Chapter 183 A Local Tiger, A Crossing-the-River Dragon!
Chapter 183 A Local Tiger, A Crossing-the-River Dragon!
Xu Ye remained unfazed: "I am indeed President Yang's assistant, but I also concurrently serve as the project manager for the Yang Group's Beicheng Economic Zone. Is there a problem?"
Yang Ling was a smart woman and knew that Xu Ye was trying to help her out of a tight spot, so she quickly chimed in, "That's right, we're here today for the Beicheng Economic Zone project, so Mr. Xu is the main person in charge."
Xu Ye released the other person's hand and said with a smile, "Is this President Wang? I've long admired your name and have always wanted to meet you, but I never had the chance. Today, I finally have the opportunity to meet you."
Seeing that his conversation partner had changed from a beautiful woman to a man, Mr. Wang was immediately disappointed, but more than that, he was dissatisfied.
So naturally, he didn't have a very pleasant expression. He looked Xu Ye up and down and said noncommittally, "President Xu?"
"I heard that the Yang family's project has been stalled for a long time. When did a General Manager Xu appear?"
"Has your project in the North City Economic Zone resumed work?"
Xu Ye nodded: "It's normal that President Wang doesn't know because the area of resumption of work is very small."
Mr. Wang, not wanting to waste time with pleasantries, cut to the chase: "Congratulations, Mr. Xu, but why are you here today...?"
Xu Ye said politely, "Our two projects are so close together, we're practically neighbors, if not brother units."
"That's why I came here today to ask about the situation here. Have you resumed work?"
Mr. Wang was getting impatient. "Don't you really know the situation on our end?"
But since he couldn't say, fearing the other party would record him, he could only impatiently brush it off: "What else could it be?"
“You’ve all seen what you need to see. The holdouts won’t relocate, so we’re forced to stop construction.”
Xu Ye asked again, "Are we just going to keep stopping like this?"
Mr. Wang's eyes widened instantly: "What do you mean by that? Do you think we deliberately stopped work?"
"Everyone knows about this incident. It was that holdout family in the northern section who refused to agree to the demolition, and it almost resulted in a death!"
"We had no choice but to stop work, okay?!"
"Mr. Wang, you've misunderstood. Of course, that's not what I meant. It's just that, as you know, there are some circumstances, and I was just anxious..."
Xu Ye then changed the subject: "How about this, Mr. Wang, when do you get off work?"
"Brother, I'm treating you. First, to apologize to Mr. Wang for what happened earlier, and second, since we'll be seeing each other a lot in the future, let's make friends and get to know each other."
Mr. Wang's eyes narrowed instantly.
He looked at Xu Ye intently for a while before smiling and saying, "Since Mr. Xu is so sincere, I shouldn't refuse. But as you can see, I'm also very busy."
"Although it's nothing serious, the project team still needs to stay on top of it."
"It looks easy, but it's actually a tough job. If anything goes wrong on the project, I'll be the one to take responsibility."
"So there's no need for arrangements. I appreciate your kindness, and I'll consider you my friend, okay?"
As he spoke, he raised his hand and patted Xu Ye on the shoulder, seemingly genuinely considering him a friend because of what he had just said.
Xu Ye smiled, but didn't speak immediately. Instead, he pulled him aside and whispered a few words in his ear.
Yang Ling looked completely bewildered.
What does he mean?
As I said before, both sides are fully aware of the situation between Hongsheng and the Yang family.
Xu Ye didn't think he could win over the other party with just a few words, and then also win over the holdout residents under the bridge, did he?
Just as she was thinking this, she suddenly heard President Wang laugh out loud: "Alright, since President Xu has put it that way, I'll give you face."
Xu Ye smiled and took a step back: "Then let's go to 8 pm. I've booked a private room at the Jiangcheng Hotel and will be waiting for you, Mr. Wang."
Without lingering, he took Yang Ling and left.
Once the two figures disappeared from sight, the smile on President Wang's face vanished instantly.
One of the underlings came over, frowning, and asked, "Boss, what's up with that kid?"
Mr. Wang sneered, his tone full of mockery, and said, "I don't know the specifics yet, but I've heard that it's a formidable force coming from out of town."
The subordinate immediately asked hesitantly, "So...you really want to go tonight?"
Mr. Wang's smile deepened. Watching the two men disappear into the distance, he licked his lips, his expression twisted with malice, and said, "Why didn't you go?"
"What kind of bullshit 'Crossing the River Dragon' is this? Haven't I, Hong Sheng, eaten it before?"
"And he was accompanied by Yang Ling, one of the most beautiful women in Jiangcheng."
"Such a wonderful gift, I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep tonight if I don't open it."
After saying that, he turned around and took out his phone: "You guys play first, I'm going to make a call."
Outside the door, the two people went out one after the other.
As soon as they stepped outside, Yang Ling eagerly asked Xu Ye, "What did you mean just now? Why did you suddenly ask him to dinner?"
"Also, wasn't that General Manager Wang clearly very wary of us? Why did he suddenly agree?"
“I said I also wanted to get a share of the pie from the Yang family. As the person in charge of the Yang family’s North City Economic Zone project, I could help out to some extent. And I’m not greedy. I just want Hongsheng Real Estate to give me whatever they want.”
Xu Ye said, "Of course, these are all excuses. The other party definitely wants to find out my background, plus there's such a big gift from you..."
Yang Ling's beautiful eyes widened instantly as she stared at Xu Ye in disbelief.
Xu Ye knew she had misunderstood, so he quickly explained, "Don't misunderstand, I didn't mean anything by that. It's just that the way that guy surnamed Wang looked at you was obviously wrong. You don't even need to think about it to know that."
He paused, then added, "But don't worry, you can just not go later."
Yang Ling didn't immediately state her opinion, but instead looked up at him and said, "Are you sure? Tonight's drinking party... is really meaningful?"
Xu Ye shook his head: "I'm not sure, but it's at least an opportunity."
Yang Ling looked at Xu Ye.
After a long pause, he took a deep breath and said, "I'll go!"
Xu Ye did not refuse, because her going at the best time would give him a greater chance of completing his projected plan.
He smiled and said, "Don't worry, I will guarantee your safety 100%."
After saying that, he took out his phone, found Liang Hu's number, and dialed it.
Meanwhile, Mr. Wang's call also went through.
He said, "Mr. Shen, the guy you were talking about has really come."
On the other end of the phone, Shen Zhilan showed no surprise: "He's alone?"
"Yang Ling from the Yang family."
After Mr. Wang finished speaking, he recounted the whole story from beginning to end, and finally said, "He also invited me to a drinking party, which I accepted."
Shen Zhilan laughed: "Go ahead, find out his background and see what kind of person he is."
"If he really doesn't have much of an appetite, and he does have the means to get involved, we can give him a share of the pie, just to make friends."
"But what if it's just a bluff to pick up the scraps..."
A ruthless glint appeared in her eyes, and she continued, her voice sharp with murderous intent, "Then find an opportunity to kill him!"
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