This man is truly clueless, trying to make him say something so demeaning.
"Stop arguing. What they said is correct. Comrade Zhang Liunian's decision to invest is his freedom, and we cannot force him. Since he doesn't want to invest in the car project, everyone can look for other projects. Perhaps if something catches Comrade Zhang Liunian's eye, he'll agree to invest." Wen Qinmin had not given up on getting ninety million from Zhang Liunian, and urged everyone to think of other projects.
Upon hearing this, although unwilling, everyone else fell silent and tried to think of other projects.
Seeing this, Zhang Liunian smiled at Grandfather Sun and Kang Dafu, expressing his gratitude. They returned his smile.
A few minutes later, someone else began to stand up and talk about projects.
"I want to build a commercial street near the train station, focusing on food and beverages. It will cost about five million yuan, including land. It's a big project, what do you all think?"
This person's idea was quite good and received approval from many.
Zhang Liunian was also quite willing and was about to express his willingness to invest when he saw Gu Lou staring intently at him, with a hint of expectation in his expression.
This made Zhang Liunian pause before speaking. When he looked again, Gu Lou had already retracted his gaze and was acting as if nothing had happened, talking to the person next to him.
Zhang Liunian was puzzled. He was sure he hadn't misread Gu Lou's expression just now. The man had indeed looked expectant, as if he wanted Zhang Liunian to agree to invest in this project.
But this project wasn't proposed by him, and it wasn't related to him in any significant way. What was Gu Lou expecting?
Perhaps Gu Lou was also involved in this project, or perhaps he was the mastermind behind it. If that were the case, Zhang Liunian decided not to commit yet and would wait to see.
"This project sounds very good. What do you think, Comrade Zhang Liunian?"
Wen Qinmin suddenly spoke, drawing Zhang Liunian's wandering thoughts back.
"It sounds good," Zhang Liunian replied with a smile, coming back to his senses.
Wen Qinmin continued, "In that case, would you be willing to invest in this project?"
His words were very direct.
Zhang Liunian's eyes immediately swept towards Gu Lou, and he indeed saw Gu Lou's slightly excited expression.
It seemed this project was indeed connected to Gu Lou in some way; either he was leading it or involved in it.
Regardless, Zhang Liunian would not invest in a project with his enemy.
Although businessmen only cared about profit, they also had emotions and enemies. When given a choice, they would still choose the people they wanted to cooperate with.
"I need to clarify who the leading party is, meaning, who will be responsible for this project?" Zhang Liunian asked directly after a moment of silence.
"..." Wen Qinmin instinctively looked towards Gu Lou. Seeing him shake his head, he still intended to keep the truth hidden, as they were partners.
Zhang Liunian saw their actions clearly and naturally didn't miss their unspoken communication.
Therefore, this project might very well be led by the Gu family.
In that case, he definitely wouldn't invest.
"Does this even need to be asked? It's this member," Wen Qinmin pointed to the man who had just proposed the project, replying.
Zhang Liunian smiled. Wasn't Wen Qinmin taking him for a fool? Looking at Gu Lou and exchanging glances in front of him, and now trying to trick him, did he really think Zhang Liunian was easy to deal with?
"I'm sorry, Chairman Wen. I refuse this project." Zhang Liunian stated very firmly that he did not want to invest in this project.
"..." Wen Qinmin and the others were taken aback, and then became even more angry.
"You said yourself that if a project was good, you would invest. You just said this project was good, so why aren't you investing this time? Is it possible that there is no project in our National Business Chamber that you want to invest in? Comrade Zhang Liunian, don't treat us like fools."
This was the first time Wen Qinmin was so angry and had scolded someone like this.
Zhang Liunian shrugged indifferently. "Chairman Wen, you've been in Pengcheng for a long time, and you should be aware of my grievances with certain people. Just because you don't say anything doesn't mean I don't know. You know, he knows, and I know what this project is all about. Let's not disgrace ourselves to be trampled on by others. We all know who will be embarrassed in the end."
Zhang Liunian's words implied that he knew this project was related to the Gu family.
Wen Qinmin was speechless. Yes, this project was proposed by the Gu family, and they would definitely be the project leaders in the future. He was also aware of Zhang Liunian's feud with the Gu family, as he had heard some of what Gu Lou had done to Zhang Liunian.
But he thought this had nothing to do with them and was not related to profit. As long as the project could make money, Zhang Liunian wouldn't care, which was why he hadn't revealed who the true owner behind the project was.
But who would have thought that Zhang Liunian would be so astute, discovering the problem through just a few glances?
He had truly underestimated the young Comrade Zhang Liunian, thinking he was just a lucky businessman. He didn't expect him to be a capable businessman, otherwise, he wouldn't have discovered these things.
"Comrade Zhang Liunian..."
Before Wen Qinmin could finish, Gu Lou couldn't help but step forward and point directly at Zhang Liunian, questioning, "Zhang Liunian, what do you mean by that?"
Zhang Liunian raised an eyebrow and sneered, "You know very well what I mean. You, the person involved, are the clearest about my family's situation and yours.
I don't understand why, even though we were both injured, I, who was more seriously injured than your son, could survive, while your son, who was less seriously injured, died. But if you insist on blaming your son's death on me, I can't do anything about it."
Boom!
This was the first time Zhang Liunian had spoken about the cause of Gu Changqing's death to Gu Lou. Gu Lou knew this point, but he couldn't find the reason, so he could only blame his son's death entirely on Zhang Liunian.
Because only by doing so could his heart feel better.
But now, looking at Zhang Liunian's face, he couldn't help but wonder in his mind, could Zhang Liunian's words imply that there was another hidden reason for his son's death, and that someone else had interfered?
If so, who could it be? His third son, Sanqing?
"Zhang Liunian, you're trying to sow discord. My Changqing was killed by you, and I will avenge him. You just wait," Gu Lou shook off his burgeoning thoughts and glared at Zhang Liunian, gritting his teeth.
Zhang Liunian waved his hand carelessly and said, "You've tried hard enough during this time. Waiting is fine, as you're only capable of finding Hong Kong assassins. I'm familiar with this tactic."
Boom!
Zhang Liunian's words successfully stunned everyone present.
For Gu Lou to hire Hong Kong assassins to deal with Zhang Liunian, those were forces brought by Hong Kong businessmen, not just anyone could hire them.
It seemed that Gu Lou truly had dealings with Hong Kong businessmen, otherwise, how could he find them and get them to take revenge?
Upon realizing this, everyone immediately looked at Gu Lou with displeasure.
"Gu Lou, did you really hire Hong Kong killers to help you?"