Vice Mayor Liu looked at Lu Feng with great helplessness. He was now a reckless scoundrel, and no amount of scolding or persuasion could win him over. All he could do was sigh.
"It's not like it's being widely reported; it's just about gaining fame. Why do you have to offend people?" Vice Mayor Liu stared at Lu Feng with considerable displeasure and said, "We can't expect everything to revolve around you. If you're full, others have to go hungry?"
Lu Feng was well aware of the intricacies of their relationship. A few years ago, he would have simply done a favor, but not now; he couldn't bear the infamy.
During this period, he didn't even dare to read the newspapers anymore. The condemnation seemed to be trying to devour him. Public opinion is a fearsome thing, and besides, neither he nor Jiafeng would benefit from doing these things.
Their methods were simply to secure what originally belonged to Jiafeng, and Lu Feng wasn't worried about that at all. Perhaps this was the confidence that came from having core value in the company.
"So what if I'm hungry? It's not good to steal food. If you really want to find a reason to arrest me, you can do it anytime." Lu Feng stretched out his hands, looking like he was at Lu Feng's mercy.
Vice Mayor Liu looked at his bitter face. Who would dare to arrest him at a time like this? The whole world was watching this man. Any slight movement would be big news. Judging from the reaction from above, it was clear that they wanted to protect him.
"I'll make you sick from anger sooner or later. I shouldn't have gone to Suzhou in the first place, and I definitely shouldn't have brought Jiafeng here." Vice Mayor Liu lit a cigarette and muttered some regretful words.
But he didn't say that a few days ago. When someone is useful, he treats them like a precious treasure; when someone suffers a disaster, he regrets his past actions. No matter what job you do or what position you hold, you can't escape this law.
"That's enough for today. Go back and report on your work. I'm busy with my own things too." Lu Feng said, then turned and walked upstairs to his office without paying him any more attention.
Inside the office, Liu Cheng sat down, looking somewhat tired. The reception work of the past few days had kept him running around. He asked someone to pour him two glasses of water and said worriedly, "President Lu, it's not good to have things get too tense with the city."
"What's there to be afraid of? We should confront them when necessary, otherwise they'll take advantage of us. Of course we'd be afraid if we were a small business, but what are we afraid of now? Do you really think they'd dare arrest me? We've long since lost control of the city. Instead of worrying about these things, we should focus on launching our new products," Lu Feng said nonchalantly.
The main reason Lu Feng doesn't give the city any face is that the city can't help him with anything now, whether it's the lithography machine or the problems overseas, they can't solve them.
On the contrary, the city now needs Jiafeng's brand. To put it bluntly, all that's left is their own effort, and they won't get any beneficial returns from the other party. Why give them so much face? It won't put food on the table.
"How's the DVD development progressing?" Lu Feng asked Liu Cheng.
"It's already in the testing phase, and it should be online before the end of the year without any problems. There's a prototype here." Liu Cheng stood up to get it.
"No need to look at it anymore. Focus your attention on the chips. There's something else." Lu Feng pondered for a moment and said, "You, have the finance department of the R&D company prepare a budget for next year. Schroder received 2 billion, but there's still 1.5 billion left. Have the finance department prepare a budget for next year and bring it up at the board meeting at the end of this year."
"I heard from President Wei that they've urged them several times to pay the remaining 1.5 billion, but they just won't make the payment." Liu Cheng sensed that something was wrong.
"Whether they fight or not is their business. We'll proceed step by step. As for this, don't let the people sent by the Schroder Group know about it. Keep it a secret," Lu Feng instructed.
"Do they not want to pay?" Liu Cheng already knew the answer in his mind.
"Think about it, we were thinking that if we fed you 3.5 billion, you could stand up. Now, with 2 billion, you're already standing up. The most important thing is that we've fallen out with the US. Those Europeans may look fierce, but in the end, they're just barking dogs. They're very fierce when they're showing their teeth, but when it comes to a real fight, they're cowards."
"This game of capital confrontation has actually already come to an end. They want to spend money to make us fight to the death with the United States! If we really go all out, they are afraid of getting burned. This is the weakness of capital. It bullies the weak and fears the strong. So the idea of the European side is definitely to protect their money bags and throw us out." Lu Feng leaned back in his chair and analyzed.
"If that's really the case, what should we do?" Liu Cheng panicked a bit. Whether it's research and development or the industrial chain, they can't do without these developed countries.
"Don't worry, you can come and go as you please. What do you take us for?"
Lu Feng had just finished speaking when his phone rang. He answered, "Who is it?"
"President Lu, it's me, Zhu Lidong. I just got back. Are you at headquarters?" Zhu Lidong asked.
"I'm at the R&D company, come over here," Lu Feng said into the phone.
Half an hour later, Zhu Lidong arrived. He looked a little fatter than he had been in the past six months. He smiled at Lu Feng and said, "President Lu is back. I just got back from Shenyang. This year, the logistics lines in Northeast China are basically all in place."
Lu Feng nodded, pointed to the sofa next to him and asked him to sit down, and said, "I called you over for one thing. The marketing department will now take on an additional task: to search the world for lithography machines that can manufacture micron-sized chips."
"A lithography machine?" Zhu Lidong looked at Liu Cheng with a puzzled expression and asked, "What's it for?"
"It's a machine for manufacturing chips."
Seeing that Zhu Lidong knew nothing about lithography machines, Lu Feng said, "You guys should contact Kevin and ask him to help you find one. Use the connections in the marketing department and try to buy it as soon as possible."
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