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Chapter 31: A Natural Investment Genius
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The next day, Lin Bai went to the bank early to obtain a certificate of assets to prove that he had 500 million yuan.
After getting the certificate of assets, he rushed to the stock exchange center without stopping.
"Hello, what services do you need?"
The receptionist of the Stock Exchange Center was very cold and indifferent.
Reason being Lin Bai was really too young and had a scholarly look on his face. It was obvious that he was still a student.
In addition, Lin Bai's clothes were very ordinary. Regardless of how one looked at it, he did not look like a person who could afford the funds for securities trading.
The receptionist even suspected that this poor student in front of him was just bored and had come over to have fun.
With such a guess, his attitude naturally could not be enthusiastic.
In fact, if it were not for the rules of the trading center, the receptionist would not even bother entertaining such a poor student.
Lin Bai only wanted to make money as soon as possible, and he was too lazy to argue with the receptionist about his attitude.
"Please help me open an American stock account,"said Lin Bai.
The receptionist's eyes rolled his eyes so hard that he could almost see his brains.
He thought to himself, 'This poor student really doesn't know any better. How could he open an American stock account so easily?'
However, due to the rules, he didn't dare to show his disdain too clearly.
He could only say coldly, "To open an American stock account, you need to submit your proof of assets."
He thought that this poor student in front of him definitely wouldn't be able to produce the document. He was even secretly rejoicing over the fact that he was about to send this penniless guy who was wasting his time, away.
In the end, Lin Bai grunted and placed the proof of assets on the table.
The receptionist was completely stunned.
'No Way… Are all the poor students so free these days? In order to come here to seek entertainment, they even specially went to get a proof of assets?'
However, when he saw clearly the amount written on the certificate, he was instantly dumbfounded.
'Five hundred million?!'
'I must have seen wrongly!'
The receptionist suspected that his eyes were playing tricks on him. He rubbed his eyes hard, and when he looked again, it was still five hundred million.
He even pinched his thigh under the tablet.
It hurt. He wasn't dreaming.
The receptionist looked at the asset certificate on the table, then at Lin Ban looked, and then at the asset certificate, and then at Lin Bai again…
No matter how he looked at it, this student didn't seem to have 500 million.
Lin Bai couldn't help but frown when he saw that the receptionist was staring at him without doing anything.
"Is there a problem?" Lin Bai asked.
The receptionist was speechless.
What's the problem?
A young student who looked like he was only 20 years old with a certificate of assets worth 500 million was the biggest problem in itself!
"Well… according to the rules, we need to verify the authenticity of the certificate of proof of assets. Wait a moment."
The receptionist began to make a call to check the situation with the bank.
The result was naturally that it was authentic.
Only then did the receptionist have to accept reality.
The moment he hung up the phone, he had already quickly reviewed his previous behavior in his heart.
He realized that other than his relatively cold attitude, there was nothing else that could be blamed on him. He also did not violate any of the rules.
Only then did he secretly heave a sigh of relief. He only felt a lingering fear.
He was so close to losing his job.
"Mr. Lin, I'm sorry to have wasted your time."
"Please Wait a moment. I'll open an account for you right away." The receptionist did not dare to be the slightest bit negligent.
He opened the account respectfully and even reminded Lin Bai very considerately.
"Mr. Lin, the U.S. stock market hasn't opened yet. Do you need me to give you some simple introductions and recommendations?"
Just as Lin Bai was about to say yes, a new notification popped up on the Future News app.
So Lin Bai immediately changed his words. "No, thank you."
This time, the news post was about the Coronavirus vaccine.
At present, the Coronavirus epidemic had spread all over the world, and it was getting more and more intense, making everyone anxious.
Dragon City was still under control, and the people could basically maintain their normal lives.
The situation in Europe and the United States was almost out of control, and the number of people infected every day could even be said to be on the rise.
Moreover, the most outrageous thing was that many people had no awareness of defense and did not even want to wear masks. They even liked to travel around the world.
Under such circumstances, people all over the world were looking forward to the rapid appearance of a vaccine.
Otherwise, if the pandemic worsened, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Lin Bai opened the Future News app.
The headline was: [Pfizer has announced that it has successfully developed a Coronavirus vaccine. It will be put into use as soon as possible.]
The date was tomorrow.
Lin Bai smiled.
This news feed came at the right time. He was vexed while contemplating about which stock to buy but the future news came to give him the answer just in time.
Lin Bai believed that when Pfizer announced the successful development of the vaccine tomorrow, their company's stock price would definitely soar. In that case, the more he invested now, the greater his profit.
Lin Bai decided to increase the leverage. The so-called leverage was actually borrowing money to invest.
This was a high-yield and high-risk thing.
Of course, Lin Bai had the Future News app, the god of cheating, in his hands. Risks basically didn't exist for him.
Taking advantage of the fact that the market hadn't opened yet, Lin Bai quickly went to the receptionist.
He asked for a loan.
"I can get a loan here, right?"
"Yes, Mr. Lin."
"That's good. I want to borrow 500 million."
After hearing this, the receptionist felt a chill in his heart. When he helped Lin Bai open his account, he had only deposited 5 million into it. Borrowing 500 million was 100 times the leverage!
This was the first time a newbie who had just opened an account dared to use such a high level of leverage.
He really did not know whether to say that he was naive or ignorant and fearless.
Out of professional ethics, the receptionist still kindly reminded him.
"Mr. Lin, I have to remind you that increasing leverage is an extremely risky investment."
"Considering that you have just opened an account and do not know much about the US stock market, I personally suggest that you do not use leverage for the time being."
"It is not too late to increase leverage after you fully understand the US stock market. What do you think?" "
Lin Bai smiled.
"Well, I think what you said makes sense. Thank you for your suggestion."
The receptionist secretly heaved a sigh of relief. She felt that she had done a great deed to prevent Lin Bai from going bankrupt.
However, halfway through her relief, she heard Lin Bai say again, "But I still want to increase the leverage. Can you handle 50 billion?"
The receptionist almost spat out a mouthful of blood.
He felt that what he said made sense, but Lin Bai did not take his advice. What on earth was this?
Seeing that the receptionist was hesitating, Lin Bai thought that it was because the loan couldn't be processed easily so he said, "If it's hard to handle, then forget it. I'll borrow directly from the bank."
The receptionist quickly stopped him.
"No, no, no. Mr. Lin, please wait a moment. I'll handle the loan for you right away."
'What a joke. This is an important client with a net worth of 500 million! Of course I have to keep him around!'
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Chapter 32: New Project
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Just a few words from Mr. A today could make Yu Jianhao feel enlightened.
In the future, when Lin Bai officially entered the business world, it would probably be the same.
As long as Mr. A casually gave a few pointers, it could be a huge business opportunity.
He absolutely could not fall out with an investment genius with a discerning eye and accurate prediction like Mr. A. He had to maintain a good relationship with him.
Now, the importance of Mr. A in Yu Jianhao's heart was even comparable to those big shots in Dragon City.
If Mr. A said that he wanted to meet him now, Yu Jianhao would absolutely drop everything and fly over to meet him.
The reason was very simple. There were too many big shots in Dragon City who were trying to curry favor with them and also too many people who were waiting to be supported.
They might not be able to come over or help him.
However, Mr. A was different. He was still young and did not know how to pretend to be polite. He would basically answer him honestly.
Therefore, the practical benefits he could bring were actually far greater than those big shots of Dragon City.
"It would be great if I could have the opportunity to meet Mr. A."
Yu Jianhao could not help but start to think about how to get closer to Mr. A.
Lin Bai couldn't help but smile when he saw the message from Yu Jianhao.
He really didn't expect Yu Jianhao, the richest man in the city, to have such a humble attitude.
Lin Bai couldn't help but think about how Yu Jianhao would feel and react if he found out that Mr. A, whom he treated respectfully, was actually his son-in-law?
Lin Bai really couldn't imagine it.
He was even looking forward to that day.
