Chapter 195 Touching a small change
Jung-gu, Jangchung-dong 2nd Street, An Rusun’s Mercedes-Benz merged into the traffic flow and drove forward slowly.
Among the Korean houses on both sides of the road, the boxy dark brown building looks extremely eye-catching. On the wall on one side of the roof, the neon words "Theshilla", It was extremely clear under the cover of night.
It was six o'clock in the evening, and the traffic in this area was extremely congested. An Rusong drove forward, stopping and going. It took him nearly forty minutes before he drove into the hotel. in front of the main entrance.
Parking the car in the temporary parking space, An Rusong opened the door and got out of the car, threw the car key directly to the parking boy, gave him a tip, and then quickly walked into the lobby of the hotel.
After passing through the magnificent front hall and rushing to the elevator, while waiting for the elevator to come down when it was free, An Rusong looked at his watch again. It was already half past six.
"Ding!"
With a soft sound, the elevator marked "4" slowly opened, and two young people, a man and a woman, walked out of the elevator, talking and laughing. An Rusong walked by.
Just when he was about to step into the elevator, someone patted him on the shoulder from behind and said, "An!"
Just listening to the other person's voice, An Rusong Knowing who it was, he turned around with a smile and asked: "Mike, why did you come behind me?"
The person behind him was Mike. This American was wearing a dark blue suit, and his left shoulder was stained with dust from nowhere.
After An Rusong finished asking, without waiting for the other party to answer, he reached out to brush off the dust for him, and at the same time asked, "How did this happen? Where did you get so much dust?"
"I came from Jongno-gu and encountered a car accident on the way," Mike turned around After looking at the position of his shoulders to make sure there was no dust, he raised his hands towards An Rusong and said, "A car was knocked over on the road. I went to help, so I was delayed for a while."
"Oh?" An Rusong then saw that the other party's hands were also covered with dust and oil.
"Are you okay?" He put his hand into his pocket and wanted to take out the handkerchief. As a result, the hand that reached into his pocket came up empty, and then he remembered that his handkerchief had been given to that guy Jin Chengxun before.
"It's okay, I'm fine," Mike gestured to him and said as he walked, "The people in the car are okay, they are lucky."
After spending so long with Mike, An Rusong had to admit that the United States There are indeed good people here. At least Mike is a very good person. He treats people sincerely and is kind-hearted.
To be honest, it’s thanks to him being a Yankee, and a Yankee with a decent background. Otherwise, with his character, he would definitely not be able to survive in Seoul’s upper class society. , he was tricked to death by others early on.
However, even though An Rusong himself is not a good person, he still feels quite happy when getting along with people like Mike, even though he also has the idea of taking advantage of others.
"Yes, Mr. Luo Quanyi, do you and Macaulay know him?" Walking into the elevator, An Rusong first pressed the button for the 23rd floor, and then asked.
"Yes, I have known Luo a long time ago," Mike said with a smile. "Luo is a genius, and his talent in the business field is enviable. In Boston, there was a real estate company called PropertyPulse, which has already arrived On the verge of bankruptcy, Luo took a sum of money to acquire the company. , it only took 4 months to turn it into a profit.”
“Nearly 4 million US dollars in 4 months,” he raised four fingers and said, “This is. It was his first acquisition. Four months was the operation time, and four million was his profit from this acquisition. In the past ten years. In the past few years, he has conducted similar operations many times. Even on Wall Street, he is very famous."
"However, in the past few years, he was very famous. But he transferred all his career to Canada." Spreading his hands, Mike finally said, "Once I heard Macaulay I have mentioned that he seems to have invested in shipping-related industries in Canada. I am not very clear about the details."
An Rusong nodded, and he understood that this Luo Quan should also be an American. He's Korean, maybe of Korean descent. As for his background, I haven't heard of any large-scale chaebols with the surname Luo in Korea.
While the two were talking, the elevator arrived at the 23rd floor, which is also the top floor of the Shilla Hotel.
Nowadays, the president of Shilla Hotel is not the eldest princess of Samsung. She is just the general manager. But in fact, the decision-making power of the entire hotel has completely fallen into her hands, and the president is just a decoration.
It was under the leadership of this eldest princess that the hotel’s performance expanded very rapidly in the past two years. Several well-known restaurants on the 23rd floor were also introduced at this time, including the later Michelin three-star restaurant "Luo Yan".
