Siheyuan: Big City, Small Love

After the Canton Fair started, Lu Zixuan saw that He Lai still hadn't come, so he decided to go to Sijiu City in person to see what was going on.

After all, He Lai is his boss behind the scenes, so he still wants to meet with He Lai to see how He Lai is doing now and whether he can help if there is any trouble.

He is now the largest distributor of the lighter factory, so it is only natural for him to go to the city of Sijiu for an inspection.

Soon, Lu Zixuan followed Zhang Zhiwen to Sijiu City and visited the Red Star Lighter Factory.

Lu Zixuan was quite shocked by the lighter factory in Sijiu City. He didn't expect that the factory was so big, and every workshop was packed with workers.

This is something that Gangcheng does not have. After all, Gangcheng still has to consider costs. With a scale of several thousand workers, their wages alone would cost millions, which Gangcheng does not have. Although He Lai has a large number of people in Gangcheng's company, that is because it involves multiple fields. If a lighter alone requires so many people, it is estimated that the bottom line will be lost early.

Lu Zixuan was very smart. During the inspection, he brought out He Lai, the person who developed the lighter, in just a few words.

Then, after Lu Zixuan expressed his desire to meet He Lai, Zhang Zhiwen immediately took on the job.

Soon, under the urging of Zhang Zhiwen, He Lai met with Lu Zixuan.

"Hello, Comrade He Lai." Lu Zixuan shook hands with He Lai in a fake manner.

"Hello, Mr. Lu Zixuan." He Lai naturally could not be impolite.

The two of them understood each other tacitly and continued their tour.

Soon it was noon, and the few of them had lunch in the private room, with Director Gong from the Lighter factory accompanying them in person.

Everyone was chatting happily. Lu Zixuan answered various questions fluently, while He Lai was unusually calm. He basically answered only one question after another.

It was not until the end of the dinner that Lu Zixuan secretly slipped a small note to He Lai when he shook hands and said goodbye.

After Lu Zixuan left, He Lai looked at the note, which read: Sijiucheng Friendship Hotel, Room 405, rd Floor, am tomorrow.

He Lai could only smile bitterly. He didn't expect Lu Zixuan to come to Sijiu City to see him. But that was fine. He could meet him in a different appearance.

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The next day, He Lai changed his mask and came to the Sijiucheng Friendship Hotel.

This place is quite grand. After all, it is China's external facade. There is also a Friendship Store next to it, which sells some foreign items as well as some popular commodities in China, such as Maotai liquor.

The Friendship Store is not open to Chinese people and only serves foreigners. Foreign currency is required to purchase goods there. Chinese currency is not accepted and no bills are required.

At the door, Lu Zixuan had already asked his assistant to wait here to welcome He.

The assistant was not surprised to see He Lai's appearance. After all, he had been with Lu Zixuan for many years and had naturally seen He Lai's face. He hurriedly led He Lai in.

With an assistant present, the security guard on duty did not check He Lai's identity and let him in.

Soon He Lai saw Lu Zixuan in the room.

Just as Lu Zixuan was about to speak, he was interrupted by He Lai.

He Lai took out a pen and paper and wrote a line on the paper.

"Be careful, walls have ears. Communicate in writing."

As soon as Lu Zixuan saw it, he understood what He Lai meant. He didn't expect He Lai to be so cautious, so he signaled his assistant to bring paper and pen.

There is no other way. He Lai does not want to lose the big picture for the small. The Chinese have strong investigative capabilities. If someone eavesdrops and knows his identity, he will be finished.

"He Sheng, why didn't you come this year? Did something happen to you? Or does your company not plan to send you over?"

Lu Zixuan wrote on the paper. After all, this would affect his future arrangements. If He Lai never went to Gangcheng again, he would have to come to Sijiucheng to find He Lai himself.

After all, He Lai is his boss. Many things in the company still need He Lai himself to make the final decision.

"No, it's just that this year is special. My wife is pregnant and gave birth to a daughter, so I have to stay and take care of them. I will go next year."

When Lu Zixuan saw the news, he finally understood why He Lai did not go to Gangcheng, so he wrote down words of congratulations.

Then He Lai talked to Lu Zixuan about things in Hong Kong City.

Lu Zixuan emphasized that Huo Ying invented pre-sale properties and installment payments for house purchases. Huo Ying wanted to cooperate with He Lai on these things and specialize in real estate development. If possible, he also wanted to acquire a bank that would lend money specifically to people in Gangcheng.

The so-called pre-sale property means that citizens come to make a deposit before the house is built, pay the money to the developer first, and then wait until the house is completed before taking possession of it.

The so-called installment payment is actually a mortgage. After paying a part of the down payment, relying on financial institutions, that is, bank loans, Hong Kong citizens can move in early. This achieves a win-win situation in which citizens have houses to live in and real estate developers make money.

He Lai also put forward his own opinion. After all, once pre-sale properties and mortgages come into being, housing prices in Hong Kong will continue to rise.

So some people say that Huo Ying is also responsible for the high housing prices in Hong Kong. If Huo Ying had not invented pre-sale properties and installment payments, the housing prices in Hong Kong would not have been pushed up, and so many people would not have become house slaves.

In addition, the emergence of pre-sale properties has also brought more uncertainty to real estate development. Some developers take advantage of this system to make money out of nothing. They first borrow a large sum of money from the private sector, then buy land, and then mortgage the land to the bank to obtain low-interest loans and repay the private loans. Later, they can start selling pre-sale properties before developing the property, using the funds of home buyers to operate.

In this vicious cycle, the ones who suffer are the hard-working residents at the bottom of society.

After all, the faces and eating habits of capitalists are uglier than each other.

Just like in later generations, there are many unfinished buildings, developers running away with money, water view houses turning into leaky houses, houses being cut corners and becoming dangerous, etc.

He Lai told Lu Zixuan that pre-sale properties and loans can be arranged, and even banks can do it, but the buyers must be given certain guarantees, the houses must be built, and some time should be given to those who cannot repay their mortgages for the time being, and they should not be pushed too hard.

Finally, you should provide discounts to your company employees when they buy houses and set up housing provident funds.

He Lai wrote a lot, all of which are things that every house slave in later generations has experienced.

Lu Zixuan recorded them all.

He Lai finished talking about the matter and left without staying any longer. After all, it was not safe as who knew if anyone would notice his strange face.

When He Lai left the Friendship Hotel, he paid special attention and made sure that no one was following him. Then he turned into the alley, walked around a few times, and finally came out from another alley in his original appearance.

The alleys in Beijing are easy to enter but difficult to exit, highlighting their disorder. For old residents who are familiar with the alleys, they feel that they are well connected and all roads lead to Rome, but for those who enter the alleys for the first time, it will definitely feel like walking in a maze.

When He Lai walked out, he had no idea where he was. Fortunately, there were road signs, otherwise no one would have known where he was.