As Tang Zhao finished making arrangements and returned to Ling Feng's side, it was nearly a quarter past eight.
However, none of the expected construction material suppliers had arrived yet!
"It's already a quarter past eight, why hasn't the bidding conference started?"
"Yeah, Mr. Guo, Mr. Yang, why are there only the four of you? Where is Tang Zhao from the Tang family? Heh heh, isn't he too ashamed to show his face?"
"Haha, don't waste any more time, let's start quickly!"
...
The bidding conference venue was in an uproar. Many people couldn't be bothered to sit down, clearly intending to cause trouble.
Guo Zhigang and the others immediately smoothed things over with awkward smiles, their faces thick with embarrassment, trying to stall for time.
In the presidential suite, Tang Zhao was burning with anxiety but dared not say anything, feeling like he was about to suffer internal injuries.
Ling Feng, however, merely cast a casual glance at the surveillance screen diagonally above. Lei Zhengtang's face could be clearly seen in the adjacent room.
At this moment, Lei Zhengtang was smoking a cigar and also staring at the screen, his face wearing a smug grin of triumph!
Clearly, Lei Zhengtang was quite pleased with the show he had orchestrated!
Upon seeing Lei Zhengtang's demeanor, Yang Fei couldn't help but curse, "That fool who doesn't know his place! How can he look like someone who just lost his son not long ago!"
Tang Zhao, standing nearby, was taken aback. He had been so busy with project matters that he hadn't paid attention to the changes within Wuhu Group.
Moreover, Lei Zhengtang had deliberately suppressed the matter to avoid widespread impact, publicly announcing it as a car accident. He had also strictly forbidden anyone from speaking about it, so many people were unaware of what had happened at the funeral that day.
But before he could ponder further, he heard Ling Feng say indifferently, "We can begin."
"Ah? Oh, yes!"
Tang Zhao snapped back to reality, glanced at the screen, and then spoke into the microphone, "Old Guo, we... we can begin!"
This sentence was almost squeezed out from between Tang Zhao's teeth.
It was too difficult!
Knowing full well that the bidding conference could not proceed smoothly, he still had to announce its commencement.
Tang Zhao even regretted proposing this plan, as it now seemed like a complete self-inflicted humiliation!
Guo Zhigang on stage was also sweating profusely, but he still braced himself and said, "Distinguished guests, esteemed clients, I announce that the Baiyanshan Project Bidding Conference is now open!"
"Esteemed guests and friends, you may now submit your bids!"
As soon as Guo Zhigang finished speaking, the crowd below erupted!
"What bids? We're here today out of respect for you, and you're still talking about bids?" someone shouted arrogantly.
Guo Zhigang on stage took a closer look and realized it was Feng Yan!
Guo Zhigang's eyes instantly turned red.
If he had known this scoundrel would come to cause trouble today, he should have asked Mr. Ling to kill him beforehand.
As soon as Feng Yan spoke, the surrounding people became even more impudent.
"That's right, we've given you face, but you haven't even offered us a drink? Come on, quickly bring us two drinks, and we'll leave after we finish!"
"What a lousy bidding conference, look at the surroundings, it's so shabby!"
"Hey, hey, why aren't you submitting any bids?"
"Submit what! Such a run-down project, coupled with a cobbled-together Lingtian Group, what strength can they possibly have?"
"Exactly, they had agreed to cooperate with us before, but as soon as they heard that building material prices were rising, they dared not buy it! Truly a trash company, trash project, trash boss!"
...
Hearing the crowd's words, Guo Zhigang and the others' faces turned from green to white, looking as unsightly and awkward as could be.
"Haha! A good show, a truly good show!"
Lei Zhengtang's hearty laughter echoed from above Ling Feng's head.
Yang Fei directly yanked down the screen above and threw it at Ling Feng's feet, cursing, "Laugh your head off! They're here to cause trouble deliberately!"
Tang Zhao's face was flushed red. The bidding conference had indeed been a complete failure!
