He originally had full confidence in this location, believing it had great development potential, largely because it housed several highly valued malls.

The presence of these malls was like a magnet, attracting both crowds and capital, and steadily driving up the prices of the surrounding land.

Losing one mall might not have much impact, but two acquisitions in a row was somewhat unusual.

Huo Minghao had always been full of confidence, convinced that his judgment couldn’t be wrong.

However, this time, he felt a tinge of unease. This unease grew stronger with time, until the fate of the third mall falling to acquisition turned his premonition into reality.

A mall being acquired typically means just a change in ownership and should not cause any major issues.

But this time, the new owners seemed to be anything but ordinary; they quickly took unforeseen actions by shutting down all malls and their supporting facilities.

For Huo Minghao, this was undoubtedly a bolt from the blue. Without these malls, the value of the land would significantly diminish.

Huo Minghao had high hopes for this piece of land, planning to use it to turn around the fortunes of Huo Group.

Yet now, someone was breaking his hopes, causing losses, which would continue until there was no chance of recovery. He felt helpless, watching these malls get acquired and then consecutively closed down.

These past few days, Huo Minghao had been so worried he couldn’t sleep at night. He had invested significant funds here, initially planning to make a fortune, but now even breaking even became a luxury.

According to the latest market surveys, the purchase price of the land and the foundation construction costs have already far exceeded the original cost.

He still couldn’t understand why such a thing happened. Everything was going well, and he was dreaming of making a big fortune through this piece of land, but who would have thought not only did he not make money, he lost so much instead.

Huo Minghao couldn’t accept this reality; he was burning with anger all day, either yelling or throwing things, as if trying to vent all the anger in his heart.

However, besides doing this, he had no practical way to deal with the situation. Huo Group suffered huge losses because of this. He was furious, almost to the point of vomiting blood, but powerless.

"Mr. Huo, the group’s cash flow has already ruptured. We all advised you back then not to rashly bid on those lands..." a company employee mustered the courage to say.

"Exactly, so many people couldn’t stop you back then!" another employee echoed.

Due to the group’s cash flow breaking down, many employees in the company had great dissatisfaction with Huo Minghao. They couldn’t understand his gamble-like mentality and couldn’t accept this fact.

However, they had no way to stop it, only watching helplessly as Huo Group stepped into the abyss, seeing no hope of a turnaround.

Huo Minghao sat at the head of the conference table, his hands supporting his temples, his brows tightly furrowed.

He looked around, seeing those employees who used to be so respectful now pointing fingers at him, a nameless anger rising within him.

"You’re all saying these sarcastic things now, why didn’t anyone insist on stopping me earlier?" Huo Minghao couldn’t help but shout in anger.

His mood was at its worst, initially thinking real estate would be the best means for Huo Group to turn around, yet who would have thought these pieces of land would drive Huo Group into the abyss instead.

"Is there any use saying these things now? The situation has already happened; the cash flow is broken. Shouldn’t you quickly help think of ways to remediate the situation with me?" Huo Minghao glared, full of anger as he spoke.

Facing the questions and complaints from those present, he had no rebuttal. He admitted his mistakes yet didn’t want to just let them criticize him. He had meticulously planned and arranged for these pieces of land to reverse the state of Huo Group. Who could have expected this situation? It was an unlikely stroke of bad luck, but he hit it anyway.

"Well... what other good method is there besides this?" an employee said dejectedly.

"Can you all stop saying such pessimistic things?" Huo Minghao, unable to stand it any longer, raised his head, eyes filled with anger, "I’m already troubled enough, and you’re all here saying one more dejected thing after another!"

He suddenly slapped the table and continued, "Sell the land! At worst, we sell the land! We first sell the land to alleviate the current cash flow, then we can hold on for a while. During this time, I will find ways to contact others, see if anyone is willing to lend us some funds. Instead of having these wild thoughts, why don’t you help think about who might be willing to lend us money?"

Huo Minghao slapped the tabletop repeatedly, shocking everyone around him into silence. They all kept their mouths shut, no longer daring to complain.

Faced with the situation reaching this point, Huo Minghao had no other option but to sell his carefully planned real estate. Sacrificing the arms to save the body might be his only way out now.

He had decided to take a gamble; this situation was not unacceptable to him.

If it’s a gamble anyway, why not gamble a little bigger? Meanwhile, Huo Sizun once again sought out Lin Beichen.

"There’s news lately that Huo Minghao has already sold off all his real estate lands. I’m afraid they won’t last much longer." Huo Sizun said anxiously.