Chapter 336: Buying a Horse's Bones with a Thousand Gold

Whether it was as a sales staff in a villa area, or at a sports car or luxury goods counter, what they paid most attention to on weekdays were figures in the entertainment industry, celebrities, and rich lists. They might not really be able to come into contact with them, but they mainly dealt with these groups on weekdays, so they certainly couldn't be ignorant, or they wouldn't be able to carry on the conversation.

As one of the one or two villa areas currently open for sale in Yanjing, Yang Jun had to read various celebrity magazines, entertainment magazines, financial newspapers, etc., on weekdays. Otherwise, how could he cater to the preferences of the clients who came to look at villas?

Yang Jun hadn't read many media reports about Li Dongling, mainly those published in financial and tech newspapers, but they left a deep impression on Yang Jun.

Among them, a financial magazine once "predicted" who would have the highest net worth in the country in the future, and Li Dongling was prominently listed in the ranking of those who might top the wealth list, and he was the youngest among them, which was why Yang Jun had a deep impression.

As for where this prediction came from, it was basically compiled according to lists like Forbes and the Asian Rich List. With Dongling High-Tech's brilliant performance, it was certainly famous, but Li Dongling was indeed the youngest among a host of wealth lists.

"Guo Zong!"

Yang Jun called out to Guo Jingyun, who had accompanied Li Dongling today. It was also Guo Jingyun who called him yesterday saying he was coming to look at the villa area today, but Yang Jun hadn't expected Li Dongling to come in person today.

"Let's go look at the house directly!"

Guo Jingyun said to Yang Jun. He knew that Li Dongling still had quite a few other things to handle today. In the afternoon, he still had to go to the banquet invited by Sitong's Duan Yongji.

Yang Jun collected his mood, took a deep breath, and said to Li Dongling, "Li Zong, our villa area is the first batch of villa projects approved in Yanjing."

Now the villa concept hadn't started to be hyped up, and villa names hadn't come up with anything fancy. In the next few years, they were basically names like Yu Jing Garden, Li Jing Garden, etc. It wasn't until seven or eight years later that developers started to outsource and make them more and more fancy.

Of course, the villa area was better. People who bought villas, whether now or in the future, were either famous or wealthy. Even if developers fooled around, they didn't dare to go too far.

But for that kind of ordinary residential housing, it was hard to say. Various terms made people dizzy. If the roof was round, it was called Baroque style. A waterfront mansion meant there was a ditch next door. Once the maintenance period passed, it might turn into a stinky ditch, attracting toads and mosquitoes in the summer. Similarly, there was a pond dug in the residential area, called living by the lake. People who lived next to it didn't dare to open the windows.

Super-large greening meant this place was in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by wasteland. Without ten or twenty years, it couldn't be developed. If it was private territory, then it was estimated that there were no subways or stations around.

"Currently, Xiangjiang Garden is mainly for leasing," Yang Jun didn't dare to fool Li Dongling and said truthfully. "Those living in the villa area here are mainly foreign company executives in the country, as well as bosses doing business in the country from Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, and other Southeast Asian countries. However, domestic clients with conditions are also accepting the villa concept!"

Li Dongling looked at the villa area before him. Compared to the completely mature villa area concept of later generations, the facilities, greening, and villa construction style of the villa before him certainly couldn't compare.

But compared to the current tube buildings, private houses, and the courtyard houses that were held up to the sky in later generations but were now dilapidated, the conditions of Xiangjiang Garden were naturally not a problem.

As for those foreign company executives and Southeast Asian wealthy merchants coming to the country, they hadn't started a wave of purchasing villas in Yanjing and the country either.

They had only been here for a few years and weren't sure how long they would stay in the country, so naturally, they wouldn't spend a large sum of money to purchase real estate in the country. One had to know that the villa before his eyes was really not cheap, and the price was no worse than luxury homes in Hong Kong, Japan, and America...

"The villa style of this villa area is mainly British, all detached villas, divided into two floors, with a property area of 220 square meters, but the actual usable area exceeds 400 square meters. Inside, there are four rooms, and it also comes with a garden and a backyard."

"Currently, the villa area's supporting facilities are still under construction, including a gym, golf course, tennis court, children's playground, pet park, etc. In the next few years, these will all be delivered!"

Yang Jun brought Li Dongling into a villa and said to Li Dongling, "Because the villa area here is currently mainly for leasing, we have renovated the villas and purchased furniture and appliances."

"Of course, if you buy it and have needs, you can also re-renovate it!"

Li Dongling looked at the villa before him. It couldn't be called extravagant, and the style tended toward the modern style of later generations. Li Dongling felt it was not bad.

"What is the selling price of this villa?"

Yang Jun, who had originally prepared to spend his tongue, was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and then reacted. "Currently, it's 3,000 US dollars per square meter, about 24,000 yuan per square meter. According to the area of this villa, the villa's selling price is 660,000 US dollars, equivalent to 5.28 million RMB. This price includes all the villa's renovation and furniture!"

