Hong Kong General: Rebirth of Rage, Rising from Prison

Chapter 194 At worst, we can overthrow the Lu family and let Grandpa become the great grandfather!

"Why don't we work together and start a real estate company?"

Chen Shixian's words made Lu Yongyuan's pupils dilate and his expression became visibly excited.

This is a real estate business. If you can really make money from it, I don’t know how much you can earn.

In a place like Hong Kong Island where every inch of land is valuable, the real estate business is so competitive that it's even more exaggerated than robbery.

In recent years, my grandfather's Luguo Group has been buying up land in the New Territories, preparing to build village houses. He buys them up at extremely low prices and makes a profit from the difference.

You can buy a foot of land for a few hundred coins and build a small house with dozens of floors. You can sell it for tens of thousands per foot, which is a huge profit.

Hoarding land is just a small thing. If you want to make money, you have to develop it to make real money.

Lu Yongyuan was really moved.

Chen Shixian now drives a Rolls-Royce. With the company growing so big, it’s possible that he actually has enough money to invest in development.

The more he thought about it, the more excited he became. He pulled his stool closer and asked excitedly, "Xianzi, tell me the truth, how much cash do you have to invest in development?"

"There was an initial capital of 300 million yuan in the early stage."

Chen Shixian did not hide anything and answered completely.

"Diao, are you kidding me?"

Lu Yongyuan sighed, "Xianzi, we are all family. I am not trying to discourage you. Three hundred million is a lot of money, but it is not enough for real estate."

"In the real estate industry, the first thing you need is money. You need a lot of cash to pay for rent, land, and buildings."

"All of this is real money. It has to be cash."

"It costs tens of millions to buy a piece of land, or even hundreds of millions. Without cash, you can't do it."

"This does not include the cost of building the building, the management, the construction company testing, and the publicity."

The real estate developer behind the Luguo Group is planning to invest 10 billion yuan. Compared with that, 300 million yuan is like an ant and an elephant. We cannot compete with them at all.

Chen Shixian took out a cigarette calmly, handed it to Lu Yongyuan, who was almost angry, and chuckled: "Who said that you have to pay for real estate development yourself?"

"Are we going to do something big and make tens of billions?"

Baozhu's eyes lit up, and he thought Chen Shixian was going to drag Lu Yongyuan into the water, so he couldn't help but interrupt.

"Fuck your mother!"

Chen Shixian glared at Baozhu and said: Are you itching for trouble? Why are you saying anything out loud?

"Children's words should not be taken lightly. I was just joking, hehe." Bao touched the hair on his head awkwardly and shut up immediately.

Lu Yongyuan's suspicious gaze lingered between the two of them. Damn, this couldn't have really happened, right?
"Ayuan, there are ways to play with money."

Chen Shixian got back to the point, pulling Lu Yongyuan's thoughts back: "There are ways to play when you don't have money."

Lu Yongyuan frowned. Doing real estate is a money-burning business. Without money, you can't move forward. He couldn't think of what else he could do.

"It's very simple. If we don't have money, we can do pre-sales and sell the houses off the plan. Once we receive money from customers, won't we have money?"

Chen Shixian replied with a calm smile.

What the hell is pre-sale?

What the hell is a pre-sale property?

After hearing these new words, Lu Yongyuan and Baozhu looked at Chen Shixian in unison, with confused expressions on their faces.

"What do you mean?" Lu Yongyuan asked hurriedly.

"Pre-sale means selling a house that has not yet been built in advance, and pre-sale means the house will be delivered within the period agreed in the contract."

Chen Shixian lit a red candle, blew out a smoke ring, and slowly began to explain:
"The initial capital of 300 million is enough for the preliminary preparations."

"Just collect some land and then add your land to build three or four buildings."

"Then, we will build a gate, a grand gate, a luxuriously decorated sales office, and a cozy model house."

"Recruit some pretty girls, put on uniforms, and serve as property consultants."

