Chapter 931: Chapter 931: Land Auction
The next day, Yuqing City Welcome Hall.
Liu Zixuan entered with Liu Ruyan, Bei Meiyin, and Zhu Yi, seeing that seven or eight people had already gathered inside, he couldn’t help but ask, "Are there other bidders?"
Zhu Yi laughed and said, "That piece of land was originally unremarkable, but because that wealthy businessman from Witch Country got involved, it directly drove up the price of that land and the surrounding areas. As you know, these businessmen are all very smart. Once they heard that someone was going to spend a fortune to develop it, they naturally wanted a share of the pie."
"Not only did that businessman hype it up, but even the officials helped with the promotion. After all, the entire piece of land at the foot of the mountain was originally worthless, and now that it’s so popular, they want to take advantage of this opportunity to make a big profit, which can also boost the GDP of all Yuqing City," Liu Ruyan said with a smile.
Liu Zixuan nodded and led the group to a seat by the window, "Has that rich businessman arrived yet?"
"No, so far it’s just domestic businessmen. None of the people here are from this state; they’re almost all wealthy businessmen from other states." Zhu Yi leaned against the side, smiling, "It seems this bidding will go down in the history of Yuqing City. A third-tier city has never been this lively!"
"Everyone, please be quiet."
At this time, a middle-aged man took the stage, and after the crowd quieted down, he picked up the microphone and said with a smile, "I am the official representative this time, you can call me Director Hu."
The crowd nodded to acknowledge.
Director Hu paused and continued, "I am very honored to have wealthy businessmen from all over the country come to bid for several plots of land in our Yuqing City today. Of course, we also have a super-rich businessman today, Mr. Miyamoto Haoran, an international friend from Witch Country."
As he spoke, two men and one woman entered through the side door.
The leading man was tall and imposing, clad in a white suit, wearing gold-framed glasses. Behind him on both sides were a man and a woman in Witch Country attire. The man had a foxy look, always nodding and bowing to the man in the white suit, while the woman had a cold expression, vigilantly scanning everyone in the room.
"Mr. Miyamoto, welcome to invest in Star Sea." Director Hu extended his hand with a smile to the man in the white suit.
Miyamoto Haoran smiled warmly and shook hands with Director Hu, "To invest in Star Sea is an honor for our Miyamoto Clan, and we will need to interact more with the Yuqing City officials in the future, please guide us."
"Of course, of course!" Director Hu said, looking flattered.
"Why do I feel like he seems to have victory within his grasp?" Bei Meiyin frowned.
"That’s because he has someone like Director Hu flattering him, plus a huge family fortune, he must feel confident of winning," Liu Zixuan shrugged slightly, "Maybe he doesn’t know I would come!"
After Miyamoto Haoran and others sat down, Director Hu began, "There are three plots of land in this bidding. Plot A at the base of the Western Mountain Range in Yuqing City, totaling 588 acres; Plot B at the border of Yuqing City and Ghost Wood City, totaling 210 acres; and Plot C, which is 198 acres at the border."
"The first round of bidding is for Plot C. This Plot C is the only way to reach Plot A, and if Plot A is to be developed for tourism and service industries in the future, this Plot C, as a façade, is crucial. Therefore, the starting price for this land is 20 million, with each bid increase not less than 5 million, no ceiling!"
With Director Hu’s words, he looked at the crowd.
A man sitting behind raised his paddle, "25 million!"
"30 million!"
"Such an important place, its future is sure to rise with Plot A, our Shanshui Group bids 50 million!"
As soon as the person spoke, everyone turned to look. It was a woman about forty years old, naturally beautiful, with an allure despite her age.
"55 million!" A man sitting next to her said with a smile.
"60 million!" called out the man next to Miyamoto Haoran, raising his paddle.
"The Miyamoto Clan has already started bidding, it seems besides Plot A, the other two plots are also must-haves!" Director Hu couldn’t help but flatter again!
"Zixuan, should we bid?" Liu Ruyan asked.
Liu Zixuan shook his head, "Our target is Plot A, it’s not suitable to make a move now."
"But this plot is closely connected to Plot A. If someone else wins it, it will certainly have some impact on us," Liu Ruyan frowned.
Liu Zixuan slightly curled his lips, "No, it won’t affect us, on the contrary, it will help us."
"Help us?" Everyone around him was puzzled.
"Alright, just watch and you’ll understand after it’s over." Liu Zixuan smiled mysteriously and said no more.
"In principle, we shouldn’t compete with international friends, but after all, this is our Star Sea’s land, and besides, our Shanshui Group also has very important things to do there, so we directly bid 100 million!" The mature woman from Shanshui Group announced.
Miyamoto Haoran turned his head and looked, showing a hint of a smile, and said in standard Star Sea language, "In that case, we won’t take the beauty away from others, we abstain from this plot!"
With Miyamoto Haoran giving up, the other wealthy businessmen only called the price twice and stopped.
In the end, this plot went to Shanshui Group for 230 million.
"Next is the bidding for Plot A. My superiors already informed me this morning that because Plot B is at an uninhabited place on the border of two cities, if the bidding price for Plot A exceeds twice our budget, it will be given as a gift to the winner of Plot A."
Director Hu stated directly.
This naturally created a buy-one-get-one-free situation.
Someone couldn’t help but ask, "Then what is your budget?"
"Plot A is nestled against the mountain and close to a medium-sized reservoir, making it a natural tourist area. Coupled with its large acreage, the price is naturally high. The starting bid is 1.5 billion, and our budget is 10 billion. If the bid exceeds 20 billion, Plot B will be a gift!" Director Hu explained.
Spending 20 billion to buy nearly a thousand acres is quite worth it, after all, the future value of that land far exceeds 10 billion.
Seeing no objections, Director Hu announced, "The bidding for Plot A begins, each bid must be no less than 100 million increase."
"Since it’s a buy-one-get-one, why not play big, besides, none of us here are ordinary people, so why not make each increment no less than 1.5 billion?" the mature woman from Shanshui Group stood up and laughed.
If she was just eyeing Plot C, Liu Zixuan wouldn’t have cared much, but unexpectedly, besides Miyamoto Haoran, Shanshui Group is also very interested in this plot.
This made Liu Zixuan even more curious about this Shanshui Group...
