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data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chapter 38.1<\/span><\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67aa1986 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"67aa1986\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32971be7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"32971be7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How did it feel to become worth hundreds of millions overnight?<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If someone were to interview Lin Jingzhe now, he might\u2019ve replied: \u201cI feel like I have achieved a minor step :).\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The company that won the auction was the current leader in its industry and the largest real estate company in China. Even so, this half-million square meters piece of land would be the biggest project they\u2019d developed so far. One could imagine how optimistic they were about the future development of Yan City.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After all the formalities were completed, the \u201cflower\u201d at Shiku Lane fell into another\u2019s hand. Lin Jingzhe was left with a hefty sales invoice and a nine-digit figure in his bank account.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After deducting the sum total of his loan and interest (the loan had been provided by the same bank), and adding the money from the loan that was left over, Lin Jingzhe was now worth over a hundred million yuan.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although the inflation rate had already begun to rise\u2014for example, unskilled workers\u2019 incomes had nearly doubled since the mid-to-late 80s\u2014in this era where a few hundred yuan a month was considered a high salary, the value represented by 100 million yuan was absolutely incomparable with its buying power in the future. Two decades later, when the commercial and economic development of China would be more or less mature, there could be countless small entrepreneurs worth a similar amount. At present, however, even in Yan City, there were a scant few companies whose current assets could reach a nine-digit figure.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The \u201cland king\u2019s\u201d auction shook the whole real estate industry. The small and medium-sized enterprise owners\u2019 hearts trembled when they recalled the giants constantly increasing their bids as they competed that day. When the development of this now high-profile piece of land began, attracting a fresh wave of attention, New Beginnings Real Estate got their share of the publicity as well.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Without giving Deng Mai much time to digest the news, Lin Jingzhe pushed the poor sod who had just finished his short-term business course to the front stage. As such, Deng Mai had the privilege of becoming the first employee of New Beginnings Real Estate since its inception and was probably the youngest \u201cgeneral manager\u201d of any real estate business.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although he was called the general manager, there was hardly anything to manage in the company at the moment. Lin Jingzhe\u2019s main aim was to let him gain some experience and see the real, dog-eat-dog business world which differed from its civilized portrayal in textbooks.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This was the best time for some hands-on learning. Before New Beginnings Real Estate undertook a new project, the majority of what Deng Mai needed to do was to participate in some inconsequential social activities. During this period of time, the mistakes he\u2019d make would not have much impact on the company, even if he screwed up a few times.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lin Jingzhe had no choice but to train Deng Mai using this method. Of course, in these early days of the company, he\u2019d prefer to have someone who was an old hand at business management, but from the early 90s to the early 2000s, this type of resource was extremely scarce in China\u2014and <\/span><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">reliable<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> ones were harder to find than an abominable Yeti. In addition, the initial stage of a company\u2019s development was its most vulnerable time; any senior executive admitted at this juncture could influence the culture and future course of the company to a great extent. Strangers with unclear backgrounds were inherently untrustworthy, and the waters of Yan City ran deep\u2014if they unsuspectingly let a wolf in the house, getting devoured would be only a matter of time.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lin Jingzhe had long stopped believing in the goodness of human nature. The misfortunes he suffered in his last life had been caused by humans, so it was inevitable that he was now extremely cautious about trusting anyone.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fortunately, Deng Mai lived up to Lin Jingzhe\u2019s expectations.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some people were born with innate interpersonal skills and Deng Mai was one of them. Despite his inexperience and literally getting thrown into the deep end, he performed well on every occasion. He was tight-lipped and had an agile mind, and furthermore, he was neither timid nor battle-shy. Facing a group of wily old foxes the same age as his father, he was still able to handle them with ease, not revealing any of Lin Jingzhe\u2019s cards or insider information regardless of how he was coaxed and pressured.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Like Hu Shaofeng and Fang Wenhao, he possessed the kind of vigor and confidence distinct to young entrepreneurs, quite different from Lin Jingzhe and Xiao Chi\u2019s cool style. Of course, the latter were better at controlling the situation at a negotiating table, but when the negotiations took place at a banquet table, charm and wit was much more effective.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The record-breaking auction instantly pushed New Beginnings Real Estate into the spotlight. Naturally, this was a good thing and Lin Jingzhe had already foreseen this in his plans, but it also came with some downsides, like countless dinner invitations. Everyone in the industry was curious about this company which seemed to have appeared out of thin air.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Accepting invitations from the bigshots went without saying, but smaller players should not be underestimated either. The most important thing to have in the business world was a network\u2014making your business thrive without good connections was nigh impossible.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lin Jingzhe accompanied Deng Mai to two of the more important events. Once Deng Mai got used to them and had no trouble avoiding attempts to probe for information, he took this as an official pardon and stopped attending any events except for those where he was absolutely required to show up in person.