"However, this plan still needs to be discussed with my aunts and grandaunts first.
Thinking of this, Liu Chen could only say:
“How about this, I’ll give you the phone number of the person who bid earlier. You can contact them. If there are any suitable plots, Uncle Mi, you can take a look. If not, I’ll think of another way.”
In fact, Liu Chen knew very well that with the money Uncle Mi had, he might actually be able to buy a small plot of land at today’s auction.
But since someone had already started bidding at today’s auction, when plots in that area came out next time, the price would likely be far from today’s.
Uncle Mi nodded and entered the bidder's phone number that Liu Chen gave him. Then, he let several professionals first assess the cost of building the factory and interior decoration.
“Such a large scale, I estimate it will cost more than ten million.”
“If you want us to do the landscaping as well, it might not even be fifteen million.”
“To fully implement your design plan, twenty million is a conservative estimate.”
The prices quoted by the three professionals were higher than each other. Before Liu Chen could say anything, Uncle Mi spoke first.
“What are you three talking nonsense about? Just tell us the cost!”
When Uncle Mi said this, the three exchanged glances. The oldest among them gave a definite answer.
“The construction cost plus the decoration cost is at least eighteen million. However, after normal implementation, a fluctuation within ten percent is normal.”
Hearing this, Uncle Mi nodded and turned to Liu Chen.
“Since you trust me, Uncle, I’ll prepare a detailed quote for you then. But I estimate it will be similar to what Old Zhang said. You can think about it first, or discuss with the design team that drew up the plans about which parts can be simplified. For example, your staff dormitory building, which is only six floors, can actually be done without an elevator.”
Liu Chen shook his head.
“Uncle Mi, please create the budget according to this plan. Once it’s ready, you can send me the computer file via QQ. I’ll add you.”
After adding each other on QQ, Liu Chen finally sent off Uncle Mi and his three employees. He returned to the sofa, casually turned on the TV as background music, and lay down on the sofa with his hands behind his head. His eyes stared at the crystal chandelier above, and he mentally calculated:
“Eighteen million for the cost, forty million for the land, five million for the three production lines. Good heavens, this doesn’t even include landscaping and furniture. That’s sixty-three million.
If it weren’t for the one hundred million from Ren Yu’s call, my original twenty million plus the four million from this lottery draw would still be far from sixty-three million.”
At this moment, even Liu Chen, who possessed the system, had to admit.
“The cash flow from ‘League of Legends’ and ‘Penguin Farm’ is truly astonishing. Although I knew these two games would be popular, I didn’t expect them to be *this* popular!”
At this moment, Liu Chen suddenly remembered that he still held 8% and 4% shares in these two games, respectively, and would receive another sixteen million in dividends in December.
Thinking of this, a smile couldn’t be suppressed on Liu Chen’s face.
“I’ll just come clean, I’m a billionaire~~”
-
The ‘billionaire’ returned to the Chen family’s old residence that evening. Old Master Chen was in a rather unpleasant mood today. Seeing Liu Chen arrive, he first smiled cheerfully, then seemed to recall something, and his smile turned into a frown again.
“Chenchen, Chen Long said you borrowed one hundred million from Ren Yu?”
After speaking, Old Master Chen sighed, turned around, and slowly walked towards the dining room with his hunched back, his entire figure exuding a sense of desolation.
Although Liu Chen knew that Old Master Chen was likely putting on an act, he didn’t want to truly hurt the feelings of this stubborn but kind-hearted old man.
He immediately stepped forward to follow closely behind Old Master Chen, explaining:
“It was mainly because I was worried about not having enough money to buy the land, and then the equipment and renovation. If the bank loan was delayed, it would also waste time.”
Liu Chen felt his reasoning was sound, but Old Master Chen stopped, turned around, his face full of worry, and took out a check from his pocket.
“Money from a boy, even if it’s from Brother Yi, we shouldn’t take it if we can avoid it. Moreover, Grandpa said on Weibo that you can spend our family’s money however you like.
I know you think that was just for show, but Grandpa wants you to understand today that those were my heartfelt words. Whenever you return that one hundred million to Ren Yu, Grandpa will cover it for you.”
With that, Old Master Chen took out a check from his upper pocket, with the amount of one hundred million written on it, and handed it to Liu Chen.
“Grandpa…”
“If you call me Grandpa, you’ll accept this money and return Ren Yu’s money.”
Liu Chen looked at the check in Old Master Chen’s hand, and a mix of emotions washed over him.
In his past life, he had to work hard to pay off his debts, not daring to accept anything, or rather, he had closed off his heart for the sake of repaying his debts. He didn’t dare to accept the kindness of colleagues or neighbors.
For example, it was normal for colleagues to go out to restaurants for lunch three or four days a week, split the bill, and chat about office gossip.
But Liu Chen rarely participated in such activities; he only wanted to repay his debts as soon as possible. If he refused once, and then twice, eventually, people would stop inviting him.
But now, the remaining money from the one hundred million borrowed from Ren Yu was in his account, and Old Master Chen was handing him money.
After thinking for a moment, Liu Chen could only say:
“Grandpa, I haven’t touched most of that money yet. Besides, I actually don’t need that much. Just write me a check for thirty million. If I need more later, I’ll borrow from you again. You won’t refuse, will you?”
Liu Chen couldn’t refuse Old Master Chen’s money, because it was like the invitation to eat with colleagues in his past life.
If he refused, it would never happen again.
“Thirty million doesn’t sound good. Take sixty million first. Remember, you must return Ren Yu’s money.
Although Yuan Ying is your godmother, if she knew you borrowed one hundred million from Ren Yu, she would certainly feel a bit awkward. Our family has this money, so these things are unnecessary, understand?”
Liu Chen nodded. This was Old Master Chen teaching him how to navigate social relationships.
The meaning behind his words was that their family was not short of money, and using this favor for money was a very inefficient approach.
To put it bluntly, Ren Yu’s favor was expensive, more expensive than money, and should be used when it mattered most, for things their own family couldn’t accomplish.
Seeing Liu Chen nod, Old Master Chen straightened his back again, his steps no longer sluggish, and he walked towards the dining room with a song in his heart.
Liu Chen watched from behind as Old Master Chen, who had just slipped him money, seemed even happier than he was. His mind was filled with countless thoughts, which eventually turned into one sentence.
In this life, he would help the "Beauty Brand" go public early!