Su Wu watched Su Jianren's performance with great interest, a cold smile playing on his lips.
These two bastards were after the land he owned; they're still up to no good.
After rambling on for over an hour, Su Jianren finally managed to steer the conversation to the ground, and immediately felt a bit parched.
Just as he was about to leave after posing a soul-searching question, Liu Gengju, who had been waiting for a long time, decisively took over.
"Su Wu, your order quotes are far too low. How can you possibly make any profit? Even with my connections abroad, I can't break even, let alone a domestic company like yours."
"I'm not trying to criticize you, but you shouldn't have acted impulsively and fought for that order. Now the Li family is forcing you to accept it; they're practically pushing you into a fire pit!"
"I heard that the payment for that order is settled in three installments. How are you going to keep going? The Hong Kong venture capital firm behind you probably doesn't know this yet, right? If they did, your company would be completely finished."
"I also heard that you tried to get a bank loan, but you couldn't get a single penny. Isn't this just trying to ruin you? Even Peter Ma can't help you now, can he?"
Liu Gengju dropped one bombshell after another, believing he was hammering Su Wu's psychological defenses.
Although Su Wu remained calm, Liu Gengju felt that he was only putting on a brave face and was actually panicking inside.
These previously unknown pieces of information were all told to him by Hu Mingfu, and are absolutely reliable.
His words were very artful, analyzing Su Wu's current situation and subtly threatening him; it was a case of killing him by attacking his spirit.
He believed that Su Wu's psychological defenses had been broken down and that he was just waiting for a lifeline.
He paused for a moment, pouring himself a drink, giving Su Wu time to react.
When Su Wu saw that he had stopped talking, he knew it was time for him to play the straight man.
"There's no point in talking about this now. Let's get to the point, or my treat will have been for nothing."
Su Jianren tugged at his collar. "Xiao Wu, Brother Liu's family is a financial dynasty in Hong Kong. They handle countless amounts of money every day. If he can support you, he can definitely help you through this difficult time."
Su Wu chuckled inwardly upon hearing this.
He didn't need to say it; he already knew it.
Liu Gengju and Liu Gengshuo are family members, and they even work in the same line of business.
Moreover, the intelligence gathered from Zhao Aiguo revealed that the Liu family was an underground bank with connections to both the legitimate and criminal worlds.
Putting everything else aside, it's absolutely true that their family can mobilize a huge amount of funds.
Seeing Su Jianren's smug expression, Su Wu asked with a smile, "Then how much money can Brother Liu support me? And what are the conditions?"
Liu Gengju laughed and said, "Money is not a problem. The key is what you can offer as collateral. Of course, Huachao computers are not an option."
Seeing his pointed remark, Su Wu smiled wryly, "The Li family did sell me a piece of land, but it was only 500 million, which is far from enough to meet my needs. Otherwise, I would have sold it long ago!"
At this point, Su Wu was too lazy to beat around the bush with them and went straight to the point.
Upon hearing this, Su Jianren and Liu Gengju exchanged a furtive glance.
Su Jianren laughed, “The value of the land is definitely the priority. You won’t get much money even if you mortgage it. But if you develop it, it’s a different story. You’ve been involved in real estate development before, so you should understand.”
“I understand that, but I don’t have time to wait. I only have a year, or even half a year.” Su Wu showed a helpless expression.
Upon hearing this, Su Jianren adopted the demeanor of an elder brother and spoke earnestly.
"Brother, I'm here to give you a hand. We can develop that land together, and I'll vouch for you so Brother Liu can lend you the money in advance. How about it?"
“If that’s the case, then it’s a great idea. We can all make money together,” Liu Gengju immediately agreed.
Su Wu sneered inwardly upon hearing this.
He had a rough estimate of how much money he could make from developing that piece of land; at least 3 billion.
If it weren't for the ulterior motives of certain members of the Li family, he would have already gone to develop the project with Peter Ma, as a way of repaying Peter Ma's favor.
Now that they've actually set their sights on it, there's probably someone else behind it all.
Otherwise, how could Liu Gengju and Su Jianren have managed to resolve the situation?
It seems they have the confidence to handle the Li family.
"Partnership is no problem, but how much money can I borrow?" Su Wu asked tentatively.
Liu Gengju made a gesture and said, "700 million, I can get you 700 million in cash."
"Only 700 million? That's too little! I lose tens of millions every day when I open my eyes." Su Wu shook his head.
Su Jianren immediately persuaded, "Brother, that's quite a lot. You can use your land as an investment, and we'll split the profits three ways. You won't need to invest a single penny of the rest. This is a great deal!"
Is it worth it?
It seems fine at first glance, but it's actually full of pitfalls.
The biggest pitfall is that if something happens to Su Wu, they will essentially have bought the land owned by Su Wu for 700 million.
But Su Wu doesn't have to do anything; that land will probably sell for 700 million next year.
These two bastards are here to swindle him out of his land.
Having made his decision, Su Wu shook his head again, "No, I need at least 1 billion."
“One billion is too much; no one can lend it to you. And don’t forget, if the cash flow of your Huachao Computer business breaks down, there will definitely be a reaction from Hong Kong.”
Liu Gengju shook his head slightly and threatened again with a soft knife.
Upon hearing this, Su Wu showed an extremely distressed expression, as if he had been hit where it hurt.
Seeing this, Liu Gengju gave Su Jianren a wink.
Su Jianren understood and immediately whispered a reminder.
"Brother, Dad's already thinking about immigrating. You need to be more resourceful. The hole your company is in can't be covered by a billion or two. You need to have a backup plan, right?"
Leave yourself an escape route?
This is practically implying he'll run off with the money!
Isn't this the same tactic used by countless second-tier computer companies in China to run away with the money?
It has to be said that these two did a lot of research.
Logically speaking, this is almost the best option for Su Wu right now.
However, Su Wu had other ideas at this moment.
Since Liu Gengju has come to him of his own accord, he doesn't mind turning the tables and thoroughly investigating the Liu family's background.
After a moment of silence, he pretended to be completely persuaded and gritted his teeth to drink the wine in front of him.
"Alright, 700 million it is. Now tell me the specifics of how to do it?"
Upon hearing this, the two exchanged a glance, their joy undisguised.
Su Jianren hiccuped. "Xiao Wu, this is easy to do. We'll first get a joint development contract, then you can mortgage the land to Brother Liu, and he'll be responsible for getting the money for you."
"Then why sign a contract? I can just mortgage the land to Brother Liu. Isn't that just pointless?" Su Wu looked confused.
"No, Xiao Wu. This is your life-saving backup plan! Don't you want to make money?" Su Jianren exclaimed.
Su Wu said in a serious tone, "I don't even know how many more days I can last in the country. What if something goes wrong? Wouldn't that benefit you? I can't trust you."
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