Yu Jianhao followed the trend and bought a lot of Pfizer Group's shares with the trust and admiration he had for Mr. A.
However, he didn't know that Mr. A had already left the market and started looking for the next investment project.
Lin Bai knew that he didn't have a strong financial foundation to tolerate mistakes, so he tried to be safe.
Since the future news said that Pfizer Group's shares rose by 500% , it meant that this number was basically the highest.
Perhaps it would rise slightly later, but it might also fall.
Lin Bai did not want to take risks.
Therefore, he was decisive in buying, and he was equally decisive in withdrawing.
If he did not have a project that had a 100% certainty of profit, Lin Bai would rather let the money sit in his bank than take risks.
There was only a little more than a day left before the Sotheby's auction in Dragon City.
Lin Bai originally thought that there wouldn't be any new investment projects in such a short time.
So he started to pack his luggage early and prepared to set off.
However, the Future News app seemed to be unable to tolerate Lin Bai being so idle, so it sent him two very attractive news.
The first one was about a popular real estate project in the suburbs, Yunding Villa.
[The administrative region has changed. The value of Yunding Villa will probably plunge.]
Although Lin Bai had never paid attention to a luxury residential project like Yunding Villa, he couldn't resist their overwhelming publicity, so he knew a little about it. The land had been very popular before, and several big real estate companies had bid for it.
In the end, it was sold at a sky-high price, becoming the most expensive plot of land in S City in recent years.
The land was already so expensive. In addition, it was a luxury residential project. If nothing unexpected happened, when the villa was built in the future, it would definitely be the new king of real estate projects in S City.
Unfortunately, man propose, God dispose. That project caught up with the re-division of the administrative region of S City and was divided into the industrial area.
There was a world of a difference in the values of industrial land and residential land.
Therefore, the project, which was worth 10 billion, was only worth about 1 billion now.
While looking at the news, Lin Bai felt sorry for the developer of the Yunding Villa.
'A huge amount of real money was wasted just like that. What a pity.'
'10 billion is reduced to 1 billion. That's a massive cut that's more than half!'
Lin Bai sighed to himself.
Looking at the second piece of news, Lin Bai was so shocked that his eyes widened.
This time, the Future News app was simply giving money away!
The title of the second piece of news was shockingly.
[A gold mine has been discovered in the subterranean land of Yunding Villa. Experts estimate it to be worth more than one billion.]
The news indicated that during the construction process of Yunding Villa, they accidentally discovered a gold mine hidden underground.
The experts' initial estimate was that the value was definitely more than one billion, but the exact amount could only be determined with further investigation.
As for why the Yunding Villa continued to be developed and constructed, the news also provided an explanation.
It turned out that after the government reclassified the administrative area, the area where the Yunding Villa was located was classified as an industrial area.
However, due to the high land price, it was impossible to attract investments and attract enough industries to move in.
Therefore, the city government ultimately acquiesced to the residential developers to continue developing, and did not rule out the possibility of the administrative area being re-converted back to residential area in the future.
This also meant that investing and taking over the Yunding Villa now would definitely be profitable.
Just the value of the gold mine alone was enough to make up for the loss.
Not to mention the subsequent residential developments, as well as the money from selling the mansion after it was built.
It could even be said to be a huge profit.
Lin Bai smiled.
"The system sent two news articles at once. Isn't it clearly telling me that I should take advantage of the collapse in the value of the project and quickly take over?"
"Okay, since the app has already sent me a many money-making opportunity, I have to win this project no matter what."
Although the Sotheby's auction was about to start, Lin Bai estimated that if he was quick, he should be able to finish this project before the auction started and recover the money.
When the time came, he would have more money and more confidence to bid with others at the auction.
Even if something unexpected happened, he would be able to handle it better.
Moreover, the items that could be auctioned at Sotheby's were definitely not ordinary items.
Other than the finale item, the Mayan prophecy tablet, the other items might also have investment value.
If he did not have enough money, he could only endure it and watch the items he wanted be auctioned off.
But if he had enough money, he could bid freely without any scruples.
With this thought, Lin Bai made a complete decision in his heart.
"I have to win the Yunding Villa Project before the auction starts no matter what!"
With his usual resolute attitude, he wouldn't waste time since he had already made a decision.
Since time was tight, he should press forward even more!
Lin Bai decisively left the house and hailed a cab to head straight for the project department of the Yunding Villa.
Then, as expected, he was stopped by the security guard at the door.
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Chapter 33: Do You Dare To Accept A Hot Potato?
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For some reason, the security guard was extremely vigilant, as if he was afraid that Lin Bai would cause trouble.
"What do you do? The project department doesn't accept outsiders!" The security guard's tone was unfriendly, and he was almost about to chase him away.
Lin Bai said, "I'm looking for your project manager. I have something urgent to see him for."
He did not directly say that he wanted to acquire this project. After all, if he said so directly, there was a high probability that he would be ridiculed and chased out.
After all, no one would easily believe that a young man in his early 20s would have the money to take over an entire real estate project.
Therefore, if he wanted to talk about buying the project, he had to at least talk to the project manager and then let the other party pass it on to the boss of the developer.
As for why he didn't go directly to the developer?
The reason was actually the same.
Lin Bai had no connections and he was still young. He looked like a student. No one would believe that he would be able to take out one billion in one go for the acquisition.
Therefore, if he rashly went to the CEO of the developer, there was a high probability that he wouldn't even see the other party's shadow, and he would be ridiculed for nothing.
Lin Bai did not want to be ridiculed by his underlings for nothing, so he chose a roundabout strategy.
No matter what, it would be easier to meet the project manager than the boss of the developer.
Unfortunately, Lin Bai had missed a point.
The matter of the administrative division was not something that the city government could change just like that. In the early stages, it had gone through a series of investigations and argumentation, as well as all sorts of tedious procedures, before it finally came to fruition.
Although the news had not yet been reported and the division of the administrative area had not been officially changed, the news had already spread.
Many people with connections had long known that the land of Yunding Villa had been classified into an industrial area.
Therefore, recently, many people had come to find trouble with the project department and the developer.
Most of them were already residents of Yunding Villa.
It turned out that the developer of Yunding Villa, Qingcheng Group, had started pre-selling the land and the project without even building the foundation in order to get back the funds as soon as possible.
Moreover, he had also hired a professional team using a lot of money to publicize and promote the project of Yunding Villa.
After the promotion by the professional team, many of the wealthy people in S City had taken a fancy to this project and spent a lot of money to buy it in advance.
Those who could afford high-end villas were naturally wealthy and well-informed.
Therefore, they were the first to know about the administrative change.
They were also the first to find trouble with the project department and the developer.
Their request was actually very simple, which was to ask for a refund.
Even if they deducted a portion of the liquidated damages, they would definitely not want the house in Yunding Villa.
If it was just one or two people, it might not cause too much of an impact on the developer.
At most, they would deduct the liquidated damages and refund the money, then sell it to someone else.
However, the problem was that almost all of the rich people who had pre-purchased the house asked for a refund together as if they had already discussed it beforehand.
This was a big headache for the developers.
After all, they had also taken up a bank loan to purchase the land and the development project!
Now that the value of the project had been greatly reduced and the development costs could not be recouped, it was unknown whether the bank loan could be repaid on time.
If they were to give the rich people a refund, there was no doubt that the capital chain would rupture.
At that time, not only would the development of the project come to a standstill, the entire Qingcheng Group might declare bankrupt and all the assets would have to be auctioned off to pay off their debt.
The boss of the developer, Qingcheng Group, naturally did not want to be caught in such a situation.
Therefore, for those rich people who asked for a refund, he would reject them one by one, vehemently refusing to give them a refund.
Even if the rich people were willing to deduct the liquidated damages, he wouldn't give them a refund!
The rich people were not to be trifled with. Seeing that the boss of Qingcheng Group was acting shamelessly, they began to show off their skills.
