"After running around for more than a month, the matter still couldn't be settled. I was getting more and more unsure, but I really wanted to do this business, so I specifically found Ding Yongtai and asked him if he had any specific intention to buy land.

?Or are you just talking about it, but actually you already have a goal?"

"Because the customer's wishes are sometimes difficult to grasp. Sometimes they have already taken a fancy to which piece of land they want to buy, but then they look at other plots and have new ideas. Price, location, soil quality, and so on.

Water... there are various factors involved. Rather than spending time and effort showing them more, it’s better to just ask."

"Ding Yongtai is not ambiguous in his words. He said that he was not satisfied with what he saw before. He didn't like the excitement in the city, so he went to the village to buy land and build a house. But the plots I recommended to him were all on the outskirts of the city.

, forget it on weekdays, many people travel on weekends, so it’s no different from staying in the city.”

"I understood when he said this, so I looked for a few more plots of land far away from the city, but Ding Yongtai was still not satisfied."

"After running for a long time, we became familiar with each other. He asked me if I was in a remote area in the mountains? The more remote, the better."

Hu Pingtao also felt strange after hearing this: "The more remote the better... Then it is better to just go deep into the mountains and old forests and isolate yourself from the world."

Wang Yongxin said: "I thought so too at the time. Just like the boss in the movie "Party A and Party B" who wanted to live a hard life and ended up eating all the chickens in the village... I thought Ding Yongtai was joking, but later I realized

Found out he was telling the truth."

"There are similar plots of land, but they are indeed in a remote location, and most importantly, there are no roads."

"I took him on a trip to Dongchuan. There is a village there, which is a key poverty alleviation target in the province. There are several hills in the village, and there are few trees. It is basically deserted."

Hu Pingtao asked curiously: "He is interested in it?"

Wang Yongxin nodded: "The land price over there is very cheap. The annual rent for an acre of land is only a few hundred yuan, which is like giving it for free. What I mean is mountainous land, the kind with no development value. The whole mountain is full of rocks.

There is only a thin layer of soil on the surface. Even if you plant trees, they will not grow tall and have no economic value. No one in their right mind would go to that kind of place to buy land."

Hu Pingtao frowned: "Go on."

Wang Yongxin said: "But it is a place like that. Ding Yongtai was very satisfied after seeing it. He signed a contract with the village for twenty acres, and the location is on the gentle slope to the west of the village. The terrain there is open, so building a house is no problem, but it is far away from the water source.

, and there is no electricity, so the straight-line distance between pipes and cables alone is two kilometers.”

"I'm just a business person. There are some things that I can't control and can't manage. Anyway, I will do what the customer asks for. When Ding Yongtai signed the contract, he transferred the money to the village committee's account. He paid it in one go.

Five years’ rent is said to be paid according to this rule in the future.”

Hu Pingtao felt even more incredible: "Pay every five years? This doesn't seem very reasonable!"

Wang Yongxin said: "I also felt that something was not right at the time. Although it was wasteland that no one wanted, the annual rent was only a few hundred yuan per acre, but a few dozen acres was a large amount, not to mention paying the rent for five years at a time...

...If I want to change it, I don’t want to do anything! I can only pay it for many years. Wouldn’t it be good to put the money in the bank to earn interest, or invest it in other areas? Even if it is to build a house by myself, there is no need to pay 500 yuan in one go.

With a year’s worth of money, there is absolutely no need!”

"Of course there are exceptions to everything. Many B&B owners are willing to pay the rental fee in advance. So the idea just popped into my head for a moment and I didn't think about it again."

"Ding Yongtai gave me a commission. This matter is settled."

"Our country has been engaged in poverty alleviation. As housing agents, we must pay attention to the above policies at all times. I usually watch the news. Last month, I saw on my mobile phone that the country has increased its support policies for poor areas, so I thought about it.

I went in and took a look at what poverty alleviation areas there are in Yunnan Province."

"When I saw Dongchuan on the form, I suddenly thought of Ding Yongtai."

