The round-faced saleswoman had some experience. When Tangchen Yipin first opened, they had gathered the top sales team from the company and even conducted a two-month training.
Besides the community’s environmental information, they had to memorize the future plans around the neighborhood, the services included in property management, and even the species of plants grown within the community. They had to answer any customer inquiry without hesitation.
She still remembered being surprised when the property first opened, wondering how rich people differed from her imagination.
Apart from the cars they drove, most wealthy individuals looked no different from ordinary people in their attire and grooming. Of course, most of these wealthy people were middle-aged, and it was common for families to view properties together.
"Our company is offering two special units. One is a 260-square-meter unit on the second floor facing the river, and the other is a 320-square-meter four-bedroom unit on the thirty-sixth floor, also facing the river."
The round-faced saleswoman spoke while pointing at the sand model with a red laser pen.
As they were talking, a young man in his early twenties, dressed simply, entered. Like Liu Chen, he inquired about discount properties upon entering.
The sales assistant who stepped forward to assist him looked surprised and then led him towards the sand model.
"Hello, sir. These are the two special units we've recently launched."
Liu Chen glanced at the man who had walked up beside her and was momentarily stunned. She quickly regained her composure because the man bore a resemblance to the future internet sensation, the "National Husband," Wang Weicong.
However, the young man beside her was much thinner, with a small face and a well-defined jawline. He was definitely not the "National Husband."
Wang Weicong stood nearby and felt the gaze from the fair-skinned, slender young woman beside him.
He even looked deliberately, only to see her quickly avert her gaze. He didn't press the matter further.
"I'll take the unit on the thirty-sixth floor. Let's sign the contract." Liu Chen pointed to the thirty-sixth floor, which was near the top. When she had passed by on a cruise ship the previous night, she had deliberately observed that from lower floors, with the lights on at night, the interior decorations could be seen by people on passing cruise ships.
The thirty-sixth floor wouldn't have such a problem.
Wang Weicong, standing nearby, heard Liu Chen's words and felt a pang of regret. He was also interested in the thirty-sixth floor, but since she had mentioned it first, there was nothing he could do.
"Alright, Miss Liu. Regarding the down payment, how many installments will there be? After signing, we will arrange a car to take you to a nearby bank to process the loan."
Liu Chen took out a card from her backpack and held it in her hand, smiling.
"Full payment. No loan needed."
"Full payment!"
Even Wang Weicong, who was there to buy a property, couldn't help but exclaim. He was buying because his mother had said the development had a good reputation. The price of 50,000 yuan per square meter had hit rock bottom, and once the economy recovered, this type of landmark luxury residence would be among the first to rebound.
But for a fair-skinned, slender young woman like this to pay in full, was she doing it for investment purposes?
It didn't seem likely. With the current low interest rates and policies, who would pay in full to flip properties?
"Okay, okay, Miss Liu. If you pay in full at once, our company can offer you ten years of free property management fees and a complimentary furniture and appliance package worth 300,000 yuan. What do you think?"
Liu Chen smiled. "Then please help me move the gift package into the house. By the way, about the formaldehyde in the furniture in this gift package..."
The round-faced saleswoman quickly explained, "Miss Liu, please don't worry. This furniture and appliance package is already in the house. If you don't want it, we can have it removed."
"Alright, then proceed with the card swipe."
...
After buying the property, Liu Chen checked the time on her phone. She hailed a taxi at the entrance and took the subway to Puxi. From the subway station, she took another taxi directly to Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street.
Having spent over ten million yuan in one go, and with the system upgraded and unable to access its contents, Liu Chen needed to consider her safety, which was why she took such a circuitous route.
When she ambled back to the hotel, Liu Chen's bag contained two bags of xiaolongbao, four cups of soy milk, and a bag of shaomai.
As soon as the zipper of the backpack was opened, the savory aroma of the steamed buns wafted out. Mi Zhuzhu, who was lying on the bed, twitched her nose, sat up from the bed, and opened her eyes.
"Ah!!! Baozi! It smells so good! Chenchen, did you just go out to buy them? Sob sob, Chenchen, you're the best!"
Mi Zhuzhu said as she got out of bed and walked into the bathroom in her slippers to wash up. Liu Chen, meanwhile, sent a message in the QQ group asking if the two boys were awake. Upon seeing Lai Jielun's reply, she then picked up their portions and handed them to him.
"Chenchen, where are we going to play today?"
Liu Chen, while drinking soy milk, scrolled through Mi Zhuzhu's Weibo. Her follower count was still around three thousand, nearing four thousand. However, the comments below had already changed their tone.
"Zhuzhu, why don't you open a Weibo account? Look how many fans I've gained just by posting photos with you. Now people are even messaging me, asking if I want to take ads, for 500 yuan to post one of their edited advertisements."
Mi Zhuzhu asked while eating shaomai and taking a couple of sips of soy milk,
"I think if you opened a Weibo account, Chenchen, you'd be very popular."
