Hong Kong 1980: The Savage Era

Chapter 249 [Secret Operation]

Not long after, Lin Luoqi and Li Yude came over, and some people stopped to watch Luo Qihong and his group.

Seeing this, Gao Kaiquan got to the point and asked, "Does Luo Sheng have time after the auction so we can chat?"

Luo Qihong smiled and said, "It depends on the situation. There may be urgent matters that need to be dealt with."

This is the subtext, meaning whether I have time depends on my mood. I’m not in a good mood at the moment, so you can ask me later.

Gao Kaiquan smiled, said "see you later", and led his people away.

"Ah Hong!"

"Luo Sheng!"

Lin Luoqi and Li Yude greeted each other, and Luo Qihong also responded.

"Is Gao Kaiquan here to cause trouble for you?" Lin Luoqi asked at the beginning. Although he knew that Luo Qihong was more than capable of dealing with Gao Kaiquan, he still wanted to come over to say hello and improve his favorability.

After all, Luo Qihong has far surpassed them among his peers, and he might need help in the future.

Li Yude's purpose was even simpler. He wanted Luo Qihong to continue making money with him. He had made a lot of money in the Japanese stock market and had already paid off a lot of foreign debts. Now, all the shares he held in Hongpu Real Estate Company and the family's ginseng factory had been redeemed.

Today, the market value of Hongpu Real Estate Company has fallen by nearly 35%, but it is still worth HK$4 million. Lai Yuk-te's wealth has more than doubled compared to before his cooperation with Lo Chi-hung.

Luo Qihong laughed and said, "Maybe he came to negotiate peace, but his attitude is not very good."

Lin Luoqi laughed and said, "I've never seen anyone negotiate peace like this. It seems like this senior student is a little bit arrogant. Will he suffer some disaster in the future?"

Luo Qihong understood Lin Luoqi's thoughts, "It's possible, it depends on whether God is free."

"I heard that you have expanded your real estate business to Japan. Are you interested in helping your old classmate?" Lin Luoqi has already learned the essence of business and is constantly looking for development opportunities for himself and his company.

"Haha!! This is not a promotion, it's a cooperation." Luo Qihong said, "The Japanese market is huge, it's just a small matter to accommodate us. How much do you plan to invest? Or do you want to make an acquisition?"

"Everyone, please return to your seats. The auction is about to begin." A deep voice came from the stage.

"Let's talk in detail after the auction is over?" Li Yude was certainly tempted.

"Okay, see you after the auction." Luo Qihong agreed immediately.

The three of them all came with a purpose, and they couldn't break the rules of the auction. It would be difficult to talk things out here, as it would easily lead to leaks.

Colleagues who were watching also heard some of the news. They had a look of surprise on their faces and seemed to be thinking about investing in Japan. It is easy to find investment methods, but it is difficult to find projects that will definitely make money.

"Welcome everyone to the joint auction. I am the host."

After a lot of talk, the auctioneer came on stage and started.

“.第一件拍品是位于上环干诺道236号的商业大厦，占地面积为2.2万平方尺，楼面面积17.6万平方尺，底价1千4百30万港元.”

"1 million!" Yu Yang, CEO of Baiqi Real Estate Company, raised the number 4 to bid.

This company naturally had rivals who were unwilling to let Yu Yang get away with a bargain. Its boss Guan Qunfeng glanced at Yu Yang and raised his placard to bid more than the original price, "1 million! 5, 20 more, I don't know when the price will stop, how stingy. What's the point of such a person coming to the auction? Just go home and hug your kids."

"Boss, a commercial building in Sheung Wan at HK$1 million is quite cheap. Should we buy it?" Chen Zhilong couldn't help but ask.

Luo Qihong shook his head and said, "We have limited funds, so let's just follow the plan. There are many commercial buildings in Sheung Wan now. In two months, the market price will be about this price."

Then Lin Luoqi also followed those people's bidding and bid 1 million yuan.

An hour later, Kang Wenyi, Cheng Jianshen and Chen Zhilong all bought the properties they wanted. For example, Kang Wenyi bought a shop in Kowloon City and a shop in Causeway Bay, with a total value of 3 million yuan.

Of course, such investment basically emptied their savings, but their jobs were stable, and with the rent, they had no problem paying the loan interest.

"Please wait a moment. The auction will add an item temporarily. It is the Yunshan Building at 73 Wyndham Street in Central. The starting price is 4 million yuan."

