Li Dong was a man of action.
Since he had nothing better to do, he decided to look for a housekeeping company to help him clean up the villa.
However, before he could leave the villa, people from Billow Mountain Villa Management arrived.
There were two people, a man and a woman. The man was in his early thirties, and the woman looked younger. She must have just started working.
The two introduced themselves, and the man handed a business card to Li Dong. "Mr. Li, you are the owner of this villa from now on. You can call this number if you need anything. Longhua Property Management will do our best to meet all your needs."
Li Dong was surprised. "You are also directly under the Longhua Group?"
The man laughed. "Longhua Property Management is indeed directly under the Longhua Group. Mr. Li, you might not know this, but the residential areas and buildings developed by the Longhua Group in Pingchuan are all directly managed by Longhua Property Management."
Li Dong did not pay much attention to this. He thought to himself that Longhua Group was indeed the number one private company in Jiangbei.
Besides real estate, Longhua Group's reach extended to many other industries.
Although the property management company looked inconspicuous, they actually made a lot of money. Most of the property management companies were security guards. Longhua Group had developed many properties in Pingchuan over the years.
If they really wanted to form a team, Longhua's security guards would probably be in the thousands.
Of course, this was just a random thought from Li Dong. Unless Hsu Shengzhe and his family were out of their minds, they would definitely not do such a thing.
Li Dong did not think too much about it. He sighed at the size of Longhua Group and said, "Then I want to look for a housekeeping company to help me clean up. Can you recommend one?"
The man smiled. "Mr. Li, if you don't mind, we, Longhua Property Management, have our own exclusive housekeeping company. It's right here in the villa. What do you think?"
It was just cleaning up. Li Dong didn't care which family the other party was from. Hearing the man's words, he nodded and agreed.
He briefly stated his request and asked the housekeeping company to change the light bulbs in the garage.
These were all trivial matters, and the property manager agreed to it one by one.
After that, the man made a phone call and chatted with Li Dong for a few minutes. Finally, when the housekeeper's car arrived at the entrance of the villa, the man led the other woman to bid farewell to Li Dong.
There was no need for Li Dong to worry about the housekeeping. They were all professionals, so there was no need for Li Dong to keep an eye on them.
Because Li Dong wanted it to be done quickly, many housekeepers came. There were four women and two men, a total of six people.
Li Dong told them a few things to throw away and did not care about anything else. After that, he left the villa.
After Li Dong left, a few housekeepers sighed in a low voice, "Although it's not the first time I've seen it, every time I see these rich people being so wasteful, I feel sorry for them."
Someone at the side chuckled and said, "He's rich and doesn't care. What are you worried about? When we send these things to the property manager, we'll pick a few better ones to bring back. These are all famous brands, and some are even new. Other people might not need them, but we can use them for years. "
"That's true. The last time we cleaned Villa No. 6, they threw away a lot of unwanted things. Seeing that I was watching from the side, their mistress deliberately picked a few newer things for me. You don't know, but when I went back, I got my daughter to check. Good lord, one of the belts cost more than 30,000 yuan, and it wasn't used many times. When I got back, I gave it to my husband. He was showing off at work for a few days. "
"Really? Why didn't you tell me about this? I said … "
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Li Dong did not hear the discussion of the housekeepers.
After leaving the villa, Li Dong did not go out. Instead, he got into the van outside the villa.
Tan Yong and the others greeted him one after another. Li Dong waved his hand, indicating that there was no need to be polite. He then said, "The next time I go to Lan Shan, you don't have to follow me. Lan Shan Villa has good security, and the security guards patrol around the clock. It's useless for you to stay here."
In fact, Li Dong was afraid of attracting attention. Having a van parked in the villa area was actually quite conspicuous.
Moreover, Lan Shan was full of rich people, and Li Dong had never seen anyone bring bodyguards into the community. He also did not want to appear too unconventional.
Hearing Li Dong's words, Tan Yong hesitated slightly and said, "Okay, from now on, we will wait for General Manager Li outside the community area."
Just as Li Dong was about to say that there was no need to follow him, Tan Yong hurriedly said, "General Manager Li, this is what we do for a living. If you don't let us follow you, won't you ruin our jobs? It's not easy for our brothers. You won't have the heart to do that, right? "
Li Dong did not know whether to laugh or cry. He did not expect Tan Yong, who had always been taciturn, to become so eloquent now.
