Chapter 79

To be honest, what Lin Yi liked most about this place was its environment,

tranquil and profound.

Unlike the luxurious and frivolous atmosphere over in Lujiazui, Pudong.

Not far from here stood the Lyceum Theatre, alongside the Garden Hotel and the Jinjiang Hotel.

A mere six-minute walk from here would bring one to the newly opened iapm Mall.

In terms of location, this area appealed to Lin Yi far more than Lujiazui.

The apartment Xiao Xia had introduced to Lin Yi spanned 368 square meters, featuring four bedrooms, two living rooms, four bathrooms, and a nanny's quarters.

It also boasted a private entrance elevator.

After swiping his card to ride the elevator up and enter the apartment,

Xiao Xia led Lin Yi on a tour while speaking:

"Mr. Lin, for this layout, the price per square meter was 150,000 yuan back in 2013; however, the current owner is sincerely selling, so the unit price is now 135,000 yuan, making the total price 49.68 million yuan!"

Upon hearing this price, Lin Yi said nothing yet.

Han Han Han Yajing, however, was startled.

This single apartment amounted to half a "small goal," even though Old Wang had not yet coined the concept of a "small goal" at this time.

Nevertheless, a house worth half a billion left the beautiful Han speechless with shock.

If this apartment were located in their hometown of Kunming, even in the core district of Nanshi,

the price would be only around 2 million yuan.

One such apartment in the Magic City equaled twenty-five in Kunming.

To Han Han Han Yajing, this was no mere house; it was clearly something built entirely out of piled-up money.

However, unlike the beautiful Han, Lin Yi felt nothing special about it.

Primarily because the wealth he could currently dispose of was sufficient to purchase this apartment outright.

Additionally, if absolutely necessary, he could liquidate some assets from overseas stock markets or futures markets.

After the agent Xiao Xia stated the apartment's price,

she observed that Lin Yi's expression remained unchanged and immediately knew where she stood.

Clearly, this person's financial strength was adequate to pay for this property.

She had a very high chance of securing this deal.

"This apartment faces both north and south, adopting a minimalist Nordic renovation style.

The entire living room exceeds 50 square meters, featuring massive floor-to-ceiling windows that offer an extremely expansive view.

Both the furniture and flooring in the rooms use the imported Italian brand Baxter!"

Saying this, she led the two to the kitchen and continued:

"All kitchen appliances here are from the brand Miele; the entire kitchen features a design accommodating both Chinese and Western cooking, connecting to the service balcony and the nanny's quarters!"

When everyone arrived at the master bedroom,

"The master bedroom's width reaches 7 meters; paired with huge floor-to-ceiling windows, it is incredibly bright. Mr. Lin, look how the sunlight here shines directly onto the bed; you and your girlfriend can enjoy the warm sunshine the moment you rise from bed..."

Xiao Xia introduced it with unremitting effort.

Whether or not she had heard the agent's phrase "you and your girlfriend can enjoy the warm sunshine the moment you rise from bed,"

Han Han Han Yajing's face flushed completely red, and she fell utterly silent.

Nevertheless, she examined the apartment before her with exceptional care, finding many design elements that made her eyes light up.

Lin Yi followed the agent to view this apartment,

and he had to admit it was quite excellent; at least for the present stage, he was very satisfied.

Seeming to perceive Lin Yi's interest,

Xiao Xia added:

"Furthermore, the original owner purchased this apartment in 2013 and spent a year on renovations.

The owner originally intended it as a wedding home for his son, but his son later emigrated abroad.

Consequently, from the completion of renovations until now, no one has ever lived in this apartment. Mr. Lin, listings like this are truly rare encounters that cannot be sought..."

"Not bad!" Lin Yi nodded, but did not decide immediately.

He looked at Han Han Han Yajing and asked:

"What do you think?"

Hearing this, Han Han Han Yajing said softly:

"It's very good!"

"Mm, then let's keep it as a candidate!" Lin Yi said.

Next, the group went to Cuihu Tiandi Jiayuan, also located in North Luhai,

then to Binjiang Kaixuanmen in Lujiazui, Pudong, Shiji Binjiang Garden, COFCO Seaview No. 1, and the so-called Tangchen Yipin.

However, Lin Yi was not very satisfied with any of these.

For some reason, compared to Pudong, he still preferred life over here in Puxi.

Additionally, many of the apartments had either been previously occupied or were bare shells requiring a long renovation period.

None of these were what Lin Yi wanted.

What he desired was something never lived in, ready for immediate occupancy with just luggage in hand.

Thus, the three of them toured from morning until five in the afternoon, until the agent Xiao Xia felt her throat was about to smoke.

Only then did Lin Yi say:

"Just ask about the first one, CapitaLand Maoming Mansion, and see what the lowest price the landlord is willing to accept is...!"

Hearing this, Xiao Xia immediately brightened, feeling that today's exhaustion had been worth it.

By closing just this one deal, she would earn a commission of at least two hundred thousand yuan.

This was far more profitable than selling dozens of small apartments.

Thus, Xiao Xia quickly called the landlord of the Maoming Mansion.

In the end, to secure the deal, Xiao Xia spent over half an hour persuading the landlord with soft and hard tactics,

before the owner finally agreed to lower the price to 128,000 yuan per square meter.

However, the landlord had one condition: full payment upfront.

At this price, Lin Yi calculated that including various deed taxes and agency fees,

it would cost nearly 48 million yuan to acquire this property.

Nevertheless, for Lin Yi, who had 87.6 million yuan in disposable funds on his books, this sum was insignificant.

Therefore, having no mood to haggle further,

Lin Yi arranged with the owner to finalize the transfer directly at the Property Center the next afternoon, which was Monday.

Incidentally, because Lin Yi had founded Fengyi Technology,

he had been honored by the Songjiang District of Modu as an Outstanding Young Entrepreneur and named one of the Top Ten Outstanding Youths.

Qualifying under Modu's talent introduction policies, his household registration had been processed through special channels, making him a registered resident of Modu long ago.

Consequently, the real estate purchase restriction order issued by the Modu government in 2011 did not apply to him.

Otherwise, even with money, buying a house would have been extremely troublesome for him.

By evening, Lin Yi had escorted Han Han Han Yajing back to her school.

Han Han Han Yajing seemed somewhat distracted and absent-minded.

So much so that Huang Yue, who had just returned from shopping with Ye Yu, noticed her roommate's unusual behavior.

"Jingjing, what's wrong? Where did you go with the senior today?" Huang Yue asked.

Hearing this, Han Han Han Yajing finally replied truthfully:

"Nothing much; we just spent the whole day looking at houses."

Upon hearing the word "houses," Huang Yue became excited:

"The senior took you house hunting? Wow!"

Han Han Han Yajing looked at her and asked:

"Yueyue, why are you so excited?"

"Of course! Our Jingjing is going to live in a luxury mansion soon. Since Ye Yu and I are so close to you both,

you must let us visit often. Come on, tell me, which luxury mansion did you and the senior choose?"

"At the very least, you should let us go browsing often. Come on, tell us quickly: where is the luxurious mansion that you and Senior Brother chose?"