71: Chapter 71: The Four Major Banks Give the Green Light, Fifty Billion Yuan Settlement Fee Leads to a Frenzy for Industrial Sparks

Lu Chen had just finished speaking when a massive roar of airflow suddenly came from outside the window.

Two helicopters, emblazoned with the logos of the Agricultural Bank of China and the China Construction Bank, landed one after the other directly on the roof of the Jiangcheng Development Bank headquarters.

Almost at the same time, shrill sirens rang out on the street below.

A fleet of armored cash transport vehicles from the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China and the Bank of China, led by police cars, forcibly rammed through the headquarters' lift barriers and stopped at the main entrance.

The entire building shook.

Less than ten minutes later, the sound of messy leather shoes thumping against the floor came from outside the VIP meeting room.

"Move! Everyone move for me!"

Manager Zhang Ming of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, dripping with sweat, charged through the main door first, followed by four or five senior financial specialists carrying anti-riot password cases.

Manager Zhang Ming saw Lu Chen sitting on the sofa at a glance, and his eyes lit up instantly.

He didn't even look at President Ma Jianping, who was sprawled on the ground, but walked straight up to Lu Chen and bowed ninety degrees.

"CEO Lu! I'm late!" Manager Zhang Ming said in a loud voice, "The state-owned asset allocation channel has been opened! You can use it as you please!"

"Old Zhang, have you no shame! I arranged it first!"

The president of the China Construction Bank squeezed in from outside the door, panting heavily. He pushed Manager Zhang Ming aside with force, holding a small silver password box in both hands, and respectfully handed it to the coffee table in front of Lu Chen.

The president of the China Construction Bank pressed the password, and with a click, the box popped open, revealing a black gold physical USB token representing the highest security level lying quietly inside.

"CEO Lu, the entire provincial fund pool of the China Construction Bank has been networked with you."

The president of the China Construction Bank smiled until his teeth were visible, "This is an unlimited super platinum USB token. You can use it as soon as you plug it in. It doesn't need to go through any review. It's all up to you. Even if you want to exchange all one hundred billion for steel coins today, I will immediately have the bank turn on the printing press to make them for you!"

The provincial heads of the Agricultural Bank of China and the Bank of China also squeezed in. The four big shots, who usually wielded immense power in the financial world, stood in a row, bowing and greeting Lu Chen non-stop just to get a familiar face in front of him.

President Ma Jianping, lying two meters away at Lu Chen's feet, was completely stunned.

This was the oppression brought about by absolute power.

Any one of these four people could walk sideways in Jiangcheng, and now they were scrambling to curry favor with the boss of a shabby electronics factory.

Just then, President Ma Jianping's phone, which had fallen to the ground, rang.

The name of the big boss from the head office was displayed on the screen.

President Ma Jianping extended his hand with a tremble, and just as he swiped to answer, his finger slipped and hit the speakerphone.

"President Ma Jianping! What the hell have you done!"

The roar from the phone was deafening, loud enough for the entire meeting room to hear.

"Who gave you the guts to freeze the corporate account of Chenguang Electronics Factory? Who told you to forcefully withdraw loans!"

The head office boss was roaring so hard his voice cracked over the phone, "Do you know that tens of billions of funds are flowing out like crazy! You single-handedly collapsed the liquidity of our bank!"

"President... I was wrong... I will get the money back immediately..." President Ma Jianping cried into his phone.

"Get it back, my ass! You are fired!"

The head office boss's voice was filled with despair and ruthlessness, "Get out of the meeting room immediately! I have already notified the economic investigation department. Just wait in the lobby to die! Don't drag the whole system down with you!"

The phone hung up with a beep.

President Ma Jianping rolled his eyes and slumped on the ground, unable to say a word.

Only one thought remained in his mind... It's over, it's all over.

Not only was his job gone, but he would also have to spend the rest of his life behind bars.

Without waiting for Lu Chen to speak, Manager Zhang Ming turned around and glared at the security guards of the Development Bank who were peeking in from outside.

"Didn't you hear that your president has been dismissed! Drag him out! Staying here dirties CEO Lu's eyes!"

Several security guards swarmed up, grabbed President Ma Jianping's arms like they were dragging a dead dog, and forcibly dragged him out of the VIP meeting room.

The Lobby Manager even scrambled after them, running for his life.

The room finally quieted down.

Lu Chen glanced at the black gold USB token on the coffee table, picked it up casually, and threw it to Wu Dong.

"Plug it in." Lu Chen's tone was flat.

Wu Dong caught the USB token with both hands, his face flushed with excitement.

He immediately plugged the USB token into the military tablet and logged into the internal system interface of the China Construction Bank at light speed.

The system interface presented a top-level black background.

Wu Dong connected the Bluetooth headset worn on his ear.

"Old Zhou, can you hear me! The channel here has been opened! Unlimited access! Restart the remittance immediately!"

Far away in the temporary office building of the Jinlan Hotel, Old Zhou stared fixedly at the computer screen. Upon hearing Wu Dong's words, he pressed the Enter key without hesitation.

The instruction was sent.

No pop-up interceptions, no review prompts.

The transfer progress bar instantly filled to one hundred percent.

The system emitted a crisp prompt: Payment successful!

