PDLP Chapter 720: Zhang Gaolei's New Home
Chapter 720: Zhang Gaolei's New Home
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After leaving the restaurant, Huang Xiaochuan and Zhang Gaolei escorted Chen Zhe to the school gate.
"Alright! We'll leave you here. Go on in!" Zhang Gaolei waved his hand.
Chen Zhe was taken aback for a moment: "Why are you in such a hurry to leave? Come sit in my office! Have some tea before you go."
Zhang Gaolei patted Chen Zhe on the shoulder: "No, I'm always busy. I'm relieved to see you're alright!"
Feeling a warmth in his heart, Chen Zhe forced a relaxed smile and said, "What could possibly happen to me? I'm doing just fine."
At this time, the teachers and students who had eaten outside were returning to school one after another, and Huang Xiaochuan interrupted their pleasantries.
"Alright, we can talk about this another time." He said, gesturing to the crowd at the school gate.
Chen Zhe and Zhang Gaolei understood what Huang Xiaochuan meant. After all, given their identities, if they were recognized, they certainly wouldn't be able to leave anytime soon.
So Chen Zhe waved goodbye to his two friends, saying, "Then I won't keep you! This meal doesn't count; I'll treat you to dinner again in a few days!"
"Alright! We're off then!" Huang Xiaochuan and Zhang Gaolei waved to Chen Zhe.
The two turned and walked towards where the car was parked. As they walked, Zhang Gaolei said to Huang Xiaochuan, "I'll hitch a ride with you. I need to tell you something on the way!"
Huang Xiaochuan nodded, and Zhang Gaolei followed him into Huang Xiaochuan's private van.
After the car drove away from the university, Zhang Gaolei said to Huang Xiaochuan, "I plan to hold a small party at my new home this Wednesday night. It's mainly for socializing and networking. You can show your face and help me make it a success."
Huang Xiaochuan neither said he wouldn't go nor that he would, but instead asked, "Who are the people going?"
"It's mainly some friends from the Shanghai business community, and a few business partners, about twenty or so in total!" Zhang Gaolei glanced at Huang Xiaochuan's expression, and seeing that he didn't react much, continued, "You know, I just moved to a new house. Firstly, I want to liven up the new place, and secondly, hosting a party at home is more private. After all, having so many people at a hotel would easily attract reporters and such!"
Before Huang Xiaochuan could reply, Zhang Gaolei said with envy, "You have such a sharp eye! Back when no one paid attention to old houses, you bought so many, and every single one of them is a masterpiece. The one you live in now is simply amazing, quiet in the middle of the city. I'm so envious."
Huang Xiaochuan laughed and said, "Alright, aren't you happy living in your big villa of over 1,000 square meters that covers three acres? Don't be so greedy. The party, right? I'll definitely attend!"
Zhang Gaolei's new residence is a high-end real estate project developed by Guangda Real Estate in the western suburbs of Shanghai. The project is located in a prime location in the western suburbs of Shanghai. The entire project consists of only sixteen villas, and the architectural style is based on classic British, French, Italian and Spanish architecture. It is currently the most upscale luxury residence in Shanghai and even the surrounding area, without exception.
The entire project covers an area of 68219 square meters. The smallest building has an area of 1500 square meters. The largest building is a French-style villa with four floors and a total building area of 2600 square meters. Together with the courtyard, it covers an area of seven acres. This can no longer be called a villa, but rather an estate.
These luxury homes not only feature expansive private gardens, but also indoor heated swimming pools or both indoor and outdoor pools, and are fully equipped with home theaters, gyms, spas, private wine cellars, libraries, and cigar rooms.
In addition, the luxurious master suite features separate walk-in closets for the male and female owners, as well as a luxurious bathroom.
Apart from the largest French-style manor, which covers seven acres and is currently unoccupied, the other fifteen mansions have all been acquired. What's rather unusual is that this mansion project was not advertised or promoted at all when it was first built. However, since the project started construction, Shanghai's wealthy individuals and some foreign businessmen in Shanghai have been paying close attention to it. This is because its developer is Guangda Real Estate, a well-known name in China's real estate industry. There is a saying in the industry that anything produced by Guangda is guaranteed to be of high quality, which shows the reputation of Guangda Real Estate.