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After all, with the company barely taking off, he had much important work to do and needed to balance it with his studies on top of that. He really had no time to spare.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a892889 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a892889\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45b7275 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45b7275\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After the \u201cland king\u201d sale, Lin Jingzhe still had one piece of land in his hand. It was the small triangular plot at the 2nd Middle Road, surrounded by residential buildings.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This parcel was not as eye-catching as the half a million square meters piece of land, but it was Lin Jingzhe\u2019s first piece of land in Yan City which had acted as a springboard for his current success.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There were many reasons why he had taken a fancy to this land. First of all, it was small and cheap, making it the most cost-effective to use as collateral for a loan\u2014it had a total area of a pitiful 90,000 m\u00b2<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. In the contemporary era, most people lived in some kind of collective dwelling. Putting <\/span><em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hutong\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">hutongs<\/span><\/a><\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> aside, housing estates in Yan City were usually tens of millions of square meters\u2014basically, they were rarely small. After all, community facilities including green areas needed additional land, and this alone could easily add up to 100,000 or 200,000 m\u00b2<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">90,000 m\u00b2<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0was really tiny, and on top of that, it had a really awkward triangle shape. This was why it had been so cheap and so few people had been interested in it.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But there was a second, more important reason why Lin Jingzhe had purchased it aside from it being cheap. And it was because of this reason that he\u2019d given priority to companies in the same line of business when he\u2019d been looking for a cooperation partner.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When the city announced its plans for the northern quarter, this reason became obvious.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After the \u201cland king\u201d auction, the number of companies asking Deng Mai about the sale of the triangular plot increased by ten times, and the offered price was more than four times the original six million yuan. This was because, according to the new land-use plan, the 2nd Middle Road, an artery to another urban area, would become the central street of the business district.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">90,000 m\u00b2<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0was definitely not enough to build a housing estate.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But for a commercial building, it was more than enough.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0bbc86 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d0bbc86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fef132 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2fef132\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.taipeitimes.com\/News\/lang\/archives\/2017\/02\/20\/2003665298\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When water rises, the boat rises with it<\/span><\/a><\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">; Flux Realty had gained a huge return on their five-million investment. The terms of the investment contract put forward by Lin Jingzhe were very favorable to Flux Realty, and he even added an incredibly generous clause\u2014if the triangle-shaped plot by the 2nd Middle Road was developed in the future, the developed property would be regarded as owned jointly by Flux Realty and New Beginnings, with both parties holding 50% of the shares.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Out of the whole contract, this clause made the strongest impression on Hu Shaofeng. For a moment, he even doubted whether Lin Jingzhe was of sound mind when proposing it since this was practically sending money to them. All that Flux Realty did was provide a five-million-yuan investment loan. Usually, the borrower would only pay back the money with the agreed interest; exchanging this for shares was like a meat pie falling from the sky straight into someone\u2019s lap.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hu Shaofeng had been almost completely certain that Lin Jingzhe would sell the land sooner or later, especially since the current situation in the northern quarter was different from the past. After all, the most difficult part of a real estate venture was the actual property development. Unless Lin Jingzhe was a fool, why would he give Flux Realty half of the return?<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But soon enough, he realized that he had guessed wrong again. It seemed that whenever he tried to predict Lin Jingzhe and Brother Xiao\u2019s actions, he always guessed wrong.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After the \u201cland king\u201d auction, the management of the two business partners, New Beginnings and Flux Realty, met again. However, the situation wasn\u2019t the same as it was last time. New Beginnings was no longer a small and unknown company\u2014this time, even without being accompanied by Fang Wenhao, Lin Jingzhe could stand on equal footing with Flux Realty.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hu Shaofeng inquired if Lin Jingzhe was planning to sell the land, but to his shock, got a negative reply.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lin Jingzhe had no intention of selling the plot by the 2nd Middle Road. In fact, he\u2019d already formulated a complete development plan for it.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hu Shaofeng\u2019s expression turned dazed. Under his blank stare, Lin Jingzhe switched his conversation partner to Xiao Chi. \u201cOf course, this development project still provides many cooperation opportunities,\u201d he said, smiling brightly. \u201cI think it\u2019s not a bad idea to discuss them with Mr. Xiao in advance.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As he spoke, he forced his gaze not to drift towards the coat rack in the corner, where a familiar leather jacket was hanging. When he saw Xiao Chi wearing it today, Lin Jingzhe\u2019s feelings were hard to describe. He felt that the other man must\u2019ve completely forgotten the origin of this jacket or he wouldn\u2019t have worn it to meet him.