How can I justify myself as a Magnate if I don't indulge myself?-Chapter 544 - 250 It’s just too damn bullying...

"Could we negotiate the price a bit further? Considering the current land price in Shanghai’s Lujiazui, our asking price of 40 billion is definitely not too steep.

In 2015, our Mori Building Corporation once sold 0.75% of its shares in the Hushang Financial Center at a price of 67.5 million US dollars, which is equivalent to more than 4 billion RMB."

Takamura Zaiming wanted to continue the struggle...

After all, Mori Building Corporation held the most shares in the Hushang Financial Center, reaching 50%. If the purchase price could be increased by 2 billion, they could distribute an extra 1 billion, which was not a small sum...

But before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Secretary Gao standing by.

"Logically, in this setting, I, as a representative of the Hushang Government, shouldn’t be too talkative.

But it’s my duty to remind Mr. Takamura that 2015 was the peak of our real estate industry in Hua Country. How can you compare the transaction price from that time to now? According to your logic, Mr. Takamura, if someone now buys a property in Tokyo, should they still calculate the price according to the market before 1986?

Hua Country now has strict controls on the real estate industry. I hope Mr. Takamura and the other shareholders of the Hushang Financial Center will talk business in a businesslike manner, respecting our financial bottom lines in Hua Country, and not overstep the mark. After all, the acquisition of the Hushang Financial Center is a huge project and is likely to have a huge impact.

Once it becomes a benchmark in the Shanghai real estate industry, causing real estate merchants in Shanghai to maliciously inflate market prices, it could seriously affect people’s livelihoods."

Secretary Gao, having said his piece, returned to his silent state, not uttering another word.

Gu Heng, on the other hand, wore an expression of false bravado, with a helpless shrug toward Takamura Zaiming, as if to say, "See? It’s not that I don’t want to pay more, it’s just that we have our own rules domestically, and I have little influence—I’m helpless."

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Takamura Zaiming and the group of shareholders had faces ashen, not knowing how to respond...

Too bullying…

Way too bullying…

They made all sorts of promises when they needed their investment, but now that they don’t need them anymore, they’re ready to abandon them, like discarding a worn-out shoe!

It affects the livelihoods of the people? Even though Hua Country’s real estate industry is not as prosperous as it once was, the impact on Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen is actually negligible. Especially in a core commercial area like Lujiazui, the value is stable or even increasing...

Such high-sounding talk is nothing but a way to limit free trade...

But apart from acceptance, it seems they had no other choice...

Seeing their downcast expressions, Gu Heng could hardly contain his glee, and when he glanced at the American guys, he roughly guessed their thoughts—they had no choice but to swallow this loss...

After all, their own country had done similar things, especially some American capital holders, who sat without saying a word, as if they were fully prepared mentally.

What with choking off semiconductor supplies, and then selling low-performance chips to Hua Country at high prices, not to mention the coerced sale of Byte Dance’s TIKTOK, compared to these maneuvers, simply lowering the price and asking them to hand over their property rights in the Hushang Financial Center was downright mild...

Compared to the shamelessness of the West, it was but a small-time act…

With this in mind, a streak of youthful indignation surged through Gu Heng’s mind.

Since the authorities above were being tough, surely it wouldn’t hurt to make a statement himself?

With this thought, Gu Heng slowly began to speak, "By the way, there’s one more thing I need to remind Mr. Takamura and all the shareholders, the acquisition price of 35 billion does not include any of your rental profits.

Once we reach an acquisition agreement, the moment it comes into effect, you must provide a complete financial statement and unconditionally return the income from the office space you had leased out."

Everyone knew Gu Heng was insulting them...

After all, this is a basic rule in the sale and purchase of real estate rights; they would understand even if he didn’t say it. Moreover, many offices in the financial center are now vacant, and there’s not much rent to be delivered. At most, it’s just one or two billion; compared to the transaction fund of 35 billion, isn’t talking about this one or two billion in public an insult?

Secretary Gao knew this, of course, and if it were just a matter of personal feelings, he’d be quite pleased and even wanted to join Gu Heng in insulting these people...

But then again...

He was on a mission...

The Hushang Financial Building had to be converted into Hua Country enterprise holdings within a year — a task set in the latter half of last year. For this goal, the district, the city, had approached many companies...

Now that we are facing an economic downturn, many large companies have started to cut back on spending and begin layoffs; how could they possibly spare tens of billions to buy a building?

Now that there was a rich financier like Gu Heng, the Shanghai municipal government was pushing hard for this deal.

What if Gu Heng got carried away and messed up the acquisition negotiations?

As the one-year target for the task was getting closer, if things were to fall apart, wouldn’t he, as the secretary in charge, be the first to be blamed?

With that in mind, Secretary Gao began to smooth things over...

Finally, under Secretary Gao’s efforts, the negotiation got back on track...

But Gu Heng, the boss, didn’t need to wade into the fray anymore; what was the point of having brought a team of more than ten negotiators? Gu Heng had already set the basic tone — the price of 35 billion would not go any higher, and the negotiation was now down to the nitty-gritty details...