Dragon Blood Divine Son-in-law
Chapter 214: Investment Group

Chapter 214: Chapter 214: Investment Group

Madam Xu hadn’t expected her son to treat Chen Xuan with such disdain and quickly chased after him.

"Doctor Chen, I beg you not to be angry! My son does indeed have too high an opinion of himself. Rest assured, I’ll go and give him a lesson right away!"

Madam Xu said, intending to pull Chen Xuan back with her.

Chen Xuan forced a smile, "Madam Xu, there’s no need for that. Director He has many matters to tend to every day, let’s not take up more of his time."

Truth be told, Chen Xuan didn’t feel any anger towards He Zhengxin’s attitude.

His philosophy was simple: if you treat me with sincerity, I will reciprocate; if you are indifferent, then there’s no need for me to put on a warm face for your cold backside.

While Chen Xuan was speaking with Madam Xu, he saw a group of about a dozen men in suits stride into the entrance of the reception.

Each man exuded an aura of authority and confidence, and the faces of the other guests at the event showed a hint of awe upon seeing them.

Clearly, the identities of these dozen men in suits, even within the context of this rooftop reception, seemed quite extraordinary.

Indeed, that was the case.

The rooftop reception was organized by He Zhengxin to attract investment for Huai City.

The group of a dozen people that had just arrived were the investment group that He Zhengxin was targeting to draw in with this event.

These men were all heavyweight figures within the two-river business community, with truly exceptional status and positions.

"President Wang! President Tong! You have finally arrived!"

Seeing the arrival of the investment group, He Zhengxin hurried over with a beaming smile, a stark contrast to the indifference he had shown to Chen Xuan moments before.

After all, the members of this investment group could not only assist the future development of Huai City but, most importantly, could also contribute significantly to He Zhengxin’s political achievements. It was normal for He Zhengxin to show such enthusiasm towards them.

He Zhengxin promptly shook hands with the two leaders of the group.

These two men were the heads of the investment group, Wong Xingchang and Tong Mao.

At that moment, both carried an arrogant demeanor, clearly bearing a much grander air than He Zhengxin of the Huai City Investment Office.

"Hey? Where’s Xiao Zhang?"

He Zhengxin had previously sent his female secretary, Zhang Yanyan, to welcome the investors, but now there was no sign of her.

"Oh, if you mean your little secretary, she went to the restroom just now. She must be feeling a bit unwell!"

"Hahaha..."

The explanation from Wong Xingchang elicited a round of sniggers from Tong Mao and the others, as if there was an insinuation in their laughter.

He Zhengxin felt a moment of embarrassment but didn’t take it too seriously.

"Well then, President Wang, President Tong, please follow me to be seated."

Under the guidance of He Zhengxin, Wong Xingchang and his party took their seats at the long table with a haughty air.

He Zhengxin personally poured wine for Wong Xingchang, "President Wang, I’ve had the investment contract prepared, all terms are according to what we previously agreed upon. Please have a look."

As he spoke, He Zhengxin had someone bring the contract to Wong Xingchang.

However, without so much as a glance, Wong Xingchang pushed the contract back.

"Here’s the thing, Director He, after going back last time, our investment group discussed it again, and we feel that the terms about the investment subsidies we talked about earlier still need to be revised!"

He Zhengxin was stunned for a moment before asking with a smile, "I’m not sure how President Wang would like to amend it?"

Wong Xingchang, sitting with one leg crossed over the other, said casually, "How about this: we double the investment subsidy we’re all supposed to get on top of the original amount!"

"What? Double?!" He Zhengxin was astonished.

In fact, in order to secure the investment from Wong Xingchang and the others, He Zhengxin had already made significant concessions during the last negotiation, reaching his absolute limit.

To his surprise, Wong Xingchang and his group were still not satisfied!

Suppressing his irritation, He Zhengxin said with a smile, "President Wang, hadn’t we already settled on the contract terms before? We’re about to sign the contract, and now you’re changing your mind at the last minute, which seems a bit inappropriate."

Before Wong Xingchang could respond, Tong Mao next to him said impatiently, "What’s inappropriate about that? Last time, it was just a verbal agreement, we never signed any contract. What’s the problem with changing the terms now?"

"There’s not necessarily a problem, but the conditions we offered last time were already very favorable. To double the subsidy again would be completely beyond our bottom line, so, we really can’t agree to that..." He Zhengxin said with a troubled look on his face.

Wong Xingchang snorted coldly, "So Director He means there’s no room for negotiation? If that’s the case, then there’s nothing more to discuss. Let’s go!"

Seeing that Wong Xingchang and his group were truly about to leave, He Zhengxin immediately became anxious and quickly tried to stop them.

"President Wang! President Tong! Gentlemen, please don’t go yet, we can still talk about the conditions."

Tong Mao looked disdainful, "Damn, what more is there to talk about! I can see you folks in Huai City have no sincerity at all! Rest assured, when I get back, I’ll warn all the southern merchants to never invest in your Huai City again! What a damn waste of time!"

Without another word, Wong Xingchang, Tong Mao, and the others got up and left.

The whole process was quick and decisive, without any dilly-dallying.

In fact, before they even came here, Wong Xingchang, Tong Mao, and their group had already decided to go back on their word and had no intention of signing the contract.

The so-called doubling of the subsidy was nothing more than a stalling tactic, and now they were even pushing all the blame onto He Zhengxin.

He Zhengxin was completely dumbfounded.

To secure the deal with Wong Xingchang and his group, He Zhengxin and his team had been busy for over a month, entertaining them, giving gifts, and treating them with the utmost respect, as if they were ancestors.

But who could have thought that in the end, it would all be for nothing, like a wild goose chase.

Just as Wong Xingchang and his group were about to leave, a figure hurried in from outside.

Dressed in a black business suit, it was He Zhengxin’s secretary, Zhang Yanyan.

"Yanyan, what happened to your eyes? Why have you been crying?" He Zhengxin noticed Zhang Yanyan’s red eyes at a glance.

"It’s... it’s nothing..." Zhang Yanyan said, wiping her tears.

"What do you mean ’nothing’? Director He, just now Yanyan was harassed by this guy!"

A colleague, unable to stand it any longer, pointed at Wong Xingchang and accused him angrily.

However, no sooner had he finished his words than Wong Xingchang slapped him across the face.

"You say I harassed her; do you have any proof? Dare to talk nonsense again, and I’ll tear your face apart!"

The colleague covered his face, too scared to make a sound.

Tong Mao chimed in, "Exactly. I clearly saw it was this little secretary who deliberately seduced President Wang to get us to invest! Isn’t that right?"

"That’s right, this little minx deliberately seduced President Wang!"

The members of the investment group all jeered and laughed.