Back to 80: My literary life.

Chapter 551: Bought Four Siheyuans at Once

"Fuck! Six courtyard houses? Which friend of yours has so many houses?" Fang Minghua was shocked when he heard this.

"A friend of a friend told me about this, didn't he? There are real estate agents. Have you heard of real estate agents? In our words, they are the ones that specialize in matchmaking between buyers and sellers of houses! Now in the south, places like Shenzhen already have specialized real estate agency companies!" Zhao Hongjun explained on the phone.

"I know. Okay, come quickly. I'm in a hurry to go to Shencheng."

"Okay, I won't delay your grand cause. I'll be there tomorrow by plane!"

"Come to the General Political Department compound to find me directly, OK!"

After hanging up the phone, Fang Minghua smiled. She didn't expect Zhao Hongjun to act so quickly.

It turned out that Fang Minghua moved to a private courtyard inside Chaoyangmen last autumn. Zhao Hongjun was envious and said he wanted to build a courtyard in Xijing City as well.

Fang Minghua advised you to go to Yanjing and buy a courtyard house now. The Asian Games were a success and the country was applying for the 2000 Olympic Games, so the city would definitely undergo large-scale transformation.

If you buy a few courtyard houses, it will feel pretty good whether you want to demolish them in the future or live in them yourself - of course, please help me look for a couple of suitable ones if you can.

Zhao Hongjun agreed.

From last fall to now, he has been to Yanjing several times, using various connections, and now he finally has some clues.

The next afternoon, Zhao Hongjun flew to Yanjing and went to the General Political Department compound to visit Song Tangtang's grandparents.

However, he did not tell the old man the truth, but just said that coming to Yanjing was for the company's business.

At night, Zhao Hongjun naturally did not stay in the General Political Department compound, but stayed in the Jianguo Hotel. Fang Minghua went to find him the next morning, and the two of them went to meet his real estate middleman together.

The two took a taxi to a company near Beixinqiao and met this middle-aged man who was about 40 years old and his surname was Sun.

Manager Sun was very enthusiastic and started to introduce them in detail after meeting them.

"These six courtyard houses are located on Nanchizi Street, Dongsi Liutiao, and Houhai. I'll take you to see them."

After saying this, Manager Sun picked up the car keys from the desk, walked out of the room, and took the two of them into a red Santana.

The first place we went to was Nanchizi Street near East Chang'an Avenue. Manager Sun introduced that there were two courtyard houses for sale here.

Nanchizi Street was a street in the southeast corner of the imperial city during the Ming and Qing dynasties. It was called Nanchang Street in the Qing Dynasty, also known as Donghuamenwai South Street, where the warehouses and government offices of the Ministry of Internal Affairs were located. In the early years of the Republic of China, Nanchizi Street was connected to East Chang'an Street, and ordinary civilians began to move in and live here.

After liberation, it was renamed "Sunflower Xiangyang Road" for a period of time, and then restored to its original name. It covers a wide range including Zhangku, Shitoufeng, Jianchang Fengjia, Nanjing, Yangquan, Minsheng and other alleys.

"But this is the wealthy area of ​​BJ." Fang Minghao thought to himself as he sat in the car and looked at the surrounding bungalows.

Before coming to this era, Fang Minghua came to Yanjing for a visit and came here once out of curiosity.

At that time, this place was filled with luxurious courtyard houses, some even with multiple courtyards. Of course, these were all private mansions, and their doors were all tightly closed, so you couldn't see the scenery inside at all.

But now, this place is dilapidated and the courtyard is messy. To put it bluntly, it is a slum.

The reason for such a big change is that after the millennium, the local government made the renovation and reconstruction of the Nanchizi Historical and Cultural Protection Area a pilot project for the entire city. The shantytown that was once dilapidated and smelled foul in the summer quickly regained its original unique appearance of a courtyard house and its value doubled.

Fang Minghua and Zhao Hongjun followed Manager Sun to stop the car at the entrance of an alley, and the three of them walked in. Manager Sun used the key to open the door of a courtyard house, and everyone went in to take a look.

What the hell!

