Chapter 148 Competition
Tao Nanfeng walked out of the venue, and Tao Shouxin came up to him: "How do you feel?"
Tao Nanfeng pursed his lips and smiled: "Not bad." Anyway, what needs to be said has been said, and what needs to be done has been done. The rest depends on the evaluation results of the experts.
Next, representatives of design units came into the venue one after another to speak. The waiting process was long and boring. At lunch time, the canteen of the bidding office delivered lunch boxes, and we ate one rice, one meat and one vegetable.
The bidders who were sitting together in the next conference room waiting were all whispering to each other.
"This is too much trouble. Why do we have to wait here?"
"Yeah, actually we don't have anything to do after the report, so we can go out and find a restaurant to eat something."
"The people from the bidding office told us not to go out. I don't know if it was a snap decision on their part. What a shame!"
In fact, it is really unfair to the bidding office to say that it was a decision made on a whim. When it came to the question of whether other design units could leave the bid evaluation process, the bidder specifically asked foreign experts. The other party's answer was: "Whatever!"
casual? Bidding and tendering can be done casually in foreign countries, but since it is the first time in our country, we cannot be casual. After much discussion, we decided: Don't leave, just wait for me. The bid evaluation experts are all eating boxed lunches, so how can you, the bidding units, wander around and have a big meal?
Guo Yi came over and asked gently, "Professor Tao, you are a senior expert. What do you think of the works of these ten design companies?"
Tao Shouxin smiled and said, "Each has its own merits and appearances. It is hard to say who is the best and who is the worst."
There was a hint of complaint in Guo Yi's tone: "Lao Tao, you have also learned the Spring and Autumn style of writing now."
Tao Shouxin laughed and said nothing more.
Ruan Xuezhen was the last one to give a report. Seeing everyone going in and out one after another, he began to feel a little impatient.
He had been the director of the Design Institute for nearly two years and knew many people in the design field. After exchanging a few words with a few acquaintances, he looked at Guo Yi in a sarcastic tone and said, "You are so quick to flatter me. You were not so attentive when you tried to please me before, Professor Guo."
Guo Yi's face turned red and white, and he didn't know how to respond.
Tao Shouxin hated Ruan Xuezhen for calling his daughter a "female hooligan" and replied angrily: "How dare someone who was expelled from school for bad teacher ethics to speak here? Aren't you afraid of being laughed at by your peers?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the meeting hall was suddenly filled with a buzz of discussion.
"Professor Ruan was fired? No wonder he is now the chief engineer of Liuye."
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, the teacher's moral corruption is probably related to the sex scandal, right?"
"I've seen him go out to do things and always be accompanied by a seductive girl. She must be his lover. Has the affair been exposed?"
Many people present did not take Tao Shouxin's "sense of morality" seriously at all. Instead, they laughed and said, "Professor Ruan, oh, no, now that Mr. Ruan is no longer constrained by his teacher status, won't he be more free to do whatever he wants?"
Ruan Xuezhen patted his chest proudly: "Isn't it? Now I can get close to beautiful women more easily!"
A huge force came from nowhere, Ruan Xuezhen's knees went numb, and he suddenly fell to the ground.
The people in the conference room who were laughing just now seemed to have something stuck in their throats, and their laughter stopped abruptly. What's going on? Why did Mr. Ruan suddenly kneel down!
Tao Nanfeng sat next to Tao Shouxin, with his fingers slightly curled up, looking at the small ball of paper that fell at Ruan Xuezhen's feet. He was very satisfied with the effectiveness of the small ball of paper.
Tao Shouxin said coldly: "You are doing it, and God is watching. It seems that Mr. Ruan needs to change his habit of liking beautiful women."
Ruan Xuezhen only felt a twitching in the back of his knee and was in so much pain that he could not breathe. He knew that it was Tao Nanfeng who was causing trouble, but Tao Nanfeng was five meters away from him and no one believed that it was her who did it. Thinking of her superhuman strength and with Miao Jing's support, Ruan Xuezhen had no choice but to support herself with her hands and slowly stand up.
He forced a smile and said to himself: "I'm so ashamed. My knees gave way and I couldn't stand."
