“Xiao Li, please contact the owner of this apartment again and see if the price can be a little lower.”
“Wh-what? Brother Lin, you’re still buying?”
Xiao Lin couldn't believe it; Lin Yang had already bought three apartments and was still looking to buy more.
He was clearly around the same age as her, perhaps even a bit younger, yet he could afford to spend over a million yuan on apartments. It was truly infuriating how people compared themselves to others.
However, the more Lin Yang bought, the more commission she would earn, which made her very happy.
Upon receiving the request, she immediately complied and continued making phone calls.
The three apartments Lin Yang bought were below the expected price, leaving him with over 700,000 yuan. After paying for the haunted house, he still had enough money to buy another apartment.
Although there was still half a month until the demolition news was officially announced, it was hard to guarantee that well-informed people wouldn't find out in advance.
Now that he had money, he should buy as many apartments as possible, otherwise, it would be too late if someone else snatched them up.
While waiting, the owner of the haunted house also arrived. He was the son of the protagonist in the wife-killing case and usually didn't live in this community, so he arrived a bit late.
The price he offered was indeed very low, leaving no room for further reduction. Similar apartments with the same decoration and area cost 500,000 yuan, but he offered it for 180,000 yuan.
Ultimately, this apartment was sold for 180,000 yuan.
In addition to this apartment, another one was sold for 400,000 yuan.
In one afternoon, Lin Yang bought a total of five old, dilapidated apartments, spending a total of 1,740,000 yuan, leaving only a little over 130,000 yuan in his card.
Now, he made money quickly, but he spent it even faster.
However, in just half a month, these five apartments he bought would yield demolition compensation worth 10 times their value.
This meant that even if he did nothing now, he would become a millionaire, with assets exceeding ten million yuan.
Jinling Community had a total of 10 second-hand apartments for sale, and he had already secured five.
Although he really wanted to acquire the other five, he simply didn't have the money in his pocket.
He could only hope that tomorrow's information would allow him to make a large profit and secure all the remaining five second-hand apartments.
After buying the apartments and signing the contracts, it was already past six in the evening.
Lin Yang remembered that spending 688 yuan at Joy City could enter him into a drawing for a 60,000 yuan electric car, so he left the real estate agency and prepared to hail a taxi outside to Joy City.
Although 60,000 yuan wasn't a huge amount, even a small mosquito has meat.
While waiting for a taxi, he encountered Qin Zhiyuan, who was returning home from work.
From a distance, he greeted Lin Yang:
“Lin Yang, thanks to your reminder, I didn't top up at Miracle Fitness yesterday. You wouldn't believe it, they closed up shop last night and fled overnight! Many people who rushed to top up for the discount yesterday were scammed!”
Lin Yang smiled:
“It’s good that you weren’t scammed.”
“It’s all thanks to your reminder. How about I treat you to dinner tonight?”
“No, I have something to do today. Oh, by the way, I’m moving in a few days. I’ll treat you then.”
“You've been promoted and got a raise, haven't you!”
Qin Zhiyuan had been Lin Yang's roommate for several years and knew that their income levels only allowed them to live in places like Jinling Community in the urban village.
Lin Yang suddenly wanting to move now could only mean he was promoted, got a raise, and was moving to a better place.
His eyes were full of envy:
“I’ve had enough of this broken-down place. Not only is the environment bad, but it’s also far from work. I hope I’ll have a day when I can move out of here too.”
“Work hard, that day will come.”
The two chatted for a few more minutes, and then Lin Yang hailed a taxi to Joy City.
Joy City was not in the same direction as Jinling Community, and the taxi ride took over an hour. By the time he arrived, it was almost eight o'clock.
Lin Yang headed straight to the 4th floor of Joy City and entered a seafood buffet restaurant called Big Fish Begonia. Dinner was 688 yuan per person, just enough to qualify for the lottery.