They used all kinds of tricks, be it underhanded or not.
In addition, when the bank received the news that the value of the project of Yunding Villa had been greatly reduced, they began to put pressure on Qingcheng Group to pay off the loan in advance.
Under the pressure from all sides, the boss of the Qingcheng Group, Shen Wanqing, was in a terrible state.Even most of his hair had turned white.
Even his hair had turned a lot white. It was also because all the forces had come to cause trouble recently that both the Project Department and the Qingcheng Group's headquarters were extremely wary of outsiders.
Lin Bai did not understand these inside information, so he was given the cold shoulder.
He patiently tried to persuade the security guard, but the other party just wouldn't budge.
"The project manager isn't here, the other leaders aren't in either. All the higher-ups aren't here! Leave, leave quickly!"
The security guard impatiently chased Lin Bai away.
Lin Bai had no choice but to pretend to leave and go to a faraway spot to take a look at the general environment of the construction site.
He soon discovered that the construction of the project had actually stopped, and there were almost no workers going in and out of the site.
Just as Lin Bai wanted to get a closer look and get more information, he was discovered by the security guard.
"Why aren't you leaving yet? If you don't leave now, I'll call the police!"
The security guard shouted at Lin Bai fiercely.
Lin Bai didn't want to have any meaningless conflicts, so he decided to leave and go directly to the headquarters of Qingcheng Group to try his luck.
On the way, he called his roommate, Luo Yang.
"Luo Yang, I remember you said before that you have a distant relative who works in construction, right?"
Luo Yang replied, "Yes, why?"
Lin Bai asked, "Can you help me ask if you have the contact information of the boss of Qingcheng Group, Shen Wanqing? I want to see him."
"If you can't contact him directly, you can give me the contact information of other senior executives of Qingcheng Group."
Luo Yang exclaimed, "Holy shit! Boss, don't tell me you want to enter the real estate market!?"
Lin Bai didn't hide it from him.
"Yes, I do have that intention. But now I can't contact the senior executives of Qingcheng Group, so it's a bit troublesome."
Luo Yang said straightforwardly, "Why do you have to look for them? The group is in a mess now. They might go bankrupt one day."
"If you want to cooperate, you should find a better developer! For example, how about San Jin Group? My relative is their boss's former classmate."
Lin Bai said, "I don't have a lot of money in my hands. I won't cooperate with other groups for the time being."
"As for Qingcheng Group, I want to take over the project of Yunding Villa because I see that they are in a bad situation now."
Luo Yang shouted on the other end of the phone, "D*mn! How dare you take over the hot potato of Yunding Villa!"
"Boss, I'm not doubting your ability, but real estate is different from cryptocurrencies and stocks. There are many aspects involved."
"We are all from ordinary families.. We don't have the connections or experience to deal with those complicated connections. I suggest you reconsider and not invest in it rashly!"
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Chapter 34: Hades Has A Tough Time Explaining
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Lin Bai knew that Luo Yang sincerely had his best interests at heart, so he said those words.
This made him feel a wave of warmth in his heart.
"Don't worry. Since I dare to invest, I have some confidence," said Lin Bai.
Seeing that Lin Bai was so insistent, Luo Yang knew that it was impossible for him to change his mind, so he didn't try to persuade him further.
"Alright then. Wait a moment. I'll go ask my Third Uncle about it."
Luo Yang hung up the phone. After a while, he texted him a string of numbers.
He said, "We're almost there. This is the number of the boss of Qingcheng Group, Shen Wanqing."
Lin Bai replied instantly, "Thanks, Buddy. I'll treat you to a meal when we get back."
Luo Yang said, "Hahaha, there's no need to treat me to a meal. Remember to bring me along when you're trading in the stock market next time."
"No problem."
Lin Bai called the number and went straight to the point.
"Hello, President Shen. I want to buy the project of Yunding Villa. When are you free? Let's meet and talk."
When Shen Wanqing heard that he was going to buy Yunding Villa, he immediately became spirited and his attitude became much more enthusiastic.
He said, "I'm free now. You can come to my company to talk."
"By the way, which corporation are you from?"
Shen Wanqing knew almost all the presidents of the real estate companies in S City, and he had all their contact information.
However, he had never seen Lin Bai's number before, and he found his voice to be rather unfamiliar.
He searched through his memory, but couldn't find anyone who could match it.
Lin Bai smiled and said very frankly, "I don't belong to any group. I just want to buy it using a personal identity."
"Personal identity? Young man, what's your surname?"
Shen Wanqing felt that the voice on the other end of the phone sounded very young.
Therefore, he began to recall who the rich scions in S City were, and who were interested in real estate.
However, after much contemplation, he still couldn't think of anyone.
Lin Bai said, "My name is Lin Bai. We can talk about the rest when we meet. I'll go to your company now."
"Okay, you're welcome anytime."
Shen Wanqing was actually very doubtful whether this young man had the ability to take on a project as big as Yunding Villa.
However, he felt that since Lin Bai dared to take the initiative to visit him, he should still be sincere.
If it was just a prank, he wouldn't have the courage to visit him and talk to him in person.
In any case, he would know the truth when they met.
Shen Wanqing was confident that with his experience in judging people, he would not be deceived by a young boy.
Hence, he waited patiently in the office.
Lin Bai soon arrived at the headquarters of the Qingcheng Group.
When he arrived, Lin Bai realized that the people at the headquarters were also very wary of outsiders.
Their level of wariness was even much higher than that of the project department of the Yunding Mountain Villa.
Lin Bai thought to himself, 'It seems that the boss of Qingcheng Group is really scared.'
Otherwise, any normal company would not be so wary of outsiders, so much that they're even hostile.
However, this was a good sign for Lin Bai.
The more precarious Qingcheng Group was, the greater the possibility of him successfully acquiring Yunding Mountain Villa.
If everything was going well here, Lin Bai would need to worry instead.
It wasn't easy for him to get past the security guards, but the receptionist stopped him again.
"Sir, do you have an appointment? You can't go in without an appointment," the receptionist said coldly.
Lin Bai said, "I just talked to President Shen. He asked me to come over."
The receptionist looked at Lin Bai from head to toe. It was obvious that she did not believe what Lin Bai said.
However, she still maintained her professionalism and asked, "Then could I trouble you to tell me your name, Sir? I'll check the appointment log here."
"Lin Bai."
The receptionist typed a few times on the keyboard before saying, "I'm sorry, Mr. Lin. I can't find your appointment records here."
Lin Bai said, "You can ask President Shen directly. He invited me here for a face-to-face talk."
The receptionist was a little impatient.
"People say that every day. How can I disturb president Shen every time?"
"President Shen is very busy. He doesn't have time to see other people. Please go back."
Lin Bai almost laughed in anger.
"If what others say is not true, does it mean that I'm lying too?"
"You didn't even ask for confirmation before chasing me away. Aren't you afraid of affecting the company's business? Aren't you afraid that your boss will fire you?"
The receptionist became more and more impatient.
"Sir, if you don't have an appointment, please leave. Otherwise, I'll have to call security."
Recently, there had been too many people trying to sneak into the company with all kinds of reasons.
At the beginning, she had been accommodating, but in the end, those people were all here to cause trouble.
As a result, she was criticized very badly after the incident, and her salary was docked by a large amount.
She was just a receptionist, how could she tell who the visitors were?
Hence, later on, she simply decided to forbid all visitors who hadn't made an appointment in advance, from going up to the office, so as to save herself trouble.
Lin Bai had no choice but to call Shen Wanqing in front of the receptionist.
As soon as the call was connected, Lin Bai spoke sneeringly.
"President Shen, I'm already at your company. The receptionist won't let me go up. Please talk to her for me."
After saying that, he handed his cell phone to the receptionist.
The receptionist felt that something was amiss.
Although there were people who had used similar excuses to try to sneak into the company, no one had ever dared to call CEO Shen directly like Lin Bai.
It seemed that what this gentleman said before was true.
