Chapter 538: Welcoming the World's Richest Man
After answering the phone, Zhu Hanwen was still sighing.
This life is really wonderful.
The richest man actually ran away from me?
And I just graduated from high school a little over a year ago.
It's simply an outrageous mother opening the door for something outrageous. It's outrageous to the extreme.
"What are you doing? Why are you daydreaming?"
Sun Jiatong came out with the dishes and saw that Zhu Hanwen looked a little absent-minded, so she asked, "Who called?"
Zhu Hanwen said, "Lu Yiming, he invited the two of us to a family dinner this weekend."
Sun Jiatong asked in confusion: "Lu Yiming? Isn't he studying at Zhonghai University now? And that Shi Qingxue, I remember they were together, right?"
Zhu Hanwen said, "Yes, you don't know this student Lu Yiming. He has always been very restless. He is still restless even after going to Zhonghai. I heard that he bought a luxury house there and is now preparing to move in, so he held a housewarming party."
"Mansion?"
Sun Jiatong was shocked when she heard this, but when she thought about how Lu Yiming had plenty of money now, it seemed reasonable to her.
However, it is Zhonghai after all. Given the current traffic conditions, it may not be possible to get to Zhonghai on both days of the weekend.
Sun Jiatong sighed and said, "Lu Yiming is thoughtful, but we can't spare the time, right? The final exams are coming up soon, and it's not appropriate to ask for leave."
Zhu Hanwen said, "I said the same thing at the time, but Lu Yiming had already thought about it for us. He sent us a private plane and a special car to pick us up. He said that his parents would also go to Zhonghai at that time, so we just had to go with them."
Sun Jiatong was shocked.
It's OK to have a private car to pick you up, but there's also a private jet! ?
She has never been on a plane in her life, let alone a private plane.
She said excitedly: "Did you agree?"
Zhu Hanwen muttered, "I agreed. But I just feel like something is weird and I can't accept it for a while."
Two years ago, the problem student who was still borrowing the utility room in his house has now become the richest man in Xia Country. Such a change is so fast that Zhu Hanwen feels as if he was in another world.
It was just a blink of an eye.
In the end, Zhu Hanwen could only sigh and say that perhaps this was the wave of the new era, surging and surging, with miracles and sudden changes happening every moment, making it hard to keep up.
Saturday, June 10, 9 a.m.
Lu Ding and Ning Xuehua, who had just got off the plane, couldn't help but take a deep breath.
Ning Xuehua said: "Is this Zhonghai? It doesn't feel much different from Baiyun."
According to the information they had received, Zhonghai was the most developed region in the country, so it was unscientific that it looked similar to Baiyun City.
Lu Ding smiled and said, "Of course. After all, Baiyun is the capital of Guangdong Province and the forefront of reform and opening up. It can't be too different."
Sun Jiatong and Zhu Hanwen also got off the plane. Both of them hadn't completely calmed down yet. It was really too exciting to take a plane, and a private plane at that, for the first time.
The moment she finally stepped on solid ground, Sun Jiatong finally felt relieved. However, her steps were still a little unsteady, so she needed Zhu Hanwen's support.
Ning Xuehua saw this and quickly asked, "Teacher Sun, are you feeling unwell? There are motion sickness pills on the plane."
Sun Jiatong quickly waved her hands and said, "It's okay, I'm not airsick, I'm just a little nervous."
Zhu Hanwen said to Lu Ding: "The Lu family really has a talented child. I never thought that in just two years, Lu Yiming would become the richest man in the mainland."
Lu Ding said modestly: "No, that brat is just lucky."
Three Bentley Arnage 728s drove over from afar.
Lu Yiming and Li Yiwen got out of the car.
When Lu Ding saw these three super luxury cars with strong aura, his glasses widened immediately and he said, "Why did you buy a new car again? You can't spend money lavishly after making money. You must know that flowers do not bloom forever, so you must be prepared for danger in times of peace..."
This car, priced at 13 million yuan, is purely imported and has a quota, with only three cars produced in the country each year.
Li Yiwen, who was standing next to him, said quickly, "Second uncle, you are wrongly blaming Lu Yiming. He has always been very stingy, like Grandet. He didn't buy this car. It was given to him by Bill Gates. It was just flown in from the United States yesterday. Even the license plate is temporary."
