Chapter 34 Chapter 34 Spending Money Day 34
After several rounds of testing and eye contact, You Jingchuan chose to take Liu Yue to see the house first.
Of Building 6, only the top three floors offer a full-floor, 1,015-square-meter apartment. Liu Yue had already seen the elevator entrance when she arrived. You Jingchuan explained that the building also has two internal elevators: a car elevator and a worker's elevator.
Liu Yue counted them. If she heard correctly, he should have mentioned five elevators.
She understood entrance, car, and worker elevators...but why were there two internal elevators? This house could accommodate so many people; wouldn't one elevator be overloaded?
You Jingchuan shrugged: "Over a thousand square meters, it's too big. It's so troublesome to walk back and forth just to take the elevator."
Liu Yue: ...
It sounds reasonable. After all, rich people live in such big houses just for comfort.
Next to the living room was the island, the western kitchen. The central kitchen here was also enclosed, similar in structure to the apartment Liu Yue rented, and the space was similar, so she only took a quick look.
But, there is actually a seafood pond here!
Although it is empty now, with no water or seafood inside, when Liu Yue sees the blue interior, she feels like ordering food in a restaurant.
She asked You Jingchuan: "Do you usually raise seafood here?"
"Occasionally. I just moved in six months ago, but because I was mainly in Europe last year, I didn't stay here very often."
When talking about this, You Jingchuan felt heartbroken.
He really put a lot of thought into the decoration of this house. When the foundation of Building 6 was still being laid, he had someone draw the interior design drawings.
As a result, he barely enjoyed his home for a few days before he had to sell it due to cash flow issues. Even though the house was new, it had to be sold at a discount.
You Jingchuan was extremely depressed. Why did he feel like he was helping others decorate and design a luxury house, but he didn't enjoy it, didn't make any money from it, and even had to give a package discount price?
Human beings do not share the same joys and sorrows, so Liu Yue is very happy at this moment.
The Liu family raised ornamental fish in their villa. When she was a child, she asked her parents if the fish there were edible.
Now, the seafood in the seafood pond is really edible, and it is caught and eaten right after, so it is very fresh.
If it weren't for the fact that the seller was still there, Liu Yue would have wanted to use her mobile phone to search for what was sold in the restaurant's seafood pool so that she could replicate it directly.
After looking at the kitchen, she was taken to the audio-visual room.
The audio-visual room was what You Jingchuan called it. After Liu Yue pushed open the door and went in, she found that it was actually a cinema screening room.
She thought the cinema here was no different from her own, except maybe for the more comfortable sofas. Since they both let people lie down to watch, the experience should be similar.
But she didn't expect You Jingchuan to casually say, "We can watch movies in theaters here at the same time."
Fortunately, the lights in the theater were dim. Liu Yue widened her eyes, but then thought it best not to show too much satisfaction, so she quickly put them back.
But she still asked, "What does syncing mean? Can I watch movies that are currently being released? I don't have to wait for them to be released on streaming media?"
"No need." You Jingchuan pointed to the wall of the theater. "A DCI-certified server will do. This system is not expensive. The whole system only costs a little over a million. The theater's biggest expenses are for the projector and audio equipment."
"For daily use, the copyright fee for a movie is about several thousand yuan. I think I can play it ten times."
Liu Yue thought that the VIP screening room in MixC was not luxurious enough. Rich people could even watch movies in theaters at home without leaving their homes.
There was no movie playing at the moment, so Liu Yue couldn't feel the picture or sound effects for the time being, but the screen was really big. Just now, I heard You Jingchuan say that the speakers were more expensive than the server, so I guess it was also a top-notch experience.
If it is an ordinary 2D movie, the experience of watching it at home will definitely beat that of watching it in the cinema, and the viewing fee of a few thousand yuan is indeed not expensive.
Damn, You Jingchuan really enjoys himself too much!
After leaving the audio-visual room, Liu Yue noticed that there was a changing room opposite the bathroom.
The setting of this room is very necessary because the dressing room is connected to the balcony swimming pool. The area of this floor is about 1.75 times that of her home. The swimming pool area is also visibly larger than her home, and it is made into the infinity design mentioned by Sang Yu.
You Jingchuan: "Before this building was built, I told the developer that I wanted to build a swimming pool on the top floor. So the load of the entire building has taken all my needs into consideration. You don't need to worry about this."
Uh...actually Liu Yue had never thought about this aspect, but since he mentioned it, she simply nodded to indicate that she understood.