It was An Rusong's first time to dine in this place, but it was obviously not Mike's first time. The two got out of the elevator, with the latter leading the way, and soon found Macaulay, who had already taken his seat. , and opposite Macaulay, sat a tall and tall middle-aged man with a thin face. After a brief greeting, An Rusong determined the identity of the other person. The middle-aged man is the owner of the courtyard of the villa he has chosen, Luo Quan.
It is actually very inaccurate to say that he is middle-aged, because this year Luo Quan is not even 40 years old. He was born in 1972, according to his age group If so, he can only be regarded as a young man.
However, Mr. Luo's face is obviously older. His hair is more than half gray, and there are many wrinkles on his face, especially at the corners of his eyes, which look like there are some scars.
To be honest, if this guy didn't have a courtyard villa like that in Seoul, An Rusong even suspected that he was born in a poor family and had to work completely on his own to become the entrepreneur he is today.
After Macaulay’s introduction, the four of them briefly exchanged greetings before taking their seats. The host today was Macaulay. While he was greeting the newbies and ordering dishes, Mike chatted with Luo Quan and learned from him that he just arrived in Seoul by plane today, not to mention that Jet lagged and he hadn't even unpacked his luggage yet.
Hearing what he said, Mike smiled and joked, asking if there was something wrong with the courtyard that made him want to take action in such a hurry - it was obvious that Mike had a very good relationship with him. , the two of them didn’t have so many taboos when talking.
“I didn’t rush back this time specifically to sell the house,” Luo Quan also smiled after hearing Mike’s joke, “It’s mainly because I have two business matters that need to be dealt with.”
As he said that, he looked at An Rusong and said, "Even if Rusong didn't contact me, I will come back in the next few days. But this is just right. I have always had that courtyard in my hands after so many years." It's lying abandoned, if I can get rid of it now, I will have nothing to worry about in Seoul."
Facing the other party's gaze, An Rusong smiled and nodded.
"I didn't know about your relationship before." Although he looked old, Luo Quanyi had a very special temperament. He sat there and talked with a smile. People around him seem to feel that he is very kind and trustworthy, "so some things are not said clearly."
"What, is there a problem with the courtyard?" Macaulay just clicked After finishing the meal, after hearing what he said, I couldn't help but interject and ask.
“There is definitely no problem with the courtyard,” Luo Quan also said with a smile, “It’s just that I have to remind Rusong that for some time to come, Seoul, no no, it should be said that the entire South Korea, and the entire real estate industry will be If it goes downhill, the value of real estate is expected to drop a lot, so if you buy such a large yard at this time, you will definitely lose money if it is an investment.”
"No, it's not an investment," An Rusong said with a smile, "I really like that yard, so I want to buy it. Well, maybe I won't live there by myself in the near future, but as long as it's not mine If the business is ruined, then I don’t plan to sell this courtyard anymore.”
“In this case, there will be no problem,” Luo Quan also nodded and said, “Seoul is such a large area, as long as it is. Population growth is not If there is a problem, the real estate market will not collapse in the short term."
After a pause, he asked: "So, how are Rusong going to pay for the house? "< br>
"Yes, pay in cash," An Rusong nodded and said. The loan he applied for through Shen Wuguo should be in place within the next two days, and he can naturally pay the other party in cash by then.
"If it's cash, I can erase the fraction for you," Luo Quan also said without hesitation, "We can exchange it for a new price in the later agreement, 9 billion won. , or $9 million.”
Smiling, he added, "I suggest you pay in Korean won."
After he said this, Macaulay and Mike both laughed. An Rusong really didn't want to laugh, but But I was embarrassed not to laugh a few times.
Originally, if Luo Quan had not said that last sentence, he could have paid the other party 9 billion won. In this way, he could save some money. After all, the Korean won is depreciating now.
But now that Luo Quan has said this, it would be too unreasonable for him to do it again. After all, he has already wiped out a full 600 million won - people can like it. Taking advantage, but not taking advantage is enough.
A courtyard worth several million dollars may be out of reach for ordinary people in a lifetime, but for the four people here, it is really nothing. Therefore , Luo Quan also mentioned these two words, then threw the matter aside. He turned to Macaulay and said: "Macaulay, I recently heard about the departure of six core partners of Carlyle Investment Group. ”
"Are you talking about Michael and those people?" Macaulay's smile froze and he asked.
(End of this chapter)