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At seven o'clock in the evening, under the notification from Mo Yonggang, a total of seventeen contractors arrived at the venue. Although it was a temporary meeting, they seemed to take it quite seriously.
Bing Tianyi had already arrived at the conference room by six o'clock and started discussing matters with Mo Yonggang. However, after a full hour, they still ended up with significant differences in opinion.
Bing Tianyi believed that it was reasonable to increase the contractors' fees at an appropriate time. He feared that if these contractors felt the fees were too low, they might resort to unscrupulous tactics, leading to serious problems later on.
On the other hand, Mo Yonggang, who had been in the construction industry for a long time and had worked his way up from the bottom to a managerial position, understood that proposing an increase in fees now would likely lead to chaotic pricing from the contractors, resulting in potential severe losses.
With one side concerned about quality and the other worried about losses, after a brief argument, Bing Tianyi helplessly smiled at Mo Yonggang and said, "Manager Mo, let's wait until they arrive before making any decisions."
Mo Yonggang had nothing more to say and could only follow Bing Tianyi's suggestion.
As soon as the contractors entered, they began discussing among themselves.
Bing Tianyi remained silent, listening attentively from the side.
Naturally, many of them were still talking about Ma Wenhong, mostly criticizing his actions as violations of contractor conduct standards.
However, Bing Tianyi could see that these people were merely putting on an act. Although they had not engaged in behavior as egregious as Ma Wenhong's, their reasons for reprimanding him were simple: they wanted to highlight how dedicated they were.
Despite recognizing their intentions, Bing Tianyi chose not to voice his thoughts directly because he did not want to appear as foolish as they were.
After these discussions had taken place, Bing Tianyi cleared his throat twice and quietly said, "Gentlemen, have you finished speaking?"
Upon hearing this, the group quickly stopped their discussions and turned their attention toward Bing Tianyi.
After a brief moment of contemplation, Bing Tianyi smiled and asked them, "I believe everyone knows why I called you here today?"
"Understood." Everyone nodded in agreement.
Seeing the sincere expressions on their faces, Bing Tianyi felt much more at ease.
"Since everyone is aware, I won't say much more. As you can see, our project's progress is very fast. However, while we are moving quickly, we must ensure quality, and during construction, there cannot be any mistakes at any point. Although everyone has been doing quite well in this regard, I still want to remind you all," Bing Tianyi said earnestly.
As soon as Bing Tianyi finished speaking, Ma Wenhong smiled sheepishly and said to him, "Mr. Bing, you can rest assured about this. Recently, due to personal reasons, my workers made some errors during construction, and I apologize to you here today."
Seeing Ma Wenhong apologize in front of so many people was a bit much for Bing Tianyi. Realizing this, he smiled and replied, "Actually, you don't need to do that; we've moved past this matter."
Upon hearing this, Ma Wenhong quickly nodded and said with a smile, "With your understanding, I really don't know how to repay you."
Bing Tianyi had initially felt quite pleased, but now hearing Ma Wenhong's polite words made him feel somewhat helpless.
He raised his head and glanced at Ma Wenhong before shifting his focus back to the contractors in front of him with a smile and asked, "Now I want to ask everyone another question: Is there anyone who has cut corners during construction? If so, please speak up now; I absolutely will not blame you. However, if I find out about it in a few days, you'll have to bear the consequences yourselves."
Upon hearing this, the group exchanged glances and after a while, they quietly said, "Absolutely not; we wouldn't dare do such things under your supervision."
Bing Tianyi nodded with a smile and said, "That's good. Also, if anyone feels that the contract prices are unreasonable, you can bring it up now."
"This..."
The crowd hesitated. At this moment, Mo Yonggang raised his head and looked closely at the group with a smile and said, "We are all old acquaintances here; we know each other very well. Just say what you need to say; don't hold back."
Hearing Mo Yonggang's words, the crowd still wore bitter expressions and remained silent.
Bing Tianyi had initially thought that when he asked this question, the contractors would surely step forward to negotiate for higher prices. He did not expect the situation to turn out like this.
After pondering for a moment, Bing Tianyi continued to ask, "Is there anything that everyone can say directly? I'm reiterating my previous point—no need to hide anything."
