"Really?" The female manager was overjoyed. She waved to the driver from the viewing department to bring the tram over, and then repeatedly said to Zhou Xuan, "Mr. Zhou, you must keep your word! I'll find time to go with you!"
Volume 1, Chapter 622: A Budding Talent - Nothing's Lacked, Money Is.
Zhou Xuan smiled but remained silent. The female manager then tilted her head and asked, "Mr. Zhou, do you remember my name? I'm afraid you're too busy to remember me."
Zhou Xuan chuckled, thought for a moment, and then pondered, "Your name is... Yang... Yang Wei, right? Is that right, Manager Yang?"
"Princess..." Princess Yang Wei said with a smile, "You have such a good memory!"
Zhou Xuan then asked, "Is that Miss Xiao from last time, the girl named Xiao Ying, still around?"
Yang Wei shook her head and said, "That's it. She's gone. I heard she married a rich man. Anyway, I haven't seen her since. Sigh, unlike old maids like me, nobody wants me anymore!"
Zhou Xuan smiled and said, "Miss Yang is so beautiful, how could no one want her? I'm afraid your standards are too high, and you don't even look at most people!"
Yang Wei smiled wryly, about to say something, when the driver arrived in an electric cart. He invited Zhou Xuan and Li Li to get in, and then drove towards the buildings of the third phase of the project. They entered a shady path with lush green trees. The facilities here were even more luxurious and upscale than those in Zhou Xuan's villa area. The distance between each building was much wider, almost three hundred meters apart, and the private gardens were as large as two thousand square meters.
Originally, when Yang Wei came to look at the house, she was supposed to pay a deposit of 10,000 yuan. However, knowing that Zhou Xuan was rich and influential, she generously invited him without mentioning anything else, treating it as giving him a back door. Besides, Zhou Xuan had promised to put in a good word for her at Zhou's Jewelry and give her a 50% discount membership card.
Sitting in the car, Yang Wei pointed to the villa area and introduced, "Mr. Zhou, there are fifteen villas in total, all designed as model homes. Everything is up to the highest standard. Six of them, numbers one through fifteen, have already been reserved. Just now, a customer looked at villa number eight, but because of its good location and the number itself, it's nearly ten million more expensive than the other villas, so we haven't finalized the deal yet and are still negotiating the price. Mr. Zhou, which villa number would you like?"
According to Yang Wei, villas numbered one through six were already reserved and sold, leaving only villas numbered seven through fifteen. Without hesitation, she said, "Let's go with villa number eight. I bought one in the second phase last year, which was number eight. It's a good number. How's the price?"
Li Li sat silently in the seat behind the two men. Zhou Xuan was looking to buy a house, so why did he bring her along? She worked in finance; did he expect her to do the detailed accounting so that he wouldn't be cheated?
Yang Wei immediately had the driver stop in front of Villa No. 8, and then asked Zhou Xuan and Li Li to get out of the car while the driver waited in the car.
To the left of the main entrance is a swimming pool of about 200 square meters, and to the right is a separate garage.
Yang Wei proudly introduced, "Mr. Zhou, these fifteen apartments were all designed by internationally renowned designers, decorated with high-end furnishings, and fully equipped. Each villa occupies 480 square meters, with a total building area of over 1,300 square meters. They include an indoor gym, an indoor swimming pool, an entertainment room, a total of 22 rooms, a four-car garage, a 200-square-meter private swimming pool, and a 2,000-square-meter private garden. Except for Villa No. 8, which is 98.88 million yuan, the other villas are 88.88 million yuan each. The other 35 unfurnished apartments, because they are not decorated, have slightly less desirable locations, and smaller building areas, have an average price of 38.88 million yuan. What do you think…?"
As they entered the villa, Li Li was dazzled by the sights. She had already felt like she was in a palace in Zhou Xuan's villa, but the furnishings and rooms here were even more luxurious. However, when she heard Li Li say that the price was 98.88 million, she couldn't help but gape in astonishment!
She is now the financial director of Zhou's Jewelry. Because of their different relationship, Zhou Xuan has set her an annual salary of 1.5 million yuan, which is almost the highest salary among her classmates. She earns more than 100,000 yuan a month, which makes her feel like she has suddenly flown to the sky and thinks life is wonderful. But now, when she hears Yang Wei introduce the house price, she can't help but be surprised!
If she were to buy this villa, even without eating or drinking, it would take her over a million dollars a year for sixty years. It seems that the life of the rich is beyond her imagination.
Seeing that Zhou Xuan didn't say anything, but simply asked her to show him and Li Li the house from top to bottom, Yang Wei asked Li Li on the rooftop balcony, "Xiao Li, what do you think of this house?"
Li Li gasped, "Beautiful, luxurious, even more upscale than Big Brother's villa. Big Brother, are you planning to move?"
Zhou Xuan shook his head and smiled, "I'm not moving. Xiao Li, what do you think? Do you like this house?"
Li Li shook her head. "This house is not for people to live in, it's for emperors! I wouldn't dare to like it. I can't afford to buy or live in a house like this!"
Yang Wei didn't know what Zhou Xuan meant, and when she heard Li Li saying these things from the side, she didn't know what to say.
