grateful

"Hmm, but it's within expectations, so don't worry too much. I'll just continue to focus on our own work."

Li Shen nodded indifferently and continued walking forward.

When the people from Fuxi Help found him, he had weighed the options; if he just granted the license to Fuxi Help at a low price, it would be meaningless.

They currently had several brands of review questions, so they weren't lacking in review questions to sell at all.

Selling Fuxi Help's review questions or selling other brands' review questions—the money they earned was basically the same.

Choosing Fuxi Help would undoubtedly just mean one extra licensing fee.

But if he sold the exclusive license at a low price, he would be adding unnecessary restrictions for no reason, which wouldn't be worth the loss.

Of course, if the licensing fee were higher, it might be worth considering.

Li Shen thought about this calmly, then cast the matter to the back of his mind and ignored it.

…

Jiang City,

East District,

Unfinished building project.

Early morning,

"Director Chen, all the procedures for this unfinished building project have been completed, and various construction teams have been arranged. We can start work at 10 o'clock."

"Also, Director Chen, this is the preliminary layout design for the residential Complex. You can take a look."

Mei Yun took Director Chen for a walk through the unfinished Complex. Since it hadn't been managed or maintained for years, the area was already overgrown with weeds.

Meanwhile, some excavators and other construction vehicles and equipment were already prepared.

While speaking, he took out a folded map and handed it to Director Chen beside him.

Chen Mo carefully examined the environment of the unfinished project, then took the layout map handed over by Mei Yun and glanced at it briefly. Layouts were much the same for every Complex; it was really just a matter of lighting.

With a 13,000-square-meter site, he could only build eight buildings, and they would only be 25 stories high. As long as the layout wasn't too outrageous, there was basically no need to worry about lighting issues.

After a quick look, confirming that Mei Yun was designing it according to his requirements, he returned the map to him.

"Hmm, this is fine. Just proceed with this layout."

"Very well, Director Chen."

Mei Yun took back the map, feeling very pleased with Director Chen's approval.

However, he soon thought of something.

The two of them then walked around the unfinished project area once more before leaving.

Just as they walked out of the unfinished project area and were about to head to where they had parked,

they saw dozens of people carrying several banners, walking quickly toward them.

"What's going on?"

Chen Mo watched the dozens of people approaching with a look of confusion in his eyes.

However, upon seeing the text on the banners, he immediately understood.

[Thanks to Wuren Real Estate for taking over the unfinished building project, thanks to Mingri Group.]

[Best wishes: May Wuren Real Estate have a successful start to construction!]

[Best wishes: May the real estate sell well.]

"Director Chen, these must be the people who bought into the unfinished project. They must have heard that we are going to refund their home purchase money, so they want to come and express their gratitude."

Mei Yun looked carefully at the approaching group and immediately pieced together the whole story.

When the procedures were being processed, those who had purchased units in the unfinished project had already been notified about the refund of their payments.

They probably knew that construction was starting today and came specifically to show their thanks.

"Oh!"

Chen Mo nodded slightly. His gaze fell on a person in the crowd holding a camera, and he turned and walked in the other direction.

"Director Chen, where are you going? Aren't you going to meet them? If these people knew it was you who funded the takeover of the unfinished project, they would definitely be very grateful to you."

Mei Yun followed closely behind Chen Mo, speaking quickly.

Chen Mo heard this and gave Mei Yun a faint look.

"I took over the unfinished project for myself, not for the people who bought into it, so I don't need their gratitude."

"You can go and interact with them in a bit, but remember, our real estate company has just been established; we need to be low-key and not too flashy. So, just say a few simple words, don't say too much."

After giving these instructions, Chen Mo left Mei Yun behind, took a detour, and returned to the car.

Mei Yun watched Director Chen leave, then returned to the main gate of the unfinished project, which was already occupied by the people who had arrived.

Remembering Director Chen's words, he cleared his throat and walked over.

Soon, the group of people who had come to express their gratitude surrounded him.

"Thank you for your kind intentions, but refunding the housing payments is something we ought to do, so there is no need to thank us."

"There's no grand intention; I just felt this area had a lot of potential, so I decided to develop it and see."

"I can't say much more than that; it involves our company's development strategy, so it's inconvenient to disclose more."

"When will the money be refunded? Someone will likely contact you for your bank account numbers in the near future, and we should be able to transfer the funds around then."

"…"

Mei Yun kept moving through the crowd, occasionally answering a question.

At this moment, he finally understood why Director Chen had turned and left; this feeling of being surrounded was truly unpleasant.

…

Noon,

Mingri Group.

Music Department,

"Xiao Lan, didn't you say you were going to release your fourth song? Why haven't you released it yet!"

Yang Yaoyao and Liu Weiwei looked at Zhang Lan with curious expressions.

It was lunch break, and the two of them had come to spend some time with Zhang Lan after finishing their lunch.

"Oh, I've changed my mind. I won't be releasing the fourth song for now."

Zhang Lan looked at Yang Yaoyao and Liu Weiwei and said with a smile.

"Why? At a time like this, you could completely capitalize on the hype and strike while the iron is hot."

Yang Yaoyao looked puzzled.

Just two days ago, they had discussed this matter and felt that striking while the iron was hot was very necessary.

It would allow the new song to gain rapid exposure with the support of this wave of popularity.

But it had only been two days, and Zhang Lan had changed her mind, which they found hard to understand.

"Hmm, have you ever thought that if I keep relying on those songs, my own abilities might slowly atrophy? Over time, I might lose the ability to create on my own."

"I plan to create a song of my own before considering the release of the fourth song. This way, I can maintain my creative ability without affecting the release of those other songs."

Zhang Lan explained her thoughts, though she concealed the matter regarding Director Chen.

After all, Director Chen had indicated that he didn't want too many people to know about those songs.

"Is that so? If you do that, will the person who gave you the songs agree?"

Liu Weiwei suddenly thought of this question.

"I've already discussed this with the person who gave me the songs, and he expressed his agreement with my decision."

Zhang Lan nodded slightly, a hint of gratitude in her eyes.

It wasn't really her who discussed it; it was Director Chen who had taken the initiative to enlighten her.

Moreover, after a few days of creative study, she already had some inspiration for the direction of her new song.

"I see, that person is quite reasonable."

Liu Weiwei and Yang Yaoyao exchanged glances, happy for Zhang Lan that she could do what she wanted to do.