Chapter 397: Chapter 294: Shattered Dreams (Begging for Subscriptions)
“Mr. Chu, the last ti in Capital City, I ntioned that I wanted to host you properly, but unfortunately, Mr. Chu had to leave in a hurry and didn’t give the chance. I couldn’t imagine that attending a eting here in the tropolis, I would run into Mr. Chu.”
At the entrance of Tengwang Pavilion Hall, amidst the protection of a crowd of black-clothed bodyguards, Chu Mo and Alibaba Chairman Ma Yu shook hands. The man before him, while not tall in stature, wore a face full of enthusiasm, slightly tilting his head up with a hearty smile upon his face.
Facing this top dog on Hua Country’s entire stage, a man with a personal wealth of two hundred and sixty billion, Chu Mo didn’t show the slightest disrespect. After a warm handshake, Chu Mo nodded and said,
“Director Ma, you were a gracious host last ti in Capital City. However, this ti, since we are in the tropolis and I am the host, I naturally have to offer the hospitality of the host. Coincidentally, I have invited the Family Head of the Zhou family in the tropolis, Zhou Weimin, to a family banquet at my ho tomorrow. Director Ma, if you wouldn’t mind, you must co and grace the event!”
“Certainly, certainly!”
The two exchanged pleasantries for a brief mont. Zhan Bingxue, standing near the floor-to-ceiling windows in the hall, and Jiang Tao, the head of the detective agency with his tall figure and eyes as wide as brass bells, also walked over towards them.
In a blood-red long dress, looking every bit the frosty fairy, Zhan Bingxue lightly approached Chu Mo. Her beautiful eyes first scrutinized Chu Mo from head to toe. Seeing that Chu Mo hadn’t suffered the slightest injury, she let out a small sigh of relief. However, when she noticed Chu Mo’s indifferent gaze, she lowered her head slightly. The Bafang International chairwoman, who had just been indifferently aloof in front of all the bigwigs, respectfully bowed her head and said,
“Mr. Chu!”
At the sa ti, Jiang Tao, standing over two ters tall with an aura like a fierce tiger, also ca before Chu Mo and nodded, saying,
“Mr. Chu.”
Chu Mo casually waved his hand, his gaze lingering subtly on the middle-aged man opposite him, Su Zhengxiong.
Fifty years old and at the age now terd as knowing his fate, Su Zhengxiong wore a beige suit with a striking purple tie. His eyes were impressively triangular and especially when he squinted slightly, he exuded an intensely forceful aura that made one’s heart tremble.
This was a powerful man with a massive wealth of fifty-six billion at his disposal. In the tropolis, aside from the top four families and the fifth-ranked Fan family, the Su family was rated sixth.
He controlled the Tengwang Pavilion Grand Hotel, valued at eighteen and a half billion, and the Fengming Departnt Store market, valued at ten and a half billion. Additionally, in Sunshine Residence, he controlled four property developnts.
In terms of connections, the tropolis’s Lu Ye was his close friend, and the Lin family which was one of the top four families of the tropolis, maintained a deep relationship with him. Even the garden hall master from Tianxiangyuan Eighty-Nine Floors, the daughter-in-law of the Zhou family, had myriad connections to him. Even now, he had managed to bring Alibaba Chairman Ma Yu, the most famous businessman in Hua Country with a market value of six hundred trillion, to his side.
This network of relationships was so substantial that even if any one of the top four tropolis families wanted to move against him, they would need to weigh their own strength carefully and consider if the outco would lead to a lose-lose situation.
Even Chu Mo, who had limitless funds at his disposal, had previously not made up his mind to eliminate him due to consideration of his relationship with Lu Ye. He had planned to use funds far exceeding market value to slowly buy over the twelve other five-star hotels in Lujiazui and bit by bit break through the alliance ford by the opposition.
However, now that the young Miss Yang Duoer from the Yang family of Capital City had devised a sche to fra him, Chu Mo had completely lost the possibility of negotiation with him. One of them would inevitably be the one skulking out of the tropolis.
