Chapter 662: Chain Trap
When they heard that someone was willing to take over, everyone seemed very interested.
The qualifier "from Hong Kong" further dispelled everyone's doubts.
After all, Hong Kong these days represents stupid people with lots of money.
And think about it, the boss of Xiangjiang Real Estate is rich, right? He just came to China Overseas and wants to invest, so he doesn’t know anything, right?
Isn't this a typical case of being taken advantage of?
If we don’t take action now, when will we take action?
However, Luo Yongjie did not lose his mind because of Lu Yian's words, but asked: "What is the name of this boss?"
After all, everyone has been in the circle for so many years, and some of them have dealt with people from Hong Kong. If they meet acquaintances at that time, it will inevitably be embarrassing.
Lu Yian thought for a moment and said, "It seems to be called Zhao Dali."
"Zhao Dali?"
Luo Yongjie raised his eyebrows slightly, confirming that he did not know this person, and then he turned his gaze to the other people in the room: "Do you know this person?"
“No.”
“No.”
"Hong Kong's real estate business is very competitive, and is dominated by local bosses. Outsiders simply cannot get involved. Moreover, Hong Kong is a small place, and real estate has no potential at all."
"It's because Hong Kong is a small place that Hong Kong bosses want to invest in the mainland after they make money. Isn't that the case with Boss Zhao?"
No one knew Zhao Dali, but after a discussion, everyone agreed that it was true that Zhao Dali came to China Overseas to invest.
Zhao Bin said, "Old Lu, why don't you contact this Boss Zhao?"
Why are people so anxious to sell the land right after Lu Yiming put forward the planning and design?
It is because Lu Yiming has not started work yet, so he can still deceive people and sell it at a good price.
Once Lu Yiming's logistics center is built and big trucks start coming and going, no one will come to buy your land.
Seeing that everyone's opinions were unanimous, Lu Yian said, "Okay, I'll try to contact them right away."
"If we can get him to take over, everyone will be happy."
"Yeah, since he doesn't understand, we can just name any price."
"It's all Lu Yiming's fault. I was thinking I could make a fortune from this piece of land , but I didn't expect him to do this. He must be mentally ill."
"Who says it's not true? Spending three billion to buy land in the city center to build a logistics warehouse, is this something a normal person would do?"
Everyone was filled with hatred for Lu Yiming's actions, and couldn't help but curse at him whenever they mentioned him.
"No one else can do this kind of trick that hurts the enemy by 800 but yourself by 1,000."
"What bad luck! If I had a bad temper a few years ago, I would have gone to him with a machete to ask for justice."
Everyone dispersed after cursing for a while. After making inquiries from many sources, Lu Yian finally contacted Zhao Dali.
After receiving Lu Yian's call, Zhao Dali quickly got into character, and his natural Mandarin made Lu Yian dispel his last doubts. After a few words, Zhao Dali agreed to come to Zhonghai to discuss the purchase of land.
The news that Zhao Dali had gone to China Overseas to look at land caused a huge sensation. The Tung Wah Daily, Hong Kong Business Daily and Sing Tao Daily all reported it on the front page .
In the teahouse, Lu Yian and the others gathered together again, each reading the newspaper in their hands.
"I didn't expect that Zhao Dali is such a well-known figure in Hong Kong. He is going to invest in the mainland, and even major media such as the Donghua Daily, Hong Kong Commercial Daily, and Sing Tao Daily are advertising this."
"Yes, and he also owns a private jet. His financial resources are extraordinary. I remember that Lu Yiming is the only guy in the mainland who rides a private jet all the time."
"We are a fool with lots of money. This time we have hit the jackpot. Old Lu, you deserve credit!"
With reports from three Hong Kong mainstream media outlets and the gimmick of a private jet, no one doubted Zhao Dali's wealthy identity anymore.
Originally everyone thought that because of Lu Yiming's fuss, those lands would be lost in their hands, but now it seems that this may not be the case!
