After my divorce at thirty, I developed an intelligence network.

As soon as she said that, Li Qianghua paused, his hand holding the wine glass still.

The smiles on Zhao Hongyuan and Liu Jing's faces immediately vanished. They quickly exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with ill intent.

Lin Wei, who brought her along, felt a jolt in her heart and almost lost control of her expression, wanting to curse, "You bitch!"

Lily, you misspoke!

Everyone in the industry knows how complicated and difficult the Jinxiu Jiangnan project is.

Mr. Li is currently very annoyed because he is being pulled in different directions and is being held back by procedures!

To make such a small matter sound so easy is to treat Mr. Li's major headache as a trivial trouble.

And that "I can't figure it out" comment sounds like a question—is Mr. Li incompetent? Or is he making a fuss over nothing?

What bothers Mr. Li the most is that others don't understand the situation and don't take his headaches seriously!

Yu Lili's attempt to flatter him backfired spectacularly.

"Mr. Li..."

Lin Wei quickly tried to speak, hoping to salvage the situation.

"fine."

Li Qianghua waved his hand, interrupting Lin Wei, ignoring Yu Lili's bewildered expression, and changed the subject as usual:

"It's been a while since I've sat down with you all. I remember a few years ago, when several landmark projects in our city were launched, we all worked together on the projects. You built one, I built two, and we helped each other out. I really miss those days."

He picked up his teacup, took a sip, and put it down.

"There are projects every year, some big and some small, but in the end, they all have to be done by people."

He looked at Lin Wei.

"Perfect timing, weren't you talking about labor service qualifications?"

He picked up his phone, made no attempt to hide it, dialed a number, and put it on speakerphone.

beep - beep -

After two rings, the call was connected.

A polite middle-aged male voice came through: "Hello?"

"Li Ke, this is Li Qianghua. Hope I'm not disturbing you? It's lunchtime."

There was a pause on the other end of the phone, then the tone immediately changed: "Oh, Mr. Li! Hello, hello! No problem, no problem, I just finished eating. What are your instructions?"

Li Qianghua smiled. "I'd like to ask you about something. I heard that a report submitted by someone named... Lin Wei seems to have been shelved for a while?"

There was a two or three-second silence on the other end of the phone.

Li Ke's voice rang out again, "Okay, I'll personally look into Mr. Lin's case when I get to work tomorrow."

If the supplementary materials are complete and meet the requirements, we will arrange the next step of the process as soon as possible, and will not delay you at our stage.

"Alright, then I'll trouble you to take care of things. Let's have tea sometime later."

"Of course, of course, Mr. Li, you're too kind!"

The phone hangs up.

beep--

Li Qianghua placed his phone face down on the table, looked up at Lin Wei, and said, "President Lin, did you hear that? Remember to coordinate with Li Ke's team to obtain the supplementary materials tomorrow."

Lin Wei immediately picked up her wine glass. "Mr. Li, thank you so much! I...I'd like to toast you!"

She tilted her head back and drank the wine in her glass in one gulp.

Gong Yuelong put down his chopsticks and picked up his teacup.

Looking at Lin Wei's relieved face, he recalled the frantic days and nights he had spent trying to obtain the necessary qualifications.

Li Qianghua's phone call, though seemingly casual, opened a door that would be incredibly heavy for an ordinary person.

That's what you call strength.

Li Qianghua accepted Lin Wei's toast, but only raised his glass in acknowledgment and took a small sip.

He didn't need to say much; that phone call, which lasted less than two minutes, was enough for everyone present to deeply understand what it means to handle heavy tasks with ease, and what true power is in navigating within the framework of rules.

"The food is getting cold, everyone start eating."

Gong Yuelong lowered his gaze, picked up a piece of cold wood ear fungus with his chopsticks, and chewed it slowly. But his ears heard every word of discussion about Li Qianghua's phone call on the table.

The blue light in his heart, visible only to himself, flickered slightly.

[Intelligence system activated.]

[Instruction: Based on the current level of influence and connections demonstrated by Li Qianghua, assess the overall strength of Gong Yuelong's existing social network.]

[Analysis in progress...]

This is not a simulation of a specific project, but just a rough comparison of positioning. The system responded very quickly.

Without a complicated deduction process, a simple conclusion is given directly.

[Based on: Li Qianghua. Level: Powerful figure. Depth: Reaches key approval stages. Breadth: Covers major developers and general contractors. Impact: Significantly accelerates processes within the rules.]

[Host: Gong Yuelong. Relationship network strength: Weak.]

[Key figures: Jiang Yan (information referral), Lin Wei (potential cooperation), Zhao/Liu (shared interests), Cao Dayong (core executor), Qin/Niu (neighborhood assistance).]

[Influence: Limited to small-scale project contact, basic collaboration, and limited information exchange. Has no ability to intervene in administration, funding, or the allocation of large projects.]

"weak……"

Gong Yuelong repeated the two words in his mind. He wasn't surprised at all, and even thought the evaluation was quite polite.

Compared to Li Qianghua, my current little framework is really just crawling on the ground.

But he didn't feel discouraged.

The clearer the contrast provided by the blue light, the calmer he became.

It's like just a month ago, he was competing with others at the labor market for odd jobs worth 300 yuan a day, but now he can sit here and listen to these people talk about projects worth hundreds of millions.

The gap remains huge, but the frame of reference has changed.

Li Qianghua is like a towering tree, with deep roots and lush foliage, able to shelter people from wind and rain, and inspiring awe and respect.

As for himself, he is now at best a sapling that can barely stand upright, which can be broken by a strong wind or rain.

"A sapling is a sapling," Gong Yuelong thought. "If it's a sapling, it will grow into a big tree one day."

"No rush."

Connections? Once he establishes his own network, people will naturally come to him.

Just like Li Qianghua, the fact that he's sitting there is a testament to his powerful network of connections.

Yu Lili stared at Li Qianghua as he put down his phone, extremely excited. The big boss's actions were truly different.

How many times did she beg her sister to let her into this meal? Her heart was bleeding when she handed Lin Wei that designer silk scarf! Sitting here, she doesn't even dare to breathe loudly, afraid of showing her weakness.

But what about General Manager Li? With just a casual phone call and a few polite words, he got everything arranged that had been holding up Sister Lin Wei for so long.

That Li Ke, his tone changed so quickly!

How powerful must that be? Her brother-in-law, that minor section chief, isn't even worthy of carrying someone's shoes, is he?

She had to climb up to Mr. Li's big tree.

"Mr. Li!" Yu Lili's face lit up with a smile. "You're amazing! Really! One phone call and the job's done! That's a true boss! I admire you so much!"

These words were direct and blunt, with a boisterous and loud tone.

There was a moment of silence on the table.

Li Qianghua was picking up food with his chopsticks, not even stopping, when he glanced at her.

"What did you need to do? I just asked about the procedure. Just follow the rules."

Yu Lili smiled and continued...