When he walked out of Lin Xuan's agency, he did not expect this woman named Xue Hanyu to be driving a 2004 Land Rover Range Rover.
Usually, men drove a lot of cars like this, and women rarely drove.
Speaking of which, the Land Rover was in Jin, where Lin Xuan was born. It was one of the favorite cars of many coal bosses
. There was a saying that there were 10 coal bosses and 9 road tigers.
In addition, in the northeast, the big brothers all wore big gold chains and small watches and drove the Land Rover all over the streets.
As for why the coal mine boss and the northeast boss liked Land Rovers, it was because this kind of car was considered a symbol of power and status in the local area.
However, in Shanghai, at least during this period of time, Lin Xuan rarely saw such a car.
Lin Xuan looked at the Land Rover and said with a smile,
"I didn't expect Miss Xue to like this kind of car!”
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My taste is a bit weird. I like things that are different from others!" Xue Hanyu said with a smile.”
After saying that, she opened the car door and got in.
Although the old houses in Shanghai only had a history of more than a hundred years,
they built the unique charm and extraordinary temperament of the city.
They had witnessed the most turbulent period of Shanghai's history, and they also included different ways of life and cultural characteristics from all over the world.
Every building here carried the most legendary story of Shanghai Bund in the last century.
The earliest western-style buildings in Shanghai were probably built in 1872
by the British Embassy. The people who lived in the garden houses were either military and political dignitaries or business celebrities. The most popular architectural styles in the world could be found here. European, American, and Japanese, both solemn and luxurious, but also fresh and bright. There
were 4,000 - 5,000 old houses in Shanghai.
However, in 2004, which was this year, the Shanghai Real Estate Bureau's document No. 17 stipulated that state-owned garden houses could only be rented and not sold.
Therefore, there were only 500-600 old houses with private property rights.
However, after Xue Hanyu's explanation, the property rights were clear.
There were only about 300 old bungalows available for sale in Shanghai, and some of them still needed to be repaired.
However, it was precisely because of the scarcity that it was so precious.
At first, Xue Hanyu brought Lin Xuan to see the independent old bungalow in Lane 1006 of Huashan Road in Shanghai.
The neighborhood was called Haige Garden. The building area was 256 square meters, the land area was 445 square meters, and the garden area was 300 square meters. It was completed in 1925.
It was surrounded by the air, facing south. There were three floors above the ground, and the double-bay was facing south. The car could drive directly into the garden.
Xue Hanyu introduced Lin Xuan and the others in the old house.
"This garden is only separated from Lilac Garden by a wall. The first floor is the living room, dining room, kitchen, guest bathroom..."
After walking around, Lin Xuan asked,
"How much?"
Xue Hanyu was delighted. However, her expression remained calm as she said,
"The owner is offering 54 million. If Mr. Lin is really interested, I can negotiate with the owner again!"”
However, Lin Xuan glanced at this old mansion and said,
"Go to the next one!"
Xue Hanyu was slightly disappointed. She thought that Mr. Lin thought it was too expensive.
Therefore, she brought Lin Xuan to some slightly cheaper old houses, such as the 152-square-meter old house on Yongkang Road.
The selling price was 11 million.
However, after walking around and looking at the state of these houses, Lin Xuan said directly,
"Miss Xue, don't you have any more high-end old houses?!"”
"Of course there are. It's just that many of those houses are the former residences of famous people. This... Price?"
Xue Hanyu hesitated for a moment before reminding him.
"Did I say that the price is a problem?”
Lin Xuan said.
Xue Hanyu didn't say anything. After a while, she said,
"Then let's go to the next place!"
This time, everyone drove to 699 Yuyuan Road, Changning District.
Seeing the bungalow in front of him, Lin Xuan nodded in satisfaction.
"This villa is a mountain forest garden bungalow that covers an area of eight acres. It was built in 1920 and later in 1948, it was acquired by Yan Qingxiang, a famous entrepreneur in the modern floral machinery manufacturing industry. It became the Yan family's private residence, so this old bungalow is also called the Yan family garden!”
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Other than a limited number of old houses in Shanghai, this Yan Family Garden is the best." Xue Hanyu continued.”
The other houses that Xue Hanyu mentioned were the Ying Mansion and the Rong Mansion.
During the Republic of China, there was still the Hartong Garden, but it was later burned down by the small days.
"I originally needed to make an appointment to see this old bungalow, but I happened to be able to contact the owner and can see the house immediately, but..."
Xue Hanyu hesitated.
"Oh, are there any conditions?”
Lin Xuan stood in front of the door of the Yan family's garden and asked.
"Yes, the owner is afraid of harassment from the housekeepers, so he needs to verify his account. If he doesn't have 100 million in deposit..."
Xue Hanyu said in embarrassment.
