Reborn as a Noble's Son-Chapter 942 - 898 The Bidding Conference

Chapter 942: Chapter 898: The Bidding Conference

Chapter 942 -898: The Bidding Conference

Having said that, Nie Zhenbang did not wait for Deputy Director Gu to speak and took the initiative to say, “Deputy Director Gu, I’m truly sorry, but I have some work to do on my end. I’ll have to hang up now. You should take care of your health.”

With a ‘snap,’ before Deputy Director Gu could react, Nie Zhenbang had already hung up the phone. This old comrade was too stubborn, too persistent, and that could have been overlooked, but the largest issue was his inability to discern right from wrong. This was the part Nie Zhenbang was most dissatisfied with.

Given Zhenbang’s status and position, he was hardly inferior to you, Deputy Director Gu. Moreover, there were plenty of higher-ranking elders than you, so was it your place to be pointing fingers? One should not concern themselves with the affairs of a position they do not hold. Already one foot in the grave, holding an idle position, yet still reaching so far—what was the meaning of this?

On the other end, Deputy Director Gu stood dumbfounded next to the phone for a long while before coming back to his senses. Looking at the phone, he cursed angrily, “Well played, Nie Zhenbang. You really see yourself as quite the character. I’m going to see for myself just how well you are doing. If it’s not satisfactory, don’t blame this old man for not giving face to Vice Chairman Nie and Vice President Nie.”

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October twenty-eighth.

It was a splendid day. According to the traditional lunar calendar, it was suitable for grand openings, weddings—auspicious for all activities—a day known as a lucky day in the almanac.

Whether by coincidence or design, the Huaxia Group had set this day for the official unveiling of the bidding for the construction projects.

Previously, after more than a month of bidding, the entire forty-billion construction project of the Huaxia Group, which included factory buildings and factory area road construction, was divided into ten packages, each worth four billion. A total of eighty-two construction enterprises from all over the country participated in the bidding. Each enterprise had strict requirements, they must possess at least a national first-class construction qualification, and for certain packages, an even higher special-class construction qualification was required.

Packages number two and seven in particular required a special-class construction qualification, and so there were a slightly fewer number of bidding enterprises—five for package two and three for package seven. The competition ratio for the other packages averaged nine to one. The competition was fierce.

The bidding conference for Huaxia Group took place at the Gold Sail Hotel’s press conference and exhibition center in Ganzhou City.

At eight-thirty in the morning, in front of the podium at the exhibition center, leaders of the Huaxia Group’s party committee, along with the commander and political commissar of the Xibei Military Region, as well as Ganzhou Provincial Committee Secretary Song Lihe and Governor Guo Tiancheng, attended the bidding conference.

At the bidding conference, Nie Zhenbang delivered a speech on behalf of the Huaxia Group, followed by congratulatory speeches from the specially invited guests, the secretary of the Ganzhou Provincial Committee and the commander of the Xibei Military Region.

The meeting was presided over by Ding Weiguang, the group’s executive deputy general manager.

Nie Zhenbang and others sat on the stage, and at this moment, Ding Weiguang was very excited. Such a grand event, the bidding conference for the group’s construction project, was being hosted by him, signalling a message, an attitude from Director Nie. Currently, Nie held both party and government leadership roles in the Huaxia Group. His CEO position, which Nie wielded, would have to be relinquished sooner or later, paving the way for Ding, undoubtedly the most hopeful candidate.

Before the merger, Ding had already held a rank equivalent to a sub-ministerial level for several years. Now, after the merger of the Huaxia Group, he was an actual deputy minister. Should he succeed in taking over the general manager’s position, achieving a rank equivalent to a full ministerial level was not impossible.

It was no wonder then that Ding Weiguang could not help but feel excited. Stepping up to the podium, Ding was dressed in a deep-colored suit and white shirt today. His bright red tie made for a formal and appropriate outfit.

First, he deeply bowed around the venue and then began to speak: “First of all, I would like to thank the respected Secretary Song Lihe of the Ganzhou Provincial Committee, Commander Zhang of the Xibei Military Region, all guests, representatives of various enterprises, and everyone for attending the tender opening conference of the Huaxia Group construction project today.”

After introducing the approximate number of bidding enterprises for each package, Ding Weiguang continued, “This bidding process will adopt a sealed-bidding method. To maintain fairness and impartiality, the process of opening bids will be conducted with the involvement of notaries from the Ganzhou public notary office. Now, let’s begin with the first package.”

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After the ceremony of the bid opening, Nie Zhenbang and his entourage had already moved to the backstage area of the exhibition center, to a specially prepared reception room. Nie Zhenbang sat in the main seat, with Commander Zhang of the Xibei Military Region on his left and Song Lihe on his right.

Nie Zhenbang seemed rather relaxed at the moment. With the preliminary preparation work drawing to a close and the end of the tender bidding, as construction funds gradually fell into place, what followed was an intense stage of project construction. During this period, there wasn’t much he needed to oversee and he could finally free up time to focus on his research interests.

“Secretary Song Lihe, now that Huaxia Group’s infrastructure project has officially begun, we will still need a lot of support from Ganzhou Province in the future,” Nie Zhenbang said with a smile, in a very good mood.

