To marry into the family in place of his brother? Impossible!

Huacheng is also one of the largest groups in Jiangcheng.

Although not as large as the Jiang family, it is a very powerful conglomerate with a wide range of businesses.

To be honest, Huacheng's business was also spun off from the Song family. Previously, Huacheng had always cooperated with Xingyao.

Now that the Song family and the Jiang family are cooperating, the Song family has transferred some of the business they were cooperating on with Huacheng to the Jiang family in accordance with the original agreement.

Otherwise, given Jiang's current size, he wouldn't be able to directly take over Huacheng's business.

This project is significant for the Jiang family, but it still falls short compared to the project he was in charge of at Xingyao.

Just as his father had said, cooperating with the Song family, even if it was just a small part of their business, would keep the Jiang family busy.

Jiang Jinhuan shook his head and began processing the documents. With the foundation of the previous project, this South City project was easy for him.

When Luo Qingyi came over smelling sweet after her bath, Jiang Jinhuan had almost finished processing the documents and had given his direction.

As long as Jiang Zhe isn't stupid and follows the approach he provided, the Chengnan project will be fine.

Luo Qingyi stared in shock at the completed documents, then looked at Jiang Jinhuan's profile.

"Have you finished taking care of everything?"

Jiang Jinhuan turned to look at Luo Qingyi, then felt a tickle in his nose.

This woman either didn't see him as a man, or she was doing it on purpose; the large expanse of her bare white chest and her slender, jade-like legs were simply dazzling to him.

Luo Qingyi didn't care at all how revealing her clothes were!

She came up to her and bent down to examine her.

Then Jiang Jin Huan seemed to have seen something he shouldn't have.

"Oh dear, you're getting a nosebleed again!" Luo Qingyi's teasing voice rang in Jiang Jinhuan's ears.

The sweet scent sprayed onto his ears.

"You need to cool down!" Luo Qingyi gently wiped him down, but the way she did it looked like she was holding a pet.

"She did it on purpose! She must have done it on purpose!" Jiang Jinhuan shouted in his heart.

But he seemed reluctant to push her away.

……

The next day, Jiang Zhe and Luo Qingyi walked into a conference room full of confidence.

The long table was filled with people on both sides. Jiang Zhe was the leader of the Jiang Group, and Luo Qingyi sat to his right with a laptop and a thick stack of documents in front of her.

Across from them was a delegation from Huacheng Real Estate, the partner of the Chengnan project.

The leader was a middle-aged man in his fifties surnamed Chen, who was known in the industry as General Manager Chen. He had been working in this industry for over twenty years and had seen all kinds of situations.

Jiang Zhe sat in the main seat, dressed in a sharp suit, his hair styled with hair gel, looking very energetic.

He looked around, a confident smile on his lips.

After the meeting began, Mr. Chen's assistant spoke first, introducing the project's background, scale, and expected goals.

The PPT slides went on and on, filled with detailed data and clear logic.

As Jiang Zhe listened, his thoughts began to wander. He recalled the glory when Jiang Jinhuan took over this project in his previous life, with the media reporting it extensively and the shareholders praising it highly.

Even the Song family gave him a second glance, but things are different now. This project belongs to Jiang Zhe, and he will do a better job than Jiang Jinhuan.

"Manager Jiang?" President Chen's voice brought him back to reality.

Jiang Zhe snapped out of his daze and realized that everyone's eyes were on him.

He cleared his throat: "Well, Mr. Chen, I was just thinking about the overall framework of the project. I heard all the conditions you mentioned, and there are basically no problems."

Luo Qingyi's fingers paused on the keyboard for a moment, but she didn't look up.

General Manager Chen glanced at Jiang Zhe, a hint of suspicion flashing in his eyes: "Manager Jiang, what I was talking about just now was the project's timeline, not the conditions."

There was a moment of silence in the conference room.

