Film and Television Overview: Starting from the Same Window

Lu Qiaochuan breathed a sigh of relief: "I still remember that tomorrow is the exam."

Xiao Haiyang said smugly, "At least I remember it's not Sunday for the exam!"

Ren Yifan retorted, "At least I remember today is the 23rd."

Bi Shisan smiled faintly: "I still remember all the words I've memorized, so it doesn't matter."

Zhou Shengchen smiled faintly as well: "I have a photographic memory. I've memorized the English dictionary and everything. English exams are so easy for me."

Upon hearing this, everyone turned to look.

Yu Hao pouted and said unhappily, "What are you two so arrogant about? Just because you can memorize words doesn't mean you're anything special!"

Zhou Shengchen pursed his lips: "Facts will prove that when facing English exams, those who can memorize vocabulary are truly remarkable."

Upon hearing this, Yu Hao looked at Zhou Shengchen with a hint of resentment.

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On the taxi ride back to school, Lu Qiaochuan suddenly patted Xiao Haiyang's arm and said, "Xiao Haiyang, you have your English exam tomorrow. You've been through it twice already, so do you have any experience to share with us?"

Xiao Haiyang rolled his eyes and said, "I can't even recognize all the English on the menu, so you should know my English level."

"that's true!"

Lu Qiaochuan said with some disappointment.

Zhou Shengchen, seemingly lost in thought, looked at Xiao Haiyang with an extremely strange expression and said, "Are you sure you really don't have anything to say to us about the English exam?"

"I really don't have one," Xiao Haiyang sighed helplessly. "If I really had a way to pass the English exam, wouldn't I just work on it myself?"

Zhou Shengchen said quietly, "But I heard that the same set of papers is used for the English exam every year at the beginning of the school year. Didn't you know that?"

Xiao Haiyang: "..."

who am I?

Where am i?

What did I do in the past two years?

Why is it that a freshman knows something that I don't?

"Is it really true, as Zhou Shengchen said, that the same set of exam papers is used every year?" Lu Qiaochuan looked at Xiao Haiyang with a suspicious gaze.

Xiao Haiyang said awkwardly, "Would you believe me if I said I didn't know?"

"I believe."

Seeing Lu Qiaochuan's ashamed expression, Lu Qiaochuan's lips twitched slightly.

Good grief, what on earth did my roommate study in the past two years? He doesn't even know this kind of thing.

"Could it be that he studied for nothing?" Lu Qiaochuan couldn't help but let his mind wander.

"How did you know?" Xiao Haiyang suddenly turned his gaze to Zhou Shengchen and couldn't help but ask.

Zhou Shengchen said, "I heard people talking about it when I left the school gate earlier."

Zhou Shengchen wasn't lying about this. He's a superman now; if he really wanted to hear something, he could hear it from miles away, let alone the chatter of other students on campus.

From those discussions, Zhou Shengchen also learned that those people knew these things because they saw them on the campus forum.

Twenty minutes later, the taxi stopped at the school gate. Zhou Shengchen paid the fare and went back to the dormitory with Xiao Haiyang and Lu Qiaochuan.

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Thinking that he might be spending the next four years of university in Nancheng, Zhou Shengchen suddenly had the idea of ​​buying a house.

For ordinary Chinese people, buying a house is a major event!

Most families spend their entire lives investing all their earnings in real estate!

Those born in the 80s, in particular, are a major force behind the housing boom.

However, at present, the vast majority of people born in the 80s do not have the financial means to buy a house in the city. They can only buy a house with the help of their parents by taking out a loan, and in the end, they become real mortgage slaves.

Most people born in the 1980s buy houses through loans. If banks strictly review loans, most of them will not be able to repay them.

If people overdraw the savings of several generations to join the buying frenzy, the consequences of buying a house will be overwhelming.

He spent the next few decades painstakingly paying off his debts; what an arduous journey that must have been.

Even so, many people still end up tragically making mortgage payments in order to buy a house.

Chapter 51: Encountering a Beautiful Woman at a Bar

For Zhou Shengchen, a post-90s generation, buying a house is an inevitable choice.

In any case, he couldn't possibly live in the dormitory for all four years of university.

Moreover, he no longer needs to take out a loan to buy a house, since he already has a lot of cash on hand.

After careful calculation, he found he had 8200 million in cash, making buying a house a piece of cake.

Besides, it's only 2015. Even if you don't live in the house, you can still wait for its value to appreciate.

Zhou Shengchen turned on his computer and looked through the rental listings for nearby apartments one by one.

Suddenly, Zhou Shengchen's gaze fell on a detached villa that was for sale.

"More than 18 million?" Zhou Shengchen's brow twitched slightly.

Price wasn't an issue for him; he just didn't know what the house itself was like.

Looked at it carefully.

It was a villa area not too far from the school.

The villa is three stories high, covering an area of ​​150 square meters, with a building area of ​​over 300 square meters, and has five bedrooms and three living rooms.

The ceiling is 8 meters high, the living room is 80 square meters, the dining room is 40 square meters, the bathroom is 20 square meters, and there is a basement.

