Starting Sign-In from a Billionaire God-Chapter 875 - 874: The Tug-of-War Auction

Mortal Group, Celestial Aviation Headquarters.

On the office television, the live broadcast of the land auction was being played, with employees closely watching the latest bidding progress.

Previously, because of Lin Fan's battle with Big Wilson, attention was diverted, and the company was somewhat chaotic for a while. Big Wilson suddenly fell ill and collapsed, causing the match to halt. Everyone in the company breathed a sigh of relief as their attention returned to the land auction.

The fall of Big Wilson, if anyone was happiest about it, it must have been the PR department of Mortal Group. Because in this battle, whether Lin Fan won or lost, the company would face a huge crisis PR pressure. If Lin Fan lost, it would damage the reputation of Huaxia and inevitably affect Mortal Group's stock price, making it hard for PR to salvage the situation. If he won, should anyone question the legitimacy of the match and suspect match-fixing, dealing with such accusations would also affect the stock price and leave PR in a tough spot.

Now that the match ended without a result, the PR department could spin it positively, saying that Lin Fan, under immense pressure, bravely stood up for the honor of Huaxia, regardless of the outcome. Mr. Lin was worthy of being called a Huaxia person!

This PR move could bring positive influence to Lin Fan and the company, which would eventually reflect on the stock market, with Mortal Group's stock experiencing a small rise on the day. 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺

The boxing incident finally passed by without much risk, and now, everyone's attention returned once again to the land auction.

This auction of the Lijiang land wasn't exactly drawing the attention of the masses but at least in Yun City's business circles, it was the top priority of the day, garnering attention from all sides in the industry.

This battle bore special significance—it's a showdown between Mortal Group, the emerging wealth giant, and the richest man in Jiangnan. A battle of two kings. The outcome of this battle was seen as a clash between new and old powers. If Mortal Group won, it would prove that Mortal Group had the strength to replace the Wangu Group.

This was a battle to prove each side's strength!

In the eyes of the business community, the excitement of this battle was far more exhilarating than the fight between Lin Fan and Big Wilson.

The outcome was still undecided, but one thing was already certain: regardless of who won today, a new Earth King would be crowned in Yun City!

After a morning of bidding, the Li Family's Lijiang land had already been pushed to a sky-high price of 5 billion.

Mortal Group's second-largest shareholder, Li Hongting, along with several major shareholders and a group of company executives, were all present in the company today.

"Little Zhao, why are you in such a hurry?"

Li Hongting suddenly noticed Zhao Jiayi, the chairman's secretary, rushing out after a phone call, so he asked.

Zhao Jiayi excitedly said, "The chairman is back, and he wants me to drive him to the auction site!"

Ah!

The whole company was in an uproar.

Lin Fan was going to the auction site in person, which immediately got everyone excited. It was so inspiring—Lin Fan's presence would definitely bring a new climax to the auction!

This was the battlefield where Lin Fan should appear, not that arena in the gymnasium.

Lin Fan's return signaled the beginning of the decisive stage!

At the auction site.

Mortal Group and Wangu Group were in a stalemate. The guests present were all on edge, it was so thrilling, really too thrilling, anyone with a weak heart wouldn't be able to take it.

"5.1 billion!"

Wangu Group's representative, Wei Jiansheng, the third young master of the Jiangnan Wei Family, announced the latest bid.

Wei Jiansheng glanced at Wei Yue'er, feeling puzzled inside.

When would Aunt finally concede?

Paying 5.1 billion for a piece of land, this cost was already very high.

On Wangu Group's bid book, the proposed price from Wangu Group was 3 billion, the starting bid price for today's land auction.

According to the plan of the Wei Family's father and son, they intended to use tactics to force Rich Guy Liu from the Port District out of the bidding, allowing them to secure the land for 3 billion smoothly.

Who could have foreseen Mortal Group coming out of nowhere, breaking the Wei Family's father and son's plans?

This time, Wangu Group was on the defensive.

With this sky-high price of 5.1 billion, Wei Jiansheng felt his heart couldn't take it anymore. He could only hope for Wei Yue'er to concede soon; after all, Wei Yue'er was his real aunt, his father's sister, so there was no reason she wouldn't side with the Wei Family.

The price had already reached 5.1 billion, would Mortal Group continue to follow?

Everyone's eyes were on Wei Yue'er.

Wei Yue'er remained calm and silently raised her paddle.

"Increase by 1 million!"

Mortal Group raised the bid by 1 million, offering just 1 million more than Wangu Group's bid.

The crowd erupted into discussion.

"What is Mortal Group planning?"

"She adds just one million more than her opponent every time, how long will this go on?"

"Is Mortal Group planning to exhaust their opponent?"

Interestingly, Wei Yue'er added 1 million more than Wei Jiansheng each time. This approach had two advantages: it always kept pressure on the opponent, and secondly, if ultimately victorious by wearing down the opponent, it would only cost 1 million more, lacking the sense of a big loss.

Of course, this made Mortal Group appear very cautious and led to a slow auction pace.

In the online streaming room of the auction.

The host yawned: "Though the bidding is still intense, Mortal Group's strategy of increasing the bid by just 1 million each time is a bit tedious."

Netizens were commenting and even started making jokes.

"666, I'll take a nap and come back later."

"I'll go find a girlfriend and then come back."

"I'll go get married and then come back."

"I'll have a kid and then come back..."

Seeing Wei Yue'er once again only increase the bid by 1 million, Wei Jiansheng nearly spat out a mouthful of blood. What was Aunt doing?

If Wei Yue'er weren't his real aunt, he would have cursed her.

It was already noon, and the host announced a one-hour lunch break, to continue in the afternoon.

Everyone on site stood up to leave.

Wei Jiansheng approached Wei Yue'er, speaking in a low voice, "Aunt, what are you doing?"

Wei Yue'er reminded him, "You shouldn't come over and talk to me."

They were competitors now, and they had a special relationship—they were family. Wei Jiansheng coming over to speak with her was indeed inappropriate. Luckily, Lin Fan wasn't present. If Lin Fan were here, what would happen if they got exposed?

Wei Jiansheng said, "When do you plan to concede?"

Wei Yue'er said, "Concede? My instructions are to definitely acquire this land."

"What?" Wei Jiansheng was nearly infuriated. "Aunt, do you know that Father is determined to get this land?"

At this moment, Wei Yue'er's phone rang, and it was a call from Wei Tiansheng.

Wei Jiansheng chuckled, "You can explain it to Father yourself."

Wei Yue'er moved to the side and answered the call from Wei Tiansheng.

Wei Tiansheng sternly said, "Yue'er, when the bidding resumes in the afternoon, you must concede within three rounds, understood?"

Wei Yue'er bit her lip: "Brother, I can't."

Wei Tiansheng said in a deep voice, "What do you mean you can't? I am your elder brother; if I tell you to concede, you concede!"

Wei Yue'er said, "But this is my job. I am now representing Mortal Group. I can't listen to you."

"What are you saying?" Wei Tiansheng was furious, "You really consider yourself a part of Mortal Group? Don't forget why I sent you to Lin Fan's side initially! Don't forget, you are a member of the Wei Family!"

"I..." Wei Yue'er was momentarily speechless.