She didn't need to speak because Sang Yu would find new problems. Liu Yue just needed to lie in the rocking chair and enjoy the sunshine from this angle.
Even though they both had sea views, the perspectives from the top floor and the sixth floor were indeed very different. Even though it was only the first floor of the mansion, within Liu Yue's field of vision, there wouldn't be any buildings taller than this.
Before, she had only looked out to sea; now, it seemed as if the entire city was at her feet.
To the left of the balcony swimming pool is the banquet hall.
Yes, it really is a hall, because it is very large. Looking at the decoration, after walking in, Liu Yue thought she had switched to a hotel wedding banquet.
It was quite empty inside now. You Jingchuan explained to her, "It's easier to clean when it's empty. Whether you're hosting a dance or a banquet, and want to put together long tables or round tables, you can just ask someone to set them up when you need them."
"I have a banquet company I often work with. If you need it, I can give you their contact information. They know this hall very well and their set design is very professional. You don't have to worry about it if you leave it to them."
It appeared, the ball from the novels about wealthy families!
There was also a spiral staircase, which was a must-have for the main character's appearance. The guests were whispering on the dance floor, but when the main character slowly walked down the spiral staircase, everyone's attention was drawn to her.
Of course, because someone dimmed the lights in the room, a spotlight would appear on the protagonist. In this environment, it was hard not to look at her.
Liu Yue also got to experience the life of the heroine in a wealthy novel. The only regret was that there were too few viewers and she didn't wear a dress today.
But it doesn't matter. When she buys the house, she will hold a dance party anyway and experience the whole process.
The spiral staircase connects to the dressing room on the second floor, where two compartments are reserved.
You Jingchuan thought his designs were thoughtful: one for the host and one for guests who might need them. As for the clothes, anyone who could attend his party could easily call the brand and have them delivered to their door.
There was still more than half of the first floor left to explore, so Liu Yue wasn't in a hurry to go up to the second floor. She came out of the banquet hall and walked back to the entrance.
In fact, there are three workers' rooms, a workers' bathroom, a laundry room and a storage room behind the Chinese kitchen, but there is nothing interesting about them, so You Jingchuan just gave her a brief introduction.
Two of the workers' rooms are relatively small, both with single beds, while the other worker's room is larger and has four bunk beds.
When he designed the house, he thought that two live-in nannies would be enough. The others would work during the day and go home at night. The room would only be used for them to store their things or rest.
Well, this is a good arrangement, Liu Yue nodded in her heart.
It just so happened that she had currently signed a contract with two live-in nannies. Aunt Zhang was responsible for her diet, and Aunt Cai was responsible for her physical care. She brought them both over. As for the other work in the mansion, she could just ask Sang Yu to find two people who worked the day shift.
Next to the elevator hall was the wine cellar, which housed You Jingchuan's fine wine collection. Liu Yue wasn't particularly interested, but she still went in to take a look around.
From what You Jingchuan hinted at during the conversation, it seemed that he wanted to sell her the red wine in a package as well.
Liu Yue and Sang Yu shook their heads - if they gave it to her as a package gift as a luxury house, she would be willing to accept it, but she would not accept it as a bundled sale.
Her love for wine is limited to tasting. Wines worth a few hundred or a few thousand dollars are enough for her to drink. She has no intention of buying collection-level wines that cost over ten thousand yuan each.
Although You Jingchuan said that they have room for appreciation, Liu Yue cannot sell the things she bought with system funds. Even if the price increases a lot in the future, it has nothing to do with her, so she asks You Jingchuan to take them away and sell them slowly.
Liu Yue was firm in her attitude, and You Jingchuan felt deeply regretful.
He didn't mean to cheat Liu Yue, he just wanted to save the trouble of transportation and transfer storage, and use it as an additional condition for price negotiation. Unfortunately, she was not interested in this kind of "social currency" at all.
Speaking of which, her identity is quite mysterious. The relationships in the circle are complicated and intricate, and even the rising stars of this era can always find some relatives or connections.
She said she could pay the full amount immediately, but he had never heard of her before...
You Jingchuan collected his thoughts and continued to show her around the house.
There are no bedrooms on the first floor. Turning right after the elevator is the reception and banquet area, and turning left is the leisure and entertainment area.
Liu Yue immediately saw two luxury cars in the glass garage, one of which was a sports car and the other should be his usual car.
You Jingchuan did indeed introduce it this way. The sports car is a limited edition, and he also modified it a little bit himself. Putting his beloved car on display here makes him feel better every time he sees it.