Infrastructure construction requires a large amount of building materials, and while various construction companies will display their ingenuity, they inevitably need local cooperation. The level of support from Ganzhou Province directly affects the progress of the project.

At this moment, Song Lihe was somewhat distracted. With the conclusion of the 21st Congress, there would inevitably be major adjustments among officials. It was highly likely that he himself would step down from his current position, and this was something Song Lihe had been paying close attention to and considering.

After pausing for a moment, Song Lihe also smiled and said, “Comrade Zhenbang, you are too modest. Huaxia Group’s settling in Ganzhou is a great fortune for us. Infrastructure construction also promotes urbanization in Ganzhou City, and the influx of a large population will certainly drive up the city’s grade and consumption. Furthermore, Huaxia Group will definitely need a large and systematic downstream production chain. Currently, the investment attraction in the high-tech zone of Ganzhou City is booming, with most of it coming from companies related to the industrial chain wanting to move in. This is a win-win situation, and both Governor Guo Tiancheng and I fully support it.”

Beside them, Commander Zhang laughed and added, “Zhenbang, Huaxia Group must not mistreat the Xibei Military Region in the future, for you emerged from the Xibei Military Region. Whenever there’s a good opportunity, don’t forget your roots. Moreover, I’d like to make it clear here that should you need any coordination from the Xibei Military Region, just speak up. We will ensure it’s done if possible, and even if it’s not, we will find ways to make it possible.”

As communication flowed between the various heavyweights, the tender meeting continued with the opening of the bids. The previous six bids had all been settled. The first bid was taken by Rail Seventeen Bureau. The second bid went to the State Construction Group. The third bid was secured by Hucheng Construction Group. The fourth, fifth, and sixth bids were taken by private enterprises, all well-known domestic construction groups, a fact that fully demonstrated the country’s determination and attitude in firming up the market economy and encouraging private capital to enter the construction sector.

Seventh bid.

This time, the competition for the seventh bid wasn’t fierce, as the requirements were stringent and only companies with top-grade construction qualifications were eligible to participate. A total of three enterprises competed, including one state-owned enterprise formed by the collective demobilization of an engineering brigade from the Xibei Military Region, known as Northwest Construction Group. This was the only state-owned enterprise, while the other two were private enterprises: one was Zhu Clan Group from the Xibei Autonomous Region, and the other was Victorious Construction Co. from Ganzhou itself.

At the side, a dedicated team handed an already sealed envelope to Ding Weiguang. The smooth progress of the tender meeting pleased Ding Weiguang greatly; a successful bid would be a significant achievement for him.

Upon opening the envelope, Ding Weiguang’s expression stiffened when he saw the figures inside. The bids from all three companies were remarkably similar, with Northwest Construction Group having the highest offer, followed by Zhu Clan Group, and Victorious Construction Co. with the lowest.

Ding Weiguang paused for a moment then announced, “For bid number seven, the final winning enterprise is Ganzhou Success Construction Group. Congratulations to Victorious Construction Co. Later on, please have a representative of Victorious Construction Co. stay behind to handle the related follow-up matters.”

As Ding Weiguang’s words concluded, Zhu Lufeng, the chairman of Zhu Clan Group, stood up with a gloomy expression from the enterprise representatives’ section.

Beside him, the general manager of Zhu Clan Group expressed disbelief, “How is this possible? Director Zhu, the price for bid number seven was calculated in detail by us, and for a four billion yuan project, our profit margin is less than fifty million yuan. How could this be? And as I recall, they didn’t have top-grade qualifications before. If they bid like this, they’re sure to run at a loss.”

Zhu Lufeng stood up, casting a glance at the Victorious Construction Co.’s seat, and said in a stern voice, “Let’s return first, we’ll talk about the rest later. I want to see if their perfect plan will actually work out.”

Zhu Clan Group, under Zhu Lufeng’s leadership, started from the Xibei Autonomous Region. After carefully growing the business and obtaining top-grade qualifications, the company still wasn’t very well-known within the country. The tender by Huaxia Group was seen by Zhu Lufeng as a rare opportunity, an opportunity to make his company’s name well-known. Hence, the goal of Zhu Clan wasn’t to make a profit. They had trimmed their profit margins to the lowest, only hoping to earn five million yuan from a four billion yuan project, presuming everything went smoothly. A delayed timeline of just ten days to half a month, due to financing issues or unforeseen incidents, could lead to a loss for Zhu Clan Group on this project, which was why Zhu Lufeng was absolutely determined to win it.

Yet, the project he was so determined to win slipped through his fingers. Zhu Lufeng couldn’t believe there were no underhanded dealings involved.

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With the close of the tender meeting, Huaxia Group held a grand reception at the Gold Sail Hotel to thank all parties for their support.

As the chairman, Nie Zhenbang naturally attended the reception.

Upon leaving the hotel and preparing to get into his car, Nie Zhenbang suddenly noticed Yun Fei making a defensive gesture beside him. Glancing over, Zhu Lufeng approached from the hotel parking lot. Gazing at Nie Zhenbang, Zhu Lufeng spoke with great respect, “Director Nie, do you have a moment? If convenient, I would like to sit down and have a chat with you.” (