Chapter 584

At this time,

Repulse Bay, in a residential building.

Yu Shuntian and his wife Zou Wenfeng were sitting on the sofa, watching TV.

A year ago, after Yu Shuntian obtained Nan Shu's consent, he worshipped the incense hall and officially withdrew from the Zhengxing Society.

After that year, Yu Shuntian devoted himself to the financial world and earned his first pot of gold in life through his own efforts, upright and clean.

Then he married his teacher Zou Wenfeng and founded his own investment company.

Now it is going smoothly.

At the same time, because he often went to university classes, he became very familiar with Gao Jin, Ah Wah, Chen Yongren, and Jimmy Zai from the Five Star cram school.

"Ling ling ling~~"

At this time,

The phone rang.

Yu Shuntian looked, it was Ah Wah's. Because of their similar temperaments, Yu Shuntian had the best and closest relationship with Ah Wah.

"Brother Wah, what's wrong?"

"Ah Tian, Brother Zu just called me and asked me to ask you if you are interested in working at the Five Star Group? Now the Five Star Group needs to expand rapidly and needs a large number of high-level talents; if you are willing to come, senior management above director level, we are willing to wait for you. After working for a year or two, you will be responsible for a company."

Because they were too familiar, Ah Wah skipped the stage of chatting.

Working at the Five Star Group?

Senior management?

Yu Shuntian was suddenly moved.

They are a husband-and-wife team now, and his wife Zou Wenfeng is also very capable.

He can hand over his company to his wife to manage.

And he can join the Five Star Group.

Dual-line development, 1+1>2!

"Wait a minute, I'm next to my wife, I'll discuss it with her and give you an answer tomorrow."

"Good. Ah Tian, I am very much looking forward to working with you."

After hanging up the phone,

Yu Shuntian looked at his wife Zou Wenfeng.

Zou Wenfeng: "What's wrong?"

Yu Shuntian: "Brother Wah called me and said Brother Zu wants to invite me to the Five Star Group. First transition as a director, if the performance is okay after a year, I will directly be the person in charge of the company."

Zou Wenfeng: "Then do you want to go?"

Yu Shuntian nodded: "Want to."

Then analyzed the reason,

"Our business, no matter how we do it, has a bottleneck, and the assets will top out at around 1 billion."

"A person's life is very short. I hope I can display my abilities on a bigger and bigger platform."

Zou Wenfeng looked at her husband's ambition, and at this moment felt that her husband was shining.

A man with ideals and ambitions is always full of intoxicating charm!

"Good, I support you!"

"I'll take care of our company."

Yu Shuntian heard this and held Zou Wenfeng's hand:

"Being able to marry you is my greatest luck in this life."

Thinking that he was just a society gangster, being able to have his current achievements is all due to Zou Wenfeng's support all along.

What is even more rare is that Zou Wenfeng has high personal cultivation, is a capable strong woman outside, and a gentle and virtuous wife at home.

February 22nd,

Swire Group publicly stated for the first time that it wanted to sell the two shopping malls, Pacific Place and Taikoo Shing Center.

TVB and ATV reported one after another.

It instantly aroused the attention of citizens all over Hong Kong.

Pacific Place and Taikoo Shing have been in a state of loss because of the Five Star Group, and now they are finally going to be sold.

This shows that the Five Star Group has won again.

And in the stock market that day,

Swire Group's stock turned from fall to rise, up 3%.

However, the one that benefited more was Five Star Bank, whose stock rose 5% that day.

Swire senior manager Byron: "............"

Directly silenced!

This feeling is suffocating!

Then the next day,

The Five Star Group announced to the outside world that it was very interested in these two Swire shopping malls and was willing to acquire them.

Hong Kong was suddenly lively.

Will Swire Group sell or not?

If they sell, wouldn't that be a second humiliation?

Soon,

Hong Kong media, who are not afraid of trouble, rushed to the Swire Group to interview.

That day, Byron refused to see anyone and let Executive Director Peng Lizhi accept citizen interviews.

Peng Lizhi pretended to be sick and didn't come to work.

Subsequently, this heavy responsibility was handed over to Financial President Mike.

Facing the interview, Mike sternly refused.

"The grievances between the Five Star Group and the Swire Group cannot be commented on..."

"So, the Swire Group will absolutely not let the two shopping malls fall into Guan Zu's hands."

The voice was sonorous and powerful.

This voice spread throughout Hong Kong that night through TVB and ATV.

Hong Kong was eating melons, very happy.

A small number of banana people and ghosts cheered one after another:

"Good, this is the powerful Swire Group in my heart!"

"Just have to be so tough!"

"When has the Swire Group ever been afraid of anyone?!"

February 25th.

A northern cold wave hit, with many dark clouds, and the temperature in Hong Kong dropped by seven or eight degrees.

Central Landmark, Sotheby's Auction Center.

The Swire Group dragged on for 40 days and finally successfully held an auction.

"Welcome Mr. Philip..."

