Chapter 341: Confrontation with Li Chaoren
At the scene, everyone looked at the scene in astonishment.
It was extremely difficult for them to shake hands with Li Chaoren. They were blocked two meters away . However, Lu Yiming, the young man whom they had always ignored, was able to get the opportunity to talk to Li Chaoren alone - and it was Li Chaoren who took the initiative to talk to him!
This is too outrageous!
In today's Xia Kingdom, everything is centered on economic development, and the entire society has fallen into a state of fanatical pursuit of money.
So after the financial crisis, Li Chaoren became the richest man in Asia. His Cheung Kong Group was like a fierce dragon crossing the river and attracted widespread attention. Li Chaoren himself also became an idol of countless people.
In this land bidding, it was no secret that Li Chaoren was determined to win the No. 1 plot. People in the industry basically knew about it. Jingwan Group was also one of the most powerful buyers in this auction. Therefore, it was normal for Li Chaoren and Lin Shuyi to shake hands.
But the young man next to Lin Shuyi looks unfamiliar.
I've never seen it before.
Who is he?
Why are you chatting and laughing with Li Chaoren?
It seems that Li Chaoren also admires him very much?
These are all mysteries to those present.
They all thought that Lu Yiming was Lin Shuyi's follower before, but now it seems that this is obviously not the case.
Li Chaoren and Lin Shuyi were just being polite, but his attitude towards Lu Yiming could definitely be described as "affectionate"!
However, what they didn't expect was that Lu Yiming, who should have been flattered, did not have much excitement on his face. He even seemed to have no interest, as if Li Chaoren in front of him was fake, making everyone present want to kick him away and take his place.
The richest man in Asia is talking to you, and you are still ignoring him?
It's like seeing a ghost!
However, Lu Yiming didn't care what the surrounding idiots were thinking. He didn't slack off because of Li Chaoren's enthusiasm. Instead, he tried to test him: "Baiyun City is our territory. Mr. Li is entrenched in Hong Kong. This time he chose to come out in person, which is beyond my expectation. It seems that Mr. Li attaches great importance to this auction. Does Cheung Kong Group intend to enter the mainland?"
Facing Lu Yiming's verbal probing, Li Chaoren smiled heartily: "Of course, I have always been concerned about the development of the mainland. The development of South Bay is an inevitable trend this time, how could I not come?"
All I can say is that the old man is worthy of being an old man. Li Chaoren's answer seems sincere, but in fact it leaves no trace, making it difficult to guess his real thoughts.
And it wasn't just Lu Yiming who was testing him, Li Chaoren also wanted to know Lu Yiming's goals and bottom line.
"Mr. Lu, what about you? Are you planning to get into real estate? With your financial management skills, joining forces with Miss Lin is indeed a match made in heaven. I hope that when we bid later, you can go easy on me and spare my old bones."
Li Chaoren's words immediately made Lu Yiming alert, and at the same time, it also made him suddenly realize that he and Lin Shuyi were standing together, which made Cheung Kong Group feel a little threatened.
After all, Lu Yiming has a lot of cash, and Jingwan Group has connections and relationships, which is definitely not a good thing for an outsider like Li Chaoren.
After all, competitors are like enemy countries, and we are all competitors.
After thinking everything through, Lu Yiming naturally guessed Li Chaoren's intention.
"Mr. Li, you are joking. Cheung Kong Group is very wealthy and powerful, and you are well-known both at home and abroad. It's just a few pieces of land. It's easy to get them. Why do we need to give them up?"
The friendly gesture is fake, and the real thing is that they don’t want to waste extra money in the bidding.
Even though the two of them were standing together and chatting and laughing, in fact, both of them wanted to strangle the other to death.
Especially Li Chaoren, he was now full of anger, and was very unhappy with Lu Yiming. Originally, with his financial resources, he could have taken both the No. 1 and No. 2 lands.
But Lin Shuyi and Lu Yiming happened to cooperate with each other. With their combined strength, they immediately became the favorable competitors for the No. 2 land. This move was tantamount to snatching food from the tiger's mouth. It would be strange if Superman Li was not angry.
But we are all decent people, and we definitely can't do things like swearing in the streets like a shrew.
So Li Chaoren smiled and began to win over Lu Yiming: "Mr. Lu is really young and promising. I wonder if you are interested in cooperating with our Cheung Kong?"