Lu Ding frowned after hearing this. After all, he had been in the business circle for so many years and firmly believed in the saying "If someone is too nice to you, he is either a traitor or a thief." He said, "Why did Bill Gates give you three luxury cars for no reason?"
Lu Yiming complained, "He didn't do it for no reason. I helped him make at least $800 million by shorting the US stock market. But he didn't even say thank you. He just gave me a few broken cars worth $200,000 or $300,000 and sent me away. I get angry just thinking about it."
When a stingy person meets a friend who is equally stingy, he will naturally be very angry.
The two billionaires, Lu Yiming and Bill Gates, can be said to be a perfect match.
Facing his family and friends, Lu Yiming didn't seem to like talking about business matters, so he didn't continue the conversation and asked, "Why didn't your aunt and cousin's family come together?"
Ning Xuehua said: "Xiao Xin and Xiao Tian both have to go to school, and your uncle is not in good health, so he didn't come with them."
My cousin Duan Hongxin is in junior high school and is about to take exams. As for my cousin Duan Letian, as a primary school student, his study tasks are also not easy, so my aunt Luo Rujun naturally did not come with him.
As for my aunt's family, they sent Li Yiwen as a representative, while my aunt Ning Xuewen stayed at home to take care of my uncle.
After listening to this, Lu Yiming could only say: "What a pity. If we want to have a good gathering, we probably have to wait until the New Year."
Soon, the car arrived at Yan's Garden.
The newly decorated Yan Family Garden is luxurious just from the outside. It is different from the carved beams and painted buildings of the northern palaces, but it is more exquisite and elegant like the southern architecture.
Apart from anything else, this is the center of Zhonghai City. It is hard to imagine that it can occupy such a large area!
Sun Jiatong asked in a low voice: "Lu Yiming, how much is this house per square meter?"
Lu Yiming said casually: "Four or five thousand, probably."
Sun Jiatong exclaimed: "Four or five thousand is not expensive!"
The combined monthly salary and various welfare benefits of her and Zhu Hanwen is only a little over 3,000 yuan. This is the better treatment in No. 1 Middle School, but it is still not enough to buy one square meter here. Just think about how expensive the housing prices here are.
Lu Yiming said leisurely, "It's really okay. The times are developing, and land is a scarce resource. As the economy gets better and better, and the population grows, the prices of houses and land will definitely become more and more expensive. If you have the ability, buying some houses is definitely a good way to manage your finances. In ten or twenty years, it will be no problem for house prices to increase by twenty or thirty times."
When the housing prices in Yuyuan Road were at their highest, they reached 129,105 yuan per square meter, which is 13 times the average monthly income of China Overseas residents!
Even for a dual-income family, the amount is 6.5 times.
This is equivalent to a family where both husband and wife have jobs and good incomes, having to work without food or drink for more than half a year to buy one square meter of housing area.
Oh yes, we also have to take into account the public area invented by Li Chaoren.
The trend of housing prices far exceeds the growth of residents' income.
Sun Jiatong and Zhu Hanwen were both surprised by Lu Yiming's statement. Sun Jiatong exclaimed: "How can housing prices rise so high? Who can afford to live there by then?"
It is obvious that they did not understand what real estate economy was at that time, and could not imagine that houses would be sold to the sky in the future.
In fact, the main reason for high housing prices is not speculation, nor is it something that can be manipulated by just a few so-called real estate developers.
The fundamental reason is the land price, and land auctions are the main source of income for the local area, so this problem is basically unsolvable, and it is not something Lu Yiming can interfere with.
But there is nothing wrong with reminding the people around you.
Homebuyers basically have to pay double the price of the house for the down payment plus interest, and real estate developers easily suffer losses of hundreds of billions or even trillions of dollars.
Where did the money go?
Lu Yiming smiled and said to Zhu Hanwen and Sun Jiatong: "So in the next ten years, no business is better than buying a house. If you have the conditions, even if you borrow money to buy a house, it is also good. It is definitely a sure win."
