Blackstone Code Chapter 275: Unspoken rules, competitors, questioners

Joe Grimman, who was sitting back in his seat, looked a little solemn. At first, Lynch's reminder made him feel... angered.

He's insane right now, and the whole bank knows that the people who got fired lost their jobs because they were on the wrong side of Joe Grimman's fight with his opponent.

What's even scarier is that the president of the bank is also very supportive of Joe Grimman, and all the management are on his side, which also makes him in the limelight for a while, and further deepens that he will stay in Sabine as a bank. long statement.

But then, he felt a slight tingling in his scalp, and he immediately realized that there was a problem with his attitude.

He begins to reflect on whether he has done something stupid during this time, and he begins to calm down.

In fact, this situation is not an isolated case, it happens to some dictators most of the time.

No one dared to question the authority of the dictators, which made the dictators start to become arrogant, and finally ended because of it. Fortunately, Lynch even reminded him and made him wake up.

As time passed, the auction began, and this closed-door auction seemed a little less...normal from the start.

Unlike the hustle and bustle of most auction venues, the hall was not very lively, no one was chatting, everyone was sitting in their seats.

The assets auctioned this time include all the things of the light industrial enterprise under Ristoan's command, real estate, land, production machinery, some raw materials accumulated in the warehouse, and some Lynch and these people despise things, such as a car.

Cars have a lot of value for business people. Some companies buy an amazing number of luxury cars every year, and the prices are also amazing. Many ordinary people can't understand why these companies have such demand.

Of course, some people will give some explanations. For example, in order to maintain the image of the company, luxury cars seem to have gradually become the face of a company. This is actually one of the distorted social cultures in the context of the times.

Whether a company has the ability or strength, its manager and its president cannot show others with hundreds of thousands or millions of deposits when negotiating business with others, so how should they prove it?

At this time, luxury cars play such a role, which reflects the strength of a company from the side.

More importantly, these cars can be used as assets to mortgage the bank to pay the interest that the enterprise needs to cash or the loan principal due. They only spend a small amount of money to obtain the right to use it for a long time, and even if it changes hands It can be redeemed at the original price, which is why companies are happy to buy a lot of luxury cars.

In today's auction, there are a lot of luxury cars, as well as a lot of beautiful sofas, works of art, and some things for enjoyment, all from a certain light industry enterprise under the Ristoan Group searched out.

From the very beginning, the auction was in the middle of the topic. A quasi-new car, which was produced the year before and sold for 32,800 yuan, was sold by an ordinary auctioneer at a low price of 4,200 yuan. It was successful, and what's even more surprising is that he didn't have any competitors.

Anyone who pays a little attention will see that the bidder raised his cards only once and then became a bystander, after which he did not raise his cards again, this person became the auctioneer at this moment background board.

Next is the second car, the third car...the first set of sofas...the first modern oil painting...the first artwork....

These items in the auction were sold for very low prices, about one-eighth of the original price, and sometimes a little more, such as art, but the price was not too high , about two-thirds of the original price.

In general, the whole auction operates in a way that is difficult for many people to understand. Many people may not know how to ensure that when one person raises his card, others will not raise his card, and everyone is very tacit not to compete. , so that the price always stays at the starting price.

Have they discussed this before?

Yes, they discussed it, and the entire bank's employees joined in, from the teller in the business hall to the manager sitting in the office, everyone who is eligible to participate in this closed-door auction will participate. Come in.

Even before this auction, a small auction had actually been held to price some competing items and determine whose hands each item would go to.

Everyone will abide by these rules. After the auction is over, these auctioneers will also put a part of the money into an account in a small vault of similar activities, and they can use it when there is any activity in the future.

Hundreds of ordinary items finally completed the entire auction process quickly at the starting price. In fact, the city hall is also very aware of the situation here. You must know that the city hall and the court will have supervisors, but they also acquiesced to this. This happens, or rather sit back and watch it happen.

From the perspective of the entire auction process, it fully complies with the requirements of federal laws and charters. This is a legal, reasonable, and well-founded auction. No one can fault it, and that's enough.

Of course, in order to prevent the bank from going too far, the city hall will ask someone to evaluate how much these assets are worth before entrusting the bank to auction, and then they will quote a price they think is appropriate to the bank, which is the city hall's price Bottom line.

