Chapter 3300

The scale of these real estate development companies' projects in Baozhou was huge, and they could not easily abandon them. Such losses were something they could not bear. Therefore, Liu Zhaoyun estimated that they should come forward.

However, Boss Pan and the others looked at each other. If they asked the parent company for help now, wouldn't that be admitting their own incompetence? What did the parent company send them here for? If the parent company had to come forward for everything, what use were they?

Seeing that they were all silent, Liu Zhaoyun spread his hands and said, "If you don't do this, I have no other way. Feel free to think of other methods."

Since Liu Zhaoyun said he had no way, what could Boss Pan and the others do? They were originally just foxes borrowing the tiger's might, relying on the parent company's influence to enjoy wealth and power here. Now that they had encountered a tough nut like Su Xinghui, they had no temper at all. Relying on their own abilities to handle Su Xinghui was pure wishful thinking.

After being stunned for a while, Boss Pan said to Liu Zhaoyun, "Old Liu, is there no one in your Baozhou or Yanbei Province who can handle Su Xinghui? If there is such a person, we will handle them. No matter how much money it takes, just name a number, and we will provide the money."

Liu Zhaoyun thought for a moment, shook his head, and said, "It's unlikely. In our province, I can't think of anyone who can firmly suppress him. Not long ago, Provincial Party Secretary Wu even came to Baozhou specifically to inspect. That is support for him."

Boss Pan said, "Then can't the provincial governor or vice governors suppress Su Xinghui? Isn't that making him sound too divine?"

Liu Zhaoyun said, "Let me tell you a story. Have you all heard of the Huafu Real Estate Development Company?"

Boss Pan nodded and said, "I've heard of it. It's a local real estate development company in Yanbei, and its scale is not bad."

Boss Pan came from the Fuqiang Real Estate Development Company, a company that could be called a giant in the national real estate industry. Him saying Huafu Real Estate Development Company's scale was "not bad" was already being quite polite.

Liu Zhaoyun said, "Behind them is the son of Vice Governor Cheng. Initially, when the Huafu Company came to Baozhou wanting to enter the real estate industry, they acquired land in violation of regulations. Mayor Su found out. At that time, Mayor Su was not yet a member of the Standing Committee, but he intervened and ruined Huafu Real Estate's good thing. Later, even Vice Governor Cheng intervened, but he still couldn't salvage it."

Speaking of this, Liu Zhaoyun said with emotion, "At that time, the deputy director of the Urban Construction Committee, Zheng Wu Ping, also went inside because of this matter."

Liu Zhaoyun's words left everyone stunned. Who was Vice Governor Cheng? They certainly all knew. The Cheng family's influence was definitely not smaller than the forces behind them. And Cheng Huangong was a core member of the Cheng family. Even he couldn't do anything to Su Xinghui? Then there really might be no one in Yanbei Province who could do anything about Su Xinghui.

Boss Pan's expression was uncertain. After a long time, he nodded and said, "Then it seems we can only report to the parent company."

The others could only nod in agreement. No matter how much face they lost, they had to report to the parent company; otherwise, they would lose both face and substance.

The next day, Boss Pan flew back to Hujiang to seek an audience with Jin Fuqiang. His sudden return surprised Jin Fuqiang. In Jin Fuqiang's office, he sat there with restraint. Jin Fuqiang smiled and said, "Little Pan, is there something wrong with coming back today? Is it that you have a woman outside, your wife found out, and you're asking me to plead for you?"

Jin Fuqiang's smile appeared very calm, showing his inner certainty. But this was also normal; he was now thriving in several industries, including finance, securities, and real estate, and could be called the richest man in Hujiang today. His wealth was also among the best in the country.

Behind him, there were also big shots like Tang Wenyu. Therefore, Jin Fuqiang was now at the height of his power in Hujiang, and his temperament was becoming increasingly confident. As the saying goes, "Living in a place changes one's temperament, and nurturing changes one's body." Who could tell that a dozen years ago, Jin Fuqiang was just a con artist making trouble on the streets every day?

Jin Fuqiang's words made Boss Pan—no, in front of him, he could only be called Little Pan—a bit embarrassed. He now enjoyed wealth and glory, so he had many women outside and often frequented entertainment venues, having one-night stands with those hostesses.

