Chapter 369: Relocation Policy

The fish and dragons dance through the night.

At ten o'clock the next morning, Shen Yan avoided the morning rush hour and drove to the urban village.

Living in a big city, while enjoying the prosperity and convenience, also comes with a headache: the problem of traffic congestion.

Especially during morning and evening rush hours, city roads turn into massive parking lots, with vehicles crawling along like turtles, making life miserable for commuters.

Consequently, starting in 2002, the Shanghai municipal government issued regulations restricting vehicles with non-local license plates from traveling on elevated roads during fixed time periods, namely 7:30–9:30 and 16:30–18:30 (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and statutory holidays).

Only then did the traffic problem ease; otherwise, the congestion would have been even more severe.

To own a Shanghai license plate, one must possess a Shanghai residence permit, have paid social insurance or individual income tax for three consecutive years, and meet other relevant requirements.

Furthermore, non-immediate family members are not permitted to transfer Shanghai license plates.

Shen Yan did not yet meet the requirements for social insurance and individual income tax, but where there is a policy, there is a countermeasure; the policy allows for the transfer of license plates in the name of a company.

Therefore, Shen Yan entrusted someone to transfer a shell company in Shanghai, and after changing the legal representative, the Shanghai A license plate under the company's name was logically attached to the Maybach.

The cost was nearly forty thousand yuan.

It truly confirmed the saying: "Money can make the devil push the millstone!"

When he eventually gets a private license plate, he can still sell the company license at a high price, which is equivalent to a guaranteed profitable deal.

Back to the main topic.

There were eight shops in the row that Shen Yan purchased, six of which belonged to him; at this moment, government staff were busy inside the other two.

More than twenty people were gathered outside, discussing it heatedly.

"Oh my! It's so frustrating, why isn't the demolition moving further in?"

"Lao Li is lucky, his house was included in the plan."

"Who's to say? Why can't we encounter such good fortune?"

"Probably soon; once the subway is built, who knows if a developer might take a fancy to this plot of land."

"The biggest pity is those six houses that were bought by someone in advance."

"Haha, Lao Sun and the others must be regretting it so much their guts are turning green."

To tell the truth, there was no one who didn't envy Shen Yan's sudden opportunity to soar; he had bought six houses, and all of them happened to be within the planning scope.

That kind of luck is truly unmatched.

Many people also speculated that Shen Yan had powerful connections and had received the news in advance.

Otherwise, why would he come to this remote corner to buy houses?

Expecting to break even through rent would take until the end of time.

After parking the car in front of the shops, Shen Yan heard the buzzing discussions like mosquitoes and flies; he just gave a faint smile and then dialed the number of the official in charge.

Within two minutes, a middle-aged man with a greasy face, wearing an administrative jacket, appeared before Shen Yan and claimed to be the person in charge of this housing acquisition project.

The person in charge glanced quickly at Shen Yan, then looked at the Maybach behind him.

He immediately understood.

According to the crowd, Shen Yan had bought six houses in this remote corner two months ago; there is no such thing as a coincidence in this world—the subway project was confirmed right after he bought the houses.

Clearly, the other party had received internal information in advance.

And the person behind him must be in a high and powerful position.

But that had nothing to do with him; the person in charge only hoped to complete the task assigned by his superiors as quickly as possible.

He did not want to create any extra complications.

The two sides exchanged greetings, and Shen Yan started by handing over two packs of cigarettes, indicating that as long as it was reasonable and fair, he would certainly cooperate with the government's work; the person in charge caught the subtext, but he didn't say much and immediately arranged for people to start measuring the houses.

In fact, the scale of this row of houses was almost identical, so measuring one was equivalent to measuring them all.

However, the staff still went through the motions as a matter of routine.

Each house had a floor area of eighty square meters and was three stories high, totaling 240 square meters; the six houses totaled 1,440 square meters.

The person in charge was very friendly, stating that if Shen Yan wanted property, the compensation would be at a 1:1.2 ratio based on the area, the renovation fee would be compensated at 110 yuan per square meter, and there would also be a rental allowance for 36 months at 12 yuan per square meter per month.

Another method of compensation was to provide a cash settlement, calculated at 12,000 yuan per square meter.

For both compensation methods, there was a 300,000 yuan bonus for signing on time, a 500,000 yuan bonus for moving out and handing over the property, and some other miscellaneous compensation.

The person in charge said earnestly: "Mr. Shen, this subway expansion is a public welfare project by the government, different from a developer's acquisition of houses; the price cannot be set too high, and the demolition is imperative. As a university student, you can look into the relevant laws and regulations; I am not just trying to scare you."

Shen Yan waved his hand and said unhurriedly: "I am a law student myself and am well-versed in the provisions in this area. Whether it is a public welfare acquisition or a developer's acquisition, the price should be treated equally."

The person in charge was stunned and secretly lamented in his heart.

It was bad enough to encounter someone with a background, but he was also an insider; it seemed he wouldn't be able to muddle through this.

Before he could respond, Shen Yan added: "One more thing, my six houses are not residential but commercial shops; you can check the property deed."

As he spoke, Shen Yan handed over the property deed.

The person in charge was stunned again; sure enough, the column for property nature was marked with two large characters: "Commercial Shop."

One must know that at the time, the physical retail industry had not yet been impacted by the e-commerce industry, and the price of surrounding shops was twice as high as residential properties; Shen Yan's move back then would result in a vastly different harvest today.

"I see the two houses next door are residential; how come yours are commercial shops?" The person in charge looked puzzled.

Shen Yan raised his eyebrows and said with a faint smile: "I discovered that the houses met the requirements for converting residential to commercial use, so I just went ahead and converted them."

The person in charge gave Shen Yan a mental thumbs-up; this young man in front of him was truly capable. He didn't say anything more, took out a calculator, and started calculating.

Wu Yue'er, standing to the side, was confused and whispered in his ear: "Hubby, is there a big difference between a shop and a residence?"

"The price is twice as high; you tell me if there's a difference."

Huh?

Wu Yue'er's pupils shrank suddenly; she hadn't expected the man to be so calculating, having considered even this step. Damn! Did he have to be so terrifyingly excellent?

It made her want to pounce on Shen Yan again.

But with so many "light bulbs" at the scene, Wu Yue'er just kissed Shen Yan on the face infatuatedly.

The person in charge finished his calculations, and just as he looked up, he happened to see this scene; the corners of his eyes twitched violently, and he wished he could take Shen Yan's place.

Sigh! Another top-tier stunner ruined by these young masters.

Composing himself, the person in charge said in a deep voice, "Mr. Shen, the compensation method the government can provide remains at a 1:1.2 ratio for the commercial properties, and the compensation price has been adjusted to 24,000 per square meter; the other promises remain valid. This is already the best offer we can give."

Shen Yan did a quick mental calculation: 1,440 square meters of building, multiplied by 24,000, comes to over 34 million, and adding the signing bonus along with various other compensations, he would get nearly 36 million.

The compensation could not be called low.

However, he did not agree immediately, but instead asked which location the compensated commercial properties were in, as rebuilding on the original site was certainly impossible.

The person in charge had a subordinate bring over a document.