The next day, Chen Wei quickly helped Lu Yang find a place to rent by virtue of being a native of the provincial capital.
It has a simple layout of two bedrooms and one living room. Although the furniture is old, it can be moved in with a bag, and the monthly rent is 350 yuan.
When Lu Yang signed the contract with the landlord, the landlady said that Chen Wei was her daughter's high school classmate. The normal rental fee was 400 yuan, but the rent was 50 yuan less for Chen Wei's sake.
The charming landlady was very talkative and suggested that if Lu Yang had any housing issues, he could call her.
Lu Yang didn't move any further and signed the rental contract with the landlord on the spot.
After signing the contract and getting the key, Chen Wei took Lu Yang to buy a bicycle. They spent 100 yuan and then went to the Digital City to buy a laptop.
These days, the price of laptop computers is not affordable for ordinary people. They usually sell for more than 10,000 to 20,000 yuan.
Lu Yang bought a computer worth 13,000 yuan.
Chen Wei didn't even blink when she saw Lu Yang paying, and judged that Lu Yang was 100% a rich second generation.
She once wanted a computer for her family for a long time before her father and mother were willing to buy one for her.
And Lu Yang has much more money at his disposal than she does.
After purchasing the computer, Lu Yang took Chen Wei back on his bicycle.
Lu Yong and Meng Xiaopeng also moved their luggage here from the hotel.
Lu Yang looked at the Tobacco Bureau Family Courtyard in front of him, this would be his career.
After a few months, when the money was almost collected, he planned to buy a house in Bingzhou City.
In 2003, housing prices in Bingzhou City were generally in the 2,000 to 3,000 yuan range, and in prosperous areas in the city center, prices were only over 3,000 yuan.
The real surge in housing prices began in 2005, and housing prices seemed to rise along with the stock market.
Experts from all walks of life have made bold claims that housing prices have reached their peak and will never rise again in the future.
I wonder how many people who listened to the experts were deceived back then.
When the financial crisis hit in 2008, people lamented that housing prices did not plunge like the stock market. Many stock speculators invested their money in housing prices, and various real estate speculation groups competed.
Chen Wei saw Lu Yang in a daze and asked, "What's wrong with you?"
Lu Yang: "It's okay, I'm just wondering how long it will take to buy a house here."
Chen Wei said softly: "If it's quick, it will probably take several years."
Lu Yang smiled: "It's okay, my dad promised to buy me a house."
Since Lao Lu's business got on track, the profits have been pretty good, but Lu Yang knew that Lao Lu didn't have much cash in hand, and all the profits he earned were invested in the expansion of the factory.
It's like if a boss is a billionaire and you ask him to come up with 50 million in cash, nine out of ten people won't be able to come up with it.
After Lao Lu develops normally for a year or two, he should be rich.
At noon, Lu Yang invited Chen Wei to dinner at a small restaurant.
After sending Chen Wei away, he, Lu Yong and Meng Xiaopeng tidied up the rental place.
Meng Xiaopeng and Lu Yong slept in the master bedroom, and Lu Yang lived alone in the second bedroom.
"Hey, although this is a rented house, I feel much more comfortable than a hotel."
Meng Xiaopeng was lying comfortably on the bed, with the old-fashioned ceiling fan turning creakingly.
"Well, I always feel like I can't sleep well in the hotel. Someone keeps calling me in the middle of the night."
Lu Yong had been disturbed by phone calls for the past two days and couldn't sleep well. The key was that the woman's voice on the phone was very charming. He wanted to try it several times, but luckily it was Meng Xiaopeng next to him.
The restlessness of adolescence always makes them energetic.
Lu Yang was studying the map of the provincial capital. Currently, there are six districts in the provincial capital, but there are four main urban districts and the others are suburban areas.
He planned to let Lu Yong and Meng Xiaopeng take charge of the current Nancheng District alone, and then go to Beicheng District themselves. After winning these two districts, they would join forces and run to HX District across the Fen River.
