The Ancient Forbidden Ground made the first bid, and the Deadly Valley followed closely behind.
“Three hundred and seventy billion!”
The moment the Deadly Valley opened its mouth, it pressed the price of this project down to what was theoretically the minimum price.
Even so, it couldn’t stop the various forces from shouting out their bids with “enthusiasm.”
In the end, three sects joined hands and took on the project at two hundred and ninety-five billion.
After confirming the final price, the corners of everyone’s mouths twitched.
Array formations were something that cultivators in the cultivation world could not do without, and not all cultivators were skilled in array formations.
Therefore, some sects specializing in array formations emerged accordingly.
There was a general standard for the price of setting up array formations in the cultivation world.
According to everyone’s estimates, even if they compressed the cost of this project in the Abyss World, it should still be around three hundred and thirty billion.
But they never imagined that these bastards would dare to take it on at two hundred and ninety-five billion.
If he dared to take it on at two hundred and ninety-five billion, it meant that he could still make a profit.
Could the profit from setting up array formations really be that large?
Such a low price surprised even the dozen or so representatives of the forbidden grounds seated.
According to their budget, two hundred and ninety-five billion was definitely a loss, but these people still took it on, which was truly puzzling.
Thinking of this, the representative of the Upper Firmament Forbidden Ground turned to the other dozen or so representatives.
“No wonder Chen Changsheng didn’t want to privately hand over this project to us. At two hundred and ninety-five billion, do any of you have confidence in being able to handle it?”
Upon hearing this, Old Turtle said, “We can do it at this price, but we will definitely lose money after completing it.”
“No wonder Chen Changsheng always says that if one wants to learn how to make money, they need to look below.”
“It seems he wasn’t lying.”
“These people may not be as strong as us, but the way they squeeze every last bit out of their resources is truly unparalleled.”
“If we don’t come up with something real today, we might not get any projects at all.”
Having said this, the sixteen representatives of the forbidden grounds adjusted their mindset and prepared to face the next projects.
After the first project was won, the next two projects were also smoothly contracted out.
Their prices were thirty-four billion and thirty-five billion respectively.
For a project costing approximately twelve billion, Chen Changsheng only spent nine billion eight hundred and fifty million.
This saved him over two billion, which delighted Chen Changsheng immensely.
“You bunch of bastards, when buying things from you normally, even with a kn*fe at your throats, you wouldn’t budge.”
“But now, you’re willing to take on such a low price.”
“Looks like my method of harvesting ‘wheat’ is still too lenient. Wait until I figure out how to deal with you.”
Muttering to himself, Chen Changsheng smiled and said, “Next is the mineral project. I need one million cubic meters of secret silver ore, with a total price of one trillion.”
“There’s a rule I need to mention in advance.”
“The mineral and soil projects are special, so there’s no need for a deposit, and the Abyss World only accepts the minerals from the contracted party.”
“To put it simply, I only recognize those who sign the contract.”
“Regardless of how low the price is, even if it’s given away for free, the Abyss World won’t accept them.”
“The purpose of these two rules is to alleviate the financial pressure on all of you and to reduce unnecessary killings.”
“After all, doing business emphasizes harmony and prosperity. I don’t want my suppliers to be killed for no reason.”
“Therefore, I must prevent such incidents beforehand.”
Most people agreed with the rules set by Chen Changsheng.
Among them, Zong Xingyan and Wang Liangji were the happiest.
“Brother Zong, did you hear? The Abyss World only recognizes the contracted party, not the minerals. Our lives are guaranteed.”
Facing Wang Liangji’s excitement, Zong Xingyan suppressed his emotions and said, “Stay calm. This is just the first step. We haven’t taken on the project yet.”
“Only after taking on the project can we consider ourselves truly successful.”
“These large projects are beyond our reach. We should focus on the smaller projects later.”
Before anyone else could speak, Wang Zun from the Sacred Forbidden Ground shouted out the lowest price of the entire event.
Faced with this price, everyone felt quite helpless.
Because all the miners in the Sacred Forbidden Ground were slaves, the cost of mining could be said to be extremely low.
In terms of minerals, no one could compete with the Sacred Forbidden Ground in price.
The Sacred Forbidden Ground took on all three projects consecutively, and only after it had its fill did other forces start bidding.
Forty major projects were quickly divided up, and the next ten minor projects were specifically prepared for smaller sects.
“Soil project, one trillion cubic meters, total cost one billion!”
Chen Changsheng announced the first minor project. However, before those sects could calculate the cost of one billion, a voice interrupted.
“Eight billion!”
Hearing this price, everyone turned to look at Zhi Ze in the corner.
Facing everyone’s gaze, Zhi Ze said disdainfully, “What are you looking at? If you have the ability, bid. If you don’t, shut up.”
“Let me teach you how to do business properly.”
Seeing Zhi Ze’s arrogant attitude, everyone chose to remain silent.
Zhi Ze followed the Undertaker, and who knew what tricks it learned from Chen Changsheng.
Since it wanted to earn some pocket money, let it do as it pleased.
However, he thought Zhi Ze was just playing around, but unexpectedly, Zhi Ze swallowed all the minor projects in one go.
Moreover, the prices were shockingly low, which made everyone in the venue restless.
“Zhi Ze, with the price you’ve offered, not losing money would be considered fortunate, let alone making a profit.”
“Aren’t you trying to deliberately lower the project price?”
Facing the doubt from a first-class Immortal King, Zhi Ze yawned and said, “Why should I tell you whether I can make money? If you have the ability, just bid lower than me.”
“If you question the fairness of the investment conference, you should ask the person on stage, not me.”
Upon hearing this, the first-class Immortal King looked towards Chen Changsheng.
“Imperial Tutor, Zhi Ze is a living being beside you. Don’t you care if it deliberately disrupts the price?”
Hearing this, Chen Changsheng smiled and said, “My private relationship with Zhi Ze is indeed good, but the Investment Conference emphasizes fairness.”
“It takes responsibility for its own profits and losses, unrelated to me and the Abyss City.”
“If you truly want to know its profit model, you can pay attention to how it operates.”
“After all, it takes on short-term projects, and the results will be evident within ten years.”
Having said this, Chen Changsheng ignored the crowd and continued to announce another minor project.
“Mineral project, ten thousand cubic meters of cold iron ore, total price two billion.”
Seeing this, the first-class Immortal King sneered and said, “I offer one hundred and thirty billion. I don’t believe anyone can offer a lower price.”
“One hundred thirty billion!”
A weak voice came from the corner, but this time, the bidder was not Zhi Ze.
First-class Immortal King: ????