Just as everyone was discussing, Lu Yian's cell phone rang. He took out his cell phone and immediately made a silent gesture, saying, "It's the call from Mr. Zhao from Xiangjiang."
Zhao Bin quickly said, "Turn on the hands-free mode!"
Lu Yian answered the phone and turned on the speakerphone.
"Hello, hello, I'm Lu Yian."
The authentic voice came from the phone: "Lu Xiansen, my name is Dali..."
Zhao Bin and others looked at each other.
This is what the authentic Hong Kong accent sounds like!
Through telephone communication, everyone learned that Zhao Dali would come to China Overseas by private jet tomorrow morning. In the evening, Zhao Dali prepared a high-standard private banquet to entertain real estate colleagues including Lu Yian.
Naturally, Lu Yian and the others had no reason to refuse, and even expressed their intention to go to the airport to welcome Zhao Dali, but Zhao Dali refused on the grounds that he wanted to keep a low profile.
The next afternoon, Zhao Bin and others dressed meticulously and went to the hotel to attend Zhao Dali's banquet.
The hotel's banquet hall was decorated very luxuriously, and it was obvious that this was a banquet of very high standards.
Those who came to the banquet were all well-known figures in the circle.
"Isn't this Mr. Zhao?"
"Ah, Mr. Liu, hello."
"Miss Su is here too. Long time no see."
Everyone in the circle is an acquaintance, and they were greeting each other before the banquet even started.
After a while, Zhao Dali appeared accompanied by his beautiful secretary. Facing this real estate icon from Hong Kong, everyone was quite respectful.
"Mr. Zhao, I'm Zhang Ru from Ru Real Estate, and this is my business card."
"Looking for you, sir. I am..."
Many people took the initiative to greet Zhao Dali, handed him their business cards, and tried to make themselves known to him.
Zhao Dali was smiling and accepted all the business cards. He was very sincere when shaking hands and seemed to be a very easy-going person.
"Oh my, everyone is so enthusiastic. When Li Chaoren told me that mainlanders are enthusiastic, I was skeptical, but today I find that it is indeed true."
After hearing Zhao Dali mention Li Chaoren, and from the tone of his voice it seemed that the two of them had a good relationship, everyone became more enthusiastic about Zhao Dali.
Lu Yian came to Zhao Dali with a glass of champagne and said respectfully: "Mr. Zhao, come, I'll toast you a glass."
Zhao Dali was not a spendthrift at all. He picked up a glass of champagne from the shelf next to him and said with a smile, "Come on, cheers."
Lu Yian pretended to be casual and said, "Mr. Zhao, I heard that you came to Zhonghai this time to acquire land in Zhonghai?"
Zhao Dali neither denied nor confirmed it, but just said: "I definitely have the idea, but I'm still conducting market research."
Not only Lu Yian, but also Zhao Bin, Luo Yongjie and others around him felt a little panicked when they heard this.
What the hell is this investigation? What if you find out all the facts? How can you be my savior?
Thinking of this, everyone was eager to make a move. Lu Yian rolled his eyes and said with a smile: "Boss Zhao, to be honest, I have a big project in my hands recently. I wonder if Boss Zhao is interested?"
Zhao Dali looked very interested and asked, "Oh? What project? Of course I'm interested."
Lu Yian said, "I have a very good piece of land in the city center, but I have too many projects on hand and I can't take care of them all at once. Didn't you come to Zhonghai to buy land? I can sell that piece of land to you."
"real?"
Zhao Dali was very surprised and asked impatiently, "Is the location good?"
"That's pretty good!"
Seeing that Zhao Dali seemed very interested, Lu Yian worked harder and said, "There are six-lane roads on all sides, and there are schools and high-end residential areas next to it. It's very good for developing residential areas or commercial CBDs! To be honest, if I wasn't too busy, I wouldn't sell this land! You know, land is a scarce resource."
