"The project of the Asahikawa parts factory, fortunately, it was saved without danger!"

"President, this time the matter was resolved smoothly thanks to the friendship between you and the previous president of Otomo Heavy Industries, but ...... If we can't solve the debt problem of the Najd high-speed rail project, customers like Otomo Heavy Industries, who work closely with us, will leave us sooner or later!"

"President, the bidding for the Chuo Shinkansen project is about to begin, and if we can't solve the financing problem smoothly before we do so, then we will not be able to meet the relevant requirements of JR East, and we will have to watch our competitors take this rare project......

……

When Kiyofumi Hosokawa successfully resolved the turmoil at the Asahikawa parts factory, he immediately reported the incident to the board of directors of Toshima Construction when he returned to Tokyo. At the same time, he also figured out who was behind the Asahikawa parts factory turmoil.

"According to the information provided to us by Otomo Heavy Industries, Takeshita Public Works Store had secretly contacted Otomo Heavy Industries and lured Otomo Heavy Industries to replace the contractor of the Asahikawa parts factory project by expressing its willingness to pay liquidated damages on their behalf. Although the specific situation has not yet been investigated, it is clear that behind the incident at the Otomo parts factory, it is very likely that Takeshita Works is instigating it!"

"I've heard from friends I know that Seiichi Mori of Takeshita Works seems to have been getting close to Robert Taki of the River Plate Foundation lately. Could it be that the River Plate Fund wants to buy us is actually Takeshita Works?"

"Oh, is there such a thing?"

Hearing that Seiichi Mori and Robert Taki were very close, Kiyofumi Hosokawa couldn't help but pay some attention. Speaking of which, the five major domestic construction contracting companies have been getting more and more difficult over the years. As a country with highly developed public facilities, Japan has long passed the golden age of large-scale investment in infrastructure, and in recent years, the domestic construction contracting market has shrunk year by year, and the life of the five major construction contracting companies has become more and more difficult, but the Takeshita Corporation among the five major construction companies has benefited from the good relationship with the Ministry of National Communications, Transportation, and Transportation, and its profitability has always occupied the first position in the country over the years. As a former deputy minister of affairs of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, and now a special manager of Takeshita Works, Seiichi Mori has played a role in this.

At that time, it was precisely in consideration of the cruelty of competition in the domestic market that Toshima Construction took the initiative to explore overseas markets under the pressure of survival. However, when Toshima Construction finally defeated a strong rival from a neighboring country and won the contract for the Najd high-speed rail project, it was tragically damaged by the political turmoil in the Najd Kingdom, which was something that Hosokawa Kiyofumi and the management of Toshima Construction never considered.

……

After the conclusion of the daily meeting of the Board of Directors. As he walked to his office, Kiyofumi Hosokawa pondered about the Najd high-speed rail crisis. At this moment, Kenji Hasunawa, the secretary of the deceased Kogiso Naobi, walked up to Hosokawa Kiyofumi at some point, and then saluted him.

"President!"

"Uh-huh...... What's wrong...... Is there something going on?"

"President, I have something to report to you about my work, this ......"

Lianlun glanced at the castle who was standing beside Hosokawa Kiyofumi with some vigilance, and there was a look on his face that wanted to say something.

"Oh, what's the matter?"

"It's some project things left by General Manager Kogi before his death, can it take a few minutes of your time, I want to report to you separately!"

Hearing Kenji Hashirin's request, Hosokawa Kiyofumi couldn't help but feel a little strange, what could not be said directly, even his own cronies Shiroto?

Hosokawa Kiyofumi carefully looked Hashiwa Kenji up and down, and then said to the castle with some vigilance:

"You go take care of the rest of the stuff first, and come back to my office later!"

"Hey!"

Joto agreed softly, and then glanced at Kenji Hashiwa suspiciously. The other party smiled at Joto with some flattery, and then followed Hosokawa Kiyofumi into his office.

Although Hosokawa has now taken over as president, he still uses his old office, and nothing has changed except for the sign in front of the office door where the manager has become president.

When Kenji Hashiwa followed Hosokawa's footsteps into his office, the door to the room was carefully covered by the other party. Hosokawa Kiyofumi sat in his seat with some confusion, while Kenji Hashiwa said to President Hosokawa with some embarrassment:

"President, is Toshima Construction really going to participate in the Chuo Shinkansen bidding project alone?"

"Hmm...... Of course, this is our most important job right now. All the resources of the club should be concentrated in this direction!"

President...... Excuse me...... Is it possible for Toshima Construction and several other companies in the five major construction companies to join forces and submit bids to JR East?"

"Let's join forces, but these are the companies that are competing with us! Will they agree to bid with us?"

President...... You don't think you know yet!"

"I don't know, Lianlun-kun, what the hell do you want to say!"

President...... At that time, Toshima Construction had reached an agreement with the remaining four of the five major construction companies to secretly cooperate, agreeing that they would advance and retreat together in major investment projects in China, and if we didn't plan to abide by the agreement this time, we would betray the previous agreement, so that Toshima Construction would definitely be squeezed out by the remaining four colleagues in the same industry!"

"Agreed...... What kind of agreement is it?"

"Yes...... It's about the ...... in terms of bidding price."

"Competition...... What the hell is going on?"

Hearing Kenji Lianlun's report, Hosokawa Kiyofumi couldn't help but feel a little big, how could such a thing as bidding price be agreed with other companies? If that was done, it would be illegal, and you must know that the projects that the five major construction institutes were concerned about were often projects with huge investment and high responsibility. If everyone really colludes with the bid, no matter which project can be regarded as a shocking case.

"That's it...... It means that everyone agrees on the bidding in advance...... price, and then allocate the items they want in advance......"

"Lianlun-kun, do you know what you're talking about? Do you mean to say that the five great builders have actually been secretly colluding all along?"

"Hi...... Hey!"