That's
what a Chinese guy said: 'I'm not selling. Ever!', referring to his
house situated right in the middle at the sport planned for a
highway/motorway, in front of the railway station in Wenling in the
Provence of Zhejiang, China. The developers had offered what they
reckoned a handsome price for his and other owners' houses nearby. All
his neighbours accepted and had moved away and their houses demolished,
except for the connecting walls and frames left there to support his
house structure while the negotiations dragged on & on and the
highway gradually built around him until the highway was completed
around his house, an eye-sore and great inconvenience for motorists.
Only a few days ago he went back on his word, accepted after all the compensation cash figure very much higher than first offered & increased several times before during the negotiation. The exact sum was not revealed by him or by anyone else involved in the construction of the motorway, nor the media (to prevent likely examples that persistence pays).
Rumour runs that he had fared very much better financially than all his neighbours. Apart from the handsome compensation, he was also given a piece of land to build his new house on.
The funny side of all this is, his stubbornness had caused lots of problem for the motorway to function properly but, occasionally one could spot a few equally stubborn cars going through in a round about way as the photo shows.
- Current Mood:
accomplished
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