Volume 7 I've Been Here Chapter 1004 I'm Not As Good As You
“Can you buy a house here and show off?” Xian Weimin spat.
"Of course. I just bought a two-story office building in Chaohui, Hangzhou a few days ago. The asking price was 3,900. After bargaining, not only did they give me a 10% discount, but they also rounded off the price. It was only 3.15 million for about 900 square meters. You won't spend less than me to buy a building."
Nan Yi brought up an expense item that he saw in the Chunshen Construction Report.
“What about the room for appreciation?”
Nan Yi recalled and said, "It's probably about the same."
Xian Weimin thought about it seriously and said, "Hangzhou is too far away, and it's not convenient for my dad to collect the rent."
"You bought the house so that Uncle Yaohua can collect rent for his retirement?"
"Hold it and wait for appreciation. Let my dad collect the rent. He doesn't have much income right now." Xian Weimin said, looking at Nan Yi, hesitating for a moment, and then said, "Is Liu Zhen's household registration going to be moved?"
“Mine will move too.”
Xian Weimin asked sadly, "Where to move to?"
"Go back to where you came from."
"The situation in the village is not very good. Among the factories, only Xiongqi Beverage is doing well. The others..."
"Don't tell me, I'm disappointed and don't want to care anymore." Nan Yi waved his hand and said, "You don't have to worry too much. Wenchangwei is blessed by God. Even if everyone doesn't make hundreds of millions, it's not difficult to make tens of millions."
"house?"
"Um."
Xian Weimin thought for a moment and said, "New Village, New Second Village, and New Third Village are your parting gifts?"
"I guess so. I hope the villagers can remember our friendship and not take over Wuwei's house."
Xian Weimin was surprised and asked, "Have you become so disappointed?"
"Oh." Nan Yi smiled desolately, "I don't think so. Forget it, I've given you my farewell gift in advance. Here's another parting message. Take back the Wenchang buildings in the village. We don't have to leave the village. We can raise funds to buy land and build buildings. We can store half and sell the other half. Then we can build two office buildings. It will be no problem to ensure that Wenchang will be prosperous for 30 years."
"Ah, I don't know who to talk to about your question. Uncle Yaodong and my father are no longer in charge of things, and there is no one in charge in the village. I went back to the village in the middle of last year and attended a villagers' meeting..."
"You don't have to tell me. I know it all. It's just bringing up the old matter again. You want to take over the Wenchang Weiwan Group. Ha, 45% of the profits of the Wenchang Weiwan Group will be transferred to the school construction fund, and Master Fan Holdings will give 32% of the shares to the Wenchang Weiwan Group for free. You shouldn't stop it. If you want to break up with me, I can just erase the three words Wenchang Wei.
The money I earned was used to train the next generation for Wenchangwei, and to do good deeds to promote the good name of Wenchangwei..." Nan Yi waved his hand, "Forget it, it's meaningless to say too much. If you say one more thing, I will hand it over after the Wenchangwei small group is completed. Forget about the shares that Master Fan controls. There has never been any document. If I recognize it, it's there, and if I don't recognize it, it's gone."
30% of the shares of Wenchang Weiwan Primary School Group belong to the school, 45% to the school construction foundation, and 25% to the Young Talents Foundation. In fact, these are just verbal divisions made by Nanyi. It is internally acknowledged that when it was first registered, it was a (school-run) collective enterprise, not a joint-stock company at all. 100% of the shares belong to Wenchang Weiwan Primary School.
However, Master Fan Holdings is a private enterprise, and its shares belong 100% to Fan Hongdou. The division of shares between Nan Yi and Fan Hongdou was only verbal, without even a private agreement, not to mention the Wenchang Weiwan small group.
Xian Weimin's heart skipped a beat. "It seems that Nan Yi is determined to sever his relationship with Wenchangwei this time. He is willing to hand over the Wenchangweiwan small group. In order to make the Wenchangweiwan small group independent from the village, he paid a heavy price."
"Hey...I'll tell Uncle Yaodong."
