532: Chapter 527 is less of a problem and more of an opportunity.

Wu Ya's heart was struck hard by those words.

One of us.

These three words carried more weight than any appointment letter or equity incentive.

Her eyes grew slightly moist, and she took a deep breath, suppressing the rising emotion.

"I understand."

Her voice held no trace of hesitation anymore.

"Don't worry about the money."

"Even if I have to sell everything I own, I will fix janus's cash flow for you."

"I don't want you to sell everything you own."

Shen Yan said lightly.

"I want you to win."

After speaking, he lingered no more and turned toward the elevator.

Wu Ya stood rooted to the spot, watching his tall figure disappear behind the elevator doors, tightly clenching her fists.

Half an hour later.

The phaeton pulled away from the Shenyan Technology headquarters building, merged into the traffic flow, and headed south toward the city.

Outside the car window, the city's prosperity rapidly receded.

Shen Yan kept his eyes closed, but his mind was racing.

Establishing the "Dawn" laboratory required recruiting talent globally, which was not something that could be accomplished overnight.

The expansion of the janus business unit also required time to establish channels and seize the market.

And he had another territory that needed his personal confirmation.

It was the land in the south of the city, the plot he had forcefully snatched from Chen Wu at the auction.

According to the plan, a large commercial complex integrating shopping, entertainment, and dining—Shen Yan Plaza—would be built there.

An hour later, the car stopped in front of a massive construction site.

Dust flew everywhere, and machines roared.

The main structure of a vast building had been topped out, its framework of steel and concrete revealing a fierce yet majestic outline under the sun.

Shen Yan put on a hard hat and entered the construction site, accompanied by the project manager, Fang Jian, who looked extremely respectful.

"Mr. Shen, as per your request, we have raised all construction standards by twenty percent."

"The main structure has already passed three rounds of testing by a third-party agency; the quality is absolutely solid,"

The project manager followed closely beside him, reporting in detail.

Shen Yan didn't speak; he just watched.

He wasn't looking at the blueprints, but at the details.

Whether the concrete pouring surfaces were flat, if there were honeycombs or pitting.

Whether the reserved conduit openings were cut neatly.

Whether the workers' safety measures were properly worn.

He walked a full circle and stopped in front of a shear wall whose formwork had just been removed.

He reached out and gently tapped the wall surface with his knuckles.

The sound was dull and solid.

Shen Yan nodded.

"In three days, the main structure work will be completely finished, and we will begin the interior fine decoration phase, correct?"

"Yes, we have already started the bidding process, and several large decoration companies have submitted proposals."

Shen Yan's gaze swept over the huge interior space, which resembled a raw shell.

In the future, this place would be a commercial empire bustling with people.

And the fine decoration was the face of this empire.

He could not afford the slightest carelessness.

Feng Yuanshan's construction team’s quality satisfied him greatly.

But the decoration...

A thought flashed through his mind.

He took out his phone and glanced at his schedule.

"Book me the earliest flight to T City tonight,"

he told his assistant behind him.

"The fastest one."

T City under the cloak of night.

In a private restaurant named "Old T City Flavor,"

A middle-aged man wearing a white Zhongshan suit sat upright, rolling two shiny walnuts in his hand.

This man was Feng Yuanshan.

The door to the private room was pushed open, and Shen Yan walked in.

"General Manager Feng, long time no see."

Upon seeing him, Feng Yuanshan immediately stood up, a hearty smile spreading across his face.

"Mr. Shen! What wind blew you over here?"

He extended his large, calloused hand and shook Shen Yan's.

"I've come to introduce a big business opportunity to General Manager Feng."

Shen Yan sat down and got straight to the point.

"Oh?"

Feng Yuanshan poured him a cup of tea, a hint of vigilance in his eyes.

"Let me say this first, if you give me another urgent job like last time—building a building in three months—I really can't do it. The bones of the brothers under me are about to fall apart."

He had been terrified by Shen Yan's previous madness of sacrificing cost for time.

"This time, there's no rush."

Shen Yan picked up his teacup and took a sip.

"It's a delicate job, with a construction period starting at one year."

Feng Yuanshan became interested.

"Tell me about it."

"Shen Yan Plaza in the south of the city, the main structure is almost complete. The interior fine decoration, two hundred thousand square meters—I want to package the entire project to you."

Feng Yuanshan's hands stopped rolling the walnuts.

The fine decoration for a two-hundred-thousand-square-meter commercial complex.

This was definitely the largest decoration project in T City this year, bar none.

The profit was frighteningly high.

His Adam's apple bobbed, but he did not immediately agree.

"Where is the project?"

He asked the crucial question.

"Dushi."

Shen Yan uttered two words.

Feng Yuanshan's brow furrowed instantly, then slowly relaxed.

He picked up the walnuts on the table and continued to roll them, making a clicking sound.

"I can't do it."

He refused cleanly and decisively.

Shen Yan was not surprised.

"The price is negotiable, twenty percent higher than the market rate."

"This isn't about money."

Feng Yuanshan shook his head, looking at Shen Yan with a very serious expression.

"Mr. Shen, the reason I, Feng Yuanshan, have achieved what I have today isn't because my skills are great or my capabilities are large."

"It's because of these brothers who crawled out of small construction sites with me."

"Their homes, wives, children, and parents are all in T City."

"Should I ask them to leave their hometowns and stay in Dushi for a year or two? To earn a little more money, abandon their families?"

"If I take this job, the morale of the men will scatter. The team won't be able to be led anymore."

"This is my principle."

He spoke calmly, but the resolution in his tone was undeniable.

Shen Yan fell silent.

He admired this kind of person.

Loyal to relationships, having a bottom line.

Only people like this were worth long-term cooperation.

"Are there no teams in Dushi that catch your eye?" Shen Yan changed the question.

"There are, actually."

Feng Yuanshan sighed, seemingly filled with regret.

"In Dushi, there's a company called 'Hua Teng Decoration,' and the boss is Wei Guoliang. His craftsmanship is absolutely superb."

"Especially with Chinese wood carving and stone work, it's so meticulous; calling him an artist wouldn't be an exaggeration."

"It's just that he's too honest and a bit inflexible."

"I heard he ran into some trouble recently."

"Trouble?"

Shen Yan's eyebrows lifted slightly.

"Mmm,"

Feng Yuanshan lowered his voice, "Last year, he took on a project for a villa area, but the developer's capital chain broke, and they ran off."

"Tens of millions in project payments went down the drain, and he even had to cover a lot of material costs out of pocket."

"Right now, the company probably has no money left in the bank; they can barely afford to pay the workers' wages."

"The master craftsmen under him are all treasures, and now everyone is uneasy. Several have already been poached by other companies."

"It's a shame. If this continues, the 'Hua Teng' brand might collapse."

Shen Yan's fingertips tapped lightly on the tabletop.

Tap, tap.

With a distinct rhythm.

A company on the verge of bankruptcy but possessing top-tier craftsmanship and a team of artisans.

An honest boss trapped in a desperate situation.

This sounded...

Not like trouble.

More like an opportunity.