I'm back in 1990

Chapter 688: Setting a Benchmark and Promoting Orderly Development

After finishing his speech, Huang Xiaochuan didn't want to stay any longer. As for some domestic economists... Huang Xiaochuan could only chuckle!

Now that I'm in Yanjing, I have to meet up with my friends, like Zhang Xiangguang, the CEO of Soso, and Xu Zhongxian, who's been working on the railway. Especially Lao Xu, I haven't seen him for two or three years, and I wonder how he's doing now.

Thinking of this, Huang Xiaochuan took out his phone and made a call to Zhang Xiangguang himself.

At this moment, Zhang Xiangguang was having a long talk about his philosophy of life with a young woman. As she listened, the woman looked at Zhang Xiangguang, who had not a single hair on his head, with an expression of adoration that made her eyes well up with tears.

Hearing his phone ring, Zhang Xiangguang politely said, "Excuse me, I need to take this call!"

As soon as he pressed the answer button, he heard Huang Xiaochuan's loud voice: "Old Zhang, what are you doing? Are you trying to pick up girls again?" Zhang Xiangguang, this bald playboy, is still not married. Besides work, his biggest hobby is picking up girls. Huang Xiaochuan despises his behavior, but since he's not his father, he can't control him. However, it's okay for him to tease him a bit.

Perhaps the phone was too good, because Huang Xiaochuan's words were heard by the woman next to Zhang Xiangguang without missing a single one. The woman couldn't help but chuckle, and Zhang Xiangguang's old face immediately turned red.

Enraged, he retorted, "You son of a bitch, watch out or I'll sue you for defamation!"

"Tch!" Huang Xiaochuan's tone was filled with undisguised disdain.

He then said, "I'm in Yanjing and staying at the Yanjing Hotel. Could you ask Lao Xu if he has time to meet up for a few nights? You'll treat me."

Zhang Xiangguang looked surprised: "What? You've come to Yanjing? Why didn't you tell me beforehand?"

"It's not too late to tell you now! What's wrong? Did I interrupt your womanizing?"

Zhang Xiangguang was furious; every word she said hit him right where it hurt! He regretted answering the phone in front of the beautiful woman.

But he still said on the phone, "Alright, just wait at the restaurant. I'm going to the railway department entrance to intercept Lao Xu right now." After hanging up, he said apologetically to the woman, "Sorry! A friend came over, and I'm going to treat him to dinner tonight. Let's reschedule for another day."

He left as soon as he finished speaking, leaving the beautiful woman without a word. She could only watch Zhang Xiangguang leave in a hurry with a sorrowful expression.

After getting in the car, Zhang Xiangguang immediately made a call to Xu Zhongxian: "Old Xu, it's me! I have something to tell you. Xiao Chuan is in Yanjing and staying at the Yanjing Hotel. I'm on my way to your workplace now. I'll make arrangements for tonight; I'm going to get that bastard completely drunk."

Xu Zhongxian's voice was full of surprise: "Xiao Chuan is here? It's been a while since I've seen him. Great! I don't have much to do today. I'll talk to the security guard later and have the driver bring the car in directly."

"Okay, then I won't go upstairs when I arrive. I'll wait for you in the car, and we can talk in detail when we meet!" Zhang Xiangguang then hung up the phone.

Before six o'clock, Huang Xiaochuan met Zhang Xiangguang and Xu Zhongxian in his room.

Huang Xiaochuan asked in surprise, "You came pretty fast! Wasn't there any traffic on the way?"

"How could that be? My driver knows every street and alley in Yanjing like the back of his hand. He led us here by taking shortcuts and back roads, without delaying us at all." Zhang Xiangguang said with a smug look on his face.

While asking Gao Song to make tea, Huang Xiaochuan joked with Zhang Xiangguang, "Not bad! Old Zhang, you have to give him a raise. There are top performers in every profession, and your driver is amazing!"

Zhang Xiangguang retorted sarcastically, "Fine, I'll increase your salary, you pay for it!"

Huang Xiaochuan ignored him, giving Zhang Xiangguang a disapproving look, and then chatted with Xu Zhongxian: "Old Xu, although we haven't seen each other for a long time, you're still as dashing as ever! Much better than that bald guy."

"Hey! Who are you talking about?" Huang Xiaochuan's blatant veiled criticism displeased Zhang Xiangguang.

Huang Xiaochuan rolled his eyes at him: "Whoever gets angry is the one I'm talking about."

"Fine!" Zhang Xiangguang pinched his nose and forced himself to endure it, thinking to himself, "Wait until tonight, I'll drink you to death."

Xu Zhongxian watched the two bickering, his eyes narrowing into slits with laughter. One was Asia's richest man, the other China's richest man; who would believe they were fighting? Besides, this was a scene most people couldn't witness.

According to last year's Forbes China ranking, Zhang Xiangguang became the richest man in China thanks to his shares in Soso.com. According to data released by Forbes, this bald man is now worth over 10 billion yuan, of course, in Japanese currency.

Xu Zhongxian asked, "Xiao Chuan, you're a rare guest! As far as I can remember, this is the first time I've seen you in Yanjing. Are you here for business or academics?"

"Huaqing hosted an academic seminar and invited me. I thought it would be a good opportunity to visit you both, so I came," Huang Xiaochuan said as he personally brewed tea for the two of them while answering Xu Zhongxian's question.

"An academic seminar? What were they discussing? If it's convenient, please tell me." Xu Zhongxian was very interested in this.

"An academic seminar? What were they discussing? If it's convenient, please tell me." Xu Zhongxian was very interested in this.

Huang Xiaochuan waved his hand dismissively: "Don't even mention it. I was so angry when I heard it that I couldn't hold back anymore, so I went on stage and shared my thoughts. After that, I left."

Huang Xiaochuan then recounted the events of the day to the two of them.

"Holy crap!" Zhang Xiangguang gave Huang Xiaochuan a thumbs up. "Xiaochuan, you're awesome! You didn't leave those people any face at all!"

Xu Zhongxian pondered for a moment and said, "Although my words were a bit harsh, Xiao Chuan is right. Blind arrogance is unacceptable."

Huang Xiaochuan sighed: "The key is not blind arrogance! Some economists have no shame, just for a few pennies."

Huang Xiaochuan sighed because he knew how tightly the national economy would be tied to the real estate industry in the near future. It was truly too big to be unchecked, and there were too many vested interests surrounding the entire industry chain, not to mention ordinary people working in the real estate industry.

Therefore, he did not allow Guangda Real Estate, under Nan Hui's leadership, to acquire land everywhere like other real estate companies and develop pre-sale properties with high turnover and high leverage. Instead, he insisted on Guangda Real Estate's own unique path of real estate development, adhering to quality construction and sales of completed properties. For this, he was regarded as an outlier by the entire industry. He did so much and gave up so much, just to set a benchmark and hope that all real estate companies would follow this path as soon as possible. That way, it would benefit both people's livelihoods and the country, and enable the real estate industry to develop in an orderly manner.

Moreover, houses also have a lifespan. This market will not dry up in the future, and new demands will continue to emerge. Huang Xiaochuan once said this at some previous seminars on the real estate economy. However, his words did not have the power of money.

"Hey everyone, it's about time. My stomach is rumbling. Shouldn't we have our meal?" Zhang Xiangguang said, reminding Huang Xiaochuan and Xu Zhongxian that it was time to eat.

The discussion ended there, and the three of them headed straight for the restaurant, arranged by Zhang Xiangguang.