"I am busy all day long just to be hungry, so that I can be full and think about clothes. There are abundant food and clothing, and there are few beautiful wives in the room. This little folk poem vividly provides insight into the complex and real human nature.
From the croaking of a person to the end of the oil, he will face countless opportunities and temptations, and he will also have to make countless choices and give up.
In some key nodes of life, if you are not careful, you may fall into a situation of losing everything, and in the face of greed in your heart, if you are not careful, you will become "throwing away the watermelon and picking up the sesame seeds".
In Shenzhen, a city where every inch of land is valuable, there was a real embarrassing story, and the protagonist of the story finally tasted regret precisely because of greed.
Opportunities given by the times
"In 1979, it was spring, and an old man drew a circle on the shore of the South China Sea. ”
The old man in the lyrics is our beloved Comrade Deng Xiaoping, and the "circle" he drew on the edge of the South China Sea is the Shenzhen where every inch of land will be precious in the future.
As the first special economic zone in the mainland, Shenzhen was the first to feel the warmth of the spring breeze of reform and opening up in the changing 80s.
Before it was classified as a special economic zone, Shenzhen was far from the prosperous city it is today, and it was just a desolate fishing village with poor rural residents.
But the times have given Shenzhen a chance, but also to a generation of young people a chance, with the strong support and help of the state, Shenzhen began a miraculous rapid development.
With the entry of a large amount of foreign capital and the construction of countless factories, Shenzhen began to turn from a small fishing village into an important window for the mainland's foreign economic exchanges.
The large number of jobs brought about by economic development has also continued to attract young people from all over the world to come to this land and write their own entrepreneurial legends.
Under this series of chain reactions, the scale of Shenzhen has also continued to expand, and in order to make Shenzhen better developed, the municipal government has started a new urban planning plan.
Due to the backward economy of the surrounding areas, the residential buildings are basically small courtyards built by farmers, which obviously do not conform to the development logic of modern cities.
Under the unified planning of the government, many surrounding villages are listed as demolition and reconstruction areas, and the government entrusts developers to carry out specific construction work through bidding.
At the end of the 80s, the real estate industry in mainland China was in its infancy, and various real estate developers were still in the big waves, chasing after me to grab market share.
As a result, these developers are willing to pay a lot of money for demolition in order to better obtain bids, in exchange for a smoother project speed.
From the 80s to the 90s, in the past ten years, the area of Shenzhen has expanded rapidly, and small villages have also become high-rise buildings in the roar of machines.
Those who used to live in dirty rural areas have also taken the train of Shenzhen's development and lived in bright and spacious buildings.
In addition, these residents who have been relocated due to real estate development can often get a large amount of settling-in allowance and subsidies at the same time as obtaining a relocated house.
With the continuous development of Shenzhen, the price of real estate and real estate is getting higher and higher, and at the same time, developers are paying more and more money to local residents for demolition.
It is no exaggeration to say that in the rural areas of Shenzhen at that time, receiving the news of demolition was equivalent to hearing the news of "making a fortune".
Hubei Village in Luohu District, Shenzhen, is one of the many villages that are waiting for the demolition, and since the 90s, there have been continuous "scandals" about the demolition.
However, the development of Hubei Village has not progressed as many people had hoped, and the residents of Hubei Village are very anxious when they see the demolition and relocation of villages in other parts of Shenzhen continue to begin.
After nearly a decade of rumors and waiting, in 2002, the residents of Hubei Village finally got the definite news that the demolition work was carried out in Luohu District.
As soon as the news was announced, it immediately caused heated discussions among local residents, who were dreaming about a better life in the future and discussing the compensation plan that the developer might propose.
The price paid by greed
Geographically, Hubei Village is located in the heart of Luohu District, which is a key area for demolition and redevelopment in the local development plan.
According to the previous compensation level, the residents of Hubei Village will receive corresponding relocation houses and nearly one million yuan in cash compensation according to the size of their homesteads.
