Boss Chen from the renovation company drove to Chengyou.
He had been in a good mood the whole way. Luo Bisheng had called him over for a face-to-face talk, and he figured they would most likely be signing the contract. Before leaving, he had deliberately changed into a formal shirt and packed the company seal and five blank contract templates neatly into his briefcase.
When he arrived, Luo Bisheng invited him up to the second floor and handed him a bottle of mineral water. An old desk and a few chairs beside it-that was the entirety of Luo Bisheng's office setup these past few days.
Once Boss Chen was seated, Luo Bisheng pushed the document envelope containing the design drawings and quotation sheet toward him.
"Mr. Chen, I'm sorry. We compared several companies and ended up choosing another one. All your materials are here. Please check them."
Luo Bisheng genuinely felt bad saying this. If Wang Xiaoliang hadn't pushed him, he probably wouldn't have managed it anytime soon.
The smile was still on Boss Chen's face, but the curve of his lips froze.
He stared blankly for two or three seconds.
"Oh... all right. No need to check. It's all waste paper now."
He picked up the document envelope and swore inwardly. Minister Feng had referred this job to him, and he had thought it was practically in the bag. He had hesitated repeatedly over the quote before finally marking it up. Part of that was set aside as tea money for Minister Feng, who had made the introduction, after all; the rest would pad his own profit. Two rookies-he had figured that out while chatting with them. It was their first project of this kind. If he didn't fleece them, who would he fleece?
He hadn't expected to come