CapĂtulo 1936: Chapter 835: 1 Trillion
âXiaodong!â Chu Xianling called out softly to Song Xiaodong, a bit worried, clutching Song Xiaodongâs arm even tighter.
âItâs fine, Iâm not spending my own money.â Song Xiaodong whispered in Chu Xianlingâs ear.
The host brought up many accountants, who checked for a long time.
Secretary Xu, frightened, hurriedly called Han Yang.
âDeputy Mayor Han, somethingâs wrongâŠâ
âWhat happened now, whatâs wrong againâŠâ Han Yang knew things werenât good as soon as he heard Secretary Xuâs words.
âSong Xiaodong and Zhang Dongfang are at it, bidding on a piece of porcelain, competing to see whoâs richer. Song Xiaodong pulled out a card, maxed out the card reader, and after five minutes, the accountants couldnât calculate how much Song Xiaodong was bidding.â
âWhatâs he doing, is he crazy? Got money to burn? Intentionally stealing the spotlight from our Overseas Chinese?â
âExactly, heâs doing it on purpose. Deputy Mayor Han, did we offend him somehow?â Secretary Xu asked.
âAhâŠâ Han Yang sighed again.
âAlright, go tell the auction side to control the total transaction value, donât really let them pay a sky-high price for a broken bottle. That money would be better spent developing a piece of land!â Han Yang instructed Secretary Xu.
Secretary Xu quickly went to take care of it, immediately contacting the auction side, who then informed the host.
After calculating for five minutes on stage, the accountants came to a unanimous conclusion and informed the host, leaving the host stunned.
Zhang Dongfang looked at the situation, his legs a bit weak.
âMr. Zhang, Mr. Songâs bid is one trillion.â The host reported Song Xiaodongâs price to Mr. Zhang, speaking with a bit of a stutter and a trembling voice.
âWhat?â
âOne trillion?â
âSong Xiaodong has a trillion?â
âSong Xiaodong is spending a trillion to buy a bottle?â
âIs he crazy?â
âIs he out of his mind?â
âGot money to burn?â
âMoney laundering?â
Zhang Dongfang felt a cold sweat break out down his spine.
This is really causing a big scene.
Making the Ruitu United Bank fork out a trillion would completely change the landscape of Ruituâs banking industry.
Zhang Dongfang wouldnât do something this foolish.
But, so many people were watching him from the audience.
Zhang Dongfang looked at the host with some frustration, blaming the bad idea from this sly little person, making him give such a bid, and now he couldnât keep up, his dignity trampled on the ground.
âIâm offering this money, how much are you putting up?â Song Xiaodong tilted his head and asked Zhang Dongfang.
âAre you scared? You donât even have a trillion? Then how do you have the nerve to come to Minghe to invest? You think the mainland is still like thirty years ago? Seeing an Overseas Chinese as if seeing their own father? The times have changed! Hua Country has grown strong!â Song Xiaodong began to lecture Zhang Dongfang.
Zhang Dongfang still didnât know about the transaction limits; one of them had to pay a sky-high price to buy that bottle, and no matter who paid, it would be using Swiss United Bankâs money.
If he made one wrong move, heâd be out of luck.
Zhang Dongfang said nothing, resigned to the situation, and picked up his card to swipe.
âPlease try again.â
The card reader emitted a mechanical female voice, prompting Zhang Dongfang to try again.
Song Xiaodong snickered at the side.
Zhang Dongfang tried again.
âCard damaged.â
âHuh?â Zhang Dongfang, puzzled, swiped again.
âCard damaged.â
âDid you bring a useless expired card just to pad the numbers?â Song Xiaodong laughed heartily.
âNo wonder the card number matched; you must have picked up someone elseâs discarded bad card, right?â Song Xiaodong continued to mock.
âYou!â
âMr. Zhang, Iâm sorry, this piece of porcelain is mine. You, get out of Hua Country overnight.â
âAs an Overseas Chinese, returning to build the country is your duty, but you insist that all the officials and business people of Minghe treat you as if youâre an ancestor. Today, Iâll educate you, this capital, invest it if you want, donât if you donât. Our country is thriving now and doesnât need a few arrogant Overseas Chinese thinking theyâre indispensable!â
Song Xiaodongâs rant left Zhang Dongfang speechless, but people in the audience quietly cheered, though they werenât too overt.
Zhang Dongfang checked his card repeatedly but found nothing amiss.
Zhang Dongfang didnât see that there was a small hole on the magnetic strip of the card; earlier, when Song Xiaodong tested the card, he used silver needles to damage the cardâs magnetic strip.
âFine, is this how Minghe City treats its guests? Iâll leave, and take my investment with me!â Zhang Dongfang put away his card and left the stage.
âOur Minghe? Arenât you from Minghe too? Arenât we all people from Minghe, just because you have money and youâre Overseas Chinese, do you expect the whole city to revolve around you?â Song Xiaodong continued to berate Zhang Dongfang, who pretended not to hear.
âHey, hey, hey, Mr. Zhang, donât be angryâŠâ Secretary Xu followed after him.
All the bosses present were a bit disheartened too, as Song Xiaodong had disrupted their investment opportunity, but they didnât dare provoke Song Xiaodong, who was a local power, and stayed silent, waiting to see how things would settle.
âMr. Song, weâre truly sorry. To ensure transaction security and the safety of your personal assets, there is a transaction limit at this porcelain art auction. The total transaction amount cannot exceed two billion, so Mr. Song, your bid is invalid, and this auction item will be re-auctioned.â
âSo thereâs a transaction capâŠâ
âSong Xiaodong probably knew, otherwise, he wouldnât have been so bold.â
âNo wonder he dared to offer such a ridiculous price.â
âHowever, Song Xiaodong turns out to be worth a trillion. Looks like we really underestimated this Mr. Song. Why are we still chasing after Overseas Chinese? We should be asking Mr. Song to invest, right? Thatâs the same!â