Chapter 198 - Research House
Shi Feiye spent the entire afternoon in the hotel. The hotel had nice facilities. She sat on the sofa while Qin Buzhu helped her move the table in front of her, making it just right for her to write her novel. Qin Buzhu then asked Shi Leng to bring his computer over so he could sit next to her and work.
The two of them were doing their own things, occasionally exchanging a few words, which was quite heartwarming.
After finishing a chapter, Shi Feiye saw Qin Bulu taking a sip of tea in a relaxed manner, and asked him curiously:
"I forgot to ask, what's going on with the holographic online game?"
"Everything is going smoothly. The number of game cabin orders is increasing, and the revenue from the game is also increasing. Everything is moving in the right direction."
Qin Buzhu simply opened the report and showed it to Shi Feiye: "The red line represents the game cabin income, the blue line represents the top-up income in the game, and the yellow line represents the number of top-up people."
Shi Feiye took a look and found that every line was rising, with the top-up income in the game increasing the most. Looking at the numbers again, it was so scary: "You are already very rich now."
"No..." Qin Buzhu shook his head. "Although I made preparations early on, I still encountered funding problems during the game development process. I borrowed a lot of money from my brother's bank, and I still need to pay back the money."
"I've heard that wealthy people take out loans while running their businesses. When the market is good, banks are never in a hurry to repay the money. But once the market goes bad, banks will demand repayment, causing many businesses to go bankrupt and end up with a mountain of debt."
Shi Feiye remembered that the business leaders in his previous world were like this, and it was often reported in the news.
She said this because she was afraid that Qin Bulu would be in the same boat. Although he looked wealthy on the surface, he would not repay his debts when he was rich, which would eventually lead to him being forced into bankruptcy when he ran out of money.
Qin Buzhu stroked her hair and said, "People who do that are used to getting rich by relying on national policies in the past few years. But now the situation has changed. I don't like owing other people's money. Although my eldest brother's bank won't let me repay the debt, it's better to pay it back as soon as possible."
"Yes, it's really hard to be in debt." Shi Feiye suddenly realized another problem, "So, when you said you didn't owe any debt, it was a lie?"
Qin Buzhu was stunned for a moment before he remembered that it was the day after he moved. He denied it:
"No, I didn't owe any debt at the time. I only borrowed money later because I happened to be short of money for other projects, so I had to borrow some."
“Oh, so is the money you earn now enough to pay off your debts?”
"It's enough, and there's still some left." Qin Buzhu touched Shi Feiye's head, "Do you want to see the house?"
"What house?" Shi Feiye frowned, "Are we moving again?"
"I can't keep renting a house. It's not my own place, so it's inconvenient. I asked someone to help me look at a few villas. Take a look at which one you like. When you have time, we can go check it out. It will be more reassuring if we buy it sooner."
Qin Buzhu opened the folder and showed Shi Feiye all the messages his brothers had sent him. These were the results of his summary and statistics, and Shi Feiye only saw the filtered version of the information.
Shi Feiye saw that there were seven more folders in the folder. Qin Buzhu opened the first one, which contained a bunch of pictures and a document. He clicked on the first picture to enlarge it, and then introduced it to Shi Feiye:
"This apartment isn't large, but the layout is reasonable. Because it's located in the city, the green space isn't as good as other villas. The good thing is that it's very lively right outside the complex, making it convenient for work and other things."
The house in the picture looks quite exquisite, a two-story building with five rooms. The living room has floor-to-ceiling windows that face the small garden. Although it looks a bit small, it is quite exquisite and not bad.
But that's not the point: "How much is this house? Besides, don't you have to pay it back?"
She originally wanted to ask her why he was buying a house, but that didn't seem appropriate. However, since they were already in a relationship, she didn't dare to say it out loud. However, she still didn't want to help him make the decision.
"It's fine to pay a down payment first, and then repay it later. Based on the projected income, it can be paid off in one year." Qin Buzhu added, "It can be paid off without affecting business."
In other words, without affecting other business budgets, Mr. Qin can buy a villa every year.
Shi Feiye swallowed his saliva and asked, "How much does this villa cost?"
"This one costs a little over 100 million. The most expensive of the seven is over 500 million. If you want this one, it will take about half a year. If you want the most expensive one, it will take about two years."
Qin Buzhu explained to Shi Feiye, "Because we have other industries that need investment later, we must set aside some funds. In two or three years, things will be much better. First, you can live in a villa. In two or three years, when other industrial projects are launched one after another, we can buy a few more villas and go wherever you want."