"Next, we can start publicity and pre-sale to create a price difference, telling citizens that buying pre-sale houses is cheaper than buying existing houses and that there is room for appreciation. We can then find a few people to create the impression that the project is hot."

"When customers flock to buy houses, pay the down payment, and apply for loans, we will take the money and continue to collect land and start the second, third, and fourth phases of development..."

"The chicken lays the egg, the egg lays the chicken, and the cycle continues."

This sales method has become very common in later generations. Many real estate companies just get a piece of land, build a gate, and then dare to sell houses, and they can even sell all the houses.

However, this method has not yet been implemented in Hong Kong Island today.

As far as Chen Shixian knows, pre-sale properties, also known as floor plans in Hong Kong Island, were not an innovation until 1984, when capitalists from the United States began developing real estate in Hong Kong Island.

This model not only plundered the six pockets of the people of Hong Kong Island at the time, but also led to a significant decline in the wealth of Hong Kong Island residents in the next thirty years.

Every year, the Eagle Country takes hundreds of billions of dollars from Hong Kong Island to help it survive the economic crisis. By 97, it had plundered a total of one trillion pounds of wealth.

All this money was eventually transported back to the British Empire.

Chen Shixian stood on the shoulders of giants of later generations, so there was no reason for him not to copy them.

Anyway, the British Empire plundered so much property and shipped it all back, which had a profound impact on Hong Kong Island.

He did it in advance and kept the money, which is also patriotic.

In later generations, people hate these methods used by unscrupulous real estate developers.

If one day I really have the opportunity to become a real estate developer and use this little trick, I can only say, wow, it’s really great!

Baozhu was completely stunned.

These are all methods thought up by humans. I really don’t know where Brother Xian got so many ideas.

Isn't this just a waste of money?

Advance the home buyer's money in advance and use it to make your own money.

Lu Yongyuan was also shocked. This product of cross-era thought had a huge impact on him.

After being stunned for a moment, the more he thought about it, the more he felt that there seemed to be a solution. He became so excited that his hands couldn't stop shaking.

However, some people still confirm with disbelief: "We sell air, can citizens believe it?"

"Nonsense, we don't sell air!"

Chen Shixian corrected him seriously: "What we are selling is a home, the future, and a healthy asset that will appreciate in value..."

"Brother Xian, if you keep talking, I want to buy a house worth 100 or 80 yuan, pay a down payment, and wait for it to appreciate in value. Once I get it, I can sell it and make money."

The more Baozhu listened, the more excited he became. His eyes lit up and he spoke with great interest.

"Baozhu, you have a talent for business."

Chen Shixian was a little surprised that Baozhu had learned something from his previous experience and unexpectedly understood the operation of speculating in real estate. So he praised him generously: "In fact, what you are talking about is called speculation in pre-sale properties. It is a way to make a lot of money with a small amount of money. In the rising period of the real estate market, you can really make money."

"That's right. I've been following you and I've learned it by listening." Baozhu was recognized and couldn't stop swaying his body, wagging his tail proudly.

Lu Yongyuan was stunned listening to this.

Now I understand how Chen Shixian accumulated so much assets so quickly in such a short time after being released from prison.

As expected, if you want to get involved in this business, you have to eat your brain.

He completely changed his impression of Chen Shixian, a straightforward and rigid young man.

Could it be that going to jail is really a way to further study?

Can we really make progress?
The most he could think of was to occupy some land and make some profit from the price difference. However, Chen Shixian, the younger brother, thought of making a small investment for a big return and using future money to make money now.

I'm not kidding, this method really works!

Lu Yongyuan's pupils were getting bigger and bigger with excitement. In the past two years, Lu Jinqiang and his friends had helped grandpa to collect land and farmers, and they were doing very well. They had changed their appearance, dressed like decent people, and made a lot of money.

He has been jealous for a long time.

Of course, Lu Jinqiang and his friends had invited him to work with them, but he knew very well that the purpose of these brothers was only to seize his land and they were not sincere in leading him.

Although they all have the surname Lu, they are not from the same family after all.

