Chapter 496: The courtyard of the imperial capital
Gaining points was something Cheng Yu expected.
But what Cheng Yu didn't expect was that this signing would actually bring him 700 points.
What Cheng Yu saw were points of one hundred and one hundred points, but because the points were given continuously, Cheng Yu naturally paid attention.
After clicking on the points details, what he saw was seven consecutive entries of one hundred points. This made Cheng Yu, who was sitting in the taxi, feel very confused.
Why are there so many?
Cheng Yu began to review the situation.
They are all 100 points, which is not surprising. After all, the amount involved by Cheng Yu for this contract this time has reached more than 300 million soft sister coins.
Even considering only the increase caused by stinginess, Cheng Yu's increased wealth is as much as US$7 million.
Originally, the shares held by Morris and others could only be sold for US$40 million, but Cheng Yusheng raised the price by US$10 million.
However, of the ten million, one million was to be paid to the law firm, and the other two million belonged to Anthony. Cheng Yu had no intention of deducting this amount from Anthony.
Therefore, Cheng Yu's actual profit from this trip to the United States was US$7 million.
Of course, the money is still lying in the company's account in New York. Shen Zhiqiu needs help to operate it and transfer it back to China before Cheng Yu can withdraw it.
These seven million actually came from Morris and four other people.
Therefore, Cheng Yu initially considered that his stingy behavior this time involved such a huge amount of money that it was almost inevitable that he would be rewarded with full points.
Even better, there will be four 100-point points earned, because there are a total of four people on Morris' side.
If not, the system may treat this stingy behavior as a single stingy behavior and not care about the number of people targeted.
Cheng Yu had considered that he could argue with the system about this matter. After all, the shares belonged to Morris and four other people. They did not set up any company for this purpose. Therefore, although the shares were eventually sold out at one time,
In fact, it is treated as four different transactions.
Then of course stinginess should be counted four times.
But Cheng Yu never expected that the system not only did not give him a chance to argue, but also gave him three more judgments for stingy behavior. As a result, Cheng Yu actually received 700 points.
After thinking about it carefully, Cheng Yu estimated that he had obtained the 10 million yuan by raising the price from Oracle, so Oracle would be judged to be stingy at least once.
But this is only one hundred points.
Where did the other two hundred points come from?
This is obviously not true at the law firm. After all, Cheng Yu has not received any income from the law firm except for expenses, and has not even experienced any bargaining. All lawyer fees are paid by Cheng Yu by virtue of his current situation.
The time period is determined by yourself.
And the only person Cheng Yu came into contact with during this trip to the United States was Anthony.
Even if Cheng Yu finally got hold of Anthony's funds and obtained the right to use it for one year, and did not make any profit promises like he did with Morris and others, but only said that he would help Anthony to cover the whole situation, this
The money will not be reduced in any way.
So, such behavior can only earn a stingy one hundred points at best.
Where do the remaining 100 points come from?
It can't be Shen Zhiqiu's side, right?
Not to mention that Cheng Yu and he had not met in person, but only had two phone calls. The key point was that there was no actual financial exchange between Cheng Yu and Shen Zhiqiu this time.
Shen Zhiqiu was only responsible for handling the remaining US$49 million, and wanted to transfer it to the domestic account as soon as it was credited to the bank.
Cheng Yu thought for a long time, but couldn't figure out what the last point was.
When he couldn't figure it out, he stopped thinking about it. Cheng Yu called Anthony.
"Anthony, I have signed the contract with Oracle. The share transfer price is US$10 million higher than what you originally negotiated. According to the proportion of your shares, you also received US$2 million more in cash. Now , it can be completely confirmed that the amount of your entrusted investment in our company is 10 million US dollars."
Anthony smiled and thanked: "Thank you very much. I already knew about this and was about to call you to thank you. The lawyer just contacted me. But, I heard that you paid the lawyer for this. The firm’s salary of one million dollars?”
Cheng Yu smiled and said: "When doing things, in order to be short and quick, to achieve it as quickly as possible, and to reduce unnecessary trouble, this cost always has to be paid.
Otherwise, how could I have let that law firm take such a tough stance against a super enterprise like Oracle?
There is an old saying in China that a big reward will lead to a brave man. Only if the reward is high enough can lawyers have enough energy and courage to help me fight against Oracle.
Everything is just a strategy, I don't have time to get involved with Oracle."
