lin Xin: "Camping site?"

Mother: "The one online?"

Suddenly, the group chat fell silent.

Especially Lu Huan, who hadn't opposed her youngest daughter modeling for Liyuan Farm, thinking it was good for her to gain some experience as long as she didn't get taken advantage of.

But now, she felt something was off.

She knew all about Liyuan Farm from recent news. The farm was impressive, and she had just seen the news about their camping site.

Wasn't the camping site supposed to be around 2,000 acres?

Her youngest daughter might not understand the scale, but she did. Such an investment would easily exceed 50 million.

With such a massive investment, why would they use a high school girl's design?

Because you’re talented?

Absolutely not.

You haven’t even studied this field, have you?

Thinking about her youngest daughter's innocent and beautiful appearance, she realized the most likely scenario.

Rich, older men often prey on girls like her.

She knew these tricks all too well.

Her eldest daughter had already fallen into the trap of early romance in high school, and she couldn’t let her youngest daughter be deceived by an old man with ulterior motives.

So, she immediately sent a message in the group chat: "Yao Yao, you’re not going to Liyuan Farm. As soon as school is over, go find your older sister."

"Why?" Fu Yao was unhappy with her mother's authoritarian tone.

If it weren’t for this, her father wouldn’t have divorced her.

Lin Xin understood and chimed in, "My silly little sister, do you really think you’re that talented or capable? Why would they use your design for a 2,000-acre camping site? I can tell you, designs from graduates of top universities might not even be used, let alone yours."

"..." Fu Yao responded with a string of ellipses, unsure how to reply.

Uncle was really too good in this regard.

Lu Huan didn’t mince words: "Is it because the owner of Liyuan Farm has a thing for you that he’s using your design? And you keep calling him 'Uncle'—he’s at least in his thirties, how much older is he than you? What a creep!"

Lin Xin: "Fu Yao, you’re really naive. He just wants to take advantage of you!"

"Ah???" Fu Yao was taken aback by these messages but didn’t feel much else, ultimately responding with: "Uncle isn’t in his thirties!"

Lu Huan and Lin Xin felt hopeless.

After all that, you just say he’s not in his thirties? Are you missing the point?

Lin Xin: "Is he in his forties? That’s even worse."

"Not!" Fu Yao insisted.

Lu Huan: "Is he in his fifties, then? What a disgrace!"

"Uncle is in his twenties, very young, not much older than me!" Fu Yao sent another message, feeling the need to clear Uncle's name.

What makes him a creep or a disgrace?

Lin Xin: "..."

Lu Huan: "..."

The group chat fell silent again.

Suddenly, Lin Xin sent a message: "Mom, actually, it’s not bad for Fu Yao to work at Liyuan Farm this summer!"

Lu Huan: "Alright, just don’t get taken advantage of too quickly!"

Lin Xin: "Fu Yao, when can you take me to Liyuan Farm? Can you give me an employee discount? And let me meet your Uncle, too!"

"???" Despite being about to enter her senior year, Fu Yao was more mature than the average high school girl. She seemed to understand her mother and this step-sister’s sudden change of heart and couldn’t help sending a series of eye-rolling emojis in the group chat.

She really didn’t want to deal with them.

...

Time passed.

At the Kaolin Investment Company, Zhao Neng was in the meeting room, finalizing a new contract with Chen Hu and the other construction team bosses to shorten the construction period. By the time everything was settled, it was almost dark.

To show his generosity and ensure Chen Hu and the others worked diligently, he booked the best private room in the county’s top restaurant to treat them well.

As the saying goes, a full mouth is a short tongue, right?

He was showing his sincerity, so they should work hard for him, right?

He had already added several million to the budget, so he had to finish the camping site before Liyuan Farm did.

But just then, his assistant called.

He immediately answered, asking, "Is everything okay at the site?"

"Boss, everything is normal, but the construction teams have stopped for the day," the assistant’s voice came through.

Zhao Neng replied, "It’s late, so stopping for the day is normal."

The assistant quickly explained, "Boss, I know it’s normal to stop at this hour, so I was about to head back to the company. But I noticed that Liyuan Farm hasn’t stopped—they’re still working!"

"What? Are you serious?" Zhao Neng exclaimed, drawing the attention of Chen Hu and the other construction team bosses.

"Serious, they’re still working hard!" the assistant confirmed.

"Guys, can you come to the site with me?" Zhao Neng asked Chen Hu and the others after hanging up.

His mind was in turmoil. He had just added money to the budget and signed new contracts with these teams to avoid falling behind Liyuan Farm. What was Liyuan Farm’s construction team doing now?

Working through the night?

Did they plan to work 24 hours a day?

(End of Chapter)

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