Chapter 268 Worthy of being an intermediary
When Zhang Qiyuan walked over, several male classmates were talking about how rich Wang Mei's husband's family was.
"Rich people are different. I feel like the wedding cigarettes and the souvenirs have almost paid for themselves. I feel really embarrassed."
"When Lu Ming got married, didn't we all agree on this? No matter how high prices go, when classmates get married, we'll all give a gift of 500 yuan."
"I'm sorry, this isn't a five-star hotel, and there are so many wedding cigarettes and souvenirs."
"It's okay. Wang Mei's husband's family is rich. They even bought a house in the Yangtze River Center. Didn't you see what Qi Yuan said in the group? It's 46000 per square meter."
"I just felt that the man was quite arrogant. He nodded to us, even if it was just a greeting, and then ignored us."
Zhang Qiyuan immediately interrupted and said, "The newlyweds are there receiving guests and don't have time to deal with us. Besides, they don't know us. If we have an awkward conversation, it will be even worse. I think we old classmates should just find a table and sit down to chat slowly."
"Qi Yuan, we were just talking about you and you're here. By the way, are the houses in the Yangtze River Center really 46000 per square meter?" Li Wei asked.
Li Wei was the sports commissioner of their class. He was tall and strong, but he loved gossip.
Several other students also looked over, obviously wanting to know the same thing.
"Let's go in and find a table to sit down and chat. By the way, let me introduce you, this is my friend Wang Yong." Zhang Qiyuan introduced Wang Yong to several classmates, and then took them to find the table that belonged to their classmates and sat down.
"Qi Yuan, you haven't told me yet? Is the house in the Yangtze River Center really worth that much money?" Li Wei continued to ask.
Zhang Qiyuan nodded and said, "It's about the same, but if we negotiate the price, we should be able to get it down to 42000 per square meter."
"Damn, Wang Mei is marrying into a wealthy family."
Several people were stunned. For them, a house that cost 42000 yuan per square meter was simply a sky-high price.
"Speaking of Qi Yuan, Wang Mei pursued you at the beginning. Now that you see she married into a wealthy family, do you regret it at all?" After being surprised, Li Wei asked Zhang Qiyuan in a low voice.
Hearing this, Zhang Qiyuan rolled his eyes and said, "Can we talk about something else? There are so many people around, they are all her relatives and friends. Don't let her husband hear about it. It will affect the relationship between the couple."
"Okay, then let's talk about why Wang Mei and her friends didn't come to you when buying a house?" Li Wei nodded and smiled.
"..."
Zhang Qiyuan glanced at Li Wei unhappily and said nothing.
"Well, let's not talk about this anymore. Qi Yuan, why do you want to be a broker? Is this an easy job?" Another classmate immediately changed the subject.
"Didn't my parents buy me a house when I was in college? It was okay when I was in school, as my parents helped me pay the mortgage. After college, I started working and began to pay the mortgage on my own. However, my income was not high and I was barely making ends meet. I was working for the bank all the time. Later on, I couldn't stand the pressure anymore, so I wanted to sell the house..." Zhang Qiyuan began to talk about his process of changing careers to become a real estate agent.
"It's a good thing you sold the house at a big discount, otherwise you would be losing even more now," said Li Wei.
Zhang Qiyuan nodded and said, "It was mainly because of the pressure. Once the house was sold, I felt a lot more relaxed."
"I feel like even if you have money you can't buy a house now. You'll lose money if you do," said another classmate.
After thinking for a moment, Zhang Qiyuan said, "Actually, that's not the case. For some families who don't know how to invest, buying a house is their only investment channel." "What do you mean?" Several classmates looked at Zhang Qiyuan. They didn't quite understand what Zhang Qiyuan meant. Buying a house now means losing money, so how can it become an investment channel?
"What can families like these who don't know how to invest do with the money? Do business? In today's environment, if you do business, you will basically lose everything you put in. And once people have money, they tend to get carried away and spend money lavishly. What's worse, they may develop some bad habits, such as gambling and drugs. And if relatives and friends know that you have money and ask you to borrow money when they encounter an emergency, will you lend it to them? If you don't lend it to them, your relationship with your relatives will easily become strained. If you lend it to them, you will have no idea when you can pay it back. It's not good to urge them to pay it back, and it's not good not to urge them either. By then, the relationship will still become strained."
“So the best thing for these people to do when they have money is to buy a house. If they don’t have money, they won’t think about doing business, nor will they spend money lavishly or develop bad habits. When relatives and friends ask you to borrow money, you have an excuse. Even if you don’t live in the house, you can still collect rent. Even if you need money later, you can sell the house and get the money. You may lose a little in the current market situation, but it’s better than what I said before,” Zhang Qiyuan said with a smile.
These words left several students stunned.
"Damn, you are worthy of being a real estate agent. If I had any spare money, I would buy a house after hearing what you said." Li Wei said.
"But I think what Qi Yuan said makes sense."
"Indeed, like me, I don't have a mortgage, and after every month's salary is paid, there is not much money left. I don't know where to spend it."
While a few people were chatting, more and more classmates came over. After a brief greeting, everyone started talking about their college days.
Everyone was also surprised at the changes in Zhang Qiyuan. Before, he was the quietest and introverted person in the class, but now he is not a big shot in the community, but he can chat with anyone.
Soon, as the master of ceremonies came on stage, the wedding officially took place.
Amid the sound of passionate music, the door of the hall slowly opened, and Wang Mei, wearing a wedding dress and holding a bouquet, walked onto the stage accompanied by her father, followed by a series of procedures.
Finally, Zhang Qiyuan managed to wait until the dinner started. He had not planned to drink because he had to drive, but several classmates insisted on asking him to drink. Fortunately, Wang Yong was there, so he was able to drink a little.
Soon, Wang Mei, who had changed into a dress, came over with her husband to toast.
"Thank you all for coming to our wedding. Thank you very much. We are too busy today. Please forgive us if the hospitality is not good enough. Geng Zhi and I would like to offer a drink to all of you," said Wang Mei.
"Congratulations, I wish you a long and happy marriage!"
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After the wedding banquet, Zhang Qiyuan and Wang Yong drove straight onto the highway.
Zhang Qiyuan originally thought that he could take a nap after getting on the highway, but Wang Yong sped up so fast that he reached 140 mph.
"Slow down, slow down. I feel the wheels are a little bit floating." Zhang Qiyuan said nervously while grabbing the handle on the roof.
"Do you know what a highway is? On a highway, you have to drive faster." Wang Yong said.
"Stop kidding. Since I bought this car, I have never driven faster than 80 miles per hour, and you drove it directly to 140." Zhang Qiyuan was sober now. If he had known that Wang Yong drove so fast, he would never drink again.
"That's different. You were in the city. Anything over 60 mph is considered speeding. And it's late now. If you don't drive faster, it will be early morning when you get to your house, let alone mine."
Then, with Zhang Qiyuan feeling anxious, Wang Yong arrived at his doorstep in three hours.
(End of this chapter)
