Chapter 2229 The Auction Begins

Many things, if you go in the wrong direction from the start, what's the use of giving it your all, what's the use of persevering to the end? You'll only become a stepping stone for others' success.

Zhao Fusheng knew very well in his heart that Wang Kai and the others had been wrong from the very beginning.

It wasn't that they hadn't worked hard enough, but that they had misjudged the situation from the start.

Compared to Wantong Real Estate, Future Real Estate's biggest advantage was that it had a resource-rich parent company, but Wang Kai and the others had failed to notice this fact.

They had been striving to compete with Wantong Real Estate, but the facts proved that against such an established real estate group, their efforts and persistence were utterly meaningless.

"Chairman, we..."

Wang Kai followed behind Zhao Fusheng, speaking softly.

Zhao Fusheng smiled: "Let's go. Pan Ren has no intention of talking."

To be honest, if at the start Zhao Fusheng had had some thought of chatting with Pan Ren, after seeing how Pan Ren treated Wang Kai and the others, he understood that Pan Ren had no intention of negotiating at all.

Or rather, unless he revealed his identity, which might make Pan Ren sit down for a chat, the other party simply didn't take Future Real Estate seriously.

Since that was the case, what was there to talk about?

"Yes, Chairman."

Though somewhat bewildered, Wang Kai and the others nodded and followed behind Zhao Fusheng.

They didn't know what Zhao Fusheng was up to, but he was the boss, and since he said so, he must have his reasons.

More importantly, Wang Kai and the others had heard so many legends about Zhao Fusheng; this miraculous chairman always found various ways to solve problems.

And now, with his presence here, even if he had only spoken a few words, Wang Kai and his colleagues felt a sudden surge of confidence in their hearts.

A man's reputation is like a tree's shadow—that's its power.

The group walked into the venue and sat down in the area designated for Future Real Estate.

"Chairman, what do you plan to do?"

Wang Kai sat beside Zhao Fusheng and asked in a low voice: "These are the pieces of land we want to purchase. Please take a look at the documents."

"Is that so? Let me see."

Zhao Fusheng smiled faintly, his expression unreadable, and casually picked up the documents for the land parcels to read.

To be fair, from this perspective, Wang Kai and the others had done effective work.

The pieces of land they had chosen were all quite good.

If developed, they should yield considerable profits.

Of course, that was on the condition that they could acquire these lands.

But clearly, under the current circumstances, Wantong Real Estate had no intention of giving Future Real Estate that opportunity.

That was what worried Wang Kai the most.

"This piece of land, what's the cost?" Zhao Fusheng pointed to a plot in the documents and asked Wang Kai.

Wang Kai smiled: "About five hundred million. If we can secure it, the profit won't be less than three hundred million."

"Mm, not bad."

Zhao Fusheng didn't seem particularly impressed; he nodded to indicate it was acceptable.

He truly wasn't fazed, because what Wang Kai had just mentioned was a profit of three hundred million RMB, which to Zhao Fusheng was nothing significant.

Although his wealth didn't increase by hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars every day, each of the projects Zhao Fusheng owned was worth more than that.

Wang Kai and the others found Zhao Fusheng's calm demeanor perfectly normal—after all, this was Zhao Fusheng.

"By the way, if—and I mean if—we give up on these three plots and concentrate our funds on that plot in Wangjing, would we have enough capital?"

Zhao Fusheng glanced at Wang Kai and asked with a smile.

Wang Kai was taken aback: "Huh?"

"What, is it not possible?"

Zhao Fusheng laughed and asked Wang Kai with a smile.

"No, no."

Wang Kai waved his hand repeatedly, then smiled bitterly: "But even so, the funds we can mobilize won't exceed one point five billion."

He didn't finish his sentence, but the implication was clear.

For Future Real Estate, such a large sum was already a huge amount of capital. Yet even so, they couldn't compare with Wantong Real Estate, because that was an established real estate group with far more funds at its disposal.

Take today's prime land parcel, for example; the starting bid required three point five billion. For Wantong, this was an acceptable investment, but for Future Real Estate, Wang Kai and the others knew that given the company's cash flow, they couldn't afford such a large investment.

Of course, if they borrowed from the bank, they could manage it.

But the problem was that the Future Group had given clear instructions: its subsidiaries should try not to borrow from banks and maintain a healthy financial status.

As the current head of Future Real Estate, Wang Kai naturally abided by this rule.

"Mm, I see."

Zhao Fusheng nodded: "I don't know enough about the real estate industry. You've had a hard time."

"No, no, Chairman, you're too kind." Wang Kai quickly waved his hand.

