Literary Master 1978.

Chapter 346 Landlord Plan

After understanding Lin Erchun's psychology, Lin Chaoyang also understood his behavior.

The old couple has been busy in the countryside all their lives. It is true that they moved to the city to enjoy a more peaceful life, but doing nothing all the time is not good for either their spirit or body.

Over the past year, both of them have been so preoccupied with their eldest grandson that they can't see anything.

Now that Lin Erchun is "longing for action after being too quiet", Lin Chaoyang thinks of finding him more things to do so that the old man can have a busy and fulfilling life in his later years.

"Have you decided how to rent the house?" Lin Chaoyang asked.

"How do you rent it? Just rent it like that. Post some small notes on the street and mobilize neighbors to help." Lin Erchun said casually.

Lin Chaoyang shook his head after hearing this, "You don't have any rules at all."

"What are the rules for renting a house?"

"Let me ask you, this is a private house, right? How is the rent calculated?"

"According to the 57 standard, our courtyard is all tiled houses, and the rent is 2 cents per square meter per month. For square brick floors, add 7 cents. For glass doors and windows, add 1 cent. For gray shed roofs, add 1 cent. The main house and wing rooms can be rented for 3 cents per square meter per month, and the back house is a little less.

I have measured the house, it is 285 square meters in total, which is 107 yuan a month, or 6 yuan a year." Lin Erchun said without blinking.

Lin Chaoyang praised him, "Great, you really studied it?"

"What nonsense are you talking about? Why do you need to praise me?"

Seeing that he was impatient, Lin Chaoyang asked, "Have you ever calculated the cost of repairing this house in a year? How do you calculate the depreciation? How much money will be left at the end of the year?"

This question stumped Lin Erchun, but he had never calculated it. He just thought that the house was just cleaned up two years ago and there would be no need to clean it up in the next few years. Even if it needed to be cleaned up in the future, it would only cost a few dozen dollars a year at most.

Seeing his puzzled expression, Lin Chaoyang became proud, "You don't know this, right? Let me tell you, last year, the total cost of renovating public housing in Yanjing was 1800 million, an average of 9 yuan per square meter."

When Lin Erchun heard this number, he was shocked. The renovation cost was 9 cents per square meter, which was almost as much as three months' rent.

Then he thought about it and felt that something was not right. His house had just been renovated and it could not be calculated like this.

He expressed his thoughts, and Lin Chaoyang said, "Then we should cut it in half on average, right?"

This time Lin Erchun was silent. That was more than a month's rent, and he felt distressed.

"Where do you know all this?"

"Newspapers!" Lin Chaoyang answered, and then said to him: "In fact, renting out houses is also a good way to make a living. How about I buy a few more yards and you rent them out?"

Lin Erchun was full of surprise. He didn't expect to hear such words from Lin Chaoyang.

"Is this... okay? Isn't this considered speculation?"

"What kind of speculation is this? The country has basically liberalized private housing transactions. The city's implementation of private housing property rights issues during this period is to prepare for full liberalization in two years.

Anyway, if you put the money in the bank, you will earn interest, and if you take it out to buy a house and earn rent, it will be the same, and the house price will increase in the future."

When Lin Chaoyang said this, Lin Erchun's eyes lit up.

The current real estate market in Yanjing has not yet taken shape, but this does not prevent house prices from rising. The most fundamental reason is that the population has expanded too fast in the past two years, and there are too many people and too few houses.

Lin Erchun didn't understand these things, but he got to know the market situation from chatting with old men and women on the street, otherwise he wouldn't have thought of renting out the yard in Mianhua Hutong.

"fair enough."

Seeing that Lin Erchun agreed, Lin Chaoyang said, "Then I'll leave this matter to you. I'll give you 20,000 yuan first. Let me make it clear first, we only want a courtyard house with clear property rights. As for the rent, we'll follow the market. The standard is the standard. Now there are more and more migrant workers coming from other places, and the price of private rental houses has increased a lot."

"The house hasn't been rented out yet, why are you raising the price? Are you still doing business like this?"

"I'm reminding you."

"understood."

"When you have more houses, collecting rent, viewing houses, checking out houses, and repairing houses will not be handled by one person. Then you can hire two more people."

"And what about your mother? Who would you hire? And do you want to be a capitalist?"

"You're in a mess. You just hire two or three people. What are you afraid of?"

"we'll talk about it then."

……

The father and son whispered for a long time and almost sorted out the plan. Lin Chaoyang wanted to get money for Comrade Erchun, but Lin Erchun stopped him.

"Don't worry, wait until the place in Mianhua Hutong is rented out."

"That's fine. By the way, bring me back the couplet at the door."

"understood."

The next day, Lin Erchun delivered the couplets. After some effort, the father and son hung them at the gate of the courtyard at Xiaoliubukou.

Lin Chaoyang stood at the door and looked over, "Well, this place has become a restaurant too!"

With a busy goal in mind, Comrade Erchun is particularly motivated and is ready to carry out his plan of renting a house.

Lin Chaoyang privately gave this plan a name, called the "Landlord Plan."

My father was the first generation of landlord during the reform and opening up. It’s quite exciting to think about it!
Two days later, Lin Chaoyang came to Yanying Studio at the invitation of Chen Huaikai.

After nearly a year of preparation, the filming crew of "The Chess Master" was officially established today. When Lin Chaoyang arrived, he saw that all the crew members were summoned by Chen Huaikai to the main building of Yanying Studio.

