Chapter 146

The initial sound was not applause, but voices of doubt.

"Leader Jiang, this isn't true, is it? It sounds like a joke," someone couldn't help but say.

"Indeed, any one of these three giants could take down this project alone, why join forces?" another echoed.

Facing the questions rising one after another, Jiang Yicheng was about to explain, but was preempted by Huimei.

"Everyone, listen to me, Leader Jiang was just joking; he drank too much just now," she hurriedly interjected.

Hearing this, everyone nodded as if they had suddenly realized the truth.

After all, under normal commercial logic, such a strong alliance was almost impossible, because there was an intense competitive relationship between them, and there was almost no reason for cooperation.

However, just when everyone thought Leader Jiang's words were nothing more than drunken talk, Gu Yuanyuan walked to the front of the stage and said firmly, "Who said this is fake? All of this is true."

Immediately after, Kou Ya also ascended the stage and added, "That's right, we are indeed jointly preparing to build a new construction company, and the goal is this super project in Huacheng."

Finally, Meng Yang appeared on the stage full of confidence and publicly confirmed the authenticity of this cooperation, "I also support this plan; we will join hands to build a world-class environmental industry city."

Originally, today's event was held to celebrate the cooperation agreement reached between the Hanfang Group and the Zhang Group, and the focus should have been on the cooperation between the two companies.

However, with the occurrence of a series of unexpected events, everyone's attention was diverted.

Therefore, Yuzao Huimei finally could not hold back and raised a protest, "Mr. Leader, you previously promised us the planning rights. If you go back on your word now, Hanfang Pharmaceutical will have to terminate its cooperation with the Zhang Group, and will not bear any losses resulting from this."

After speaking, she smiled confidently, deeply believing that Jiang Yicheng would compromise due to bottom-line issues. But what she didn't expect was that Jiang Yicheng smiled proudly:

"Huaxia is not lacking in enterprises like Hanfang Pharmaceutical; if you want to leave, then leave. As for the renovation of Miao Street, we will re-plan and jointly develop the Huacheng New District with the surrounding areas, building a green and environmentally friendly city."

Once these words were spoken, everyone including Long Zijun, Long Jianfei, Feng Yuanyuan, and Yuzao Huimei was shocked. They thought Jiang Yicheng had gone crazy, but in reality, he was gambling—a high-stakes gamble against Gu Yuanyuan.

Not long ago, in his conversation with Gu Yuanyuan, the two had reached a gambling agreement.

Gu Yuanyuan suggested that Jiang Yicheng take a hardline stance and announce the joint establishment of a new company by several top construction enterprises, which would be responsible for the construction of the Huacheng Environmental Industry City project.

According to the content of the gamble, if Hanfang Pharmaceutical decided to terminate its cooperation with the Zhang Group, then the Huachuan Construction Group, formed by the three parties, would take over all related industries of the City Lord Mansion.

Conversely, if Hanfang Pharmaceutical continued the cooperation, Jiang Yicheng would need to keep his promise and hand over all Environmental Industry City projects to this newly established construction enterprise to execute.

When Jiang Yicheng learned that Yuzao Huimei intended to terminate the cooperation, he felt unusually excited and quickly expressed his agreement.

Having the Huachuan Construction Group, with its state-owned enterprise background, enter Huacheng was clearly more beneficial than introducing foreign-funded enterprises.

However, when he saw the silent atmosphere at the scene and Yuzao Huimei's confused expression, Jiang Yicheng anxiously urged her to make a decision as soon as possible.

Facing the sudden change, Yuzao Huimei claimed that the Prefect was just joking.

But Jiang Yicheng firmly stated that since Hanfang Pharmaceutical wished to terminate the cooperation, he would not hold them back and insisted on pushing forward the Huacheng Environmental Industry City project according to the original plan.

This move aroused Gongsan Pingbalang's anger, and he questioned why Jiang Yicheng was going back on his word.

And Jiang Yicheng responded confidently that his decision was aimed at seeking the best development for Huacheng, and accepting the proposal from Gu Yuanyuan and the others would bring more job opportunities.

This decision won the support of everyone; after all, increasing the employment rate was far more important than attracting a few foreign-funded enterprises.

Jiang Yicheng's choice was considered wise; it not only accelerated the development of the Huacheng Environmental Industry City but also improved the city's commercial environment, attracting more foreign enterprises to come and invest.

As the situation became increasingly tense, Feng Yuanyuan realized the seriousness of the matter and worried that the Zhang Group would suffer losses as a result.

Also feeling worried were Long Zijun and Long Jianfei, who had just acquired the Zhang Group at a high price through Longsi Capital; any interruption in cooperation would lead to huge losses.

Consequently, they all persuaded Jiang Yicheng to reconsider the decision to terminate the cooperation.

However, Jiang Yicheng cleverly changed the subject, pointing out that the one who really wanted to terminate the cooperation was Yuzao Huimei, and encouraged everyone to go and persuade her.

Subsequently, he turned to Gu Yuanyuan and the others, expressing his urgent desire to complete the registration of the group company that very night.

Everyone saw Jiang Yicheng decisively take Gu Yuanyuan and the others to discuss the details.

This scene stunned everyone present, and Gongsan Pingbalang had not expected such a reversal at all.

He was now caught in a dilemma: should he choose to compromise or continue to persist? Deep down, he was unwilling to give in easily, but he couldn't see a way out.

And the Long father and son looked at each other, their hearts in a panic. If the cooperation between Zhang and Hanfang failed, Longsi Capital would lose at least two or three hundred million yuan.

Therefore, the Long father and son found Yuzao Huimei, and the two sides began negotiations.

Lin Yu had been watching coldly from the sidelines; he was convinced that Hanfang Pharmaceutical would not cancel the cooperation, which was why he dared to let Gu Yuanyuan and Jiang Yicheng gamble.

After all, the main reason Hanfang Pharmaceutical came to Huacheng was that they saw the development potential of Miao Street, and Lin Yu knew all the conspiracies behind this.

His goal was to have the Huachuan Construction Group officially take over all real estate projects in Miao Street and its surrounding areas.

Feng Yuanyuan panicked completely after seeing Jiang Yicheng's firm attitude and followed the Long father and son to persuade Yuzao Huimei.

In reality, Yuzao Huimei was also riding a tiger and finding it hard to get off; originally everything was under her control, but due to Jiang Yicheng's sudden exertion, the situation was completely beyond her control.

She kept casting looks of help toward Gongsan Pingbalang, however, Gongsan Pingbalang himself was also at his wit's end.

In the past, these investors from Nihon were almost omnipotent in small cities in Huaxia.

Gongsan Pingbalang had originally thought that by coming to a small city like Huacheng, he could easily achieve his goal by relying on his status. He hadn't expected things to develop to this point of being caught between a rock and a hard place.

"Fine! The cooperation can continue, but the Zhang Group must make concessions."

In the end, Yuzao Huimei made a concession; it was clear she had no other choice. Hearing this, the Long father and son breathed a sigh of relief and immediately expressed their agreement.

Feng Yuanyuan still wanted to make a final effort, thinking that being tougher might make the other party agree directly. But before she could speak, she was stopped by a look from Long Jianfei.