Hearing Tan Yong say this, Li Dong nodded and did not refuse. However, after thinking about it, he still said, "That's fine. You guys go back and change cars. Don't drive the van in the future. The van is too conspicuous here. I don't need my A4 anymore. You guys can drive it later and get the company to allocate another car for you. You guys can take turns."
Tan Yong did not refuse and nodded to remember it.
Li Dong chatted with them for a while. The space in the car was not big, and Li Dong was a little suffocated. He greeted everyone and got out of the car.
As a result, just as Li Dong got out of the car, he was almost hit by an oncoming BMW. Fortunately, the other party was not driving fast, and Li Dong's hands and feet were not slow either. He hurriedly dodged and escaped the disaster.
The BMW also slowly stopped. Tan Yong and the others reacted quickly and quickly rushed out of the car.
The three of them protected Li Dong in the middle, while Tan Yong and another person stood in front of the BMW.
The BMW's door was quickly opened, and a young woman in her twenties hurriedly got out of the car. She glanced at Tan Yong and the others and apologized to Li Dong, who was in the middle of the crowd. "I'm really sorry. I didn't see you just now. You came out too fast, and I didn't react in time."
Li Dong waved for Tan Yong and the others to move aside. He looked at the other party and nodded slightly. "It's okay. I didn't pay attention. I should be the one apologizing."
He was not a person who would pester others endlessly. It was true that he didn't pay attention just now. Tan Yong and the others' car was parked by the side of the road. When he got out of the car, he didn't look at the road and directly walked to the middle of the road.
Besides, both sides were fine, and the other party was polite. Li Dong naturally wouldn't find trouble with them for no reason.
It was better to avoid trouble. The other party seemed to be a resident of Billow Mountain Villa. Who knew their background? There was no need to offend them for no reason.
When the young woman heard that, she looked at Li Dong again and then looked at Villa 16 next to him. There were still people cleaning in the yard.
After thinking for a while, the woman guessed that Li Dong should be a new resident.
Then, she glanced at Tan Yong and the others and smiled at Li Dong. "It's good that you're fine. By the way, you're a new resident, right?"
Li Dong nodded.
The other party smiled again and said, "Then we'll be neighbors from now on. I live in Villa 18. My name is Ji Lanxin. Let's get to know each other."
As she said that, she stretched out her hand. Li Dong hurriedly reached out and shook her hand. He said with a smile, "My name is Li Dong. Nice to meet you."
"Nice to meet you!"
Ji Lanxin said while thinking about Li Dong's name.
Young man, rich, called Li Dong. Actually, Li Dong's identity was quite easy to guess.
The circle of rich people in Pingchuan was only so big. Li Dong had been an influential figure in Pingchuan for the past two years. Even if they hadn't seen him in person, there were very few people who hadn't heard of his name.
Far away, Li Dong confirmed Li Dong's identity. Ji Lanxin became even more polite.
The circle of rich people was also divided into different classes. 10 million was considered rich, 100 million was also considered rich.
Li Dong's net worth had already exceeded 1 billion. Even in Jiangbei, he was considered one of the top tycoons.
Ji Lanxin could live in a villa in Billow Mountain Villa. Naturally, she wasn't someone who lacked money. However, the Ji family was still a lot worse than Li Dong's.
Even if they weren't in the same industry, it wasn't bad to get to know Li Dong. This was also a form of networking.
Ji Lanxin wasn't in a hurry to leave. She stood there and chatted with Li Dong for a while.
Li Dong wanted to go to the garage after the villa was cleaned. It was good to have someone to chat with. Moreover, Ji Lanxin was a pretty girl.
It was their first time meeting. Naturally, they didn't talk too much.
They chatted about Qi, politics, and some simple business matters.
After some discussion, Li Dong got to know Ji Lanxin better.
The Ji family wasn't a nameless family in Pingchuan. Ji Lanxin didn't hide anything and told Li Dong that her family owned a jewelry store.
Their family owned a jewelry store, and their surname was Ji. Li Dong was no longer a greenhorn who didn't know anything. He often interacted with people like Hsu Shengzhe, so Li Dong had some understanding of the business world.
There was a Jinding jewelry store in Pingchuan. The boss' surname was Ji.
The Jinding jewelry store's business wasn't small. Although it didn't have stores all over Jiangbei, it had six stores in Pingchuan alone.
In addition, there were branches in other major cities. In total, Jinding jewelry had at least 15 stores.
A jewelry store wasn't a normal business. This business required a lot of capital. Even if the Ji family's assets couldn't compare to Li Dong's, it was still a lot.
