1977: The beginning of the blind date with the daughter of the king

Chapter 584 Borrow money!

After Li Changhe left, Director Lu looked at Old Liao and asked curiously, "Old Liao, why did you suddenly think of asking him to build a hotel?"

There is indeed a lack of foreign-related hotels in China at present, but if you talk about attracting investment, there are actually quite a few people coming.

Whether in Hong Kong Island or other overseas countries, many wealthy people or hotel groups have been contacting the domestic situation after learning of this intention.

From 79 to now, Beijing has approved the construction of four new foreign-related hotels, namely the future Beijing Jianguo Hotel, Great Wall Hotel, Lido Hotel and Zhaolong Hotel.

Among them, Zhaolong Hotel is a hotel project established last year when Bao Yugang visited the country and donated 1000 million US dollars. The hotel was donated entirely to the country, and he only applied for the right to name it after his father Bao Zhaolong.

It can be said that although there is a shortage of foreign-related hotels in Beijing, there is actually no shortage if you really want to find investors. Many groups and wealthy families are rushing to come in and crying for cooperation.

In fact, it is not entirely necessary for Li Changhe to step forward in this matter. Director Lu did not expect that Mr. Liao would suddenly bring this up.

"I know that this amount of money is actually nothing to him. Asking him to build a hotel is nothing more than giving him an excuse."

"When he has his own hotel, he will have a reason to come back openly, and it will be safer to come back so as not to expose his identity."

"If you keep sneaking back, something will go wrong after a while."

"And I guess you can tell from this guy that he is not the kind of person who would put himself through hardship. He is a complete hedonist who would rather drive than ride a bicycle."

"He is more restrained in Beijing and usually drives that van. I heard that in Shanghai, he drives a Mercedes."

"So I asked him to build two foreign-related hotels, so that if he ever gets a luxury car in the future, he can have an excuse and reason to do so."

After listening to what Mr. Liao said, Director Lu couldn't help but sigh and said, "You really have good intentions!"

"He has worked so hard to help the country, so we should give him some opportunities. As for foreign-related hotels, they can definitely make money, it's just a matter of how much."

"Another thing is that I'm giving him a chance to enter the commercial real estate industry in our country!"

Many times, we have to eat one meal at a time and walk one road at a time. Now that the reform and opening up has just begun, many comrades are unable to change their thinking, so they have to compromise on many things. It is impossible to overturn all the systems at once.

But Mr. Liao was clear about the ideas or goals of the old leaders above him. Apart from anything else, the renovation of Wangfujing Street had already been planned, and the old leaders were preparing to push it forward.

Of course, this push may last five years, or ten years, or it may not be successful.

But there is no doubt that once it is passed, Wangfujing Street will be a huge piece of fat meat and will definitely attract the attention of the whole world.

After all, the population and status of the capital are there, and the prosperity of the Far East Magic City and Kyoto in the past is well known.

Therefore, once it starts, this piece of fat meat will attract the covetousness of many people. What Mr. Liao is thinking about now is nothing more than giving Li Changhe a chance first.

As long as he proves himself in foreign-related hotels, he will have the opportunity to get involved in the subsequent development of some domestic commercial real estate.

The foreign-related hotel is actually just a beacon, a ticket that gives Li Changhe the opportunity to enter.

But he would not tell Li Changhe these in advance. All he could give was an opportunity and see if the other party could seize it.

On the other hand, Li Changhe, who came out of Mr. Liao's office, didn't think too much about it. After all, for him, the opportunities to make a fortune in the next forty years were countless, and money had no meaning to him anymore.

Just like now, for Li Changhe, there will not be much difference in quality of life between having a fortune of one billion US dollars and having a fortune of two billion US dollars.

Because there are only so many resources in the world, and only so many categories can be provided. When money reaches that level, it is often just a number.

Looking at the time, it was almost three o'clock in the afternoon. Li Changhe did not go back to school, but drove directly back home.

There is one particularly bad thing about living in a garden house, which is that there is currently no concierge or electric gate at home, so you have to come down and open the gate yourself, drive the car in and then close it again.

In fact, from this point of view, Li Changhe felt that this place was not as good as the Overseas Chinese Apartment. At least there were security guards there.

As soon as I parked the car and walked into the living room, I heard the sound of piano coming from the living room.

Zhu Lin and Gong Xue are playing the piano.

