Chapter 119: Using Known Information
Uncontrollable forces? The mention of this word suddenly reminded Lin Ruoyan of a problem: the book described a pandemic in the coming year. While the catering and tourism industries would be affected, pharmaceutical testing and preparations would be flooded with orders.
This disease was named SARS. According to the book, the first case was discovered in Guangdong Province at the end of 2002. It later spread to Southeast Asia and even the world. It was not until mid-2003 that the disease was gradually eliminated in my country.
Compared to the global pandemic that struck the real world twenty years later, this seemed immature, didn't last long, infected relatively few people, and quickly disappeared on its own with the arrival of summer and rising temperatures. It arrived strangely, and its departure was equally mysterious.
Apart from Beijing and Guangdong Province, there are not many cities in the country with cases. The economy and life in urban areas with zero infection are not greatly disrupted, and the scope of impact is much smaller than twenty years later.
Lin Ruoyan wasn't worried about the impact on her B&B business next year. Her family didn't rely on the money from running a B&B and a cafe.
At worst, the worst that can happen is closing down and giving employees paid leave; health is paramount. On the contrary, such turmoil can forge a group of people with resilience, who know how to thrive in difficult situations, recognize the country's growing strength, have confidence in the nation's economy, and accurately grasp the opportunities before dawn, allowing them to quickly recover once the lockdown is lifted.
Lin Ruoyan was afraid that she would not live to see that day, so she found a place to talk to her son about this matter after dinner one day. Her original intention was to remind her son not to panic when the time comes, to trust the country's arrangements, to protect himself, wear a mask, wash hands frequently, and not go out unless necessary, and just study at home.
Unexpectedly, Lin Mengxi said: "Mom, since you suddenly had this dream and felt that this might happen in the future, and reminded me, why don't you remind more people?"
"This may not happen. What if it doesn't happen, and I say something nonsense, wouldn't that be spreading rumors?" Lin Ruoyan explained, but her son's words did remind her.
It's August now, and within a few months, there's a good chance that cases will surface in Guangdong Province. She has investments in furniture factories there, so whether or not there's an actual outbreak there, she can use this as an excuse to "receive" firsthand information. Then, she'll alert the officials she's familiar with in Beijing, so they can find ways to report the situation up the chain of command and take early action. The Yu family elders also have resources, and perhaps the world in the book will be affected.
If the storyline can be changed, why can't the impact of SARS be minimized, controlled, or even ended earlier? Ending it a few days earlier would save more lives and businesses, allowing the domestic economy to recover sooner.
Therefore, she had to do everything she could to live a few more months. Otherwise, even if she left a letter, who would believe her "prophecy"? The dead were definitely not as flexible as the living.
Fortunately, there were more and more potential customers for luxury properties. She believed in Lu Gan's ability. If he started selling units in September, he would definitely be able to raise 100 million yuan by November. By November, he would have obtained the pre-sale certificate and could officially open the property for sale and sign contracts. Then he could legally collect the full payment.
Right now, Lin Ruoyan still has to get through the spending hurdle in August.
The biomedical base's building rental and increased renovation budget only cost a few million. The school was still in the design phase, and while a construction company had been found, the earliest it would take from contract negotiation to first payment was next month. She still had a 30 million yuan target to spend this month. Should she buy a building or land?
"Spendthrift system, are there any auctions happening recently?" Lin Ruoyan thought about it and found that she had nothing to spend money on, so she could only ask the system for advice.
The prodigal system held its breath for a long time before finally hearing the host's question and quickly replied: "Host, besides selling houses and land, there are other auctions. Would you like to buy some antiques? Those items are worth 18 million each."
"If I buy those things this month, how much money can I make by selling them next month? Will they be easy to sell? I want to buy a house and land. I want big and sturdy ones that make me feel safe just by looking at them." Lin Ruoyan was very clear-headed and would not be fooled by the money-spending system.
The prodigal system used its privileges to scan the area and replied: [Land and property prices in Beijing are a bit high this month. There's nothing around 30 million. Host, I'll help you search the surrounding areas or specify a specific location. Ideally, it's a city in the book where a major character with whom you have a strong connection has a storyline. I should be able to find relevant information in those areas.]
Lin Ruoyan's current memory of the book's plot focused on the experiences of the heroine, Li Yiqi. After reminiscing for a moment, she suddenly thought of a place: "System, can you help me check if there are any properties for sale or land in Jinshi?"
What Lin Ruoyan remembered was what was described in the book, where the heroine Li Yiqi went to Jinshi to meet with the cooperative manufacturers and witnessed the changes in Jinshi.
Li Yiqi started her business in the medical device field. In the beginning, she promoted her own products herself. Compared with other entrepreneurial partners, she is more eloquent.
When I arrived in Jinshi, I found that the city's appearance had been greatly improved. City landmarks such as Jin River, Heping Road, Drum Tower, and Tianta Tower had been renovated one after another. Huang Dafa was no longer seen on the streets, and the economy had entered a new stage.
At the same time, housing prices have also risen slightly, ranging from two thousand to four thousand per square meter. Starting from five hundred thousand, you can buy a newly built small villa in a good location.
The original book uses Li Yiqi's eyes to look at the hot-selling house advertisements in the newspapers. Ten or twenty years later, the house prices in those places are still strong, but now they are so cheap that they seem to be given away for free. Meijiang, Xinhuayuan, City Garden projects...they are very good at preserving and increasing their value.
Ten years later, Li Yiqi returned to Jinshi and regretted not listening to her friends' advice and buying a villa in Meijiang. After all, villas in Beijing were still expensive, and she wouldn't be able to afford a good one until ten years later. Meanwhile, in the same area, a top-notch villa in Jinshi back then could be purchased for less than one million yuan, a much lower price than in Beijing.
Ten years later, the high-speed rail will take only half an hour to travel between Tianjin and Beijing. Many people who live in Tianjin, where the cost of living is low, will come to Beijing to work and earn high wages, which will make commuting more convenient than living in remote areas of Beijing.
So, since I can't afford good land in Beijing in August, why not buy a piece of land in Tianjin? Try to slow down the development process and wait for a while, and maybe find a buyer and sell the land directly.
The prodigal system quickly retrieved some information: [Host, there are cheap land options, and houses are much cheaper than in Beijing. Which one would you like to buy?]
In this year of the book, the opening ceremony of the 10th National Games was held in Jinshi, the renovation of the 600-year-old Guiyi Street was completed, and the Metro Hongqiao Department Store opened... The city ushered in the first boom of the new century, with its GDP increasing by 12.5% year-on-year, ranking first among all provinces, municipalities, and autonomous regions nationwide for the second consecutive year. Jinshi is brimming with vitality, and it vows to surpass Shanghai.
The following year, 2003, marked a watershed moment for Jinshi's housing prices. Before the pandemic, the average price of commercial housing remained around 2,000 yuan, and anyone living in a house costing 4,000 yuan per square meter was considered wealthy. Afterward, Jinshi's housing prices skyrocketed, rising by at least 1,000 yuan per square meter.
Lin Ruoyan pondered the situation and was tempted. She might as well not buy the land, as that would require setting up a project company and a whole bunch of people. Wasn't she just rushing to spend 30 million? She could treat it as a personal investment, buying some finished houses and selling them off when prices rose.
She wasn't going to settle in Jinshi, so she wasn't reluctant to sell. She was just using it as an investment. The stock market wasn't mentioned in the book, and since she didn't dare buy stocks casually, she treated the house like a stock, buying low and selling high.
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