Liu Cheng was afraid that he would really abandon the project, so he advised, "President Lu, no matter what, we still need to receive the inspection team. With the support of the national level, it will be easier to carry out some research and development and exchanges in the future."
"Okay, I'll make a call inside." After saying that, Lu Feng turned to Liu Cheng and said, "It's almost noon, let's go eat."
Deputy District Chief Li cursed loudly on the road, and several people around him fanned the flames, saying that Lu Feng was arrogant and domineering, and that he negotiated all sorts of conditions with the city, leaving the district with no advantage whatsoever.
“We have to take this opportunity to clean things up. This time I’m going to take on the pressure from the city and deal with him. Even if Vice Mayor Liu comes, it won’t work.” Vice District Chief Li was unusually assertive.
Jiafeng Group's headquarters are in Luohu District, but regardless of taxes or other issues, they always discuss matters with the city government, bypassing the district government. This has been a source of dissatisfaction for a long time.
Inside the restaurant, Duoduo sat there eating, looking quite happy. Two beautiful women sat beside her, teasing her. It was unclear which department they belonged to. After finishing his meal, Lu Feng returned to his office and called Vice Mayor Liu.
The person on the other end answered, "Who is it?"
"It's me, Lu Feng. Deputy District Chief Li from that district has come up with a reception plan, and we really can't cooperate with it. If we have to follow the district's plan exactly, then I can only say that I'm powerless and we'll have to let the city handle the reception," Lu Feng said bluntly.
"It's just a reception, why can't we receive guests?" Vice Mayor Liu wondered to himself. Was such a small matter worth him calling personally?
Lu Feng briefly explained the situation over the phone, and Vice Mayor Li immediately said, "This is a process of discussion, don't get so emotional. I'll call and explain, and we can discuss it properly."
Hearing that he was trying to smooth things over, Lu Feng said, "The people will be here tomorrow. I'll say it again: follow our plan. They're mainly here to see if it's a real technological breakthrough. We're a private enterprise, and we need to maintain normal production."
"Okay, I understand." Vice Mayor Liu hung up the phone with a hint of helplessness and then called Vice District Chief Li.
On the other end of the phone, Deputy District Chief Li was also full of grievances, saying that Jiafeng was not cooperating. He also wanted to bring honor to the city and pushed the problem to Deputy Mayor Liu.
The person will be arriving soon. Vice Mayor Liu knows Lu Feng well. If things don't go through today, the person might refuse to receive him tomorrow, and that would be a bad situation.
Left with no other option, Vice Mayor Liu had to report the matter again.
In Europe, senior executives of several overseas branches of Jiafeng Group have been placed under control, and Lu Feng is unable to contact them at all. He then contacted Kevin, who is in charge of overseas business, through the company's management.
Berg, posing as the general manager of Jiafeng branch, inquired about Lu Feng's situation and obtained the headquarters' phone number. He called at 2 PM domestic time and was transferred to Lu Feng's office.
"Who is it?" Lu Feng asked, picking up the phone.
"Mr. Lu, it's me, Berg from the London branch." The voice on the other end of the phone spoke fluent English.
Upon hearing that it was this sucker, Lu Feng immediately became wary and said in English, "Oh, it's you. How's the company doing lately?"
“The company is doing well, everything is running smoothly, and our investments in various projects are quite stable. When are you going back?” Berg said into the phone, glancing at the police officers standing beside him.
"As long as the company is operating normally, that's fine. Since you're doing such a good job, I'll entrust you with the full management of the London branch. I have other matters to attend to overseas recently and won't be able to return for a while," Lu Feng said into the phone.
“But I called your headquarters in China,” Berg pointed out.
"Of course I'm at headquarters, otherwise how would I answer your call? I'm flying to the US in a few days for important business negotiations with Goldman Sachs. If you have any questions in the future, just contact the overseas business department directly," Lu Feng instructed.
Berg could tell he had no intention of coming back. He looked up at the policeman beside him, who waved at him.
“Mr. Lu, it’s like this, could you come back before you go to the US? There are still some issues with the company’s paperwork. We need you to go to the business registration office to make some changes. They require you to come in person because there are tax issues involved. Otherwise, we will be subject to scrutiny when we do business with headquarters later,” Berg lied.
"Okay, I understand. I'll contact you when I arrive!" Lu Feng said confidently.
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