Yang Bin was a little surprised. "Did you make a reservation?"
Lin Ziyi asked Ye Tian, "Brother Tian, which villa did we reserve?"
Ye Tian replied, "I'm not sure yet. I'll ask Hou Gang later."
Yang Bin was even more surprised. "You know Manager Hou too?"
Ye Tian smiled. "We're friends."
Luo Hui, however, didn't believe it. She said, "Manager Hou is the deputy general manager of Jinyu Real Estate. Not everyone can get to know him if they want to."
Lin Ziyi, wanting to put her in her place, waved towards Hou Gang.
Hou Gang immediately noticed them. He saw Ye Tian and quickly parted the crowd, walking over with a smile. "Mr. Ye!"
Ye Tian turned around and smiled. "Manager Hou."
Hou Gang quickly said, "Haha, Mr. Ye, you can just call me Xiao Hou. By the way, Mr. Lu told me earlier to reserve the best houses for you. I've set aside villas number one, five, and six."
Yang Bin was shocked. "Mr. Yang, wasn't villa number one reserved for Mr. Han?"
Mr. Han was Han Liguo, the richest man in Haicheng, with assets of over 140 billion. Everyone believed villa number one was destined for him.
Hou Gang smiled. "Oh, Mr. Yang. That's right, villa number one was originally for Mr. Han. However, Mr. Ye is a good friend and highly respected by our Mr. Lu. When Mr. Ye asks, of course, we have to offer something better."
Hou Gang was greatly surprised. Who was this young man that he had more influence than Han Liguo!
After speaking, Hou Gang said, "Mr. Ye, villa number one was the first to be built. Shall we go take a look now?"
Ye Tian replied, "Alright."
Under the astonished gazes of the crowd, Ye Tian and his companions followed Hou Gang out of the hall and drove up the mountain.
After driving for a while, the car reached the villa on the mountaintop, Villa Number One. Villa Number One had the largest footprint, covering over fifty mu of land on the mountaintop. It could accommodate helicopters and had an artificial lake covering more than ten mu, filled with lotus flowers. Based on the artificial lake, many garden-style buildings were constructed, and the mountaintop was planted with flowers and trees.
As soon as she got out of the car, Lin Ziyi exclaimed, "It's so beautiful!"
Zhu Yuting was also surprised. "It's this big?"
Hou Gang smiled. "Mr. Ye, for this mountaintop villa, we hired the top landscape designers in the country, and all the materials used are also top-notch. The cost of this villa alone was as high as 1.35 billion."
Ye Tian rolled his eyes. "1.35 billion? What was the original selling price?"
Hou Gang replied, "Mountaintop Villa Number One covers fifty-three mu, with a building area of 17,000 square meters. The original selling price was 3.8 billion. Of course, that was for outsiders. Mr. Ye is a friend of our boss, and our boss said he would give this villa to Mr. Ye."
Ye Tian waved his hand. "Real estate development is meant to make money. I can't let you lose money. How about this, I'll offer 3 billion."
Hou Gang quickly said, "Mr. Ye, that won't do. Our boss said we can only charge you the cost price, which is 1.35 billion. Not a cent more. Otherwise, our boss will hold me accountable."
Ye Tian smiled. "Alright then."
At this moment, he noticed an outdoor elevator not far away and asked, "Where does the elevator lead?"
Hou Gang replied, "Mr. Ye, this elevator leads to villas number five and six below."
Ye Tian commented, "That's quite good."
Afterward, they visited villas number five and six. Although the other two were not as impressive as number one, they were still considered top-tier. The cost price of the three villas alone exceeded 3 billion. In the end, Ye Tian purchased all three villas for 3.23 billion.
However, these villas were still undergoing final renovations and could not be occupied yet.
The houses were so large that after looking around, it was unknowingly noon.
Hou Gang received a phone call. After listening for a moment, he smiled at Ye Tian and said, "Mr. Ye, our boss has just arrived in Haicheng. He heard you were here and is very happy. He'd like to invite you to lunch."
Ye Tian smiled. "Since he's in Haicheng, I should be the host. Tell Old Lu I'll treat him to drinks at Yushanshanfang at noon."
Hou Gang said a few words on the phone and then smiled. "Mr. Ye, the boss said he won't come unless you bring out some of your prized vintage wine."
Ye Tian laughed heartily. "Then tell him, I have plenty of good wine!"