Suppressing the Protagonist in the Start to Seize the Heroine-Chapter 241

Chapter 241

As Su Lin was led away by Li Hongyang, Lin Xiaowan and the other girls didn’t feel like continuing their conversation at that spot.

“Su Lin has gone over; shall we go and have a look too?” Lin Xiaowan suggested proactively.

The girls all looked towards Jiang Ruoxi and Liu Shiwen, considering they were outsiders among them. They decided to go together if everyone agreed.

Liu Shiwen smiled and said, “I might as well go over and see how my brother is getting on with his discussions.”

“Then let’s go together,” Jiang Ruoxi suggested.

All the girls agreed happily. As such, a group of dazzling young women attracted considerable attention as they walked across the venue.

However, everyone present knew that those who could attend this gathering were either very wealthy or powerful, so no one approached them with unwarranted advances.

At another part of the venue, Su Zhenguo was having a conversation with Ma Junjie about potential collaborations. Ma Junjie was trying to impress upon Su Zhenguo the advantages of his family’s extensive network in the fields of sales channels, transportation, and hardware processing, particularly emphasizing their dominant position in the Pearl River Delta region.

Listening to Ma Junjie, Su Zhenguo sighed and responded, “Young Master Ma, all you’ve said is true, but unfortunately, I have already committed the mobile business to the Li Corporation. If you wish to secure these projects, you’re welcome to negotiate directly with Xiao Yu. I believe she would be quite willing to collaborate with your family.”

Ma Junjie’s face twitched with annoyance as he felt Su Zhenguo was treating him dismissively, something he considered an affront given his status. He managed to restrain himself, however, realizing that creating a scene would be counterproductive.

“Mr. Su, the difference between having intermediaries and not can significantly affect the profit margins. I would still prefer to deal directly with you.”

Su Zhenguo shook his head, “I’m sorry, there’s nothing I can do.”

Ma Junjie wanted to continue, but Su Zhenguo caught sight of Su Lin and Li Hongyang approaching. He quickly used the opportunity to direct Ma Junjie towards his son. “There’s my son, Su Lin. You’ve met him before, I believe. He’s managing our mobile ventures now, so you might want to discuss it with him.”

After handing over the conversation, Su Zhenguo signaled to Li Hongyang, and they moved off to speak with other businessmen. Meanwhile, Su Lin, somewhat bewildered, found himself confronted by Ma Junjie.

“Is it true what your father said?” Ma Junjie asked, blocking Su Lin’s path.

Su Lin felt overwhelmed. “Young Master Ma, I’m just a figurehead, a mascot really. You believe my father was serious?”

Ma Junjie couldn’t contain his frustration any longer: “Damn… You guys have been playing me for a fool.”

Su Lin responded with a perplexed look, “Young Master Ma, you are well aware of our partnership with the Li Corporation. It really isn’t worth your time to pursue this any further. Why bother?”

“Are you directing me to Li Corporation? They’d be too timid to take it on,” Ma Junjie retorted sharply.

Su Lin shrugged, “Then, good luck!”

With that, Su Lin walked away, eager to avoid further entanglement with the irate Ma Junjie, who watched Su Lin’s departure with a mix of anger and calculation.

Suddenly, the venue erupted with noise as Li Ziyu made a striking entrance. Dressed elegantly, her stunning appearance momentarily distracted Ma Junjie. “What kind of place is Donghai? How come there are so many beauties here, unlike the plain women back in Yangcheng… Damn…”

Ma Junjie’s thoughts were interrupted as more people surrounded Li Ziyu. Although they were all civilized enough not to crowd her too closely, Li Ziyu found the attention somewhat bothersome. These people were unwilling to disperse for a long time. Just when Li Ziyu was feeling somewhat annoyed, Su Zhenguo and Lin Guoqiang walked up to the stage together.

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A server brought over two microphones. The crowd quieted down upon seeing Lin Guoqiang and Su Zhenguo.

Su Zhenguo spoke into the microphone: “Thank you all for traveling from various cities to Donghai to discuss participation in the first banquet hosted by our Su Corporation. I know everyone here is very busy, usually requiring appointments scheduled months in advance, so I’ll get straight to the point.”

“Our Su Corporation’s mobile and telecommunications businesses have already secured partnerships with the Li and Qin families. Now, the only sector left without a partner is the new energy vehicles.”

“New energy vehicles represent a new field, and we at Su Corporation are not sure we can be the best. However, we have already made significant breakthroughs in various energy sectors, holding numerous technologies.”

“Some of these technologies have led to strategic cooperation with the government, and we will soon jointly establish a military enterprise.”

As soon as Su Zhenguo finished speaking, there was an uproar from the audience. While it’s common for major families and the military to cooperate, and subcontracted military enterprises are numerous, Su Zhenguo was talking about technological breakthroughs, which implied cutting-edge weapons. The crowd’s view of Su Zhenguo changed.

This meant that Su Corporation was truly backed by the nation; who would dare to move against Su Zhenguo now, facing the might of the national machinery?

“No wonder Su Corporation is so confident; it turns out they have reached strategic cooperation with the government.”

“I heard that Lin’s daughter and Su Zhenguo’s son are lovers, and Lin Guoqiang was transferred to be the mayor here because of his good relationship with Su Zhenguo. I think this cooperation certainly involved Lin Guoqiang pulling some strings.”

“That’s not necessarily the case; with technology like that, who wouldn’t want to collaborate?”

“That’s true, but with the Ma and Liu families also present, now that the strategic cooperation has been announced, they wouldn’t dare to make a rash move, hehe.”

“What are you laughing at? Even if they can’t make rash moves, they can still clinch cooperation deals with their money, can you?”

“…”

After Su Zhenguo’s long spiel, he handed the microphone to Lin Guoqiang.

Lin Guoqiang cleared his throat and then said: “The cooperation in new energy vehicles is the first major corporate collaboration I’ve been involved in since coming to Donghai City, covering inter-provincial and even international scopes. Our requirements here are transparency, fairness, and equity! The cooperation will proceed through a bidding process…”

Lin Guoqiang’s words extinguished the schemes of those who had other ideas. By entrusting the bidding to Lin Guoqiang, it seemed like a simple handover between two who would soon be family. But it suddenly moved the matter from a private enterprise to government oversight. And with Lin Guoqiang directly in charge, how could they manipulate it?

Liu Bowen watched Su Zhenguo smiling on the stage and cursed under his breath, “Two old foxes~!!”

“Brother… what are you talking about?”

Seeing that Liu Shiwen had unknowingly approached him, Liu Bowen sighed, “Things are moving in the worst direction we imagined, this time we might really bleed heavily.”

“Hehe, brother, didn’t you say it would be easy to win this time?” Liu Shiwen’s eyes curved in amusement.

Liu Bowen shook his head, “This Su Zhenguo really is a cunning old fox, not missing a single detail. From now on in Donghai, Su Zhenguo can play however he wants. The Liu family, no matter how big, is still just the Liu family of Xia country~!!!”