He also specifically emphasized that this time he was only selling the house and all the furniture in the house, not the car.
Liu Yue: ...
Haha, she knew that even if a rich person goes bankrupt, he will not be really destitute. Isn't he still thinking about the luxury car?
“I know,” she said. “Actually, your car looks pretty ordinary. I wasn’t planning to buy it anyway.”
You Jingchuan became anxious when he heard this. He could not sell it, but others could not say that his car was not good!
The words of rebuttal were on the tip of his tongue, but when he thought about the potential buyer of the house, he forced himself to hold them back and could only complain in his heart.
But he still cared a lot and looked back frequently as he walked forward.
How can he be ordinary? How could he be ordinary? He is so handsome!
He tried to find any sign in Liu Yue's expression that she was deliberately trying to anger him, but there was none. She even looked puzzled by his behavior of turning back.
Liu Yue didn't mention her car again - but this refusal seemed to be just out of politeness, not wanting to expose other people's scars. After realizing this, You Jingchuan felt even more uncomfortable, as if someone had stabbed him in the chest.
He was unhappy, but Liu Yue was very surprised.
Fortunately, she quickly controlled her expression, but this is so great!
You Jingchuan, who knows how to enjoy life, set up a game room at home!
Liu Yue saw basketball machines, dance machines, and a series of coin-operated game machines that she had seen in shopping malls. There was even a claw machine.
She really wanted to try it out, so You Jingchuan took out a box of game coins from the cabinet and let her play with them.
Liu Yue didn't think there was anything wrong with inserting coins in her own home. On the contrary, it made her feel more involved.
But this game coin... this Q-version avatar pattern...
"It's me," You Jingchuan said proudly. "Isn't it cute? I specially asked someone to draw it, and the back is my zodiac sign."
Liu Yue: ...
I can't stand it, this guy is so narcissistic.
She was about to complain when she heard You Jingchuan say that he could introduce her to the company that made the game coins and the artist who drew the avatars, and she could change them to her own Q-version image, or anything else.
Hmm? If he says so—
Well, it's human nature to play video games at home and make your own exclusive game coins. It's completely understandable.
Liu Yue happily put coins into the claw machine, and was pleasantly surprised to find that the dolls here were particularly easy to grab. Once you grab them, they basically won't let go.
Oh my God, although it is a well-known secret that the claw machine can be adjusted, Liu Yue was still very moved and felt a sense of accomplishment when she really played the simple version.
That’s great! All those dolls she bought before are finally put to good use!
You feel happy once when you buy it, and you feel happy again when you catch it with the machine. It’s like spending one dollar to get two doses of happiness. It’s such a good deal.
There is more than one claw machine here. In addition to dolls, there are also blind boxes and other items.
It can be seen that You Jingchuan is really afraid of being bored at home. Just these few claw machines can easily kill several hours of time.
Liu Yue still thought about her spending task and felt that she could not waste time negotiating the price, so she regained her rationality.
She walked inside and found that there were not only game consoles, but also an e-sports area, a mini KTV, and a VR experience car.
She had seen this in the mall. After starting the car, it would shake back and forth. The content in the glasses should be crazy racing.
You Jingchuan really likes cars, because there is an indoor karting track here.
Moreover, the runway was double-decker, connecting directly to the second floor. Liu Yue was now 100% certain that this was definitely agreed upon with the developer during the construction of the building, otherwise who would have allowed him to decorate it this way?
Sang Yu was right. You Jingchuan's house was indeed very comfortable to live in... because it was a completely enjoyable residence. The house of more than 3,000 square meters had a large functional area and only three bedrooms, one of which was the master bedroom.
Both guest bedrooms are on the second floor, also designed as suites, similar to those in Liu Yue's home.
The first floor is the entertainment area, and Liu Yue classified the second floor as the sports area.
Because there is not only a fully equipped gym, but also an indoor rock climbing wall. Liu Yue also saw an archery area, a photoelectric shooting area, a holographic tennis room, and indoor golf.
By the way, the swimming pool on the first-floor balcony also has a sports mode, and each lane can be timed.
Liu Yue couldn't help but ask You Jingchuan: "Are you preparing for the Olympics?"
"I just play around," You Jingchuan said. "After all, no amount of maintenance can compare to exercise. Good health keeps me clear-headed and helps me make the right decisions every time."
After he said this, Liu Yue slightly changed her opinion of him.
However, he pays just as much attention to maintenance as he does to exercise...
With a double-decker go-kart track as a base, Liu Yue would not be surprised at all even if she saw the room layout comparable to that of a spa.
