Although Ye Feng did not know why their proposal names had not been announced yet, he was certain that their proposal had definitely been selected.
After all, their proposal was unique and distinctive among the many proposals, and the judges all liked it very much. Coupled with Director Song's previous high praise, it was impossible for it not to be selected.
He just didn't understand whether the order of these ten proposals was ordered or random.
However, to Tang Zhiyang and the others, the order of the proposals was clearly ordered.
Because from the first one, they were basically sorted from highest to lowest, from largest to smallest, according to the strength and influence of the companies or families behind the proposals.
For example, the proposal ranked first was backed by the Tang family and Zhao family, represented by Tang Zhiyang and Zhao Yanxuan, the four great families.
The proposal ranked second was backed by the Jiang family and Wang family of Jiang Dong and Wang Teng, second only to the four great families.
The proposal ranked third was backed by Fuyao Company, which was not simple either, as its controller was the Liu family. Da Feng Novel Network
The Liu family was originally on par with the Jiang and Wang families, but in recent years, with Sun Manzhu's support, the Jiang and Wang families had pulled ahead.
The fourth was Shengxing Company. Although it was not a family-controlled company, its founder was quite renowned, making this company not weaker than the previous ones...
In this way, although Director Song had explained earlier that the rankings were not in order of precedence, this was not the case.
In everyone's minds, each selected proposal was basically ranked according to the strength of the forces behind it.
Ye Feng's proposal, in collaboration with Xiao Feifei and Zhou Lingyu, should have been at least in the top three, as it was of the level of the four great families. However, it had not been heard yet. The ones that followed were only small families or small companies. In their opinion, Ye Feng's proposal had definitely not been selected.
Therefore, Tang Zhiyang dared to make such a bold claim.
However, as soon as Tang Zhiyang finished speaking, Director Song on the stage happened to read out the name of the ninth proposal and the company behind it.
"Ninth, the Animal Kingdom proposal by Longteng Company."
"Tenth, Poseidon Company in collaboration with the Zhou and Xiao families for the Seven Island Ocean..."
Upon hearing Director Song's words, everyone's eyes widened in confusion.
Because the order seemed abrupt to them. In their opinion, the proposal by Poseidon Company in collaboration with the Xiao and Zhou families should have been ranked at the very front.
However, those people only felt that it sounded a bit strange, but they did not pay too much attention to it.
But one person was dumbfounded, and that was Tang Zhiyang.
He stared with a stunned expression, his eyes wide open, his mouth slightly agape, as if he had seen a ghost.
"This, how is this possible? What, what's going on?" Tang Zhiyang stammered.
The people around him looked at him with sympathy.
They still remembered that Tang Zhiyang had made a bet with Ye Feng with great certainty, and if he lost, he would have to call him grandfather.
On the other side, Sun Manzhu and the others also showed surprise when they heard that Ye Feng's proposal was ranked last.
However, they did not pay much attention to it. After all, Ye Feng's proposal was indeed good, no less than theirs, and even better.
It would be strange if such a proposal was not selected, so they did not pay much attention to the ranking.
It was the matter of Tang Zhiyang's bet to call him grandfather that attracted their attention.
At this moment, they all focused their gazes on Tang Zhiyang, looking like they were watching a show.
This made Tang Zhiyang flustered, his face flushed, and he was also furious.
He seemed unwilling to give up, looked up at Director Song on the podium, and asked, "Director Song, what was the tenth proposal you just read? You wouldn't have misread it, would you?"
Director Song, who had just finished speaking and was about to step down, suddenly heard Tang Zhiyang's question and quickly replied, "Misread? How is that possible? If you don't believe me, I'll read it again. The tenth proposal, the Seven Island Ocean proposal by Poseidon Company in collaboration with the Zhou and Xiao families."
Hearing this again, everyone confirmed that Director Song had not misread, and the tenth proposal was indeed Ye Feng's proposal.
For a moment, everyone cast pitying glances at Tang Zhiyang, but Ye Feng was not among them.
Ye Feng smiled, with a half-smile, and looked at him, saying faintly, "Did you hear that, Young Master Tang! Isn't it time to fulfill the bet?"
"No, wait a moment, Director Song, what's going on with this ranking?" Tang Zhiyang found it hard to accept and continued to ask Director Song.
Director Song frowned upon hearing this, "What's going on?"
"Why is Ye Feng's proposal ranked last?" Tang Zhiyang pointed at Ye Feng and asked loudly.
Director Song gave him a sideways glance and said, "I emphasized at the beginning that the rankings are not in order of precedence. What's strange about them being last?"
Hearing this, Tang Zhiyang almost spat out a mouthful of blood. He even suspected that Director Song was deliberately targeting him.
But he didn't dare to say it directly, so he kept it to himself.
In fact, Director Song was not deliberately targeting him, nor did he have any reason to do so. All of this was just a coincidence.
The order of these proposals was indeed arranged randomly, it just happened that the major families and companies were at the front, and other smaller companies were at the back.
Moreover, Director Song had emphasized before he started reading that the rankings were not in order of precedence. It was Tang Zhiyang himself who did not listen and assumed it.
At this moment, Ye Feng continued, "Young Master Tang, it's time to fulfill it now!"
Tang Zhiyang's face instantly turned ashen and ugly, even starting to twitch and distort.
He stood there in a daze, gritting his teeth, his face gloomy, as if water could drip from it.
Zhao Yanxuan, who was beside him, quickly said with a smile, "Ye Feng, it's better to forgive than to punish! Hehe, look, in front of everyone, give Brother Zhiyang some face!"
The people in the surrounding seats also chimed in.
"Yes, it's too embarrassing to call someone grandfather in this situation."
"That's right, leave a way out for others, and you might meet them again in the future. There's no need to push them to their death."
"Yes, yes, I think it's enough for Young Master Tang to apologize to Boss Ye."
Ye Feng did not pay much attention to their words and replied casually, "This is a bet he made himself, not that I forced him. However, considering what you've said, then forget it."
"But I still want to say one thing: people should be accountable for their actions. Don't speak carelessly about things you can't do in the future, understand? Grandson! Hahaha"
After saying that, Ye Feng burst into laughter and no longer paid attention to Tang Zhiyang, but sat in his seat and closed his eyes to rest.
This infuriated Tang Zhiyang!
Next was the voting session, which would be voted on by the judges, professionals, and everyone present, divided into three parts.
The proposal with the most votes in the end would become the actual proposal for this tourism project.
After a short break, the voting began, and the ten proposals on the conference screen slowly increased.
The data graph was growing at a visible speed, with three of them showing astonishing growth.
These three were the faction led by Sun Manzhu, the Jiang family, and the Wang family; the faction led by Tang Zhiyang and the Zhao family; and finally, the faction led by Ye Feng, the Zhou family, and the Xiao family.
As soon as the voting began, the data for these three factions rose in unison, surging rapidly, as if none of them would concede to the other, making everyone's eyes widen.
As everyone watched intently, the data soon stopped, and the voting situation was clear at a glance...