"Okay, stop looking so dead." Nan Yi patted Xian Weimin on the back and looked around. "What's wrong with the sales lady? Did she invite the manager to Yangcheng?"
"Who knows? Let's wait a little longer." Xian Weimin also turned his head to look, then retracted his gaze to Nan Yi and said, "You didn't buy a house in the urban area of Shencun, did you?"
"I have no plans to buy one. Shencun is close to Xiangkeng. If I have something to do in Shencun, I can stay in Xiangkeng at night. I also have a piece of land in Xiaoyawan. In two years, I can consider building a house like Nanzhai there, or move to Hui Province to live in an Hui-style courtyard."
"You don't mind moving here from Anhui Province. "
"I'm happy to." Nan Yi spat, stood up from his seat, stretched himself, and said listlessly: "You wait here, I'm going to go for a walk outside. I originally asked you to sit down with me, but who knew I would accompany you to buy a house. If I have the time, I might as well stay at home with the children."
"It's been a long time since we last met. Can't you help me do something?"
“Isn’t this coming.”
As Nan Yi spoke, he walked out of the sales office, crossed the road, and stood on a lawn, looking at the high-rise buildings and residential houses in the distance. He thought about the rapid changes in Shencun and the development of Shencun real estate. Although the Nan family had almost no direct involvement in Shencun real estate, they had a lot of indirect involvement.
At that time, Wang Vanke took the initiative to invite Nan Yi to invest in Shenzhen Wanke Group. Eventually, Fang Group bought 9% of the shares at a price of 1 yuan per share. After Shenzhen Wanke went public, it bought another 710,000 shares from the secondary market between 5.54 and 7 yuan. Nan Yi was not very clear about what happened afterwards. It was a small investment, so there was no need to worry too much.
He only remembered hearing Zhao Shixian say that by taking advantage of the market trend, he could have made a small profit of perhaps one or two or three hundred million yuan by trading 710,000 shares, and his shares had increased again.
Nan Yi thought about reading the report after returning. Shenwan is now making a lot of moves and has developed real estate projects in Fengtian. He also doesn't know how much dividends the Fang Group has received in the past two years.
After racking his brains for a while, Nan Yi still couldn't remember what the highest price of Shenwan's stock price was in his previous life. Forget it, if he can't remember it, then forget it. He estimated that when he cashed out, it would only be around 10 billion, or at most 15 billion, an increase of several thousand times.
Not much. Compared to the trillion-dollar goal, it’s not a big help, not even a small dessert.
“In the year 2000, we will carefully count the accounts and see how much the cash and precious metals held by the Nan family are worth in total. Don’t count stocks and other things. It would be a bit cheating if we count them.
Alas, after breaking the 100 billion mark, my passion for achieving the goal is not as high anymore. I was still very motivated in the first few years, as if there was a tiger chasing me, and I was full of fighting spirit. Now, I feel a little relaxed.
How about setting a target of 10 trillion yuan?"
As soon as the thought came to his mind, Nan Yi threw aside the unrealistic goal. If he wanted to move towards 10 trillion, the Nan family must increase its aggressiveness a hundred times. That would not work as it would easily make them the target of public criticism.
"Forget it, don't be too crazy. Let my son and grandson complete the difficult task."
Nan Yi was immersed in his own world when Xian Weimin came to his side and said, "Let's go to the next building."
"It's getting better so soon?"
Xian Weimin smiled complacently and said, "It can't be any more troublesome. My wife is quite famous in Shencun. Just tell me her name and it will be done quickly."
"How can buying a house be related to your wife?"
"Otherwise, anyone can buy a house with zero down payment?" Xian Weimin said proudly.
"Heh, why do you need to make a zero down payment to buy a house? Your money isn't all controlled by your wife, is it?"
"Nonsense. Most of the family's idle funds are invested in real estate and gold. A small part is converted into New Zealand dollars. The money available is only a few million Hong Kong dollars. We have to spend it frugally."
"Oh, it's really like a long time since we last met. Comrade Weimin has made great progress. He even knows to change money into New Zealand dollars. What's the matter? Do you want to go to New Zealand to herd cattle or grow kiwis?" Nan Yi patted Xian Weimin's shoulder several times and teased.
