Chapter 823: Contributing to Yanjing
Zhang Chunru planned to stay in the country for six weeks, and Yenching was only her first stop. She collected some information here and, under the coordination of Lin Weimin, interviewed elderly people who had experienced the Anti-Japanese War, including some family members of survivors of the Nanjing Massacre.
Due to work reasons, Lin Weimin was unable to accompany her, so he handed the job over to his nephew's wife Yin Geli.
Although Yin Geli is a foreigner, she has lived in China for more than ten years and married a Chinese. Not only does she teach at the university, but she also translates literary works herself. She is definitely a high-level talent who is proficient in three languages.
Yin Geli stayed with Zhang Chunru in Yanjing for a week, and then accompanied her to other cities in the country.
Zhang Chunru's last stop was Jinling, which was her ultimate goal. But before going to Jinling, she hoped to have a more comprehensive understanding of the situation during the Anti-Japanese War, so she traveled between various cities.
Two days later, Lin Weimin found Li Guangfu and Ma Dudu.
Zhang Chunru's words a few days ago took him to heart. Although there were many books at home, it seemed a waste to just leave them there. It would be better to open a library.
Although the Jinghua Museum is now open, its area is limited. Compared with a real large museum, the conditions are still a bit simple and the exhibition area is a bit small.
There is nothing for now, but Lin Weimin has no intention of stopping collecting. As the museum’s collections increase in the future, the storage and exhibition space of the museum becomes a problem again.
Lin Weimin thought it would be best to find a place to expand the Jinghua Museum into a second phase and build a library at the same time.
After hearing Lin Weimin's idea, Ma Dudu was silent.
The museum has just opened, and now they are planning to open a library. Teacher Lin's train of thought is really too jumpy.
Now he is in charge of the museum, which consumes a lot of his time and energy every day. If he sets up a library, he will probably be so busy that he won't even be able to take care of his own business.
Moreover, Teacher Lin actually wants to buy land in Yanjing City to build the second phase of the museum and the library. This idea is really crazy.
Where is Jinghua Museum?
This is within the Second Ring Road, a prime location in Yanjing City. How much would it cost to buy land here to build a library and a museum?
How much has the land price in Yanjing increased in the past two years? It has increased by at least six or seven times compared with previous years.
If you want to buy land next to the Jinghua Museum, it will involve municipal planning and the relocation of ordinary people, and even having money may not be enough.
When Li Guangfu heard that Lin Weimin wanted to expand the museum and build a new library around the Yongqi Prince's Mansion, he also pondered and said, "The land alone won't be cheap!"
"How much does the land cost?" Lin Weimin asked.
"How big a place do you want?"
"It should be at least 50 to 60 acres. I think Gaojing Hutong, west of Prince Yongji's mansion, is a good place."
Li Guangfu took a breath. Teacher Lin really had a big appetite.
"At the beginning of the year, a big boss from Hong Kong bought a piece of land in Xicheng. The location is not as good as that of Yongji Prince's Mansion, and he spent 1.1 million per acre."
Li Guangfu's business has been growing in recent years. Although he is not in the real estate business, he is well-informed about the real estate industry in Yanjing City.
After listening to him, Lin Weimin stroked his chin and said, "This price is not expensive."
Hearing this, Li Guangfu and Ma Dudu looked at each other and both smiled bitterly.
This kind of words can probably only be heard from Teacher Lin.
The Hong Kong boss spent 30 million RMB to acquire the land at 1.1 million RMB per acre.
The location next to Prince Yongji's mansion is much better than that piece of land. The unit price is naturally more expensive, and the area is also larger. Roughly estimated, it would cost about 60 to 70 million just to buy the land.
This does not include the construction cost. If it were included, I'm afraid it would be more than 100 million.
Li Guangfu is known as one of the three Lis in Yanjing. His reputation has been passed on by word of mouth among the people of Yanjing over the years. He is considered one of the top bosses in the city of Yanjing, and his wealth is worth two or three small goals.
But he could never be as nonchalant as Lin Weimin, who faced the land price of 1.1 million yuan per acre.
This feeling made him uncomfortable, as his net worth was earned through hard work over the years.
In contrast, Mr. Lin has never mentioned making money in these years, but he spent 100 million calmly and casually.
