Li Ma came out with two cups of tea. She specially placed two coasters on the coffee table before putting down the teacups steadily.
"Thank you." Jian Anran said softly.
After waiting for Ma Li's figure to disappear at the end of the corridor, Wen Shuliang said, "I'm here in such a hurry today. Is there something wrong?"
"If I can help, I will do my best."
Wen Shuliang's attitude was very sincere. He didn't know whether he said this to Jian Anran or his daughter-in-law.
"Do you still remember that I told you and Teacher Tang before that our studio is currently working on an affordable housing project in Ludao City?"
Wen Shuliang nodded and said, "I remember this."
On the day when the project was discussed, Xu Nianhe was also there. On one side was his son's old love, and on the other was his current daughter-in-law. The confrontation between the two parties was indeed difficult for him to forget.
"I don't know if Mr. Wen has mentioned it to you two before, but our studio won this bid."
"That's it," Wen Shuliang looked like he just knew.
Just when he was about to say "congratulations", he thought about the fact that Jian Anran in front of him first contacted him suddenly and now said it with a serious face. Wen Shuliang immediately realized that something was not right.
"The publicity period has passed a few days ago. When I went to submit the materials today, the other project team was in every possible way."
"Finally, we were told that someone anonymously reported our project for plagiarism."
As soon as Jian Anran finished speaking, Wen Shuliang paused for a moment and then put down the teacup in his hand.
"As for plagiarism, you probably didn't..."
"There is definitely no plagiarism." Seeing Wen Shuliang's hesitation, Jian Anran replied firmly.
The other person looked relieved and said it was okay.
My son has been abroad for many years, but fortunately he has not grown crooked.
"We have saved everything from the concepts, sketches, and rough models in the early stages of the project to the drawings at all stages in between. However, the other party only said that we would wait for notification and did not give us any chance to defend ourselves."
Probably hearing what Jian Anran meant, Wen Shuliang immediately asked: "Then how can I help?"
"The chief engineer of the project is Engineer Li and Professor Li Jisheng."
After hearing this, Wen Shuliang suddenly realized that this was the purpose of suddenly coming to him.
Although he teaches at Ludao University, Wen Shuliang is a professor of bridge engineering after all and has little say in the field of architecture, so the other party may not recognize him as such a figure.
Wen Shuliang was worried for a moment, but when he heard that the chief engineer was Li Jisheng, Wen Shuliang breathed a sigh of relief.
He has been an old friend for many years, a revolutionary friendship that they came from the northwest together in the past, and now they often make appointments to drink tea and go mountain climbing together.
If he were the chief engineer, things would be much easier to handle.
"I understand, I will contact him immediately." Wen Shuliang understood immediately.
"It's just..." He suddenly became curious, "How did you know that Li Jisheng and I are old friends?"
In my impression, he didn't seem to have mentioned it to Jian Anran, and even Wen Siheng might not be aware of this matter.
Jian Anran recounted the conversation between Xu Nianhe and the other director that she heard in the hotel restaurant that day in detail. After listening to it, Wen Shuliang frowned at first, and then nodded after a long while.
"I see."
After hearing the names of Zhou Wenhong and Xu Nianhe appear at the same time, Wen Shuliang knew that this matter was by no means simple.
Even ZH Studio is just one of the tools they use, and Wen Siheng is the cannon fodder who bears the brunt of this war without gunpowder.
"I will contact you right away today and let you know the results as soon as possible."
As soon as Wen Shuliang finished speaking, Jian Anran stood up.
"Then I've been harassing the teacher for so long, so I'll go back first."
Just as she was about to turn around and leave, Jian Anran heard Wen Shuliang say: "Wait a moment."
"Can I ask you something?"
"You and Siheng...did you two quarrel?"
The question went around in her head for a long time before Jian Anran raised a forced smile and said, "It's because Siheng has been too busy recently. I don't want him to worry about such things."
The first half of her sentence was true and the second half was also true, but she did not deny the quarrel.
"I know, I'll ask the driver to take you back." Wen Shuliang breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that she didn't seem suspicious anymore.
“The bus is very convenient, so it won’t be a hassle.”
…
As soon as she arrived at the dormitory, Jian Anran immediately received a call from Wen Shuliang.
Even Li Jisheng didn't know about the report on Wen Siheng's office.
But I learned from him that as early as the beginning of the project, there were great differences within the affordable housing.
Logically speaking, a project of this scale should be widely advertised and more bidding plans should be solicited from the public.
However, some veteran members of the foundation insisted on bypassing the procedures, seeking loopholes in the system, and directly appointed Party B's design company and Party C's construction team to undertake the project.
In the end, it was the executive director who insisted on acting in accordance with the rules and regulations, and the bidding meeting was successfully launched.
There were also many controversies during the bidding process. When Wen Siheng won the bid, there was great resistance within the board of directors.
The same executive director fought against all opinions and eliminated other plans. In the end, only Wen Siheng's plan remained and became the final plan.
Even Li Jisheng thought the matter had come to an end here. The people behind Wen Siheng's reported plagiarism were most likely the same people on the board of directors.
After all, he was just the chief engineer responsible for the execution. Even Li Jisheng was helpless about such a thing. He sighed and apologized to his old friend.
After thanking the other end of the phone and hanging up, Jian Anran was silent for a long time.
Even the chief engineer is helpless, so can they really just let the mermaids do their bidding at this moment?
All the hard work and many late nights spent working on the project in the past few months can only be used as a tool for others to compete for power.
Thinking of the coffee factory owners who lived downstairs, Jian Anran remembered that when they came to visit, they specially took their business cards.
Executive director, you should be able to speak, right?
Searching hard for her satchel, she desperately wanted to find the small white piece of paper.
Thinking back, it was Wen Siheng who took the business card at that time.
Her strength seemed to be drained instantly, and the fatigue and powerlessness that surged in Jian Anran's heart suddenly engulfed her.
Is it an internal threat from the board of directors to the newly appointed executive director?
Or is it the ambition of Horizon Group’s Xu Nianzhi sisters towards Ludao Real Estate?
Both sides are groups with a market value of tens of billions, and neither side is far from what they can afford.
1-1-4, Jian Anran pressed the phone number for number inquiry on the dialing interface.
The call was quickly connected, and a pleasant female radio voice came from the other end of the phone.
"Hello, I would like to ask, what is the mayor's hotline number on Ludao?"
