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Ruan Mi's accounts were clear and concise, with every income and expenditure item listed in an orderly manner, making them easy to understand at a glance.
He Yuzhu nodded in satisfaction and began to carefully examine each page.
At first, He Yuzhu sat upright, intently flipping through the account books, his gaze focused and serious.
However, as time went on, he gradually became distracted.
At this moment, he and Ruan Mi were sitting side by side, close together. Due to the limited space, Ruan Mi had to obediently place her left hand on her knee.
At first, He Yuzhu casually placed his right hand to the side, seemingly unintentionally. But before long, their hands inadvertently touched.
At first, Ruan Mi didn't pay much attention to this small touch, after all, the two of them were so close, a little physical contact was a normal thing.
She was so focused on giving He Yuzhu a detailed report on the work that she didn't notice his subtle actions at all.
Several minutes passed like this. Just as Ruan Mi was speaking eloquently, she suddenly felt something strange—her small hand had been tightly gripped in He Yuzhu's palm without her noticing!
Not only that, He Yuzhu even started fiddling with her slender, white fingers, as if admiring a rare treasure.
Ruan Mi's body trembled instantly, as if a jolt of electricity had run through her entire being. Two bright red blushes immediately appeared on her pretty face, and she even began to stammer and speak incoherently.
"Brother He...you..."
Despite Ruan Mi's reproach, He Yuzhu seemed not to hear her and said calmly, "Go on?"
After the initial panic, Ruan Mi finally mustered her courage, pulled hard, and successfully freed her hand from He Yuzhu's large and strong palm.
Then, he carefully shifted his body, as gently as if afraid of waking a sleeping kitten, which subtly created a tiny bit of distance between them.
In this way, his previously uneasy heart finally calmed down, and he could continue to report his work to the other party with confidence.
At this moment, He Yuzhu was quite satisfied. After all, the woman named Ruan Mi, after his intentional or unintentional harassment, neither screamed nor slapped him hard in anger.
She simply withdrew her hand silently, and was able to calmly continue discussing work matters with him.
And so time passed by, minute by minute, until they had reviewed all the accounts together.
Finally, Ruan Mi raised her head and said softly:
"All the money received has been deposited into your bank card in full, without any discrepancy."
Upon hearing this, He Yuzhu couldn't help but smile with relief and quickly replied, "Oh dear, you've really worked hard!"
However, at that moment, he noticed that Ruan Mi did not stand up and leave as if relieved. Instead, she spoke with a hint of shyness:
"Um... could you please get up for a moment? I need to use the restroom."
Faced with such a request, He Yuzhu, who had long been a veteran and had developed a thick skin, did not show the slightest embarrassment.
He stood up calmly and naturally, his movements flowing smoothly and naturally. He then slowly left his seat and strolled back to the small sofa next to him, where he sat down steadily.
Not long after Ruan Mi returned from the bathroom, He Yuzhu suddenly suggested:
"How about this, let's invite Atao along too. I'll treat you two to dinner tonight, how about that?"
Upon hearing this, Ruan Mi was slightly taken aback at first, and then subconsciously asked:
"Are you going to cook this meal yourself?"
Upon hearing this, He Yuzhu couldn't help but laugh and waved his hand in reply:
"Hey, what are you thinking? I can't cook! Of course we're going to eat at a restaurant and have a good meal!"
Ruan Mi cooked the first two meals herself, simply because she wanted to get along well with the two sisters.
However, she knew very well that she couldn't possibly spend every day busy in the kitchen. If she continued like this, wouldn't she become the exclusive chef for these two sisters?
Thinking of this, Ruan Mi couldn't help but feel a little disappointed, but she didn't show it. She just smiled and called her younger sister Ruan Tao, and the three of them went to a nearby restaurant for a meal.
Tuen Mun is not yet fully developed and looks more like a small town.
Naturally, you won't find any grand, luxurious hotels here. Instead, you'll find just ordinary, home-style restaurants.
However, it is worth mentioning that although the place is relatively simple, it has a wide variety of fresh seafood.
In the restaurant, the three sat together, enjoying delicious seafood dishes and sipping fine red wine.
At this moment, He Yuzhu suddenly spoke up:
“I noticed that most of the houses in Tuen Mun are only two or three stories high.”
Upon hearing this, one of them replied, "That's right. Tuen Mun is basically just a rural place; it doesn't even have a decent road."
Indeed, there is no officially constructed road from Tuen Mun to Tsuen Wan; there is only a rough, uneven country dirt road winding through it.
The road is in terrible condition, riddled with potholes of all sizes, and under normal circumstances only motorcycles and small trucks can barely pass.
Moreover, there are no bus routes here yet. If ordinary people want to go out to run errands or go to other places, they can only go to the pier to take a ferry and then transfer to various destinations.
