Chapter 6: Building a Top-Level Safe House
A smile appeared on Chen Xiong's face.
"That's good. Our interest rate is 40%. If you borrow 5 million yuan, you'll have to pay back 7 million yuan when it's due. So, you need to write me an IOU for 7 million yuan first."
"Besides, you must have something valuable enough as collateral. Houses, factories, cars, anything will do."
Zhang Yi pretended to hesitate for a while, then gritted his teeth and took out the property ownership certificate from his body.
He had taken it with him when he went to the bank to apply for a loan.
"My house is worth over 5 million yuan. Is it okay if I mortgage it to you? I also have a Mercedes-Benz worth 300,000 yuan. If I can't pay you back in time, you can take it away too."
Chen Xiong had never met such a straightforward client before. He quickly took the property ownership certificate and took a look at it.
After confirming the information about Zhang Yi's house, he was even more satisfied in his heart.
Because according to the current market price, that house could be sold for at least 5.5 million yuan!
With an additional car, he definitely wouldn't lose money in this business no matter what.
However, Chen Xiong still put on an appearance of being not quite satisfied.
"Mr. Zhang, your house is worth at most four or five million yuan at most. But if I lend you 5 million yuan, I'll be at a loss!"
Zhang Yi had a horrified expression on his face and said excitedly, "Boss Chen, you must help me! I'm really in urgent need of money now."
"As long as you can transfer the money to me today, I'll only need 4.5 million yuan!"
Chen Xiong and Hu Minghua exchanged a glance, and there was a hint of mockery in their eyes.
They were in the business of taking advantage of others' difficulties.
The more urgently others needed money, the more they would rip them off!
"No, no, this business is really not worth it."
Finally, after some bargaining, the two sides reached an agreement on 4 million yuan.
However, Zhang Yi demanded that the money must be transferred to his account today.
Although the lending company was unscrupulous, their work efficiency was really high.
Perhaps this was also the only advantage they had over banks.
After signing the contract, Zhang Yi soon received 4 million yuan in cash in his account.
He couldn't help laughing secretly in his heart.
For Chen Xiong, this money was just like throwing meat buns at a dog - it would never come back.
Well... How come it felt like he was scolding himself a bit.
Zhang Yi left with a smile on his face, taking the money with him.
After he left, hearty laughter from Chen Xiong and Hu Minghua came from the office.
"Hahaha! This business is really easy. That stupid kid actually took 4 million yuan and left just like that."
Chen Xiong said proudly, "We can earn at least two or three million yuan from this deal. We don't have to worry about this month's performance anymore!"
Hu Minghua leaned on the table and smiled, "Boss, he signed the contract so readily. Could there be something wrong with that house?"
Chen Xiong held the property ownership certificate in his hand and said with a smile, "The property ownership certificate is genuine and there's no problem. As long as the house belongs to him, he can't escape!"
With the property ownership certificate and the 7-million-yuan IOU in hand, they would naturally have ways to get that house in the end.
Moreover, they had even more ways to squeeze Zhang Yi dry completely.
Chen Xiong narrowed his eyes and took an elegant sip of coffee.
"If it really doesn't work, we can contact several overseas organizations and see if there are any valuable parts on him that can be sold."
"We never do business at a loss!"
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Zhang Yi left the lending company cheerfully.
He looked back at the office building, with a faint trace of sarcasm at the corner of his mouth.
"They're all nice people! They just gave me money for free."
From now on, Zhang Yi would have no more intersections with Chen Xiong and Hu Minghua.
Rather, there was a high probability that they would die in the apocalyptic cold wave a month later.
Zhang Yi now had around 9 million yuan in his hands.
It was completely enough to implement his plan.
After all, for any purchases he made next, he could pay by prepaying the deposit.
With 9 million yuan, it would have the purchasing power of tens of millions!
There was no need to get more money. Otherwise, Zhang Yi wouldn't mind taking advantage of various online loan platforms.
Zhang Yi drove his car and came to the famous Zhanlong Security Company in Tianhai City.
Zhanlong was one of the largest security companies in China, specializing in providing security services for tycoons and celebrities.
Even sometimes, some high-ranking officials in the government would ask them for help when traveling.
The reason why Zhang Yi found them was that in his previous life, he had heard that the Zhanlong Company had built a top-level safe house worth one billion US dollars for the son of the richest man in Jiangnan Province!
It was said that the second-generation heir from a real estate family could still live a comfortable life during the end of the world.
The safe house built by the Zhanlong Company had contributed a lot to that.
Zhang Yi came to the Zhanlong Company and explained his purpose to the front desk.
Immediately, someone from the business department invited Zhang Yi to a lounge.
The female receptionist brought freshly ground coffee for Zhang Yi.
Before long, a burly man with a crew cut walked in.
He was wearing a black suit, looking somewhat like a thug in a suit.
It made people worry that his clothes would burst at any time.
However, it had to be said that when guests saw such a person, they would feel a sense of security in their hearts.
"Hello, sir. My name is Wu Huairen, and I'm the manager of the business department. May I ask what you need us to do?"
Wu Huairen sat beside Zhang Yi and asked.
Zhang Yi took a sip of coffee and said, "I need you to build a safe house for me."
"The kind of highest-level safe house that can withstand the end of the world."
Hearing this, Wu Huairen's expression immediately became serious.
If others heard these words, they would find it very ridiculous.
Because no one would believe that there was such a thing as the end of the world.
However, for the Zhanlong Company, this was no joke.
Because in this world, the richest and most powerful people were often the most afraid of death.
A long time ago, some wealthy tycoons abroad had spent hundreds of millions of US dollars to build shelters for the end of the world.
In recent years, many wealthy people around the world had also begun to imitate this behavior.
Some people might really be afraid of encountering large-scale natural disasters.
There were also some people who simply had too many enemies in daily life, so they hoped to add a sense of security for themselves.
And the apocalyptic safe houses of the Zhanlong Security Company were born to meet the market demand.
Hearing that Zhang Yi wanted to build an end-of-the-world-level safe house, Wu Huairen immediately became more polite.
They didn't receive many such big orders every year.
"Mr. Zhang, our Zhanlong is a world-class security company. We can definitely meet your requirements."
Zhang Yi immediately said, "If I ask you to renovate an entire house on the 24th floor, can you do it?"
Wu Huairen's gaze was a bit strange. Usually, such safe houses were either detached villas or underground shelters.
Few wealthy people would choose to build a safe house in an apartment.
However, since the client had made the request, their company would of course try to meet it.
Wu Huairen smiled confidently, "Of course there's no problem with that! Our Zhanlong is a world-top-level security company."
"With our technology, we can completely meet your request."
Hearing Wu Huairen say so, Zhang Yi also had a plan in his mind.
Since that was the case, he decided to transform his own house into a safe house!
He chose to stay because he wanted to see with his own eyes how those who had harmed him would die!
Wu Huairen took out a tablet computer and handed it to Zhang Yi.
"Our company's services are all customized. You can choose the services you need in it. And there are corresponding prices marked on it."
In the information age, communication was really convenient.
Zhang Yi took the computer he handed over and then began to carefully screen the services on it.
It had to be said that a professional company was indeed professional.
As long as you had enough money, the Zhanlong Security Company could almost meet all your requirements.
Including building safe houses 100 meters underground or under the sea.
However, these projects would be too slow for Zhang Yi. He only had one month's time.