A century-old wealthy family that rose from Shanghai

Chapter 158 I'm Not in a Hurry
"Sold out in five days, grossing 220 million yuan"

"140 buildings, 420 floors, sold out in five days"

"Changjiang Real Estate creates another miracle, selling 140 buildings in five days"

Changjiang Real Estate once again achieved remarkable results and was reported by major newspapers, becoming the hottest news in the Shanghai Stock Exchange for a time.

People are also surprised at the purchasing power of the citizens. So many houses were sold out in such a short time?
Some of it is hard to believe!

Chen Guangliang himself was a little skeptical, but the facts were there, the house was indeed sold out.

He was very excited. The first person to try something new could indeed make a fortune.

The two property sales earned him at least 220 million yuan, and he was basically out of the "risk state".

"Boss, we have some scattered consultants. We have left their contact information and promised that we will not raise the price if we sell the properties on Yuyuan Road this year. This will stabilize these potential customers!" Guo Deming said excitedly.

The more money a company makes, the bigger their year-end bonus.

According to the current situation, the company may give out tens of thousands of dollars in year-end bonuses this year, and the income of these management members will definitely exceed that of last year.

Of course, what is more important is that Changjiang Real Estate has now become one of the most famous real estate companies in Shanghai, and they are also very honored as management or employees.

Chen Guangliang said with satisfaction: "Well, it is necessary to retain them. In addition, your Finance Department and Credit Department must collect every installment payment and avoid any mistakes."

In fact, in order to release the market to the maximum extent, he chose a down payment of 30%, divided into 24 installments; you should know that the first 600 buildings on Sifang Street developed by Ho Ying-tung in his previous life had a down payment of 50%, and all of it was collected after the construction was completed, commonly known as "selling buildings on the plan."

Therefore, there are certain risks involved in Changjiang Real Estate, especially when it comes to the certification stage one year later.

But Chen Guangliang was quite confident. After all, he had a "violent team" and few people dared to owe him money. In addition, after the certificates were issued, they were immediately detained.

"Understood. Both departments must keep a close eye on this!"

"Okay, let's have another meeting later to arrange the next steps."

"Then I'll go down and get busy first."

This time, in addition to the 30 buildings in the middle section, which were handed over to Huaxin Construction, a new construction company was found.

For Changjiang Real Estate, the following matters will be busy for a while.

But everyone was very happy to be busy. After all, the boss promised a year-end dividend of 3% of the profit, which is a huge sum.

Yan Zhiduo and Fang Jiaobo came to Chen Guangliang's office in Changjiang Real Estate.

Chen Guangliang invited two people to sit down at a conference table, and the three of them were ready to discuss the 62-acre project of 'Nanjing West Road and Jiangning Road'.

The situation at this time was that Chen Guangliang had only paid part of the deposit in the name of Changjiang Real Estate, and the formal transaction had to wait until November.

"Mr. Fang, Uncle Yan, this is a map of this land and its surroundings. I have asked someone to draw it out." Chen Guangliang spread out a map on the conference table and then prepared to explain his development ideas.

"First, we will build a road here, called Nanhui Road. This way, we can make a slight distinction between the commercial and residential areas."

"Secondly, this is the residential area, which is about 50 mu of land. I plan to build 150 four-story villas, equivalent to 600 residential floors, and also use the street-facing shops. The average selling price of each building is 1 yuan, which is 600 million yuan. This part alone can make us 200 million yuan."

Some small Western-style buildings have two, three, or four floors, and the tallest generally does not exceed five floors.

Similarly, typical apartments were four-story buildings. For example, Sun Chunsheng's "Sun Apartment" (also known as this in later generations) featured four floors arranged like a "mouth," with a garden of several hundred square meters in the center. During a period of housing shortage in New China, a third floor was added to this "Sun Apartment," a practice that became common in later generations. (This also illustrates that while quality construction could be guaranteed in this era, it could not be guaranteed in later generations.)

Fang Jiaobo and Yan Zhiduo were very excited when they heard this. How could making money be like robbing money?

Yan Zhiduo immediately asked, "How much investment is needed?"

Chen Guangliang said, "Theoretically, the 260 million yuan is just the land price (including taxes and commissions). We raised the rest through installments and tiered financing. We calculated the land fee at around 260 million yuan, the residential construction fee at 100 million yuan, and after adding taxes, the total investment was 400 million yuan. With this part alone, we've made what we wanted to make, or even more."

Based on the investment amount of 260 million, you will naturally earn more than 70%!
If the investment amount is 400 million, the profit will naturally be 50%!

Of course, for Changjiang Real Estate, a loan of 143 million will actually generate an interest cost of 15, while Yan Zhiduo and Fang Jiaobo will not pay any loan interest.

Yan Zhiduo then took the initiative to ask, "How do you plan to arrange the business part? Are you planning to run a restaurant?"

