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Chapter 89 [Auction]

"That's a pity, I have several good ideas. I can't say the sales volume will be 10 copies, but 5 copies is definitely possible." Li Wendi said it was a pity, but in fact he was luring He Qijun into being deceived.

He Qijun didn't quite believe Li Wendi because she knew that Li Wendi was only a Form 6 graduate and had not even attended a foundation course. How could she possibly have a job working at a newspaper?

Thinking of Zhao Wanying's reminder, He Qijun has confirmed that Li Wendi wants to seduce her, of course she doesn't think Li Wendi is suitable for her.

"Mr. Li, Yuanhe is not so blessed, and the family will not agree." He Qijun continued to refuse politely.

Li Wendi did not continue this topic. After the two chatted for 10 minutes, he chose to leave, and at the same time left a check for this cooperation and booked advertising for the next three days.

In fact, what Li Wendi was attracted to was He Qijun as a person and the clean connections behind her. As long as the He family dared to endorse him, it would only be a matter of time for him to whitewash himself. Only then could he truly integrate into Hong Kong's upper class society.

The advertisement really worked. The next day after it was published, several people came to inquire about the store.

The buyers who came to the door were all small businessmen who wanted to buy shops in prosperous areas to run their businesses. Unfortunately, some shops were too large for them to afford and it was difficult for them to find suitable partners. Li Wendi was their middle partner and had already turned the shops into small ones. Of course, they would be a little more expensive than before, but it was within their acceptable range.

"Everyone, don't worry if you can't buy a shop. I still have a batch of shops that are being renovated and will be delivered in about a week. If you are interested, you can pay a deposit first." Li Wendi said with a smile.

At this point, he could of course let these buyers bid against each other so as to make a profit, but his vision was long-term. When his peers discovered that this business could make money, he would have already established a reputation. Then he could continue this business for a long time and do it better and more smoothly than his peers.

So buyers went to inquire about the shop, to find out its location, price, area, etc., for fear that it would be too late.

Seeing this, Zhang Wentao flattered him, "Boss is awesome! This business can be continued for a long time, and the company will definitely make a lot of money."

Li Wendi laughed and said, "It's easy to make money now, but it won't be so smooth in a month."

Hearing this, Li Wendi thought about it carefully and realized what the boss meant, "So that's why you didn't sell it for a high price?"

Li Wendi nodded. "Well, to do business you need to have a good reputation, so that you can do it for a long time. Recently, I need you to work harder to find properties with good locations and large areas. The owners must be willing to pay the full amount later."

"The company has limited funds, and we need to expand, so we can only take out a loan or pay later."

Zhang Wentao said, "We will try our best to do it. If the owner is unwilling, should we apply for a loan from the bank?"

"Okay, but we still have to be cautious. The interest rate on short-term loans is very high and will reduce our profits." Li Wendi said seriously.

The cubicle business only has a one-month cycle, and the loan cannot be taken on a long-term basis because the collateral will be sold, so the procedures are a bit cumbersome.

"Yes, I know what you mean." Zhang Wentao said thoughtfully.

Zhang Yan has always been in charge of the decoration company, so Li Wendi reminded him, "Ayan, don't take too many orders from the decoration company for the time being. The projects we have on hand require a large number of manpower, and we must try our best to make a lot of money before competition from peers emerges. Wait until this project has passed the heat, and then the decoration company will take orders." "Okay, I'll tell those responsible later." Zhang Yan said.

A week later, the news of the partition business spread like wildfire in Tsim Sha Tsui, and real estate developers flocked into this small industry. Some savvy ones even asked buyers for a deposit of half the total value before they even started renovating, and then used the deposit to purchase more shops.

There are also shop owners who feel that their shops are too big and want to take the opportunity to reduce the risk of operation, so they ask decoration companies to carry out partition renovations.

Li Wendi didn't expect the storm to come so quickly. Fortunately, the company's funds were not all invested in this. In addition, the market for the partition business was large, and there would be no malicious competition for the time being. So Li Wendi decided to speed up the pace of making money.

Li Wendi really wanted to expand the partition business to a prosperous area like Central, but unfortunately, land there is very expensive and those who can open a store there have good family backgrounds and don’t seem to have much need for partitions.

Areas such as Wan Chai have just begun to develop intensively and prices have gone up. Unfortunately, they are too close to Central and there is not much demand for shops. The main demand is for office buildings.

In the blink of an eye, it was early June. The weather was getting hotter and the outdoor temperature reached 6℃.

Li Wendi has been in this world for 10 months and his total assets exceed 600 million yuan. However, compared with those old men in the business world, he is still a beggar. There are some things that he cannot reach even if he stands on tiptoe, such as the official land auction held this time.

Of course he didn't have an invitation, so it was impossible for him to enter the venue, but he had been friends with Chen Xingzhou for a long time, and now was a good opportunity to put their relationship to use, so he followed Chen Xingzhou into the auction venue to see a real auction.

"Xingzhou, why are you so late? The auction is about to start." A young man who looked a bit like Chen Xingzhou laughed sarcastically, glancing at Li Wendi from time to time. "If I'm not mistaken, this should be Mr. Li Wendi, right?"

"I heard that you and Xingzhou were partners before, and also cooperated with our Chen Jewelry Company. Mr. Li is really capable. He can actually make a lot of money from the company."

This man is Chen Xingting, the leader of the Chen family's first branch. He is a new generation figure in Hong Kong's business world. He has done many big businesses and his abilities must not be too bad.

Hearing these sarcastic remarks, Li Wendi couldn't hold back his expression and said with a smile, "When dealing with Chen's Jewelry Company, I mostly cooperated with Mr. Chen Xingzhou. I thought you, Mr. Chen Xingting, were locked up. I heard that you are the boss of Chen's Jewelry Company again now. It seems that Mr. Chen Fenben has high hopes for you."

Li Wendi's words were full of metaphors, and those who knew the internal affairs of the Chen family could naturally understand them. However, Hong Kong was too small, and if something happened, it would reach the ears of colleagues the next day.

Chen Xingting raised his eyebrows. Li Wendi's metaphor made him a little angry. It was rare for someone to be so rude, so he snorted and left.

Chen Xingzhou smiled and said, "There are very few people who can make my elder brother lose face. He should be very angry now, otherwise he would not be so rude."

Li Wendi sneered, "I have already offended your father, how can I be afraid of him?"

"That's true!" Chen Xingzhou said indifferently. Anyway, he no longer held a position in the family company, and there was no need for him to compete with Chen Xingting for control of the family company. It was just that his upbringing made him helpless in front of Chen Xingting.

"The auction is about to begin, let's find a place to sit down." Li Wendi didn't want to dwell on this issue.

(End of this chapter)