[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-inheritance-of-two-trillion":3,"chapter-inheritance-of-two-trillion-inheritance-of-two-trillion-chapter-1025":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Inheritance of Two Trillion",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1292279,1714,"Chapter 1025 - 1025 1025 No Mayor Ji!","inheritance-of-two-trillion-chapter-1025",1025,"\u003Cp>1025: Chapter 1025: No, Mayor Ji!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>1025: Chapter 1025: No, Mayor Ji!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Zhongjing Media’s main conference room, around a large conference table, only five people were seated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mayor Ji Mingyang, Secretary Zhang Meng, Gao Siyu, Lin Weiwei, and Gao Dazhi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two aides accompanying Gao Siyu dutifully moved chairs to sit behind him, responsible for taking meeting minutes and being at the ready to run errands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The main topic of this round-table discussion was the continued presence of Zhongjing Media and six other corporate groups in Zhongjing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had been reported by Gao Dazhi, as requested by the corporation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, aside from Lin Weiwei, nobody knew that this arrangement was actually orchestrated by Bai Xiaosheng, who had specifically invited the Zhongjing City Government to attend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite Gao Siyu’s erratic behavior, he still wouldn’t dare to openly defy the decisions made by the Affairs Department.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the very least, he still followed necessary protocols.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once everyone was settled, Gao Siyu looked around, then turned to Mayor Ji Mingyang with a smile, “To have Mayor Ji attend this meeting out of your busy schedule truly honors me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, I’ve always wanted to find an opportunity for a frank and sincere exchange with the Zhongjing City Government!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An exchange?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would be more accurate to call it a negotiation!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The others silently sneered to themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mr.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao, you overstate it, I too have been looking forward to a good talk with your companies!” Mayor Ji said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Currently, Zhongjing is in a period of rapid development, which I need not elaborate on.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I can assure you with confidence, that in five years, Zhongjing will be on par with the top-tier cities.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is no idle boast!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mayor Ji Mingyang stared intently at Gao Siyu, “Even so, do you still intend to move these corporate enterprises out of Zhongjing?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the watchful eyes of Lin Weiwei and Gao Dazhi, Gao Siyu chuckled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mayor Ji, you are the mayor, with a vision for the long term, while I am but a businessman, chasing immediate profit.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I can’t speak for others, but I usually don’t discuss long-term aspirations or grand ideals.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Siyu continued with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The group trusts me to manage an entire province’s industry, so I have to achieve something during my term!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If these companies in Zhongjing were to move to another city and gain more support, it would benefit the group as well as myself personally.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t you think this is a win-win situation?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Gao Siyu’s words, Zhang Meng frowned slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Siyu was being quite direct!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mayor Ji Mingyang remained silent and pensive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still smiling, Gao Siyu went on, “Personally, I am also optimistic about Zhongjing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The decision to move was not made lightly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“After all, if Zhongjing can offer us greater support, who would want to leave?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Our enterprises have deep roots here and have made significant contributions to Zhongjing’s development; aside from interests, we do have emotional attachments!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his last statement, Gao Siyu downplayed their sentimentality, emphasizing their role as the true value.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing these words, Lin Weiwei’s brows furrowed slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Siyu really dared to do what others would not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But such blatant greed was particularly unseemly!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taking advantage of the moment when others were not paying attention, Lin Weiwei’s hand involuntarily reached out to touch the badge on her chest that represented her identity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A very delicate badge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Lin Weiwei’s slender, fair hand brushed over it, the badge seemed to undergo no change.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Bai Xiaosheng, who was with Shi Yu at the time, felt the vibration in his pocket and casually inserted a button-shaped Bluetooth earpiece into his ear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, the badge also served as a communication device.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s wrong, Mr.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai?” Shi Yu inquired, puzzled by Bai Xiaosheng’s side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s nothing,” replied Bai Xiaosheng with a faint smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back in the main conference room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Dazhi, seated next to Lin Weiwei, couldn’t help but feel somewhat anxious as he looked at Mayor Ji Mingyang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was terrified that Mayor Ji, in a moment of anger, would just walk away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That would mean there was truly no chance left!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Dazhi was now somewhat restless, feeling the small glimmer of hope that had risen previously was now shattering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I wonder, Mr.