In the face of absolute interests, brothers will turn against each other, let alone they just have the same surname.

Although Chen Shixian and he have different surnames, they are actually related by blood.

Moreover, the fact that he was able to take out 300 million in assets and speak out this sure-win plan without reservation was enough to show that he treated him as his own.

However, it is said that the major shareholder behind Luguo Group is also a wealthy man with a strong backing.

Therefore, the four brothers of the Lu family have dared to be so arrogant in the past two years.

To do real estate business, you need not only money, but also connections.

Everyone would be jealous of the lucrative business like real estate. If the top is not hard enough and the bottom is not thick enough, even if you find water, it will be blown away.

In the eyes of others, you are nothing more than a fattened pig. They can slaughter you for meat whenever they want. They won’t even give you a chance to say a few words.

Chen Shixian was able to open a security company, and under his control he also owns Quanxing Group and Didi Express. He must have some connections and a strong hand, and he believes he can build something big.

It really works.

The only obstacle is that this is a walled village, and in the village, grandpa is the emperor and he is the boss.

If you want to engage in real estate development, you can’t avoid grandpa.

So, after the excitement, Lu Yongyuan also thought of this most difficult problem: "Xianzi, the funding problem has been solved, but there is still one most critical problem."

"In the New Territories, Grandpa is the boss. If we develop it ourselves, we are going against Grandpa and the Luguo Group!"

"To compete with the Luguo Group for Ding rights and land is like snatching food from a tiger's mouth!"

After hearing this, Chen Shixian's eyes turned deep, his pupils shrank suddenly, his aura surged, and he asked coldly, "So what?"

"At worst, we can turn Lu's village upside down and make your grandfather go down and become a great grandfather!"

"The walled village is going to be demolished anyway. In ten or twenty years, there will only be tall buildings here. The walled village will be gone. Humph, Grandpa, it will be a thing of the past sooner or later!"

"Just go for it, and leave the rest to me!"

Chen Shixian's unruly and ambitious remarks completely shocked Lu Yongyuan.

He believed that since Chen Shixian dared to make the statement, he must be able to carry it forward.

Otherwise, no one would take three hundred million to take risks and play. Lu Yongyuan felt much more at ease. He seemed to have seen that in the near future, the old houses in this village would become a thing of the past, and high-rise buildings would rise from the ground. Countless money would float towards him like snowflakes, and he would not be able to pick them up!
"Xianzi, since you said that, I will make up my mind to fight with Luguo Group for Dingquan and land!"

"Lu Hantao has four brothers from the Lu family. I am not a pushover either. My last name is also Lu!"

"For so many years, I have been driving sports cars with my relatives in the village. As long as I pay, there will be people to help me do things!"

Seeing Chen Shixian's confident look, Lu Yongyuan's expression turned grim and he made the decision loudly.

The two hit it off immediately in just a few words.

'Genesis Real Estate' was born in the midst of laughter and conversation.

"Ayuan, Xianzi is ready to eat!"

After a while, Ruan Yuehua came in holding the child, lifted the bead curtain, and spoke with a smile.

She has a face like Xun Ge, gentle, beautiful and very quiet. She looks a little plump as she has just come out of confinement, which further highlights her maternal radiance.

"Hey, sister-in-law, a meeting gift for BB."

When Chen Shixian saw Ruan Yuehua coming, he stood up and reached out to take the prepared gift from Baozhu.

She opened the gift box in front of him, revealing a heavy gold lock and a pair of gold bracelets inside.

"Xianzi, we are a family, there is no need to be so polite. This gift is too valuable. I cannot accept it. I cannot accept it."

When Ruan Yuehua saw the heavy gold lock and gold bracelet, she was shocked and waved her hands to refuse.

"Sister-in-law, this is for BB, not for you, unless he says he doesn't like it."

Chen Shixian didn't try to shirk his responsibility. He put the bracelet directly on the child's lotus-root-like wrist, poked his little face, and teased, "Nephew, do you like it?"

"call out!"