But in his heart, he felt very pleased. After all, the boss personally apologizing to him was equivalent to praising his efforts, which was a form of recognition for any professional manager.

At the very least, it meant that Zhao Fusheng highly approved of their work.

Zhao Fusheng smiled: "How about this: we won't bid on these pieces of land for now. Let's wait and see, what do you think?"

"Huh?"

Wang Kai was startled, then nodded: "No problem, you're the boss."

After all, he was the boss; as long as he was happy with it, that was fine.

That was what Wang Kai thought.

Moreover, he felt that since Zhao Fusheng had made this decision, there must be some other reason behind it.

As for the reason?

Wang Kai, as a professional manager, was certain that Zhao Fusheng, the future boss of the group and a billionaire, would never bow down to people like Pan Ren or Pan Shiyi.

This was not just a business issue, but a matter of face.

For Zhao Fusheng, how could his face be swept away by someone like Pan Shiyi?

To ordinary people, Pan Shiyi might be considered a rich man, a success, but to Zhao Fusheng, he was merely an agent of capital.

Moreover, this guy was also a partner of foreign capital.

In plain terms, he was just like a comprador.

And this kind of person dared to go head-to-head with him?

Just as Wang Kai thought, the moment Zhao Fusheng saw Pan Ren, he had already decided that he must teach Pan Ren a lesson.

Or rather, he wanted to let Pan Shiyi know that not everyone could be provoked.

In this world, there were some people he couldn't afford to offend, and some he had to respect.

If he didn't know how to show respect, then let him teach him.

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The auction officially began.

Just as Zhao Fusheng had said, Future Real Estate directly chose to give up.

"What's going on? Why aren't they making a move?"

Pan Ren frowned and looked at his assistant beside him.

"Yeah, look at Wang Kai's demeanor, he doesn't seem anxious at all." The assistant beside him was also puzzled. He glanced at Wang Kai and the others and whispered to Pan Ren.

His face slightly darkened, Pan Ren's gaze swept over Zhao Fusheng. Intuition told him something was wrong.

That mysterious young man seemed to have an unusual identity.

Perhaps, as he had guessed before, the other party was someone from the Future Group headquarters.

In other words, had those previous incidents finally caught the attention of Future Group?

"President Pan, what should we do?"

Pan Ren's assistant asked him in a low voice.

He was the person in charge of Vantone Real Estate. Since Future Real Estate clearly didn't intend to bid, they had to make a decision.

"Buy."

Pan Ren thought it over and finally made a decision.

Regardless, those plots of land were quality assets. If Vantone could acquire them, it would be a form of investment.

Soon, Vantone Real Estate began to raise their paddle.

"Chairman, they've made their move!"

Wang Kai glanced and said to Zhao Fusheng.

Zhao Fusheng smiled and nodded: "It seems there's indeed profit to be made."

"Four hundred million, first call! Four hundred million, second call! Four hundred million, third call!"

With the auctioneer's gavel falling, the first plot of land was secured by Vantone Real Estate.

"Interesting."

Zhao Fusheng watched coldly from the sidelines, a smile appearing on his face.

He could see that Vantone Real Estate seemed intent on taking all the plots that Future Real Estate had previously been eyeing.

In other words, they themselves were bullish on these plots.

"Chairman, should we just keep watching?"

Wang Kai asked Zhao Fusheng.

Zhao Fusheng laughed heartily but waved his hand: "Don't rush."

"Alright."

Wang Kai nodded but said nothing more.

Soon, the second and third plots were also snapped up by Vantone Real Estate, at prices slightly lower than Future Real Estate had estimated.

The reason was simple: because Future Real Estate had voluntarily given up, Vantone had little competition.

Naturally, the prices wouldn't be too high.

The people at the auction were all from well-known domestic real estate development companies, and they naturally knew about the恩怨 between Vantone Real Estate and Future Real Estate. The plots that Future Real Estate had favored were actually taken by Vantone Real Estate—what was going on?

Many eyes turned to Future Real Estate.

The expression on Wang Kai's face was strange. To be honest, he was very anxious, but with Zhao Fusheng there, he could only let him make the decision.

So, since Zhao Fusheng didn't speak, the others naturally didn't say much.

"Chairman, we..."

As the final auction progressed and bidding for plot B29 had already started, Zhao Fusheng still hadn't spoken. Wang Kai finally couldn't sit still.

"Don't rush."

Zhao Fusheng smiled faintly.

"Two billion, Vantone Real Estate bids two billion! Two billion, first call!"

At that moment, the auctioneer's voice came through.

Clearly, Pan Ren had made his move.

And at that moment, the expression on Zhao Fusheng's face finally changed!