Chapter 20 Completion Ceremony

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  Chapter 20: Completion Ceremony

  On this day, Haicheng, which had entered the plum rain season, welcomed a brilliant sunshine, dispelling the oppressive mood brought by the continuous rainy days. Duan Lei, who had been worried about the weather conditions for the completion ceremony of the new workshop, finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the bright sun in the sky.

  Duan Lei did not want to hold such a completion ceremony, but Gu Yuliang said that this was the first project of 'Makabi Biology' and Haida Construction cooperation. When the foundation was laid quietly, how could it be calm after its completion?

  Finally, considering the good relationship between the two parties, Duan Lei was persuaded by Gu Yu Liang and agreed to hold a completion ceremony, but many things need to be handled by Gu Yu Liang. Duan Lei also vaguely guessed that Gu Yu Liang's ultimate goal was not just this simple production workshop, all of which were just a publicity warm-up for the "Diamond Building".

  Duan Yue was born in the southwestern mountainous region where witchcraft is prevalent, and he has an inexplicable reverence for certain supernatural powers. He believes in Feng Shui. Although Gu Yu Liang had studied abroad, he still trusted some traditional customs and behaviors that people considered feudal superstition after years of working in the construction industry.

  In this way, the two collaborators with similar views found each other very pleasant during the construction of the 'Diamond Building' and the production workshop. The orientation of the building, the start time, the topping-out day, the completion date... all these things are very particular, it's rare that the investor and the constructor have similar opinions, and the cooperation is quite pleasant.

  The time for today's completion ceremony seems simple, but it was actually determined by Gu Yuliang and Duan Lei after careful selection. For this day, Gu Yuliang specially went to the Wuyuan Taoist Temple near Haicheng to ask for advice from the famous Xuchun Daochang; while Duan Lei called back home and asked his family to take his birth eight characters to ask the best Shifu in his hometown to determine the time.

  It's a coincidence that the two people came to the same conclusion, which made Duan Lei and Gu Yu feel more at ease. Today's sudden good weather also made the two superstitious intellectuals feel more at peace, and they had higher expectations for the new workshop.

  Sometimes, many things are just psychological effects.

  Before the guests arrive, Duan Lei and Gu Yu Liang have already used traditional methods to worship their respective gods with three sacrifices, completing the true ceremony of the completion ceremony. As for the grand ceremony to be held later, it is just a publicity stunt, a mere formality.

  After Deung-se walked out of the workshop, a red carpet had been laid on the empty ground outside the workshop. A row of tables and chairs were set up on the main stage, and a neat row of backrest chairs was arranged below. Due to the frequent holding of such ceremonies, Han Se-won has a good relationship with some etiquette companies, and at a relatively low price, he found an etiquette company to host today's completion ceremony.

  Duan Yue didn't have much objection to this, since Hai Da Jian Gong was willing, Duan Yue was happy to relax and learn something that couldn't be learned from textbooks.

  But there are some things that Duan Lei can't avoid no matter how hard he tries.

  This time's completion ceremony, Duan Yue was still the nominal host, so many social occasions were ones he had to attend. Although he didn't like some of these things very much, Duan Yue could only smile according to the standard demonstrated in etiquette guides and welcome guests from all sides.

  Due to Gu Yuliang's invitation, many guests came to attend this small completion ceremony, and the atmosphere on site was quite warm.

  On the side of Hainan University, Xiong Yiping and Zheng Kaizhong accompanied Vice President Kang Jingyue, who is in charge of student work, to come over. As a typical example of student entrepreneurship, the development of "Maka Biotechnology" has now been included in the vision of the leaders of Hainan University. The completion of the production workshop means that the business development of "Maka Biotechnology" has entered a new stage. Xiong Yiping naturally wants to bring over the school's leaders, as this is also a result of his and Zheng Kaizhong's work.

  Duan Yue didn't have much opinion on this, after all, it's just a matter of people carrying flowers and sedan chairs, as long as it's beneficial to the development of 'Makabiology', there's no need to be too demanding about details and starting points.

  From the government side, a deputy district head in charge of industry came from Pujiang District. The secretary and mayor of Linhai Town also rushed to the scene. In their hearts, they also valued 'Makabi Biology' for its low-key profile. As usual, for an investment of just over 10 million yuan like today's production workshop, it is already a great honor to have a deputy secretary-general level official come.

  Like the deputy district head who came to attend the ceremony today, although he did not enter the Standing Committee, he is also a real and powerful section-level cadre. For projects with an investment of less than 10 million yuan, it's not easy to invite him to attend.

  Apart from the official personnel, enterprises and units that have business connections with Haitian Construction Group also sent representatives to attend, bringing flower baskets and gifts, which made the whole scene quite festive.

  Friends and partners in Haicheng, Boss Qian, He Yuanzheng have all arrived, even Li Zhongning's old man came to the scene with Li Jie, which made Duan Lei a bit surprised.

  Duan Yue also brought over the people from dormitory 5508 and Tang Lian'er's dormitory, after all today is a happy day too, so let the brothers and sisters join in, everyone be happy together.

