Chapter 340

On the auction stage, the auctioneer waved the gavel.

"Starting price 900 million!"

"Each increment cannot be less than 1 million!"

"Auction, start!"

As soon as the words fell,

"1 billion!"

Director Guan Zu smiled and raised his paddle, directly adding 100 million!

The bid was so aggressive that many people on the scene secretly clicked their tongues.

This also officially kicked off this bidding battle.

"1.01 billion!"

Wong Chi-cheung from Sino Land was the second to raise his paddle.

Wong Chi-cheung is a Singaporean entrepreneur, with ancestral roots in Li Fujian, China; he is the son of the richest man in Singapore, Boss Wong. Although he couldn't be considered a real estate tycoon in Hong Kong, he could be considered to have very strong capital.

And just this year, Boss Wong became the chairman of the Sino Group; Sino Land is one of the companies under the Sino Group.

This time, wanting to win the Shatin plot was also to prove his strength and vision.

The representative from Wharf Holdings also didn't want to fall behind and quickly bid:

"1.02 billion!"

Many people might not be familiar with Wharf Holdings, but its boss, Boss Wu... well, I guess not many people would be familiar with him either. But Boss Wu's father-in-law, I guess many people are familiar with him.

The Shipping King!

The Shipping King had several daughters, and his sons-in-law were from Japan, Singapore, etc., and Boss Wu was one of his sons-in-law, a Chinese man.

In the end, Boss Wu, relying on his ability, gained the appreciation of the Shipping King and inherited most of the Shipping King's family business; his ability was very outstanding.

"1.03 billion!"

"1.04 billion!"

Other real estate developers also bid one after another, adding 10 million by 10 million.

Soon, it reached 1.1 billion.

At this time, the atmosphere in the auction hall had become extremely heated; every bid made everyone's heartbeat accelerate.

"1.15 billion!" Boss Wong shouted again; he determined the importance of this plot to Sino Land and absolutely could not let it go easily.

However, the representative from Wharf Holdings hesitated for a moment and finally bid: "1.16 billion!"

This price had far exceeded the expectations of many people.

They gave up one after another, watching the big shots fight.

"1.2 billion!"

Director Guan Zu raised his hand, directly adding 40 million, pushing the price to the 1.2 billion scale, looking calm and relaxed.

The representative from Wharf Holdings showed a look of difficulty at this moment.

He was just a representative; the lowest price his boss gave him was 1.2 billion, and he wouldn't follow if it went higher.

Boss Wong also had some hesitation in his heart now.

"1.21 billion!"

Finally added 10 million.

"1.22 billion!"

"1.23 billion!"

It was very clear that at this time, Director Guan Zu and Sino Land had formed a two-hero situation.

Just then, Boss Wong made an unexpected move.

He bent forward, trying to negotiate cooperation with Director Guan Zu, who was several rows away.

This move immediately caused an uproar at the scene, and many competing real estate developers cast surprised looks.

No way?

Damn, can you even do that?

Director Guan Zu was also stunned.

I haven't auctioned before; is this allowed?

"Mr. Wong, what are you..." The auctioneer was also stunned; he didn't expect such a ridiculous scene to appear during such a tense auction process.

However, the auctioneer reacted quickly; he knew his duty was to ensure the land was sold at a high price, so he immediately blocked Boss Wong's move.

"Mr. Wong, please return to your seat and continue to bid according to the auction rules." The auction official's voice was a bit urgent.

Boss Wong was helpless and could only return to his seat.

And this move also let Director Guan Zu see his true strength.

Finally,

"1.25 billion!"

Director Guan Zu made the final bid.

Others do business and have to calculate every penny; Director Guan Zu doesn't need to, making money is very easy.

Once this price came out, the entire auction hall fell into a brief silence.

Boss Wong was silent for a moment and finally chose to give up, not following the price anymore; this plot had exceeded his budget and expectations.

The auctioneer shouted three times, and no one continued to follow.