The receptionist was already regretting it in her heart.
Under Lin Bai's gaze, she braced herself to take the phone and said timidly, "CEO Shen…"
Shen Wanqing did not waste any time and said directly, "Let him come up."
"Yes, yes, yes. I'll bring Mr. Lin upstairs now."
After hanging up the phone, the receptionist apologized with a smile on her face.
"Mr. Lin, I'm sorry for what happened just now. Please don't take it to heart."
Lin Bai sneered and said, "There's an old saying that it's hard to avoid the annoying employees even though it'd be easy to meet the boss. I didn't understand it previously, but now I finally understand what it means."
The receptionist was very embarrassed by the sarcasm. She forced a smile and didn't know what to say.
Lin Bai didn't want to waste any more time with her. He didn't even look at her anymore. He strode into the elevator and went straight to Shen Wanqing's office on the top floor.
When he was in the elevator, Lin Bai noticed a detail. The 4th, 13th, and 14th floors were not available in this building.
The 3rd floor was directly below the 5th floor, and the 12th floor was directly below the 15th floor.
As far as Lin Bai knew, this building was the property of Qingcheng Group, not a rented building.
That also meant that the boss of Qingcheng Group, Chen Wanqing, was a very superstitious person.
Otherwise, he would not have deliberately skipped those floors with so-called inauspicious numbers.
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Chapter 35: That Person Is Insane
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When they reached the top floor, the feeling was even more obvious.
All kinds of feng shui items such as the eight trigrams mirror, the Peach Wood Sword, the fortune-seeking tree, and so on were placed in a very exquisite position.
Lin Bai did not know much about feng shui, but with his superficial knowledge, only two items among the furniture on the entire top floor stood out.
Warding off evil and attracting wealth.
It was understandable that he wanted to use those objects to improve his luck. All businessmen liked to attract wealth and get lucky.
Even if they weren't superstitious, they would usually be willing to display one or two ornaments for auspiciousness.
However, it was a little strange for him to want to ward off evil.
At least, as far as Lin Bai knew, he had never heard of any company's CEO purposely putting a bunch of items in his office to ward off evil.
'Why would he need to avoid evil things if he didn't do anything wrong?'
'Is there something I don't know about the Qingcheng Group?'
Lin Bai muttered in his head.
He secretly thought that if the negotiation didn't work out today, he would ask Luo Yang to ask his relative to find out if anything terrible had happened to the Qingcheng Group recently.
Or if Shen Wanqing had done something immoral.
If he could find out, it might be helpful for the next negotiation.
As Lin Bai was thinking, he suddenly saw a crack opening up in the fire safety door at the side.
Through the crack, he could vaguely see a figure hiding behind the door, sneakily looking out.
"What's going on?"
Lin Bai began to suspect something.
The person behind the door noticed that Lin Bai was looking at him, and he dashed out immediately with a ferocious gaze in his eyes!
Lin Bai only saw a cold light flash in that person's hand, and in the next second, the bright blade was already pressed against his stomach.
"Don't shout! or I'll stab you to death!"
That person suppressed his voice and threatened.
Lin Bai was speechless.
'What the hell is this!?! I just want to talk to you abuot business, why is my life in danger?'
"Don't worry, I definitely won't shout."
Lin Bai spoke at a volume that only the two of them could hear to discuss with the man in a low voice.
"I didn't see anything. Go do whatever you want and pretend you didn't see me, okay?"
The man looked at Lin Bai with suspicion. Seeing that he wasn't wearing his uniform or badge, he relaxed his guard a little.
"Aren't you an employee of Qingcheng Group?" he asked softly.
Lin Bai shook his head decisively. "No."
"That's good."
The man put away his knife and ignored Lin Bai. He went straight to Shen Wanqing's office.
Lin Bai looked at the man's back and was very curious.
The short encounter just now made Lin Bai feel that the man was not an extremely vicious person. On the contrary, he looked very honest.
What on earth could have happened? What could force an honest man to use a knife?
Seeing that the man had already entered Shen Wanqing's office, Lin Bai slowly walked closer. At the same time, he pricked up his ears to listen for any movements inside.
"Motherf*cker, Shen Wanqing! Return my mother's life!!"
The honest middle-aged man roared loudly.
It was followed by a series of clanging noises.
It was very obvious that the two people in the room were fighting.
In order to avoid trouble, Lin Bai did not get too close to the office, in case something that could not be explained clearly happened.
Before long, several elevators reached the top floor at the same time. Dozens of security guards rushed into Shen Wanqing's office.
After a series of punches and kicks, the middle-aged man was dragged out by the security guards like a dead dog.
When he passed by Lin Bai, the middle-aged man glared at Lin Bai viciously.
"Didn't you say that you wouldn't call for help!?! Liar! You're all liars!"
He thought that Lin Bai called for the security guards.
Lin Bai simply didn't know what to say.
'Is this fellow brainless? Qingcheng group is such a big company, how could there be no surveillance cameras in the office building?'
With the middle-aged man's shout, the security guards also noticed Lin Bai.
The security captain snapped, "Who are you? What are you doing here?"
From the looks of it, if Lin Bai did not explain clearly, he would probably be treated as the middle-aged man's accomplice and get dragged down too.
Lin Bai could only tell the truth.
"I'm here to discuss business with CEO Shen."
The security captain sized up Lin Bai with disbelief written all over his face.
"You little brat? You're here to discuss business with CEO Shen?"
"Go, go, Go! Don't force us to get physical with you!"
Lin Bai was completely speechless.
Seeing Shen Wanqing seemed like a Herculean task.
He was already almost about to reach the door, yet they could still pull such a stunt.
Lin Bai said helplessly, "Anyway, President Shen is in the office. If you really don't believe me, just follow me in to see President Shen and see if he will chase me away."
The security captain was a little hesitant.
Shen Wanqing had just been in danger. Although he was not injured, he was still quite frightened and was in a bit of a sorry state.
'Would I anger president Shen if I rashly brought people in at this time?'
At this moment, Shen Wanqing heard the commotion outside and walked out.
When he saw Lin Bai's appearance, he was obviously stunned.
"You're Lin Bai?"
He asked in disbelief.
Although he had spoken on the phone earlier, and he could tell from his voice that Lin Bai was not old, he realized that Lin Bai was even younger than he had imagined after seeing Lin Bai in person. Moreover, he had a scholarly look on his face.
One look and he could tell that Lin Bai was a student who had yet to graduate.
'How did such a person get the courage to say that he want to buy a project as big as Yunding Villa?'
Lin Bai smiled and nodded. He said politely, "Yes, I am Lin Bai."
Shen Wanqing hesitated for a moment with a complicated expression. He thought that since Lin Bai was already here, it was better to have a talk.
What if the other party was secretly a scion, and could really take over the hot potato like Yunding Villa?
With this mentality, Shen Wanqing put on a smile and said to Lin Bai, "Come in and talk."
Lin Bai followed Shen Wanqing into the office, closed the door, and sat down.
Shen Wanqing knew that Lin Bai must have heard the farce just now.
Hence, he took the initiative to explain.
"Sorry for the slip-up. That person just now was a psychopath. He insisted on saying that I killed his mother and wanted me to pay with my life." "I'm just a businessman. I've never even killed a chicken before. How could I kill someone, right?"
"Besides, there's no enmity between us. Why would I kill his mother?"
Lin Bai looked at the top of Shen Wanqing's head and smiled without saying a word. He did not respond to this. Shen Wanqing only thought that Lin Bai was scared, so he continued to talk.
"You don't know. That person has already come to cause trouble several times before. We could only call the police when we return."
"But it's useless to call the police He's mentally ill. He doesn't need to be responsible even if he really killed someone. Moreover, I'm lucky to have been unscathed."
"So even if the police come, they can only criticize and educate hims, they can at most only send him to the mental hospital and have him be locked up for a period of time."
