Chapter 635: Two BMWs

On the evening of the 15th of July, Xia Yu received an invitation from Bao Yugang to go to his house for dinner. When he arrived with Li Qian, Xia Yu found that Bao Yugang's daughter, son-in-law, and others were all there. Huo Yingdong also came with his young son Huo Zhenyu. The group of people were chatting in the living room in a lively manner. When they saw Xia Yu enter, everyone immediately got up and welcomed him warmly.

'Everyone's here. Looks like I'm late again. My apologies.'

'Xia Yu, we've been waiting for you!'

'You'll have to drink a few more glasses with us later to make it up to us, haha!'

'Mrs Li is as dazzling as ever!'

'Good evening, Mr Xia!'

Bao Yugang and Huo Yingdong spoke very casually, while Wu Guangzheng and Huo Zhenyu, the two juniors, were slightly more reserved. Although they were both older than Xia Yu, their achievements were far behind his, and Xia Yu was also the lifelong friend of their respective fathers, so they could not help but be reserved.

'Mr Xia, please have some tea!'

'Thank you!'

Xia Yu sat down, accepted the tea handed to him by Bao Yugang's daughter, and smiled as he said thank you.

'Bao, Huo, the liquidation is progressing quickly, and it will be sorted out in four or five days at most. Are you ready?'

Xia Yu took a sip of tea and talked about the three of them working together.

If it was a normal relationship, they would definitely have sorted out every last penny when liquidating the company.

However, the relationship between Xia Yu, Bao Yugang and Huo Yingdong was not ordinary. They were all people with a broad view of the universe, and for them, a little bit of fringe benefit was not important. Therefore, the three men's instruction to the liquidation team was to do it as quickly as possible.

Therefore, compared to the normal asset liquidation process, the liquidation process of the Zhi Di Group can be described as lightning fast.

'I've been ready for a long time, and my real estate company has finally gained a firm foothold,'

Bao Yugang said with a smile, in a very happy mood.

After all, among the three of them, he was the last to enter the real estate industry, so he was considered a real estate rookie.

If it weren't for the last land auction, where he made a big purchase of several plots of land, his real estate company would not have been able to show itself off.

This time, the assets of the Land Group, split with his 18.6% stake, would definitely be enough to expand the strength of his real estate company several times over, and Bao Yugang had long been looking forward to it!

"I can't wait either, Xia Yu, this time I'll definitely have a place among the top ten real estate companies in Xiangjiang, right?'

Huo Yingdong said jokingly, and Bao Yugang laughed.

Xia Yu laughed, 'Of course, if not, I'll go back and get the company to put you up there.'

'Xia Yu, Lao Huo wants to go up so much, just put him in second place.'

'Bao, you're so bad, Xia Yu's Economic Weekly's credibility has been affected. It doesn't matter, the point is that you're not worthy, you're just looking for me to make a fool of myself!'

'Hahaha...'

Fok Ying Tung's joke made everyone laugh.

The list of the top 500 companies released by Economic Weekly indicated the business field of each company.

There were more than 100 real estate companies of various sizes in Hong Kong. Although Fok Ying Tung's Fook Lee Properties had been in the real estate industry for a long time, it could not even rank among the top ten in the field, let alone Bao Yugang's.

Only Xia Yu's Jiuding Real Estate Group ranks second in the real estate industry in Xiangjiang, below a host of companies such as Swire Properties, Hutchison Whampoa, Wheelock, New World, Sun Hung Kai Properties and Chinese Estates.

But this time, after the industry leader, Hongkong Land, was split between the three, Xia Yu's Jiuding Real Estate Group will take the crown in the real estate industry, and after taking a share, Huo Yingdong's Lixin Real Estate will have no problem breaking into the top ten.

Even Bao Yugang's real estate company can surge to between 11th and 15th place.

'Mr Xia, can I ask you a question?'

At this point, Huo Zhenyu took a deep breath and asked Xia Yu.

Xia Yu was taken aback and subconsciously glanced at Huo Yingdong, and then saw the latter say, 'Xia Yu, you are Zhenyu's idol, so you might as well give him some pointers. If he can learn even one tenth of your abilities, I will have no regrets.'

Xia Yu laughed and said, 'Who doesn't know that the third son of the Huo family is naturally gifted? Huo Lao, you as a father shouldn't belittle yourself.'

Afterwards, Xia Yu said to Huo Zhenyu, 'I don't dare ask for advice, let's exchange ideas.'

'Mr Xia, you always have the British capital group eating out of the palm of your hand, you are...'

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In the face of Huo Zhenyu's various questions, Xia Yu's answers were incisive and penetrating, and he also analysed and answered from a broad perspective, which made Huo Zhenyu gain a lot, and people like Bao Yugang and Huo Yingdong also listened carefully.

Afterwards, the people asking questions were no longer limited to Huo Zhenyu, and people like Wu Guangzheng and Bao Yugang also participated.

Everyone was chatting with gusto until all the dishes were served, and the group regrettably had to end the discussion.

After eating and drinking, and perhaps ten minutes of tea drinking, Bao Yugang suddenly suggested taking Xia Yu for a walk in the backyard.

Xia Yu was a little puzzled, glanced at Bao Yugang and Huo Yingdong, and saw an inexplicable smile on their faces. A trace of curiosity arose in his heart, and he readily agreed.

As they walked into the backyard, Xia Yu keenly heard some different sounds.

'Hey, Bao, when did you get two horses in your backyard?'

A few steps further, Xia Yu heard the voices more clearly. Looking in the direction of the sound, he was shocked to discover that Bao Yugang's garage had been modified and had more fences. Inside the two fences were two magnificent horses.