Guo Jingyun, who was to the side, couldn't help but be shocked when he heard that this villa was priced at over 5 million. This price was really a bit scary. According to the current wage level, an ordinary employee in Yanjing would have to eat and drink nothing for 613 years to be able to afford a villa.

Even for domestic bosses who had already made their fortune, it wasn't that they could casually take out 5 million to buy a villa. This price could also buy a decent residence in Hong Kong, Singapore, America, and other places.

As for Guo Jingyun himself, if he hadn't joined Dongling High-Tech before, then it was estimated that he would basically have no fate with this villa within ten years.

And now, with his salary and treatment at Dongling High-Tech, taking down this villa was a bit strenuous, but if Tianya Net could make achievements, then the performance, bonuses, and dividends added together wouldn't be anything.

One had to know that Guo Jingyun's position at Dongling High-Tech was at the same level as department managers like Ren Yuefeng, Hu Zixian, Zhang Ao, and Chen Tao. And last year, how much did these department managers get just in bonuses? And they were directly allocated villas in Shanghai, Pengcheng, Yazhou, and other places!

Li Dongling heard this price. It was an astronomical figure now, but in Yanjing, where the starting price was 40,000 to 50,000 per square meter in later generations, this price wasn't anything.

And in later generations, the unit price of this villa was about 100,000. Calculating it, the "increase" wasn't big, and it was far inferior to other residences in Yanjing, the kind that increased from 2,000 per square meter to 50,000 or 60,000. It only "merely" increased by less than five times...

However, looking at the villa area before him, Li Dongling compared this villa according to the cost of the employee community Oriental Garden built by Dongling High-Tech. Calculating it, it was really black. Even if the land in Yanjing was much more expensive than in Pingyang, the profit of this selling price was also frighteningly high.

Li Dongling felt that it was time to hoard more land in Yanjing. Dongling High-Tech needed to hoard some self-reserved land in Yanjing, preparing to build dormitories and apartments for employees in Yanjing, or build Oriental Garden employee community residences in Yanjing.

Ten or so years later, holding Yanjing housing and household registration quotas in his hands, what kind of talent couldn't Dongling High-Tech recruit for its industry and R&D center in Yanjing?!

There was also the Oriental Era Mall, which also needed to hoard land in Yanjing. Now it wasn't time for Oriental Era to expand to Yanjing, but as long as there was land, Oriental Era would have a chance.

Think about it, in an era when a piece of land in Yanjing cost billions, Oriental Era hoarded land at a cabbage price, built malls, office buildings, high-end residences, schools, and education and training centers, and the price was still lower than other places. What would happen? It would definitely be able to detonate the entire market.

The Li family of Hong Kong's Cheung Kong played this land hoarding trick to the extreme, hoarding land in major domestic cities, holding it in their hands, and even if they didn't develop it, turning around and selling it, they could get a large price difference.

Yang Jun saw Li Dongling standing by the villa window looking at the scene outside after hearing the price. Yang Jun didn't know what Li Dongling was thinking, but he knew that the Singaporean developer of this villa area definitely wanted to complete this order.

If it spread out that Li Dongling purchased a villa here, it would be no less than a big advertisement. It was estimated that when domestic wealthy people mentioned buying villas, they would think of this villa area. As for if Li Dongling became the richest man, then... this villa area would probably become a sweet pastry.

Look at Buffett's meal, Boss Zhou who is currently working for Tianya Net, their meal, a second-hand car, what astronomical prices they sold for. If you could be neighbors with the richest man in the mainland, what price would that house sell for?

Pursing his dry lips, Yang Jun said, "Li Zong, if you are willing to purchase, I can go to the supervisor..."

"This villa will not be purchased in my name!"

Li Dongling turned his head and looked at Yang Jun. What the villa area developer liked to play, Li Dongling could naturally guess. He wouldn't let this villa area use his name to do things.

"We want this villa!"

Li Dongling said. It wasn't just for Li Dongyue, that girl, to live in; Li Dongling also needed a place to stay in Yanjing.

"In addition, Dongling High-Tech and Tianya Net also need five villas!"

Li Dongling prepared to establish a new R&D center in Yanjing, needing to use these villas as bargaining chips to reward those who contributed to Tianya Net. In addition, they could also be used as bargaining chips to recruit technical giants. Personnel who developed important achievements could also be rewarded with villas. Using a 5-million villa as a bargaining chip, how many people wouldn't be moved? Buying a horse's bones with a thousand gold was never out of date!

Hearing Li Dongling ask for six villas in one breath, Yang Jun was stunned for a moment, and his face showed wild joy. Closing six villas at once, with a total value exceeding 30 million, Yang Jun could definitely leap to become the sales king of the Yanjing real estate industry!

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