"But they can't keep him locked up all the time. When the time is up, he will still be released. Once he is released, he will come looking for trouble with me again…. Ah, how frustrating!"
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Chapter 36: The God of Wealth!
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Lin Bai endured it again and again instead of directly exposing Shen Wanqing.
It was true that the words that Shen Wanqing said sounded flawless.
But what he did not know was that Lin Bai had an ability that ordinary people did not have —
The Divine-level Human Detection Technique!
While Shen Wanqing was talking non-stop, trying to distort the facts and portray himself as an innocent and pitiful person who had been harassed, Lin Bai's divine level Human Detection Technique had already been activated on its own.
In Lin Bai's eyes, a huge black text box appeared above Shen Wanqing's head. It was densely packed with all the bad things he had done over the years.
Lin Bai took a few rough glances and discovered many things, such as colluding with evil forces to force the villagers to accept the demolition without a single cent of compensation.
He even used all kinds of underhanded methods against the villagers who refused to move, harassing them, threatening them, and forcefully demolishing their homes.
Sometimes, they even created an accident to kill them.
All kinds of evil deeds could be said to be uncountable.
Lin Bai looked at the murder cases displayed above Shen Wanqing's head and thought to himself that the middle-aged man just now was definitely not mentally ill.
His mother should have been injured or even killed during the violent demolition.
Of course, it was also possible that she had died in an accident caused by Shen Wanqing.
But no matter what it was, it was all related to Shen Wanqing.
The middle-aged man came to take revenge on Shen Wanqing and wanted him to pay with his blood. Although his actions were illegal, Lin Bai could understand him emotionally.
Shen Wanqing went on and on, thinking that it should be enough to remove the worries in Lin Bai's heart.
Therefore, he changed the topic and started to talk about the main topic.
"Little Lin, is it okay for me to call you that?"
"I'm sure you also know that the location of the Yunding Villa Project is a high-end luxury residential area."
"Therefore, whether it is the price of the land acquisition back then, the cost of the subsequent planning and construction, they are all much higher than ordinary residential areas."
"To be honest, this project is my favorite. I am very reluctant to sell it."
"The reason why I agreed to meet with you today is because you are too sincere. I can't bear to reject you."
"But to be honest, I am really reluctant to sell such a project that I have invested so much in the early stages and has such a substantial future income…"
"Why don't you consider other projects? Yunding Villa is not the only real estate development project in our group. The others are also very good. Why don't I give you a brief introduction?"
Shen Wanqing pretended to be reluctant to sell the project, but in fact, he was hinting at Lin Bai from the inside out.
If he wanted to acquire this project, he had to be willing to pay for it.
If Lin Bai didn't give him enough money, he wouldn't bear to part with it.
Although it was Lin Bai's first time doing business, he understood the trick.
However, he couldn't be bothered to beat around the bush with Shen Wanqing, so he just made it clear.
"President Shen, Don't beat around the bush with me."
The price of the land that Yunding Villa bought was indeed sky-high. Everyone in S City knew about it.
"But now that the city government has adjusted the division of the administrative area, the land has been classified as an industrial area, and the land price has been greatly reduced."
"Moreover, whether the surrounding factories will affect the environment in the future, and whether the health of the residents will be threatened is unknown."
"I think that the rich people who have the ability to buy Yunding Villa will certainly not be willing to bear the potential risks. Therefore, if you want to sell the house, you have to reduce the price significantly until the ordinary people can afford it."
"Only then will the ordinary people be attracted by the price and be willing to bear the potential risks."
"But in this way, although the house has been sold, it is still unknown whether it can recover the cost of the initial investment."
"Therefore, the Yunding Villa is of little value now. If we continue to develop according to the original plan, it is destined that we will not be able to sell it. We will lose as much as we invest."
"If we change it into an ordinary house and sell the units at a lower price, we may be able to sell it. However, we may not be able to recover the cost."
"President Shen, do you think my analysis is reasonable?"
Shen Wanqing did not say anything.
What Lin Bai said was, of course, reasonable.
He was also very clear that if he continued to keep the Yunding Villa, he would only lose money.
Therefore, he actually really wanted to sell it as soon as possible. The nonsense he said earlier was nothing more than to sell it at the best price possible.
But now, it seemed that Lin Bai was far more shrewd than he had imagined. He could not be fooled at all.
Therefore, he decided not to play any tricks and asked straightforwardly, "How much can you offer?"
"Also, what can you use to make me believe that you really have the ability to buy it?"
Lin Bai said, "A fixed price of one billion. If you agree, I can sign the contract now and transfer the money to you."
Lin Bai said these words lightly, but it shocked Shen Wanqing.
To be able to directly take out one billion, what kind of background did this kid have?
Even with his wealth and scale, it wasn't easy to take out one billion liquid funds.
Not to mention that Lin Bai looked like a student!
Shen Wanqing once again suspected that this kid in front of him was bored and come here to have fun, right?
"How do you prove that you can really take out so much money?"
Lin Bai simply took out his phone, logged into the online banking app, and showed Shen Wanqing the balance.
"Here, the balance of the bank card. This is straightforward enough, isn't it convincing enough?"
Shen Wanqing widened his eyes and counted several times in succession before he dared to believe that he hadn't seen wrongly.
A balance of three billion! !
Shen Wanqing didn't dare to have any more doubts. He was even afraid that Lin Bai would go back on his word.
This was because he knew very well that although the project of the Yunding Mountain Villa was valued on the surface, it could still be worth around one billion.
However, in reality, under the current situation, it was impossible for anyone to be willing to spend such a high price to purchase such a useless project.
It was not easy for Lin Bai, this spendthrift, to arrive. Shen Wanqing really did not dare to delay for even a second.
He only wanted to sign the contract and receive the money quickly. As the old saying went, it was best to keep the money in one's pocket.
Only by receiving the money into his account could he feel at ease.
"Okay, one billion then. It's a deal! I'll get someone to draft the contract right now!"
Shen Wanqing quickly notified the legal department and asked them to draft the project transfer contract. The legal department was also very efficient.
They sent the contract over very quickly. Lin Bai looked through it carefully and confirmed that there was nothing wrong with the terms and there were no hidden clauses, so he signed the contract with ease.
After signing the contract, Lin Bai directly transferred the money in person.
Shen Wanqing looked at the new billion yuan in his account and was so happy that he almost thought Lin Bai was a god of wealth.
"Mr. Lin, our group has many similar high-end projects, do you want to know more about them?"
Anyway, Lin Bai still had two billion yuan in his bank account.. Shen Wanqing wanted to take the opportunity to make Lin Bai buy some other projects.
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Chapter 37: I'll Pay Triple
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Lin Bai refused without thinking.
"Nah, I'm only interested in the Yunding Villa."
Hearing this, Shen Wanqing secretly regretted.
If he had known that Lin Bai was so persistent about the Yunding Villa, he would have asked for more money just now.
However, it was too late to regret now. Shen Wanqing could only force a smile on his face and try his best to leave a good impression on Lin Bai.
"Alright then. I'll get someone to help you complete all the necessary procedures later."
"If you change your mind and are interested in other projects of our group, feel free to call me anytime."
"The gate of Qingcheng Group will always be open to you."
Shen Wanqing said with extreme hospitality.
Lin Bai smiled and did not answer this question.
Shen Wanqing was not angry either. He was still smiling as he instructed his subordinates to accompany Lin Bai to complete all the necessary procedures.
After completing all the procedures, Lin Bai found the best exploration team in the city with the help of Luo Yang's relatives.
"Please help me survey the land of Yunding Villa," said Lin Bai.
Since he was introduced by an acquaintance, the person in charge of the surveying team had a very good attitude.
He even advised Lin Bai, "Mr. Lin, I shouldn't have said this. The land of Yunding Villa is now an industrial land."
"It's still unknown whether the government will stop the project. It's really not suitable to continue to invest money in it."
"Moreover, according to the rules, a real estate project like this requires one to carry out geological exploration before starting work."
