After the bidding ended, Yan Shao, the president of Yanhuang Group, who won the bid, naturally became the subject of numerous interviews by the media.
"Young Master Yan, there have been rumors that Yanhuang Group withdrew from the bidding. Why are you back at the bidding conference today?"
Young Master Yan chuckled and shrugged. "How would I know? I never said I would give up the bid. As for the rumors circulating outside, I'm sorry, I don't know who spread them. Anyway, our Yanhuang Group would never treat such a serious matter as bidding so lightly or go back on our word."
When Yan Shao said this, he not only portrayed the previous rumors as malicious tactics by competitors, but also subtly criticized Yi Wang Real Estate for its irresponsible behavior of announcing its participation in the bidding but ultimately backing out at the last minute.
These reporters were all smart people. After listening to Yan Shao's words, they immediately handed the microphone to Wang Wenjie, who was standing to the side.
"Mr. Wang, didn't Yi Wang Real Estate announce its participation in the bidding process? Why isn't Yi Wang Real Estate's name on the list just now? Is it because Yi Wang Real Estate failed to meet the bidding standards and was disqualified? Or did Yi Wang Real Estate realize it couldn't compete with Yanhuang Group, so it chose to withdraw automatically?"
Originally intended to severely humiliate Yanhuang Group, it has now turned into a slap in the face for Yiwang Real Estate.
Those watching the spectacle were all eagerly anticipating the show.
Wang Wenjie was already extremely anxious, and now, after being ruthlessly stabbed in the back by the reporter, he couldn't even maintain his basic composure. With a dark face, he coldly uttered, "No comment!" and then signaled his bodyguards and secretary to push him away from the scene.
As the protagonist and the big winner, Yan Shao continued to be surrounded by reporters, calmly answering their questions.
Then, someone suddenly asked a question at an inopportune moment.
"Young Master Yan, I've heard that Yi Wang Real Estate is constantly opposing Yan Huang. Is it because you and President Wang are rivals for her affections? I've also heard that Miss Yi is Young Master Yan's first love?"
"Miss, I am a married man. My wife is my first love. I believe everyone knows who my wife is. I love my wife very much, so please don't drag me into this with my future wife. I don't want to go home and kneel on durian shells tonight!"
The reporters present burst into laughter at Yan Shao's teasing and humor.
After dealing with the reporters, Yan Shao and Qin Xiu left the venue with the other staff members.
Once in the car, Qin Xiu couldn't help but give Yan Shao a thumbs up.
"Sir, that was a brilliant victory! Yi Wang Real Estate has suffered a major setback in its first battle. It'll be tough for them to get back up!"
"This is the result I wanted!" Young Master Yan said calmly.
In fact, from the very beginning, Young Master Yan had no intention of withdrawing from the bidding. His words of giving up in front of Qin Xiu and the staff of Yanhuang Group were merely to create a false impression.
Then, he deliberately spread rumors that Yanhuang Group had decided to withdraw from bidding on a certain project. However, in reality, he had already informed the government, and all bidding procedures were proceeding as normal. Because Young Master Yan had given prior notice, when news of Yanhuang Group's withdrawal from the bidding spread like wildfire, causing a great stir, no one from the government came forward to deny it, and Yanhuang Group remained silent, leading everyone to believe that Yanhuang Group had truly backed down and given up!
In fact, he had seen it all along: Wang Wenjie's participation in the bidding was just an attempt to muddy the waters and fish in troubled waters. In the end, he had no intention of going all the way.
Because Wang Wenjie is also a true businessman. His original intention was only to reduce Yanhuang's profits, not to really intervene in the project. Moreover, he was planning to kill two birds with one stone.
First, by participating in bidding, they repeatedly lowered the price, causing Yanhuang to lose most of its profits. Second, they created the illusion in front of others that Yiwang Real Estate could rival Yanhuang Real Estate.
In Wang Wenjie's mind, Yanhuang Group would definitely not be willing to admit defeat and give up the bid, so they would definitely compete with him all the way and eventually win the project with a small profit.
However, he didn't expect that his cleverness had been seen through by Young Master Yan. Instead of exposing him, Young Master Yan turned the tables on him, and in the end, a major reversal occurred. Needless to say, the ultimate winner was Yanhuang Group, not Yi Wang Real Estate.
And all the unpleasant things that were rumored to be directed at Yanhuang Group have now been directed at Yiwang Real Estate.
For Yiwang Real Estate, which has only been open for a short time, this label is a bit heavy. Perhaps once it's on their head, they won't be able to hold their heads up again.
After such a resounding victory, Young Master Yan naturally had to celebrate with Qin Xiu and his subordinates. Originally, Qin Xiu and several others suggested going to Jingjing Private Kitchen, but Young Master Yan rejected the idea.
It wasn't that he was unwilling to help his mother-in-law, but he knew that the restaurant was fully booked for the next two weeks, and if he really took his subordinates there, it would only put Chen Jing in a difficult position.
So they found a seafood restaurant near the bidding venue and had dinner there.
Just as Yan Shao had guessed, Jingjing's private kitchen was doing booming business as usual.
Zhu Qianying has been working at the jewelry store these past few days. Besides the employees and Chen Jing, only Bai Shao is helping out at the store.
Although the bidding process was not broadcast live, highlights of the event were shown on the midday financial news program, including interviews with Yan Shao and Wang Wenjie.
The restaurant had several televisions for diners to watch, and most of the diners knew that the restaurant owner was Yan Shao's mother-in-law.
So when they saw Yan Shao boldly professing his love in front of the reporters, many diners in the shop shouted, "Boss lady, come and see your son-in-law, he's so handsome!"
Hearing the commotion outside, Chen Jing ran out of the shop to take a look. With the help of the crowd, she saw a short clip of an interview with Yan Shao.
However, Chen Jing didn't see the part where Yan Shao confessed his love to Zhu Qianying in public.
Seeing her regretful expression, Bai Shao, who was sitting at the checkout counter helping with the payments, quickly opened the TV station's official Weibo account. There, they had just posted a whole interview video of Yan Shao. Bai Shao opened the video and watched it with Chen Jing from beginning to end.
"You know what, he's actually quite handsome!"
Bai Shao has always had a very discerning eye when it comes to men.
After all, her ex-boyfriend was an exceptionally outstanding man. Although they eventually broke up, she still had to admit that, to this day, she had never met a man more charming than Zong Zhe.
Of course, that was her thought a few minutes ago. Now, she has to say that this young master Yan has now become the most handsome man in her eyes, on par with Zong Zhe.
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