The meeting to allocate the Crimson Crystal convened as scheduled.
Qin Siyang did not attend.
He stayed at the hotel, eating and sleeping, sleeping and eating.
Still, he wanted to look presentable the next day and avoid getting diarrhea at the Merchants' Association ceremony.
So Qin Siyang barely dared touch the hotel's freshly cooked dishes.
He only had a little porridge.
The meeting began at eight in the morning and did not end until eight that evening.
By the time Zhao Longfei and the others returned to the hotel, they all looked exhausted.
Hearing some noise in the lobby, Qin Siyang left his room to find out how the meeting had gone.
Li Tianming tossed his tie onto the sofa.
"Thank goodness Old Qian chaired the meeting today and cut out a whole pile of pointless speeches. Otherwise, we'd have been there all night!"
Beside him, Zhang Kuang's hair was even more disheveled than before. He looked as though he had spent plenty of time scratching his head.
"Seriously, choosing Qian Wendao to chair it was a stroke of genius. I suggest we have him chair every meeting we attend from now on!"
Zhao Longfei nodded. "Don't worry. After today's meeting, everyone realized how good he is at it. Qian Wendao will probably become the designated chair for every major meeting."
Hao Liang plopped onto the sofa and immediately started swearing in anger. "Damn it, those guys from the Military were outright bandits! I nearly got into a fight with them right there!"
Chang Tianxiang sighed. "Things certainly got a little too tense. If Secretary-General Gu hadn't called and calmed everyone down, it really would have been hard to resolve."
Hao Liang asked, "Who notified Secretary-General Gu?"
"Wu Yu. He previously headed a major research project that Secretary-General Gu personally