"Of course I'm asking you this is to give you a chance. If Mr. Chen has any ideas, I can win the bid and then subcontract the work to you," Zheng Qian said.
Chen Guangda's eyes widened upon hearing this. He had never met Zheng Qian before, and had only heard about some things, but this time he had truly witnessed it firsthand. The bid evaluation committee was still in the conference room evaluating bids, and they were not even sure who would win the bid.
He actually planned to subcontract the project after winning the bid, and to his competitor no less. It's ridiculous.
Moreover, Zheng Qian's words completely disregarded his own position. What did he think his company was? A beggar? Subcontracting from competitors?
Waiting for the competitors to eat the meat while they themselves drink the soup.
It's not like most companies are without projects; it shouldn't be to this extent.
Therefore, Chen Guangda's expression also turned somewhat unpleasant. He looked directly at Zheng Qian and said, "President Zheng, our Guangda Company is not at that level where we need to eat other people's leftovers. Besides, sometimes it's best not to speak too soon. Let's wait until we win the bid before making any decisions."
Chen Guangda left those words behind and turned to go into the lounge.
Zheng Qian was annoyed by Chen Guangda's cold shoulder. He felt that Chen Guangda had taken his good intentions for granted. He was being given a chance, but Chen Guangda was taking advantage of him. If his brother-in-law hadn't told him to be careful with this project and to subcontract it to a reputable company, he wouldn't have bothered talking to Chen Guangda.
In the end, they didn't even like it. Fine, they didn't like it either, they weren't even willing to give it to me.
Don't speak too soon. Okay, the bidding is about to start, just wait for the results.
Zheng Qian also returned to the lounge, his gaze occasionally sweeping over Chen Guangda. He wanted to see where Chen Guangda would put his face after he won the bid, as well as that Li Xiuyuan.
He just said something similar to me. It's perfect that he's the host. I'll have Li Xiuyuan announce the winning bid results in a bit.
Chen Guangda understood what Zheng Qian's look meant. Although he had just confronted Zheng Qian outside, he also knew that Zheng Qian's chances of winning the bid were still very high. It wasn't that Zheng Qian had the ability, but that he had the connections. His brother-in-law, a deputy director of the municipal party committee's organization department, had stepped in to make a call. Not to mention a small central town, even in the county, for projects that weren't too important, everyone would give him face.
So he was already thinking that he should leave as soon as the bidding started and skip the lunch party to avoid being embarrassed by Zheng Qian's sarcastic remarks.
Just then, staff came over and told them to go to the selection meeting room to announce the bidding results.
Zheng Qian stood up first, straightened his clothes, and went out to walk towards the next room. Chen Guangda looked a little ugly, but since he had come to bid, he couldn't just leave without even listening to the bid opening results. If word got out, people would laugh at him.
Jinbao and the vice presidents of the two construction companies in the city exchanged a glance, then followed with smiles.
Soon, the five bidding companies arrived at the evaluation meeting room and sat down in their respective seats.
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