Zhao Dali seemed to be somewhat interested, but then he became cautious and hesitant: "If you put it that way, this piece of land is good, but the price..."
Zhao Dali's hesitation made Lu Yian anxious, and he immediately said, "The price is negotiable! Don't worry, I, Lu, have always been an honest businessman. Besides, you are a fellow Hong Konger, and I represent the spirit of mainland businessmen! If I try to be clever with you, wouldn't I be afraid of being criticized?"
He spoke so righteously, even with such vigor and vitality, that Zhao Dali couldn't find a point to refute, and could only say helplessly: "Okay, let's discuss the specific cooperation matters at the reception."
Seeing that the matter was half done, Lu Yian was very happy. He quickly raised his glass and said, "Okay, okay. I have brought the contract and the title deed. We will talk about it later. Mr. Zhao, come on, I wish us a happy cooperation."
“It’s a pleasure to work with you!”
Zhao Dali clinked glasses with Lu Yian.
Seeing that Lu Yian and Zhao Dali had reached a cooperation intention, Luo Yongjie, Zhao Bin and others became extremely anxious and looked for excuses to get close to Zhao Dali.
First, Luo Yongjie came to Zhao Dali and said to him, "Boss Zhao, come here, let me toast you. Let me introduce myself. I am Luo Yongjie from Jiedi Group. Unfortunately, I just got a piece of land at an auction some time ago, and I was just about to make a big move, but the company's stock price has had some problems recently, and the cash flow is a bit tight. You know, the land obtained at the auction cannot be stored, and I can't spare the time to develop it. Since you want to make a big move in Zhonghai, then I will help you and give you this piece of land in my hand, how about it?"
Zhao Dali drank a few glasses of champagne and his face was already dizzy, looking like he was drunk. He said to Luo Yongjie in surprise: "Is what you said true?"
"Of course it's true. I can't lie to anyone but my fellow Hong Kong people."
Luo Yongjie looked so sincere that Zhao Dali had to believe what he said.
"Well, since you've said that, I certainly can't doubt your sincerity, but this price..."
Luo Yongjie immediately said confidently: "Don't worry about the price. I will definitely give you the best deal! When the time comes, you can go anywhere around to ask for the price. If you find a lower price than mine, I will even refund you the money."
Zhao Dali said approvingly, "That's great. They also say that mainlanders are not honest in doing business, but I think they are all very honest. This is obviously a stereotype."
Luo Yongjie echoed, "That's right. We mainlanders have always been honest and trustworthy in doing business."
In order to prevent Zhao Dali from regretting it later , Luo Yongjie couldn't wait to say, "Boss Zhao, the time is just right now, and there are so many guests here to witness it. Why don't we sign the contract right here, and then we won't leave until we are drunk, what do you think?"
Lu Yian was also eager to get the money right away, so he said, "Yes, yes, yes, I think there's no need to wait. It's better to do it today than to wait for a better day. Let's solve the problem together today."
Zhao Dali pretended to be embarrassed, thought for a while, and said, "Okay, since that's what you said, we can celebrate after we get the job done. We'll get drunk later."
He bowed to all directions and said, "Excuse me for a moment, everyone."
Seeing this, Zhao Bin hurried over and said, "Boss Zhao..."
Zhao Dali waved his hand and said, "Let's talk about it later if you have anything to say."
Zhao Dali, Luo Yongjie and Lu Yian went into the small conference room next door to sign the contract. After more than ten minutes, the three of them came out with enthusiastic smiles on their faces. It was obvious that all three parties were quite satisfied with the deal.
Seeing them coming out, Zhao Bin, who had been waiting outside for a long time, hurried over to greet them and said straight to the point: "Boss Zhao, I also have a piece of land to sell, and the location is also very good. Look..."
Zhao Dali said apologetically at this time: "Ah, you also have land to sell? People in the mainland are really enthusiastic about doing business. They actually took the initiative to cooperate with me. But I'm sorry, I signed two pieces of land at once, which is enough for me to digest for a while. If I take more land, I'm afraid it will affect the capital turnover."