For the villagers here, this money is obviously a windfall that borders on surprise, and as long as it is in line with the market conditions, it can turn a new page in a new life.
In fact, however, not all the villagers in Hubei Village think so, and in the eyes of some villagers, the demolition is their only chance to "turn over", and they must ask for more compensation.
As a result, the renovation plan of Hubei Village did not go smoothly in the early days, and a few families took advantage of the large area of their houses to become "nail households".
In order to ensure that the progress of the demolition is not affected, the developer has to go door-to-door to negotiate a new compensation package, and make a certain degree of compromise within a reasonable price range.
After a few weeks, some "nail households" also chose to sign the demolition contract after seeing the sincerity of the developer.
Just when everything was back on track, a self-built three-story residential building was unwilling to make any concessions, locking its doors every day, as if it was refusing to cooperate.
In desperation, the developer had to contact the village committee, and after being introduced by many people, he finally entered the house in Building 31 of Yulanfang.
In fact, the developer is very aware of the homeowner's thoughts, and refuses several times, which is nothing more than to "build momentum" for himself and increase the compensation price in the negotiation.
The developer's negotiation team, which already had psychological expectations, did not choose to ask the price in a roundabout way after meeting the owner, but talked about the compensation straight to the point.
In order to solve the problem of "nail households" as soon as possible, the developer took the initiative to give the homeowner an extremely attractive compensation price: 10 million yuan.
When the homeowner heard the offer, he was immediately incredulous. Because the other heads of households in Hubei Village basically received compensation of about 3 million yuan, 10 million yuan can be said to be full of sincerity.
However, the homeowner did not immediately agree to this plan, and he knew that the other homeowners had been given a place to relocate on the basis of the amount of compensation.
As a result, the homeowner proposed to obtain 3 more sets of relocation houses on the basis of the compensation amount of 10 million yuan before he could sign the contract.
Hearing such a request from the homeowner, the developer seemed very embarrassed. On the one hand, such a plan is indeed too much for them, and on the other hand, it is not fair to other villagers.
However, considering that this family is already the last family in the demolition work, if the problem is not solved soon, it is likely to delay the development process of the entire project.
After some consideration, the developer decided to bear these losses, and first asked the owner of Building 31 to sign the contract, and the compensation for the relocated housing could be gradually implemented.
With this in mind, the developer came to the home of the owner of Building 31 again, originally they thought that the signing of the contract was a smooth thing, but they never thought that the owner of the household had changed his mind again.
Sitting in the home of the head of the household, the head of the household drank tea "calmly" and told the developer that his compensation plan was still not working, and at least 8 houses were needed to relocate to the house.
Hearing such unreasonable demands, the developer thought that this was tantamount to "extortion", and the originally negotiated contract became a piece of waste paper.
But at this time, the blueprint for the construction and renovation of the entire Hubei Village has been completed, and the area where Building 31 is located is an important center of residential and commercial activities.
If the building is not demolished, the entire construction plan will come to a standstill, and the area will become the same as the "four dislikes".
Faced with the pressure of the householder, the developer fell into a dilemma, and after careful consideration, several people decided to focus on the overall situation, agreed to the request of the householder, and completed the signing of the contract first.
According to common sense, the owner of Building 31 has already won the maximum benefit for himself through various means, and then accepts the contract and moves out of this place.
But the progress of things has once again surprised the developers. When they came to visit again with the contract, the head of the household made a new request.
The developer's concessions again and again make the householder feel that the value of the house is extraordinary, and it is even more difficult to easily agree to the demolition. On the occasion of the meeting again, the head of the household proposed a shocking amount of compensation: 300 million!
From the cash compensation of 10 million yuan to the negotiation of 3 sets of relocation houses, and then to the concession of 8 sets of relocation houses, the developer showed his sincerity and made the greatest concession.
But the developer's concessions did not translate things smoothly, on the contrary, it seemed to have fallen into the trap of the householder's constant indence.