Xian Weimin pushed Nan Yi's hand away and spat, "My years in Tokyo were not in vain. I also understand finance and currency. The New Zealand dollar has great potential and can continue to rise for a while."
"Okay, okay, shut up, you are the second Buffett and the third Di Yiming." Nan Yi said, patting Xian Weimin's trouser pocket, "Bring money, right? You treat me to lunch today. Let's have something fresh, stewed lion's head with placenta."
"Have you eaten it?"
"Nonsense, you want to eat it only if you haven't eaten it. Next time, let's go to Africa and catch a few lions. Do you want to eat the head of a lioness or a male lion?" Nan Yi hugged Xian Weimin and walked towards the direction of the parking lot.
"Pujie, I want to eat your head."
"Hahaha, where's the next stop?"
"Nanque Deep House Villa."
"Hmm?" Nan Yi grabbed Xian Weimin's neck, "Are you plotting against me?"
Nanque is a real estate brand that Nanchen Construction has just established this year. In the future, all properties developed by Nanchen Construction will be named "Nanque·×××". Nanque·Shenzhai Villa is a villa community developed by Nanchen Construction in Shencun, which has not yet been launched.
"What the hell, I just went to take a look. Nan Chen Architecture is crazy. They dared to raise the price to 16,000 after showing a few pictures."
"What the hell, wait until the house is finished and go take a look, then you'll know why they dare to ask for such a high price. There's nothing to see right now, they're still working on the earthwork, so just go there and collect dust."
After Xian Weimin broke free from Nan Yi's restraints, he asked curiously, "Now tell me why you dare to sell it at such a high price."
"Let's talk in the car." After the two got in the car, Nan Yi pursed his lips and said, "Nanque Shenzhai Villa is an exploration of Nanchen architecture. Its value lies not in the building itself, but in its various supporting facilities.
Anyone who is the homeowner of Nanque Shenzhai can apply for a Cavalry General Card from Nanguo Bank. This card not only allows an overdraft of 100,000 US dollars, but also allows one to enjoy VIP treatment from airlines, hotel chains, and designer stores around the world.
Well, the global version is a bit boastful. Currently, it is only effective in five cities: Macau, Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Guangzhou and Yencheng. We have only negotiated with two airlines, and the rest need to be developed slowly. But it’s okay. We are already negotiating with American Express, and we just need to wait for both parties to reach an agreement.
The villa area will provide British butler service, who will stand at the door and speak in a very authentic London accent: "May I help, Sir?"
There are also maids from Eastern Europe, with white skin and long legs. As long as you are willing to spend the money, you can get twins or triplets.
A high-end stylist named Tony will be stationed in the villa area. If you want a hairstyle, you don’t have to go out. Tony will provide services at your doorstep. Other beauty services, such as shampooing, pedicure, and clothing care are also available.
There is a supporting kindergarten, whose teaching staff is composed of domestic and foreign experts in child education, ensuring that children aged five or six can speak fluent English, and there is also French and Spanish if they want to learn them.
Students in high school, junior high school, and elementary school can also enjoy the tutoring services of gold medal teachers provided by the villa area. In addition, if they want to study abroad, the property will also provide consulting and channel blending services.
The villa area will have access to a variety of business services such as translation, negotiation, and law. Just make a phone call to the property and the required services will be ready for you at any time.
There will be chefs on standby who can cook various cuisines and Western food. If you need them, just make a phone call.
We will connect with internationally renowned risk consulting companies and be able to provide residents with three levels of security services: high, medium and low-end.
The property will also have a private clinic to provide residents with regular physical examinations and treat some illnesses that are not suitable for hospital treatment, such as having too much fun and placing harmful objects in inappropriate places.
The villa area will also connect with high-end, green food suppliers. Whether it is bluefin tuna, king crab, or any other expensive and rare ingredients, just call the property and everything can be provided.
Of course, the premise is legal.
The villa area will be connected to various luxury brands. Regardless of whether the brand has stores in our country, all it takes is a phone call, and the desired clothing will be delivered to the residents as soon as possible.
