Free Web NovelChapter 578: Chapter 244: For the Nation, For the People, For the Great Rejuvenation of the Nation (Part 4)
The vehicle had tags from the Housing and Construction Department, the Planning Bureau, and so on.
A few cars stopped at the entrance, and a dozen people got out and walked over.
Leading them was a very imposing middle-aged man, clearly a leader.
"Hello, are you Mr. Yang Chen?" the man asked.
Yang Chen nodded and said, "Yes, I am Yang Chen. What are you here for?"
The middle-aged man quickly replied, "Haha... Hello, Mr. Yang. We are from the Housing and Construction Department, the Planning Bureau, and other departments. My name is Chen Guangshou, nice to meet you, Mr. Yang."
The two shook hands.
Then, Chen Guangshou said, "We waited several days and finally the new owner is here. If you still hadn’t come today, we would have had to ask the police station to check your household registration and address."
Yang Chen: "Huh? What do you need me for?"
Chen Guangshou: "Well, we wanted to ask if you have any intention of demolition?"
Demolition?
Who wouldn’t want a demolition; it’s a chance to get rich overnight.
Yang Chen: "Are you going to demolish these five buildings?"
Chen Guangshou nodded and explained the situation to Yang Chen.
Actually, according to the city government’s plan, these five buildings are not to be demolished; though they are old, they are still commercial properties.
The city government plans to demolish the Chen Family Village across the road to build a chip research center.
Researchers who live far away can rent the steel factory dormitory, making full use of resources.
However, some villagers in the Chen Family Village are too ruthless; while others dream of getting rich overnight, they want to become the richest overnight and desperately demand higher compensations.
According to the city’s demolition compensation standards, one demolished equals two compensated.
For instance, if Zhang San’s house plot is 100 square meters, the government compensates their family with a 200 square meter house, and other vacant land is compensated at 20,000 per mu.
If they don’t want the house, they can opt for cash compensation based on average surrounding property prices.
In theory, this kind of demolition compensation standard is quite generous.
But some villagers aren’t satisfied; they feel their property’s location is better and demand more compensation.
Some want one demolished for three compensated, and some even demand one for five, and 50,000 per mu for other land.
The government must treat everyone equally; if it agrees to such excessive demands, other villagers who have accepted would surely backtrack and demand the same high compensations.
With this happening, the city government can’t afford the demolitions.
With a few hundred square meters of houses per household, plus tens of thousands to millions in cash compensation, they can’t handle it, except for projects like building highlands.
The city government has already built resettlement buildings, ready to be handed over to villagers at any time.
But now, because a few villagers are uncooperative, the departments in charge of demolition are exhaustingly stressed, so the city government has a thought of changing the demolition plan.
They won’t demolish the Chen Family Village anymore but demolish the steel factory dormitory across the road instead.
Of course, this still depends on the new owner’s opinion of the steel factory dormitory.
If he demands too high a price, they obviously can’t proceed.
Yang Chen doesn’t have much use for these five old buildings; he just thought about renting them out.
But who would want to rent a place like this?
And the rent surely wouldn’t be high.
It would be best to demolish them if possible.
Yang Chen nodded and said, "I understand the situation now. I bought these buildings actually to renovate and rent them out, as I think with the city’s development, they will soon increase in value. Honestly, I don’t want to demolish them."
Chen Guangshou: "Understood, understood. But, Mr. Yang, you know that our country’s chip industry is currently being throttled by foreign countries. The Hai City Government is determined to build a chip research center to help our country swiftly escape this chip crisis. Mr. Yang, by demolishing your buildings, you might suffer some personal losses. But our entire country benefits, and what you’re doing is a great deed for the nation and the people, an achievement that future generations will reap the benefits of. So, please consider it. For the country, for the people, for the great revival of the nation, sacrificing the small self to achieve the greater good, you’re destined to be remembered through the ages and admired by eternity."
Damn, he’s truly a leader; this talk is impossible to refuse.
Yang Chen was only pretending to be unwilling to demolish, intending to bargain for more benefits later, but he didn’t expect them to play the ultimate card straight away; who could withstand such rhetoric, buddy?
"Director Chen said it so well; I now feel fully energized, wanting to plow two acres of land myself to vent some of this energy. So for the country, for the people, for the great revival of the nation, I’m willing to demolish!" Yang Chen replied.
Chen Guangshou excitedly grasped Yang Chen’s hands and said, "Comrade Yang Chen, on behalf of the government, the people, and all researchers in Dragon Country’s chip industry, I express the highest respect to you. Your noble character and high ideals will surely influence several generations. Your great sacrifice is destined to shine in the annals of history."
Yang Chen: "Alright, let’s not talk about these things, let’s discuss the compensation standards."
Continuing this nonsense, Yang Chen worried he might be brainwashed into donating voluntarily.
Chen Guangshou: "One demolished for two, you have five buildings, we compensate you with ten buildings. Additionally, other lands are compensated at 20,000 per mu. Does that work for you?"
Exchanging five buildings for ten is adequate, considering a chip research center is being built, Yang Chen is a patriotic person and must support actively.
"How about this, I’ll take the ten buildings, and for other lands, I won’t ask for compensation, just consider it a donation to Dragon Country’s chip industry. I hope our researchers can achieve independent R&D and production quickly, so we won’t be throttled anymore. Director Chen, for the country, for the people, for the great revival of the nation!" Yang Chen stated.
Chen Guangshou tightly shook Yang Chen’s hands, even shaking them with excitement, and said, "It’s a pity we met so late! Finally meeting someone on the same wavelength; how great it would have been to know you earlier, Mr. Yang. For the country, for the people, for the great revival of the nation!"
Yang Chen also shook hands and said, "It’s a pity we met so late! Bro!"
Chen Guangshou: "Brother! Let’s add each other as friends, if you need anything in the future, feel free to come to me."
Yang Chen nodded, took out his phone, and added Chen Guangshou as a friend.
A director from the Housing and Construction Department might come in handy someday.
The people watching nearby were feeling stomachaches from holding back laughter.
Well then, a fool met another kindred spirit.
Just then, a crowd of villagers from the Chen Family Village marched over grandly.
They probably saw the Housing and Construction staff across the road and worried their demolition opportunity might be snatched, so they hurried over to see what was happening.
Yang Chen jokingly said, "Bro, I feel like I’m going to get into trouble. You’ve got to protect me."
With bodyguards not far away, Yang Chen wasn’t really afraid of these villagers.
But he found Chen Guangshou, despite his age, as simple and adorable as a child, so he couldn’t resist teasing him.
Chen Guangshou puffed up his chest and said, "Brother, rest assured, as long as I’m here, no one can touch you."
