Chapter 322: Chapter 322 Trouble Brewing
Lan Penghua's eyes lit up, "Are you saying that our actions will definitely be known by Jiang Guohao, and seeing us get so many companies to circle bid, they'll know they're bound to be defeated and stop doing it, bringing us back to fair competition?"
Xu Yang nodded, "Exactly."
Lan Penghua was initially excited, then his expression turned troubled, "Mr. Xu, there are two issues. First, we don't know how many companies Jiang Guohao has gotten to circle bid, and we don't know how many we should find. Jiang Guohao's actions will definitely not be known to us.
Second, the bidding companies have to pay a deposit of three million each, ten companies would require thirty million, a hundred companies would need three hundred million, and the companies we find to circle bid will also want a fee for their troubles, otherwise they won't help us. Our company's accounts don't have that much capital, and personally, I don't have that much liquid cash either."
Xu Yang gave a slight smile, "I'll handle these two issues. To find out how many companies he's employed for circle bidding is incredibly simple, and as for the funds, I can transfer one and a half billion to Hua'an Real Estate's account first, is that enough?"
Money was never an issue.
He was just too rich now, and it was all in cash.
"That's more than enough," Lan Penghua swallowed hard.
As soon as Xu Yang opened his mouth, he was talking about transferring one and a half billion, only he dared to say something like that.
He didn't have that much cash on hand anyway.
Immediately after, he asked, "But about the first issue, how did you find out how many companies they got for circle bidding?"
Xu Yang smiled slightly, "Just look it up online."
Just look it up online?
Was it really that simple?
If you could find that out online, how could that be possible!
Lan Penghua's face was full of confusion; he really wanted to say, "I'm not well-read, don't trick me!"
"You'll see in a moment," Xu Yang didn't explain and picked up the open laptop, starting to work on it.
Soon, he found out the relevant information.
"They got thirty companies to circle bid," Xu Yang said.
"Mr. Xu, how did you find that out? Don't tell me it was just through regular internet searching. I may not be well-read, but I'm not that easy to fool," Lan Penghua said.
"In this world, there is a technology called hacking. Ever heard of it?" Xu Yang said with a faint smile.
"So that's how it is," Lan Penghua realized, "The dirt you exposed on the executives and actors of Hua'an Film and Television, including the evidence of Li Zixuan's illegality, was found using hacking, right?"
Xu Yang nodded, "Yes."
Lan Penghua exclaimed, "Your skills are truly invincible. Anyone who opposes you and tries any kind of dirty tricks is just asking for trouble."
Lan Penghua was glad that he was friends with Xu Yang and not an enemy.
Otherwise, having such an enemy would mean no peace even in sleep.
"Mr. Lan, I hope you'll keep my hacking abilities to yourself," Xu Yang said.
"Mr. Xu, don't worry, I'm not one to let secrets slip. I assure you it won't get out!" Lan Penghua stated, patting his chest confidently.
"Good, I trust you," Xu Yang nodded, then steered the conversation back on track, "Now, back to business. If he got thirty companies for circle bidding, how many should we get?"
Lan Penghua said, "We need at least a hundred."
Xu Yang thought for a moment, "To prevent them from gathering even more companies, I think we should crush their hopes in one fell swoop by getting three hundred companies to circle bid. I'll leave the specifics of the matter to you."
"Alright, don't worry, I'll handle it perfectly," Lan Penghua said.
As long as there was money, finding companies was not an issue.
After all, for the companies brought in for circle bidding, it was a business with no loss involved.
After chatting for a while longer, Lan Penghua dialed a phone number and set things in motion.
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Haotian Real Estate.
In Jiang Guohao's office.
Including Jiang Guohao himself, four real estate tycoons were drinking tea, smoking, and chatting.
"That Xu Yang, he has some skills, pulling off such a move, rendering our plan to buy out the experts futile."
"However, he definitely won't expect our circle bidding. With thirty companies circle bidding for us and only one for them, hoping to win the bid is just a dream!"
"Everyone just wait and make money from the winning bid!"
Jiang Guohao was a middle-aged man with a face full of horizontal flesh.
From his looks alone, he appeared to be a very fierce person.
It is said that appearance reflects the heart, and this saying fit Jiang Guohao perfectly.
He was indeed a very fierce person.
It was precisely because of his ruthlessness that he had worked his way up to become the top real estate developer in River City.
However, in the past few years, several of his investments had floundered, allowing Lan Penghua to surpass him.
This irked him greatly, and he had been looking for an opportunity to regain the upper hand.
The old city district redevelopment project was just such an opportunity.
So he joined forces with several major real estate developers to block Lan Penghua.
The major developers also bore a grudge against Lan Penghua, for when Lan Penghua made money, they did not.
They did not want to see Lan Penghua dominate the industry, and the group came together as if by instinct.
At that moment, Jiang Guohao was puffing on a cigar.
When he said the first sentence, his face showed disdain.
At the second, his face revealed a smug smile.
"Haha, Old Jiang, you're the man! We just follow you for meat and wine!"
A real estate tycoon laughed heartily and offered a compliment.
"Of course, when it comes to scheming, that Xu Yang is still too green, and even with Lan Penghua, he's no match for me!" Jiang Guohao laughed proudly once again.
"Exactly, that Xu Yang, thinking he can just come along and topple Changsheng Furniture and what, stand up to you, Old Jiang? He's nowhere near good enough!"
"Xu Yang doesn't understand the real estate industry and just wants to come in and play, picking a fight with us, he is simply courting death!"
"I've heard that every investment Xu Yang makes yields an astonishing return. Let's see him break his lance and sink into the sand this time and shatter his investment myth!"
The real estate tycoons exchanged a round of flattery.
At this time, a knock on the door sounded, and an assistant came in.
"President Jiang, something big has happened!"
The assistant looked anxious and flustered.
Jiang Guohao immediately frowned, clearly displeased.
He was enjoying the compliments from everyone.
This assistant was simply ruining his mood.
"What could be so important? Nothing is more critical than what I'm discussing with the other presidents. Come back in ten minutes, get out!"
Jiang Guohao barked an order, pointing to the door.
The assistant, with a grave look, didn't leave, instead persistently looking at Lan Penghua.
Seeing this, Jiang Guohao's heart skipped a beat.
The assistant was always a sensible person. Such behavior surely meant that something serious had happened.
Otherwise, he would never dare to defy him. So Jiang Guohao said, "What's happened, speak!"
The assistant glanced at the other tycoons, hesitated, and remained silent.
The tycoons' brows furrowed instantly.
What was so serious that it couldn't be revealed to them?
Seeing their reaction, Jiang Guohao immediately ordered, "None of the presidents here are outsiders, out with it!"
Hearing this, the assistant immediately said, "Lan Penghua has also started contacting real estate companies, preparing to encircle and bid!"