Stay Home Daddy: I Was Reborn After My Daughter Passed Away
Chapter 574: Five hundred sixty-nine picking up a huge bargain

Chapter 574: Five hundred sixty-nine picking up a huge bargain

What else could it be?

Pick up Tangtang in the morning and send her back in the evening,

and just like that, he gets two meals a day.

At this point, Iron Bull was almost drooling.

To him, nothing was as important as his three meals a day.

Without the daily meals provided by Gu Chen, he was afraid he wouldn’t survive.

All six of them returned with mixed feelings.

They knew that from that day on, they would be by Gu Chen’s side for a long time.

After all, it was certain the business wouldn’t just be for a few days.

Gu Chen had also thought about it for a long time.

He felt that these six were all talented individuals.

If the partnership really ended, it would have been too big of a waste.

It was perfect to have them stay in the bar to maintain safety within.

He believed that with these six around, nobody would dare to cause trouble in the bar.

The next day was the day of the auction.

He hurriedly followed the address Wu Dazhu had given and rushed to the auction venue.

Actually, the auction was being held at the Chuan City courthouse.

Upon arrival, he discovered that there were not few people.

Some of them, he had even seen at the press conference a few days earlier.

This time, when they saw Gu Chen, their attitudes clearly changed.

In that short time before the auction began, someone took the initiative to approach him.

"Director Gu, hello, I’m from the Chuan City Steel Factory,"

a middle-aged man said to Gu Chen, extending his calloused hand.

Gu Chen, of course, shook his hand very politely.

"Director Gu, I believe we will have lots of opportunities for collaboration in the future. Here’s my business card; call me for anything you need," he said to Gu Chen.

No sooner had he finished speaking than another person came forward.

"Director Gu, I’m from Tiangong Wood Factory. I’ve long admired your reputation. Seeing you today, you truly are a young and promising figure."

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"Director Gu, you really are young and promising,"

"Truly a young and promising man indeed."

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Throughout the event, Lin Xuan spoke with many people.

The four words he heard the most were "young and promising!"

He really wondered if the teachers in Chuan City had made all these bosses memorize the phrase "young and promising" at some point?

Why else would they all use the same adjective?

Although it was just simple polite conversation, it still brought Gu Chen quite a bit of gain.

Steel plants, wood factories, cement, and so on—all these were related to construction.

For him, these would all be useful resources in the future.

At that moment, the auction began.

All of Liu Dahai’s belongings were brought up.

That included various pieces of jewelry, luxury cars, and the antique paintings he had collected.

You could say there was a wide variety, nothing one could think of that Liu Dahai didn’t have.

The auction proceeded, and the venue was bustling with participation.

Although they were second-hand items, they were attractive for being cheap.

For example, Liu Dahai had a total of eight Little Lao watches.

These items were favorites among successful people, so they all sold out.

When it came to the antique paintings, there was even less worry about finding buyers.

Antique paintings and calligraphy don’t distinguish between firsthand and secondhand.

These pieces have been passed down for hundreds of years and have passed through the hands of countless people.

In the end, they finally belonged to his nightclub’s property.

"Next up for auction is a set of nightclub venue properties owned by Liu Dahai in Chuan City.

The property is located on Chuan City Main Commercial Street and covers a total area of 3,700 square meters, spread across three floors.

The interior is fully furnished; many items can be used directly, with renovation and equipment costing at least nearly 50,000 yuan."

He continued mentioning the advantages and size of this nightclub.

3,700 square meters was not a small area.

However, after the auctioneer finished speaking, all the attendees showed not the slightest interest.

"The starting bid for this nightclub is 300,000! Each bid increment must be no less than 20,000, let the auction begin!"

Following the fall of the auctioneer’s hammer, there was only a dead silence throughout the venue.

Not a single person spoke; they looked at each other, all seemingly uninterested in the nightclub.

Seeing this scene, the auctioneer hurriedly said, "Such a prime location, such an excellent business venue, it would be worthwhile even to refurbish it."

As an auctioneer, of course, his goal was to sell the lot.

So, at this moment, he was persuading the wealthy businessmen present.

But everyone’s faces were filled with disdain.

"This place is almost as bad as a haunted house," said someone from the steel mill, shaking his head.

"Whose saying not? Buying such a place would bring nothing but bad luck," said the timber merchant with utter disdain.

"For 300,000, I’d rather spend 600,000 on a nearby shop space than buy such an ill-fated property."

"If someone had died there, I would dare to buy. But with this kind of incident, who would dare?"

The attendees’ main concern was Liu Dahai being sent to prison.

For businessmen, this was an even more serious type of haunted property than if someone had died there.

Had there indeed been a death on the property, they might even dare to purchase it.

After all, wandering all over the place, not many believe in such superstitions about ghosts and deities, and even if they did believe, they would still proceed with such a good deal.

Just when everyone thought the property was surely going to go unsold, there was a voice that rang out.

"350,000!"

When they heard that someone had actually placed a bid, everyone was instantly curious and turned to look.

Seeing that it was Gu Chen who made the bid, they were utterly stunned on the spot.

They couldn’t believe their eyes as they looked at Gu Chen.

They couldn’t imagine that Gu Chen would dare to buy the nightclub.

"350,000, once!" said the auctioneer, happy to finally see a bid.

The other bosses looked at Gu Chen with incredibly odd expressions.

It was as if they were looking at a freak.

"Boss Gu, such places are very unlucky," reminded someone from the steel factory.

"No matter, the price is too good," Gu Chen said with a smile.

His words prompted secret headshakes from everyone present.

Liu Dahai was sentenced to a heavy punishment because of this nightclub.

Yet Gu Chen dared to follow in Liu Dahai’s footsteps.

Wasn’t it said that success could be replicated? Was Gu Chen pasting failure instead?

No one was willing to bid higher than the price of 350,000.

In the end, such a prime location and large venue went to Gu Chen for a mere 350,000.

Gu Chen knew that he had really struck it rich this time.

In the future, Chuan City’s property prices would start at a minimum of 10,000 yuan per square meter, with such commercial locations going for at least 20,000 to 40,000 yuan.

As an immovable property, this nightclub would be worth at least 70 million in the future!

Picking up such a huge bargain, Gu Chen couldn’t help the smile inside.

After the whole auction concluded, Gu Chen, satisfied, paid the money and began the procedure to transfer ownership.

The buzz about Gu Chen buying Liu Dahai’s former nightclub spread quickly throughout the entire Chuan City.