Chapter 112 Bidding 3 Million [Seeking Recommendation Tickets]
Chapter 112 Bidding 3 Million [Seeking Recommendation Tickets]
Suddenly, the Changxi County billionaires like Lin Jinnuo, who were already preparing funds to gradually buy land in Beiyang, Pingchao, and the Jiang Family village, were caught completely off guard, and the same happened to Cheng Yazhou and Wu Qianjin, who had also taken a fancy to the land and planned to talk with Director Jiang on Monday. They too were struck unexpectedly and were dumbfounded!
The Changxi County government office building really was going to be rebuilt, and the site selection was actually in the Jiang Family village, which was especially sudden this time!
Almost as soon as the county committee's leadership team had finally made their decision, an order was directly issued to stop all transactions concerning the state-owned land use rights in the Jiang Family village!
Within a single day, the property prices in the Jiang Family village skyrocketed two or three times, and yet there was no market for these properties even at these prices.
The four rundown houses that Ge Dongxu had bought, which were initially priced at five thousand yuan each, and later discounted because he bought all four, costing a total of only eighteen thousand yuan, or four thousand five hundred yuan each, were now being offered at more than ten thousand yuan each by other people, but no one was willing to sell.
Everyone was holding out for higher prices, waiting for the county government's specific planning scheme to come out before seizing the opportunity for another leap in value.
"Damn it, why am I so stupid! Why didn't I listen to Dongxu back then? That guy has hit the jackpot this time, completely struck it rich. A full twelve mu of land, plus four houses, how much would that earn! Damn it! We labor so hard running our factory and it's not worth as much as someone else flipping their hand." Wu Qianjin, back from being rebuffed by Director Jiang, was dejectedly pounding the table at the Yaxu Trademark Factory.
"Yeah, we really are fools! We knew Dongxu was no ordinary kid, why didn't we listen to him? We just wasted a great opportunity to make money." Cheng Yazhou also expressed his deep regret.
While the two were regretting their decisions, a car pulled up at the factory gate, and a man with the appearance of a boss got out, along with Director Jiang from the Jiang Family village street office.
Since the county government office building's reconstruction was confirmed and would be located in the Jiang Family village, Director Jiang, who had previously been as inconsequential as a rural director dealing with trivial matters, suddenly transformed into an important figure overnight. From the afternoon onwards, countless people had sought him out.
Among them were many wealthy individuals, big bosses from Changxi County, as well as relatives and friends of government officials.
Here came an Ouzhou City real estate company boss, well-informed and seeking to deal, having heard that a shareholder of Yaxu Trademark Factory owned twelve consecutive mu of land and was immediately interested. He insisted on having Director Jiang mediate, eager to talk with this shareholder.
"Director Ma, this is Mr. Cheng and Mr. Wu from the Yaxu Trademark Factory," Director Jiang said with a smile as he introduced Cheng Yazhou and Wu Qianjin to the man beside him, then turned to Cheng and Wu to introduce, "This gentleman is Chairman Ma Xiaoguang, director of Ouzhou City Da Ming Real Estate Development Company."
Ouzhou City is a coastal city in Huaxia Country with a developed economy and a strong commercial atmosphere. While most parts of the country were still distributing housing in-kind, Ouzhou City had already taken the lead in transitioning to a monetized housing system. The commodity housing market in Ouzhou City was at the forefront of the country, and property prices were relatively high on a national level. Especially residential properties with street-front shops in bustling urban areas were priced exceedingly high. Changxi County, under Ouzhou City's jurisdiction, was not much different in this regard.
For example, when Ge Dongxu was considering investing in land, Wu Qianjin and Cheng Yazhou had advised him to buy street-front store properties in the county's bustling districts. This reflects the idea of housing commodification that had already deeply permeated the minds of the people in Ouzhou City.