Old Zhou leaned back in his chair, exhausted, and let out a long breath.

Then he stood up abruptly and shouted into the walkie-talkie, "Headhunters, listen up! The money has arrived! Get to work immediately!"

Five billion in special funds followed the top-tier green channel provided by the China Construction Bank and smashed precisely into the managed accounts of the three major headhunting firms.

Huaying Headhunting Firm, Jiangcheng Headquarters.

The general dispatch room was so quiet you could hear breathing. Thirty-two senior headhunters stared fixedly at the huge projection screen in front of them.

On the screen, the balance of the company's corporate regulatory account was spinning and refreshing.

"Ding dong."

A crisp prompt sounded.

Manager Zhang Ming pushed his chair away and stood up. The numbers on the screen jumped directly into a long string of zeros. Five billion in funds, not a penny off, neatly sitting in the account. The gateway channel specially approved by the China Construction Bank was shockingly smooth.

"The money has arrived!" Manager Zhang Ming slapped the desk, his eyes bloodshot, "Bosses! Factory Director Lu of Chenguang has sent us ammunition! The five thousand names locked in the warehouse are all activated!"

Dozens of headhunters below grabbed their phones and car keys at the same time.

Large sums of money, carrying sincerity and hope, were sent through various channels to those semiconductor experts who had been suppressed by foreign capital and abandoned by the industry.

Shenzhen, Longgang District, urban village.

Wei Jianguo sat in a narrow, cramped rental room, with a bowl of soggy instant noodles on the table.

He looked at the old mobile phone with a broken screen in his hand.

The screen lit up, and a text message from the Agricultural Bank of China popped up: Your account has received an interbank remittance of 30,000,000.00 yuan. Note: Chenguang Electronics Factory scientific research relocation fee.

Wei Jianguo held the phone to his eyes and counted that long string of zeros five times.

Outside the door came the sound of Manager Zhang Ming's forceful knocking, "Chief Engineer Wei! Did you receive it! Jiangcheng said the car has been sent to the entrance of the village, let's go now!"

Wei Jianguo stood up.

He glanced at the old etching machine prototype in the corner with a seal on it. That was the ironclad evidence of foreign capital conspiring to short him.

He grabbed a large wrench from the table, strode over, and smashed it hard against the desk where the foreign capital consortium representative had once forced him to sign a bankruptcy agreement.

Wood chips flew everywhere.

"I don't want this pile of junk anymore!" Wei Jianguo shouted with red eyes, "Tell them I'm going to Jiangcheng! I'll build etching machines for them!"

Just this morning, the VIP channels of high-speed railway stations, airports, and chartered car companies were operating at full capacity.

A top-tier talent recruitment operation covering the whole country was completely launched, and trains loaded with the sparks of Chinese industry were roaring and converging toward Jiangcheng.

Jiangcheng Development Bank downstairs entrance.

Lu Chen walked out of the revolving glass door surrounded by a group of bank presidents.

The noon sun pierced through the clouds and shone directly on Lu Chen.

On the steps outside the gate, Old Zhang was squatting and smoking with dozens of small downstream bosses whose loans had been withdrawn.

They were full of worry, and some were even wiping away tears.

Hearing the commotion at the door, Old Zhang looked up.

He was stunned.

Yesterday at the Auto Show Hall 2, he had urged Wu Dong to run away quickly.

Now, he actually saw those bank presidents who usually wouldn't even look at them directly, smiling and following a young man, even taking the initiative to reach out and hold the car door for him.

"Is that... Factory Director Lu of Chenguang?" The cigarette butt in Old Zhang's hand fell onto his thigh, and he didn't even notice the burn.

The small bosses around also stood up, staring at this scene in a daze.

Is this still that Chenguang Electronics Factory that was about to go bankrupt? This aura is even more intimidating than the bosses of multinational consortiums.

Lu Chen walked to the bottom of the steps and stopped.

He looked back at the factory owners who had been driven to a dead end by the Development Bank.

"Wu Dong." Lu Chen's tone was calm.

"Boss, what are your orders!" Wu Dong immediately straightened his back and stepped forward.

"Go tell them." Lu Chen pointed to Old Zhang's group, "The factories that Morgan doesn't want, I, Chenguang, will take them all. I will pay off their debts to the bank, and pack up both the people and the equipment."

Wu Dong's eyes widened, and then he nodded heavily.

Lu Chen opened the door of the car, "Bring everyone tomorrow morning and report to the construction site in the High-tech Development Zone in the north of the city. As long as they are willing to work, I will provide food."

After speaking, Lu Chen sat in the car, and Da Biao steered the wheel violently.

Old Zhang stood on the steps, his whole body trembling with excitement.

He threw away the cigarette butt, turned around, and roared at the group of bosses behind him, "What are you still dazed for! Go back and call people! Even if you have to crawl tomorrow, you must go to the north of the city to report!"

Before the words fell, three black Audi cars with Provincial Party Committee license plates suddenly turned on their flashers and braked urgently on the side of the road outside the main entrance of the Development Bank, blocking the front of the car.

The rear door of the first car was quickly pushed open, and a middle-aged man in a dark blue jacket with an extremely serious expression stepped out, gripping a top-secret file bag tightly in his hand.