return from cultivation

Chapter 48
The store manager also met the chairman of the Longyao chain hotel, and saw that he was also involved, so he nodded with a smile, and then lightly knocked on the wooden table: "500 million! Compared to this shocking fire unicorn jade carving , Is this price high? I think it’s still not high enough, so, is there anyone willing to pay a higher price?”

"It's really not high enough." A sudden voice came from the crowd.

Everyone turned their heads immediately, only to see a few bodyguards in black pushing away the onlookers in front with a tough posture, and the person protected by them was an old man in his 60s.He was wearing a silk gown, an old-fashioned hat, and a walking stick with a dragon's head in his hand.Judging from the dress, he looks like a big brother in the Republic of China period.

The old man walked all the way, not caring whether the person being pushed away complained or not.He stared at the fire unicorn jade carving with fiery eyes. Even though he had watched the video many times, he was still greatly shocked by seeing it with his own eyes.He was full of praise and said: "Such a treasure is rare in the world, so wonderful..."

At this time, a bodyguard in black took out a check from his pocket and brought it to the store manager, saying, "A cashier's check from a Swiss bank, 800 million, can be cashed at any time."

The store manager was stunned. Although he just shouted that the unicorn jade carving was more than 500 million, he didn't expect that someone would offer nearly double the price immediately. 800 million... He has worked in Tang's jewelry store for so many years, and he has never handled such a huge single transaction!

The accountant in the store immediately came forward to verify the check, while those around were horrified by the figure.

800w?Did you hear me right?

Chairman An shook his head slightly, walked over with a sigh, stretched out his hand to the old man, and said very politely: "Mr. Li, long time no see, I didn't expect you to come too."

His tone is respectful, which makes people stunned.Even the famous Chairman An is so polite, what is the origin of this old man?
Few of the people present could recognize the old man, only a few of them couldn't help being startled after careful identification.

Mr. Li?Could it be the one who built Jewelry Street single-handedly and made Huan'an Jewelry famous?But hasn't he retired to the farmland a long time ago, and doesn't care about worldly affairs?

Faced with Chairman An's greetings, Mr. Li came back to his senses, turned his head and said with a smile: "It's also a coincidence, I went back to the city a few days ago to chat with some old friends and drink tea, and I didn't expect such a treasure to come out. It's unbearable, Chairman An, don't blame the old man for stealing love."

Chairman An smiled and shook his head, not even daring to say anything.No one knows the energy of this old man better than him. 30 years ago, Jewelry Street was full of garbage and sewage, and even the homeless were reluctant to come.The old man spent all his family property, bought this land from the government at an extremely low price, and then built a lot of construction.At that time, countless people felt that his brain was broken.What's the use of rebuilding such a dilapidated street?

After the street was restructured, Mr. Li ran around again, trying his best to win over merchants.But the reputation of that street back then was so bad that not many people wanted to come.In order to solve this trouble, Mr. Li offered a big benefit, you don't need to buy a shop, you don't need rent, and even provide decoration subsidies.How many people can refuse such a good thing?
In addition, in that era, business was the mainstream, and many people who were willing to take risks readily settled in.

Tang's Jewelry was not a big brand back then, and they also joined in because of this benefit.In the next ten years, with the joint efforts of Mr. Li and various jewelers, the reputation of Jewelry Street gradually started.This is the first place people think of when they want to buy jewelry.Gradually, this reputation spread to other cities, then other provinces, and even the whole country.

When Jewelry Street became more and more famous, Tang's jewelry store also developed rapidly.With Tang Zhenzhong's first-hand jade carving, they gained a firm foothold in this industry and finally became one of the most famous jewelry brands in the country.The relationship between Tang Zhenzhong and Mr. Li has been very good since then. The two can be regarded as partners, and at the same time they can be regarded as sharing weal and woe.

Unexpectedly, when Jewelry Street became a unique landmark of Huan'an, Mr. Li announced that he would give up his property rights and buy it back with government funding.

Some gossip said that the money given by the government was 1000 million, and some said 40 million.It sounds like a lot. After all, when Mr. Li bought the land, he only spent less than 70 million.But in fact, in today's jewelry street, even the shops with the worst terrain can sell more than [-] per square meter.A central location like Tang's is as high as [-] million square meters.And the whole street is several hundred meters long and six to seventy meters wide. How much does it cost?What's more, house prices are rising every year and will never fall.

Therefore, whether it sells for [-] million or [-] million, it will be a loss!

But Mr. Li still sold it, and after getting the money, he retired to the farmland and stopped doing business.Many people wondered if he had been threatened in some way?
But one time during the Chinese New Year, someone accidentally passed by the village where Mr. Li lived, and saw the incumbent senior city officials leading a group of city leaders to pay New Year's greetings to Mr. Li.