  At more than 9 o'clock in the morning, the whole base became unusually lively. Many cars arrived, including a Pujiang TV interview car, which was also thanks to Deputy Director Cao Shaokun's popularity. They came to interview Cao Shaokun.

  "In the words of Bai Yun: 'That guy, that scene was really big! It was like: gongs and drums shaking the sky, firecrackers bursting in unison, red flags waving everywhere, a sea of people as far as the eye can see.'"

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  "Lao Gu, you should give me a clear answer now?" Cao Shaokun asked quietly before the ceremony began, pulling over Gu Yuliang.

  Cao Shaokun and Gu Yuliang's families have been friends for generations, with the two families having supported each other for over a hundred years, making them a core force among the elite in Haicheng. Cao Shaokun's wife is even Gu Yuliang's cousin, so Gu Yuliang's ability to invite Cao Shaokun to this ceremony was not only due to his position but also their personal relationship.

  "Shaokun, the emergence of companies like 'Makabiological' during your tenure is considered good luck for you." Gu Yuliang carefully chose his words and said: "Recently, I have sold all my assets and plan to invest in building a factory nearby, which will cooperate with 'Makabiological' to produce a new type of building material."

  Cao Shaokun has been following Gu Yuliang since he was a child, and is also his cousin-in-law. Therefore, Gu Yuliang still hopes to attract his attention, perhaps 'Makabiology' can become a great help in Cao Shaokun's career.

  "What's behind this, Old Gu? Don't be mysterious." Seeing Gu Yuliang's serious expression, Cao Shaokun couldn't help but feel a great interest.

  Cao Shaokun, a graduate of a prestigious university, has decent abilities and with the help of his family, he has climbed to the position of deputy district head with real power before the age of 40. He is an official with considerable political ambitions. However, Cao Shaokun is well aware that the path to officialdom is like a pyramid, where resources become scarcer as one moves up and the help provided by his family will also dwindle.

  Although Gu Yuliang is a businessman, his abilities and insights have always been recognized by Cao Shaokun. Now that he knows Gu Yuliang has almost tied his own life and death to this "Makabi Biology" family, Cao Shaokun understands that things are not so simple after all.

  "'Makabiological' now has only one product, but the output value this year can exceed 100 million yuan. After the new workshop is put into production, next year's output value may also have explosive growth." Gu Yu-liang recalled some reports he saw from Duan Lei and said slowly.

  Pujiang District is one of the urban areas with more industrial enterprises in Haicheng. Under Cao Shaokun's management, some enterprises can even achieve an output value of 20-30 billion. Therefore, the output value of 'Makabi Biology' did not surprise Cao Shaokun too much. However, he knew that Gu Yuliang must have had something else up his sleeve, so he nodded to indicate for him to continue speaking.

  "The factory I invested in will only need about 500 million yuan to produce the first batch of products, but once production starts, it's just a drop in the ocean for Hai Da Jian Gong, and at most, it's just my hobby." As soon as he mentioned his upcoming factory, Gu Yu Liang's face was filled with smiles.

  Over this period, Gu Yu Liang has been discussing with Duan Yue the production costs, pricing and marketing strategies of mirror metals, and has come up with some very exciting data, and is quite confident about the future of mirror metals.

  Gu Yu Liang's calmness and wisdom have always been admired by Cao Shao Kun, now that Gu Yu Liang holds 'Makabiotech' technology and prospects in such high esteem, Cao Shao Kun attaches even more importance to his words.

  "This is not all, the founder of 'Makabi' Duan Yue's connections are not shallow, don't be fooled by his appearance" If it were someone else, Gu Yu Liang wouldn't have analyzed everything in such detail for him. It's just that thinking about his friendship with Cao Shao Kun and for the good development of the company in the future, Gu Yu Liang could only give him some pointers.

  "Didn't you see that old man talking to Duan Lei?" Gu Yu Liang pointed to Li Zhong Ning, who was accompanying Duan Lei and Tang Liu Er, and said: "When have you ever seen the old master attend such an 'unimportant' completion ceremony?"

  If the composition of the Hai City aristocracy is like a pyramid, then the Gu and Cao families are at most middle-class, while the Li family belongs to the small number of top-tier families. Li Zhongning's status in Hai City's high society far surpasses that of Gu Yuliang and Cao Shaokun, and the fact that the old man himself attended this ceremony is enough to show that this "Makka Biotechnology" has a significant background.

  "Isn't this young man from the Red Family of the Imperial Capital?" After taking a closer look at Old Master Li's appearance, Cao Shaokun was slightly surprised. In his opinion, if he wasn't a descendant of one of the top aristocratic families in the Imperial Capital, how could he have earned Old Master Li's esteem?

  "You're wrong," Gu Yuliang shook his head and said, "Duan Yue is a genuine rural boy, but he has excellent abilities and luck. It's obvious that being friends with him will bring benefits to us. Look at the girl beside him again, who does she look like?"

  It seemed like there was something left unsaid, so Gu YuLiang pointed at another figure, letting Cao Shaokun identify him.

  After a while, Cao Shaokun's mind flashed with a flash of lightning, and he was so surprised that his mouth could almost hold an egg.

  Has the world gone mad?

  Chapter 20: Completion Ceremony

  Chapter 20: Completion Ceremony