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There are many super luxurious villa communities in the imperial capital.

Most of them are located between the Third and Fourth Ring Roads.

The Ziyu Villa that Zhang Yuan visited today is one of them.

This community has just been open for sale for more than a year but less than two years, and it is a very popular villa community recently.

The cause of the fire was that Zhang Guoli moved here.

He was stopped by several security guards in neat uniforms at the gate of the community.

After lowering the car window, the security guard was slightly stunned when he saw his face.

But after being stunned, no one was as excited as ordinary people when they see a star.

Because in this neighborhood, celebrities are not uncommon.

And even though he was a celebrity, the security guard was still very responsible and asked for the door number of the residence he was visiting, and ran back to the gate to contact the residents using the intercom system. Only after confirming that the visitor was okay did he finally let him in.

"The security measures in this place are good." Zhang Yuan nodded and thanked the security guard.

Follow the main road.

Zhang Yuan leaned over and looked outside.

The road surface in this community is smoother and wider than the main roads outside.

In addition to common animals such as mandarin ducks and wild ducks in the central lake of the community, there are also black swans and even peacocks performing in the backyard of the clubhouse along the lake.

Yes, there is a club in this community, and it is not a small club with only a gym and a swimming pool.

In addition to a restaurant that can host large banquets, the club also has a hotel, tennis, and even a miniature golf area.

Even the price of accommodation here is much more expensive than that of an ordinary five-star hotel.

Not only does this place have a greening rate of over 80%, but in order to provide a better living environment, a large number of tall wind-proof trees are densely planted on the high slopes on the windward side of the community to block the annual sandstorm invasion in the imperial capital.

This place is not far from the Olympic Village which is under construction.

You can still hear the clanging sounds of construction on the main road, but it becomes suddenly quiet once you enter the community.

"After all, it's newly built. It's better than Wang Fei's villa complex."

The eagle lives in the Lis Garden Villa area in the north.

The house that Li Yapeng bought is in Ligao Palace.

Gong Li's sister bought a house in Lijing Garden.

All in this nearby area.

Why do celebrities choose this place?

First of all, the high-end villa area is quiet and highly concealed.

Besides, there are very few villa areas in the city.

Moreover, this place is close to the airport, and celebrities often travel on business, so it is convenient for them to go out.

"Hey, you're here!" Uncle Guoli came to the front door to greet him: "I wanted the property management to pick you up with a shuttle bus."

"I didn't expect you to come right in."

"Uncle, this house and community are great. It's quite enjoyable." Zhang Yuan praised as he entered the door.

"Hahaha, it's just so-so, not as good as yours."

"My place is just a location, the environment can't be compared with here."

"Besides, you have all the facilities here, but where I live, people still spit and throw cigarette butts at the door every day." Of course Zhang Yuan had to say the good thing.

"Haha, good properties cost money."

After asking around, I found out that the property fee for this place is 13 yuan per square meter...

Zhang Guoli's house covers an area of ​​about 1000 square meters, which is slightly smaller than his courtyard house in Fuyuan Hutong.

The monthly property fees, water, electricity, gas, and club membership fees alone cost more than 50,000 yuan.

Ordinary working class people can’t even afford to live there even if they were given a chance.

It seems that Uncle Guoli has made a lot of money in recent years with films like "The Secret History of Kangxi" and "The Iron Teeth and Bronze Teeth Ji Xiaolan"... Zhang Yuan figured out.

And there is also a suspicion that Zhang Guoli is taking advantage of the situation and is acting like a good kid.

"My house is not good. It's just average here."

"There's a bigger one over there by the lake."

"I am just an ordinary citizen."

Zhang Yuan: …

What you said... Zhang Yuan clenched the iron fist of class struggle.

When people become rich, they will inevitably become arrogant, even an old artist like Zhang Guoli.

His face was full of envy when he talked about the big house.

But when talking about the townhouses in the community, he looked disdainful and said, "Who are you to live in the same community with me?"

Zhang Yuan naturally agreed and boasted about his new house.

While chatting, Uncle Guoli said jokingly.

"Hey, the one just mentioned by the lake, it covers an area of ​​about 3,000 square meters."

"You've made a lot of money from Crazy Stone recently."

“Consider it as an investment.”

"Okay." Zhang Yuan replied without hesitation.

Zhang Guoli: …

Seeing his serious look, it was Uncle Guoli's turn to be depressed.

No, you really bought it!
How much have you earned recently?
Are young people nowadays so fierce?

I remembered that I was pretending to be poor just now.

My words may not come true. In front of this boy, I am really a poor man!

"Are you sure? This place is now over 10,000 per square meter."

"That house covers an area of ​​3,000 square meters. It's a three-story villa, so the building area must be at least 2,000 square meters. The total price must be just over 2,000."

"Can you come up with so much?"

