Supreme Hidden Dragon in the City-Chapter 375: The Shocked Lu Jinyuan

Lu Jinyuan was taken aback, "Pick... pick one? Pick for what? As our ultimate goal for Qingfan Pharmaceuticals’ development in the Capital?"

Chen Fan rolled his eyes at him and said, "Pick one as the office location for Qingfan Pharmaceuticals in the Capital!"

Lu Jinyuan’s eyes bulged, "Mr. Chen, you can’t be serious. These office buildings are the top ones in the Capital. It’s not as if you can simply pick one on a whim."

Chen Fan said indifferently, "These office buildings are all assets under my name, if I say you can pick then you can pick. Hurry up and stop dilly-dallying, once you’ve made your choice, I’ll have someone get in touch with you."

Lu Jinyuan couldn’t believe it. Chen Fan actually said these office buildings were his assets. Considering their value, they could probably amount to dozens of Qingfan Pharmaceuticals combined!

He was still half in doubt, but nevertheless followed Chen Fan’s request and casually picked an office building.

Chen Fan immediately contacted Liu Xingtong to arrange this matter.

It wasn’t long before Lu Jinyuan received a phone call.

"Hello, Mr. Lu, I’m the person in charge of Yunteng Building. May I ask when you plan to bring your company in?"

Only then did Lu Jinyuan believe what Chen Fan had said, and his face showed an expression of shock beyond measure.

His voice trembled as he said, "Any... anytime is fine."

The other side courteously said, "Alright, Mr. Lu, just contact me when you arrive."

Lu Jinyuan swallowed hard and hurriedly asked before the other party hung up the phone, "Um... about the office space here, how is the rent calculated?"

The other side said, "There is no rent for Mr. Lu’s company at our place."

After the call ended, Lu Jinyuan stared at Chen Fan for a long time before eventually speaking with difficulty, "Mr... Mr. Chen, how did you do this? You haven’t been in the Capital much longer than me!"

Chen Fan smiled and said, "Just lucky to come across some opportunities. Let’s talk about the last issue."

Lu Jinyuan took a deep breath and adjusted his emotions, thinking that the third issue was different from the first two: it wasn’t something that could be resolved with money or office buildings. He believed this issue would surely stump Mr. Chen.

He said, "The third issue is also the most difficult one. In the Capital, moderately large companies have to go through the approval of the Tianyuan Commerce Chamber."

"I originally thought it was just a normal procedure. But when I went to handle it, I came across a particularly nasty and tricky staff member. He looked down on outsiders like us, spoke very harshly, and kept suggesting I give him some benefits."

"I couldn’t stand it, so I said a few words. Little did I expect him to directly refuse my application and he even threatened me, saying his uncle is a high-level official in the Tianyuan Commerce Chamber, and as long as his uncle wasn’t retired, Qingfan Pharmaceuticals could forget about developing in the Capital."

"At first, I didn’t believe him. The next day when I found another staff member to process it, it happened just like he said. As soon as they saw I was from Qingfan Pharmaceuticals, they immediately refused my application and told me to find someone else. I went to three different people and it was all the same."

"I never thought I would actually offend someone with real power in the Tianyuan Commerce Chamber. Later, I thought about sending a gift to make amends, but they flat-out refused it and told me it wasn’t negotiable."

"I really regret saying those few words back then. If I had just humbly offered some benefits, this wouldn’t have happened."

"Mr. Chen, you should punish me. It’s because of me that Qingfan Pharmaceuticals’ development plan has been affected. I asked some friends, and they say our only option now is to register a new company and have someone else apply for the approval."

After speaking, he hung his head in dejection, his face full of guilt.

Chen Fan, having listened to Lu Jinyuan’s story, didn’t say anything but took out his cell phone to call Liu Chong.

Lu Jinyuan sneakily glanced at Chen Fan and saw him making a call, thinking to himself that Mr. Chen must think he had made a grave error, and to avoid getting angry, was calling someone else to distract himself?

No matter what, from Mr. Chen’s demeanor, he had no way to solve the problem.

Soon after, Chen Fan finished the call and said, "Let’s order a few dishes. I’m getting a little hungry."

Seeing Chen Fan completely avoid the issue he had just discussed, Lu Jinyuan became even more convinced that Mr. Chen was angry and certainly had no way to solve the problem, which was why he was avoiding the topic.

He didn’t dare say anything else and quickly called the waiter to order a few dishes.

Before long, the waiter brought all their dishes, and Chen Fan ate with relish while Lu Jinyuan had no appetite at all and couldn’t be bothered to pick up his chopsticks.

Seeing this, Chen Fan said, "What are you doing just sitting there? Hurry up and eat, or it will get cold."

Lu Jinyuan gave an awkward smile and said, "I’m not hungry, Mr. Chen, you eat."

Chen Fan looked at Lu Jinyuan and could roughly guess what he was thinking, with a playful smile tugging at the corner of his mouth, but he said nothing.

A little while later.

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This person had a distinguished air about him, clearly a person of high rank, yet he appeared somewhat flustered at the moment. Upon entering the restaurant, he began looking around as if searching for something.

That’s when Lu Jinyuan noticed the middle-aged man, his eyes widened, "He... why is he here?"

Chen Fan turned to look and asked, "Who’s that?"

Lu Jinyuan said, "That man is the uncle of the staff member I offended, named Zhang Baifa, a leader of the Tianyuan Commerce Chamber. I had specially gone to ask him for help before, but was rudely turned away. Never expected to run into him here."

Zhang Baifa looked around for a while and quickly spotted Lu Jinyuan, his eyes lit up, and he hurried over.

Seeing this, Lu Jinyuan became panicked, "Why is he coming over here? Don’t tell me he wasn’t satisfied just throwing me out that day and has come here especially to humiliate me?"

Chen Fan suppressed a laugh and continued eating.

Before long, Zhang Baifa approached Lu Jinyuan.

Lu Jinyuan’s face was tense as he said, "Director... Director Zhang, I know I’ve offended your nephew, and you didn’t like what you saw. You’ve already humiliated me once in your office. If you’re still upset, there was no need to come here especially to find me."

But Zhang Baifa grasped Lu Jinyuan’s hand, his face all smiles as he said, "Director Lu, what are you talking about? I came here specifically to apologize to you. I was too rude that day in the office, I have deeply realized my mistake, and I’ve accepted the demerit the chairman issued to me. As for my nephew, the chairman has already fired him. I hope Director Lu can be magnanimous and forgive me!"