20 years of restarting life

Chapter 3539 Liu Cui's Bargaining

"thirty million!"

At this moment, Liu Cui, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke up.

The entire tea room fell silent, some with frozen smiles on their faces.

Thirty million was their ideal offer, and they had already explained to Liu Cui that Zhao Chang'an's investment was around that amount.

They don't even need to put up a single penny for this offer; they just need to negotiate the difference between the loan and the collateral, using Zhao Chang'an's shares as collateral for the bank.

Not only can they easily obtain a loan of 30 million for the purchase, but they can also borrow an additional 20 to 30 million for other uses.

Moreover, loans are obtained under the guise of developing the mountain town's economy and tourism industry, with very low interest rates, which is almost equivalent to getting something for nothing.

When Zhao Chang'an offered 80 million, they immediately thought of 30 million. Although they knew realistically that it was unrealistic, buying and selling is all about bargaining, and there was a high probability that they would eventually settle on 40 or 50 million.

However, Liu Cui's immediate demand for 30 million really startled them, making them afraid that Zhao Chang'an would turn on them and leave.

However, to their relief, even when faced with Liu Cui's unreasonable and exaggerated quote, Zhao Chang'an was only stunned for a moment, then looked at Liu Cui with a wry smile and said, "Liu Cui, my investment over the past few years has exceeded 30 million, and the purchasing power of money has been declining in recent years. In total, 30 million is no less than 40 million now, not even including various management and time costs."

"Then it's thirty-one million, I'll calculate the interest for you."

Liu Cui maintained a stern face and continued her aggressive bargaining.

“It’s too low, Liu Cui. It’s not that I care about this small amount of money, but such a low price will give outsiders a bad impression of me, making them think that I’m eager to cash out my domestic assets and that I’m selling them off at a rock-bottom price. You know what those newspapers, magazines, TV and radio programs said about me last September.”

Zhao Chang'an looked troubled.

"I really don't know what they were saying about you when I was in France back then?"

Liu Cui seemed to become very interested and asked.

Liu Mingjie glanced at his daughter and knew she was lying. He had once idly opened his browsing history on a news website and found numerous pages of news about Zhao Chang'an that his daughter had scrolled through.

However, he found no trace of any romantic contact between his daughter and Zhao Chang'an on the computer's document interface, such as exchanging photos. Instead, he saw frequent communication between his wife and her benefactor, including numerous photos of his wife in swimsuits at the beach—beautiful, revealing artistic photos.

He could understand his wife's feelings, of course. Her mentor was now paralyzed, and sending these photos made him happy, after all, he was the mentor who had taken care of and helped his wife for more than 20 years.

Liu Mingjie is actually a very generous person who believes in the wisdom of being carefree and content with what he has. As a result, he easily stayed on at the university after graduation, becoming a counselor, lecturer, teaching assistant, associate professor, and professor. His career was smooth sailing. His wife is beautiful and capable, his daughter is obedient and studies well, and she also has a love for fishing. She never lacks good fishing spots. He is simply a carefree man and a winner in life in people's eyes.

Just as he knew that his daughter had been keeping an eye on Zhao Chang'an's movements, he never told his wife, who wasn't very computer savvy. Of course, he couldn't tell her either, because if he did, his wife would want to see how he operated the computer, and she would be able to guess that he had seen the photos she posted.

Family harmony is what truly matters.

"Those are just idle people talking nonsense, jealous of Chang'an's wealth, slandering him. Don't pay them any mind."

Liu Mingxiong interjected, "My niece wants to save money for her uncle. She knows he hasn't had an easy time these past few years. Thirty-one million is definitely not appropriate. Thirty-five million, Chang'an, what do you think?"

Zhao Chang'an looked troubled and said, "It's too little."

"Stable!"

Liu Mingxiong and his group were overjoyed, estimating that they could ultimately secure the deal for around 40 million. "It's only 31 million, you're not short of that kind of money."

Liu Cui seemed to be at odds with Zhao Chang'an, and insisted with a stern face, "Why insist on not giving in on such a small difference?"

This time, Zhao Chang'an did not refuse outright. Instead, he lowered his head and thought for a moment before saying, "Let me think about it. I'll give you an answer tomorrow afternoon."

The fact that he said "I'll give you an answer" instead of "I'll give everyone an answer" already shows Zhao Chang'an's attitude.

He did it all because of Liu Cui, and no one else.

The group parted ways at the hotel entrance. Zhao Chang'an drove off, glancing at Liu Cui before leaving, but Liu Cui didn't look at him, so he had no choice but to leave dejectedly.

Of course, everyone saw this scene and smiled knowingly.

After seeing Zhao Chang'an drive away, Liu Mingxiong and the others returned to the hotel and booked another private tea room.

At this moment, apart from Liu Cui, who still had a pretty face, and Liu Mingjie, who felt that it was a bit too much, everyone else was beaming with joy. Even Su Ying, whose face was still a bit dark, could not hide the excitement on her face.

No one would turn down money, especially when it's millions. Although Su Ying's salary isn't low, this is still a huge sum of money that she couldn't earn in her entire life.

Moreover, if the deal goes through, she will join Rose Tourism and become a senior executive in the company, as well as the director of the Jiti Mountain Scenic Area.

Su Ying is a person who loves her work, is obsessed with power, and is willing to bow down to power.

Her desire for this was even greater than her pursuit of money. In fact, she already had tens of millions of assets. Almost all of Liu Cui's money was in her hands, except for the rent of the activity center at Shanghai International Studies University.

This money is more than enough for her to live a carefree life.

However, she still felt incredibly empty and lonely in France. She kept in touch with her benefactor, hoping that this connection could be put to use in other universities in China, even if it was just the principal of a key high school.

However, given her current situation, her benefactor no longer possesses that ability.

They even complained that she shouldn't have resigned so impulsively. Even if she was sidelined, who can say that there's no chance for things to turn around in the future?

The temptations offered by Liu Mingxiong and his group this time were too great, including not only money but also power, and she simply couldn't refuse.

That's why she suppressed her immense anger towards Zhao Chang'an and rushed to Zhengzhou.

At this moment, she could already picture herself taking office with great fanfare and commanding authority.

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Zhao Chang'an drove to the vicinity of Liu Mingxiong's hotel, parked his car in a paid parking lot, and then went to the hotel and booked a double room.

The hotel where Liu Mingxiong stayed was converted from the old Zhengzhou Guesthouse. He stayed here more than ten years ago when he first returned from visiting relatives overseas. At that time, it was the most upscale hotel in Zhengzhou.

I've gotten used to staying here all these years. Whenever I come to Zhengzhou, unless I stay at Liu Cui's house, I always stay at this hotel.

It's clear he's a sentimental person; otherwise, he wouldn't be so kind to his younger brother, whom he separated from at a very young age and hadn't seen for over thirty years.

Mai and Lang, however, felt that the conditions here were not high-end enough and chose Yuda International Trade Center, believing that it was more in line with their extraordinary status as returnees from overseas.