Chapter 971: Everything Is Under His Masterful Control!

In the first round of selection, three out of seven companies were already eliminated.

Next, representatives from each company took turns to present their respective design proposals in the second round.

The first to present were two other companies considered relatively outstanding in the industry, followed by Yan Family, while Mainland Group was scheduled last.

This time, Yan Zhengxiong, as chairman of Yan Group, personally oversaw the process.

Accompanying him was Yan Kejun.

The order was actually carefully arranged through some subtle maneuvering by Yan Zhengxiong.

He was confident that the proposal from Yan Family would be the best this time.

After great effort, they managed to steal the proposal from Lu Jihan and made the most comprehensive and suitable adjustments based on it, resulting in the bid proposal Yan Family presented today.

He believed the Mainland Group wouldn’t come up with another excellent proposal aside from this one.

Thinking about this, Yan Zhengxiong folded his arms over his knees, a look of pride on his face.

An hour later, the representative from Yan Group began presenting their proposal.

Upon seeing familiar concepts, plans, and even numerous similar data, the top executives of Mainland Group were visibly shocked.

"This- This isn’t this our proposal from Mainland Group? Why are there so many similarities? Mr. Lu, what can we do?!"

"Could there be a mistake? How can it be so similar? No, to be precise, their proposal seems to be even better than ours, almost as if it was... intentionally edited. How could this happen?!"

The executives of Mainland Group were extremely anxious, yet Lu Jihan remained utterly calm.

His amber eyes, sparkling like diamonds, appeared sharper and clearer than ever.

He sat upright, composed and confident, like the calm amidst the storm.

Seeing his calm and unflustered demeanor, the executives were puzzled.

They didn’t know what to do, merely breaking out in cold sweat.

Once the presentation by Yan Group was completed and the spokesperson for Mainland Group was about to take the stage, Lu Jihan suddenly reached out and tapped his shoulder.

"I’ll handle it."

The crowd was stunned, not expecting Lu Jihan to decide to personally present the bid proposal.

From the audience, Yan Zhengxiong smirked coldly, sarcastically saying, "What good is it even if you, Mr. Lu, personally take the stage? You’ll end up defeated all the same."

"Who will win or lose, until the last moment, no one can say for certain."

With that, Lu Jihan calmly stepped onto the stage and began his presentation.

He quickly opened a handheld computer, no larger than half a book, connecting wirelessly to Mainland Group’s vast database, and then pulled up a new proposal to begin his explanation.

Initially, Yan Zhengxiong felt smug and indifferent.

However, after a few minutes, Yan Zhengxiong’s expression changed.

Yan Kejun also noticed something was amiss.

He leaned in, whispering in Yan Zhengxiong’s ear, "Uncle, this isn’t the bid proposal we got last time. What’s going on?"

Yan Zhengxiong bit his lip tightly, his jaw clenching audibly, fists clenched.

"This is bad. Lu Jihan, that cunning kid, set us up. What he gave was a fake bid proposal!"

"Fake?!"

Yan Kejun, upon hearing this, felt a jolt of realization.

He suddenly understood that Lu Jihan was not unprepared, but had planned everything well in advance.

Everything was within his strategic control!