Chapter 244 Balwyn Land Auction
Chapter 244 Balwyn Land Auction
"Haha, look at my outfit! Isn't it very stylish?"
"You have to comb your hair back like me to look like a boss."
Today, Dongdong and Xiaoming had already changed into neat suits. When Chen Xi walked out of the bedroom, he was stunned.
"What the hell are you two doing? Are you going to attend a wedding dressed like this?"
"Today is the auction, how can I not dress up?"
"That is, as a boss, you have to act like a boss."
"Are you stupid? You thought we were filming a movie! The land auction in Australia is not what you imagined at all."
Looking at these two idiots, Chen Xi couldn't help but touch his forehead.
"So what? Wear a suit and tie at least once more."
"Just wear a normal T-shirt, and you'll understand when you get there."
Under Chen Xi's strong dissuasion, the two had no choice but to take off their suits and change into their everyday clothes reluctantly.
In front of a vacant lot in Balwyn.
Looking at the vacant space of about 400 square meters in front of him, Chen Xi analyzed it secretly in his mind.
Dongdong and Xiaoming looked unhappy.
The so-called land auction is held in front of the land. It is not as grand a scene as imagined, nor are there bidders in formal attire, but rather a group of people dressed casually.
Most of the people here are Chinese, and foreigners are almost invisible.
There were not many people participating in the auction today, only about thirty, and most of them were accompanying personnel like Dongdong and Xiaoming.
"Bid according to the price I mentioned before." Chen Xu and Max had also arrived and were standing aside and instructing Chen Xi.
Max is older than them. Chenxu calls him "big brother". He is almost thirty years old and has lost his hair. Now he looks like a bald uncle.
He has an ordinary appearance and is not tall. If it weren't for his conspicuous bald head, you would probably forget about him after just one glance.
Max suggested that the price of this land should not exceed 400,000 yuan, and the reasonable price should be around 300,000 yuan. He was still very convinced by the expert's words.
“These people don’t look like rich people at all.”
Dongdong glanced at the group of people around him several times and came to his own conclusion.
"Oh? Then what do you think a rich person should look like?" Chen Xi crossed his arms and smiled.
"Let's not talk about driving a nice car. You should dress appropriately for this kind of auction. Look, there are people wearing shorts and flip-flops. That one is even more outrageous, wearing an old man's vest."
"You've been in Australia for so long, don't people here dress like this, except for the salesmen?"
Chen Xi smiled. In Australia, white-collar workers in banks and offices, or those meeting important clients, usually like to dress formally. Among Asians, many people who dress casually and look ordinary may have too much money to count.
Every country has people who transfer assets. The money may not be obtained in a formal way, and they will try their best to keep a low profile in front of everyone.
"Okay, it's almost time. Let's start the auction now. The first piece of land is VL013934. The starting price is twenty-five, and each increase in price must not be less than five thousand." Soon a man in a business suit shouted, and a female colleague next to him was holding a small sign and refreshing the price in time.
"Two hundred thousand!" shouted a tall and thin uncle.
"Two hundred and five thousand." Another fat man immediately refreshed the bid.
The price quickly soared to 300,000, and the first batch of people who wanted to take advantage of the bargain had already withdrawn, including the two people who had first spoken out.
In this kind of land auction, sometimes a few agents will come to deliberately raise the price, so the chances of getting a bargain are generally slim.
"Three hundred and five thousand!" Chen Xi, who had been silent, raised his hand.
House construction in Australia is very complicated. It doesn’t mean that you can build a house just by buying the land. So everyone raises the price slowly, for fear that they will get into trouble if they buy the land.
Chen Xi had a friend who had encountered a similar dilemma before. He bought a piece of vacant land and planned to build a house.
However, an old lady in the neighborhood complained about the noise from the construction and filed a complaint with the relevant department. Despite communication, the old lady remained stubborn and refused to agree even within the stipulated construction time.
This caused my friend's project to be shelved for half a year before it could be started. As for how it was handled later, he had no idea. There were many other weird things, the most serious of which was the pipeline. Sometimes, even if the pipeline layout was approved, when the house was half built, there would still be inspectors who would find fault. If he was in a bad mood and made things difficult for you, you would have to do all the previous work again.