Chen Guangliang immediately said, "This hotel could be renovated and reopened. I'm interested in running a hotel business. I've also marked out a plot of land next door, covering four mu (one mu is 4 square meters), where I plan to build a serviced apartment and collect long-term rental income."

The building of Dahua Hotel covers an area of ​​more than 2000 square meters, which is less than four acres; the apartment covers an area of ​​four acres, and the remaining four acres is a small square.

In this way, eating and accommodation are solved. As for shopping, of course, there are some street-facing residences, which are commercial and residential buildings.

Lack of office space?

There is no shortage of them. Some houses facing the street can be used as shops on the first floor, offices on the second floor, and sleeping spaces on the third floor. These are called commercial and residential buildings.

Listening to Chen Guangliang's plan, Yan Zhiduo and Fang Jiaobo were obviously immersed in it, and finally showed joy.

Finally, the three parties agreed on a period of time to establish a new real estate company to specialize in the development of this project.

After the discussion, Fang Jiaobo left first.

Chen Guangliang sat on the sofa with Yan Zhiduo and drank tea.

"By the way, Guangliang, Renmei's third aunt is planning to hold her wedding at the Dahua Hotel in early September. The groom is Yang Guangling, Deputy Director of the Intelligence Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. You must attend!"

Yan Renmei has seven aunts and four uncles, but the "Three Beauties of the Yan Family" refers to the three aunts born to Yan Zijun's first wife. All of them have high education and married intellectuals, so these three aunts are her role models.

In fact, from this point of view, Chen Guangliang does not quite meet Yan Renmei's standards for choosing a partner, so it is obviously easier for him to go directly to Yan Zhiduo.

Of course, on the other hand, Chen Guangliang owns the Oriental Daily News and has started publishing poems and business articles in the hope of improving his image.

Chen Guangliang immediately said, "I must have come to the right place. I'm familiar with Gao Zhichao, the Deputy General Manager of the Dahua Hotel. I'll ask him to do his best to ensure that both the newlyweds are satisfied."

Yan Zhiduo couldn't help but look up to Chen Guangliang. First, the transaction hadn't even taken place yet, but the senior management had already switched sides, which was equivalent to stabilizing the Dahua Hotel. Second, Chen Guangliang's maturity and sophistication in dealing with people was truly admirable, after all, he was only 19 years old.

"Then you have a heart!"

"It's all as it should be, except for Renmei. Uncle, please don't push too hard. I can wait for this matter. These two years are also the key years for my career, so there's no rush!"

Yan Zhiduo was even more satisfied with his son-in-law. After all, he could see the confidence on Chen Guangliang's face.

"That's fine, you're all still young!"

The man wasn't anxious, so neither could he. After all, the matter was basically settled! At the end of the month, Chen Guangliang came to the Tongchang Car Manufacturing Plant in southern Shanghai, and Zhu Wenwu accompanied him to inspect the work.

"Boss Chen, this is a new three-wheeled rickshaw that can accommodate two people. Look, it's quite spacious!" Zhu Wenwu introduced happily.

So far, Tongchang Vehicle Manufacturing Factory has sold and ordered 1200 three-wheeled rickshaws, and the factory has only been in operation for less than a month.

Chen Guangliang looked at the overall appearance and structure of the 'second generation three-wheeled rickshaw' and was also very satisfied.

When the 'first generation three-wheeled rickshaw' was designed, the government was considered to accept the new mode of transportation, so a total of about 600 units were produced, and then the production of the 'second generation three-wheeled rickshaw (two-seater)' began.

In fact, the first generation can also seat two people, but it is a bit crowded.

Now both styles are available for the market to choose from and both can be produced. The Changjiang Vehicle Company chose two-seater three-wheeled rickshaws for the third batch of 200 vehicles.

"This three-wheeled rickshaw is very suitable for the market. By the way, Mr. Zhu, how about orders from other cities?"

Zhu Wenwu replied, "Some people have inquired, but no one has officially placed an order yet. It seems that it would be best if the Nanjing government established a system to promote it better. In addition, our Tongchang Motors has already exhibited it at various sales outlets, and I believe that more and more people will place orders."

Chen Guangliang thought for a moment and said, "It just so happens that I recently had some time to write an article. I hope to continue to use public opinion to guide the needs of surrounding cities."

Zhu Wenwu said happily, "Boss Chen's influence is still greater, the effect must be more obvious."

Chen Guangliang also said to Zhu Wenwu, "Boss Zhu, you can also go to the Nanjing government's Ministry of Transportation more often. After all, it's unreasonable not to encourage the use of advanced transportation."

Zhu Wenwu knew that he was the majority shareholder after all, so he said, "That's true, but if you want those officials to speak up, you're going to have to pay a lot of money, and you might even be blackmailed by the Nanjing government."

It is impossible to ask for money directly, basically you just buy some government bonds, which is usually the case.

Chen Guangliang nodded and said, "If it's reasonable, it's fine. I believe all of our shareholders can understand."