Zhu Hanwen was still a little skeptical about Lu Yiming's judgment, but Sun Jiatong believed it and said immediately: "Okay, after we go back, we will raise money to buy a house immediately."
Lu Yiming is the richest man in Xia Country and a student of Zhu Hanwen. Sun Jiatong believes that he will definitely not lie to her.
"Let's go in first."
Lu Yiming led everyone into the Yan family garden.
From the outside, it is enough to see the extraordinaryness of Yan's Garden. Once you enter the house, you will once again feel what it means to be rich and willful. Although you may not be able to tell the brand of the various furnishings and decorations, you can feel at a glance that it is very expensive.
Not to mention Zhu Hanwen and Sun Jiatong, even the worldly-wise Lu Ding and Ning Xuehua were overwhelmed by the sight, like Granny Liu entering the Grand View Garden.
"Master Lu."
A beautiful middle-aged woman with a good figure, wearing a modified cheongsam, came out of the nanny's room and bowed slightly to Lu Yiming.
Lu Ding and the others looked surprised, and Lu Yiming quickly introduced them, "This is Aunt Fang, the housekeeper of Yan's Garden. If you have any needs in the next two days, you can go to her. Aunt Fang, this is my teacher, Mr. Zhu, and Mr. Sun. These are my parents."
Aunt Fang's name is Huang Lifang, she is 40 years old this year, and she is well behaved. She is a native of Zhonghai, has a good education, and is proficient in many foreign languages. She used to work as a translator in a foreign trade company, but was hired by Lu Yiming to be a housekeeper.
I can only say that money is a good thing.
Aunt Fang took them to the guest room to settle down.
In the guest room, Sun Jiatong said with emotion: "This is really big. I guess it can accommodate dozens of people."
Zhu Hanwen also sighed: "I didn't expect that in just two years, Lu Yiming has grown to this point. People's fate is really incredible."
"you do not say."
Then, Sun Jiatong remembered something: "I called Xiao Zhenzhen before. Didn't she say that she often comes to Zhonghai to film on weekends? Can you ask her if she is there?"
"Yeah. Let me ask."
Zhu Hanwen took out his cell phone and called Lin Yuzhen.
Lin Yuzhen was very happy when she suddenly received a call from Zhu Hanwen: "Uncle."
Zhu Hanwen asked, "Xiao Zhenzhen, are you in Zhonghai? Your aunt and I came to Zhonghai to join Lu Yiming's move-in ceremony."
Lin Yuzhen was even happier: "You guys are here too? I came here yesterday and am playing outside now. Lu Yiming also invited me to join."
Zhu Hanwen smiled and said, "Then we can meet tomorrow."
"Yes, yes, my best friend Gu Zhiruo will be here too. It's been a long time since we last met. I miss you guys so much."
Downstairs, Su Yunjin and Shi Cai came over and met Lu Ding and Ning Xuehua.
To be honest, this was also the first time that Lu Yiming's parents and Shi Qingxue's parents met officially.
Shi Qingxue followed behind Su Yunjin and Shi Caijiang, with her head lowered like a quail, her face red to the neck, and she was very nervous.
It is said that a good match is made in heaven. Lu Yiming is now the youngest richest man in the mainland. He will surely prosper in the future and have a bright future. In comparison, the Shi family and the Su family, which had some assets before, are not so good now. Even if they are added together, they may not be able to reach the taillights of Lu Yiming's car.
Therefore, Shi Qingxue was very afraid that Lu Ding and Ning Xuehua would look down on her.
However, after the parents of both sides met, they had a pleasant conversation and the atmosphere seemed very harmonious.
Suddenly, Lu Yiming received a call.
"Mr. Lu, where are you now? I'm Xu Wentao."
Lu Yiming had dealt with Xu Wentao before because of the name change of Zhalang and the relocation of its headquarters to Zhonghai. He immediately remembered this person and asked with a smile, "Oh, hello, Secretary Xu, what can I do for you?"
Xu Wentao said, "Where are you, Mr. Lu?"
Lu Yiming said: "I'm at home, what's wrong?"
Xu Wentao said: "Mr. Bill Gates will be here soon. Shouldn't you come over to host the reception?"