"It just so happened that a client was going to look at a house there that day. When I drove him to Dongchuan, I happened to pass by the village where Ding Yongtai sold the house. That day, the client and I drove separately and finished the work at noon. He went to his

, I will go my own way. I am really curious, because there is no one around that piece of land, and there is no possibility of any economic output. Ding Yongtai is willing to spend money to buy that piece of land, he is obviously a man who is not short of money."

Hu Pingtao understood this: "You want to see what kind of house he built?"

Wang Yongxin felt a little embarrassed and nodded: "When I returned to the city that day, I deliberately turned a corner and went to the village. Because after getting off the highway, I passed the market town in the direction of the rented land, and there was no road after that.

We have to find a place to park, and it takes more than an hour to walk."

"I used to park my car at the village committee when I went to that place. Otherwise, some children in the village were naughty and would often break off the wipers on the windshield. If I parked on the roadside, the car would be destroyed. But when I drove off,

On the expressway, I walked towards the village committee for a while, and suddenly I found a fork on the roadside."

Wang Yongxin gestured while talking: "It's all cement pavement, a very new kind. The key is that the road at the fork is very wide, enough for two large trucks to go side by side."

"Wait!" Hu Pingtao interrupted: "You mean, when you went there before, there was no fork in the road?"

Wang Yongxin answered seriously: "Two employees in our office are from Dongchuan. A few years ago, they invited me to go back to my hometown to celebrate the New Year and eat pig-killing rice. They took that road. It was an old road with a third-grade road, because

There is a lack of maintenance, the road surface is seriously damaged, and no one is taking care of it. Some places are really damaged and ugly, so they just use gravel to pave it."

"Building roads is not an easy task. It costs a lot of money. Many village roads are gravel roads, and it is difficult for a car with low-quality tires to travel there. That fork did not exist before, and it is still made of brand-new cement.

The road surface. At that time, I felt strange and thought it was built with investment from the government."

"I didn't think much about it, and drove directly on the road in that direction. But after driving more than 200 meters and turning over the ridge, I saw a road pole in front of me, guarded by someone, and a very eye-catching sign beside it: Private

Territory, forbidden to enter."

"The man guarding the road was wearing a security uniform. He stopped my car and asked me what happened. I made an excuse and said that I saw that the road was newly built and I came to see where it leads.

.The security guard said that there was a manor built above, it was a private place and no one was allowed to enter, so he asked me to turn the car back."

Hu Pingtao looked at Wang Yongxin and spoke slowly: "This kind of thing is very common."

"It is very common, but I think it is unreasonable." Wang Yongxin explained: "I know that the so-called owner of the manor must be Ding Yongtai, but I also know the actual situation of the land. It doesn't matter whether Ding Yongtai has money or not, he is willing

Spending money is his business. But this way is not

It's so simple - that village is really poor, and the nearby land is all in the mountains. Although the land Ding Yongtai bought is more than one kilometer away from the road outside the village in a straight line, everyone who drives knows that the car goes up and down.

We have to take the winding mountain road, which goes around for several kilometers."

"I returned to the intersection and got out of the car to take a look - the roads are very tight and the cost is very high. This is a lot of money. Is it really necessary to do this if it is just to build a house in the mountains?

?”

"I have met quite a lot of rich people. Some of them are building their own houses in the mountains, and some are spending money to build roads for their own convenience. But the roads are not long, only about one kilometer at most, and their houses are also built in the mountains.

It’s a beautiful place with lush vegetation, mountains and water around it.”

Hu Pingtao had some concerns in his mind: "So you suspect that Ding Yongtai has other purposes for buying land there?"

Wang Yongxin nodded and said with some embarrassment: "...Maybe I'm overthinking it. When I was a child, my family was poor and I had to count every penny. When I grew up, I worked and my income was okay, but I always

I feel that luxury cannot be wasted. I know that rich people think differently from ordinary people. Hundreds of thousands of brand-name clothes, cosmetics, bags, etc. are nothing to them. But even if it is tens of millions, a billionaire, then

They have earned their money with their own hard work, so there is no reason to throw it into the water!"

"The information Ding Yongtai registered with the agency shows that he is engaged in the foreign trade clothing business."