"You can already live in a villa, why are you still complaining? Even if you buy more houses, when I sleep alone, it's only one meter wide and less than two meters long. How can you take up all the space?"
Shi Feiye felt that her imagination was limited by poverty. Villa, ah, she had never imagined that she would live in a villa one day, but thinking about it, she didn't feel anything.
Shi Feiye shook her head and pouted adorably: "I don't have any feelings about the villa. I might even think it's too big. If you let me see it, I can't see anything at all."
"It's a pity that the castles my grandfather left me are all in Europe. Otherwise, if you were writing novels all day, you might like places like that." Qin Bulu teased Shi Feiye.
Shi Feiye's eyes widened suddenly: "Ancient castle? Is it the kind of medieval castle?"
"Not really. The castle includes part of the manor, but it was built closer to modern times. The owner ran into business problems and had to sell it, and my grandfather, who happened to hear about it, bought it. I've only been there twice. They have their own industrial chain there, with annual output. As for the castle, while it's always been maintained, no one has ever lived there. Even when I went there to handle business, I didn't have the time to stay."
That's normal. Business doesn't always require going to the castle for negotiation. Boss Qin has been around wealth since he was a child, so he's used to it. He's not the type to go out of his way just to stay in a castle, so naturally, he doesn't have the time to live there.
"But an ancient castle close to modern times is still an ancient castle. When you go there, can you take me with you?" Facing the ancient castle that he loved so much, Shi Feiye didn't care about his moral integrity anymore.
"Where's your sincerity?" Qin Buzhu turned his head. Shi Feiye was surprised that Qin Buzhu would actually do this, but for the sake of the castle, she blushed and leaned over to kiss Qin Buzhu on the side of his face.
"Okay, I'll take you with me next time. If we can both find time, we can go there specially and let you play." Qin Bulu touched Shi Feiye's head again and made a promise.
"Now, let's look at the villas first. Now that we've seen this one, let's look at the next one." Qin Buzhu opened a new folder and continued clicking on pictures:
"This one is next to our research institute. It's quite large and modern looking, with complete amenities. Most of the residents are involved in research and business, so the atmosphere is a bit better. The third and fifth sons both have apartments here. You're probably familiar with the surrounding greenery; it's quite well-maintained."
Shi Feiye recalled the environment he had seen the last time he went to the research institute. The landscaping was indeed very good. "Actually, I don't understand any of this at all. If you were to ask me about interior decoration, that would be fine. I don't understand anything about that at all."
"Then it depends on whether you like it or not." Qin Buzhu flipped through the pictures one by one and showed them to Shi Feiye. After making sure that she had liked them all, he opened the next folder:
"This villa is close to Xiaosi School. The surrounding schools are pretty good, so it's convenient for my children to go to school. The size is also good, but the exterior is a bit classic. Do you like it?"
"This isn't about being classical, this is about what the Chinese people think of as classical. Although I'm not sure what I like, I'm pretty sure I don't like this very much. It's so uncomfortable to look at it as it's out of place." Shi Feiye quickly added:
"But if you think it's appropriate, that's fine. I don't focus on appearance all the time anyway. That's for outsiders to see."
"If you don't like it, forget it. I don't like this either." Qin Bulu's aesthetic taste didn't really appeal to a house like this. He was just afraid that Shi Feiye would prefer a house closer to school.
After looking at all the remaining houses, Shi Feiye still didn't give a clear answer as to which one he liked.
Qin Buzhu pondered for a moment: "These are the only ones we have in the city right now. If I don't like any of them, I'll probably have to wait several years before I can get involved in the real estate industry. It's not convenient for me to get involved in the Qin family's previous investments, otherwise there will be a lot of trouble. Otherwise, I'll take you to the site to have a look, maybe you'll feel differently?"
"I don't think any of them are bad. I used to be a working-class person, so how would I know what villas are like? Just look at them yourself and buy one. Anyway, any one you choose must have some advantages."
Shi Feiye had no intention of hiding her situation. After all, the villa Qin Buzhu bought was under his name, and she was just living there. It didn't matter where she lived.
"Then let's just leave it at that for now. Let's go take a look together later."
The Qin family used to be in the real estate business, and Qin Bulu was very familiar with it, but he bought the villa to make Master Feiye live comfortably, so of course he had to take Master Feiye to see it first.
"Okay, then take me to see it when you're free. But I'm afraid it won't be possible in the short term. I still have to keep up with the crew's progress."
"It's okay, there's no rush for this kind of thing."
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