Yu Zhengchuan was furious as soon as he heard this.

He took a step forward and said, "Are you implying that we are not important guests?"

"I never said that, it's you who insist on interpreting it that way,"

the assistant replied in an ambiguous tone.

Yu Zhengchuan was about to say something else when Chen Fang stopped him.

He asked, "Is it also Mr. Gu's arrangement not to turn on the air conditioning in the reception room?"

The assistant replied arrogantly, "Executive Chen, you have to understand, it's not easy for private companies to make money. Electricity costs money too, and we can't waste it on people who shouldn't be wasting it."

Chen Fang nodded and said, "Okay, I understand. Please pass on a message that Chen Fang has been here."

The assistant stood with arms crossed.

He smiled slightly as a response.

Chen Fang was just about to leave.

It was then that a voice called out, "Yo, isn't that Executive Chen?"

Without looking back, Chen Fang knew who it was.

Turning around, indeed, there was Zhao Yiping in a white shirt, hands behind his back, walking leisurely toward him, accompanied by another person, the founder of Pu Hua Technology, Gu Zhengqi.

"No wonder the assistant mentioned that Mr. Gu had important guests, it turns out it's Mayor Zhao."

Chen Fang said.

Zhao Yiping gave a cold smile and said, "That's not wrong, in any case, I, Zhao Yiping, am a bit stronger than you, Chen Fang, right?"

"Indeed, Mayor Zhao is the mayor of Wulan City, and should not be neglected. As for a small fry like me, naturally, it doesn't matter."

Chen Fang said with a teasing tone.

Zhao Yiping laughed heartily and said, "The most precious quality of a person is self-awareness, and in this regard, Executive Chen is not lacking. Personally, I quite admire that."

Upon hearing this,

Gu Zhengqi also began to smile.

Chen Fang's gaze fell on Gu Zhengqi.

He said, "It seems, Mr. Gu, that you've made your choice."

Gu Zhengqi puffed up his chest and said, "I'm truly sorry, Executive Chen, but comparing the Economic Development Zone with the Science and Technology Industrial Park, I feel that the latter is more suitable for Pu Hua Technology. So, regarding the investment in Guyang City's Economic Development Zone, let's forget about it."

Chen Fang smiled faintly.

He said, "Alright, since Mr. Gu has made his decision, then Chen will not insist further. However, once this opportunity is missed, there will be no second chance. If you want to join later Mr. Gu, I'm afraid it will cost you."

"Hahaha... Executive Chen, rest assured, I, Gu Zhengqi, always keep my word. Since I've already committed to the Science and Technology Industrial Park, even if the Economic Development Zone offers better terms, I won't consider it anymore."

"Good, straightforward,"

Chen Fang nodded.

He turned and left.

Zhao Yiping watched Chen Fang's embarrassing departure.

His mood was ecstatic to the extreme.

He felt as if all the pent-up resentment in his chest had been released.

"Next, he'll probably go to Da Liu Net."

Suddenly, a woman's voice came from behind.

Zhao Yiping turned around and immediately fawned, "President Hou, you really have a divine foresight."

Hou Jingjing narrowed her eyes.

She said indifferently, "Chen Fang, oh, Chen Fang, in the end, you'll still end up in my hands..."

About what lay ahead for Chen Fang,

Hou Jingjing already had a clear outcome in mind.

That feeling of everything being within expectations was simply too enjoyable.

...

On the way to Dalu Net's headquarters.

Yu Zhengchuan wouldn't stop blabbering.

He cursed every one of Gu Zhengqi's ancestors.

Seeing Chen Fang with no reaction whatsoever, he asked, "Looking at you, why aren't you angry at all?"

Chen Fang jolted slightly.

He said, "Angry! Of course, I'm angry, but what's the use of being angry? If he doesn't come to invest, can I put a knife to his throat?"

Yu Zhengchuan clenched his teeth and said furiously, "Damn it, if I get the chance, I'll definitely get him."

Chen Fang smiled subtly without a sound.

Then he glanced at the expressionless driver who kept driving.

He said nothing.

The trip to Dalu Net ended with the same result.

Luo Kaichong, although he didn't humiliate Chen Fang like Gu Zhengqi did, still tactfully expressed his intention to invest in the tech industrial park. In other words, Chen Fang was rebuffed once again.

In the following eight days.

Every single day was a repeat of returning empty-handed the day before.

Chen Fang ran through the dozen or so enterprises he was sure about, and incredibly, they all rejected him.

In other words, after being busy for seven or eight days, Chen Fang ended up empty-handed, without a single gain.

After visiting the last enterprise,

Yu Zhengchuan's eyes were devoid of spirit.

He seemed to have been drained of all his energy and languidly walked into Chen Fang's office, collapsing on the sofa while mumbling, "It's over, it's all over, this time we're really screwed."

Chen Fang lit a cigarette and said, "Why are you so downhearted? If we lose the bet, it's me who has to clean the toilets, not you."

Yu Zhengchuan suddenly sat up.

He said plaintively, "Damn you, if you clean the toilets, doesn't it embarrass me as your secretary? If I'd known this would be the outcome, I would have stayed a doctor. I've been with you for so long, not only have I not made any money, but I've also lost face. And you still have the nerve to say that, but that's not even the most important part. You said that after the investment attraction was over, you'd fix things up with me and Ning Yi. Now that we've lost miserably, that seems even more unlikely."

"Haha, I thought you were worried about me, but it turns out you're just concerned about your own pride," Chen Fang said, laughing loudly.

Yu Zhengchuan frowned and said, "Laugh, still laughing, tomorrow's the investment conference is upon us. Dou Qingquan deliberately made the conference so grand, and he has even invited several standing committee members to appear. The leaders of the People's Congress and CPPCC will also be present. It's like he's going to rub your face in the dirt, and you can still laugh?"

"Laugh! Of course, I must laugh! The stratagem of sowing discord had been effective, why shouldn't I laugh?" Chen Fang asked.

Yu Zhengchuan jolted in surprise.

He looked at Chen Fang somewhat bewildered and asked, "Sowing discord? What do you mean by sowing discord? What have you been secretly up to?"

Chen Fang extinguished his cigarette butt.

With a profound gaze towards the distance, he said, "Anyway, there will be a good show to watch tomorrow."

Yu Zhengchuan jumped three feet high.

And directly slapped the top of Chen Fang's head.

He angrily said, "All this mysterious nonsense and pompousness, you've even deceived me?"

Chen Fang held his head, a look of injustice on his face as he said, "I had to deceive you. I didn't even tell Pei Shanglian. If both you and he knew the real situation and were jumping around, acting desperate, wouldn't they see through it? Then they would surely sabotage everything."

Yu Zhengchuan said with an air of righteousness, "Damn it, you jerk, Chen Fang, you're using me as a front? You always call me brother, but when it's crucial, you stab me in the back. I don't care; you owe me compensation."

Chen Fang moved his face closer to his and asked, "Are you pretending to be angry to get real compensation?"

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