Wasteland Development Diary.

Chapter 261 Entering the Real Estate Market

Zhou Yi walked all the way to the pier and found that Beidugong's warship had already docked on the shore.

"Good news, Mr. Zhou."

Beidugong's voice was full of joy: "After the war, I went to various places to find sales channels for mushroom houses. Because the chaotic winter has just ended, many places need to be rebuilt and repaired. Now is a good time."

"Among the places I visited and negotiated with, four regions showed great willingness and confirmed to purchase mushroom houses from us."

"They are Glass Castle with a population of 8, Cotton and Linen Land with a permanent population of 7, Tree Monster Territory with a population of 4, and Cloud City with a population of 3.7. There are a total of 24 people behind them, all of whom are potential buyers."

Zhou Yi sighed: "You are so efficient."

"It should be. After all, as long as the Mushroom House can be sold, Shell City will also get a share."

Bei Dugong continued, "But there is another area that is highly controversial. I cannot make a decision and need to ask for your opinion."

"Shuanghe District also wants to purchase mushroom houses in bulk. Look at this..."

Zhou Yi immediately said: "Sell, why not? Now that the war is over, there is no difference between customers. Shuanghe area has a population of 65 and has great potential."

Bei Dugong seemed relieved and said, "If you agree, I will officially discuss the Mushroom House transaction with them."

"There is another important issue at the moment: how to set the price. I am not sure."

The two were talking.

The bone man Sun Chonglai finally arrived.

"Chairman, Lord Bedu, I'm late, sorry."

Today it was wearing a plaid long-sleeved shirt, wide-leg pants and leather boots, with a denim scarf tied around its neck.

He is still dressed meticulously.

"You came just in time."

Bei Du said: "Tell Mr. Zhou about the technical updates. The current Mushroom House is different from the past."

The skeleton laughed: "Chairman, the mushroom house actually had a more obvious disadvantage before, which is the problem of security and anti-theft."

"After repeated testing, we have now found a solution."

"As long as you wait two months after planting the giant mushroom, its fiber layer will become thick and dense, making it difficult to enter from the bottom. Only the part near the cap is relatively slender, and from there you can directly enter again, but it is very high, and you need a rope ladder to climb up."

"Then we found a kind of thorny thorns that are local to Shell City and cultivated them in large quantities. We wrapped it around the surface of the giant mushroom and formed a natural thorn wall, making it impossible for thieves to climb up."

Zhou Yi said: "This method is good, simple and effective."

"Chairman, the residents of Mushroom House in Shell City have also raised another issue, which is the problem of excrement separation and garbage."

The Skeleton Man went on to say, "Although the Giant Mushroom can digest and absorb a lot of substances as fertilizer, if it is discarded inside, the rotting stench of excrement and residual garbage will be difficult to eliminate quickly and will last for a long time. So we took into account the actual needs and made improvements in imitation of the Emerald City."

Sun Chonglai looked around and pointed to a giant mushroom not far away and said, "Look, that's what our mushroom house will look like after the upgrade."

Zhou Yi saw that there was a small giant mushroom under the giant mushroom, which was only about two meters high.

He immediately understood: "Toilet?"

"Yes, Chairman. This is also inspired by the war-time mushroom house with different heights. After a giant mushroom grows up, we slice it and divide it into two plants, and plant another one next to it. Because of the lack of nutrients, the height will be suppressed. We call it a side mushroom."

The skeleton said happily: "The side mushroom next to it is used for defecation. It doesn't have to worry about wind and rain. The feces can be collected as fertilizer and can also be directly absorbed by the giant mushroom. In fact, they are also one and the same."

"The combined plant system also allows the Mushroom House to expand further."

“For example, we can build a side mushroom plant as a warehouse, or we can directly transform it into a shop and open an opening to sell goods to the outside world.”

"In order to ensure the stability of the plants, we will lay down fungal mats. Fungal mats can stabilize the living environment and allow the hyphae of the giant mushroom as roots to extend further and become more resilient."

Zhou Yi nodded after hearing this.

This series of improvements makes the mushroom house more and more like a building that can be lived in permanently.

"Our next direction is to provide more comfort and supporting upgrades."

The bone man spoke nonstop: "Chairman, we are currently screening some foreign mushroom species. Some of them have fragrance, some can repel insects, and some can remove moisture... These are what we will do next."

Zhou Yi was very satisfied.

After Sun Chonglai finished his technical report, Bei Dugong spoke again.

"Mr. Zhou, let me continue to talk about the sale of mushroom houses." "Originally, houses in towns and cities are the cheapest in underground caves, but the conditions are poor and prone to many diseases. Houses on the ground have different prices depending on the region, but in general, the price of the most common house is about half of the local people's annual income."

