Chapter 23 World One [23]
After a deeper and more intimate communication, the relationship between Jing Ke and Shang Siyu became more harmonious than before.
Although Shang Siyu had not shown it before, there was still a trace of uncertainty in her heart, worried that Jing Ke could not understand the true emotions of humans at all.
However, Jing Ke's emotional performance at night successfully dispelled Shang Siyu's doubts. Jing Ke, who could have such a touching reaction, must not be someone who doesn't understand feelings.
To put it another way, even if Jing Ke really couldn't understand what love was, Shang Siyu would accept it for the experience of these few nights, her unwavering loyalty and her outstanding appearance.
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"Director Wang, this is just a small token of my appreciation. If I can get through this difficult time, I will visit you often in the future."
After being turned down twice, Xue Fan finally met the person he wanted to see during his third visit, Deputy Director Wang of the Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau.
Deputy Director Wang took a look at the black bag and quickly guessed what Xue Fan had given based on his usual gift-giving habits. The expression on his face changed slightly.
"This matter of yours is a bit difficult to handle. Considering our past friendship, I won't play tricks on you." Deputy Director Wang said slowly.
"I'd like to ask Director Wang for some advice." Xue Fan is quite good at judging people and can be humble enough when asking for help.
"Someone is targeting you, and that person has submitted extremely conclusive evidence on the system." Deputy Director Wang unscrewed the thermos and took a sip of hot water.
"There are indicators from above. We must make legal and compliant responses to all messages and letters from the public on the platform." Deputy Director Wang casually glanced at the black bag on the table.
"I'll be frank. The solution is simple. Either you find this person and convince her to give up her plans against you," Deputy Director Wang said. "Or you rectify your construction site until there are no more problems to be found and everything is legal and compliant."
Xue Fan tightened his hands on his knees, and he almost instantly became suspicious.
If his guess was correct, then it would be absolutely impossible to make the other party voluntarily give up targeting him.
"Director Wang, is the person who reported me surnamed Shang or Jing?" Xue Fan asked with a clenched fist, wanting to confirm whether his guess was correct.
"According to regulations, we are not allowed to disclose the whistleblower's information." Deputy Director Wang showed an embarrassment on his face. "I'm not sure I can answer your question directly."
"Director Wang, I've just received a new batch of tea. How about I send it to you the day after tomorrow?" Xue Fan said sensibly, "I have ten cans in total. I'll send you eight when the time comes."
"You only keep two cans for yourself? That's not a good idea, right?" Deputy Director Wang raised his eyebrows slightly, and his tone became a little more humane.
"Director Wang, you know I'm a rough guy and don't really like drinking tea. Good tea shouldn't be wasted in my hands." Xue Fan smiled apologetically, "Good tea should be given to people who understand tea."
After some discussion, Vice President Wang gave Xue Fan an answer. The whistleblower's surname was neither Jing nor Shang, but based on the real-name reporting information and the contact address left, he should be from Xinsheng Technology.
"I'll do my best to manage the construction site. I'll ask Deputy Director Wang to check everything else," Xue Fan said, suppressing his anger. "If there's an inspection, I hope Director Wang will send someone to let me know so I can prepare early."
Considering the black bag on the table and the eight cans of 'tea' in the future, Deputy Director Wang nodded and gave Xue Fan the contact information of one of his section chiefs, asking him to contact that section chief if he had any questions.
Xue Fan was somewhat dissatisfied with the other party for accepting the gift and then dismissing him as section chief, but his highest connection was only to Deputy Director Wang, so he could only accept this result.
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It is true that it is easy to indulge in the land of pleasure, but Jing Ke and Shang Siyu are not so obsessed with their nighttime affairs that they will affect the things they need to deal with during the day.
Ten days after the Xuefan construction site was shut down, Jing Ke and Shang Siyu arranged for some media to report on the incident.
The two are not seeking national fame, but have generated some heat locally, causing people who are planning to buy pre-sale properties to slow down.
Most people who want to buy a house in the city have to put their life savings and the rest of their mortgage on it, and the house is intended to be lived in by multiple generations. If they pay and don't get the house, or if they get a house with problems, the entire family will be affected.
So after seeing the relevant news and media reports, Wanshen Real Estate's transaction volume on that day became zero. Even some customers who had paid deposits hesitated and started finding excuses to delay.
Not only that, many owners who were waiting for the delivery of their houses used their personal connections to find inspection agencies, rushed to the construction sites that were about to be completed and accepted, and began various inspections and reports.