However, he was still very respectful to his wife. This was also something he learned from Jin Fuqiang. When Jin Fuqiang started his business, his wife, Wu Weihong, helped him a lot, so Jin Fuqiang had always been very good to his wife. The two were very loving. Jin Fuqiang also had women outside, but he never had feelings for those women and only loved Wu Weihong.

Therefore, Jin Fuqiang's underlings were all like this; it could be said that the colorful flags outside fluttered, while the red flag at home did not fall.

He had once been caught fooling around outside by his wife, and his wife wouldn't let it go. Later, he had no choice but to beg Jin Fuqiang to help him persuade his wife. Jin Fuqiang had Wu Weihong help persuade his wife, which smoothed the matter over for him.

Now that Jin Fuqiang was joking with him about this, he felt a bit embarrassed, but he had nothing to say. Who told him to be so absurd?

He smiled awkwardly and said, "Brother Qiang, I didn't come back today for that. It's like this: something happened in Baozhou."

Jin Fuqiang remained calm and asked, "What happened?"

Little Pan told Jin Fuqiang exactly what happened in Baozhou. In front of Jin Fuqiang, he didn't dare to hide anything. He had always respected Jin Fuqiang like a god.

After finishing, Little Pan didn't add any commentary. He looked at Jin Fuqiang, hoping Jin Fuqiang could solve his confusion.

Jin Fuqiang pondered, "Su Xinghui?"

Jin Fuqiang had certainly heard of the name Su Xinghui. He once had a grievance with the Fuqiang Real Estate Development Company. That was when they were in the capital. Because Shen Zhongtian was one of the shareholders of the Fuqiang Company's capital branch, the Fuqiang Company had once forcibly demolished Su Xinghui's courtyard, but it didn't succeed and instead suffered no small loss.

Of course, that loss wasn't too big, and Jin Fuqiang couldn't afford not to bear it. He didn't take that matter to heart, but he firmly remembered the name Su Xinghui.

Jin Fuqiang didn't know that Su Xinghui would be so sensitive to the rise in housing prices. He never thought that Su Xinghui would become the biggest enemy of their Fuqiang Company. Therefore, when attracting investment in Baozhou, Jin Fuqiang also decisively decided to set up a branch in Baozhou to develop real estate.

Su Xinghui didn't set any obstacles for their Fuqiang Company's investment, and when they acquired land, he didn't set any obstacles either. Everything was done according to regulations.

The Fuqiang Company also relied on their strong strength to successfully acquire several pieces of land with very good locations in Baozhou City. Developing these pieces of land was also very smooth. They could be considered to have successfully established a foothold in Baozhou City.

Jin Fuqiang was a businessman who had always believed in the philosophy of "harmony brings wealth." He had once wanted to improve his relationship with Su Xinghui—more friends mean more paths, after all. Therefore, when Little Pan went to find Su Xinghui that time, he had Little Pan bring a VIP credit card with a limit of five million. Any consumption under five million could be charged to this card.

This gesture was not small, but who knew Su Xinghui wouldn't be tempted at all.

After hearing this, Jin Fuqiang didn't care. He thought that as long as Su Xinghui followed the rules and didn't set obstacles for their Fuqiang Company, that would be enough. Improving the relationship could be discussed in the long run.

Who knew that this time Su Xinghui would actually make such a ruthless move? Such punishment was enough to make the Fuqiang Company's Baozhou branch unable to continue. What should they do about those projects? These projects combined had invested hundreds of millions. Even Jin Fuqiang couldn't just say he would abandon them.

Moreover, if he admitted defeat just like that, it would be too embarrassing. In the business world, sometimes face is more important than real gold and silver. If the Fuqiang Company returned from Baozhou in defeat, the stock of the companies under Jin Fuqiang's name would definitely plummet. The blow to him would be immeasurable.

Therefore, Jin Fuqiang could not take this matter lightly. He must think of a foolproof plan.

Little Pan had been anxious. He didn't know how Jin Fuqiang would react. Jin Fuqiang was a person with a very complex personality. In his early years, he hung out in the streets. He was ruthless and moody. His subordinates were all afraid of him, and Little Pan was no exception.

However, Jin Fuqiang was very loyal and generous to his subordinates. This was why Little Pan and the others never had two hearts while following Jin Fuqiang.

In recent years, Jin Fuqiang had become successful, so he wanted to cultivate a calm temperament, which could be considered somewhat successful. The number of times he got angry at his subordinates had also decreased, but Little Pan was still instinctively afraid of him.