As soon as these words came out, there was another round of exclamations from all around.
Li Chaoren actually took the initiative to win over Lu Yiming and asked for cooperation?
What kind of divine development is this?
Who is this young man?
However, what everyone didn't expect was that Lu Yiming refused without hesitation: "Thank you for your kindness, but no thanks. I'm not interested in real estate. I'm just playing around."
Lu Yiming was not stupid. He knew that Li Chaoren was trying to alienate him and Lin Shuyi, so he would not be fooled.
After a long chat, the two sides finally had a rough idea of each other's bottom line. The only thing left was how to divide the cake.
In the development of Nanwan, everyone looked down upon those insignificant plots in the corners, but the three plots of land put up for auction by the government were all big pieces of fat meat.
Lu Yiming was too lazy to beat around the bush and looked at Li Chaoren calmly: "Mr. Li, it seems that you are determined to win this trip. What, have you made all the money in Hong Kong, so you plan to come to the mainland to make money?"
Li Chaoren could hear the sarcasm hidden in these words, but he was good-tempered. He smiled and replied, "I am a businessman. Naturally, I will do business wherever there is money to be made."
There is no doubt that Li Chaoren is showing his attitude and determination.
Cheung Kong Group will definitely not let go of the fat piece of meat in South Bay.
Seeing that he failed to win him over, Li Chaoren was too lazy to pretend anymore. When he looked at Lu Yiming, his eyes were full of deep meaning.
Lu Yiming understood what he meant, smiled slightly, and said, "Okay, in business, the most important thing is to make money in harmony. It's not good for anyone to quarrel. When the auction comes later, we can each take what we need."
"Okay, it's a deal."
Li Chaoren accepted Lu Yiming's proposal.
Although neither side has said it openly, and even the agreement has not been put into writing, interests have driven both sides to keep their promises.
Li Chaoren then asked, "Mr. Lu, are you interested in the No. 3 plot of land that was temporarily put up for auction?"
"I don't mind, but Jingwan Group should be very interested, right?"
Lu Yiming said this and glanced at Lin Shuyi.
Lin Shuyi was very unhappy with his unauthorized response, but now that everyone was united against the outside world, she had no intention of exposing him.
Although Jingwan Group currently does not have sufficient funds due to several previous investments, Li Chaoren did not know about this, so he was scared by Lu Yiming.
Li Chaoren frowned slightly, as if thinking: "So, we have to rely on our own abilities?"
Lu Yiming smiled calmly: "I hope Mr. Li will do what he can and not raise the price arbitrarily just because he has a lot of money. This will not benefit anyone."
Li Kai, who was standing next to Li Chaoren, heard Lu Yi implicitly accusing his father Li Chaoren of using his own power to hurt others. He immediately became very angry and stepped forward to argue with him.
However, Li Chaoren stopped him.
Li Chaoren looked at Lu Yiming and said with emotion: "Young people nowadays are really getting more and more powerful. The younger generation pushes the older generation forward."
Obviously, he did not accept Lu Yiming's suggestion.
In the business world, it's a life-and-death struggle, so how can you say that harmony brings wealth?
The two sides obviously failed to reach an agreement on the ownership of Land No. 3. Li Chaoren wanted to take more and occupy more, and Lu Yiming also gave an ambiguous answer, making it unclear whether he would take action or not.
However, the contradictions and conflicts did not prevent everyone from standing together and chatting and laughing. The two of them were seen walking inside while chatting, leaving a group of stunned wealthy businessmen and officials behind.
After a long while, they came to their senses and looked at Lin Shuyi.
"Boss Lin, which sect is this handsome guy from?"
"Yes, Mr. Lin, you didn't even introduce us to someone. We are being disrespectful."
"I thought he was Mr. Lin's follower, but I didn't expect that."
Facing the questions from everyone, Lin Shuyi curled her lips, feeling a little jealous, and said leisurely: "He is neither the son of a high-ranking official nor the son of a wealthy family. He just has some money on hand."
"How much is 'a few dollars'?"
"I don't know."
“…”
In front, Li Kai saw Lu Yiming and Li Chaoren arguing with each other, with sarcastic remarks in their words, and he felt quite unhappy.
