Can you be called a rich man if you don’t indulge yourself?

Chapter 146 Chanel Apartment Worth 3.16 Billion

December 2024, 3.

Gu Heng returned to the Mandarin Oriental Hotel after staying in the State Guest House for two days.
In the independent restaurant of dozens of square meters, Gu Heng was eating fried dough sticks with Beijing bean juice. Jin Zhaoxi sat next to Gu Heng, wiping his mouth from time to time, acting like a maid.
The inexplicable stench of soy milk lingered in the restaurant for a long time. Although Xu Ying was very disgusted by the smell, she had no choice. She didn't know why Gu Heng actually liked something that was difficult for ordinary people to accept.
I could only endure the discomfort and stand in front of Gu Heng's desk to report Gu Heng's schedule for today.
"The Emerson headhunting company you asked me to contact has already given you a message. They want you to meet them in the next two days. When do you plan to meet them?"

Gu Heng hesitated for a moment after hearing this: "Any plans for today?"

"Yes, because you said before that you wanted to buy a house in Beijing, and you said that you would give priority to villas, so I contacted Sanlitun No. 1 Residence and Huaguozun Top Floor Apartment respectively. Sanlitun No. 1 Residence responded and finally confirmed the time for viewing the house at 10 a.m., which is half an hour later.

If you are not satisfied with this time arrangement, I will communicate with you immediately and change the time. "

Gu Heng finished the soy milk in one gulp, lazily took the warm towel prepared in advance from Jin Zhaoxi and wiped his hands, then asked, "No need to change it once it's decided. Since we have an appointment today, let's meet with the headhunting company tomorrow."

"Ok."

This feeling of not having to think about anything, having everything provided for you, and not even having to worry about what needs to be done is simply too damn good.
If I think of anything these days, I can just tell Xu Ying directly. Xu Ying will help me arrange everything according to the importance of the matter. I just need to wait for her to arrange it.
An annual salary of 60 may not be low
But with Xu Ying helping me deal with my daily life, I can at least save half of my energy to do other things.
A word
value.

Suddenly, Xu Ying thought of something, took a file bag from the cabinet beside her, and handed it to Gu Heng: "This is what Mr. Lu asked someone to send today."

"what?"

Xu Ying shook her head: "I didn't open it without your permission, but it's very light, it should be a document or something."

Gu Heng then tore open the document bag, and two more envelopes appeared in front of him.
"Why are you so mysterious?"

I tore open an envelope and found a graduation certificate inside.

Looking at the graduation certificate, Gu Heng opened it with a puzzled look on his face, and then saw a one-inch headshot of himself pasted inside the certificate.
"Student Gu Heng studied part-time in the organization and management major of our school from March 2021 to March 3, completed all the subjects required by the junior college to undergraduate teaching plan, and passed the exams, and was allowed to graduate.

Graduated from: Jingcheng University. "

Below is the department seal and the dean's signature.
Gu Heng looked at the adult higher education diploma and dialed Lu Yuan's number in bewilderment.
The call was connected, and before Gu Heng could say anything, Lu Yuan's voice came from the other end of the phone.

"Hey, Gu Heng, did you receive the graduation certificate and admission letter I sent to you this morning?"

"Got it, but what's going on?"

Lu Yuan on the other end of the phone smiled and said: "The conditions this year are more relaxed, so I donated an extra 150 million and got an EMBA graduate qualification from Peking University. I thought you have nothing to do anyway, so I took the initiative and arranged it for you.

The degree you get after you graduate from this postgraduate program is serious. If you study hard, you can still learn something. I'll pay you the 150 million yuan for the connections, but you have to pay the 82 yuan tuition fee yourself."

"So what's the situation with this diploma?"

"You need to have a bachelor's degree to study for a master's degree. How can I get you in if you only graduated from high school? I don't have the energy to get you a bachelor's degree in China. I can only get you an adult undergraduate degree.

But the function is the same, it is mainly just a threshold.

Okay, I'm about to board a plane back to Guangzhou. I won't talk to you any more for now. We can talk again when we have time."

After saying that, Lu Yuan hung up the phone, leaving Gu Heng looking at the adult undergraduate diploma in front of him with a puzzled look on his face.
As Gu Heng opened it, a big red notice came into his sight, which looked no different from the graduation certificate placed beside it.
Call for admission letter.
It says something similar to a diploma.
[Student Gu Heng, our school has decided to admit you as a master's student at Beijing Guanghua School of Management, majoring in Executive MBA (EMBA), and the study method is part-time. Please report to the school on March 3, with this notice. ] (PS: The general reporting time for professional master's students is in late March.)
Gu Heng looked at the admission letter, feeling a little dazed.
As a modern illiterate who graduated from high school, you don’t even need to go to college and go straight to graduate school?
Seems simple enough.
In fact, the 150 million donation Lu Yuan mentioned earlier has already proved everything.
A donation of 150 million is required to get a gold-plated spot.
This threshold has completely blocked 99.999% of people.