There will also be a winery and cigar room in the villa area, where residents can go and choose what they need, or place orders for items that are not available.
In short, as long as it is a legitimate need of the residents, the property management in the villa area can almost provide it. To enjoy these services, you only need to pay 50,000 yuan in property management fees each month. If you pay for five years at a time, you can enjoy a 95% discount. If you want to pay for more years, it will not work, and the property management fees will increase in the future. "
Nan Yi looked at Xian Weimin with a smile on his face, "How about it, are you tempted? Do you want to have a set?"
"The services you mentioned are flashy. With such expensive housing prices and property fees, how many people would buy them?" Xian Weimin said with disdain after listening.
"Really?" Nan Yi smiled mysteriously, "Just wait and see, the houses in Nanque Deep Residence will definitely be sold out, and by then there will be no shortage of people who will ask for help from their connections to buy one."
"You can slowly pursue your grand dreams. Let me tell you something serious. When Hujiu Holdings was collecting junk, it received a lot of antique calligraphy and paintings. Now they are all piled up in the warehouse. Should we set up a department to deal with these things?"
Nan Yi thought for a moment and said, "Let's talk about this later. In a few days, when you and I are both free, let's meet in the capital. I'll take you to meet the person in charge of this area and have a good chat."
"Okay." Xian Weimin nodded. "There is also SPP NanGuang Paper. This company has been established for more than 14 years. So far, it only has a small paper mill in Manila. Should we start to expand into the domestic papermaking field?"
"You should make the plan for this. When I was distracted by Xian Jijie's incident, I forgot to pick up the paper arrangement once I put it down. Originally, I planned to enter the sanitary napkin field early while the domestic sanitary napkin market was still immature, cultivate the market, and slowly build brand influence.
It’s a bit late to enter the market now, but it’s okay. We have financial advantages, channel advantages, and a more mature business model. We can be more aggressive and attack existing brands, bombard them with advertisements, compete for channels, and put the time for generating profit returns a little further away. We can use two to three years to kill as many competitors as possible.”
Xian Weimin took a breath and said, "Nan Yi, you used to be a good man, why are you so cruel now?"
"Weimin, the fields that Weimin Regeneration Group was previously engaged in either had no competition or had very weak competitors. We were just one-man shows on the stage. Now it's different. Every business has a lot of competitors. There are also strong competitors entering the scrap picking business, right?"
"Hujiu Holdings is OK, as its competitors are just some small bosses from various places. Although they are local bosses, it is relatively easy to deal with them. Baoshen Holdings' scrap metal and scrap machinery business faces great competition. In some places, we can't even get in because they are monopolized by some powerful and well-connected customers. Our domestic business has not developed very fast in the past two years."
Nan Yi nodded, "I understand. You don't need to set the profit target for Baoshen Holdings too high. We should develop steadily instead of making big strides. If the development speed is too fast, I will be anxious. I would rather give up the business that involves too much and has too high risks."
The scrap metal and scrap machinery business can easily be associated with negative things such as collusion between internal and external parties, taking advantage of others' strengths, embezzlement, etc. If the business is really good, you will be covered in shit when a searchlight is shined on it.
"Don't worry about this. I have told Shi Bicheng that Baoshen Holdings is only a marginal business and never touches any business with complicated details."
"Well, let me continue. Nowadays, a lot of people are scrambling to do business. The saying that business is like a battlefield is no longer an empty phrase. Within the scope of normal business behavior, the means can be as ruthless as possible . It's either you die or I live. There is no use showing mercy to the enemy. No one will pity the loser.
In the eyes of ordinary people, businessmen are just dogs, and business competition is dog-eat-dog. If a dog is bitten to death, they will not sympathize. At most, they will think that you or I will jump off a building, and they will have more topics to talk about after dinner.
Tsk tsk, that Xian Weimin, he used to be such a big boss, when I was working in that villa, I saw Xian Weimin taking female stars and female hosts home every day, having fun like that, haha, now he is dead, he deserves it!"