Lu Yang told Meng Xiaopeng and Lu Yong about this plan.
The two of them also had the energy of newborn calves not to be afraid of tigers, so they said it was no problem.
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Once people get busy, they really lose track of time.
During this period, Lu Yang and the others had almost no time to rest in order to capture the provincial capital area.
For more than half a month, the three of them visited various Internet cafes nearby.
They will also encounter ups and downs, such as being kicked out by an untrustworthy Internet cafe owner, or being rejected by a stubborn Internet cafe owner who refuses to accept even Lu Yang's gifts.
In order not to waste time, Lu Yang decided to skip these people for the time being and focus on other Internet cafe owners.
Just like skipping the questions you don't know in the college entrance examination, and then turning back to tackle them after you finish the test paper.
During this period, Lu Yong and Meng Xiaopeng were tempered by society and became somewhat mature. Their skin color was tanned by the sun, and a thick mustache grew around their mouths.
At least now they no longer stutter when discussing business with strangers.
The time soon came to late July.
On this day, Lu Yang was holding a small notebook, which was densely packed with registrations from major Internet cafes.
They took 70% of the Internet cafes in Nancheng District and 60% in Beicheng District.
It has to be said that the provincial capital is a provincial capital, and the number of users and Internet cafes far exceeds that of Mingjiang City.
Lu Yang conservatively estimated that he could earn 40,000 to 50,000 yuan in the provincial capital in July and August.
Suddenly, his cell phone rang, and Lu Yang discovered that it was Gu Xiaowan who sent the text message.
Lu Yang rarely chats with Gu Xiaowan these days. One is because he is busy, and the other is that Gu Xiaowan has also signed up for a swimming class.
Lu Yang once asked her to send a photo to see, but Xiao Nizi was unwilling to do so.
Occasionally they would chat through text messages at night, and most of the time they would share trivial matters in their lives.
Gu Xiaowan: What are you busy with?
Lu Yang: Let’s discuss national affairs together.
Gu Xiaowan: You started bragging again.
Lu Yang: Didn’t you go swimming today?
Gu Xiaowan: I haven’t been there in the past two days because the water there is too cold.
Lu Yang suddenly realized and guessed that Gu Xiaowan's relatives were here.
Gu Xiaowan: Why don’t you speak?
Lu Yang: I want to comfort you, but I feel that the comfort through the screen seems insignificant.
Gu Xiaowan: Hahaha, I guess you are sensible.
Lu Yang: Drink more hot water. In fact, I also want to take care of you, but I am worried that you will misunderstand me. After all, I am not the boyfriend you are marrying.
Gu Xiaowan: Thank you for the hot water. Even if you are not your boyfriend, I can still take care of you.
Lu Yang: The pain is in your body, and it is tangled in my heart.
Gu Xiaowan: It's okay. It will be fine in a few days.
Lu Yang secretly wrote down Gu Xiaowan's date in case he needed it later.
Gu Xiaowan: By the way, I have a surprise for you.
Lu Yang: Are you happy?
Gu Xiaowan: Bah! You are the lucky one! I just want to say that your admission notice has come out and you have been admitted to Bingzhou University of Technology.
Lu Yang was not surprised that he was admitted. He had already estimated his scores, and this year's score line was not high. Besides, the score line for students from the same province as the University of Science and Technology was even lower.
Gu Xiaowan: I was also admitted to the Polytechnic University. We are in the same school, but we have different majors. We are not on the same campus.
Lu Yang: Have you given the notice to Ziwei?
Gu Xiaowan: I just got it back from school today and haven’t had time to give it to Ziwei yet. I’ll give it to her tomorrow.
Lu Yang:Thank you.
After finishing the chat, Lu Yang was going to go home, because he had to settle the accounts for July with the owners of Mingjiang Internet Cafe, and the money he had in his hands was very small these days.
He also needs to see how Lao Lu's MP3 business is doing, whether he has invested randomly or been dragged into a business partnership by others. He must correct Lao Lu's wrong development path in time...