Zhao Bin was stunned when he heard this. Luo Yongjie and Lu Yian had both sold their land, so his land was useless.
The most important thing is that because of Lu Yiming's interference, the land price there has indeed fallen instead of rising. Zhao Bin is afraid that after a while, the price will plummet.
Thinking of this, Zhao Bin said with a smile: "Mr. Zhao, if it's a price issue, we can actually discuss it further. We all have the last name Zhao, maybe we were one family five hundred years ago, give me some face. So, I paid 300 million for the land, I'll give you a 10% discount."
If the 300 million is discounted by 10%, 30 million will be gone in a flash. Not to mention that the land has already squeezed out a large amount of the family's cash assets. If the inflation, bank interest and investment income in the past two years are taken into account, the loss will be even greater.
Zhao Bin's heart was bleeding, and he silently cursed Lu Yiming.
But he has to sell it. Once the logistics park is built, he will only lose more money. So he has to sell it now even if he has to grit his teeth!
Zhao Dali waved his hand and said, "No, no, I don't need that much for now. Thank you, you mainlanders are really enthusiastic."
Zhao Bin was about to speak when a tall, thin man came over, patted him on the shoulder, and said with a smile, "How about we talk about cooperation? I'm planning to get into real estate recently."
"Who are you?"
Zhao Bin looked at the man and found that he did not know him.
"My name is Shi Caijiang, the chief administrative officer of Jingyi Real Estate."
Zhao Bin was skeptical: "You want to buy land?"
Although it is not sold to a big boss in Hong Kong, as long as the land can be sold and the loss can be stopped in time, it doesn’t matter to whom it is sold.
Shi Caijiang said: "Yes, our Jingyi Real Estate is headquartered in Baiyun City, and we are currently planning to expand our business to Zhonghai."
Zhao Bin had never heard of Jingyi Real Estate, and Shi Caijiang also said it was a company in Baiyun City, so Zhao Bin didn't think much about it and asked, "How much do you plan to pay?"
Then he held up two fingers and said, "Two hundred million."
"What? Two hundred million? Why don't you just go and rob?"
When Zhao Bin heard the offer, he almost had a cerebral hemorrhage.
I bought the land for 300 million yuan and originally left it there hoping for appreciation. But now, not only has it not appreciated, I have lost the handling fee and future investment income, and also lost it to inflation and bank interest. Now I am going to lose another 100 million yuan?
If you think about it, this is not as simple as just losing money.
A helpless expression appeared on his face, and he smiled bitterly, "Boss Zhao, our Jingyi Real Estate is a very small company, and we have only developed a few small real estate projects. The two hundred million yuan will require all the funds of our company. I am basically going all in. If you can't accept this price, then I have no choice."
Zhao Bin said unwillingly: "Add a little more."
Shi Caijiang said, "I really can't add you, Mr. Zhao. I really want to cooperate with you. If you can pay me one more dollar, I won't pay you one less dollar. Mr. Zhao, please help me because I am so sincere."
Zhao Bin was thinking that if he sold it now, he could get back 200 million yuan, which he could use to invest to recover some of his losses. If he kept the money, the price might continue to fall.
After calculating the gains and losses, Zhao Bin gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, 200 million is 200 million, but I want cash payment."
"All cash?"
At that time, he looked surprised, as if he could not accept it.
"Mr. Zhao, 200 million in cash is a bit embarrassing. You see I'm so sincere, how about I pay half first? The rest in installments."
Zhao Bin said decisively: "No! Just 200 million in cash. If you don't accept it, I won't sell it."
"this……"
Shi Cai frowned, and finally had no choice but to say, "Okay, since Mr. Zhao insists on doing this, I won't say anything. Two hundred million in cash is two hundred million in cash, and I'll go all in on Lean Real Estate. Sign the contract and write the check, and you can go to the bank to withdraw the money tomorrow."
