On August 31, 1997, former British Princess Diana died in Paris.
Regarding the truth behind the death of this "People's Princess", various conspiracy theories have emerged one after another from the outside world and have lasted for decades.
The 70-year-old British lady was unpopular in Britain, and half of the reason was because of Diana.
There were news reports in China about this matter, but not many people paid attention to it. Before the Internet was popularized, how could most people know the former British princess?
I'm afraid many people don't even know that the UK is a constitutional monarchy...
Cao Xuan didn't care either. He went to several business performances and the money in his hands became more abundant. He immediately rode his bicycle around the four cities to look for houses to buy, and asked Jiang Yue to help inquire.
Jiang Yue was puzzled by his actions.
In 1997, when commercial housing was most popular, most people in Beijing, especially young people, wanted to live in buildings and say goodbye to the noisy courtyards.
Cao Xuan did the opposite. Instead of living in the fashionable building, he spent money to buy a courtyard house that no one wanted to live in except the elderly.
Cao Xuan didn't know how to explain Jiang Yue's doubts, so he could only describe it as personal preference.
This reason is unexplainable.
Jiang Yue muttered to herself that Cao Xuan "has too much money to burn", but she still mobilized her connections to help Cao Xuan inquire about it.
Jiang Yue's family was not shy about marrying Han Qi, a big boy from the courtyard. Her mother is a university professor and her father once worked in the XC District Education Bureau.
Once she takes action, she is much stronger than Cao Xuan wandering around the world.
Dashizuo Hutong, with Beihai Park to the west and Jingshan Park to the east, is less than three miles away from the Forbidden City, a 10-minute walk, and about the same distance from Zhongnanhai.
Regardless of ancient or modern times, it has truly achieved "the foundation of the imperial city".
That is to say, we can still make mistakes now. In a few years, the government will start to regulate courtyard houses, and no matter how much money we spend, they will not be able to buy them.
After learning the location of the courtyard, Cao Xuan was determined to win the courtyard.
But when he learned the price, even though he was mentally prepared, he was secretly speechless.
A small courtyard of less than 300 square meters has an asking price of 2.4 million yuan, with an average price of 8,000 yuan per square meter.
You know, at this time, the average price in the four inner city districts of Beijing was just over 4,000 per square meter, and it was still a fashionable building. At 8,000 per square meter, you could buy a small villa.
Is it expensive?
expensive.
Is it worth it?
So worth it!
It didn't take long. After the millennium, with the rapid economic development of the capital, the price of courtyard houses also began to soar.
By 2020, courtyard houses in the four districts of the inner city can easily start at RMB 100 million. The courtyard that Cao Xuan looked at cost at least two or three "shuangyuan", and it is priceless.
Cao Xuan thought about his assets. The full payment was not enough. Fortunately, now banks can also apply for house purchase loans.
With Cao Xuan's current reputation and income, the possibility of success is very high.
Cao Xuan didn't expect that he was already Goldfinger's "man of destiny" and he hadn't escaped the fate of paying off the mortgage...
In the next few days, Cao Xuan went through all sorts of procedures, racked up millions in debt, and finally took over the courtyard house.
During this period, Cao Xuan was also scrutinized by some departments. Fortunately, he had a clean family background and a firm mind, and finally passed the test smoothly and became a neighbor next to the "Imperial City".
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On September 11, Cao Xuan officially moved to Dashizuo Hutong, and Liu Huan, Jiang Yue, Zhang Chong and others came to help.
The yard Cao Xuan bought has an area of about 280 square meters and a simple layout.
The courtyard is in the middle, with a small rectangular pond in the middle, facing the screen wall behind the gate. There are goldfish in the pond, and several small trees are planted around the four corners of the courtyard for decoration.
The main house is on the north side of the yard. There are three rooms in total. The large room on the left is the living room and dining room, and the two smaller rooms next to it are the study room and the bedroom. Cao Xuan plans to live there himself.
On the left and right sides of the yard are the east and west wing rooms, all with a suite layout of one large and one small. The east wing room is reserved for Cao Xuan as a secondary bedroom, and the west wing room is reserved as a guest bedroom.
To the south of the yard is the gatehouse and three reverse rooms, followed by the kitchen, utility room and bathroom. As for the toilet, it is located in the corner between the bathroom and the west wing.
"This house is so beautiful."
Zhang Chongting likes this courtyard house. Of course, he does not rule out the filter bonus after he heard that the courtyard is worth 2.4 million.
As the homeowner, Cao Xuan was very happy when he received the praise, and he talked about his plans for the courtyard.
For example, go back and build a grape shed in the yard, find someone to repair the bricks and tiles of the house, buy two sets of huanghuali or mahogany furniture, etc.
Zhang Chong was very happy for Cao Xuan, and even more happy that Cao Xuan had not forgotten his old friend even after he became prosperous.
Now Zhang Chong has joined Cao Xuan's team as a driver and bodyguard, but before he can officially take up the job, he needs to get a driver's license and learn to drive.
Although he was not very professional, what Cao Xuan valued about Zhang Chong was his loyalty.
In the position of personal driver/bodyguard, character is always ranked above professionalism...
In the evening, Cao Xuan personally cooked for everyone, a hometown delicacy called Zaoshi spicy chicken. Unfortunately, it lacked the local thin-skinned peppers from Zaoshi, so it was a bit less authentic.
After the housewarming party, everyone went back to their homes. Cao Xuan walked around the yard several times alone, feeling lonely and alone.
Well, I will try to buy two dogs later.
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After taking a bath, Cao Xuan returned to the bedroom, lay on the bed, and thought about his next plan.
Although he was happy to realize his dream of a courtyard house, it also caused him to use up all the income from "10,000 Reasons" and owe millions in foreign debts.
Before the addiction of being a millionaire is over, he becomes a millionaire.
However, Cao Xuan's mentality is relatively stable. After all, things are different from the past. With his reputation as a foundation, making money is not difficult for him now.
At least, these foreign debts he has are nothing.
After entering September, the sales of the original tape and CD of "10,000 Reasons" officially exceeded 500,000, ranking first among the newcomers in the music industry this year, and even ranking high in the annual total sales ranking of the Chinese music industry.
However, what is even more surprising about "10,000 Reasons" is the number of pirated copies. A rough estimate is that it is likely to reach more than 5 million.
You know, it has only been two months since the release of "10,000 Reasons". If it continues until the end of the year, it is hard to say if it will reach 10 million, but 8 million is a big hope.
Throughout August, "10,000 Reasons" and "Heart Is Too Soft" were competing against each other on almost all major music charts. By September, "Heart Is Too Soft" had a slight upper hand, but "10,000 Reasons" still remained a huge threat.
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At this time, Cao Xuan's commercial performance fees had increased from 30,000 to 50,000, with some exceptions reaching 80,000, all thanks to the huge popularity of "10,000 Reasons".
Cao Xuan has no doubt that if he frees himself up to take on business performances, he can put on a song that will turn out to be the "myth" of the Beijing courtyard house.
But again, the field of commercial acting is too deep. Without the protection of a big company, Cao Xuan does not dare to take on jobs arbitrarily.
Therefore, Cao Xuan did not rely on commercial performances to repay his debt, but planned to strike while the iron is hot and release a new album.
With the experience and fame of this single release, Cao Xuan is very confident about the sales of the album.
Maybe by then not only can we pay off the debt, but we can also buy another courtyard house.
Cao Xuan felt that he might be addicted to house hoarding, but who could refuse to spend millions to find a missed courtyard house...
