Chapter 1307 - 828: I Was Fooled by Your Smile

Gu Qinghong looked amused at Dr. Zhang, who had already begun to panic.

What is this tactic Du Heng is using?

This is called an-eye-for-an-eye!

The purpose of bringing the two of us here, wasn't it to raise the price?

Now it's good, I'll offer the same price, let's see how you'll deal with it.

If someone else bids higher, well, I really have no choice. Even if I know I'm being used, aside from a grudge in my heart, there's really no good reason to get angry.

But now?

Both parties offer the same high price. Are you going to give it to Mr. He or me, a relative?

You've already offended me, so are you going to offend me thoroughly, or take this opportunity to smooth things over?

Dr. Zhang must think this through clearly.

And being able to do what he did before, Dr. Zhang also considers himself a smart person, so as soon as Du Heng finished speaking, he looked over at Mr. He beside him, eyes full of hope.

But Mr. He clearly disappointed him.

Though he didn't know what Du Heng intended, he knew for certain he wouldn't offer more money, because he's a competent businessman.

Looking at Dr. Zhang's eager gaze, Mr. He just had to say, "Dr. Zhang, I've said everything I needed to. It's 100,000 yuan, not a penny more."

Dr. Zhang felt completely defeated, slowly turning his gaze towards Du Heng.

Yet Du Heng, just like before, simply smiled without saying anything.

Having no other choice, Dr. Zhang shifted his gaze to Gu Qinghong.

Similarly, Gu Qinghong just smiled without saying anything.

Looking at these three, Dr. Zhang suddenly felt like he was being toyed with, and a surge of resentment welled up inside him, "Mr. He, Miss Gu, 100,000 yuan is really too little. If you don't increase the price, then I won't sell."

Dr. Zhang's words directly started pushing them.

And upon hearing this, Du Heng stood up and left, "Rhinoceros horn isn't exactly a necessity these days. Buffalo horn can completely replace it.

Plus, having this item in hand is risky, and it can't be used by others, so the value of rhinoceros horn is as such.

Since Dr. Zhang isn't selling, we'll bid farewell then."

Gu Qinghong stood up with Du Heng, looking coldly at Dr. Zhang, "Playing games with me? Is it fun?"

With that, she didn't wait for a response and directly followed Du Heng out.

Dr. Zhang was stunned; Du Heng and Gu Qinghong's reactions were unlike what he expected.

Before he even had time to say anything to make them stay, Mr. He also stood up, "Dr. Zhang, I'm buying this from you to give as a gift.

If it's over 100,000 yuan, honestly I don't think it's worth it.

And besides, if I give someone something worth several hundred thousand to over a million, they might not even accept it."

Saying that, he clapped his hands and turned to leave, "Since Dr. Zhang won't sell, let's leave it at that today.

You know my phone number, so if you ever change your mind, give me a call."

Watching the three of them leave without any reluctance, Dr. Zhang's mind buzzed.

Weren't these two groups supposed to butt heads and drive the price up high? How did they suddenly seem like they were on the same side?

This isn't reasonable, this isn't scientific at all.

Is it really so unreasonable?

Of course not.

Du Heng used to be somewhat idealistic, but his leadership work experience from the past two years taught him one thing: rational balance.

And as for Mr. He, being able to run a company in the Capital and make a profit, unreasonable stubbornness is the least advisable.

Let alone fighting out of spite by throwing real money into the mix; one would need to be quite foolish to do such a thing.

Besides, he thought Du Heng intended to buy it and then gift it to him, so he could help connect the dots.

If that's the case, there's no need to conspire with Du Heng to raise the price.

And for Du Heng, this thing isn't essential; for Mr. He, it isn't something without a better substitute either.

So, one is very rational, and the other is all about strategy; expecting them to clash was simply impossible.

Dr. Zhang thought his item was a treasure, something everyone would scramble for, but he miscalculated this aspect.

More importantly, he misjudged human nature, believing that wealthy people would care about saving face and endure sufferings, able to fight with money for the sake of face.

He was ridiculously wrong about this.

The reality of society is that the wealthier someone is, the less they care about saving face; what they want are real advantages.

Instead, it's those at the bottom of society who need this so-called face.

Because their substance lacks, they puff themselves up, holding up so-called face to maintain their dignity.

And this, precisely, is what Du Heng and the others don't need.

The face they want never needs to be actively pursued, as it naturally presents itself.

Dr. Zhang panicked inside, his mind beginning to race.

If he closed the deal today, though he'd offend one side, once the item was out of his hands and he got the money, they could do whatever they liked. After all, pulling out a radish would leave some dirt, and he wasn't afraid.

But if the deal fell through, he'd offend both sides.

Offending them wasn't the issue; the problem was that he hadn't gotten the money, yet the item was still in his hands.