Chapter 320 Buying Fairness and Justice
"Mr. Xu?" Jiang Guohao was taken aback, not immediately realizing who Lan Penghua was referring to, but the next second, he knew.
The boss of Jiang Bottom Fishing, Xu Yang!
This time Lan Penghua was participating in the old city renovation project under the name of Huayang Real Estate.
And Huayang Real Estate was a venture founded by Lan Penghua and Xu Yang together.
There was no doubt, Mr. Xu referred to Xu Yang.
"Mr. Xu, your coming is useless, I just don't believe that all of our combined strength can't surpass yours," Jiang Guohao sneered.
Xu Yang's financial power was incredible, owning assets worth tens of billions.
Moreover, Xu Yang had a strong network of relationships; he was as close as brothers with Wang Xiaocong, and he exchanged pleasantries with the tycoon Zhang Yimin easily.
Furthermore, Xu Yang had crushed a billion-level furniture enterprise through a business war a few days ago.
But combined, the few major real estate developers were not afraid of Xu Yang.
All those connections and tactics Xu Yang had might not necessarily work in front of them.
"That's not necessarily true," Xu Yang said with a light smile.
"Fine, I won't waste words, I'm offering three million to each expert, what price can you give?" Jiang Guohao said with a cold laugh.
Usually, bribing an expert wouldn't exceed one million.
Jiang Guohao directly offered three million, which was an intentionally malicious markup.
Only because the major real estate developers were joining forces could they afford such a price.
Xu Yang did have money, but it didn't come from the winds; how could he compete with him?
Moreover, he had already spoken with the experts a moment ago, and they were leaning towards his side.
Even if Xu Yang offered three million, or even four million, as long as the price wasn't too high, the experts would not change sides.
But how high could Xu Yang possibly go? Surely he couldn't offer ten million, could he?
"I'll offer one million per person," Xu Yang said flatly.
One million!
Jiang Guohao was stunned.
I gave three million, and you offer just one million; do you still think the experts will cooperate with you? Are you out of your mind?
Even Lan Penghua had a face full of doubt, not knowing what Xu Yang was up to.
"Haha, Mr. Xu, are you here to joke around with me and the experts? You can play if you want, but find someone else to bother, and don't hold up our serious business," he said.
Jiang Guohao laughed loudly, his laugh filled with endless scorn.
The experts also shook their heads.
This Mr. Xu, he's really naive.
When Jiang Guohao is already paying three million, and you come later and offer only one million, do you really think we are fools?
Judging by Mr. Xu's voice, he sounded quite young.
With such a young age to become the president of a real estate company, he must be a rich second generation, right?
This kind of rich second generation is truly more trouble than they're worth.
They wouldn't want to cooperate with such a rich second-generation kid.
"Mr. Xu, let's find an opportunity to work together another time," the expert who spoke earlier said.
"You've made a wise choice, experts," Jiang Guohao laughed, "Mr. Xu, this real estate business isn't as simple as you think, you might as well find something else to play with."
"Mr. Xu, goodbye," the expert said, about to hand back the assistant's phone to Lan Penghua.
"Wait," Xu Yang said.
"What else do you have to say?" the expert asked.
"You haven't heard my reasoning yet. If, after hearing it, you still insist on cooperating with Jiang Guohao, I have nothing more to say. But if you don't listen, I guarantee you'll regret it!" Xu Yang said.
"Are you threatening us?" the expert narrowed his eyes.
Accepting money like this is illegal.
Who knows how many experts fall each year for taking bribes?
This time they came to Jiangcheng not intending to take any money, but who knew they'd be intercepted on the way here, and then Jiang Guohao offered them a price of three million.
This price, it's really hard for them to refuse.
When Xu Yang spoke, the experts felt it implied a threat of reporting them if they didn't listen to reason.
"Ladies and gentlemen of the panel, rest assured, this guy won't threaten your safety, I can assure you of that," Jiang Guohao hastened to say.
"I am not making a threat," Xu Yang stated calmly.
"Alright, alright, I really want to hear it, your reasoning, the kind that would make us regret if we don't listen. I'm actually quite curious now," an expert said with a cold smile.
"I offer each of you one million to judge the bids normally, without favoring any particular company!" Xu Yang said.
What!
All the experts' faces changed.
They almost doubted their own ears.
This was the first time they had encountered such a situation.
"Xu Yang, what on earth do you mean?" Jiang Guohao really didn't expect Xu Yang to pull such a move.
"My meaning is quite simple; I'll give each expert one million to not favor any company. In other words, my money is for you experts to judge the bids fairly and impartially," Xu Yang explained.
The experts fell silent.
Fair and impartial judging was supposed to be their job.
But in the face of immense interests, the words "fair" and "impartial" didn't seem so important anymore.
It was the first time they encountered someone willing to pay one million for them to properly do their job.
This greatly stirred their hearts.
Just now, they thought he was just a rich second generation with more money than sense.
Now, they didn't think so.
Regardless of whether he was a rich second generation or not, this statement alone was enough to get their attention.
This young man was not simple at all.
"Xu Yang, what the hell are you trying to do!" Jiang Guohao shouted angrily.
"I've made myself very clear. Anyway, that's my offer—one million per person. No matter how high you bid, my offer stays the same. If the experts are unwilling, then pretend I've said nothing. You can continue your discussion, and I won't interfere with your dealings," Xu Yang stated.
"We are willing," the leading expert immediately said.
"Yes, we are willing."
The other experts, who hadn't spoken yet, also began to speak up one after another.
The excitement was evident in their voices.
Accepting money in this manner was illegal.
Every year, countless experts were caught and incarcerated for taking bribes.
But the lure of huge profits continued to seduce experts into taking such risks.
Now, someone was offering one million, just for them to judge fairly and handle their duties well.
It was not illegal, and there were no risks, and they could get one million just like that; it was just too good to be true.
They felt completely justified taking this money, free to spend it however they liked.
As for Jiang Guohao's high bid, how much could it be, five hundred million? One billion?
Let alone three hundred million, even if it were thirty million, they would not choose it.
After all, taking thirty million could very likely lead to trouble.
But taking one million, with no trouble at all, meant they could eat well, sleep soundly, and not worry about someone coming to arrest them.
In the office, Xu Yang smiled slightly, knowing he had secured the deal.
Lan Penghua, sitting across from him, finally fully understood the meaning behind Xu Yang's words just now.
Spending a little money, without breaking the law, that was the idea.
He silently gave Xu Yang a thumbs up.
With such a price and such a request,
unless the experts were fools, they knew what to choose.
Indeed, the experts had already made their choice.