228: Chapter 228 A Crazy Plan!

"Speaking of which, Old Jiang, you're really being too polite. You didn't even notify us buddies about such a good thing first!"

Even Kang Minghao, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but complain in a low voice.

Because even he had planned to take advantage of his position to buy a property in Ziyu Mansion, just like Shen Zhou.

"You really can't blame me for this. You guys have no idea how terrifying those people who reached out to my family wanting to buy a house were."

"With our family's small stature, we simply didn't dare to offend those people who came calling."

"To tell you the truth, even my family currently only owns the property rights to one villa in Ziyu Mansion."

"And our family only managed to keep that house by withstanding immense pressure."

Jiang Zhenqi felt very helpless as well.

If it were possible, he really wanted to give a couple of houses to Wang Sicong and the others.

But even though his family was the developer of Ziyu Mansion, once the news about Shen Zhou spread, they didn't dare to arbitrarily dispose of any of the housing units inside.

In Shanghai, his family could be considered a local power.

But when placed in the context of the entire Huaxia, his family couldn't even make it onto the stage.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have had to be so conflicted.

While the four were whispering, Shen Zhou had already walked to the front and entered the bidding hall under the guidance of the staff.

As soon as Shen Zhou appeared, thunderous applause soon rang out in the hall.

Everyone was looking at Shen Zhou with extreme enthusiasm and bright smiles.

Shen Zhou smiled and nodded to the people around him.

Then, under the guidance of a beautiful staff member in uniform, Shen Zhou successfully stepped onto the podium at the very top of the bidding hall.

Standing on the podium, Shen Zhou pressed his hands down slightly.

In an instant, the entire venue became silent.

Maria had already placed the speech she had prepared in advance in front of Shen Zhou.

After a quick glance, Shen Zhou immediately began an impromptu speech without notes.

"Thank you all for your support of the Thousand-Meter Skyscraper Project."

"Regardless, only one infrastructure company can take the crown here today."

"Of course, I don't want everyone to have come here for nothing, so I have temporarily added a new bidding rule for this competition."

As soon as Shen Zhou's words landed, the eyes of almost all the heads of the bidding companies on the scene lit up.

The breathing of many people even began to become incredibly rapid.

The infrastructure project that Shen Zhou had opened to the public and was bidding for within Huaxia was a coveted prize globally.

Because Shen Zhou had decided to only hold the bidding within Huaxia, many large infrastructure companies from Japan and even other countries had protested to the Huaxia Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Even relevant personnel from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs had once asked Mr. Sun about the matter.

Of course, Mr. Sun had given reasonable explanations with appropriate wording.

Seeing that everyone's attention had been fully captured, Shen Zhou then continued with a smile.

"I don't want you all to waste time and energy just to be a bystander."

"In addition, the Thousand-Meter Skyscraper Project requires a large number of infrastructure personnel, so I hope to have multiple infrastructure companies build the project together."

"Of course, I will not use this as an excuse to squeeze the profits you deserve."

"Therefore, I stayed up late last night to prepare a new bidding proposal."

At this point, Shen Zhou gave Maria a slight look.

Maria immediately plugged the USB drive she had already prepared into the projector next to her, and then a large image appeared on the screen directly opposite.

The first thing that caught everyone's eye was a bird's-eye view of the entire private island.

And in this picture, the most eye-catching thing was that world-record thousand-meter skyscraper.

Many relevant engineering personnel on the scene stared intently at that tall building, their breathing becoming rapid.

Then Shen Zhou continued to press the remote control, and on that bird's-eye view, one tall building after another and large-scale buildings of different sizes began to appear.

"The area of my private island is nearly 1.3 times the total area of the capital."

"So after I consulted with professional designers, they provided me with a rough design rendering."

"So in the plan, my private island will have more than a thousand tall buildings."

"As for the number of large shopping malls, there will definitely be no fewer than two hundred."

"Of course, the world's tallest thousand-meter skyscraper we agreed on earlier still stands."

As Shen Zhou's voice fell, the entire bidding hall was silent.

One professional after another had bloodshot eyes, and then the bloodshot lines began to spread.

"Mr. Shen, have you really decided to invest such a large amount of capital?"

"Yes, Mr. Shen, although you don't want us to come for nothing, according to your plan, the funds needed to build this island would be an astronomical figure!"

"Mr. Shen, you must think twice. We don't want you to have your capital chain break because of an impulse!"

After their initial emotional outburst, many professionals calmed down and even began to advise Shen Zhou to be rational.

Maria, watching this group of Huaxia infrastructure personnel who had suddenly become much more composed, felt incredibly strange inside.

In this situation, many people would only see their own interests; how could they possibly consider Shen Zhou's potential losses?

"Yeah, Old Shen, can you handle doing something this big all at once?"

Even Wang Sicong couldn't help but stand up and shout.

He didn't care how others would look at him.

He was truly worried for Shen Zhou now, even fearing that Shen Zhou was suddenly announcing such a grand plan just because he couldn't bear to lose face.

After all, according to this rendering Shen Zhou had prepared, who knew how much capital he would need to invest into this private island.

Let alone Shen Zhou alone, even any listed company in Huaxia probably couldn't afford the investment.

A certain large real estate company in Huaxia had even once invested in a world-renowned Sunshine City project abroad.

They had even tried to build that project into a truly livable city for mankind.

Only, that place has now turned into a ghost city.

And Mr. Sun, who was in the crowd, had long been unable to sit still.

Shen Zhou had never mentioned this plan to him.

If it weren't for Maria quietly holding him back,

He would have already been unable to resist running onto the stage to stop Shen Zhou's crazy move.

Shen Zhou pressed his palms down slightly, and the entire meeting venue once again became silent.

"Everyone, please rest assured, I have already prepared the relevant funds."

"For this large-scale infrastructure project, I have already prepared a special fund of one hundred billion US dollars."