The horse on the left was all maroon red, with a long mane streaming out, a round back, and strong but very well-proportioned limbs. Under the light, it looked very smooth, as if it had been oiled, and was shiny.

The horse on the right was completely black, without a speck of colour, and in the light, its shiny mane and skin were clearly visible.

Although both horses were kept in a pen, chewing on fresh straw, and were not allowed to run wild outside, the aura exuding from them was still quite attractive.

In an instant, Xia Yu's mind came up with a word, and that was 'spirited as a dragon horse'.

Longma refers to the legendary steed, and Longma spirit means being as spirited as a dragon horse, which describes extraordinary vitality.

Xia Yu felt that this phrase could not be more appropriate to describe these two horses.

The more Xia Yu looked at these two horses, the more she liked them. She walked around the enclosure observing them, and exclaimed in amazement, 'They're so strong! This body type, this expression, what fine horses!'

'Yes, they feel better than those famous horses at the racetrack!'

Li Qian also blinked her big eyes and watched curiously, unable to hold back her exclamations.

Although she was a girl, she had also worked part-time at the horse club in university and had seen some horse races.

'Although I'm not sure what the situation is with those horses at the Jockey Club, I can guarantee that these two horses would be the top horses if they were put at the Jockey Club,'

Xia Yu said with certainty.

He remembered that several big shots had a passion for horse racing, so naturally, he could also tell the difference between a good horse and a bad one.

As they watched Xia Yu's movements, Bao Yugang and Huo Yingdong smiled at each other.

'Bao, where did you buy these two horses? I feel like buying a few myself,'

Xia Yu said to Bao Yugang, his eyes still fixed on the horses.

Bao Yugang laughed heartily, pointed at the bay stallion and said to Xia Yu, 'Xia Yu, I bought this horse from Turkmenistan. It's a thoroughbred Akhal-Teke, and I commissioned a professional to find it for two months. It's the best one.'

'Wow, a汗血宝马 (Han Xue Ma Ba, or "sweating blood horse")?'

Xia Yu's eyes lit up and he blurted out. He leaned in for a closer look and really noticed that the bay horse's skin was relatively thin, and the blood vessels were easy to see through the skin in the light.

Combined with its reddish-brown mane, if the reddish-brown horse sweats and its mane gets damp after running, the colour will really look like blood flowing.

What Xia Yu also knows is that, according to the research of later horse historians, the blood horse is actually the Akhal-Teke horse that is still running in Turkmenistan. There are only about 3,000 of them in the world, and about 2,000 of them are in Turkmenistan.

It seems that later news reports also said that there are only eleven purebred Akhal-Teke horses in mainland China, and each one is worth tens of millions.

Of course, there are more of the non-purebred ones, but they also range from hundreds of thousands to millions.

'Yes, according to our Chinese name, it is the blood horse. This one is considered top-notch in the capital of Turkmenistan, and it is not an exaggeration to call it a BMW.'

Bao Yugang nodded, obviously knowing a lot about it.

Xia Yu gave Bao Yugang a thumbs up and said, 'You can get a horse like this, amazing!'

Bao Yugang laughed and said, 'I've been running cargo ships for years, and I've made some friends transporting oil in the Middle East. It took a lot of effort.'

It seemed that the bay horse knew the two men were talking about it, as it snorted and its red mane swung wildly, looking very elegant, which made Xia Yu admire it even more.

Xia Yu nodded in agreement with what he had said. This type of horse could be called the national horse of Turkmenistan, and it would be really difficult for the average person to get their hands on one. If it really was the top-level horse as Bao Yugang had said, it would cost at least tens of millions of Hong Kong dollars, and it might not even be possible to buy it, because Turkmenistan would want to keep it for breeding.

If he were to buy it, he would really have to find the right channels, and he would only be able to buy it with money.

'What about this black horse?'

Xia Yu looked at the dark red horse again, then looked at the dark horse, and asked Bao Yugang.

Bao Yugang didn't say anything, but looked at Huo Yingdong instead.

Xia Yu raised an eyebrow and asked, 'Huo, is this horse yours?'

Huo Yingdong nodded and smiled, 'I bought this horse.'

'My connections are not as extensive as Bao's, but I also looked for more than two months before picking out a horse king. It's an Arabian horse bought from Saudi Arabia, with a very pure bloodline.'

'A pure-bred Arabian stallion?'

Xia Yu's eyes lit up as he chewed on these words, taking a close look at the black horse and nodding in approval of Huo Yingdong's words.

There are three existing purebred horses in the world: the blood horse, the Arabian horse, and the British horse. The blood horse is the purest horse breed, and both the Arabian horse and the British horse have the bloodline and genes of the blood horse.

He had two of the three purebred horses in front of him, and they were both top-notch. Only a wealthy man could achieve this.

Xia Yu decisively said to Bao Yugang and Huo Yingdong, 'Bao, Huo, please give me your friends' contact information. I'll also ask them to help me buy a few horses.'

Money can't buy happiness. After seeing these two horses, Xia Yu suddenly found that he also wanted to keep a few horses. Since he had made so much money, it was rare to discover that he had a hobby, so he had to satisfy it somehow.

Bao Yugang and Huo Yingdong laughed heartily. Bao Yugang said first, 'Xia Yu, why do you want to buy any more horses? Aren't these two yours? Otherwise, why did we bring you here to see them?'

Xia Yu was very surprised, his brows furrowed slightly, and he glanced at Bao Yugang and Huo Yingdong's faces, asking, 'What are you doing?'