Jinghai City, Phase Three of the High-tech Development Zone.
The pitch-black company car sped along the brand-new road. The rear window rolled down, and Song He stared intently at the roadside, as if inspecting the renovations on his own house.
Construction sites stretched along both sides of the road, all in full swing!
Large groups of excavators and cement trucks came and went. Tens of thousands of workers wore safety helmets in various colors, and dust billowed into the sky. It looked like a wilderness battlefield in the middle of a massive campaign—except there were no battle cries, only the roar of construction machinery.
Beside him, Xiang Xiaotong was also looking outside. "Your Chenghuang expanded pretty quickly! You even got Jinghai City to establish a development zone specifically for you. That's a bigger display than even the Top 500!"
"Not just Phase One. Most of Phases Three and Four belong to us." Song He looked smug. "Phase Four starts construction next year, and it's twice the size of Phase Three. Since we're undertaking so much construction, many local companies' projects have been delayed. The local chamber of commerce bosses complain about it every day."
"Local companies' projects were delayed? Did you raise the wages and hire away all the workers? Did you snatch up every construction crew in the city?" Xiang Xiaotong asked, startled.
"First, we raised the wages. Second, Chenghuang pays its construction bills promptly." Song He looked pleased with himself.
"Other companies drag their feet over payment, and in the end, who knows what strange things they'll use to settle the bill. Companies that sell jujubes pay with jujubes, while companies that sell canned goods use canned goods to cover what they owe."
"I issued a strict order: Chenghuang absolutely cannot delay payment by even one day. It