Chapter 480

And the one Lin Yi is looking at is the only one in Tan Palace currently for sale.

It is said the owner is a financier who is now in urgent need of funds,

which is why he is prepared to sell this house.

When the agent brought Lin Yi, the four of them, and the bodyguards to an English Manor-style villa,

what came into view were two pitch-black, heavy-looking gates adorned with copper peonies.

"Mr. Lin, these two gates are made of copper; the peonies on them represent elegance, luxury, prosperity, and flourishing."

These two gates alone weigh one ton, and the original owner spent 1 million Huabi just on these two doors.

They can be opened via facial recognition and remote control!"

"En!" Lin Yi nodded.

Li Xueying and the other women on the side were also very satisfied, thinking to themselves that it is indeed worthy of being the number one mansion in Magic City.

These two gates alone are enough to display nobility.

And Tang Chuyu was even more tongue-tied; these two doors alone could buy a 100-square-meter house in the capital of her home province, Lu Province.

When the agent pressed the electric remote key, the two gates slowly opened.

Immediately, the scenery of the manor inside was revealed; a magnificent villa appeared before them amidst the shade of green trees.

Although the agent was very envious of the three beautiful women with different temperaments who were very close to Lin Yi,

he, being in Magic City, knew the other party's identity.

In fact, to buy a house in Tan Palace, not only do you need money,

you actually need to have a certain social status.

Otherwise, if any coal boss could buy a place here,

the property management and the homeowners' committee would not agree.

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Therefore, besides asset verification, the buyer's identity must also be reported in advance.

If the buyer has a certain social status and belongs to the group of people qualified to enter here,

only then can they view the house.

Otherwise, even if you have money, don't even think about buying a house in Tan Palace.

Clearly, for the Magic City young entrepreneur who has been on the "News Broadcast" and can even trade barbs with Alibaba's Jack Ma—

Lin Yi.

Naturally, neither the property management nor the homeowners' committee had any objections.

Because Lin Yi's status is worthy of this place, or conversely,

if Tan Palace can have Lin Yi move in, it is also a matter worth promoting for itself.

The agent, not daring to look too much at the women of such a high-society big boss,

introduced enthusiastically:

"All the stone materials for the entire Tan Palace villa area come from surface mines in the Alps, the same stone used in the Louvre, the Palace of Versailles, and Notre-Dame de Paris in Gaul. Besides that, the sandstone and slate tiles are also imported. It can be said that every little thing in this villa has a significant background."

Standing behind the group, bodyguards Xing Ming and Wang Guozhang were also very shocked.

They both thought Lin Yi's house at Maoming Mansion was already luxurious enough, but compared to this, it was clearly lacking.

Actually, it's not that the house at Maoming Mansion is much worse than this one.

After all, the two are different types; one is a large flat-floor apartment, and the other is a villa.

The biggest gap between the two is actually the area.

When the agent opened the main door of the house, a sense of luxury immediately rushed toward them,

and he said:

"This villa has four floors, up and down, possessing four major themes: leisure and entertainment, social interaction, hosting distinguished guests, and living.

The interior features traffic flow separated for masters and servants, a two-story vaulted library, dual Chinese and Western kitchens, a unique indoor music platform, a specially installed villa elevator, a private movie screening room, furniture designed by international masters, and imported top-tier home appliances.

Besides that, the villa is also equipped with a dark room and high-tech communication equipment inside.

And outdoors, there is a private garden, a sunroom, a sunken courtyard, and a sunny constant-temperature swimming pool, etc."

Thus, the group, led by the agent, began to visit one by one.

Inside this house, a large amount of precious silk is used.

The walls of the master staircase, living room, dining room, and first-floor powder room are decorated with hand-painted silk wall coverings,

among which the wall covering of the master staircase was hand-painted by a painter for more than two months after the wall covering was applied.

In addition, the curtains and sofa fabrics all come from the famous San Francisco silk company "CustomSilk" in the Ugly Nation,

whose clients include Hollywood stars and European royalty.

For example, the mahogany used extensively in the decoration and furniture is a rare wood species, and international trade is not allowed,

so when the custom mahogany furniture arrived in Magic City, it was once detained by customs and only cleared after much coordination.

It can be said that Tan Palace made a brochure for every product, designing its own style and different courtyard designs, with the goal of letting those who live here know that life here is unique.

To make Tan Palace even more worthy of its price, it even stipulates that buildings within a 3-kilometer radius can never be higher than 15 meters.

So at the beginning of development, the developer declared:

Tan Palace is an artwork prepared for successful people on the Forbes 500 list.

Even more exaggeratedly, the maintenance fee here alone is 100,000 per month.

According to the Tan Palace developer,

"Every villa here is like a private hotel; the water, electricity, and gas costs for the constant-temperature swimming pool and central air conditioning, and labor costs like lawn cleaning, are all indispensable."

Regarding this house, after nearly an hour of visiting,

Lin Yi and the three women were all very satisfied. Most importantly, it is relatively new, and except for a few things,

everything else does not need to be changed.

It can fully realize move-in readiness.

This villa has a building area of 1,745 square meters and a land area of about 2,500 (4 mu) square meters.

Besides possessing a vast private garden and sunken courtyard, the interior has a constant-temperature swimming pool or dual indoor/outdoor swimming pools, a home theater, gym, spa, Jacuzzi, living room, formal dining room, family room, library, and Western or Chinese kitchen,

and there are at least six bedroom suites.

There is no problem at all for Li Xueying and the other two women to live here.

So next is to discuss the price.

Soon, the original owner's asking price was 180,000 per square meter; according to this price,

for the house alone, it would be 300 million Huabi.

If you count the agency fees and taxes for this kind of high-end villa, Lin Yi would need nearly 310 million to take it down.

However, Lin Yi had the agent call the original owner.

It just so happened that the owner was free, so he came over.

The owner's surname is Zhou, called Zhou Liang, and his English name is Stephen.

He works in private equity and is very famous in the industry,

engaging in Ugly Nation stocks and futures bulk trading.

As for Lin Yi, clearly this Zhou Liang also knows him.

As soon as the two sides met, the other party appeared very enthusiastic.

It seemed he had the intention of developing Lin Yi into a client.

However, Lin Yi is not interested in the stock market at all.

He does not like the way of making money in the financial market, which is like gambling.

You could say this is his old-fashioned side.

Although he played in the stock market for a period of time during his sophomore year and even made a profit,

he soon withdrew.

Because he felt he was not suitable for this kind of thing.

Continuing to invest funds into it would very likely lead to being harvested like leeks.

Otherwise, regardless of the Sixth Middle East War or the war between the Ugly Nation and Syria,

as an actual participant,

Lin Yi could have exploited an information time gap,

going long on oil futures and shorting Ugly Nation stocks.