newbobooks Chapter 137 Lu Yongqiang was tricked
Chapter 137 Lu Yongqiang was tricked
Lu Yongqiang originally thought that Mr. Le Sanye would give him a reply soon, but he didn't expect that after a week, Mr. Le Sanye didn't even call him. This made Lu Yongqiang realize that something unexpected had happened.
Afterwards, Lu Yongqiang asked Shouhou to arrange someone to investigate, and only then did he realize that when he was plotting against others, others were also playing him as a fool.
Lu Yongqiang's men found out that a few days ago, on the afternoon of the second day after Lu Yongqiang met Lin Huaile, Lin Huaile went to Le Sanye's real estate company and stayed in the company for more than an hour before leaving.
The next day, Lin Huaile met with Big D in Lin Huaile's nightclub. The two talked for a long time in the private room. Afterwards, Lin Huaile warmly saw Big D off. The two even hugged each other warmly at the door of the nightclub.
The next morning, Big D and Lin Huaile went to Le Sanye's real estate company together. They stayed in the company for nearly two hours, after which Le Sanye's secretary personally saw Big D and Lin Huaile off.
Although his subordinates could not find out what these people talked about specifically, Lu Yongqiang guessed that he had been fooled by the old fox Lin Huaile.
After learning certain things from Lu Yongqiang, Lin Huaile did have the intention to kill Da D, and his agreement to cooperate with Lu Yongqiang that day was indeed his true thoughts.
But after considering it for a night, Lin Huaile changed his mind. His influence in Yau Tsim Mong has indeed increased greatly recently, but he has also offended many people.
Choosing to cooperate with Lu Yongqiang would undoubtedly offend Big D. If he and Big D were to clash, someone might exploit their situation. Like Liang Kun and the Ni family, if Lin Huaile and Big D were to clash, they would certainly not miss the opportunity. Big D wouldn't necessarily suffer, but Lin Huaile would definitely be in trouble.
After realizing the situation he was about to face, Lin Huaile changed his mind and decided not to cooperate with Lu Yongqiang. However, he didn't want to give up the fat piece of meat that was already in his mouth, and he didn't want Big D to eat it all alone.
That morning, Lin Huaile called a few familiar leaders to his house. After they discussed it, in the afternoon, Lin Huaile went to Le Sanye's real estate company alone.
Several big bosses represented by the Le family approached Lu Yongqiang only because the price asked for by Big D was too high and they wanted to support someone else. Lu Yongqiang happened to be the right person, but it was not necessary for them to have Lu Yongqiang.
After arguing with Lu Yongqiang for almost half a month, these big bosses had long lost their patience. In their eyes, Lu Yongqiang was no different from Big D, equally greedy and equally difficult to control. They had long been preparing to support someone else.
The reason why he continued to fight with Lu Yongqiang was that Le Sanye felt that Lu Yongqiang was the most suitable candidate and Le Sanye did not want to give up.
After Le Huizhen announced at her birthday party that Lu Yongqiang was her boyfriend, the Le family arranged for someone to investigate Lu Yongqiang the next day and have been collecting information about him ever since.
In the eyes of the Le family, especially Third Master Le, Lu Yongqiang was a rare talent. He not only possessed a business acumen, having built a fortune of tens of millions from scratch in just two or three years, but he was also exceptionally resourceful and, most importantly, knew when to advance and retreat. While he passively counterattacked during his battles with the Zheng family, each strike was directed at the Zheng family's weak points. After the Zheng family yielded, he didn't press the issue further, but rather withdrew when he saw the opportunity.
The situation in the New Territories is chaotic. In the opinion of Mr. Le Sanye, supporting people like Lu Yongqiang to take charge of the matter can not only ensure everyone's interests, but also avoid causing big trouble and implicating everyone. It is indeed the best choice for everyone.
However, there are some things that Mr. Le Sanye cannot decide alone. According to his original plan, he was going to use the relationship between Lu Yongqiang and Le Huizhen, and then discuss with Lu Yongqiang openly and honestly to reach a win-win cooperative relationship.
However, the other big bosses disagreed with Third Master Le's idea. Ultimately, they looked down on Lu Yongqiang, a short mule. In their view, the short mule in the society was like a chamber pot: when you need to pee in the middle of the night, you pick it up and use it. If it doesn't work or you find it dirty or smelly, you just throw it away. They looked down on him from the bottom of their hearts, so naturally they wouldn't consider collaborating with Lu Yongqiang for a win-win situation.
So the cooperation conditions they put forward seemed very generous, but in fact they were all traps. Not to mention the 10% of shares, when they proposed that all the land they were interested in must be acquired, it meant that they had never thought of giving Lu Yongqiang shares from the beginning.
There's also the 5% of the transaction value as a commission for handling affairs. While it might seem like a lot, it's actually quite a pitfall. Land acquisition in the New Territories is no easy feat. First, you have to deal with the Government Secretariat, then you have to deal with the local clans, and then you have to deal with the local community groups. No matter which faction you deal with, it costs money. Even if you keep them well-fed, you'll probably get less than half of the land.
This is only possible if you can acquire the land. If you don't acquire the land, then these big bosses are not willing to pay for the initial investment...
