“Buzz buzz…”
【(Xingcheng Bank) Your UnionPay current account 4806 received a deposit of 1,500,000 yuan at 10:39 AM on March 16th. Your balance is 1,820,968.7 yuan.】
After agreeing on the price, Chen Qingqing directly transferred 1.5 million yuan to Lin Yang.
Seeing the balance in his card, Lin Yang felt like he was dreaming.
A single piece of intelligence allowed him to earn 1.5 million yuan by spending only 700 yuan. Such a thing was unimaginable in the past.
With his previous income from working, he would never have spent several hundred or even a thousand yuan to buy a conch.
Even if a coconut snail containing a melo pearl was right in front of him, it wouldn't have ended up in his hands.
It was the Daily Intelligence System that brought infinite possibilities.
Lin Yang pulled his thoughts back and thanked Chen Qingqing.
“Today, I owe it all to you. Otherwise, this melo pearl would be priceless but unsellable in my hands, as I would have no channel to sell it.”
“Why thank me? You don’t know how rare melo pearls are. There are only about 200 worldwide. I should be thanking you for being willing to sell it to me.”
“Alright, it’s getting late, so I’ll head back first.”
“The cooking auntie will be here soon. Why don’t you stay and have lunch before you go back?”
“No, I still have things to do. I’ll treat you to a meal another day when I’m free.”
“Alright, then let’s get in touch when the time comes.”
After a few polite exchanges, Lin Yang eagerly left Chen Qingqing’s home.
He had received intelligence that the Jinling Community’s demolition plan would be announced in half a month. Before that, buying a house in the community would allow him to receive ten times the demolition compensation.
Buying a house is not like other transactions; the procedures are cumbersome and take a lot of time.
Half a month is simply not enough, so he had to seize every single second.
Lin Yang left the Binjiang Bay community and immediately hailed a taxi back to his community to look for available properties, preparing to purchase houses there.
Now with only half a month left, searching for properties himself would be time-consuming, laborious, and he might not even find any.
Although real estate agents charge a commission, sometimes the money that needs to be spent should be spent.
Getting out of the car at the community entrance, Lin Yang headed straight for the real estate agency ‘Lianjia’ at the community entrance.
As soon as he entered, a girl in a black professional suit came forward to greet him.
“Hello, sir, how may I help you?”
“I want to buy a house, in Jinling Community. Do you have any available properties?”
“Yes, yes, we have several sets. You can call me Xiao Li. Please tell me your requirements, and I will recommend suitable ones for you.”
As soon as Xiao Li heard that Lin Yang wanted to buy a house in Jinling Community, the smile on her face immediately became more sincere.
Jinling Community is an old community with a history of thirty years. Its planning is outdated, property management is chaotic, and the houses are old, so very few people buy there.
Although many properties are listed for sale, only a couple are actually sold in a year.
Because they are difficult to sell, the commission fees are much higher than for popular properties. For other popular communities, the commission is usually 0.5 percentage points, while for Jinling Community, it is 1.5 percentage points.
Now that someone had proactively expressed interest in buying a house in Jinling Community, she was naturally happy.
“Please introduce all the available properties to me, and I’ll choose the satisfactory ones from them.”
“Okay, please wait a moment.”
Xiao Li pulled out a chair for Lin Yang to sit down, then brought him bottled water before going to get the property information.
Lin Yang twisted open the cap and took a sip, immediately frowning.
He hadn't noticed it before when drinking this brand of water, but after drinking a bottle of high-end bottled water at Chen Qingqing’s house, which cost 30 times more than ordinary bottled water, he immediately noticed the difference upon tasting it.
Indeed, you get what you pay for. Rich people are not fools; they spend more money because it brings better enjoyment.
If a bottle of water is like this, let alone other aspects.
In the past, Lin Yang’s wish was to buy a car, build a new small villa for his family, and bring honor to his parents when he returned home.
Now, these goals can be easily achieved, and he also has a higher goal: to become a rich person and live a superior life!
