"I didn't show any favoritism!"
Bai Meng: "I just want you to follow the normal rules, not to deliberately reduce the number of people because of me. That would be unfair to the other people in the department, and you don't want to cause unfairness to others because of me either. I don't think this violates your principles..."
That's right!
He applied for funding because he felt that his department did not receive as much funding as other departments. Therefore, there was reason to suspect that Bai Weiguo was avoiding suspicion due to personal relationships. He would not allow this to happen. Moreover, he had absolute confidence in himself and his actions were worthy of scrutiny and could withstand investigation.
Bai Weiguo, his fishing rod swaying empty, said: "The funding will be allocated through a special evaluation! I will not participate! Nor will I reduce or increase the funding because of certain individuals."
Bai Meng: "That would be for the best! Also... Dad, I need to ask you about your plans for the Black Dragon Group's application for a security certificate. The Black Dragon Group has performed exceptionally well in several cases. It would be really unreasonable not to issue a certificate."
Bai Weiguo: "You don't need to worry about the certificate issue. This matter has already been discussed in a meeting, proposed by the leaders of Songjiang, and approved! A plan is being formulated now."
Upon hearing this, Bai Meng's body trembled.
He naturally knew what kind of meeting his father was referring to. Had the Black Dragon Group really reached the point where it was being discussed at that level? That shouldn't be the case. No matter how powerful Black Dragon was, it was still just a local conglomerate, worth tens of billions! It sounded impressive, but it certainly wasn't something that warranted a special mention at that level.
etc...
Songjiang leaders!
That's right! It must be because of Songjiang Never Sleeps City! And the Ice and Snow Festival!
With these two things supporting it, the status of Heilong Group has skyrocketed, bringing huge political achievements to the leaders of Songjiang and even playing a decisive role in the future development of Songjiang. So, it is reasonable for the leaders of Songjiang to mention Heilong Group at the meeting!
And since it was something that could be raised, discussed, and approved at such a meeting, and even his own father said it must not be a small matter, it seems the reward is quite substantial!
High probability...
Heilong Group has received numerous prestigious honors!
Bai Weiguo: "This matter is still in the planning stage and will probably be announced some time from now. Don't spread it. Also, please address me by my official title when reporting in the future!"
Bai Meng: "Okay! Bai Meng, hereby grant your request!"
He ran away after saying that!
Bai Weiguo:.......
"That brat..."
He gazed at the calm lake and murmured, "Heilong! Qinjiang! The path they've taken these past years has truly been unexpected—Songjiang Never Sleeps City, the Ice and Snow Festival! A multi-billion dollar conglomerate! Every step they've taken has been surprising and a constant shield for themselves..."
"I hope you can maintain this attitude for the next few years; only then can it last! Otherwise... it will be difficult to weather the crisis."
"At that time... I won't show any mercy either!"
At his level, he would know some things even without being told.
Project Nail!
He had heard rumors: given the continuous destruction of social forces over the years, a preliminary guess would reveal the general situation, and the Black Dragon Group would certainly be part of the plan.
"Qinjiang..."
Whether this step will transform you into a golden dragon or a wicked dragon depends on your own choice!
Bai Weiguo pulled out the fishing rod, but it was still empty. He shook his head and carried the fishing rod to the small car next to him.
Front.
Xiao Sun started the vehicle.
Bai Weiguo: "Little Sun..."
Xiao Sun: "I understand! Two fish weighing six pounds each!"
Bai Weiguo:...
......
Time flies.
A week has passed in the blink of an eye!
This week:
The situation in Songjiang remained calm and undisturbed, so the various forces stopped paying attention.
Meanwhile, another rather sensational event occurred:
[Large-scale land auction in Hebei Province]
2013!
Land is in high demand, and high-end properties are seeing prices skyrocket as soon as they go on sale. Songjiang is no exception: except for the somewhat remote northern district, properties in the core areas of other districts are extremely popular. In particular, wealthy people from Songjiang's counties and other nearby prefecture-level cities are coming to Songjiang to buy properties, which further drives up real estate prices. Therefore, this auction has attracted a lot of attention.
Not only local real estate groups from the northern province, but also many real estate developers from other provinces and even the whole country came.
Three days before the land auction, several top five-star hotels in Songjiang were almost fully booked, demonstrating the number of real estate groups attracted to the auction and its scale.
.....
soon.
The auction for land in the northern province has begun.
Exhibitions and conventions.
Road ahead!
The passenger frowned at the traffic jam ahead and said, "What's going on? Why is this road so congested? What's wrong? Is the road closed? Is there some big conference at the convention center today?"
Taxi driver: "Didn't you know? There's a huge land auction going on today. Real estate groups from all over the country are coming. The security guards have even blocked off the road."
Passenger: "Close the road? Is it really necessary?"
Taxi driver: "Of course! You have no idea how huge this auction is. I heard that if they're going to build housing developments on the auctioned land, they'll build at least a hundred? This is the first auction of this scale in the entire province, so road closures are perfectly normal..."
Passenger: "I see! No wonder...tsk tsk...Are there any local real estate groups among the major developers?"
Taxi driver: "Yes! Groups like Baorong Group, Rongyao Group, Shangcheng Group... and several other state-owned enterprise groups participated..."
Passenger: "They're all famous conglomerates! I bet Songjiang's housing prices are going to go up again... I can't afford it..."
Taxi driver: "You definitely can't afford it if you work a regular job? You think this is some kind of lucky break? You'll get rich overnight?"
Passenger: "It's not that easy."
Taxi driver: "How could it not be difficult? Not long ago, someone in our industry went from being penniless to a millionaire in a single day. Now, I hear he's bought a house and a car, and he's living the high life, eating, drinking, and having fun every day..."
Passenger: "You mean the bounty on Black Dragon's head...?"
Taxi driver: "You bet..."
The two were talking:
boom...
A fleet of luxury cars was driving directly through the closed road ahead, with license plates from all over the country, clearly belonging to the national real estate groups participating in the auction.
Driver: "Tsk tsk... Look at this convoy... All luxury cars... Even if I became rich, I still couldn't afford them."
Passenger: "Don't even think about it, this has nothing to do with us...wait...isn't that...holy crap? Isn't this a land auction? What's he doing here? I've never heard of him owning any real estate..."
What? The driver followed the gaze and saw a convoy of all-black Mercedes-Benz S-Class speeding towards the land auction. The license plate of the custom-made Mercedes-Benz S-Class in the center of the convoy gleamed in the sunlight.
[North A68888]