Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
A woman in a suit on stage held a microphone and said, âNext, the 24th piece of land is in a suburb west of Shanghai. The owner is Lu Yaohua. The starting bid is 100 million yuan. Each bid will be an increment of 10 thousand yuan. If youâre interested, you can start now!â
The hall that was filled with whispers immediately fell silent.
No one was willing to raise their card!
They only investigated the piece of land they wanted. As for the rest, it was up to their mood. 100 million yuan was not expensive to them, but it was not cheap either.
In addition, the manager had already sent someone to tell them that the value of the piece of land might fall and that its feng shui was not good.
So they did not have a reason to bid for it
With their net worth, there was no need to get into Lu Yaohuaâs favor. If it was the previous Lu Yaohua, they would not mind buying it. But now, everyone knew that the Lu Corporation was almost declared bankrupt.
It was good enough that they did not leap on him when he was down. How could they be willing to help?
âWeâre not related. Why should we?â
Lu Yaohuaâs eyes darted around. Was no one willing to buy it even though the price had dropped by 100 million yuan? Could it be that he would have to drop it to tens of millions?! He shook his head inwardly. Now that he was carrying tens of millions of yuan in debt, the company was still waiting to use this money to fill the shortfall!
At this moment, he was so anxious that his forehead was covered in cold sweat. He had told those bosses that he would repay the money in half an hour. If he did not sell it successfully, his villa would have to be given to someone else. At that time, Tang Wenyi would definitely not hesitate to leave him and take Lu Ze away!
Then he would be alone.
Moreover, the company would definitely collapse. He did not want to go back to the hard times of the past!
He had had enough of living in poverty. Ever since he met Tang Wenyi, his career had been thriving and he had become a rising star in the business world! After so many years, he could not give up on such a luxurious life!
He did not want to lose everything!
So he prayed desperately that whoever it was would buy this land! He was hard pressed for money!
The auctioneer on the stage tugged at the corner of her lips. She had been in the industry for so many years and had not seen such a scene in a long time. Usually, people would not raise their cards when they held an item in contempt. However, it was rare to see a scene like this.
âThis piece of land actually has a good future. Is anyone willing to bid for it?â
A middle-aged rich businessman said, âWho will buy this piece of rundown land? Although we have a lot of money, weâre not fools. Who would be so rich that theyâd be willing to buy such rundown land? Are the prospects good? If itâs really as good as you say, why hasnât anyone raised their card yet?â
âIâm curious too. I donât want such a piece of junk even if itâs given to me for free. How did you let it go through the auction process? Itâs really lowering the standards of the auction house. Iâd even have to think twice before buying it for a few million yuan, let alone 100 million yuan. If thereâs really no one, letâs pass.â
He was not afraid of Lu Yaohua. He did not even care about the Lu Corporation at its peak, not to mention the Lu Corporation now.
Other comments echoed his sentiments.
âThatâs right! It has been so long. Since no one is buying, thereâs no need to be deadlocked, right? Weâre not idlers. I still have matters to attend to at my company!â
âThatâs right! The land I want this time is still very far behind! Could the auctioneer be related to Lu Yaohua? Otherwise, why do you look like you want to promote his land?â
âHurry up. Iâm in a hurry. No one will buy this piece of land. Letâs hurry up and move to the next piece!â
â¦
Their words pierced Lu Yaohuaâs heart. Was his land really that worthless?
Just as he stopped holding out hope and the auctioneer was about to proceed to other lands, someone in the corner raised a card and said, â101 million yuan.â
Instantly, everyone looked at him.
They could not help wondering which foolish person was willing to spend so much money on useless land.
When Lu Yaohua saw the personâs face, he was stunned for a long time.
âWhy is it Lu Ming?!â
He recalled what was said just now. In other words, Lu Ming had witnessed his humiliation?
Was he bidding to mock him now?
His mind was instantly filled with a myriad of thoughts. So there would come a day when he was mocked by his abandoned son?
In fact, the reason why Lu Ming was laughing was that Chu Jinyu kept telling jokes at his side. Lu Yaohua had misunderstood his actions.
The auctioneer heaved a sigh of relief and looked at Lu Ming with gratitude. He said, âNumber 58 is offering 101 million yuan. Is anyone willing to pay a higher price? Is there anyone else?â
The middle-aged tycoon said impatiently, âI think this is the highest price, right? One look and you can tell that this piece of land is not worth anything. Theyâre already giving face by being willing to add 100 thousand yuan. Hurry up and end the sale.â
There was a lot of discussion in the venue.
âBrother Lu, I remember that you have a villa at home? Iâm interested in bidding for it when you auction it, but your wife will definitely be the first to disagree! Hahahaha!â
âIâm afraid youâre still waiting to use this money to pay your debts, right? The creditors probably canât wait any longer. To think that you actually auctioned this piece of land. If this isnât fraud, what are you doing?â
âYouâre lucky that an idiot is kind enough to bid for it! No one else would be willing to spend a single cent. Youâd have made a wasted trip today. Perhaps your company will be forced to look bankrupt!â
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Their mocking smiles were enough to show that Lu Yaohua was not well-liked.
After all, to them, Lu Yaohua was just a freeloader. What right did he have to be on par with them? Without the support of the Tang family, Lu Yaohua could not have risen so quickly!
As for the protagonist they had mocked, he clenched his fists and made up his mind. When he made a comeback, he would never let these people off!
â102 million yuan.â
Chu Jinyu raised her sign and smiled like a flower.
Then Han Qianjing raised her card with great interest. â103 million yuan.â
She did not really want this piece of land. She just wanted to play with her daughter and that young man. Anyway, there was someone who offered a higher bid. She glanced at Tang Er. She had seen with her own eyes what Lu Ming had told him after the other party had taken his seat.
She then looked at Chu Jinyu beside her and sighed softly in her heart. Why was her daughter so useless? She could not wait to stick by her lover the moment she saw him. She did not look like a member of the Chu family at all.
As expected, Tang Er also raised his card and said, â104 million yuan!â
Their actions confirmed their guess. If this piece of land was really that good, would the big shots need to raise the bid by 100 thousand yuan? It would probably be over a billion yuan by now.
This was evidence that this place was worthless.. At most, it was worth the starting price.