Most Men Are Not Islands
ANANOVA: House is an islandDevelopers have turned a house into an island in China after the owner refused to move out.
The villa now stands alone in a 30ft deep man-made pit in Chongqing city, reports Jinbao Daily.
The Chongqing Zhengsheng Real Estate Company wants to turn the area into a £40m 'Broadway' square, including apartments and a shopping mall.
But the owner of the villa says he won't move out unless the company pays his price - the equivalent of £1.3 million.
"The villa owner refuses to move, so the real-estate developer has had to dig out all around it to force him to," says a saleswoman at Weilian Real Estate Sales Company.
"He wants 20 million yuan, or he'll stay till the end of the world."
Labels: ananova, china, chongqing city, development, house, mall
posted by Jeff Pidgeon at
2:21 PM
6 Comments:
Wow, reminds me of Lifted.
It is a lot like the last shot!
Some of us haven't been able to see Lifted yet, except for a short clip... :( Some of us would REALLY like to see the whole thing... :)
It was being screened in select cities (along with the other Oscar-nominated shorts) at one point, but now I think you'll have to wait until Ratatouille comes out, sadly.
I saw it at the Egyptian. Very funny!
Thanks! I'm glad you got to check it out.
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