The tone was quite sincere:
"Brother Lu, rest assured, the rest of the family may not know about those collaborative projects, but the head of the family does."
Lu Fan had no intention of making things difficult for Wang Mingtang. Hearing him say this, fearing that the other party might misunderstand, he smiled and said:
"So what? Every family has a few unfilial children."
The two chatted about family matters and then moved on to business.
We still need to discuss each other's recent situations in detail.
A commotion arose on the stage ahead, with someone whispering to a friend, "Come quick, the auction is about to begin!"
Wang Mingtang was essentially standing up for the municipal government, and he was in charge of organizing this auction.
With the show about to begin, he has a lot to do.
Lu Fan also took a number plate; he would have to participate in the bidding later.
Neither of them had any more time or energy to continue chatting.
So they agreed on a time to meet again and talk, and then went their separate ways, each busy in their own direction.
Jiang Manyue and Lu Sanjiu waited for Lu Fan for quite a while before he finally sat down, and couldn't help but ask:
"Where did you go? I've looked everywhere for you but I can't find you."
Lu Fan greeted his third uncle, then turned to speak to Jiang Manyue:
"I just ran into Kuang Peisheng, the president of Huanmei Group, again. What's wrong with this guy?"
Jiang Manyue also has to take care of the children, and she is also in charge of most of the business at the Jiang Group.
Therefore, Lu Fan was not as responsible for or knowledgeable about the layout in Nanshan City as Lu Fan was.
She thought for a moment, then shook her head:
"We've heard some rumors, but we can't be sure. You know we knew more about the Wang family before."
Speaking of the Wang family, Lu Fan also told Jiang Manyue about the argument between Wang Yanlin and Wang Mingtang as an interesting story.
Jiang Manyue hesitated for a moment, glancing again in Wang Mingtang's direction, before lowering her voice and returning to her gaze:
"It seems Wang Mingtang's path to power wasn't smooth sailing after all. Is he waiting for you to do him a favor?"
Lu Fan shook his head: "He's probably afraid of losing his footing. He's been riding high all year!"
"Moreover, the Wang family has no reason not to choose him. After meeting Wang Yanlin, the representative who was recommended by the Wang family to do things, I realized how precious a talent like Wang Mingtang is in the Wang family."
Jiang Manyue adopted a "listen attentively" posture.
Lu Fan, seeing that the auction was still focused on bidding on some low-grade jewelry and calligraphy, lost interest and began to multitask:
"Remember Gu Ying? Wang Yanlin is probably not even a tenth as good as Gu Ying, but she certainly knows how to put on airs."
Jiang Manyue pursed her lips; it was clear that neither Gu Ying nor Wang Yanlin left a good impression on her.
"I still prefer Wang Wei, and people like Ms. Lü Qiuyi."
Lu Fan also affirmed the opinions of these two individuals:
"If the Wang family is full of people like Wang Yanlin, hehe, then the Wang family is not far from its demise."
The two talked intermittently, and soon the auction for several plots of land began.
The first site to be offered was a relatively small industrial plot in the suburbs.
Lu Fan already has control over the soy sauce factory and the printing factory, and the land associated with these two factories is not much smaller than this piece of industrial land.
Acquiring more land could put him at a disadvantage in subsequent auctions, causing him to miss out on the plots he truly wants.
Ultimately, the suburban land was sold for 150 million.
Lu Fan only started to show interest after the auctioneer began bidding on the third plot of land.
When Uncle Lu stepped in, he pushed the price up to 400 million in the first round of bidding.
This price is the price once exported.
Kuang Peisheng, who was following Nangong Shou and continuing to inquire about Lu Fan, frowned:
"Hey, isn't that Lu Fan's relative? Doesn't his bid mean that President Lu is bidding?"
"It's not that they don't plan to acquire any land; they're just here to network with business people in Nanshan City?"
These were the words that Nangong Shou said to Kuang Peisheng.
Now that Lu Fan had so blatantly humiliated him, Nangong Shou's expression turned quite unpleasant.
"Who knew that's how rich people are? Spending hundreds of millions is nothing to Brother Lu."
Kuang Peisheng noticed that although Nangong Shou was not very happy, his mention of Lu Fan's extravagance did not seem like empty boasting.
It seems Lu Fan is so financially independent that he can literally throw money down the drain!
Nangong Shou didn't care how much of a mental storm his words would trigger for Kuang Peisheng.
His only worry was that Lu Fan would try to take it from him:
"Oh dear, now that we've already won a bid for one plot, they probably won't be bidding on any other land, right?"
"Whatever you do, don't take over the area near the sea! The Nangong family's future development focus is all there."
"If I don't get this land, I'm afraid my family will skin me alive when I get home."
Nangong Shou mumbled something under his breath, and Kuang Peisheng, who was nearby, overheard the gist of it.
He was just wondering, wasn't it said that the Nangong family and Lu Fan had always been very close?
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