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Chapter 25 Auction
After a while, the flashlight hit the top of the stage.

A middle-aged man in a suit and leather shoes with neatly combed hair walked up to the stage with a friendly smile on his arm and a lady on his arm.

It is the new mayor Grant.

After taking the microphone from Carter, Grant smiled and said, "Gentlemen and ladies, welcome to tonight's auction."

"These days, there are a lot of unemployed people in the city. The theme of today's auction is to solve the social unemployment problem."

Grant spoke in a standard politician's tone, looking kind but full of majesty.

The movement of the whole person is contagious, a must for every standard politician.

After a while, after the mayor finished speaking, his aide, Carter, went directly to the stage and acted as the auctioneer of this auction. He was only seen holding a small auction hammer, which looked decent.

"The first commodity in this auction is a ranch located in the eastern suburbs. The ranch has a total of 15 hectares. It mainly deals in dairy products. There are [-] employees in total... The starting price is [-] US dollars."

This ranch is the private ranch of the Delos family, and it is now completely liquidated.

Obviously, this is a high-quality product, and the ranch has always been a value-preserving thing. In terms of the current market price, this thing is not a premium within 30.

In the end, the ranch was bought by a young man with gold-rimmed glasses at a reserve price of US$15, which was half of the market price.

The internal auction is really enough internal!
This price can only be said to be a fair and just auction!
Peyton was also very moved when he saw the price. In the end, Uncle Brin shook his head, looked at the young man with gold-rimmed glasses, and introduced to Peyton, "This is Mikel, a member of the Desman family!"

The Desman family, well, the upstarts in the city, Mr. Mayor is the surname, Mikel, the nephew of Mr. Mayor.

This ranch can also be regarded as evidence that the Desman family is preparing to take root in the city.

This is something that everyone is happy to see happen. A mayor who is willing to blend in with them is a good mayor.

"The second item, one hundred large-scale industrial vehicles and fifty medium-sized transport vehicles for urgent processing, can be used for transportation... The starting price is 30 US dollars!"

The market price of this batch of cars is about 80 yuan, and if they are auctioned off for second-hand sales, they should be worth 60 to [-] yuan. It will definitely not be a loss if you take them down!

It’s just that one thing needs to be considered when winning, that is, there are at least 150 corresponding driver positions, and even the nursing work around this batch of cars, [-] jobs are standard.

This is the political demand attached to the low price of these cars.

As for it, it is impossible to get it from here, and then sell it for a second time to earn the difference!
After the auction is completed, they will sign a relevant agreement, which will fix some jobs.

To win this batch of cars, we will be responsible for at least 150 jobs.

"The transport industry?"

Payton thought about it, this industry has great potential, and he is destined to be inseparable from the transportation industry if he wants to conduct foreign trade.

It's just that he still has some concerns. He doesn't have much understanding of the current situation in this industry, nor does he have enough resources.

Is it worth it to win so many cars at once?
Before Peyton thought it through, this batch of cars had already been sought after to a certain extent. After four or five gentlemen bid one after another, they were called out for 41 yuan, and then an old man bought them.

Under the introduction of Mr. Chris, Peyton knew that the old man was the owner of the Naker Transportation Company.

A local transportation tycoon, his transportation company is distributed throughout the state, and one fifth of the drivers in the entire state of Alabama work for him. He can be regarded as the tycoon with the strongest capital in this auction.

Peyton nodded, it seems that he can find this company to cooperate with at that time.

Time passed slowly, and all kinds of products were displayed.

After all, the Delos Group is a large-scale group company. After bankruptcy and liquidation, it involved a variety of industries. Payton was really dazzled by the various industries.

"Hardware factory?"

"The spare parts industry for small engines?"

"A lot of land to be developed in the outskirts?"

"An office building in the city center!"

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Among these things, the land and office buildings that do not need to provide jobs have the highest selling prices, basically reaching the market price.

But the prices of other factories are relatively low, and there are even stream auctions.

Payton chose a small printing factory among various commodities, with a scale of about 200 people, and it only cost 20 US dollars to take it down.

