113: You despise Long Xia for being awesome, but you applaud Yingjiang for being powerful. Aren’t you despicable?

Online, there was nothing but applause, but many bigwigs at the conference had their reservations.

"Dragon Xia is a dignified land of etiquette. Wishing others an early trip to paradise is unseemly."

"Exactly. The past is in the past; why bother nitpicking?"

"To be this vicious at such a young age—if we let Julong Steel grow, who knows how they'll insult us old seniors?"

The commercial bigwigs from the province sitting in the front row whispered, and Lu Shenwei heard every word clearly.

They dared to say this because they were clearly trying to intimidate Lu Shenwei.

So what if Julong Steel is awesome? So what if they make huge profits?

Even if you donated money to the disaster area in Yu Zhong, even if you donated 2 billion, you still have to play by our rules.

Do you understand seniority? Even if a rising star is great, they must respect us old seniors.

On stage, the leader of the Internet Information Department spoke passionately, washing away the grievances for Julong Steel: "Julong Steel has suffered too many grievances these past few days. Today, I want to clear its name. Julong Steel is doing great!"

[Wuwuwu! Director Lu is swallowing mustard by the jar. I'm crying.]

[What is a responsible big enterprise? A businessman with sentiment, that's Director Lu!]

[Damn the water army creating a narrative. They're so hateful, they made me misunderstand Director Lu.]

[It's a good thing the province knows the truth, otherwise Director Lu would have been wrongly accused to death.]

"In view of Comrade Lu Shenwei's outstanding performance and the special contribution of Julong Steel, I announce that the Provincial Outstanding Entrepreneur of the Year is awarded to Comrade Lu Shenwei, and the Provincial 5A Credit Enterprise is awarded to Qin Chuan Julong Steel Factory! Now, please invite Comrade Lu Shenwei to the stage to receive the award!"

[It's well-deserved, honestly.]

[Director Lu must have known he would win, he kept it from us for so long.]

[Born in the light, yet walking in the darkness. Director Lu is great!]

Under the spotlight, Lu Shenwei slowly stood up and nodded to acknowledge.

He jumped onto the podium in a few strides and accepted the certificate of honor and the golden trophy.

The leader of the Internet Information Department patted Lu Shenwei on the shoulder, handed him the microphone, and handed the stage over to him.

According to the provincial arrangements, Lu Shenwei needed to speak to unite the people.

[Director Lu is so handsome. Going on stage, receiving the award, and speaking—all in one go.]

[I'm a fan of Director Lu now. I want to have his babies.]

[The person above, please join the queue ten kilometers back. There are still two or three hundred thousand beauties waiting in front.]

Lu Shenwei steadied his mind and sighed inwardly: Director Zhou, I'm sorry.

"I am grateful for the trust the province has placed in me and Julong Steel, but today I want to say one thing to certain people: Aren't you pathetic?"

As soon as Lu Shenwei said this, Zhou Wen couldn't sit still in the audience.

Brother! Master! This is a provincial commendation conference, don't mess around!

I can play along with you at the municipal level, even find a few more departments to play along, but please spare me at the provincial conference!

Zhou Wen's face was dark. What happened to the script we agreed on?

Is this it? You get an award and start blasting immediately?

Can the provincial leaders take it?

[Director Lu is going to cause trouble at the provincial commendation conference? Awesome (voice crack)!!!]

[Under the spotlight, I see the faces of the bigwigs in the front row turning black.]

[Directly swearing at a provincial commendation conference, I can only say Director Lu is high and hard!]

Lu Shenwei took a deep breath: "I have suffered a lot of criticism these days, and I have seen the shamelessness of some people. You've knelt for so long that your knees have taken root, right?"

"Julong Steel's products are awesome, and they are trying their best to deny it. The longmao small car is priced low, and they say it destroys the market environment. You are so awesome, you can set a low price too."

"Looking at certain imported cars, the quality is not as good as the longmao, but because they are produced by the US and Japan, you kneel and lick them directly. Aren't you pathetic?"