Zhu Wenwu gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, I'll do some exercise later."

In fact, this is a good thing that benefits the country and the people. Now those who are engaged in industry cannot avoid being blackmailed by the Nanjing government.

Chen Guangliang was relatively safe, after all, having only just emerged, and most people in the industry knew he was a "hollow boss" with a lot of debt. After a while, he would naturally be no exception.

Of course, Chen Guangliang would definitely not go against the idea of ​​losing money to avoid disaster, not to mention that he is a newspaper tycoon after all, so he has some connections.

Zhu Wenwu then introduced Chen Guangliang, "This is a luxury model of a three-wheeled rickshaw, specifically for private use. Some people have already placed orders and inquired about it. I think it's a good market."

In this era, not everyone can afford a car, so many rich people buy rickshaws and hire people to pull them.

Now that three-wheeled rickshaws have appeared, they will eventually replace these private rickshaws.

Zhu Wenwu meant adding a shed on the roof so that the driver and passengers would not get wet in the rain, and two people could sit in the back row. There should indeed be a market for this.

After communicating with Zhu Wenwu, Chen Guangliang left Tongchang Automobile Manufacturing Plant. After all, he only held a 30% stake here, which was not considered his business.

Of course, the annual profit here may be two or three hundred thousand oceans, and the dividends he gets are also tens of thousands oceans, which is quite a lot when accumulated.

After returning to Oriental Daily, Chen Guangliang began writing articles and prepared to publish them in the newspaper.

"On the Advancement and Necessity of Three-wheeled Rickshaws": The article analyzes from various aspects the factors why three-wheeled rickshaws should replace human-powered rickshaws.

40. Rickshaw pullers live in poor conditions and have an average life expectancy of less than years, reflecting the cruel reality of society and the helplessness of ordinary people.

2: The tricycle is an original invention of the Chinese people. It combines a bicycle and a rickshaw into one. The driver changes from pulling the tricycle to riding it, which greatly reduces physical exertion.

3. Compared with rickshaws, tricycles are simpler, more comfortable to carry passengers, have lower technical requirements, and are more in line with the "humanitarianism" advocated by the government.

4: If a war breaks out and the enemy country blocks the sea, gasoline will be difficult to enter China. At that time, three-wheeled rickshaws will play an important role in transportation, and three-wheeled rickshaws can also be used as a means of transportation.

At the end of the article, Chen Guangliang signed his name.

This was the first time he personally published an article about "three-wheeled rickshaws". He had previously published an article about how "soy milk" can enhance the physical fitness of the Chinese people.

After a while, Huang Chunsun and Zhang Jinglu walked in together. They were the actual operators of the Oriental Daily, while Chen Guangliang was more like the "major shareholder".

"Manager Chen, we have established overseas contacts, including in London, San Francisco, New York, Hong Kong, Sing Tao, and the Philippines," Huang Chunsun reported.

The so-called "liaison" does not mean sending reporters out, but recruiting local Chinese and then reaching a series of cooperation with government officials stationed abroad. Important news is delivered through transoceanic telegrams.

In this way, you can get to know foreign countries faster and more comprehensively than other purchasing methods.

Oriental Daily is not the first to do this; the News already has such a network.

Chen Guangliang nodded and said, "We have made up for the last shortcoming!"

They have made up for their shortcomings, but Shen Bao and Xinwen Bao have indeed stagnated, and both newspapers are now struggling to reach 13 copies; on the contrary, Oriental Daily News has remained stable at 8 copies, and the gap has narrowed.

Next, Chen Guangliang asked about the printing factory.

"The printing factory is doing well. We now print 2 sheets of paper every day for external customers and have earned the trust of our peers."

"Remember not to print everything, especially about remembering."

He doesn't want to cause trouble, and he can't afford to!
"We know this and have explained it clearly."

Finally, Chen Guangliang handed his manuscript to Zhang Jinglu and said, "Please publish it for me. If there are any shortcomings in the text, you can help me polish it."

Zhang Jinglu smiled and said, "Manager Chen's writing skills are already better than some college students. We basically don't need to polish it."

Having said that, their editorial department will still polish it, and that was addressed to Chen Guangliang.

"I've only just finished a few years of schooling, so I still have a lot to learn! Oh, and I'm looking for a French teacher. If you know any connections, please introduce me to one!"

"Okay, that's no problem!"

French, Japanese and Cantonese are Chen Guangliang's next language choices, and he estimates that he will be proficient in them within three to five years.

Learning Japanese is not to become a traitor, but to be prepared for any eventuality so that you can fight the Japanese in the future.

Chen Guangliang considered the possibility of first going to Hong Kong, then to Macau, and then back to Hong Kong. This was simply a "family migration." He might even return to Shanghai for business during the "Isolated Island" and "JF" periods, and he might even go back to the mainland and Chongqing in the future.

(End of this chapter)