RBCT Chapter 560: Perhaps an Opportunity
Chapter 560: Perhaps an Opportunity
Sure enough, shortly after the reception officially began, during a casual conversation with Nan Hui, Huang Shanqing proposed that Guangda Real Estate invest in Jiamei Real Estate, which was planning to register in mainland China.
Having already received instructions from Huang Xiaochuan, Nan Hui politely declined Huang Shanqing's proposal.
"Mr. Huang, thank you for your support of Guangda Real Estate. However, Guangda Real Estate has its own development philosophy and path. Perhaps our business philosophy and development path will cause confusion for the future joint venture. Rather than that, it would be better for us to develop independently!"
Cooperation is a matter of mutual consent, and Huang Shanqing would naturally not force anyone. Besides, there are many real estate companies that want to cooperate with him, and even without widespread participation, it doesn't mean he can't do business in mainland China.
"That's a real shame. I was hoping that a partnership between Guangda and Jiamei would make both companies even stronger. Since President Nan has other plans, perhaps we can cooperate again in the future!"
Nan Hui smiled slightly: "Definitely, definitely!"
During this period, Guangda Real Estate, as a leading real estate developer in mainland China, was naturally the strongest, but its real estate development and management philosophy was completely different from that of other real estate companies.
Initially, Guangda Real Estate did not get involved in residential real estate projects, but as the situation changed, Guangda Real Estate also entered this field, but its housing construction and marketing methods are quite different.
For example, Guangda Real Estate only sells completed properties and does not sell off-plan properties. Furthermore, when selling residential properties developed by Guangda Real Estate, there is no concept of shared area; all properties are sold based on the usable floor area.
Most importantly, in terms of apartment design and plot ratio, Guangda Real Estate has far surpassed other real estate developers. Moreover, the building standards proposed by Guangda Real Estate are much higher than the building standards issued by relevant national departments at the same time. In fact, relevant national departments have conducted a special investigation on Guangda Real Estate's building standards.
Huang Xiaochuan once told Nan Hui that it's not that architects can't design good houses, but rather that some real estate developers force architects to modify plans in order to maximize profits, resulting in homebuyers receiving houses with various design flaws.
Guangda Real Estate, on the other hand, does not have any strange requirements for designers. There is only one requirement: the houses designed must be livable, ideally the kind that homeowners will never want to move to after moving in.
Moreover, the selling price is also very reasonable. After deducting land taxes, construction costs, and operating costs, a reasonable profit is added before selling. This is because these lands were purchased by Guangda Real Estate a few years ago, and the land cost is relatively low.
While other developers are trying to manipulate the ceiling height by considering whether to make the living room large and the room small or the room small and the living room large, Guangda Real Estate builds houses that are no higher than eleven stories. They also require that houses with more than four stories must be equipped with elevators. All the houses they sell have a net ceiling height of 3.1 meters, reasonable indoor circulation, and bright, well-ventilated layouts. How can houses like these not outperform all other developers?
Adhering to this philosophy, Guangda Real Estate's commercial housing far surpasses that of other developers on the market. This has led to a significant problem: whenever Guangda Real Estate launches a property, residents typically start queuing up three days in advance to buy it. Families of three generations would even sit overnight in front of Guangda Real Estate's sales office with their own stools and bedding.
Later, there was no other way but to purchase them through a notary office's lottery system. Even so, it was impossible to satisfy everyone. Moreover, second-hand houses from Guangda Real Estate were very sought after on the market, usually priced 30% higher than other houses. As soon as such houses appeared on the second-hand market, they would be sold out in seconds.
Nowadays, a saying circulates among the people of Guangzhou and Shenzhen: "Anything made by Guangda is guaranteed to be of high quality!"
Therefore, Guangda Real Estate became an anomaly in the mainland real estate industry. What's even more infuriating is that Guangda Real Estate not only did not lose money, but actually grew bigger and bigger, which surprised those who originally wanted to see it fail.
However, prior to this, Guangda Real Estate had suffered a lot of unfair treatment because of its adherence to its unique business philosophy. This included construction site inspection failures leading to work stoppages and rework, penalties for non-compliance with relevant regulations, and reports from others. But Guangda Real Estate overcame all these difficulties.
Because Guangda Real Estate has strong economic strength, it no longer borrows from banks for financing, nor does it sell off-plan properties. It only sells completed properties. Even though some people tried to obstruct Guangda Real Estate from obtaining a housing sales permit at the beginning, Guangda Real Estate didn't care. "I'll build it and put it wherever you want. I'll sell it whenever you approve it. Anyway, I don't have any debt pressure."
