Masterful Miracle Doctor

Chapter 1049 - 1013: A Token of Gratitude

"Not backing down?"Li Ao'ge's expression froze for a moment, then his brow furrowed with displeasure as he asked, "Expert Lin, what do you mean by this? If you're not satisfied with the terms, you can propose something else!"

"I mean exactly what I said, no backing down!"

Lin Jie said lightly, "I've already taken a step back, President Li, but you're still not satisfied, insisting that we clear the field and exit."

"Even though you made preliminary arrangements at Qushui Garden this morning, we can still coordinate with our event, carrying out both without delays."

"Since you're still not satisfied, perhaps, President Li, you should consider hosting the delegation elsewhere."

He chuckled softly, "If changing the venue makes this deal fall through, President Li, you should reflect on the issues with your products and services, not the venue."

Being lectured by the much younger Lin Jie made Li Ao'ge's breathing noticeably heavier with anger.

He snorted lightly, his tone somewhat mocking, "Fortunately, the final decision-making power over Qushui Garden isn't yours."

"Chairman Fu!"

Li Ao'ge directly turned his gaze to Fu Hekun, who was looking forty-five degrees at the ceiling, and asked, "If I remember correctly, the auction for Qushui Garden is scheduled for next Friday."

"What is the starting bid?"

Realizing he couldn't feign ignorance any longer, Fu Hekun replied, "Yes, it's next Friday!"

"The starting bid is 260 million!"

Hearing this figure, Lin Jie couldn't help but glance at Fu Hekun.

From Fu Xiuyuan, he knew the starting price was indeed 240 million.

In just a few days, it had soared by 20 million?

Wasn't the real estate market supposed to be stagnant and not moving forward?

Lin Jie listened as Li Ao'ge spoke in a deep voice, "I trust Chairman Fu knows I've always been interested in Qushui Garden and have been preparing for its auction."

"We both understand the current market trends all too well—a situation where the price is high, but there's no market."

He glanced around at the people gathering and said loudly, "The current economic environment is tough, especially for high-value properties like Qushui Garden. In all of Binhai, very few can afford it."

"So, Chairman Fu, I'll offer 265 million to support the auction of Qushui Garden. How about that?"

"As for the terms..."

Li Ao'ge only said half the sentence before signaling Fu Hekun with his eyes, hinting at Lin Jie.

Feeling sidelined, Lin Jie was angry, very angry.

However, he knew he had no decision-making power in this matter.

With a difficult expression, Fu Hekun hesitated for a moment, sighed long, and turned to Lin Jie, who was watching him and said, "Expert Lin, could we speak privately?"

A sinking feeling in his heart, Lin Jie followed Fu Hekun to a quieter place.

Fu Hekun pondered for a moment before speaking slowly, "Four Seas Bank invested a total of 1.6 billion into Fengqing Group, our largest lending loss in nearly a decade."

"Currently, Qushui Garden is the only premium asset we can fully control from Fengqing Group."

"Li Ao'ge mentioned that the market is bad—it's something we in finance feel deeply. The current market environment isn't what it was a few years ago; companies are cash-strapped."

"Additionally, due to national regulations, our funds are also tight."

"Expert Lin, let me give you a number. Due to unpaid loans, the collateral we've reclaimed is 3.8 times what it was five years ago."

Lin Jie was quite surprised, "So high?"

Fu Hekun nodded, saying, "That's because, even with our relatively strict audits and risk controls, state-owned banks have a figure of up to five or six times."

"To be honest, this Li Ao'ge is our most interested client for Qushui Garden right now."

"Even so, our best-case scenario is for it to be auctioned off once or twice, eventually selling at our psychological base price of 240 million."

Understanding this, Lin Jie resolved one of the doubts in his mind.

Fu Xiuyuan's offered price was the bottom of the base price, which was quite fair.

Then, hearing Fu Hekun continue, "Now, Li Ao'ge has offered this base price support..."

Saying it to this point, Fu Hekun laid it all out.

Lin Jie understood that Four Seas Bank wouldn't give up an extra 25 million over such a trivial matter.

If it were him, he wouldn't do it either.

Lin Jie nodded and said, "Chairman Fu, I'll have my people notify the attendees of tomorrow's event overnight that the location has changed."

With a guilty expression, Fu Hekun said, "Expert Lin, this was my fault for not being upright."

"To show Four Seas Bank's apology, we'll offer a 10% discount on the two properties you selected, with the discount covered by Four Seas Bank."

These two properties were worth nearly 20 million in total.

Fu Hekun's gesture of 2 million to express an apology was very sincere, and Lin Jie was naturally satisfied.

At that moment, a disdainful voice reached Lin Jie and Fu Hekun's ears.

"Li Ao'ge, you're throwing money around again."

"If you're going to do that, at least find someone with similar strength, so I could at least respect you a bit."

"If you were to compare medical skills with others, wouldn't you be bullied to death in minutes?"

"Qi Yuanou, enough with the nonsense. If you want to intervene, come openly, and let's see this time who wins!"