Seeing him unexpectedly, and at this time, Chen Jiaojiao felt very annoyed.
Her expression turned cold: "Why are you here?"
She had traveled all the way from Nancheng only to see him with Hu Jiasheng.
And he was giving her this look.
It would be a lie to say she didn't hate him.
Lu Mingzhe wanted to tear them to pieces, but he maintained a calm exterior.
"What's wrong, is Jincheng your territory? Only you are allowed to come and I'm not?"
"You don't have that much importance to make me travel such a long distance. Don't worry, I'm not here for you."
Not for him?
Then she must have come with Zhan Beijue.
Chen Jiaojiao had nothing more to say.
Linking her arm with Hu Jiasheng's, she walked inside first.
Lu Mingzhe followed at a leisurely pace. Soon, they saw Zhan Beijue, who had arrived from afar.
Zhan Beijue stood with three designers from the company who had been working through the night, looking at the data results they had calculated.
A tall man, Ah Zhong, was also by his side.
All five were dressed impeccably as business elites, their expressions serious, and the atmosphere appeared tense.
Chen Jiaojiao spoke first, greeting Zhan Beijue.
Zhan Beijue ignored her, glanced at the data again, and then looked up at Hu Jiasheng.
"Take a look. These are the results investigated by your Chen family's own designers."
Hu Jiasheng took the data and carefully reviewed a few items, quickly reaching a conclusion.
Based on the results, it was clear that the steel bars used in this project indeed had issues. It was likely a common fraudulent practice in the industry: under-gauge steel bars.
"Under-gauge steel bars?"
Someone voiced a question.
Although Zhan Beijue was not a professional architect or designer, his group owned a real estate company, so he was well-informed about such matters.
"That's right, under-gauge steel bars."
"They are garbage made by compressing magnetic powder and iron powder with binders. They are darker in color than normal steel bars."
Everyone was speechless.
He then looked at Chen Jiaojiao.
"Miss Chen, you don't even have this basic knowledge?"
"Using substandard materials to lower engineering quality and causing major safety accidents is considered the crime of major engineering safety accidents, and legal responsibility will be pursued."
How could Chen Jiaojiao not know this common sense?
It was just embarrassing that despite knowing, something had still happened.
Her face flushed. Before answering Zhan Beijue's question, she took out her phone.
"Excuse me, President Zhan, I need to make a call."
She walked a couple of steps away and called the person her father had sent to deliver gifts, telling him not to make a fool of himself and to come back quickly.
However, the person said: "I've already gone. When I arrived, the family refused the gift and kicked me out. They said the potential risks of this incident are very high and cannot be hidden. They have already reported it."
Such a significant event, with such serious consequences, was something Chen Jiaojiao, a newcomer to the workplace, could not bear.
She could only walk back, tell Zhan Beijue and Hu Jiasheng the truth, and then ask them what to do.
Zhan Beijue, as rumored, was quick to react and decisive.
He scanned everyone present.
"Go to your company immediately and gather all the senior executives involved in this project."
"Before this incident escalates further and attracts media attention, brainstorm and provide me with a satisfactory solution by 3 PM today."
After speaking, everyone prepared to leave with him.
Hu Jiasheng, however, remained standing.
"President Zhan, I'd like to request to stay temporarily. I'll need some help."
"Oh? You've already thought of a solution?"
"I specialized in architectural design abroad and have some experience in this area," Hu Jiasheng said.
"I want to make a bold concept based on their calculated results."
"Without dismantling the existing building, can we add some external structures? Using geometric principles to achieve reinforcement and strengthening. Could you give me some time?"
Zhan Beijue was aware of this method.
There was a famous case abroad where waste was turned into treasure through architecture.
It was when the original design had major flaws, but by adding external structures, geometric principles were used for reinforcement and strengthening.
Not only did the building not need to be demolished, but it also achieved a more aesthetically pleasing effect.
Although Zhan Beijue was very dissatisfied with this accident, he judged the situation, not the person.
"Alright. I'll give you five hours. Make sure it's thorough and the results are guaranteed."
"Thank you, President Zhan."
"Who do you want? You choose."
Hu Jiasheng pointed to the designers beside him.
"These three will do. We'll be as quick as possible."
Zhan Beijue had the three designers stay while the others left with him. They all got into the same car.
Although Chen Jiaojiao and Lu Mingzhe were squeezed into the back seat, sitting next to each other, neither of them felt like discussing romantic matters at a time like this.
Zhan Beijue instructed Ah Zhong.
"Contact the company's public relations department later and draft an emergency plan. In case the matter is exposed and causes public outcry."
"We need to be prepared to apologize, admit our mistakes, and invite everyone to supervise the rectification process. Under no circumstances should there be any shifting of blame."
Ah Zhong agreed.
Chen Jiaojiao looked at Zhan Beijue's resolute back of his head, feeling overwhelmed with guilt.
After thinking for a moment, she said:
"This accident is entirely due to my insufficient supervision, and I should bear full responsibility."
"If there is no good solution and the work needs to be redone, I will cover all the losses incurred by the Zhan Corporation."
Half a year of construction involved various raw material costs, worker coordination, and loss of talent.
It was a considerable expense.
Not having to argue with him on this matter and voluntarily taking full responsibility showed that Chen Jiaojiao was quite responsible.
However, Zhan Beijue was not moved at all.
"That's right. You should indeed bear the majority of the losses for this accident, and Hu Jiasheng will bear some of it as well."
"However, you can afford the material losses, but what about the reputational damage?"
"As the saying goes, 'a tall tree catches the wind.' Once something goes wrong, few people will remember you, but the Zhan Corporation is different."
"Sometimes, a single piece of public opinion is enough to destroy a company. If the Zhan Corporation collapses because of this incident, tens of thousands of employees will be unemployed."
"This would mean tens of thousands of families falling into hardship. Have you considered if you can bear the consequences of that?"
Chen Jiaojiao was speechless.
She truly could not afford it.
Zhan Beijue glanced at her in the mirror.
"Therefore, the company must abide by laws and regulations and operate strictly according to rules, otherwise, it's not just yourself you'll be harming."
"Your father, after living half his life, still hasn't understood this principle. I suggest you stop doing this in the future."
Speaking of her father, Chen Jiaojiao was filled with resentment.
"Can we go to my father's building materials company first? I want to conduct a surprise inspection."
"Let's see how they actually produce their products. If there are major issues, they must be shut down immediately."