The longer it drags on, the more beneficial it is for the real estate market. Don't you see that property prices are changing every day these days?
People aren't blind; after seeing and comparing, they'll know what a good house is. And so, over time, those former corrupt officials became the first owners to buy houses from Guangda Real Estate.
Just as Huang Shanqing was discussing cooperation between the two companies with Nan Hui, Bian Zhengze found Huang Xiaochuan.
He smiled and reached out his hand to Huang Xiaochuan, a stark contrast to his initial indifferent attitude towards Huang Xiaochuan at the hotel entrance.
"Professor Huang, you're here! I've been looking for you for ages!"
Based on the idea that one shouldn't hit a smiling face, Huang Xiaochuan and Bian Zhengze shook hands lightly.
After exchanging a few polite words with Huang Xiaochuan, Bian Zhengze explained his purpose: "Professor Huang, I'm really sorry, my son drank too much and talked nonsense. Please don't take it to heart. Also, please help us explain to President Nan and clear up the misunderstanding, considering that you were classmates with my son for several years."
I, Bian Zhengze, am a person who repays kindness, and I will certainly repay Professor Huang handsomely afterwards.
Huang Xiaochuan looked at Bian Zhengze with a half-smile: "Mr. Bian, right? I think you should take your son to apologize to President Nan, instead of coming to me. How could a teacher like me possibly have the ability to make a big boss like President Nan listen to me?"
After saying that, Huang Xiaochuan put the wine glass on the table and walked towards the terrace on his own, ignoring Bian Zhengze.
Bian Zhengze was both ashamed and angry. If it weren't for the recent troubles his company had encountered, why would he have to humble himself and be subservient to a young punk like him?
After his face turned pale and then red, Bian Zhengze gritted his teeth and followed Huang Xiaochuan to the terrace.
"Professor Huang, please wait a moment. Could you please give me another five minutes?"
Huang Xiaochuan gave Li Huan and He Guang a wink, and the two immediately stopped Bian Zhengze.
Huang Xiaochuan felt there was no need to stay there any longer, otherwise he would be annoyed to death by the Bian family father and son. Under Li Huan's escort, he left the hotel. After Huang Xiaochuan entered the elevator, He Guang stepped aside and stopped blocking Bian Zhengze, and then went downstairs.
This scene startled Bian Zhengze, giving him a new understanding of Huang Xiaochuan's identity. Even if a university professor was hired as a strategic consultant for a real estate company, it was impossible for him to have bodyguards with him all the time.
He had seen wealthy people with bodyguards before, but this was the first time he had ever seen someone of Huang Xiaochuan's status with bodyguards.
After the Mid-Autumn Festival, Zeng Lijuan made a phone call to Huang Xiaochuan.
"Ogawa, what are you doing?"
"Mom! I'm at school, what do you need?"
"I've never been to your workplace before. I'll go check out your school later."
Huang Xiaochuan laughed. His mother was really funny. Why did she suddenly decide to come and visit the school? But this little request had to be granted.
"Then I'll arrange for someone to drive and pick you up."
"No need, I can just take a taxi myself. It's too much trouble to pick you up and drop you off."
Huang Xiaochuan didn't insist. After hanging up the phone, he went to the school gate to wait for his elderly mother to arrive.
It took about ten minutes to walk from the office to the school gate. After waiting for a few more minutes at the school gate, a Volkswagen taxi stopped at the school gate.
After paying, Zeng Lijuan got out of the car.
Huang Xiaochuan stepped forward and asked, "Mom! Why didn't you go sword dancing with my mother-in-law today?"
Huang Xiaochuan had no idea that his elderly mother, Zeng Lijuan, was in the mood for sword dancing today. Huang Erhe had written her a letter, and after reading it, Zeng Lijuan felt like she had a heavy weight on her heart. She didn't dare tell Lao Huang, and since her eldest son wasn't around, she could only consult her youngest son.
"How can I go sword dancing every day! I was thinking that I've never been to the place where you studied or worked before, and since I had nothing to do today, I thought I'd come and take a look."
Huang Xiaochuan took his mother's arm and said with a smile, "Come on, let me show you around."
After Huang Xiaochuan took his elderly mother for a walk around the campus, he brought Zeng Lijuan to his office.
Zeng Lijuan nodded repeatedly, feeling that everything about her was perfect.