Li Guangfu felt uncomfortable, but Ma Dudu felt even more uncomfortable than him.
His net worth is only a fraction of Li Guangfu's. In front of Lin Weimin, he is just a little Kara Mi and has even less sense of existence.
"The main reason is that the procedures are a bit complicated." Lin Weimin said thoughtfully.
Li Guangfu nodded, "Indeed."
In Yanjing City, it is not a difficult matter for a real estate company to buy land, but the trouble is that the place that Lin Weimin likes currently has no demolition plan.
"How about going to another place?" Ma Dudu suggested.
“It would be boring to change the location, so I wanted to connect the library and the museum together.”
Li Guangfu thought for a moment and said hesitantly: "I do have an idea..."
"Tell me about it."
"Or, you can ask Teacher Tao to go out and get an identity. It's not far, just go to Hong Kong, and then let her come back to invest as a Hong Kong businessman, so that it will be easier to negotiate with the government.
Many people around me do this, and the government has preferential policies for foreign investment.”
After Li Guangfu finished his suggestion, Ma Dudu clapped his hands and said, "This is a good idea. If you have this status, it will be convenient for you to do anything in the future, and you can also enjoy many convenient conditions and special treatments."
Lin Weimin ignored Ma Dudu's words. He thought for a moment and shook his head.
"no."
Ma Dudu advised: "Teacher Lin, I think this method is feasible. You can really try it."
Lin Weimin shook his head firmly, "Forget it, let's not talk about this anymore."
Li Guangfu and Ma Dudu heard a tone that left no room for doubt. They looked at each other and stopped trying to persuade him.
Lin Weimin thought about it and decided to find a solution himself.
The simplest way is to ask someone to talk to the city government.
He wants to build a library and a museum, which will at least contribute to Yanjing's urban construction and municipal planning. I think they will not refuse.
Who are you looking for?
Zheng Guo's father? Old Tian? Wang Meng? The leaders of the bureau? Or the leaders of the Ministry of Rites?
After much thought, Lin Weimin felt that the leader of the Ministry of Rites was more suitable, as the old comrade held a high position and his words carried weight.
After making up his mind, he planned to make a phone call. Li Guangfu and Ma Dudu tactfully said goodbye and left.
After coming out of Lin Weimin's house, the two did not separate immediately, but found a place to sit together.
The two of them met because of Lin Weimin. It has been quite a while since they met. Lin Weimin often asked them for help, so they were quite familiar with each other.
While eating, Li Guangfu suddenly asked Ma Dudu a question.
"Hey, how much money do you think Teacher Lin has?"
Ma Dudu picked up a peanut and threw it into his mouth. "I'll tell you soon. Anyway, I've been helping Teacher Lin collect things for so many years, and I can't count the amount of money I've handled."
"One billion, right?" Li Guangfu asked this in a low voice, with a gossipy look on his face.
Everyone was an acquaintance, and they all had a good relationship with Teacher Lin. Ma Dudu didn't hide it, and whispered back, "Almost the same!"
"Hiss~"
When Li Guangfu heard these three words, he raised his head and drank a glass of wine, then said, "I really can't figure out how you make so much money?"
Ma Dudu was chewing some food with a relaxed look on his face.
"We make money by reselling and haggling over every penny, but Mr. Lin relies on his talent.
Just think about it, in the first ten years, people often collected millions or tens of millions of dollars in royalties.
If you adapt any work, the money will come in like the tide.
The movie "Farewell My Concubine" alone has earned Mr. Lin 40 to 50 million yuan so far, and it's still a small profit.
If you calculate the problems we have now, what was the price when we bought it? What is the price now? Just relying on the collection of this museum, Mr. Lin’s descendants will not have to worry about it. "
Li Guangfu nodded slightly. He knew all these situations.
Especially in the antique business, he was also the young master of a wealthy family in his early years. When he was young, he played with small yellow croakers as toys. He also saw many good things in Yanjing City, so he also had some attainments in antique appreciation. In recent years, he has become rich and has collected a lot of good things at home.
Ma Dudu then said: "Besides, I heard..."
Hearing this, Li Guangfu's eyes lit up, "What did you hear?"