There may be many people who can come up with 150 million, but there are definitely not many people who are willing to come up with 150 million for gold plating.
Isn't it said that knowledge is money?
If I had studied hard before, maybe I could have saved the 150 million and wouldn't have to owe Lu Yuan a favor.
Thinking of this, Gu Heng directly picked up his phone and took a photo of the admission letter, adding a caption "Back to school days", and uploaded it to his Moments.
Gu Heng now rarely shows off in his circle of friends.
Mainly because most of my friends are former colleagues and classmates.
The difference in level is too big, and it is meaningless to pretend in front of them.
But it was a pity that he didn't go to college. Although part-time graduate students were not much different from not going to school, he was still a student anyway! He finally had a chance to make up for this regret. If he didn't show off, it would be meaningless.

After turning off his phone, Gu Heng was in a very good mood. He smiled and said to Xu Ying, "Please arrange a meeting with the headhunter for tomorrow afternoon. I have to report to Peking University tomorrow morning."

"Ok."

Ten minutes later, Xu Ying had arranged the hotel's courtesy car.

Driving a supercar is cool, but it also has an obvious disadvantage: it’s tiring.

Gu Heng has been driving his supercar these days, which made him a little tired. Now he has switched to the Bentley courtesy car of the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, which makes him feel much better.
Jin Zhaoxi was wearing the Chanel No. 7 perfume that Gu Heng bought for him two days ago. The hazy floral scent mixed with Jin Zhaoxi's own body odor, a smell that could continuously increase a man's hormones, lingered around his nose.

If Xu Ying and the driver hadn't been sitting in the front.
Gu Heng really wants to have another battle between a man and a woman with Jin Zhaoxi
As the courtesy car slowly started, Xu Ying leaned over from the passenger seat and said to Gu Heng, "Boss, Sanlitun No. 1 Residences has sent all three room types that we looked at today. Would you like to take a look in advance?"

Just as Gu Heng was about to speak, the cell phone in his pocket rang.

After looking at the caller ID, Gu Heng placed his index finger in front of his lips, hushed to Xu Ying, and answered the call.

"Mom, why did you suddenly think of calling me?"

Xu Hong on the other end of the phone quickly said, "What does that admission letter on your Moments mean? Do you know that forging an admission letter is illegal? I think you've made a little money and are getting carried away. Do you want to go to jail? Delete it now!"

The scolding immediately stunned Gu Heng.
Before he had time to read the replies to the post he had just posted, he received a call from his mother. Gu Heng could only helplessly respond in dialect: "The admission letter is real, and it's not illegal."

"Don't be ridiculous. How can an illiterate person with a college entrance examination score of over 300 go to graduate school? And a graduate student at Peking University?"

Although Xu Hong didn't understand, she knew what kind of person her son was.
Listening to my mother's complaints, Gu Heng showed a bit of embarrassment on his face. A score of over 300 in the college entrance examination could be considered one of the biggest stains in his life.
"It's really true. I paid for this admission letter. It's the same as the one I took the exam."

"You bought it with money? You can buy this with money?"

It was common knowledge that Gu Heng was making a lot of money now. Although she lived in the countryside, she also knew that as long as one had money, one could buy almost anything. Then her tone softened a bit and she asked suspiciously.

"Of course you can buy it with money, but this is the case in China, you can only follow the procedures, which is a bit troublesome.

If this happened abroad, not to mention the admission letter, even the graduation certificate could be bought directly.”

"How much did it cost?"

"The tuition fee for two years is 82 yuan, plus the admission letter is 150 million yuan."

After Gu Heng finished talking about how much he spent, he took the phone away from his ear.
As expected, Xu Hong's roar of shock came again.
"Take the young master?!!"

"It adds up to more than 230 million."

"It costs more than 230 million to get in. Is this damn school made of gold?"

Gu Heng could only respond helplessly: "It's good enough to get in with 230 million. If I didn't have some connections, I wouldn't be able to get in even if I doubled the money.

But now that you have money, you can think of it as spending money to improve yourself. Wouldn't this also bring honor to you and my father? In the future, when you chat with your fellow villagers, just say that your son is a graduate student from Peking University. Can you speak with your back held high? "

Xu Hong also thought this was the truth.
Now that his son is rich, it is a good thing for him to spend money on education. But he still couldn't help but say proudly: "I can now speak with my head held high! Who of the neighbors knows that my son has made a lot of money?!"

His words were full of pride.