Luo Qihong frowned in vain. What kind of operation was this? How could such an important asset be added temporarily? Was it like the Land Company bribing the auctioneer?

"4 million yuan!" Hong Xiaolian from Cheung Kong Holdings shouted the price.

Seeing this, Chen Zhilong whispered in Luo Qihong's ear, "Boss, something is fishy! He shouldn't be added in temporarily." "Should we follow?" Cheng Jianshen asked quickly.

"Do you want to create some trouble? Let the auction fail and take it back?" Kang Wenyi directly provided a solution.

Ruining the place is a solution, but it is not a good one because it will offend HSBC and a number of participating banks and financial companies.

Luo Qihong's brain was working rapidly, calculating the maximum value of this shopping mall, which was also his competitive bottom line.

"Jian Shen, bid with the lowest increment. The two of you help me calculate the highest price of this building."

"Yes!" The three of them started to work immediately.

"4 million!" Cheng Jianshen raised his placard to bid, keeping an eye on the movements of those major companies.

On the other side, Hong Xiaolian said to the female secretary, "Has Zhaoan Real Estate Company also received the news? I don't seem to remember their name."

The chubby-faced female secretary glanced at Cheng Jianshen in the distance and said solemnly, "No! It should be a temporary decision."

Hong Xiaolian raised her sign and thought, "Zhaoan Real Estate Company is quite strong. It withdrew a large amount of investment in time before the crash. The gap between its cash reserves and ours is not that big. In addition, Luo Qihong's personal strength is stronger. We have a strong opponent now."

"According to the information, Luo Qihong is an extremely rational person and he will not offer a high price," the secretary analyzed.

Hong Xiaolian did not say anything else. She knew that although the commercial buildings in Central were valuable, their value was limited. If the price exceeded 6 million yuan, it would not be worth continuing to bid.

Luo Qihong combined the opinions of the two people and set the highest price at 2 million yuan, which is also the most conservative price to prevent major mistakes.

"Jian Shen, just bid 5 million." Luo Qihong ordered in a deep voice. Those big companies were well prepared, and who knew what the highest price would be. Now the only thing they could do was to raise the bid so that the bargains they could get would be reduced rapidly.

Only in this way can fairness be demonstrated. In fact, Luo Qihong was very angry. Why do you want to do such an under-the-table move at this time? Are you looking down on him?

When the senior executives of large companies saw that Luo Qihong was bidding so aggressively, they became a little distracted. They were worried that this Luo Sheng would do something reckless and if they made any mistakes, they would lose their jobs.

Hong Xiaolian was not afraid and continued to bid "5 million yuan!"

"5 million!" Luo Qihong touched his chin and said lightly. His voice was not loud but loud enough for Cheng Jianshen to hear.

经过20分钟拉锯战，洪小莲终于将拍价喊至5千9百万元，相比溢价28.2%，比市价高出3、4个百分点。

"Boss, it's already above the market price," Kang Wenyi reminded.

Luo Qihong nodded slightly, "Let's stop here, it seems that we will not be able to own this Yunshan Building."

"Should we complain to HSBC?" Cheng Jianshen's face darkened.

Luo Qihong shook his head. "HSBC will not offend those big companies for us. Complaining will not have much effect. It will only make our relationship tense."

"Maybe we can ask HSBC to lend us more money." Chen Zhilong said tentatively.

Luo Qihong thought for a few minutes and responded, "You can give it a try. When you hand over to HSBC, you can remind them and see their attitude to decide what to do next."

"Who do you plan to assign this task to?" Chen Zhilong asked, looking eager to try.

"You three go together. Mr. Chen, you have to take the lead. Be careful not to force yourself. We can't afford to offend HSBC." Luo Qihong instructed.

It is not worthwhile to offend HSBC for such a small thing. Zhaoan Real Estate Company still has a large amount of loans in the account of HSBC.

"Don't worry, I will make sure it's done properly." Chen Zhilong assured.

In fact, Luo Qihong had heard of private transactions at auctions, but he didn't expect to encounter one today, and he became a victim.

The colleagues left in a group, whispering to each other.

"It's really shameless to do such a shady operation just for a small- to medium-sized commercial building in Central."

"Pretending! If you didn't want us to participate, just say so earlier. You don't have to disgust us like this."

"Can't you just put Yunshan Building up for private bidding? Why put it up for auction?"

(End of this chapter)