usatvline Chapter 305 Buying the Post
Chapter 305 Buying the Post
Early the next morning, Lu Chen received a call from Ned in the hotel, asking him to go to the newspaper office to discuss the acquisition.
Lu Chen was very happy after receiving the call. He felt that Ned must have thought it through and that he was probably asking him to come over to sign a contract with him.
Lu Chen said to himself with some pride: "It seems that this newspaper is safe. The next step is to expose Gnandi."
Thinking of Gnandi, Lu Chen was furious again. Damn, you won't even give me 3 million. I'm going to make you pay double the price to settle these things this time. Lu Chen said to himself.
Then Lu Chen led his men out of the hotel and headed towards the "Post" newspaper office.
Lu Chen came to Ned's office with a smile on his face, and then his expression suddenly changed. He found that there was not only Ned in Ned's office, but also a middle-aged man wearing a brown suit and a big beard.
When Ned saw Lu Chen coming, he quickly stood up and said to Lu Chen enthusiastically:
"Mr. Lu Chen, you are finally here. We have been waiting for you for a long time."
After that, he pointed to the chair next to the bearded middle-aged man and said:
"Mr. Lu Chen, please take a seat."
Lu Chen sat down in front of the chair with a frown on his face. Then he said to Ned angrily:
"Ned, what's going on right now? Didn't you ask me to come and discuss the acquisition? Why is there someone else here?"
Ned immediately apologized with a smile and explained, "After talking to you yesterday, Mr. Lu, I called Mr. Eugene. Mr. Eugene expressed that he was still very interested in the "Post", so I invited him here today to discuss the sale of the "Post".
Lu Chen's face darkened. He didn't expect that he would be the one to set a trap for himself. He regretted mentioning Eugene to Ned yesterday. Damn, now Ned has called both him and Eugene, so he must want to let him and Eugene bid. Who knows who will get the "Post" now?
He looked at the bearded man beside him. He found that the bearded man was also looking at him. Then he found that he was looking at him again. He took the initiative to extend his hand and said:
"Hello, my name is Eugene Maiye."
Although Lu Chen couldn't stand this bearded man who was competing with him for the "Post", since he had taken the initiative to show his kindness to him, he couldn't lose his manners. So, Lu Chen also stretched out his hand and shook hands with Eugene. He smiled and said:
"Hello, my name is Lu Chen."
When Ned saw Lu Chen and Eugene greet each other, he smiled and said:
"Since we both know each other, I won't beat around the bush. If you want to buy the Post, please make your own bids."
After saying this, Ned smiled and gestured to the two of them to come in.
Eugene smiled and said to Ned, "Mr. Ned, I'm sorry, but when you invited me here, you didn't tell me that I would have to bid for the Post. So I'm not prepared for the bidding, so can I give you a suggestion?"
Lu Chen felt a little unhappy after hearing this. He thought that Eugene was really troublesome. If you want to buy something, just buy it. If you don't want to buy it, forget it. Why do you still have any opinions?
Ned was a little nervous when he heard Eugene's words. So he asked:
"I don't know what conditions you want to propose, Mr. Eugene."
Eugene said: "Because I was not notified in advance and did not prepare enough funds, I asked that I could pay one week after the quotation."
Ned was very happy to hear Eugene's words. It seemed that Eugene had made up his mind to buy his "Post", otherwise he would not have made such a request. So he was ready to agree to Eugene's conditions.
But Lu Chen refused to accept this offer. If he allowed this, the price he would have to pay for the Post would be much higher than expected. How could Lu Chen agree to such an offer? So after Eugene finished speaking, Lu Chen immediately said:
"I disagree. I think it's better to settle the price right after the quotation. In this way, the sales contract can be signed directly. If you, Mr. Ned, agree to Mr. Eugene's conditions, then I will withdraw from bidding for the "Post" today.
Eugene immediately said, "But this is unfair to me. I don't even have time to prepare the funds. I think Mr. Ned, you should either change the bidding date to give us time to raise funds. Or agree to my proposal just now."
Lu Chen would definitely not agree to Eugene's proposal. If he was given time to prepare, he would not know how much money he would have to raise. Eugene had only received the notice at short notice, and he had not prepared in advance. But he had prepared the funds to buy the "Post". Now he had the upper hand, and Lu Chen would definitely not give up this advantage. So he said to Ned:
"I still stick to my opinion. If I can't sign the contract today, I would rather not buy the Post."
Ned was now a little conflicted. He really wanted to sell the "Post" to Lu Chen, so he asked someone to check Lu Chen's background yesterday.
After investigation, he was very surprised. He found that Lu Chen, a Chinese, actually had financial resources comparable to a small chaebol. The orders he placed with several shipyards alone exceeded 200 million yuan. This made him very excited. This Lu Chen was definitely a rich man.
So he wanted Lu Chen to pay more money to buy the "Post", so he invited Eugene, and today's bidding happened.
But now the bidding has not even started and something went wrong. This annoyed Ned, who complained to Eugene in his heart: You are just a supporting role today, why are you asking for so much? Just raise the price as much as you can. I don't expect you to buy the Post.
Ned glanced at Eugene and found that he was looking at him firmly. It seemed that he was going to leave if he didn't agree to his request. This made Ned very upset. If he really let Eugene leave, he would definitely not ask Lu Chen for a high price. This would definitely not be in his own interests, so he was a little unsure about how to make a decision.
After putting pressure on Ned for a while, Eugene saw that Ned still couldn't make a decision. He felt a little strange. His offer was very favorable to Ned, so why couldn't Ned make a decision? Could it be that this Chinese man next to him had some background?
Thinking of this, Eugene began to examine Lu Chen. He found that Lu Chen was really different from other Chinese people. The clothes Lu Chen wore were very tasteful. It was obvious that they were specially customized. His temperament was also different. Unlike other Chinese people who would flatter and fawn on him as soon as they saw him, Lu Chen had the temperament of a superior.
This made Eugene curious about Lu Chen's origins. He began to ponder in his mind, hoping to find some information about this Lu Chen in his memory.
After thinking for a while, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he finally remembered something. It was about Lu Chen ordering warships from the shipyard. As for why Eugene knew about this, it was because Franklin gained a lot of support from neutral parties because of this matter.
He thought for a moment, then said, "Mr. Lu Chen, how about this? We can hold a bidding this afternoon. I think you should agree to this."
After saying that, he also winked at Lu Chen secretly. Lu Chen saw Eugene winking at him, but he didn't know what Eugene wanted to express. But he thought about it, it was only a few hours away from the afternoon. Even if Eugene used these few hours to raise money, he probably wouldn't be able to raise much money. So he said:
"Okay, I agree. I'll come back to talk to you this afternoon."