The Ambitions to Conquer the Official Career
Chapter 128: Crazy Housing Prices

Chapter 128: Chapter 128: Crazy Housing Prices

Several days had passed, and news of the province’s plan to build a high-grade highway had spread; moreover, everyone knew the importance of this highway.

The county issued an order, suspending land sales and other such activities starting from now.

With this policy from the county, real estate in Qingyuan Village soared overnight.

In the small conference room, Huang Yu was presiding over the meeting. She looked at everyone and said, "Everyone knows the situation in our village—the development we were engaged in has surged!"

At her words, smiles appeared on everyone’s faces; each person had originally invested more or less in the project, at least owning a couple of properties. Now that the prices had risen, it meant they were making money; moreover, this money-making venture had been discussed previously and had been reported to the county, so there was nothing wrong with it from anyone’s side.

Tian Ronghua smiled and said, "When we were asked to buy at that time, we all thought it was just to support the work in the village. Never did we expect such an outcome."

Qiu Ling also smiled, saying, "To be honest, when I invested, I thought if I could lose less, it would be good enough—I never thought about making money. But Mr. Ji Yang, he had invested eight million, taking a huge risk."

Ji Yang said, "Everyone knows the situation in our village. Since the village needed to do something, and since my money came quite easily, I thought I might as well invest it all. Even if I lost it all, it wouldn’t hurt, but unexpectedly, I made money!"

Everyone was momentarily speechless. What Ji Yang said was really the case—if it weren’t for Ji Yang’s investment, the project might not have been possible. Now, with the current situation, Ji Yang was poised to make a huge profit.

"What’s the price now?" Gui Ping asked.

Looking at Gui Ping, Ji Yang thought to himself that this lad must be close to being investigated by the public security department, although they hadn’t made a move yet.

What amused Ji Yang was that Gui Ping seemingly didn’t know that this matter would involve him.

Huang Yu said, "I had someone look into it, our local real estate prices were really too low. Many people from outside rushed to our village wanting to buy houses, the housing prices changed daily. Everyone knew the situation, and the reluctance to sell became quite serious. Real estate companies also stopped randomly selling properties, causing the prices to have already doubled."

Doubled!

Even Ji Yang was surprised at that.

Huang Yu continued, "I was surprised myself when I heard it, and after having someone look into it again, it turned out to indeed have doubled."

Everyone started discussing it at once.

Ji Yang said, "If you think about it, it makes sense. Next, a ten-billion investment pharmaceutical factory is set to be built in Wushu Village, researching cutting-edge technology that can drive many industrial developments. Also, the province wants to collaborate with us to develop tourism resources here. If it’s developed, this place will not be just an ordinary village, but a tourist village. Moreover, after this road connects with the neighboring province, our village will become a central area, making it easy to reach anywhere."

Gui Ping said, "Another point, our house prices here are actually really cheap. Even now, after doubling, compared to those tourism areas, it still is a lot cheaper."

Tian Ronghua said, "I think Ji Yang’s point about the ten-billion pharmaceutical factory is key. Nowadays, who doesn’t want to stay healthy? If something good comes out from here, that would be impressive, and if supporting industries develop, it would draw even more attraction. I think property prices will continue to rise."

"President Qian and others bought another piece of land earlier, preparing for the third phase of development. They certainly made money."

While everyone was discussing, Ji Yang was seriously considering the situation with his properties. Now that prices had surged so much, Ji Yang didn’t want to hold on to them any longer, the best move would be to sell now, clearly indicating that he did not intend to live off speculating on property. He said, "Our original intention was just to assist with local development, we never thought of making money from it. Now that property prices have gone up, showing many are willing to buy, I plan to sell all my properties and let others make money if they want to."

Ji Yang did not call for everyone to follow suit; he just shared his own thoughts.

Indeed, no one expressed a desire to sell theirs as well.

After the meeting, Ji Yang went to see Qian Huifang.

Seeing him arrive, Qian Huifang smiled and said, "Who would have thought, the prices are changing daily, now doubled and even more."

"I’m here to discuss this, I plan to sell all my properties. Can you handle this for me?"

"Are you silly? It’s only just started to rise. If it keeps going, doubling again is entirely possible."

"I originally had eight million, and now it’s over ten million, which is enough for me. I don’t want to live off this."

Looking at Ji Yang, Qian Huifang said, "Alright, I don’t understand you. How about this, sell the properties to me, and I’ll hold on for a while longer to make more."

"Do you have that much money?"

"You wouldn’t know, would you? In the past, it was difficult for me to get money. Now, it’s different. Everyone knows our house prices are rising rapidly; getting a loan from the bank is very easy. They ask me every day if I need a loan."

"I need to sell all at once."

"I understand; you don’t want people to catch onto you. I’ll handle this, and I’ll offer a bit above the market price, which is a normal practice, and nobody will say anything."

"Then good, I’ll leave this matter to you."

Ji Yang finally let the matter go.