Gu Heng couldn't help but laugh along with his mother when he heard her tone.
Gu Heng felt that being able to let his parents hold their heads high in the village was more important than anything else.

Suddenly, Xu Hong, who had a lot of ideas, said, "But now that you are going to graduate school, do you want your family to hold a graduation party? People who get admitted to universities hold graduation parties. You are a graduate student at Peking University, so you should hold one, right?"

"If you want to hold it, just hold it and invite the whole village. If the money I left for you is not enough, just tell me."

Xu Hong quickly refused, "Don't send me money. I feel uneasy now that you gave me and your father this 100 million yuan. I'm afraid that the bank card will be stolen by thieves one day and all the money will be taken away. Sometimes I wake up in the middle of the night and have to check the cabinet to see if the card is still there."

Xu Hong, who had been poor all her life, had never managed so much money before. She was very nervous for a long time before she gradually got used to it.
"But do you want to go home for the graduation banquet?" "I won't go back."

"If you don't come back, then we can't do it. A banquet costs 20,000 to 30,000 yuan, and we can't even get back the money we put in as gifts."

Even with 100 million in hand, Xu Hong still does not change her petty-minded mentality.
After chatting with my mother for more than 20 minutes, the car had been parked on the side of the road in Sanlitun for several minutes before Gu Heng reluctantly hung up the phone.
After I have arranged everything for starting a company, I will directly buy the building worth more than 2 million yuan in Yangcheng Dayi Villa to provide them with a place to live in their old age. It will also be more convenient for me to see them on a daily basis.

When Gu Heng made the call, Xu Ying had already notified the sales staff at Sanlitun No. 1 via WeChat.

Just after getting off the car, a middle-aged man and a young woman walked to the front of the car. Seeing this, Xu Ying quickly asked, "Is it Manager Wu?"

The middle-aged man nodded respectfully, then smiled and said, "You are Secretary Xu, right?"

Xu Ying didn't exchange pleasantries with him. Instead, she stepped aside so that Manager Wu could see Gu Heng and introduced him, "This is my boss, Gu Heng."

Manager Wu only glanced at Jin Zhaoxi's face as she put her arm around Gu Heng's shoulder, then lowered his posture and said, "Hello, Mr. Gu. My last name is Wu, and I'm the sales manager of Sanlitun No. 1 Apartment."

Looking at the hand that Manager Wu extended, Gu Heng shook hands with him lightly.

"Mr. Gu, please come in. We will prepare tea for you at the sales office."

Gu Heng waved his hand and said, "No need, just take me to see the house."

There are many requests to view the house directly, and Manager Wu is used to it. He then gestured with his right hand, "Mr. Gu, please come this way. We have reserved the elevator. Please go first."

Only after seeing Gu Heng taking a step did Manager Wu slowly follow.

Sanlitun is one of the most famous business districts in Beijing, and the flow of people can be said to be very huge.
Many people are waiting for the elevator.
Manager Wu quickly pressed the button for the special elevator that had been prepared in advance, and took advantage of the time when the elevator descended to introduce to Gu Heng: "We have 1 independent apartments at Sanlitun No. 44, and the floors above the 24th floor are the apartment floors of Sanlitun No. 1, so this elevator is specially reserved for VIPs.

However, 41 apartments have been sold so far, and only three are left, which are the three units we sent to you, Mr. Gu, today.”

Gu Heng remembered that Xu Ying had asked him to take a look at it first in the car, but he was interrupted by a call from his mother Xu Hong, so he didn't take a look.

Then Gu Heng said directly: "I haven't seen it, please briefly introduce it to me."

Manager Wu said immediately, "The three existing apartments are a 360-square-meter large apartment, a 610-square-meter super-large apartment, and a 1303-square-meter Chanel-branded super-large duplex apartment."

"1303 square meters?"

this is okay
Although just hearing this square number already made Gu Heng feel that it was worth a lot of money
1303 square meters, let alone in Beijing, even in a small city, it would cost tens of millions.
This is the capital city.
It is also one of the most luxurious business districts in Beijing.
No doubt it will exceed 100 million.

Just as the elevator was descending, Gu Heng said directly: "Then let's go directly to that duplex apartment and take a look."

Manager Wu nodded quickly and took Gu Heng directly into the elevator.
A few minutes later, as Manager Wu opened the combination lock, a huge space appeared before everyone.

Even though Gu Heng had prepared himself mentally, he was still shocked when the hall of the room appeared before him.
The main color of pure white is not luxurious, but rather simple.
But it immediately hit Gu Heng's aesthetic taste.

He has never liked the luxurious European style and prefers this modern style of decoration.

