Master Lin Smiled Benevolently Again This Month's Extra Chapter 12

In just one week, Wood had already developed a certain level of friendship with everyone here.

To become someone's friend, you can't be too naive, but you also can't be too shrewd.

If you're too naive, you'll simply become a tool for others to use. You can't be too naive; people don't like to be friends with idiots. You might look like good friends, but you might not actually be good friends.

At the same time, one should not be too shrewd. Humans are inherently selfish, and the desire to take advantage of others is a common trait in society. Perhaps there are indeed some virtuous and upright people in this world, but most are ordinary people.

Ordinary people like to take advantage of others, but they don't like to be taken advantage of by others.

Wood did a great job in this regard. Richard and several others always made him do the dirtiest and hardest work. He would take it on after refusing for a while, and sometimes he would even fight back a little. But overall, he met people's standards for friends and became a good friend to everyone.

During this period, what Richard talked about most often were the legendary stories he had with the wealthy.

So-and-so was just an onion seller before becoming a millionaire, and so-and-so was a salesman in a store. Then they seized the opportunity and suddenly became successful people.

Besides these, Richard boasted the most about his classic collaboration with Lin Qi, and the hundreds of dollars he earned every day really captivated these young men.

Some things people hear once and will just take as false and laugh it off. But if they hear them every day, they will unconsciously start to think that these things may not be entirely false, and that some of them may even contain "True Story" about celebrities.

At that moment, Wood glanced at Richard, who looked relaxed and was chatting with several rather special clients in the front row. He vaguely realized that a whole new world was opening its doors to him.

Perhaps Wood's brief moment of distraction led his Chief to mistakenly believe that it was related to him. After writing a check, he quietly explained to Wood as he passed by why he did it, saying that he also had a need.

His wife had been complaining for a long time that they were still using one of those really stupid Multifunctional Stove, the kind that has a grill underneath.

When they bought it, he and his wife thought the design was incredibly clever. They even planned to put some meat in the grill every day when they cooked dinner, so that the meat on the grill would be cooked by the time the food was ready.

But in reality, the slap in the face came quickly and hard. First of all, this multi-functional barbecue space is too small. Let alone a turkey, even an ordinary chicken cannot fit in.

It's still too short. Sometimes when grilling fish, you need to cut the fish into three or four pieces and grill them separately.

What annoyed them even more was that when they needed to heat up the bread on that damn grill, they had to turn on the stove and leave it empty, lighting at least two burners at a time.

That's not all. This damn stove will automatically shut off if it's left empty for more than a minute. You have to put a pot with something on it on top of the stove to prevent some kind of gravity sensor from turning off the switch.

In other words, if they want to heat up a flatbread, they have to fill two pots with water and place them on the stove. They have to watch the water boil for a while before they can eat a hot flatbread!

As for ovens that require charcoal, they are only suitable for outdoor use if people don't want to trigger the fire alarm.

Wood didn't fully hear what his Chief was saying. He had only one thought in his mind, a thought that told him that he had just earned more than four dollars by simply standing there without doing anything.

He looked at Richard's spot again. Richard was chatting happily with his clients. As for how to tell he was happy, just look at his smile.

Wood frowned. Something was both puzzling and vaguely clear in his mind, and he needed more time to figure it out.

As the first phase of the bidding continues, people are gradually realizing that they must act quickly, because even a moment's hesitation could mean losing their chance to someone else.

This is why Lin Qi placed this bidding mode first, to make impulsive consumption even more impulsive!

Most items at this stage have rigid demand, so there's no worry about them not selling. Plus, with prices far below market value, they're easy to get rid of.

The fact that there were no items from any particular faction in the entire first phase amazed the reporters who came to witness the miracle, including Ferral, who must have been speechless.

He already had a feeling that Lin Qi was about to become famous again, and this time it wasn't a bad thing, it was a good thing.

The second phase began, and the first item auctioned caused a sensation! At first, people didn't realize how crazy they would become in a few minutes as the host introduced them to a house located near the city center, a sun-facing apartment on a commercial street.

One drawback of this type of house is that it lacks sunlight, receiving continuous sunlight only for two hours in the morning and from 4 pm to 5:30 pm.

It's dark and possibly a bit damp, but that doesn't matter. It's an apartment worth 32,000 yuan, which is the price it was when it last sold.

No one present was interested in the auction item. If they could easily come up with 32,000 yuan, no, even 2,000 yuan, they wouldn't be sitting here waiting to collect that belt, which might only be worth three or five yuan, after the event.

But when the host himself read out the abandoned price of the house in a surprised and off-key voice, the entire venue instantly erupted in uproar.

"One dollar!" The host waved the small card in his hand excitedly. Although no one could see what was written on the card from that distance, people could feel his emotions. "One dollar, friends! The starting price for the full ownership of this house is only one dollar!"

He had previously explained the second phase of the auction process, starting at the reserve price, so no one expected that the house could be bought for just one dollar, but that didn't stop people from getting excited.

One after another, people stood up and started bidding—this is where Richard and his group came in handy. They said they also had Mike, and when those sitting in their seats started bidding, they could help them shout out their voices so that everyone in the room could hear them.

The price started at one yuan, then increased a thousandfold: three thousand, four thousand, five thousand...

The price increase only slowed down when it reached over 10,000.

But sometimes things are like this. Everyone realizes that there is huge "profit" involved. If you can buy this house for 10,000 yuan, you can sell it for at least 20,000 yuan, let alone 32,000 yuan.

This simple transaction can yield profits of thousands of dollars. Most of the people sitting here have never had such an easy opportunity to acquire wealth in their lives, which is why they are unwilling to give up even though they have already done their best.

They've been unstoppable since they joined the game.

Just then, someone handed a card to the host's podium. The host glanced at the card, then at Lin Qi, who was standing calmly in the distance, reigniting the crowd's passion.

He told everyone present that Gatnau Financial Company was willing to accept a mortgage loan based on a valuation of 50 percent of the final transaction price of the house.

If the last person bids 20,000 yuan, but he only has 10,000 yuan, he doesn't need to worry at all. He can borrow 10,000 yuan from Gatnau Financial Company to pay for the house.

After acquiring the house and reselling it to repay the loan, one can also receive a bonus, which is incredibly tempting for many people.

Sure enough, the bidding, which had stopped at around 12,000 yuan, quickly climbed to over 24,000 yuan, leaving it less than 8,000 yuan away from its peak price.

Lin Qi's face showed a slight smile. The second-hand housing market in Sabine City had always been lukewarm. This was no longer the case when the economy was booming a few years ago, and everyone wanted to move into the city.

In some areas, housing transactions have shrunk dramatically, while in others, properties in central locations continue to appreciate in value.

The house was sold for 32,000 yuan, but when Lin Qi actually got it, he only paid 21,500 yuan for it.

In just a short while, he had already earned 1,250 yuan. As for the other 1,250 yuan... his gaze fell on a young man named Wood.

At this moment, his face was flushed as he was giving a quote to his client, who seemed determined to get the house!

Looking at these energetic young people, Master Lin Qi smiled encouragingly.