A parabola shot out from the boy wearing open-crotch pants and a redwood shirt.

Chen Shixian was quick-eyed and quick-handed and dodged.

"Zizzizi!"

The boy's urine splashed all over Burst Pearl's mouth and face.

The air around them seemed to freeze, everyone was trying hard to hold back their laughter, and the atmosphere suddenly became subtle and funny.

"Uh-huh, um-wah!"

The child made naughty noises of "hmmmm" and "wah".

Baozhu grinned, wiping the still warm liquid on his face, looking like he had a hard life, and complained: "Damn, no one said that the kid hid a hidden weapon, it's really cowardly!"

"Hahaha!"

Everyone couldn't help but laugh at Baozhu's look.

"Sister-in-law, look, my eldest nephew likes it very much, and the return gift is so unique."

Chen Shixian put the last safety lock on the baby.
Then he turned around and laughed with glee: "Why are you rubbing it? Boy's urine brings good things. Ghosts and gods will avoid it. You are going to have great luck!"

Baozhu muttered secretly: What a lucky guy, why were you hiding just now?

After the little episode, Baozhu washed his face, came to the table and sat next to Chen Shixian.

Just about to start the meal.

"Crench!"

There was a sound of a car engine outside the door, and a white BMW stopped outside the door.

Five people got out of the car, looking hurried, and strode towards the house.

Chen Shixian put down his chopsticks and looked up.

The leader was Lu Jinqiang, who looked very similar to Qingyun. He was wearing a dark blue suit, a pair of aviator sunglasses, and his hair was slightly curled and stood on top of his head.

Next to him was Lu Yongfu, a man with a mushroom-shaped head, holding a briefcase and a sinister face. If he shaved his head, he would look like Fang Zhongxin, but he looked much more wretched.

Next is Lu Jianbo, who looks like the man jumping over the hurdles.

Lu Yongquan has acne scars all over his face and naturally downturned lips.

Walking at the end, the one who was in charge of carrying the large and small bags was a guy from another family who was a bit whiter than the dark-skinned guy. His name was Luo Yongjiu.

The Lu brothers came to the main table.

Except for Lu Yongyuan, Chen Shixian and Baozhu, all other guests, seeing them coming, acted as if they had seen some evil bully. They consciously sat at other tables and made room for them, for fear of provoking these people.

"Wow, Ayuan, your nephew is having his first full month banquet. It's not nice of you not to send him an invitation. Don't you think of us as your brothers?"

Lu Jinqiang pulled out a stool, sat down next to Lu Yongyuan carelessly, and said with a fake smile.

Lu Yongfu, Lu Jianbo, Lu Jinquan and others sat down around the table in turn.

Ruan Yuehua quickly asked her grandma to help bring back a few sets of bowls and chopsticks and wine glasses, and refilled everyone's drinks.

She is very virtuous and knows well that one should not hit someone who smiles at her. Even if she dislikes a few people, she is still considerate and polite.

Chen Shixian narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at Lu Jinqiang and others who came uninvited, watching coldly.

As soon as they saw him, they knew he was up to no good.

"Jinqiang, Yongfu, Jianbo, you are now helping Grandpa collect land and farmers. You are a busy man and your time is precious."

"The baby's full moon is a small matter. What you are doing is a big event. I dare not waste your time."

Lu Yongyuan glanced at the faces of several people and said with a fake smile: "Since you are here, let's drink together, eat red eggs, and share wedding candies. Good luck."

"No matter how big the matter is, it is not as big as the brothers'. When we were young, we planted branches in the fields together, prayed to the gods, and said that we would be brothers for the rest of our lives."

"If you are so distant, people will laugh at us brothers."

Lu Jinqiang hooked his brown sunglasses, took them off, put them in his suit pocket, and smiled with a pair of dimples.

"Yes, Brother Yuan and Brother Jinqiang are always thinking about their nephew despite their busy schedules."

"Well, I specially prepared some ginseng, deer antler, dried abalone, and sea cucumber for my sister-in-law to nourish her body."