In addition to the villas themselves, the community also features a dedicated dance bar, cinema, library, swimming pool, and other recreational facilities, encompassing almost all the amenities that a luxury residential community can offer.

Zhou Shengchen couldn't help but become interested; most of the villas around this detached house were like this.

Moreover, the area is located in the suburbs and is usually very quiet. There is also a park nearby, as well as a small stadium attached to the villa area.

This villa complex was completed a year ago, and the information for sale does not appear to have been released by a real estate agency, but rather by a private individual.

"This is not bad!" Zhou Shengchen thought to himself. "At this time, in this place, and considering the price of this villa, it can no longer be considered very expensive, and it can even be said to be cheap."

Zhou Shengchen was already secretly considering whether to buy the villa. After all, considering the situation in Nancheng, the price wasn't considered expensive.

Zhou Shengchen noted down the contact information on the sale listing, pondered it carefully, and then left his dormitory to dial the contact number left online.

Soon, Zhou Shengchen figured out the background of the villa's owner.

According to him, the owner of the villa is surnamed Li, and he is said to be selling the villa because he is going to immigrate to the United States to be with his daughter.

Because the sales information is posted privately, there are no intermediary fees involved. As long as taxes are paid and procedures are completed during the transfer of ownership, the property rights can be transferred to Zhou Shengchen's name.

After hanging up the phone, Zhou Shengchen decided to meet Mr. Li, the owner of the villa.

They took a car to the place they had agreed upon.

Mr. Li is a middle-aged man in his early fifties with a square face who appears somewhat stern and unsmiling.

Zhou Shengchen calmly talked to him and learned that Mr. Li was a stock trading enthusiast, and that his son and daughter were both in the United States and had already started their own families.

The elderly couple couldn't bear to leave their children, and their children also missed their parents very much, so they encouraged the couple to immigrate.

Zhou Shengchen became very interested and asked, "Mr. Li invests in stocks? Aren't stocks extremely risky?"

Zhou Shengchen didn't know much about these financial matters because he had almost never been exposed to them before.

To his surprise, according to Mr. Li's introduction, it seemed that the other party did nothing else besides stock trading. If he didn't make money, Mr. Li would probably have starved to death long ago.

However, Zhou Shengchen had already heard that stocks were too risky, which is why he was so surprised.

Given such great risks, the fact that Mr. Li has been able to continue for decades is something I can't help but admire a little.

Yes, just a tiny bit.

Having reached the pinnacle of personal combat prowess, Zhou Shengchen now sees everyone as nothing more than ants.

Mr. Li laughed and said, "High risk, high reward, right? This villa of mine was earned from stock trading!"

"That's amazing?" Zhou Shengchen was immediately taken aback.

Many people have become wealthy through stock trading, but most of them are short-term investors or have insider information. Mr. Li probably belongs to this category as well.

After chatting for a few more minutes, Mr. Li said, "Young friend Zhou, it's rare that we get along so well. How about we lower the price of the villa a bit further, let's say it's 17.5 million."

"In addition to the villa, I also have two storefronts that I haven't sold yet. If you're still able, would you be willing to take them over as well?"

Zhou Shengchen smiled slightly, but did not rush to answer.

He secretly marveled to himself, no wonder Mr. Li offered 500,000 yuan so readily; it turned out he wanted him to buy his shop as well.

After considering for a moment, Zhou Shengchen asked, "Where is Mr. Li's shop located?"

“On Yunhai Road!” Mr. Li laughed. “It is indeed a bit desolate there now, and the storefronts are not in very good locations. However, I believe that it will definitely develop in a few years. The development speed of the southern part of the city is not weak.”

Zhou Shengchen nodded with a smile, but he was secretly making plans in his heart.

Yunhai Road is already considered a remote suburb. It is currently under development, but Zhou Shengchen is not very clear about its future development.

Seemingly sensing Zhou Shengchen's hesitation, Mr. Li smiled and said, "Young friend Zhou, how about this, we can go and take a look in person, and then you can make a decision later."

Zhou Shengchen nodded immediately and said, "Okay."

When Zhou Shengchen finally arrived at Yunhai Road, he realized what Mr. Li meant by "desolate".

This area is now mostly wasteland, with only two isolated office buildings under construction, and they are not yet fully completed.

Looking around, there were no signs of human habitation for at least several dozen kilometers.

Zhou Shengchen couldn't help but laugh and said, "Mr. Li, this place is not just desolate, it can be described as a remote and impoverished area."

Mr. Li laughed and said, "That's exactly why I brought my young friend here. Only by seeing it in person can we make the right decision. I don't want my young friend to secretly curse me every time he sees these two storefronts after the transaction is completed."

Zhou Shengchen couldn't help but laugh along, feeling a certain goodwill towards Mr. Li; at least, he seemed like a genuine person. At least that's how he appeared to be.

"To be honest, young friend, the reason I bought these two storefronts was to speculate on stocks," Mr. Li said, shaking his head. "Young friend, you are so young, yet you have such a fortune. You are obviously extraordinary. So even if I don't tell you, you will definitely know through other channels."