"Brother, is this the car you bought for 150,000 yuan?"
Outside the Capital Airport, He Xin was holding a dog cage with one hand and dragging a suitcase with the other. He walked around a small second-hand off-road vehicle and asked Li Mengnan, who had a stern look on his face next to him.
Knowing that he was coming back today, Li Mengnan, who had just bought a car, volunteered to drive to pick him up and let He Xin experience his car.
"How's it going? Not bad, right?"
Facing Li Mengnan's show off, He Xin kept shaking his head. In his opinion, this car had small space (it was almost one-third shorter than a Buick business car parked next to it) and ugly appearance (the model was old).
The key is that it’s expensive, costing 150,000 yuan (almost enough for the down payment of a house).
"not so good!"
Li Mengnan was not happy when he heard this, and dragged him and said: "Hey! Tell me why it's not so good? Let me tell you, the original price of this car was more than 500,000 yuan, do you know that?"
"Hey, my brother! What's your restoration price? It was before China's accession to the WTO. Do you know how much the tariff on cars was before China's accession to the WTO? 200%! Now that our country has joined the WTO, how much will the tariff on cars be reduced in the future?
Have you seen the news? 25%! In the future, this car will definitely not be as expensive as before, and the price will definitely have to be reduced. You still paid 150,000 yuan to buy such a small broken car, and it is still a second-hand car! To put it bluntly, you are not like 45
What’s the difference between being a traitor in your youth!”
By the way, on the 11th of last month, our country had just joined the WTO, and joining the WTO is now a hot topic.
"Fuck!"
He Xin's words were a bit vicious, and Li Mengnan was so angry that he couldn't help but swore. He turned around and said angrily: "Okay! I'm a bit of a jerk today. Since you look down on my car, you can find a way to go back on your own."
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As he said that, he got in the car and left.
"Brother! Hey, brother!"
He Xin quickly grabbed him and said with a playful smile: "Brother, I'm just joking with you, why should I be so serious!"
"Bah! I'm talking about you kid. I came to pick you up with good intentions today, but you treat me like this?"
"Brother, I was wrong, why not!"
He Xin said that he quickly moved his luggage into the car, jumped into the passenger seat, and pulled up his seat belt. It was estimated that Li Mengnan couldn't leave him alone at this moment, so he said again: "But that's it, brother, you
Since you have 150,000 yuan to buy a car, why don’t you think about buying a house?”
"I already have a house, why would I buy a house?" Li Mengnan was still angry and choked while starting the car.
Li Mengnan has a house, but it is a small house with one bedroom and one living room, less than 40 square meters. It was given to him by his employer back then. During the housing reform a few years ago, he spent less than 20,000 yuan to buy it.
But having said that, people’s awareness of buying a house these days is not as strong as in later generations. The main reason is that housing prices are relatively stable. Buying a car and buying a house are similar in the eyes of ordinary people. In addition, buying a car these days can satisfy people’s vanity more.
He is more capable of showing off, so many people like Li Mengnan would rather buy a car than a house.
"This is not a question of whether you own a house. What I mean is that if you have 150,000 yuan, it is more cost-effective to buy a house than to buy a car. If you think about it, a car is a consumer product, and the more you use it, the less valuable it becomes; and a house, it is real estate, and the more you use it, the less valuable it is.
The more it becomes, the more valuable it becomes. And the monthly gas money, parking fees, tolls, insurance, etc. added up to your car are almost enough to pay off your monthly loan..."
He Xin crossed his legs, twirled his fingers, and settled the accounts for Li Mengnan in the same way. As he listened, his face became darker and darker, and finally he couldn't bear it and shouted angrily: "Shut up, are you still finished? Money can't buy it.
I am happy, I am happy, okay?"
"Well……"
If he said that, there would be no conversation, and He Xin had to shut up angrily. In fact, he didn't mean to irritate Li Mengnan, but really felt sorry for him, but you couldn't impose your own ideas on him.
other people.
Similarly, Li Mengnan also admitted that what He Xin said made sense. He was not really angry, but he enthusiastically bought a toy that he had been looking forward to for a long time and wanted to show it off in front of his friends. As a result, he was poured cold water on him.
Extremely depressed.
When the car got off the Third Ring Road, He Xin suddenly realized that the direction of the car was not towards Tuanjie Lake where he lived, and couldn't help but ask: "Brother, where are we going?"
"Where can I go? It's not just to celebrate that you won the Best Actor last month, but also to catch you up. Lao Hao is already waiting at the hotel." Li Mengnan said in a bad tone.
"Oh, my two brothers are still thinking of me."
"Yes, I'm thinking about you and why you'll make me angry when you come back!"