"When Dragon Xia makes good things, you deny the quality. When the US makes similar products, you ask Dragon Xia people to reflect? What kind of behavior is this? It's idiotic to the core!"

"If you want to step on Julong Steel and step on me, Lu Shenwei, to find dignity, I won't accommodate you. I despise you!"

[Holy shit, Director Lu is at full firepower. This is at the provincial commendation conference, is there a problem?]

[He is probably the first in Dragon Xia to scold people in front of provincial leaders.]

[I support Director Lu. I also despise banana people. If you like the US, you can swim there. The Pacific Ocean isn't covered.]

[I support those who want to run to the US. I can even provide travel expenses for those who want to run, provided they tear up their Dragon Xia passports first.]

"Why is it that Dragon Xia people's technology isn't good? And the US can? All mindless kneeling and licking is just trash!"

Lu Shenwei shouted this at the top of his lungs, and he didn't know who started clapping first.

Immediately, applause like a tidal wave erupted throughout the venue, and Zhou Wen was stunned.

This works too? Swearing at a big conference?

[Holy crap, are the leaders this year all post-00s? They're clapping to this?]

[This is outrageous. It seems like Director Lu's behavior was directed by the leaders.]

[Awesome. Thumbs up for the leaders.]

The netizens in the live broadcast room didn't know at all that Lu Shenwei on stage was just venting his anger, and he had never thought that the provincial leaders would support him, otherwise he would have told Zhou Wen earlier.

"Director, was Director Lu's speech authorized by the province?"

Huang Liang looked confused. Zhou Wen coughed twice: "Authorized? It's already a blessing that the provincial leaders are generous and didn't hold it against him."

The provincial bigwigs in the front row were pointed at and scolded by Lu Shenwei. Many of them couldn't take it and left the meeting early.

[What's going on? Why did a few guests in the front row leave?]

[They couldn't stand being scolded, obviously. Speaking of which, Director Lu is really bold.]

[He loves and hates clearly. I like this personality of Director Lu.]

Lu Shenwei cleared his throat and gripped the microphone again: "Some people have knelt for so long that their knees have taken root and they can't stand up. You slander Julong Steel and spread rumors that I am a traitor. Let me tell you, Julong Steel now wants to be number one in all of Qinchuan, and in the future, Julong Steel will be number one in the whole province, number one in the whole country, and even number one in the Blue Star!"

"If you are not convinced, hold it in. Finally, thanks again to the leaders for their affirmation of me. I want to end with my favorite quote from the Analects."

"What do you think of repaying injury with kindness? The Master said: 'With what then will you repay kindness? Repay injury with justice, and repay kindness with kindness.' Thank you!"

[Director Lu is a man of temperament. I'm a fan.]

[I've become a fan. I declare that from now on, I am a die-hard fan of Director Lu.]

[I'm going to replace everything in my house with Julong Steel products.]

[Now the colonial-minded traitors and public intellectual dogs are going to have a breakdown.]

Lu Shenwei bowed deeply, and there was thunderous applause from the audience. Several Round Table Leaders in the province stood up and applauded.

Zhou Wen breathed a sigh of relief: "Huang Liang, next time you ask Lu Shenwei to come to a meeting, remember to prepare some emergency heart-saving pills for me."

[The leaders in the front row have all stood up to applaud. Director Lu is going to break through the circle.]

[Too ruthless. Few people can "scold the officials" in front of the leaders.]

Lu Shenwei stepped off the stage, sat back in his seat with ease, and looked around; many people had already left.

"Director Lu, don't leave after the meeting, Director Zhou has arrangements." Huang Liang whispered.

Lu Shenwei nodded slowly. He had ruined the atmosphere of the commendation conference with his ranting. The provincial leaders probably wouldn't like it.

Afterwards, several other representatives went on stage to receive awards and speak, but their speeches were far less intense than Lu Shenwei's and had nothing worth chewing on.