Land Purchase Negotiations

After finishing the instructions regarding the patents, Huang Xuyuan dismissed Shang Ninghua and walked over to where Lu Xuedong was.

"Xuedong, make sure to get some rest."

Lu Xuedong smiled, not paying much mind to it: "It's fine. I've finished the official website, and I'm testing it with Lin and the others. I estimate it will be ready to go live in about a week."

"You've worked hard. How are things at home?"

"Same as always. My family and I have all been matched, and because of our blood types, my younger sister actually passed the preliminary screening, but..." As he reached the end, Lu Xuedong looked quite helpless.

Huang Xuyuan understood immediately: "I bet your mother refused, right?"

"My mom is absolutely dead set against it."

This situation was actually quite normal; the elderly often thought only of not wanting to be a burden to their children.

As the older brother, Lu Xuedong also didn't want his little sister to suffer, especially since a kidney transplant wasn't the "once and for all" solution one might imagine.

Sometimes it was better to just stick with dialysis. It wasn't that he couldn't afford the four or five hundred thousand; the surgery itself wasn't the issue. The key was the post-transplant prognosis—if a severe rejection reaction occurred, she might not even last ten years.

With dialysis, if the treatment was managed properly, her diet was well-controlled, and the type of kidney disease was suitable for dialysis, a survival rate of ten to twenty years was still possible.

According to Huang Xuyuan's future memories, implantable artificial kidneys (using silicon chip pressure-differential automatic filtration) would enter clinical treatment in 2028.

By 2040, cloned kidneys made from autologous stem cells and a new generation of nanomembrane artificial kidneys would be almost identical to healthy, natural kidneys.

Perhaps once the company's technology matured, he could try to develop them.

As they were chatting, a call came in from Lin Baijie.

He returned to his office.

"Mr. Huang, the new factory has been acquired. It's located right next to Haishan Highway."

He took the documents and flipped through them: "At Guizhuling? This area is only 15 mu?"

Lin Baijie hurriedly explained: "Mr. Huang, this factory is a bit small, but the surrounding land is zoned for industrial use and has no buildings on it. Plus, since it's far from residential areas, the authorities originally intended to use it as an industrial park to attract investment. However, given the economic climate over the last two years, it won't be difficult for the company to acquire this entire tract."

"Then acquire the land surrounding the new factory."

Lin Baijie had been prepared; he pulled out a proposal: "Industrial land in Shanmei is relatively cheap, and with some preferential policies, the current asking price is 124,000 per mu. I plan to acquire 100 mu of the surrounding area."

Huang Xuyuan, having some ideas of his own, suddenly asked: "Wait, what is the total area of the Guizhuling industrial plot?"

Lin Baijie flipped through his notebook: "It's about 1,460 mu in total. Excluding the 143 mu already sold, there are 1,317 mu left."

"100 mu is too little. Let's go for 300 mu!"

Lin Baijie, with sweat beginning to bead on his forehead, had to offer a reminder: "Mr. Huang, if we do that, won't the company's capital chain be stretched too thin?"

"Don't worry. Barring any accidents, I will allocate more funds to the company by the end of the month. You can go ahead with confidence."

"I understand." Lin Baijie had no choice but to bite the bullet.

"By the way, get the plans for the new factory construction ready as soon as possible. I'll need to use it soon."

"Understood. I will have the engineering team design the plans immediately."

The new factory was tied to the subsequent strategy of Suiren Company and needed to be arranged quickly to avoid delaying any plans.

Even though the materials laboratory wasn't finished yet, some preliminary infrastructure could already be started.

For example, fully enclosed steel-structure workshops, water and electrical lines, paved ground, as well as various sorting, crushing, dismantling, and compression equipment for the recycling plant, along with storage warehouses.

They would need to purchase a fleet of garbage trucks and heavy-duty trucks, and begin small-scale recruitment for drivers, waste sorters, and other relevant staff.

Lin Baijie wasted no time and applied to the authorities to purchase the industrial land. The Shanmei District government was overjoyed by this development.

Three days later.

District office building.

Cai Haiyi, a deputy district head in charge of the economy, received Lin Baijie and his team.

Because Suiren Company intended to purchase 300 mu of industrial land, Cai Haiyi was quite surprised and had spent the previous night digging into the background of Suiren Company.

Learning that it was a company registered locally in Shanmei—a newly registered firm with 50 million in registered capital, plus the two factories recently purchased and the laboratory currently under construction—he realized they were planning something big. He took it very seriously, even receiving a call from the city level telling him to treat them well and ensure the company stayed.

"Mr. Lin, I've heard so much about you. Please, have a seat."

"District Head Cai, you're too kind." Lin Baijie also began the pleasantries with a smile.

After a round of mutual flattery, Lin Baijie probed: "District Head Cai, what about our company's purchase of the Guizhuling industrial land?"

"Mr. Lin, there's no problem with the land. The district government can offer a preferential price of 120,000 per mu. How does that sound?"

"Then many thanks for your consideration, District Head Cai."

Cai Haiyi shifted the topic: "However, the district has conditions. You must invest and build the factory within two years, otherwise, this land will have to be reclaimed."

"This..." Lin Baijie seemed to have some hidden concerns.

Cai Haiyi, a shrewd man, knew the other party might have reservations, so he began to beat around the bush: "Mr. Lin, does your company have some sort of difficulty?"

"Actually, investing and building the factory within two years isn't much of a problem. It's just that our company has some concerns. After all, if many of the procedures and such cannot be resolved quickly, we wouldn't dare to proceed with construction or operations without the proper permits."

The implication was clear: he was hoping for a green light.

Cai Haiyi naturally understood the subtext. In the current economic climate, having someone willing to come and invest while requesting three hundred mu of land was something that naturally deserved a green light and full support, especially for Shanmei, which was desperate for investment but had yet to see any real results.

"The district will urge the processing of the paperwork as quickly as possible; we can handle this as a special case!"

Lin Baijie smiled and continued, "Our company requires a hazardous chemicals business license, a work safety permit, a gas business license, and so on. We hope the district can provide some assistance."

"A gas business license?" Cai Haiyi was taken aback, then immediately asked, "Does your company also produce gas?"

With a plan already in mind, Lin Baijie began to reveal the primary purpose of this visit: "This is a research project of our Suiren Company, and we need the district to help bridge the gap and facilitate connections."

"Oh? I'd like to hear the details." Cai Haiyi signaled his assistant to take notes, and the assistant nodded quickly.

Lin Baijie explained in detail, "Our company is currently developing a waste recycling technology that performs comprehensive, pollution-free recycling and utilization of municipal solid waste."

"Recycling municipal waste?" Upon hearing this, Cai Haiyi was deeply disappointed; he had assumed Suiren Company was a tech firm like Xinli Electronics Factory.

"District Chief Cai, if the district is willing to contract the entire city's municipal waste to our company, we can guarantee the environmental sanitation of the entire urban area for an annual fee of only 5 million."

Cai Haiyi asked in surprise, "5 million a year? You aren't joking, are you?"

As the official in charge of the economy, he knew the annual expenditure on environmental sanitation for the urban area; the wages for sanitation workers alone, combined with fuel for garbage trucks and the procurement of trash cans and cleaning tools, was no small sum.

Lin Baijie took out a document, "Naturally, I am not joking. However, we do have some conditions: an exclusive operating right for no less than twenty years, the ability to absorb the existing sanitation workers, and a guarantee that environmental sanitation standards will be met."