Chapter 418: He's really interesting

Zhang Qilian never dreamed that such an opponent would suddenly emerge halfway through the process.

15 billion!

In previous years, this figure would actually have been acceptable.

But it is 2023 now! The real estate market is so sluggish, and every real estate company is extremely cautious about acquiring land.

Most importantly, the authorities have also stipulated strict self-holding ratios, further squeezing profit margins.

Zhang Qilian's legs were shaking uncontrollably; if murder weren't illegal, he would go over there and stab Lin Shuoyang to death right now, no matter what!

That damned old woman…

Where did she get so much money? She can actually come up with 15 billion?

Wasn't she dirt poor before?

With a dark expression, Zhang Qilian extended a trembling finger and forcefully raised the total price to 15.1 billion.

"There is still room to maneuver… plus the money Yang Ruixuan managed to get… we can barely manage to take this land… and we can still push it higher. Damn it, that wretched little brat Lin Shuoyang!"

He clenched his fists in hatred, cursing wildly in his heart.

15.1 billion?

Zheng Qian sneered inwardly.

He wrote a number on a piece of paper and pushed it over.

Lin Shuoyang was shocked, but he still followed Zheng Qian's instructions and reported the price.

[Bang!]

Zhang Qilian was so angry his face and neck turned red, and he slammed the table hard.

"Representative of Jinhua Xinyue Group, Mr. Zhang, please mind your behavior." The host frowned and pointed at the floor, saying, "This is an official land auction venue, not your company's conference room. If you cannot control yourself again, I will have security escort you out!"

"Yes… yes… I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I will restrain myself."

Zhang Qilian barely managed to squeeze out a smile, though he hated them deeply in his heart.

"Mr. Zhang, what should we do? Should we continue…"

"Follow! Damn it, we can't retreat at this moment! Keep going for me! Anyway, this isn't just our own money; there are so many investors bearing the burden… but if the stock price rises, it will be a real benefit to us!"

Seeing the numbers jumping on the screen, a smile appeared on the corner of Zheng Qian's mouth.

Very good, they are indeed acting just as he thought.

Wei Rusi and Su Yuanshuang were both shocked.

They looked at Zheng Qian in disbelief, unable to understand how he was so certain that the other party would follow.

The price submitted by Jinhua Xinyue Group hadn't stayed up for long before it was quickly refreshed by Lin Shuoyang. The number was directly pushed up to 16 billion! In today's real estate market, this is a crazy figure!

[Bang!]

The host frowned instantly, just about to reprimand Zhang Qilian, when he saw him fall backward onto the ground, his body trembling slightly as if he were having a seizure.

"Someone, call property management to help carry him out…"

"No… no need…"

Zhang Qilian struggled to crawl up, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead with difficulty, and gritted his teeth, saying, "Do you think you can knock me down with just this number? Hahaha, what a complete joke! I'll keep following!"

As he spoke, he directly raised the number to 16.1 billion!

34%!

The premium rate has reached a staggering 34%!

This is not some ordinary commodity, nor is it some auction of residential land worth one or two billion; this is commercial land! Commercial real estate! The high premium based on 12 billion has gradually spiraled out of control!

Although there have been cases where the premium rate exceeded 100% in land auctions before, they are truly few and far between.

Moreover, even if those properties really reached a 100% premium, it would be impossible to exceed this.

"That's about enough… right?" Wei Rusi said hesitantly.

She seemed to understand a bit of what Zheng Qian meant.

Zheng Qian pondered for a moment, then shook his head and said in a low voice, "If I guessed correctly, this has already reached their critical point; this is the limit. Therefore, I need to push a little harder."

As he spoke, Zheng Qian signaled for Lin Shuoyang to continue raising the price.

Lin Shuoyang didn't doubt him; after all, his mother had instructed him, so he quickly operated the computer: 17 billion!

Zheng Qian actually quite liked Lin Shuoyang, unlike other second-generation rich kids. It seems Teacher Xiao raised him well, although the control is indeed a bit too strict. If word got out, others wouldn't believe he is the son of a real estate developer.

It's no wonder that girl left him.

"Mr. Zhang! Mr. Zhang!"

"What's wrong, Mr. Zhang! Are you okay!?" Yang Ruixuan hurriedly grabbed Zhang Qilian, who was about to fall to the ground, and shouted excitedly.

The host was just rolling his eyes wildly now, too lazy to care. After all, the man really looked very hurt, not just causing trouble on purpose. But he still secretly dialed 120, very worried that he might die suddenly.

"Don't, don't mind me!"

Zhang Qilian shoved Yang Ruixuan away fiercely. He was panting heavily, as if the finger pressing the keyboard at this moment wasn't just pressing a key, but a missile capable of destroying the world.

At this moment, everyone could feel the gravity on his face.

The number updated!

18 billion!

Even though there was air conditioning in the room and it was very cool, Zhang Qilian's face was flushed red, sweat was pouring down his body like rain, and he was steaming! Giving off an intense aura, he looked as if he were steaming.

Yang Ruixuan's heart sank; could it be that Mr. Zhang has a habit of practicing internal energy? Is he about to unleash his power? A palm strike from a distance? Or the Six Meridian Divine Sword?

Whoa!

This heat, the space distorting, this… this is a Dou Zong expert! How terrifying!

Regardless of Yang Ruixuan's overactive imagination, he wasn't the boss of a large group anyway. No matter how much money was spent, he didn't need to bear any responsibility, he just felt that this figure was simply too outrageous.

Suddenly, Zhang Qilian laughed in relief. His laughter seemed to hover halfway up the mountain.

He sat in his chair, wiping cold sweat with difficulty, and whispered:

"Don't worry, I dare say they will continue to follow. I've realized that this bunch of people are just here to stir up trouble, they aren't here to bid for land at all! Hehe, I give up. As long as they raise the price again, I will absolutely not continue to follow."

"Even if the stock price plummets, I accept it! Damn it, that's still better than losing more than 10 billion in a bloodbath!"

"17 billion, this is too obvious! It's just deliberately driving up the price! Damn it, since you like driving up the price so much, I'll play with you properly! I'll pit you to death! Keep raising it!"

At this moment, Zhang Qilian understood things very clearly.

Wei Rusi frowned tightly; she didn't say anything because she also didn't understand what exactly Zheng Qian was trying to do.

Could it be that he is deliberately driving the price up to such a terrifying level and then buying it to create buzz? But the cost of doing this is really too high, right?

Something that could clearly have been bought for less than 16 billion, yet he had to push it to 16.5 billion—what is he trying to do? It looks like Zhang Qilian probably won't continue to follow anymore; this is their final bottom line.

"No, this is not their final bottom line." Zheng Qian seemed to see through Wei Rusi's thoughts and said with a faint smile, "Because this has already far exceeded their bottom line. Actually, I was just thinking that buying this land and using the stock price to strike at them is the best policy."

"Or should I say… letting them buy it at a blood-loss price, and perhaps even collapse because they can't afford it."

"Which one is better?"

Hearing this, Wei Rusi's eyes lit up immediately.

She finally understood Zheng Qian's true intention!

He was indeed very interesting.

No wonder he had Jin Lu so infatuated.