"If that's the case, then the cost of this million will be shared equally on me. You helped me get an extra two million in funds. I got something for nothing, but I didn't bear the corresponding cost for you." , this is inappropriate.”
Cheng Yu raised his eyebrows slightly and said with a smile: "What's the matter? You hate money and want to give me 200,000?"
"No matter how you understand it, I just think that whether it is 1.8 million or 2 million, this is unexpected income. In addition to being classmates and friends, we are also partners. It is better to keep some accounts clear. "
Cheng Yu smiled inwardly. Anthony was indeed the one who abided by the spirit of the contract the most among the five people, so Cheng Yu didn't have much entanglement and said directly: "Well, the final amount of your investment in our company will be nine hundred Eight hundred thousand U.S. dollars. After the funds are transferred to our company's account in China, I will issue a confirmation letter to you, and you will make the final confirmation."
"Okay. Once again, I would like to express my most sincere thanks, my dear friend."
"You're welcome." Cheng Yu hung up the phone.
While hanging up the phone, Cheng Yu's mind rang again, and a golden +100 slowly rose.
Two hundred thousand U.S. dollars, converted into soft sister coins, this is more than one million. Even if it is not stingy that Cheng Yu takes the initiative to achieve, it will still bring points to Cheng Yu.
But, is it normal to get full points from Anthony twice in a row?
Arriving at the airport, when Cheng Yu got out of the car, he clearly heard the taxi driver mutter: "Why do people like to brag so much nowadays? It can easily cost tens of millions of dollars. If you have those tens of millions of dollars, buy a car first
Is the car good?”
Cheng Yu's steps staggered and he almost fell.
The ticket was from Los Angeles to the Imperial Capital of China, so it was not a flight from the airline acquired by the Cheng Group. For this reason, Cheng Yu was really a little bit regretful.
If not for the time issue, Cheng Yu really wanted to fly to Magic City first, and then take the high-speed train to Imperial City. In this way, on the plane, because of the flight crew of his own flight, Cheng Yu might be able to earn some extra "unmeasurable value"
Points generated by "Input".
But the Chinese New Year is only a few weeks away now, and Cheng Yu still has a lot of things to deal with after returning to China. If he goes to the Magic City first and then to the Imperial City, he will have to spend a whole day, so he gave up.
While waiting for the flight in the lounge, Cheng Yu made a phone call to China.
The first call was to Guanlu. Cheng Yu needed to tell him that Shen Zhiqiu would transfer a sum of US$49 million from the company's New York account to the domestic company account on Monday morning.
Because 7.2 million of this amount is Cheng Yu's personal income, which has nothing to do with the company, so a conduit is needed to help withdraw it from the account.
But there is a tax issue, so this money needs to be accounted for separately, which requires special processing by the pipeline.
Guan Lu received the call, and Cheng Yu was confused. Then he remembered that it was still around six o'clock in the morning on Monday in China, which was indeed a bit early.
But now that the call was connected, Cheng Yu still talked about the accounts.
When Guan Lu heard the specific amount, he was stunned and suddenly sobered up.
He said: "Didn't you say 40 million US dollars? Why is there another 9 million US dollars? And what does it mean that your personal income is 7.2 million US dollars?"
Cheng Yu explained briefly, and Guan Lu sighed with emotion: "You rich people are really making money. Just like this, your personal wealth has increased by more than seven million U.S. dollars?"
"This is the dividend of the information age. What's wrong with me getting enough good information to make some money? Haven't you always understood my investment in variety shows? Now I have plenty of money. This show
The production costs will be counted as my personal investment and will not be included in the company's accounts."
Guan Lu was about to agree, but quickly changed his mind: "No, if it's the company's investment, it should be recorded in the company's accounts. Although it may be a pit, I can't just watch my brother jump into the pit!"
Cheng Yu knew that Guanlu must have felt that he had never made any mistakes in his investment, so even if he was not optimistic about this kind of project, he still felt that it would definitely generate profits, but he still had to pretend to be upright and brotherly, and he also
I didn't bother to argue with him, so I just smiled and gave up.
Originally, he wanted to call Xue Qing, but because of the past experience with pipelines, Cheng Yu did not bother to harass the female employees of his company at around six o'clock in the morning.
Fortunately, most international flights now have Internet access, so Cheng Yu was not in a hurry. He calmly waited until boarding and then slept for a short while on the plane.
