After rebirth, I became a great master

Chapter 336 The Opportunity for Zhongbo Real Estate

After a long period of close observation, the opportunity in the real estate market has finally arrived.

A small state-owned printing factory is going bankrupt.

The factory is very small.

The territory is very large.

It occupies 32 acres in Xuhui District.

There are 120 state-owned workers whose cases need to be resolved by relevant departments. Changxing Publishing House, a subsidiary of Zhongbo Bookstore, can naturally take on the entire burden and help the government alleviate the financial strain.

However, this is not the most important thing.

The proverb "Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime" applies to the current situation. Zhongbo Bookstore can help solve the problems of laid-off workers this time, but what about in the future? Leaders hope to build a re-employment center for laid-off workers and create a re-employment platform amidst the massive wave of layoffs.

This re-employment center will be under the jurisdiction of the civil affairs department.

However, the relevant departments do not have the funds to build the building.

They exchanged land for it.

This was the opportunity that Li Changxing had finally discovered after staking out the location for half a year.

There are three main conditions for cooperation.

First, solve the employment problem for the 120 workers at the bankrupt printing plant.

Second, the government should build a re-employment center for laid-off workers free of charge and hand it over to the relevant civil affairs department for management.

Third, it can build 7 residential buildings.

These seven residential units should be prioritized for sale to laid-off workers. With housing prices soaring, these workers should receive a discount to make homeownership affordable.

Upon hearing this good news, Zhou Haoran immediately went to see Li Changxing.

"Old Li, you're pretty good!"

Zhou Haoran shook hands with him.

"lucky!"

Li Changxing laughed and was very modest.

Zhou Haoran said, "To accomplish something this big, luck alone won't cut it. Now, Zhongbo Real Estate can be established!"

"Old Jiang disagrees!"

Li Changxing sighed and kicked aside the large wooden barricade in front of him to prevent it from blocking his way.

The two were walking inside the dilapidated, bankrupt printing factory. Weeds grew rampant on both sides, the entire factory area was lifeless, with broken walls and ruins everywhere, and it had been abandoned for more than a year.

However, amidst this dilapidated state, Zhou Haoran vaguely heard some sounds.

He glanced at Li Changxing and then walked over together.

Zhou Haoran asked, "Old Jiang disagrees, what did he say?"

Li Changxing said, "He said that Zhongbo Bookstore is now developing in all directions and its funds are insufficient. He is talking to the bank for a loan. It should just focus on doing a good job in its core book business and should not be so ambitious as to get involved in real estate."

"What he said makes sense."

Zhou Haoran realized that the sound was coming from the old factory building in front.

"Huh?" Li Changxing was slightly taken aback. "Then what should we do?"

Zhou Haoran already had a plan: "If he's unwilling to do it, we'll do it ourselves."

"Ok?"

Li Changxing didn't quite understand.

Zhou Haoran pointed at him, then at himself, "We'll go it alone with Zhongbo Real Estate, without him, and without Zhongbo Bookstore contributing any money. Let him focus on running his book business."

"I don't have any money!"

Li Changxing felt that going it alone was not a viable path.

Zhou Haoran chuckled and said, "With projects and land, why worry about money?"

"loan?"

Li Changxing opened his eyes wide.

Zhou Haoran nodded. "That's for sure."

"Isn't the risk too great?"

Li Changxing was too honest and lacked a bold approach, which made him uneasy about taking out loans.

Zhou Haoran laughed and said, "A new housing development has opened near Jing'an Temple, and the price per square meter is nearly 7000 yuan. Doing real estate at this stage is like picking up money in the market."

The current property prices in the harbor area are already outrageously high.

This is quite similar to the trend seen in the Hong Kong Island property market.

However, with the arrival of the Asian financial crisis, a collapse ensued, with prices generally falling by 30%-50%. Hong Kong Island fared even worse, with declines reaching 70%, and the property market only gradually recovered after 2002.

It's different on the mainland.

With the government's strong stimulus policies, the port city's symbol cannot fall. It's the engine of the national economy, and we must preserve this icon!
Therefore, the decline in port property prices lasted for less than a year before they started to rise sharply again.

The grand era of China's real estate boom has officially begun.

Once this factory area is repaired, buildings are constructed, and then it's sold... that will be at least a year and a half later. By then, the port's property prices will have already recovered, and there will be no market-level risks.

Li Changxing suggested, "Sir, do you still have contact with that Young Master Lu from last time?"

"what happened?"

Zhou Haoran would never have any close relationship with that kind of person.

Li Changxing said in a low voice, "Young Master Lu is also in the real estate business. We might not be able to handle such a large project on our own. How about we bring Young Master Lu over and develop it together?"

"Finding someone to collaborate with is a way out, but not him."

Zhou Haoran also felt that since Zhongbo Real Estate had just been established, teaming up with others was the best option.

We arrived at the factory gate.

Then I heard the sounds of people laughing and playing around inside.

Li Changxing pushed open the large iron gate.

The sound stopped suddenly.

Inside the factory, seven or eight teenagers turned around in astonishment to look at the entrance. Some were horrified, some were fearful, and some raised the iron bars in their hands, looking as if they were about to fight to the death.

Zhou Haoran understood it at a glance.

These teenagers came to steal things.

