33: Bidding blockade, Lu Shenwei was ignored!

Chapter 33: Bidding for Arresting Cables, Lu Shenwei is Ignored!

"I've double-checked repeatedly. The last batch of steel cables was produced according to your specific instructions, with improved processes and higher quality, thinking the Yingjiang Company would purchase them in bulk."

Lu Shenwei remembered. He had been full of confidence back then, only for the Yingjiang Company to suddenly breach the contract, leaving him dejected for quite a while.

"The Navy's bidding document states that as long as the requirements are met, they will purchase 500 units at 1.5 million each."

"A major project worth 700 million. I'll personally lead the team next week," Lu Shenwei said.

Lu Shenwei was full of confidence and instructed his assistant to prepare the bidding documents, while on the other side, Liu Jiujian was being cursed out by Kameda.

"Liu-san, I am very unhappy. I only asked you to steal a few steel cables, and it's been so long yet you still haven't finished."

Liu Jiujian remained silent, thinking, *Steal your mother!*

Didn't you see that Liang Feng, who I sent, was beaten into a pulp? I'd be a complete idiot to go there again.

"President Kameda, please don't be impatient. I've already sent my most capable Security Section Chief to handle it. There will definitely be news within three days."

"My patience is limited. I hope Liu-san cherishes it."

Limited patience? Screw you!

I've already completed my overseas travel procedures. Tomorrow, it's goodbye to you!

"This mission is very difficult. I hope President Kameda can provide more funding."

"Liu-san, there's a saying in Dragon Xia: 'A wise man submits to circumstances.' Don't push it too far."

"Two million. If you give me another two million, I guarantee this will be done."

Kameda hesitated for a moment before saying, "Fine! I hope Liu-san doesn't disappoint me."

"Rest assured, President Kameda. Just wait for the good news." Liu Jiujian was overjoyed.

Half an hour later, his offshore account received Kameda's remittance. Liu Jiujian destroyed the company's accounts overnight and caught the first flight to Hong Kong the next morning.

He had already arranged for his wife and children to settle in Hong Kong long ago; this time, he was planning to emigrate with the whole family.

But despite all his calculations, he failed to realize that the Qinchuan Patrol Police were already onto him. Liu Jiujian was taken away by the Qinchuan Patrol Police as soon as he stepped off the plane.

"Liu Jiujian, you are under arrest on suspicion of stealing corporate secrets."

When the news of Liu Jiujian's arrest reached Qinchuan, Lu Shenwei asked, "Director Zhou, how long can he be held?"

"For stealing trade secrets, at least ten days to half a month. It mainly depends on his attitude towards confessing and whether you agree to a settlement," Zhou Wen said.

Lu Shenwei pondered, "Settlement? Impossible! I want him to receive a heavy sentence!"

Plotting to seize the Julong Steel Factory premises was equivalent to wanting the lives of all the workers in the factory. How could ten days or half a month be enough? It should be at least eight to ten years.

"Attempting to flee abroad after failing to steal trade secrets suggests there's definitely more to this. Both we and the Patrol Police department are investigating," Zhou Wen said casually.

Lu Shenwei asked, "Do you need us to send anyone to assist?"

"You've been quite busy lately, so there's no need."

Zhou Wen knew that the Longying Drones had become exceptionally popular thanks to a group of self-media influencers, and Bai Xiaoying's livestream was already sold out.

Lu Shenwei was already working on setting up a second production line, which was estimated to start production next month.

"Hurry up and bid for the steel cables the Navy wants. I heard many companies have sent people there."

"Uncle Ma and I are going tomorrow."

Originally, Lu Shenwei intended to take his assistant to the bidding, but Ma Quanlin couldn't rest easy and insisted on coming along.

"It's good for him to go. A 'Ma' leads to success, after all."

Hearing this, Lu Shenwei chuckled and said, "I'll take Director Zhou's auspicious words."

The next day, Lu Shenwei and Ma Quanlin drove a Ford Raptor, with two super steel cables loaded in the truck bed, heading all the way east.

Along the way, Lu Shenwei took turns driving with the escort driver, arriving at the Navy Procurement and R&D Department in less than 10 hours.

"There are quite a lot of people. Are they all here for the bidding?"

Lu Shenwei roughly estimated there were at least seventy or eighty people on site.

By the time they submitted their bidding materials, it was almost dark.

"Hello, we have brought the steel cables your department requires. They fully meet the requirements," Lu Shenwei said softly.

Chen Huatao, the assistant researcher in charge of registration, asked, "Not a single bit off?"

"There's a slight discrepancy in the technical parameters compared to what your department requested. They're higher than your standards..."

"Fine, fill out this form, leave the items, next."

Before Lu Shenwei could finish, he was interrupted by Chen Huatao.

In the past week, he had received three to four hundred bidding units from all over the country. There were plenty of people who beat their chests and guaranteed their parameters met the standards.

But upon actual testing, not a single one met the requirements.

Forget meeting the standards completely; there weren't even any that could reach two-thirds of the standard.

Director Gu Ming had stayed on site 24 hours a day during the first few days, receiving every company that came.

But the greater the expectation, the greater the disappointment.

Eventually, he stopped coming altogether, leaving Chen Huatao in charge of registration and testing them slowly once everything was collected.

Lu Shenwei and Ma Quanlin unloaded the steel cables into the designated warehouse and only left after tying on Julong Steel's black dragon head trademark.

"Xiao Lu, I feel like there's not much hope. Hundreds of companies are competing."

While Lu Shenwei was registering just now, Ma Quanlin had run into several old colleagues from other steel plants outside.

Those were all top-five large-scale steel enterprises in the country, the internationally renowned kind.

If they were also bidding, what chance did other small steel plants have?

"It depends on human effort. In any case, we should give ourselves a chance."

Lu Shenwei was optimistic. At this point, Julong Steel wasn't short on money anyway.

The sales channels for the Longying Drones had opened up. As they continued to expand production capacity, money would keep flowing in.

"Uncle Ma, you've been exhausted lately too. Let's take a good look around this coastal city," Lu Shenwei said with a smile.

Ma Quanlin nodded and said, "Never mind me, you're almost twenty-six. When are you going to start a family?"

"Urging me to marry? Uncle Ma, as you said, I'm only twenty-six. We'll see when I meet someone suitable," Lu Shenwei laughed.

"Many workshop directors and deputy factory managers in our plant have been asking about your marital status. As soon as they hear you don't have a girlfriend, their eyes start glowing green."

Who was Lu Shenwei? The legal representative and 100% shareholder of Julong Steel.

A Qinchuan tycoon earning hundreds of millions a year—who wouldn't want to marry their daughter to him?

Of course, Ma Quanlin didn't have such intentions; he was more concerned about Lu Shenwei's personal life.

A young man living alone, eating and living with the workers on weekdays.

He lived in a 36-square-meter old house left by his parents, with no one to take care of him.

Ma Quanlin opened his mouth to speak, but before the words could come out, Lu Shenwei suddenly took out his phone.

"Miss Bai, is there something you need?"

"Chairman Lu, I need your help urgently! I've sold out of that drone model I'm helping you promote."

Sold out? Weren't there still over 2,000 units in inventory?

"Someone in my livestream placed a single order for 1,500 units, stripping the inventory clean."

What? A single order for 1,500 units? Are they crazy!

"The buyer is hounding me every day to ship, and the fans are watching me too. I couldn't take it anymore, so I called you."

"How could this happen? A sudden explosion in sales?" Lu Shenwei asked.

"You don't know yet? I'll send you a video, and you'll understand."

After watching Bai Xiaoying's video, Lu Shenwei was completely stunned!