Faced with this unjustified sky-high demolition fee, the developer finally ran out of the last bit of patience, and the negotiations officially broke down.
The owner of Building 31 did not receive the huge relocation fee, and the developer had to start preparing a blueprint to redesign the plan to bypass the three-story building.
The owner was not ignorant of the developer's plans, and after the negotiations broke down, they heard rumors that his family's house would not be demolished again.
But the owner of Building 31 disagreed, firmly believing that his small building was large and well located, and that no matter how much the demolition plan changed, it would not be able to bypass the area.
With the introduction of bulldozers, excavators and other large-scale equipment into Hubei Village, the local demolition and reconstruction work has officially begun.
The owner of Building 31 listened to the roar of the noisy machines outside, but he was still full of confidence, waiting for the developer to visit again.
But this time, the dream of the owner of Building 31 became his wishful thinking completely, and let him taste the bitter fruit of greed.
The result of vexatious trouble
In the years that followed, Hubei, a dilapidated village with sewage and a stinking smell, was transformed into a bustling residential area for Shenzhen residents.
High-rise buildings rise from the ground, surrounded by tree-lined paths, and the residents of Hubei Village feel the beauty of the new life and taste the dividends of the development of the times.
Next to these beautiful neighborhoods, a three-story self-built residential building stands out, with mottled walls, rusty staircases, and broken windows, still the same as it was a few years ago.
This small building is Building 31 of Yulanfang, which once asked for 300 million yuan in demolition fees, and the owner of this building did not wait for the day of demolition.
Because the renovation plan of the entire village has been completed, and the local water and electricity pipelines have been merged into the collective management, the small building has lost its basic domestic water and electricity.
Whenever night comes, the head of the household no longer has the determination to sit on the balcony to "strategize", looking at the lights of his fellow villagers and neighbors in the high-rise houses, he is left with endless regret.
When the demolition was carried out, he ridiculed other villagers more than once for not knowing how to understand and be flexible, so he casually agreed to the demolition plan, and thought that he could win greater benefits in this way.
Now, he has become the laughing stock of the entire Hubei Village and even Shenzhen, mentioning his ridiculous 300 million compensation plan back then, everyone doesn't know whether to laugh at him for being stupid or greedy.
The owner of Building 31, who knew that there was no hope of waiting for the demolition, began to shift the responsibility to the developer, slandering the developer for delaying the negotiation progress, promising to only say but not do it, and even directly sued him in court.
In order to expand the impact of the incident and exert public pressure on the developer, the householder also approached a number of media outlets to complain to them about the "unfair treatment" they had suffered.
Looking at the harsh living environment of Building 31 and listening to the tearful description of the owner of Building 31, the reporters who did not know the truth also felt sympathy for their plight at the beginning.
In order to help the owner of Building 31 solve the problem, a number of media reporters approached the developer, hoping that they could issue a reasonable explanation.
As the saying goes, facts speak louder than words, and no matter how much the owner of Building 31 quibbles, he can't change the decision he made because of greed.
After learning what happened, media organizations also shifted the spearhead of public opinion from blaming the developer to supporting the developer.
At the same time, the court began to accept the trial of the economic dispute between them, but the owner of Building 31 could not produce any valid evidence other than constantly telling about his miserable life.
At that time, his statement that his house was valued at 300 million yuan was just his own unilateral groundless speculation, without any basis in reality.
In the end, under the court hearing, the owner of Building 31 did not receive any financial compensation from the developer, and paid the lawsuit and lawyer fees in vain.
The owner of Building 31 tried everything he could, but he couldn't get back the opportunity he had lost. Although they begged the developer to demolish again, they received no response.
Today, the small building is still parked in the bustling Luohu district of Shenzhen, and it is like a "pillar of shame", reminding the world of the price of greed.
The head of Building 31 of Yulanfang is also on the front page of major media, and is called "the worst nail household in Shenzhen", from multimillionaire to worthless, sometimes it is really just a thought.