Chapter 241: The Dream Ship of Kyushu (Part 3)

Xiao Xinhao shivered violently, his expression instantly turning ghastly.

He had still underestimated Zheng Qian.

In just two short months, Zheng Qian had shocked him several times.

At first, Xiao Xinhao thought Zheng Qian was just a minor salesman, never expecting him to be the Vice President of Zhengxin Shipyard.

In less than a month, he not only rose to become the Chairman of Zhengxin Shipyard but also annexed several long-standing enterprises in Yezhou, establishing the Qianhe Group. He held the majority of the shares, his position was secure, and he was the absolute decision-maker.

Yesterday, he spent over 500 million in cash to win the auction for the platinum princess.

Today, he won the auction for the jiuzhou dream at a price nearly 30% above everyone's psychological threshold.

In two days, Zheng Qian had spent nearly 1.5 billion.

1.5 billion!

An ordinary person might not even be able to grasp that concept in their entire lifetime.

If you converted it all into cash and loaded it onto trucks, you would need dozens of them!

A wave of pain gripped Shanshan's heart.

1.5 billion.

"Zheng Qian, is this your confidence?"

"This guy is really despicable, isn't he?"

"He can pull out 1.5 billion in cash, yet he isn't willing to give us 15 million? And he wants us to pay him ten times that? That is just too stingy!"

Zhao Ying crossed her arms, her face showing 30% anger and 70% jealousy, as she said indignantly.

"Mom, at a time like this, why are you still saying things like that..." Shanshan reminded her.

Zheng Qian's financial power far exceeded their imagination; shouldn't they be trying every possible way to hold onto his coattails?

Why was she still speaking so spitefully?

Zheng Qian had already proven with his actions that he was more impressive than anyone else present.

Kangming Shipping was completely insignificant in front of him.

Had her mother already forgotten what happened to the last person who crossed Zheng Qian?

The boss of Yuehua Shipping, Hua Yunfeng, was powerful enough, right?

And yet he still met with an "accident"!

Zheng Qian would likely not use such brutal methods against two women, but if he just left them out in the cold, it would be miserable enough!

If her mother's words just now reached Zheng Qian's ears, they would definitely be in for a world of trouble!

Why couldn't she learn her lesson?

She had always thought her mother understood business and was reasonable.

Why did she keep harping on Zheng Qian? Had Zheng Qian done anything wrong?

Shanshan sighed deeply; she was completely speechless regarding her mother during this period.

At this moment, Jiang Yanran had fallen into a state of unprecedented bewilderment.

The last time she felt like this was in kindergarten, when she found out her family was very wealthy.

She watched helplessly as Zheng Qian walked onto the stage with a vigorous stride.

Zheng Qian was determined to go against her!

He just didn't want her to have a comfortable time, did he?

Secretary Du Bingbing hurried over and whispered into her ear the news about Hua Yunfeng's untimely death.

Jiang Yanran frowned deeply.

Hua Yunfeng was at the auction yesterday; how was he gone today?

"I heard that Hua Yunfeng's accident was orchestrated by Zheng Qian," Secretary Du Bingbing whispered, looking panicked.

"Where did you get this news from?" Jiang Yanran asked.

"It's just gossip, everyone is spreading it. I'm not sure how reliable it is," Secretary Du Bingbing explained.

Jiang Yanran raised her head and stared intently at Zheng Qian on stage, her expression wise and thoughtful.

It really wasn't impossible!

The Qijinyi Alliance led by Hua Yunfeng was established with the original intention of countering other peers, including the Five Shipping Alliance, and especially in the Beiye region, where Zheng Qian's enterprise was the primary target.

After Zheng Qian snatched a large piece of the cake from the Qijinyi Alliance at the bidding meeting, he suddenly became a thorn in their side.

It was said that Zheng Qian even suffered an assassination attempt because of this, although it failed, allowing Zheng Qian to survive.

This "accident" was very likely a retaliatory action planned by Zheng Qian.

Otherwise, how could such a coincidence happen?

Jiang Yanran felt that this rumor had a high degree of credibility.

Hua Yunfeng had brought it upon himself; he actually used such low-class violent methods, only to fail in his scheme and end up paying the price, getting himself taken out in retaliation.

Zheng Qian was young, yet he was able to reach this point today, acting tough and employing extraordinary methods.

This couldn't help but make Jiang Yanran recall when she took over Asia Shipping; she had also turned everything upside down internally before gradually establishing her own position.

Besides his own ability, Jiang Yanran believed that there was a top-tier financial group supporting Zheng Qian behind the scenes.

Since she had known Zheng Qian, every one of his actions had been accompanied by large sums of funds with unknown origins, completely isolated from company accounts, as if they had appeared out of thin air.

"Go and investigate his background and social connections right now. Check three generations up for me; I want his detailed information!"

"Yes!"

On stage.

Auctioneer Wang Xiaoqi felt a bit awkward; for the first time in her career, she didn't know how to host.

Yesterday, Zheng Qian won the bid.

Today, Zheng Qian won the bid again.

"Mr. Zheng, we meet again. First of all, congratulations on winning the bid again. I would like to express my most sincere congratulations to you."

"Good."

"Mr. Zheng, you said yesterday that the platinum princess was bought as a gift for your girlfriend. Then, presumably, this jiuzhou dream will be incorporated into your company, right? Can you reveal your next plans to us?"

"Uh... actually, I bought this one for another friend of mine."

Hahahaha.

The audience burst into laughter.

Hearing Zheng Qian's unserious answer, Auctioneer Wang Xiaoqi felt as if she had been teased.

If you didn't want to reveal it, you could at least come up with a different excuse!

What the hell is "another friend"? It's another girlfriend, isn't it!!

She was losing control of the venue, as if this were Zheng Qian's home court.

No way!

Auctioneer Wang Xiaoqi was unwilling to back down; she wanted to defend her position and prepared to challenge Zheng Qian.

"President Zheng, yesterday it was a friend, and today it's a friend again. You are so generous to your friends, can I be your friend?"

Auctioneer Wang Xiaoqi set a trap for Zheng Qian in her words.

Zheng Qian didn't speak. Under everyone's gaze, he looked Auctioneer Wang Xiaoqi up and down with an exaggerated expression, shook his head, and said, "You won't do; you aren't curvy enough."

Hahahaha!

Another burst of laughter erupted from the audience.

Auctioneer Wang Xiaoqi's face turned black.

Damn it!

What is that brat saying!

Is having a bit of money so great?

This young lady has participated in beauty pageants as a Miss Hong Kong, okay!

To actually say that this young lady isn't curvy enough?

Then what would be considered curvy enough?

Zheng Qian not only teased her with his words on stage but even metaphorically "pulled her pants down" for everyone to see.

Too abominable!

Auctioneer Wang Xiaoqi ended the interview segment, feeling both angry and embarrassed, and asked Zheng Qian to sign the legal documents.

Zheng Qian took the pen and signed an unfamiliar name on the document.

It was not Zheng Qian from the Qianhe Group.

Nor was it Song Yaxian from yesterday.

It was Yao Qiuqiu!

Who on earth is Yao Qiuqiu!

Zheng Qian wasn't telling the truth, was he?

Buying a cruise ship to give to his girlfriend?

Throwing away hundreds of millions just to win a beauty's smile?

That is just too extravagant!