The film and television city starts from the courtyard

Zhao Shucheng didn't expect that Lin Maogen would be so anxious, and so stupidly start to destroy Xiang Mansion. Naturally, he told Geng Yunlai not to be anxious and pay attention to his personal safety.

Zhao Shucheng then called the "People's Hotline" column, the Housing Authority and the Greening and Gardening Department to report Lin Maogen's unauthorized destruction of the century-old trees in Xiang Mansion and the illegal construction.

The TV station didn't expect that there would be such news delivered to its doorstep. On the one hand, it was a century-old villa, and on the other hand, it was a feed king. This was not ready-made popularity, so naturally, a film crew was immediately sent to the scene to conduct an interview.

After receiving Zhao Shucheng's report, the Housing Authority and the Greening and Gardening Department immediately sent people to the scene to check the situation, especially after hearing that the reporters had already set off.

After all, Xiang Mansion is an excellent historical building and should be protected. Moreover, if an old villa like Xiang Mansion needs to be renovated or repaired, it is necessary to report to them in advance. Lin Maogen's unauthorized construction has violated relevant regulations and they must impose punishment.

The second reason is that the seedlings planted in the mansion are not the trees that can be seen everywhere on the streets, but some rare tree species.

Back then, Xiang Yurong was a tea tycoon, rich and tasteful, so he had to carefully maintain his ancestral home, and the trees he planted were naturally not ordinary trees. For example, the Podocarpus in the yard was specially imported from Japan.

This is different from the Japanese Podocarpus on the market today, which are propagated by cuttings or seeds, and take hundreds of years to grow to such a tall size.

Lin Maogen didn't expect that he just wanted to renovate his new house, which would attract so many departments to come to the mansion. Since they came, the construction naturally could not continue.

After the investigation, the Housing Authority immediately banned Lin Maogen's illegal demolition and construction, otherwise he would be fined, and the landscaping department issued a ticket on the spot, requiring Lin Maogen to restore the Podocarpus, because this Podocarpus is now a second-level protected ancient tree, and no one can cut it down without authorization.

After this series of punches, Lin Maogen was completely dizzy. He had no right to dispose of his own house or the trees in his yard. He even had to be careful that if they died accidentally one day, he would need to pay compensation or be punished.

But he didn't dare to disobey. After all, no matter how rich he was, if he broke the law, he would be punished. He didn't even dare to raise any objections. After all, in front of public power, his wealth was nothing but a joke.

Lin Maogen could only go to Geng Yunlai to negotiate, hoping that Geng Yunlai would move out as soon as possible so that no one would report him if he did anything at that time.

Geng Yunlai knew that he was not as cunning as Lin Maogen. If Zhao Shucheng hadn't stopped him, he would have been kicked out long ago. So he told Lin Maogen directly: "Mr. Lin, if you have any questions, you can talk to my agent or my lawyer."

As he said that, Geng Yunlai directly handed Lin Maogen a business card.

After Lin Maogen's assistant received the business card and saw the name on it, he was stunned for a moment.

"Boss, this lawyer Qin is a famous lawyer in the Magic City. He only takes on big cases, and his chances of winning are extremely high. He almost always wins."

Lin Maogen consulted the lawyer of his group, who advised him to either return Xiang Mansion to Xiang's family or to reach a settlement with Geng Yunlai.

Lin Maogen said angrily: "This bastard is escaping now. He won't take this hot potato at this time. Reconcile, Xiang Wensen, I want to sue him!"

"Mr. Lin, according to the law, you can only file a lawsuit in Shanghai, and Xiang Wensen is a foreign Chinese. If he chooses not to come back, you can't do anything to him."

Although Lin Maogen was furious, he had made it clear to Vincent that he would not come back, so his best option was to reconcile with Geng Yunlai.

He found Geng Yunlai's attorney and told him that he wanted to reconcile.

Qin Tao watched Lin Maogen come to ask for peace, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart that Zhao Shucheng was still more skilled.

"Boss Lin, during this period, the person who tied the bell is the one who can untie it."

Lin Maogen didn't quite understand at first, but when he saw the college photo of Qin Tao with Xu Wenchang and others on Qin Tao's desk, he suddenly understood something.

