Almost every entrepreneur has done something like blocking a leader's door. Some have even waited up to a month to get a loan or tax exemption.
Mayor Wang, in another office, looked down at Lu Feng, feeling extremely troubled. Just before the end of the workday, he instructed the security guards to remove the two men from the building.
When the security guards came to clear people out, Lu Feng knew it was time for him to go off duty. He didn't argue with the guards, but strode out of the municipal compound and waited outside the gate.
A dozen minutes later, a black sedan drove out of the gate. Lu Feng saw it getting into the car from a distance. As soon as the car turned a corner, Lu Feng rushed over.
The driver was startled and slammed on the brakes, bringing the car to a stop.
"Are you sick? Are you looking to die?" the driver yelled, rolling down the window.
Lu Feng stood in front of the car, staring into the interior. In the back seat, Mayor Wang rubbed his head, muttering "ouch" repeatedly. He was almost driven crazy by this man.
"You hit someone, didn't you?" Lu Feng slapped the hood and shouted, "How were you driving? Are you blind?"
As Lu Feng spoke, he beckoned Feng Zhiyao over. Feng Zhiyao walked over, completely bewildered as to why Lu Feng was taking such a huge risk.
"Lie down!" Lu Feng said to Feng Zhiyao, "Lie under the car wheel!"
"Huh?" Feng Zhiyao was dumbfounded. Wasn't this courting death? He shook his head and said, "I'm not lying down."
"Just lie down when I tell you to. If he dares to press down on me, I'll make him pay. Listen to me and you'll be fine," Lu Feng said casually.
Feng Zhiyao stared wide-eyed at Lu Feng. Good heavens, even if the car hadn't run over you, it would have broken even if it had just run over your leg.
"This won't work."
“You don’t understand, this is very useful, lie down!” Lu Feng said as he climbed onto the hood.
The driver opened the car door, cursing and swearing, wanting to argue with Lu Feng. Although Feng Zhiyao didn't lie down next to the wheels, he stood in front of the car.
"If you're fucking sick, go get treatment, or I'll punch you!" the driver yelled.
"They're hitting people! Look, the municipal officials are beating up ordinary citizens!!" Lu Feng shouted at the top of his lungs, pounding on the windshield like a shrew, wailing incessantly but without shedding a tear.
"I can't live like this anymore! This is too much! You're going to run me over and kill me today!"
"You're going to run me over and kill me!!"
"This is outrageous! Everyone come and see! A municipal vehicle is about to run us over! In broad daylight, before the sun has even set!"
People are already looking this way; watching a spectacle is an instinctive skill of the Chinese people.
Mayor Wang couldn't take it anymore. This couldn't go on like this; something terrible was about to happen. He reached out and pushed open the car door, got out, his face ashen, twisted in pain.
"Lu Feng!!!"
Lu Feng looked up at him and said, "You have to stand up for me! He's going to run me over and kill me. I can't live like this anymore. I don't want to live either. Let him run me over! Run me over!"
Lu Feng climbed down from the roof of the plane and stared at the driver's chest, making him keep bumping against it. The driver was so angry he felt like his lungs were about to explode.
"Are you trying to be a scoundrel? Is that how you behave?"
Lu Feng gripped the car door handle with one hand and said to Mayor Wang, "I'm telling you this: if this isn't resolved, I'll cause trouble."
"You're a private business owner, can't you have any shame? Even just a little bit, just a tiny bit would be enough," Mayor Wang said, his teeth clenched in exasperation.
“I’m shameless. Today I’m going to lay it all out. I helped with the VCD project because I wanted to keep the patent for this technology in China. It’s the hope for scientific research. This land isn’t suitable for it to grow. You’re only thinking about yourself. Have you thought about the researchers?” Lu Feng questioned him.
"Why shouldn't I adapt to this place? You think you can just say I don't like it? Who do you think you are?" Mayor Wang snapped.
“This place is unsuitable in terms of transportation, industry, and supporting facilities. Do you know how many R&D personnel there are across the country? They have limited funds but are eager to develop something. However, there has been no hope for independent innovation in China. VCD is like a shot in the arm.”
"What is this? This is the hope for research and development. I understand that you want foreign investment, but have you ever thought about the consequences if developing a new technology attracts foreign investment?"
“You don’t want to think about those things. You just want to build an industrial base, just like those garbage industrial bases. When they’re building it, there’s a lot of publicity, but after they’re finished, it’s just a pile of weeds. What am I doing? I’m protecting this hard-won achievement.”
"The Smith team is just stalling, trying to wear me down. If you insist on pushing forward, putting pressure on President Jiang, and creating this legendary story, then don't blame me for being impolite."
"What are you trying to do?" Mayor Wang asked with a grim expression.
“They’re not doing anything, they’re just stirring things up and making a scene!” Lu Feng said firmly.
"Shameless, you fucking bastard!!" Mayor Wang was so angry he wanted to hit someone. He glared at Lu Feng and asked, "Do you want me to be satisfied? Who do you think you are to satisfy me?"
"But we can't sell it cheaply!!!" Lu Feng stared at him and shouted, "If we follow my negotiation strategy, we can get better terms, which would be worthy of this technology."
"Your conditions will scare people away!"
"You're just afraid of others, afraid they'll leave. Why? You know better than anyone else that you don't consider others at all, and you don't understand the technology. You just want to attract foreign investment."
"This is the main focus of my work."
"But you can't be without a bottom line. The easier you are to talk to, the more ruthless they will be. If you don't dare to ask for a price, they will dare to try to lower it for you."
"I don't want to talk to you. If you like blocking the car, then block it. I'll walk back. Also, if you shout again, be careful, or you'll be detained for disturbing public order!" Mayor Wang waved his hand and walked inside.
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