Chapter 117 Buying a House

A few days ago.

Su Yehao used money from a Japanese bank to successfully pull off an empty-handed trick, acquiring a piece of land for an office building in Lujiazui.

The whole process went smoothly. Aside from using his Yahoo stock as collateral, he didn't have to pay any money in the short term. He only needed to pay a sum of interest after one year.

On average, the annual interest rate for the five-year loan was about 3.35%, which was almost eight million Hong Kong dollars.

This number seemed like a huge sum, but in reality, from a financing perspective, it was cheap to the point of tears. If the Japanese economy hadn't had problems and Japanese banks hadn't gone bankrupt, receiving official support, it would have been difficult to get it so low.

It wasn't just bank loan interest rates that were implementing long-term ultra-low interest rates. It was said that Japanese deposit interest rates were only about 0.3%, and short-term national debt almost fell into negative territory.

Su Yehao didn't consider whether the exchange rate was worthwhile; he didn't have the experience to consider it.

He only knew that borrowing money from the bank was very worthwhile right now. Faced with high-quality assets that could appreciate significantly in the future, buying more was equivalent to earning more.

With this simple and naive idea, Su Yehao came to the sales office with Nong Qingying after seeing a phase of houses.

The so-called sales office was actually the clubhouse in the residential area.

The World Garden community was currently positioned relatively high, with a market price of between six and seven thousand per square meter. The first phase of houses was positioned as high-end, with most units being over two hundred square meters. In other words, you would have to spend more than one million to buy a house.

Normally, there weren't a few people in Pengcheng who could take out more than one million, but the problem was that the houses had just been built and happened to coincide with the financial crisis.

Local house prices had fallen slightly, and coupled with the excessive area for sale, it had attracted the media's repeated siege. Today they said that house prices would definitely fall, and tomorrow they clamored that at the current rate, the built houses wouldn't be sold out in five years, almost shouting, "Only a fool would buy a house now."

Over time, people were panicking, and some people who originally had the idea of buying a house were also holding back and temporarily watching.

The problem of high house prices was now showing signs.

However, in this era, the high prices were for new houses, and the prices of old and small houses couldn't go up. The concept of school district housing also hadn't been hyped up yet.

When Su Yehao leisurely arrived at the sales office with Nong Qingying, he didn't see a sand table, nor did he see anyone coming to greet them.

After waiting for a while, he shouted twice, "Is there anyone?"

Only then did a young girl come out and ask, "Are you looking for someone or buying a house? Please sit down first, I'll pour you some water. Would you like some tea?"

"No need, I have a teacup. Where do we sit? There's no sofa..."

Su Yehao was slightly speechless, and then asked, "What's going on here? Are you still selling houses? You should at least put a sand table here."

The good-tempered salesperson had received special training and replied with a smile, "The community hasn't officially opened yet. It's estimated that everything will be arranged after the New Year. At that time, we won't be short of swimming pools, butlers, and security guards, all built to match the luxury homes in Hong Kong."

Hearing this, Su Yehao and Nong Qingying both laughed.

Nong Qingying said, "I'm from Hong Kong. You can't find such cheap luxury homes anywhere in Hong Kong."

"Oh? Are you from the south?"

The female salesperson's attitude instantly became a little more enthusiastic, and she told him with a smile, "I'm referring to the service and environment. Foreign designers have personally designed it, and the first floor is elevated by several meters, so it won't be damp at all. You can also park cars, and the landscaping will be very beautiful at that time. The house comes with a nanny room."

Nanny rooms, swimming pools, parking spaces, etc., were indeed standard features of luxury homes in this era.

In addition, there were community security guards. Don't underestimate just having a gatehouse; most communities had no one guarding them, let alone building clubhouses and swimming pools as supporting facilities.

Su Yehao wasn't in the mood to play the pig to eat the tiger; there was no point in teasing the salesperson.

He calmly said, "I know about the houses. I've already bought ten sets. I want to continue buying this time to use as dormitories for my company employees, and also introduce friends to come here. This is Miss Nong, who has assets of over 100 million. She's a well-known entrepreneur in Hong Kong. She has a house worth tens of millions on the Mid-Levels, which is twice as big as your biggest house here."

It was more like showing off on purpose to flatter Nong Qingying, rather than telling the salesperson.

The girl was quite comfortable listening to it, and her happy mood was written on her face. The word "rich" was written on her left cheek, and the word "mother" was written on her right cheek.

The salesperson who sold ten houses last week received a bonus commission of 80,000 yuan.

The news had already spread in the company, and the boss gave them a commendation meeting five days ago. The balloons were still stuck on the wall.

As soon as she heard that the houses were bought by Su Yehao, the salesperson couldn't close her mouth from laughing, and asked with wide eyes, "Boss, you bought ten sets and still want to buy more?"

"What, you're not selling?"

"Of course we're selling! You can enjoy a discount price if you buy more. I'll take you to see the houses first, and then contact my supervisor. They've gone out to promote the community!"

The young salesperson immediately motioned for them to go out.

Perhaps because she was too nervous, her face flushed instantly. Her salary wasn't high here as a salesperson, so she was counting on selling houses to get a commission.

It was inevitable to be excited when encountering a super big customer.

As for whether it was a scam... looking at Nong Qingying, it didn't seem like it. She looked like a fairy; what wouldn't be more profitable than being a scammer?

Su Yehao enjoyed the fun of looking at houses and buying them, and walked out with the salesperson.

The community's building floors were uniquely shaped. Tower 1 was divided into six units: A, B, C, D, E, and F. There were also swimming pools and gardens on the roof.

Therefore, going to see the house again was still the building they had just come from. Su Yehao casually asked, "How many houses have you sold here in total? The reason for not opening is that you're worried that the current house prices are low and you won't make money?"

"We haven't officially sold them yet, but there are also people who have come to buy houses like you. A total of twenty-six sets have been bought in the past two months, and all the documents are complete. Someone just bought the top three floors of Block B a few days ago. He's a wealthy businessman from Guangzhou who plans to open them up and live in them himself."

After the female salesperson finished speaking, she helped press the elevator. After entering the elevator, she secretly asked, "During the meeting, I heard that because the selling price was low, the salesperson's commission was cut by 20,000 yuan. How much did you pay per square meter when you bought the house last time?"

"...More than 5,000 yuan. What's wrong?" Su Yehao asked in return.

She suddenly understood and said, "Oh, that's really cheap. Others have to pay at least 6,000 yuan to buy it. You got a special discount for buying ten sets at once."

The difference was like a wholesaler and a retail customer, and the treatment was naturally different.

Su Yehao didn't discuss the price with this female salesperson; she definitely couldn't make the decision.

Assistant Zhuang Wei followed in the accompanying team. She personally handled the ten houses last time. Seeing that the boss planned to continue buying buildings, Zhuang Wei opened her mouth and said, "I have the manager's phone number. Why don't we just call them over to talk?"

Su Yehao waved his hand and said, "Let's look first and choose before we talk, otherwise this lady might cry. She can get money for the orders she negotiates herself. If we talk to the manager directly, wouldn't that ruin her job?"

The female salesperson nodded repeatedly, as if looking at a great philanthropist.

Nong Qingying smiled and said, "You're quite the charmer."

Su Yehao spread his hands and said, "Don't you understand whether I'm a charmer or not? Am I usually not good to you?"

"You're pretty good, but the problem is that you're good to everyone."

"..."

Su Yehao pretended to be stupid and smiled without saying a word.

Nong Qingying hit the nail on the head, and he really couldn't argue...