"Welcome Chairman Lee..."

"Welcome Mr. Lin, Mr. Huang..."

Swire senior manager Byron greeted the combination of Citibank, Samsung, and Indonesia's Huang and Lin at the door.

In his heart: "emmm~~~"

It's really great.

Finally don't have to lose money anymore.

Because in these 40 days, these two shopping malls have lost another 100 million for the Swire Group.

Why choose an auction?

Because an auction is the most efficient way to cash in assets, and it also saves a lot of time and energy costs due to negotiations, and also reduces the risk of transaction failure due to negotiation breakdown.

For the current Byron, it is the optimal plan.

Soon, the time reached 9 o'clock,

Inside the Sotheby's Auction Center, the lights were brilliant.

The auctioneer stood on the stage, and the auction hammer in his hand rang.

"Dear guests..."

Then a burst of blowing,

"Today we are first auctioning the Pacific Place in Jin Zhong under the Swire Group. As a famous high-end shopping mall in Hong Kong, it has incomparable commercial value."

The auctioneer blew hard,

Samsung Group's Chairman Lee, Lee Jae-yong, and Lee Boo-jin sat in an area, and the assistant beside Chairman Lee whispered a few words in his ear from time to time.

On the other side, Indonesia's Second Young Master Lin and Third Young Master Huang whispered to each other with serious expressions.

The third party, Citibank's representative and assistant, looked a bit indifferent, occasionally glancing at the venue.

Auctioneer: "Pacific Place shopping mall area is 700,000 square feet, valued at 7.65 billion. Considering the current market environment, the starting price of this auction is set at 5 billion! The price increase range is 10 million each time!" (Limited to shopping malls, excluding office buildings, hotels, etc.)

"Now, the auction begins!"

Bang~~

The hammer rang.

As soon as the auctioneer finished speaking, Indonesia's Mr. Lin raised the auction card in his hand, "5.03 billion!"

Lee Jae-yong raised the card slowly, "5.05 billion!"

Citibank continued to increase the price.

The three parties were not slow or fast, and the price gradually climbed.

"5.3 billion!"

"5.35 billion!"

Soon,

Citibank gave up chasing.

As the price reached 5.95 billion.

Mr. Lin's expression became serious, he looked at Mr. Huang, and they hesitated and weighed.

Raise the card.

"6 billion."

And Samsung's Lee Jae-yong side still looked calm: "6.05 billion!"

"6.05 billion, is there a higher bid?"

The whole audience was silent for a short time, Mr. Lin put down the card in his hand and did not continue to increase the price.

"6.05 billion once!" The auctioneer's voice echoed in the hall.

"6.05 billion twice!"

"6.05 billion three times! Sold!"

The auction hammer fell heavily, and the Samsung Group successfully won Pacific Place.

Lee Jae-yong showed a satisfied smile on his face and high-fived Lee Boo-jin beside him.

After a short break,

The auctioneer spoke again:

"Next, what is going to be auctioned is Taikoo Shing Center located in North Point, Quarry Bay, with a shopping mall area of 1.11 million square feet, valued at 5.35 billion. Starting price 3.5 billion, the price increase range is also 10 million, the auction begins!"

"3.52 billion..."

"3.55 billion..."

This time, Citibank's representative still didn't have much action, only occasionally raising the card.

Mr. Lin and Mr. Huang bid actively.

And Samsung Group's Lee Jae-yong just won Pacific Place and didn't participate strongly in this auction.

"3.83 billion!"

"3.85 billion!"

The three parties bid slowly, and finally Citibank withdrew again.

The price rose little by little, and when the price reached 4.03 billion, the heat of competition seemed to drop, and the speed of both sides' bidding also slowed down a lot.

Finally, after Mr. Lin shouted "4.1 billion", Lee Jae-yong and Citibank hesitated for a while and chose to give up.

The auctioneer quoted as usual three times.

Knock the hammer.

Bang bang bang~~~

"4.1 billion three times! Sold! Congratulations to Mr. Lin and Mr. Huang!"

Up to this point,

Taikoo Shing Center was pocketed by Mr. Lin and Mr. Huang.

After the auction ended, Byron had a smile on his face, shaking hands with all parties.

Next,

It was signing the contract.

When the three parties put down their pens, the contract was officially reached.

Pacific Place and Taikoo Shing Center officially changed owners!

Half an hour later,

Five Star Group building, Guan Zu's office,

Sofa,

Guan Zu and Chairman Lee were drinking tea.

Chairman Lee took a sip, full of tea leaves,

"Pfft~~~"

Quickly spat it out.

Because the tea Guan Zu brewed this time was broken tea,

Tea drinking experience -1-1-1-1-1...

He suspected that Guan Zu was deliberately tormenting him.

And at this time, the lawyers of both sides were in the conference room, finalizing the final contract.

Chairman Lee drank tea while looking at Guan Zu's office, and was finally shocked by the word "De" on Guan Zu's wall.

Awesome smida!