"Since the project can start smoothly, it means that the geological exploration in the early stage is satisfactory. There are no problems such as underground karst caves."
"Therefore, Mr. Lin, you don't have to worry about such problems. There is no need to waste money and survey it again."
The person-in-charge of the surveying team thought that Lin Bai was worried about the previous results. He was worried that there would be underground karst caves and other things that would affect the construction of the project.
That was why he wanted to carry out a second exploration. He had good intentions and did not want Lin Bai to waste his money.
He did not want Lin Bai to spend money in vain. Lin Bai smiled and said, "Mr. Wang, I can see that you are an honest man. You are indeed trying to help me save money by saying these things."
"But I still want to carry out a new survey. Please arrange for people to carry out the survey as soon as possible."
Seeing that Lin Bai was so insistent, the person-in-charge, Mr. Wang, did not continue to persuade him.
He said, "Alright, then I'll arrange for some people to go and investigate in a few days."
Lin Bai said directly, "Don't wait a few days. Can we just do it today?"
The auction was going to start tomorrow night. Lin Bai needed to get the investigation report as soon as possible so that the funds could be withdrawn.
Otherwise, with the 2.05 billion he had on hand, he would not be able to bid for the Mayan prophecy tablet.
Therefore, he had to get his money back before the auction started.
Mr. Wang did not expect Lin Bai to make such a request.
He looked at the time subconsciously and said awkwardly, "It's already afternoon. Even if we gather our men now and rush over immediately, the fastest we can do is around five o'clock."
"When we arrive at the scene, we will not be able to carry out the exploration immediately. We still have to carry out all kinds of measurements and make a lot of preliminary preparations."
"By the time all these are done, the sky will definitely be dark. It will be more difficult to explore at night…"
Lin Bai said directly, "It will be more difficult, which means that we can still explore. It's not completely impossible to survey the place."
"Please gather your men as soon as possible and survey the land at night. I must see the report by tomorrow morning at the latest."
"As for the exploration fee, I can pay triple but the condition is that the report must be produced by tomorrow morning."
Even if he could get the exploration report smoothly early in the morning, Lin Bai would only have a few hours at most to transfer the mining rights of the underground minerals.
After all, it would take about two hours to get to Dragon City from here, so he had to reserve this time.
Therefore, the time left for Lin Bai to do the transfer was actually very tight.
Even Lin Bai himself felt that this operation could really be called a military risk.
But since they had already come this far, he could only get rid of all useless distracting thoughts and continue to charge forward.
Otherwise, if he wasted time because of fear and anxiety, it would really be a waste of effort.
When Mr. Wang heard Lin Bai's request for an overnight survey, he wanted to reject it.
However, when he heard that Lin Bai was willing to pay three times the price, he immediately changed his mind.
"Alright, Alright, no problem I'll gather my buddies now. We'll head to the Yunding Villa Now!"
Mr. Wang agreed incessantly. His attitude was extremely good.
Lin Bai smiled and said, "Thank you for your hard work."
Mr. Wang hurriedly said, "No, it's not hard at all."
"Don't worry, Mr. Lin. We'll definitely complete the exploration before dawn tomorrow."
"I'll definitely hand over the exploration report to you by seven o'clock at the latest!"
Lin Bai was very satisfied with the efficiency that he had promised.
"Alright, thank you."
Captain Wang immediately gathered his men and prepared to go to Yunding Villa for exploration and survey.
Lin Bai didn't stay idle. Instead, he used this period of time to start looking for buyers of gold and rare earth mines.
So far, the information provided by the Future News app had never been wrong.
Therefore, Lin Bai believed that there would definitely be no mistakes this time.
Then, since the Future News app clearly said that gold mines and rare earth mines would be found underground in the land of Yunding Villa, there would definitely be some.
The result of this exploration was without any suspense for Lin Bai.
He only asked Captain Wang and the others to carry out the exploration because he wanted to be able to produce the corresponding evidence when he made a move later. Lin Bai didn't have many connections to begin with.
Naturally, he had to look for Luo Yang for this kind of matter that required him to pull some strings. "Luo Yang, does your uncle know anyone who deals in the mining business?" Lin Bai called to inquire.
Luo Yang shouted exaggeratedly on the other end of the phone.
"Holy crap! Boss! Are you serious?! The real estate business hasn't even warmed up yet, and you want to invest in mines again?!"
"That's something that burns more money than real estate. Ordinary people can't understand it. I advise you not to touch it!"
"Boss, I really treat you like a brother, so I'm telling you this. Don't mind me but I really think you're a little too eager."
"Although you're quite rich now, you can't just be rich when it comes to mining. There's a lot more to it. Boss, just listen to a word of advice from me. Don't touch that thing. Really, don't touch it! I'm afraid you'll lose all your money."
Lin Bai smiled and explained, "Luo Yang, you've misunderstood.. I'm not going to mine the mine myself."
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Chapter 38: Mr. Lin, You've Really Made a Huge Profit This Time!
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"I also know that mineral extraction isn't just about money. You also have to have the corresponding qualifications. manpower and materials, which are very troublesome. Moreover, you have to have very deep connections.'
"That's why I never thought of mining it myself. I just wanted to transfer the mining rights."
Luo Yang finally realized that something was wrong.
"Wait, wait, wait… Boss, what did you say just now? Transfer? Where did you get a mine to transfer?"
Lin Bai thought to himself, 'Anyway, the relevant exploration report would be out by tomorrow morning at the latest. It would not be a big deal to tell Luo Yang in advance.'
Therefore, he told the truth.
"I've already bought the project of Yunding Villa, and there's an unexpected surprise. There might be gold and rare earth mines under that piece of land."
"But I'm not 100% sure yet. The reason I asked you to help me contact the exploration team previously was to confirm the matter further."
"However, I think that there must be a certain degree of truth."
"Since there's such a possibility, there should be some evidence. Therefore, I want to take advantage of my free time to do my homework in advance."
"If the exploration results come out and prove that there is indeed a mine, then I can contact the buyer directly."
Luo Yang was stunned.
"Oh my God, Boss, your luck is too heaven-defying!"
"You just bought the project, and you found a mine so quickly? !"
"If Shen Wanqing finds about this, he would regret it!"
Lin Bai smiled. "It's useless even if he regrets it. The contract has been signed, and all the relevant procedures have been completed."
"Now, the project of the Yunding Villa belongs to me, and everything underground is mine."
"No matter how jealous he is, there's nothing he can do."
Luo Yang said, "Qingcheng Group really lost a lot in this transaction. Boss, you've made a lot of money!"
Lin Bai quickly brought the conversation back to the main topic.
"Whether or not we can make money depends on whether anyone is willing to pay for it. Otherwise, if we can't sell it, we'll have no choice but to absorb the losses."
"Speaking of which, does your uncle know anyone in this field?"
Luo Yang quickly said, "Oh my, I almost forgot about that. Wait a minute, I'll go ask him now!"
He hung up the phone and went to contact his uncle.
Although these things had nothing to do with him directly, they had stayed in the same dormitory for such a long time so their relationship was quite close.
Seeing Lin Bai earn a lot of money, Luo Yang was also happy.
Moreover, he also thought that if Lin Bai could really become a billionaire one day, then with their friendship, he could more or less benefit from it, right?
Therefore, he was willing to do such things like helping to gather information, and he actually even enjoyed it.
If Lin Bai suddenly stopped bothering him, he would instead be more anxious and worried that Lin Bai might have something against him. He would be scared that Lin Bai would actually rather seek help from outsiders than himself.
Fortunately, that kind of situation had not happened yet.
Not long after, Luo Yang called.
This time, his tone was not as excited as before.
He went straight to the point and said, "Boss, I really can't help you this time."
"My uncle only works in construction. He has never dabbled in mining and doesn't have any connections in this area. I really can't help you."
Lin Bai could only say, "It's fine, it's fine. Then I'll think of another way myself."
