Above.
The auctioneer announced loudly: "A total of 257 plots of land are up for auction this time, including 221 commercial plots, 27 industrial plots, 5 forestry plots, and 4 mountain plots!"
Whoosh...
An uproar ensued!
Even seeing the circles on the map behind me, hearing with my own ears that so much land was actually going to be auctioned off was still shocking.
More than 250 plots of land!
What does that mean?
Enough to sell in a typical place for seven or eight years!
The fact that the Hebei Provincial Government allocated all of it at once is unprecedented in scale.
and...
It doesn't all look like peripheral locations. According to their understanding, many of the locations for drawing are considered very good core locations in Songjiang and other prefecture-level cities. Building a house here is the perfect solution!
The bigwigs immediately perked up: In this era, the real estate market is still booming and extremely profitable; basically, as long as you acquire land and build houses, you're guaranteed to make a profit.
It can be said to be the last glimmer of hope for the real estate market...
The last glory of civil engineering...
Graduation means securing a job at a large corporation or state-owned enterprise with guaranteed employment and top-notch benefits. Of course, this glimmer of hope won't last long and will eventually fade...
...
Zhou Ying: "Chairman Ma! The scale of this land auction in Bei Province is larger than we expected; there was no prior indication of it..."
Ma Jun: "A big move! They should deliberately hold back, gathering so many top real estate groups from all over the country here and suddenly releasing this land will create competition and a bandwagon effect, giving these old guys no time to think... Only in this way can they get a higher price at auction... But the fact that they're offering so much land suggests that the Northern Province is planning something big..."
Zhou Ying: "That's for us...."
Ma Jun: "It won't affect anything!"
......
Looking at the map of Northern Province covered in circles, Dongfang Zhanyue said to his assistant, "Call the finance department! Ask how much funding we can allocate right now, and also inquire about the auction situation in other regions. I need a detailed summary within ten minutes..."
Assistant: "Understood!"
Dongfang Zhanyue's eyes flashed; she was no ignorant second-generation rich kid and possessed strong business acumen.
.....
Other bigwigs also reacted immediately.
...
now.
Don't even mention how surprised those big shots were.
Even Qin Jiang was slightly taken aback and looked at the auction map with some surprise. This time... such a grand gesture.
If he remembered correctly, the land auctions in Northern Province in his previous life weren't on such a large scale. It seemed he had triggered a butterfly effect: the explosive popularity of Songjiang's "Never-Sleeping City" and the Ice and Snow Festival had greatly increased Songjiang's and even Northern Province's fame, and with policies from above to revitalize the North, the development of Northern Province was now an inevitable trend. The only thing lacking was: [funding].
Qin Jiang's eyes flashed: "The higher-ups are decisive and efficient, that's good! Development must be done decisively and efficiently!"
He remembered it very clearly: 2010 to 2020 was the best period for urban development. Countless cities took advantage of this period to rise. Songjiang missed the best period for development in its previous life. When it was time to develop, it was too late. The planned ten subway lines were only completed in two or three, which was a regret. If it could have taken advantage of this time to rise and create its own butterfly effect, it would have been worthwhile.
.....
Above.
Despite the uproar below, the real estate developer was not calm either. It wasn't his first time being a land auctioneer, but he had never seen an auction of this scale before. This was a challenge for him, and he knew that the money from this auction would be used for the development of Songjiang, which was also an important part of his life experience.
He couldn't help but proclaim loudly:
"Each bid in this auction must be at least one million!"
"This bid is valid!"
"This auction will be supervised by the Hebei Provincial Government to ensure fairness, impartiality, and transparency!"
"....."
He kept explaining the rules of the auction.
The big shots below completely ignored this, as the rules for similar auctions are all very similar.
Snap!
The auctioneer slammed the gavel and announced loudly:
"Alright! Now, let's auction off the first plot of land!"
A point on the large screen map keeps expanding, and that point is a piece of land in the eastern suburbs of Songjiang: a medium-sized area! Big enough to build a medium-to-large residential complex with twenty buildings.
The only slight drawback is its geographical location!
The auctioneer continued, "The land to be auctioned today is Plot No. 4 in the eastern suburbs of Songjiang, with a starting price of one hundred million!"
"Action now!"
The words had barely left his mouth.
Someone directly held up a sign:
One hundred and five million!
Many more people raised their bids again:
One hundred and eight million!
"One hundred and ten million!"
"....
The price quickly soared to 170 million.
At this point, there were only a handful of bidding groups left!
The land itself was only worth about 150 million, and there were many other lands up for auction, so this one wouldn't have made a difference. Otherwise, they wouldn't have raised the price to this level if they weren't aiming for a good start. Just when everyone thought the bidding wouldn't continue, the price was about to go up.
The auctioneer suddenly announced in a loud voice:
"Global Group offered 180 million!"
These words were spoken.
Before everyone could be shocked.
The auctioneer called out again in a loud voice:
"Heilong Group offered 190 million!"
What?
Swish! Swish! Swish!
Everyone turned their attention to that direction.
The Black Dragon Group, located at position 49, calmly raised its sign, while Zhou Ying of the Huanyu Group, on the other side, had not yet lowered her sign.
The bigwigs were taken aback. They looked at the Black Dragon Group and the Universe Group with strange expressions. They had witnessed the conflict between the two sides outside. Coupled with their past grievances, it seemed that they were going to fight today. After all, the Black Dragon Group had not reacted when so many people raised their bids, but the Universe Group raised its bids immediately and even raised them at a premium. No one would believe that there was no personal grudge between them!
Many bigwigs murmured:
"This is going to be good..."
As expected, Zhou Ying raised her paddle again: "Two hundred million!"
Si Jiu held up a sign: "Two hundred and ten million!"
Zhou Ying raised her paddle again: "Two hundred and twenty million!"
49: "Two hundred and thirty million!"
"....
"....
The two managed to drive the price up to 250 million.
When Si Jiu raised his paddle and called out a price of 250 million, Zhou Ying did not raise her paddle again!
Two hundred and fifty million?
The land value has already exceeded 100 million, and adding more would double the land value. Since the one bidding against them was Sijiu, Qin Jiang himself sat there with his eyes slightly closed, calm and composed. Seeing this, Ma Jun was not to be outdone and also tapped his cane with a youthful expression, letting Zhou Ying take full responsibility for the auction. Although she was in full responsibility!
But she dared not raise the price any further!
Zhou Ying then looked at Si Jiu and mocked, "Two hundred and fifty million? You really dare to shout that? Can you even make that kind of decision? Don't just shout things here if you can't make that decision..."
Can you make the decision?
Qin Jiang looked at Zhou Ying with disdain, his voice echoing throughout the hall: "For this land auction, Heilong Group is fully managed by its board of directors and shareholder, Vice Chairman Dong Weibiao. He represents everything about Heilong! Every word he utters represents the entire Heilong Group, without needing to consult anyone!"
"Can you...do it?"