There is no other way. It is always easier to find out the problems before completion than to find out the problems after completion and handover.
"What did you say? Director Wang returned the things? What does he mean?" Xue Fan was extremely anxious and had a scruffy beard. He hadn't slept well for several days.
If only one person reports it, he can spend money to smooth things over, and then make some corrections, and the hurdle can be almost overcome.
However, after the public opinion broke out in a small range, many owners who had been waiting for their houses for a year or two found ways to go to the construction site, and many problems were discovered one after another.
These owners who have invested two generations of their family savings to buy houses don't know how to write a blind eye. Not only did they report it in their real names, they also formed groups to defend their rights and even prepared banners and slogans.
As soon as the owners started making trouble and demanded compensation and reconstruction from Wanshen Real Estate, the construction workers who had not yet received their wages began to get anxious, fearing that Wanshen Real Estate would use this as an excuse to delay the payment of their wages, so they also joined in the fun and began to demand their wages.
"Boss Xue, Director Wang can't hold it in anymore. This matter has been reported to the municipal government. The Secretary and the mayor are taking it very seriously. They plan to set up a special investigation team to appease the owners and workers."
The chief assistant said with his head down that after discovering that his boss was in big trouble, he was not panicked at all. Instead, he felt that the dust had settled.
People like Xue Fan are indeed finished. It seems that I don’t need to hold on for the year-end bonus anymore.
So the question is, should I find a way to get the company to fire me while it still has money and get more severance pay?
The chief assistant was worried for less than ten minutes when Xue Fan solved the problem.
After scolding the chief assistant for seven minutes with a sullen face, Xue Fan threw the documents to the ground and said, "Get lost! You are fired. You don't need to come to work starting tomorrow."
"Okay, Mr. Xue." The chief assistant responded particularly loudly.
As if he was afraid that Xue Fan would regret it, the chief assistant strode towards the door of the president's office after he finished speaking, opened the door neatly, walked out, and closed the door in one go.
After seeing this set of smooth movements, Xue Fan, who was furious, couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.
What was going on with the general assistant? I threatened him to leave the company, so shouldn't he have cried and promised to find a solution? Why did he just leave like that?
Did he really just leave like that without looking back? Did he really not want this job anymore?
Xue Fan was dumbfounded and confused. After suddenly losing a useful assistant, he fell into an even more passive situation.
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After the first batch of equipment was successfully installed, the prices for the second and third batches were quickly negotiated, and the project was officially completed in early November.
The high-level talents who were hired at high salaries became familiar with the equipment during installation, so they got started quickly and the first batch of products was successfully produced in a short time.
Compared to Xue Fan, who always wanted to cause trouble for Xinsheng Technology, Kangxin Group was more far-sighted. Before the first batch of equipment was installed, it sent management to discuss cooperation with Xinsheng Technology.
Perhaps because Kangxing Group had troubled Xinsheng Technology before, the representatives who came this time were very friendly at first and offered very attractive conditions for cooperation.
If Shang Siyu did not have a partner like Jing Ke who would never betray him, he would probably have been tempted by the conditions initially proposed by Kangxin Group.
The connections of an old-established company are very formidable, especially the representatives of Kangxin Group, who have made sufficient preparations and hinted that they can contribute part of the research progress and results after the cooperation between the two parties.
"We will not deny anything we have done, but please understand some of our actions, Mr. Shang," said Kang Xin's representative with a smile.
"I've heard that Mr. Shang's mentor, Professor Lin, once encountered some unforeseen misfortunes. If Mr. Shang is willing to cooperate with us, Professor Lin's reputation will definitely be restored, and maybe he can even make further progress in a few years." Kangxin Technology thought for a moment and added.
After hearing the other party mention his mentor, Shang Siyu paused and looked up at the other party.
"As long as Xinsheng Technology promotes the technology of neural connection, the teacher's reputation will naturally be restored. There is no need for external help." Shang Siyu said, his expression becoming visibly cold.
Kang Xin's attitude and sincerity seem to be sufficient, but this does not mean that Shang Siyu has forgotten what happened before.
Kangxin Group chose to suppress it at the first opportunity just to monopolize this patent.
Such a group company is not a good person. If the other party is willing to pay so much, it must have done a detailed analysis in advance to ensure that it can obtain more benefits in the future after doing so.
If she agreed to let the other party help, Kangxin Group would most likely take the opportunity to get some leverage to threaten her or even her mentor, which was something she didn't want to see.
"Sorry, I spoke out of turn." Representative Kang Xin quickly changed the subject after seeing that the situation was not good.
