A few minutes later.
Xu Tong returned.
"Sorry, Mr. Ye, I've kept you waiting!"
"How is it? Is it okay?" Ye Chen asked.
Xu Tong said, "Mr. Ye, I mentioned your request to the CEO. The CEO's response is that the deposit agreement can be transferred, but regarding the issue of rising housing prices... well, we have our regulations for this. If housing prices rise due to certain factors, the excess portion will be discounted by 50%. Of course, we won't raise housing prices for no reason; that wouldn't comply with laws and regulations! However, the CEO said the deposit required is 100,000, and you need to pay the full amount or the down payment within seven days, otherwise the deposit agreement will be voided and not refunded!"
Only 50% off the excess portion?
Hearing this, Ye Chen felt a hidden regret.
But he also understood; it was impossible for the other party not to set a bottom line. Even the property developers themselves wouldn't think housing prices would experience a massive surge in the near future, but there had to be rules and a bottom line after all.
50% off is 50% off then. While that deposit subscription agreement might not sell for two million when resold later, one million should still be possible!
"Okay, that works!"
Ye Chen readily poured the contents of the kraft paper bag onto the table.
He then immediately signed a series of subscription agreements with the other party.
And requested that everything they promised be added one by one.
"Mr. Ye, remember to pay the down payment or the full amount within seven days, okay!"
Xu Tong stood up and shook hands with Ye Chen, smiling.
Just as Ye Chen was preparing to leave.
Zhang Jingshan, whose heart had been itching, could no longer hold back.
As if possessed, he said, "Give me two units too, and follow what Mr. Ye said, is that okay?"
Saleswoman: "..."
Finance staff: "..."
Manager Xu Tong: "..."
What? So this is like buying vegetables at the market?
Although the housing prices at Jinlin Mansion were cheap, they were far from being cabbage price!
But what made them even more dumbfounded was yet to come.
Ye Chen playfully said to Zhang Jingshan, "Why not get a few more units?"
"Cough, two units are enough!" Zhang Jingshan said awkwardly.
Although a few hundred thousand wasn't a big deal to him, his money didn't come from nowhere either.
It was seeing Ye Chen's confident look that made him impulsively want to follow suit.
At worst, he'd just forfeit the two hundred thousand deposit, that's what Young Master Zhang thought.
"Then, sir, you're also paying the deposit for two units?" Xu Tong cleared his throat.
He had seen many different types of customers.
But this kind of customer, it was his first time.
Zhang Jingshan no longer hesitated, "Yes, two units. Didn't Mr. Ye reserve Unit 01? I'll reserve Unit 02 on the same floor as him!"
...
Accompanied by the staff from the sales department.
Ye Chen and Zhang Jingshan each walked out with two deposit subscription agreements.
"Mr. Ye, although two hundred thousand isn't much to me, this is arguably the most irrational thing I've ever done!"
Zhang Jingshan said as he walked.
"Actually, you could be a bit more irrational, like paying the deposit for ten units at once, or buying ten units outright, after all, there's no purchase restriction!" Ye Chen said.
"What are you kidding? If the housing prices don't rise, should I just leave them empty? In a place like this, no one would want them even if I lowered the price to resell!" Zhang Jingshan said with a wry smile.
From beginning to end, even now, he didn't believe Jinlin Mansion had any room for appreciation in the near future.
That two hundred thousand was basically considered money down the drain by him.
Ye Chen shook his head and smiled.
He didn't say anything more.
...
Champs-Élysées.
This was one of the most top-tier Western restaurants in Jingzhou.
After all, Zhang Jingshan's purpose was to thank Ye Chen for yesterday's reminder.
Compared to the crisis that was resolved, finding just any place would seem too petty.
However, he was a little worried that Ye Chen hadn't been to this kind of place and would feel out of place.
"Mr. Ye, although Champs-Élysées isn't the absolute top Western restaurant in Jingzhou, in terms of luxury, few can compare!"
Leading Ye Chen into the extremely luxurious Western restaurant, Zhang Jingshan said with a smile.
