Chapter 123: A Highly Clever Open Conspiracy!

The following morning.

Tang Ye met Zhu Junting in his office.

Zhu Junting had rushed to Pinghu in person to see him, so she had clearly encountered a difficult problem.

She furrowed her brows and handed the latest project proposal to Tang Ye.

Tang Ye flipped through it quickly.

The areas that previously had issues had already been revised; in terms of the plan, it was already quite perfect.

However, for any project tender, a plan can only add flowers to the brocade; the key still lies in strength.

"I just received accurate news. Fengxing Group is coming on aggressively this time; they have prepared sufficient funds. How much capital do you have on hand?"

"We can mobilize 700 million." Zhu Junting looked at Tang Ye with a lack of confidence.

"According to the intelligence channels I have access to, Fengxing Group will mobilize at least 850 million in funds."

And that is a conservative estimate; Fengxing Group's budget might even reach one billion.

Project bidding is like a duel between experts in a fantasy novel.

If the financial strength of both sides is similar, one can use certain techniques or tactics to make up for the gap.

But if the financial strength of the two sides differs too greatly, that is simply one force overcoming ten techniques.

Fengxing Group has a budget 300 million higher than Haihua Group; even if the project proposal is written to sound magnificent, one can only let Fengxing Group take this project.

Furthermore, standing from the Government's position, Tang Ye also hopes that the highest bidder wins!

However, for Haihua Group to be able to scrape together 700 million in funds is already quite remarkable.

Last year, in order to win a project, the Northeast Chamber of Commerce initially prepared a budget of 500 million, and only after seeking financing from a Korean consortium did they have a budget of 800 million.

"Town Mayor Tang, for this project, I have already shown sufficient sincerity." Zhu Junting spread her hands and gave a helpless, bitter smile. "I will think of more ways to see if I can raise the budget further."

Ever since Bi Danian was arrested, there has been internal strife within Haihua Group; Hu Mingsheng needs a project to prove his strength and stand firm in the position of the group's leader.

If he cannot win the project, Hu Mingsheng will lose everything he currently possesses.

Tang Ye took out the discussion draft of the bidding documents to study it again, lost in thought. "Don't be anxious! There is still a chance!"

The following afternoon.

A discussion regarding the bidding documents for the Pinghu Five-star Hotel Project was held in the County Government conference room.

The personnel attending this meeting were all leaders from various Government bureaus.

Because Du Chengfeng specifically requested it, Tang Ye also attended.

Tang Ye's seat was in the corner on the southwest side, which was a peripheral position.

Guo Zhengting presided over the meeting. "I have gathered everyone here today mainly to discuss the bidding documents for the Pinghu Five-star Hotel Project. If you have any opinions, you may bring them up, and we can deliberate together!"

The attendees spoke one after another, most of them offering suggestions centered around their respective departments.

For example, the County Land and Resources Bureau suggested increasing the scoring weight for the project budget.

The County Tax Bureau suggested that at least ninety percent of the profits from the winning enterprise's later operations must be used for investment in Tianling County.

Du Chengfeng stroked his teacup, noting down key information in his notebook from time to time.

According to the seating order, Tang Ye spoke last.

Guo Zhengting looked at Tang Ye with an expressionless face.

Tang Ye's appearance in the conference room was extremely eyesore.

But he had to endure it.

Tang Ye was someone Du Chengfeng had specifically named as a required attendee!

"I have noticed a major change.

A clause in the bidding documents has been deleted.

There was a sentence in the previous version: 'This investment solicitation does not accept bids from joint entities.' Now that it has been deleted, does it mean that two or more legal persons or other organizations can form a joint entity and bid together as a single bidder?"

Guo Zhengting was stunned for a moment; Tang Ye had actually grasped the biggest change between the two versions at once.

To put it bluntly, deleting this clause was "tailor-made" for Fengxing Group.

In order to bid for this project, Fengxing Group raised a budget of one billion, but Fengxing Group itself only had 500 million in funds; the remaining 500 million was invested by other enterprises.

If the public document included this clause, it would mean Fengxing Group's budget was only 500 million, and they would have no financial advantage when competing with Haihua Group.

To use a common analogy, it is like clearing a dungeon in a fantasy novel.

A super-large sect says it will arrange ten Nascent Soul experts, but in fact, the super-large sect only provides five, and the other five come from small sects.

The more Guo Zhengting looked at Tang Ye, the more annoyed he felt. He explained coldly, "Little Tang, the detail you mentioned was decided after Mayor Xiao solicited opinions. We hope to allow more enterprises to join the project to jointly undertake the construction tasks and also share the risks."

Tang Ye naturally had to argue his case!

"A joint entity is composed of multiple legal persons or other organizations. There may be differences in project management, progress control, and quality control among the parties, which will lead to increased difficulty in management and coordination.

During the process of joint entity bidding and project implementation, the application of numerous laws, regulations, and contract clauses is involved. If one party has a misunderstanding of legal provisions or violates relevant regulations, it may bring legal risks to the entire joint entity and even lead to the failure of the project."

Many people present were left confused.

Because Tang Ye was speaking Chinese, but they couldn't understand it at all when put together.

Du Chengfeng could understand what Tang Ye meant.

In short, it is difficult to manage when multiple enterprises join together to bid for a project.

Guo Zhengting glanced at Tang Ye indifferently. "Comrade Tang Ye, I understand you want to fight for an opportunity for Haihua Group. But this is a decision made after collective deliberation. You must consider issues from the big picture and not let personal preferences affect your judgment."

Guo Zhengting implied that Tang Ye was deliberately helping Haihua Group, which was why he raised the objection.

Tang Ye thought to himself that Guo Zhengting was underestimating him.

He smiled faintly. "I am merely stating the potential risks. Since County Magistrate Guo believes that deleting the restrictive clause is not a problem, then I have no further opinions."

Du Chengfeng cleared his throat.

He began to summarize the meeting.

"The opinions put forward by Tang Ye need to be taken seriously. Comrade Guo Zhengting must study the corresponding measures well and take precautions in advance. Once a loss of management control or legal risk appears, we must have ways to respond!"

"Does anyone else have any opinions?"

"If there are no opinions, then let us adjourn!"

The discussion meeting seemed to end successfully, but because of Tang Ye's questioning, it still caused a stir.

After the meeting adjourned.

Guo Zhengting tucked his notebook under his arm and left the conference room with a livid expression.

The crowd discussed it in hushed tones.

"Tang Ye really dares to speak! He bluntly pointed out that a restrictive clause was specifically deleted for Fengxing Group!"

"I didn't expect Tang Ye to give County Magistrate Guo no face at all."

"Did Tang Ye receive instructions from Secretary Du? County Magistrate Guo was forced to bring out Mayor Xiao as a shield!"

"Tang Ye has offended County Magistrate Guo to death!"

After the meeting ended, Tang Ye found Du Chengfeng to explain his thoughts.

"Secretary, what do you think of the idea of letting Haihua Group and the Northeast Chamber of Commerce form a consortium to bid?"

After listening, Du Chengfeng was quite surprised, "Will Xu Xiangchun agree?"

Tang Ye was confident, "If he is willing to meet with me, I have a ninety percent chance of success!"

Du Chengfeng approved of Tang Ye's idea.

This sword strike was swung beautifully!

It was absolutely an extremely clever Open Conspiracy!