Lin Maogen didn't want to continue to argue, otherwise his house would be unsafe and he wouldn't be able to continue his birthday celebration, so he had to come to the Jingyi store.

"Mr. Lin, what a rare guest."

When Lin Maogen heard what Zhao Shucheng said, he blushed instead. After all, he had originally jumped the order and thought that he would not have any interaction with Zhao Shucheng and the others. Now it seems that he was slapped in the face.

"Manager Xu, the renovation of Xiang Mansion has been stopped. The Housing Authority has issued a ban, and the Gardening Bureau has also imposed a fine. Killing people is not enough. Can we end it now?"

Zhao Shucheng smiled and said, "Boss Lin, please don't say that. This has nothing to do with us. We are not the kind of people who say the grapes are sour because we can't eat them. But we should also protect the interests of our customers, right?"

Lin Maogen said with a smug look on his face: "I just want to pay you the agency fee later. Why is it such a fuss now? You are making a fuss about nothing. It's just a small amount of money. Are you afraid that I will default on it? I am on the rich list and have always run my business with integrity."

Zhao Shucheng smiled and said, "Yes, we have all seen General Manager Lin's credit. It has indeed taught us a lot."

When Lin Maogen heard Zhao Shucheng say this, there was no change on his face.

Fang Sijin said, "Boss Lin, you are here today for the Xiang Mansion matter, right?"

"Yes, Manager Fang understands me. Now that Geng Yunlai also has the real estate certificate of Xiang Mansion, I don't want to live with anyone, so I want to buy it directly. I would like to trouble Manager Xu and Manager Fang to help me complete the process as soon as possible."

Fang Sijin didn't say anything, but turned around and took a commission contract. After what happened last time, she didn't dare to rely on Lin Maogen's credit, nor would she let Lin Maogen get away with it for free.

Lin Maogen said calmly, "Straightforward, I like people with this kind of personality." Then he signed the contract. Zhao Shucheng said, "In fact, it is very simple to solve this problem. The Geng family's house will be sold at the market price of old houses. The price should be the same. When the time comes, the two gift certificates and the real estate certificate will be handed over, and there will be no need to file a lawsuit for property division."

Lin Maogen frowned and said, "That doesn't make sense. They only have two and a half rooms. Why should we calculate it based on the price of an old house? We can just trade it based on the real estate prices in the Magic City."

Zhao Shucheng shook his head and said, "Boss Lin, you can't say that. If you hadn't made the deal with the Xiang family yet, we could have asked Geng Yunlai to ask for less money. After all, everything could have been discussed at that time."

"But after your private transaction, there will be some problems with the ownership of Xiang Mansion. For example, how to divide the area in the garden? It's impossible for the Geng family to have only two and a half houses but no other area, right? For example, the division of roads, the ownership of flowers, plants and trees in the garden, etc., all need to be clearly divided again."

"Of course, we also have to prepare for a possible problem. Although Geng Yunlai said that he is the eldest son and grandson of Geng Changqing, and even the only son in three generations, during the division of the property, none of us can guarantee that other relatives of Geng Changqing will not come to our door and hope to get compensation. For example, does Geng Yunlai have an aunt, or a son or other relatives who have been left behind, etc."

"Another more important point is that we don't know if the Xiang family will approve your previous transaction after knowing the true value of the Xiang Mansion. If you regret it at that time and need to divide the property again, it may take more time to proceed."

When Lin Maogen heard what Zhao Shucheng said, he suddenly felt a headache. He didn't expect that just because he wanted to save some money, he would end up causing himself so much trouble.

It's not that he hadn't thought about talking to Geng Yunlai directly, or asking someone to talk to him, but he no longer had any credibility in the eyes of Geng Yunlai's family, and he was even the evil person who drove them out. They might ask for an exorbitant amount of money, perhaps 100 million or 200 million. Whether he gave it to them or not, it would be a big trouble.

Therefore, his best option at the moment is to let Zhao Shucheng and others represent Geng Yunlai and come up with a reasonable plan, preferably at a lower price.

But when he saw that Zhao Shucheng and Fang Sijin didn't say anything, he immediately understood something and said, "I understand."

Lin Maogen took out his phone and called his accountant, asking them to transfer the money to Jingyi store.

Fang Sijin took out her phone, showed the store's bank account number, and said, "Two points!"

