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Chi Zhijie had heard early on that Feng Jun was willing to offer a lump-sum payment for the contract fee.
Without such an offer, the county wouldn't even consider contracting out the forest.
The timber from those tree farms could be harvested gradually, providing a steady flow of revenue each year, and was a mainstay of the county's fiscal income.
There were plenty of county leaders who wanted to get things done, who believed that merely collecting contract fees wouldn't solve the problem of sustainable development, so they thought to take advantage of this opportunity to develop the tourism industry as well.
But Feng Jun made it clear he didn't want to get involved in tourism development, and this gave County Chief Chi quite a headache.
He tried to persuade him again, "If you doubt the county's sincerity, you can spell out the rights and obligations in the agreement."
Feng Jun scoffed, "Agreement? Ha… Agreements are made to be torn up."
