Chapter 521 Frenzied Bidding!
Ryder's bid dropped like a bomb in the room.
Two billion dollars!
He just jacked the price up by a cool three hundred million!
Is this a joke?
The crowd erupted in chatter.
"Two billion? Did he just say two billion?"
"Is he from Maple Group? Starting with two billion? That's ballsy!"
"This is a straight-up slap in the face to Mr. Young! Total disrespect!"
The chatter among the crowd put Tyler in a terrible mood!
He turned his head, glaring coldly at Ryder!
He thought he could secure the land for 1.7 billion dollars, but Ryder unexpectedly stepped in to disrupt!
Ryder met Tyler's gaze naturally.
He didn't care about Tyler's attitude at all!
Tyler muttered under his breath, "Damn it, Ryder, you son of a bitch! I'll take you down one day!"
Then, gritting his teeth, he raised his hand. "2.1 billion!"
The leader up front, who'd been sweating bullets, lit up like a Christmas tree.
2.1 billion? That was way above their wildest dreams!
Today's auction was turning into a goldmine!
The leader cleared his throat. "Bidder number 01 offers 2.1 billion. Any takers? If not, we'll—"
Before he could wrap it up, Ryder's laid-back voice cut in. "Make it 2.4 billion!"
The whole auction hall was shook!
This place had seen dozens of land auctions every year, with all kinds of bidding wars, but this kind of crazy jump in price? Unheard of!
Some folks were straight-up thinking Ryder had lost his mind.
The stadium land's actual value was pegged around 2.2 billion, maxing out at 2.5 billion—anything beyond that was just throwing money away!
And with those ghost rumors floating around? The value was taking a nosedive!
Some thought Ryder had lost his mind, while others straight-up called him out.
"Hey, are you just here to mess things up? We respect you as a Maple Group's rep, but do you even have the clout to drop 2.4 billion? Will your company back that play?"
"Right! This reeks of jealousy. You're just trying to screw with Mr. Young. We can't let you derail this auction!"
"Let's stick with Mr. Young's 1.7 billion bid. Who even is this guy? For all we know, he's some scammer trying to crash the auction!"
This statement received a lot of agreement from the crowd!
Although they had no personal grudge against Ryder, it was good to curry favor with Tyler!
Seeing this, Tyler couldn't help but mutter, "Idiots!"
Meanwhile, Ryder, who was being targeted, remained calm and unhurried.
Ryder glanced around the crowd and said calmly, "Since I represent Maple Group, I can make decisions for Maple Group. It's none of your concern!"
Someone instinctively retorted, "Ridiculous! Who do you think you are? The new chairman of Maple Group or something?"
Ryder just smirked. "You know me?"
That shut everyone up for a second.
These folks were full of themselves, but they'd been around the block.
Ryder's calm tone and the way he carried himself—it all felt legit.
Was he actually Ryder, the new chairman of Maple Group?
But for a high-stakes auction like this, it's not like the chairman had to show up in person—especially someone like Ryder, who's clearly not a New York regular. Usually, a seasoned GM with NYC experience would handle it!
At this point, the auctioneer verified Ryder's identity.
He cleared his throat and announced, "According to the registration, bidder number 58 is indeed Ryder, chairman of Maple Group. So, we're confident his bid stands."
The auctioneer backed Ryder for one simple reason: to push the price higher—and to shut down anything that might tank the bidding!
After the official confirmation, the faces of the bidders changed:
"Wait, seriously? He's the new chairman of Maple Group? We heard he was young, but this young?"
"He's the one who took down Milton right before taking the reins? Kid's got balls!"
"Shit! If I'd known he was the new chairman, I'd have played nice. Is he gonna come after me now?"
"No wonder he went toe-to-toe with Mr. Young. The guy's got the chops. I've got a real bad feeling about this…"
Not only them, but even Brent, sitting next to Ryder, was shocked!
The news of Maple Group's new chairman had spread in New York City's business circles.
Even Brent, a fallen member of the Wallace family, had heard of it!
He had long wanted to meet the young chairman!
But he didn't expect it to be the person in front of him!
Brent suddenly felt nervous!
He was also curious!
Logically, Ryder, as the new chairman of Maple Group, must be smart. So why would he stop Brent from bidding and instead raise the price in such an unbelievable way?
Brent couldn't understand!
Compared to the crowd's confusion, Tyler was in a terrible mood!
He thought he could teach Ryder a lesson about how ruthless New York could be—to wipe the floor with him.
But here was Ryder, strutting around the auction hall like he owned the place.
Unacceptable!
Tyler clenched his teeth and raised his bid card again. "$2.5 billion!" Then, he shot Ryder a smug look and taunted, "Ryder, can you keep up? Or are you all talking?"
The second the words left his mouth, Ryder didn't even flinch. He raised his bid card and coolly said, "$2.8 billion. Another 300 million!"
The whole hall was shocked!
Ryder was crazy!
The new chairman of Maple Group must be crazy!
Tyler's eye twitched, and his face kept changing!
Mr. Carter, seeing Tyler's state, knew he had lost his mind!
He quickly reminded, "Mr. Young, stop here. 2.8 billion dollars is already a loss. We don't have more money to bid!"
"Back off!" Tyler snapped, shoving Mr. Carter aside. He stood up, eyes bloodshot, and raised his bid card again. "$3 billion! Let's see you top that, huh?"
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