Chapter 1799: A Different Beginning

Feng Yiping and his team were not the only ones who felt bad on the first day of the New Year.

Liu Jishan in the provincial capital also felt the same way.

In recent years, he has gotten used to the fact that the days at the end of the year are not easy - mainly because of the pressure of repayment.

This pressure of repayment does not come from the big debtors.

Since entering the real estate industry, the highest amount of debt is naturally the construction material payment, but this aspect is actually easier to deal with.

On or before New Year's Eve, the raw material suppliers will stop when they see that they really can't force more repayments.

After all, such a big project is still there and can't run away.

What makes people headache are the contractors who really don't let people rest in order to get the construction fee. The most common thing is that they bring a large group of migrant workers to block the construction site, make trouble in the company, and sometimes even follow them home.

And they really don't slack off until the last minute. Yesterday, another group of people stayed up until dark.

However, as long as we can get those creditors, mainly contractors, home and get through New Year's Eve, to be honest, we can still relax and be happy for several days.

Because no matter how you look at it, at least on paper, we did make a lot of money in the past year.

According to his younger brother Jizhong, the higher the amount of money they owe, the more money they will make in the end.

But this year is different.

On the first day of the New Year, Liu Jishan, who had just woken up from last night's hangover, finally had the leisure to roughly calculate the accounts of the past year, and then she became a little uneasy.

Yesterday, in fact, it didn't have to be so embarrassing.

Because after all these years of accumulation, Dongcheng's strength is getting stronger year by year.

The reason why there were so many contractors surrounding them yesterday and didn't leave until the evening was because a lot of their wages were diverted to other uses - naturally, they were diverted to the airline project that was being vigorously promoted.

This project has just started, but a huge amount of funds have been invested.

Although he had received verbal support from provincial and municipal leaders, Liu Jishan still knew how difficult it was.

To make an analogy, if they set up a private airline, the difficulty was roughly equivalent to getting a company that had only been established for one or two years, with average performance and uncertain prospects, and a private company, to successfully operate and list on the A-share market.

There were really more than one or two connections that needed to be opened up during this period.

But if we really compare, it is actually more difficult to set up an airline, because operating a listing mainly involves public relations in the securities supervision industry, and an airline is an authentic cross-border project. From local to central, and even including relevant military agencies, all relationships need to be established and their support needs to be obtained in exchange for official seals representing "approval".

The more relationships that need to be established, the higher the related costs.

In detail, among the misappropriated funds, except for the money spent on high-priced pilots, which was spent in the open, the rest is really difficult to record in the relevant financial documents.

When he was only doing real estate before, no matter how much money he owed, Liu Jishan had a good idea. Nowadays, as long as you are a reliable person, it is a good idea to do real estate.

When a project starts, you can probably estimate how much profit it can make at the end of the project.

But he really has no idea about this airline.

First of all, he doesn't know whether the airline can be successfully established. After all, it seems that the relevant procedures have just started. Liu Jishan has no idea whether the more critical approvals can be passed.

Secondly, as planned by his brother Liu Jizhong, if the airline is successfully established, Liu Jishan also has no idea whether it can make money.

Now they have no worries about selling the houses they have built, but I am afraid that is not the case with ticket sales.

Another uncertainty is still the issue of funds.

The real big items that airlines spend money on are still in the future, such as the funds for aircraft leasing and related operating and maintenance costs.

Where will these funds come from? Count on banks? Don't even think about such a good thing.

After all the talk, Liu Jishan understood that his seemingly confident brother could only set his sights on real estate.

But the real estate sector, to be honest, is mainly operated with the money of banks, suppliers, and contractors. If too much blood is drawn, it is very likely that it will not work.

Thinking of this, he suddenly lost interest in breakfast.

Liu Jishan once again estimated the final income of the current project, which is also the largest real estate project operated by Dongcheng Group, plus the funds that can be raised within the company, such as seafood restaurants and tourism projects, and the airlines, optimistically predicting the maximum support from the bank.

After comparing the rough budget they made for the airlines, the huge funding gap made him lose his appetite for lunch.

At the same time, he also felt that on the first day of the new year, the critical year, he felt like this, and this state did not seem to be a good sign...

Shen Xue, who had lived a relaxed life for a few years, actually had a rough estimate of the possible situation at this time.

During the Christmas shopping season last year, she also went to Europe to shop.

However, when she was shopping all over Europe, she clearly felt that compared with the previous two years, Liu Jizhong sometimes hesitated when paying, especially when buying watches in Switzerland, which was not noticeable to outsiders, but she could feel it.

You know, for their wealth and assets, the watch that Shen Xue liked, although converted into RMB, was as high as seven figures, it should really be nothing.

So why did he behave like this? Shen Xue was sure that it was not that he was no longer willing to spend money on her.

Her previous experience made her not really care about Liu Jizhong's business, but she did not relax at all about his interactions with the opposite sex and those things that might threaten her position.

She was also sure that Liu Jizhong had no second thoughts in this regard at present, so it could only be said that the newly promoted project also made him feel the financial pressure.

Sure enough, when Shen Xue gave up the seven-figure watch and chose a watch that cost less than 50,000 euros, Liu Jizhong still insisted, but Shen Xue clearly felt that he seemed to be much more relaxed all of a sudden.