This was a popular online celebrity restaurant that he had often seen online and had long wanted to visit, but he had always been reluctant due to the high price.
Now that he had money and happened to be in the area, he decided to give it a try.
The store almost occupied the entire floor of the mall. The decor was high-end, the service was enthusiastic, and there was a wide variety of seafood. Furthermore, it was their anniversary event, and the owner personally attended during dinner to host the Bluefin Tuna Carving Show.
To Lin Yang's surprise, the restaurant owner was Chen Qingqing.
Today, she wore a black professional suit and black high heels, making her appear even taller.
Coupled with her sharp makeup, she looked very cool and capable.
Standing on the stage, she captivated everyone's attention.
“She’s the boss? She’s so young and accomplished!”
“She’s too beautiful, I thought she was a celebrity just now!”
“To be able to open such a large-scale restaurant at such a young age, her background must be extraordinary.”
…
Lin Yang fully agreed with these statements.
He wondered what Chen Qingqing's family background was. The rent for a single storefront in the mall alone was over a million yuan a year.
Renting an entire floor would probably cost at least tens of millions.
In addition, there were operational costs and labor.
Lin Yang estimated that selling for 688 yuan per person might even result in a loss.
“Today’s Bluefin Tuna Carving Show has concluded. Everyone, please enjoy your meal.”
After greeting them, Chen Qingqing entered a private room, surrounded by a group of people.
Lin Yang collected his thoughts, checked the time, ate some food, and left the restaurant at 8:40 PM to participate in the lottery in the mall's atrium.
When he arrived, the place was packed with people. In the center was a circular stage, surrounded by customers.
On the stage, there was an electric car, as well as some small home appliances, LCD TVs, ovens, and other prizes.
In addition, there was a host, and in front of her was an opaque box containing cards printed with various prizes.
Each card for spending over 688 yuan in the mall allowed one draw.
There was a long line behind the drawing box.
Lin Yang directly joined the end of the line, waiting for his turn to draw.
Seeing the crowd, he secretly congratulated himself for arriving early, otherwise, with so many people, he would have missed the drawing before nine o'clock.
“Congratulations, consolation prize: a can of cola!”
“Congratulations, fifth prize: a 20 yuan off 500 yuan coupon for the mall!”
“Congratulations, consolation prize: a can of cola!”
…
It's almost nine o'clock, and the lottery event is drawing to a close. There's only half an hour left until the drawing ends, and the super grand prize, the electric car, hasn't been drawn yet. Who will the super grand prize go to? Let's look forward to it together!
On the stage, the host was very good at stirring up the atmosphere.
With a few brief words, she encouraged many people who weren't planning to spend to start spending, and those who had already spent but hadn't won a big prize to continue spending.
At the same time, she gave a wink to someone off stage.
In the crowd, a man in his thirties, understanding her signal, took his shopping receipt and joined the back of the lottery line.
Lin Yang had been in line for over ten minutes and was already on the stage, with only two people left in front of him.
The person at the very front was a Fat Woman, appearing to be in her thirties.
She held a thick stack of shopping receipts in her hand.
The host immediately extended the microphone to interview her.
“Miss, with so many receipts, I believe everyone here is as curious as I am about how much you spent today to get so many receipts.”
“Not much, just over eighty thousand, these are one hundred and ten receipts.”
“Wow, it seems Miss is determined to win our super grand prize, the electric car!”
“Hiss…”
When the audience heard that she had one hundred and ten receipts in her hand, they all gasped.
“That’s amazing, spending so much!”
“With so many receipts, the car must be hers!”
“I don’t think the people behind her even need to line up, they definitely won’t win anyway!”
…
“Heh…”
Just then, the man who had received the host’s wink and was at the back of the line sneered.
“What a bunch of fools. You can’t see the prize tickets in the box, but the person who puts them in can. Today, even if you draw 1,000 times, 10,000 times, you will absolutely not win the super grand prize.”