When the flight attendant woke him up for dinner, Cheng Yu looked outside the window and saw that it was already pitch black. He asked the flight attendant for a glass of water to rinse his mouth, and then sent a WeChat call request to Xue Qing.
Xue Qing quickly answered and said: "Mr. Cheng."
Cheng Yu said: "Xue Qing, when do you plan to return to the imperial capital for the New Year?"
Xue Qing was slightly stunned. Although Cheng Yu mentioned that she wanted to visit her grandpa's house before the Chinese New Year, today is only Monday, and there is still more than a week before the Spring Festival.
Although she told Guanlu that she wanted to use up a few days of annual leave before the Spring Festival holiday and go back earlier, it couldn't be now.
So she said: "I told Mr. Guan that I would take a few days of annual leave, but now there is more than a week before the Chinese New Year. I originally planned to leave on the weekend when the market is closed."
Cheng Yu smiled and said: "I'm already on the plane back to China, and I bought a ticket to the Imperial Capital. Well, you go back and pack now, and buy a high-speed rail ticket to go back to the Imperial Capital. During the Spring Festival,
It doesn’t count as you asking for leave, it counts as a business trip. Anyway, there is nothing to do before the year. Of course, the business trip subsidy will not be paid, and the round-trip tickets and air tickets will not be reimbursed, okay."
Xue Qing was stunned again and soon laughed happily.
But then he said a little uneasily: "Isn't this not good?"
"There's nothing wrong with that. I want to visit your grandpa's house this time. Firstly, since I know the situation at your home, I always have to visit. Secondly, it's also because the company has a business that may need to be used.
Your identity and your help. All the company's systems should make way for investment projects. Although you are only responsible for the front desk work, since you can help with this project, it is normal for you to travel on business. This
Asking the company to take care of things is not a violation of the company's rules and regulations. I still have a lot of things to do before the Chinese New Year. If I go back to Wudong, I'm afraid I won't have time to go back to the imperial capital. So, you should say hello to Mr. Guan right now.
, go home and pack your things to go to the Imperial Capital. I still have about ten hours to land at the Imperial Capital Airport, but it is quite late, so I won’t visit your grandpa. Does your grandpa usually get up early in the morning? If it is convenient, I think
Let’s go there around nine or ten tomorrow morning.”
After hearing this, Xue Qing agreed: "Okay, I'll go back and pack my things right now. My grandpa gets up at around six o'clock every day, and you can come anytime tomorrow. I'll send you my grandpa's address in the Imperial Capital later.
"
"Okay, let's just say that."
After hanging up the call, Cheng Yu began to enjoy his dinner. After eating, he curled up in his seat to rest. He was so dazed that he never fell asleep. Ten hours later, he finally arrived in the imperial capital.
After getting off the plane, Cheng Yu contacted the vehicle that had been booked to pick him up. The driver said that he was already in the parking lot, and Cheng Yu walked towards the parking lot.
The hotel was booked near the Old Summer Palace on the north side of Peking University, because Xue Qing's grandfather still lives not too far from Peking University.
After a night's rest in the hotel, Cheng Yu got up at around seven o'clock in the morning, had breakfast, and then walked to Xue Qing's grandfather's house according to the navigation system.
It's not too hard to find.
This neighborhood is also home to various parks and universities. Among the many high-rise buildings, alleys like this, which are full of ancient meanings, actually seem to stand out from the crowd.
Walking in from the alley, the road was filled with the atmosphere of life. Cheng Yu soon stood outside two old red-painted doors.
Cheng Yu took out his mobile phone and called Xue Qing.
"Mr. Cheng, are you here?"
"I should be outside your door right now."
"Wait a moment, I'll open the door for you right now."
Not long after, Cheng Yu heard the sound of running footsteps coming from inside the door. Xue Qing opened the two red doors with some difficulty, saw Cheng Yu, and invited him in.
After entering the door, there is a narrow alley, and there is also a small room on the right. In the past, it should have been the concierge.
But now, even if Xue Qing's grandfather has a high status, he still doesn't deserve a caretaker.
Looking through the window, you can see that this is used as a utility room.
Xue Qing led Cheng Yu to the left, which was about a dozen steps, before reaching the end, turning right and entering. There was a small patio, about a dozen square meters.
The ground is paved with blue bricks, and there are several steps and a door facing the front.
