Xia Qiu didn't know what other people would do with money, but he knew what he would do with it. He wanted to buy a villa, a very, very big villa. He had been squeezing with Liu Qingqing and the others in the rented house for the past few months, which made him a little uncomfortable. He used to live in the mountains, which was a big place. He could do whatever he wanted. Now that he had come to Gang City, he didn't even have a place to cultivate. Every time he cultivated, he had to hide in his room secretly. If he was not careful, he would be interrupted. This made him very distressed. Therefore, the first thing he did after he had money was to solve the problem of accommodation.
Due to the first oil crisis, the housing prices and stock prices in Gang City were somewhat depressed. However, after entering 1975, the housing prices in Gang City had shown signs of recovery. Currently, the small and medium-sized residential buildings in Gang City were about 2,300 Jiang Yuan per square meter. A 40-square-meter residential unit sold for less than 100,000 Jiang Yuan. The average monthly income of a family in Gang City was about 1,000 Jiang Yuan. However, starting from next year, the economy of Gang City would enter a completely rising phase. The property prices would start to soar. By 1981, the property prices would reach a terrifying stage. A ten-story building would be sold for 1.8 billion RMB. However, in 1982, due to the influence of the China-UK negotiations, the property prices began to fall sharply again. In the end, it fell to the point where no one wanted to buy it. Many developed real estate and commercial land were directly sold at a cheap price. The Li Cheng family seized this opportunity and began to hoard large amounts of land in Gang City. As a result, a few decades later, Gang City was called the Li family's city.
Xia Qiu had no power to change how things would develop in the future. He had seen several villas in the past few days, but none of them were to his satisfaction. The environment was not good, or the location was not good. Today, the agency introduced another villa to him. He did not care much about it at first, but when he heard the words 'Repulse Water', Xia Qiu decided to come and take a look.
Repulse Bay was a famous villa area in the future. Many wealthy people in Gang City would buy villas here. The slope here was gentle and the beach was long. The waves were calm and the water was clear and fine. The beach was wide and clean, and the water was shallow. It was warm in winter and cool in summer. The water temperature was between 16 degrees Celsius and 27 degrees Celsius. It had always been a tourist attraction for the people of Jiang to spend the summer and it was also a must-visit scenic spot for tourists. In the past, one of the eight scenic spots in Gang City, the " Floating Sea Kingdom ", referred to the beach in Repulse Bay. Gang City Repulse Bay was also known as the world's number one bay because of its fine beach.
It was a shoal that was very suitable for amateurs to swim in. However, Repulse Bay was not that famous yet, and there were not many villas.
Xia Qiu looked at the huge villa. It was really big, with a total area of more than 4,800 square meters. It really did meet the requirements of the mountain and water. There was a cinema, swimming pool, billiard hall, gym, chess room, wine cellar, nanny room, executive room, study, balcony, garage, etc. The most valuable thing was that there was a small forest behind the villa. Xia Qiu was really satisfied with this villa. Sitting at home, she could see the red sun rising over the sea. Moreover, this villa was located halfway up the mountain. It faced south, surrounded by mountains and water, and faced the sea. It was simply a house in the forest.
The only drawback was that the beach was not as clear as it would be in the future; instead, it was filthy and muddy. At the sight of the water quality, Xia Qiu knew that it was a serious consequence of being polluted by the drainage of factories. Gangcheng was still covered with factories. After 1980s, due to the increase in labor cost and industrial land, some factories gradually closed down. After 1990s, the remaining factories had basically moved there.
Xia Qiu was very dissatisfied with the water quality of the beach. She frowned and said to the sales lady,"" Miss Zhu, the pollution on this beach is too serious. Let's not talk about swimming down there. Even if the wind blows, we can smell some strange smells. Moreover, the villa here is a little too remote. It's quite a distance from here to the business center." Actually, it was not as bad as Xia Qiu said. It was just a bargaining tactic.
The sales lady smiled and said to Xia Qiu,""Mr. Xia, didn't you buy a villa to be quieter? "If you hear the sound of car horns and people shouting at home every day, it's no different from living on the streets. Moreover, someone in the Jiang Mansion proposed to improve the water quality of this beach in the 1960s. However, they stopped after the June 7 riot and the oil crisis. Now that the economy of Gang City has improved, I believe the Jiang Mansion will definitely solve the water quality problem of this beach again."
Seeing that Xia Qiu was just looking at the villa without saying anything, the sales lady was a little anxious. She had shown Xia Qiu a few places in the past few days, but none of them had made a deal. Although the villa was huge, as Xia Qiu had said, the water pollution was serious and the location was too remote. Those rich people would not buy a villa surrounded by a stench. Besides, living here was like living in the mountains. It was too far from the commercial center. It was just her guess that the Jiang Mansion wanted to improve the water quality.
At this moment, the sales lady said softly,"Mr. Xia, do you know why the price of this villa is so low?"
Looking at her hiding expression, it seemed that there was something unspeakable in the villa. He could not help but ask curiously," I'm still confused about this. Such a big villa would cost at least 50 million, but now you're offering me 18 million. Is there any inside story? I don't want any unrelated trouble to come knocking on my door after buying it. This is also one of the reasons why I can't make up my mind. This villa is worth more than what it costs, so there has to be an explanation."
The sales lady replied softly," Because this villa used to be one of Chief Inspector Lehua's properties. Do you understand now?"
Xia Qiu frowned and thought for a moment. She finally remembered who this Le Hua was. Wasn't this the protagonist of Liu Hua's '500 Million Detective Lei Luo'? This Le Hua was an amazing person. From the mid-60s to the early 70s, he was the head of both the black and white gangs in Gang City. In the police station, he was the chief inspector. In the gang, he could be said to have covered the sky with one hand. No one in the gang dared to object to a word he said. It was only in 1973 that he was chased to Canada by Governor Jiang. Now, he probably escaped to Wan City to take refuge. According to the information he had seen in his previous life, This Le Hua had never returned after escaping Gang City in 1973. " You mean this villa is his property?
The sales lady nodded and said," A lot of his funds have been frozen by the Jiang Mansion, so he urgently needs to sell some real estate to recover his funds. It's not just this villa, but other properties are also being sold. As for how many properties are being sold, we don't know, but according to our internal estimates, there are at least 15 villas. Although the surrounding environment of this villa is a little bad, it's cheap. After this period of time, it'll be very difficult for you to find another villa like this."
Xia Qiu was still a little shocked when she heard that there were 15 villas. Le Hua had been Chief Inspector for a few years and had earned quite a lot. "How about this? You can consult your company first. I want this villa for 16 million Jiang dollars. I'll pay you in cash when you sign the contract. I'll pay you in one go."
Half an hour later, the sales lady ran up to Xia Qiu with a red face." Mr. Xia, the company has agreed to your price. You can sign the contract this afternoon."
Xia Qiu looked at the number 9 on the door." Alright, Repulse Bay Villa Number 9 will be mine this afternoon."
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