Chapter 101: A Trap?

  Xuan sat down, and Pei Jin Cheng didn't mention this matter to her at home, but instead waited until they were in the company, after Sunny's meeting was over, before handing it over to her. Was he afraid she would panic?

  He was right, she usually wasn't flustered, but this time it was no small matter.

  Meng Ta's matter, no one can see that there is a problem inside, the first payment has been received now, and even the process of urging payment has never been had, the biggest problem at most is Qiu Mingjun wants to pursue her.

  That area by the sea, she had already snapped up that piece of land at a very low price because it was not in the city and was quite remote, basically a fat profit.

  The global water park project is said to be a cooperation with Monta, but in fact it is the project that Monta handed over to Jin Cheng Holdings.

  Jin Cheng Holdings handed over the completed project to Montana.

  So now the terminal has a problem, and this problem is still the most troublesome. It's not about engineering, it's not about technology, but about land. Without land, how can we build?

  All preparations will be overturned! Such a large project, with hundreds of detailed contracts branching out.

  The contract for this land has already been signed and handed over, including to a third party. The current work has been transferred to the Engineering Department, but now it is being requisitioned as a military site!

  "How is it?" Pei Jin Cheng's tone was calm and collected.

  "Is this news still considered a secret?" Shen Xuan answered irrelevantly.

  The man's fingers tapped idly on the table, and he shrugged his shoulders. "Qiu Mingjun is a third-generation descendant of a revolutionary family, do you think he should know about this secret later than us?"

  Xu Xuan had always been afraid to confront the answer head-on, but under Pei Jin Cheng's sideways attack, she suddenly felt a chill on her back. Her hand on the dark red table surface reflected the outline, and her slender fingers slowly clenched into a fist, only to find that it was already wet with cold sweat.

  Qiu Mingjun has a very deep political background, and military land use is something that may have been heard of early on.

  In recent years, the old-school wealthy families without strong political backgrounds have basically been squeezed out of the real estate industry by the new generation of wealthy families, and this squeeze is quite obvious. This is clearly a sign that the new political forces want to consolidate their power and support a group of new players.

  In recent years, although the company's performance has been outstanding, the effort put in is much more than before. Real estate is an industry that can quickly recover investment and shift risks to banks. Companies with opportunities don't want to miss out, but it's hard to get land.

  So she has been operating through other channels.

  It's not easy to find a place like the World Water Park project, which can be built in a shallow sea area, not urban land, and is relatively remote, making it very cheap. Such a place would make the government money if they just abandoned it, plus the location I found is almost a wasteland.

  At that time, it was not only Jin Cheng Holdings that had set its sights on this project. The big shots in the city all wanted a bite of this meat.

  Moreover, when the rumors spread that Qiu Mingjun was the extremely powerful Taizi Party's heir, many wealthy and influential people wanted to curry favor with him. With such a strong partner, it would be difficult for others to squeeze him out in the city.

  At that time, many companies bidding with her had a strong mentality, and the bidding process was also very strict. Almost all the materials of the competing companies were verified, and weak companies could not participate in the bidding at all, which made people feel more about the feasibility of this project.

  It doesn't seem like that now.

  A big shake-up in the city, what's being replaced is not just the political system... and Qiu Mingjun is from Beijing again.

  Really?

  Pei Jin Cheng simply looked at Shen Xuan's changing and flashing eyes, smiling lightly without saying a word.

  "Do you think Qiu Mingjun is setting us up?" Shēn Xuān finally asked.

  "I'm not sure." Pei Jincheng reached out and grasped Shen Xuan's tightly clenched fist, stroking it gently before opening her hand and pulling out a tissue to wipe the sweat from her palm. He said slowly, "However, this project has indeed attracted many powerful companies. You can't say that Qiu Mingjun is trying to trick us, you have to admit, at the time of the bidding, you didn't have a sure win either."

  "Yes, I didn't expect it." Being able to get this project can only be described as unexpected. That bidding was extremely fierce, even thinking about it now feels like a group of wolves with different attributes from all over the place fighting in a bloody battle.

  Pei Jin Cheng's fingers gently pressed against Shen Xuan's palm, her palm had already been pinched by the fingernails due to the tension earlier. As he massaged it, he lifted her hand and blew on his lips, as if the topic they were discussing wasn't that heavy, just casual conversation. "So, if what you said is true, then Qiu Ming Jun's target may not necessarily be us."

  Xuan slowly let go of his tension, feeling the breeze in his palm, a soothing sensation, and when he met his gaze again, his eyes had softened, "Who's stronger, who's unlucky?"

  Pei Jin Cheng gazed at Shen Xuan with a smile, "Who said that? It should be whoever has the stronger strength wins!"

  "I never expected things would turn out like this, I will try every means to make up for it."

