The officially sealed river sand will sooner or later be released, at least in part.
But the question is, how soon is "sooner or later"?
A week? A month? Or half a year?
No one could say for sure.
However, construction developments across the regions couldn't wait. A day's delay meant a day's loss, and sand, being a basic necessity, had to be bought no matter how expensive it was.
And the more they bought, the more construction material suppliers would hoard, pushing prices even higher. The rising prices, in turn, triggered panic among the builders, who became more eager to stock up.
A perfect vicious cycle—this was the confidence that allowed Xiao Ming to quote three hundred per ton yesterday, and it was also the reason why Gao Yinghai swallowed his pride, despite feeling humiliated.
After all, he couldn't buy it anywhere else even if he had the money!
For people like him, money was much more important than pride.