However, before she could finish speaking, Lin Xuan took out the American Express black card.
"Just show this card to the owner!”
Xue Hanyu looked at the metal black card in her hand and was stunned for a moment.
Although she had never seen this card before, she had heard of it.
This was a credit card issued by Beautiful National Transportation. It was said that other than the wealthy and influential people, it
was also the government officials of various countries.
She did not expect to see this picture in real life one day.
However, while Xue Hanyu was shocked, she was also guessing the identity of this handsome young man in front of her.
Xue Hanyu took the black card and contacted the owner of the Yan Family Garden.
When the owner found out that the person was holding an American Express black card, he immediately opened the double doors of the Yan Family Garden.
Hence, Xue Hanyu brought Lin Xuan and the others into the villa.
"The Yan Family Garden occupies 5380 square meters, and the garden area is 4900 square meters. The size is equivalent to the size of a football field. The main building is a three-story brick-and-wood Nordic-style stand-alone garden house!”
Lin Xuan walked over.
From a distance, one could see the red roof tiles of the main building, which were particularly eye-catching under the sunlight.
In the garden, there were two towering Camphor trees that were more than a hundred years old, which made one's mind clear.
Exquisite rockery, pavilions, and nurseries were scattered among the verdant trees. It was pleasing to the eye. It was simply like a mountain forest garden.
At this moment, even the little secretary Xin Mengyao, who had been following Lin Xuan silently, could not help but sigh.
It was good to be rich!
Just as she thought that Lin Xuan's villa in the Purple Jade Villa was luxurious beyond her imagination,
the appearance of the Yan family's garden once again broke her understanding of the life of rich people.
"Call the owner now and ask him how much he wants to sell it for.”
Lin Xuan asked after walking around the main building of the Yan family's garden.
Hearing this, Xue Hanyu nodded and made a call in front of Lin Xuan.
Soon, she hung up.
"The owner said that if Mr. Lin wants to buy this villa, it will cost 180 million yuan. In addition, Mr. Lin will need to pay the land premium. Because the Yan Family Garden is located in the core of the city center, the land transfer fee is calculated as a first-class land…"
Xue Hanyu explained to Lin Xuan.
If Lin Xuan wanted to buy this villa, he would need at least 18 million yuan in land transfer fees.
All in all, the price of this old bungalow was 200 million Chinese dollars.
This is simply an astronomical number.
Lin Xuan thought for a moment. He remembered that the Yan family's garden was later bought by Shengda Chen Tianqiao for 280 million,
but that was in 2009.
Then, by the time they reached 16 years old, the Yan Family Garden was already worth more than 1 billion.
To be honest, in terms of investment, it was not worthwhile to spend 200 million yuan to buy this old house in 2004.
After all, in the past 12 years, property prices had only increased by five times.
However, who asked Lin Xuan to like this kind of old house with a strong historical aura?
Moreover, rather than donating it to Chen Tianqiao in the future, he might as well buy it.
After all, Chen Tianqiao donated 1 billion to Harvard, which was basically the same as donating the Yan Family Garden.
"That's it!"
Lin Xuan looked at his watch and continued,
"It's getting late. Miss Xue, ask the owner to come over at around 10 am tomorrow morning to sign the contract!"”
"Mr. Lin?" Xue Hanyu was stunned when she heard this. She only recovered after a while.
"Mr. Lin, you're planning to buy this Yan Family Garden!"？”
"En, the specific price will be discussed tomorrow!”
When Lin Xuan said this, he thought for a moment and continued,
"In addition, I'll entrust you to discuss the few old houses you introduced in the morning. If the price is suitable, I'll take them all!"”
Someone said something that shocked Xue Hanyu.
"All of them?"
"Yes, but the premise is that the owners don't ask for a high price!”
Lin Xuan said.
Xue Hanyu immediately fell silent.
Looking at this flirtatious woman, Lin Xuan took out a business card from his secretary, Xin Mengyao.
"Call me tomorrow!"
After saying that, he took the group of people and left in the hotel's rented car.
On the way back to the hotel, Hu Li drove the car while Xin Mengyao sat in the front passenger seat. She glanced over and asked,
"Boss, do you like that woman?"”
"What nonsense!" Lin Xuan sat in the back row and leaned his hand against the car window as he said unhappily.
"Then why didn't you give that woman a business card? She only needed to give her number!”
Xin Mengyao emphasized.
"Is this something a secretary like you needs to ask? Do you still want the subsidy for this business trip?”
Lin Xuan had already completely grasped the weakness of his little secretary.
Upon hearing this, Xin Mengyao snorted to herself and then fell silent.
Lin Xuan looked at the window and muttered,
"Xue Hanyu is really a woman with a myriad of flirtatious feelings!"”
Vaguely, some of his potential seemed to have been activated.
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