I stared at his face, pondering for a moment, and mischievously said, "Well, let''s hear the bad news! After all, I thrive on bad news. It gives me positive energy." "The bad news is that the design for the second phase of the Avalon Hills has been rejected. The groundbreaking ceremony might be dyed."


    "Rejected?" Our n was quite authoritative, so rejection was unexpected. "Wasn''t it already approved? Why the rejection? Are their demands too high?" Ryan looked at me and smiled. "Yes, rejected."


    Just by looking at Ryan''s calm expression as he delivered this news, I knew he was setting a trap.


    His calm smile revealed that this wasn''t bad news, so I quickly pressed on. "Don''t y tricks on me. What''s really going on?"


    Ryan suddenly chuckled, pointing at me. "You''re quite the little trickster. Nothing scares you."


    "I have no reason to panic at all. Your calm smile isn''t fooling anyone. Now, spill the beans. What''s the situation?"


    He then earnestly said, "The design proposal for the second phase of the Avalon Hills has indeed been rejected. The reason is simple. The developer wants to expand the scale of the second phase. After seeing the sess of Bourdamun''s model, they urgently halted the project."Content protected by N?v/el(D)rama.Org.


    "I didn''t know anything about this." I looked at Ryan.


    "I just confirmed it. After they decided to expand, they scrapped the original n for the second phase. They urgently asked us to develop an entirely new design, serving as aprehensive model project for the entire Avalon Hills. Aplete departure from the previous rigid model."


    "How are they going to expand when the area for the second phase is already there?" I asked.


    Ryan''sughter became even more hearty. "They n to merge the originally nned third phase with the second phase."


    Now, this got me interested. Merging the second and third phases could be intriguing.


    Oncepleted, it would be our living showcase. Once our brand was established, we could start our own development. "We''ve sessfully opened up the situation. If we manage these two projects sessfully, our brand will be established!"


    My thoughts were getting more and more excited as Ryan continued.


    "Look, we''ve sessfully set the stage! However, since our overall n has been rejected, we must start redesigning Avalon Hills''s second phase. So, the groundbreaking might be dyed, potentially affecting the schedule for the subsequent projects


    "I don''t see it that way. I think by doing this, Avalon Hills is essentially helping us create a new brand. They trust and support our design


    concept at a crucial time like this.


    It''s a good thing.


    "Besides, we shouldn''t rush and should focus on creating high-quality work. Let''s not take on too many small projects. We can leave some for others to handle."


    Ryan chuckled. "You''re speaking with such authority. It seems your vision is getting broader, and your thoughts are bing more mature. You''re someone who can aplish big things."


    "Your words make it sound like the


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    investments in thepany."


    This was something I had been contemting recently. With As as Tanum''s backing, we couldn''t allow any external funds to infiltrate.


    After all, As''s support was solid, and we didn''t want any unnecessary trouble in the future.


    Ryan proudly smiled. "You''re just feeding me empty promises to keep me pulling the plow."


    Iughed. "Now, spill the beans about that good news of yours!"