With an unlimited bank card at hand, and with Lu Ye declaring his non-intervention in the matter, Chu Mo no longer had any concerns. Before coming here, he had already made his move, issuing an ultimatum to the International Hotel in the tropolis, and reaching an agreent with two other five-star hotels. Thirteen hotels had ford an alliance, and within twenty minutes, Chu Mo had knocked out three of them.
Just when he was planning to finish things off with Su Zhengxiong that night, he truly did not expect Su to actually have brought Chairman Ma Yu of Alibaba into play.
Having operated in the tropolis for several decades, Su Zhengxiong would unquestionably use every connection at his disposal when exerting his full strength. If Chu Mo wanted to take him down completely, the price he would have to pay would undoubtedly be enormous.
But now, he could no longer care so much about that.
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The Tengwang Pavilion Grand Hotel, I must have it in my hands!
Chu Mo’s gaze fixed firmly on Su Zhengxiong across from him, their eyes clashed in mid-air, and the man with the triangular eyes showed no sign of backing down or weakness.
At this mont, Ma Yu, who stood by his side, seed to have also sensed the unusual atmosphere in the air. Narrowing his eyes slightly, he was short in stature, yet he too carried a strong presence. He spoke up,
“Chu, let introduce you, this is President Su from the Tengwang Pavilion International Hotel. We’re both from the sa city, and there’s an old saying in Hua Country, ‘Distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors.’ There’s another saying, ‘It’s better to resolve enmities rather than keep them.’ This evening’s incident was all a misunderstanding. Since we are all present, why not let President Su treat us this ti, and let’s enjoy ourselves at his Tengwang Pavilion Grand Hotel!”
Alibaba’s Chairman Ma Yu obviously intended to play the peacemaker. He and Su Zhengxiong were of similar age and shared a profound relationship. In fact, Su Zhengxiong’s Phoenix Singing Market, valued at 107 billion, included a fifteen percent stake belonging to Ma Yu.
If Su Zhengxiong were to fall, Ma Yu would also face considerable losses, which is why he appeared here tonight.
However, he clearly underestimated Chu Mo’s determination to eradicate Su Zhengxiong.
Chu Mo did not heed Ma Yu’s attempt at diation. He rely nodded indifferently towards Su Zhengxiong, across from him. Although he was only twenty-five years old this year and far younger than the fifty-year-old Su Zhengxiong, he was the center of attention among all the big shots in the hall.
“President Su, originally we did not need to make things so unpleasant. For the Tengwang Pavilion Grand Hotel, worth 18.5 billion, I’m offering 19 billion. With such a large sum of money, you can make a splash in other fields.”
“Unfortunately, you chose the wrong path. Do you really think a re hotel alliance can tie my hands? Let be honest with you, if I hadn’t been considering Uncle Lu’s face, it wouldn’t be just the Tengwangge Hotel; all of your properties would have already suffered a fatal blow.
I dare to stand up to the eight great families of the Financial tropolis, whose assets exceed a trillion. The modest Su family of the Financial tropolis, I, Chu Mo, have never really taken into consideration!”
At 1.74 ters tall, Su Zhengxiong, whom only reached the mouth of Chu Mo, took a step forward. As he approached Chu Mo, the man who exuded a powerful presence said coldly,
“President Chu, I, Su Zhengxiong, have been a power in the Financial tropolis for decades. What kind of situation haven’t I seen? When I was negotiating with the top tycoons of the Financial tropolis, you were still playing with mud, do you understand?
What happened tonight, you know, I know, heaven knows, earth knows, thinking such tricks would make , Su Zhengxiong, bow my head, is a dream!”
Chu Mo nodded slowly, looking directly at the middle-aged man before him.
Since it’s co to this point, there’s no possibility of backing down. He took a gentle breath and said coldly,
“That’s to say, our negotiations have broken down, let’s see the real skills under our hands then!”
With those words, Chu Mo turned his gaze toward Ma Yu, the Alibaba Chairman beside him, whose face was filled with gravity.
This man, who held a terrifying conglorate of 6 trillion, was looking extrely serious.
If Su Zhengxiong was a fox, then the man before him was an outright Tyrannosaurus rex.
Chu Mo did not wish to make an enemy of Ma Yu. However, if he insisted on standing against him, Chu Mo would let him know!
What unlimited funds really an, and what kind of terror they can unleash!
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