Then, Lin Bai began to think about who else he could ask for help from.
The first person he thought of was Captain Wang of the exploration team.
Lin Bai thought that since Captain Wang's work was related to all kinds of minerals, he would definitely have some connections.
Among those people, there might be some who had the qualifications to mine minerals and had the ability to take over the underground mines of the Yunding Mountain Villa.
With this thought in mind, Lin Bai was about to call Captain Wang, but he didn't expect the other party to call him first.
As soon as the call was connected, Captain Wang's excited voice sounded.
"Mr. Lin! Congratulations! We have found a gold mine in the subterranean grounds of Yunding Mountain Villa!"
This was the result that Lin Bai had expected, but in order not to make Captain Wang suspect something, Lin Bai cooperated and pretended to be surprised.
"What? A gold mine?! Really?" Lin Bai pretended to be shocked and asked.
Captain Wang said, "Of course it's true! How could I lie to you!?!"
"Don't worry, I'll use my 20 years of experience to assure you that there's absolutely no mistake. That's a genuine gold mine!"
Halfway through his sentence, Captain Wang seemed to have met someone who came over and said something to him.
Then, Captain Wang's tone became even more amazed.
"Mr. Lin, you're really lucky!"
"My team members just came over and told me that they found another rare earth mine next to the gold mine! Mr. Lin, you've really made a big profit this time!"
Lin Bai continued to pretend to be surprised. "Really? That's really great! But these minerals can't be mined casually, right? What can I do if I don't have the corresponding qualifications?"
He took the opportunity to bring up the issue that he was really concerned about.
Captain Wang said without thinking, "That's simple. My second uncle is experienced in this. He has almost finished mining the copper mine that he contracted previously, and is currently looking for new ones. I think he should be interested in the mines here at Yunding Villa."
"Mr. Lin, if you can trust me, I will tell my second uncle about it. Can you arrange a time for a face-to-face meeting?"
Lin Bai was worried that he wouldn't be able to find someone to take over so he naturally agreed when he heard Captain Wang saying that he had a relative who was a professional.
"How about tomorrow? I want to act quickly."
Captain Wang agreed readily.
"Okay, I'll talk to my uncle later. We'll discuss the exact time later."
After hanging up the phone, Captain Wang contacted his second uncle and told him in detail about the situation at Yunding Villa.
His uncle's interest was piqued when he heard that.
"Two mines? Are you going to sell them all together?"He asked.
Captain Wang replied, "It should be possible."
"Mr. Lin himself doesn't have any mining qualifications. The two mines will not be able to be converted into cash if he keeps them in his hands. To him, selling them together as soon as possible is the most beneficial strategy. There's no reason for him to disagree."
"Moreover, Mr. Lin has clearly told me that he wants to sell them as soon as possible, so there should be a lot of room for negotiation on the price."
His uncle was very satisfied with this.
So he asked again, "How is the quality of the two mines? How much do you think they can produce?"
Captain Wang thought for a moment and replied, "Just that gold mine alone is conservatively estimated to be worth more than one billion."
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Chapter 39: Negotiations
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In fact, according to the rules of the trade, when the exploration team issued an exploration report, it would only state on it which type of mineral they had discovered and the approximate quantity of the mineral.
It would not be evaluated.
Even if the customer asked, they would never give the specific price, just to avoid any subsequent disputes.
However, Captain Wang did not need to have so many concerns with his relative so he directly told him his estimated price.
"We have just explored the rare earth mine next to the gold mine, and the specific volume needs further investigation to be confirmed."
"But according to the current information, it should be worth at least 500 million or so, and there might be more."
On the other end of the phone, his uncle's eyes lit up when he heard that.
It was conservatively estimated that a mine worth more than 1.5 billion. If one really bought it, it would be a profit!
He immediately said, "Since Mr. Lin is in a hurry to make a move, then I have to hurry. I must not let others get ahead of me."
"How about this? I'll cancel the arrangements for tomorrow morning. Help me arrange to meet Mr. Lin as soon as possible. The sooner, the better!"
Captain Wang relayed his uncle's words but he did not forget to emphasize something.
"My second uncle's intention to purchase is very strong!Moreover, he's a very reliable person. It definitely won't be wrong for you to transfer it to him."
Lin Bai knew that Captain Wang would definitely put in a good word for his relatives.
After all, he could not find any other buyers. As long as captain Wang's second uncle was not too bad, this matter was basically settled.
After some discussion, Lin Bai set the meeting time at eight o'clock the next morning. The location was set to be the office of Captain Wang's exploration team.
This was because Lin Bai felt that choosing the location to be on the territory of Captain Wang, the middleman, would make it easier for him to gain the trust of his second uncle.
As for whether Captain Wang's second uncle was reliable or not, Lin Bai had the divine level Human Detection Skill. When the time came, he would be able to see through it with just a glance. There was nothing to worry about.
Captain Wang and his team members spent the whole night exploring. Finally, they produced an authoritative exploration report with an official seal before seven o'clock the next morning.
At eight o'clock, Lin Bai arrived at Captain Wang's office on time.
Captain Wang and his second uncle were already waiting there.
As soon as he saw Lin Bai, Captain Wang immediately introduced him enthusiastically.
"Mr. Lin, this is my second uncle, Wang Huaigu."
"Second Uncle, this is the Mr. Lin that I told you about yesterday."
Wang Huaigu immediately stood up and extended his hand with a big smile on his face.
"Mr. Lin, nice to meet you."
"Nice to meet you."
Lin Bai politely shook hands with him and took the opportunity to observe Wang Huaigu using the Divine level Human Detection Skill. A small translucent box immediately appeared above Wang Huaigu's head.
On it were the words: "Loyal, honest, and dutiful."
Lin Bai was relieved. At least this Wang Huaigu was not a profiteer. He was a trustworthy buyer.
After a simple exchange of pleasantries, the three of them sat down. Lin Bai went straight to the point.
He said, "Mr. Wang, I believe your nephew has already told you about the situation at the Yunding Mountain Villa."
"In this case, I won't waste any more time. The gold mine and the rare earth mine will be packaged together at two billion yuan. Can you accept it?"
Lin Bai had checked the market price before he came. This price was definitely not expensive and could only be considered as a medium price.
Wang Huaigu looked troubled.
"This price is much higher than what I expected… To be honest, I really like the two mines in Yunding Villa.
If they can be cheaper, I'll take them directly."
"Mr. Lin, you're a straightforward person. I won't beat around the bush with you. How about this? A flat price of 1.5 billion. What do you think? If it's possible, I can sign the contract and transfer the money now."
Wang Huaigu was so happy because Captain Wang told him that the final exploration result of the rare earth mine was much larger than the initial estimate.
Therefore, the estimated value of the rare earth mine was around one billion.
Including the gold mine, it was worth at least two billion.
At least if he bought it at a price lower than this, he would definitely make a profit.
That was why Wang Huaigu was so forthright and even willing to promise to send money on the same day.
Captain Wang did not tell Lin Bai about the specific valuation.
However, with his experience in bargaining, Lin Bai knew that since Wang Huaigu could offer such a generous price, it meant that he would definitely make a big profit.
Therefore, Lin Bai tried to raise the price a little.
"1.8 billion."
Wang Huaigu pondered for a moment. He knew that if he bought this price, he would definitely make a profit without losing anything.
At least, he could earn more than 200 million. However, in order to maximize the profit margin, he still continued to bargain.
"No, 1.6 billion at most."
Lin Bai saw that he hesitated and did not directly reject it. He knew that 1.8 billion was actually a price that Wang Huaigu could still make a profit at.
It was just that the profit margin was a little small, so he didn't agree immediately.
Therefore, Lin Bai insisted, "The lowest price is 1.8 billion. If that's not possible, I can only contact other buyers."
"It just so happens that I have a classmate whose family also does this kind of thing. Yesterday, when he heard that a gold mine had been discovered in my project, he pestered me to buy it."