The others finally reacted and laughed as they supported Ruan Xuezhen: "Engineer Ruan, hold on, hold on."
Only Fan Zhicheng mocked in a voice that was neither too loud nor too soft: "If your bones are too light, your knees will be weak and you won't be able to stand straight."
For a moment, the atmosphere became a little awkward.
There were twenty or thirty people in the conference room. Tao Nanfeng, Tao Shouxin and Fan Zhicheng were outsiders. Except for Guo Yi, most people in the design institute didn't know them. Unexpectedly, these three not only did not get along with Ruan Xuezhen, but also dared to confront him on the spot. This... they were worthy of being from Jiangcheng, which was known as the furnace.
Frank, bad-tempered, and daring to fight!
This is how the world is. The soft are afraid of the hard, the hard are afraid of the tough, and the tough are afraid of those who don't care about their lives.
Everyone present was a respectable person, tactful, thoughtful, and believed in making money through harmony. When they saw Tao Nanfeng and the other two looking at them coldly, they knew that whoever dared to speak for Ruan Xuezhen would be confronting Tao Nanfeng and the others. They immediately fell silent, took a few steps back and sat back in their seats, pretending not to have heard what Fan Zhicheng said.
Ruan Xuezhen was so angry that he was shaking all over. He raised his finger and pointed at Fan Zhicheng: "You! You little brat, it's obviously you..."
Tao Nanfeng raised his eyebrows, with a hint of coldness in his eyes: You, you what?
Ruan Xuezhen really didn't dare to confront Tao Nanfeng head-on, so he had to grit his teeth and said, "Don't even think about getting this project! Don't even think about getting into Kyoto's design circle!"
Tao Nanfeng was inspired by him and said, "We'll see."
The two men's eyes met, and everyone felt sparks crackling. No one wanted to cause trouble, so they just kept their mouths shut and watched.
Just at this moment, the representative of the ninth design unit came back, and the staff of the bidding office came in to announce: "No. 10, the representative of Liuye Company reports."
Ruan Xuezhen took a deep breath, bent down and patted his knees, then rolled his eyes at Tao Nanfeng before leaving.
Seeing his childish eye roll, Tao Nanfeng laughed out loud, his childishness suddenly aroused. He picked up a small paper ball with his right hand and quietly threw it out.
A white shadow flashed by, and Ruan Xuezhen was hit in the sole of his right foot again. He staggered forward and held on to the door frame to steady himself. He looked at Tao Nanfeng with hatred and cursed, "Rude! This is not what a gentleman does."
Tao Shouxin couldn't help but laugh: "Naughty." He turned around and said to Fan Zhicheng, "Well scolded, people like this shouldn't be spoiled."
After getting the teacher's approval, Fan Zhicheng raised his hand, rubbed his nose and smiled.
Nanfeng Design Company is therefore famous in Kyoto for its good looks, bad temper and sharp tongue.
When Ruan Xuezhen finished his report and walked into the waiting meeting room, he had a look of confidence and arrogance on his face.
The staff behind him said, "Thank you for your hard work. Now the reports are all over and the judges are reviewing. You can leave on your own. Just leave a representative and wait for news."
Some reporters rushed in from outside to inquire about the situation, and people from the design unit also gathered around to ask about the results.
“Are there any interested parties?”
“Which plan are the city leaders more interested in?”
"Give us some clues in advance so that we don't have to wait in vain."
The bidding staff were so annoyed that they had no choice but to push Ruan Xuezhen out: "Engineer Ruan was the last to report. He must know more. You can ask him." After saying that, they withdrew.
Ruan Xuezhen was surrounded by reporters and was eager to perform.
"We at Liuye Company are determined to win this time!"
“The Kyoto Nishi Ward Stadium must be designed by local Kyoto designers. Those design companies from other places have absolutely no chance!”
"The design theme of Liuye Company is fashionable and high-end. If our proposal is adopted, Xicheng District Stadium will become the most trendy performance and sports venue in Kyoto."
Across the crowd, Tao Nanfeng looked at Ruan Xuezhen's smug expression. Before she could say anything, Guo Yi had already stood beside her and said unhappily, "What are you showing off for? You're so sure before the results are even out! Is there some inside story?"
