"I saw it all on the surveillance footage. If Lu Fan has money, he should just announce that he'll continue. Why are you coming to me for help?"

The boss was sitting in a chair, eating while watching the security camera.

Seeing the host rush in, before the host could even speak, the boss asked him, clearly displeased.

"Boss, Lu Fan from the Jiang Group has put this up and wants to continue bidding. I'm a bit undecided, so that's why I came to you."

"If it were that easy, he wouldn't have rushed over to ask for instructions," he said, placing the folder Lu Fan had given him on his boss's desk.

"I'd like to see what it is."

The boss has worked here for several years, around the same time as the host. The two have always worked together very well, and we've never seen anything strange.

The boss was curious to see what had stumped the host.

When the boss opened it and saw what was written on it, he was stunned.

Inside a large folder was only a single sheet of paper with a drawing. The boss took out this paper and laid it flat on the table.

The host and the boss were both at a loss, as they had never encountered such a situation in all their years of work.

"What's going on? Why haven't they come back yet?"

"Does the host need to ask the boss what Lu Fan just gave us?"

"That host has been doing this for seven or eight years, he's seen it all, that's strange."

Others began to whisper among themselves, and these words eventually reached the ears of the Eastern investors.

"Young Master, we must secure this project today, otherwise I won't know how to explain it to the Master."

The old steward sensed that things were going wrong and was very annoyed that he had let Dongfang Shuo bid. Now he couldn't take it back, so he could only put some pressure on Dongfang Shuo, hoping that Dongfang Shuo would hand over the bid himself.

"Don't worry, I will definitely take a picture of this."

Dongfang Shuo, however, looked at the project displayed on the screen with a determined gaze and spoke.

"well."

The old butler didn't dare say anything more, and could only say "okay" twice in a row, and quietly wait for the result.

"After our research, we unanimously believe that Mr. Lu of Jiang's Group is fully capable of bidding for this project."

The host ran back and quickly announced the results of the bidding process to everyone.

"If anyone still has any questions, please leave now. Your questions show a lack of trust in our bidding firm. We are only polite to those who respect us. If anyone is trying to cause trouble, then don't blame our bidding firm!"

The audience wanted to raise questions, but the host didn't tolerate them at all and directly addressed them sternly.

Those who originally wanted to watch the excitement and stir up trouble behind the scenes all swallowed their words.

"Alright, since everyone has no questions, let's continue the bidding. Just now, Lu Fan from the Jiang Group made a bid, and the price has reached 750 million yuan. Does Oriental Investment want to continue bidding?"

The host turned his attention to Dongfang Shuo, who wouldn't have known about this if it weren't for them, and asked them in a somewhat displeased tone.

"I'll offer 800 million. I'd like to see just how much wealth President Lu has left."

Dongfang Shuo could also sense the host's displeasure.

He realized that this was because his subordinates had questioned them, so he raised the sign and looked in Lu Fan's direction.

"Haha, since that's the case, I'll give the Dongfang family some face, and we'll have to cooperate more in the future."

Upon hearing that Dongfang Shuo had offered 800 million, Lu Fan shook his head and smiled, placing the plaque in his hand on the table and looking at Dongfang Shuo.

"Congratulations to our last project, which has been acquired by Oriental Investment Group!"

The host saw that Lu Fan had stopped bidding and then announced the results to everyone.

Lu Fan and Dongfang Shuo stood up and looked at each other.

Dongfang Shuo and the old steward left quickly, since such a small matter could be left to Dongfang Investment.

Secretary Ge stayed behind with Zhang He to coordinate the project with the bidding office, also wanting to familiarize the newly appointed business manager with the project.

Lu Fan and Liu Shang walked out together.

"You deliberately offered a price just now, trying to trick Dongfang Shuo, right? But there's one thing I don't understand. Weren't we here for the last project? Why take on that troublesome one? Doesn't that contradict our original plan?"

After leaving the bidding site, Liu Shang got into Lu Fan's car.

The two sat in the back seat, and Liu Shang asked Lu Fan about his guesses and the questions that had been on his mind.

"Yes, that's right. We did initially intend to take the last piece of land. At that time, I calculated the returns, and we could multiply it five or six times. However, an unexpected event occurred, so I had to rethink my plans."

In response to Liu Shang's question, since it was just the two of them now, he answered him.

"The unexpected turn of events was that Oriental Investment also came, so you temporarily acquired that undesirable land?"

After listening to Lu Fan's explanation, Liu Shang was still a little confused and didn't quite understand.

"If we continue to fight for the last piece of land according to the previous plan, even if we win against Oriental Investment, all our money will be poured in, and our returns will be meager. It's better for us to choose the less desirable piece of land. We can still get a considerable return with less money. That's why I did it this way."

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