"When will you arrive? I'll send someone to pick you up from the airport. Once you've booked your ticket, please tell me your flight number," Berg asked over the phone.
"Okay, okay, I got it," Lu Feng replied casually.
"When are you going to book your flight?" Berg pressed on.
"I'll let you know when the tickets are booked," Lu Feng replied casually.
“They’re in a hurry. Could they come over in three to five days?” Berg said, still unwilling to give up.
"I'll try my best. I have some things to do here, so I'll hang up now." Lu Feng said and hung up the phone.
Berg looked up at the officers around him and said, "You all heard it, he'll be here in a few days, maybe this week, maybe next week."
The police weren't stupid; what they said earlier was clearly just an excuse. The group exchanged glances, realizing that it was impossible to bring Lu Feng back now.
They detained Berg, and after several parties communicated by phone, they decided that he should be extradited through judicial means, and they also tallied up the amount of money involved in Jiafeng's case.
Although the unofficial distributors didn't know what had happened, rumors had already spread that Jiafeng had gone bankrupt. The distributors who got the news early immediately sold off their stockpiled products at half price, while those who were slower to react were left with nothing but stuck with their stock.
Several countries involved with Jiafeng's branch began to compile the amount of money involved in the Jiafeng case. Due to time constraints and in order to show the seriousness of the case, only a rough estimate of the amount of money involved was made. The data submitted by the British police was between five billion and eight billion US dollars.
When the amount was submitted for review, the leader thought that since these things couldn't be investigated clearly anyway, he might as well add some companies owned by his relatives, friends, or business partners to make it easier to falsify accounts. After it was done, he would submit it again, and the amount kept increasing.
This incalculable loss has become a source of endless complaints for many. When several countries combined the losses, they discovered a jaw-dropping figure: the amount involved was over 90 billion US dollars.
When the officials were on the phone, they were all speechless at the figure. But things had already come to this point. Even if it wasn't him, it was still him. After discussing it on the phone, they figured it was over 90 billion. When they told the Chinese side, they would just round it up to 100 billion US dollars.
When the domestic and foreign affairs channels received this news, they were shocked on the spot. Either the other party was lying, or Lu Feng had robbed a small European country.
Lu Feng hung up the phone. The speed of the investigation in Europe was clearly beyond his expectations. He estimated that this matter would escalate this year.
In the city, a meeting about receiving the inspection team was underway. Deputy District Chief Li and his entourage were called over. A dozen people were sitting at the conference table, led by Mayor Zhou, who was in his fifties, thin, with bright, piercing eyes, and a cigarette between his fingers.
"I still hope everyone can realize that this is an opportunity for international high technology to see Shenzhen, not a time for you to cause trouble or act like an official throwing a tantrum. Distinguish between what's important and what's not. Deputy District Chief Li, what's going on with you?" Mayor Zhou asked, taking a drag of his cigarette.
“Mayor Zhou, we also wanted to prepare a plan for the inspection team, but they kept finding fault with everything and still wanted to get it done.” Deputy District Chief Li said aggrievedly, “This was supposed to be a matter of discussion, but when that General Manager Lu came, he acted like he was the King of Heaven.”
"I don't want to hear you say this. I've put you here not to listen to you talk like this. Now you're the one revolving around them, not the other way around. Don't you understand this basic principle? I've also looked at that plan. How are we going to bring in foreign engineers?" Mayor Zhou scolded Deputy District Chief Li, "Use your brain when you do things."
“No, it’s not easy for our district either. Jiafeng Company accounts for a large part of the district’s economy, but it can’t play a leading role. The district needs money everywhere. We’ve been talking to the city for a long time. Please understand the situation in the district,” Deputy District Chief Li retorted.
"If there are difficulties, we should overcome them. Everything has been arranged, so what are we supposed to do? They're coming tomorrow, and nothing has been arranged yet. Is this the job you're supposed to do? We've sent you here just to cause trouble?" Mayor Zhou was a little unhappy. He took a puff of his cigarette and said to everyone, "Recently, we should focus our work on Jiafeng. We need to seize the opportunity to let the chip industry take root and flourish locally, attract the global semiconductor industry to look to us, and do a good job in receiving them. This is the key point of this trip."
"As for Jiafeng, he can't fly either. Jiafeng is a phoenix egg. We need to use this egg to attract more phoenixes to build their nests. We need to formulate guidelines for the development of the city's semiconductor industry and focus on this in our investment promotion efforts to attract more supporting manufacturers to settle here in the next few years."
Deputy District Chief Liu sat there silently after being scolded. It was obvious that he would be scolded by the District Chief again when he returned to the district.
After the meeting, Mayor Zhou immediately called Lu Feng, his voice full of apology. He addressed the reception issue in two ways: Jiafeng would arrange the inspection route, while the municipal government would handle the hospitality and publicity. Everyone would fulfill their responsibilities, with the district providing support.
"Okay, okay, thank you for coming all this way and calling to discuss this. We'll definitely make the arrangements." After saying that, Lu Feng felt he should inform the regional manager beforehand to avoid being arrested if anything happened.
"Oh, right, there's something else. I was in Europe earlier this year, and something happened there. There might be some activity going on recently, so I wanted to let you know in advance."
Although Mayor Zhou only arrived this year, he had already done some research on Jiafeng, the largest private enterprise in the city. At the beginning of the year, he had visited Jiafeng with Wei Yandan. He had also heard of Lu Feng's reputation in private.
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