"Hey, brother, you are boring now. I just discussed with you the issues of investment and consumption after our country joins the WTO. You..."
"Yes, yes, you'd better say less, otherwise I may not even be able to eat the meal tonight."
Sure enough, the car drove towards the Shandong restaurant where the three of them often went.
Today, Hao Rong specially asked for a private room. When He Xin came in, he was welcomed, congratulated, and hugged. In his words, the student taught by Hao Rong was the first in the history of Chinese opera.
Hao Rong, who won the Best Actor title as a school student and was also a very important Golden Horse Best Actor, was completely proud and proud.
Of course, his status in the eyes of the leader has suddenly improved, which he is embarrassed to say.
While ordering, Li Mengnan went out to use the toilet. Hao Rong glanced at his back and asked He Xindao in a low voice: "What's wrong with him? He has a donkey face?"
He Xin shrugged and said with a relaxed expression: "I said it was not worthwhile for him to spend 150,000 yuan to buy that car. He might as well buy a house."
"You're right!"
Hao Rong nodded in agreement and said, "I think so too, but that's just what he likes. There's nothing you can do to persuade him about this kind of thing."
Then he added: "Hey, you have been clamoring to buy a house some time ago. Is there any property you are interested in?"
"Well, I'm not in a hurry now. Let's talk about it later."
"I have recently taken a fancy to a real estate building, which is right next to the East Third Ring Road, near the Workers' Stadium area." Hao Rong said.
The area close to the Workers' Stadium is within the Third Ring Road. He Xin couldn't help but feel moved and asked quickly: "How much does it cost?"
Although he was the only one in the box, Hao Rong still carefully looked around, made a six sign, and whispered: "For this amount, I have a friend who knows the developer and can get the internal price."
If this was a buddy from the capital today, He Xin would definitely think he was farting, but Hao Rong is still very reliable, and even though he is teaching at the Chinese Opera, he has a lot of connections outside.
The price of a house within the third ring road is 6,000 yuan now. In fifteen or sixteen years, it will be more than 60,000 yuan.
"When are you free, will you take me to see it?"
"Okay, how about tomorrow? Tomorrow is the weekend."
"tomorrow?"
He Xin was a little embarrassed, because he came back this time to meet Uncle Gao Qun, but he hadn't made an appointment yet. Originally, he wanted to call and ask Chang Jihong.
At this time, Li Mengnan happened to come in from the outside, and he asked: "Brother, can you help me make an appointment with Director Gao to see when he is free?"
Without saying a word, Li Mengnan took out his mobile phone and called Uncle Gao Qun. After a few words, he hung up the phone and said with a smile: "What a coincidence, he is at home now with nothing to do. I asked him to come over for a drink.
It will save you time to make a special appointment."
"That's great." He Xinle said.
I hurriedly asked the waiter to serve the food slowly and add another set of cutlery, but Li Mengnan asked me to add two more sets.
"Sister-in-law is coming too, right?" He Xin asked casually.
As a result, Li Mengnan smiled strangely, and Jie Jie smiled and said, "It's my sister-in-law."
"oh."
He Xin and Hao Rong didn't make a fuss. This kind of thing has long been common in the industry. In fact, it's no wonder that the outside world always says that the entertainment industry is very chaotic. Now, those who are living on the ground in the capital, except for the indigenous people and those who have been in the capital in the early years
Many of the Anjia people, including He Xin, are drifters from the north. Everyone has left their hometown. In addition, those who engage in literature and art are very emotional, so men and women easily mix together. Of course, there are also those who hide various resource exchanges.
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Uncle Gao Qun is also a North Piao, and he is also a director. It is probably because the above two reasons are combined into one.
Taking advantage of Uncle Gao Qun's absence, He Xin and Hao Rong talked about the house again. Hao Rong planned to sell the house where he currently lives, so that he could borrow less and reduce the pressure of buying a house.
He Xin quickly advised him not to sell his house. The situation of the house he lives in now is similar to that of Li Mengnan. He bought the house allocated by his work unit after the housing reform. Although the area is not large, it is a house within the second ring road and is in a school district.
It’s definitely not cost-effective to sell the house now.
He Xin suggested that he rent it out. With the monthly rent plus the couple's provident fund, the pressure to repay the loan was actually not great at all. Of course, if Hao Rong insisted on selling, He Xin wanted to buy it himself.
When he said this, Hao Rong hesitated and made a small plan in his mind. Li Mengnan next to him was very impatient. On the way here, he was annoyed by He Xinyi's remarks that buying a car was not as good as buying a house. Use
In his words, one of them is a Shanxi old man, and the other claims to be from the Northeast. In fact, they are just ordinary citizens at heart. They are both money-crazed and full of calculations.