"Buying land in a place where no one has shit, paying rent for five years at once, and building a road to connect the land to the outside... This can no longer be described as "rich". If you ask me, it is simply

The brain is sick."

"The construction cost of that road alone is not a small amount, it will cost at least several million."

Hearing this, Hu Pingtao interrupted him again: "How do you know the specific cost of building that road?"

Wang Yongxin explained: "I graduated from a technical school. I took engineering electives in school and later worked on construction sites outside, so I know something about this aspect."

"Let's just talk about cement pavement, which is usually six meters wide and 24 centimeters thick. This is the conventional construction standard. The cost of concrete materials, that is, concrete materials, is about 120 yuan. Pouring, maintenance, cutting,

The labor costs for mold support and auxiliary materials total more than 80 yuan.

The base is 30 centimeters of cement-stabilized gravel plus 30 graded gravel materials, which costs about 120 to 150 yuan per square meter. In addition, the paving, rolling, maintenance and labor machinery costs are 30 yuan per square meter.

, plus profit and so on... All in all, it’s about four hundred yuan per square meter."

Hu Pingtao smiled and said: "I didn't see it! You have quite a lot of experience in this field."

Wang Yongxin also laughed: "That cement road can't be built without two million. I understand how rich people don't take money seriously. If it's about being competitive with women, or spending a lot of money playing cards and mahjong,

This is all normal. But it’s hard to justify building a road in that kind of place.”

"I think Ding Yongtai may be working on some kind of project."

Hu Pingtao followed his words and asked: "Investment? But as you just said, the place is very remote and no crops can be grown in the land. What is there to invest in?"

Wang Yongxin lowered his voice: "It's hard to talk about this kind of thing! These days, many investments are shady. Let's talk about men! They all have needs in that regard. In ancient times, opening a women's branch was a legal business practice, but it is definitely not allowed now.

But when people have money, they have to find places to spend it, especially men. They wear a Versace suit, wear a nigger on their wrist, and get a top-notch sports car... Net worth and appearance are not enough. What they need is women, and

Here comes other excitement.”

Hearing this, Hu Pingtao's eyes suddenly became sharp: "Are you saying that Ding Yongtai built a manor and a house in the mountains for the purpose of engaging in pornographic transactions?"

Wang Yongxin said: "I did think so at first. Because I have seen and heard a lot of similar things. Our country's laws are becoming more and more perfect, prohibiting pornography and gambling. In the past, many bars and nightclubs had such projects. As long as

There are all kinds of women who are willing to spend money. Later, these colored business premises were demolished, and your police also frequently patrolled and strictly controlled them. Those operators had no choice but to move to other places."

"For rich people, as long as they are willing to play, distance does not matter. As long as they have fun, there is essentially no difference whether it is a manor on the mountain or a club in the city. Twenty acres of land is not strictly speaking a large amount of land.

Adding up the water and electricity supporting facilities, as well as the cement road leading to the mountains, I estimate that Ding Yongtai spent about 10 million."

"If it were a serious business, in a place like that, the investment would not be recouped at all."

"But if it's a shady business and you make money through gambling, you can get your money back quickly."

Hu Pingtao narrowed his eyes and asked, "Have you secretly been to the manor on the mountain?"

Wang Yongxin was stunned: "...how do you know?"

Hu Pingtao said calmly: "What you just said is too detailed and cannot be deduced by just guessing."

Wang Yongxin admitted honestly: "Yes, I have been there... I couldn't drive in that day, so I turned around and went back to the foot of the mountain. I usually like to read detective novels and thought this was unreasonable. I parked the car at the village committee

, I found a restaurant in town to have dinner and asked about the situation."

"People nearby said they had never been to the manor on the mountain, and they said the cement road had just been built not long ago. It seems that after Ding Yongtai signed the contract to buy land last time, he contacted the village committee and bought the surrounding land in one fell swoop.

One hundred acres of land is claimed to be a "small tourism experience area."

Hu Pingtao was also surprised: "A hundred acres? Are you sure?"

Wang Yongxin nodded: "I later made a special trip to the village committee to confirm this matter. The village party secretary over there was very familiar with me. He said that after Ding Yongtai signed the contract to buy the land for the first time, a month later, he found
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