Chapter 146: A Billion-Dollar Cake

"This..."

"Is this... a face-to-face insult?"

Jiang Yanran was the dignified head of Asia Shipping; handing her two million was an insult to her!

Chen Weiqiang knew that Zheng Qian had some conflict with Jiang Yanran and didn't like her very much.

But there was no need to handle the problem in such an extreme way...

Now that Zheng Qian not only held 90% of the shares in Zhengxin Shipyard but was also the Chairman of the Qianhe Group, Chen Weiqiang didn't have the authority to say anything, even if he wanted to.

Chen Weiqiang had been wondering in the elevator why Zheng Qian was carrying a suitcase; it turned out it was filled with cash.

Before coming here, Zheng Qian had already decided to challenge Jiang Yanran and tear up the cooperation agreement.

Liu Shiqi had been standing by the side, saying nothing.

She had heard of Jiang Yanran's illustrious reputation. At such a young age, she had taken over a massive enterprise like Asia Shipping. With her iron-fisted tactics and decisive actions, she was a true ice-queen CEO.

The fact that Zheng Qian treated her this way truly surprised her.

Liu Shiqi was even looking forward to seeing how this drama would end.

Zhengxin Shipyard might not be enough to contend with Asia Shipping, but the Qianhe Group and Asia Shipping were similar in scale, with a market value of around one billion.

Moreover, the Qianhe Group operated on a self-produced, self-sold, and self-transported ecological model. It only clashed with Asia Shipping in the shipping business sector.

Since their tonnage was similar, Zheng Qian didn't need to fear Jiang Yanran's Asia Shipping now. Even if there were some conflicts, the likelihood of causing a massive commercial clash was quite small.

"President Jiang, why aren't you saying anything? This is one hundred stacks of twenty thousand; I've left it here for you."

"If there's nothing else, we'll be leaving now."

After dropping these words, Zheng Qian walked away from the scene.

Chen Weiqiang and Liu Shiqi followed closely behind.

Jiang Yanran was so angry that her face turned green.

Watching the backs of Zheng Qian and his group as they left, she gritted her teeth tightly, her delicate jade-like hands clenched into fists.

...

"Qian, Qian..." Chen Weiqiang finally spoke up. "Qian, what you did just now was a bit inappropriate."

"The terms Jiang Yanran offered were indeed harsh, but isn't that because she doesn't understand our company's current situation? If she knew we had 25 cargo ships and 2 terminals, she definitely wouldn't have only offered us 10%."

In the business world, having an extra friend means having an extra path. Even if you don't get along with Jiang Yanran, there's no need to tear off the mask; it's a move that does more harm than good.

What if Asia Shipping causes trouble for Zhengxin in the future?

"Alright, Brother Qiang, I have my own plans."

Zheng Qian believed that Jiang Yanran was treating Zhengxin Shipyard as a pawn. Even if she didn't know the current situation of Zhengxin Shipyard, it was impossible that she would only offer 10% of the orders, right?

Before the bidding conference had even started, the Five Shipping Alliance had already taken away five billion.

She wanted Zhengxin Shipyard to act as a white glove for Asia Shipping, and not letting them join the Five Shipping Alliance was one thing, but to only allocate 10%?

Jiang Yanran was indeed right: business is business, and emotions are emotions. You shouldn't conduct business while emotional.

But this was a massive cake worth nearly ten billion.

And Jiang Yanran was only offering a few tens of millions? Was she trying to dismiss a beggar?

Zheng Qian had already made up his mind to compete for the clients himself.

Wasn't this an open bidding conference?

Since nothing had been decided yet, it was possible to make these 11 grain exporters change their minds.

Although he didn't have the strength to take on all of them at the moment, snatching a few was not a problem.

The bidding conference had a similar process to the previous Maritime Trade Summit. The first day was an exchange meeting to announce the bidding document information, the required qualifications, and the requirements for the enterprises. It was also a chance for the CEOs of various companies to meet and greet each other.

"Yo, yo, yo, isn't this the famous President Zheng? The Chairman of Zhengxin Shipyard?"

At the exchange meeting, Zheng Qian heard a familiar and grating voice.

Turning around, he saw that it was actually Xiao Xinhao!

Why was he here too?

"You are Zheng Qian?" A man of medium build, dressed in understated clothing with a buzz cut, walked over with Xiao Xinhao.

There was a hint of disdain in Xiao Xinhao's eyes as he looked at Zheng Qian. "Let me introduce you. This is my current boss, President Hua Yunfeng of the Yuehua Group, the leading enterprise in the shipping industry in the Qilu region."

"I wouldn't call it a leading enterprise, just slightly larger in scale than other companies," Hua Yunfeng said with feigned humility. His eyes, fixed on Zheng Qian, also contained a hint of frivolity.

He hadn't expected that Zheng Qian, who had been repeatedly mentioned by Hu Jingyi and Xiao Xinhao, would be so young—only in his twenties, looking as if he had just graduated from university.

"Hello, I am Zheng Qian." Zheng Qian could see that Xiao Xinhao was somewhat hostile towards him.

It was human nature, and Zheng Qian didn't take it to heart.

Xiao Xinhao had been duplicitous even in his own company; he would remain a scourge even after jumping ship to another company.

If he could betray him despite their deep bond, what about others?

Whoever took him in would be unlucky.

Immediately after, Zheng Qian saw President Zhang Lekang of Kangming Shipping, Fan Minxue of Changsong Shipping, and his old acquaintances, the heads of Yamei Group, Hu Jingyi and Hu Yuebin.

The Qilu-Tianjin-Hebei-Yezhou Alliance had all arrived.

"President Zheng, you must have read the bidding documents, right? Any interest in cooperating with us?"

"If you're interested, we can discuss it in detail privately."

Discuss cooperation?

Zheng Qian scoffed internally.

The Yamei Group and Zhengxin Shipyard were competitors, and the Yamei Group had formed some kind of alliance organization with them. How could they possibly want to talk about cooperation with him?

Moreover, given the current strength of the Qianhe Group, there was absolutely no need to talk about cooperation or form an alliance with anyone.

Zheng Qian had even torn up the strategic cooperation agreement with Asia Shipping; how could a mere Yuehua Shipping catch his eye?

Jiang Yanran had mentioned before that the main competition in this bidding conference was for the two grain exporters in Yezhou.

And there were only two local shipping companies in Yezhou: Yamei Shipping and Zhengxin Shipyard.

Yamei Shipping was currently within the alliance organization of the four northern shipping companies.

It was highly probable that Hua Yunfeng wanted to use Zheng Qian's answer to judge whether Zhengxin Shipyard had any relationship with the Five Shipping Alliance and whether it had already acted as a white glove for the Five Shipping Alliance to compete with them for the Yezhou orders.

Not to mention the Five Shipping Alliance collectively endorsing Zhengxin Shipyard, even just Jiang Yanran's Asia Shipping endorsing Zhengxin Shipyard would be enough to secure one of the grain exporters in Yezhou.

"Sorry, we don't cooperate with anyone. We rely entirely on our own strength to win orders," Zheng Qian said indifferently.

After hearing this, the several CEOs of the Northern Alliance looked at each other.

Immediately afterward, they burst into laughter.

Rely on his own strength?

How many broken ships did Zhengxin Shipyard even have? They had just fought a price war with the Yamei Group. Although they won by throwing money at it, the company was now severely weakened and still in a state of recovery.

Without a year or a half, how could they possibly catch their breath?

And they were delusional enough to think they could take down both orders in Yezhou?

It was simply wishful thinking!