He began to announce the auction result: "Congratulations to Mr. Director Guan Zu for successfully winning the Shatin District (hk-p2412) plot at a price of 1.25 billion!"

"Thank you all for participating; this auction ends here."

As his voice fell,

Everyone in the entire auction hall ran over to congratulate Director Guan Zu; although they didn't succeed, they couldn't afford to offend him either.

"Congratulations, Mr. Director Guan!"

"Congratulations, congratulations!"

Director Guan Zu shook hands one by one and then went to pay; of course, not immediately, but in batches.

And Ah Ting beside him was already unable to suppress his excitement.

It's done!

Haha, one of the future giants, I, Chen Ting, will occupy a seat!

Long live Brother Zu!

The next day,

Many newspapers in Hong Kong reported on this land auction.

"Flying General Appears at Land Auction, Auctioneer Cries in a Hurry!" (ps: Flying General is Boss Wong's nickname, a true event)

"Boss Wong Actually Did This to Councilor Director Guan at the Auction Scene!" — *Oriental Daily News*

"Shocking: Boss Wong Wants to... to Mr. Director Guan" — *Sing Tao Daily*

Director Guan Zu tragically became a foil for the first time.

Boss Wong happily received the title of "Flying General"!

Director Guan Zu woke up early in the morning.

Ruan Mei was still sleeping, and the sunlight shone in, across the smooth, snow-white, delicate curved body exposed through the glass. Director Guan Zu lifted the quilt and covered her, hiding the spring scenery.

After washing up, Director Guan Zu skillfully made 2 portions of noodles; Ruan Mei finally woke up, and the two had breakfast.

Going downstairs.

"Ah Zu!"

"Brother Zu~~"

Neighbors greeted him.

Director Guan Zu responded while coming to the newsstand.

Seeing this news headline, he got angry.

The petty Director Guan Zu directly called Ah Wah: "Did you see the newspaper? Beat up the editor and reporter who wrote the news about me!"

Ah Wah: "Don't worry, Brother Zu, I've already arranged for people; I'll beat them up tonight!"

Director Guan Zu felt comfortable after that.

On the other side, Sanatorium Hospital.

That is the hospital where the old matriarch of the Li family was originally recuperating.

Mr. Li was half-lying on the hospital bed in the VIP ward, holding a newspaper.

"Director Guan Zu won the Shatin plot for 1.2 billion?"

"He's entering real estate?"

In that case, his Cheung Kong Group is about to face Director Guan Zu as an opponent.

Terrible, feels like his head is hurting again.

Being stimulated to the point of hospitalization this time was still a bit thrilling, fortunately he carried through it. But after a serious illness, he used a lot of medicine, and Mr. Li also began to feel that his body wasn't as good as before, much weaker.

This couldn't help but make him have the illusion that he needed to find a successor quickly.

The second son is growing up well.

The eldest son... also has good news; he recently went to Thailand, where an organ was found, and he can have a transplant.

"By the way,"

"Director Guan Zu's Five Star Supermarket is opening in 3 days."

"Before the opening, I must find an opportunity to meet with Tan Tan Meili."

Mr. Li's eyes were thinking about some conspiracy plans.

But soon denied them again.

... 9:30 AM,

Five Star Group, holding a high-level meeting.

In addition to the seven giants, Wu Ying, Billy, Hua Di, Zhang Zhang Guobiao, and Ah Ting all attended the meeting.

"There are two main topics today..."

Director Guan Zu sat in the main seat and started the topic:

"One is to establish the Five Star Property Company, with the direction being real estate development... and other projects; Gao Jin will be the General Manager, and Chen Ting the Deputy General Manager."

Chen Ting was excited.

"One is to establish the Five Star Financial Investment Company, with Fang Fang Zhanbo as General Manager and Ye Tian as Deputy General Manager."

Why did Director Guan Zu directly promote Fang Fang Zhanbo to General Manager?

Because the Fang family is all working for Director Guan Zu, and there is also the grace of saving his life; Fang Fang Zhanbo's loyalty is the highest.