But none of that matters. After her youngest son handed her a cup of tea, Zeng Lijuan pointed to the chair opposite her and said, "Xiao Chuan, stop busying yourself and sit down. Let's have a chat."
Huang Xiaochuan sensed that something was wrong with his mother, so he asked with a smile, "Mom, what's wrong with you today? Did you and Dad have a fight?"
Zeng Lijuan rolled her eyes at her youngest son, displeased: "Why don't you think about what's best for me?"
Huang Xiaochuan quickly begged for forgiveness: "Mom, I misspoke, okay?"
After hesitating for a moment, Zeng Lijuan took out a letter from her pocket and handed it to her youngest son.
"Your second brother wrote a letter. I didn't dare let your father know, so I thought I'd come and discuss it with you first."
"Second brother wrote a letter?" Huang Xiaochuan took the letter from his elderly mother. Huang Erhe hadn't returned for several years, as if he had been lost to the wind.
Huang Xiaochuan opened the letter and read it through. The content wasn't long, but the gist was that Huang Erhe had reached a bottleneck in his career in the military and couldn't get promoted. The military leaders had also mentioned to him that they expected to include him in the list of those to be transferred to civilian jobs by the end of the year.
After much deliberation, Huang Erhe decided to transfer to Shanghai, as big cities offer many advantages. However, relocation is a difficult process, which is why he wrote this letter, hoping his family could offer some advice and solutions.
From the contents of the letter, Huang Xiaochuan discovered that his elderly mother and his second brother were in frequent contact. However, Huang Xiaochuan felt that this was normal, after all, Huang Erhe was also Zeng Lijuan's flesh and blood, and she loved both of them.
Seeing that her youngest son had finished reading the letter, Zeng Lijuan asked, "Xiaochuan! What do you think about this?"
Zeng Lijuan certainly wanted her second son to transfer to Shanghai, otherwise she wouldn't have made a special trip to her youngest son's school to discuss this matter with him.
So many years have passed, and Zeng Lijuan has been secretly helping Huang Erhe without telling Lao Huang and her youngest son. Moreover, with house prices rising every month, Zeng Lijuan is a little panicked. Although her youngest son is now wealthy, Zeng Lijuan, who has lived a frugal life for most of her life, still has the mentality of an ordinary person. She quietly bought a house for her second son.
She didn't tell anyone about this. Anyway, she controlled the family finances, and her youngest son would give her money every now and then, which she saved. She also collected the rent from the shops on Guanqian Street. This old lady was quite wealthy.
Huang Xiaochuan naturally knew what his mother was thinking, but because Old Huang refused to forgive Huang Erhe, and despite everyone's efforts to persuade her, the matter was temporarily put aside.
As the youngest son in the family, Huang Xiaochuan shouldn't have been involved in these matters, but now that his elderly mother had come to visit in person, even Huang Xiaochuan, who might be slow-witted, understood her intentions.
For Huang Xiaochuan, this matter is not difficult to handle, but it is better to talk to Lao Huang about it first, otherwise, if things are not done well, he will end up with a complaint, which is not worth it.
So Huang Xiaochuan said to Zeng Lijuan, "Mom, I think you should discuss this with Dad first."
Zeng Lijuan became somewhat annoyed when she heard that her youngest son refused to help.
"If I could talk to your dad, would I need to come looking for you?"
Huang Xiaochuan patiently persuaded his elderly mother: "Mom! It's a good thing that my second brother wants to come back, but it's wrong of you to keep this from my father. I think this is a good opportunity for my father and second brother to reconcile."
When Zeng Lijuan heard her youngest son analyze that this was a good opportunity for the two of them to resolve their differences, she immediately wanted to hear what her youngest son would say next.
"Then tell me, what good opportunity is there?"
"The National Day holiday is coming soon! Have your second brother bring Huang Zedie back for a visit. Your second brother can then say some nice things to my dad, and I'll put in a good word for him. I think my dad will forgive my second brother for Huang Zedie's sake. My second brother can't keep avoiding us like this, can he? If he had come back sooner, my dad would have stopped being angry with him."
Actually, this is also Zeng Lijuan's fault. If it weren't for her spoiled mother who kept sending money to Huang Erhe, Huang Erhe would have come long ago.
Because of his elderly mother's continuous financial support, Huang Erhe lived a very comfortable life and naturally did not want to come back and risk Old Huang's bad luck. That's why he hadn't been to Shanghai for so many years.
If it weren't for the issue of being demobilized, Huang Erhe would probably have continued like this for several more years!