The system only arrives when you're old? Then let's create a super-rich family!

(I only learned from a reader's reminder that Lu Ban's surname was Gongshu, so the Lu family in the previous text has been changed to the Gongshu family. The author will remind you again regarding this plot point.)

Once the casual conversation in the banquet tea break room has ended, the formal business negotiation mode begins.

Qin Zheng sipped his tea with a relaxed and contented expression. He showed no interest in the upcoming government-enterprise cooperation projects, leaving all decision-making power to Qin Zihao.

This move drew the attention of Li Haitao, Chen Wenbin, and other top officials from Jiangnan present.

The Qin family is planning to focus all their efforts on cultivating the third generation!

Vice Governor Ma Hongming, who is in charge of economic planning, did not delay and took out a stack of provincial key project plans that he had prepared in advance, and handed them to Qin Zihao's desk.

This project covers multiple sectors, including urban new area construction, new energy projects, cultural tourism development, infrastructure projects, and the establishment of high-tech industrial parks.

"Young Master Qin, these are the core and key projects for all of Jiangnan Province's investment promotion efforts over the next three years. The Party Secretary's idea is to have the Qin family take the lead, working in conjunction with other major wealthy enterprises in the province to promote their implementation. What do you think?"

Qin Zihao glanced at the projects that Ma Hongming had presented, and then compared them with the risk assessment and profit forecast reports prepared in advance by his subordinates, quickly comparing the investment costs, risk coefficients, and return cycles of each project.

Many of these projects are clearly high-risk, low-profit, and extremely long-term projects aimed at benefiting the people, with very low commercial value; they are purely thankless and laborious projects aimed at achieving political success.

Qin Zihao looked up several times at Qin Zheng, who was sitting quietly drinking tea, his eyes questioning.

Qin Zheng remained silent throughout, simply sipping his tea leisurely, showing no intention of interfering.

After some hesitation, Qin Zihao made a decision.

He set aside all these high-risk, low-return projects.

As for whether or not to invest, we'll discuss that later.

A hint of regret flashed in the eyes of Li Haitao, Chen Wenbin, and the others, but it was entirely within their expectations.

These projects were extremely low in cost-effectiveness, and they didn't have high hopes for them to begin with. They just had a little scheme in mind: with these rejected, unprofitable projects in place, the Qin family wouldn't reject any other projects.

Yes, these projects intended to benefit the people were originally just "cannon fodder" to be thrown out. However, after learning how terrifying the Qin family's resources were, they became even more eager to push their luck and hoped that the Qin family would sign off on all the projects.

Fortunately, the Qin family has already secured the acquisition of core, high-quality projects worth hundreds of billions of yuan, which is enough to drive the province's economic development and revitalize the industrial chain, thus exceeding their expectations.

After the Qin family and the government finalized the details of all the projects, the wealthy people from Jiangnan who were waiting came forward one after another to inform Qin Zihao what direction their companies were in and what parts of certain projects they could undertake. The scene was very lively.

The Qin family swallowed so many top-tier government and enterprise projects and national-level engineering projects in one go; their manpower, production capacity, and resources were simply insufficient to handle the entire scale on their own.

The project will inevitably be broken down and outsourced at each level, with the industrial chain further subdivided and delegated to major partner companies within the province for follow-up and implementation.

As long as they can get on the Qin family's big ship, even if they only get a small portion of the outsourced projects, it will be enough for each company to make a fortune.

This is also the core reason why all the wealthy families are now scrambling to offer gifts and vying to curry favor with them.

Otherwise, why would the Qin family outsource a sure-fire profitable project to you?

Top-tier resources are always controlled by those at the top; personal connections and factionalism remain the unspoken rules of the business world.

The business negotiations lasted for several hours until dusk and night fell.

The Qin family's housewarming banquet has officially begun.

The entire banquet was brightly lit and resplendent, filled with elegantly dressed celebrities.

Top socialites, daughters of prominent families, and young dignitaries from all over the country gathered together, clinking glasses and laughing heartily.

The main hall was bustling and noisy, while the small garden on the other side was also full of handsome men and beautiful women chatting in groups.