Director Guan Zu glanced at it; Fang Fang Zhanbo's loyalty reached 95%.

And Ye Tian only had 70%.

!.

Fang Fang Zhanbo, sitting in the back, also became excited.

Finally!

It's my turn!

Director Guan Zu looked at Billy at this time: "There is one more thing... Welcome Billy, also known as Zhang Jianxing, back to the Five Star Group!"

"*Clap, clap, clap~~~*"

The whole audience gave him applause.

Billy was excited, his chest slightly warm.

Tan Tan Meili looked at Billy; she heard that he came earlier than her, and if Billy stayed, this position of hers as one of the seven giants would be Billy's.

Director Guan Zu continued: "Billy made indelible contributions during the starting stage of the Five Star Group, and his ability is also something we have all witnessed, so..."

"From now on, after our internal discussion, Billy is appointed as the General Manager of the Five Star Clothing Company."

"*Clap, clap, clap~~~*"

The applause was enthusiastic.

Billy stood up and thanked: "Thank you, Brother Zu, thank you all for your support and trust!"

Next,

Each company began to report on the current operating situation; among them, the Five Star Clothing Company had two consecutive large orders this quarter, exceeding 700 million in profit, and there were still large orders coming in later.

And *Once Upon a Time in China* was released 10 days ago; with the slogan "Five Star Production Must Be a Masterpiece" deeply rooted in people's hearts, this movie was widely acclaimed upon release, the box office was very fierce, already having 17 million in box office, and it should eventually have over 30+ million.

As for Li Situ Jie, he directly became another kung fu superstar. The heroine Ah Zhen (Thirteenth Aunt) had her fame rise to another level.

"Next..."

"There are Knowledge Cups, monthly exams..."

"On the 20th, which is 3 days later, the Five Star Supermarket opens; tomorrow the newspapers need to report it, TV station advertisements also need to be warmed up, and the coverage area of Central and Western District needs to be promoted door-to-door..."

"After the winter break, *Infernal Affairs* will be released..."

"And the filming of *Police Story 1, 2*..."

The meeting lasted for a day; it could be considered the day the whole group was most complete and the meeting was the longest.

The meeting ended, and it was already evening.

A group of people went directly to the Longmen Restaurant for dinner.

Then Director Guan Zu called Ah Xing, Xi Gui, A Bu, Gao Gang, Li Situ Jie, Xiao Fu, Da Tou, Wai Jixiang, David, Li Changjiang, Li Cangdong, and Xie Weihao, and they all came.

They booked a large private room.

After three rounds of drinks, the atmosphere was heated.

"Ring, ring, ring~~~"

Tan Tan Meili was stuffing a piece of emerald green okra into her mouth when the phone rang.

She glanced at it, went to the private room restroom, answered the phone, came back, and came to Director Guan Zu's side.

"Brother Zu."

"What's wrong?" Director Guan Zu stopped his chopsticks.

"Mr. Li called and said he wants to meet me; it should be about the supermarket... wait a moment."

Director Guan Zu chuckled: "Go, remember to ask for money; you are a Legislative Councilor, you need to ask for more! We'll split the money 50-50 then!"

Tan Tan Meili immediately smiled with her eyes curved: "Okay, watch me blackmail him hard!"

2 hours later.

Ah Ting returned home drunk.

His girlfriend Michelle was waiting for him; hearing the movement of opening the door, she quickly greeted him and was met with a smell of alcohol. (From *Triad*)

"Drinking so much?"

Michelle helped Ah Ting take off his clothes, pushed him into the bathroom to take a bath, then went to get him pajamas, and went to the kitchen to boil ginger tea soup to sober him up.

30 minutes later, the two were lying on the sofa.

Ah Ting was a bit more spirited, hugging his girlfriend, full of ambition: "Michelle, in the future, I will use my strength to bring you a good life!"

Michelle sighed: "Actually, my dad told me you could go to the US with him to help him manage his business; wouldn't his family property be yours in the future?"

The two's acquaintance could be considered a hero saving a beauty, a yellow-haired guy meeting a rich, beautiful woman.

