Chapter 171: Intercepting the Enemy

Chapter 171: Intercepting the Enemy

Halfway through, Secretary Wu stopped Lu Chengwen.

"Mr. Lu, let's have a word."

Lu Chengwen knew that this was not a casual chat, but something must be explained.

The two walked to the side, Secretary Wu didn't exchange pleasantries, and said quickly:

"Mayor Zhao asked me to give you a heads-up. You're throwing money at it too hard now, the investors are scared, and many companies want to jump ship. You have to find a way to stabilize them later. If they all jump ship, all the pressure will be on you and several big families, and we will be very passive."

"Thanks."

Secretary Wu felt that Lu Chengwen was too relaxed, and felt a little uneasy:

"Mr. Lu, if this matter can be done, Dasheng Group will definitely benefit. But if something goes wrong... the consequences will be very difficult to deal with. Our stall is too big."

Lu Chengwen nodded: "Has the money promised by Mayor Zhao arrived?"

Secretary Wu scratched his head, looked around, and said, "So far, we have only raised more than 2 billion yuan, which is our best effort."

Lu Chengwen smiled, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "Relax, I can handle it."

...

The grand meeting room was absolutely packed today.

The door opened, and Lu Chengwen walked in with a cigar in his mouth and sunglasses on. Li Meiqin and Jiang Shihan, two beauties, followed on the left and right. The secretary team behind stopped at the door.

Everyone's eyes fell on Lu Chengwen.

He handed the cigar to Li Meiqin, took off the sunglasses, and handed them to Jiang Shihan, first shook hands with Mayor Zhao with a smile, and then sat down arrogantly.

The meeting has begun.

Everyone's attention was on Lu Chengwen. He was the one who made things happen, and now he should be the one to take responsibility.

Lu Chengwen hardly looked at anyone, and sat there letting Jiang Shihan do his nails.

Secretary Wu started to give a briefing, talking about the current progress of the project, and also used slides to play some aerial photographs of the construction site pictures and videos.

I have to say, with the deep and deep voice of the professional commentator and the manuscript carefully planned by the office team, the entire promotional video looked magnificent.

After the promotional video was played, Mayor Zhao took the lead in speaking.

First of all, of course, there was a lot of praise for entrepreneurs represented by Lu Chengwen for their generosity, investment, and efforts in building their hometown.

Then he put forward some requirements, the content of which was related to the details of construction, procurement, safety, etc.

Finally, he also said in a relatively mild tone the difficulties at the present stage.

That is to say, a lot of funds are still not in place, and I hope that everyone can follow the contract and pay as soon as possible.

Then everyone in the conference room looked at me and I looked at you, their eyes met.

Hu Shuhui saw that no one said anything, so he stood up first.

"Mayor Zhao, and everyone! I admit that the video is well shot, and Mayor Zhao's speech is also high-level and deafening. But!"

He said seriously: "I have decided to withdraw my investment. It's not that I'm not conscientious, nor that I'm not interested in building my hometown, but you! Lu Chengwen!"

Hu Shuhui became excited: "You are in charge of the project, you have the final say. But the project that originally took three and a half years, you have made it bloom everywhere at once, and now tens of thousands of workers are working on it, and all construction sites need materials, equipment, vehicles, and materials! The scene is very lively, but the cost is doubling! I want to ask you, did you discuss this matter with us? Did you get the consent of all investors? "

"That's right!" At this time, someone immediately echoed: "Although we didn't pay as much as you, we also paid. We also need to assess our own income situation before we can continue to invest to the best of our ability. If you make things so big all of a sudden, how can you keep up? Sell our property?"

Then everyone started talking, and they all expressed their opinions, all of which were blaming Lu Chengwen for changing the original plan, and the disadvantages of comprehensive construction, and they all expressed their intention to withdraw their capital.

Lu Chengwen stood up slowly, and the scene slowly fell silent.

"I have heard everyone's thoughts. I also understand everyone's dissatisfaction. However...has anyone ever thought about what effect it would have if the construction period of this project could be completed one after another in six months?"

Even if the Chengwen District is built, the meat will be snatched away by these wolves, and in the next few years, or even ten years, most of Xuecheng's financial revenue will go into the pockets of these capitalists.

He still has no money to do things!

The scene was still noisy. Lu Chengwen's head got together with Li Meiqin's. Li Meiqin kept talking about the information she had based on the speeches at the meeting, analyzing the person's intentions and his whole cards for Lu Chengwen.

Lu Chengwen listened, watched, and thought.

At this moment, the door was pushed open, and Director Hu of the Development Department said with a smile, "Oh, it's lively here! Mayor Zhao, are you busy?"

Mayor Zhao smiled slightly: "Director Hu, are you done over there?"

Hu Lai said with a smile: "I know you are discussing important matters here, so I asked someone to buy some fruits and send them here. Let's eat and chat! By the way, I will introduce you to a friend!"

"Oh?"

Lu Chengwen turned his head and his eyes widened immediately.

Huo Wendong walked in wearing a neat suit: "Mayor Zhao, long time no see."

"Ouch! This is Wendong! Hahaha, it's been a long time, I heard that you came to Xuecheng, why didn't you say hello?"

"I've been busy all the time. I heard that Mayor Zhao has had difficulties in developing the urban area recently, so I came here to see if I can help."

As soon as Huo Wendong entered the room, he had the posture of God.

In an instant, it stole the limelight from the local four major families.

It can be said that the assets of the four major families together should not exceed 10 trillion.

But the Huo family is a real member of the trillion-dollar club.

Not to mention the Northern Kingdom, is ranked in the entire China.

Mayor Zhao shook hands with him warmly.

Huo Wendong said: "Chengwen! Hahaha!"

Lu Chengwen hurriedly stood up, smiled all over his face, and went up to hug Huo Wendong: "Wendong! You brat, didn't you say you were going to treat me to dinner? I've been waiting for you for several days!"

"Hahaha, work first! Oh, Qingqiu is here too! Mengyun, sit down, sit down, don't get up. Xuejiao is getting prettier!"

Huo Wendong said: "I am very honored to be here today with the leaders of Xuecheng's local business community. Wendong went to university here, so I have deep feelings for Xuecheng. I heard that Mayor Zhao is ambitious and wants to revitalize Xuecheng. Wendong is full of passion and moved."

"But I heard that there is still a lot of resistance in terms of funding. Wendong has eaten Xuecheng's food and remembers the kindness of this water and soil. I want to do my part to build Xuecheng! Share the worries for Mayor Zhao, Seek well-being for the people of Xuecheng!"

Leng Qingqiu tilted her head: "Huo Wendong, just cut to the chase, no need for slogans, everyone's time is precious."

"Oh, hahaha, Qingqiu is really efficient, she's still so impatient. Okay!"

Huo Wendong turned around, and a secretary handed him a contract, he took it and handed it to Mayor Zhao: "Oriental Group, is willing to invest 100 billion! Take over the shanty town renovation project! Ah, it seems that there is a new name now. What is it called Chengwen District? I don't know, but I decided to change it, change it to Dongwen District! Then build a 200-story skyscraper, a water park, and three parks..."

Huo Wendong said passionately.

Mayor Zhao was in a dilemma and looked directly at Lu Chengwen.

Lu Chengwen kept smiling.

Li Meiqin's face turned pale with anger.

Isn't this trying to force Dasheng Group to death!?

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