Ouzhou City Da Ming Real Estate Development Company was a fairly well-known property company in Ouzhou City, having developed two very famous estates in the city. Cheng Yazhou and Wu Qianjin, both businessmen who frequently dealt with Ouzhou City, were aware of these estates and had heard of the company's reputation. So, when they realized that the man before them was the chairman of the Ouzhou City Da Ming Real Estate Development Company, they were startled and became somewhat nervous and restrained.
There was no helping it, they could at most be considered slightly wealthy small-scale bosses, but the man before them was a tycoon of Ouzhou City, a major boss! The gap between them was quite significant.
"Hello, Director Ma!" Cheng Yazhou and Wu Qianjin hurriedly extended their hands to shake hands with Ma Xiaoguang.
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Ma Xiaoguang wore a faint smile as he shook hands with Cheng Yazhou and Wu Qianjin, then said, "Director Jiang mentioned that this factory building along with roughly twelve acres of surrounding land all belong to one of your shareholders, Ge Dongxu. Could you help me get in touch with him? I'd like to discuss the acquisition of the land with him."
Cheng Yazhou and Wu Qianjin exchanged glances, each seeing shock and regret in the other's eyes.
They were shocked because in such a short amount of time, even the well-known real estate company boss from Ouzhou City had come knocking at Ge Dongxu's door to talk about acquiring land. Of course, their regret stemmed from not having listened to Ge Dongxu back then, and now they could only watch vast sums of money slip away before their eyes.
"I'm sorry, but Ge Dongxu is somewhat indisposed right now, and at the earliest, he won't be available until around 9:30 tonight. How about I leave his number for you so he can give you a call at that time? Or we could arrange another appointment," Cheng Yazhou said, suppressing the complicated emotions in his heart as he spoke to Ma Xiaoguang.
Ma Xiaoguang, being a big boss, did not know that Ge Dongxu was still a student and genuinely unavailable at the moment. Hearing this, he slightly furrowed his brow, feeling a tinge of displeasure. However, as a businessman eager to make money, he wouldn't let his displeasure show or storm off immediately. Thus, Ma Xiaoguang's brow soon smoothed out, and he handed three business cards to Cheng Yazhou and Wu Qianjin, saying, "In that case, I will leave my card here. Please have Mr. Ge give me a call back when he's available, and we can set up a meeting time."
"Alright, no problem. If you don't mind being disturbed, I will have him call you as soon as he gets back tonight," Cheng Yazhou replied.
"I don't mind, I usually stay up late," Ma Xiaoguang said.
"Great, once he's back, I will have him call you," Cheng Yazhou nodded and then hesitated before adding, "If you don't mind, you could also give me a tentative offer now. I can let him know in advance, so he has something to consider."
"Hmm, that's a good idea. For the twelve acres, I can offer three million," Ma Xiaoguang stated.
"How much, three, three million!" Cheng Yazhou and Wu Qianjin stammered upon hearing this figure. Director Jiang did not speak, but his mouth hung open and his eyes were as round as marbles.
No one understood better than them that Ge Dongxu had spent a total of only four hundred and forty thousand on that piece of land! And it had been just a bit more than half a year since then, not even a full year had passed.
And now, the four hundred and forty thousand had transformed into three million!
Three million! Even though the economy in the entire region of Ouzhou City was relatively good and the locals were somewhat well-off, three million was still an astronomical figure for the average person.
In fact, even today, three million is still a considerable number for many people!
But now, all it would take was Ge Dongxu's nod of agreement, and he would suddenly possess a fortune of at least three million, not to mention his shares in Yaxu Trademark Factory and the four houses he had bought at the beginning of the year, which were also now worth quite a bit of money.
And he was still just a young man, nothing more than a high school student! This, Cheng Yazhou and the others were very clear about!
ps: I humbly ask for your recommendation tickets in support, thank you. Also, in response to the request of fellow reader Mu Sherry in the comments section of Ying Long, Ma Xiaoguang makes a grand entrance. Congratulations to Mu Sherry, applause!