"The help we can provide is not limited to this. If we cooperate, we can help you quickly expand into the national market. Some of our old customers will also become your customers, and we can make you profitable within a year."
Representative Kang Xin continued, "If our cooperation deepens further, we can provide a lot of help from the government and overseas markets."
Shang Siyu seemed to be seriously painting a rosy picture in front of Representative Kang Xin, but his real thoughts were on his and Jing Ke's hands under the table.
Ever since Jing Ke learned to use his fingers skillfully, he has paid special attention to the care and training of his fingers. Whenever he has free time, he will practice with a finger elastic device in his hand.
If it is inconvenient to practice with a stretcher, Jing Ke will do freehand training.
After seeing that Shang Siyu didn't care about her hands, in order to give herself a better experience, Jing Ke not only trained herself, but also pulled Shang Siyu to help her massage her finger joints.
For example, now, neither of them is paying attention to Representative Kang Xin. Instead, you touch my hand and I pinch your fingertips, and it feels like we are playing house with our hands.
After Kang Xin finished his speech, the meeting room fell silent. Jing Ke, who had been silent the whole time, spoke indifferently.
"With sufficiently advanced technology and equipment, there's no need to worry about a lack of market. If this is all Kangxin Group's sincerity in cooperation, then please go back. We don't need such a partner."
Jing Ke: "As for the connections with the government, we at New Science and Technology are very happy to benefit patients, so it's not impossible to make a small profit but quick turnover."
After the words fell, Kang Xin couldn't help but put away the smile on his face. "Mr. Jing, if I remember correctly, you seem to be just one of the shareholders and don't hold any position in Xinsheng Technology, right?"
"It seems that there is no actual management power over Xinxing Technology?" Representative Kang Xin frowned slightly.
"Yes, but I have a veto power. If I don't agree, you can't join." Jing Ke directly retorted, his tone becoming even colder.
However, Jing Ke's hands hidden under the table were not idle at all. He was gently pinching Shang Siyu's knuckles and rubbing them up and down.
Representative Kang Xin took a sip from his water cup, then looked at Shang Siyu again. He coughed lightly and said, "Mr. Shang, I still hope you will think about it carefully. Cooperation with Kang Xin Group will bring many benefits to Xinsheng Technology."
"If we go against Kangxin Group, there will definitely be a lot of trouble." Kangxin's representative hinted, trying to use courtesy before force.
Jing Ke laughed unceremoniously, "Really? For example, they're trying to stop us from cooperating with the factory, thereby forcing me to cooperate with Xiaoyu, and ultimately allowing Xinsheng Technology to have its own production line?"
"If it's this kind of trouble that can make emerging technology better and better, it doesn't matter if there are more of them. I really hope that emerging technology can go further and better." Jing Ke said.
When Jing Ke doesn't speak, she looks like a quiet beauty, but once she opens her mouth, her words can become sharp blades that hurt the enemy, with great lethality.
"As far as I know, Kangxin Group has not yet reached the point of being all-powerful, and the trouble it brings to Xinsheng Technology should be limited."
"I know Kangxin Group has a wide network of contacts, but for us, the worst outcome is just moving from Jiang City to another city."
"Although I don't have much money, I can still build a few more production lines. The worst result is that I will be forced to move abroad by your so-called old-fashioned company, Kangxin Group." Jing Ke paused.
"But if Xinsheng Technology becomes a large company abroad, I wonder what the domestic public opinion will be like. Will anyone criticize Kangxin Group for bullying and suppressing small and micro enterprises, thus leading to the loss of talent and technology in the country?"
Jing Ke is not very good at making big promises, but he is very good at making reasonable predictions about the future.
There was no sarcasm on Jing Ke's face when he spoke, and his tone was just a little cold.
But the more indifferent Jing Ke's reaction was, the more Representative Kang Xin could taste the irony in it.
"Mr. Jing, are you going to stand against us?" Representative Kang Xin was a little unsteady, and his tone was not as calm as at the beginning.
"I should be the one asking you this question. Is this the sincerity of your Kang Xin?" Shang Siyu took over and gave an extremely tough answer.
Shang Siyu: "If that's the case, then Xinsheng Technology will stand on the opposite side of Kangxin from now on. Let's see whether Kangxin Group uses its connections to block us, or whether Xinsheng Technology will move towards a better future."
"I think it's the latter, otherwise that person wouldn't have stayed until now." Jing Ke added, "Kangxin Group's financial statements have been declining for three consecutive years, and its stock price has also been falling recently."
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