A cool evening breeze rustled the flowers and trees. Qin Nian'an sat alone on a flower-covered chair in the corridor, waiting for Chen Jun. Looking at the young masters and ladies of various families, she didn't really want to approach them for a chat, because she wasn't familiar with them.

When Zhou Keke passed by the corridor, she saw Qin Nian'an and was stunned for a moment. She obviously did not expect Qin Nian'an to appear at a banquet of this level.

"Hey, isn't this Qin Nian'an?"

Zhou Keke tossed her hair and looked down at Qin Nian'an.

"How does it feel to go through all that trouble to get an audition, only to be rejected in the end?"

Qin Nian'an was stunned. Two days ago, when she was notified by Xinghui Film and Television Production Team that her contract was being terminated, she thought it was because of her own lack of ability. It seems that Zhou Keke was the one who did it behind the scenes.

She looked up and asked coldly, "Was it you who did this behind the scenes?"

"Otherwise what?" Zhou Keke chuckled, twirling a strand of her hair. "The entertainment industry is ruled by capital! As long as I, Zhou Keke, am around, a country bumpkin like you with no background or family connections will never get a single role in your life!"

She looked Qin Nian'an up and down, her face full of disdain.

"Don't you even know your own limitations? How dare you sneak into such a top-tier luxury banquet? Do you really think that just because Chen Jun brought you in, you can be on equal footing with us?"

"Look at everyone here, isn't every one of them a wealthy and influential young master or heiress? This class divide is something you'll never be able to cross in your lifetime!"

The commotion they made attracted the attention of many people, who all looked curiously at the two people in the corridor.

"Isn't that Zhou Keke from the Zhou family? What's wrong? Do they look like they have a grudge?"

"It seems so. By the way, which family's daughter is that sitting on the flower chair? I've never seen her before."

"I don't know, but judging from Zhou Keke's tone, she's probably just a rich girl who's not exactly respectable."

Faced with Zhou Keke's mockery, Qin Nian'an remained calm, instead offering a faint smile.

"I'm sorry, I've already received a role."

Zhou Keke was stunned upon hearing this, then sneered, her face full of disdain.

"Got a role? Probably just an extra? Can you really earn 200 yuan a day?"

Qin Nian'an gently shook her head, "She's not an extra, she's the female lead."

Zhou Keke's face darkened, her eyes filled with anger.

"Lead actress? I'd like to see which director is so bold as to disregard the Zhou family's wishes and cast you?"

Just then, a helpless laugh came from the side.

A middle-aged man with a refined demeanor and upright posture walked out slowly. He was none other than Zhou Bin, a top director recognized in the industry.

"Ms. Zhou, I'm sorry, but I'm the one who decided on Qin Nian'an as the female lead."

Zhou Keke recognized the person who had come in and her tone was somewhat surprised.

"Are you Zhou Bin?"

Zhou Bin nodded slightly, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.

Zhou Keke hadn't expected Zhou Bin to take a liking to Qin Nian'an, and casually gave the order:

"I'm giving your production team an additional 20 million in investment. Right now, replace Qin Nian'an immediately!"

After saying that, she raised her chin and looked at Qin Nian'an with disdain.

"Let me tell you, as long as I, Zhou Keke, am around, you'll never make it in the entertainment industry!"

In her view, an investment of 20 million yuan was enough to make Zhou Bin make the wisest choice.

But the next second, Zhou Bin chuckled and shook his head, "Miss Zhou, I dare not accept your twenty million."

Zhou Keke's face instantly turned cold, and her tone carried a blatant threat.

"Zhou Bin, don't push your luck! If you insist on protecting her, my Zhou family will use all our connections to completely blacklist all your future films, with no publicity whatsoever, and make you disappear from the entertainment industry!"

Several wealthy second-generation individuals who recognized Qin Nian'an were completely dumbfounded upon hearing Zhou Keke's words, looking at her as if she were an idiot.

This is the Qin family's daughter! How dare Zhou Keke publicly threaten to blacklist her?

Who gave her the courage? Her father, Zhou Laosi, who blocked the national highway?