1928: The rise of giant merchants

"Ye, Ye, Ye, listen to me! Listen to me!"

"Rolands! What else do you want to say?! You made an agreement with me to sell the Dahua Hotel to me for 3.8 million yuan! But he turned around and sold it to Lu Yusheng for 4 million yuan!"

Ye Luo looked furious, pointed at Luo Lanshi, then nodded at himself, and finally looked at the aggrieved little Aqiao next to him,

"I promised my woman that I would buy the Majestic Hotel and let her run the Majestic Ballroom inside. Now, I have become the amusing clown in your British circus in the big world amusement park! Roland Sir, early tomorrow morning, newspapers and periodicals all over Shanghai will use headlines to ridicule me, how do you want me to go on?"

"Ye, this is indeed my fault, but I can't refuse." Lawrence held his hand, with a look of helplessness on his face, "If you don't believe me, ask Rie Koizumi."

Ye Luo glanced at Rie Koizumi who was still puffing away at the Rowlands home.

This Japanese woman is not a good bird either.

Yesterday, when they were discussing the acquisition of Dahua Hotel, she had been nearby to tease Ye Luo, intentionally or unintentionally. It turned out that she was cooperating with Laurence to raise the price.

Judging from her drunk and unconscious look, she probably had an affair with Laurence.

Poor Minister Nakata, the HLBE prairie above his head is lush and green.

"Yes, I. I can testify, Ye! Last night, Lawrence's father called and asked him to sell the Majestic Hotel at the highest price. Lawrence no longer has the decision-making power. You can't blame him entirely. .”

Rie Koizumi spat out a small eye circle and looked at Ye Luo with her big watery eyes.

"I know you must be very angry, but Lawrence doesn't want this either."

Xiao Aqiao looked at this woman, laughing coldly in her heart.

Since she came here, she has been relying on her superb acting skills to play the role of a charming and willful lover. Her aggrieved and aggrieved look made me feel even more guilty when I saw her.

Compared to myself, this Japanese woman is too clumsy.

Maybe she was confused by smoking, but she actually said it was an emergency call at night.

Why do you, the wife of the finance minister of Nissin Corporation, spend the night at another man's house?

Luo Lanshi obviously also noticed this speech problem, his face suddenly changed, he looked at Ye Luo, and found that Ye Luo was looking at him with an ambiguous look, and he was immediately relieved.

He remembered, wasn't Ye Luo a fellow traveler like him?

Maybe the two of them were kindred spirits.

"Ahem, cough, that's it." Because of the character created by Ye Luo, Rie Koizumi was able to deceive him with this excuse. Ye Luo also took advantage of the situation to expand the topic.

The Dahua Hotel was sold to Lu Yusheng, and he would wake up laughing even in his dreams.

But only by making Rolandz feel deeply guilty about himself can he squeeze the maximum benefit from him.

As soon as he entered the door, Ye Luo kept testing the bottom line of Luo Lanshi's patience with various small actions and words.

In fact, shopping malls are like battlefields.

The two of them, a Chinese and a foreigner, had only officially met yesterday. Even if Luo Lanshi really cheated Ye Luo, he could rely on the power of the Kadoorie family to get away with it without admitting it, or even hide behind closed doors.

There is no need to follow Ye Luo and comfort him and admit his mistakes.

For Lawrence to do this shows that he has something wrong in his heart.

After all, from his perspective, he had unknowingly tricked two Chinese tycoons, and Ye Luo was the worst off, getting nothing, and, as he said, losing face and becoming the laughing stock of Shanghai.

All in all, he made an extra 1.5 million yuan. Luo Lanshi was very happy at the moment. He felt that Ye Luo had some credit for the success of this matter, so he pretended to comfort him and explained.

The two chatted for a while, and seeing Ye Luo's sad face, Luo Lanshi suddenly thought of the marginalized industries they talked about yesterday.

"Ye, do you still remember those marginal industries that you said no one would ever acquire? Textile, electric power and pharmaceuticals." Lawrence smiled at him and pushed over a glass of foreign wine.

"Remember, what's wrong?" Ye Luo took a sip of wine, pretending to be surprised and angry, "You don't want to trick me again, do you? Rowlands, I'm warning you, I won't be able to cheat you again. To acquire an estate.”

"Oh, Ye, Dahua Hotel belongs to Dahua Hotel. This doesn't affect our other business, right?" Seeing that he was very wary, Rowlands immediately greeted him with a smile, "Remember, I promised you that we will give you a 30% discount. Will the price be transferred to you? Let me tell you good news. Yongxing Company wants these properties, but I didn’t give them to them. They were specially reserved for you.”

