When such a prominent figure speaks out, it is enough to attract attention from all sectors.

Especially those peers who deeply resent Ruyang Real Estate have clearly sided with Yao Aiguo.

Their outcry swept across the country like a torrent, and some even began to question whether Ruyang Real Estate was a fraud.

Because Su Wu offered a 20% discount on pre-sales, the real estate industry was shaken up.

More and more real estate developers joined in, and countless experts and scholars stood up for them, beginning to denounce Ruyang Real Estate.

Within just one day, Tianjin authorities responded.

Modern City suspended pre-sales at the housing fair.

This wasn't a heartless call to stop them, but rather a relocation.

However, this also brought the pre-sale of Modern City to an end.

Even so, they managed to pre-sell 1,000 units, and payments have already been made to all of them.

The pre-sale of 1,000 houses brought Ruyang Real Estate more than 200 million yuan in funds.

Such a record is enough to make countless peers envious; it's truly terrifying.

At that very moment, Su Wu, who was almost bursting with joy, also received the relevant news.

He has been busy debugging the equipment these days, practically living and working at the chip factory, and has no time for anything else.

He was somewhat confused when he heard the various messages.

He rubbed his dark circles and looked at Wang Hu and his team, giving them a bright smile.

"Selling a full 1,000 units? That's impressive. With this 200 million yuan, we can complete half of the first phase of the project."

“But Brother Wu, we’ve become a scourge in the real estate industry. Many people are cursing us.”

"Go ahead and criticize, what's there to be afraid of when we earn money with our own skills?"

"But now many building material suppliers have raised prices, which must be at the behest of those real estate developers, especially Yao Aiguo of Jinchi."

"Jin Chi Yao Aiguo? That guy who writes those long posts online?"

Upon hearing this, Su Wu was immediately puzzled.

He simply couldn't understand what he had done that made him suddenly the target of public criticism.

He runs his own business and sells his own products, so how could he possibly get into trouble?

But what he didn't know was that he had already violated the industry's unspoken rules.

What he's doing is tantamount to taking away other people's livelihoods, so how can no one stop him?

They talked for a full half hour before Su Wu finally realized what was going on, thanks to subtle probing from Zheng Daren, Jiang Sifa, and others.

He looked at the bewildered crowd and asked, "Did we break the industry's unspoken rules?"

"That's about it. The 20% discount has already affected the interests of many people," Zheng Daren said with a helpless expression.

They pre-sold a full 1,000 houses, more than all the other real estate developers participating in the housing fair combined.

Seeing everyone's matter-of-fact expressions, Su Wu nodded, "Then what they said is true, but why can't we do the same?"

He paused for a moment, then continued, "How dare a few building material suppliers come out and make things difficult for us? What do they think municipal engineering is? Let's sue them!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Sifa's eyes immediately lit up.

"Boss, your idea is excellent. This is a project that is integrated with municipal engineering."

This is the principle of having a big tree to lean on for shade.

Otherwise, Su Wu wouldn't have taken on this job.

However, it's easier said than done, and this matter will take more than just a day or two to resolve.

Despite the constant criticism, Su Wu was still very happy.

After all, he no longer needs to invest any more money, and everything is moving in a positive direction.

More importantly, the chip factory is now ready to start production, which is the best news ever.

He asked with great interest, "By the way, how's the loan going? Why haven't we gotten a loan of several billion for our large-scale project on 1,000 acres of land yet?"

"This... I'm afraid it's a bit difficult right now."

As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Sifa spoke up with some difficulty.

Su Wu frowned upon hearing this.

Wasn't the Modern City project supposed to be doing very well? How could this happen?

At this moment, Jiang Sifa understood and began to explain.

"Originally, major banks were very optimistic about and supportive of us, but that's no longer the case, since our reputation isn't good now."

"Holy crap, this can actually be affected?"

"You may not know this, but Ruyang Real Estate is currently facing a lot of exclusion. If it weren't for the city government supporting us, things would probably be even more complicated."

"Are you sure the bank won't give us a loan?"

"No, but it will probably take a long time."

Jiang Sifa's words were euphemistic, but what he really meant was that there was probably no chance this year.

Even if a loan is secured, the amount will likely be less than satisfactory.

The reason for this is that the relationships within the industry are complex and intertwined, and they have offended too many people.

Upon hearing his explanation, Su Wu's lips twitched involuntarily.

He was happy for a short while, but then he poured cold water on his enthusiasm.

The inability to secure a loan temporarily won't affect his project progress, but it will impact his money-making plans.

He currently has a funding gap of nearly 1 billion Dragon Coins.

Although Ruyang Beverages is already very profitable, it remains to be seen whether it can save more than 1 billion yuan by the end of the year.

Su Wu dared not gamble, after all, he couldn't afford to.

Left with no other choice, he had to temporarily put aside the chip factory matter and personally go to the city government for help.

However, he was simply not cut out for business negotiations, and after several days, he hadn't made much progress.

After all, his Ruyang Food Company had already taken out a loan of 200 million yuan in Tianjin, so it would be difficult for Ruyang Real Estate to get a loan.

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