Chapter 107: Chapter 90: The Trick to Getting Rich Is Winning the Birth Lottery

Xue Zhongyun was parched from all the introductions, so she cracked a joke with Qi Sheng.

"Hmm, what’s the price per square meter for this one?"

Qi Sheng asked casually, taking a sip of water.

"Because the area is so large, the unit price isn’t that high. The current quote is 26,000 yuan per square meter."

"I can try to get you a 5% discount and have the property management fees waived for three years."

"The property management services at Renheng Riverside Bay are considered top-of-the-line in all of Chengdu."

"Of course, the fees are a bit steep too, at 8 yuan per square meter per month."

"For a high-net-worth individual like yourself, though, it’s hardly a concern."

Xue Zhongyun had already given them a full tour, but she couldn’t tell which unit the young heir was most satisfied with.

"This one will do. The total price I can accept is no more than 7.5 million. If you can make that work, you can prepare the contract immediately."

Qi Sheng took stock of his finances. He had 6 million in cash.

’It’s definitely not enough to buy it outright.’

’Besides, this place only comes with the basic fixtures.’

’The soft furnishings will cost at least another 3 million, right?’

Buying this penthouse unit would basically drain his personal coffers.

’Fortunately, next month isn’t far off.’

’Another 25 million will be coming in then.’

"Uh... Are you really buying this penthouse unit?"

Xue Zhongyun’s beautiful eyes went wide, finding it hard to believe Qi Sheng had this kind of financial muscle.

When they arrived, Qi Sheng and Miduo had parked their car far away.

Xue Zhongyun hadn’t seen the Ferrari 488.

Otherwise, she wouldn’t have been so surprised.

"Yes. Regarding the price, I can accept a closing price under 7.5 million, and I’ll buy two parking spaces as well."

Qi Sheng wrapped his arm around Miduo, who was dizzy from the shock of the surprise.

He gently patted her back, helping her calm down.

Xue Zhongyun was ecstatic as well.

This was the first huge deal she had ever closed in her career.

"That’s definitely not a problem! Let’s head back to the sales office first. I’ll go apply for the discount with my manager right away."

"As for the parking spaces, they’re currently 150,000 each, which is quite a good price."

"For this sale, I’d like to process it through the agency’s books. It won’t cost you an extra cent. I’ll earn the 2% commission the developer pays the agency."

"Please, please, I haven’t closed a big deal in months. Once I get the commission, I’ll definitely treat you and Duoduo to a big meal!"

Qi Sheng wasn’t the least bit surprised by Xue Zhongyun’s request.

Sales consultants colluding with agencies to earn commissions was hardly a secret anymore.

’It makes sense,’ he thought. ’If she processed it through the sales office’s books...’

’...Xue Zhongyun would only get a 0.3% commission.’

’But by going through the agency, she can get a 2% commission.’

For the client, there was absolutely no loss.

In fact, the sales consultant would even go out of their way to fight for a better price for him.

As for the developers, what they wanted was a quick return on their investment.

The listed price was certainly set above their expected profit margin, so they wouldn’t lose money either way.

Of course, in this process...

...the homebuyer held all the cards.

Especially with a huge deal like Qi Sheng’s.

It was perfectly normal for some sales consultants to offer "special services."

Based on a total price of 7.5 million, the 2% agency fee alone was 150,000.

Even after splitting it with the agency, Xue Zhongyun could pocket 120,000.

With a few more big deals like this, buying her own house and car in Chengdu would be well within reach.

One could only imagine how tempting such a large deal was.

Back when she was a rich man’s wife...

...Xue Zhongyun certainly wouldn’t have cared about a mere 120,000. That was just the cost of two of her handbags.

But after truly entering the workforce and learning to be self-reliant, she realized just how hard money was to earn.

Especially in the real estate sales industry.

If you wanted to make money without putting in the effort, you could really only make enough to get by.

Watching her colleagues, through various means, pull in over a hundred thousand a month while she only made a few thousand...

...the huge disparity was bound to shake her resolve.

She knew that if she just gave a little more of herself, she could easily be making over a hundred thousand a month too.

That’s how one’s principles get eroded, bit by bit.

Fortunately, Qi Sheng was her best friend’s boyfriend.

This allowed her to land a huge deal out of the blue, without having to worry about being taken advantage of.

’If Qi Sheng had come to see the apartment alone and actually made some inappropriate demands of her...’

’...looking at his handsome face, she might not have actually refused.’

...

With his connection to Miduo, Qi Sheng was naturally happy to help out her best friend.

Qi Sheng had 6 million on hand, but it wasn’t enough even if he threw it all in.

Luckily, he knew a client manager at China Construction Bank, Chu Qing.

Qi Sheng had her arrange for someone to come over and prepare a bridge loan contract.

China Construction Bank naturally had no doubts about Qi Sheng’s ability to repay the loan.

He had tens of millions in liquid funds coming in every month.

His current account balance was as high as six million. He was definitely a prime client.

For a client like him, they were more than happy to issue a bridge loan.

Qi Sheng planned to put down 2.5 million of his own money.

And then get a 5 million bridge loan from China Construction Bank.

Although the requested bridge loan amount was quite large...

...fortunately, the property served as collateral, and Chu Qing also wanted to do him a favor.

It was approved quickly and smoothly, and the funds were transferred to the developer’s account.

At a daily interest rate of 0.08%, the interest for one month’s use would be 120,000.

For Qi Sheng, this was not a problem at all.

On the still slightly warm property purchase contract...

...in the owner’s column, Miduo’s name was clearly written.

"Congratulations, Duoduo! To meet your true love at the age of 30!"

’I mean, a tall, rich, handsome guy just gifted you a 7.5 million yuan luxury home.’

’If that’s not true love, what is?’

"Thank you. You’ll find yours too."

Miduo was indeed very happy, but what she was thinking about was that the apartment had five bedrooms.