Chapter 111 - 91: Campsite VS Campsite?

Chapter 111: Chapter 91: Campsite VS Campsite?

At Zhao Han’s words, Zhang Lin followed him to the county government building. In the county office, he once again met with Liu County.

"Liu County, Boss Zhang is here," Zhao Han reported as he entered the office.

When Liu County saw Zhang Lin, he immediately invited him to sit. "Boss Zhang, there’s something I must tell you. I just received a report from the Agriculture Bureau. People from Kailin Investment Co., Ltd. have rented a large plot of land over there, and it completely surrounds Li Yuan Farm!"

"The Agriculture Bureau had originally set aside the land around Li Yuan Agricultural Products for your future expansion. However, Kailin Investment Co., Ltd. pulled some strings with the Party Secretary. Their reasoning was legitimate, too—you can’t refuse a company that wants to lease available land."

"Another one of their arguments was that Kailin Investment Company has deeper pockets and that with You City’s agritourism boom, everyone should work to ’make the pie bigger.’ So, Wei Yuan’s side couldn’t refuse."

Zhang Lin frowned slightly upon hearing this. He understood what was happening.

’After all, the county government isn’t just one monolithic entity. It’s full of powerful people, and there are even different factions. They don’t all know about Zhao Han and his group.’

’Since Kailin Investment managed to get to someone, it’s only natural that all sorts of excuses would be made to clear a path for them.’

’So, that Zhao Neng is really targeting Li Yuan Farm. But does he really think money is all it takes to build a successful agritourism project?’

Liu County then did something on a tablet and handed it to Zhang Lin. "This is the land they’ve leased. Luckily, Wei Yuan took some precautions and reserved enough land for Li Yuan Farm’s next phase of leasing. Still, for Kailin Investment to go to such lengths is a threat. And what’s more, they’ve already registered their first project, which poses a very serious threat to Li Yuan Farm."

Zhang Lin looked at the image on the tablet. It was a map of the leased plots. It showed the area leased by Li Yuan Farm, as well as the plots leased by Kailin Investment Co., Ltd. Just as described, Kailin Investment’s land formed a ring, completely enclosing Li Yuan Farm.

Although Wei Yuan had still left him plenty of space reserved for future leasing, under normal circumstances, this was a very bad situation.

The crucial part was their first registered project.

A campground!

That’s right. The Agriculture Bureau had already marked the location of their first registered project, and it was a prime spot—not far from the entrance to Li Yuan Farm.

Once that campground was built, it would definitely siphon off tourists from Li Yuan Farm.

After all, Li Yuan Farm didn’t currently offer accommodations. For them to launch a project like this right now... their objective was obvious.

’When visitors see a campground right next door, they’ll definitely choose to stay there for convenience. Wouldn’t that draw them away?’

’And once they’re staying there, if Kailin Investment opens any other attractions, those tourists will surely be tempted to check them out.’

’If their projects are good enough and appealing enough, those siphoned-off tourists will become their permanent customers.’

’No wonder Zhao Neng was talking about ’intercepting’ before.’

’So that’s what he meant by intercepting—poaching their visitor traffic directly.’

’But why on earth did they choose a campground of all things?’

’What a coincidence.’

’Isn’t Li Yuan Farm about to build a campground too?’

’Could their campground possibly compete with one produced by the game system?’

’In terms of construction alone, my system’s engineering team is faster than theirs by an order of magnitude.’

’By the time they finish building, I’ll probably already be open for business.’

’I wonder if they’ll be dumbfounded then?’

Judging by the area of their campground, they were planning to go big. A 2,000-mu plot. Excluding various facilities and rest and recreation areas, it could easily accommodate 5,000 visitors.

That also meant the costs would be immense. On top of that, they leased such a huge tract of land, so the rent must be astronomical, right? If they couldn’t recoup their investment in time, it would be a fatal blow.

’It would be one thing if they could successfully poach traffic from Li Yuan Farm, but what happens if they operate at a loss?’

Liu County sighed. "Boss Zhang, we don’t have the final say in matters like this. But rest assured, we will fight to get Li Yuan Farm all the support it’s entitled to!"

"Liu County, it’s not a big deal. As it happens, we at Li Yuan Farm were also planning to build a campground. If someone wants to serve as a foil to make us look better, I couldn’t ask for more," Zhang Lin said with a smile. His gaze had already returned to the map, searching for a suitable location for his own campground.

’Since they’re going with 2,000 mu...’

’...then I’ll have to match that area. Anything less would be a loss of face.’

Once Zhang Lin understood the situation, he didn’t stay long. He said his goodbyes to Liu County and Zhao Han and then left.

Liu County and Zhao Han exchanged a look, their eyes filled with surprise.

"Boss Zhang doesn’t seem worried in the slightest!" Zhao Han said in amazement. "And from the sound of it, he plans to go head-to-head with Kailin Investment Company. They’re building a campground, so he’s going to build one too?"

Liu County nodded. "Not only is Boss Zhang not worried, I feel he’s actually confident. Zhao Han, keep a close watch on the situation. Give Li Yuan Farm any support they need."

To be honest, he was not pleased with Kailin Investment Co., Ltd.’s actions.

After all, Li Yuan Farm’s bright prospects were clear to see, and the benefits and economic stimulus it would bring to You City were immense.

He didn’t want someone to just stick their oar in and ruin this excellent situation.

But there was nothing he could do. Who could stop someone who knew how to pull the right strings?