Li Dong wanted to help Du Anmin, but it was not a matter of whether he wanted to or not. It was a matter of whether Du Anmin needed it or not.
If Du Anmin did not need it, then Li Dong's effort and money would not be good.
He could not ask Du Anmin directly. Shen Qian was a layman, and she could not see anything.
Li Dong hesitated for a moment and finally asked Wu Changguo for help.
After Li Dong explained the situation in a roundabout way, Wu Changguo was stunned for a while and said, "Why are you meddling in this kind of thing instead of doing your business?"
Li Dong said helplessly, "Senior, I am not meddling. I have no choice. You know my situation."
In Jiangbei's government and business circles, Li Dong and Du Anmin were tied together.
If Du Anmin was unlucky, Li Dong would not have a good ending.
Although Li Dong had long wanted to draw a clear line with the government, it was not something that could be done in a day. At least for now, Li Dong could not do without the support of the government.
Wu Changguo pondered for a moment and said, "If you really encounter any trouble, you can tell me."
Li Dong was stunned. Was Wu Changguo trying to recruit him or was he sincerely trying to help him?
Taking a deep breath, Li Dong's thoughts spun rapidly. After a while, he said, "Senior, thank you. But even if it was not for Secretary Du's sake, I have to give CEO Shen an explanation. "
Wu Changguo finally understood what Li Dong meant.
Wu Changguo did not continue the topic. He thought for a moment and said, "If you have really decided, then do it. But I have to remind you that you have to bear all the consequences yourself."
"I understand."
Li Dong nodded. He understood what Wu Changguo meant.
Similarly, since Wu Changguo said so, it meant that Du Anmin was really in trouble, and suppressing the rise of housing prices could indeed help Du Anmin.
After hanging up the phone, Li Dong rubbed his face hard.
Suppressing housing prices was not something that could be done with just a few words. There were too many things involved.
After pacing around the office a few times, Li Dong shouted outside the door, "Get Director Zhang Qing here!"
"Alright!"
…
Five minutes later, the director of Dong Yu Real Estate's strategy department, Zhang Qing, entered the office.
After asking Zhang Qing to sit down, Li Dong went straight to the point: "Director Zhang, I have a few questions to ask you."
Zhang Qing quickly said, "General Manager Li, please speak."
"You should know about Pingchuan's real estate market. Men Shen and a few other real estate companies have closed their properties, and the property prices will definitely rise. If, and I said if, I want to restore the original property prices, do you have any good ideas? "
Zhang Qing was confused and asked subconsciously, "General Manager Li, is it not good for the property prices to rise?"
For Dong Yu Real Estate, they could not wait for the property prices to rise.
Once the property prices rise, they will have more profits. That was why Li Dong's assumption was ridiculous to Zhang Qing.
Li Dong frowned and said, "Don't worry about this. Answer me first."
Zhang Qing saw Li Dong frowned and did not care why Li Dong asked this question. He quickly said, "If you want to control the property prices, the best way is to let the government introduce policies to regulate the property prices …"
"Let's not talk about the government first. I am talking about my personal side. Just myself."
"Yourself?"
Zhang Qing was surprised and said, "General Manager Li, if you want to suppress the property prices personally, there are not many ways. The only feasible way is to provide sufficient housing. Satisfy the buyer's market and let the buyer's market be saturated. This way, the property prices will come down naturally. "
"Saturation of the buyer's market?" Li Dong murmured, then asked, "What state is considered saturation?"
"Let me give you an example. Last year, the property market in Pingchuan reached 60,000 units. Half of the year has passed. Now, President Yao and the rest are closing the market. If we can provide 30,000 units, the market will naturally be saturated … "
"30,000 units!"
Li Dong was shocked. "So many?"
Zhang Qing laughed dryly. "General Manager Li, don't worry. I am talking about the most extreme situation. In fact, we don't need so many units. If we sell a large number of properties now, President Yao and the rest will not last long. Without the buyer's market, all their properties will be in their hands. So, when we sell nearly 10,000 units, President Yao and the rest will not be able to sit still. It is only a matter of time before the property market collapses. Once the property market collapses, there will be no way to close the market. After the market reopens, because of the large number of properties, the property prices will fall beyond our imagination. "
Li Dong heaved a sigh of relief and asked, "So, about 10,000 units will be enough?"
