Chapter Ninety-Nine: They Are All Money Fans
"Brother, this is the 150,000 car you bought?"
Outside the capital airport, He Xin carried a dog cage in one hand and a suitcase in the other, circled around a second-hand off-road vehicle with a small body, and asked Li Mengnan who was stunned 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 by the way, let He Xin feel his car.
"How's that, isn't it?"
In the face of Li Mengnan's show-off, He Xin kept shaking his head, in his opinion, this car has a small space (almost one-third shorter than a Buick business car parked next to it), ugly (the model is old), and the key is expensive, 150,000 yuan (almost enough for a down payment for a suite).
"Not good!"
Li Mengnan was not happy when he heard this, and dragged him and said, "Hey, tell me why it's not going to be good?" Let me tell you, this car cost more than 500,000 yuan when it was bought at the original price, do you know?"
"Hey, my brother! What about the price of your car, that was before China's accession to the WTO, and before China's accession to the WTO, do you know how much the tariff on automobiles was? 200 percent! Now that our country has joined the WTO, how much will the tariff on automobiles be reduced in the future? 25 percent! In the future, this car will definitely not be as expensive as before, and it will definitely have to be lowered, and you will still have to buy such a small broken car for 150,000 yuan, and it is still second-hand! To put it mildly, what is the difference between you and being a traitor for 45 years!"
It is said that on the 11th of last month, China had just joined the WTO, and WTO accession is a hot topic at present.
"it!"
He Xin's words were a little vicious, and the angry Li Mengnan couldn't help but burst into foul language, turned around, and said angrily: "Okay! Today is a cheap man, since you look down on my car, then you can find a way to go back!"
As he spoke, he was about to get in the car and leave.
"Brother, brother!"
He Xin hurriedly grabbed him, and said with a hippie smile: "Brother, I'm joking with you, why take it so seriously!"
"Phew, I said you kid, I was kind enough to pick you up today, and you did this to me?"
"Brother, I was wrong, I can't do it yet!"
He Xin said and hurriedly carried his luggage into the car, jumped into the co-pilot's seat, and pulled on his seat belt, it is estimated that at this time, Li Mengnan can't leave himself behind, so he said: "But then again, brother, since you have 150,000 yuan to buy a car, why didn't you think about buying a house?"
"Lao Tzu has a house, why do you still 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 a one-bedroom and a living room of less than 40 square meters, which was assigned to him by the unit back then, and when the housing reform was carried out a few years ago, it cost less than 20,000 yuan to buy it.
But then again, people's awareness of buying a house in these years is not as strong as in later generations, mainly because housing prices are still relatively stable, and buying a car is similar to buying a house in the eyes of ordinary people. In addition, buying a car in these years can better satisfy people's vanity and pretend to be more forced, so many people like Li Mengnan would rather buy a car than buy a house.
"It's not a question of whether you have a house or not, I mean you have 150,000 yuan, and buying a house is more cost-effective than buying a car. If you think about it, a car is a consumer product, and the more you use it, the less valuable it is, and the more you use it, the more valuable it is. And the monthly gas money, parking fees, tolls, insurance, etc. of your car add up to almost enough for you to repay the loan every month......"
He Xin crossed his legs, wrenched his fingers, and settled accounts for Li Mengnan the same, his face became darker and darker when he listened, and finally shouted angrily unbearably: "Shut up, you kid is still finished? I am happy to have money to buy me, Lao Tzu is willing, okay?"
"Uh......"
If he said that, he couldn't talk about it, and He Xin had to shut up stupidly. In fact, he didn't mean to stimulate Li Mengnan, but he really felt sorry for him, but you can't impose your ideas on others.
Similarly, Li Mengnan also admitted that what He Xin said made sense, he was not really angry, but he was eager to buy a long-awaited toy to show off in front of his friends, but he was poured a basin of cold water on his head, which was very depressed.
When the car got off the Third Ring Road, He Xin suddenly found that the direction of the car was not going to the direction of Tuanjie Lake, where he lived, and couldn't help asking: "Brother, where are we going?"
"Where can you go, it's not to celebrate that you won the actor last month, and by the way, I'll give you another pick-up, Lao Hao is already waiting in the hotel. Li Mengnan didn't say anything.
"Yo, it's still the two brothers who think about me. ”
"Yes, I'm thinking about you, thinking about how you will be angry with me when you come back!"
"Hey, brother, you're not bored, I just discussed with you the issue of investment and consumption after our country's accession to the WTO, you ......?"
