Whoever was going to cheat me was going to cheat me anyway, so I might as well make it cheaper for myself
Wo Delike explained the meaning behind Lin Qi's answer to Sai Weiruila very seriously. At first, Sai Weiruila just found it a little interesting. She even felt that it was only a matter of time before she understood it. She just needed to give her more time to figure it out.
But as Wo Delike explained more and more, and the issues involved became increasingly complex, even touching on geopolitics and international politics, Sai Weiruila realized just how terrifying Lin Qi's answer was! Wo Delike's purpose in doing this was not actually to make his girl fall for such a guy; he simply didn't want Sai Weiruila to become curious. Without curiosity, there was no need for them to continue their relationship, and without continuing their relationship, they would never become lovers.
"Lin Qi is a very special young man. He is excellent, but his excellence is different from our common definition of excellence!"
"It's like when we praise a powerful opponent, we don't hesitate to shower him with compliments, but no matter how much praise he receives from us, he is still an enemy. Do you understand what I mean?"
Wo Delike looked at the girl, staring directly into her eyes. The girl bit her lip and nodded. "I think I understand..."
Wo Delike smiled and stroked the girl's soft hair. "Lin Qi is a good man, but he's not right for you. If you fall in love with him instead of him, it's destined to be a tragedy..."
He withdrew his hand, saying, "Alright, go and rest, it's getting late."
After watching her daughter say goodbye and leave, Wo Delike's wife came over. She took Wo Delike's hand, her expression somewhat complicated. "Isn't this too cruel?"
"I'm only doing this for her own good!"
It's a phrase we've heard countless times, but it's also the truth.
On the other hand, Lin Qi did not leave immediately after the celebration ended. He stayed in Bu Peien for four days before returning to Sabine City.
During those four days, he met many people, attended three informal cocktail parties, five salons, and had many conversations.
His radical remarks at the president's celebration have begun to spread, and some of the most Radical Faction of the Radical Faction have started contacting him to talk about doing some amazing things in the soon-to-be-opened International Community.
From the moment Lin Qi came into contact with these Radical Faction among Radical Faction, he sensed a lack of self-confidence. It was precisely because of this lack of self-confidence that they were so eager to prove themselves in the International Community, including the Imperial Army and the Imperial Navy.
The military personnel also lacked confidence; they themselves were probably unsure whether they could shoulder the heavy responsibility of deciding the fate of the nation militarily and lead the Federal to greater heights.
This desperate desire to prove to the Federal government and the International Community that they are capable of doing everything necessary has turned these people into what people Radical Faction.
In short, during this period, Lin Qi has been moving among these people. He has now gained some fame among the Radical Faction, and many people know that there is such a young man in his early twenties who talks about the fallacy of plundering powerful countries.
After returning to Sabine City from Bu Peien, two things immediately came knocking on his door.
The first thing was that Adelaide was willing to meet with him. Given that Lin Qi had made a deep impression on the President, and that he had also met many important people in Bu Peien these past few days, Adelaide felt that some things were not impossible to discuss, and there was no need to go through intermediaries.
This is the benefit of prestige. If Lin Qi wanted to talk to Adelaide, he would need to find a middleman to smooth things over, which would make people have a very bad impression of Adelaide, and even the governor would become an unpopular figure—if you have an idiot as a subordinate, someone else will always be an idiot! Lin Qi doesn't need a middleman to see the president, but he does to see a governor's aide. Does he think the governor is of a higher status than the president?
Aside from this matter, Vera has taken a temporary leave of absence. She is currently going through divorce proceedings with Gepu. The division of property and other aspects of liability will take time to process or for the results to become legally effective.
Divorcing Gepu was a good way to avoid being implicated. In fact, it was Gepu himself who suggested it. He made this request after requesting to see Vera once while he was in custody.
It's important that if they divorce and their assets and responsibilities are completely divided, it won't affect Vera and their children if Gepu faces any penalties during his trial.
In this society, the most important things are money and power. They have no power, and if they lose money as well, Vera and their children will have a very difficult time.
Although the couple's relationship had cooled considerably, Vera still felt a little soft-hearted when Gepu made this request.