The factory's equipment had long been sold off as scrap metal, or stolen through collusion between insiders and outsiders. What would remain were some scraps of iron, iron bars, waste paper, old cardboard, and the like, which could be collected and sold for money.

"Who are you looking for?"

A tall boy, dressed in a short-sleeved shirt and shorts, bravely stepped forward. The other boys could tell that the two who had arrived were dressed in shirts and dress pants, and were clearly not ordinary people.

Li Changxing's face darkened.

Zhou Haoran tugged at him and said with a light laugh, "I'm the owner of this factory. I've already bought it. I don't need anything here anymore. Take whatever you need."

"Really?"

The tall boy's face lit up with surprise.

Zhou Haoran looked at the several metal buckets on the ground and said with a smile, "We can bring a small cart over; it'll be easier to move things. If anyone finds out, just say that Boss Li agreed. Come here, I'll give you a business card."

The tall boy exchanged glances with his companions, then mustered his courage and walked over.

Zhou Haoran had Li Changxing hand him his business card and asked, "What's your name?"

The tall boy said, "Gao Yuan."

"how old are you?"

"sixteen."

"Why aren't you in school anymore?"

"I stopped attending a long time ago."

The tall boy curled his lip, seemingly disdainful of going to school.

Zhou Haoran tried to pat his head, but the rebellious boy dodged it. Zhou Haoran chuckled and said, "Go get your things, be careful! Don't climb high places, this is your territory from now on!"

"Really?"

The tall boy looked excited.

"Go!"

Zhou Haoran waved his hand.

Li Changxing was baffled.

The two left the factory together and then wandered around the factory area.

Li Changxing asked in a low voice, "Sir, what's going on?"

Zhou Haoran said, "The real estate business is very different from the book business. Books are a cultural industry, something highbrow and sophisticated. Real estate is the lowest level of the underworld; you need to have some underworld skills. In many places, real estate projects involve bloodshed."

"Isn't it?"

Li Changxing has a strong sense of江湖 (jianghu, a term referring to the world of martial arts and chivalry), but he comes from the cultural industry and still has the weakness of an intellectual.

Zhou Haoran laughed and said, "This is a harbor, it's definitely not that bad. I have a bunch of hooligans under my command, which will make many things much easier."

"The Master's methods."

Li Changxing was filled with awe; this was exactly what the Huangpu River Beach looked like fifty years ago.

That makes a lot of sense.

Putting everything else aside, will theft occur during future construction?
If these teenagers were watching around and tipping them off.

This can solve a lot of problems.

Zhou Haoran said casually, "Sometimes, you have to use both kindness and severity. If you offer laid-off workers new jobs or sell them discounted housing, they might still be greedy and dissatisfied. What do you do then? Some people can be quite effective at intimidating others."

Li Changxing was stunned.

At this point, Zhou Haoran suddenly remembered his fellow disciple Sun Xinghuo, whom he had met at the hospital before.

He seems to hang out in the Xuhui area.

We can contact each other later.

……

weekend.

Jiang Minsi put on her new dress and sandals and took a bus into the city.

Upon meeting, Zhou Haoran gave him a big hug.

"oops!"

Jiang Minsi did not refuse, but she felt somewhat awkward.

So many people are watching!
Zhou Haoran praised in a low voice, "Teacher Jiang, you're amazing!"

"what?"

Jiang Minsi was completely confused and looked at him with a puzzled expression.

Zhou Haoran whispered, "You're a beauty! I can feel it just by holding you in my arms. You're so smooth and flawless, absolutely one in a million! I've struck gold!"

"Screw you!"

Jiang Minsi pushed him away and pretended to be angry as she walked forward.

Zhou Haoran followed, took her hand, and said with a smile, "Where shall we go? Let's take a walk?"

Jiang Minsi looked up at the sun and said with a bitter face, "It's too sunny!"

"Going shopping at the mall?"

Zhou Haoran made the suggestion.

"Why do you always try to bribe me with money?" Jiang Minsi rolled her eyes at him. "Let me make this clear: you can't play the game of keeping me as a kept woman with money."

"What did you say?"

Zhou Haoran glared at her.

Jiang Minsi pursed her lips. "Where's Wen Wan? Shall we go find her?"

"Uh..." Zhou Haoran hesitated for a moment, unsure if she would open up. "Why don't we spend some time alone together? If we bring her over, how can we talk about love?"

"How about we go see a movie?"

Jiang Minsi thought he made sense.

Zhou Haoran laughed and said, "Sure, what do you want to see?"

Jiang Minsi linked arms with him and said happily, "Keep Cool, Zhang Yimou's new film, just released."

"Okay, let's go!" Zhou Haoran tried to put his arm around her waist, but she refused, so they could only walk hand in hand. "By the way, how's school? Those Chinese teachers who bullied you must be dumbfounded, right?"

Jiang Minsi smiled and said, "Yeah, it seems that Team Leader Wei is looking for someone. He knows someone who works as a literary editor at the 'Sprout' magazine."

Zhou Haoran scoffed, "What right does a literary editor have? I'm working directly with the Harbor Writers Association. Even if he approached the editor-in-chief of 'Sprout' magazine, it wouldn't make a difference!"

"However, Team Leader Wei also made some threatening remarks."

Jiang Minsi looked slightly worried.

(End of this chapter)