Chapter 60: A New Home
Putting his label on himself will definitely be very willing for ordinary people. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 Info Because he is the appointed heir, he only waited two years to ascend to the prime minister's throne, and in the future, he will also hold the power of Singapore firmly.
But for Zhou You, although this label is beneficial to his future development, it will also limit him. You know, because of its geographical relationship, Singapore has always been relatively close to Europe and the United States, and sometimes even has to shout twice after the United States.
Although Zhou You has now immigrated to Singapore, he still thinks of himself as a Chinese in his bones, and he does not want to become a banana man who is scolded by everyone.
One does not care where one is, but one must remember where one's roots are.
However, under his introduction, he can buy a suitable house, which will definitely be accepted by Zhou You. Singapore is half the size of Hong Kong and has a similar population density, so it is not easy to buy a suitable home here.
Due to the creation of a garden state, most of the single-family houses here have simple walls, no more than one meter high, and no walls are allowed. So, now there are fewer and fewer villas with walls.
The house introduced by the young head is closer to the city than the one that I started buying on the tour, and it is not an open community. It is close to Singapore's main road, but there is only one dedicated road to access, and on the periphery of the community, there is a barbed wire fence and guards.
There are about a dozen houses hidden among the trees at the bottom of the hillside, and at the back of the community is a cliff, separated from the outside world, with a fence in front of it, and there are guards who can't see the inside from the outside.
The most important thing is that after coming in, you found that each house in it covers a large area. There are nearly three meters high walls, and each wall is covered with creepers, and the eyes are full of verdant, and it is difficult to see what the houses inside look like.
Although it's a bit like a prison, it's very safe to live here.
Zhou You drove the car and found the No. 9 courtyard, which happened to be located at the turn of the back row, and the property that had been ordered opened the door to welcome Zhou You to enter, facing this news person, all of them were waiting carefully.
"This is a building with a strong English country style, which originally belonged to the third Governor of Singapore, Robert Berbert, and once played an important role in Singapore's history. Later, it went through two masters, the former owner was the famous patriotic businessman Tan Guan Ho in Singapore. But after his death a few years ago, several of his descendants wanted to get residency here, but in the end the government restricted it, so it has been vacant. ”
Zhou You asked, "Why is it restricted by the government?" ”
The property manager hesitated for a moment, but still said: "Because several of his descendants are very disagreeable, but the seventeen households living here are either rich or expensive, and they don't want to see them, so they boycotted their move-in." ”
Zhou You nodded, and made up his mind that before moving in, he must first inquire about who lives here.
"This house has a total of 11 bedrooms, 19 bathrooms, four living rooms, and a conference room, and the entire courtyard covers an area of 14,500 square meters, and the house covers an area of 1,200 square meters, and since the main building has three floors, the construction area is nearly 3,500 square meters. In addition to the main building, there is a separate two-storey servant's house, which can accommodate twenty servants, who are connected to the main building by cloister, telephone, and on the first floor of the main building, there is also a separate room for the servant on duty, ready to be called by the master. ”
Zhou You looked curiously at the fireplace next to the large living room, Singapore is tropical, and this fireplace may only have a decorative effect. Seeing Zhou You's interest, the manager immediately enthusiastically introduced: "This fireplace looks like a fireplace, but it has actually been converted into an air duct for central air conditioning, so it's not just for the audience." ”
This house is much larger than the one you live in now, covering an area ten times the size of the current one, and the house price will not be too low.
However, for Zhou You, the price is not an issue, the safety of the family is the main issue. With his character, he doesn't know how many people he will offend in the future, and giving his family a safe home is the most important thing.
Came to the backyard, although there are no people living here, but the property has been managed very well, the environment is very beautiful. He looked at the back mountain, where the drop was more than ten meters, and there was still a passage between the cliff and the courtyard, even if he came down from the back mountain, he could not directly enter the backyard.
As for the interior of the room, all kinds of furniture are still there, but these decorations are decades old, and you can't look at it at all. If you want to move in, it will need to be completely renovated, and it will be difficult to move in at least this year.