The house inside was dilapidated and the yard was overgrown with weeds. It seemed that no one had lived there for many years.

But the yard is quite large, and it is a medium-sized courtyard house with two entrances and exits.

Manager Sun told the two that the owner of the courtyard house had immigrated abroad and the old house had not been lived in for several years, so he entrusted him to sell it.

"So shabby?" Zhao Hongjun looked around and couldn't help muttering, "Is it haunted at night?" "Don't worry, it's definitely not a haunted house." Manager Sun explained:

"This house was built in the early years of the Republic of China. It has a history of more than 70 years. Of course, it is a bit old. In addition, no one has lived here for nearly ten years, so it doesn't look very popular. It would be quite good if it was renovated after it was bought. This location is good. It used to be a wealthy family!"

Zhao Hongjun was obviously not interested and didn't say anything more before letting me take him to see a house.

After buying all six courtyard houses in one go, Zhao Hongjun was very disappointed. Not only were the houses shabby, but they also had no heating, water, electricity, or even a bathroom. It took hundreds of meters to go to the bathroom. Some of the houses were in bad locations, with poor lighting on all sides.

"Manager Sun, Mr. Zhang and I are friends. I heard that you are also familiar with Mr. Zhang, so we can be considered friends. Why are you introducing this shabby house to me?!" Zhao Hongjun said in a bad tone.

"Boss Zhao, please don't despise me." Manager Sun said quickly, "I got this for you with great difficulty. It's very popular. Have you heard of Jackie Chan?"

"Jackie Chan? Is that the Jackie Chan from Hong Kong who starred in "Project A"? " Zhao Hongjun asked back.

"Yes, that's him!" Manager Sun said, "He's a big star in Hong Kong. You know he made a big move last year."

Looking at Manager Sun's slightly mysterious expression, Zhao Hongjun asked, "What big deal?"

"I bought eight courtyard houses in Yanjing at once! One of them is Kang Youwei's old house! This is absolutely true, and they were all bought from me!"

Manager Sun looked very serious.

"Really?"

"Of course, why would I lie to you? The courtyard house he bought is almost the same as the one I showed you. He's a big star, how bad can his taste be?"

Fang Minghua listened silently as Manager Sun told Zhao Hongjun about this matter.

It seems that this story was circulated on the Internet in later generations.

It is said that in 1990, Jackie Chan came to Yanjing to film a movie and was fooled by a real estate agent into buying eight courtyard houses, each costing 50 yuan. The houses were very shabby and had no water or electricity.

This decision caused a sensation at the time. Jackie Chan's friends were all shocked when they heard about it. They thought Jackie Chan was fooled and it was a waste to spend so much money to buy these old houses.

Many people laughed at Jackie Chan: "Are you out of your mind? You spent so much money to buy such a pile of junk."

But in the end, it was proved that Jackie Chan's decision was correct. The value of these courtyard houses was hundreds of millions. Later, it was heard that Jackie Chan bought more than a dozen Anhui-style buildings in Anhui Province, and later donated four of them to Singapore, which caused a great response on the Internet.

Would you like to visit Anhui Province if you have time?
But I'm too busy now.

Now, this manager surnamed Sun is bragging about Jackie Chan buying a house. I guess it wasn’t him who did it. It’s probably just a rumor in the industry.

In the end, Zhao Hongjun did not express his opinion in person, and said that he would discuss it after returning.

In the taxi back to the hotel, Zhao Hongjun asked Fang Minghua what he thought about this matter.

"I think it's okay. If you don't want it, give me all six sets." Fang Minghua said.

"Fuck! You have such a good appetite. You want such a shabby house?" Zhao Hongjun was surprised.

"Didn't you say I have a good appetite?" Fang Minghua asked back.

"You are different. I'll keep two sets for you to play with, and the rest is up to you."

"That's fine, but we still need to negotiate the price," Fang Minghua reminded.

"Of course. 60 per set? Are you kidding me? I'm selling wholesale!"

"Also, if the price is agreed upon, I would like to set up one of the houses as a foundation," Fang Minghua said finally.

(End of this chapter)