Chapter 121: Fraud
"Okay, Director Feng, you're actually starting to spend a lot of money? This courtyard house is much more interesting than those five-star hotels." It was the first time that Mo Qingyan stayed in this kind of courtyard house.
"Yes, this is my first time living in this kind of courtyard house!" Song Beichen's face was also full of curiosity.
Although he had been to Beijing before, he always stayed in a hotel.
One is that those hotels are close to some tourist attractions, and the other is that the hotels have special car services.
The third reason is that good courtyard houses are not cheap.
Moreover, if people rent it, they usually rent it out for a period of one year.
The three-courtyard quadrangle was where high-ranking officials of the imperial court lived in the past.
The first entrance is the courtyard, the second entrance is the wing rooms and the main house. The third courtyard was also the back room for the servants to live in.
The door of a courtyard house like this is usually located in the southeast corner and is called the Guangliang gate.
Only the gate of a prince's palace or a princess's palace would be located in the middle.
The most important thing is that only officials of relatively high ranks can live in a three-courtyard quadrangle house like this one with a red-painted gate and golden pillars.
When you walk in from the gate, the first thing you see is a screen wall carved with the characters for fortune, wealth and longevity.
On the left side of the screen wall is the moon gate. Walking through the moon gate, you can see a row of back houses. In the past, these back houses were usually used for male servants to live in or as guest rooms.
The second gate is the Chuihua Gate. After entering through the Chuihua Gate, there is another screen door. This screen door is usually not open.
However, because Mo Qingyan and others moved in, it was opened.
After passing through the screen door, you arrive at the main courtyard.
Opposite the main courtyard is the principal house, which is usually where the elders or the head of the family live.
On the right is the east wing, which is usually where the eldest son lives.
On the left is the west wing, which is usually where the second son or daughter lives.
Each house is also equipped with an annex room.
The ear room is usually used as a kitchen or toilet.
However, it has now been rectified.
All the ear rooms were turned into guest rooms.
The main house was built with a large living room, a large dining room, and then a large suite.
You can reach the third courtyard through the hall next to the left ear room of the main house.
The third courtyard is a whole row of back rooms.
In the past, it was usually used by maids to live in.
If the host family has many children, they will also be arranged to live in the third courtyard.
A courtyard house like this is usually rented out as an empty shell.
However, the courtyard house that Director Feng rented seemed to have been renovated not long ago, and all the furniture and appliances showed very slight signs of use.
Even all the bed sheets and quilts have been changed by the production crew.
It was the first time for many people in the live broadcast room to see this kind of courtyard house at first sight.
Although it has been ravaged by the moon and rain, its appearance has shown many signs of aging.
But after the interior was renovated, it still looks very new and luxurious.
"Is this the courtyard house in Shangjing? Just the golden pillar gate just now is not something we can afford to live in."
"Siheyuan like this one is rented on an annual basis. Although there are many people who rent out Siheyuan as B&Bs, to be honest, the conditions of those B&Bs are really average. They can't be compared with the Siheyuan that Brother Mo and his family have."
"Of course there is no comparison. Brother Mo's courtyard house is in a prime location on the Second Ring Road. Most importantly, the decoration and furniture alone cost a lot of money. If it were rented out, the price for one night would start from four figures."
“I wonder how much good money this rent is!”
"This year's rent must be at least over a million, right?"
"One million? It must be more than that. I just checked, and the furniture in the living room is worth three hundred thousand."
"Let Brother Mo ask Director Feng and you'll know."
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Mo Qingyan satisfied the audience's curiosity and asked Director Feng about the rent of the courtyard house.
Director Feng replied: "The minimum rent for this courtyard is one year, and the annual rent is three million."
"Three million?" Mo Qingyan nodded. "Yes, it's a huge investment. But it's a good price. It took a lot of effort to find this courtyard house, right?"
Director Feng said, "It's not difficult to find other smaller courtyard houses. But it's really hard to find a courtyard house like this one with three entrances. Most people only sell it and don't rent it out. In addition, because the state banquet chef competition is being held in Beijing recently, the courtyard houses and hotels nearby are basically full."
"This courtyard house originally belonged to a friend of mine. He had lived in it for a short time after renovating it. Then something happened and he was going abroad. So I rented it. If it were any other time, this courtyard house would never be rented out."
In other words, if it weren't for his connections, this courtyard house would not have been rented.
When the audience in the live broadcast room heard that the rent here was three million per year, they were immediately shocked.
"Three million a year? That means the monthly rent is two hundred and fifty thousand."
"Hiss... Two hundred and fifty thousand? That's enough to pay the down payment for a house here."
“This rent is so expensive!”
"It's expensive for a reason. Look at the decoration, the furniture and the appliances. They are basically top-notch products."
"Besides, it's located in the prime area of the Second Ring Road. The price is indeed within a reasonable range."
