Rebirth of Xiangjiang - 1978

Half an hour later, the six people returned to the conference room. Judging from the expressions on their faces, they were in different moods.

The final quotation had been handed over to Lin Daoqiu before entering the conference room, so they only needed to wait for the final result now.

The expressions on the faces of Jacobs and Eliwood looked very serious, because they were the most uneasy among the six people.

Logically speaking, the easiest team should be Don Morgan and Anderson Mellon, because they have already put in the effort.

But the strange thing is that from the moment they entered the door, both Eli Wood and John Rockefeller had a smile on their faces, and they didn't know what they were smiling about.

"You are smiling so happily because you know that you have lost this time, so you feel a lot more relaxed?"

Tang En Morgan is obviously not willing to let go of the opportunity to ridicule the other party, because there are not many such opportunities.

"Are you sure to lose? Tang En, a farce is just a farce after all. I have already seen your little thoughts clearly."

Fitch Dupont looked at Don Morgan and sneered. His words made everyone at the scene look puzzled. Everyone had no idea what Fitch Dupont meant by these words.

Could it be that he had already guessed Tang En Morgan's final quotation, so he was so sure?

If that's the case, then it can only be said that Fitch Dupont is indeed superior to Don Morgan.

"You seem quite confident. I hope you will be as confident as you are now when the results come out."

This time, Don Morgan did not continue to argue with Fitch Dupont. It seemed that he wanted to see the result as soon as possible.

At this time, Lin Daoqiu walked in from the outside, holding three envelopes in his hands, which were the final quotations from the three companies.

"According to what we said before, the secret bidding conducted this time will determine the final result. No matter what the result is, I don't hope that anyone will have objections to it when the result comes out."

Lin Daoqiu didn't want to continue arguing with them. He just wanted to finalize the bidding as soon as possible and then discuss the next related matters with his future partners.

None of the six people present had any objections to Lin Daoqiu's words, so the unveiling ceremony officially began.

Lin Daoqiu opened the three envelopes one after another, and then spread out the papers inside one by one.

"The final offer from Mr. Yabbs and Mr. Eliwood was...$11 billion."

Lin Daoqiu unfolded the note and read it aloud. Yabus and his colleagues' final offer was US$2.8 billion more than the one before the secret bid.

This price was given after discussions between Jacobs and Charlie Wood, and they felt it was an amount that was affordable and within a reasonable range.

However, when Lin Daoqiu finished reading, neither Fitch Dupont nor Tang En Morgan showed any expressions on their faces. They looked calm, which meant that their quotation must be higher than Yabus.

After reading Yabus's quotation, Lin Daoqiu unfolded the second piece of paper, which was the final quotation given by Fitch Dupont and Jordan Rockefeller.

"The final offer given by Mr. Fitch and John Rockefeller was US$12 billion."

After Lin Daoqiu finished reading, he unfolded the note to everyone to confirm the authenticity of the numbers he read.

Yabbs and Eliwood have no objections to this, which also means they are out.

However, the last bid has not yet been announced, so it is not yet certain who the final winner of this auction will be.

The smile on Fitch Dupont's face slowly faded away at this time, and he didn't even notice that he had become nervous.

Even after a careful analysis with Rockefeller just now, we concluded that Dunn Morgan would choose to give up in the final bidding stage and then trick himself into giving a high quotation.

If there was only Don Morgan alone, it would be hard to guess what the result would be, but with Anderson Mellon teaming up with him, the answer would be obvious.

Although Anderson Mellon is a member of the Mellon Consortium, he is not a core member. It is understandably difficult for him to convince the Mellon Consortium to spend more than five billion U.S. dollars on this deal.

Unless Anderson Mellon is very optimistic about the future of Reader Times and New Oriental Pictures, then he will choose to risk his own future.

Otherwise, the best thing for Anderson Mellon to do under such circumstances is to give up.

"This is the third and final offer."

After Lin Daoqiu finished speaking, he unfolded the note. The signatories on it were Tang En Morgan and Anderson Mellon.

Looking at the envelope in his hand, Lin Daoqiu suddenly fell silent.

"What's wrong with Mr. Lin? Could it be that Tang En's final offer doesn't even include the amount?"

Fitch Dupont smiled. He felt that Lin Daoqiu's reaction at this time should mean that Dunn Morgan and the others did not make an offer in the end, but chose to leave the offer blank.

After Fitch Dupont finished speaking, Lin Daoqiu reacted.

He smiled slightly first, and then said.

"The final offer from Mr. Down and Mr. Anderson is...13 billion US dollars, which is the highest of the three sets of offers..."

"I hereby officially announce that the result of this secret bidding was won by Mr. Down and Mr. Anderson."

"What……"

Fitch Dupont stood up from his chair in surprise. He never expected that Twain Morgan and Anderson Mellon would be willing to spend 130 to buy 30% of the shares of these two companies. Is he crazy?

Lin Daoqiu unfolded the note in front of everyone. The price quoted above was US$13 billion, and it also had the signatures of Twain Morgan and Anderson Mellon. There was no way it could be faked.

"You two, sometimes flaws are just a cover-up. I can only say that you trust your own judgment too blindly. Does the combination of two people necessarily mean that the funds will be spent in half? No, right? Up."

Don Morgan laughed. The purpose of his cooperation with Anderson was to mislead Fitch Dupont and John Rockefeller.

If he were the only one to participate in this auction, the final bid would definitely exceed 13 billion.

But it was precisely because he found Anderson and made them think that he was just here to cause trouble that he was able to win the final victory like he did now.

Fitch Dupont was almost furious. He didn't expect that Tang En Morgan would use their habitual thinking to mislead them.

But it is useless to say all this now, because the price offered by Tang En Morgan was the highest among the three groups, so they lost completely in this round.

"Twain, I underestimated you this time, but I promise you this will definitely be the last time."

After Fitch Dupont finished speaking, he stood up and left the conference room, followed closely by Rockefeller.

"Congratulations to both of you."

Although Jacobs and Eliwood were unwilling to do so, they still congratulated Tang En and Anderson in a graceful manner before leaving the meeting room.