Chapter 147: The Information is Incorrect

Hua Yunfeng dared not guarantee other things, but in terms of corporate strength, even the Yamei Group could not handle the Yezhou orders alone; they would still need to rely on his Yuehua Shipping for support.

"Very well, very well. Since President Zheng has such great ambition, I can only wish you good luck, hahahaha."

Hua Yunfeng said with a laugh, seemingly offering congratulations but actually mocking him.

Hu Jingyi did not think Zheng Qian was boasting.

At his age, to be the helmsman of Zhengxin Shipyard, he must have a certain grasp and ability to analyze and judge the situation.

Either Zheng Qian was setting up a smoke screen and had already reached a consensus with the Five Shipping Alliance.

Or Zheng Qian really had the strength to take on both of Yezhou's grain exporters at once.

After all, Zheng Qian's bottomless financial resources and his funds that frequently appeared out of nowhere were astonishing.

Hu Jingyi could never see through or fathom Zheng Qian's background.

He even once thought that Zheng Qian was a white glove for some big shot, with a professional team operating behind the scenes, and every decision was the best strategy calculated by a think tank after dozens of simulations and games.

Fortunately, the information provided by Xiao Xinhao proved that Zheng Qian was not a white glove.

Then it was highly likely to be the former; Zheng Qian was setting a smoke screen to confuse them.

If he were helming Zhengxin Shipyard, he would definitely reach a consensus with one of the Five Shipping Alliance members in advance, secure the Yezhou orders, and then split them up later.

That would be the safest approach.

With the Five Shipping Alliance in front and the Northern Alliance behind.

As Zheng Qian said, if Zhengxin Shipyard fought alone without forming an alliance with anyone, it would be almost impossible to win the bid at the tender meeting.

Those 11 grain exporters were not fools; they wouldn't choose a shipping company with weak transport capacity and no corporate foundation as their transport fleet.

If Zheng Qian also attempted to win the bid with extremely low prices, that was also impossible.

The total profit these exporters could bring was nearly ten billion; if anything went wrong, no one could bear the responsibility, especially those state-owned enterprises, which would be held accountable.

The tender meeting was just a formality.

Basically, things were discussed before the meeting, and if that didn't work, adjustments would be made after the meeting.

For instance, the Five Shipping Alliance had already taken orders from several companies.

The Northern Alliance had also taken a portion.

As far as Hu Jingyi knew, the Five Shipping Alliance had talked to the two grain exporters in Yezhou, but they hadn't given them a definitive attitude, perhaps wanting to wait and see first.

After all, Yezhou was located in the Central Plains, and the distance to Jiangnan and the North was about the same.

On the second day of the tender meeting, the bidding and investment attraction officially began; the process was not much different from the Maritime Trade Summit, even a bit like a variety show.

Jiang Yanran sat in the guest seating, crossing her slender, fair legs, her face cold as frost, possessing a coldness that kept people at a distance.

The air pressure around her was even different from other places.

Before the tender meeting began, Secretary Du Bingbing ran over in a hurry to report to Jiang Yanran: "President Jiang, I've found out. Zheng Qian invested 300 million in the later stages of the price war, directly saving Zhengxin Shipyard and winning that price war."

"This 300 million allowed Zheng Qian to acquire 90% of the shares of Zhengxin Shipyard; he is now the helmsman of Zhengxin Shipyard."

Jiang Yanran was visibly stunned after hearing this news.

She knew that Zhengxin Shipyard had won the price war, but she hadn't expected it to be won in such a simple and brutal way.

At first, she thought Zhengxin Shipyard had raised tens of millions or a hundred million.

She hadn't expected them to raise 300 million directly?

Was Zheng Qian that rich?

Where did he get so much money?

"Zheng Qian, is this your confidence?"

"If it is, then you are too arrogant."

"With your current status, it's already tough enough to get past the Northern Alliance, yet you still dare to challenge Asia Shipping."

Asia Shipping had gone through dozens of price wars, and she hadn't said anything.

Jiang Yanran felt some disdain in her heart; she hadn't expected Zheng Qian's ambition to be so high that after winning just one price war, he had already become a bit carried away.

Following that, it was Zheng Qian's turn to take the stage and give a speech, explaining his company's advantages to attract the attention of the exporters.

"Fine, I'd like to see what kind of nonsense you can spin about those few broken ships."

Jiang Yanran leaned back, focusing her attention on Zheng Qian, who was taking the stage.

"Hello everyone, today, as the Chairman of the Qianhe Group, I am speaking on behalf of the Qianhe Group."

Qianhe Group?

The first sentence Zheng Qian said upon taking the stage caused an uproar in the audience.

Wasn't he from Zhengxin Shipyard? How did he become Qianhe Group?

What kind of background does this Qianhe Group have?

Is it the company supporting Zhengxin Shipyard from behind the scenes?

That's not right. How could Zheng Qian be the Chairman of the Qianhe Group?

Jiang Yanran was full of doubts.

Even Hu Jingyi, Hua Yunfeng, and the others were dumbfounded, looking one after another at Xiao Xinhao, who was sitting with them.

Xiao Xinhao had only told them that Zheng Qian was now the Chairman of Zhengxin Shipyard; he hadn't mentioned the Qianhe Group at all!

Several grain exporters also looked at each other in dismay; they had never heard of any Qianhe Group.

Headquartered in Yebai?

As Zheng Qian played the meticulously crafted PPT, the Qianhe Group gradually emerged before everyone's eyes.

"The Zhengxin Shipyard, now under the Qianhe Group, possesses 4 thousand-ton cargo ships, 19 ten-thousand-ton cargo ships, and 2 hundred-thousand-ton cargo ships."

Hu Jingyi: ???

Hua Yunfeng: ???

Jiang Yanran: ???

Since when did Zhengxin Shipyard have so many cargo ships? How come Jiang Yanran didn't know anything about this?

It wasn't just Jiang Yanran; even Hu Jingyi and Hua Yunfeng, who were closest to Zhengxin Shipyard, didn't know.

On the PPT file, Zheng Qian even displayed a transport capacity comparison chart, which listed many shipping companies, including Asia Shipping, Yuehua Shipping, and Yamei Group.

Although they were mosaicked, it was the same as not being blurred at all; one could still vaguely identify which shipping company's data it was.

Zheng Qian even offered an unprecedentedly low price, which made many grain exporters' eyes light up.

"Nonsense! Where did you get so many ships?"

"Stop trying to swindle and deceive us here; just last week you were still stressed out about the price war!"

Before Zheng Qian could finish speaking, someone in the audience immediately voiced their skepticism.

Looking in the direction of the voice, it was none other than two people: Hu Yuebin and Xiao Xinhao.

"I know everyone doesn't believe me, but I have photographic evidence."

Zheng Qian had received the photos sent by Huo Muyan early this morning and casually inserted them into the PPT file.

A set of photos on the big screen showed 25 cargo ships lined up in rows and columns, neat and tidy, even sporting a unified livery. The massive fleet, combined with the imposing livery, was full of momentum.

If one didn't look carefully, they might have thought it was the overseas Seventh Fleet.

"Where did you find these photos? It's simply ridiculous. Are there any cargo ships with liveries like that?" Xiao Xinhao still didn't believe it.

He was still working at Zhengxin Shipyard last week and had absolutely no idea that Zhengxin Shipyard had so many cargo ships.

Xiao Xinhao believed that these were photos Zheng Qian found online, or that he had found some expert to Photoshop them. The goal was only one: to trick the exporters into signing with Zhengxin.

"I know you don't believe me, but I also have videos. You can't Photoshop videos, right?"