The male supporting character was actually myself.

Although he was going crazy missing his son, he still felt a sense of disgust towards Su Li.

Having such a short-sighted, narrow-minded, and trouble-making good-for-nothing son is worse than not having one at all!

After considering it for a few minutes, he finally decided that once the Yujincheng project was over, he would separate Zhongli Company from his own and let Su Li run it on her own.

He'll make money if he can, and if he loses, he'll go bankrupt, get married, and have kids.

Having four children in three or five years, raising them from a young age, I refuse to believe that none of them will succeed!

As for Su Li, being a stud for the Su family and enjoying a lifetime of wealth and luxury wouldn't be considered a bad deal.

Su Ming was planning what to name his grandson when the phone suddenly rang.

"President Su, this is a huge problem!" the secretary reported in a panic. "I don't know what's wrong with the building materials market, but all the distributors are out of stock!"

Even if we offer five times the price, no one will supply the steel! Forget several truckloads of steel bars, we can't even buy a single piece. What are we going to do?

Chapter Twenty-Seven: Script Bugs and Contract Loopholes

"Mr. Chu, I know about Zhongli's orders. He can't provide that much building materials." Assistant Li asked anxiously, "What if President Su causes him some trouble again, and Jishi can't get on site?"

After drinking two celebratory glasses, Jiang Chen's face was slightly flushed. "If we really miss the auspicious time, Su Li will naturally take care of it. There's no use in us worrying. So, what you need to do now is keep a close eye on the situation outside and notify me immediately if there are any abnormalities."

"Okay!" Assistant Li accepted the order and hurriedly left.

Xiao Bai ate her cake until she was stuffed, then lazily leaned on his shoulder and muttered, "Su Li is the protagonist, the chosen one. Not only will he not fail, but he might even turn the tables on us. Just thinking about it makes me so angry!"

Jiang Chen picked up his wine glass, took a sip, and gave a good smile.

He trusted Su Ziqing's abilities; having managed the Su Group for so many years, she was no pushover.

By exploiting spoiler loopholes and Su Ziqing's devoted lover persona, it would be difficult for them not to stir up trouble and make a fortune!

With just a slight hint from her, and with the cooperation of Tiangong Factory No. 2, which originally belonged to her, Su Li, who wanted to get something for nothing, would be completely out of the game.

If the Su Group doesn't supply him with building materials, Su Li won't be able to get away with anything.

After all, the contract signed by both parties had a loophole.

Jiang Chen never promised to sign an exclusive supply agreement with Su Li. The agreement between the companies was only for the first phase of building materials worth 3 billion yuan, and it was subject to adjustment as market prices fluctuated!

That means the script caused building material prices to skyrocket, reducing the quantity that could originally be bought for 3 billion to only one-third.

In the original storyline, after Chu Jiangchen discovered that the building materials supplied by Su Li were ridiculously expensive, she planned to find other people's lower-priced products for the remaining two-thirds of the building materials. As long as the transaction amount was sufficient, using other people's building materials would not be a breach of contract.

Unexpectedly, in order to let Su Li enjoy herself to the peak, the plot cut off Chu Jiangchen's escape route - there were no building materials for sale on the market at all!

The goods sold out quickly at high prices in the factory, but there wasn't a single one left in the market. All the merchants took advantage of this price surge to clear out their inventory.

The script was designed to be this absurd, all for the sake of the protagonist!

Chu Jiangchen couldn't find any other building materials and couldn't afford to delay the construction schedule, so he had no choice but to accept Su Li's exorbitant prices and exclusive supply. As a result, the price of building materials plummeted to its lowest point a few days later. Unable to accept this and further impacted by the protagonist's aura of reduced intelligence, he went to the Su Group and caused a scene.

In the end, he lost face, lost all his money, and even failed to save the project!

Since even Chu Jiangchen couldn't find a second way after trying everything, Su Li shouldn't expect to have a way out either; he definitely won't be able to deliver the goods!

Thinking of this, Jiang Chen was in a great mood and hummed a song as he found an excuse to get close to the city leaders.

While everyone was discussing the planning of Yujincheng, he took the opportunity to explain it, which garnered him some goodwill.

"Mr. Chu..." Not long after, the female secretary said anxiously in a low voice that she had something to tell him.

Jiang Chen looked at the leaders and smiled, "What is it? Just say it."

"As for Chongli Company..." the female secretary said with a forced smile, "According to the procedure, there are only ten minutes left before Chongli Company's transport truck is supposed to arrive. But we haven't seen their truck yet, and they're not even answering their phones!"

"What?!" Jiang Chen feigned shock, while Xiao Bai, who had been lazily perched on his shoulder, suddenly jumped up and shouted in unison, "What?!"

The female secretary was so anxious that she kept rubbing her hands. "I was able to get in touch with him before. He kept making excuses that he would be here soon, but now we haven't seen him at all, and he's not even answering the phone."

This is a very important part of the ceremony. We even specially invited Master Nanshan to be present for the groundbreaking ceremony. Now... what should we do?

No one expected that the most important step, the groundbreaking ceremony, would be halted before it even began due to supplier issues.

The father, Chu, was so angry that he cursed loudly, "That bastard Su Minghe! Just because he owns the Su Group doesn't mean he can bully people like this!"

He said that the illegitimate son's building materials company had run into some trouble, and he persuaded me to let a few truckloads of steel bars enter the site as a formality so that the ceremony could be completed.

