Ji Kai's abilities should not be underestimated. After all, his family has been in business for generations. He quickly told people in the market about how he made money by buying houses in the South China Sea.
"Xiao Ji, can you really make money buying a house in the South China Sea?"
Ji Kai nodded, "That's right, Mr. Cao. I wouldn't joke like that. A friend of mine bought land there to develop real estate. He took out bank loans to finance it. The development hasn't even opened for sale yet, and most of the houses have already been reserved. Everyone's saying that house prices there are going to skyrocket!"
Boss Cao quickly offered Ji Kai a cigarette. "Soaring prices? What do you mean? What are the house prices over there now?"
"Now it's less than 2,000 yuan per square meter, Mr. Cao. To be honest, you and I can afford it. But those people who speculate on houses don't just buy one or two. They charter planes to buy dozens or hundreds of houses at a time!"
Upon hearing this, Mr. Cao understood why the houses were almost all sold out before the official launch.
Mr. Cao had heard about the crazy things happening in the South China Sea. He heard that 100,000 young people were crossing the strait to pan for gold, and that the South China Sea was full of gold. If Mr. Cao weren't so old, he would definitely have gone to the South China Sea to pursue his dreams too!
The thought of the newly established special economic zone, starting from scratch and waiting for him to make its mark, filled Mr. Cao with excitement!
But he's getting old, and older people usually want to stay home and live a quiet life. He doesn't want to spend his whole life losing all his money in the South China Sea Special Economic Zone. He just wants to do some safe business, and buying a house is a safe bet.
"Xiao Ji, are houses in the South China Sea really that popular? I've seen the news recently, and it does say that many people are going there to develop real estate. So, do you think it's possible for people from Wenzhou to go house hunting in groups?"
Ji Kai looked troubled. "Boss Cao, people from Wenzhou are looking at houses in groups? I've never experienced anything like this before, so I'm really not sure."
Several people who were listening to their conversation were also a little tempted.
"Xiao Ji, your friend is developing real estate in Nanhai. He must know the market. Why don't we go to Nanhai as a group to check it out? If Nanhai is really developing so well and has real potential, we all want to buy some houses there as an investment!"
It's been almost ten years since the reform and opening up began, and the locals were already secretly doing business before they even ate their meals, so naturally they had money in their hands.
To put it bluntly, after working in the wholesale market for so many years, who doesn't have a million or so yuan in capital?
Having money but not wanting to keep it in the bank, I want to find some investment projects.
In recent years, many people have lent money to others, only to have it all go wrong. Nobody wants to be scammed again, and everyone thinks that buying a house is much better than joining those scams. Those scams promise you interest rates of 3% or 5% but then they turn around and steal all your principal.
Buying a house is still the safest bet!
More and more people gathered around Ji Kai. Little did Ji Kai know that the crazy gold rush dream in the South China Sea would be so tempting to the bosses in Wen City. He hadn't even advertised yet, and more than a dozen bosses wanted to go to the South China Sea.
"I could call a friend and see if he can reimburse our accommodation and transportation costs, but it would be best if there were more of us so he could charter a plane to take us there."
"Xiao Ji, chartering a plane is too expensive. We can pay for our own tickets. But don't worry about the people. I'll go home and find my sister-in-law and second brother to ask them to come along for the inspection!"
“I will also go to my relatives, and we will all go together to discuss things. We will share the losses and the profits, and we will not blame each other.”
"Of course! Investments can be profitable or not, we all know that. If we make a profit, it's everyone's achievement; if we lose, we'll all share the burden. Besides, the land in the South China Sea is cheap. If tourism is developed there, it will definitely develop very well. I don't think we'll lose money!"
Ji Kai called Chu Yu that very night. Chu Yu asked Qin Weidong to arrange a charter flight, booked a hotel for everyone, and urgently trained some sales office staff to serve as receptionists for the upcoming Wenzhou inspection team!
That's why people in Vancouver are so united; Ji Kai received many calls that very night, saying that everyone had gathered enough people and wanted to go.
Even the last plane wasn't enough; those who hadn't registered were a bit unhappy when they heard they'd be arriving in the second batch.
"Let's all go together and make the decision together! What if all the good houses are taken by the people ahead of us? Then we'll only be able to buy the bad ones!"
"It won't be a problem! Auntie, don't worry, I'll contact my friend right away and have her arrange another plane. If all goes well, you'll arrive the next day. When we meet up in the South China Sea, we can still discuss things together."
"There are only a dozen or so of us, is one plane enough?"
"If it's not enough, we'll find some more people. I'm thinking we should at least fill the plane to capacity; we can't let them lose money, can we?"
Fortunately, the power of advertising is immense. With the hype in newspapers and word-of-mouth among these wealthy people, many villages in Wenzhou knew about it, and rich families came to Ji Kai with their savings books, wanting to go to the South China Sea to pan for gold.
In the end, they managed to gather two airplanes.
These two planes, carrying the legendary Vancouver inspection team, arrived at the starting point of their pursuit of dreams, at the South China Sea Special Economic Zone with its coconut palms!
Chu Yu, Qin Weidong, and Mi Fei personally came to greet them at the airport.
The three men had red cloths around their necks with the words "Welcome to the leaders of the Wenzhou delegation for their visit and guidance!" written on them.
Chu Yu was exceptionally warm and welcoming, Qin Weidong was particularly adept at handling people, and Mi Fei was especially popular with the aunties. The three of them took good care of the elders at the airport and then chartered a bus to take them around the coastline, letting them see the beautiful local scenery.
Vancouver is also by the sea, but the South China Sea is completely different from the sea off Vancouver.
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