Twenty years of cold chain

Tongxing treats the development of this flower park as its own cold chain park. Firstly, the vision depicted in the previous plan is grand and cannot be realized without these professionals. Secondly, Hu Shutong also has high expectations for the flower cold chain. We desperately need a regional flower hub.

Meanwhile, the initial year of the southward transport of vegetables also went smoothly.

Everything was progressing smoothly. Hu Shutong, who had been incredibly busy all year, finally felt a little more at ease and at peace.

But on that early winter day, Hu Shutong received a phone call from Hu Yuntong, whose voice trembled. Immediately afterwards, Hu Yuntong sent an email, which read—

"Q&A Session on Bidding Work of Mingyuan City Bidding Evaluation Committee".

The letter briefly explained the background of the Q&A session, and that the bidding process had now reached its third round.

For companies that are still in the candidate pool,

The committee had some questions regarding the tender documents.

We hope to have an on-site meeting.

Upon seeing this, Hu Shutong was completely bewildered. When did Tongxing get involved with the bidding committee of Mingyuan City? What does the land in Mingyuan have to do with Tongxing?

Upon seeing Hu Shu, Hu Yuntong lowered his head and dared not say much. In his heart, he wished he could tear Liang Lu to pieces. Things had already gone beyond his capabilities, and he didn't even dare to think about a Q&A session for the bidding process.

He never dreamed that Liang Lu would turn his nod into a thesis!

Liang Lu vividly described the boundless potential of this land as a fruit cold chain industrial park, and in his description, Yuncheng practically became his own transshipment base. In the future, the current Fengliang Cold Chain Industrial Park will serve as a transit warehouse in the south, while Yuncheng will be developed into a major hub for northward transportation.

Leveraging Yuncheng's unique geographical advantages, Mingyuan's locally grown fruits and tropical fruits transported from the south will experience explosive growth, allowing it to capture a larger market share in the shortest possible time.

This will comprehensively improve the efficiency of fruit distribution in Mingnan and even the entire Mingjiang region. Yuncheng not only has influence in the east, west, and north directions,

It has complete functions and a mature operating mechanism.

Moreover, Liang Lu's "paper" elaborates on the cooperation strategy between Fengliang and Yuncheng over the next three years, outlining a "three-tiered" cooperation structure that is quite impressive, even touching upon the in-depth strategy of the company's R&D center. At first glance, they seem to be more than just partners; they're practically brothers.

However, after reading through the entire document, there are many vague terms such as "shorter time," "larger space," and "higher efficiency," making some parts unclear. This is precisely why this so-called Q&A session was held.

Hu Yuntong was already panicked. Liang Lu only focused on divergent thinking and didn't pay attention to the solution, pushing all the difficult problems onto this side. It was impossible for him to do it. Now, the biggest worry was what to do with Hu Shutong, who was completely unprepared.

Hu Shu's pent-up anger had gradually dissipated on the way.

Now that the incident has occurred, the most urgent task is to solve the problem; any anger should be reserved for later.

"Yun Tong, do you know what's the most insidious part of Liang Lu's move?"

"Brother, where...where are you?"

"No matter what he wrote in his bid documents, we have to accept it. Otherwise, in front of the bid evaluation committee, it will be considered collusion to commit fraud. The whole document is about the connection between Yuncheng and Tongxing. By the time the matter reaches the bid evaluation committee, it will be too late to say that we were not involved and that it was just Liang Lu's one-sided conjecture."

Hu Shutong understood that Fengliang Cold Chain's ability to reach this final round wasn't due to its particularly outstanding bidding documents, but rather to the support the industry received from the broader environment. However, for a small-to-medium-sized industrial park like Fengliang, which had only been established for two years, the review process required greater caution. This is why the letter was sent to Tongxing, which also reflects the importance that relevant departments placed on the matter.

"That bastard Liang Lu! Bro, what do we do now? Can you handle this Q&A session?"

Hu Shutong was disgusted by Liang Lu's actions. It was practically equivalent to Tongxing helping him acquire land. The worst-case scenario for him was that he wouldn't get the land, and Fengliang's business would continue as before. However, if things didn't go smoothly, the reputational risks to Tongxing would be immeasurable. The current situation was like a small boat being tied to a large ship; ultimately, the cargo couldn't be unloaded, and no one would blame the small boat.

Therefore, Tongxing not only has to do it, but also has to do it well, and also assume that all the cooperation strategies are genuine. Liang Lu is hiding behind the scenes, playing football, and then passing the ball to Tongxing at the crucial moment. If he scores, everyone benefits; if he misses, people will blame him for his poor performance. He's shameless, but it has to be said that he's very calculating.

Hu Shutong fell silent. If Liang Lu had come to his door to discuss this matter openly, he wouldn't have immediately denied it. He and Liang Lu had a considerable history together; they were now in the same cold chain industry, and Hu Shutong was willing to help in any way he could. If he had seen Liang Lu's bid documents earlier, he might have had other, better ideas. He was familiar with the fruit market in Mingnan, and simply relying on Yuncheng might not be the best choice.

Why did Liang Lu insist on doing this, catching Tongxing off guard?

His attempt to attack Tongxing was clearly futile; instead, he was trying to force his way onto this powerful ally. Hu Shutong vaguely sensed a tactic of avoidance: Liang Lu didn't want Tongxing involved in his Fengliang Cold Chain business before successfully acquiring the land, and didn't want to discuss anything with them at this time, thus deliberately setting a tight timeframe.

This is the only explanation, but why would this happen?

Hu Shutong, his eyes sparkling, suddenly remembered an email Liang Lu had sent him more than two years ago. At that time, Fengliang Cold Chain was still in the planning stage, but even in that initial stage, Hu Shutong had already seen many problems.

In Hu Shutong's memory, the plan was very rough, the design of the reservoir area was of a low standard, and the materials used were not carefully considered. It exuded an urgency that it had to be implemented immediately or else everything would be missed. But it cannot be denied that Fengliang has developed rapidly in the past two years, and there must be many things behind this that Hu Shutong did not know.

He must first meet with Liang Lu.

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I've loved cold chain logistics for twenty years.