"I didn't expect that this stingy Director Feng would actually spend so much money."
"It's not a huge expense. After all, the program team has received a lot of advertisements recently. The advertising fees alone are quite a lot of money. It's not easy for them to come to the capital, so of course we have to let Brother Mo and his friends stay in a good place."
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Listening to Director Feng's slightly proud words, Mo Qingyan couldn't help but give him a thumbs up and said with a smile: "Our Director Feng is really amazing. His network of connections can even reach Shangjing."
Director Feng said with a little pride: "That's right. I can't say anything else. But when it comes to friends, I have friends from all over the world. I can't help it, who can blame me for being so popular!"
What Mo Wen'en actually wanted to say was that the courtyard house where their Mo family lived was much more luxurious than this.
But seeing that his little ancestor seemed very satisfied with the courtyard house, he didn't say anything in the end.
Forget it, since the little ancestor thinks it’s good, then it’s good.
After discussion, the main house suite was given to Mo Qingyan, while Song Beichen grabbed the ear room next to the main house.
Tao Zui lived in the east wing, while Yin Yiyi and Qi Na lived in the west wing.
After everyone was assigned, they carried their luggage back to their own rooms.
Mo Qingyan and others were preparing to pack their luggage in the room.
Suddenly, I heard a noisy quarrel coming from outside.
It seems that Director Feng is arguing with someone.
The sound is quite loud.
Mo Qingyan walked out immediately.
Then I saw Director Feng and others arguing with a group of strangers.
"What happened?" Mo Qingyan walked directly to Director Feng's side and asked.
Song Beichen, Yin Yiyi and others also heard the quarrel and ran out.
Director Feng replied to Mo Qingyan with a bad look on his face: "Brother Mo, they are here to collect the house."
"Collect a house? What house?" Mo Qingyan was confused.
"Of course we're going to take the house." A middle-aged woman in a blue cheongsam said, "We've already bought this courtyard house. You moved into our house without my consent. That's trespassing. Move out immediately. Otherwise, I'll call the police."
Mo Qingyan frowned, "What do you mean your house? This house was rented by our production team! Did you make a mistake?"
"How could we be wrong? This is the property deed of the house. Take a good look at it and see if it's written about this courtyard house." The middle-aged woman opened a red book and handed it to Mo Qingyan.
Mo Qingyan glanced at the address and house number on the property certificate, and it was indeed the courtyard house where they lived now.
When she came in just now, Mo Qingyan saw the house number at the door.
Mo Qingyan immediately asked Director Feng: "Director Feng, what's going on? Didn't you say that you have already rented this courtyard?"
Director Feng grabbed his hair tightly and said, "I did rent it. I have already paid the three million yuan rent."
"I haven't received any rent from you." The middle-aged woman said, "Besides, I bought this courtyard house for my son's wedding. How could I rent it out? Aren't you guys being cheated?"
The young man following the middle-aged woman said, "Yes, we just got the property deed of this courtyard house today, so we wanted to come and take a look at the house. Unexpectedly, you moved in before us. We didn't receive any rent, you must have been cheated."
After hearing what the middle-aged woman said, Mo Qingyan frowned and said to Director Feng, "Director Feng, ask your friend to see what's going on."
Director Feng held up his phone and said in a panic, "I have been trying to contact him, but his number is not accessible."
It's over.
Mo Qingyan had a bad feeling in her heart.
He asked Director Feng: "When you paid the rent, did you sign a lease contract with the other party?"
"No. Out of trust, I thought about waiting until we came to Beijing before signing the lease contract. But I didn't expect something like this to happen." Director Feng looked at the phone that couldn't be dialed through, and he knew that he had probably been blocked by the other party.
"What's your friend's name?" Mo Qingyan asked.
Director Feng said, "Zhang Jin."
"Do you know Zhang Jin?" Mo Qingyan asked the middle-aged woman.
The middle-aged woman nodded and said, "I know him. Zhang Jin is the previous owner of this courtyard house. He was the one who sold it to us. But we bought it a month ago, including all the furniture and appliances inside."
"I understand." Seeing Director Feng still trying to call the other party, Mo Qingyan frowned and said, "Director Feng, don't call. The other party has blocked you. You can't get through. You've been fooled by the other party."
"Damn it, how could he do this? I directly transferred the three million yuan in rent to him. He is committing fraud, which is illegal. I must find him and make him give me an explanation." Director Feng never expected that he would be cheated by his friend.
He might as well show off his extensive network of contacts in front of everyone.
Unexpectedly, I was slapped in the face so hard.
"Explain? Didn't you say he was going abroad? If I'm not mistaken, he has already gone abroad. You won't be able to find him."
The house was sold a month ago, and then the owner pretended to rent it to Director Feng. Earn some rent.
It was obvious that the other party had gone abroad and deliberately defrauded Director Feng of three million yuan in rent.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have dared to do that.
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