Gu Yan Sheng's whole face turned green as he listened to An Nuan's words.
He couldn't control himself at all and yelled loudly at An Nuan, "An Nuan, do you know how much effort Gu Corporation has put into this project?! Do you know how many Gu Corporation employees have worked overtime nonstop for this project?! Now you're telling us to withdraw with just one sentence, do you think that's possible?!"
"Is our An Corporation's hard work and effort somehow less in front of Mr. Gu?! The planning proposal for Nanwan New City, did we get it from heaven?!" An Nuan retorted.
"Anyway, it is absolutely impossible for us Gu Corporation to withdraw from this project! We would rather not use your proposal at all and replan Nanwan New City ourselves," Gu Yan Sheng put his foot down, extremely angry.
An Nuan looked completely calm, "So Gu Corporation still only thinks about things from its own perspective, and hasn't considered helping Wu Department shoulder any burden at all!"
"An Nuan, don't try to sow discord here. I have thought about helping Wu Department carry some load too, but if you don't make any compromises then I have no choice either. Gu Corporation has truly invested an enormous amount of effort and capital into this project, it is not possible for us to let go now. I hope Wu Department can understand."
Wu Wenzheng certainly would not understand.
Right now what he is most concerned with is his own job performance.
Now that the Nanwan New City project is clearly impacting him, he of course would not have any kind expression on his face.
But with An Nuan and Gu Yan Sheng present, he still did not flare up.
He just remained silent.
A shrewd person like Gu Yan Sheng naturally also noticed Wu Wenzheng's expression, but he was determined not to yield for Gu Corporation's interests, no matter what was said at the meeting.
He gambled that in the end Wu Wenzheng would not be able to persuade An Nuan to concede.
An Nuan probably would not dare defy Wu Wenzheng either, so with some pressure the matter would pass.
Although this might strain his and the planning department's relationship for now, there were still days ahead to make up for it. As long as he offered them more bribes in the future and made Nanwan New City's construction even better, the relationship would naturally improve.
So in Gu Yan Sheng's eyes, relationships could be slowly mended, but losing this project would mean permanently losing it.
He absolutely could not afford this huge loss!
The conference room sunk into silence again.
No one took the initiative to speak, as if whoever spoke first would lose.
For a long time.
An Nuan heaved a deep sigh.
Both Wu Wenzheng and Gu Yan Sheng looked at her.
An Nuan said, "Since Gu Corporation is determined not to let go no matter what and intends to take on this project regardless of how the situation develops, then I'll step aside. After all, other than profits, emotions are also very important to me. If neither side compromises on this matter, it will impact Wu Department the most. I don't want Wu Department to encounter such a thorny issue having just arrived in our Qingcheng. "
Hearing An Nuan's words, Gu Yan Sheng's expression was clearly somewhat strained.
This woman An Nuan was really finding every opportunity to tout herself and suppress him.
But for the sake of obtaining the Nanwan New City construction rights, he could only let An Nuan slander him like this.
As long as An Nuan decided to back out, he could endure anything she said.
"Really?" Wu Wenzheng was a bit surprised.
He didn't expect An Nuan to suddenly compromise like this.
It was clearly An Nuan earlier who had the most resolute attitude and stronger footing. Her aura had also been very impressive.
An Nuan's sudden turnaround really made Wu Wenzheng somewhat moved to tears with gratitude.
This project had really worried him sick, not to mention now that problems had emerged. Even when there were no issues initially he still fretted over it day and night, which showed how much importance he placed on this project and how afraid he was of any flaws arising. Because of this apprehension he didn't dare readily believe anyone.
At this time he just stared straight at An Nuan.
"Really," An Nuan gave an affirmative reply, "Regarding the construction of Nanwan New City, An Corporation can take the initiative to withdraw. However, the project proposal was also hashed out by many of our An Corporation employees pulling all-nighters. To simply hand it over to someone else for nothing would be hard for me to explain to my subordinates. Therefore, An Corporation is willing to sell the planning proposal to Gu Corporation at market value."
What An Nuan said was very generous.
Gu Yan Sheng's expression clearly changed again.
What was An Nuan's intention here?!
To sell the proposal to him?!
An Nuan went on, "Under the situation where Gu Corporation is unwilling to withdraw, I feel this is the fairest and most sensible resolution I can come up with. Firstly, it does not affect the construction schedule of Nanwan New City. Secondly, neither side in the agreement suffers losses. I wonder what Wu Department thinks about this?"
Wu Wenzheng immediately applauded with gusto, "Vice President An is still amazing to have thought of a solution so quickly. I was so anxious over this past couple days that I lost all reasoning ability! I strongly agree with this resolution! No, extremely strongly!"
Wu Wenzheng expressed tremendous approval.
There were many reasons for this.
In addition to enabling construction to proceed smoothly, word getting out that he had handled this matter fairly and impartially would not leave anything up for others to criticize.
At this time he couldn't help taking several more looks at An Nuan, sincerely satisfied with her.
An Corporation had also given him a tremendous amount of face this time.
If An Corporation insisted on withdrawing their proposal, he really would have no recourse whatsoever.
Moreover, there was no denying this - Gu Yan Sheng's attitude earlier was so adamant, he'd rather stall out the project altogether than let go. Thinking about this, his inner scales naturally tilted between An Nuan and Gu Yan Sheng when judging them.
Still expressionless, he turned to face Gu Yan Sheng. "What do you think about Vice President An's proposed solution?"
Gu Yan Sheng's expression was unpleasant but he could not refute it.
With An Nuan having said this much already, if he continued objecting he would be showing utter ingratitude!
Yet agreeing left him with lingering dissatisfaction.
He felt that with this project, he had provoked public outrage against himself and allowed An Nuan to establish herself as the good guy!
His heart was oppressed to the extreme, yet on the surface he still had to keep disguising himself, "Fine."
"Since both Wu Department and Mr. Gu feel this resolution is feasible, then let me straightforwardly state the price to Gu Corporation," An Nuan appeared very solemn and earnest, "An Corporation's asking price for the proposal is 100 million yuan. If Gu Corporation has no issues, we can sign the contract on the spot before Wu Department..."
"100 million?!" Gu Yan Sheng got agitated again in an instant.
It seemed anytime today he could be driven mad by An Nuan!
"You want 100 million yuan for a proposal?! Is your proposal made of gold?!" Gu Yan Sheng harshly interrogated An Nuan.
An Nuan pursed her lips, appearing much calmer, "Mr. Gu should understand very clearly whether our proposal is good or bad. When we initially submitted this proposal to bid for the 10 billion yuan project, pricing the proposal at one percent of the project's value as its core essence is not expensive, is it?!"
"Not expensive, is it?" Gu Yan Sheng was truly driven to desperation by An Nuan. He yelled loudly, "Gu Corporation's profit on this project is not even 100 million yuan. You selling us the proposal for 100 million means you want Gu Corporation's project to end directly in the red?! Do you think that's possible?!"