"More or less. The specifics will depend on the situation. Maybe we don't need so many units to cause the property market to collapse. This time, not all property developers are participating in the closing. Some of the small and medium-sized property developers are not willing to close the market. A large amount of capital is like walking on a tightrope for them. If the market is good, it is fine. But if the market is bad, these people will retreat immediately. If the small and medium-sized property developers start to sell their properties, the closing will naturally end. "
Li Dong thought for a while and then asked, "That is to say, if we have 10,000 houses to sell, the housing prices will definitely crash?"
"You can say that."
"Then, how many units can we build with the two plots of land?"
"This is hard to say. It depends on the district's planning, the size of the houses, and other factors …"
Li Dong interrupted, "Just give me a rough figure. Let's use the current average figure for the houses in Pingchuan."
Zhang Qing nodded and said, "Then it should be about 8,000 units."
"8,000 units? Isn't our building area about 900,000 square meters? "
"General Manager Li, this is the figure on paper. The actual building area is not that big. 800,000 square meters should be the maximum. So, 8,000 units should be the limit. " Zhang Qing said softly, "Of course, if we are like other property developers, it should not be a problem to build 10,000 units."
Li Dong looked at him and understood what he meant.
Now, the rules in the real estate industry were not that strict, and it was normal to go beyond the planning scope.
For example, Li Dong's two plots of land, the official figure was 900,000 square meters. But in the end, as long as he had the right connections, it was not a big problem.
Some places only allowed low-rise buildings to be built. But in the end, high-rise buildings could be built. As long as there was not a big impact, it was not difficult to pass the inspection.
Of course, these were all against the rules.
But in China, as long as you did your job well, it was only a matter of time before you violated the rules.
Li Dong shook his head and said, "Let's not talk about this first. If we strictly follow the rules, then we can only build 8,000 units here?"
Zhang Qing nodded.
Li Dong rubbed his head and thought for a while. "8,000 units. Do you think we can suppress the housing prices in Pingchuan?"
Zhang Qing laughed. "If we really have 8,000 units, then it is not a big problem. But we can only think about it. Where will we get 8,000 units? "
"Why not? Didn't you say we can build 8,000 units? "
Zhang Qing was helpless. He felt that Li Dong knew too little about the real estate industry.
But since the big boss asked, Zhang Qing could only explain. "General Manager Li, didn't you notice? Many residential areas are divided into phases. Which real estate developer will build 8,000 units at the same time? Based on Dong Yu's current scale, if we want to build the first phase, 3,000 units should be enough. "
"Why?"
"Two aspects. One is the funding problem, and the other is the risk."
"What if I want 8,000 units at the same time? Is there a problem? "
Zhang Qing shook his head. "There is no problem. But the funding pressure is too high. So, if General Manager Li really wants to do this, I suggest you wait."
At this point, Zhang Qing suddenly froze.
Looking at Li Dong, who was deep in thought, Zhang Qing's eyes lit up. Is General Manager Li really going to develop the residential area?
Eight thousand units at the same time? General Manager Li is going to spend so much money?
Also, Li Dong kept saying he will suppress the housing prices. Is he joking or serious?
Just when Zhang Qing was in doubt, Li Dong asked again, "If we start now, can we suppress the rising housing prices in Pingchuan?"
Zhang Qing's mouth was dry. He suddenly felt that Li Dong was not joking.
Hearing Li Dong's question, Zhang Qing smiled. "General Manager Li, are you serious?"
Li Dong said perfunctorily, "Don't worry about this. Just tell me."
Zhang Qing took a deep breath and said, "It is not realistic. The closing of the market has started. Unless we start selling before they reopen the market. But we do not know how long President Yao will be closing the market … "
Li Dong interrupted, "Half a year!"
"Half a year?"
"That's right. Half a year should be about that long."
"Okay. If it is half a year, then it means we need to pre-sell within half a year. Let's not talk about the difficulty of the development. As long as we are willing to spend a lot of money, it is not a problem to reach the pre-sale standard within half a year. "
Zhang Qing said and looked at Li Dong. "But General Manager Li, I have something to remind you."
"Go ahead."
"If you want to pre-sell the property, there is a condition that you might not know."
"What condition?"
