“Lingyu, what do you mean by investing in the shares in the form of rent?” After hearing the contents of the meeting, someone asked curiously.
Xiao Lingyu replied very seriously, “If I were to develop Taoyuan Village into a tourist destination by myself, then I would naturally have to rent out all the land in the village.
“However, there is another way, and that is to involve the entire village. The biggest investment in the development of tourist destinations are fees for the land lease, house demolition, various equipment, labor costs, and other expenses.
“But if the entire village participates in the investment, there will be no demolition, so we can skip the demolition cost.
“I can bear all the expenses needed for the development of tourist destinations, or I can take your money to invest. I will decide the proportion of your shares according to the proportion you’ve invested. When Taoyuan Village makes money, we can directly distribute the dividends over the years.”
“Lingyu, we still don’t quite understand what you’re saying. Can you give us a specific example?” A villager asked.
Xiao Lingyu nodded and said, “For example, the investment for this project is a total of one million, and if you take out ten thousand to invest, then you will take up one percent of the shares. Then, if the total net income from this project is also one million at the end of the year, then your dividend income will also be 10,000!”
“Is that 10,000 every year?” Someone said quickly, “Lingyu, does this mean that we can get 10,000 in total?”
Xiao Lingyu shook her head and said, “No!”
The villagers were disappointed.
Someone said unhappily, “We can only get 10,000 RMB in total. What’s the point?”
“That’s right. I would rather keep my money in the bank and get interest.”
“Yeah, that makes sense. Instead of investing in such a risky business, I might as well keep my money in the bank to generate more money. It’s safer.”
“I agree. It’s safer and more assured!”
Xiao Lingyu waved her hand and immediately quieted everyone down.
She said, “You’ve all misunderstood. What I mean is that after you invest 10,000, you can receive a dividend every year based on 1% of the shares.”
“Every year?” The villager said in surprise, “Lingyu, you’re not lying to us, right? Can we really receive a dividend every year?”
Xiao Lingyu nodded and said, “As long as we make money every year, you can get dividends every year. As long as Taoyuan Village continues to make money, your children and grandchildren can continue to get dividends.”
“Our children and grandchildren will continue to receive the dividends?!” Most of the villagers found it unbelievable.
“Lingyu, you mean we only need to invest once, and we can get money every year?” A villager asked.
Xiao Lingyu nodded and said, “That’s right!” At this point, she changed the topic and said, “So, if everyone is willing, you can use your land lease to buy shares, participate in the investment, and then we will calculate the shares for you according to the ratio.”
“Land lease?” Many of the villagers’ eyes lit up, and then they asked, “Lingyu, how much can each family get from the lease this time? Is it more than when you contracted the mountain?”
“That’s right. How much will each family get from the land rent this time?”
“Lingyu, can we use other things like the mountain rent to invest in the development?”
The villagers asked the questions that they were most concerned about. Land lease and investment.
The land lease was related to the monetary interests of each family, and investment was a major matter for the future generations of the family.
The village chief immediately waved his hand, signaling for everyone to be quiet.
The village chief said, “Everyone, be quiet. Let’s go through these questions one by one. With all of you talking at once, how is Lingyu going to answer all of you?”
A villager immediately smiled and said, “We’re just anxious to know the answer.”
The village chief said, “But you’re only talking over each other now.”
The villager said, “Alright, we’ll ask the questions one by one.”
The village chief said, “You guys can discuss it among yourselves and find a representative to ask the question. I think everyone’s concerns should be about the same.”
The villagers did not have any objections.
Then, a villager who had been selected stepped forward and asked, “Lingyu, how much will we get for the land lease? Will it be calculated by the head or by household?”
Xiao Lingyu answered, “That is not up to me. I can say for now that while I’m not sure how much the land lease is going to be, it is going to be higher than the mountain contract. As for the exact amount, it still needs some time to be calculated.”
“Okay.”
“Lingyu, how is the share increase related to the investment? I remember you pay the mountain rent every three years, and the rent is raised every three years.”
Xiao Lingyu thought for a moment and said, “You will only need to invest your first rental payment. As for the future rental, I’ll pay you with the dividends.”
Of course, she would not let them use all the rent to invest in the shares. After all, the land lease over 30 years would be in the hundreds of millions. That was too much.
After hearing Xiao Lingyu, most of the villagers were happy.
Xiao Lingyu meant that they only needed to use the first payment of the rent as an investment and would get the dividends every year in the future. Then, they could continue to earn the rent every three years on top of that. It was worth it, no matter how they thought about it.
Of course, there were also some people who were more negative.
He asked, “Lingyu, it’s not that I don’t have faith in you. But what if tourism development doesn’t take flight? What about our investment? Will it be lost?”
This was a serious problem.
Xiao Lingyu asked very seriously, “Actually, if the investment fails, you guys won’t lose anything, right?
“The land will still be your family’s. If we really want to talk about it, if the investment fails, the only one who will lose is me.”
The entire village fell silent.
It was true. If this project succeeded, the whole village would benefit from it.
But if it failed, they would not suffer any losses. They would still have their houses and lands. There was no change at all.
If it failed, the one who suffered the greatest loss would be Xiao Lingyu. Whether it was manpower, financial resources, or material resources, they were all managed by Xiao Lingyu.
Of course, if they succeeded, Xiao Lingyu would also benefit the most.
After everyone had thought through this problem, they couldn’t help but feel a little uncomfortable. However, most people were still more excited.
The meeting continued!