Ma Dudu did not answer his question directly, but asked in return: "You know that Teacher Lin hired a law firm and an accounting firm in the United States, right?"
Li Guangfu nodded, "I know. I heard that it costs one or two million dollars a year just to hire so many people, wow..."
As he spoke, his face was full of envy and incomprehension.
Even with his wealth, he couldn't imagine spending tens of millions of RMB a year to hire accountants and lawyers.
"I sometimes chat with Mr. Lin, and from what he said, they hired those lawyers and accountants not only for foreign royalties and copyrights, but also for a lot of investment!"
Li Guangfu clapped his hands when he heard this. "That's right! It's right. If it's just for the copyright and royalties, it's really not worth it to spend one or two million dollars to hire those people. If it's said that Teacher Lin has other investments, then it's all right."
He asked Ma Dudu curiously, "Hey, what industries did Teacher Lin invest in overseas?"
Ma Dudu shook his head. "How can I ask? But it is 100% profitable..."
"You are talking nonsense. It costs so much money to hire someone."
Li Guangfu sighed, "People like Teacher Lin are born saints. They are successful in everything they do. I still remember that he asked me to help collect houses. At that time, a courtyard house in Yanjing City only cost a few thousand yuan, and the expensive ones were only tens of thousands of yuan. Now, the price has increased dozens of times. Do you know what I like to do most in the past two years?"
"What?" Ma Dudu asked casually.
“What I like most is collecting demolition information from various district governments.”
Ma Dudu gave a knowing smile. He had heard of the trick of getting inside information, buying a house and waiting for demolition.
Li Guangfu saw something was wrong with his eyes and said, "What are you thinking? Do you think the people nowadays are stupid? No one has sold their houses in the past two years. In the past few years, no one understood and just sold them. In recent years, the government has been issuing documents non-stop, and demolitions have been carried out around. Everyone knows that Yanjing City will develop greatly in the future. Except for those who are determined to go abroad, who would sell their houses at this time?"
"That's true." Ma Dudu nodded.
"I was keeping an eye on the demolition information because I wanted to see which house of Teacher Lin had been demolished again," Li Guangfu explained.
Hearing what he said, Ma Dudu immediately became interested and asked, "Are there many houses demolished by Teacher Lin?"
"not much."
Ma Dudu showed a disappointed look when he heard this. He thought he would hear some explosive news, but this was the result?
Li Guangfu looked at his expression and raised his eyebrows. "The amount of demolition is not the point."
"So what's the point?"
“What’s the point?”
“The point is that more and more houses are being demolished.”
“The more you tear down, the more?”
Ma Dudu looked at Li Guangfu and understood that this referred to the property that the government gave to Teacher Lin as compensation after the demolition.
Following this trend, Teacher Lin doesn't have to do anything and will have more and more properties. No wonder we rarely hear Teacher Lin talk about buying houses in the past two years.
"I calculated that in the past two years, Mr. Lin must have received 18 million yuan in compensation for demolition. The house he received as compensation must be more than 7,000 square meters. If you calculate the current housing prices, this must be at least 50 million yuan. He made a lot of money without doing anything. If housing prices continue to rise in the future, this amount of money will be untold."
Ma Dudu thought about what Li Guangfu said and asked a question, "After demolishing these houses, how many houses will Teacher Lin have left?"
Hearing this question, Li Guangfu gave Ma Dudu a mysterious smile. He didn't say anything, but it gave people endless reverie.
Ma Dudu realized that she asked something she shouldn't have. Although they were discussing Lin Weimin's gossip, it was taboo to ask about his family background.
"Come on, come on, have a drink!" said Li Guangfu.
"Come on, let's go."
The two drank a glass of wine, and Ma Dudu said, "So, only someone as wealthy as Teacher Lin would say that building a library and a museum is as easy as eating and drinking water."
Putting down his wine glass, Li Guangfu picked up a piece of braised beef in soy sauce and put it into his mouth. He suppressed the smell of alcohol and said, "It's not just about having money. The key is that you have to be able to handle official matters. Speaking of this, Teacher Lin..."
When Li Guangfu said this, he gave Ma Dudu a thumbs up.
Ma Dudu understood what he meant.
(End of this chapter)
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