Only after being reborn did I realize how fascinating the world of the rich is.

2004 was destined to be a year of great prosperity for the real estate market, with housing prices rising all the way from 6300 yuan per square meter at the beginning of the year to more than 9000 yuan per square meter.

Therefore, Li Xiaofeng decided to sell all the real estate he owned.

With the previous purchases of 400 million yuan worth of real estate, plus another 300 million yuan purchased at the beginning of this year, Li Xiaofeng currently owns 700 million yuan worth of real estate. In addition, with the appreciation of the real estate, its current market value is already over 1 billion yuan.

"Xiaofeng, it might be difficult to get rid of these properties before the end of the year. How about we slow down and sell them for more money?" Liu Shasha's tone was somewhat troubled.

Li Xiaofeng said firmly, "No, we must take advantage of this market trend and sell my real estate as soon as possible. You also have extra real estate, which you should sell as soon as possible!"

"Why is the real estate market doing so well right now?"

"In addition to the rigid demand for urbanization, our real estate market is also a policy-driven market. The market is rising too fast now, and the top leadership will inevitably introduce policies to intervene."

The top leadership hopes for a steady and gradual upward trend in the real estate market, rather than sharp fluctuations. If restrictive policies are introduced, housing prices are likely to fall significantly.

"But you have so many properties, you can't possibly sell them all at once!"

"As long as the price is low, there is no house that cannot be sold. If it cannot be sold, it means that the price is not low enough. In this way, if the price is reduced by 500 yuan per square meter, all the monthly payments I made before can be used as a discount for selling the house."

There are long queues at many housing developments right now, and although most of my properties are office buildings, I refuse to believe that with such huge discounts, they can't sell!

"Wow, you're offering such a great discount! I'm thinking of buying a set from you!"

"Don't be silly, if you dare disobey me, I'll spank you tonight!"

"Tch, don't give me that. Even when I listen to you, you still beat me up quite a few times!"

"......"

Sure enough, after Li Xiaofeng significantly reduced the prices of his properties, he immediately attracted a large number of buyers, especially given the current environment where buying a house requires a lottery system.

However, to Li Xiaofeng's surprise, Lü Zhendong and Cheng Zhiyuan, who had not contacted him during this period, came to his place together with Cao Jinpeng.

"Third brother, you're really not being fair! Why don't you think of your brothers when there's such a good thing? Instead, you're letting outsiders benefit!" Lu Zhendong seemed to be just like he was back in school, acting as if he was very familiar with Li Xiaofeng.

"Yeah, third brother, Jiaqi and you only had a little disagreement, how come you didn't even come to my wedding? That's so unfair!"

Cheng Zhiyuan smiled and seemed to have completely forgotten that he hadn't sent Li Xiaofeng an invitation at all, despite Li Xiaofeng's backlash and complaints.

Cao Jinpeng chimed in, "Yeah, Third Brother, you should have informed the brothers first about this kind of thing!"

Li Xiaofeng smiled and said in a calm tone, "The reason I'm selling my real estate is because real estate prices have risen too fast recently. I'm not optimistic about the real estate market for the time being and want to cash out and leave."

"If I sell these properties to you, and you lose money, you'll curse me to death!"

Lu Zhendong said confidently, "Third brother, just sell it to us. If we lose money after buying it, we won't blame you."

Cheng Zhiyuan also said confidently, "Third brother, I admit that you were indeed very insightful before. You let us invest in real estate with you, and we did make a lot of money."

But the real estate market is so good right now, booming and thriving, why are you backing down? Anyway, we have a different view from you; we think real estate prices will continue to rise.

Li Xiaofeng still felt quite emotional about his two roommates and classmates. He had originally planned to get along well with them, develop together, and make money together.

The cognitive gap, coupled with the unexpected experiences, caused Li Xiaofeng to grow further and further away from the two of them, and their relationship became increasingly distant.

Thinking back to my past life, there were some friends who inexplicably drifted further and further away.

Perhaps only shared interests can bind people together more and more closely.

Li Xiaofeng turned his gaze to Cao Jinpeng and asked with some doubt, "Boss, didn't you used to admire my investment acumen the most? Are you going to continue speculating on real estate?"

Although he understood the importance of self-interest in people's lives, he wanted to figure out how much of their friendship remained.

After the banquet organized by Qin Kai, Cao Jinpeng seems to be different now. His tone when speaking to Li Xiaofeng is not as polite as before.

"Third brother, you have a good eye for investment, but I'm not bad either. Whether it's investing in your advertising company or real estate, I've made a lot of money. You can't deny that, can you?"

Now that my family has handed over all the power to me, I'm ready to make my mark and have you working with Brother Kai. But you've taken my kindness for granted and made me lose face by following you.

Cao Jinpeng's words were full of confidence, and it seemed that the money he had earned before had indeed earned the trust of his family. The high spirits in his tone were simply overwhelming.

At this moment, although Lü Zhendong still had the same honest and simple demeanor as before, he seemed to have gained some power from his parents, and his words carried the air of a domineering superior.

He chimed in, "Yes, Xiaofeng, you're very capable, but no matter how capable you are, without connections or a powerful background, don't you know how far you can ultimately go?"

Li Xiaofeng found Lü Zhendong's words absurd.

How did he have the courage to say this to himself? There are many businesses in the world that require connections, but most businesses are market-driven and don't necessarily rely on personal connections.

The Lu Zhendong who cried his eyes out after learning that his girlfriend had been stolen is gone forever.

Lu Zhendong, who used to be Cao Jinpeng's lackey and crony, is now starting to pontificate.

So, Li Xiaofeng couldn't help but complain to Lü Zhendong: "Second brother, I really can't say how far I can go in the future, but do you think I've gone far enough now?"

My Wanzhong Media isn't even listed yet, but it was already valued at 20 billion last year. After the IPO, a valuation of 40 billion wouldn't be unreasonable, right? How long do you plan to take to catch up with me?