Chapter 3490

The "National Eight Measures" include attaching great importance to the work of stabilizing housing prices, vigorously adjusting and improving the structure of housing supply, correctly guiding residents' reasonable consumption expectations, and conscientiously organizing supervision and inspections of the work to stabilize housing prices, among others.

In fact, these measures are all things that Baozhou City is already doing. For example, regarding attaching great importance to the work of stabilizing housing prices, Su Xinghui has always placed great importance on this work; as long as there is the slightest sign of abnormal fluctuation in Baozhou's housing prices, Su Xinghui will have people investigate it.

For instance, regarding vigorously adjusting and improving the structure of housing supply, Su Xinghui has also always been doing this work. The proportion of affordable housing and low-rent housing in the housing supply of Baozhou City has always been very high, and these housing units have played a major role in the stability of Baozhou City's housing prices.

And as for how to guide residents' reasonable consumption expectations and how to conscientiously organize supervision and inspections of the work to stabilize housing prices, Baozhou City has also always done an excellent job. As long as there is the slightest disturbance, Su Xinghui will instruct the Urban Construction Committee to supervise and inspect it.

Although Su Xinghui is no longer directly in charge of economic work now, with economic work being handled by Cheng Zhiguo, Su Xinghui still pays close attention to Baozhou's real estate market, and Cheng Zhiguo does not dare to be negligent either; he also keeps a very tight watch on this point. This year, housing prices in Baozhou City remain relatively stable, with the increase in housing prices still at around three percent.

However, the "National Eight Measures" still did not play the role they should have. In the first half of this year, the increase in housing prices in some first and second-tier cities still exceeded ten percent, and in some cities, it even exceeded twenty percent. What kind of concept is this? The increase in housing prices in first and second-tier cities over these past few years has been very large, and the current base for housing prices is already very high; a twenty percent increase might mean an increase of over a thousand yuan.

This figure is shocking. And this is only for half a year, and it is still under the circumstances of the State Council having issued the "National Eight Measures." Over the course of this year, how much more will it rise?

Sometimes, when Su Xinghui sees these figures for housing price increases, he feels a sense of despair. Could it be that since his rebirth, despite doing so many things, he is still unable to curb the crazy rise in housing prices? In fact, online, there is already talk that "industry ruins the country, while real estate speculation prospers the nation."

However, when he sees the current achievements of Hanhai Technology, Tianfeng Technology, Ernest Company, Baozhou Special Steel, and the Hou Group again, he feels that there is hope in his heart once more. Companies like these are the true backbone of China!

The development and growth of these companies are inseparable from Su Xinghui, which gives him a great sense of accomplishment. After all, his years since rebirth have not been a total failure.

Su Xinghui knows that competing with those interest groups is a long and arduous task, one that cannot be won overnight. But Su Xinghui firmly believes that what he is insisting on is the right path. Even if he cannot achieve victory in the end, he will have no regrets.

Su Xinghui sees clearly that the reason housing prices rose instead of falling after the promulgation of the "National Eight Measures," and with such a large increase, is entirely because those vested interests do not want to see housing prices fall; they hope to see housing prices soar, as that is what aligns with their interests.

And these "National Eight Measures" do not have any mandatory directives, such as increasing the down payment ratio, raising loan interest rates, or directly stipulating the proportion of affordable housing and low-rent housing in the housing supply. The "National Eight Measures" are all broad and generalized clauses, which do not have much of a deterrent effect on those vested interests.

Therefore, this also shows that the central government's attitude toward housing price regulation is relatively hesitant and not resolute. And for matters like this, without iron-clad determination, it is fundamentally impossible to control the crazy rise in housing prices.

Only local leaders as resolute as Su Xinghui could possibly control housing prices. However, no matter how resolute a local leader is, without the strength that Su Xinghui possesses, they would not be able to withstand the counterattacks of those vested interests. This is the true reason for the crazy rise in housing prices.

However, the crazy rise in housing prices in first and second-tier cities this year has actually led many university graduates to come to Baozhou to settle down. This year, more university graduates settled in Baozhou than in previous years.

Of course, this is also because Baozhou has many world-renowned high-tech enterprises, especially Hanhai Technology, which has successively produced explosive technological achievements. Therefore, being able to work in a company like Hanhai Technology is something many university graduates yearn for.

And Baozhou's policies are also very good; university graduates who settle in Baozhou can receive a settlement subsidy. Companies like Hanhai Technology and Tianfeng Technology can also develop their own residential housing and supply it at a relatively low price to employees who have worked at their companies for several years, which is quite a temptation for these university graduates.