The historical background of "The Chess Master" is Shanghai during the Anti-Japanese War, so the entire crew will go to Shanghai for filming tomorrow.

When he thought about going off tomorrow, Chen Huaikai got excited when he picked up the baton again. He stood in front of everyone and gave an impassioned speech.

"...It is necessary to present a noble, tragic and poetic ode against a solemn and severe historical background.

Our films must not only be liked by the Chinese people, but also gain recognition and love from peace-loving people abroad. We must strive to bring "The Chess Master" to the world film scene.

Let the world see that period of our nation’s history and reflect on the profound suffering that war brought to the people.”

Chen Huaikai's speech was full of passion, which was completely opposite to his usual old fox character, and made Lin Chaoyang a little excited.

After he finished speaking, Lin Chaoyang teased, "Old Chen, that's good. You have the potential to be a political commissar."

Chen Huaikai showed a proud look on his face, "More than 30 years ago, it was artists like us who inspired the people and the army."

As the two were talking, the crew members dispersed and Tony Leung Ka Fai ran to Lin Chaoyang.

"Mr. Lin!"

"Huizi, how are you? Are you able to adapt to the cooperation with our Yanying Studio team this time?" Lin Chaoyang asked with a concerned smile.

"I have been in the mainland for more than a year and have adapted to it. It feels more familiar to work with you again this time."

Lin Chaoyang smiled and nodded, "That's good!"

Liang Jiahui said sincerely: "Thank you!"

"What do I have to thank you for?"

"I have been banned in Taiwan. If you hadn't recommended me to return to the mainland to film, I would have no movies to shoot now."

"I recommend you because you fit the image of this character. You don't need to worry too much about what's happening in Taiwan. It's impossible for a small country to impose such a ban for long. Your journey in the film industry has just begun."

Listening to Lin Chaoyang's comfort, Tony Leung felt warm and touched.

"I brought you a gift from Hong Kong. Please wait for me."

Tony Leung Ka Fai ran away while saying this. He now lives in the dormitory inside Yanying Studio.

After six or seven minutes he came back with a book in his hand.

Lin Chaoyang took a look and found that it was the Ming Pao Publishing House edition of "The Death of Van Gogh". He took it with a smile and said, "Huizi is thoughtful."

"When I bought the book, I asked the bookstore staff, and they said that the sales of your book are very good, and it has been printed for the third time."

Listening to Tony Leung's words, Lin Chaoyang opened the book and indeed saw the words "3rd printing".

The first print run of Ming Pao Publishing's edition of "The Death of Van Gogh" was 1 copies, which proves that the novel should have sold at least several thousand copies.

It has been more than four months since the publication, and considering Hong Kong's population size and literary atmosphere, this sales volume is very good. Lin Chaoyang began to look forward to the time when the royalties would be settled.

In November, Lin Chaoyang's new novel had entered the final stage, and he spent most of his time every day on the novel.

Lin Erchun would come to Xiaoliubukou Hutong from time to time to talk to him about the rental situation of the yard in Mianhua Hutong.

Two rooms were rented out today, and another one will be rented out tomorrow...

Nowadays, the per capita housing area in Yanjing City is less than five square meters. With the influx of educated youth returning to the city, the birth of newborns, and the influx of migrant workers in recent years, the housing prices in Yanjing City have shown a clear upward trend, and there is no shortage of houses to rent.

Over a period of more than half a month, many tenants moved into Mianhua Hutong.

Lin Chaoyang could see that Comrade Erchun was full of enthusiasm for this job and had recently started looking for a house.

Lin Chaoyang wanted to give him money again, but Lin Erchun refused again.

"The newly bought house needs to be cleaned up. It's hard to start construction after winter. Besides, it's hard to rent a house at this time. I have to wait until after the Chinese New Year."

The old comrade had a lot of business skills, so Lin Chaoyang let him do what he wanted.

Two days later, Xiao Dongdong was usually taken care of by Zhang Guiqin during the day and by Lin Chaoyang and his wife at night. That evening, Zhang Guiqin handed her grandson to Tao Yushu and left in a hurry. When she came back the next day, she brought a pile of cloth and cotton.

"Mom, why did you buy so many things?"

"These cloth and cotton don't require tickets. I had to queue up to get them." Zhang Guiqin said happily.

When Lin Chaoyang heard what his mother said, he immediately remembered the news in the newspaper a few days ago, saying that the Ministry of Commerce had issued a notice to temporarily waive the collection of cloth coupons and cotton wool coupons nationwide.

When Lin Chaoyang saw the news, he knew it would definitely trigger a buying spree.

For the contemporary people who have lived in a planned economy for many years, the biggest problem weighing on them is not income, but coupons.

Now the Ministry of Commerce has issued a notice temporarily exempting tickets, which is equivalent to telling the people that there is no limit on supply. This is undoubtedly a huge temptation for the people.

For food, clothing, housing and transportation, there are few families in Yanjing these days who do not lack cloth and cotton, so they must buy more while the supply is open.

What's more, the people are still worried about this open supply. Liberalization is a good thing, but after such a wave, what if there is a shortage of cloth and cotton?
Then you should take this opportunity to buy more.

Zhang Guiqin was still immersed in the joy of getting the upper hand, but Lin Chaoyang noticed that something was wrong with her face and touched her forehead.

"Mom, do you have a fever?"

(End of this chapter)