Seeing Ye Chen looking around at the luxury, he thought Ye Chen was like Grandma Liu visiting the Grand View Garden.
However, how could he know?
In his previous life, Ye Chen had actually acquired the entire Champs-Élysées brand.
And he had built Champs-Élysées into China's most high-end Western restaurant, turning this brand into a symbol of status!
The reason he was looking around at this moment was just that his memories had been stirred up for a moment.
Under Zhang Jingshan's experienced guidance.
The two quickly reached a table by the window.
There, a man roughly the same age as Zhang Jingshan was already waiting.
"Lao Zhang, you still have that habit of always being late, never early. I've been looking at the scenery for half the day!"
As soon as he saw Zhang Jingshan, the man immediately said with a smile.
He then looked at Ye Chen, "And this is?"
Little did he know that at the same time he looked at Ye Chen.
Ye Chen was also stunned after seeing the other party.
That limping school-building fanatic from his previous life, had actually appeared before him?
In the long river of Ye Chen's memories from his previous life, there was a philanthropic fanatic who hid his merits and fame, building over a hundred charity schools in mountainous areas over fifteen years and sponsoring more than five hundred students from mountainous areas to attend university.
And all of this wasn't revealed and widely known until fifteen years later.
Ye Chen, who was over fifty in his previous life, searched for the other party's personal information after learning about this.
He was an extremely low-key entrepreneur, usually keeping a low profile. In his early years, he ran a trading company and had a leg amputated in a car accident caused by brake failure.
Wait...
As the content he had searched for back then clearly appeared in his memory, Ye Chen suddenly remembered that the day the other party had the car accident was the very day Jinlin Mansion opened!
So it's today?
"Changfeng, let me introduce you. This is Mr. Ye Chen. Regarding what I told you late last night, it's thanks to Mr. Ye's reminder. If it weren't for his reminder, I'm afraid I would have faced a big disaster soon!" Zhang Jingshan quickly introduced Ye Chen.
"Mr. Ye, it's a pleasure to meet you. Jingshan told me last night, are you really one of those masters who can predict things?"
Without any pretense, Li Changfeng extended his hand to Ye Chen in a half-joking manner.
"General Manager Li, it's a pleasure! I wouldn't dare claim to be able to predict things; it's just that my intuition is relatively accurate!" Ye Chen said, shaking his hand.
"Changfeng, I haven't told you yet. Mr. Ye's wife, Chen Yinuo, is at your Huaxing Trading. If she hadn't come to my company yesterday, I wouldn't have known that Yuntian Network had a bad apple who unilaterally terminated our cooperation. We still have to thank Mr. Ye's wife for this, otherwise I really wouldn't know how to explain it to you!" Zhang Jingshan said.
"Jingshan, that's not how you should put it. My subordinates also have issues. Knowing that the quote was 10% lower than the competitor's, they still gave their subordinates a death order to secure the contract. This is clearly being difficult! But just as you said, if it weren't for Chen Yinuo, we wouldn't even know about that whole mess. To dare to persist in trying to secure the contract even when the quote is 10% lower than the opponent's, having such an employee is also a blessing for my Huaxing Trading!" Li Changfeng chimed in.
Zhang Jingshan had deliberately asked him out to thank Ye Chen, and also revealed that Chen Yinuo was Ye Chen's wife.
He instantly understood Zhang Jingshan's intention: he wanted to kill two birds with one stone and ask him to take extra care of the company employee Chen Yinuo.
These were not issues for him. As long as Chen Yinuo's ability was up to par, he would definitely give Zhang Jingshan this face!
"Alright, let's not talk about this anymore!"
Zhang Jingshan stopped short and didn't continue speaking. He picked up the electronic ordering screen and handed it to Ye Chen, "Mr. Ye, see what you'd like to eat!"
"President Zhang is too kind, anything is fine!" Ye Chen said.
However, Zhang Jingshan interpreted this as Ye Chen lacking understanding of high-end Western restaurants and therefore not daring to order himself to avoid making a fool of himself.
He secretly expressed his understanding of this.
"Alright then, I'll order for Mr. Ye!" Zhang Jingshan said with a hearty laugh.