Created in China Episode 18 Recap
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Liu Jun brought Cui Bingbing to Lu Huadong's home for a New Year's visit and met his current girlfriend, Chen Qifan, a partner at Pucheng Law Firm. To his surprise, Cui Bingbing and Chen Qifan chatted happily, as if old acquaintances, enthusiastically discussing each other's work. In contrast, Lu Huadong revealed to Liu Jun that Lin Yue's marriage was in trouble, as his wife Xia Haiping had initiated divorce proceedings, prompting him to fly abroad overnight to salvage the relationship.
Early in the morning, Old Zhu told Liu Shitang that Secretary Cao, the newly transferred Municipal Party Committee secretary, would soon conduct grassroots visits and investigations. Secretary Cao had specifically emphasized the concept of domestic green production value in a meeting, which made their industrial park, a major tax-contributing area, particularly nervous, fearing any mishaps during the inspection.
Meanwhile, Song Yunhui reminded Liu Jun that environmental issues had become a focal point of current societal concern, but Liu Jun remained full of confidence. Qian Hongming specifically chose Shen Jiali's birthday to return. Before entering the door, he even sniffed himself, afraid that any strange smell might be detected by Shen Jiali. Because Shen Jiali possessed extraordinary talent in design, she was currently fully engrossed in the landscape design for Liu Jun's new factory.
Her designs were ingenious and novel, earning high praise from Liu Jun. Cui Bingbing found it difficult to get along with Shen Jiali, who relied on Qian Hongming for her livelihood. She coldly observed Qian Hongming's deliberate display of affection, feeling that both husband and wife were rather hypocritical. Liu Jun, on the other hand, advised Cui Bingbing not to believe groundless rumors.
Secretary Cao was scheduled to inspect factories within the district, and everyone at Tengfei was busy preparing a welcome. However, they were informed that Secretary Cao did not follow the original plan but instead diverted to several factories with substandard production environments. Due to the illicit operations of the peer factories, Secretary Cao's expression was very grim, and he did not continue the inspection. Liu Jun had no choice but to hold the groundbreaking ceremony himself.
Although the atmosphere at the site was less lively, it had a unique solemnity. Afterward, Liu Jun heard that an environmental protection meeting was to be held and personally went to attend. Other factory managers were also present, who showed extreme disregard for environmental issues and acted perfunctorily. At the meeting, Director Xu, with a serious expression, demanded that all attending factory managers make a statement, committing to complete rectification within the specified time.
Qian Hongming proactively sought out his elder sister, Qian Hongying, stating that now was the hottest period for real estate. He planned to open a company to invest in real estate and hoped his sister would resign to help him. Although Qian Hongying worried about the high risks after resigning, seeing her younger brother's excited demeanor, she found it difficult to refuse him further.
After Liu Jun returned from the meeting, Liu Shitang was worried about the factory's accounts being audited. Unexpectedly, Liu Jun had already prepared for this, ordering the finance department to strictly follow regulations. However, there were no issues with the finances. But then, the boss of Liu Jun's upstream environmental supplier absconded, and the equipment was seized by debt collectors. The sudden incident left Liu Jun extremely anxious.
He immediately rushed on a business trip to the supplier's location, only to find that the supplier had indeed gone bankrupt, and the deposit he had paid was also gone. He was instantly plunged into despair. When Cui Bingbing got off work and returned home, she saw Liu Jun lying in bed with a persistent high fever. She quickly sought help from her mother and followed her method to reduce Liu Jun's fever.
The next morning, Cui Bingbing personally cooked breakfast for Liu Jun, but Liu Jun remained despondent. This was because not only was the deposit gone, but the ordered equipment could not be delivered. Without the equipment, environmental compliance would naturally be impossible, and subsequent problems would follow one after another, the pressure leaving him breathless. Just as Liu Jun was fretting over this, Qian Hongming suddenly arrived at the company with good news.
He knew a supplier client who happened to be bankrupt and was worried about not being able to sell their environmental equipment. Seeing the documents Qian Hongming brought, Liu Jun was slightly stunned after opening them.
