"General Manager Guo, there's no news from General Tang either. It seems we can only proceed with the ribbon-cutting ceremony!"
Lu Youhai said to Guo Zhigang beside him, his voice laced with apprehension.
Guo Zhigang nodded; there was no other choice.
Taking a deep breath, he stepped up to the microphone. "Today, we are honored to have Mr. Zhong Jihua, Ms. Lin Min, and... to officiate the ribbon-cutting ceremony for our bidding conference. I also want to thank our fellow citizens of Hanjiang who are present. Thank you for your support!"
Guo Zhigang felt an immense sense of satisfaction as he spoke.
Meanwhile, Feng Yan and the others below looked extremely displeased, as if they had eaten a dead rat!
Were they here to show their support?
No, they were clearly here to disrupt the event and witness a spectacle!
But now, everything seemed to have changed!
"Zhong Jihua and the others are actually cutting the ribbon for Lingtian Group's bidding conference? That's too much of a favor!"
"No way! Asking us to oppose these industry leaders is asking us to court death!"
"Damn it, we've been utterly betrayed by Wuhu Group this time. If these people really cooperate with Lingtian Group, then forget about us expanding into other regions; we might not even have a place to survive in the Hanjiang area!"
...
A wave of murmurs swept through the crowd. Those seated at the front felt as if they were sitting on pins and needles, and some couldn't resist the urge to flee the scene!
"Hello everyone, I am Zhong Jihua. Heh heh, there are many industry peers from Hanjiang present today. I am very honored to be in Hanjiang and very honored to receive the invitation from Lingtian Group! I will be bidding with all my might, haha!"
Zhong Jihua, as a guest, even stepped forward to give a speech.
This single statement sent a group of people in the front row jumping up in fright, scrambling towards the back.
"President Wang, please have a seat!"
"Oh, President Li, you are a distinguished guest. Please, have a seat, please take the honored seat!"
The group that had been arrogantly shouting and mocking Lingtian Group had now turned themselves into a laughingstock, acting like servants, inviting those around them to sit.
Before the ribbon-cutting ceremony even began, the building material tycoons who had arrived later had all taken seats in the front rows.
The locals of Hanjiang, on the other hand, were all huddled in the back, standing on the sides with awkward smiles.
Feng Yan, squeezed among the crowd, felt a voice screaming madly in his mind: "It's over, I've messed everything up!"
"You scoundrels! How dare these scoundrels disobey my Wuhu Group's orders? Who told them to give up their seats! Who?!"
Lei Zhengtang was so enraged he jumped up and cursed, but when he looked back, Wei Chen, who had been standing beside him, was nowhere to be seen!
"Wei Chen! Where is he?"
Lei Zhengtang's forehead broke out in a sweat as he couldn't find Wei Chen. A terrible premonition suddenly struck him.
The two guards at the entrance exchanged glances and said with extreme trepidation, "Patriarch, Mr. Wei seems to have gone to the main venue."
"Chairman, Mr. Wei left in a hurry, and it looked like he was instructing people to prepare the bid documents!"
*Splat!*
Lei Zhengtang, who had just stood up, collapsed onto the sofa.
In an instant, his eyes turned bloodshot, and a furious rage surged from his core to his forehead!
"You scoundrel! Wei Chen, you bastard, how dare you betray my Wuhu Group!"
Lei Zhengtang roared, his throat feeling a bitter sweetness. He closed his mouth again, and blood flowed from the corner of his lips.
On the other side, Yang Fei looked at the screen at Ling Feng's feet and exclaimed with delight, "Wow! Lei Zhengtang is so angry he's spitting blood!"
Ling Feng, however, remained calm and composed, as if everything was within his control.
It was perfectly normal for Lei Zhengtang to be so enraged that he vomited blood.
Tang Zhao leaned in and, upon seeing this, couldn't hide his shock.
"Wei Chen is the largest building materials supplier under Wuhu Group, and he's also the leader of the building materials suppliers in Hanjiang. It was precisely because of his presence that building material prices were driven up to such outrageous levels!"
"Therefore, Wei Chen's betrayal will definitely be a major blow to Wuhu Group!"
Tang Zhao finally showed a smile, and the tension in his heart finally eased. At this moment, he felt an unprecedented sense of relief.
Yang Fei snorted, "This is what Lei Zhengtang deserves! This Wei Chen is also a sensible person!"
"It's useless to prepare the bid documents now!"
Tang Zhao shook his head and said, "But at least he has shown his stance. He also knows that he cannot afford to provoke our Lingtian Group. After all, so many building material magnates are present here; he's just choosing a way to survive."
"Who said I would give him a way to survive?"
Ling Feng's cold voice cut through the air, and Tang Zhao and Yang Fei immediately fell silent.
"We don't need people who switch sides based on the wind at Lingtian Group! Furthermore, all enterprises related to Wuhu Group will be replaced. There will be no survivors here!" Ling Feng said with a chillingly cold expression, his tone filled with sternness.
"Yes!"
Tang Zhao subconsciously responded in Yang Fei's tone.
He knew very well that Ling Feng was speaking to him. If they were going to fight Wuhu Group, they would fight them to the death!
Not a single person, nor any affiliated forces of Wuhu Group, would be spared.
"I announce, the bidding conference begins!"
On stage, Guo Zhigang finally officially announced the start of the bidding conference.
Then, the project plan for Baiyan Mountain appeared on the large screen. The commentator clearly explained the scale of building materials required according to the plan.
Instantly, all the building material suppliers in Hanjiang's eyes turned red.
"Why? No one informed us about this project before?"
"They're actually going to flatten the mountain and expand the entire area tenfold. The data for the building materials alone means this is at least a sky-high order of over four billion!"
"Damn it! We've been utterly betrayed by Wuhu Group this time. Although my family's business is small, if several of us had joined forces, we could definitely have secured orders worth hundreds of millions! This... this is a complete loss!"
For a moment, the building material suppliers of Hanjiang regretted it deeply.
The construction of this single project was already so massive. And with the rise of this project, it was bound to trigger a chain reaction, with countless projects sprouting up in the surrounding areas like mushrooms after rain.
In that case, the orders would reach an unimaginable terrifying level.
This was not just about a small project; it was a matter of regional development!
If they had seized this opportunity, they would surely have soared to new heights.
But now, with the appearance of big shots like Zhong Jihua and Lin Min, how could they possibly have a chance?
An opportunity to soar had just slipped away!