I'm in the county town, and you say I'm a big shot?

Chapter 300 Fang Qingye is about to flip the table
As soon as the call connected, Qian Weimin launched into a tirade of complaints: "Old Song, why didn't you say anything earlier? You just let Fang Qingye do whatever she wanted?"

"How can I express my opinion?" Song Qingdong sneered; "Support you?"

“That’s right, three sets of blueprints. This is an open secret among us. Your Kerry Group has done this before.”

On the other end of the phone, Song Qingdong snorted coldly: "Do you know what Fang Qingye said to Luo Yan after you left?"

"What?"

“None of us will do it, he will do it all by himself! Once Nanxin Lake is renovated, the 300 mu of land will be sold off!” Song Qingdong said.

"Damn! He's got a brilliant plan!" Qian Weimin's anger flared up again upon hearing this.

"Who does he think he is? We have the majority of shares and board members! Let's kick him out and make sure he can't play anymore!"

"Aren't you worried about leaking what we discussed tonight? Exposing all the tricks we've been up to?!" Song Qingdong sneered again.

"He's flipping the table! He's offended the entire Nanxin real estate industry. Does he even want to stay in Nanxin anymore?!"

"So what if I offended him? I bet you know a little bit about it. Fang Qingye doesn't make his money in Nanxin at all! At worst, he'll just leave Nanxin and go back to Shanghai. I heard from Dahai that he bought several houses in Shanghai," Song Qingdong said slowly.

"Furthermore, do you think the county leaders would agree to kick Fang Qingye out of this project? He was the one who first proposed this plan to help the county out of its predicament! Not to mention that his second uncle is the director of the Finance Bureau, County Chief Miao and Secretary Hu also have personal relationships with him. What will they think if you kick him out? Now the county and city are intentionally trying to establish him as a representative of the new generation of entrepreneurs!"

After listening to Song Qingdong's analysis, Qian Weimin calmed down: "So, according to you, we all have to listen to Fang Qingye?"

"What I mean is, let's all calm down for a couple of days and then think it over. If we get emotional and say things that are out of line, it will hurt our harmony," Song Qingdong said.

"Alright then, calm down."

This matter will be put on hold for now.

That morning, Fang Qingye arrived at the nursery's office. He had just turned on the air conditioner and hadn't even made tea when Fang Fei knocked on the door and came in: "Uncle, there are two people outside who claim to be employees of Jushang Architectural Design Company and want to see you."

Grand Design?

"Let them come," Fang Qingye said.

A few minutes later, Fang Fei walked in with two men, one slightly older, around forty years old, and the other in his thirties.

"Hello, Chairman Fang, I am Hu Bo, the Minister of Marketing and Operations of Jushang Architectural Design Company. This is Wang Li from our company, who is also the chief architect of your company's 'Lake View Residence' project."

"Hello, Minister Hu, Designer Wang, please have a seat, Fang Fei, please pour some tea!"

After Fang Fei poured the tea, closed the door, and left, Fang Qingye asked, "What brings you two here today?"

"Chairman Fang, or is this project in question? I've heard that the project plan has been temporarily shelved?" Minister Hu asked.

"Heh, Minister Hu, you seem to have excellent connections. We haven't reached a complete consensus on the project internally yet," Fang Qingye said. "I can't disclose the specifics."

"I understand, I understand," Hu Bo quickly said. "I'd like to ask, Chairman Fang, what are your personal opinions on the proposal we've provided?"

Fang Qingye frowned slightly upon hearing this.

Logically speaking, since your two companies are still in a competitive phase, how could I possibly reveal my personal thoughts?

But clearly, Hu Bo already seemed to know some inside information, otherwise why would he come at this particular time?

He knew this violated industry rules. "Alright then, I said something." Fang Qingye also wanted to clarify some of the reasons: "I noticed that your planning scheme and the subsequent project cost budget are not entirely consistent. Was this an oversight or intentional?"

“Chairman Fang, we have two more versions of the blueprints. I thought you knew about them too,” Hu Bo explained, then paused and added, “These are your requirements.”

"Our demands? Who made those demands?" Fang Qingye sneered. "Luo Yan? Qian Weimin? Or Song Qingdong?"

"This..." Hu Bo saw that his tone was unfriendly and didn't finish his sentence.

"I don't care who said that, Minister Hu. If you really want to win the bid, then honestly produce a set of drawings!"

"See, Minister Hu, I told you not to cut corners like that," Wang Li, who had been silent until now, couldn't help but complain.

Fang Qingye ignored Hu Bo and looked at Wang Li: "Designer Wang, did you create a project budget and cost estimate sheet that was completely based on this set of drawings?"

"Yes, yes," Wang Li quickly replied.

“Okay, please hand over the actual project budget to our company, and we will review it further,” Fang Qingye said.

The two men exchanged a glance, and Hu Bo finally said, "Alright then. We'll do it as you say, Chairman Fang."

The next day, a project cost estimate was placed on Fang Qingye's office desk. He looked at it carefully and found that if the construction was carried out exactly according to the drawings, the construction cost would be about 30% higher than before.

In other words, the original cost was reduced by 30%.

What the hell!

That's fucking amazing.

Fang Qingye couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

Just as Fang Qingye was carefully looking at the project cost estimate, Qian Weimin was also looking at the same cost estimate in his office. However, there was another young man in his office—Qian Tao, the deputy general manager of Tenglong Group and Qian Weimin's distant nephew.

"Qian Tao, what do you think?" Qian Weimin asked.

“Emotionally, I think this plan is really good. If it is actually built, it will definitely be one of the few high-end residential projects in Nanxin or even in Jinghai. However, reason tells me that it is not advisable.”

Qian Tao's attitude was very clear: "Because of this cost, not only will everyone not make a penny, but they will also lose money."

“Yes, that’s why I’m so opposed to it.” Qian Weimin sighed. “Fang Qingye can afford not to make money on this project because his funding mainly comes from the stock and futures markets. But we can’t. Tenglong Company’s main revenue comes from real estate. If we invest hundreds of millions of yuan in a project and don’t make any money, I, Qian Weimin, am not a philanthropist.”

"But Fang Qingye insisted on doing it this way, and Song Qingdong's attitude was ambiguous, but I guess he eventually agreed to Fang Qingye's opinion," Qian Tao analyzed.

"Qian Tao, do you know why Song Qingdong would rather not make money on this project than not play along with Fang Qingye?" Qian Weimin suddenly looked up at his nephew.

Qian Tao smiled and said, "If I'm not mistaken, Song Qingdong's real intention is not what it seems. He is trying his best to maintain the relationship between Kerry Group and Fang Qingye, which is actually to protect the personal relationship between Song Dahai and Fang Qingye. I think Song Xuedong wants Song Dahai instead of Song Dacheng to succeed him."

"Yes, Song Dacheng has a poor reputation in the industry, and the county leaders don't have a good impression of him either. This is fatal for a real estate developer, so Song Xuedong is vaguely inclined to give up on Song Dacheng taking over. Unfortunately, Song Dacheng doesn't seem to have realized it."

After Qian Weimin finished speaking, a cold smile appeared on his face.

"Then, Uncle, what should we do next?" Qian Tao asked.

(End of this chapter)