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Chapter 24 Internal Auction

Internal auction!
Auctions are usually open and fair, but since the word "internal" was added before this auction, it represented the difference of this auction.

Internal auctions are relatively private, with a small number of participants, and only honored guests who have been invited are allowed to enter.

Many times, when a big cake is put on the table, the specific shares have already been divided up by the big shots.

The internal auction is a similar ceremony to divide the cake.

The Delos Group is facing a huge deficit. At present, most of the assets have been sealed up by the bank and are preparing for an open and fair auction.

The internal auction hosted by the municipal government is a different situation. It is hosted by the municipal government, which has certain political attributes.

Most of the people who can be invited to the internal auction have won the friendship of Mr. Mayor.

He has a lot of money and is well-known in the local area.

In this internal auction, they will win some higher-quality assets at a lower price.

Of course, no one can take advantage of it for nothing.

With the benefit of Mr. Mayor, they also need to solve the trouble for Mr. Mayor.

Now Mr. Mayor's trouble is the problem of population unemployment. After accepting certain industries, he must be responsible for the corresponding unemployed population and provide corresponding jobs.

This is an unspoken rule that no one will break rashly.

Those who do not abide by the rules will be rejected collectively!

"The leather factory is not a very high-quality resource. In the internal auction, you should be able to win it at the lowest price, but you need to be responsible for [-] jobs, and you need to be prepared."

Peyton nodded, signaling his understanding.

Solving jobs?

To be honest, this is what Payton originally wanted. The most fundamental way to expand his influence is to control jobs.

Just as the landlord controls the land and thus has decisive dominion over the farmhand.

If there are enough jobs under Payton, he can become the real uncrowned king.

The influence he has is enough to be converted into actual votes, which will actually improve his status.

The reason why Mr. Wal-Mart, the controller of the Wal-Mart Group, is able to firmly occupy an unbeatable position in every election conference.

The main reason is that Wal-Mart directly controls and indirectly influences millions of votes.

If there is a problem with Wal-Mart, millions of people will lose their jobs, which will lead to the recession of the entire federal economy.

No one can bear such a huge price.

……

The auction will be held in a private building before the city hall.

Because it is an internal auction, the format of this auction is quite different from the traditional one.

Traditional auction - everyone sits below and listens to the auctioneers on the stage beating with hammers in their hands to carry out the auction.

The internal auction is actually a way of socializing. Everyone can dance, sing, or even eat hot pot, and handle all the auction items harmoniously in a harmonious atmosphere.

This is also a stage for expanding people's network. Those who appear here are all people with certain strength and influence, and they are all good network resources.

Here, you can arbitrarily expand your network of contacts, which is what rich businessmen or politicians are happy to see.

At night, Mr. Chris took Peyton, and after showing the invitation to the guard, he entered the auction venue smoothly.

The layout of the venue is very luxurious. In the center of the hall, a row of gorgeous chandeliers adorns the venue incomparably brightly. Under the illumination of the lights, it looks like a ballroom. There are only gentlemen and ladies in formal attire, in the ballroom. Ballroom dancing was performed in the middle.

Just as Mr. Chris walked in, a middle-aged man with a bald head and a fat belly in a tuxedo greeted him with a smile on his face.

"Senator Chris, I thought you wouldn't come!"

Mr. Chris shook hands with him, and then introduced to Peyton: "This is Mr. Carter, who is responsible for organizing some activities of the city government. This auction is hosted by Mr. Carter."

When Payton heard the words, he suddenly realized that this Mr. Carter should be a member of the mayor's staff.

Maybe it's the chief aide, the mayor's confidant.

"Oh! I thought I was wrong. This is the genius writer of the Federation, Mr. Peyton Chris?"

"The devil's personality is really well written. It is said that the sales volume has exceeded 800 million. It's amazing!"

Before Peyton could say hello to him, this Mr. Carter stretched out his hands to Peyton with great enthusiasm.

Peyton shook hands with him, with a slight smile on his face: "Mr. Carter is overrated, thank you readers for your love."

The three exchanged a few words, and Peyton mainly listened. His age is not suitable for talking too much.

At this time, he is like a small employee who goes to accompany the leader to socialize, and one ear is enough.

After a while, a man with a gutter nose and Mr. Chris waved slightly in the distance. After Chris apologized slightly to Carter, he led Peyton towards the man with the hook nose.

Carter looked at the backs of Chris and his son for a while, wondering what he was thinking.

Soon, when a new guest came in, he smiled again, took the initiative to greet him, and started chatting with him.

In one corner of the stage, Mr. Chris was already communicating with the hook-nosed man.

The hook-nosed man was named Brin, and Peyton was very familiar with him. He was the chief of the Birmingham Police Department and Mr. Chris's former deputy.

The two retired from the army at about the same age and entered the police station. They have been partners for many years, and they have a very good personal relationship!

"Uncle Brin!"

"Little Peyton, haha, we haven't seen each other for a long time, Karina misses you very much!"

Payton smiled awkwardly. Mr. Chris's old friends had been following him for a long time. When they came to visit, there were suitable girls at home, and they all liked to lead them towards their home.

Brin's youngest daughter, Karina, is only one year older than Payton, and in Payton's eyes is just a little girl.

If Brin's eldest daughter is just 21 years old, Dai Lina, who just got married a few days ago, Payton might think about it.

Fortunately, this topic didn't last too long. After a while, the topic of communication between the two shifted to this auction.

"The leather factory of the Delos Group is not a good business. If it weren't for the unsalable leather products, which caused a big hole, the Delos Group might not be able to persist."

"No, the problem of Delos Group is not leather at all. The most important thing is real estate. The large amount of land that Delos bought a few years ago is ready to be developed, which led to the direct rupture of the capital chain. This is the main thing!"

……

Most of what the two said was clear to Peyton.

A few years ago, with the further development of the tourism industry and the shift of the state's center of gravity, the traditional industry was not easy to do.

In Alabama, the main economic pillars are crops and tourism. In the past, there was a military industry, but now it is gradually declining.

This Delos guy is going to turn around and go into real estate and build hotels.

But why would a local real estate tycoon want someone to take their food from them?

They have a tacit understanding with each other, and they have been secretly planning to swallow the entire Delos Group directly.

After some calculations, they succeeded in directly breaking the capital chain of Delos Group, and the transformation failed completely. The half-developed hotel had to be suspended.

As the Delos Group declared bankruptcy, Delos jumped directly from the building.

"Never want to earn a penny in an unfamiliar field, how can it be so easy to transform?" Payton also sighed in his heart.

Just like this time he is going to take over the leather factory and do foreign trade business, but it is actually just an attempt.

Peyton has long held the idea of ​​failure in his heart, which can be regarded as accumulating experience.

Try it once!
In his previous life, he didn't have the capital to try at all, but in this life, he has.

Of course, Payton is very optimistic about this industry. Foreign trade is the current trend, and the possibility of failure is extremely small!
This is also the reason why Payton decided to enter this industry.

(End of this chapter)