Wasteland turned to grassland.

The flat ground rose into tall buildings.

In two years, the land Harrod bought had transformed completely.

This was China’s first golf course.

It sat right next to the Xiangmi Lake Resort.

It looked luxurious now, but in twenty or thirty years, it would be even more “extravagant” – having such a large green space in the middle of the city, isn’t that the definition of luxury?

Besides the golf course, several high-end elevator apartments were built, with more land still vacant.

The golf course required membership, and Harrod didn’t seem in a hurry to sell the elevator apartments. There were various investment models – some for short-term liquidity, others for long-term holding.

For his investments in Pengcheng, Harrod had no plans for short-term liquidation.

Harrod tried the course first, followed by several subordinates. Playing golf didn’t interfere with their work reports – who would complain about playing golf with the boss?

“We can start recruiting members.”

“Don’t advertise. Those who like this sport will come on their own.”

“This is a golf course, not a public sports ground. This sport is expensive, not for ordinary citizens.”

“Bill, your performance in China has been excellent.”

“Of course, and there’s also Ji…”

Harrod handed the golf club to Ji Jiangyuan and wiped his hands with a towel. “How do you feel about working here? Bill tells me you’ve completed your work excellently. After you graduate, would you be interested in working for me in America?”

“Boss, how can we arrange post-graduation matters now? Plans never keep up with changes.”

Ji Jiangyuan swung the club decisively.

Bill shouted: “Beautiful shot!”

Bill enjoyed working with Ji Jiangyuan.

Although Ji Jiangyuan was George’s stepson, he didn’t team up with George to undermine Bill at work, instead focusing solely on the golf project. Bill liked working with Ji Jiangyuan and had suggested to Harrod about having him work in America in the future.

Though Ji Jiangyuan was still a student, in nearly two years, he had proven himself through his work.

A prestigious university diploma wasn’t worth much to wealthy people like Harrod, but capable employees were always welcome. With so many properties under their names, they couldn’t manage everything personally – it would be exhausting. They naturally needed capable and trustworthy employees to work for them.

When Harrod personally extended the invitation, Ji Jiangyuan surprisingly didn’t immediately accept, only saying he’d see about the future – indeed, young Ji was someone with his own ideas.

Harrod asked casually and didn’t push the matter.

Everyone had their thoughts, particularly young people. China now offered many development opportunities; perhaps Ji Jiangyuan wanted to start his own business.

That wasn’t wrong either.

After finishing golf, business matters were also concluded.

Ji Jiangyuan stayed behind to tell Bill about Tina wanting to intern:

“I’m not in a position to refuse her, and I’m not sure if I should tell the boss about this. Although she’s a Columbia student, she has no business experience… but she does have some connection to the boss.”

Mainly through the Wilsons.

Bill understood perfectly.

These days, Bill also went to the South Sea Hotel and occasionally encountered Ivan.

The internal affairs of the Wilson family were none of Bill’s business, but he knew some details. Originally, the Boss didn’t care about these parasitic relatives, letting them collect annual dividends. When the New York Wilson Hotel scandal broke, Ivan must have helped the Boss. That period was probably the honeymoon phase between the Boss and the Ivan couple – even George, the nephew he had always looked down upon, was assigned to manage the golf course project.

Until last year.

After the shooting at Wilson Hotel, the Boss discovered something that completely changed his attitude toward Ivan’s family!

Bill was far away in China and didn’t know the details, but he could think.

The shooting incident must have been connected to Ivan.

Was Ivan trying to kill the Boss?

Had to say, the Boss was truly lucky.

If the Boss had died in the shooting, with no marriage or children, his assets… Bill shuddered. Just bankrupting the Ivan couple showed the Boss already valued family ties greatly.

However, George’s assets weren’t affected. If the Ivan couple were smart, they should lay low now.

Actively approaching showed they hadn’t given up.

Who knew what these small moves could achieve?

Though puzzled, Bill still reported this to Harrod.

Harrod was inspecting the Golden Sand Pool Residence by the golf course, this property wedged between the golf course and Xiangmi Lake Resort, where most residents had already moved in.

Hearing Bill’s report, Harrod’s expression remained unchanged:

“I’ve been generous enough, yet they still have other ideas… You mentioned Tina, Congressman Zhang’s daughter – if she wants to work at the company, let her come. Watch her closely, and see if she has any talent. As long as she’s not too foolish, give her opportunities to climb up!”

“Yes, Boss.”

Bill didn’t know Harrod’s thoughts, but he’d do whatever the boss ordered.

This wouldn’t affect his friendship with Ji Jiangyuan.

Considering how Ji Jiangyuan had helped him earn quite a bit through stock trading, Bill still put in a good word for him:

“Although Ji raised this request, he personally probably doesn’t agree with it.”

“I understand. He can be trusted.”

Since arriving in China, Harrod knew that Ji Ya and George had divorced, and Ji Jiangyuan had completely severed ties with Ivan’s family.

Ivan’s family of three was truly foolish.

Although Harrod looked down on Ji Ya and thought his nephew George was bubbling with stupidity, in the same situation, Harrod would have chosen to help Ji Ya protect her self-created fashion brand rather than watch the banks take it away.

He certainly wouldn’t have advised George to divorce.

Ji Ya’s brand, if managed well, could have been Ivan and his wife’s path to recovery – of course, the bankrupt Ivan couple had seen big money before and looked down on such small business, their eyes fixed only on the Wilson family fortune, hoping to defeat him and turn defeat into victory.

Ridiculous.

This was why he had become the Wilson family’s helmsman while Ivan only collected dividends.

Even the Wilson family’s wealth was accumulated bit by bit. Unable to manage even a small business yet wanting to get fat in one bite – if the Wilson family’s enterprises fell into the Ivan couple’s hands, how could they grow positively? They would only make the cake smaller!

In comparison, Ivan’s couple was far inferior to Xia Xiaolan –

At first, Xia Xiaolan could only handle small projects like Golden Sand Pool.

He heard that Qihang’s second project would start selling in a few days. Harrod had seen the project’s promotion and knew it would be profitable.

Of course, the profit meant little to him.

But Xia Xiaolan was making the business bigger and bigger… the real estate company was developing steadily and well – that was Xia Xiaolan’s capability!