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao, what kind of additional support you are looking for!” Mayor Ji Mingyang finally spoke, his face expressionless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The patience of Mayor Ji was not something ordinary people could compare with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Siyu laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Actually, we don’t ask for much, just hoping for some additional policy support from the city government on top of what we currently have…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>just an extra thirty percent, though twenty percent is also negotiable,” he said earnestly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Increase the support policy by thirty percent?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone looked at him in disbelief; he really had the gall to make such an audacious demand!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As it stood, the Group’s enterprises already enjoyed unprecedented policies in Zhongjing, and now to increase them further—how would the other enterprises in the city view this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was breaking a sort of balance!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Mayor Ji Mingyang’s face took on a frosty coldness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The atmosphere suddenly became tense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mr.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao,” Lin Weiwei suddenly spoke up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without Bai Xiaosheng’s arrival, she couldn’t allow the negotiations here to fall through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Weiwei said, “The headquarters believes that, concerning Mr.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Xiaosheng, the arrangements previously made in Zhongjing were very reasonable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you wish to make changes, please carefully consider your actions since, after all…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Siyu made a silencing gesture, rudely interrupting Lin Weiwei’s statement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, Gao Siyu turned his face towards Lin Weiwei, his eyes not lacking in mockery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The headquarters believes?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The headquarters—who believes?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is it Mr.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiahou Qi, or which Senior Affairs Officer?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Weiwei wanted to speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Siyu continued, “The headquarters sent you just to observe!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Once there are results, you report back, and the senior executives of the headquarters will contact me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Does Assistant Lin think, with your position, you are qualified to be involved in this conversation?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Siyu’s gaze was icy cold, his voice sharp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You spoke out of turn, without asking for permission first!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Siyu was indeed a male chauvinist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Respect for women was something he could muster only when he was in a good mood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the moment, he was carefully maneuvering, pressuring Mayor Ji Mingyang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At a critical juncture, Lin Weiwei’s sudden interjection disrupted the atmosphere, and Gao Siyu was displeased!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially since Lin Weiwei was Bai Xiaosheng’s affairs assistant!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Siyu’s public change of face, scolding Lin Weiwei in front of everyone, surprised Gao Dazhi and Zhang Meng, and even Mayor Ji Mingyang was taken aback.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bear in mind, Lin Weiwei was not just a woman; she was also a representative from their Group!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To scold her so mercilessly in front of “outsiders”.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Siyu was really brazen!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The color drained from Lin Weiwei’s face, a hint of anger flickering in her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, she soon let out a slight sigh, managing to regain her composure in a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mr.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Xiaosheng’s assistant, this young lady, has not been seen for a year, yet her composure has become so admirable!” Mayor Ji Mingyang noticed and couldn’t help but be a bit surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What Lin Weiwei showed was not the fear that a subordinate might have towards a superior, too frightened to speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That would have included servile agreement and eyes filled with panic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Lin Weiwei did not show that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, from the moment she sat down, Lin Weiwei had not been influenced by anyone, whether it be Gao Siyu or him as the mayor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had her own presence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mayor Ji Mingyang inwardly sighed and looked towards Gao Siyu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since he had consented to come, he had already prepared himself mentally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Prepared to continue the negotiation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The city government can offer some additional preferential policies to your enterprise, but it’s impossible to do it all at once; that wouldn’t be fair to the other enterprises.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Also, we can’t increase the support by thirty percent, or even by twenty percent that much.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mayor Ji Mingyang said, “We can offer an additional ten percent now, and then increase a bit more after two years, how’s that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Dazhi who had been nervously gripping his pen, his palms sweaty, was startled by these remarks and relieved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Mayor was agreeing to a concession!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These terms weren’t too bad!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Dazhi felt a surge of joy inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Siyu laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Gao Dazhi’s hopeful gaze upon him, he spoke up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That won’t do, Mayor Ji!”\u003C\u002Fp>",1421,"2026-06-05T17:42:58.112Z",1,"novelbin.me","83a504ed414b32439ca39fc30bdb372bfe4350f16358c1469f0fba50989f0535","inheritance-of-two-trillion-chapter-1026","inheritance-of-two-trillion-chapter-1024",2500,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Finheritance-of-two-trillion-cover.jpg"]