"Three hundred and twenty thousand! Hurry up and raise the price. I'm still waiting to see the second piece of land!" A middle-aged man wearing glasses directly raised the price by fifteen thousand.
Upon hearing this, everyone picked up the prepared materials and began to check them.
The second piece of land is larger than this one and is suitable for building a townhouse. This type of house is easier to sell after it is built. After all, some people who are not well-off will choose this type of house.
"Three hundred and thirty thousand!" A fat lady raised her hand, and then she communicated with the people around her in her hometown dialect.
Chen Xi could tell that it was Wenou language. There were many Wenou people overseas who liked to speculate in real estate and futures. Their number was second only to that of Fuqinren.
"Three hundred and thirty-five thousand!" Seeing that no one continued to bid, Chen Xi slowly added another five thousand. This made the middle-aged man with glasses frown, and he immediately said: "I'll give it to you, I'm short of time!"
"Since the young man wants a house, I will help him. The boy is very handsome. If you encounter any problems in building the house, you can come to me~" The old lady touched her curly hair coquettishly and twisted her body towards Chen Xi, as if to show off her figure.
But in the eyes of everyone, it was like seeing a piece of fat shaking in the air. Chen Xi trembled involuntarily, and forced a polite smile to the aunt while suppressing his nausea.
"Three hundred and thirty-five thousand, first time!"
"Three hundred and thirty-five thousand, the second time!"
"Three hundred and thirty-five thousand, the third time!"
"Deal, congratulations sir!"
The man presiding over the auction, holding a small wooden hammer, knocked on the brochure in his hand, indicating that the deal was done.
All the bidders had already paid their deposits, so there was no need to worry about someone defaulting on their payments. Seeing that the first auction had already been completed, everyone urged the two staff members to move on to the next location.
"Fuck, is it that simple? I thought the auction would be tense and exciting!" On the way, Xiao Ming shook his head, indicating that he didn't understand.
The auction was very different from what he had imagined.
"This piece of land can only be used to build a house. If it's the kind of land in the city center or a larger piece of land used to build an apartment, the auction will be much more intense! People who usually buy land do so to build houses for sale, while those who build houses for themselves usually do so for economical reasons and tend to choose remote areas." Max explained to everyone.
"It seems that these people are all real estate speculators!" Dongdong said in a low voice, and at the same time glanced at the uncle with glasses who was walking in front.
"Those who buy land here are generally small developers. This is different from the situation in China. You just need to buy a piece of land and find a few people to build a house. You don't need to start a big company at all." Chen Xi introduced the situation to Dongdong.
Dongdong's family is in the real estate business, and in his impression, developers are all large-scale companies. The model of simply buying land and then hiring workers to build houses like Tuao has overturned his perception.
"I bought the land for three hundred and thirty-five thousand. How much does it cost to build a house?"
"It depends on what level you want. I think you can build a good one for about $300,000."
"That's not bad. It's over 600,000 yuan in total, which is much cheaper than buying a house directly."
"Of course. Building materials are not expensive, but the labor is. I won't ask those foreigners to build it. They are just lazy."
"Ask my uncle to build it! He has a team!"
"Well, this can be considered."
The few of them chatted as they walked, and soon arrived at the next auction point.
There is still a lot of vacant land in Balwyn, and many places in the area where they are now are for sale.
"This house costs 1.3 million. Can you build one like this with 300,000?" Xiao Ming pointed to a villa for sale nearby.
The villa was newly unveiled, and the billboard at the door was eye-catching. Chen Xi looked at the exterior of the house, which was modern and fashionable, and quite in line with his aesthetic taste.
The billboard shows the interior decoration renderings of the villa. The all-light-colored wooden floors appear simple and elegant, and the second floor is covered with carpets, which looks quite comfortable in the picture.
However, in order to know the true quality, Chen Xi had to go in and check it carefully in person.
He touched his chin and thought: "It's about the same. According to this price and standard, a house built with more than 07 yuan should not be worse than this." He calculated in his mind that according to the price in , more than yuan could already build a nice house.
After all, he was just living there to go to school, not to live in a mansion.
(End of this chapter)