I thought he had vouched for it with his personal integrity, that the goods would definitely arrive tonight, and I softened and agreed.

The result... they didn't even give us a single truckload of steel bars!

They even disappeared?

Ha...that actually works! That's a ruthless move!

They're just jealous of our family's good fortune and want to ruin our project by delaying the auspicious time!

Fine, since Su Minghe dares to bully people so openly, then he won't get away with it either.

I'm suing Chongli Company for breach of contract. Besides triple damages, they also want compensation for my son's emotional distress, lost wages, and project losses!

"President Chu, please calm down. The most important thing now is to finish the ceremony. There are less than five minutes left. Let's ask Master Nanshan what he has to say!"

"The Su Group has truly gone too far!"

"On such a joyous day, to throw this kind of thing into everyone's life, who are they trying to disgust?"

"To put it bluntly, if Su Minghe didn't have the backing of the Su Group, his assets wouldn't be anything to brag about. He just found his illegitimate son, and he's already acting like this?"

"Logically speaking, this shouldn't be the case. Given Mr. Su's usual character and conduct, this doesn't seem like something he would do. Could there be some misunderstanding?"

"Regardless of any misunderstanding, the contract was signed anyway. If the goods couldn't be delivered on time, President Chu made a huge concession out of respect for him. He has to give him face no matter what, and look at how things have turned out..."

……

Within minutes, everyone at the scene, from top to bottom, knew about it.

Su Minghe's illegitimate son, Su Li, embezzled Yu Jincheng's 3 billion yuan order on his own, only to abandon the company on the day of the groundbreaking ceremony.

Most importantly, Su Minghe personally intervened to persuade the other party to step back, not requiring all building materials to be present, but merely to make a show of it.

Even so, the ceremony was about to begin, but there was nothing appropriate to observe!

The Chu family is really unlucky. Such a big project just had to be sabotaged by the Su Group. The two families are probably going to have a complete falling out!

"We have no choice but to change the date of the groundbreaking ceremony." The elderly Master Nanshan is highly respected in the industry, and any project he guides is guaranteed to be a huge success.

Therefore, Chu's father went to great lengths, using many personal connections, to invite him to take charge.

After calculating for a moment, Master Nanshan opened his clear eyes, which were not commensurate with his age, and looked at Jiang Chen. "The foundation laying ceremony will be held in seven days. Yujin City will soar to new heights."

After today, you will have to personally terminate the contract with Chongli Company.

Remember, even if you have to forgo any compensation, you must terminate the contract with them within three days.

Stay as far away from that Su Li as possible!

Your fates clash; it's either him or you who will die, there's no room for reconciliation.

I see that child's luck is bleak and he has lost his destiny. Without divine intervention, he probably won't last long. If you stay away, you should be able to avoid this calamity."

Chapter Twenty-Eight: That's a different price!

These words startled Jiang Chen slightly.

Although somewhat vague, he had to admit that Master Nanshan had indeed made some calculations.

Metaphysics is truly amazing!

Unfortunately, after saying these few words, the old man fell silent and refused to say anything more.

The groundbreaking ceremony for Yujincheng had to be temporarily suspended.

In Jiang Chen's embellished and detailed explanation, the image of Su Ming and his father working together to bully others is deeply ingrained in people's minds.

Upon hearing that Master Nanshan would continue to preside over the groundbreaking ceremony a week later, many distinguished guests expressed their intention to attend again.

But Chu's father, who was already fuming, had no intention of swallowing his anger.

He gave interviews to numerous media outlets on-site, explaining the whole story clearly and even showing Su Minghe's call records!

After a long and difficult journey, they finally saw off all the guests and media.

Chu's father hurriedly called his son to a secluded spot and whispered, "This is, after all, the company has already been given to you. What do you plan to do with it?"

Master Nanshan said that you and Su Li are destined to clash.

I think we have to say some harsh words, but we still need to terminate the contract with Su Li privately as soon as possible.

Otherwise, if you keep dragging it out, what if he gets in your way?

The further away from such scumbags the better. Even if we don't ask for any compensation, we're just changing the time of the ceremony, so it's not a big loss.

Listen to Dad, don't fuss over such trivial matters.

What does good or bad luck matter? Even if the entire Yujincheng project is ruined, it just means less opportunity to make money.

Don't take Yujincheng too seriously. As long as you're safe and sound, that's more important than anything else!

Remember this: Nothing is more important than life!

Money can be earned back; face can be regained; but once life is gone, you truly have nothing left.

"Then I'll arrange my work tomorrow, and go to Su Li to terminate the contract the day after tomorrow."

I don't think we can just swallow this insult; we have to at least put on a show.

You can have the company's lawyer sue Chongli Company for breach of contract. By tomorrow, the matter should have escalated to a certain point, and then I'll go see Su Li.

"He'll be the one begging me to terminate the contract then." Jiang Chen smiled, patted the other person's shoulder, and laughed, "Don't worry about me."

"You and Mom seem to be getting younger and younger these past few years. Since the two-child policy is now in effect, aren't you considering having another one?"

Chu's father glared at him and turned to leave, saying, "I'm still waiting for you to bring me back a grandson!"

I haven't even started pressuring you to get married, and you're already joking about your dad and urging him to have a second child?

Aren't you worried that if we have another son, he'll steal your inheritance!

"Of course not!" Jiang Chen's voice rose slightly. "Why don't you two consider it?"

"Get out!" came Chu's father's reply without turning his head, carried on the wind.