Chapter 296: Invaluable
"No need for you to send me off, Your Highness, my friend will be here to pick me up soon, and my place is not on your way..."
Hearing Yan Hegui insist on saying this, Barron shook hands with him and said,
"Then we will go back first, Mr. Yan. I will have to trouble you with the renovation team's matters later."
"Don't worry, Your Highness, I will help you make the arrangements as soon as I get back. I guarantee you will be satisfied."
Just now, Yan Hegui took Barron to see the three courtyard houses he had selected before. After seeing them, the other party waved his hand and bought all three houses.
He also asked Yan Hegui to find the owners of the three houses, negotiate the price with them, and directly sign the agreement...
To be honest, this is the first time in Yan Hegui's life that he has seen someone buy a house as casually as going to the market to buy vegetables - no, even ordinary people will compare prices from three stores when buying vegetables.
In just less than a day, the Duke of England spent 3.5 million US dollars, nearly 30 million Chinese yuan, to buy three courtyard houses. This really made Yan Hegui feel like a knife stabbing his butt - he opened his eyes...
What would make Yan Hegui happy is that at the beginning he was just helping out out of friendship because of the commission from his friend Robin Lee, and he didn't think about making any money from the British Duke.
But after completing these three transactions, the other party waved his hand and directly signed him a check for 1 million yuan...
When Yan Hegui declined, Barron said to him seriously:
"Mr. Yan, this is the rule we need to abide by. Everyone's work needs to be paid accordingly. Your work today is worth far more than this. If you don't accept it, I will be uneasy. After all, there will be things that need to trouble you later."
At this moment, after hearing what the young and handsome Duke of England said, Yan Hegui had only one word in his mind: exquisite!
It can be said that this was the easiest time for Yan Hegui to make money in his life. In less than a day, 1 million came into his account. I'm afraid robbery is not so fast. This also made him secretly decide that he must do things beautifully for others in the future.
In fact, as Barron said, even if Yan Hegui was given a 1 million yuan "tip", it was indeed worth it...
Just like the three courtyard houses he bought this time, the first one is the courtyard house bought by Murdoch in his previous life, located not far from the east gate of the Forbidden City. It has a construction area of about 250 square meters. The owner asked for 40,000 yuan per square meter, with a total price of 10 million yuan.
However, after Yan Hegui helped Barron negotiate the price, and Barron was willing to pay in US dollars, the final transaction price was 1.1 million US dollars. Calculated based on the exchange rate of 8.27 US dollars to Chinese yuan at that time, it was less than 9.1 million yuan, which was more than 900,000 yuan cheaper.
In his previous life, Murdoch bought this courtyard house for 10 million yuan. In comparison, Barron saved 900,000 yuan just on this.
One of the other two courtyard houses is located slightly away from the original one, but is also within the Third Ring Road. However, its area is much larger. It is a rare four-courtyard building with a floor area of about 1,200 square meters and a construction area of nearly 500 square meters, which is twice the size of the first courtyard house.
However, because the location is "slightly remote", the price per square meter is only 30,000 yuan, totaling 15 million... With the help of Yan Hegui, Barron got a price of 1.7 million US dollars, equivalent to 14.05 million Chinese yuan, and saved nearly 1 million.
The last courtyard house is not very big, covering an area of about 750 square meters, with a construction area of less than 300 square meters, and is located between the Fourth and Fifth Ring Roads...
The reason why Barron spent $700,000 to buy it is because this courtyard house has three entrances and a parking space next to it that can accommodate three cars. It is right next to the Summer Palace, the environment is elegant, and the house is well maintained overall.
Therefore, with the help of Yan Hegui, Barron saved more than 2 million yuan for these three courtyard houses, and it is normal to give him some "hardship pay".
Of course, Barron knew that even now, foreign exchange was very scarce in China, especially for some wealthy people who needed to go abroad. The exchange rate of the US dollar on the underground black market would be higher than the official price.
Therefore, he was able to get a certain discount by purchasing these courtyard houses with US dollars.
But the problem is that although he has bought three courtyard houses now, it is also very important to complete the purchase and transfer procedures, as well as to repair and renovate these courtyard houses. Having a "Beijing Master" like Yan Hegui who has a lot of connections to help deal with some things will also save Barron a lot of worries.
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"Hey, Lei Zi, where are you?...Okay, I'll go a few steps to the front and wait for you, please stop the car..."
After hanging up the phone, Yan Hegui paced to the side.
"Sir, you are strong but not wealthy. Good luck in this year. If you see the fortune star again, you will definitely become rich..."
Yan Hegui looked in the direction of the voice and saw an old man in Taoist robes who looked a bit like an immortal.
But he was not a fool. Normally, when he saw such a person, he would treat him as a liar and ignore him.
But he was in a good mood today, and the other party's words hit the nail on the head for his current situation, so he casually asked,
"What does the Taoist mean by that?"
"It is indescribably expensive, indescribably expensive..."
The old Taoist looked at Yan Hegui and said:
"Did you meet a noble person, sir?"
Noticing his expression, the Taoist priest continued:
"Is the other party invaluable?"
If it is said that the Duke of England is extremely wealthy, then there is definitely nothing wrong with it. After all, there are probably not many people in this world who are of nobler birth and have more assets than him... Just now, Yan Hegui witnessed Barron's generosity with his own eyes.
Thinking of this, Yan Hegui took out his wallet, took out a 50-yuan note and handed it to the Taoist priest:
"Master, can you explain it in detail?"
With a flick of his hand, the banknote disappeared into the old Taoist's sleeve. His face still had an unfathomable expression:
"I can only tell you, sir, you will meet such a noble person again... and even more precious."
Hearing this, Yan Hegui was a little confused. How could he meet such a noble person? And he was so noble?
This is a little bit impossible, isn't it? How could the background and wealth of your British Duke be comparable to his, or even more impressive?
At this time, the sound of a car horn was heard not far away. When Yan Hegui saw the familiar Audi car, he knew that his friend had arrived. In addition, because of the other party's words, he had already regarded the other party as the kind of person who was flattering and trying to cheat money, so he ignored him and walked towards the Audi car.
"How's it going, Lao Yan? I heard that you met a big shot this year?"
"That is, priceless..."
Yan Hegui said casually after sitting down in the car.
"Is this true or false?"
Seeing the other party's unconvincing expression, Yan Hegui opened his mouth and finally said,
"Of course it's true. I prepared three courtyard houses, and they bought them all this afternoon and signed the contracts."
"Ah? Have you sold all those courtyard houses?"
"What's wrong?"
The middle-aged man scratched his head and said:
"A friend of mine just told me that a wealthy American wants to buy a courtyard house..."
"America's richest man?"
Yan Hegui felt puzzled. Today he met a British aristocrat, so how come another American tycoon came?
Are those foreigners suddenly fascinated by the courtyard houses in Yanjing?