“Sir, I have found all the information for the Jinling Community properties for you.”
Xiao Li brought a folder to Lin Yang, then pulled up a chair and sat beside him.
“There are a total of 10 properties available in Jinling Community, with prices ranging from 180,000 to 500,000 yuan. Please take a look.”
“Mmm.”
Lin Yang opened the folder, which contained detailed information and photos of the houses.
He wasn't concerned with these, only with the area and price of the houses.
He noticed that a 100-square-meter house on the 4th floor of Building 3 was only 180,000 yuan.
Normally, a house of this size should be around 500,000 yuan.
So he asked curiously, “Why is this house so cheap?”
“Uh…”
Xiao Li hesitated for a moment before slowly explaining:
“To be honest with you, this house is a haunted house. A wife-killing case happened there more than ten years ago, and it caused a big stir at the time. All the old residents of the community know about it.
The house was listed by the owner’s son, but it has been five or six years, and people just shake their heads when they hear it’s a haunted house, so the price has been lowered again and again.”
Lin Yang smiled inwardly when he heard this. Anyway, he wasn’t going to live in it himself; he was just buying it for demolition compensation. Whether it was haunted or not didn’t matter.
A house originally worth 500,000 yuan could now be bought for 180,000 yuan, a huge bargain.
Moreover, after the demolition plan is announced in half a month, he could receive ten times the compensation, which would be 5 million yuan.
Lin Yang secretly noted this house, planning to acquire it.
He now had over 1.8 million yuan in total. The haunted house was 180,000 yuan, leaving him with over 1.6 million yuan. Based on an average price of 500,000 yuan per set, he could still choose 3 sets.
When Lin Yang flipped through the materials, he didn’t look at anything else, only the area and price. Being dilapidated didn’t matter, as long as it was cheap.
“I’ve picked this one, this one, and these two. Can the price be discounted further?”
“If you are serious about buying, the price can be negotiated with the owners. I will contact them for you now.”
Xiao Li looked at the houses Lin Yang had chosen and felt puzzled.
Why did he choose the most dilapidated ones? The other, better-renovated ones were clearly more suitable for living. Was he using them for investment?
She shook her head. The urban village area had complex property rights; investors probably wouldn't be interested.
Seeing that he was young and had a non-local accent, he probably just didn't have enough money and could only afford the cheaper ones.
Xiao Li took out her phone and started dialing the numbers of the owners of the four properties Lin Yang was interested in.
After about ten minutes, she hung up the phone and said excitedly:
“Sir, the owners heard that someone is interested in their houses and have all decided to come and talk to you in person. Please wait a moment, and they will arrive one after another.”
“Mmm.”
After about ten minutes, a woman who looked to be in her forties or fifties walked in.
“I heard an boss is interested in my house. Who is it?”
“It’s me. I’m interested in your house, but I’m not sure if the price is negotiable. If the price is right, we can sign the contract immediately.”
As soon as Lin Yang spoke, the woman immediately replied:
“Young man, you know how low the price I’ve listed is. If it’s any lower, I’ll lose too much, and then I’ll just keep it to live in myself.”
“Auntie, I really want to buy your house, but your house isn’t renovated, and one side of the balcony leaks. The listed price is still a bit high. If you really can’t lower it any further, then I’ll go look at the other houses first.”
As soon as Lin Yang finished speaking, two middle-aged men walked in.
They seemed very familiar with Xiao Li and approached her as soon as they entered.
“I heard someone is interested in our old house. Who is it?”
Xiao Li quickly introduced:
“Uncle Wang, Uncle Liu, Mr. Lin Yang is interested in your houses. The reason I called you over is to see if the price can be discounted further.”
They both nodded and looked at Lin Yang.
“Young man, I won’t play games. If you can pay immediately, I can give you another fifty thousand discount!”
“What?”
“Fifty thousand?”
“Old Wang, you can’t do that! Knocking off a small amount is one thing, but how can you cut yourself so deeply? How are we supposed to sell our houses after this?”