Chapter 148: Prologue - Sowing Discord
An hour passed quickly!
When Xu Chen appeared in the hall again, the merchants had already finished their discussions, and once again sat quietly in their seats and waited.
"Okay, I think you already have the right price in your hearts, so let's get started!" Xu Chen walked up to the stage and said to everyone.
"Let's start with these rows of houses that have been built!"
"These rows of houses are right in the middle of the square, and they are in a good location, with the most tourists, and their value is self-evident!
"First the No. 1 house......"
This time, the auction was not as noisy as usual, everything was going on in peace, and the merchants present were just quietly writing the price on the note, and what they wanted to say had already been finished in the private room, of course, Xu Chen also "listened" to all their words, and it was a little late.
Soon, when all the notes were put into the box, the guys of the Autumn Water Pavilion began to count them one by one.
It's not a very difficult calculation, it's just a matter of taking it out and comparing the size.
In the end, the No. 1 house was sold at a price of 150,000 yuan!
Such a price is not to mention in Yuzhang City, even if it is on Suzaku Street in Chang'an City, you can buy a good shop.
The first time they made a move, the businessmen didn't have much bottom in their hearts. After all, it was a secret auction, except for the final transaction price, Xu Chen did not announce the rest of the quotations, so no one can use other people's prices as a reference, just like a blind person walking at night, and he has to grope his way forward.
And after the first transaction price came out, it was like a light in the dark night, which gave the businessmen a reference, and the starting price could be somewhat confident.
It's just that when the transaction price of the second house came out, the merchants present felt confused.
180,000!
This is the transaction price of the second house! It is even more expensive than the previous one!
As soon as the quotation was announced, the merchants present were silent! All of them bowed their heads in contemplation.
"Impossible!" the middle-aged man surnamed Wang whispered.
When he was bidding for the first house just now, he just offered a random price, because he knew that he was not strong enough to put all his belongings on this shop, so he didn't care.
After the first transaction price came out, the middle-aged man surnamed Wang also had a plan in mind, so he was bound to win the auction this time!
This time, he sold a full 160,000 yuan! 10,000 yuan more than the first transaction price! According to his thoughts, in this second auction, the merchants who have a reference will definitely not pay such a high price again, after all, no one's money comes in vain.
The reason why this is so is because he knows that he will never be able to compete with others in the next auction, but fortunately, he has put all his bets on the front!
It's just that now it seems that he is not the only one who thinks this way!
So, the middle-aged man surnamed Wang shook his head after "figuring it out", sighed, and prepared to lower the weight to the next time.
As a result, after the second offer is published, the next offer is higher and higher.
On the side of the hall, in a dark room, the shopkeeper of Qiushui Pavilion was facing Lu Hao at this time, and he kept exclaiming: "The second owner, the big owner's trick is really clever!"
"Find a few nurseries in advance, tell them to just quote a high price, and then sell the house and land to them at the agreed price after the matter is completed, just falsely report tens of thousands of yuan, which can completely disrupt the prediction of this group of people, so that they have to raise the price, so that we can earn more!"
"Hehe, Shopkeeper Mu, can you only see this?" Lu Hao heard Mu Chun's excited appreciation, but he only smiled slightly, and said so.
"Ah, isn't there any other use?" asked Mu Chun in surprise.
Lu Hao knew his eldest brother's expectations for this Mu Chun, and also recognized this person's ability, so he patiently explained to him: "These people who came today are not ordinary businessmen!"
"Don't underestimate this group of people! their influence in Yuzhang City is far beyond your imagination!" Lu Hao said solemnly.
Hearing this, Mu Chun nodded seriously.
Lu Hao smiled with satisfaction when he saw this, and then said, "The reason why the energy of these people is so great is because they are not like the rest of those scattered merchants!
"You also heard their conversation in the private room just now, right?" Lu Hao asked.
"That's right!" Mu Chun nodded and said, "This group of people is going to work together to buy a piece of contiguous land, and then come back to discuss how to divide it." β
"This is where these people are difficult to deal with! Although they are competing with other merchants, if there is an internal agreement, they will strictly limit the intensity of competition in today's auction, so that our income will be much less. Lu Hao continued.
Mu Chun lowered his head and pondered for a moment, and then suddenly said: "So the big proprietor did this in order to let them slowly have doubts, and finally turn the object of suspicion to the people within their own group. β
"That's right! Once the seeds of doubt are planted, it will not be so easy to get rid of them!" Lu Hao was very satisfied with Mu Chun's comprehension ability, and said with a smile again: "And once they start to doubt their own people, their alliance will collapse today, and this auction will be completely reduced to a chaotic war, and we will reap the benefits of the fisherman." β
"I understand! In the past, the big proprietors used some methods to exaggerate the atmosphere of the auction, making the participants even more crazy and losing their minds, but now they use the same method!" Mu Chun then nodded and said.