After purchasing the piano, the two of them were learning it with great enthusiasm. Not only that, they were also keen on teaching Li Changhe to play the piano.

All I can say is that the trait of wanting to be a teacher is universal.

What made Zhu Lin and Gong Xue speechless was that Li Changhe learned much faster than them.

Even though the two of them were professional teachers and Li Changhe was taught by the two half-baked students, Li Changhe learned faster than the two of them.

This also dealt a heavy blow to Zhu Lin and Gong Xue.

Entering the living room from the garage, Li Changhe walked over with a smile while listening to "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" played by Zhu Lin.

In fact, he had nothing better to do and learned piano from Zhu Lin not entirely to satisfy Zhu Lin's desire to teach, but he wanted to take this opportunity to familiarize himself with music theory. After all, he had so many songs from later generations in his mind.

Although he doesn't need to be a plagiarist to make money in this life, it doesn't stop him from composing some songs when the need arises.

It would be good even if I sing it myself, so I don't have to do the same thing as before, where I could only hum "Tan Qingshui River" when I had nothing to do and couldn't even hum some of the lyrics at the end, they were too disgusting.

"You're back so early today? Don't you have classes in the afternoon?"

Seeing Li Changhe approaching, Zhu Lin also stopped and asked Li Changhe curiously.

"No, I went to the Foreign Affairs Office and came out from there."

Li Changhe explained casually.

"Oh, by the way, Jun Cheng called you just now and said he had something to talk to you about in the evening, and asked you to wait for him at home when you come back."

"I think he's going to get married. You can wait for him tonight!"

Zhu Lin said to Li Changhe again at this time.

"Getting married? Oh yes, he said before, is he getting married in June?"

Li Changhe then remembered that when he had dinner with Shen Juncheng and Qu Hongshao a few years ago, they mentioned that they would get married in June this year.

It's already May, and time is running out.

"You, don't forget this. Besides, not only is Juncheng getting married in June, but your aunt Mantang will also give birth in June or July. So you have to make time between June and July. You have to be present for both events."

Zhu Lin reminded Li Changhe again at this time.

Other things don’t matter, but Li Changhe must go for such an important life event.

"Yes, no problem. I will definitely come back then. There is nothing big going on this year. I will just travel between Hong Kong Island and here. I have plenty of time."

Li Changhe thought about it and said affirmatively to his wife.

In his memory, there were actually no major events in 81 and 82. In 82, there was nothing major that happened except a sharp drop in Hong Kong's real estate prices, followed by the Hong Kong dollar crisis in 83, and then the Plaza Accord in 85.

He didn't have much impression of the rest. After all, it was impossible for him to remember every development node in the world. He could only know a part of it roughly.

On the contrary, after 84, he had to focus on domestic development, after all, that was the first year of the development of private enterprises.

"Okay, then we won't cook for you tonight. I guess you two will definitely go out to eat."

Zhu Lin knew that the two of them would definitely go out to eat.

"Well, then you two can eat. I'll go out with him to eat in the evening." When it was time to get off work, Li Changhe heard the sound of a motorcycle engine outside, and Shen Juncheng came riding his three-wheeled sidecar.

"coming?"

Standing in the yard, Li Changhe looked at Shen Juncheng sitting in the sidecar with Men Saner sitting behind him.

"San'er, give me the sidecar and ride it home. Just leave the key at home. Changhe and I are going out for a while."

Shen Juncheng said to Men Saner at this time.

Men Saner nodded, then waved to Li Changhe: "Changhe, I'm leaving first!"

Then he rode Shen Juncheng's sidecar to the staff quarters of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

"So you asked San'er to be your driver."

"Don't call him about this tonight. Let's talk alone."

Shen Juncheng waved his hand and spoke casually.

Li Changhe nodded: "Then let's drive out?"

"No need, let's go to the west gate of Renmin University, over at Wanquan Manor, there is a newly opened restaurant, let's go there to eat!"

"Wanquan Manor?"

Li Changhe nodded. He was very familiar with the place now. After all, it was close to his home.

Moreover, Li Changhe knew that the place would become one of the most high-end residential areas in Beijing in the future.

The famous Wanliu Academy should be built in that area.

Because he remembered that Wanliu Academy was near the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Haidian, and the roughly corresponding location was Wanquanzhuang.

