Chapter 2963

After drinking two more glasses of wine, Old Han asked, "Mayor Xin, have you considered the matter of that project?"

Xin Jing said, "I still say the same thing: these projects are not something I can decide personally. They need to be decided through a strict bidding process. Therefore, instead of inviting me to dinner, you would be better off preparing your bid properly. If your company's strength is sufficient and the quality of the projects you have done in the past is good enough, you should be able to win the bid. There are quite a few projects this time."

Xin Jing's words were not wrong. This time, the old city districts of two districts in Baozhou City were to undergo renovation. The projects could be said to be numerous; it wasn't something one or two companies could handle. Baozhou City also needed to introduce more capable companies to do these projects, so Xin Jing didn't have any special view of Old Han's company.

As long as this Huafu Real Estate Development Company of Old Han's had sufficient strength and didn't cut corners on engineering quality, Xin Jing naturally wouldn't set any special obstacles for them during the bidding process.

However, Old Han knew his own situation. This Huafu Real Estate Development Company of his was entirely a shell company, a company that just used Governor Cheng's signboard to take on projects everywhere. After they received a project, they didn't do it themselves; they just subcontracted it to others to do.

Their capital was not strong, and their qualifications were even less worth mentioning. How could they participate in bidding? Without someone looking out for them, they wouldn't even pass the preliminary review. Only by engaging in backroom deals would it be possible to win a bid.

Therefore, Old Han smiled and said, "Mayor Xin, please look after us more. As long as Mayor Xin looks after us, Young Master Cheng and I will not forget you."

Cheng Kaibin said carelessly, "That's right, Mayor Xin. If you look after us this time, I won't forget you. I will definitely speak well of you in front of my father. Next time Mayor Xin has anything she needs my help with, I won't refuse either."

Xin Jing shook her head and said, "I am truly sorry, Young Master Cheng, General Manager Han. I really cannot help you this time. You had better prepare for the bidding. If you put more effort into your bid, I don't think there will be any problem with winning the bid."

Xin Jing's words couldn't help but make Cheng Kaibin's expression change. However, Old Han knew that no matter what, he couldn't fall out with Xin Jing. If they fell out, there would be absolutely no hope for the project this time.

The Baozhou old city renovation project this time was truly a huge cake. Just taking any project would involve an amount of at least over 100 million. This made people like them drool. If they fell out with Xin Jing and couldn't get a project, the loss would be huge.

Even if they had Cheng Huangong remove Xin Jing from her post later, what use would it be? Besides, it was impossible for Cheng Huangong to remove a Vice Mayor from her post just like that.

Therefore, Old Han stopped talking about this matter. He just toasted Xin Jing and Su Xinghui, thinking that he would first establish a good relationship with the two of them. Once the relationship was good, if he gave Xin Jing benefits later, maybe she would accept them.

Some cadres were just like that; they wouldn't accept money from people they weren't familiar with. They only accepted money from people they trusted. Perhaps Xin Jing was also such a person. In any case, Old Han believed that there was no cat in this world that didn't steal fish.