In Ah Ting's bar, Michelle offended Zi Councilor Jian's sister-in-law, Sister Ailian (the woman who stripped and worshipped Director Guan Gong), fortunately Ah Ting saved the beauty, but Sister Ailian didn't let Ah Ting go either and had her subordinates beat him up, which made Michelle fall in love with Ah Ting instantly.

Michelle's father, Wang Bo, was a big businessman; his initial identity was Ah Ting's boss (that is, letting Ah Ting collect debts). Seeing his daughter in love with Ah Ting to the point of near-death, he didn't break them up, but said to his daughter: "Goodbye Jianghu people, fighting and killing, you never know when you'll die. If he is willing to give up his Goodbye Jianghu identity and go to the US with me, I can hand over the company to him to manage."

Then... Ah Ting followed Director Guan Zu and found a proper job.

This made Michelle very happy, feeling she hadn't chosen the wrong person.

On the sofa, Ah Ting smiled: "That's your dad's company, not my company. I, Chen Ting, must make a career of my own to be worthy of you."

Ah Ting loved his girlfriend Michelle very much because she, a young lady, didn't dislike his background as a gangster. And he, naturally, also had to work hard and show his strength to marry Michelle, rather than marrying Michelle as a "matrilocal son-in-law."

"My husband is the best!"

Michelle was very happy.

Ah Ting hugged Michelle, feeling the future was bright.

In the future, following the Five Star Group, it will definitely get better and better!

On the other side,

Central, a certain building.

Tan Tan Meili drove and stopped downstairs.

Rooftop,

The cold wind whistled, the wind was noisy, Mr. Li stood on the edge of the rooftop, overlooking the bustling Central, the opposite Victoria Harbour, Tsim Sha Tsui, and the night view of Kowloon.

Quite a momentum of a big boss overlooking the world.

"*Ah-choo~~~*"

Suddenly, he sneezed.

Using too much medicine caused his body to be weak, and he started to catch a cold after blowing the cold wind.

The bodyguard beside him: "Boss, must we wait on the rooftop?"

Mr. Li shook his head: "Because the person coming is very important, we must wait on the rooftop... *Ah-choo~~~~*"

The bodyguard was curious, who exactly is it?

Meeting so secretly.

Soon, *tap, tap, tap~~~~* the sound of high heels approached, and a woman's figure appeared at the rooftop stairwell.

"You finally came... *Ah-choo~~~*"

"I'm here."

"*Ah-choo~~~*"

Tan Tan Meili's brain was full of black lines.

No way, you're sick like this, and you still come to the rooftop!

And, who invented this anyway, why do we have to meet on the rooftop for secret meetings!

Mr. Li looked at Tan Tan Meili: "Congratulations, you've become a Legislative Councilor."

He felt it was ridiculous; an undercover agent was actually pushed by Director Guan Zu to the position of Legislative Councilor.

If Director Guan Zu knew Tan Tan Meili was an undercover agent, that expression would definitely be very spectacular.

Tan Tan Meili sighed: "I have no choice; now that I've become a Legislative Councilor, I'm even more afraid. What if Director Guan Zu finds out I betrayed him? Wouldn't I die even more miserably?"

Mr. Li directly drew a big pie, heroically: "Don't worry, I'll give you a sum of money then, you directly immigrate to another country, Director Guan Zu won't be able to find you even if he wants to!"

Tan Tan Meili sneered: "I won't eat the big pie... Mr. Li, before, you gave me a monthly salary of 1 million to be an undercover agent! I've become a Legislative Councilor..."

Mr. Li: "What do you want?"

Tan Tan Meili: "Need to add money!"

Mr. Li frowned: "A monthly salary of 1 million is already a lot."

Tan Tan Meili: "Please, I'm a Legislative Councilor now; if it's still the 1 million price tag, wouldn't I be a Legislative Councilor for nothing?"

Mr. Li: "............"

The logic is that logic, but... why do I always feel like I've been scammed?!

(End of chapter)