He found an opening and then started to talk, staring at Lu Yiming: "Mr. Lu, since my father has personally taken action, there is no reason for him to return empty-handed. And with your talent, if you cooperate with our Li family, you can obviously earn more, so why are you so ignorant of the current situation?"
Regarding Land No. 1, the Li family had already announced that they must take it.
But Li Kai was obviously not satisfied with this. He didn't want to make a choice. As an adult, of course he wanted them all!
This year, he is in the prime of his life.
In October, it was selected as one of the top 30 technology giants in the world by Time magazine, and it can be said that it is in the limelight at the moment.
Last week, Li Kai acquired a 64-acre piece of land from the Hong Kong government for free through a "Cyberport" project, and obtained the exclusive development rights for Hong Kong's information technology park - Cyberport.
Originally, the government had high hopes for this project, hoping to raise Hong Kong's technological strength to a higher level. Unfortunately, the government found a bad person like Li Kai, and the project went astray. Of course, this is a story for later.
Lu Yiming is not from Hong Kong, so he naturally doesn't care about how Hong Kong will develop in the future. He just doesn't like Li Kai, and said with a joking smile: "Although the land of Cyberport is free, it will cost a lot of money to develop it, right? You are lucky, Second Young Master Li, because you have a father to turn to. I can't do that. I can only make a little money by my own ability. If you want the No. 3 land, just take it."
This statement is a veiled praise but a hidden criticism. To put it bluntly, it is mocking Li Kai for only relying on his father.
Li Kai was so angry that his lungs were about to explode. What annoyed him the most was that others used his background to make things seem like his success could only be attributed to his father.
"I haven't seen you for a while, but Mr. Lu is still so eloquent. I admire you."
As he said this, Li Kai gritted his teeth, wishing he could go up and tear Lu Yiming's stinky mouth apart.
But Lu Yiming was not ashamed, but proud of it: "No, no, this little trick is far inferior to what you have done, Second Young Master Li."
Li Chaoren was watching the two people bickering nearby. Almost every word Lu Yiming said hit Li Kai's prostate accurately and elegantly. On the other hand, although Li Kai looked intimidating, he was not hurt at all and could not hurt Lu Yiming at all.
This made Li Chaoren sigh in his heart. He felt both admiration and hatred for Lu Yiming in front of him.
What I admire is Lu Yiming's outstanding ability.
What he hated was naturally that Lu Yiming could not be used by him, and they even became enemies.
As they were talking, they had already arrived at the auction hall and everyone verified their identities before entering.
In his previous and next lives, this was the first time that Lu Yiming had entered such a high-end place as the auction hall. In his opinion, the layout of this place was exactly the same as that of a movie theater, and he didn't know what was so magical about it.
After a while, Lin Shuyi came over and sat next to Lu Yiming.
She said sourly, "I didn't expect you to be so familiar with Li Chaoren."
Lu Yiming quickly clarified: "What? Who said I'm familiar with him? Don't slander me like that."
Lin Shuyi: “…”
After a pause, Lin Shuyi asked again, "I noticed that I have been displeased with Li Chaoren's son since he walked in. Do you have a grudge against him? What did you do to anger him?"
Lu Yiming looked unhappy: "I didn't do anything. Didn't I just take advantage of Li Chaoren when I went to Hong Kong? I didn't expect that he, a young master from a wealthy family, would be so stingy and still hold a grudge against me."
My goodness, this is called doing nothing?
You have even taken advantage of his father, it would be strange if he would treat you well.
Even Lin Shuyi felt that when Li Kai met Lu Yiming just now, he did not directly use a set of military boxing, which was considered restraint.
"Amazing, awesome! You're still alive and well after offending Li Chaoren. That's quite a feat."
Lu Yiming dismissed this and said, "What's the big deal? Li Chaoren won't be the richest man in Asia for many years. His era is about to end. The future will eventually be mine."
Deep down, Lu Yiming despised the way Li Chaoren did business. He felt that a businessman like him who had no motherland and would do anything for money would sooner or later be nailed to the pillar of shame in history and use his life to explain what it meant to be "rich and unkind".
Lin Shuyi didn't know what Lu Yiming was thinking. She just thought he was bragging again, so she immediately teased him, "Come on, you're so bright when I give you some sunshine? Do you know the value of the words "Asia's richest man"? Do you know that your net worth is not even one percent of Li Chaoren's?"