Is there any inside information? Nobody knows.
There was a fierce argument going on in the judging room. The ones who were arguing the most fiercely were naturally Miao Jing and Liu Yuanyu, who almost overturned the table. Director Wang Jinglun of the Bidding Office was so frightened that he hurriedly closed the door tightly, for fear that even a single word would be leaked out. If the media knew, he didn't know what would be written.
Liu Yuanyu was afraid that Miao Jing would take action, so he hid far away and shouted, "I support No. 10. The design of Liuye Company was done by Ruan Xuezhen, a former professor of the Department of Architecture at Kyoto University. The preliminary investigation was sufficient, and the design of the work is very creative and dynamic, which fits the theme of the gymnasium. Moreover, our Kyoto project must be done by a local design company in Kyoto. If we let Jiangcheng's crappy little company do it, wouldn't it seem that we have no one in Kyoto?"
His last sentence immediately silenced District Chief Sun Xia, Ge Hongfei, Gan Yan, Lu Juan and other Kyoto locals.
Although they like Tao Nanfeng's designs, he is indeed not famous enough.
Miao Jing saw that Sun Xia was also interested, and gritted his teeth and said: "We are bidding! Everything is determined by the quality of the plan. Everyone has listened to the report of Group 3 just now. Whether it is the design theme, design concept, or design plan, it can stand out from this batch of design works.
Among the other nine design companies, which one has considered the needs of ordinary people? Which company has thought of suspending the green space to preserve it? Isn’t fair competition and admission based on merit the purpose of our bidding? Why should we reject them now just because they are out-of-town companies? ”
Liu Yuanyu insisted on his own opinion.
"The third company's idea is at most fresh, but it can't be said to be excellent. Is it difficult to create a fiction? Can't we just let the tenth company learn a little from it during the later design process?"
Liu Yuanyu's words expressed what Sun Xia wanted to say but did not dare to say.
There is no such thing as intellectual property protection at this time. Tao Nanfeng's design highlights have been reflected in the plan. Wouldn't it be enough to let Ruan Xuezhen and others learn from them? Why bother to ask a Jiangcheng design company to take over the gymnasium design project from afar?
It’s just… I copied other people’s ideas. Sun Xia didn’t dare to say this out loud for fear of being scolded.
When Miao Jing heard this, he grabbed the pen on the table and threw it out. The ink flew out, leaving star-shaped marks on Liu Yuanyu's large lapel shirt. Fortunately, Miao Jing was careful in his actions and the tip of the pen did not hit anyone, but fell to the ground.
"Master Liu, do you still have any shame? You plagiarized the design ideas in the name of public bidding. Do you still want to have a good reputation if it gets out? The third company's overhead green space plan, vermilion railings, and stone carvings belong to Tao Nanfeng. How dare you steal them?"
The three architecture professors invited from other places, Fang Qi, Ke Zunwen and Liu Yuanyang, frowned slightly, obviously strongly disapproving of this blatant plagiarism of ideas. Although plagiarism is not as strictly defined in architectural design as in literary works, you took the highlights of Group 3 directly but did not allow Group 3 to win the bid. This... isn't this too much of bullying for outsiders?
Fang Qi tapped the table with his fingers and made a rational suggestion: "You can consider the 3rd and 10th units winning the bid and work together to redesign, but you can't just copy like this. Otherwise, why bother with the bidding? There are so many reporters outside watching."
Liu Yuanyu was splashed with ink by Miao Jing, and he became angry and jumped up from the table.
"What kind of cooperation? Why should we cooperate? Are foreign companies from Jiangcheng qualified to cooperate with us?"
Miao Jing sneered, "Who doesn't know that Ruan Xuezhen from Liuye Company is your dog? Is a dog worthy of cooperating with humans?"
District Chief Sun Xia felt a headache.
The Miao and Liu families have strong backgrounds, and he can't afford to offend either of them.
While they were arguing, the door of the conference hall was suddenly pushed open, and a staff member ran in and whispered something in Sun Xia's ear.
When Sun Xia heard this, he was so excited that his scalp went numb. He stood up suddenly and said, "Minister Zhong is here? Please come in, please come in!"
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