"As of 24: 00 yesterday, 200 thousand level one units were sold with an average price of 111,000 USD and the highest price was 300 thousand USD." When Xia Shiyu reported to Jiang Chen, although her expression was still serious, her voice was tinged with an irresistible tremor.
She didn't expect the project that she thought would burn a lot of money to be so profitable.
Before the project was even completed, tens of billions of USD were already in their hands and half of the construction funds were recovered.
But she also knew that the reason why the units were sold at such a high price was because of the media's excessive coverage of the city and the terrifying promotion ability of the virtual reality platform. One gave Penglai City investment value, the other gave Penglai City enough room for imagination.
Even the best wine was too deep in the alley, especially when the wine wasn't even brewed yet.
But Jiang Chen, the president, didn't seem to be satisfied with the price.
"It was pushed to 300 thousand USD … That's almost catching up to the housing price in Hua." Jiang Chen was shocked.
Based on his plan, even the level three units that were about to be released would have a starting price of 200 thousand USD. The enthusiasm of the investors was unbelievable, but if the housing price was pushed too high, it might not be a good thing in the long run.
"This is because we limited the purchase of each user's ID. If we didn't limit each user to one level one or two units, the average price would have doubled. Because of the purchase restriction, the appreciation potential of the property was reduced. "Xia Shiyu pushed up her glasses.
"What about level two units?" Jiang Chen nodded and asked.
There were 100 thousand level two units for sale with a starting price of 50 thousand USD with an area of 110-120 square meters, mainly targeted at the middle class.
Xia Shiyu pushed up her glasses and continued to report.
"100 thousand level two units were sold with an average price of 217,000 USD and the highest price was 600 thousand USD."
An average of 10850 RMB per square meter was insane. Was this the housing price of a new development zone? And the location of level two units was not considered "city center."
Other than the concepts of high tech city, scenic area, and high freedom of laws, the investors didn't even study the quality of life, transportation, education, and working environment.
Although Future Group accepted refunds, the refunds were based on the starting price. In other words, if you spent 600,000 USD to buy a level two property and sold it back to Future Group, you would only get the starting price of 100,000 USD unless you sold it to another investor willing to take over.
"A developer has submitted a partnership application to us. They are willing to purchase 10,000 units of level 1 and level 2 units from us at a unit price of 200,000 USD and 400,000 USD respectively. They also guarantee that the remaining units will be valued at more than 300,000 USD and 600,000 USD respectively. As long as we agree to loosen the purchase restriction and allow everyone to own more than three level 1 to level 2 apartments, "Xia Shiyu continued.
"The value of a worker's lifetime is far more than the income of a house. We are creating an inexhaustible gold mine. If we convert this gold mine into cash too early, it would be short-sighted. "Jiang Chen sighed.
When he built Penglai City, he never thought of using it as a commodity to hype. Although he also admitted that it was faster to raise the price of housing.
But if he wanted money, couldn't he just take Future Group public?
That money comes faster. With Future Group's profitability, the market value could easily exceed trillions …
Wall Street investors came to him more than once. They even flew to Coro Island and waited for Jiang Chen at the entrance of Future Building. They tried to convince him to go public on NASDAQ. Everyone was optimistic that Future Group's market value would exceed a trillion USD.
"I think so too, so I already rejected them for you." Xia Shiyu grinned.
From Jiang Chen's insistence on not going public, she already understood his strategy.
"You know me well." Jiang Chen nodded in satisfaction.
"Ahem." Xia Shiyu coughed and awkwardly looked to the side. She changed the topic. "On the other hand, about commercial land. Currently, 95% of the businesses that have a partnership with us in the Heart of the Sea have submitted an application to live in Penglai City. The business scope of these companies covers accommodation, food and beverage, shopping, lifestyle, and other areas. But some companies want their own people to handle the renovation because they have a contract with the partner. "
"That's not possible." Jiang Chen shook his head. "Penglai City mainly uses foam aluminum and graphene. Renovation and renovation can only be done by construction robots. As for the contract, it's up to them to negotiate. "
Xia Shiyu nodded.
"Finally, on the education side, we've sent invitations to more than one thousand universities around the world, a total of 12300 senior teachers. But we didn't receive a very positive response … They seem to be very cautious about teaching overseas. "
Based on Penglai City's construction plan, Penglai City was expected to build 15 elementary schools, 10 middle schools, 8 high schools, and 1 university. To provide education services for the entire country.