"He also told me to buy two cartons of imported milk powder for the baby. How thoughtful."

"We are all brothers. Don't worry about the little unpleasantness caused by the last land acquisition."

Luo Yong put all the gifts such as supplements and milk powder aside as if they were his own treasures, and started to mediate.

"We are all brothers, no need to be so polite."

Lu Yongyuan had a calm expression and spoke in a light tone.

He knew clearly whether the person in front of him was a human or a ghost.

No one comes to visit you for no reason. Several people came to give you gifts, but it is impossible that they came here sincerely to celebrate the full moon.

What a shitty brother, in fact, you can only share adversity but not wealth.

It’s okay, we are brothers. We will stick together through thick and thin, and loyalty is the most important thing.

If you have something and can’t get through to your brother on the phone, I’ll stab you twice and put the word “loyalty” on both sides.

He had seen through these people a long time ago.

"Brother Yuan, don't be too busy thanking me. In fact, the five of us brothers have prepared a big gift for BB."

Lu Yongfu pulled out the briefcase from under his armpit, slapped it on the table, unzipped it, pulled out a contract, and placed it in front of Lu Yongyuan.

"Hey, a thousand-square-foot mansion. There's a school within three kilometers. There's a shopping mall and a hospital just past two traffic lights."

"It's worth a million. All you need to do is nod and sign to agree to sell the land and the rights to the Luguo Group, and the house will be yours."

"You are the only one in the village."

"Brother Jin Qiang took great pains to get this from the group."

Chen Shixian raised his eyelids slightly, put the braised beef shank into his mouth, chewed slowly, and watched their performance with interest.

Lu Yongfu is the most eloquent, but he is also the most insidious and disloyal among the brothers.

Before I could even sit down, I couldn't wait any longer and started getting down to business.

"Aqiang, Yongfu, I've thought about it. I won't sell the land, and I won't sell Dingquan!"

"I don't want a thousand-foot mansion either."

Lu Yongyuan was very straightforward and refused on the spot.

Lu Jinqiang, Lu Yongfu, Lu Jianbo and the others all paused with their expressions, their eyes communicating with each other in the air, all filled with dissatisfaction.

"Brother Yuan, don't be so absolute. If you are dissatisfied with something or have any conditions, just let me know."

"It's very difficult for us to deal with it if we kill them with one blow!"

Lu Jianbo raised his eyebrows and said unhappily.

Lu Yongfu, who was standing next to him, immediately became a dramatic figure and started to perform again, shouting, "Brother Yuan, you don't know how hard it was to get the conditions we fought for you."

"Brother Jin Qiang, confront Grandpa and the developer in front of Grandpa and tell them that Yuan is my good brother!"

"Don't let your brothers down!"

"When you buy land from others, no matter what the price is, yours must be higher. Even if you have to pay for it yourself, it can only be more, not less!"

Lu Yongfu was spitting all over the place and talking loudly. His mouth was dry and he picked up the wine glass on the table and drank it all in one gulp.

"You didn't even know at the time that the developer and grandpa looked so unhappy that they said there must be no exceptions or special treatment, otherwise how could they take over other people's land?"

"But even so, Brother Jin Qiang still withstood the pressure and said that no matter what, his brothers must support him, even if it is deducted from the dividends, it doesn't matter."

"I bought other people's Ding rights for 300,000 yuan each, and I'll give you 450,000 yuan. I've also negotiated the price of the land to 1,000 yuan per square meter, and I'll also give you a 1,000-foot mansion as a gift."

Lu Yongfu was very proud and boasted to Lu Yongyuan as if he was taking credit for it: "What do you think, Ayuan, have we done enough?"

"Because of you, we really pissed off Grandpa and offended our sponsor!"

Lu Jinqiang stopped Lu Yongfu who was talking more and more, and pretended to stop him: "Yongfu, don't say these things. We are brothers, and this is what we should do."

(ps: Lu brothers, there is no Luo Yongjiu in the picture!)

(End of this chapter)