He didn't negotiate the price with the property manager, and in fact, he couldn't call the shots. Glancing at the phone number given by the young master, he thought about it and dialed it.
There are still a lot of journalists gathered at the doorstep, but Singapore's laws are strict, and these reporters do not dare to invade the personal space of their interviewees like the paparazzi in Hong Kong or the United Kingdom.
Yan Fangqing was very considerate and asked Meihua Q to prepare some herbal tea and cold drinks for them, but she did not accept their interview.
Yesterday's four bombings in a row, as well as the arson in India, are clear to almost everyone that this is a means of revenge.
Although there were no fatalities in the process, the bombing of Prabo's ancestral grave and ancestral house was a harbinger of mortal enmity. Don't just think that only the Chinese pay attention to tradition, in many ethnic groups in Indonesia, there is even a tradition of keeping the corpses or ashes of their ancestors at home and visiting them every day.
None of the journalists had any delusional assumptions that they would get an answer from Zhou You, because even a fool would not admit that he had done it.
They just stayed here and figured out the living habits of the Zhou family, which was enough to enrich the content of their published information. Now, almost all the people in the world are interested in Zhou You's personal life, and any news about him can attract the attention of countless readers.
Zhou You ignored the reporters at the door, just slowed down slightly and went directly into his yard.
Carneroga saw him get out of the car and greeted him. "Boss, Singapore is so lively, we can't help if we stay here, why don't we go back to Spain as soon as possible?"
Nearly 60 people live in Singapore every day, eating, drinking, and sleeping, which is not a small expense.
Zhou You nodded and said to him: "You leave ten people and go to my base to guard for a while, the latest people have been transferred to Spain, and there are only four security guards at home, I am afraid that someone will do something to my base." ”
Canero paused for a moment and asked, "Isn't your base in the barracks?" Still need to worry about safety? Didn't you dare to take the liberty of going straight to the barracks, right? ”
Zhou You said with a smile: "When the dog jumps off the wall in a hurry, I have to prevent everything." Besides, even if they don't dare to set fire to the base and plant bombs, they still have to prevent them from causing some accidents. ”
Directly sent away Caneroga, traveled into the room, and when he saw Cai Ajiu, he smiled and said, "Brother Jiu, there is good news and bad news, which one do you want to hear first?" ”
Cai Ajiu said with a smile: "I'm older, let's have good news to lift my spirits first!" ”
Zhou You also laughed. "The good news is that I have found a new house, but it needs to be renovated and it will be a few months at most before I can move."
Cai Zhenwei, who was playing a game console in front of the TV with Zhou Tao, turned his head and asked, "What about the bad news?" ”
"The bad news is that even if my house is vacated, you still can't buy it because you don't have permanent residency and you're not eligible to buy a house in Singapore."
Cai Ajiu smiled: "That's better, anyway, as long as you move out, we will move in, and we will save the formalities of paying." ”
Yan Fangqing has always had some knots in his second room, Ah Xiang, every time he sees Ah Xiang, it is as if she is a woman who travels around, and she doesn't have a good face for Zhou You. It's just that Cai Ajiu has helped them a lot from beginning to end, and now the bodyguards at home are all arranged by Cai Ajiu, and she can't give Ah Xiang a face, so when she heard that the house was found, she wanted to move out as soon as possible.
"Where is the house? What is the environment? ”
"Even if it's not the most upscale neighborhood in Singapore, it's the safest neighborhood in Singapore. The community is fully enclosed, with only 17 households, all of whom are Singapore's high-ranking officials or wealthy people. Moreover, the area of the new house is as large as the current ten, not to mention the dozen or so people who live outside, even if there are twenty more people. ”
introduced the house to Yan Fangqing, and also talked about the complex property rights relationship. However, this matter was led by the young master, and he must have been sure to talk to Zhou You, so Zhou You never worried about any accidents.