However, the lack of qualified teachers was a very troublesome problem.
Elementary and middle school teachers were easy to find, but high school teachers were more troublesome. As for university professors … Only a few computer science professors researching robots and artificial intelligence accepted the invitation without hesitation.
Professions with benefits such as doctors and teachers were affected by the qualifications and the language and culture environment. Their attitude toward immigration was more cautious than other professions.
"We seem to have made a mistake," Jiang Chen suddenly said.
"Mhmm?" Xia Shiyu looked at him.
"Since we have the Phantom helmet, why do we have to build a school?" Jiang Chen said.
Xia Shiyu's eyes lit up, but then her eyebrows furrowed again.
"I understand what you mean. Using virtual reality to replace real classrooms is theoretically possible. But the purpose of school is not only to impart knowledge, but it is also a window for children to interact with society. This is why online education can't replace real classrooms. "
Jiang Chen shook his head and said.
"From a certain perspective, this is correct. But from another point of view, this is also not correct. " Jiang Chen paused, then continued, "Since the name of our group is Future, and we collectively operate high technology, then the brains of us managers must stand at the height of the new era."
"Can you put it more simply?" Xia Shiyu said.
"The disadvantage of online classrooms is that it dilutes children's social interaction. But if we completely restore everything that a real classroom should have in virtual reality, then is there any reason for a real classroom to exist? We can completely restore the real classroom, podium, blackboard, and desks in virtual reality. Our teachers and students can also enter the classroom from any location. The helmet is the key! "
"But … this is too risky." Xia Shiyu shook her head. "We still don't know the side effects of completely eliminating classrooms. And education needs five or even ten years to determine if it is right or wrong. "
"I know." Jiang Chen sighed.
It was indeed a risky choice.
Because in the timeline of the apocalypse, the Pan-Asia Cooperation didn't eliminate physical classrooms until the 22nd century before the war. In the original virtual reality in Fallout Shelter 05, he already experienced this point.
Even though the technology was extremely advanced, the people of the Pan-Asian Cooperation still retained the habits of the old era in their daily lives. For example, it was possible to quickly learn a skill through the virtual reality learning system, but students below high school were prohibited from using the accelerated learning system.
They believed that pulling a seedling to help it grow would overdraft a person's potential. Indoctrination education could make people become skilled engineers, but it couldn't train scientists to develop new technologies. Scientific thinking could only be obtained through exploration, and exploration could only be experienced in the process of learning.
Unknowingly, Jiang Chen discovered that he had become someone who could influence the development of civilization.
The 22nd century was a mirror. He was fortunate to be able to see the other side, but there was no need to follow the same path.
Taking a deep breath, he restrained the inexplicable surge in his heart and said his decision in a deep voice.
"Cancel the original elementary, middle, and high school construction plan. The target building area will be converted into a plaza, gymnasium, and other facilities. Penglai City will be used as a 'basic education virtual reality' pilot. Students of appropriate age within Penglai City will receive elementary, middle, and high school education through the student version of the Phantom helmet. "
"Teachers don't need to immigrate to Xin. They only need to go through the online recruitment of the Penglai Education Department to teach at any location and receive the agreed salary. Teaching content will be jointly reviewed by humans and artificial intelligence. If the content is not up to standard, the teacher's points will be deducted. If the points are reset to zero, the teacher's qualification will be revoked. Also, the student's performance assessment will be conducted offline and recorded into the individual's file. "
"The class allocation process will be based on the student's race and ancestry. Basic knowledge will be taught by teachers who speak the same language. All students must master the official language, Mandarin, and one other language. Based on the wishes of the students and their parents, a small number of 'international classes' and 'accelerated classes' can be considered for special education. "
"All elementary, middle, and high school virtual classes will be set up at the same time in public facilities such as gymnasiums and plazas. Only those with full credits can complete the semester."
"The virtual classroom program and virtual social program will be developed by Future Technology."
"The university will retain the virtual reality teaching model."
"For now … that's it."
Using virtual reality to teach, but not using the accelerated learning system. Instead, it would simulate a traditional classroom.
This could be considered an attempt that was different from that world …
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