Xian Weimin was unhappy when he heard this, "Who are you talking about? Apart from Peiyu, I don't have any other women, let alone any other women outside."
"Why are you so anxious? Just to give an example, the highest honor for a businessman is to have consumers praise you as a 'good merchant, good brand', not to have a competitor call you 'Master Xian'. Who wouldn't want to die in the same industry?"
Xian Weimin said disapprovingly: "You are talking about an ideal utopia. In fact, the preferential treatment that most consumers can enjoy is a helpless choice under commercial competition and a means of competition. If there is a choice, who doesn't want to sit at home and sell a piece of soil at the price of gold?"
"So, you capitalists should be restricted from becoming bigger, and you should not be allowed to form a monopoly. If you really monopolize, we consumers will have to kneel down and give you money, and you guys can still choose whether to take it or not, and you think our kneeling posture is ugly, and we should keep our legs straight, our backs upright, and even say we are grateful."
"Pujie, you are the capitalist, I am the entrepreneur."
"What kind of entrepreneur is unwilling to spend a little money on gas? I'm asking you to not drive your car but to use mine. I'll make you walk back to Xiangkeng later."
"Bah, you're treating me to lunch?" Xian Weimin said with disdain on his face.
"You've forgotten your roots, you've forgotten your roots. Have you forgotten the days when I couldn't bear to throw away my cigarette butts and saved them for you to smoke?"
"Yan Jiashao, you are really good at talking."
Nan Yi and the other person laughed and joked for a while. Xian Weimin didn't go to the next place to look at houses, and the two of them just strolled around the city.
Walking to an urban village known as an entertainment village, the two stopped in front of a pool table next to a video hall, picked up cheap cues, and started a game on the plywood table.
Xian Weimin knocked the balls apart, and seeing that none of them went into the pocket, he leaned on the table and said, "Peiyu wants to create a sub-brand targeting young women, with the goal of opening franchise stores across the country. She wants to talk to you and learn from you."
Nan Yi lay down, aimed at the suit number 11 and pushed the cue, low-shotted to the left, pocketed number 11, called the white ball to number 9, stood up, and walked to the other corner of the table, saying, "I don't have any real experience here. I don't understand clothing at all. I gave in a few years ago. Now I don't have my own clothing brand, but I have acquired shares of several brands."
He lay down again, put the ball high, pocketed the 9 ball, but the white ball was not called into position.
"Peiyu knows about clothes, but she wants to learn something else."
"I'll stay in Xiangkeng for two more days, so you can let her come to see me." Nan Yi said, and studied the table for a while. He decided not to take the risk of hitting a long ball, but instead made a shot for Xian Weimin.
"Your cueing is pretty good. I've never seen you play billiards before."
"Don't say anything about being a little slow. I don't need your praise for my billiards skills. Last time I played against Higgins, I let him finish one spot behind me."
"Just blow hard and watch me perform."
Xian Weimin showed a strong sense of confidence on his face. He lay down and hit the ball one after another, click, click, and he scored seven balls in a row. The black eight was also sent to the bottom pocket by his shot technique.
Nan Yi stared at Xian Weimin's performance in amazement, saying in disbelief: "Damn, you've only been playing billiards these years, right?"
The layman watches the excitement while the expert watches the details. Nan Yi's billiards level is not very high, but his appreciation level is not low. The cue technique and precise positioning demonstrated by Xian Weimin are quite good and not far from the professional level.
Xian Weimin is contented. "When I was in Tokyo, playing snooker was my main pastime. Now I go to the club at least three times a week."
"Okay, you're awesome, take it easy, maybe you'll come fishing later, let's have some fun."
"You are too boring. What's fun in a place like this? You can play for five or ten dollars at most. It's a small scene. I've seen people playing for one hundred thousand per point in the club." Xian Weimin said with full of pretense.
Nan Yi stood in awe, "One hundred thousand per point, so one game must be worth several million?"
"Not so much. The opponents in such a big game are of similar level. The maximum winnings or losses in a game are two to three million. This kind of game is rare. Usually, the most is one thousand Hong Kong dollars per point. I will play occasionally, and I win more than I lose."
