I am doing well in the Siheyuan

A night passes in a flash.

The next morning, Su Meng brought his team to Changze Auction House.

The auction house made careful arrangements for the bidding, with banners hanging at the door, showing their high regard for the event.

Facts have proved that this statement is true.

Su Meng stood at the door for a while, and then saw many reporters carrying equipment entering the auction house one after another.

She chose to stand at the door because she actually hoped to meet Director Wang. Last time, Jinsheng Construction Company was shortlisted for the bidding invitation list thanks to his care. She hoped to take this opportunity to further deepen the relationship between the two parties.

"Why is Mr. Li appearing with Han Chunming?" At the same time, Uncle Liu discovered a surprising scene at the door: Mr. Li, whom he had met once in the bathhouse, was now walking side by side with Han Chunming.

This means that Mr. Li is most likely the architect invited by Han Chunming.

"He is Mr. Li?" Uncle Liu speculated in his heart.

Su Meng's attention was attracted by Uncle Liu's actions, and she also noticed the old man next to Han Chunming.

This old man did not attract her attention yesterday, but now he was obviously brought here specially by Han Chunming, which made her curious.

"Yes, he is my mentor. We had disagreements on architectural concepts before. This time I want to prove my ability in front of him."

Ma Ruosong caught the hostile looks between the two men and took the opportunity to express his own grievances and hatreds.

"Come in first, then everything will depend on your real ability!"

Su Meng didn't want to confront Han Chunming head-on, so he suggested entering first.

"no problem!"

Uncle Liu agreed with this and was the first to step into the auction house.

Under the guidance of the staff, the three quickly found their seats.

A book about architectural knowledge was placed on their seats.

Su Meng picked it up and flipped through it for a while, then put it aside after finding it boring.

After they sat down, they found that Han Chunming was sitting right in front of them, chatting and laughing with Mr. Li.

Seeing Han Chunming downplay the bid, Su Meng couldn't help but frown slightly.

As time went by, the bidding process officially kicked off.

On the stage, Director Wang of the Construction Bureau gave a speech.

Su Meng thus confirmed the fact that she had been cheated. It turned out that the person who had talked to her before was Director Wang, and it was he who gave Jinsheng Construction Company the opportunity to participate in the competition.

After Director Wang finished his speech, there was warm applause from the audience.

Afterwards, three architects were invited to the stage to give their presentations.

Then, two etiquette personnel came onto the stage carrying a box with only a small hole in it.

The host announced: "Now we will start the lottery. There are small balls with numbers in the dark box. The numbers you draw represent the order in which your company will present its design proposals. Please invite representatives from each company to come on stage and draw the numbers."

Su Meng walked onto the stage as a representative of Jinsheng Construction Company, followed closely by Han Chunming.

Han Chunming drew the number ball first, "Chenze Construction Company drew the number six ball and will present its architectural design plan in the sixth position!"

The host announced the results immediately.

Su Meng then reached into the lottery box.

"Ball number five!" the host announced loudly, "Jinsheng Construction Company has drawn ball number five and will present its architectural design in fifth place!"

Upon hearing the result, a look of surprise flashed across Su Meng's face, but she quickly adjusted her expression back to normal.

She hadn't expected that the order of the two companies' explanations would be so closely linked. If she hadn't drawn them herself, she would have almost doubted whether there was some hidden story.

Soon after, representatives from the twenty companies determined the order of their presentations, and the bidding process officially started.

The first to appear was Da Lei Construction Company. The main speaker was a gray-haired old man who looked quite professional.

As the leading modern auction venue in the city of 1949, Changze Auction House is equipped with a series of advanced technological equipment.

For example, the projector on the stage can not only clearly display the details of the antiques, but also allow the audience to see the contents of the bid at a glance and listen to the explanation.

"The building we designed is called '32-story Iron Tower'. It is inspired by ancient Chinese pagodas, which evolved from wooden towers to stone towers and then to iron towers that appeared in the Yuan Dynasty. Our goal is to build a 32-story iron tower that stands proudly."

"This is the structural design of the pagoda. Each floor has different functional areas and is connected to each other by elevators..."

This architect is obviously well versed in tower buildings.

The proposed 32-story iron tower has a distinct Tang Dynasty style, the structure looks solid and reliable, and the cost is within an acceptable range.

However, the flaw of this design is equally obvious, that is, the higher the floor, the narrower the space.

Despite this, the architects on the stage will naturally not take the initiative to point out this shortcoming. As long as they can gain everyone's approval, they will have a chance to enter the next round of competition.

Many government officials have no idea what this plan is, and can only wait for the next company's presentation to make a comparison.

Some people even took out their popular science books on architecture and turned to the part about towers, trying to find the answer.

Time passed quietly, and the people on the stage changed one after another, and each person had thirty minutes to perform.

Some companies' stories are fascinating, some are soporific, and some are simply confusing.

Then, the popular book on architectural knowledge that was originally placed on the seat was picked up, and everyone began to read its contents.

Although the knowledge points may not be exhaustive, they can provide everyone here with an opportunity to temporarily fill in their knowledge gaps.

Simply by looking up the corresponding table of contents in the book when you hear the relevant explanation, you can have a more comprehensive and dialectical understanding of what the speaker on stage is saying.

Soon, it was Jinsheng Construction Company's turn to present its work.

Holding the manuscript in hand, Ma Ruosong walked steadily to the front of the stage. He placed his carefully drawn design drawings under the projector and began to present them.

In a flash, a hand-drawn architectural design appeared on the background screen.

It is a unique cylindrical building with an oblique cut on the top. Despite this, the windows, green spaces and other details can still be clearly seen from the picture. The whole building seems to jump off the paper, vivid and lifelike.

Ma Ruosong introduced: "This is the architectural work I designed, and it was inspired by the famous architect Adrian Smith..." After taking the stage, he explained his design concept in a clear and orderly manner.

He then demonstrated in detail the design structure of the entire building and used a series of professional data to show how the building performs in response to various disaster situations.

He gave a detailed explanation of the staircase layout on each floor and even the functional planning of different floors.

Although he spoke quite fast, his thoughts were clear to the audience.