Siheyuan's Journey Through the Ages

Chapter 127: Contradictory Persuasion

"No flower lasts forever, and no house lasts forever. Hong Kong has seen a lot of population influx in recent years, but can the wage increase in Hong Kong cover the increase in housing prices? I admit that so many houses are built every year and everyone wants to buy them, but I don't agree that everyone can afford them."

Ma Qing said in a more serious tone, "I have made up my mind. I have decided to sell the house."

"Also, Brother Liang, please help me find a company that does overseas trade. It would be best if this company doesn't make much money, or is barely alive, but has a relatively large trade volume, and most importantly, is cheap.

There's no rush for this, take your time, I don't have the money to buy it now anyway, so I'm telling you in advance so you can help me pay attention." Ma Qing made another request.

Liang Haowen stared at Ma Qing left and right, not understanding what Ma Qing was trying to do. Ma Qing certainly wouldn't explain it.

"Ma Qing, are you so pessimistic about the real estate market?" Liang Haowen asked depressedly.

"Yes, after the house is sold, I also plan to sell the agency." Ma Qing told everyone all of his plans for the next few months. It is already October and it will be too late if he doesn't say it now.

"What, you want to sell the agency? Do you know what you are talking about? Last year you said you had real estate, so I did it with you. You said you wanted to increase investment, so I increased investment again. Now the agency has 21 stores and it is thriving. It ranks among the best in Hong Kong. And you tell me you want to sell it? Are you kidding me?" Liang Haowen was furious.

"Brother Liang, why are you angry? This business has earned at least twenty times the profit so far. Who would play tricks on others like this? Brother Liang, please introduce more people like this to me." Ma Qing was not in a hurry. Instead, he sat down on the sofa opposite Liang Haowen.

"I don't agree. Do you know how much effort I have put into this agency? Let me put it this way, Mr. Ma, if you must withdraw, I can buy your shares. Just name a price." Liang Haowen shouted.

"Brother Liang, have you forgotten the contract we signed at the beginning? I have to sell it to you. How can I give the entire company to you? Wouldn't that harm you?" Ma Qing leaned forward and said sincerely.

"You...you are waiting for me here, what is your purpose?" Liang Haowen's professional habits as a lawyer were a bit bad at this time. He always thought the worst of people.

"Brother Liang, have you misunderstood something? You only invested 13000 yuan in this company. I guarantee that you can get more than 20 times the return. I really don't have a good impression of Hong Kong's real estate. Now those who can afford to buy a house have already bought one, so who will take over? Everyone is speculating in real estate, but in recent years, the wages of ordinary people in Hong Kong have been increasing slowly. This is not normal." Ma Qing continued to persuade.

"Can you please calm down? Have you ever suffered any loss since you met me, Ma Qing? Think about it carefully." After Ma Qing finished speaking, he leaned back on the sofa. He planned to give Liang Haowen some time to think about it.

"You don't understand, you don't understand. I've put a lot of effort into this. Ma Qing, can we not sell it?"

"Come on, Brother Liang, isn't it because in the past year, we have expanded to 21 stores and have hundreds of employees? When you go to every store, everyone calls you Mr. Liang. You are addicted to this kind of power, right? I can understand that, but don't go against money." Ma Qing bluntly exposed Liang Haowen's vanity.

"You...you..." Liang Haowen was speechless for a long time after being exposed by Ma Qing.

"How about this, Brother Liang, are you interested in investing in my supermarket chain? I'll give you 20% of the shares. Then we'll open 1 supermarkets in Hong Kong, and people will call you Mr. Liang everywhere." Ma Qing joked. "That's what you said. When I sell my agency, I'll definitely invest in your supermarket." Liang Haowen seemed to have adjusted his mentality.

“……” Now it was Ma Qing’s turn to be confused. What was this guy doing?

"Don't look at me like that. Actually, I've been feeling very conflicted lately. I actually feel a little uneasy, but the situation is so good. Sometimes I wake up from my dreams. I'm afraid that the entire agency will collapse. When you said that just now, I felt unwilling, but I also felt relieved." Liang Haowen explained.

Damn, you are acting with me. "That's good. Since we have reached an agreement, let's find a buyer. I think there should be someone willing to take it over."

"There's no need to look for a buyer. In fact, someone has already approached me, but I refused. But I don't think this guy will give up. He will come again." Liang Haowen said weakly.

"He's just a former classmate. Damn, I really don't want to bow down in front of him."

Ma Qing asked curiously, "If that's the case, why are you still angry? Isn't it obvious that you are cheating your former classmate? You should be happy."

"...Now that you mention it, it's true. I need to think carefully about how to squeeze more money out of him. Zheng Yusheng, you're the one who came to me on your own initiative, and you're so damn arrogant. Damn it, I'm going to cheat you to death. How should I behave?" Liang Haowen inexplicably fell into a state of excitement.

Seeing Liang Haowen like this, Ma Qing breathed a sigh of relief. He finally convinced his partner and found a potential buyer. It seemed that he could sell it at a price far exceeding the market price. Today was really a good day.

October 10th, Ma Qing was very satisfied with this day.

In a private room of the Fook Lam Moon Restaurant in Tsim Sha Tsui, Ma Qing met Liang Haowen's former classmate, Zheng Yusheng, a scion of the Zheng family in Hong Kong. Anyway, he was not the wealthy man that everyone knew, so he was not used to such a scene.

The founder of Fook Lam Moon Restaurant was named Xu Fook Chuen, who became a chef when he was a teenager. He was one of the favorite chefs of Ho Tung, the first richest man in Hong Kong. Having served wealthy families for a long time, he gradually accumulated connections and experience.

In the late 40s, Xu Fuquan founded "Fu Ji", which specializes in various banquets. Its reputation quickly spread in the wealthy circle, and it was overwhelmed with business.

In the 50s, Fook Kee was renamed "Fuk Lin Men". After more than ten years of development, Xu Fuquan passed this golden signboard to his two sons.

Zheng Yusheng looked proudly at his old classmate across the table. Liang Haowen, who had always been a good student and studied law abroad to become a lawyer, was about to bow down in front of him and sell the real estate agency he founded to him.

And because I have acquired this rapidly growing agency and am contributing to the family business, my status in the family will rise and I will have more say. Today is really a good day.

(End of this chapter)