In the distant Huxi Province, Tian Xiaopeng discussed the recent performance of the Daye Real Estate Group with his younger brother Tian Xiaotao and Cui Wenbin that day.

The situation for the Daye Real Estate Group is currently very good. They are developing real estate projects in multiple first and second-tier cities, and the current increase in housing prices in these cities is gratifying. The current profits of the Daye Real Estate Group are, of course, also very gratifying.

The scale of Daye Real Estate is getting larger and larger, which has also made it the reliance for Tian Xiaopeng's rapid promotion. He is not short of money to spend now, and he can use this money to build good relationships with those powerful figures. When it comes to promotions, having these powerful figures put in a word for him has a great influence.

Therefore, after the Spring Festival this year, Tian Xiaopeng was also promoted to Executive Vice Mayor, closely following in Su Xinghui's footsteps.

Cui Wenbin reported the recent business situation of the Daye Real Estate Group to Tian Xiaopeng. He meets with Tian Xiaopeng at least once a month to report the company's business situation to him. Although Tian Xiaopeng has always expressed trust in Cui Wenbin and said he does not need to do this, Cui Wenbin still insists on doing so, strictly observing his duty.

Listening to the gratifying business figures reported by Cui Wenbin, Tian Xiaotao was beaming with joy. Now that he is nearly forty years old, he still has not learned to be steady. Hearing these figures from the Daye Real Estate Group, he could not help but lose his composure, which made Tian Xiaopeng shake his head inwardly as he watched.

After Cui Wenbin finished speaking, Tian Xiaotao spoke impatiently: "Brother Cui, you are truly amazing; you've earned so much money for the company this year."

Cui Wenbin had no intention of claiming credit at all. He said: "This isn't anything amazing; it's mainly because the increase in housing prices in first and second-tier cities this year has been relatively large, with the lowest reaching over ten percent. No matter who is the general manager, they would be able to make money."

Tian Xiaopeng said gently: "Wenbin, you don't need to be modest about this. Your contribution is very great. The development of the company over these years would not have been possible without you. How about this: the bonus that was deducted from you last year will be paid back to you this year."

Last year, during the fine incident in Baozhou, Cui Wenbin took the blame and had a portion of his bonus deducted. He did this to allow the powerful shareholders of the company to vent their anger, so he took the fall voluntarily.

But Tian Xiaopeng knew that Cui Wenbin had not done anything wrong, so this year, taking advantage of the company's good performance, he took the initiative to have this deducted bonus reissued to Cui Wenbin.

Tian Xiaotao also nodded and said: "That's right, Brother Cui, this money should be reissued to you."

Cui Wenbin said: "There's no rush for this, Xiaopeng. Last month, only the profit margin of the Baozhou branch showed no improvement, so now is not the time to reissue my bonus."

At the mention of Baozhou, Tian Xiaotao gritted his teeth and said: "That damn Su Xinghui is truly a disaster; now he's causing us to be unable to make money in Baozhou, and we've even lost quite a bit."

Tian Xiaopeng said: "Wenbin, this cannot be blamed on you either; it's just that Su Xinghui is too tough, stubbornly holding back the momentum of rising housing prices. So many forces have joined together to deal with him, yet they still can't deal with him; he is too powerful."

Cui Wenbin said: "To be honest, I still underestimated Su Xinghui a bit. I originally thought that when facing so many forces, no matter how tough Su Xinghui was, he would have to back down. Who knew he wouldn't retreat a single step, yet he didn't suffer any damage? Now I really do admire him a little."

Tian Xiaotao said with some disdain: "What's so amazing about him? If it weren't for Lu Zhenghong and the Yu family behind him, how much could he have achieved?"

Tian Xiaopeng said sternly: "Xiaotao, you cannot think like that. Su Xinghui is indeed powerful. In these two years, have there been few major moves in Baozhou? Last month, the Hanhai Generation One mobile phone was launched. I feel that Hanhai Technology's successive major moves are inseparable from Su Xinghui. Aren't you also using a Hanhai Generation One mobile phone?"

Tian Xiaotao indeed has a Hanhai Generation One mobile phone in his hand, and it is the 5000-yuan high-end version. He likes this phone very much; when he has nothing to do, he opens it to play games and watch videos.

Tian Xiaotao said: "Brother, what you said is indeed reasonable. This Hanhai Generation One mobile phone is truly easy to use. After using the Hanhai Generation One mobile phone, I feel that all the phones I bought before are trash."

Tian Xiaopeng said: "That's right, this is the place where I admire Su Xinghui. In Baozhou, Baozhou's high-tech innovations are like a fountain, emerging one after another, and many are world-leading technologies. If we weren't standing on different sides, I would also be boiling with excitement for his achievements!"