Chapter 232 Shanghai's Top Luxury Residences
Lin Ruoyan called her brother to report that she was safe. Her son was also there and heard her voice.
"Mom, are you well again?" Lin Mengxi asked with concern.
Lin Ruoyan said, "You're much better now. You should be able to be discharged soon. Don't forget to practice martial arts well. Lu Wei will test your fighting skills when you return."
Then she heard Lin Mengxi say to Lin Ruxu in a serious tone, "Uncle, will my mother's fever affect her memory or something?"
Lin Ruxu picked up the phone and asked, "What's wrong? Mengxi said you have memory problems?"
Lin Ruoyan smiled and said, "He just doesn't want to be tested in combat and is trying to confuse the audience. I remember it clearly. I'll teach this kid a lesson when I get back to Beijing."
The Internet speed in that era did not support video chat, so she could only take photos and send them to them via email, and only then did they feel relieved.
Then, she faced a dilemma when it came to the discharge process. Because the medication she was taking was not publicly available, even though she felt fine, she still needed to stay in the hospital for observation to prevent other problems from developing and preventing her from receiving emergency treatment.
So in the short term she can only stay in this hospital in Shanghai and cannot return to Beijing.
Lin Mengxi had already started school over there, and she couldn't delay his going to school, so Lin Ruoyan had to suppress her desire to go home to see her son and stay in this special ward for a few more days.
After resting, Lu Wei felt refreshed and recovered to a spirited state. She continued to stay by Lin Ruoyan's side, keeping an eye on everyone coming in and out.
Lin Ruoyan was bored to death. Besides reading and watching soap operas, she could only walk around the intensive care unit and the corridors to exercise. She was not allowed to leave the ward. Anyone who came to visit her had to pass through the security personnel sent by Lu Wei's company before they could enter.
Colleagues from the Southern Region came to see her because they lived nearby. Lu Gan also led the team to report on the progress of the Castle Mansion project in Shanghai.
After acquiring the land, the project plan has already passed various reviews and is currently under formal construction. Construction on the eighteen islands and eighteen castles is proceeding smoothly, emerging from the ground. Purchase agreements have been signed for ten castles, and 100 million yuan is held in an escrow account, representing deposits from customers waiting to view the model suites once they open.
The construction progress of the castle in the model room has been accelerated, and the interior and exterior decoration are being carried out simultaneously. If Lin Ruoyan is not in a hurry to return to Beijing, she can wait another week to go and inspect the hard decoration in advance.
When Lu Gan said this, his eyes were full of anticipation, like the expression of a child who got full marks in the exam and is waiting for praise from his parents.
Lin Ruoyan was actually quite curious about what a house selling for 150 million yuan would look like. She had only initially considered the project's positioning and tone, and had seen the renderings in the presentation, but had never actually set foot in a similar space.
Judging from the renderings, its luxury is several notches higher than that of luxury properties in Beijing. Its sheer size and the presence of a 25-meter-long three-lane swimming pool in the basement are simply unmatched by other large villas or so-called luxury properties.
So after getting the discharge certificate, Lin Ruoyan stayed in Shanghai and found a five-star hotel to stay for two more days to wait for the acceptance of the model room.
This is just the hard-fitting inspection, so if there are any issues, there's plenty of time to rectify them. This rectification period includes the time it takes to ship various specialized finishing materials from around the world, which typically takes several months. Many finishing materials are shipped by ship and can't be easily shipped by air.
Therefore, if you build a castle of the same size abroad, it usually takes one to two years at the fastest. In China, however, workers are efficient and skillful, building other parts in advance. Transportation is also optimized, so after a month or two of delivery, the goods can be loaded within an hour or two.
The final plan was for the model apartment to officially open in December, and the sales launch would be on an auspicious date after the exterior decoration of all 18 villas was completed. This was Lin Ruoyan's strong suggestion, and they wanted to find an auspicious date before the Spring Festival.
That time was the coldest in the Shanghai market, making it a poor time for traditional project launches. The region where Shanghai is located is scorching hot in the summer and freezing cold in the winter. Most homes lack heating, and basking in the sun outside is more comfortable than staying indoors. For ordinary residential projects in Shanghai, launching in winter is a bad idea that would cause customers pain.
But a castle mansion that costs 150 million yuan does not have those worries at all.
In the bleak winter, technology not only keeps homes, equipped with radiant floor heating, warm as if in spring, but also maintains a constant temperature within the community's water system. A variety of greenery flourishes on the water and the ground, with koi swimming, precious flowers blooming, and peacocks, cranes, and sika deer all in attendance. The more austere the surrounding projects and environment, the more vibrant the community becomes, creating a fairyland-like experience.
This was Lin Ruoyan's realization after visiting the city in the desert of the Tycoon Country. Amidst the vast desert, an oasis, a modern city, seemed like a mirage, its most dazzling presence. She planned to open the model apartment over the winter so that customers could fully experience the uniqueness of living in this community.
As soon as she proposed this idea, Lu Gan immediately applauded. This kind of off-season marketing is worthy of the overall nobility and luxury of the project.
Lin Ruoyan didn't need to say much next. Lu Gan had various marketing techniques. After several colleagues discussed it, the details became more and more complete.
Lin Ruoyan's recent stay in Shanghai, aside from some exercise and recovery, has been mostly spent eating, drinking, having fun, and meeting clients. Her colleagues at the real estate company, after visiting them, have gone about their own business, leaving her energy mostly occupied with her other friends.
For example, a group of wives from Wenzhou visited a model apartment in a single-story building within the Second Ring Road in Beijing and immediately bought houses in a new city in Hebei Province, starting with two units per person. They also became increasingly enamored with Lin's Real Estate properties. Whether they were luxury homes or new city properties, they always had a sense of quality that was ahead of its time, making them willing to pay for them.
Some of them had previously invested in beauty salons in southern China and were persuaded by Jiang Fang to buy beauty devices. After all, these high-tech devices had already become popular in Europe. At the time of the book, products that passed European standards were considered top-tier. Thanks to the dual promotion at home and abroad, sales of these quick-profit beauty devices continued to soar.
In addition to finding corresponding cooperative hospitals in Beijing, the myopia treatment device will also be promoted in Shanghai.
There are people in the wives' group who have many connections. Although they cannot do big business like a beauty salon, they still have the resources to find ways to open branches of myopia treatment devices.
Therefore, the wives' group has considerable power and connections, which surprised Lin Ruoyan greatly, and naturally she has to spend more time and effort to deal with them.
But deep down, she's different from the other wives. She has her own career, no husband, and doesn't have to worry about getting along with her in-laws. This is something many in the wives' group envy her for.
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