Lin Maogen was stunned for a moment and said, "Wait a minute, Manager Fang, I have learned before that the agency fee for the transaction of our old villa is one point. Why is it two points when it comes to me? Even if we had some unpleasantness before, you can't blackmail me."

Zhao Shucheng said, "Boss Lin, this is different. Before, we could indeed charge one point. After all, the property rights of Xiang Mansion were still one. However, after the transfer to Wensen, this was a transaction completed. Now it is a transaction with Geng Yunlai. Two transactions, naturally two points."

What else could Lin Maogen say? He wanted to save money and had offended Zhao Shucheng and others, so now he could only accept defeat and admit that he had bad luck.

"Okay, two points is two points."

He had already paid more than 300 million to Xiang Wensen for Xiang Mansion. If Xiang Mansion could not be fully owned, the money would be wasted. So now he was in a dilemma. Compared with the handling fee of Zhao Shucheng and the more than 10 million to be paid to Geng Yunlai, that money was nothing.

After Lin Maogen arranged for the accountant to transfer the money, he looked at Zhao Shucheng and said with emotion: "Manager Xu, I find that we are the same type of people. If you don't take action, it's fine. But when you take action, you are steady, accurate and ruthless. I like you more and more."

Zhao Shucheng smiled and said, "Thank you, Mr. Lin, for your compliment. I am just a professional doing professional things. In fact, if Mr. Lin was not so anxious and everything was done according to the corresponding procedures, there wouldn't be so many troubles."

“In fact, sometimes shortcuts may seem faster, but they may be a trick to confuse you, and make you take more detours. Old houses are not just old houses, because the historical background behind them is almost a cultural relic.”

Zhao Shucheng looked at Lin Maogen and said, "Boss Lin, if you have any renovation or repair needs for Xiang Mansion, I have a special construction team here to ensure that it can be restored to its original state and there will be no damage to historical relics. After all, old houses are all about historical heritage and a sense of time."

Lin Maogen said: "Thank you for your advice! I will remember you!"

Zhao Shucheng said: "It is my honor to be remembered by General Manager Lin!"

Zhao Shucheng immediately contacted Geng Yunlai, told him Lin Maogen's request, and also stated the best conditions he could strive for.

Geng Yunlai had never thought that he could get such a large sum of money. He could buy two houses in Jiuting for them to live with their son, and even prepare a wedding house for their grandson in the future. Moreover, they could save some money, and the couple would have money for their retirement in the future.

So they were naturally very satisfied with the conditions offered by Zhao Shucheng, and readily came to Jingyi store to sign the contract with Lin Maogen.

After Lin Maogen left angrily, Geng Yunlai and his wife said to Zhao Shucheng: "Manager Xu, thank you so much this time. If it weren't for your hard work, we wouldn't have received so much compensation."

Zhao Shucheng said: "This is what you deserve, and I also have my own purpose."

Geng Yunlai and his wife naturally knew what Zhao Shucheng was talking about. Even if Zhao Shucheng and his wife didn't say it, they had heard about the private signing of a contract between Lin Maogen and Xiang Wensheng to transfer the property.

But they didn't think Zhao Shucheng was using them. After all, if it weren't for Zhao Shucheng, they might have been kicked out, and there was no way to prove the authenticity of the gift book. They could only hope to sue, and they might not win. Instead, it was Zhao Shucheng and his people who not only allowed them to continue living in Xiang Mansion, thus buying time, but also helped them find the second gift book, proving the legitimacy of their property rights.

"Manager Xu, you must accept this money. If it weren't for you, we would definitely not get the money, and we wouldn't even know where to live."

Zhao Shucheng said, "Uncle Geng, please don't be polite with me. After all, we have already signed the agency contract, so we have already received the agency fee. But if you really want to thank me, why not let our employees do it when you buy a new house? I guarantee that we can find the house you like."

Geng Yunlai and his wife smiled and said, "Of course, we trust you, so we naturally want you to help us find a house. We can sign the entrustment agreement now."

Zhao Shucheng said, "Zhu Shanshan, sign a contract with Uncle Geng. After all, he is your client. You helped find the gift book. Good people will be rewarded. You deserve it!"

Zhu Shanshan looked at Fang Sijin with some hesitation, but she agreed when she thought that she could make an order independently. (End of this chapter)