Jiang Zhe's smile froze for a fraction of a second before returning to normal: "I've also considered the timeline. With the strength of the Jiang family, we can easily move it forward by two weeks from the original plan."

General Manager Chen's brow furrowed slightly: "Two weeks ahead? Manager Jiang, do you know how massive this project is? What does two weeks ahead mean?"

"It means we have this capability."

Jiang Zhe's tone carried an undeniable confidence: "President Chen, Jiang's Group has been in this industry for so many years, what project haven't we done? Although the Chengnan project is large in scale, it's nothing to us."

Luo Qingyi frowned beside him, glancing quickly at Jiang Zhe as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.

Mr. Chen leaned back in his chair, picked up his teacup, took a sip, and said nothing.

His assistant spoke up: "Manager Jiang, what we're worried about isn't Jiang's capabilities, but the timing itself."

Moving the schedule forward by two weeks means we have to adjust the entire supply chain plan. Who will bear this cost?

Jiang Zhe was taken aback; he had never thought about this question before.

He opened his mouth, his mind racing for a moment, and then said, "We can discuss the costs further. As long as the project can be completed ahead of schedule, any additional costs can be deducted from the later revenue."

Mr. Chen put down his teacup, glanced at Jiang Zhe, and his gaze held both scrutiny and disappointment.

He didn't speak, but his assistant pressed on, "Manager Jiang, what exactly do you mean by 'deducting from later revenue'? How much will be deducted? Is there a clear plan?"

Jiang Zhe's forehead began to sweat. He turned to look at Luo Qingyi, his eyes filled with a plea for help.

Luo Qingyi looked at Jiang Zhe, her eyes filled with a hint of disgust and utter disappointment.

The food is practically being fed to you, but you're too lazy to even open your mouth. Even if you just read the document directly now, you wouldn't make these mistakes.

Two weeks in advance, how much will that cost? Can the Jiang family afford it? You just spout off like that?

Luo Qingyi suppressed her anger, raised her head, and said in a calm and clear voice: "President Chen, Manager Jiang means that the time value brought by completing the project ahead of schedule can be offset by adjusting the profit distribution ratio in the later stages."

We need to calculate the specific figures with the finance department before we can provide them, but the general direction is that any additional benefits generated in advance will be shared by both parties; any additional costs will be shared by both parties.

She paused, glanced at Jiang Zhe, and then continued, "This plan was mentioned in previous internal discussions, but perhaps Manager Jiang didn't express it clearly enough, causing a misunderstanding on your end."

President Chen glanced at Luo Qingyi and nodded: "That's more like it."

He looked at Jiang Zhe again. "Manager Jiang, the foundation of cooperation is trust and communication. I hope our dialogue will be frank and efficient, without beating around the bush."

Jiang Zhe nodded: "Of course, of course."

The meeting continued.

The next topic is the project's infrastructure support.

Mr. Chen's assistant mentioned several technical terms—technical parameters and standards related to land leveling, pipeline laying, and power capacity.

As Jiang Zhe listened, his mind began to go blank again.

He studied abroad, but he has long forgotten everything he learned.

He recognized each word—soil bearing capacity, pipeline load, power capacity expansion—but couldn't understand them at all when they were put together.

General Manager Chen asked, "Manager Jiang, do you have any specific plans for increasing power capacity?"

According to our plan, the electricity load after the project is completed will be 40% higher than it is now, and the existing power grid will definitely not be enough.

Jiang Zhe remained silent for two seconds.

He didn't know how to answer, but he couldn't let the other person know.

He picked up his teacup, took a sip to stall for time, and then said, "We can coordinate with the power company regarding the power capacity expansion."

General Manager Chen pressed further: "Coordination? Have you done any preliminary research? What was the power company's response? How long will the capacity upgrade take? Who will pay for it?"

Jiang Zhe was somewhat bewildered by the series of questions.

He opened his mouth, as if to say something, but his mind went blank.