Zhang Yuan made an estimate.

He has prepared nearly 60 million yuan for the sugar man business.

This includes major brands and the public endorsement fees that have just been received.

I didn’t expect that the first 35 million was settled, with more than 2,000 left.

Seeing that there is nothing much to be done at the moment, the money has to be spent.

Besides, it doesn’t matter even if it’s all spent.

Once the pay for "Curse of the Golden Flower" arrives, I will be able to get some reserve funds.

In addition, Zhang Yuan clearly remembered that it was this community and this was Uncle Guoli's house.

Later, there was a TV series called "Zhang Xiaowu's Spring", which started filming in 2009.

One of the filming locations was a residential building in this community.

Therefore, when CCTV went to interview him, they happened to take pictures of Zhang Guoli's house.

At that time, the news said that Uncle Guoli's villa had skyrocketed in value after the 08 Olympics, and its market value had reached about 8500 million.

When the male protagonist of the TV series, Singaporean William Li, heard that the house cost more than NT$400 million, he immediately showed an expression of being ignorant of the world.

That was the price in 09. In another ten years, the estimated value of this house will not be less than 1.5 million.

It can be said that the salary that Uncle Guoli has earned from filming movies after working hard for most of his life is not as much as what he earned from the appreciation of the value of this house.

Zhang Yuan's original plan was to buy more houses in the capital before the Olympics.

Buying a house is different from investing in a company.

It is more convenient to use fixed assets as collateral for mortgage loans, and the growth in recent years has been indeed brutal.

In addition to buying and waiting for appreciation, he felt that he really needed to prepare a few more houses.

Otherwise, if you have a tryst with a woman and live in a house, it is easy to have a car accident or overturn.

In addition, the area of ​​the house by the lake is twice that of Zhang Guoli's house, and he can make more money if it appreciates in value in the future.

"Okay then, I'll take you to meet the salesperson of this community later." Zhang Guoli smacked his lips, feeling sour in his heart.

"I want to buy a house here, not because of the environment and property." Zhang Yuan said when he saw that the other party looked a little depressed.

"The main thing is that you live here, and I want to be closer to you so that it will be convenient for us to eat and drink tea."

“Hahaha…” Zhang Guoli raised his finger and pointed at him with a smile: “I like what you said.”

"Yes, when you buy a house in the future, we can visit each other more often. That would be great."

"From now on, we will drink tea, practice calligraphy, and then ask your Aunt Deng to make some stir-fried meat and stewed pork ribs, and we will eat together."

Zhang Yuan didn't even know that Feng Jie had this skill.

"what……"

The two of them were chatting in the living room, and Uncle Guoli looked like a workaholic talking about his longing for retirement life.

At this moment, a heavy yawn came down from the stairs on the second floor.

"Why are you here?" Zhang Mo came down from upstairs tapping his slippers.

"Why are you here... I've been here for quite some time." Zhang Guoli replied dissatisfiedly.

"Unlike you, you sleep until the afternoon and don't come home at night!"

"Can you learn from others?" Zhang Mo thought to himself, why is his old man so angry today? He criticized me as soon as they met.

He didn't know that Zhang Guoli was provoked by Zhang Yuan.

"That guy is about your age, and he can earn his own money to buy a house bigger than mine."

"Now that I see that you, my own kid, are inferior to others in everything, I feel angry!"

Zhang Mo, who had suffered an unexpected disaster, quickly ran away.

"Uncle Guoli, I think my brother Mo is a good person." Zhang Yuan hurriedly advised.

"Don't say anything, that's all." Zhang Guoli took another sip of tea: "You came to see me today, not just to see my new home, right?"

"Yes, I need your help."

He sat up straight, looking serious.

"Something happened to Hugo, you should know, right?"

"Yes."

When talking about Hu Ge, Zhang Guoli's face darkened.

He called to offer his condolences, but didn't go.

I seldom go out recently and have been hiding at home.

As for the reason...I'm afraid of being asked about the movie.

It’s the movie “The 601st Call” starring Hu Ge.

Before the film was released, Zhang Guoli was full of confidence.

Especially after seeing the big sales of "Crazy Stone", he thought to himself.

Ning Hao and Zhang Yuan are both good, so as an old senior, I must be even better.

In addition, before the film was released, fans of the heroine Bibi Zhou shouted the slogan "Bi fans guarantee 5000 million", which made him feel that he was sure to win.

The result...

It has been released for three weeks now, and the box office is only over 1200 million.

Forget about making money, forget about getting your money back.

Where are the pen fans? Pen fans come to the rescue.

So you guys just shout slogans, right?
He felt so ashamed of himself for the disastrous results he achieved in his first film as a director.

Only now did he understand.

Ning Hao and Zhang Yuanxing, doesn't mean I can do it...