Ji Lanxin was the precious daughter of Jinding jewelry's boss. She was the only descendant of the Ji family.
The reason why Li Dong knew about the Ji family was because Hsu Shengzhe had joked with Li Dong that there were a few noble ladies in Pingchuan. If he could marry any one of them, he would be rich.
Ji Lanxin was one of them. She was the only heir to Jinding jewelry.
Once Ji Lanxin's father passed away, Jinding jewelry would definitely fall into her hands. Whoever married Ji Lanxin wouldn't have to struggle for the rest of their lives.
Of course, this was just a joke between Hsu Shengzhe and Li Dong.
For the two of them, although the Ji family's assets weren't small, they wouldn't covet it. If they had the time to think about how to marry Ji Lanxin, they might have already earned Jinding jewelry.
Li Dong and Ji Lanxin chatted for about 20 minutes. Ji Lanxin looked at the time and smiled at Li Dong. "Mr. Li, your place hasn't been cleaned yet. Do you want to come to my place?"
Li Dong quickly said, "No need. Miss Ji, you don't have to be so polite. I have to leave in a while. When I officially move here, I will disturb you. "
Ji Lanxin nodded and didn't stand on ceremony.
It was the first time they met. It was enough to get to know each other. Being too close would make people wary.
After saying goodbye to Li Dong, Ji Lanxin got into her BMW and entered a villa not far away.
Li Dong glanced at it but didn't pay much attention.
There were many rich people in Tilan Mountain Villa. He met Ji Lanxin today. Maybe he would meet more rich people next time.
Li Dong didn't think he was the richest person here. Pingchuan was Jiangbei's provincial capital, and Tilan Mountain Villa was one of the top high-end residential areas in Pingchuan. It wasn't surprising that there were people here who were richer than Li Dong.
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Villa 18.
Ji Lanxin entered the house. The boss of Jinding jewelry, Ji Lanxin's father, Ji Yuanzhong, was feeding the goldfish.
Hearing the nanny calling his daughter, Ji Yuanzhong turned around and greeted, "You're back. Why are you back so early today?"
Ji Lanxin threw her bag on the sofa. She took off her shoes and leaned back on the sofa. She took a breath and said, "Don't mention it. It's been so annoying recently. The gold price has been falling. Dad, we bought 30 million worth of goods last month. It's only been a while, and it has fallen by 20%. We've lost more than 6 million. Aren't you worried at all? "
Since the gold price rose to a 26-year high on May 12th, the gold price has fallen significantly.
In just over half a month, the gold price has fallen by nearly 20%.
Jinding jewelry's business was not small, and gold was the most popular jewelry in the country. Last month, when the gold price was near its peak, Jinding jewelry bought 30 million worth of goods.
But who knew that before they could sell the goods, the international gold price began to fall, and this fall was out of control.
And looking at the trend, it seemed that the gold price would continue to fall. Ji Lanxin had been worried to death for the past half a month. Who knew that her father was still in the mood to feed the fish?
Ji Yuanzhong said calmly, "Ups and downs are normal in the business world. What's the rush? If the gold price falls, we will sell less gold wares. Gold is a hard currency, and it will rise sooner or later. It has been thousands of years, and I have never heard of gold falling into the hands. You are still too young. Look at those big jewelry merchants in the country. How many of them are worried? "
Ji Lanxin thought about it and agreed, but still said, "But our business has been affected a lot recently. If we sell less gold, the impact on our business will be greater. And many people know that the gold price has fallen. Everyone is waiting for it to fall below the bottom line. At this stage, there are even fewer people buying jewelry. This month, the performance of our stores has fallen by at least 30%. "
Speaking of this, Ji Yuanzhong took it seriously.
It was not afraid of the gold price falling. They could just stock up. But if business decreased, the impact would be greater, and it was a 30% drop.
After thinking about it, Ji Yuanzhong said, "If it doesn't work, we will do a few more events in June."
Ji Lanxin frowned and said, "Events are not a long-term solution. I think the main reason is that we have fewer channels. Business has been declining in recent years. We have to develop new channels."
"New channels? You want to open branches? "
Ji Yuanzhong asked. In fact, he had not been in charge of business in recent years. He had been focusing on training his daughter to take over his position.
Especially since this year, Ji Yuanzhong had been in a semi-retired state. Ji Lanxin was responsible for all the matters of Jinding jewelry.
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