Chapter 393
The moment Nan Chen reached thepany the next morning, Jiang Zhe barged into his office
without knocking.
Jiang Zhe had always been known as a calm and collected man. Usually, he wouldn’t behave as
anxious as such.
Therefore, Nan Chen was certain something bad must have had happened.
“What’s wrong?” Nan Chen asked immediately.
“Something’s wrong with one of our projects! I have gotten words from the team in East Asia this
morning! The entire project had been brought to a halt since a fortnight ago!” Jiang Zhe exined.
“Can you be specific? We have a lot of projects in East Asia. Which project are you referring to?” Nan
Chen reprimanded his subordinate.
“It’s the construction of South City that’s based in Vietnam!”
Nan Chen frowned because South City was a major modr real estate project that had been
launched in East Asia by Nanshi Corporation.
The goal of the project was to establish a brand new city on the outskirts through improvements of
infrastructure.
The said project was the focus of Nanshi Corporation in the uing five years. Tens of billions of
capital were involved tounch the project in order to replicate the sess of South City throughout
East Asia in the future.
The sessfulpletion of this project would bring in a huge profit and also help to exert the
influence of Nanshi Corporation in East Asia.
Most importantly, Nan Chen was the one who had initiated the project. Throughout the past three
years, he had been carrying out exhaustive research and investigation before employing the required
manpower and resources tounch the project. It wasn’t an easy task as he had to pull all sorts of
connections to get the approval required.
Therefore, South City was the most important project Nan Chen had been tasked with ever since he
took over Nanshi Corporation. He would have to prove himself ountable and worthy through this
project.
“What’s wrong?” Nan Chen took over the report Jiang Zhe handed over to him, but he wasn’t in the
mood to go through the report. He instructed Jiang Zhe to summarize it instead.
“The project had been progressing smoothly until some environmental organizations in Vietnam
showed up out of nowhere. They doubted the authenticity of the environmental assessment report. The
local environmentalist, along with the aboriginals, protested and got in our way. One of the protestors
passed on during the protest. Hence, it had drawn the attention of local authorities. With that, the entire
project was brought to a halt.”
“Several departments, including those in charge of the utilities, had made themselves clear. They won’t
allow us to continue with the project anymore. The infrastructure development had been brought to an
abrupt halt as well. In other words, even if we manage toplete the construction of South City, it will
turn into a deserted city due to theck of proper infrastructure,” Jiang Zhe orated.
Nan Chen’s face darkened once Jiang Zhe finished summarizing the entire incident.
“Who’s in charge of the project? Why wasn’t I informed earlier?”
He pped his desk with all his might, giving Jiang Zhe the shock of his life.
“T-The person in charge is...”
“Who the hell is the person in charge? Send him to me at once!”
“I-It’s Mr. Xing.”
“Nan Xing? Since when did he be the person in charge of this particr project? Why don’t I
recall delivering such an instruction?” Nan Chen was shocked.
“You used to be the one in charge of the real estate project in East Asia, but since Mr. Xing fell into the
vicious cycle of despair some time ago, you instructed us to get him back and put him in charge of the
most important project. Ever since then, Mr. Xing became the person in charge of the project in
Vietnam.”
Nan Chen finally recalled the entire timeline of the incident after Jiang Zhe reminded him.
Since they were arge corporation, there were a few listed subsidiaries as well. In short, it would be
impossible for Nan Chen to inspect every project avable.
In addition, the project in Vietnam had been going well all along. Thus, it had been quite some time
since Nan Chen got an update on thetest progress of that particr project.
Never had he expected they would encounter such a huge problem out of the blue.
“I want you to get Nan Xing over immediately,” Nan Chen instructed.
“Mr. Xing is right next door, b-but he told me to get you to calm yourself down before getting him over...”
“Get him over at once!” Nan Chen was on the verge of losing his cool.
Jiang Zhe scurried away and brought Nan Xing into Nan Chen’s office immediately.
“I’m so sorry, Chen...”
“I don’t want to hear that from you! I’m sure you have no idea the reason the project has been brought
to a halt either, right? After all, you have been spending most of your time fooling around! I can’t believe
I’m only informed of the incident after it had urred a fortnight ago!”
The infuriated Nan Chen cast the file on his desk with all his might, ring at Nan Chen.
Stuttering, Jiang Zhe broke the silence, “M-Mr. Chen, I have something to share...”
“Say it!” Nan Chen bellowed.