"I told him that I had already made an appointment with you guys, and he was still complaining about why I didn't tell him first."
"If Mr. Wang can't accept this price, then I'll go to my classmate's home and talk to his parents, so that he won't complain that I have something good that I don't leave to my family."
Lin Bai's words were actually all nonsense. He just wanted to make Wang Huaigu feel a little nervous. When Wang Huaigu heard this, he was indeed anxious.
"No, no, no, 1.8 billion it is. I'll buy it!"
"In business, we have to pay attention to the principle of first come, first served. Since we were the first to negotiate, I should be the first to conclude the deal, right?"
Lin Bai nodded with a smile.
"Of course. We have to abide by the principle of first come, first served in everything. Since you are the first to make the deal, of course, I'll give priority to selling it to you at the same price."
Wang Huaigu said, "Then it's settled. I'll get someone to prepare the contract now, and we'll sign it right away!"
"Okay."
Lin Bai emphasized, "You have to specify on the contract that the transfer of 1.8 billion must be paid before 5 p.m. today."
Since the auction would start at 8 p.m. today, Lin Bai had to get on the plane at 5 p.m. at the latest.
Before that, he had to get all the money.
Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to bid for the final piece of the Mayan prophecy tablet.
Wang Huaigu promised, "Okay, no problem."
Then, he immediately asked the staff of the legal department to draft the contract.. Before long, someone sent over a printed contract.
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Chapter 40: Do You Think I'm An Idiot?
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Lin Bai carefully read through the terms and conditions. After confirming that there were no problems, he directly signed them.
Wang Huaigu was also very trustworthy. After signing the contract, he immediately transferred 1.8 billion into Lin Bai's account.
This way, the funds in Lin Bai's account became 3.805 billion.
Excluding the 3 billion needed to bid for the prophecy tablet, there was still more than 800 million in funds that could be used to bid for other things that he was interested in.
Lin Bai was very satisfied with his profits.
Although the operation this time was a little risky, it was fortunate that everything went smoothly.
In less than two days, he had increased his funds by 800 million. This kind of money-making speed was something that Lin Bai had never dared to imagine before.
Moreover, his actual profits were not limited to this.
Wang Huaigu had only bought the mining rights for the gold and rare earth mines.
As for the Yunding Villa project, it still belonged to Lin Bai.
Lin Bai had carefully read the exploration report. The location of the two mines was at the edge of Yunding Villa.
That area was originally planned to be used for landscaping. There were no houses on it.
Now that the mining rights of the two mines had been transferred, they had only lost some landscaping areas. There were no fewer villas that should have been there.
When Wang Huaigu had finished mining the gold and rare earth mines, the villas of the Yunding Villa project would be almost completed.
When the time came, he would fill in the pits, transplant some trees and lawns, and create artificial sceneries such as rockery and flowing water. It would be no different from the original plan.
Anyway, Lin Bai had already made a profit. When the villa was built, he could still make a lot of money even if he sold it out at the price of an ordinary house.
Moreover, the Yunding Villa was a luxury residential project. Even if the price was reduced, it would not be reduced to the level of an ordinary house.
Therefore, Lin Bai could only make more money in the end.
Although the project had not been completed yet, it was still unknown how much profit he would be able to earn in the end.
However, Lin Bai estimated that a profit of at least two to three billion yuan should not be a problem.
If his luck was a little better and the sales went smoothly, it was not impossible for him to earn more than three billion yuan.
In that case, Lin Bai only spent one billion yuan to earn a profit of about four billion yuan, and he did not need to pay anything extra.
Such a deal could be said to be quite cost-effective.
After completing the relevant procedures, Lin Bai rejected Wang Huaigu's lunch invitation and returned to the school alone, preparing to pack his luggage and set off for Dragon City.
Although it was completely possible to get on the plane before five o'clock, Lin Bai felt that it was better to reserve more time.
Therefore, he planned to go to the school cafeteria for a meal and then go back to the dormitory to pack up his things and go straight to the airport.
If the time was right, then he would book an earlier flight. Even if the ticket price was slightly more expensive, it was still acceptable.
Lin Bai's plan was perfect, but just as he reached the school gate, he was blocked by a group of people.
There were nearly twenty people, and all of them were big and stocky, with fierce expressions on their faces.
Lin Bai only gave them a cursory glance, and the Divine-level Human Detection skill immediately determined that these people were all gangsters, and not a single one of them was a good person.
Moreover, among them, there were quite a few who had participated in the violent demolition, indirectly causing the deaths of others.
After seeing the information related to the violent demolition, Lin Bai immediately guessed the background of these people.
They must have been sent here by the boss of the Qingcheng Group, Shen Wanqing.
The discovery of the gold and rare earth mines under the Yunding Mountain Villa could not be hidden from Shen Wanqing.
He would definitely know. It was just a matter of time.
Lin Bai just did not expect that Shen Wanqing's information was so well-informed and that she knew about it so quickly.
Moreover, he also did not expect that Shen Wanqing would actually dare to send people directly to the school gate to stop him.
From the looks of it, it was obvious that she wanted to use violence to force Lin Bai to submit so that he could get a share for Shen Wanqing.
Although he had already guessed the other party's intentions, Lin Bai still asked them with a dark expression.
"Who are you people? What do you want to do?"
The leader of the thugs laughed coldly and said sarcastically, "I heard that Big Boss Lin has struck it rich. We came specially to congratulate you!"
Although he said congratulations, his eyes were fierce and menacing. It was as if he wanted to eat Lin Bai alive.
If it was an ordinary student, he would have been scared to death and been at a loss for what to do.
However, Lin Bai was not an ordinary person.
He had the god-level fighting technique with him. How could he be afraid of such a low-level hooligan?
Lin Bai smiled faintly and said calmly, "Okay, I have received your wishes. Please leave."
The gangsters did not expect Lin Bai to be so calm. They were all a little stunned.
They had issued threats and scared many others but this was the first time they had met someone as calm as Lin Bai.
The leader of the gangsters cursed, and his expression became more ferocious.
"Stop playing dumb with us!"
"Why don't you just say it? Director Shen wants to see you! If you know what's good for you, then cooperate obediently. Don't force us to make a move!"
Lin Bai thought about it and felt that since there was plenty of time anyway, it wouldn't be a bad idea to take advantage of this opportunity to deal with that Scumbag Shen Wanqing.
Thus, he didn't make a move against this group of hooligans. Instead, he calmly said, "Alright, then bring me there."
The hooligans didn't expect Lin Bai to agree so readily. They thought that he was afraid and all of them revealed disdainful expressions.
"I thought he was really somehing, but it turns out that he's just pretending."
"Tsk, he's pretending to be calm. Didn't he just give up after a few words?"
Lin Bai didn't argue with them. He calmly got into the van and followed them to see Shen Wanqing.
Out of Lin Bai's expectations, Shen Wanqing wasn't in Qingcheng Group but was waiting for him in a dilapidated residential building on the outskirts of the city.
Lin Bai thought to himself. It seemed that this was Shen Wanqing's other stronghold.
The dirty work that he usually did in the dark should have been done here.
As soon as they met, Lin Bai asked directly, "Mr. Shen, what are you doing here?"
"Mr. Shen, you went through so much trouble to get me here. Are you going to treat me to a meal? What exactly do you want?"
Shen Wanqing did not waste any time. He took out a bank card and slammed it on the table. Then, he pointed at the contract beside the bank card.
He said, "There's 100,000 yuan in this card. Sign the transfer agreement."
Lin Bai could not help but laugh.
"100,000 yuan? Mr. Shen, did you remember wrongly? I bought the Yunding Villa yesterday at the price of one billion yuan."
"Now you want to buy it back with 100,000 yuan? Do you take me for a fool?"
Shen Wanqing's face turned sullen and he asked coldly, "Are you going to sign it or not?"
When he asked this sentence, the bodyguards behind him stepped forward, but they also deliberately exposed the daggers attached to their waists.
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