This situation forces those living in Tuen Mun who aspire to have a job to get up very early every morning.
Because even the slightest slack could easily delay their arrival at work. However, He Yuzhu has no intention of changing the current situation in the short term.
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After all, building a highway requires a huge investment, which is difficult for him to achieve in the short term given his current strength and resources.
It is worth mentioning that the wholesale business in the Tuen Mun area is currently booming, and this positive trend makes building residential properties a very viable option.
Prior to this, He Yuzhu had built more than 20 large-scale industrial buildings, but regrettably, all of these projects were contracted out to other construction companies.
This includes companies under Li Ka-shing, companies controlled by the Liao family, and the renowned Yu Rong Company under Fok Ying-tung's name. Even other industry leaders such as Kinmen Construction have participated in the construction.
However, he lacked the industrial strength of his own to undertake such business.
Therefore, the urgent task is to simultaneously and meticulously plan how to cultivate and build our own professional construction team while developing the Tuen Mun area, so as to completely reverse the current passive situation of relying entirely on external forces.
One day, He Yuzhu suddenly asked everyone a question:
"Please feel free to speak your minds. If we decide to build commercial housing here, which location do you think would be the most suitable?"
Upon hearing this, Ruan Tao, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but look astonished and asked incredulously:
"What? You're actually planning to get into the real estate industry and build houses yourself?"
He Yuzhu nodded heavily and said:
"You know what? I recently read in the newspaper that a lot of people have gotten rich by building houses. Well, I've saved up some money now, and my radio-selling business was also doing really well, making quite a bit of money. So, when it comes to start-up capital, we still have some."
Upon hearing this, the two sisters sitting to the side widened their eyes and looked at He Yuzhu with suspicion.
After all, he looks to be only in his early twenties, yet he's already getting involved in such a large business as real estate.
At this moment, the older sister, Ruan Tao, couldn't help but interject and ask:
"Brother Zhu, I've heard that building a house requires a lot of investment! It's no joke."
He Yuzhu smiled slightly and answered confidently:
"Girl, you're right, building a house does require a lot of money. But we can do it this way: first, buy the land, then apply for a loan from the bank. Once all the formalities are completed, we can start selling pre-sale apartments."
Then, he gave a detailed account.
"For example, take a house worth 1 million. We only need to use one-tenth of the cash as start-up capital, which means 100,000 yuan can start the whole project. If we calculate based on the total investment, this 1 million yuan project can earn about 300,000 yuan, which is about 30% profit margin. However, if we only look at the actual investment amount, we only used 100,000 yuan to get the project started smoothly."
With an initial investment of 10, one could earn a staggering 30! Such an astonishing profit margin is a staggering 300%!
This is undoubtedly the fundamental reason why Hong Kong's real estate industry is currently booming and thriving.
This is why every company and every individual is eager to get involved in the real estate sector, showing great enthusiasm and initiative.
"Wow, I never imagined the real estate industry could be so profitable!" someone exclaimed.
“Of course! In places like Hong Kong Island and Kowloon, the market competition is fiercer than you can imagine. With the amount of capital I have, I can’t even get a ticket to the game. It’s a pipe dream to think I can get a piece of the pie there. Fortunately, Tuen Mun is still considered a rural area, so it’s relatively easier to get started,” Yuen Tao said confidently.
She then added:
"You might not know this, but there is actually a construction team right here in Tuen Mun. It's just a pity that their technical skills are really not up to par, and they can only barely build small buildings that are only two or three stories high."
"Oh? Are all the people in this construction team locals?" the questioner asked curiously.
"That's right, I heard so. And it seems the leader is called 'Brother Xiong'."
"If you plan to get into this line of work, you'll probably have to deal with them." Ruan Tao kindly reminded her.
"Hmm... In that case, I'll go find them and find out what's going on in a few days."
But then again, you're a native of this area, could you give me a general idea of the location or general layout, so I have a better idea of which places are suitable for building a house?
The other person looked at Ruan Tao with anticipation.
However, Ruan Tao shrugged and replied helplessly, "Oh dear, how would I know these things?"
The two sisters huddled together and whispered for a while, then Ruan Mi frowned slightly and cautiously spoke:
"Sister, I think if we're going to choose a location to do real estate business, then the area next to an elementary school would be a good choice. The location is relatively remote, and there aren't many houses around there."
He Yuzhu, who had been listening quietly to the side, scratched his head, a look of confusion on his face. After all, he was new to the area and not very familiar with it.
So, after asking the two sisters several questions, he finally figured out the approximate location of the primary school.
Then, he patted his chest and said confidently, "Alright, in that case, I'll go and take a look myself tomorrow."
At this moment, Ruan Tao, who had been silent all along, suddenly raised her head and stared at He Yuzhu with a suspicious look, asking:
"Brother Zhu, are you really planning to get involved in the real estate industry?"