Chapter 370: Chapter 116: Connections 2

Seeing Bai Fu’s high fighting spirit, Admiral Bai could only swallow his opinions.

If Su Xiaocai could get along happily with Bai Fu, he wouldn’t stop her, as Bai Fu’s happiness is most important.

Even at their age, they couldn’t settle down; it seems this restless nature is determined by the genes of the Bai Family, born with it.

With Su Xiaocai’s response, Bai Fu went back and started psychological treatment, confident she’d have a fresh mental outlook before the interview.

Back at the lab, Su Xiaocai kept sneezing, and Xiao Wanzi prepared a delicious medicinal meal for her, “Caicai, are you too thin and catching a cold?”

“No, just a tickle in my nose.” Probably someone is cursing me.

Turns out, she was right; someone indeed was cursing her.

The one cursing her was Bai Ling; Bai Fu, to adjust her mood, first scolded Bai Ling for stirring up trouble by taking advantage of their relationship.

Then she ordered the servants never to welcome Bai Ling again unless she changed her unruly character.

Bai Ling later went to inquire and found out that Admiral Bai had arranged for other girls to take her place.

And successfully made Bai Fu change her attitude.

Of course, she had the wrong information.

But it didn’t stop her from cursing the girl who was replacing her and also cursing Admiral Bai, which happened to be overheard by her returning parents, resulting in a good scolding.

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Regarding the competition bidding, Yu Haoming focused on writing a good bid proposal.

Didn’t care about anything else, focused on his server expansion.

Clearly telling everyone, he doesn’t care much about the outcome of this bidding.

It’s like saying they’re just going through the motions; who knows if they’ll get selected?

However, neither he nor Su Xiaocai is too concerned.

Other big companies also don’t see Extraordinary Island as a competitor; a company without a complete server, no matter how good the technology, is not threatening.

The big companies are secretly competing, wanting to win the project.

The Ten Stars System competition covers such a broad scope that winning the project is akin to telling everyone they are the industry leader.

For a time, bosses used various methods, changing their office Feng Shui or ruining the competitor’s Feng Shui.

Mystic defense, with moves at unexpected points.

Those who know the inside story discuss behind the scenes that the bosses have issues. Those who don’t, feel there’s a new trick every day in the office.

Occasionally, the bosses would fly into a rage, exclaiming things like “Why is my money tree missing a leaf,” “Who moved my table,” or “Why hasn’t my green prayer bead pendant arrived yet?”

Numerous small actions, all for psychological comfort.

As for short-term competition, Su Xiaocai is not very interested. If they truly won the bid, she’d still go at her own pace to complete the simulation city.

Those with connections have already approached the top of the committee, hoping to intercept through relationships.

After all, such practices are too common—fleecing the wool, then dividing it up and having it flow back into their own pockets.

It’s almost become standard practice.

But this competition is overseen by the military, so connections are useless.

The committee members are now very proactive, immediately meeting after receiving bid submissions from all parties.

The main committee members comprise thirty people, all from the management level, taking turns to sit in the chair position.

However, this competition is very special; the chair is not one person.

It’s two people.

One from the original competition committee management, an elder from the Yi Family, respectfully addressed as Elder Yi.

The other is from the military, a familiar face.

The military sent Colonel Bai.

Since supervision is needed, naturally, they could only place someone influential yet unrelated to the committee.

The art of balance, the political commissars are more adept than the committee members.

Admiral Bai, known for fairness, had no Bai Family members within the competition committee, hence “smoothly” settling into this crucial position.

Colonel Bai also had several professional staff around him, including network technology personnel.

The competition committee couldn’t be too blatant in favoring the companies behind them.

Everyone had reviewed the bid proposals; truth be told, most came from large companies and couldn’t be bad.

Many proposals even included half-finished video footage of the competition venue, and then there was Extraordinary Island, honest to a fault, not even videos.

The text and pictures are exceptionally plain, standing out among the “fancy” proposals.

“Let’s vote first, recommend the two you think are good,” Elder Yi took the initiative to say.

Although Yi Wenling of the Yi Family deals with network technology, the Yi Family has no stake in the gaming section.

Among the Yi Family’s relatives, there’s only involvement in realistic site simulations, like the training grounds on the 022 Mechanical Planet, which include projects belonging to the Yi Family.

So no one objected to Elder Yi taking the chair this time.

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