Lu Yiming said, "Isn't he going to arrive in more than two hours? I just talked to him on the phone. There's no need to go and greet him in advance, right?"
But Lu Yiming was not in a hurry, but the city was very anxious, fearing that they would neglect Bill Gates, the world's richest man, and leave him with a bad first impression of the entire Zhonghai.
"Mr. Lu, you can't say that. The municipal party committee and government attach great importance to this matter. I think it would be better for you to come over."
Lu Yiming never liked to argue with the authorities, so he said helplessly: "Okay, then I'll go to the airport now."
"Okay, we're all here, call me when you're ready."
"Um."
Lu Yiming said to Ning Xuehua and the others, "Dad, Mom, uncle and aunt, you guys chat first. Bill Gates' plane is about to land. The city called me and asked me to go to the reception. I'm going to go out for a while. These guys are really troublesome. They just came to have a meal, but they asked me to go to the reception in person. It's formalism, formalism..."
Lu Ding laughed and scolded, "That's enough. He's the richest man in the world. Not to mention the people in the city, I guess everyone above him is paying attention to him. Don't throw a tantrum here."
Not to mention whether to give face to Bill Gates, all the bigwigs in Zhonghai are waiting, and Lu Yiming is just sitting at home. That would attract too much hatred.
The current official is worse than the current manager. There is really no need to offend people for such a small matter.
Lu Yiming sighed and said, "Hey, I see. Cousin, let's go."
Zhao Tiezhu drove and took Lu Yiming and Li Yiwen to the airport.
At this moment, two huge hydrogen balloons were hanging the slogan "Welcome Mr. Bill Gates to Xiaguo for inspection". It could be seen from miles away. The huge inflatable balloons also came with a big red lion, two rows of colorful flags fluttering in the wind, and gongs, drums, and firecrackers blasted.
If you don’t know, you might think this is a celebration of the New Year.
Even Li Yiwen couldn't help but complain: "Looking at this posture, they really are thirsty for money, and it's not a small thirst."
Lu Yiming laughed and said, "You must be joking. Do you think the phrase 'everything should be centered on economic development' is just a joke?"
In the twenty years since the reform and opening up, the social status of the rich has completely turned around in Xiaguo. As a result, many people have become arrogant and think that being rich is great, and they can do whatever they want, even trampling on the bottom line of the law and treating ordinary people as leeks, and cutting them as they please.
But Lu Yiming was well aware of the saying “revenge will come later”, and the most arrogant and aggressive rich man would either go in or out.
In the ancient Eastern land, capital and business will never become a major force, let alone take charge.
Therefore, since Lu Yiming was reborn, he has never dared to cross the seemingly non-existent red line, and has always been conscientious in his duties. As long as he keeps the red line in his heart, no matter how many people he offends, he will be as stable as a mountain.
Lu Yiming called Xu Wentao. When Xu Wentao heard that Lu Yiming had arrived, he hurried out to look for him. After seeing Lu Yiming, he was immediately relieved: "Mr. Lu, you are finally here."
Lu Yiming teased, "Secretary Xu, how dare I not come when you call me?"
Later, Lu Yiming said to Xu Wentao, "Bill Gates and I are old acquaintances. To be honest, Secretary Xu, it's useless for you to make all these ostentations. Microsoft is unlikely to invest in China on a large scale. This conflicts with their corporate strategy."
Xu Wentao was immediately depressed when he heard this, and said, "The city is taking this very seriously, and I even issued a military order. You are telling me this now?"
Xu Wentao didn't believe what others said, but what was the relationship between Lu Yiming and Bill Gates?
What's more, how could the vision of Xia Country's richest man be bad?
Lu Yiming complained: "Microsoft sells operating software, but how many Windows are installed on the streets in China? They are genuine?"
Just this one question left Xu Wentao speechless.
Then Lu Yiming said, "Besides, Microsoft has already set up several offices in China. They are sufficient as a pilot for recruiting talents and cultivating the market. There is no need to expand the scale. After all, the world's richest man didn't make his money out of thin air."
Xu Wentao couldn't refute Lu Yiming's analysis. He thought of his military order and wanted to slap himself in the face.
"Boss Lu, please help me, otherwise I won't be able to report to you."
