The auctioneer used extremely provocative language to introduce the 10,000-acre plot of land in Central. This was not only for the bidders, but also for the viewers watching the live broadcast in front of the TV.
Undoubtedly, this auction will be the focus of attention in Hong Kong.
The auctioneer is a partner of Taxi Auction House, the most senior auctioneer. He has a special way of speaking. He mixes Cantonese and English, which makes Lin Wei a little uncomfortable. Most of Yu Yongan's subordinates are from Hong Kong.
People, Shirley He is a new Hong Konger, and they are very adaptable to this way of speaking.
After the first round of bidding began, the dual-base consortium was the first to bid, with a bid of HK$23.2 billion.
Everyone was fully prepared, and Shixin Lanying Consortium followed up with a bid of HK$23.3 billion—the minimum increase was HK$100 million.
He raised his hand, opened his mouth, and walked out with 100 million Hong Kong dollars. It can be said that this is one of the fastest ways to spend money in the world, and it is also one of the cruelest auctions.
Cheung Kong Holdings offered HK$23.4 billion. Before anyone could react, the Dual Base Consortium quickly followed suit and offered HK$23.5 billion.
The British Hong Kong government is the party that reaps the benefits, but if the bidding entities bid in this way, the British Hong Kong government will be the most anxious.
These bidding consortiums are all experienced veterans, and they know very well that everyone's interests in this regard are common, and the only opponent is the British Hong Kong government.
Everyone's bids were in tacit understanding, and they were all increasing from one hundred million to one hundred million. Not only did the British Hong Kong government think that the bidding would be fierce after the filming started, but even the people were looking forward to watching a big show, but they didn't expect it to be so dull.
Bidding.
The auctioneer was anxious, but after all, he was experienced. He speeded up the pace in an interesting way, compressing the time for the bidders to think, giving the impression that the transaction was about to be completed with the latest bid. This method is very dangerous. If there is no updated bid,
If the auctioneer obviously delays the time, he will be criticized and the fairness of the auction will be questioned.
What makes everyone even more surprised is that Yongan Group, which has always used money to pave the way and has a brave style, has never made a bid. It is completely inconsistent with what people think. Yongan Group and Cheung Kong Holdings are fighting fiercely.
The price slowly rose to HK$24.6 billion. The auctioneer was already sweating, but he finally entered the stage of fighting for his strength.
The premium is only HK$1.4 billion, which is the early stage of testing firepower.
The auctioneer was keenly aware of the changes in the bidding entities, and deliberately left a blank period of more than ten seconds. When the situation was almost complete, he immediately turned his attention to Yong'an Group, which had not bid, looked at Yu Yongan and said with a smile
, "Yongan Group seems to be very calm today. I wonder if Mr. Yu has a higher bid?"
"24.6 billion Hong Kong dollars for the first time."
Other bidding entities did not bid, they just wanted to see what Yongan Group was doing.
Yu Yongan, on the other hand, folded his arms and smiled, as if he was continuing to watch the show.
"24.6 billion Hong Kong dollars for the second time..." The auctioneer was very shocked. Yongan Group could really keep his composure. He couldn't count on Yongan Group. He immediately looked at Cheung Kong Holdings and said, "Hongji, Henderson
, Kerry Construction Consortium bid 24.6 billion Hong Kong dollars, the third time..."
Li Bancheng glanced at Yu Yongan and nodded to his assistant, who held up a sign and said, "25 billion Hong Kong dollars."
The curse of the minimum markup was finally broken. The auctioneer breathed a sigh of relief, and the officials of the British Hong Kong government also breathed a sigh of relief.
No matter what the Yongan Group is planning, Li Bancheng is determined to win these 10,000 acres of land. He stands very high and does not regard the Yongan Group as his only opponent. Even without the Yongan Group, there are still three covetous opponents, none of whom are good-natured.
stubble.
Therefore, Cheung Kong Holdings continued in accordance with the established plan.
Wheelock Real Estate, which was considered by a special guest on the TV station to be trying to increase its presence, suddenly put up a bid: "25.5 billion Hong Kong dollars."
The direct price increase of HK$500 million shows a certain degree of confidence.
The auctioneer was completely relieved.
They all came prepared. The Shixin Lanying Consortium has the largest number of members. Each of them can easily raise the price to HK$28 billion for HK$7 billion, so their common representatives did not hesitate to raise their placards.
Yes, but the price increase is only HK$100 million.
After several more biddings, the strategy of Shixin Lanying Consortium was generally revealed - they always increased the price by HK$100 million on the basis of the latest bid, and they showed a posture of sticking to the latest bid until the end.
However, the confident Double Base Real Estate and Garry Construction consortium suddenly fell silent and became spectators with Yongan Group.
The current situation is that Cheung Kong Holdings and Wheelock Properties are bidding back and forth, with each increase ranging from hundreds of millions. Every time the two companies come to a standstill, Shixin Lanying Consortium increases the price by 100 million Hong Kong dollars.
Take the initiative.
It seems that the Shixin Lanying Consortium is more like a soy sauce man, but it is the soy sauce man Wheelock Properties and Cheung Kong Holdings that the outside world has always believed to be the soy sauce man. The performance of Yong On Group, which everyone has always believed to be the number one player, is the strangest.
I haven't made a bid yet.
This situation caused heated discussions in the live broadcast rooms of major TV stations. Various special guests and celebrities expressed their opinions. Some people thought that Yongan Group was cowarded, some thought that Yongan Group was waiting for the last moment, and some thought that Yongan Group was waiting for the last moment.
The group may have an agreement with a consortium, and Yongan Group has changed from a major role to a secondary role.
The basis for those who hold the last view is that Wheelock Properties, which had been relatively low-key before, suddenly rushed to the stage to start a fight with Cheung Kong Holdings.
More than half an hour later, Wheelock Real Estate bid 27.8 billion Hong Kong dollars. This price was close to the bottom line of Shixin Lanying Consortium. Their representatives urgently discussed countermeasures.
While they were discussing, in the very quiet auction venue, Li Bancheng stood up in person and said with a smile, "Cheung Kong Holdings is full of confidence in the future of Hong Kong and even more confident in Hong Kong's economic development after 1997."
After he sat down, the chief representative raised a sign and announced a price that made everyone's blood pressure soar: "Cheung Kong Holdings 30 billion Hong Kong dollars."
It is no longer a question of how much to increase the price. A direct quote of an integer shows that Cheung Kong Holdings does not care at all about spending billions more Hong Kong dollars to acquire this land. Based on this analysis, the funds prepared by Cheung Kong Holdings are far beyond what everyone has analyzed before.
That’s about HK$30 billion.
The auctioneer was stunned, as was the chief representative of Wheelock Real Estate. The bosses of Double Base Consortium looked at each other and smiled and shook their heads, while the four bosses of Shixin Lanying Consortium simply crossed their arms.
At this moment, Yu Yongan raised his hand and said with a smile, "Yongan Group offered 31 billion Hong Kong dollars. Mr. Li, we have also seen the economic development of Hong Kong after 1997."
His words were not loud, but they were clearly audible in the silent auction venue.