Chapter 45 Do you dare to make a bet with me?

"Xiang Zhiqiu, I only call you President Xiang out of respect because you are a bit older than me!"

"What do you think you are?"

"You're nothing more than a clown who trails behind us all day just to fish for inside information!"

"If you hadn't been tailing us to fish for inside information and obtain insider tips, would everyone ever have called you the Stock God of Hong Kong?"

Relying on the fact that his father, Chen Detai, is one of the three founders of the Haicheng Association, Chen Bing didn't place Xiang Zhiqiu in his eyes at all.

He mocked Xiang Zhiqiu unceremoniously, showing him zero respect.

"Chen Bing, you've gone too far!"

"If it weren't for the sake of your father, I would have slapped you across the face long ago!"

Xiang Zhiqiu was driven to fury by Chen Bing.

To think this Chen Bing actually dared to mock him as a clown!

"Forget it, forget it!"

"We're all here to have a good time!"

"There's no need to damage everyone's friendship over a trivial matter!"

Kwok Tak-seng quickly stepped in to smooth things over.

After all, he was the head of the Haicheng Association!

As for Li Ka-shing, Lui Wing-seng, and the others, they stood by to watch the show.

Meanwhile, Chen Hao had long found Chen Bing irritating.

Ever since he arrived, Chen Bing had been sneering at him and making sarcastic remarks.

He had even outright called him a "nobody"!

And now, this Chen Bing dared to disrespect Xiang Zhiqiu and mock him as a clown!

He decided it was time to teach this Chen Bing a lesson!

After a moment of thought, he turned to Chen Bing and said, "President Chen, you seem to hold my stock trading skills in utter contempt. So, do you dare to make a bet with me?"

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Kwok Tak-seng and the other real estate tycoons were all momentarily stunned upon hearing this.

Then, meaningful smiles crept onto all of their faces!

Today's entertainment was getting more and more interesting!

"A bet?"

"You think you're qualified to make a bet with me?"

"Heh!"

"Are you worthy?"

Chen Bing sneered, looking at Chen Hao with absolute disdain.

In his eyes, Chen Hao was simply not qualified to wager against him!

"What's the matter?"

"President Chen, are you too chicken to bet with me?"

"Turns out President Chen is just a spineless coward!"

Chen Hao sneered, deliberately employing a reverse psychology tactic.

Although he didn't know Chen Bing well, he was worldly and experienced. He knew that people like Chen Bing—who looked down on others and possessed arrogant personalities—were generally impulsive and lacked composure!

They couldn't handle being provoked!

With just a tiny bit of provocation, he would be able to enrage Chen Bing!

"Hmph!"

"What is there for me to be afraid of!"

"How do you want to bet?"

Chen Bing let out a cold snort.

Lacking composure, Chen Bing fell right into Chen Hao's trap!

"Next Monday, you name any stock you like!"

"I will predict the price movement of that stock!"

"If my prediction is accurate, you will unconditionally and freely transfer 50% of the shares of Tachang Real Estate, under your Tachang Group, to me!"

"If my prediction is wrong, I will lose one hundred million Hong Kong dollars to you!"

Chen Hao said after a moment's thought.

As it turned out, he had already set his sights on the shares of Tachang Real Estate!

He knew that the real estate industry in Hong Kong during this era was bound to become increasingly prosperous!

Tycoons like Li Ka-shing, Kwok Tak-seng, and other wealthy figures in Hong Kong had all made their fortunes through real estate!

Therefore, he also wanted to get a foothold in Hong Kong's property market!

If he could acquire 50% of Tachang Real Estate's shares, he would secure controlling stake in the company.

At that point, he could bring Tachang Real Estate into his fold.

Then, using Tachang Real Estate as a springboard, he would break into Hong Kong's real estate sector!

With the hindsight and vision he possessed from a future era, he was fully confident in his ability to develop Tachang Real Estate, even surpassing Li Ka-shing's Cheung Kong Holdings, Kwok Tak-seng's Sun Hung Kai Properties, and Cheng Yu-tung's New World Development!

Of course, the premise was whether Chen Bing would take the bait and dare to make the wager!

If Chen Bing didn't take the bait and lacked the courage to bet, he would simply have to find another way to break into Hong Kong's real estate market!

In other words, come hell or high water, he was going to get involved in Hong Kong's real estate industry!

"Xiao Chen, you..."

Xiang Zhiqiu was stunned. He hadn't expected Chen Hao to play for stakes this high with Chen Bing!

Although he had witnessed Chen Hao's incredible stock trading prowess with his own eyes, he still felt that this betting method was a bit too risky!

If Chen Bing was allowed to casually pick any stock, given Chen Bing's connections and resources, he could easily manipulate things behind the scenes to make that stock's price fluctuate abnormally!

If that happened, it would become extremely difficult for Chen Hao to accurately predict the stock's price trajectory!

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Nearby, heavyweights like Li Ka-shing and Kwok Tak-seng were also stunned.

None of them expected Chen Hao to dare to bet against Chen Bing in such a manner!

Chen Hao was letting Chen Bing choose a stock entirely at random, and then Chen Hao would predict its price movement!

In this bet, it was obvious that Chen Hao was doomed to lose!

After all, Chen Bing could easily manipulate things behind the scenes to ensure Chen Hao suffered a crushing defeat!

Was this Chen Hao out of his mind?

Besides, could this Chen Hao even cough up one hundred million in stakes?

"Hahaha..."

"Kid, you actually dare to make a bet like this with me?"

"Has your brain short-circuited?"

Chen Bing burst into loud laughter!

This mainland guy, who had popped up out of nowhere, was simply too arrogant and full of himself!

To actually dare let him pick a stock at random and then predict its price movement!

This fellow's brain must have melted!

"What?"

"Are you too cowardly to bet with me?"

Chen Hao said calmly.

"Hmph!"

"What is there for me to be afraid of!"

"It's just that, even if I bet with you, can you actually produce one hundred million Hong Kong dollars?"

"I bet you can't even scrape together a single penny!"

Chen Bing said with a look of utter contempt.

What he cared about wasn't whether Chen Hao could predict the stock price movement of a randomly chosen stock!

What he cared about was that Chen Hao simply didn't have one hundred million Hong Kong dollars to put up as a stake!

"Of course I can produce one hundred million Hong Kong dollars!"

Chen Hao replied.

"Hmph!"

"You say you can produce one hundred million, and we're just supposed to take your word for it?"

"Why should I believe you?"

Chen Bing sneered.

"My money is currently with President Xiang!"

Chen Hao looked toward Xiang Zhiqiu.

Previously, he had already helped Xiang Zhiqiu earn 1.12 billion Hong Kong dollars. According to their cooperation agreement, his share came to 560 million Hong Kong dollars!

Putting up one hundred million Hong Kong dollars to bet against Chen Bing was a total breeze for him!

"Heh, do you expect me to believe that?"

Chen Bing sneered.

"Xiao Chen, how certain are you of winning?"

Xiang Zhiqiu looked at Chen Hao and asked.

"Ninety-nine percent!"

Chen Hao answered without the slightest hesitation.

Hearing this, Xiang Zhiqiu nodded slightly.

Then, he turned to Chen Bing and said, "I can vouch for Xiao Chen. In the unlikely event that Xiao Chen loses and cannot produce the one hundred million Hong Kong dollars, I will pay the one-hundred-million-dollar stake to you on his behalf!"