Lu Yongqiang hadn't intended to agree from the start. He hadn't considered agreeing to it when he approached Lin Huaile about a partnership. His plan was to have Lin Huaile meet Third Master Le. Regardless of whether they could reach a partnership, as long as Big D knew about it, he'd achieved his goal. He hadn't expected Lin Huaile to fall for it...
The conditions seemed very unfair to Lu Yongqiang, but Lin Huaile did not think so. After he took the initiative to find Mr. Le Sanye, he directly agreed to the conditions proposed by Mr. Le Sanye.
After dealing with Master Le Sanye, Lin Huaile made an appointment to meet with Big D. This bastard directly sold out Lu Yongqiang and used the reasons that Lu Yongqiang used to persuade Big D. He told Big D directly that the New Territories were not dominated by him alone. Instead of letting outsiders share a piece of the pie, it would be better to unite with the entire He Liansheng to swallow all the benefits and not let outsiders interfere.
Of course, if he wanted to convince Big D, this reason alone would definitely not be enough. Lin Huaile promised Big D that no matter how many benefits there would be afterwards, Big D would get 50% alone. In addition, he also promised Big D that in the next election with Liansheng, he would fully support Big D to be re-elected as the leading decision-maker.
By the time the Le family, led by several big bosses, approached Luk Wing-keung, Big D had already regretted his decision. Just as Luk Wing-keung was wary of Big D, Big D was also wary of Luk Wing-keung. This fear was the reason Big D immediately became furious when he learned Luk Wing-keung might be joining the conspiracy. He called Luk Wing-keung directly to warn him, and later attacked Luk Wing-keung's business in Tsuen Wan. To completely intimidate Luk Wing-keung, he even brought in the Golden Tiger from the East Star.
Although these big bosses wanted to grab land in the New Territories in a covert manner, it was difficult to hide it from the local tyrants in the New Territories. For example, some smart people in Dongxing noticed many clues.
This is a huge business involving hundreds of billions or even trillions of dollars. Who wouldn't be tempted and want to have a piece of the pie after knowing about it? Now that Dongxing has noticed this, it naturally wants to have a piece of the pie as well.
However, no big boss contacted Dongxing. Even if they wanted to get a piece of the pie, they didn't even have a ticket to enter, so they could only worry. Unexpectedly, Big D would bring in Golden Tiger, which gave Dongxing an opportunity to join.
Big D asked Golden Haired Tiger to do business in Tsuen Wan just to deal with Lu Yongqiang. Unexpectedly, it was easier to invite a god than to send him away. After Golden Haired Tiger's people arrived in Tsuen Wan, they were not only busy with decoration and real estate agency businesses, but also inquired about news everywhere. In addition, someone from Dongxing had already secretly contacted the boss behind Big D.
The reason why Big D no longer provokes Lu Yongqiang is also because he has to deal with Dongxing.
Now that Lin Huaile has come forward and offered quite a good deal, Big D naturally wouldn't refuse. After the two of them had discussed it, they went to see Mr. Le Sanye together the next day.
When Lu Yongqiang realized something was wrong, the terms had already been negotiated. Lu Yongqiang was completely screwed this time.
After knowing that he had been fooled by Lin Huaile, Lu Yongqiang was not as angry as he had imagined.
Firstly, a major land grabbing operation like this couldn't be completed in just one or two years, and the government couldn't release too much land at once. This massive undertaking was destined to take years to bear fruit. Even though they were out of the game now, it didn't mean they wouldn't have opportunities to enter later.
And Lin Huaile is no pushover. The more conditions he agrees to from Big D, the closer Big D's death will be. Lu Yongqiang's original development plan hadn't originally envisioned him entering the New Territories real estate industry at this point. His primary goal now is to become a true local tycoon, control the Tsuen Wan territory, and solidify his status as a major underworld figure.
Lu Yongqiang didn't bother Lin Huaile. He simply had Shouhou arrange for someone to keep a close eye on Lin Huaile and Da D. He also told Shouhou to find a way to bribe someone close to them, preferably someone who was Lin Huaile's and Da D's bodyguards. Such people wouldn't have a high status in the gang and wouldn't attract too much attention, but they were close enough to keep track of their movements. For this, Lu Yongqiang gave Shouhou 10 million yuan, giving him enough capital to bribe someone.
There was no movement on Lu Yongqiang's side, but there was a lot of movement on Liansheng's side. Big D helped those big bosses to acquire two pieces of land, one worth 1.2 billion and the other worth 900 million.
In order to take over these two pieces of land, Big D used all means of kidnapping, extortion, threats and intimidation, and even had a fight with Wang Bao in Sha Tin District.
There are many bosses in Hong Kong who are optimistic about the land in the New Territories, but not every one of them supports Big D. It can only be said that most of them choose to support Big D, while some bosses choose others.
When Big D was guarding against Lu Yongqiang and Dongxing from getting a piece of the pie, some people had already joined the game, including bigwigs like Wang Bao and Han Bin. Even Situ Haonan of Dongxing had a boss behind him who was making plans.
When the two plots of land were being auctioned, Big D, in order to win them for sure, directly sent people to kidnap the managers of several rival companies, and used threats and intimidation to find out the bidding prices of these companies. In the end, he won the land, but he also angered some people.
There are two pieces of land, one in Tsuen Wan and the other in Sha Tin. The land in Tsuen Wan is easier to handle. After acquiring the land, nothing went wrong.