On the morning of the first day of the new year, when Liu Jishan lay in bed thinking for a while and had no appetite for breakfast and lunch, Shen Xue, who had also drunk a lot last night, woke up.

She looked around and found that there was nothing around her. After she finished washing and putting on makeup, she went to the study room as she knew it. As expected, Liu Jizhong was inside. When he heard the door open, he smiled and said, "Happy New Year, Xiaoxue."

"Are you busy at this time?" Shen Xue walked over.

"Nothing, just watching the news," Liu Jizhong moved the mouse.

"I'll make breakfast, you come down later," Shen Xue kissed him on the face.

After closing the door of the study room, Shen Xue immediately made a decision. Next, she had to further reduce her spending.

She actually saw the file that Liu Jizhong had just closed. It was densely packed with numbers. Needless to say, he was also thinking about how to raise funds.

Shen Xue believed that it was a good deal for her to make such a decision. If she spent less now, she would definitely be able to spend more by this time next year.

At that time, even if they went to Avenue Montaigne in Paris, they could enjoy the treatment of closing shop sales.

She was very sure of Liu Jizhong's words. Now, every time they went through a difficult moment, it meant that their strength had been greatly improved.

She also looked forward to enjoying VIP treatment at many airports in the future like Feng Yiping.

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Wu Xinyang's plan for the Spring Festival was also ruined.

Her parents did not go to the United States with her, but left her in China for the New Year.

Anyway, she had settled down in the United States, so why not go there anytime?

After staying at home for a day, she understood the reason why her parents decided to do so, and also understood why her parents specially developed a few photos in their camera.

From the first night she returned home, there was a constant stream of people in the house. Many neighbors took the initiative to visit, after all, they heard that the girl of the Wu family had made great achievements in the United States.

Whether these people came in with congratulations or other ideas, soon, they were all very sure that the Wu family was really going to be prosperous this time.

For ordinary people at that time, photo editing was not so popular, and they still trusted photos.

In addition, Wu Xinyang did work at Jiasheng, and she was also Feng Yiping's classmate, so when those people saw the photos of Wu Xinyang and Feng Yiping at home, in the office, and in the park (actually Mantingfang), they immediately believed what Wu Xinyang's parents said, that their daughter was Feng Yiping's right-hand man.

Otherwise, it would be great to take a photo with Feng Yiping in the office.

And Feng Yiping's good vision in investment is well known. Just for Google's stock, how many people are still happy with him?

Since Wu Xinyang is his right-hand man, how can she miss such opportunities?

However, Wu Xinyang mostly came out to say hello and went back to the room at those times. The neighbors also understood that, needless to say, he must have continued to work.

Of course, it was not because of this.

Wu Xinyang herself was a little embarrassed about some of her parents' statements.

When introducing her, her parents would always intentionally or unintentionally put the two identities, "right-hand man" and "classmate", together. Coupled with the photos that looked very close to Feng Yiping, some people would naturally show an expression of "Oh, that's it".

Although her parents firmly said that it was not the case, more than one person still said congratulations.

Wu Xinyang was really embarrassed to watch such a scene.

But looking at her parents' smiling faces, as long as they are satisfied, it's fine!

After the neighbors, relatives and friends were also invited to their home by her parents. It was the first time that Wu Xinyang saw her grandmother so happy in her own home, and she saw her aunt-in-law who always looked down on her family and showed envy.

Not to mention her parents, even she felt proud. It seems that staying at home for the New Year this time is really a good choice. It is worth it just for the happiness of her parents.

So she was no longer slightly repulsive to her parents' words. Anyway, no matter what, her job would definitely make them the envy of neighbors, relatives and friends.

On the night of New Year's Eve, after eating the New Year's Eve dinner, after a long time, their family squeezed into the Jade Buddha Temple to burn incense. On the morning of the first day of the New Year, after eating glutinous rice balls stuffed with black cinnamon, after a long time, the family accompanied their grandmother to the Baixiang City God Temple.

What's more rare is that this time, even my uncle and aunt came with them, and they were very polite to their family.

I remember that in such occasions before, their family has always been supporting roles. It was the first time that Wu Xinyang became the protagonist with her parents. Looking at the bustling crowd in front of her, her mood was suddenly quite excited, and she was full of great hope for the new year.

This time in the City God Temple, she was completely let go. Not only did she eat a lot of snacks, but she also relived many projects she had played when she was a child.

Not only did she do this, but even her grandmother did this, lying in front of the cabinet of the puppet show, watching with relish.

Seeing the pear paste candy seller not far away, Wu Xinyang couldn't help but run over to weigh a bag. When she came back, she saw her grandmother holding hands with an old lady and talking about something, waving at her from a distance.

"Hello, grandma," Wu Xinyang went over to say hello.

"This is my daughter's precious daughter. You know Feng Yiping, right? Yes, the richest man. Xinyang is his right-hand man,"

Now the grandmother can say this very smoothly.

The old lady immediately praised Wu Xinyang with all her heart. Wu Xinyang responded familiarly, and suddenly her face changed, "Grandma, let's go home,"

Over there, the girl holding the hands of a middle-aged couple and walking towards the chicken and duck blood soup stall with a smile looked like Wu Qian...