There are several villages over there, one is Wanquanzhuang, which is next to Wanquan River, and another is called Liulangzhuang, which is also called Liulangzhuang. There are a lot of willow trees there, so Li Changhe guessed that the place name Wanliu was probably merged from this.

Unfortunately, the people living in that village now would never imagine that the land in their village will be one of the areas with the highest housing prices in the country in the future.

Afterwards, the two of them strolled all the way to the small restaurant in Wanquanzhuang. Shen Juncheng seemed to be a regular customer here. He quickly asked for a table by the window in the corner, and the two of them sat down.

"looking for me?"

"Did you encounter any trouble in your marriage?"

After sitting down, the two of them ordered a few dishes at random, and then Li Changhe took the initiative to ask.

Shen Juncheng nodded, then hesitated for a moment and said hesitantly: "Changhe, I want to buy a house!"

"Buy a house?"

Li Changhe looked at Shen Juncheng with some surprise.

Shen Juncheng nodded and said, "That's right, buy a house, buy a building."

"You know, I'm getting married soon, so I have to solve the housing problem."

"The bureau was able to allocate me a house, but at most I could get two rooms in a large compound."

"Our house is about 60 square meters. My parents and Qingyu are all at home. If I squeeze in with Hongshao, Qingyu will have to put up a small bed in the living room."

"Besides, Hongshao has lived in a cadre house since she was a child. If you force her to live in this kind of house, even though Hongshao won't say anything, I think there will definitely be conflicts in the family after a long time."

“So I want to buy a house.”

"And I see you've been buying all kinds of houses. I think since you've bought so many, it must be worthwhile to buy houses."

Shen Juncheng said seriously at this time.

After listening to this, Li Changhe glanced at Shen Juncheng.

Did this guy see him buying a house so he wants to buy one too?

"Do you want to buy a courtyard house?"

"I won't buy a courtyard house, I'll buy a building!"

"Over in Tuanjiehu, more than 100 apartments were built this year, priced at 410 square meters, about 70 square meters per apartment, and with central heating. They were built according to the standards of government officials' housing."

"I want to buy there. I've calculated that it's 410 square meters, so the price for one unit is about 28,000. I have about 11,000 in my hand, and San'er Lvtou and the others have about 10,000 in their hand combined, so this is more than 20,000."

"Actually, my parents have some money, which is the compensation they received in previous years, but I don't want to use it. I asked them to keep it for themselves. Besides, they have to pay for the wedding."

"I'm thinking of asking you to make up for the shortfall and buy a house in Tuanjie Lake. What do you think?"

Shen Juncheng told Li Changhe his thoughts, and Li Changhe nodded after listening.

"This little money is not a problem. I think it's okay. You should not ask San'er and the others for money. I will pay you back in one lump sum and let them keep their money."

"In fact, from the perspective of buying a house, it is definitely much more cost-effective to buy a courtyard house or an old courtyard like this than to buy a building."

"But you are getting married and want to live in a building with Hongshao. There is nothing wrong with that. Just buy it!"

"When you save money in the future, I suggest you buy an old yard!"

From an investment perspective, buying a courtyard house will definitely maximize returns, but in this era, living in a building is the most comfortable experience.

Shen Juncheng is planning to get married, so buying an apartment is definitely his first choice, and Li Changhe will not force him to buy a courtyard house.

Of course, since he has this idea now, it’s okay to remind him a few times.

"Changhe, you are so focused on buying a yard. Do you think you can make money in the future?"

Shen Juncheng asked curiously at this time.

He was really influenced by Li Changhe when buying a house.

Firstly, there was really not enough space at home, and secondly, he actually envied the freedom of Li Changhe and Zhu Lin living outside alone.

Besides, he didn't like living at home. He was used to living outside before. Now that he is getting married, he naturally thinks about buying a house.

"How should I put it? Actually, from a national perspective, any country will carry out large-scale infrastructure construction as long as it has financial support."

“And infrastructure involves countless issues related to people’s livelihood.”

Li Changhe had nothing to do anyway, so he just gave Shen Juncheng some popular science advice from an economics perspective.

In another ten years, the capital will surely usher in an era of large-scale urban construction, and by that time, Shen Juncheng's position will probably be one of the departments that cannot be avoided in urban construction.

Li Changhe thought it would be a good idea to give the other party some scientific knowledge in advance, at least to avoid the demolition from becoming a cause of public outrage.

(End of this chapter)