  Pei Jin let go of Shen Xuan's hand and put it on the table, leaning back himself. "If the land by the sea can't be changed to a military base, if Qiu Mingjun really wants to take down a wealthy family, if he has big ambitions to control G City's business circle with his people, then losing that land means we have to redo all the project plans and contracts. Not to mention third parties, just our contract with Monta, whether it can be resigned is a question mark."

  "It's so severe, the loss is so severe." Xuan Shen looked down at her hands, muttering to herself, feeling like she couldn't breathe. These past few years of doing business, she had avoided real estate precisely because she couldn't get along with government officials. Her city was still not deep enough, and while she could discuss benefits with businessmen in the industry, they could also talk about shared wins, and use benefits to coerce and entice each other.

  When officials speak, it's like seeking death. Others are doing a risk-free business, and they only have the privilege of coercing or enticing you, but not the other way around. Those guys don't even spit out bones when eating people. They're more difficult to deal with than businessmen, looking human-like but actually being lions and tigers that only eat meat and not vegetables!

  "Xuan, you don't have to be like this either. Doing business has its gains and losses, no one can guarantee that the business they do for their whole life will always be profitable without any loss. This time's loss is just a foundation for not losing next time and earning even more..."

  Xuan suddenly lifted her head, her eyes piercing into the man's deep pupils. How could he be so nonchalant?

  How can he be so casual about such a big project?

  His thin lips were still smiling, as if comforting her?

  She felt increasingly guilty in her heart, "I..."

  "Xu Xuan, I thought about this matter carefully yesterday. Our Pei family's current situation cannot afford to make an enemy of Qiu Mingjun, a red third-generation entrepreneur. Although there is a 99% chance that this project is a trap, there is still a 1% chance that the project can be turned around. The Pei family has always done business in such a way, once we set our sights on something, we will stop at nothing to get it. We have already invested money and signed contracts, and I will find a way to deal with this land by the sea. The reason I'm talking to you now is that you know the inside story of this matter. If Qiu Mingjun comes to talk business with you again, put it on hold for now..."

  "I get it, you're pretending not to know, right?"

  "Uh-huh."

  Xin had already thought it through in her mind. She had made mistakes in business before, but she had never made such a big mistake. How could she just let it go? "He has established himself in G city now, why would he want to oppose us?"

  "Ye Xing Luo, he didn't come alone, he has his partner, and naturally they have their own way of doing things. Maybe they want to turn G City upside down, and then they can directly step on the new land, using the underground wealthy families as fertilizer." Pei Jin Cheng smiled lightly, with a calm and composed demeanor, looking like it was no big deal.

  Shen Xuan found that she had been studying the game too much recently, so she couldn't keep up with Pei Jin Cheng's rhythm. In her eyes, Pei Jin Cheng was still the same as three years ago when they played in the nightclub - a look of arrogance and complacency, with his eyes seeming to be on top of his head. To be honest, their division of labor was clear: Pei Jin Cheng made decisions on the company's overall direction and operations, while she managed the business department. In their daily work, she had done her job well, and they rarely had in-depth communication about work.

  So much talk for a project, still a first. "Are men's ambitions all so grand?"

  "In the evening, I won't be going home for dinner." Pei Jin Cheng suddenly said.

  "Where are you going?"

  "Made an appointment with the municipal party secretary."

  Xin knew that Pei Jin Cheng had always wanted to reconnect the severed political ties of the Pei family, so she nodded, "Good."

  After work hours, Pei Jin Cheng had already left first. He was riding in a black business car with his driver. The wild and domineering off-road vehicle was driven back to the mansion by someone else.

  Xuan Shen was putting away the pens and documents on her desk, moving slowly, a bit distracted.

  She kept thinking about what Pei Jin Cheng and she had talked about. Was Qiu Ming Jun really that cruel?

  Ambition is so great that it wants to overthrow the number one aristocratic family in G City?

  Qiu Mingjun's strength, as long as you know the old master above him, will only make people hold their breath. But no matter how great his skills are, he is still a businessman after all. In G City, the Pei family may be weak in military and political power, but they are not easy to overthrow financially, so why bother colliding with this hard stone?

  What's the benefit of being an enemy with the Pei family?

  If it weren't for Pei Jin Cheng's analysis, she would have almost thought that Qiu Ming Jun was making things difficult for her on purpose because he wanted to pursue her.

  When the phone rang, Shen Xuan was stunned for a moment, looked at the incoming call, and answered it. "Jin Rui, hello."

  Jin Rui's voice was laced with a hint of gentleness, "A Xuan, I'll treat you to dinner tonight. If Jin Cheng is with you, then the three of us can go together."

  Xuan thought for a moment, "Jin Cheng has an appointment, where is it?"

  "I'll go pick you up."

  Xuan said with a smile, "No need to bother, just tell me the place and I'll drive there."

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