“Mr. Xing is telling the truth. Those in charge of the project didn’t revert back to us immediately after the
incident because they thought they had everything under control. However, things spun out of control in
the end.”
“What about the authenticity of the assessment report? Has it been forged?” Nan Chen asked Jiang
Zhe.
“No. The assessment had been collectively produced by several renowned specialists and authorities
from different departments.”
“If that’s the case, why is the report’s authenticity being highlighted again?” Nan Chen queried.
“I’m sure the so-called specialists and authorities have been bribed by someone else! It goes without
saying someone is behind this entire incident!” Nan Xing remarked to express his frustration.
“You’re the person in charge of this project. Why aren’t you aware of the presence of this certain
someone you’re talking about?” Nan Chen reprimanded his brother.
Nan Xing lowered his head once more as he was at a loss for words.
“I want you to get the supervisor of the project over immediately!” Nan Chen instructed.
“He’s currently on his way as we speak. He should be arriving in the afternoon,” Jiang Zhe stated.
“I want you to gather those in charge of the real estate project in East Asia at once. We’ll hold a
conference as soon as possible to prevent such an absurd incident from urring in the future!” Nan
Chen ordered.
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“Yes, Mr. Chen!”
In the afternoon, the supervisor of the project finally showed up in Nan Chen’s office.
Initially, he was about to yell at the supervisor at once, but he resisted the urge the moment Mr. Zeng
showed up in his office.
“You used to be the one in charge of the real estate project in East Asia, but since Mr. Xing fell into the
vicious cycle of despair some time ago, you instructed us to get him back and put him in charge of the
most important project. Ever since then, Mr. Xing became the person in charge of the project in
Vietnam.”
Mr. Zen was d in a loose-fitting suit, had a rtively scrawny build and sun-tanned skin. It was
evident he had been exposed to the sunlight for an extended period.
In other words, he had been working hard all this while to sort out the crisis the corporation had
encountered. He was different from the other person in charge who spent most of their time in the
office, neglecting the actual progress of the project.
He had traveled all the way from the tropical country of Vietnam.
Since Nan Chen’s office had been equipped with an air-conditioner, he shouldn’t have sweat, yet Mr.
Zeng had been drenched in sweat ever since he arrived.
It was evident he was anxious deep down since he was aware of the importance of the project.
The project was a vital part of Nanshi Corporation’s uing n. Since the project had been messed
up, he was afraid of what would be in store for him.
“M-Mr. Chen, I...” He started stuttering due to anxiety. Mr. Zeng couldn’t even form aplete
sentence.
“Mr. Zeng, please take your time. Go get Mr. Zeng a cup of coffee,” Nan Chenmanded.
Actually, Nan Chen was aware of Mr. Zeng’s capability. He had always been known as a professional,
capable of dealing with the authorities in other countries with ease.
Since he had a hard time resolving the issue, it was evident there was a mastermind ying tricks and
pulling strings behind the scene.
Immediately after Jiang Zhe brought Mr. Zeng a cup of coffee, he took a sip to calm himself.
“Mr. Chen, I am certain someone is behind this entire incident because those who were part of the
assessment team turned their back against us. They questioned the authenticity of the assessment
report and used us of providing forged data back then.”
“However, that was never the case because we had submitted everything based on the requirements
that had been set forth by the authorities a few years back. In fact, it took us a year just to gather the
required data, yet our effort had been in vain as of now. I’m so sorry, Mr. Chen. I believe I should bear
the responsibility because I wasn’t capable enough...”
Mr. Zeng took another sip of coffee as soon as he finished exining himself. It was evident he felt
guilty deep down.
“I’m sure there’s a viable solution for the hardship that has befallen us. Why don’t you take your time
and tell me everything in detail?”
Mr. Zeng sighed in return. “Mr. Chen, the authorities of Vietnam hade to a unanimous agreement
of banning the project. It seems like they’re determined to chase us out of Vietnam.”
Upon hearing the news, Nan Chen’s heart sank to the bottom of his stomach. South City in Vietnam
would y a vital role in the entire project in the long run. If they were able to achieve groundbreaking
sess in Vietnam, they could easily replicate its sess throughout the entire region.
However, if their n headed south, thepany would suffer losses worthy of tens of billions.
In short, Nan Chen, who had initiated the project, would have to bear the consequences of his actions
should the project ended miserably. Perhaps he would have to resign as a member of the board of
directors.
Although those from the Nan family had always been a major part of Nanshi Corporation, they weren’t
the sole proprietor of the corporation.