"Alas, Mr. Ling, this is all my fault! Proposing this terrible idea for the bidding conference has led our Lingtian Group to become a laughingstock in all of Hanjiang. I am truly ashamed to face you, Mr. Ling!"
Tang Zhao said with deep shame.
Ling Feng flicked his finger casually at the screen and said, "It is indeed a good show, but who is the laughingstock will only be revealed now."
Hearing this, Tang Zhao was stunned, his face filled with surprise as he asked, "Mr. Ling, could it be that you..."
Ling Feng nodded inscrutably.
Yang Fei, with a beaming smile, made a phone call and said loudly, "You can invite the guests in now! Be mindful and maintain order!"
Guests?
Tang Zhao was still completely bewildered. Why would they invite guests in at this time?
Were they inviting guests to witness their Lingtian Group become a laughingstock?
Despite his myriad doubts, he dared not say more and looked back at the surveillance screen.
Outside, Guo Zhigang and the other four on stage were red-faced and drenched in sweat.
To be honest, they had never felt so humiliated in their lives!
Being pointed at and mocked relentlessly by so many people, Guo Zhigang and the others felt like monkeys in a zoo, utterly ridiculous!
They wanted to say something, opened their mouths, but didn't know what to say.
This scene made Lei Zhengtang and his companions even more delighted.
"Haha, Chairman Lei, this show is truly entertaining, but it's a pity it's too short. This Lingtian Group is too weak! Couldn't they have found a couple of temporary actors to bid? That way they wouldn't be ridiculed like this, they're truly foolish!"
Someone beside Lei Zhengtang mocked them without restraint.
Lei Zhengtang, however, curbed his previous boisterous laughter, placed the cigar in his hand on the table beside him, and said with a cold smile, "If they weren't so foolish, why would they be holding this bidding conference?"
Speaking of which, Lei Zhengtang even pointed at the television screen in front of him and said with a cold smile, "Heh heh, if I'm not mistaken, there should be a micro-camera there. Did Tang Zhao, that idiot, put me here to see clearly how I mock you all? What an idiot!"
With that, Lei Zhengtang deliberately wagged his finger at the camera.
Someone beside him jumped out, grabbed the micro-camera, and made an exaggerated grimace at the lens.
"Oh dear, Mr. Tang! Can you see this? Haha, where is your Mr. Ling? Can he see me? I'm so scared! Heh heh!"
*Crack!*
As his words fell, he crushed the micro-camera into pieces.
However, on Ling Feng's side, Lei Zhengtang's face had not disappeared from the screen.
Yang Fei raised his eyebrows slightly, a hint of confusion in his voice, "Wasn't that an idiot holding a camera just now?"
Tang Zhao shook his head with a wry smile, "It was a camera disguised as something else. The real camera is the seventy-inch television that Lei Zhengtang is facing!"
"Haha, interesting! Tang Zhao, you arranged things very well before!" Yang Fei was amused.
Lei Zhengtang on the opposite side thought he was so clever for discovering the camera, but in reality, all he had knocked off was a fake!
Tang Zhao, however, couldn't bring himself to laugh. Lei Zhengtang's minor prank was nothing compared to the major joke their Lingtian Group was making in the venue.
"Uninteresting! Hmph, Ling Feng, Ling Feng, is this the person you found to replace my Wuhu Group? It's simply laughable!"
Suddenly, Lei Zhengtang stood up in front of the camera, tidying his clothes as if he were about to leave.
Upon hearing this, Tang Zhao's head almost buried itself between his knees.
This time, he had truly disgraced Ling Feng!
Just as Lei Zhengtang was about to leave, a passionate and surging piece of music suddenly filled the venue. xxs1
The sudden blast of music instantly drowned out all the mocking voices.
And the moment everyone fell silent, the music also abruptly stopped.
"Creak—"
A dull door opening sound echoed.
The banquet hall doors were pushed open, and a powerful aura surged in like a gust of wind.