Here you can soak in hot springs, there are massage beds, steam rooms, and special meditation rooms.
Liu Yue noticed that there was a screen on the table and chairs. You Jingchuan explained that this screen was connected to the kitchen's ordering system, so if they needed any food, they could just ask the nanny to bring it up.
Not only the spa area, but also the master bedroom above and other places in the house can realize this function, but she just didn't notice it.
Liu Yue: ...
What had she just heard? An ordering system? She became increasingly suspicious that this wasn't a house, but a hotel.
"Of course, we can't have whatever we want," You Jingchuan added. "The dishes we can order are different every day. The menu is updated in real time, mainly based on what ingredients are prepared in the kitchen."
However, if it is a dish that the owner particularly likes to eat, a smart nanny will definitely keep it in stock. Some more common foods and classic ingredient combinations are usually not in short supply.
Despite this, Liu Yue still felt very comfortable and enjoyed it so much.
When we visited the third floor and saw the huge master bedroom, the feeling of "rich people can be so comfortable" reached its peak.
Spacious space is a basic requirement, and the whole house is smart, needless to say. The sea view from the floor-to-ceiling windows is just a bonus...
The key point is that there is a super super large TV screen in the master bedroom. When Liu Yue saw the smart screen in the entertainment room, she thought it was very large, but she didn’t expect that there would be a screen much larger than it.
"It's 163 inches, custom-made," You Jingchuan said. "It uses inorganic self-luminous material, so the picture quality is very clear, and the connection is very stable when playing games."
Liu Yue whispered to Sang Yu, "How much does this TV screen cost?"
"I need to check the exact price, but it should start at 700,000."
Liu Yue almost gasped. Seven hundred thousand, and that was her conservative estimate of the starting price!
It seems that spending money is not difficult at all. She just didn't know enough information before and didn't think about it at all...
It is said that the cost of decorating a luxury house is very expensive, and may be comparable to the cost of buying the house. Liu Yue had no idea about this before, but now she understands a little bit.
The more she looked, the more satisfied she became. But her heart also grew increasingly nervous. Her budget was only 1 billion. Could Sang Yu really get the deal? If not, she certainly wouldn't blame her. After all, the task was too difficult. But she had to quickly implement the backup plan.
Because she was thinking about something, when You Jingchuan took her to visit the cloakroom and study, Liu Yue just listened with one ear and ignored the other, and was only focused on taking a quick look. All she could think about was buying high-end beads and where to buy gold.
Half of the third floor is the master bedroom, and the other half is You Jingchuan’s museum.
This was what he called it, and Liu Yue didn't think there was anything wrong with it - after all, it was really big, and it was filled with his art collection.
You Jingchuan again subtly expressed his intention to sell the collection to Liu Yue, but Liu Yue said no, as she had no interest in the collection at all. She only praised the design and safety of the area, saying it would give her more space to display her Lego and jewelry.
You Jingchuan:......
No wonder she can play with Jiang Qinian so well, they both love building blocks, right?
In fact, there is a safe house in the house, but You Jingchuan hopes to tell Liu Yue the specific location and entrance method after completing the transaction. Liu Yue also expressed her understanding.
After all, if everyone who comes to view the property knows where the safe room is, security may be greatly compromised.
Liu Yue also went to the rooftop to take a look. You Jingchuan's helicopter did not land here. Now all she could see was an open space planted with flowers and plants, which made her a little disappointed.
But they were just selling a house, not a helicopter, so she didn't need to buy a second-hand one, she could just buy a new one.
After touring the house, it’s time to negotiate the price.
Liu Yue sat upright. She knew she wasn't good at negotiating, so she decided to remain silent from now on. In order to prevent You Jingchuan from observing her expression, she started playing with her phone, not giving him any chance to see her reaction.
You Jingchuan hoped for a sale price of 1.3 billion yuan. As for taxes and fees, each party would bear their own share according to regulations. As for the intermediary, he said he would arrange for one, so she didn't need to worry about that.
That's right, this house is sold directly by the owner, so you just need to find someone to come and go through the process. There's no need to give the agency the opportunity to earn huge commissions.
Sang Yu looked at him for a moment and immediately quoted 800 million.
Liu Yue was shocked at the time. Is it possible to bargain like this?
You Jingchuan was almost laughing out of anger. He said directly, "If you don't want to talk, don't waste your time."
"Don't rush us out." Sang Yu smiled at him. "You make an offer, I counter. If you think the price is unreasonable, we can talk it over slowly. Do you have other guests looking at the house today?"
