In the end, after some negotiation, Chu Ruoxue managed to persuade Lin Beifan to increase the other party's stake to 6.5 billion. However, this came with a condition: the other party must not only provide the land but also contribute their expertise in real estate development.
Lin Beifan, being unfamiliar with the real estate industry in this life saw the value in leveraging the Belvedere Group's experience and resources in real estate development. While it was not an ideal situation for Chu Ruoxue, as she felt she had conceded a lot, it was a compromise they had to make for the collaboration to proceed.
As if extracting money from her, she said with great distress, "You're competing with this young girl for such a small profit, you really lack gentlemanly conduct!"
Lin Beifan said solemnly, "You're absolutely right! People often label me as a spendthrift, a rich kid, a prodigal son, and all sorts of nonsense, but no one ever calls me a gentleman!"
Chu Ruoxue remained silent.
She touched her empty stomach and remarked, "Is the food ready? I'm starving!"
Lin Beifan pressed the pager.
In no time, the dishes were prepared.
Chu Ruoxue's eyes lit up immediately. "Sweet and sour pork ribs, steamed grouper, hot and sour duck, Babao Ruyi soup... Wow! These are all my favorite dishes! How did you know I liked them?"
Lin Beifan smiled softly: "If you invite President Chu for a business discussion, it's only appropriate to make some preparations, wouldn't you agree? Now, do I appear gentlemanly enough?"
Upon seeing Lin Beifan's warm smile, Chu Ruoxue felt her heart skip a beat, causing her cheeks to flush with color. She bashfully replied, "It's acceptable, I suppose."
From there, the two of them proceeded to enjoy each other's company naturally and effortlessly.
On the other hand, at Longya Capital, Zhao Tian was stunned to receive the rejection from Belvedere Group.
"The Belvedere Group rejected me?"
"Not only that, but they've also turned to cooperate with Lin's Investment Company?"
"Why would they do that? Have I not offered enough?"
Zhao Tian couldn't understand. He believed his offer was more than generous. The current value of the land was at most 6 billion yuan, yet he offered over 9 billion yuan. Wasn't that sufficient?
But if it wasn't enough, he could offer more! After all, this land promised to bring in returns tenfold in the future.
What was the point of hesitating over a little extra money?
Moreover, he saw this as an opportunity to defeat his enemy Lin Beifan and snatch victory from his grasp. Why pass up on such an opportunity?
Even if the Belvedere Group didn't want to sell, he could still be their best collaborator. Wasn't it advantageous to be such a wealthy and generous partner?
The protagonist Zhao Tian asked angrily, "Did you explain it to Belvedere? Even if they don't want to sell, we can collaborate on developing the land! They have the land, and we have the funds, isn't that a perfect match?"
"I did, but they still refused," replied the middle-aged man in front of him, grimacing.
Zhao Tian felt a surge of anger and frustration. He didn't expect his first attempt to confront Lin Beifan after his rebirth would end in failure. It reminded him of the dominance Lin Beifan held over him before his rebirth. The thought of being defeated by Lin Beifan again after his rebirth was something he found hard to accept. Could it be that after being reborn, he will be defeated by Lin Beifan again?
He waved his hand: "You go down first, I'll think about it!"
"Yes, Dragon King!"
Zhao Tian locked himself in the office, contemplating the situation seriously. Eventually, he came to understand why he lost.
The other party was wealthy, and he is a local figure in the Magic Sea, with the Lin Group backing him up. If he were in the Belvedere Group's shoes, he would likely choose to cooperate with Lin Beifan rather than foreign capital.
Once he grasped this realization, Zhao Tian regained his confidence and smirked crookedly: "Lin Beifan, you really can't be underestimated! I admit, after my rebirth, I got a bit carried away, underestimating you, thinking that my advantages from rebirth would suffice. But not this time! I will regard you as a genuine adversary! Are you ready?"
He bellowed: "Let's do this!"
Immediately, a line of men dressed in black entered the room and saluted in unison, "Dragon King, what are your orders?"
"Find out everything about Lin Beifan, Lin's Investment Company, and the Lin Group supporting them! Spare no effort in gathering intelligence on their activities. I want to know every detail!"
"Yes, Dragon King!" The men in black replied.
Three hours later, a comprehensive dossier was laid out before him.
Among the gathered information, he noticed two individuals in particular, and his fury boiled over.
"Xiao Chen! Ye Xingchen! You two traitors!"
"Xiao Chen, your fiancée has been taken away by another man, and your career has been sabotaged by him. And yet, you still have the audacity to call him your brother? Have you no shame?"
"Ye Xingchen, you're even worse! Your girlfriend was stolen from you, and all of your comrades' employees were sent to jail by him. And yet, you've chosen to collaborate with him and made billions?"
"You're both despicable traitors! I'm disgusted to be associated with you!"