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After receiving the call, Temasek CEO Dillon had his secretary check and easily found that Xishan Xingju Design Studio in Haitangxi was one of the bidders for the STT Rongcheng Tianfu Data Center.

He instantly understood what Jiangbei City meant.

Mr. Jiang intends to take care of Haitangxi, but he can't express it directly on the surface, otherwise it would be no different from the exclusion of bidding behavior he mentioned.

Di Lan did not directly intervene in this bidding process.

I had my secretary arrange a video conference.

The other two people attending the meeting were Xu Xiaoping, President of STT China, and the General Manager of Rongcheng Data Center.

Both of them looked surprised when they received the meeting notice.

Logically speaking, above them is STT GDC, and above that is Temasek.

The big boss himself showed up today.

This inevitably led them to speculate that something big had happened.

It is highly likely that they are very dissatisfied with the progress of STT's projects in China.

Di Lan said, "The Group's Inspection Department visited STT GDC today."

The report specifically mentioned data center investment projects in China.

Shouldn't you write a work report for headquarters?

That's right.

Xu Xiaoping and his colleague confirmed that they were hearing the headquarters, Temasek, not the subsidiary STT GDC.

Three sentences were enough to send chills down their spines.

"Mr. Di, due to the special nature of the China region, the preliminary preparation work for the data center involves a wide range of aspects. We are working hard to contact and communicate with our partners and the local government to ensure the smooth progress of the project."

Although he was a little nervous about being called out by headquarters, Xu Xiaoping, having reached this position, knew how to handle such situations with his usual methods and rhetoric.

"The Group's Inspection Department has been ordered to conduct an in-depth investigation, and a team will be heading to Shanghai and Chengdu soon," Di Lan said directly.

For this matter to reach Jiangbei City's ears, there must be something seriously wrong.

They acted swiftly and decisively, conducting an in-depth investigation.

On the one hand, it was to show loyalty to Madam He and the Li family, and to highlight his abilities as a professional manager.

On the other hand, we took the opportunity to give Mr. Jiang a small gift.

In Di Lan's eyes, this was actually a good thing.

Xu Xiaoping's expression was grave; he was so nervous that he couldn't speak.

The person in charge in Chengdu was even less experienced and remained completely bewildered.

People from the headquarters' inspection department came.

If any problems are found, I might have to go to jail.

The parent company, Temasek, is taking this seriously, and the scale of the operation is certainly substantial.

"Boss, maybe..."

Xu Xiaoping is preparing to play the game of tai chi again, trying to gain some leverage and prepare his escape route.

But Di Lan didn't give him a chance, only saying, "Cooperate closely with the investigation."

The video conference was disconnected.

Xu Xiaoping immediately contacted his senior friends at STT GDC in Singapore to find out what was going on.

The information they provided was accurate; the head office is now closely monitoring investment projects in data centers in China.

"Mr. Xu, have you offended someone you shouldn't have recently?"

He privately gave Xu Xiaoping a couple of pointers.

"What do you mean?"

"I only heard that this matter was originally meant to reach Madam He's ears, but Di Lan swiftly stopped it and dealt with it. If it had reached Madam He's ears, the matter would have been even more serious."

Xu Xiaoping has lost his mind.

Who has such a big influence that they would make such a fuss about this to the Li family?
Temasek manages trillions of dollars, but the total investment in its data center projects in China wouldn't even come close to attracting the attention of the Li family.

Moreover, it is a subsidiary of Temasek.

It can only explain one problem.

There are some amazing people behind this.

Xu Xiaoping quickly recalled who he had met, what he had taken, and who he had made things difficult for during this period.

correct.

Chengdu Data Center.

There must be a deeper meaning behind President Di's decision to have him hold a meeting with the general manager of the Rongcheng Data Center.

He immediately realized it was the design competition for the Rongcheng Data Center. He went to Rongcheng for a meal, where, in addition to the general manager of the Rongcheng Data Center, there was also an architect and a representative from the Bangkok-based Olay Design Firm.

