Chapter 2376

Daguang Group!

The senior leadership of the group walked into the conference room one after another. As soon as they arrived at the office in the morning, they received a notice from the General Manager's Office requiring them to attend a meeting in the conference room at 9:30. No one knew what the content of the meeting was, so everyone was muttering in their hearts.

Finance Department Manager Gou Jinchao walked into the conference room with a steady gait. He was already over fifty years old, slightly plump, wearing a dark blue cadre suit, with two pens tucked into his breast pocket, a pair of black-rimmed nearsighted glasses perched on his nose, and holding an enamel tea mug in his hand; one look and he was clearly that type of old-school intellectual.

"Everyone's here!" Gou Jinchao greeted everyone with a smile, then found a seat and sat down, turning his head to say to a middle-aged man beside him: "Old Cao, do you know what the meeting is about today?"

"Don't know!" Old Cao shook his head: "Old Gou, have you received any news?"

"If I knew, would I still be asking you?" Being called Old Gou, Gou Jinchao wasn't angry, still smiling as he cast his gaze toward Mao Hongfang sitting opposite: "Old Mao, you run to Wu Zong's office all day; you should know the situation better than us, right?"

Mao Hongfang smiled slightly, picked up the teacup in front of him in a leisurely manner, took a light sip, and only then slowly opened his mouth to say: "Regarding the content of today's meeting, I do know, but well..."

As he spoke, this guy paused slightly, then continued: "But I can't say. When Wu Zong comes, you will naturally know clearly; it's not like we can't wait a little while."

Just then, the door to the conference room was pushed open again, and an old man with graying hair entered. He was wearing a slightly worn-out undershirt and a pair of loose, large shorts, and was also holding an enamel tea mug, which looked even more ancient than the one in Gou Jinchao's hand, with much of the paint already chipped off.

"General Manager Liu!"

"General Manager Liu!"

"General Manager Liu!"

"..."

Everyone in the conference room greeted him one after another. This old guy was none other than Daguang Group's Deputy General Manager, Liu Mingpu. Because he was thin and small, had many wrinkles on his face, and dressed casually, he looked a bit old, but in reality, he was not yet sixty years old.

In the past, due to Dong Yujun's assertiveness, all the power of the group was grasped by him alone, and even the Secretary, Wei Hongwen, was suppressed to the point of being unable to breathe. And Liu Mingpu, as Deputy General Manager, naturally could only lie low obediently, having almost no presence in Daguang Group.

When Dong Yujun was taken away for investigation, a huge uproar immediately erupted within Daguang Group. Wei Hongwen, who had originally been suppressed to death by Dong Yujun, finally welcomed the opportunity he had dreamed of. He logically took over the power left behind by Dong Yujun and sat in that coveted position.

However, before Wei Hongwen had time to warm the chair and properly enjoy the pleasure brought by power, he suddenly suffered a heart attack and was rushed to the hospital.

According to common sense, with Liu Mingpu's seniority, during Wei Hongwen's hospitalization, he should have been the most qualified person to succeed Wei Hongwen, but the development of events took an unexpected turn.

One problem after another kept emerging, making the higher-level leadership very dissatisfied with Daguang Group's existing leadership. Therefore, they decided to transfer someone from the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission to serve as Daguang Group's General Manager, and this person was Wu Xiangqun.

In addition, Daguang Group had another Deputy General Manager named Sun Jingchen, who belonged to the technical leadership, spent most of his time at construction sites, and never participated in Daguang's internal power struggles. But this did not mean he was insignificant in Daguang Group; on the contrary, whether it was Wei Hongwen or Dong Yujun, neither could ignore Sun Jingchen's existence.

It could be said that Sun Jingchen's status in Daguang Group was unique. Daguang Group could exist without Dong Yujun, could exist without Wei Hongwen, and could even exist without Liu Mingpu, but it absolutely could not exist without Sun Jingchen.

Therefore, no matter how assertive Dong Yujun was, he could not help but value Sun Jingchen. In Daguang Group's complex power system, Sun Jingchen was like a stabilizing needle, although not eye-catching, he played a crucial role.

Originally, after careful consideration, the higher-level leadership believed that Sun Jingchen possessed the potential and ability to serve as General Manager. However, the problem was that Sun Jingchen belonged to the technical leadership; although he had outstanding performance in his professional field, he was relatively lacking in management experience.

Especially during this critical period, Daguang had just experienced a severe earthquake, the company was in a precarious situation, and urgently needed an experienced leader capable of stabilizing the situation to lead the company out of its predicament.

Therefore, after comprehensive weighing and careful consideration, the higher-level leadership finally decided to let Wu Xiangqun succeed to the position of General Manager to ensure that Daguang could successfully pass through the difficult period.

At 9:30, right on time, Wu Xiangqun walked into the conference room. And surprisingly, he was actually followed by an employee. Some people looked at this young man as very unfamiliar, some looked at him as very familiar, but didn't know what his name was or which department he was from.

Everyone curiously sized up that young man; why did Wu Zong bring an employee along? Could it be that today's meeting was related to this employee?

