Chapter 213: The Landlord of Lingang

"Hey, isn't this our 'Landlord of Lingang,' Chairman Su?"
Huang Fengwen's signature booming voice rang out from the other end of the phone, tinged with a mix of teasing and sarcasm.
Su Hao, upon hearing this, was both amused and exasperated: "Brother Huang, you've heard about it too?"
"Of course!" Huang Fengwen's tone was filled with envy and jealousy, as if to say, "What incredible luck you've struck!"
"Now, who doesn't know that as soon as the Lingang New Area's plans were announced, land prices skyrocketed, breaking through the ceiling?
You're something else, making a fortune quietly!"
Lingang, once a desolate, undeveloped area, so polluted that even a car would lose half a tire just driving there—a veritable wasteland.
But who could have imagined that overnight, it would become the darling of the spotlight, a "dream city" in the eyes of countless people?
"And then what?" Huang Fengwen pressed. "Landlord, are you planning to sell? Goodness, you're going to be counting money until your hands cramp!"
"No," Su Hao replied nonchalantly. "You might not believe it, but I've been busy with company matters lately and haven't even thought about it."
If an outsider heard this, they'd probably curse him as a master of pretentious posturing.
But Su Hao was telling the truth.
His land hoarding in that area wasn't for speculation.
He just wanted a quiet place to realize his simple, slightly childish dream:
To find a beautiful spot with clear water and lush mountains, and build a private paradise for his brothers and family, a place where they could run wild and be undisturbed.
He just went with a gut feeling that a certain piece of land looked good, and bought it without hesitation.
However, he should have realized back then that his damned intuition was sometimes more accurate than a feng shui master's compass!
His original intention was simply to find a quiet corner, away from the hustle and bustle, to build a unique landmark building and quietly enjoy life.
However, he inadvertently stepped into a goldmine of future massive development.
"Heh... I knew it! Some people are just incredibly lucky. Even if they trip and fall on flat ground, they'll still find themselves with a mouthful of gold!"
Huang Fengwen laughed heartily.
"So, you're not really going in for speculation? Just want to build some buildings by Dishui Lake for fun?"
"Of course, Brother Huang, you don't really think I have some powerful informant who knows inside information and is just here to speculate on land, do you?"
"Hey, you can't blame me for overthinking this. Your timing is just too uncanny, like you have some kind of supernatural insight.
How come the land price skyrocketed the moment you bought it, turning into nothing but gold nuggets?
Anyone who didn't know better would think you traveled back in time!"
This certainly makes one's imagination run wild.
The only thing that could prove Su Hao's "innocence" might be the timing of his shopping spree—
Last January, when there wasn't even a hint of a development plan yet.
"I've heard," Huang Fengwen changed the subject,
"You didn't just bet on Dishui Lake, I heard you also targeted the old industrial area further south of Lingang, near Yangshan Port."
“Hmm,” Su Hao responded, “I mainly wanted to find a place not too far from the city center, but quiet enough that I ended up buying too much…”
The places he initially chose were all remote and secluded, either old factory areas or vast farmlands—all places that met his criteria of “sparsely populated and peaceful.”
Huang Fengwen’s curiosity was piqued: “Approximately how much money did you invest in total?”
“Total… about fifty billion, I think.”
“Fifty…fifty billion?!” Huang Fengwen’s voice rose eight octaves, but he quickly lowered it again.
“You spent fifty billion on wasteland? That piece of land in the south is barely worth anything, and you spent so much…
Oh, wait, I forgot, fifty billion is practically pocket money to you now.”
Su Hao himself had to admit that since his net worth skyrocketed and he was constantly handling large sums of money in the company, he had become somewhat numb to money.
He spent five billion without batting an eye, as if it were nothing more than buying a bag of spicy strips from the corner store.
His thinking was simple:
Acquire several plots of land first, since they're just sitting idle anyway. Later, whichever one looks appealing, he'll build a skyscraper there, creating his own "union base," and that's it.
Who would have thought that this casual decision would unleash a golden egg incubator?
It was this laid-back mentality that, without realizing it, made him the biggest winner in this massive wealth explosion.
"So, following the policy is never wrong, that's the damn truth!" Huang Fengwen exclaimed with deep emotion.
"Just in the core area of ​​Dishui Lake alone, land prices have increased fivefold!
Then your precious apartment complex, which you're currently renovating, will soon be surrounded by all sorts of new developments and shopping malls?"
"That's alright, though. I own most of the land around my building, so it's relatively quiet.
But just a little further out, wow, excavators are everywhere, like dumplings being dropped into a pot. Apartments and shopping malls are already lined up, waiting to break ground."
As soon as the development plan for the Lingang New Area was announced, countless construction companies, smelling the potential profits, rushed in, scrambling to get a piece of the pie.
Su Hao's idyllic dream of "living in the midst of human habitation, yet free from the noise of carriages and horses" was completely shattered.
Land prices had skyrocketed, but instead of feeling happy, he felt as if his beloved toy had been snatched away, a stifling feeling of unease.
"So what are you planning to do? Continue building that building?"
"It's already started, we can't just abandon it halfway. Let's finish it first.
However, I need to find some time to go check on that land south of Lingang.
It's strange, land prices around Dishui Lake are skyrocketing, but land prices there are actually falling."
It's said that area has a cluster of industrial plants, a worrying environment, and land prices have been stagnant for years, so it's normal for them not to rise.
"That place... could it also suddenly explode like Dishui Lake, and land prices go crazy too?" Huang Fengwen asked with concern.
Su Hao's heart skipped a beat upon hearing this. Based on his consistent intuition, this really wasn't out of the question...