It was only natural that Zhang Gaolei could secure one of the buildings, given his personal relationship with Huang Xiaochuan. Nan Hui, of course, also offered Zhang Gaolei a very favorable price.
Even so, Zhang Gaolei still spent more than 90 million yuan of real money, which was only the currency value in 2004. The other villas in the project started at more than 100 million yuan. Nan Hui also kept one for herself as her retirement home.
The largest French-style manor was naturally prepared for Huang Xiaochuan, and his two children were thoughtfully taken into account during the initial design and construction.
However, Huang Xiaochuan disliked the interior design style, which was modeled after Buckingham Palace in England, while Yu Xiang felt that the house was too spacious and made her feel unsafe. After visiting it once, the couple never went back. Now, the property management company arranges for dedicated personnel to maintain and manage it.
After the entire project was completed, those who were fortunate enough to visit one or two villas were stunned by the scenery within the luxury residential complex. It is no exaggeration to say that even the so-called top luxury residence in Shanghai, "Tomson Riviera," built several years later, is no match for it.
A few days later, Huang Xiaochuan went to Zhang Gaolei's new home to attend the cocktail party as promised.
This luxury residential project, developed by Guangda Real Estate, is called "Xijiao Manor". After Huang Xiaochuan's business car drove into the villa area, the carefully trimmed trees on both sides of the road came into view.
Looking around, every few hundred meters along the road, you can see villas of different styles through the gaps in the trees, exuding a sense of luxury.
As soon as the car stopped in front of Zhang Gaolei's house, Zhang Gaolei came out to greet him with a smile.
"You've finally arrived!"
After Huang Xiaochuan greeted Zhang Gaolei familiarly, he followed him into his new house.
After entering, Huang Xiaochuan looked around, since it was his first time visiting Zhang Gaolei's new house.
The villa's hall, spanning over 1600 square meters, is incredibly grand. The dome gleams with gold, and a massive crystal chandelier sits atop it, standing over three meters tall, creating a dazzling and luxurious sight.
The lobby floor is paved with Italian marble, in a mosaic pattern. After careful maintenance, it has reached a shine that is very beautiful.
Zhang Gaolei had eaten Western bread abroad for several years, and there were several oil paintings hanging on the walls of his new house. They didn't look like replicas, but Huang Xiaochuan couldn't understand them; he didn't know much about them.
There were already more than twenty people in the hall, men and women, chatting in twos and threes, each holding a wine glass, and the air was filled with the scent of expensive perfume.
Having been invited as a guest, Huang Xiaochuan, even though he disliked Zhang Gaolei's decorating style, still politely complimented him, "Old Zhang, your house is quite nice! Very good!"
Hearing Huang Xiaochuan praise his house, Zhang Gaolei couldn't help but smile smugly. However, he still humbly replied to Huang Xiaochuan, "I can only live in a house like this thanks to you! Besides, this house can't compare to your old-fashioned mansion, okay? It doesn't have that kind of style!"
After saying that, he led Huang Xiaochuan into the hall and introduced him to the guests for the evening. In addition to several prominent figures in Shanghai's business community, the guests for the evening included some tech upstarts, financial elites, and two senior executives from Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley in China.
Zhang Gaolei was in charge of the introductions, and these people all shook hands with Huang Xiaochuan to show their goodwill. After all, this man's reputation was too great. Even if they had never met him, they had heard of him. They had always heard that Zhang Gaolei and this man were close friends, and today it seemed that this was indeed the case, because this man was usually very low-key and rarely appeared in public, except for academic conferences.
In the blink of an eye, Huang Xiaochuan became the most popular person at the party that night.
Huang Xiaochuan discussed his views on economic development with several prominent figures in Shanghai's business community, talked about the future direction of technological development with tech upstarts, explored the impact of the Federal Reserve's policies on the Asian economy with financial elites, and discussed the investment potential of fruit companies with executives from Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley.
The party lasted until 11 p.m.
On the way home, Huang Xiaochuan rubbed his stomach, having been too busy chatting to eat much.
"Takamatsu, look around and see if there's any food stall or anything like that up ahead. Let's find one and grab something to eat!"
"Okay!" Gao Song immediately gave the driver directions, telling him to turn left at the next traffic light.
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