The young man following Wu Xiangqun was none other than Feng Ermin. Just a moment ago, he was preparing to follow the Section Chief to the construction site when he suddenly received a call from Wu Xiangqun himself to the section, telling him to go to the office immediately.

Feng Ermin received the notice and walked quickly toward Wu Xiangqun's office, pondering all the way that it must be about the Woolen Mill building a teaching building and staff dormitory. But his task was already completed, so why call him again?

But after he arrived at Wu Xiangqun's office, Wu Xiangqun only simply told him to follow along to the conference room for a meeting, which made him even more confused. You leaders are starting a meeting, what am I, this little nobody, going there for?

All the way, Feng Ermin's brain was smoking, and he still couldn't figure out why the leader wanted him to go to the meeting. But the General Manager told him to go, so even if he couldn't figure it out, he had to go.

"Comrade Ermin!" Wu Xiangqun said with a smile and a gentle tone: "Come, come, come, hurry and find a seat to sit down."

Looking at the smile on Wu Xiangqun's face and listening to Wu Xiangqun's gentle tone, everyone looked at Feng Ermin's expression with even more surprise; could this young man be Wu Xiangqun's long-lost illegitimate son?

"Ah!" Being watched by so many leaders, Feng Ermin's heartbeat uncontrollably accelerated, and he felt his palms sweating. Then, he took a deep breath, steadied himself, walked to the very back on tiptoe, and gently pulled the chair back before sitting down. It seemed like this could let him stay further away from the leaders and reduce some psychological pressure.

Wu Xiangqun scanned everyone present and asked: "Is everyone here?"

Liu Mingpu beside him said: "Old Sun hasn't arrived yet!"

"Old Sun must be busy at the construction site; no need to wait for him." Wu Xiangqun waved his hand, then unhurriedly took a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, pulled one out, lit it, took a deep drag, and only then continued: "Everyone should have heard, right, about the Woolen Mill building a teaching building and staff dormitory."

Everyone stared at Wu Xiangqun with suspicion, and a thought simultaneously popped into everyone's mind: Old Wu wouldn't be thinking of taking on the Woolen Mill's teaching building and staff dormitory project, would he?

How much did he drink last night that he still hasn't sobered up? The matter between Daguang and Zhou Andong is fundamentally impossible to reconcile. Moreover, Zhou Andong also holds Yuxi Real Estate in his hands; what reason would he have to hand this project over to an enemy?

"I've heard about this matter." Old Cao also took out a cigarette and lit it: "It's said they want to build a modernized school; the investment is not small."

"That's right," Wu Xiangqun took a drag of his cigarette and said slowly, "The total investment is expected to be two hundred million."

Wu Xiangqun's words caused a flurry of discussion among the people below. Gou Jinchao said: "Two hundred million, can the Woolen Mill come up with that much money?"

"They can't!" Wu Xiangqun said with a smile: "Therefore, it will be financed by Yuxi Real Estate!"

"Yuxi Real Estate financing?" Everyone was stunned, then fell silent. Yuxi Real Estate is wealthy and assertive; financing two hundred million really doesn't count as much.

Wu Xiangqun was very satisfied with everyone's reaction and continued: "Yesterday afternoon, I went to the Woolen Mill, met with Zhou Andong, and talked for about an hour." Hearing Wu Xiangqun's words, everyone was stunned again. Old Wu actually went to the Woolen Mill, not only was he not beaten out, but he also talked with Zhou Andong for over an hour; how is this possible?

Looking at the stunned expressions on everyone's faces, Wu Xiangqun laughed out loud: "Are you very surprised that I went to the Woolen Mill and actually wasn't beaten out?"

Liu Mingpu said with a smile: "Indeed, if it were me as Zhou Andong, I definitely wouldn't let you enter the Woolen Mill's main gate."

"I made a call to Director Huang of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, asking him to build a bridge for me." Wu Xiangqun reached out and pulled the ashtray in front of him, flicking the ash: "Zhou Andong will definitely give Director Huang face, so I went to the Woolen Mill and wasn't beaten out."

Everyone suddenly realized. Although Wu Xiangqun met Zhou Andong and talked for over an hour, regarding whether they could win the project, everyone actually still didn't hold any hope in their hearts. Because the reason Zhou Andong met Wu Xiangqun was nothing more than giving Director Huang face; as for the project, he definitely wouldn't give it.

"Leader, since you have already met Zhou Andong and talked with him for over an hour, what was the result?" Gou Jinchao asked curiously, then held his tea mug and took a sip of tea.

"Let's not talk about how the talk went first." Wu Xiangqun pointed at Feng Ermin: "I'll introduce Comrade Feng Ermin to you first. He is a key employee of the Construction Management Section. The reason I let him attend this meeting today is because he has another identity, and that is Zhou Andong's childhood friend; their relationship is very good."

Wu Xiangqun's words were like dropping a bomb in a river; everyone looked at Feng Ermin in shock. Damn, this guy hid it deep enough; with such a relationship, he didn't reveal a bit of it before.