However, this office was small, the Five Star Group was so big, didn't expect the office to be so small.

He couldn't help but think of that sentence: A mountain doesn't have to be high, it's famous if there's a fairy; water doesn't have to be deep, it's spiritual if there's a dragon.

At this time, knock knock knock~~~

Secretary Wu Lianqian knocked on the door and came in.

"Boss, Mr. Lin and Mr. Huang are here..."

"Why are they here?" Guan Zu was surprised, "This is not the time we agreed on, they came early."

Guan Zu looked at Chairman Lee.

Chairman Lee reacted, Lin and Huang were also Guan Zu's partners, with the same nature as himself.

Suddenly couldn't laugh or cry.

This Swire Group was deceived so miserably by the Five Star Group.

Chairman Lee said: "Mr. Guan, I am also very interested in Mr. Lin and Mr. Huang, why don't we have a cup of tea together?"

Guan Zu smiled: "Good!"

To Wu Lianqian: "Go and invite them in..."

Soon,

Second Young Master Lin and Third Young Master Huang were led by Wu Lianqian into Guan Zu's office.

Then they saw Chairman Lee.

Second Young Master Lin: "???"

Third Young Master Huang: "???"

Good heavens, didn't expect Samsung to be united with Five Star Group early like themselves.

"Come, sit!"

Guan Zu invited the two to sit down, and then Wu Lianqian poured 2 cups of tea.

Second Young Master Lin and Third Young Master Huang took a sip.

Second Young Master Lin: "Pfft~~~"

Third Young Master Huang: "Pfft~~~"

Broken tea, hard to handle!

Guan Zu was happy, let Wu Lianqian change the tea leaves: "Go and get that jar of tea leaves brought from Beijing."

Soon,

The tea was brewed again.

The rising tea fragrance permeated.

"This tea, it was October 1st last year, when I went to Beijing to attend the state banquet, the leader gave it to me privately... Wuyi Mountain Da Hong Pao..."

"Please~~~"

Chairman Lee, Second Young Master Lin, and Third Young Master Huang heard this and were suddenly solemn.

Solemnly picked up the teacup.

Carefully tasted a sip.

Chairman Lee's eyes lit up: "Good tea, mellow taste, long aftertaste, truly extraordinary."

Second Young Master Lin also praised: "You can feel that unique rock rhyme as soon as it enters your mouth, it's too wonderful."

Third Young Master Huang: "It's a great honor to be able to drink such tea..."

On the other side,

Inside the Swire Group, the results of the auction had spread throughout the group.

"Pacific Place 6.05 billion?"

"Taikoo Shing Center 4.1 billion?"

"Too little, right? Huge loss."

"I think it's okay, stop loss in time, otherwise it will be harder to sell if it keeps losing money."

First floor lobby,

A group of employees were waiting for the elevator, gossiping,

"You say, could it be that Samsung and the Indonesian consortium were invited by the Five Star Group as shills."

"Not very likely, right? They are all foreign consortia, the Five Star Group is just a company within Hong Kong."

At this time,

Senior manager Byron, who had always had a dignified face, rarely had a bit of a smile, and came quickly with his secretary and bodyguards to take the elevator.

The employees suddenly stopped talking.

Byron got on the elevator, soon arrived at the office, and called the headquarters far away in the UK to report the situation.

"The auction process was very intense..."

"The enthusiasm of the three parties was very high..."

"According to the current situation, it has nothing to do with the Five Star Group!"

"Among them, the chairman's son of the Samsung Group even had a conflict with the Five Star Group and was injured and hospitalized. It is logically unlikely that the Samsung Group would cooperate with the Five Star Group."

After he finished reporting,

It was already twelve o'clock noon,

At this time,

ATV and TVB noon news started broadcasting,

Byron subconsciously turned on the ATV News International Channel.

This was a habit he had formed during this time.

"Dear citizens, good noon..."

"The following is today's news..."

"Today, the Swire Group's Pacific Place (Jin Zhong) and Taikoo Shing Center (North Point, Quarry Bay) successfully held an auction..."

"The venue was at the Landmark Sotheby's Auction Center..."

"The Swire Group previously faced the pressure of continuous losses from the two major shopping malls, and this auction was intended to stop losses..."

"Before the auction, the Swire Group publicly claimed that in view of the conflict with the Five Star Group, it would absolutely not sell to the Five Star Group. So this auction did not involve the Five Star Group."

At this time, the secretary walked in,

"Senior manager... coffee..."

Byron took the coffee and watched the news while drinking.

"Finally, South Korea's Samsung Group successfully won Pacific Place for 6.05 billion HKD, and Indonesia's Lin and Huang jointly won Taikoo Shing Center for 4.1 billion HKD..."

"Below, play another piece of news..."

"Just this morning at 11 o'clock..."

"Samsung Group, Indonesian consortium Lin and Huang, visited the Five Star Group at the same time."

Byron's expression froze.

"Hmm?"

(End of this chapter)