"Yes! In the past, those people were ordinary people, or dignitaries, these people have a good face and a lot of money, the key is not to do business, and they have no ability to resist these methods, so the eldest brother used the method on the face of them. β
"And today, these people are all businessmen who have been in the mall for a long time, they have more rich business experience, and they are all some masters who don't see rabbits and don't scatter eagles, and it is a bit out of place to use the original method!"
"That's why the eldest brother will turn the light into darkness this time and use some small means to divide them. β
"Of course, this is also because most of the merchants and gangs of this group of people are in harmony with each other, there are no strict regulations, and the interests involved in this auction are very large, so we will have a chance!"
Lu Hao then explained in detail to Mu Chun.
Mu Chun nodded slowly, today's words made him feel that he had benefited a lot.
"However, even if they don't notice it this time, or if they do, they have to do so, but then we won't get much more profit, but for this we will be jealous of these people, and even resentful, like this...... I'm afraid ......," Mu Chun hesitated for a long time before he said thoughtfully.
"Haha, that's right! Old Mu, the eldest brother really didn't see the wrong person!" Lu Hao was really happy this time, stretched out his hand and patted Mu Chun's shoulder and said, "What you said is right! Not only is it not only unkind for us to do this, but it is also easy to be resented!"
"These businessmen are mercenary, but they don't know how to tolerate people than those who read, once these resentments are planted, it will be very bad for our future business!"
Mu Chun saw that the owner had already noticed it, but he was even more puzzled in his heart, so he asked out loud: "Since the second owner already knows, why ......?"
"Hehe, Lao Mu! This is the cleverness of the eldest brother!" Lu Hao smiled and said, selling Mu Chun a pass, without explanation, just saying: "You don't have to worry, these are all planned by the eldest brother!
Seeing this, Mu Chun had no choice but to nod his head, these young owners are not simple people, since they already have a countermeasure, then he has nothing to worry about!
As for not being able to participate in the owner's deeper plans, Mu Chun also expressed his understanding, after all, he has been here for a short time. However, this made Mu Chun determined to work hard to gain the trust of the owner, and in Mu Chun's opinion, the future of these young owners will be limitless!
Lu Hao, ignoring Mu Chun in contemplation, stared at the glass mirror on the wall again, in the hall at this moment, as the auction gradually deepened, the atmosphere on the field began to become a little weird!
There was really no stupid person among the businessmen present, and the leaders who reacted the fastest had noticed something unusual as early as the last few quotations.
Because, in the competition for the larger plots of land just now, the final offer was actually very different from the one they had agreed with in advance! If it was only one or two times, it could be considered that it was robbed by the rest of the merchant gang at a high price, but the next few times there were unusually high prices one after another, and the leaders present here began to realize the unusual!
Then, someone stepped forward and was ready to find a way to change the situation.
"Xu Dongjia, the auction has been going on for so long, Mei is also a little tired from seeing the big guy, and besides, it's time to eat, I think it's better to stop first, and then continue after eating, what do you think?" Today, Mei Yun, who has not made a sound since coming in, can no longer stand this feeling of losing control, so she has to stand up and mention yì.
Mei Yun's construction was agreed by most of the businessmen present, and they all nodded yes, today's auction is really a bit weird, everyone has discussed it in the private room in advance, and they have all made it clear about their favorite land and shop pΓΉ and other people in the group, and even the price they will offer.
Originally, the big guys had all been discussed, but under the mediation of the leaders, they had reached an internal consensus that they would not participate in the auction with each other, so they only had to compete with the rest of the merchants.
And the several merchant gangs present are in the same city, and they have also divided the corresponding spheres of influence between each other in Yuzhang City, and they also have a lot of understanding of each other for those competitors who do the same business as themselves.
There is also a rough prediction of the price that the other party may offer, although there may be some discrepancies, but in the absence of internal competition, and the outside understands each other, it is still very promising to get a few pieces of land!
However, the reality is that although the land they are looking for has also been obtained, the price is three to four percent higher than expected, and the most intriguing thing is that every transaction price is even one or two hundred thousand yuan higher than the price quoted by themselves in the private room just now! It is only one or two thousand yuan higher! Every time!
As a result, even the most unresponsive people begin to doubt the people inside themselves!
"In that case, it's okay, you can also try the craftsmanship of this restaurant!"
Xu Chen saw that everyone had the intention of pausing, so naturally he would not refuse, so he then stopped the auction and ordered the guys to serve you drinks and food.
Naturally, the merchants would not eat in the hall, so a moment later the hall was empty again, and the door to the private room on the second floor was closed again.
And Xu Chen, who returned to the dark room again, shook his head, and said with a smile in an incredible tone: "Didn't this group of people say that they are all very smart? How can they go back to talk secretly at this time?......