"Oh, does your club have anyone who specializes in this?"
Xian Weimin shook his head. "No, the club's members are mainly for socializing, and they won't let people like this in. I go to the club to play ball, which is secondary."
"It's not for business connections, right?" Nan Yi thought.
"No, I want to join the Friendship Association and run for the CPPCC in the future to contribute to maintaining the stability and prosperity of Hong Kong."
"For the people, you have long-term plans, which is amazing." Nan Yi said sincerely: "I am not as good as you."
Xian Weimin said with a smile: "Stop it, I don't dare to compete with you."
"Why should I be afraid? I have protected you for so many years, and now it is your turn to protect me." Nan Yi sighed, "I am really not as good as you, at least in terms of feelings. Who would have thought that you are such a loyal and good man? Why haven't you been influenced by me?"
"It was because I saw you busy like a dog because of so many women that I firmly decided to love only Peiyu."
"I think you are tired of living. Just try to elevate yourself, but you still want to step on me." Nan Yi said with a smile, but his heart was as clear as a mirror. If we were to say that Xian Weimin learned the most lessons, it should be from Men Saner. He just didn't want to mention Men Saner in front of him.
"Haha, you are indeed a negative example when it comes to relationships."
"I know it myself, there's no need for you to emphasize it." Nan Yi put the cue on the table, "Let's go to a better place, and show all your skills. Let me see how much difference there is between us."
Nan Yi was quite depressed. When it came to playing, he knew a lot, but none of them stood out. There were always people around him who were good at playing and could suppress him and slap him in the face. It seemed that God really didn't want him to get ahead.
Although they didn't find a better pool table, they did see a welfare lottery booth on the roadside. The sign on it read "This issue's first prize is 11.8 million yuan", which was very tempting. They didn't know what Xian Weimin was thinking, but Nan Yi walked into the queue with the original intention of giving 100% of his love.
Nan Yi and his friend each spent five dollars and got a ten-dollar lottery ticket. Because they were looking forward to achieving financial freedom after winning the jackpot, when they arrived at the restaurant, Nan Yi had a big appetite and ordered a few more dishes despite Xian Weimin's cursing.
Billiards, eating, singing...
In the afternoon, when the sun was at its hottest, the two men came to a creek again, took off Xian Weimin's thin suit and used it as a sack, and drove away crabs in the mud, thinking of the passing years.
They caught a bunch of crabs, admired their catch, and threw them into the stream. Then they lay on the bank, one with a cigarette in his mouth and the other raised his hand to let the sunlight pass through his fingers, adding laziness to his eyes.
"Why did you quit?"
"Why are you still smoking Guang Xi in order to have a child?"
"I've gotten used to its taste and want to enjoy it. This flop hasn't come back for a long time."
"I miss Wei Qi. Is he okay?"
"He's fine. He's become famous now. His appearance fee is not cheap. When he has no work, he still goes fishing at the pier every day. Go and see him. He's really worried about you."
"Well, where's Deng Yumei?"
"Nothing has changed. She is still the same Deng Yumei. A simpleton has his own luck."
"I haven't played the trumpet for some time. Let me practice and have a good sparring session with Wei Qi."
The two of them just lay on the embankment, chatting idly, without having to chew their words or think them through three times.
…
The years of friendship are always short. When the setting sun held the sunset glow, the two parted ways in Victoria Harbour. Nan Yi returned to Fang's Manor to greet Nan Ruoqi's dissatisfied babbling. He finally managed to coax her into submission but it was the next day.
Nan Yi was still taking care of the children, while Zhao Shixian, 1,556 kilometers away, was muttering to himself, "Leeks are perennial herbs belonging to the Liliaceae family, with a special strong smell, rhizomes lying horizontally, bulbs narrowly conical, clustered; scale-like outer skin yellow-brown, reticular fibrous; leaves basal, linear, flat; umbels, terminal.
Leeks are highly adaptable, cold-resistant and heat-resistant, and can be harvested repeatedly after one planting...Send an email to Southland Bank to mobilize another $500 million."
