Chapter 649: Chapter 284: Her Surprise Is Truly One of a Kind!
On the other hand, Yan Ning gave He Jieyu a look, and the latter hurriedly pretended to innocently pout.
Once everything was settled, the four of them entered the construction site together.
At that moment, three people came towards them.
Wang Tao introduced, "Boss, this is Mr. Liu, our chief engineer for this project, this is Mr. Zhang, our chief designer, and this is Mr. Xu, the supervisor in charge of this project."
"Hello... Hello... Hello..."
Zhang Jingdong shook hands with each of them, though he was very formal when shaking hands with the first two, but when he shook hands with Mr. Xu in front of him, he suddenly became more enthusiastic.
This Mr. Xu was called Xu Guoliang, and he was the project director when Zhang Jingdong worked in supervision in his past life.
Zhang Jingdong had often been given a hard time by him back then, and once, for not helping him with a violation, he even found a reason to dock half a month’s pay.
He never expected to encounter him here in this life, truly a case of what goes around comes around.
Accompanied by these three in charge, Zhang Jingdong and his group took a tour around the construction site.
After separating from them, Zhang Jingdong said, "I am now acquainted with the basic situation of this project, and I am going to propose three requirements right now."
"First, increase the overall budget of this project by 10%, to further improve the project’s quality on the existing basis."
"Second, eliminate that six-story detached building in the original design and replace it all with greenery."
Once he said this, Yan Ning and Wang Tao were instantly stunned!
Wang Tao instinctively said, "Boss, that was specifically designed to increase profit, and even without that greening, our project can still pass reviews."
Yan Ning couldn’t help but chime in, "Although you won this project from Ye Zhinan, initially, the project’s profit margin wasn’t very high; with these two moves, do you not plan to make money anymore?"
Zhang Jingdong laughed freely, "This is our real estate company’s first project, frankly speaking, I initially intended to make a profit from it, but now my clothing company has produced a hit product, so I plan to make this project a brand project!"
"Even if we don’t earn a penny, it’s okay, but it must become a flagship for our real estate company, so that the government will continue to trust us and our real estate company’s path will be smoother in the future!"
Upon hearing this, Yan Ning’s eyes flashed with a trace of appreciation: "You’re trying to emulate Wanda’s Wang Jianlin, aren’t you? Bold move!"
Zhang Jingdong looked up at the building: "I’m not emulating anyone, I just want to have a good reputation!"
"A good reputation!?" Yan Ning laughed, "You now... you actually want to have a good reputation?"
Zhang Jingdong stared at Yan Ning with a burning gaze: "Mr. Yan, maybe you don’t understand; people have two kinds of morals, one is public morals, the other is private morals."
"I admit I have some flaws in private morals, but in terms of public morals, I can definitely reach your highest standard!"
After saying this, Zhang Jingdong deliberately ignored Yan Ning’s eye-roll and continued to speak to Wang Tao, "Thirdly, change to a different supervision company. If that’s not possible, replace the current Mr. Xu!"
"If they still refuse, then carefully investigate all personnel responsible for this project, for example, see if the actual project safety director is the same as the one listed in the contract. If not, use that as a reason to make them change personnel!"
Wang Tao was taken aback for a moment, then asked, "Boss, have you noticed something wrong?"
Zhang Jingdong replied directly, "Sometimes you can tell if a person is suitable for a job just by looking at their appearance. Supervision is a very important position, especially for a large project like ours; not a single mistake is allowed."
"I firstly saw that Mr. Xu’s appearance was not right, and secondly, he dodged answering my questions twice just now, and those two questions might have involved some violations. If you don’t believe me, you can check thoroughly later."
Seeing that Zhang Jingdong had made such a strong statement, Wang Tao quickly nodded seriously: "Okay, okay... I understand, I’ll definitely do as you say!"
Zhang Jingdong then explained some other things that Wang Tao needed to pay attention to before saying, "Alright, that’s all I’ve thought of for now."
"In short, President Wang, this is our first time handling such a large project, so I’ll give you six words: bold, cautious, and pragmatic!"
Wang Tao immediately replied humbly, "I’ve learned a lot, boss, don’t worry, I will definitely adhere to your teachings earnestly."
"Alright, you guys go on then!"
"Okay, goodbye boss, goodbye Mr. Yan!"
After they left, Zhang Jingdong continued seriously, "Mr. Yan, shall we take my car back? There’s something else I’d like to discuss with you."
Perhaps Yan Ning was influenced by Zhang Jingdong’s understanding and bold decision-making regarding this project, or perhaps she wasn’t really that angry in the first place, and she actually missed him a bit after not seeing him for a while.
So she paused slightly, then with an air of discussing business: "Alright, I also have some things I’d like to discuss with Mr. Zhang."
He Jieyu saw the two putting on a show here again, and she instinctively rolled her eyes, forcibly suppressing the smile at the corner of her mouth.
Seeing Yan Ning agree, Zhang Jingdong quickly reached out, "In that case, Mr. Yan... please!"
With great effort to suppress her shyness, Yan Ning deliberately avoided looking at He Jieyu and followed Zhang Jingdong to his car.
Once in the car, Yan Ning initially wanted to sit in the middle row, but then Zhang Jingdong said, "Mr. Yan, go to the back, there’s more space back there!"
Yan Ning instinctively wanted to retort, "More space? What are you up to?"
But seeing his expression of brooking no refusal, she suddenly recalled his habit of "the more you go along with him, the less he’ll act out; the more you oppose him, the more he’ll take an inch and demand a mile."
And there was Long Yue in the car too, she figured he wouldn’t dare to go too far.
So she actually complied quietly!
Zhang Jingdong felt a little delighted in his heart, then swiftly got in the car and closed the door firmly.
"Long Yue, step out for a bit, I have something confidential to discuss with Mr. Yan!"
Once he said this, both women in the car immediately blushed!
Long Yue, of course, knew what he was up to, so despite a bit of embarrassment, she quickly turned off the ignition.
Yan Ning, on the other hand, was somewhat flustered, "You... Long Yue is one of us, no need for her to leave... Mmmh mmmh..."
Before she could finish, her little mouth was sealed.