As usual, the annual meeting began with the city leaders giving a few speeches.
Then they outlined some of the city's key projects for the coming year, and so on.
Next came the speeches from the various families and major companies.
"Next year, Suhang's development will focus on environmental protection. We need to reduce carbon emissions..."
The leaders spoke for half an hour straight.
After they finished, Wang Yixue stood up as the Wang Family's representative and made a proposal.
"The Tengwang Group will actively respond to the call and do what little we can to support Suhang's environmental protection efforts."
"I also have a question I'd like to raise with the leaders. Longchen Group is one of Suhang's major companies, yet it's willing to wreck the environment for profit."
"The chemical plant they built in the south of the city has been dumping large amounts of wastewater, causing serious harm..."
Wang Yixue was making it plain that she meant to tear into Longchen Group in public.
After she took the lead and made her position clear,
the Tang Family and the Qin Family also brought up other problems with Longchen Group.
With the three families launching a fierce attack in front of the entire Suhang Chamber of Commerce, everyone couldn't help but consider one question:
Was it time to pick a side?
If Longchen Group fell, there'd be a huge chunk of meat up for grabs.
Quite a few people began turning the matter over in their minds, and soon reached the same conclusion.
It was time to make a move.
By the time this annual meeting, thick with the smell of gunpowder, came to an end,
Longchen Group had made enemies of more than half of Suhang's business world.
After they left the hotel, Old Master Qin didn't