Jin Zhaoxi had been following Gu Heng like a transparent person, but when she saw this scene, she unconsciously used a little force on Gu Heng's arm, and her mouth slowly formed an O shape.
"Mr. Gu, this is our Chanel Apartment at No. 1 Sanlitun. Please come in."

Manager Wu had been paying attention to everyone's expressions and spoke with some pride.

Everyone who came here to look at the house was a well-known wealthy person, but even the top wealthy people would show some surprise.
Gu Heng walked directly inside.

"This suite was designed and decorated after inviting a well-known domestic designer to communicate with Chanel. Although the highlight of this room is the Chanel luxury style, if Mr. Gu likes this house but is not satisfied with the decoration, he can modify it according to his own wishes."

Gu Heng didn't say anything, but Manager Wu saw the satisfied look on his face.

When he thought of this, a smile appeared on Manager Wu's lips.

The reason why this Chanel apartment has never been sold since it was built is that there are even few people asking to see the house. Most of them are scared off by the huge price of the house. Now seeing Gu Heng's satisfied expression, it means that there is hope that this apartment can be sold. Once this luxury house worth hundreds of millions is sold, not only will promotion and salary increase be just around the corner, but the commission alone can make him wake up happily at night.

As for whether Gu Heng has the purchasing power, he is not worried about this. All those who come to see the house need to verify their capital, which means that as long as they can appear here, most of them have the purchasing power.

Whether the transaction is successful depends on whether the customer is satisfied.

"Mr. Gu, please come this way."

After saying that, he brought Gu Heng, Jin Zhaoxi and others to the huge floor-to-ceiling window in the main living room.

Looking at the scenery outside the window, Jin Zhaoxi couldn't help but put more strength into her hand, squeezing Gu Heng's arm hard with her soft part.
Seeing her excited look, Gu Heng smiled and asked, "Is she beautiful?"

"pretty!!"

Kim So Hee nodded vigorously.

Manager Wu was not surprised by Jin Zhaoxi's performance. He showed his pride again. Just as he was about to start introducing the room, he heard Gu Heng ask, "How much is this room?"

Manager Wu was stunned when he heard this.

I just came in, what does it mean to ask for a quote directly?
But he did not dare to neglect it and said, "It is rumored that the price of our Chanel Apartment is 4.7 million. In fact, it is fabricated by the self-media. In fact, the current price of our Chanel No. 1 is 23.5 per square meter. The total area of ​​this Chanel Apartment is 1 square meters, and the house price is 1303 million.

However, our renovation is calculated separately from the house price. We need to charge an additional 1 yuan for design and renovation per square meter, so the total price is 6500 million yuan. "

Hearing this price, Gu Heng was not too moved.
But Xu Ying and Jin Zhaoxi both swallowed their saliva.
3.
Xu Ying couldn't help but do some calculations in her mind.
With an annual salary of 60, I would have to work for Gu Heng for more than 500 years, which means I have to work for Gu Heng since the Ming Dynasty to buy a house like this.
As for Kim So Hee, she was also calculating.
According to the calculation that she spends 10 yuan a day with Gu Heng
It would take nearly a hundred years to buy it.
“I bought this house.”

Xu Ying: “???”

Kim So Hee: “???”

Manager Wu: "???"

The three of them looked at Gu Heng in shock.

Although Xu Ying was used to Gu Heng's style of being resolute and not taking money for granted, she still couldn't help staring at Gu Heng with her pupils dilated several times.
That's more than 3 million.
The one who was most shocked was Manager Wu.
He has brought people to see this house 50 times, if not 30 times.
During this period, many people expressed their intention to buy.

But those were simple intentions reached after long negotiations.
How could someone be like Gu Heng, who hadn’t even entered the room for a minute, didn’t even go up to the second floor, and just walked around the lobby before deciding to buy?
Manager Wu now suspects that Gu Heng is playing a trick on him
But then I thought it didn't make sense. Gu Heng was a super rich man who had the qualifications to buy after his capital verification. Why would he come and play tricks on a salesperson like me?
Thinking of this, Manager Wu could only hesitate and ask, "Mr. Gu, do you mean to buy this Chanel apartment?"

"Yes, I won't bargain. 3.16 million, just cut off the 600 million. Send someone to bring the contract over. I'll wait for you here."

After confirming that Gu Heng was not teasing him, Manager Wu was so excited that he almost started to tremble.
This overwhelming wealth finally came to him.
However, despite this, Manager Wu still said helplessly: "Mr. Gu, 600 million may be a small amount for you, but I really can't make the decision. How about you take a rest in this room first, and I will call our leader now?"

Gu Heng waved his hand: "Go ahead."

There's no need to rush for a while.

Others have to prepare for several months or even years before buying a house.

It only took me a few minutes and it was already very fast. I just have to wait for a while.

(End of this chapter)