Xu Yilong's heart suddenly sank.
He was stunned for a moment and asked in disbelief, "Why is this happening? I asked for their opinions two days ago and they said they would fully support me. Why did they go back on their word when the bidding started right away?"
Qu Xiuwen said angrily, "If this bunch of hateful foreign financial groups had told us the result two days earlier, we could have found other financial groups for support. But they actually set us up at the critical moment...Are they really not afraid of offending you and having trouble taking any action in the country in the future?"
Xu Yilong frowned and said, "Xiu Wen, what should we do now? We have put so much thought into this project. Are we going to give up at the last minute?"
Qu Xiuwen thought for a moment and said, "Fortunately, our capital verification has passed. Let's wait until the bidding is over and we get the project before we go and negotiate with these greedy capitalists!"
Xu Yilong nodded and said, "Once we get the project, even if they don't support it, I can definitely find new partners with my connections!"
Qu Xiuwen nodded in agreement.
Just as the two were thinking about countermeasures.
Tang Yiming from the Municipal Party Committee Office called.
With doubts, Xu Yillong answered the call.
Tang Yiming said, "Mr. Xu, on behalf of the project evaluation committee, I would like to inform you that the original procedure has been changed. A new on-site capital verification step has been added. When you participate in the bidding tomorrow, please make sure that the company's capital scale meets the requirements..."
New regulations?
Adding a verification process at the last minute before bidding begins?
What on earth is the Pingyang Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government up to?
After hearing Tang Yiming's words, Xu Yillong felt as if he was struck by lightning and was unable to react for a long time.
Seeing that he didn't reply, Tang Yiming asked, "Hello, Mr. Xu, are you there? Did you hear what I said? If the on-site capital verification does not meet the standards, you will not be able to participate in the bidding. This is a hard lever, please pay attention to it..."
Xu Yilong said "I know" with a cold face and hung up the phone.
Tang Yiming's phone call woke him up.
This was not a whim of the Pingyang Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government, but a conspiracy against his eLong Company!
It must be like this... Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence that he just received the notification of withdrawal of investment from the consortium, and then received the notification of "on-site capital verification"... This chain of events cut off Xu Yilong's last hope.
He clutched his phone tightly and suddenly became furious.
He screamed loudly, "Conspiracy! This is all a conspiracy against me! It must be a trap set by Zhai Yuhan and Guo Xuecai... He alienated the relationship between me and the consortium behind me, and then added a procedure to strangle me... He knew that I would not be able to raise billions of cash in a short period of time without the support of the consortium... Conspiracy! It is definitely a conspiracy!"
Qu Xiuwen saw Xu Yilong losing control and quickly stood up to ask, "Brother Long, what happened? Calm down first!"
Xu Yilong looked at Qu Xiuwen with bloodshot eyes, veins popping out on his forehead, and said, "Xiuwen, we lost! In the end, we lost to Zhai Yuhan, the conspirator! We were too kind. We should have listened to me earlier... We drove him out of Pingyang before he even participated in the bidding!"
Qu Xiuwen was also angry, but not because of how sinister Zhai Yuhan was, but because of Xu Yilong's incompetent roar and complaints...
He glared at Xu Yilong and raised his voice, "Brother Long! Calm down first! We are businessmen, not a gang! If we can't defeat Zhai Yuhan by legal means, how can we win in the future? If we use violence to solve problems at every turn, won't we become a gangster force, and won't we bring shame to our parents! Brother Long! You and I are not the kind of people who will do anything for the sake of profit... We have a bottom line! We have to win in our own way! Calm down first... Calm down!"
Facing Qu Xiuwen's scolding, Xu Yilong gradually calmed down. He sighed, raised his fist and slammed it heavily on the sofa, saying helplessly, "It is precisely because we have a bottom line... that we lost! Xiuwen, I feel ashamed!"
Qu Xiuwen also sighed, stretched out his hand and patted Xu Yilong on the shoulder, comforting him, "Mountains and rivers will meet again, we will take revenge later!"
Xu Yilong said unwillingly, "When I think of Zhai Yuhan's smug expression at this moment, I feel so angry... Xiuwen, I want to ask those two financial groups what benefits Zhai Yuhan gave them!"
After saying that, Xu Yillong left angrily.
Qu Xiuwen didn't stop him, because he knew Xu Yilong needed an outlet to vent his anger at this moment, so he could yell at the two financial groups...
Xu Yillong went outside, found an empty office, and called the heads of the two consortiums one after another.
When the call was connected, Xu Yilong suppressed his anger and pretended to be calm and asked, "Boss Wen! How did I, Xu Yilong, offend you? You actually withdrew your investment at the critical moment. Isn't this a stab in my back? You must give me an explanation!"
President Wen hesitated for a moment and said, "President Xu, this is the decision of the group. I can't influence it alone... The group will explain it to you later!"
Xu Yilong cursed, "You're talking bullshit! I'm warning you, you'll pay the price for backstabbing me!"
President Wen said, "President Xu, calm down. I personally cannot represent the entire group..."
Without listening to Mr. Wen's further explanation, Xu Yillong hung up the phone.
He was thinking about how to teach Mr. Wen a lesson... It would be easy to make things difficult for Mr. Wen's domestic branch through Xu Yongchang's authority in the tax system... Unfortunately, Xu Yilong did not establish contact with Xu Yongchang's subordinates, and did not dare to call Xu Yongchang directly to complain... Revenge on Mr. Wen through the tax system became an unrealistic fantasy. Only then did he realize that although he was Xu Yongchang's son, he did not have the ability to use Xu Yongchang's power... It was too late to regret!
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