You Jingchuan secretly gritted his teeth. If Sang Yu's offer was a drastic cut with the intention of picking up a bargain, then the prices offered by others meant that they had no intention of buying at all and were just joking with him.
"Eight hundred million is out of the question," he said. "Crescent is a friend of Qinian's. I can give you a discount of fifty million."
Liu Yue didn't respond, so Sang Yu replied, "It's precisely because you're a friend of a friend that when Mr. You needed money urgently and wanted to buy a house, we chose your house over all the luxury homes in Shenzhen."
"This timely assistance, this help that saved you from dire straits, is it only worth fifty million?"
——You’re selling the house and still want Liu Yue to owe you a favor. That’s wishful thinking.
You Jingchuan was choked. He knew that Sang Yu was good at managing personal connections, and his current situation was being closely watched by the wealthy circle, so Sang Yu knew very well how anxious he was at the moment.
He had to soften his tone: "Since you know my situation, I have nothing to hide. If it were any other time, I would have agreed without hesitation, but this happened suddenly, and I'm really short of funds recently..."
He muttered a lot and lowered his posture to play the victim, but Liu Yue was concentrating on browsing jewelry and didn't pay any attention to what You Jingchuan was saying. Sang Yu would not fall for it and just looked at him with a half-smile.
You Jingchuan felt as frustrated as if he had punched cotton. He laughed dryly and started talking about the value of the house.
He said the location was valuable, and Sang Yu said that popular properties should be sold at a lower price; he said the sea view was unique, and Sang Yu showed him a similar view that could be found in Building 3;
He said the renovations had taken a lot of thought. Sang Yu said he was aware of the depreciation of the device, and that many of the functional areas were based on his personal preferences, which Liu Yue might not like. Modifications would cost more money. This wasn't a plus, but a minus.
You Jingchuan was so exhausted from talking that he couldn't stand Sang Yu's constant nitpicking. She also asked You Jingchuan why there was no yoga room on the second floor, which was very inconvenient for Liu Yue to exercise.
You Jingchuan was speechless. He was a non-marriage advocate and hadn't considered the issue of a woman when designing the house. How could there be a yoga room? It was completely unreasonable!
Sang Yu continued counting the shortcomings on his fingers: the seafood pool was too small and couldn't accommodate many types of aquatic products; there was only one sauna room, and there weren't any themed saunas. Salt bricks and Chinese herbal medicine should have been included; there were no separate rooms in the e-sports area, and it was too noisy...
Also, he has both Chinese and Western kitchens, so why doesn't he have a dedicated dessert baking area? It's three floors long, but there's not even a pet room. If Liu Yue wants to keep a cat or a dog, she'll have to modify the place herself.
As for the decoration that You Jingchuan was so proud of, Sang Yu also criticized it thoroughly. She talked about design aesthetics and the spiritual realm. By observing his words and expressions, she found the weak spots to attack You Jingchuan, almost pointing at his nose and saying that he had terrible taste.
As they talked, the price went from 1.25 billion to 1.1 billion. You Jingchuan thought this was the biggest concession he could make, but Sang Yu insisted on 900 million, saying that this was the highest price they could accept.
Liu Yue didn't say a word the entire time. How could she dare to speak? Although demolishing the wall first and then opening the window is an effective negotiation tactic, Sang Yu's demolition of the wall is too big...
They chatted for more than an hour and the situation became tense at one point.
In order to ease the atmosphere, You Jingchuan said he would pour them tea and asked Sang Yu to come and help.
Sang Yu glanced at Liu Yue, who was still browsing for jewelry. She just nodded at her and let her go.
When Sang Yu walked into the tea room, he found that You Jingchuan was just pouring water.
"You do it," he said. "I'm too lazy to do it."
Sang Yu didn't bother with him and she was looking for tea leaves on the table.
You Jingchuan's voice came from behind her: "You are quite loyal to this girl, and she seems to trust you very much. In fact, no matter how much money you negotiate, she will listen to you, right?"
Sang Yu remained silent and did not respond.
When she turned around, You Jingchuan looked at her.
He said, "1.1 billion deal, I'll give you 10 million privately, and then bankrupt your ex-boyfriend and make him beg you on his knees, how about that?"
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The author has something to say: I’m sorry that I’m a bit stuck today, mainly because I’ve been looking up a lot of information to write about luxury houses (covering my face)
I thought I could finish writing the negotiation part, but I can only get stuck here [covering my face with laughter and tears]
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