The more Boss Zong thought about it, the more desperate he became.
Young Miss Zong did not dare say a word. She only knew to stand nearby and cry.
Her intestines were practically green with regret. If she had not raised her bidding paddle, none of this would have happened.
But now, her family's group had to face a 70.1-billion-yuan bill, and she knew very well that her family could never come up with that much money.
"Boss Zong, you won the bid. You just need to sign here, then notify the bank to transfer the funds. The land-use rights will be yours."
At that moment, a staff member came over. Even several Magic City officials approached with smiles to offer their congratulations.
The corners of Boss Zong's mouth twitched. With an apologetic look, he said, "I'm sorry, but we can't afford it."
"What? Boss Zong, what do you mean?" The city official's expression immediately fell.
Boss Zong said bitterly, "Just consider it a mistake on our part. We don't want it anymore."
"How can that be! You won the bid, so you have to pay! We went to all this trouble to hold this bidding conference, and the media across China are watching. You can't just say you don't want it anymore!" the city official demanded furiously.
"Correct, we don't want it." Boss Zong was shameless enough to simply try to wriggle out of the deal.
At worst, they would forfeit the deposit. The deposit was only fifty million yuan, so let them keep it.
That was still far better than making him pay seventy billion yuan.
"Outrageous! Absolutely outrageous!" The city official was so furious he wanted to curse.
Anyone would be extremely displeased after being toyed with like this.
"Forfeit ABB's deposit. Also, notify all municipal departments