Chapter 93 He Shouldn't Be Tempted
The Prodigal System grimly warned: [Host, according to the normal construction and sales cycle of commercial housing, you may not even live to see the sales proceeds counted. It is better to take revenge on Fang Yue now.]
Lin Ruoyan understood that the prodigal system was right.
In the real world, she worked in real estate. Regular commercial housing, delivered in rough condition, especially high-rise and low-rise buildings that require excavated basements, is virtually impossible to overcome in northern China during winter. Beijing often uses excuses like holiday closures and city appearance measures to prevent blue skies and white clouds. In the south, construction can take eight to ten months from digging to completion, while in the north, it can take upwards of a year at the fastest. That's assuming sufficient funding and timely completion of all necessary paperwork.
So even if Fang Yue already has the design plan for the land, goes to bid for the land tomorrow, and completes all the procedures to allow the construction team to enter the site in a month or two, it will still be the end of the year before she can apply for a pre-sale certificate.
In the book's time, high-rise commercial housing could be pre-sold as soon as it reached the ground level, a much more relaxed policy than later times. Furthermore, there were no restrictions on the number of units a person could purchase with a loan, and some districts didn't even require Beijing residents to buy a home. Anyone with enough money could buy a property in Beijing.
Because the Cy District is home to many foreign-funded enterprises and the CBD, it's easy to apply for foreign sales permits for luxury housing projects. Lin Ruoyan's luxury housing project took advantage of the Cy District's green channel and has already obtained the relevant export approvals. In the future, her luxury housing will undoubtedly attract foreign investors.
However, the harsh reality is that if she squandered 800 million yuan, she would have no money left after 11 months. She might see Fang Yue's project apply for a pre-sale permit, but she wouldn't necessarily see her own luxury home complete its structural topping-out. After all, luxury homes take longer to build than regular homes.
Lin Ruoyan and Fang Yue had reached a consensus and decided not to disrupt the auction. On the surface, she appeared calm, but in reality, she was nervous. There was no doubt that she loved her current luxurious and free life. If she wanted to live longer in this book, she couldn't just sit there and wait for death.
If the luxury houses could obtain pre-sale certificates earlier and be sold in advance with returns, just three or five units would be enough to raise 100 million yuan to keep her alive for a month. Then the more than 200 units in the project could keep her alive for several years. Wouldn't she have hope for the rest of her life?
However, the fantasy only lasted for a few seconds, and Lin Ruoyan calmed down. The house issue still needed to be resolved by the professionals in the company. Instead of daydreaming, she might as well plan the money she could spend in the next few months.
How could she deal with the prodigal system urging her to take revenge on Fang Yue? Her mind was full of things, she left the executive corridor and descended to the hotel lobby on the first floor. As luck would have it, the crew Wei Xu was working on was filming in the lobby.
Under the gaze of the camera, Wei Xu performed the scenes and actions in the script, and his lines were very contagious, which made it easy for the audience to be moved by his emotions, and their eyes became moist with sadness.
However, when he looked up, he saw Lin Ruoyan. His emotions and even the rhythm and posture of his body changed instantly. What should have been a sad scene was completely transformed by the joyful smile in his eyes.
The director yelled "NG" and was about to ask Wei Xu to do it again. After all, Wei Xu had been filming scenes in the past few days with only one take, so today's gaffe was quite unusual.
Wei Xu said, "It's General Lin who has arrived."
Lin Ruoyan understood that Wei Xu probably thought she had come specially to visit the set. If she said she hadn't come specially, it would seem unfair to the crew members she had forgotten for so long. Since they had already met, she still had to say a few words to them.
The director and his team were naturally very happy, but they were caught off guard by the fact that the big money sponsor was visiting the set without informing them in advance.
Lin Ruoyan had no choice but to say gently: "I'm just taking a look, you guys continue filming, don't delay the filming plan."
Renting a location for filming in a high-end hotel also costs money. The director said a few polite words and continued directing the filming. However, Wei Xu said, "Director, I'm not feeling well. Can I take a break for a while?"
The director guessed that Wei Xu's previous loss of composure was probably due to Lin Ruoyan's arrival. It would be difficult to force the handsome guy to continue playing a tragic drama now, so it would be better to let him go and accompany the big money sponsor.
The director said, "Then please tell Mr. Lin about our recent filming situation. I'll arrange to film other people's scenes first."
Other ordinary actors took over and the crew returned to its previous busy filming state.
Lin Ruoyan and Wei Xu were sitting on the sofa in the lobby.
Lin Ruoyan no longer felt the anxiety she'd felt in the administrative hallway, and for the moment, she put Fang Yue aside. The handsome man before her was a delight to the eyes, and his expression was much better than Fang Yue's fake smile. Wei Xu genuinely wanted to see her, which also brightened her mood.
Although she only sees Wei Xu as a tool to fulfill her monthly spending quota and has no intention of developing a closer relationship, she previously considered the impact of the female lead, Li Yiqi, on the plot, but now avoids him out of fear that she might not live long and delay others. However, as ordinary friends, the other party is genuinely happy to see her, which is also a good feeling.
"I went on a trip abroad and bought some gifts. I originally wanted to give them to you when you were free." Lin Ruoyan bought famous watches for a large number of people in the company. She gave them all the gifts that could be given in person, but she had not yet figured out how to give Wei Xu this watch.
I'd have someone deliver it directly to Wei Xu's company. I was worried about the negative impact of not giving any gifts to others. Lin Ruoyan hadn't planned on giving gifts to anyone else in that company either, as there still had to be some separation between close friends and family. Inviting Wei Xu to meet up alone seemed a bit deliberate, so I usually kept the gifts in the trunk of my car, planning to adapt to changing circumstances.
Now the opportunity had arrived. She had already asked the driver to pick up the watch and bring it over. Soon, the gift bag filled with beautifully wrapped items in foreign languages was placed in front of Wei Xu. The brand and packaging of the watch clearly indicated a price tag of over six figures, making it extremely valuable.
Wei Xu had no idea that Lin Ruoyan bought nearly identical gifts for the directors of her company, with the one for her brother being more expensive. He had assumed that Lin had chosen this gift specifically for him.
"Is this a famous watch? It's too expensive. I don't even have the chance to wear it when I'm acting." Wei Xu pretended to refuse.
Lin Ruoyan said, "It's just a little token of my appreciation. It's okay if you don't want to wear it."
The money had already been spent and counted towards this month's spending quota. Since she couldn't wear the men's watch herself, she might as well give it away. Of course, if Wei Xu really refused, she wouldn't force him. With so many excellent employees in the company, it would be fine to just treat it as a bonus.
Unexpectedly, Wei Xu happily took the gift bag, touched it carefully, but did not open the watch box to look at it. That expression of cherishment was not an act.
Lin Ruoyan suddenly realized that he must like the gift she gave him. No matter what it was or how much it cost, he would be happy. Could it be that Wei Xu had developed feelings for her beyond just friendship?
Lin Ruoyan didn't dare to think too much or ask too many questions. She said that she had something else to do and left in a hurry.
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