Chapter 155 - 154, The Old Drunkard’s Intent Is Not in the Wine

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Chapter 155: Chapter 154, The Old Drunkard’s Intent Is Not in the Wine Shen Haiyang’s scalp tingled; he stood frozen in place. If someone else had said this, he wouldn’t have believed it, but Liu Meng was Gou Shengli’s driver. He wouldn’t make up such a lie just to mess with him, would he? But... Who the hell can tell me! How did Xu Wendong, a country bumpkin from a rural area, manage to buy a luxury car worth millions? Is he worthy of driving such a high-end car? Thinking about the mocking words he had directed at Xu Wendong before, he felt like a series of invisible slaps were hitting his own face. "Mister Xu, here are the car keys. The protective film is still on, just waiting for you to peel it off." Liu Meng handed Xu Wendong two car keys, adding, "I’ve selected a few license plates for you too, not sure if you’ll like them." He handed his phone to Xu Wendong, which displayed a selection of top-tier vanity plates. Seeing the five nines, Xu Wendong’s eyes lit up. "I’ll take this one!" "Alright, I’ll help you get it." Liu Meng, being Gou Shengli’s driver, even though just a driver, had extensive connections. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have managed to get such a premium license plate. Xu Wendong pressed the unlock button and got into the car. Despite being 1.8 meters tall, he found it a bit challenging to get into this vehicle, which showed that driving this car indeed required some skill. Once inside, Xu Wendong delightedly inspected the car’s interior. As expected of Mercedes, known for its interiors, it was exceptionally luxurious, with a lot of carbon fiber materials used. "Old classmate, no one has sat in the passenger seat of my car yet. How about getting in and experiencing it?" Xu Wendong rolled down the window, smiling broadly at Shen Haiyang. "Screw you, I’m not interested!" Shen Haiyang grumbled irritably, then slinked off through the crowd. Twenty minutes later. Xu Wendong drove the Mercedes pickup, with the five-nine license plate, out of the vehicle registration office, garnering a hundred percent head-turn rate wherever he went as everyone looked on with amazement. This greatly satisfied Xu Wendong’s vanity. Though, when refueling, he felt a sting because the car had a large fuel tank. Filling it up cost over two thousand yuan, yet it could only run a little over 600 kilometers on a full tank. "The cost of using this car is a bit high!" Xu Wendong felt a bit of pain, but as he flooring the gas pedal, the strong push-back sensation made him forget about the pain from refueling. He felt like his body was in the car, but his soul was chasing behind ~~~ At this moment. Xu Wendong’s phone rang. He answered Wu Mei’s call and immediately said, "How did you know I was just thinking about you?" Previously, Wu Mei complained that he didn’t think about her. It was precisely because of this that Xu Wendong took the initiative. "Stop joking, there’s important business." Wu Mei’s voice carried a hint of excitement. "I just received a call from the Shengpeng Group. They are planning to sell us the project to rebuild South City for one billion." "I just don’t know, what do you think about this?" Xu Wendong: "Have you called Old Chen and Old Liu?" Wu Mei: "They’re already at the company now. If it’s convenient for you, you can come over so we can discuss it face-to-face." "Okay, I’m heading over now." Xu Wendong made a turn at the next intersection and drove for over twenty minutes to the Di Hao Nightclub. After parking the car, he was greeted with a chorus of "Hello, Mister Xu," as he made his way to the office on the second floor where he met Wu Mei, Chen Ping’an, and Liu Mang. Seeing Xu Wendong’s arrival, the three stood up to welcome him. "Oh, you bought a Mercedes?" Wu Mei gave a meaningful smile; she had seen Xu Wendong arrive in a Mercedes pickup from the window. Xu Wendong chuckled, "Like anyone would say, the main thing is I don’t like cars with gear sticks." Chen Ping’an and Liu Mang both chuckled without saying a word. They were seasoned veterans and could easily see the ambiguous relationship between Xu Wendong and Wu Mei. However, who doesn’t love beauty? Which beauty doesn’t love a hero? She and Xu Wendong truly made a perfect match! Casually sitting on the sofa, Xu Wendong asked, "What’s your stance on this matter?" Chen Ping’an said, "We definitely need to take on this project; it’s beneficial for us to transition. However, I feel the price can be negotiated lower." "I agree with Boss Chen’s view. Currently, Shengpeng Group is in a tough spot. Looking at all of Qingyuan, only we can take on this hard task, so reducing the price by a few billion shouldn’t be a problem." Liu Mang also gave his opinion because they all knew that Shengpeng Group was facing difficulties with the demolition. Taking this chance to knock down a few billion was sure to make them comply submissively. "What about you? What’s your stance?" Xu Wendong looked at Wu Mei. Wu Mei hesitated for a moment, then said, "We can negotiate the price down, but there’s no way Shengpeng Group will agree. Because by handing this project over to us, they’ve already admitted defeat!" "As the saying goes, ’Don’t corner a dog in distress.’ There’s a significant risk of our bargaining backfiring. They need a billion to repay their debt to us. If we don’t meet this condition, they might just go for broke." Chen Ping’an, puffing his cigar and shaking his leg, chuckled, "Then let them go for broke! Anyway, Shengpeng Group will eventually fall into our hands." Wu Mei: "I heard the actual chairman of Shengpeng Group has returned. The person is very mysterious. It might not be difficult for him to secure ten billion! If that happens, our plan is bound to fail." "And there’s one more thing, if the project to rebuild South City gets stuck in their hands, the government will sure to put it up for auction again, maybe not for ten billion, but at least seven or eight billion." "It looks like we got a cheap deal, but it’s only a cheap deal of two billion." "Do you think this two billion deal outweighs the significance of taking over the project from Shengpeng Group?" "This signifies that we defeated Shengpeng Group in a beautiful comeback!" "From now on, Shengpeng Group will not dare to meddle in Qingyuan’s underground industries!" Chen Ping’an and Liu Mang both fell into deep thought. With this calculation, it seemed there wasn’t really a need to snag that two billion deal! After all, reputation is everything on the streets, and the glory of defeating Shengpeng Group couldn’t simply be brought with two billion. Wu Mei glanced at Xu Wendong, unable to resist saying, "I have a premonition that Shengpeng Group isn’t your only target. You have two options. The first is the overt Shengpeng Group. As long as they can’t repay the ten billion debt, the Shengpeng Building belongs to us. The second is taking over the South City rebuilding project." "Put simply, you want to catch the ’white wolf with empty hands,’ and snare two wolves. Gaining either one is a win-win deal for you." "Especially the latter, they’ve already resolved the major relocation issue for rebuilding South City. As long as we take over this project, we will definitely profit!" "The profit from this project is far greater than the value of Shengpeng Building." Hearing this, Chen Ping’an and Liu Mang both gasped, never expecting that Xu Wendong wasn’t really interested in the obvious target. Who couldn’t admire such a strategy?

Chapter 155 - 154, The Old Drunkard’s Intent Is Not in the Wine

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