After seeing the auction of the printing house, some thoughts that existed in Peyton's mind came out ahead of time.

Payton wants to enter the media industry, which is a very important industry and can speak for himself.

Running a newspaper, printing his own book, building a media network, establishing a media group... There is a lot to do, and if it goes well, he might not be able to enter the book sales and other industries.

In the past few years, he has not only written books, but also has enough understanding of this industry.

If it's possible, maybe I can't build my own sales channels and sell my own books!
Of course, this is not a simple matter and needs to be done step by step.

"If the original sin series goes well, I will have enough capital to officially leave Random House, build my own sales network and channels, and earn [-]% of the money. There is really no need to distribute it to others."

"And the influence brought by the media network and the incidental value generated are far more important than money."

After a while, he finally arrived at the leather factory that Payton had been looking forward to.

"The next step is the leather production factory. The factory is located in Dikol Town, covering an area of ​​twelve hectares. The production line has adopted the latest generation of machinery. The leather produced is all of high quality. It employs 2370 workers and the starting price is 80!"

Hearing this product, the audience suddenly fell into silence.

Like the small engine parts production plant that was passed over before, no one wants to take over this mess.

Everyone knows that this factory is a big hole now, the products it produces cannot be sold, and those workers are kept for nothing. No one is that stupid.

Seeing this scene, Mr. Mayor felt a little helpless. This was already the lowest price.

The industrial land and the latest production line are far more than this value. If there are no 200 jobs attached, if the factory is directly split up and sold, it is estimated that it will not be less than [-] million.

But these 2000 talents are the most critical, which is already an additional political demand.

As the newly appointed mayor, if he wants to be re-elected, he must ensure the stability of the city and avoid a large number of unemployed people.

Two thousand unemployed people may not seem like a lot, but the associated influence is extremely bad.

It would be too bad if there was a vigorous parade under the instigation of the workers' association.

Work is important!
Especially for federal people who have no concept of saving money, they are burdened with various loans, and basically have to pay some bills every week.

If they lose their jobs, their lives will completely collapse.

Some people can't afford the mortgage, they may be evicted directly, sleep on the street, and starvation is inevitable.

It must be known that once a person encounters this kind of predicament, it is easy to breed all kinds of violence, chaos, and behaviors that affect social order.

Looking at the new mayor, Mr. Chris shook his head and sighed.

Some time ago, they were also considered competitors.

Because at that time, he was hesitating whether to go to the state or run for the local mayor
The former can go further, while the latter has the foundation he has laid over the years.

After some hesitation, he chose the former and avoided the big hole.

The new mayor, who was lucky enough to win the election, was not too lucky.

The mayor looked at the people below him with some expectation, hoping that a certain "taken advantage" would stand up.

It's just that everyone met Mr. Mayor's eyes and shook their heads subconsciously, with clear rejection in their eyes.

They are wealthy businessmen, and they will not take over this huge hole just to please the mayor.

According to the average salary settlement, these 2000 people have an annual salary of almost 200 million yuan, and with various expenses, it can even reach 300 million yuan.

If the factory's products can't find a market, who can afford to support 2000 people?
Payton and Mr. Chris on the side looked at each other and nodded slightly. According to their estimates, it would take at least 300 million to win this place, which is less than one-third of the value, which is really unexpected. surprise.

But if you think about it carefully, the price is also normal!
Businesses linked to politics always have huge room for profit.

After a while, everyone was quiet and in an atmosphere of rejection.

When Carter on the stage was about to announce that the auction was unsatisfactory, Mr. Chris raised his hand to take it down under Peyton's signal!

"80 million!"

For a moment, the scene was a little silent, and everyone looked at Mr. Chris with puzzlement in their eyes.

Even the mayor on the stage was a little confused. He knew the former councilor and police chief of Birmingham.

The two had been potential rivals after all.

But as far as he knows, Chris doesn't look like a fool, does he?
If other big capitalists take over the factory, there may be a possibility to reverse the crisis, but Chris, a retired member of the army, does he have the means?

Is it for a good name?

Shaking his head, Grant couldn't figure it out at all. In his opinion, this was a thankless behavior.

(End of this chapter)