Following this meal, the illegal practice of excluding bidders began.

Xu Xiaoping directly asked the person in charge in Rongcheng which bidding party they were currently at an impasse with. "Xishan Xingju Design Studio in Jiangnan City. The founder is a designer who studied in the US. Her design proposal is excellent, but it's been stalled because of Aolei..."

"grass~"

Xu Xiaoping cursed directly, silencing him, "I shouldn't have come to Chengdu to eat this meal with you."

The general manager of Rongcheng Data Center looked completely bewildered.

"Mr. Xu, what's going on?"

The fact that someone could start swearing on the phone indicates that the situation is extremely serious, perhaps even beyond repair.

"President Xu, don't worry, I will handle this matter cleanly and ensure that the headquarters' inspection department leaves empty-handed."

Xu Xiaoping said, "You're too naive. You should think about your own way out first."

This almost got back to the Li family.

The general manager of the Rongcheng Data Center was completely stunned and speechless.

His lips trembled. "Could...could it reach...the Li family's ears?"
"Is the background of Xishan Xingju so... profound?"

"I can't take care of you anymore. May we both be well." Xu Xiaoping hung up the phone.

……

"Mr. Hai, it's a call from the general manager of the Rongcheng Data Center."

"Mr. Hai, it's a call from Mr. Xu, President of STT China."

Haitangxi waved her hand, not taking any of them.

I'm already disgusted by the senior management at STT China, I don't have time to argue with them.

Don't expect Xishanxingju to voluntarily withdraw from the bid.

We're currently at a stalemate, mutually disgusted.

STT is the one suffering huge losses.

To her surprise, the management from Chengdu paid her a visit in person.

She is respectfully addressed as "General Manager Hai".

While he didn't explicitly mention the data center bidding process, his words were full of innuendo.

Haitangxi understood. This time, they planned to collude to illegally win the bid and give the project to Xishanxingju. As long as she nodded, everything would be arranged.

Haitangxi smiled.

This attitude is almost comical.

Just a few days ago, he was still asking me to prepare a patent for "cloud computing".
Why are you coming to me for help today?

"We are already preparing the relevant supplementary materials according to the standard bidding process." Haitangxi's words revealed their intended meaning.

If Xishanxingju obtained this project through irregular operations, once exposed, her reputation will be ruined and she will also have to bear responsibility.

Moreover, it's not hard to tell from their tone that STT seems to be making some big moves. Their main purpose in coming today is to clean up their mess and leave no evidence.

Haitangxi wasn't that stupid to walk right into the line of fire at this moment.

They saw the guests off immediately.

I feel much better now; it's their turn to act like cowards today.

After drinking a cup of coffee, I opened my phone and saw a WeChat message from my mother, Zhou Ya.

"Daughter, is there any progress on the matter in Rongcheng? Beicheng said it's a small matter and can be resolved with a phone call."

Haitangxi first frowned slightly, then smiled.

No wonder the attitude in Chengdu changed so much before and after; it turns out there was a big shot involved behind the scenes.

This important person is also her man.

She replied to her mother first: "Mom~, the baby is very busy right now, please don't bother him with these little things."

Besides, if I always ask him for help when I run into trouble, it makes me look like a spineless girlfriend.

After replying, she made another video call to Jiang Beicheng, "Baby, are you on the plane?"

Jiang Beicheng smiled and nodded: "You seem to be in a good mood, so the matter should be resolved."

“My mom shouldn’t have made that call; it distracted you.”

Jiang Beicheng: "How much attention can you possibly have for something as simple as a phone call?"

Isn't it only right that I spare some attention for you?

Haitangxi smiled and replied, "I feel this matter has blown up. They came to talk to me today and revealed a lot of important information."

It presented me with many temptations.

Jiang Beicheng said, "It's gotten out of hand? I just called Temasek's CEO, Dillan, and didn't ask the Li family for help."

Has Madam He heard about this? (End of Chapter)