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was very warm in the restaurant. After taking off his jacket, Xiao Chi, wearing a greyish-green striped cardigan, reclined in his chair and quietly watched Lin Jingzhe chat with Hu Shaofeng. He keenly caught Lin Jingzhe glancing at the leather jacket several times, and his heart instantly filled with pleasure. Although he was a little unhappy that Lin Jingzhe didn\u2019t wear the clothes he\u2019d bought for him, he was not a petty person and wouldn\u2019t care about such a little thing.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He had to say, he was such a great guy! Surely Lin Jingzhe realized it too since, when choosing the dishes, Xiao Chi made a point of specially ordering a large plate of brown sugar jujube pastries!<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But he wouldn\u2019t let anything show! He was the cool and silent type! Just look at how impassive his expression is!<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lin Jingzhe came well-prepared and had even brought a draft of the contract along with his proposal. At this moment, he handed it to Mr. Xiao, who just sat there without speaking, looking indifferent to everything, including the meal.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After looking through the draft contract and project proposal, Xiao Chi\u2019s attention finally shifted away from Lin Jingzhe.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Expression sombre, he read the two documents thoroughly, then silently handed them to Hu Shaofeng sitting next to him.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hu Shaofeng jumped to his feet after barely taking a few glances. \u201cMr. Lin, you never said anything about this before!\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cMr. Hu, please finish reading first,\u201d Lin Jingzhe said with a smile. \u201cTo a businessman, profit comes first, but don\u2019t worry\u2014even if we don\u2019t agree to cooperate, your company won\u2019t be affected.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The more Hu Shaofeng read, the less calm he was. Moments ago, when he\u2019d learned that Lin Jingzhe didn\u2019t intend to sell the land, he\u2019d thought that Flux Realty was going to make a huge windfall. Now, he realized that Lin Jingzhe was far more capable than he had imagined.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Except for the proportion of the shares, the old and new contracts shared almost no similarities.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moreover, the new contract was very audacious. It demanded that Flux Realty, which according to the first contract only needed to collect profits, now needed to make a significant initial investment.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3d76eae5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3d76eae5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-38674ce8\" data-id=\"38674ce8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9aebb24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9aebb24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New Beginnings Real Estate planned to use the triangle-shaped plot with an area of less than 100,000 m\u00b2<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to build a mixed-use building combining retail space and office space. It could be considered a brand-new concept in current-day China. The scale of the project was impressive\u2014and the most important point was that the build-up area was no less than 120,000 m\u00b2<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But where did so much space come from? Even including all the little nooks and corners, the area of the triangle-shaped land added up to only about 95,000 m\u00b2<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All smiles, Lin Jingzhe said, as if this was perfectly reasonable, \u201cIsn\u2019t the Lot No. 5 next to it in Flux Realty\u2019s hands? I think the small residential buildings along the edge can be removed. If the triangle turned into a rectangle, wouldn\u2019t the area be enough?\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A rectangular plot was indeed the most suitable for constructing a high-rise building, but what the hell? Why should Flux Realty cut off a chunk of a perfectly good piece of land and donate it to a project where they would already own shares anyway?<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And this wasn\u2019t even the most audacious part. On the grounds that New Beginnings was a newly established company and still lacked dependable contractors to cooperate with, Lin Jingzhe directly pushed at least two-fifths of the subsequent development and construction of the building to Flux Realty.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hu Shaofeng was struck dumb. Was Lin Jingzhe delusional?<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He put down the contract. After a long silence, he said with difficulty, \u201cMr. Lin, is this your idea of a joke?\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He glanced towards the head of the table. It was quite obvious that Xiao Chi was thinking; he was passing the prayer beads through his fingers, staring at Lin Jingzhe with an unreadable gaze through slightly narrowed eyes.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hu Shaofeng interpreted this look as \u201cscrutiny.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lin Jingzhe spread out his hands, his expression unchanged. \u201cThe contract is all here, and it\u2019s as clear as day. Why would this be a joke? If Flux Realty agrees to cooperate, then let\u2019s sign it at the dinner table today.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hu Shaofeng was speechless. He thought he had heard the funniest joke of the year.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cMr. Lin, if memory serves me right, our previous contract is still valid, isn\u2019t it?\u201d Xiao Chi asked.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lin Jingzhe nodded. \u201cOf course.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThen Flux Realty already holds a 50 percent stake in that land,\u201d Hu Shaofeng couldn\u2019t help but interject. \u201cWhy should we cooperate with you and pay so much when we effectively gain nothing?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50b5930 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"50b5930\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cd91a0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6cd91a0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Translator: Eques<\/em><br \/><em>Editor: Austera. Luoshenhua<br \/>Consultant &amp; proofreader: Austera<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9dffd33 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"9dffd33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a70fa4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8a70fa4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Eques:<\/h4><p><em>This isn&#8217;t dropped this isn&#8217;t dropped this isn&#8217;t 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