My Lord, you need to stand up!

Chapter 371 Setting an Example of Solving Problems

Because having money means you can do whatever you want.

All that hard work and risky battles was just so I could have money to buy whatever I wanted.

Wei Dong still pretended to be serious: "What are the hardest-to-sell and worst-performing products?"

His thought was that since he was being surrounded by so many people while buying a house, he would buy the worst ones so that he wouldn't give anyone reason to criticize him.
Director Fei was extremely grateful, even a little embarrassed: "Comrade Weidong, you are truly a man of noble character!"

Even Wei Dong modestly replied, "It's all for work... Holy crap!"

The first item on the list brought over by the staff was a small building on the ridge in the city center, which was even marked as a district-level cultural relic protection unit and the residence of the Investigation and Statistics Bureau of the Military Commission of the National Government!

He was utterly dumbfounded. This wasn't how houses were sold; anything involving historical sites or cultural relics definitely couldn't be put on the market: "How could they put this kind of building up for sale? Isn't this deliberately undermining housing reform?"

Director Fei was a little confused: "There are more than 700 such buildings in the city center, many of which are old and dilapidated and require a lot of money to repair and maintain. We are exploring new directions for maintenance."

Thinking about it that way, it makes some sense. Jiangzhou was once a secondary capital.

During the years of the War of Resistance against Japan, a large number of high-ranking officials, wealthy merchants and celebrities flocked in, resulting in the former residences of famous people and the residences of officials everywhere.

If there are too many, they won't be rare, and it's not a problem to carefully maintain one or two buildings. But having them everywhere would indeed be a huge burden.

"So most of these apartments are allocated to relevant factories and units, used as office buildings or dormitories. This one is relatively well maintained, so the expenses are relatively high. It's being used as an experiment... The area is a bit too large."

Is this considered a bit too big?
There are over 300 apartments, some as small as 10 or 20 square meters, and the largest one is a three-story apartment with an underground garage, over 400 square meters!
Who can afford it?

Besides letting Wei Dong...

Would Wei Dong dare to stay there?

This is like putting yourself on a fire.

Jin Zhuoqun had previously suggested that he rent a small building to live in, and he clearly knew that it would bring bad luck.

Decades from now, there may be wealthy people everywhere, and they can live in this building discreetly without anyone saying anything.

Everyone is watching closely now; it's definitely a trap.

However, he is not afraid, because this kind of property is only sold for the right to use, and the highest price is only 500 yuan per square meter: "If we buy it and renovate it to be open to the public, it will allow historical relics to continue to shine."

Two hundred thousand yuan is about the same as a sanitary napkin factory's daily gross profit.

But this made Director Fei so happy that he immediately called someone over to process the formalities!
They even had to have someone announce the results with gongs and drums, which made Wei Dong want to wear a mask. He simply asked Feng Chu to handle it in the company's name: "Let's see if there are any rooms available."

Only then did they manage to step out of the spotlight.

The entire stadium immediately erupted in noise and excitement as reporters began conducting interviews and cameras began to surround the stadium.

More importantly, the citizens who were originally just watching immediately became interested.

Dong Xueying didn't even raise an eyebrow, but she was slightly puzzled: "Would anyone go sightseeing on the ridge?"

Wei Dong was also confused: "Support the trade fair... Hmm, this apartment looks pretty good. It's over 80 square meters in the expert building of the city's central hospital, a three-bedroom apartment with a balcony. Let's see how well it's soundproofed."

Dong Xueying couldn't help but pinch him again quietly: "Is that all you care about!"

Wei Dong said matter-of-factly, "What else can we do? Living here for two years won't attract much attention. Let me tell you, this is the hospital where I sent my dad for surgery. Back then, I even spent 15 yuan a month to rent a room in the hospital dormitory to cook and make soup. I never thought that two years later I could buy a house with a clear conscience. It's not far behind the Queen's Restaurant, you can walk there. Buy it."

Dong Xueying seemed to recall the time two years ago and gently said okay.

Wei Dong only sent one staff member to Dong Xueqing to handle the matter. This time, the registration was under her private household name, so her sister and brother-in-law and their child were basically staying at her house.

You only need to pay a deposit of 500 yuan on the spot to sign the purchase agreement, and then there are several payment methods.

Of course, only wealthy families can afford to pay in full.

When handling other transfer procedures, one-fifth is paid upfront, and the remainder is paid off by a bank loan over fifteen years. This is basically based on the mature 20% down payment loan model developed by Wei Dong and his team, but it is only applicable to public servants such as doctors, teachers, workers, cadres, and staff.

The idea of ​​providing proof of income was actually "suggested" by Wei Dong.

Then there's the deposit housing option, where you pay 2500 yuan upfront to get a house. The rent is slightly higher, the lease term is unlimited, and the property is automatically transferred after 30 years of living there. It's essentially a rent-to-own arrangement.

Finally, there's the "Mandarin Duck Building" rental method, where you pay 1500 yuan in advance and then the rent. If you don't buy the apartment within three years, the rent will increase by half.

The ultimate goal is to find a compromise that reduces the down payment.

The latter two are handled by the housing management office to collect rent, but unlike the previous public housing rent which was only a few cents or dollars, this one has a "rent" burden of twenty to thirty to fifty or sixty dollars, which is suitable for dual-income households to bear.

I don't know how they came up with these tricks to use rent as a cover-up.

As a result, the transaction of the company's purchase of Building No. 1 only attracted onlookers to crowd over to see what was going on.

Upon hearing the announcement that someone had already purchased apartment number 29 for a contract price of 62,000 yuan, people immediately began to quietly squeeze forward and follow suit, signing contracts in the same manner.

