Mayor Zhou had been suffering from headaches and pains for the past two days, and now that Lu Feng was yelling at him to his face, he immediately got angry.
Attracting these foreign investments is no easy feat. The entire municipal government has been working tirelessly for over a decade. If the economy were to run into problems under his leadership, he couldn't bear the blame.
"Do you think your Jiafeng Group is so great? That this city can't function without you? This city is supported by thousands of businesses and needs to have a reputation overseas. If those businesses lose trust, tell me, what are we going to do?" Mayor Zhou slammed his fist on the table and cursed, "Even if I shot you, I couldn't make up for the loss!"
"Shoot me? Come on, I've already come this far, what's one more shot?" Lu Feng also lost his temper, shouting at the group, "Why don't you think about why those foreign investors dare to move out? Are you planning to make the people here do assembly line work for the rest of their lives? Let me tell you, I understand your difficulties, but I'm also doing my job. Everything I'm doing today is so that those foreign investors won't dare to easily say they're leaving tomorrow. If they dare to leave, we'll make them get out!"
"You're accusing me of plagiarism the moment you open your mouth. Do you even understand technology? Do you know anything about what Jiafeng does? Where did they get that technology? They poached it all from their companies at exorbitant prices. I'm spending European money, chasing after Japan and the US, stealing and robbing abroad, and now you're slapping this label on me? I don't care about those 'spiritual foreigners' or 'Japanese people,' but if you say that, I'll absolutely not stand for it. I'll go to Beijing and sue you!"
The situation was spiraling out of control. The large canteen outside the private room was completely silent, with everyone eating in silence. Those who could eat in this canteen were all cadres at the section chief level or above, and they had never seen anything like this before.
"Why doesn't this sound like Mayor Zhou's voice?"
The others looked at each other, remaining silent. It was obvious that the voice belonged to Lu Feng; he was the only person in the entire country to be cursing like this.
The atmosphere in the private room had reached freezing point, and the situation was getting out of control. Lu Feng had put Mayor Zhou in a very awkward position. He was worried about the economy. The hollowing out of Asian industries was already showing signs, and a new round of economic crisis was clearly on the horizon. How could he not worry about Shenzhen being impacted?
Seeing this, Vice Mayor Liu quickly stepped in to smooth things over, saying to Lu Feng, "President Lu, there's no need to get agitated. Shouting like that is inappropriate. Mayor Zhou is only considering the bigger picture. There have been so many things happening these past few days. It's not easy for those foreign companies to come in. Behind each of these companies are tens of thousands of families. Letting foreign companies leave is easy to say, but if they really leave, it will lead to a massive wave of unemployment."
"The wave of unemployment is inevitable; it's bound to come eventually, there's no stopping it," Lu Feng muttered, taking out a cigarette from his pocket and lighting it.
No one else dared to speak. Mayor Zhou sat there with a stern face. Vice Mayor Liu advised, "Sit down. You can't just think about things from your own perspective. Mayor Zhou won't hold it against you. The problem now is what the higher-ups are going to do about the extradition request from Europe. We're just waiting for news. Jiafeng's investigation must continue."
Lu Feng sat down, not in the mood to eat at all. Mayor Zhou across from him still had a bandage on his head. He was even more annoyed and almost choked. He originally thought Jiafeng Group was a brilliant achievement, but then this happened.
"Let's eat. You should stay here until the news arrives." Mayor Zhou sighed slowly and continued, "I think you should apologize to the media to calm down those foreign investors."
Upon hearing this, Lu Feng instantly flew into a rage. He looked at Mayor Zhou, about to speak, when Vice Mayor Liu, his face contorted in a grimace, waved his hand, signaling him to shut up.
Lu Feng opened his mouth, but in the end he only took a puff of his cigarette.
"Let's eat. All departments should handle their own affairs, appease foreign investors, and be careful with what you say to the media." Mayor Zhou picked up his chopsticks and said, "It's only a matter of time before that Asian financial problems arise. I mentioned this at the previous meeting when analyzing the industries and exchange rate anchoring of various countries. The focus of our work going forward will be on optimizing the industrial structure and upgrading high-end manufacturing, expanding employment opportunities, and attracting foreign investment. We'll discuss that at the next meeting."
"By the way, let the Shenzhen Chamber of Commerce hold a meeting and have Lu Feng give an interview at the meeting, taking advantage of this opportunity to say something."
Mayor Zhou was still worried that Jiafeng would suffer too many attacks. Lu Feng was not important, but Jiafeng was very important. The financial problems in Asian countries were particularly prominent. Several rounds of international warnings about financial risks had been issued. Domestic state-owned enterprises also had a lot of problems. At this time, Shenzhen was particularly important.
Some abscesses need to be punctured sooner or later; how can an industry develop more smoothly without experiencing some pain?
The lunch was very somber. Not only Lu Feng, but the entire Jiafeng Group couldn't eat properly. The external attacks were becoming increasingly fierce. Jiafeng seemed to have become a disgrace to the country, and many ordinary people who didn't know the inside story were also cursing.
At 2 p.m., facing such a massive attack, Wei Yandan consulted with Zhu Lidong, Liu Cheng, and a few others over the phone and decided to issue a clarification in the name of the company.
At the same time, the Shenzhen Chamber of Commerce announced that it would hold a meeting. The purpose of the meeting was to strengthen exchanges between enterprises and promote business prosperity. The meeting was an expanded meeting, which only included Lu Feng.
As soon as the news broke, countless reporters rushed to the hotel where the meeting was being held.
Before 3 p.m., Lu Feng arrived at the hotel by car, followed by several staff members in suits. Before he even reached the door, a large group of reporters surrounded him, microphones stacked on top of microphones, and a barrage of questions came at him, some of which were even insults.
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