Reborn in 1991, I opened supermarkets all over the world.

Wei Jun only knew that Lu Zifeng was buying the warehouse to turn it into a shopping mall, but he didn't know the specifics of what kind of shopping mall it would be, and Lu Zifeng hadn't revealed it to him either.

In Wei Jun's eyes, apart from the supply and marketing cooperatives under the system, even Huidong Department Store had a certain level of prestige.

I intended to tell Su Min to scare her, but I didn't expect that Su Min was the daughter of the major shareholder of Huidong Department Store.

However, because Wei Jun put on such a grand show, Su Min didn't dare to underestimate him.

It was just that Huidong Department Store might have a competitor like Wei Jun, who would use county towns to surround the main city.

The auction began at 10:00 a.m.

Su Min looked around. Lu Zifeng had entered as Wei Jun's friend. Director Chen and Qi Bo were also present. The two reporters took photos first and then listened and took notes. Only the representative of New Era Trading Company was missing.

"Could the representative of the new era be Lu Zifeng? There's no one else but him." Although Zhou Hai couldn't see through it, he still made this speculation.

Su Min shook her head: "It seems that Lu Zifeng did not get a number. He must have entered as a local to help Wei Jun with his appraisal."

Zhou Hai said with a smile, "Then you were probably delayed on the way. Being ten minutes late and not entering the venue counts as automatic forfeit. That's fine, you've lost a formidable opponent."

The auction has officially begun.

After giving a detailed presentation of the warehouse, the auctioneer announced the starting price: "Starting bid: 30,000, with each bid increment no less than 1,000."

Su Min eagerly raised her sign: "Thirty thousand!"

"Number 1 bids 30,000, is there anyone offering higher?"

Qi Bo and Director Chen raised their paddles one after another, indicating that they were online, and pushed the price up to 32,000.

Every time someone held up a sign, Lin Siyan would take a picture of them as instructed by Du Heng.

This demonstrates the enthusiasm of the participants and the fairness and impartiality of the process, thus building momentum for the policy of open bidding for state-owned assets.

"Thirty-two thousand, once."

"Thirty-two thousand, twice."

Su Min glanced at Wei Jun, not understanding what he was doing, so she raised her sign and said, "Thirty-three thousand."

Wei Jun glanced at Lu Zifeng, and seeing Lu Zifeng nod slightly, he raised his sign and said, "Thirty-eight thousand."

Zhou Hai: "..."

Su Min: "..."

Even Du Heng, who was recording, and Lin Siyan, who was taking photos, couldn't help but focus their attention on Wei Jun.

Su Min's bottom line was between 35,000 and 38,000, and Wei Jun raised his paddle on the first time, reaching her limit.

She had someone assess the value of the warehouse beforehand, and it was estimated to be worth only 35,000.

She was able to offer 38,000 because she was confident that she could make the best use of the resources.

She didn't want to give up so easily; she wanted to fight Wei Jun at least one more time.

Zhou Hai grabbed Su Min's hand and said, "That's the top!"

Su Min whispered, "One last time."

Just as she was about to break free from Zhou Hai's grasp, Lu Zifeng turned around, smiled at them, and then held up his sign: "Thirty-nine thousand."

Su Min was dumbfounded and couldn't help but stand up: "When did you get the badge? You..."

With a "click," Lin Siyan captured Su Min's discomfiture in a photograph, which also included Zhou Hai standing next to her.

In that instant, Su Min thought of many things.

Lu Zifeng wasn't there to advise Wei Jun; he was a representative, or even the person in charge, of New Era Company.

She even thought that it was Lu Zifeng who had stabbed her in the back back then.

No wonder this kid said he couldn't find anything.

If a thief cries "Stop thief!", will he ever be caught?

Zhou Hai, who had been holding Su Min back from bidding, silently took the bidding paddle from her hand: "Forty thousand."

"Husband..." Su Min was both flustered and touched.

