Rebirth 1990: The beginning is sweet and cool Bai Yueguang

Before he finished speaking, he suddenly realized that according to the hard rules of the auction, a company could only bid for two projects at most. In other words, after he won the two projects, he had lost the qualification to compete for the South Bank project.

He stood on the stage in a panic, speaking incoherently: "I don't want this bid anymore, I want to participate in the bidding for the third project..."

However, everything was irreversible. His panic and helplessness were exposed in front of everyone.

Holding two obvious money-losing items, He Zhicheng was speechless when facing his family.

Putting aside the 200 million invested in the first project, if he gave up the second project now, he would still have 800 million in funds in his hands, which is enough for him to compete with Zhou Qi.

However, before he could finish his words, a bone-chilling chill came over him.

The officials around him looked at him sternly, like knives pointing straight at his heart.

Their eyes seemed to be questioning: Do you want to regret after just getting the deal? Do you want to withdraw your bid?

The scene suddenly fell into awkwardness.

Beads of sweat oozed out of He Zhicheng's forehead. He realized that he had said the wrong thing, but the project certificate he had just received in his hand was so heavy that it almost crushed him.

"No... that's not what I meant. I was too excited... I made a slip of the tongue." He could only bite the bullet and explain: "I want to continue this project."

Indeed, before the deal was finalized, the He family could cancel the bid by paying a penalty.

But such behavior would undoubtedly be a heavy blow to the official authority. From now on, the He family would probably find it difficult to gain a foothold in Guangdong Province, and would undoubtedly be courting their own destruction.

Although He Zhicheng hurriedly clarified, the officials' faces were still extremely ugly. Some words cannot be taken back once they are spoken.

The heroes in the audience all looked at him with contempt, as if they were watching a joke.

This mistake not only brought shame to the He family, but also offended the authorities. The road ahead will be extremely difficult.

If He Wenliang were here, he would probably be furious.

The host no longer concealed his dissatisfaction, "Mr. He, this cooperation partner is the entire He family, it's not just your business, you should go down first!"

He Zhicheng returned to his seat in a trance, feeling distraught and at a loss.

The subordinate who had tried to dissuade him but was reprimanded gave him a contemptuous look and cursed in his heart: "What a fool." Then he ignored him.

The auction continued and finally came to the focus of the day: sixteen acres of land on the South Bank and its development rights.

"The starting price is 100 million, and each bid increases by at least 5 million." The South Bank is currently desolate, and coupled with the high starting price, the project is far less attractive than before.

Just as Zhou Qi had predicted, although some people could see the potential value of South Bank, only a few really dared to give it a try.

At this auction, as the strong rival He family was disqualified from bidding, the pressure of competition seemed to be relieved a lot in an instant.

In the entire venue, there were only a few people willing to bid, and the atmosphere was exceptionally calm.

As time passed, the price rose as slowly as a snail. After three minutes, the price barely climbed to 140 million.

"One hundred and forty-five million." Zhou Qi raised his hand decisively. This time he was determined to win and no longer bid randomly like before.

Without the interference of the He family, he planned to acquire the land at the lowest price possible.

"One hundred and fifty million." Another bidder immediately followed up.

Then, "One hundred and sixty million."

"One hundred and sixty-five million."

"One hundred and seventy million."

The bidding sounds continued, but Zhou Qi was not in a hurry.

With 1 billion in funds, he was determined to acquire this precious land in South Bank. According to the current price increase rate, even breaking 200 million would be a big threshold.

After all, if someone really realized the huge potential behind this land, the price would never rise so slowly.

Facts proved his judgment. When the amount reached 180 million, the number of bidders had been reduced by two-thirds.

Once the 200 million mark was exceeded, apart from Zhou Qi, only two participants were still persisting.

At this moment, He Zhicheng was filled with anger. He knew the huge value of Nan'an and wanted to use his strong financial strength to create trouble for Zhou Qi. Even if he failed to purchase it in the end, he would make the other party pay a high price.

But now, he could only watch the opportunity slip through his fingers, and the feeling of powerlessness made him feel like a thorn in his throat.

"Two hundred and thirty million, the first time...is there a higher number?" The host's voice echoed in the empty hall.

"the second time……"

After a moment of silence, the host finally struck the decisive hammer: "Deal, congratulations to Hualong Teng'ao Group for acquiring the 16-acre plot of land in Nan'an and the overall development rights."

Afterwards, in full view of the crowd, Zhou Qi walked up to the stage as a representative to receive the project certificate.

Du Qianqian's eyes were fixed on him, but Zhou Qi was as steady as a rock, just slightly signaling her with his eyes. Du Qianqian understood what he meant and stood up helplessly, and walked to the front of the stage under everyone's focused gaze.

Whether accepting an award or giving a speech, she appeared calm and well-mannered, with every detail impeccable, as if she was born knowing how to shine gracefully under the spotlight.

In comparison, He Zhicheng's performance was like a farce that was unbearable to watch.

As a representative of the younger generation of the He family, his failure seemed to be expected, and this gap made everyone present involuntarily compare the two.

"Alas, the He family really has no successor." A few sighs were heard from the crowd.

He Zhicheng happened to catch these discussions. He turned around and roared in the direction of the sound: "What did you say?"

Although the He family is quite powerful in the local area, He Zhicheng is young and energetic after all. Losing his composure in such a public occasion will only make him lose more dignity.

Everyone around glanced at the angry young man, then chose to ignore him and continued their conversation.

For He Zhicheng, such cold reception was like adding insult to injury. It not only deepened others' contempt for him, but also indicated that he would probably find it difficult to achieve anything in the future.

With the end of Du Qianqian's wonderful speech, this event gradually came to an end.

The official leaders stood up and prepared to leave. Du Qianqian politely shook hands with each of them, and finally returned to Zhou Qi with a bright smile, gently waving the project certificate that symbolized victory in her hand.

Acquiring the South Bank plot at a price far below expectations was undoubtedly a great victory.

All this was undoubtedly a heavy blow to He Zhicheng, who had been feeling aggrieved for a long time.

When he saw Zhou Qi preparing to leave, He Zhicheng, who could no longer suppress his anger, rushed forward and asked indignantly, "Zhou Qi, you planned all this a long time ago, and deliberately set me up to fall into the trap from the beginning, right?"