Chapter 283 - 282: Led by the Nose by President Lin

Chapter 283: Chapter 282: Led by the Nose by President Lin

Because of his exams these past two days, Lin Feng had decided to just stay in his dorm.

After all, he had exams, and going back and forth was inconvenient.

Staying in the dorm would also save some travel time.

The company’s affairs were being held down by Vice President Li and Vice President Wang.

The most pressing matter for Lin Feng was the Cyan Mountain Town land project.

Lin Feng carved out a morning from his busy schedule.

He attended the construction company bidding conference organized by Huizi.

Representatives from fifty or sixty companies were already waiting at the venue.

Compared to the complex procedures of other bidding conferences, Lin Feng’s was extremely simple and straightforward.

State the lowest price your company can offer, and submit the source and quality inspection reports for your building materials.

At the same time, mark out the area you want to contract.

While submitting these things, give a one-minute presentation.

If Lin Feng felt it was a solid proposal, he would approve it right on the spot.

The development timeline for the Cyan Mountain Town land was very tight; there wasn’t much time to waste on bidding.

These companies had already passed Huizi’s initial screening.

The first round of vetting.

The companies that remained should have no issues with their strength or qualifications.

Now, it was just a matter of who could offer a lower price.

Although this method was fast and saved the most time...

...it was very unforgiving to the companies that went first.

If they couldn’t state a price that met Lin Feng’s psychological bottom line in one go...

...they would be eliminated immediately.

The first few companies to bid, in particular, were hesitant to name a price, as they couldn’t gauge what their competitors would offer.

Lin Feng sat and waited for three minutes, but no one came up to make an offer.

An impatient look appeared on his face.

Huizi, at his side, also noticed the situation.

After a moment’s thought, she decided to have them draw lots.

She used the lottery to establish an order.

"Everyone, rest assured. President Lin actually has a target price in mind. As long as the price you offer is reasonable and President Lin is satisfied, he will choose you on the spot."

"The area claimed by the chosen company will be crossed off the map immediately. This means the later companies will have fewer and fewer options to choose from."

’Huizi really is very capable.’

With just a few words, she changed the entire dynamic of the situation.

Originally, no one wanted to be the first to bid because they wanted to feel out their competitors’ bottom lines.

But now, after what Huizi said, the earlier you went, the more choices you had.

Conversely, those who waited until later might not even get a chance to speak if all the areas were claimed, and they would have to leave in disappointment.

The results of the lottery were quickly determined.

Everything would proceed according to this order.

’Lin Feng had always believed that luck was a part of strength.’

Therefore, he fully approved of Huizi’s lottery solution.

The idea of having them each make a single, decisive bid was Lin Feng’s.

’In Lin Feng’s view, only by giving them one precious opportunity...’

’...would these construction companies state their lowest price right from the start.’

It would save Lin Feng’s team the trouble of haggling with these construction companies.

Lin Feng didn’t have time to waste on that.

This time, besides Lin Feng and Huizi, Du Hai and Tian Xiaowu had also come as core members of the project.

When they heard about this new form of bidding proposed by Lin Feng, their eyes lit up.

Tian Xiaowu, perhaps because he was still inexperienced, only understood the genius of the method after Du Hai gave him a slight nudge.

Sitting next to Tian Xiaowu, Du Hai remarked with heartfelt admiration, "President Lin is just too smart. In a way, this method puts the initiative firmly in our hands!"

"If these construction companies want to stand out, they have to let President Lin lead them by the nose!"

After understanding the crux of the matter, Tian Xiaowu’s gaze toward Lin Feng was also filled with a quiet admiration.

Just as Lin Feng had expected.

The first company came up.

Without a word of nonsense, they immediately stated their price.

This was the lowest price their company’s management had authorized.

’Unfortunately, in Lin Feng’s eyes, the price was still a bit high.’

"Sorry, your price isn’t acceptable."

Lin Feng said flatly and eliminated the company on the spot.

The person in charge of this company hadn’t expected Lin Feng to reject him so directly.

"Well, we can still discuss it further..."

The representative was clearly operating on old habits, thinking there was still room for negotiation.

But Lin Feng had no intention of dragging things out.

He gave Huizi a look, and she understood immediately.

"I’m sorry, sir. We made the rules very clear from the beginning. If it’s not a fit, we’re done."

The expression on the representative’s face stiffened.

In the end, he took his documents and left dejectedly.

With so many people in the conference hall, Lin Feng had specifically hired a security company to handle safety.

If that representative had put up a stubborn resistance...

...Lin Feng wouldn’t have hesitated to have security escort him out.

If that had happened, it would have served as an example...

...to make the subsequent participants follow the rules more obediently when discussing cooperation.

Coincidentally, the second construction company to be drawn wanted to develop the same area as the first company.

The person in charge of this company saw the fate of the first representative.

Gritting his teeth, he dropped his company’s authorized lowest price by another three percent.

’This was the absolute limit.’

’Any lower and they wouldn’t make any money.’

After the representative stated the price, Lin Feng lowered his head to look at the company’s file.

This company was a relatively large construction firm from the south.

It was precisely because of their large scale that they dared to squeeze their profit margins.

Lin Feng was well aware that in business, you couldn’t squeeze the price too tightly.

If the other party couldn’t make a profit, or if they dared to take on the project with such a low margin...

...it was highly likely they would resort to using shoddy materials or cutting corners.

Vice President Li and Huizi had already calculated the approximate development cost for each area.

So Lin Feng had a fairly clear idea of these companies’ bottom lines.

The person in charge of this company was named Chen Peng. As Lin Feng looked down at the file without saying a word, Chen Peng’s heart felt like it was about to leap out of his chest.

Chen Peng was considered a veteran of his company.

He had attended countless bidding conferences.

His project success rate was also very high.

But in front of Lin Feng, a young man who looked to be less than twenty years old...

...Chen Peng felt as if he had returned to the nervousness of his first bidding conference, trailing behind his mentor.

Although the handsome young man before him said nothing...

...Chen Peng’s heart was in his throat.

For Chen Peng’s company, this wasn’t a particularly large project.

It was just that the timeline was tight.

But for some reason, Chen Peng felt that he cared a great deal about this project.

Perhaps it was because of the novel bidding format this young man had proposed.

It had completely disrupted all his previous plans.

It wasn’t that Chen Peng couldn’t see that these rules put the initiative directly into Lin Feng’s hands.

But there was nothing to be done about it.

This young man held the initiative from the start.

There were less than ten areas up for development in total.

Yet a full fifty or sixty companies had come to bid.

This was the capital that gave the young man named Lin Feng the initiative.

Lin Feng was only silent for a few dozen seconds.

But to Chen Peng, it felt like a full half-hour had passed.

’This must be what they mean when they say every second feels like a year.’

Chen Peng watched nervously as Lin Feng casually raised his head and sized him up.

At that moment, Chen Peng felt as if he were being seen through, as if Lin Feng had pierced through to his most hidden secrets.

What Chen Peng didn’t know was that when Lin Feng was sizing him up, he had directly used the rating system given to him by the System.

He made a rough assessment of Chen Peng as a person.

Although it couldn’t measure the background and strength of the entire company...

...one could roughly gauge the company’s attitude from the representative they sent.

Lin Feng was very satisfied with Chen Peng’s rating.

Moreover, the price this company offered was even one percent lower than Lin Feng’s target price.

’Very good.’

"Your bid is approved!"

"Huizi, cross off Area F. The subsequent companies no longer have the option of Area F!"

Lin Feng announced in a calm tone.