Zhou Xuan smiled and said, "Xiao Li, as long as you like it, that's fine!" Then he turned to Yang Wei and said, "Miss Yang, are all the other villas the same as this one?"
Yang Wei nodded and replied, "It's the same, except this building has the best location, facing south!"
Zhou Xuan nodded and said, "Okay, I'll take number eight or nine. Let's go back to your office to complete the formalities!"
Yang Wei and Li Li were both taken aback, especially Yang Wei, who was somewhat incredulous. She hadn't said anything, yet Zhou Xuan had suddenly asked for two sets, both of which were top-tier villas!
Seeing Yang Wei's stunned expression, Zhou Xuan laughed and said, "What's wrong, Miss Yang? You don't want to sell? If you don't want to sell, then I'll have to buy it from somewhere else!"
"No, no..." Yang Wei blushed and quickly answered, hurriedly leading Zhou Xuan and Li Li downstairs while awkwardly saying, "Mr. Zhou, I really don't believe it. The housing market is a bit sluggish right now, and the government has introduced some housing restriction policies, which are especially hard on high-end villas like ours. I really didn't expect you to want two at once, this... I..."
After thinking for a moment, he said, "Mr. Zhou, how about I contact our boss first and ask him for a discount..." As he spoke, he took out his phone to make a call.
Zhou Xuan waved his hand and said, "Miss Yang, no need. If we offer a discount, your commission will probably be less, right? Hehe, just consider it a small favor to Miss Yang. It's the original price, no need to haggle or offer a discount. Let's go to your office, and I'll transfer the money directly to your account!"
Yang Wei was almost overjoyed. They would get a 3% commission on the villas in these three phases. Of course, if there was a discount, the commission would be reduced accordingly. Moreover, the commission for villas was much higher than that for apartments. So, they all wanted to sell these limited-edition villas. However, with prices ranging from hundreds of millions to over 100 million, it was difficult to sell even one. It all depended on which saleswoman was lucky.
But now Zhou Xuan wants to buy two sets at once, how could Yang Wei not be happy? And unlike other customers, some buyers are very shady, and if the saleswoman doesn't offer some sex appeal, how can she sell the property so easily?
Those in the industry know that real estate saleswomen earn high commissions, but those commissions are earned through sex and physical intimacy. Once they reach puberty and have made enough money, they won't stay in this line of work anymore; they'll marry a husband and live a quiet life.
Zhou Xuan wants these two houses, which cost a total of over 180 million yuan. Before deductions, her commission is 5.4 million yuan. With this money, she can really retire!
Li Li just couldn't understand it. If Zhou Xuan wanted to buy a house or change houses, one house would be enough, so why did he buy two houses all at once?
The driver waited respectfully for Zhou Xuan and Li Li to get in the car. In the end, Yang Wei got in. Li Li sat in the seat behind Zhou Xuan, and Yang Wei took the opportunity to sit next to Zhou Xuan.
Back at the sales office, Yang Wei invited Zhou Xuan and Li Li directly into her office. Without asking any questions, Zhou Xuan simply took out the purchase contract.
Zhou Xuan asked Li Li, "Li Li, did you bring your ID card?"
Li Li was taken aback, then took her wallet out of her purse, handed her ID card to Zhou Xuan, and asked, "Brother, do you want me to help you with the accounts?"
"What are you settling accounts for?" Zhou Xuan chuckled, handed Li Li's ID card to Yang Wei, and said, "The property certificate for one house will be in her name, and the other house will be in Zhou Ying's name!"
Li Li was taken aback, even stunned for a moment, before saying, "Brother, why...why did you put my name on the deed? Wasn't it you who bought the house?"
Zhou Xuan smiled and said, "Why would I buy a house? I'm perfectly fine living here. Moving would be too much trouble for me. Besides, your sister-in-law is about to give birth, so it's not advisable for her to move around too much. This house is for you and Zhou Ying. It's for your wedding. Consider it a gift from your older brother!"
Li Li was stunned!
After a long pause, he stammered, "Big...Big brother...this...I...I can't accept it..."
"You don't want to? Then where will you live after you marry my brother?" Zhou Xuan smiled and said, "Of course, our family doesn't object to you moving in, but you're probably not very willing. I know you're worried about your parents. I've discussed it with Mom and Dad. You'll get married in this house, and then we'll bring your parents over to live with us. Zhou Tao will take care of your parents; it's what he should do!"
Only then did Li Li realize why Zhou Xuan had brought her out today. It turned out he wanted to buy her this house because he was worried about her parents, which was something she had been worried about all along. Zhou Tao's family was all good, but no matter how good they were, she couldn't bring her parents to live with them. So she had been putting this matter off for a long time. Zhou Tao was a filial son who listened to his parents and brother in everything. He figured his parents would never let him become a live-in son-in-law, so he remained silent and kept putting it off.
Zhou Xuan's intention at this time was for Zhou Tao to marry her and become her live-in son-in-law, but Zhou Xuan would provide the house so that they could bring their parents to live together and form a family.
In an instant, Li Li felt her eyes and heart burning, and tears streamed down her face uncontrollably.