She's been dealing with this for the past few days, because she needs to carefully and reasonably allocate and redistribute her net worth and debts. Now that she's a free woman Vera has to do it herself, and she doesn't have time to work for Lin Qi for the time being.
Besides this news, there was another piece of news that Lin Qi found somewhat interesting.
Mr. Hart, who acquired the club's land from him, has already begun his first round of promotion, using a very eye-catching claim— Rent-back Purchase.
If Lin Qi hadn't experienced certain things in another world, perhaps he too would have been drawn to this claim. But having experienced so much, he immediately realized that Mr. Hart seemed to be looking to make a quick buck and run.
He made extravagant claims in his advertising, but in short, a 60-square-meter apartment was priced at around 50,000 yuan. This price was already significantly higher than the property prices in the vicinity of that plot of land, not to mention that this was an apartment, specifically rented to poor people. This price was obviously unreasonable and too high.
But he came up with a very interesting gimmick: guaranteed rental. Investors don't need to worry about whether the apartments will be rented out. From the day they are built, as long as someone moves in, Hart's company will start paying rent to these investors.
His project proposal cited data provided by the Sabine City, which estimated that the Sabine City would provide $75 per month in rent for housing for some residents facing housing difficulties, in order to rent these government-registered apartments.
Including the rent paid by the residents themselves, each apartment can receive about 95 to 125 yuan in rent per month. Taking a middle value, let's calculate based on 110 yuan per month for an apartment.
One thousand two hundred and ten dollars a year, ten years would be twelve thousand one hundred dollars. With an annual increase of five percent, the total income from renting out the apartment would be around seventeen or eighteen thousand dollars.
For a mere $50,000 purchase of this apartment, Mr. Hart will immediately return the rental income for the next ten years, and the investor will also retain full ownership of the apartment.
It's clearly not worthwhile to invest 50,000 yuan in a 60-square-meter apartment, since these apartments are only worth about 30,000 yuan.
Now, investors can save nearly 20,000 yuan and get full ownership, which has made them interested.
Then Mr. Hart pulled out his second trump card: six years after the project was completed, investors could sell the houses back to Hart. Hart at the original price, which was 50,000 yuan. If investors did not want to sell, they could keep the houses themselves.
To put it simply, this project is guaranteed to bring in profits regardless of drought or flood; as long as you invest, you're guaranteed to make a profit.
The logic is simple: buy an apartment for 30,000 yuan, and then resell it to Mr. Hart for 50,000 yuan six years later. This round trip would earn you about 20,000 yuan, which is equivalent to an extra 3,000 yuan in income every year. For many ordinary families, this is equivalent to one person's salary. This project is very tempting.
Of course, some people wondered how Mr. Hart made money and wondered if he was losing money by doing this. But Mr. Hart told them in a way that was hard for the public to understand that he not only did not lose money, but actually made money.
First, he has ample cash flow to generate some profit. Second, he is certain that housing prices will rise in the future. He spoke with absolute certainty and made a bold claim that these houses will sell for at least 70,000 to 80,000 yuan in six years. At that time, he can buy these houses for 50,000 yuan each, so he won't lose money.
As the property continues to appreciate, he will earn more and more, and his Community Service Company will also earn management fees, which will be a considerable income.
He also gave a very "foolish" yet "sincere" explanation of the actual content of the project, which was to make money with investors' money.
He took the lion's share of the profits, while the investors took a smaller share.
This candid attitude attracted a lot of attention for a while, and many people lined up to get one or two houses from him. No one knew where the Federal would go next.
Even if the new president makes very appealing statements, it is still difficult for people to make a judgment. At this time, investing money in a sure-fire way to preserve its value undoubtedly aligns with the Middle Class's financial management philosophy.
A large number of Middle Class have poured their hard-earned money, which is rapidly depreciating, into this project. Some have invested in one or two apartments, while others have invested in more than a dozen. Some have even sold their own houses and taken out loans to invest in Mr. Hart's project.
Mark seemed a little proud and boastful when he talked about it, "I've met Hart a few times. He knows me and respects me. I just told him that a friend of mine wanted one, and he sold me ten sets..."
After listening, Lin Qi couldn't help but say, "I also have a plan here, which might interest you more!"