Chapter 2618 Franklin's Reminder

Upon hearing this, Yang Qinghe's eyes lit up slightly. He opened his mouth to speak, but Sun Hai spoke first, "Provincial Liu, that's too polite. We in Yangcheng and Pengcheng have never thought of competing with Chaojiang for investment. This is completely wishful thinking on the part of Provincial Tang. You invited the foreign investors, so naturally they should favor Chaojiang. Mayor Yang and I are just here to show our support."

Upon hearing this, Li Wu immediately gave a thumbs-up and said, "Director Sun is indeed a man of honor."

Zhao Qiuwei also said: "With Director Sun's words, I am completely relieved. Otherwise, I am really worried that Chaojiang will not be able to achieve the goal."

Yang Qinghe was in a dilemma. Sun Hai expressed his opinion on his behalf. He was definitely not happy about it because Pengcheng also needed development and foreign investment.

Liu Fusheng said with a smile: "Mayor Yang, Director Sun can only represent Guangzhou. You in Pengcheng are free to do whatever you want. We are sister cities, helping and benefiting each other, without distinction."

Yang Qinghe grinned and said, "Actually, what Secretary Sun said is not wrong. You invited them here, so they have nothing to do with us. If we try to grab their resources, we will be used as pawns by others... Like Director Sun, I am just here to observe and learn."

After Yang Qinghe finished speaking, many people in the car applauded.

Only Liu Fusheng keenly noticed that Yang Qinghe's words were insincere.

This is easy to understand. Everyone has his or her own stance. If Yang Qinghe was really a man of high moral character who gave away all the benefits, then Pengcheng would not have developed so fast.

When resources are limited, competition is necessary for development.

Yang Qinghe doesn't like to engage in intrigue, but he will never show mercy when competing for businesses, policies, and investments.

Pengcheng has many development opportunities and even turning points, all of which were snatched by Yang Qinghe from other cities.

This time was the same. There was a good opportunity right in front of him, and he must have felt uncomfortable staring at it.

Liu Fusheng patted Yang Qinghe on the shoulder. Yang Qinghe smiled and looked out the window.

After a brief press conference, the welcome dinner was officially held.

Liu Fusheng, as the deputy provincial governor in charge of economy in eastern Guangdong, secretary of Chaojiang City, and person in charge of receiving the foreign business delegation, gave a brief speech before the dinner began.

Then, the relevant leaders of the three cities in Chaojiang went to find their respective targets and make initial contacts according to the plan.

Zhang Maocai walked up to Liu Fusheng and said, "Provincial Governor Liu is as organized and goal-oriented as ever. This time, hosting the inspection team will definitely yield considerable results."

Liu Fusheng smiled and said, "It's all thanks to Brother Zhang. You and I are both very clear about the current environment. The industry is in a downturn, and the federal government has set up investment barriers. We must overcome these problems one by one."

Zhang Maocai nodded and said, "Besides that, there's also considerable resistance within East Guangdong Province, right?"

Liu Fusheng smiled helplessly.

Zhang Maocai looked off into the distance, where he saw Lü Zijian spitting out foam and Liu Bo forcing a smile. He said, "Young Master Tang and the newly appointed Secretary Liu are probably the main obstacles. I just assigned Lü Zijian a task: to show Secretary Liu his aversion to investment."

Liu Fusheng thought for a moment, then laughed and said, "Brother Zhang, this is a very clever trick. Only in this way can Liu Bo be tied up tightly by Lv Zijian."

Zhang Maocai said, "Excuse me, my strategy is far inferior to yours."

After chatting with Liu Bo, Liu Fusheng asked again, "Have all the jewelry experts been settled?"

Zhang Maocai said: "They are in another hotel and are not part of the inspection team."

He could guess that Liu Fusheng didn't want the whereabouts of those experts to be exposed.

Liu Fusheng was very satisfied. Originally, these experts had nothing to do with the inspection team.

As the two were talking, Franklin came over with a glass of wine and said, "Isn't it bothering you?"

Zhang Maocai shook his head, exchanged a few polite words with Franklin, found an excuse, and left.

Even if we are in the same inspection team, everyone wants to know different directions and conditions, which are considered business secrets.

Liu Fusheng clinked glasses with Franklin and asked, "Are you also interested in investing in the three cities of Chaojiang?"

Franklin looked at the drink in Liu Fusheng's glass and smiled strangely. "If Mr. Liu wanted to attract investment, he should have come to me first. I am a professional in capital operation."

Originally, Franklin did not appear on the list of foreign business delegations. He was not included in the delegation until the federal government held a meeting and received a reply to confirm the matter.

Liu Fusheng said, "I thought your investment focus was in the West."

Franklin smiled and said, "There's no difference between the East and the West. Wherever there's money to be made, there I'll be. But right now, I'm more concerned about one thing—the intellectual property dispute between Federal Cole and Floating Cloud Network Technology."

Liu Fusheng raised his eyebrows. This Cole Company seemed to have some explanation.

Franklin said, "This case was handled very low-key and had little impact, but the stakes were high. According to the information I received, Kerr has already submitted the lawsuit to the Guangdong Provincial High Court."

"When did this happen?"

Liu Fusheng's mind raced, and he quickly figured out what was going on.

"Shortly after you announced to the world that Fuyun Network Company had developed a photolithography machine."

Franklin acted like a spectator at a circus.

It was a little unbelievable to Liu Fusheng that his house was robbed.

The so-called Cole Company is also a foreign-funded enterprise that invests in research and development in Jiangtou City.

When Fuyun Network attracted worldwide attention for its lithography machines and nano-scale chips, Kerr Corporation suddenly filed several lawsuits, claiming that Fuyun Network had plagiarized several of their company's scientific research results, with a total value of more than one billion.

Sun Hai had already dealt with it at that time. What Cole Company said was all groundless, and the evidence they provided was also untenable, so the matter was resolved before it reached Liu Fusheng.

No one expected that after such a long time, Cole Company actually went to the provincial government to sue Fuyun Network and sent the lawsuit to the Provincial High Court.

Generally speaking, the Provincial High Court has no reason to accept such a case and at most will send it to the Jiangtou City Intermediate Court for acceptance.

But the timing chosen by Kohl's was just too coincidental.

It happened that a foreign business delegation came to Chaojiang area. If this case was heard in Jiangtou City and someone deliberately created a stir, it would have a serious negative impact.

Therefore, since it meets the requirement of "extremely significant impact within the jurisdiction", the Provincial High Court has reason to directly accept the case.

At this time, Liu Fusheng had already smelled something unusual from the whole incident. This was most likely a hidden move by Tang Shaoying.

Thinking of this, Liu Fusheng said with a smile: "Thank you for the reminder, Mr. Franklin. However, even I haven't heard of this matter. How did you know about it?"