Zhang Guoli glanced at Zhang Yuan in front of him and thought that not only this kid is no good, but I, a old man, can't compare to him either.

He did not visit Hu Ge in person, and also wanted to downplay the relationship between the two.

He really didn't want to talk about the movie.

"I want you to go with me to visit Hugo."

Zhang Guoli kept sucking his teeth.

"Uncle Guoli, even if the deal fails, we still have our righteousness."

"We Chinese people value human relationships."

"It's better to lose the battle than the person."

"Movies have their ups and downs, and that's not uncommon."

“But image is important.”

"Now is the perfect time for you to build your image. Maybe this trip can even help you generate some box office revenue."

Zhang Guoli thought about it and felt that what the other party said made sense.

Zhang Yuan once again described his current relationship with the sugar man in a very realistic manner.

"Oh..." Uncle Guoli understood.

This is to ask me to help.

To increase popularity for Hugo is also to increase popularity for the TV series that has been suspended.

It's also good for my own image.

When it comes to image creation, Zhang Guoli's interest is actually average.

But since Zhang Yuan told him everything honestly and asked for his help, he was willing to do so.

"I understand." Zhang Guoli slapped his thigh.

"If for no other reason, I'll go there just for you."

"Thank you for your help, Uncle Guoli. I'll treat you to a meal later."

"Don't go out, just eat at home, I'll cook."

The two of them went to the sales office first and took a look at the villa by the lake.

The certified area is 1900 square meters, the main building covers an area of ​​about 700 square meters, and the total area is more than 3000 square meters. The front and back yards are spacious, enough to dig a swimming pool and create a separate lawn and garden.

The opening price was 11,000 per square meter.

Now, more than a year has passed, and the price has risen to 14,000.

But think about it, even Zhang Guoli can’t afford to buy this house, and it’s still empty now.

Just like Tangchen Yipin, the property market has not gone completely crazy these days, and the best building is difficult to sell because it is too expensive.

So when they heard that someone had come who could pay in full, the sales office immediately offered a discount on the purchase of the house.

Three years of property management fees and club membership are also provided.

Even so, the final total was about 2600 million, and that’s not even including the renovation.

Zhang Yuan calculated that if he had enough, it should be enough.

When housing prices have not yet risen completely, many people have used the ring-and-loop method to get a share.

That is, buy a house, take out a mortgage, use the loaned money to buy another house, and then use the newly bought house as a mortgage... repeat the process and buy a large piece of real estate.

That’s what Li Xiang did.

Of course, it requires a lot of operations and is not that simple.

Because as long as the house appreciates faster than the annual interest rate, it's pure profit.

Zhang Yuan also planned to use this big house as leverage to start operations and make a large purchase before the Olympics.

After paying a deposit of more than two million yuan, the two returned to Zhang Guoli's home to prepare dinner together as he shook his head and sighed that he was getting old.

In the evening, Fengjie also came home, and the three of them ate together.

Zhang Mo went to a bar somewhere unknown.

Zhang Yuan explained his plan to the two in detail.

In fact, finding Zhang Guoli was just his first step.

Because now most of the troubles with Sugar Man have been solved.

With the financial support he provided, the actors' contract extension fees, venue rental extension, and TV station's liquidated damages could all be covered.

He also personally went to the door to resolve the copyright issue.

There is only one thing left.

How can we wait until the film starts shooting again, and what should we do about the sales after the reshoot?
And he had only one idea.

Make up!

We have to use positive hype to make the film popular before it is even shot.

This kind of hype, just like the rebellion in ancient times, needs an iconic and memorable slogan.

After having dinner with Zhang Guoli and his wife, he went home early.

I organized my thoughts and prepared the funds for buying a house.

Then he went to bed to rest.

Early the next morning, he arrived at another villa community in the suburbs of the imperial capital.

Here is his next target.

"Zhang Yuan is here, come in quickly."

Today, Liu Xiaoli was all smiles when she saw him, and she personally welcomed him into the house very warmly.

"Where's Sissi?"

"Hey, I called her to get up before, why is she nowhere to be seen?"

Zhang Yuan didn't even have to think about it. His brain must have woken up but his body hadn't, commonly known as falling asleep again.

He simply found a corner and waited in the sun like a lazy cat.

Soon, hurried and chaotic footsteps were heard on the second floor.

About fifteen minutes later, Xiaolongnu, wearing a light yellow short-sleeved shirt, walked down the stairs with cheerful steps.

There are still a few strands of unruly hair sticking up on the top of his head.

"Why are you here early?"

Zhang Yuan: …

You're trying to put the blame on someone else, right?
Zhang Yuan looked at her helplessly, too lazy to argue with her.

"What do you want from me?" She smiled brightly and sat down next to him.

Zhang Yuan said solemnly: "If you have time in the next few days, accompany me to the Magic City..." (End of this chapter)