After going up the steps and walking into the second door, a screen wall stands in front of you.
Cheng Yu stopped and looked at the mottled handwriting on the screen wall. Most of them could not be read clearly, so Cheng Yu did not stay any longer.
After bypassing the screen wall, a large courtyard suddenly opened up.
There are houses on both sides, and directly in front is the north room where the owner lives.
The yard alone is more than 300 square meters, with a pergola on the right and some withered grape vines climbing on it, two stone tables and a well on the left.
Cheng Yu roughly estimated that the entire yard, including the front yard inside the gate, plus the size of the entire backyard, would cover approximately two acres of land.
The total value of a courtyard with more than 1,000 square meters, even if it is located outside the Fifth Ring Road of the Imperial Capital, is estimated to be one or two billion.
"This yard is really nice."
"My grandpa bought it more than 20 years ago. It was cheap at the time, like less than one million. At that time, because my grandpa had a lot of collections, the dormitory of Peking University couldn't fit it, so I went outside the Fifth Ring Road and bought it.
Courtyard. I didn’t expect that the collection’s value increase over the years would not be as high as that of this courtyard house.”
Cheng Yu nodded slightly. Indeed, domestic housing prices started to skyrocket twenty years ago.
Especially in cities like the Imperial Capital and Magic City, the current housing prices are often dozens of times higher than those twenty years ago.
For a courtyard house like this, which is already rare, it seems like a joke to increase it by a hundredfold.
After leading Cheng Yu into the living room and sitting down, Xue Qing said, "My grandpa went out for a walk in the morning and hasn't come back yet. Mr. Cheng, please sit down for a while and I'll get you a cup of tea."
"No need to bother, just grab a bottle of mineral water."
Xue Qing nodded and went out.
Cheng Yu sat in the living room and looked around.
The hall is not too big, about forty or fifty square meters.
Of course, this is compared with the reputation of the entire courtyard.
It was a very old-fashioned living room. Cheng Yu was sitting in the center of the room. There were three wooden sofas with some soft cushions on them. There was a coffee table in the middle. There was no other place to sit in the room.
.
There was a one-meter-high landscape painting hanging on the north wall. Cheng Yu took a look at it twice. The inscription was a bit sloppy. He couldn't quite understand it, so he didn't study it in detail.
The painting below is a desk, and the wood should be consistent with the sofa he is sitting on.
Cheng Yu touched the armrest of the sofa. It had been patinated for a long time. Judging from the texture, it looked like the Hainan Huanghuali that collectors flocked to.
Cheng Yu was not sure. In his eyes, he could probably tell the variety of huanghuali from the pattern, but it was unclear whether it was sea yellow, Yue yellow, or other varieties of huanghuali.
On the painted table, there is a mirror on the left, a vase on the right, an old-fashioned clock in the middle, and some incense vessels and other ornaments in the middle.
Cheng Yu seemed to think of a book he had read before. It was mentioned that placing mirrors, clocks and vases on the north wall of the living room had meanings. After thinking about it, it seemed to represent the peace of all living beings.
Moreover, this should be a unique placement method in Huizhou.
On both sides of the hall were a row of museum shelves, with various bottles and cans placed on them. Cheng Yu could feel the ancient charm among them, but he didn't know much about these things.
Xue Qing came back, holding a cup of tea in one hand and a bottle of mineral water in the other.
"I don't know whether you don't like tea or you are just being polite, so I prepared everything."
Putting tea and mineral water in front of Cheng Yu, Xue Qing opened a five-color tea box on the table, which contained some snacks such as nuts.
"Mr. Cheng, have you had breakfast?"
"I ate at the hotel. I received your message yesterday and booked a hotel not far from here. I came here after breakfast this morning."
"You can really find it. I went to Wudong with my parents before and came back after several years. When I came back, I couldn't find this place at all."
"That's because you were too young when you left, so your ability to identify directions is naturally poor. And I'm not that capable, but now I have navigation."
Xue Qing stuck out her tongue and smiled slightly.
"How about I call grandpa? That old man, when I meet an old neighbor while walking, I often lose track of time when chatting. Sometimes I even go to other people's houses to have lunch."
Cheng Yu imagined the residents he had just seen in the alley, smiled slightly, and said, "Don't worry, I don't have anything else to do today anyway. I'd better wait until your grandpa has had enough to talk and come back."