Liu Chen shook her head.
"If I open one, there will be too many points for people to attack me."
"What does that matter? You could use a different name, like just posting photos without showing your face. I've seen many such Weibo accounts."
Mi Zhuzhu said as she opened Weibo and pushed the phone to Liu Chen. "Here, look. Moreover, I think getting into Shuimu University is a really impressive point.
Or your clothes that you usually wear, I think they're also very good. If you post on Weibo, I will follow you."
Liu Chen blinked. This indeed gave her a new idea. Based on what the system had hinted, future main quests would likely involve opening factories and stores.
If she started managing a Weibo account now, even if it wasn't used for advertising and monetization, it could be used to promote her products in the future.
"Zhuzhu, you're so smart!" Liu Chen said, then excitedly stood up and hugged Zhuzhu.
Mi Zhuzhu felt Chenchen's fragrant embrace, her lips curling upwards, and she instinctively said with feigned humility,
"Oh my, where do you get that? It's alright, it's alright."
After breakfast, Liu Chen took the three of them to the Oriental Pearl TV Tower. They had come to Shanghai, and if they went back without having visited the Oriental Pearl, wouldn't that be embarrassing?
Using their IDs, they bought tickets for two levels and queued for the elevator. After the four of them entered the elevator, there was a dedicated attendant to press the buttons, taking them to the observation deck at 263 meters.
Upon exiting the elevator, there was a Shanghai Historical Development Exhibition Hall. Walking further, they reached the glass viewing area of the spherical structure.
Mi Zhuzhu clutched Liu Chen's arm tightly, her face contorted as if she were about to cry.
"Boo hoo, Chenchen, what should we do? My legs go weak every time I see us at such a high place..."
Liu Chen thought for a moment and could only console her, "Think of it this way, aren't the planes we fly in even higher than this?"
Mi Zhuzhu looked at Liu Chen with bewildered eyes. "Chenchen, can we take the subway back? I'm suddenly so scared of flying..."
Well, that was less comforting than no comfort at all.
Fortunately, Lai Jielun's voice from behind attracted Zhuzhu's attention.
"Look, they have souvenir refrigerator magnets here."
"Really?" Mi Zhuzhu's curiosity was immediately piqued. Liu Chen took the opportunity to take a couple of aerial photos from the Oriental Pearl Tower.
After buying souvenirs and putting them in their backpacks, the four of them experienced the fully transparent glass walkway downstairs.
Mi Zhuzhu was initially hesitant to step onto it, but Liu Chen said,
"We've come all this way. Zhuzhu, even if you close your eyes and stand on it, we can take a photo together."
So, Mi Zhuzhu closed her eyes tightly, furrowed her brow, and followed Liu Chen step by step onto the glass walkway. Then, she slowly sat down, her bottom on the glass.
"Zhuzhu, open your eyes. We're taking a photo together~"
Hearing this, Mi Zhuzhu suddenly opened her eyes, widening them as much as possible, her gaze fixed on the camera lens.
After the photo was taken, Mi Zhuzhu didn't dare to get up. Her eyes were fixed on the wall diagonally in front of her. Just as Liu Chen was about to help her up, Lai Jielun, standing beside her, reached out and helped Mi Zhuzhu from a seated position to standing, then quickly ran back to stand by the wall.
"Hmph!"
Ren Mo, standing to the side, let out a cold snort, fully expressing his displeasure.
After lunch, Liu Chen first took everyone to check out of Rujia Hotel. Then, with Ren Mo and Lai Jielun carrying the shopping bags, the four of them went to Jing'an Temple to offer incense, and then spent the afternoon exploring and eating at Yu Garden. After they were full, Liu Chen took the three of them by taxi to Tangchen Yipin.
Standing before the imposing entrance of Tangchen Yipin, a stainless steel pillar with the words "Tangchen Yipin" written on it stood at the entrance of the complex.
"Tangchen Yipin? It sounds a bit familiar?" Lai Jielun stood at the entrance, reading the four characters while frowning. "I think I've heard it somewhere before."
"Chenchen, why are we here?" Mi Zhuzhu blinked and looked up at the tall building, then at Chenchen beside her. "Are we living here? It doesn't look like a hotel."
Liu Chen nodded.
"It's a rented homestay. For the four of us, it works out to about a hundred yuan per person."
After saying that, Liu Chen took out the owner's card from her bag. She had just received it that morning, and it was still warm.
The security guard, Xiao Li, who had been standing nearby, saw Liu Chen's owner photo, which had been updated on the computer that day, and silently retracted his hand, which had been about to greet the owner.
'These rich people really know how to play. They buy a house worth over ten million and still pretend it's not theirs...'
At this moment, Wang Weicong, who had just gotten out of a taxi, heard this and seemed to understand. Perhaps he was worried that if his wealthy status were exposed, his friends might not be as genuine anymore.