If you don't touch the bottom line, you won't have any problems.

Small things sell quickly, followed by land, which is a big thing.

The site of this factory is close to the city circle. According to the current development speed of Sabine City, it will be included in the city circle within ten years at most, and its price will inevitably increase. increase in magnitude.

Some of the entrepreneurs invited by the bank gradually recovered their spirits. The bank sent them invitation letters, which must be because they had expressed interest in these things, or these people had a lot of money in their pockets, and the bank hoped that they could Spend the money so the bank gets some of the benefits too.

Affected by the economic situation at home and abroad, the starting price of the auction was not very high, 850,000, which is quite low to be honest. Not long after the auctioneer reported the starting price, some people began to raise their placards. And then there are competitors.

The price of the first piece of land was finally sold at 1.11 million, which also brought a smile to the face of Joe Grimman, who was sitting on the side. The higher total transaction amount also means that his Good job.

Several parcels of land sold out quickly after a brief, less intense competition, and the machinery was next.

Not many people were interested in these machines, and there was no point in buying them. Most people showed little interest. When Lynch reported the starting price and planned to end this auction project and start the next one During the project, someone suddenly raised a placard to compete with him.

He looked at a gentleman sitting not far from him with some surprise. He looked about forty years old, with brown hair and a beautiful beard that was carefully groomed around his lips.

Lynch has no impression of this person, and it seems that the city of Sabine has not heard of any famous capitalist with such a beard.

Lynch looked at the guy, who also sensed Lynch, smiled at Lynch, and nodded.

Something got out of hand with the sudden appearance of a competitor, and after Lynch tried to raise the price two more times, the gentleman followed, as did Joe Grimman, who was sitting on the podium. Seen wrong.

After he and Lynch made a simple eye contact, Lynch said that he would call and communicate with the investors behind him, hoping that the auction would be temporarily suspended for fifteen minutes.

Joe Grimman naturally agreed, and Lynch's rival surprisingly agreed.

"What's wrong with this guy?", in the lounge, Lynch asked with a frown.

Joe Grimman doesn't look good either, and the least likely thing to go wrong is that he doesn't do his job properly.

You must know that Lynch also gave him a lot of support and help in helping him seize power. He should repay Lynch for his help. This is the human relationship in the Bailer society. You hope that others To help you when you are in trouble, then you must first help others when they need help.

Lynch helped him, but he didn't help Lynch.

"I looked at the invitation card just now before I came. Your competitor got the invitation card through the branch of the state bank. We don't have much news about him, but it should be a businessman from the state capital or other places. And...", Joe Grimman scratched his head, he rarely did such an action, he felt that this kind of action would show his incompetence and helplessness.

But now, he did it subconsciously, "And it seems that the purpose of his coming here is also for these machines!"

The machinery worth more than one million yuan has been operated by Lynch, and their starting price is only 150,000 yuan. Even after several auctions, it is now less than 400,000 yuan.

Although it is said that Lynch can continue to increase the price, it is very uncomfortable to be inexplicably raised the price.

"That means we don't have a specific solution?" Lynch asked again.

Joe Grimman, though embarrassed, nodded, "We have no other choice."

Lynch took a few steps back and forth, which was clearly more than he expected, and he didn't think there would be a problem here, but it did, and the only way to fix it was.

"So be it, maybe he's less determined than I thought!"

Lynch, who returned to the auction scene, had a fierce competition with this gentleman from other places~IndoMTL.com~ In the end, they pulled the price to 957,500 yuan, which is much higher than Lin The position of the odd psychological reserve price.

"It seems that Mr. Lynch is bound to win these things, then...", the gentleman smiled and made a disgusting generosity, "...I will no longer compete! "

When he said these words, there was a feeling that Lynch got a bargain, and it was even more delusional that he gave Lynch the advantage.

Lynch kept his smile and said thank you, as if he thought so too.

But the matter didn't end there. The two of them competed once again for the raw materials to be auctioned, pushing the auction reserve price of less than 120,000 to 510,000 , In the end, these things were also photographed by Lynch.

It took more than one million yuan to get these things, and no one's mood would be good, but Lynch's face always showed a bright smile, as if there was no insider at this auction.

After the auction, he found his competitor and asked the question, "May I know, why are you interested in these things?"