"Don't worry, if you don't have enough money, I'll make up the difference for you," Zhou Hai said calmly.

Zhou Hai's move to raise his sign clearly took Lu Zifeng by surprise.

But this did not stop Lu Zifeng from continuing to raise his paddle: "Forty-two thousand."

He suddenly raised the price by two thousand, intending to show that he had plenty of spare capacity.

Although the auction price for this warehouse has far exceeded its original value, Lu Zifeng knows that the policy will soon be relaxed.

He didn't remember the exact time, but there was definitely a policy in place.

Once the warehouse application is changed to commercial use, its value will at least double.

In other words, he makes a profit as long as the price is below 70,000—this doesn't even take into account future property appreciation or his actual needs for running a supermarket.

Qi Bo and Director Chen, who were both just there to make up the numbers, were dumbfounded.

I know he made a fortune selling New Year's goods, but probably not this much.

Did they make money selling clothes?

Lin Siyan was also quite surprised. Wasn't this guy a fruit vendor who was bullied by a landlord?

I even wrote him a letter to encourage him, but it turns out he's richer than my family.

You shameless, righteous, and utterly deceitful artsy charlatan!

As Lu Zifeng held up the sign, she retaliated by pressing the shutter twice.

Zhou Hai gritted his teeth: "Forty-three thousand!"

Without hesitation, Lu Zifeng raised his paddle again: "Forty-four thousand."

Zhou Hai's heart skipped a beat, and he shifted his gaze from Lu Zifeng to Wei Jun.

Wei Jun continued to toy with his beloved Zippo lighter, the sign in his hand swaying back and forth, seemingly about to be raised but not raised.

He suspected that Lu Zifeng and Wei Jun were planning to take over the warehouse together, and that no matter how high the price was, it wouldn't stop them.

If prices are driven to an alarming level and then suddenly stop working, you'll be the one who gets ripped off.

He glanced at Su Min: "Give up."

The auctioneer followed procedure and made the following offer: "Forty-four thousand, once."

"Forty-four thousand, twice."

"Forty-four thousand, sold!"

Wei Jun turned around and extended his hand to Lu Zifeng: "Congratulations, President Lu!"

Lu Zifeng grasped Wei Jun's hand: "You've worked hard."

After the auction ended, Su Min walked over and said, "Lu Zifeng, you've got guts. Didn't you want to open a marketplace? Fine, we'll find another way."

"Click!" Lin Siyan took another note of Su Min's loss of composure.

Su Min, already seething with anger, yelled at Lin Siyan, "What are you doing taking pictures, you brat?"

Lu Zifeng suddenly stood up, positioning himself between Lin Siyan and Su Min. Standing nearly 1.8 meters tall, he looked down at the 1.58-meter-tall Su Min and, with an unprecedentedly ruthless tone, pointed at Su Min's nose and warned, "Try yelling at her again!"

Although Mr. Lu kept saying he was turning over a new leaf, his legend still existed in the underworld of Dong County.

Especially after the bald boss of the fertilizer plant was arrested, Lu Zifeng's "gangster forces" became the dominant force in Dong County.

Not to mention Su Min, even Zhou Hai was a little intimidated.

Director Chen felt embarrassed to come over and persuade Lu Zifeng.

Only Qi Bo still cared about the canned goods from Dongxian Cannery. He came over and said, "Zifeng, give your uncle some face."

Du Heng adjusted his glasses and walked over, saying, "Madam, our recording and filming are done with the permission and authorization of the authorities and the newspaper. Please control your emotions."

To ease the tension, he took a pen and paper and approached Lu Zifeng: "Mr. Lu, are you? Congratulations on securing this warehouse. Would you mind sharing your thoughts now?"

Lu Zifeng smiled and said, "My thought is: whoever tries to use me to establish their authority, I'll erect a monument for them."

Zhou Hai: "..."

Su Min: "..."

Director Chen: "..."