"The land transfer fee must be paid in full to qualify for pre-sale. Otherwise, even if we build the property, we are not allowed to sell it."
Li Dong's pupils shrunk. Pay in full!
His two plots of land were still short of 2 billion RMB. If he paid in full, plus the urgent construction, he would need to spend a lot of money.
Even if he could get a loan for the land, the construction cost was not a small amount.
Li Dong took a deep breath and said, "I know. Now, help me calculate. If I want to reach the pre-sale standard within three months and build 8,000 units, how much will I need to spend?"
Zhang Qing asked, "Based on what standard?"
"Based on the normal housing standard."
Zhang Qing nodded and did not ask any more questions. Instead, he picked up a pen and paper and started to calculate.
As the Director of the Strategy Department of a real estate company, he had a detailed understanding of the current real estate market.
Although he could not provide the exact data, he could make a rough calculation.
After about four to five minutes, Zhang Qing finally said, "Based on the current market, we need to calculate the cost of the pile foundation, masonry, plastering, exterior wall, floor …. Because the price of steel is not stable recently, let me give you a rough estimate. The construction cost should be around 800 RMB per square meter. "
Zhang Qing then added, "Of course, this is under normal circumstances. If we do as General Manager Li said and work overtime, the cost will be slightly higher. I am afraid it will be more than 900 RMB."
"Then it will be more than 700 RMB?"
"Yes."
"700 RMB is the total cost. What if we reach the pre-sale standard?"
Zhang Qing said helplessly, "Actually, building a house is mainly the early stage. Most of the money is spent on the early stage. To reach the pre-sale standard, we will need to invest at least 500 RMB."
"500 RMB!"
Li Dong frowned. Building a house would cost 500 RMB, and the land would cost 2 billion RMB. That would be 2.5 billion RMB!
2.5 billion RMB? Where did he get so much money?
Even if he could get a loan from the bank, the bank was not owned by Li Dong's family.
So far, his debt with the bank had reached an astronomical figure. Even if he used the land as collateral, he would not be able to get a lot of loans.
Just when Li Dong was thinking about the land as collateral, Zhang Qing suddenly said, "General Manager Li, I forgot to mention that if we want to get the pre-sale qualification, we are not allowed to use the land as collateral."
Li Dong almost choked on his own saliva. After a while, he said, "Not allowed to use the land as collateral?"
Zhang Qing said helplessly, "Normal sales are allowed. If not, the real estate developers do not have the capital. But pre-sale is not allowed. The bank is also afraid that the real estate developers will run away with their donations. After all, pre-sale means that the house is not built yet. The rules must be stricter. "
"But I have seen other real estate developers doing pre-sale. Could it be that they pay for the land themselves?"
Zhang Qing shrugged his shoulders and said, "There are many ways to do this. But General Manager Li, most of these methods are against the law. If you really want to investigate, it will be very accurate. From what I heard, you are not involved in that. So, if we want to pre-sell, we will need to spend real money. "
Li Dong's mouth twitched. Why is it so hard to do proper business these days?
Li Dong will not touch anything that is against the law.
This time, Feng Yu wants to help Du Anmin and not harm him.
If Li Dong violates the law, he will offend those who benefit from it. Needless to say, those people will not just sit by and watch.
Feng Yu does not want to get himself into trouble in the end.
Li Dong rubbed his temples hard. Did that mean that he had to prepare 2.5 billion dollars in real money?
Even if it is only for a short period of time, and even if the funds can be refunded during the pre-sale, but where is Li Dong going to get 2.5 billion?
Even if he withdraws all his money from the stock market, he will not be able to get so much money.
Li Dong knocked on the table and waved his hand after a while. "I know. Director Zhang, you don't need to tell anyone about this. I will consider it myself."
Zhang Qing nodded and looked at Li Dong again. He wanted to say something, but he couldn't bring himself to say it.
He felt that Li Dong is crazy. Looking at him, Li Dong is going to do this for real.
Forcefully suppressing the property prices is too scary. General Manager Li does not want to consider the consequences?
Far away will not benefit from doing this, and Zhang Qing does not understand what Li Dong is thinking.
Zhang Qing really couldn't understand what Li Dong was thinking when it came to harming others without benefiting himself.
Sighing, Zhang Qing didn't say anything else and quietly left the office.
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