"They don't want it." Ye Luo tapped the glass with his fingers and sneered, "Rolands, do you really think I'm a fool?"

"No way, Ye, how could I do that!" Luo Lanshi waved his hand quickly, "Then let me ask you, although these industries are marginalized, if I am willing to sell them at a 40% discount, will Yongxing Company accept them?"

"Of course, even if they are not very profitable, those factories, including land and above-ground buildings, can still make a small profit from the value of the real estate, provided that the purchase price does not exceed 30% off. If you are willing to give 40% off For sale, let alone Yongxing Company, no one in Shanghai will be willing to accept it.”

Ye Luo answered truthfully.

A 30% discount is almost a fair purchase. Even if the company goes bankrupt and the land and buildings are sold, the capital will be basically recovered.

A 40% discount is equivalent to a sale of Rolandz at a loss. No fool would want this vain 10% profit.

"Look. So you said how could no one want it? In my previous contract with Yongxing Company, it was stipulated that if they acquire the Dahua Hotel for 4 million oceans, I can sell these marginal properties at a 40% discount. The chemical industry will be sold to them together. But”

Lawrence paused deliberately,

"I didn't do that. Because I thought of you, my friend. This time, because of my father, you were embarrassed in front of your woman and many rich people in Shanghai. You are my good friend, I have to take on this responsibility, so I want to transfer those properties to you at a low price."

Ye Luo looked at him and began to admire this ghost guy a little.

How can people be so shameless?

It was clear that everything was caused by his greed, but he insisted on saying that it was his father's fault and created the image of himself as a best friend.

Shameless, shameless enough!

Little Ah Qiao, who also knew the ins and outs, could also understand English. If she hadn't been there, she felt like she could throw up her overnight meal!

But there is one thing to say, Rowlands is much better than Edward.

It's a pity that he met the more shrewd Ye Luo.

"Are you serious? Lawrence. I'm sorry, I can't believe you about what happened at the Majestic Hotel." Ye Luo was doubtful.

Lawrence anticipated his reaction and nodded: "It's absolutely true. I have already drawn up a contract. As long as you sign the contract, I will immediately transfer all the companies in these three industries to you. It can be completed today."

He took out a contract that had been prepared for a long time.

But this contract was made in two copies, one for Ye Luo and one for Lu Yusheng.

But now, Lu Yusheng's side is impossible.

Yongxing Company has no interest in these industries at all, and has no money left to digest other companies.

Ye Luo scanned the contract, frowned and said, "Rolands, even with a 60% discount, I still lost money."

"A loss of 60% off?" Lawrence looked at him.

"There are six companies in total, with a total value of about 1.8 million oceans. After a 40% discount, it will be 1.08 million oceans. To be honest, these discounts of hundreds of thousands of oceans are not very meaningful. I estimate that after these companies go bankrupt by the end of the year, I will If you sell the land and buildings, you can earn up to 200,000 yuan."

Ye Luo calculated in his mind and looked down at him.

"I originally bid 3.8 million oceans for Dahua, but now I lost to Yongxing Company for 4 million oceans, which was also 200,000 oceans. This is so unlucky."

Lawrence didn't understand this kind of Chinese customs, but knew that they were very particular about these feudal superstitions, so he asked: "Then how much are you willing to pay?"

Ye Luo knew that if he didn't buy these things, no one would. Historically, these industries were ruined in Shanghai. Originally, the Kadoorie family wanted to stop losses and recoup their losses by selling off their properties. Unfortunately, the war broke out in 1937, and Shanghai Beach became a After the Japanese invaders invaded and occupied these islands, they did not get back a penny.

Rowlands understands the burdens of these industries better than anyone else.

So no matter how much it costs, don't be too outrageous, he is willing to sell it.

After all, the bulk has been earned.

"50% off. 900,000 yuan, just treat us as friends." Ye Luo smiled and raised his hand.

Xiao Aqian listened carefully and marveled at Ye Luo's control and meticulous thinking in the mall.

900,000 oceans.

Rolandz knew that at this price, he was losing money.

But those properties have been losing money for years and have been rotten in his hands. After he went to Xiangjiang, he had no use.

900,000 is not too much of a loss.

He glanced at Ye Luo, then at Rie Koizumi and Xiao Aqiao, and gritted his teeth: "Okay, I, Lawrence, will make you my friend, Ye!"