Soon, when Shen Dong was competing for the last three plots of land, he discovered that the four of them had obviously discussed it, with one person taking the lead in bidding and the other three assisting, trying their best to raise the price while keeping it within Shen Dong's acceptable range.
Shen Dong almost burst out laughing.
Damn it, these guys really tried to steal a chicken but ended up losing the rice instead.
The first four plots of land totaled 760 acres and were located in the most prosperous areas of the New Territories. In later generations, they would be worth hundreds of billions.
Now Shen Dong has acquired it for only HK$3.3 billion, which is incredibly cheap.
Huo Zhenbei, who had been observing the auction, asked Shen Dong, puzzled, after Shen Dong acquired the fourth plot of land, "Mr. Shen, I don't understand why they didn't compete with you for these plots?"
Shen Dong explained, “Other real estate developers don’t have the strength to compete with me. As for the American conglomerate and the four major families, they deliberately lost the land to me because they were planning to kill me in three days. Once I’m dead, they will naturally have countless ways to get these lands from me.”
Huo Zhenbei's expression changed, and he said, "Then what should we do?"
Shen Dong laughed and said, "Of course, it's to give them a vivid lesson in military strategy. Mr. Huo, would you like me to help you bid for plot number five?"
Huo Zhenbei immediately replied, "Of course."
Shen Dong said, "Aren't you afraid I'll take it all for myself?"
Huo Zhenbei said seriously, "I'm not afraid. I trust my judgment of people."
Shen Dong shrugged and said, "Okay. After the auction, I will sign the transfer agreement for the two plots of land with you. As for the money, you can give it to me in three days."
Huo Zhenbei asked, puzzled, "Why three days later?"
Shen Dong said, "The outcome of my battle with them will be decided within three days. If I die, these two plots of land will be my gift to you. Hehe, it's better to leave the land to your Huo family than to these foreign devils and Li Ka-shing."
Huo Zhenbei looked at Shen Dong's excessively young face and felt an unprecedented shock in his heart.
Having lived for over forty years, Fok Chun-bei has met countless so-called successful people in the business world, following in the footsteps of his father, Mr. Fok.
Some of them are eloquent, some are shrewd and wise, some are opportunistic and treacherous, and some are even despicable and shameless.
Even Li Ka-shing and Li Zhaoshan were nothing more than business tycoons with a vision and perspective far beyond that of ordinary people in Huo Zhenbei's eyes.
These people have one thing in common: they are greedy.
Shen Dong, however, was completely different from them, possessing a bold and unrestrained spirit unlike that of these businessmen.
He knew perfectly well that he might face death soon, yet he remained nonchalant and didn't seem to care at all.
This heroic spirit of disregarding life and death greatly impressed Huo Zhenbei, who wished he could join him in fighting the other party.
Just as Huo Zhenbei was about to speak, the auction for the fifth plot of land began.
As expected, Shen Dong purchased 620 acres of land in Tsuen Wan for the Huo family for 630 million.
Although these plots of land are not located in the city center, once residential communities are built on them, they will definitely make the Huo family a fortune.
Huo Zhenbei had originally prepared 1 billion for this piece of land, but unexpectedly, he only used 630 million to complete the deal, which made Huo Zhenbei extremely excited.
At the same time, I couldn't help but feel a little worried.
Faced with such a huge benefit, he didn't know if Shen Dong could still keep their promise.
The fact that Shen Dong acquired all five plots of land for HK$4 billion sparked quiet discussion among the crowd.
"What happened?"
"It seems that Li Ka-shing and his team haven't made any moves to compete for it."
"It's a pity I don't have that much cash, otherwise I would definitely have fought with Mr. Shen for it."
"What's the point of arguing? Do you even have the ability?"
"The land behind is cheaper, I definitely won't let it go."
......
Unfortunately, ideals are often grand, but reality is often harsh.
Aside from the issue of saving face, which allowed two directors of the Hong Kong Island Real Estate Association to each acquire a plot of land, Shen Dong bought all the plots from No. 1 to No. 18.
A total of sixteen plots of land cost him nearly HK$10 billion.
Shen Dong had already decided that he would take advantage of the opportunity while the American conglomerate and the three major families were not competing with him to buy as much land as possible.
It's worth noting that even the cheapest piece of land here could be worth billions in the future.
Others noticed it too.
For some reason, neither the American conglomerate nor the four major families showed any interest in competing with Shen Dong for the land.
Otherwise, the price of these land parcels could definitely double.
"Mr. Shen, there are still six plots of land left. Please let us have them. We really don't want to have come all this way for nothing."
"Mr. Shen, the land behind us isn't in a great location. Please be kind and leave us a little bit."
......
Everyone pleaded with Shen Dong.
Shen Dong smiled and said, "Everyone, I'm out of money. I will not participate in the bidding for the remaining land."
"Very good."
"Thank you for your consideration, Mr. Shen."
Everyone knows that with Shen Dong's financial resources, he could definitely acquire the remaining land if he wanted to.
Putting everything else aside, the New Territories warehouse alone would have allowed him to easily secure a loan of three billion US dollars.
Now that Shen Dong has voluntarily given up his position, everyone is very grateful.
To everyone's surprise, although Shen Dong gave up, Li Ka-shing and his team made a move.
All six plots of land were acquired by the three major families, with each family owning two plots.
The American conglomerates seem to have no interest in these lands, and have never even raised a bid.
Everyone was very angry, but they dared not speak out.
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