As soon as those words were spoken.
Wang Tao, Shen Tianci, and the others showed no surprise at all.
The decision to trade land for property was made by Qin Jiang long ago, and all the high-level executives knew about it. Otherwise, they wouldn't have understood why their Brother Jiang made this decision. Real estate was currently in a booming development period, and they estimated that if all these plots were turned into residential housing, even after deducting the interest and other funds needed for their loans, they could still make at least 200 billion and above.
It would only take two or three years.
That was hundreds of billions in profits every year!
They were just going to give it up like that? But since their Brother Jiang had made the decision, they wouldn't dispute it!
Zhu Zheng: "Selling off those lands now wouldn't mean earning much less. Based on the current market price profits plus the fact that our Black Dragon Group has no financial crisis, we don't need a fire sale at all and can completely sell them at a premium!"
He wasn't wrong: real estate was rising sharply now, and land auctions in various regions had become less frequent. There was only so much good land in a city, and it was impossible to auction it all off in a short time. At this time, the value of the 300 billion worth of land previously acquired by the Black Dragon Group was extremely high.
It was a prized morsel in the eyes of countless people!
Someone would definitely buy it even if sold at a premium!
Zhu Zheng: "A preliminary estimate is that selling all these lands will yield a net profit of around 100 billion at least."
"Furthermore, not having to build houses means no need for additional continuous borrowing, and at the same time, no need to pay more interest."
"Calculated with comprehensive losses, it's only around 100 billion up and down! But being able to trade it for two years of adequate capital period is quite good!"
Hearing this,
Shen Tianci, Zhao Shanhe, and the others couldn't help nodding again.
"Mhm!"
Calculated this way, they indeed didn't earn much less. Of course, it was completely normal for them to still feel slightly uncomprehending deep down.
Qin Jiang didn't over-explain: building up all these lands now would definitely make a huge fortune.
They could reap the final dividends of real estate.
But what about the consequences!
When the real estate industry began entering a downward period: what kind of feelings would those who bought real estate at high prices hold toward the Black Dragon Group? They would definitely think all the money was earned by the Black Dragon Group...
It would affect the reputation of the Black Dragon Group!
This didn't align with Qin Jiang's future IP-building plan. He wanted to establish a persona for himself as someone rising from the bottom, crossing swords for brothers, valuing loyalty and righteousness, abiding by the law, paying taxes, and not squeezing money out of ordinary people. That persona would be extremely important in the future.
It was the hardest shell of a golden body!
By then, relying on the million-level workforce of the Black Dragon Group and Qin Jiang's insanely awesome persona, he would be completely indestructible! This was also why Qin Jiang would rather lose hundreds of billions in profits than make the last pot of gold from real estate.
Real estate didn't have many glorious years left, and a few years later it would cause too many people to go bankrupt and get trapped in it.
He couldn't stop it, but he didn't want to participate!
Finally, Qin Jiang said: "The 2016 annual target! Valuation: One trillion! Do my brothers have confidence!"
"Just do it!"
"Just do it!"
"Haha..."
"Haha..."
The meeting ended!
The brothers each went home for the New Year!
The 2016 Spring Festival officially began!
This year:
Qin Jiang still didn't go home for the New Year. For Qin Jiang now, Lianhua Township didn't have much worth lingering over. Master Qin, Qins Parents, and others would also come to Songjiang to celebrate the New Year, and besides, whenever he went back to Lianhua Township to celebrate the New Year, it would inevitably cause a big commotion.
As for what returning in glory?
Handing out cash crazily!
Although Qin Jiang had the strength to do it, he didn't. He didn't have painful childhood experiences nor was he supported by the whole village, so there was no need to stage a return in glory for the sake of so-called face.
Besides, his contributions to his hometown were already numerous...
Lianhua Township's roads!
Lianhua Township's school!
Lianhua Township's landscaping, trees, and parks!
Were all funded and built by Qin Jiang.
Furthermore, if a youth from Lianhua Township had a college degree or above, joining the Black Dragon Group was very easy.
There were special recruitments!
Especially joining the Engineering Department—that was purely part of the inner circle! It was the native faction of the two major factions of the Black Dragon Group. Therefore, since he had already given back so much to his hometown, there was no need to do those meaningless face projects anymore.
Moreover, the charity Qin Jiang did went far beyond this.
Not just Lianhua Township!
In his county alone, the Hope Primary Schools he donated to were no less than ten, and he also donated many libraries and established student aid funds to help a large number of people who couldn't afford school.
Similar charities in Songjiang were also not a few...
And this was just Qin Jiang's personal affair!
The Black Dragon Group's charity was even more astonishing: establishing large-scale charitable funds and children's medical funds, with the money spent on charity every year calculated in the billions and above. For this reason, the Black Dragon Group also received a large number of awards related to charity. Of course, Qin Jiang didn't care too much about it; to Qin Jiang, doing charity was not for certificates at all, but for a clear conscience!
This lifetime:
He wanted to have a clear conscience!
This lifetime:
He wanted to make up for the regrets of his previous life!
On the day of the Spring Festival!
Qin Jiang, Si Jiu, Qins Parents, Master Qin, and others gathered and laughed together in the villa...
On that day!
Bai Lu still spent the New Year at the Qin Family villa, except that she went home once before dinner. Just this one trip made Father Bai so happy: he directly called Qin Jiang to thank him.
Completely abandoning his usual steady personality!
At this moment:
He was simply a father whose relationship with his daughter had eased!
At this moment:
He was immensely grateful to Qin Jiang!
Clack!
Hanging up Father Bai's call.
Qin Jiang looked at the night view outside with a solemn expression: 2016! It had been six years since his rebirth and return!
Six years of time: he completely changed the destiny of the Black Dragon Group, and also changed the destiny of his brothers.
He thanked the heavens for the opportunity given to him: this was also why he made so many charitable moves in this lifetime.
Qin Jiang: "In this lifetime, I ask for nothing else! I only ask that my brothers are smooth and successful, and my family is healthy!"
To one side,
Si Jiu was also making a wish: "In the new year: I hope Brother Jiang gets everything he wishes for and everything goes smoothly!"
Time passed...
Unconsciously, it was already the tenth day of the Lunar New Year:
Countless migrant workers returned once more: the dormant Black Dragon Group became lively again, and countless Black Dragon Personnel were full of enthusiasm, without the kind of weariness seen when employees of other groups returned. Who told them that working at the Black Dragon Group had too much hope; every year developed better than the previous one, and these migrant workers naturally rose along with the Black Dragon Group.
Welfare benefits surged drastically!
Under this circumstance, how could anyone be decadent? All they had was excitement and passion.
Meanwhile: Qin Jiang stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows, overlooking the enthusiastic Black Dragon employees below and nodding with satisfaction. He looked at the sky outside: "Once the matters in Qing are settled! My brothers can completely live a stable life for the rest of their lives."
Thinking of this, he no longer hesitated and directly gave the order:
"Pass down my order: Black Dragon enters Qing!"