"Because of the high annual consumption of food and fuel, ordinary people in towns and cities do not have much savings, and it usually takes several years to save enough to buy a house."

"Mr. Zhou, what I want is that the price of the mushroom house should not be too high. The price should fluctuate according to the annual income of local people. Because after the merger, our supporting facilities are now very good, which has a huge advantage over ordinary houses."

“I plan to offer two different types of homes,” it said.

"The first type is ready-made houses, which means we build mushroom houses in selected areas. After they mature in two months, they are sold to local people so that residents can move in immediately."

"The second type is pre-sale housing, which can be cheaper. The advantage is that you can choose the location, but the disadvantage is that there is no professional technician to look after it, so it may not grow as expected."

"What do you think?"

Zhou Yi thought about it for a while.

He said: "Don't make it too expensive. We should stick to the company's people-friendly pricing strategy. Our mushroom houses are not expensive, and the most important thing right now is to make them affordable for most people."

"Not only can we not be more expensive than market housing, we have to be cheaper than them. We will set the price based on the local average income for three months, so as to ensure that there are more audiences and residents."

Bei Dugong was a little hesitant: "Isn't this a little too cheap? Although the cost is low, the research and development of the mushroom forest consumes a lot of resources, and this is also the company's unique technology."

"Take a long-term view."

Zhou Yi enlightened it, saying: "We are making a mass product. Let's first let everyone live in the mushroom house, and then the mushroom house building type will be popularized, right? The current advantage is to quickly expand the influence and bring the mushroom house to thousands of households."

"On this basis, we can develop more varieties in the future. Improved mushroom houses, mushroom courtyard houses, mushroom villas, which focus on living comfort and higher quality."

"People have to get used to and use the Mushroom House first before they will gradually consider upgrading the facilities and replacing them with better high-end products. We will have a steady stream of buyers in the future, and it will be difficult for other practitioners to compete with us in this regard."

Bei Dugong was stunned for a moment: "So that's what you think. Indeed, if we regard this as an industry, houses are indeed the basic buildings needed everywhere."

Boneman Sun Chonglai agreed with this very much: "The chairman is right. The mushroom house is just a beginning. There will be new mushroom facilities and tools in the future. They are cheap and practical, and everyone will accept them more easily."

"I see."

Bei Dugong said: "Then the price of an ordinary mushroom house will be around 6000 to 9000 mushrooms."

Zhou Yi said: "It can be adjusted according to local conditions."

……

Soon after the discussion ended, orders from all parties came in like snowflakes.

The first order came from the southern tree monster territory, where the tree owner directly ordered 200 mushroom houses, 50 of which were ready-made and 150 were pre-sale. There were tree monsters that could produce a lot of wood, and the soil was also suitable for growing mushrooms.

The second order is for 240 mushroom houses in Mian Ma Di.

Then there are the 175 mushroom houses in Fanyun City and the 320 mushroom houses in Glass Castle.

The Shuanghe area has purchased 700 mushroom houses, which will be placed outside the core city of SH and provided at low prices to local residents who cannot afford housing.

However, all localities purchase mushroom houses through centralized procurement, and the Development Alliance is prohibited from selling mushroom houses directly to local people.

The reason is simple.

"The sea owners are afraid that mushroom houses will impact the local housing industry, causing stonemasons, laborers and other construction workers to lose their jobs. Because the price of mushroom houses is too low, it will cause the price of urban housing to drop, causing panic among businessmen and related professionals."

Beidugong was helpless when talking about this.

"When the mushroom houses are sold to residents, the price will be higher than what we booked. But even so, it is still much lower than traditional wooden and stone houses."

"Fortunately, Sun Chonglai helped train a group of human mushroom house architects. They have mastered the skills of planting and maintenance. All they need to do is take a slice from the mushroom forest. The people of Shell City can go directly to the destination and complete the planting and placement."

"I have sent the latest list to Red Falcon. At present, 1741 mushroom houses have been sold, with a total profit of 1305 mushrooms, which is 7021 light species. Although it is not much, it is a good start. The five major regions are still purchasing a large amount."

It continued: "Also, Heaven is very interested in the Mushroom Houses and bought 3000 of them in the first phase."

The real estate business of the Wasteland Development Company, which has just started, is currently doing well and has been widely praised.

Beidugong also demonstrated excellent vision and operational capabilities.

Zhou Yi was completely relieved.

And at the beginning of this summer, Building 8 woke up.

(End of this chapter)