"Gotta have it, you better say a few words, or I'm afraid I'll not be able to eat this dinner tonight. ”
The car drove towards the Lu restaurant they frequented.
Today, Hao Rong specially asked for a private room, and when he saw He Xin coming in, this product was welcome, congratulations, and hugs. In his words, the student taught by his Hao Rong is the first actor in the history of Chinese opera to win the actor crown as a school student, and he is also a very heavy Golden Horse actor.
Of course, in the eyes of the leader, his status has risen sharply, and he is embarrassed to say this kind of thing.
While ordering, Li Mengnan went out to the toilet, Hao Rong glanced at his back when he went out, and asked He Xin in a low voice: "What's wrong with him, pulling a donkey face?"
He Xin shrugged his shoulders and said with a relaxed expression: "It's just that I said that it is not cost-effective for him to spend 150,000 yuan to buy that car, it is better to buy a house." ”
"That's right!"
Hao Rong nodded approvingly, and said, "I think so too, but he just likes this, this kind of thing can't be persuaded." ”
said again: "Hey, some time ago, you kept clamoring to buy a house, do you have a real estate you like?"
"Well, I'm not in a hurry right now, I'll talk about it later. ”
"I recently took a fancy to a real estate project, which is on the edge of the East Third Ring Road, close to the Gongti. Hao Rong said.
The piece close to the workers' body is within the third ring road, He Xin couldn't help but move in his heart, and hurriedly asked: "What is the price?"
Although there were only two of them in the box, Hao Rong still looked left and right carefully, gestured to six, and whispered: "This number, I have a friend who knows the developer and can get the internal price." ”
If this is a buddy in Beijing today, He Xin will definitely fart him, but Hao Rong is still very reliable, and don't look at him teaching in Chinese opera, he has a wide range of connections outside.
The houses in the Third Ring Road are now 6,000, and after 15 or 66 years, they will not exceed 60,000.
"When are you free, will you take me to see it?"
"Cheng, or 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, and he originally wanted to call and ask Chang Jihong.
At this time, Li Mengnan came in from outside, so he asked, "Brother, can you help me make an appointment with Gao Dao to see when he is free?"
Li Mengnan didn't say a word, took out his mobile phone and called Uncle Gao Qun, clicked a few words, hung up the phone and said with a smile: "Coincidentally, he has nothing to do at home now, I asked him to come over for two drinks, and save time again." ”
"That's great. He Xinle said.
Hurriedly beckoned the waiter to let the food be served slowly, and then added a set of utensils, but Li Mengnan asked him to add two sets.
"Sister-in-law is coming over too, right?" He Xin asked casually.
As a result, Li Mengnan smiled weirdly, and said with a smile: "It's a little sister-in-law." ”
"Oh. ”
He Xin and Hao Rong didn't make a fuss, this kind of thing has long been commonplace in the circle. In fact, it's no wonder that the outside world always says that the entertainment industry is very chaotic, and now they are mixed on the ground in the capital, except for the natives and those who settled in the capital in the early years, many of them, including He Xin, are drifting north, everyone is uprooted, and those who are engaged in literature and art are very emotional, so it is easy for men and women to mix together, of course, including the exchange of various hidden resources.
Uncle Gao Qun is also a North Drifter, and he is a director, probably because the above two reasons are combined.
Taking advantage of the fact that Uncle Gao Qun didn't come, He Xin talked to Hao Rong about the house again. Hao Rong plans to sell the house he lives in now, so that he can borrow less money and reduce the pressure of buying a house.
He Xin hurriedly persuaded him not to sell the house. The house he lives in now is similar to Li Mengnan's, the house divided into units, he bought it after the house reform, although the area is not large, but it is a house in the second ring road, and it is also a school district house, so it is definitely not cost-effective to sell it now.
He Xin suggested that he rent out, and the monthly rent plus the couple's provident fund, the pressure to repay the loan was not great at all. Of course, if Hao Rong insists on selling, He Xin himself wants to buy it.
When he said this, Hao Rong hesitated, and carefully calculated with a small calculation in his heart. Li Mengnan next to him was very impatient to listen, and on the way here, he was annoyed by He Xinyitong's words that it is better to buy a car than to buy a house. In his words, the two of them are an old man from Shanxi, and the other claims to be from the Northeast, but in fact, they are a small citizen of Shenghai in their bones, both of them are money fans and calculating.
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