"Is your newly purchased house still under renovation?" Du Weiguo, who runs an interior design company, is very sensitive to this question.
That's right. Buying a house costs several hundred thousand yuan, and the soft and hard furnishings inside will add another tenth of that.
Furthermore, home renovation doesn't have as many procedures as building a house, and Du Weiguo's renovation company has made a considerable amount of money through long-term contracting partnerships.
In real estate, the bigger the pie, the more money you can make—
But there are also many people who want to get a share.
One drinking party after another, meetings on the construction site day and night with lights on, dealing with inspections from above—there were so many troubles.
Du Weiguo's life is much easier. He earns his own money and spends it as he pleases. At most, he gives some kickbacks to his partners, but the lion's share goes into his own pocket.
Therefore, Du Weiguo also has a lot of money.
Zhou Yunshi's villa was designed and decorated by Du Weiguo's team. Did Du Weiguo not know about the progress?
Asking a question you already know the answer to is a way of starting a conversation.
Sure enough, Du Weiguo smiled and said, "President Zhou, how about we become neighbors?"
There are many factors to consider when buying a house, but for Du Weiguo, there's only one—
Can you make the whole family happy?
Having longtime friends as neighbors means we can look out for each other at drinking parties and have meals or tea together when we're not busy.
Secondly, doesn't my son like Zhou Xinya?
If the son likes it, there's no need to say anything about the wife, because she'll definitely agree to anything the son likes.
Upon hearing this, Zhou Yunshi raised an eyebrow. "As far as I know, there are no more houses for sale in that area."
Those four properties of his were all assets that others had mortgaged to the bank; he just took them all at once.
"It's all up to human effort," Du Weiguo shrugged nonchalantly, looking relaxed. "As long as you don't find me annoying, I'll find someone to get a house and become your neighbor."
This was also said in a veiled way—
After all, who doesn't know that President Zhou is a person who is warm on the outside but cold on the inside?
They're all smiles and toasts with you in public, but they're not so enthusiastic in private.
Zhou Yunshi values his personal space. Occasionally having tea at gatherings is fine, but if you frequently intrude into other people's homes, you're bound to cause them displeasure.
So Du Weiguo wanted to sound out his brother's opinion, "Is it okay or not?"
"Then it depends on your ability." Zhou Yunshi smiled and said, "If you can buy a house, then of course you can."
There are only ten villas in the entire area. Zhou Yunshi took four, and the rest are already occupied.
No matter how you look at it, Du Weiguo is unlikely to get the house.
Unexpectedly, when the women and children came out to eat, Du Weiguo mentioned again, "I'm planning to buy a house in your villa area, whether I live there or not is another matter."
"Consider it an investment, what do you think?"
By not making any absolute statements, the speaker informed the other party while appearing to have no ulterior motive.
Du Weiguo joked, "That piece of land must be valuable, otherwise why would our CEO Zhou have poured so much cash flow into buying a house?"
This was also his guess—
Who is Zhou Yunshi?
For someone in the real estate business to be able to make such a large investment means that the land must be profitable.
Of course, Du Weiguo wasn't the only one who thought the same thing.
Suddenly, Sun Lifang chimed in, "Mrs. Tong also said she wants to buy a house next to ours."
It had all been agreed beforehand; ever since she narrowly escaped the stock market crisis, Mrs. Tong had regarded her investment strategy as a bible.
Seeing that top students were spending tens of millions to buy houses, the good student "Mrs. Tong" quickly copied their homework and used her connections to buy a villa in that area.
"I'll buy it. Even if I don't make a profit, I can still live here." Mrs. Tong thought she wouldn't lose out.
Since I'm going to buy it somewhere anyway, I might as well buy it near Sun Lifang's house.
"We can still be neighbors." Mrs. Tong's cheeks jiggled with laughter as she told Sun Lifang the good news. "The purchase contract has been signed. You're welcome to come visit often in the future."
Sun Lifang never expected that her family would boost the GDP of that area. There were only ten old villas in total, and they took four of them. Together with Mrs. Tong's family, they accounted for half of the total.
They were good at earning and spending. In 1998, the saying "one shop can support three generations" still held true. Mrs. Tong's family owned more than one shop.
They contracted two markets and five or six streets, with all sorts of shops, big and small, and their own shops alone occupied two streets.
These are all real real estate properties that will not only retain their value but will also generate continuous rental income, making them a steady stream of "passive assets."
This refers to income generated during sleep (while lying still).
So, when Mrs. Tong, who had plenty of cash flow, heard that they had bought a house, she generously increased the commission for the real estate agent and had someone contact the homeowner.
After a series of brilliant moves, Mrs. Tong also bought a villa in that area. In her words, "From now on, Beibei can ride her scooter directly to your house to play."
After Sun Lifang told Du Weiguo about Mrs. Tong's increased purchase price, Du Weiguo didn't react much, but Lin Meiling frowned slightly.
They're perfectly fine living in their current house, so why would they want to pay extra to invest in a villa?
It would be better to spread the money for the villa into several smaller properties, which would be easier to resell later.
Just as Lin Meiling was about to pull down her husband's clothes and tell him to go back and discuss it further, Du Weiguo had already made a final decision: "Money is not a problem; I know some brothers in this business."
Most of the residents in the old villas are elderly people whose children are not around, and it is inconvenient for them to live alone in such a large house.
Du Weiguo was confident that he could find someone to persuade the indigenous people that, given favorable conditions, a resource exchange wouldn't cost much.
Unfortunately, Lin Meiling knew none of this.
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