This incident fully demonstrated how much energy and prestige Mr. Li possessed in Huan'an City!
Later, the street next door to Jewelry Street was also renovated by the government to build another luxury street.The two streets are adjacent to each other, surrounded by large and small hotels and supermarkets, which really make this place the highest-grade commercial circle around Ancheng.It can be said that Mr. Li has contributed a lot to achieving high economic growth for 20 consecutive years.

Therefore, although Chairman An has hundreds of millions of assets in his hands under the age of 50, he still has to be careful when facing this legendary figure.

Seeing Mr. Chen's arrival, the store manager quickly sent someone to notify Tang Zhenzhong.At this time, Suhang had already settled all the jade stones, and seeing that Tang Zhenzhong was going out to meet guests, he offered to leave.Tang Zhenzhong wanted to introduce him to Mr. Li, but Suhang had no interest at all, so he had to give up.

Many people had witnessed the carving process of the Fire Kylin Jade Carving before. In order not to cause confusion, Su Hang planned to leave through the back door of the shop.But Tang Zhenzhong calmed down, walked out of the shop, and greeted Mr. Li from a distance: "Huanhuan'an didn't look for me either, why, don't you miss the old love?"

Mr. Li raised his head and smiled, and said, "If you don't tell me about such a treasure, I haven't settled with you yet."

The two old men looked at each other and smiled. At this moment, there was a rush of whistles from the crowd.The onlookers were pushed away, and three black Cadillac limousines drove up.After the door was opened, a Chinese man in his 50s and a foreign man of similar age got out of the car.A person in the crowd immediately ran over and whispered something in the Chinese man's ear.

The man smiled slightly after hearing this, raised his hand and said, "1000 million."

Another increase in the quotation caused the scene to explode, and even Tang Zhenzhong was a little surprised.Originally, he thought that it would be considered good if this fire unicorn jade carving could fetch around tens of millions. After all, the time was too short to invite too many rich people.But I didn't expect that the price I expected would be reached so soon, and there was still nearly half an hour before the end of the auction.It is conceivable that the final transaction price must exceed expectations!
Faced with many shocked and envious eyes, Su Shengfeng was not only not happy, but rather uncomfortable.He came to Huan'an this time, looking for Suzhou and Hangzhou was just a side mission.The real purpose is to accompany this foreign friend by my side.Rex, the director of Moore International, once invested in Taobei and Jingxi.com, the most famous online shopping platforms in China, and made a lot of profits.

The Su family suffered serious losses in recent years, and many domestic banks even refused to give them loans or gave them less loans. Therefore, this big family, who was unwilling to save face and beg for help, had to focus on foreign funds.

Rex came to China this time to inspect the industries in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces that Su Shengfeng is in charge of. If there is a prospect of development, he will provide hundreds of millions of dollars of funds on behalf of Moore International.For the crumbling Su family, hundreds of millions of dollars are enough to meet their urgent needs.

Therefore, no matter what requirements Rex had, Su Shengfeng would fully satisfy them.Earlier, he received a call from his subordinates, saying that there was an amazing jade carving on Jewelry Street, and Rex happened to be very interested in Chinese jade carvings, so he immediately brought people over, intending to buy this jade carving and give it to international friends.

Don't look at him smiling and calm, in fact, he has already gritted his teeth in his heart. 1000 million?What kind of bullshit jade carving, it can't be eaten or used!The company has only 2000 million working capital left when it is fully loaded, and it will be even more difficult to operate if half of it is used here.

But this can't be said out loud. The account statement that was shown to Rex at the beginning showed tens of millions of liquid funds and [-] million cash!If you let the other party know that you are cheating, not only will this investment be ruined, but also the follow-up actions of the Su family will also be affected.

Su Shengfeng's arrival and the 1000 million offer attracted the attention of Tang Zhenzhong and others.As a child of a foreign family of the Su family, although Su Shengfeng only took charge of a small part of the industry, he was still somewhat famous in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces.Many people know that he is from the Su family, so naturally he has to give some face.

Tang Zhenzhong and Chairman An walked over and greeted Su Shengfeng, but Mr. Li did not move.As the saying goes, if you don't want to be strong, the elderly are not short of money, and don't care about power, so naturally they don't bother to deal with people like Su Shengfeng.

Su Shengfeng looked arrogant, even though the company had no money, he still maintained the sense of superiority of the big family.Although the Tang Corporation is well-known at home and abroad, it is still far behind the Su Corporation at its peak.In Su Shengfeng's eyes, no matter whether Tang Corporation or Longyao Hotel Chain, they are all a group of nouveau riche with no background at all.

Listening to Su Shengfeng proudly introducing Rex's identity there, Tang Zhenzhong and Chairman An looked at each other with disdain in their hearts.What is Su Shi, a sick tiger without minions, what is he proud of?If it weren't for Su Changkong himself still occupying a position at the deputy ministerial level, they might have been kicked out of the capital long ago.

(End of this chapter)