Of course, among the contractors working on the project under Bing Tianyi, several had previously collaborated with him. They were familiar with his working style, so when they took on the project, they quoted prices based on the actual construction costs and did not significantly undercut each other due to competition.
However, given the scale of the project, it was impractical for Bing Tianyi to rely solely on his seasoned team. Therefore, before starting the work, he also recruited some contractors from around the city.
In this situation, these contractors employed their usual tactics to secure contracts. They aimed to lower their bids as much as possible and, once awarded the contract, would use their connections to source inferior materials. This way, they could still make a profit. Now that Bing Tianyi insisted on using quality materials for construction, it was evident that they would incur losses under such circumstances.
When Bing Tianyi reiterated this point, someone finally couldn't hold back any longer.
"Mr. Bing, to be honest, regarding the main structure of Building No. 3 that I contracted, we recently received a batch of substandard steel bars that are a few millimeters smaller than originally specified."
Seeing Old Gu stand up and say this, Bing Tianyi frowned and asked, "Is it because your initial bid was too low?"
"Yes, I had no choice but to do so in order to secure this project," Old Gu replied honestly.
Bing Tianyi nodded and said, "Alright, I understand. Given this situation, how much more money do you think you would need to build it with quality materials?"
"About two million."
After Old Gu finished speaking, Bing Tianyi looked at the others around him and curiously asked, "Is there anyone else facing a similar situation?"
At this moment, Aging spoke up directly: "Mr. Bing, such matters are an open secret in the construction industry. Didn't you know?"
Bing Tianyi smiled lightly and replied, "I genuinely didn't know about this."
Hearing this from Bing Tianyi, the others exchanged helpless smiles and then quietly said to him, "Mr. Bing, it's really not a big deal. By contracting at such low prices with our teams and completing the work according to schedule, you could save several million at least. This way, you can make money while we can earn a bit too. If we were to build with quality materials instead, while we might still make some profit, it would be nearly impossible for you to earn more."
Bing Tianyi looked at Aging and asked with a smile, "Is there anyone else who feels the same way? If anyone agrees with Aging, please raise your hand now."
These people had not taken Bing Tianyi seriously since the beginning of the project, as they had been in the construction industry for many years and had much more experience than him.
After exchanging glances, five people finally raised their hands.
Seeing this scene, Bing Tianyi was quite surprised because he understood that if things were indeed like this, the problems could become serious.
After pondering for a moment, Bing Tianyi frowned and asked, "Gentlemen, let me ask you this: if I don't want to make more money and allow you to use quality materials for construction, would you be willing?"
"Why wouldn't we be willing? As long as you, Mr. Bing, are willing to spend the money, we would naturally be happy to do so," the group replied dismissively with smiles.
After hearing this, Bing Tianyi nodded in agreement and then turned to look at Mo Yonggang beside him. To be honest, he really wanted to hear Mo Yonggang's thoughts now.
From the current situation, it was clear that there were still many people preparing to ask him for money. If he agreed to give these people money now, it would inevitably lead to a financial crisis for him. If he couldn't secure more funds later on, paying wages to the workers would become a problem.
Mo Yonggang understood Bing Tianyi's meaning after seeing his expression. He stood up and smiled at the contractors around him, saying, "In that case, if anyone is in a situation similar to Old Gu's, please write a report for me after this meeting. I will discuss it with Mr. Bing and see about compensating you after the project is completed. However, the prerequisite is that you must follow the procedures outlined in the construction plan during the upcoming work."
"If that's the case, then we won't have to worry about losing money; we will definitely complete the task with quality and quantity assured," Old Gu said straightforwardly as soon as Mo Yonggang finished speaking.
Bing Tianyi smiled and stood up again to remind them, "Brothers, you are all my seniors in the construction industry, so I hope everyone can unite and find ways to make this project successful. Additionally, there's one more important point that Manager Mo just mentioned: I hope everyone will be diligent and careful in future construction work. We have signed contracts after all. This time I’m saying it clearly: if I find anyone cutting corners again next time and wanting me to compensate you, it won't be possible. At that point, I can only let everyone go sit in a big cage."
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