Stay Home Daddy: I Was Reborn After My Daughter Passed Away
Chapter 530: Five hundred and twenty-five, this industry is deep _1

Chapter 530: Five hundred and twenty-five, this industry is deep _1

"Demolition? I’ve heard about that; it’s no secret anymore. They say this time it’s quite a big deal, with quite a few companies joining in. The smaller ones certainly can’t afford such an endeavor."

Old Yuan, true to his network, knew about this a long time ago.

"Do you know where they are planning to do this?" Gu Chen hurriedly asked.

Although he could find out everything tomorrow by asking Wei Tianfu.

But once curiosity struck, Gu Chen felt uneasy not knowing right away.

"I can’t say I know too much about it, but from what I’m aware of, there are two spots: one is a gymnasium and the other is a commercial street, so the location choices are not that many, they’ll probably all be around the city center."

Hearing this, Gu Chen’s face twitched.

Commercial street? Gymnasium? Not residential areas?

This is really something; if it’s a commercial street, the money to be made would not be less than from residential areas.

"I heard that they’re also planning to build an elementary and a middle school, but I don’t know the specifics.

The scale is quite substantial. It’s said that the total investment will exceed nine digits and might even be more, but that’s still hard to tell.

By the way, why are you asking about this? Are you buying a house?"

Old Yuan wasn’t really in real estate; he didn’t usually pry into these matters. He’d just remembered what friends had mentioned in passing.

He was more curious as to why Gu Chen was suddenly inquiring about it today.

"If you’re looking to buy a house, I have a lot of friends, and I can get you a good price. I could put you in touch with a few. Some older neighborhoods are really nice now, with all sorts of facilities complete.

There are too many uncertainties with new developments, not to mention when they would be finished. Are you buying it for your child?"

Old Yuan offered to help Gu Chen out.

With his connections, getting a discount on a house was not an issue at all.

At this moment, Gu Chen didn’t respond, still immersed in what Old Yuan had just mentioned.

If he hadn’t misheard, Old Yuan had said elementary and middle schools!

School district houses! Another level that’s even more expensive than regular residential areas.

Such school district properties would be exceedingly valuable in the future.

Whether to rent or to sell, the prices would be more than the average person could afford.

He was starting to doubt the accuracy of Old Yuan’s information. If there were really that many projects, wouldn’t it be a huge undertaking? How much money would have to be pumped into it?

"You’re not thinking about going into real estate, are you?"

Seeing that Gu Chen had not replied for a while, Old Yuan made a bold guess.

But after he spoke and didn’t get any clarification from Gu Chen, he knew he had guessed correctly.

"Little Brother Gu, this is no trivial matter. Think carefully before you proceed.

Nowadays, it’s only the big companies that can play this game. Normal small companies simply can’t handle it.

And the waters in this industry are very deep. To be frank, if I stepped into this field, I could be drowned by it."

Old Yuan earnestly advised Gu Chen.

He had seen many people in real estate.

Since he had such strong social vibes, it was inevitable he would interact with them.

Therefore, he had a deep understanding of the matter: real estate is dangerous.

Although there are lots of profits to be made later on, most people should not think about meddling in this business.

Moreover, the project Gu Chen was researching was such a major one, sponsored by Chuan City.

The companies competing for it were countless.

Even if Gu Chen were chosen by chance, from then on, there would be no rest.

"No worries, I was just curious and asking around."

Gu Chen didn’t go into detail with him about exactly what was going on, because he felt there really wasn’t any need.

It was enough for him to know many things in his heart.

Seeing that Gu Chen wasn’t saying anything, Old Yuan could still vaguely sense that Gu Chen was hiding something from him; it was clear that Gu Chen had other things on his mind.

But since Gu Chen wasn’t opening up that mouth of his, Old Yuan also felt embarrassed to broach the topic.

However, if it was true that Gu Chen was about to go into real estate,

then he really would have to regard Gu Chen with admiration.

Speaking seriously, he didn’t know how much money such a move would involve.

He knew Gu Chen must be well off, but he never imagined that Gu Chen had enough money to venture into the real estate industry.

This changed the way he looked at Gu Chen.

Just how wealthy was Gu Chen? Were the flower shop and the café really all of his enterprises?

At that moment, he started to doubt whether what he knew before was accurate.

He had an inkling that Gu Chen must have other deals going on outside, and probably big ones at that.

Gu Chen, unaware of these thoughts, simply returned home as he had nothing much to talk about with Old Yuan.

He planned to go to bed early today since there would be big things happening tomorrow.

Talking with Old Yuan now wouldn’t be of any use; the real decision-making power was in Wei Tianfu’s hands.

If Wei Tianfu wanted to move something, he could move it; if he didn’t want something, even guessing a million times wouldn’t help.

Back home, Gu Chen’s mood was even more uplifted.

When Pian Ran returned from work and saw how happy Gu Chen was, she asked him curiously,

"Why so happy today? Let me guess, did something good happen?" She understood Gu Chen rather well.

That smile on Gu Chen’s face was not something she hadn’t seen before.

Anyway, whenever Gu Chen smiled like that, it usually meant that something good was about to happen for him.

"Who knows, you’ll find out in time," Gu Chen didn’t tell Ji Pianran what was happening either.

This made Ji Pianran even more curious; it couldn’t just be a trifle to make Gu Chen so joyous.

Even when the café and the internet café had their successful opening and kept making money, Gu Chen always seemed indifferent, as if he didn’t care about the money at all, like a sage who saw wealth as dirt.

With Gu Chen this happy, if it were about some deal, how big of a deal could it be?

Ji Pianran’s curiosity was piqued by Gu Chen’s bait.

She was guessing on the side like solving a riddle, trying to figure out what it could possibly be.

Gu Chen, like a spinning drum toy, shook his head no matter what Ji Pianran said.

He didn’t explicitly tell Ji Pianran what it was all about.

Eventually, Ji Pianran grew tired of guessing, and the matter was left at that.

The next day, Gu Chen got up bright and early.

After preparing breakfast for Sugar Sugar and Ji Pianran, he left directly.

Following his memory, he made his way to Wei Tianfu’s workplace.

Outside the unit, as expected, his car was stopped.

This wasn’t a place where just any car could enter.

After being stopped outside, Gu Chen got in touch with Wei Tianfu.

Finally, with Wei Tianfu’s permission, he was allowed to enter the unit.

Arriving there, Gu Chen thought two words, "Impressive!"

Although the building wasn’t shockingly unique compared to conventional architecture, the unit’s building still stood out like a crane amongst chickens, very eye-catching.