"I have asked Lin Xue to know the information of the remaining sixteen households, Singapore is only a little bigger, and there should be news soon. When I negotiate the price with the Chen brothers, you will visit them one by one. When we are young, you can bring a small gift in the name of your junior and neighbor, and it doesn't need to be too expensive. Just say that if you buy a new house and decorate it, it will definitely disturb the people a little, please be considerate. ”
Although Zhou You immigrated to Singapore, he also got along well with the young master. However, due to the fact that he works in a remote industry and has been abroad for a long time, Singapore's social circle has not really been established.
Speaking of which, he is not as good as Yan Fangqing in this regard, because Yan Fangqing transferred to Singapore this year, and has also participated in several gatherings organized by the young lady, and knows more people than travel.
Because Yan Fangqing is about the same age as their children, her attitude is relatively low, and Long Long is smart and cute, so she has made friends with several heavyweight ladies.
"I know what to do...... However, since the interior of the house is better decorated, is it necessary to redecorate? ”
"You'll know when you go and see it. The English manor was originally solemn and simple, and the interior decoration was in the classical Rococo style, exquisite, cumbersome, and complex colors. If you like, we can leave a lady's living room untouched, or we can leave a room or two. But the master bedroom, the main living room must be changed to a modern and simple style for me. ”
The more Zhou You said, the more interested she became, and she couldn't wait to go over and take a closer look now. However, it is inconvenient for her to go out now, so she still dispels this idea.
In the afternoon of the same day, several descendants of the Chen family came to Zhou You's house together, and all of them could be Zhou You's grandparents, but now they have to intersect with each other, which is extremely awkward.
In order to fight for this house, the brothers had a lot of trouble with each other, and the scandal was exposed by themselves, which eventually led to the remaining sixteen households collectively boycotting their move-in.
These people are all high-ranking officials and extremely wealthy, and they want this house, and they are fighting for the right to live, just to befriend them. Now if you live in it, you still offend them, so none of the brothers dared to live in it in the end.
After a few years, they had to pay the property fee, but they couldn't live in it, and finally they had the idea of selling. But if you want to sell this house, it's not a matter of money, it's a matter of eligibility to buy.
Because the house is too big, the high-ranking officials may not have so much money, and the wealthy businessmen may not be able to pass the permission of the owners' committee. In recent years, they have not been able to find a suitable buyer.
Therefore, they are quite welcome to the appearance of Zhou You, and can even be said to be relieved.
At the very least, they not only have a large amount of income, but they don't have to worry about property fees in the future.
The asking price of the house is not high, and according to the original law of Singapore, the house price is only calculated based on the floor area, and the garden with an area of more than 10,000 square meters is not considered money.
The area of the main building is 3,500 square meters, and the servant's building has two floors, which is also more than 400 square meters, totaling almost 4,000 square meters.
The average house price in Singapore is now around 6,000, the house price here in Bukit Timah Hill is a little higher, and the apartment is generally around 8,000, as for the single-family villa, the difference is relatively large, the cheap one is less than 10,000, and the expensive one is like the house where Zhou You lives now, and the asking price with fine decoration and furniture is almost 15,000 Singapore dollars per square meter.
The Chen family's house has a total floor area of 4,000 square meters, which is almost ten times the size of the one he lives in now. And now I live in the entire garden covers an area of 780 square meters, which is nearly 20 times different from the area of the Chen family's house.
The asking price of the Chen family is about 15,000, with a total price of 60 million Singapore dollars, equivalent to 300 million yuan.
Although this price seems very expensive, if you think about the fact that this house covers an area of 22 acres, it does not feel expensive, because the average land price per square meter is only 20,000 yuan. In another ten years, a set of courtyard houses in the capital will only be one-tenth of the area here, and you won't be able to buy it if you don't have 300 million.
What's more, the current dollar is still relatively strong, and all the dollars earned from traveling around are dollars, so it is only equivalent to less than 36 million US dollars, which is still relatively cost-effective.
The two parties signed the contract very smoothly, Zhou You paid all the cash, went directly to the land department to register, and the house was transferred to his name. (To be continued.) )