XX Terrace, occupying the last south-facing first-line river view site in Zhujiang New City, is known as the "Crown of Luxury Residences in China" and has been awarded the "Triple Crown" for high-end property sales in North, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen for many consecutive years.
Such an honorable place is praised on the official website of a high-end property in Guangzhou, however, in the civil society, the title of this property is even more straightforward - the "king of luxury houses" in Guangzhou.
Recently, a luxury house here is listed for sale, with 437 square meters of space, four-bedroom and two-bathroom layout, spacious side exit balcony with a view of the Pearl River, 90-degree right-angled window in the master bedroom, and one look up at the Guangzhou landmark - Canton Tower. The décor is understated and luxurious, bright and not overwhelming.
With such a luxury home, the owner's offer is even more staggering - $145 million! However, this is just an ordinary piece of real estate information, and what really triggered the social debate is the identity of the owner.
A self-media blogger who has been deeply involved in Guangzhou's real estate for many years revealed that the owner, a player who has won many championships, purchased the house in 2016 and has the intention to sell it due to his transfer to another city.
Players, 2016, championships, transfers, mansions, these keywords string together a legend.
Gao Lin, this name reminds people of the glory of 2016. That year, he not only achieved the peak of his personal career, but also created countless splendor in the field of soccer.
In the 2016 season, Gao Lin scored 7 goals and contributed 12 assists for Evergrande. Although the numbers may seem ordinary, it is important to realize that the Guangzhou team at that time had world-class foreigners such as Paulinho and J Ma. In 30 league games, Gao Lin got 28 appearances, which is enough to prove his strength.
In the 2016 season, Evergrande successfully defended its double crown in the craziest year of the Golden Dollar Super League, and the phrase "Evergrande's title, I won't give it to you, you can't take it away from me" pushed the atmosphere to a climax. For Gao Lin, apart from the team's honor, he also became Guangzhou's top scorer in the team's history in this year.
In the 2016 season, Gao Lin has steadily become the traffic bearer of the soccer circle with his 8.3 million Weibo followers. He shared his teammates, coaches, and travels on social media platforms, and his dislike for his wife attracted countless attention, making him a model of humor and wit.
In the 2016 season, Gao Lin officially became a Guangzhou citizen by settling down through the Guangzhou Municipal Talent Introduction.
What's more, Gao Lin's annual pre-tax salary was as high as 22 million RMB in this year, which is enough to purchase the mansion easily.
At that time, the project was known as the "king of luxury homes" in Guangzhou, the price per square meter has reached 100,000 yuan. Today, the price per square meter of this luxury home has reached 300,000 yuan.
In six years, the value of the mansion has tripled, and Gao Lin has earned a profit of $90 million in that time, a staggering gain in years.
The golden decade of Gao Lin's career was accompanied by the golden decade of Evergrande and the golden decade of gold dollar soccer. The triple BUFF stacked on top of each other allowed him to get the ticket to high society and enjoy the peak of his life.
However, without the addition of the historical process ......
For example, Dai Weijun, who is regarded as the absolute center of the national football team's future, now earns only 1.3 million per year, only 1/11 of Gao Lin's salary at his peak, and even so, he is still owed wages.
Some time ago, I interviewed Zhang Wei, who exploded in the first half of this season, and asked him if he had the feeling of being born at the wrong time, the young man just said lightly, "Because of the need to save money, my hobby has changed from Lego to painting."
Such a magical contrast of fates emphasizes the magic of destiny.
In the end, the mansion, rumored to be Gao Lin's, was reportedly sold for RMB 129 million, and after holding it for six years, he made $90 million, with a yield of years: sorry, can't do the math.
At the end of his career, Gao Lin was lucky to earn nearly 100 million yuan in the stormy Chinese Super League.
In fact, just 800 meters away from Gao Lin's house, another high-class mansion in another high-class neighborhood had been sold in an expedited manner, and even the agent felt that it would be a pity to cut off the meat and sell such a good house. However, the owner of that house couldn't care less because his name is Xu Jiayin.
It seems that investing in real estate with soccer money is still much more reliable than investing in soccer with real estate money.