There will always be people obsessed with owning property, there will always be people who have made some money through various means in the past two years, and there will always be people who can grasp the pulse of the times like Wei Dong and Chi Shiming. Three, five, ten houses immediately went on sale.

Director Fei's anxious mood finally calmed down, and he specially brought over an envelope: "Here are the keys to the two apartments. You can go and see them yourself first. If you are really not satisfied, you can come back and return them. Of course, no one else would go through all that trouble. I've finally gotten a huge weight off my shoulders."

The real estate development company consultant reminded him: "If you don't want to sell them all at once, I suggest you notify the newspaper to run an advertisement similar to ours before 4 p.m. The city's purpose in doing this is not just for these 300-plus apartments, but to let the citizens know that this new model is emerging, and it would be best if they were all snapped up, so that it would show that this reform step has been welcomed by the citizens."

Director Fei wiped his sweat again: "Is this the message from the city?"

Hurry up and call to contact them.
At this moment, Dong Xueying quietly pulled Wei Dong's arm and pointed in a direction.

Wei Dong immediately saw that Chi Shiming and his companion were also standing outside the crowd.

Just as they were about to sneak over to get some gossip, Chi Shiming, with his sharp eyes, spotted them and waved as he approached from afar.

It's probably the little girl sitting on Wei Dong's neck that's most eye-catching.

“I guessed you would definitely come. This is the first time in the entire mainland. Sister Duan and I both felt that we should come and learn from you.”

For some reason, as the two approached, Dong Xueying let go of their arms and asked rather kindly, "Sister Duan, are you also planning to buy a house?"

It was obvious that Duan Lixia was the oldest of the four, and she was cheerful and energetic: "No way, A-Ming said it's not necessary. We can't waste our little bit of money at this stage."

It's possible that Wei Dong was indeed involved; he not only helped Jiangzhou Real Estate Development Company speed up the housing reform process, but also brought Chi Shiming on board ahead of schedule.

So, the HK guy who was diligently running his own business and saving up his first pot of gold still had a rather meager amount of capital.

Even when working for Rang Weidong, Chi Shiming adhered to the partnership approach of investing capital to maximize his understanding of real estate.

They clearly want to raise funds to participate in the construction of the neighborhood surrounding Xishan Building, and develop their own independent neighborhood.

Wei Dong chuckled and reminded her, "I won't go into the price; it's a transparent price, so you can decide for yourself. But today's housing transactions don't involve any transaction tax or property tax."

He came from a tax compound, so he was subconsciously interested in this.

It turned out that the entire transaction had voluntarily exempted the property deed tax, and there were no stamp duty, transaction tax, or anything like that. As for value-added tax, I had never even heard of it.

For large items worth hundreds of thousands of yuan, this practice of completely exempting them from taxes probably indicates that the tax law is not yet perfect.

Wei Dong definitely wouldn't ask for it; everyone would have to figure it out themselves.

I remember it was quite high at one point, exceeding 10%.

That's why tax breaks at housing fairs and similar events are like a rollercoaster ride.

Chi Shiming's eyes immediately lit up and he said, "I'll go take a look." Duan Lixia followed him.

Dong Xueying happily divided the melon: "I knew they were together."

Wei Dong, however, shook his head, saying, "It definitely won't last long."

The young woman was surprised: "How could you tell?"

When has your man ever become good at talking about love? It's always when he's navigating through a hail of bullets and crossing mountains and valleys.

Wei Dong couldn't put it into words, but he felt it very clearly: "You'll know later if A Ming buys a house or not."

Sure enough, when Dong Xueqing returned empty-handed after taking two copies of the agreement and circling around looking for them, Chi Shiming and his companion came back empty-handed as well.

Without asking why, Wei Dong said, "Let's go check out that officer's residence first."

Chi Shiming borrowed the agreement and carefully reviewed it: "There are many loopholes. Should we show them the professional contracts we compiled?"

Wei Dong shook his head: "Why should the supervising unit follow your example? People can't learn by being taught, but they can learn by doing. Just remind them of small things, but we shouldn't get involved in things that involve textual standards."

Dong Xueying said to Duan Lixia, "Weidong said that the shops in the zoo will be more popular than the clothing and home appliance markets in your area. If you are willing to come and help, go and take a look during the May Day holiday. If it is suitable, you can come and partner with Xiaoqing."

Wei Dong, who was driving, explained: "The clothing and home appliance market is bustling with people, but there is also a lot of competition. Everyone sells similar products. But the Zoo Commercial Street is like our shopping mall. We can sell whatever we want, and we can even customize products related to animals. This makes our products unique and avoids the vicious competition of undercutting each other. This is a big difference."

Sister Duan was the kind of slender, shrewd, and capable woman who repeatedly said yes.

Chi Shiming remained silent, focusing on reviewing the agreement while giving directions to Rang Weidong.

He was a native of Jiangzhou, but he went to Hong Kong for two years when he was sixteen or seventeen: "There is a park and a museum on the highest point of the hill in the city center. I have participated in many spring outings here since I was a child. I have heard of some old houses with a certain reputation. I never thought that they could be sold outside."

Following the winding mountain road that resembles the alleyways of the city, Chi Sai-ming described a similar ridge in Tsim Sha Tsui: "It's full of the mansions of the super-rich, and my goal is to make my mark on it."

So how could a Hong Kong guy with such lofty ambitions possibly stay with a market tycoon like her forever?

The difference is too great.

Dong Xueying noticed it all and frowned quietly.

(End of this chapter)