Why is it so easy for protagonists in urban novels from later generations to make money—because the cost is low, what others spend years creating, the system simply gives it away for free; there are no time or labor costs.
Then there's the issue of taxes, or rather, the lack thereof; they don't have to pay a penny in taxes, no matter how much they earn.
Of course, the rules in reality are much more complex.
"The Governmental Office imposes deed taxes and performs notarization for real estate and property transactions, then stamps the Governmental Office's seal on the transaction deeds and registers them," said the President in Tianmen City, encouraging the development of real estate rather than selling properties himself, was to increase tax revenue, allowing the Governmental Office to have more funds to promote economic development...."
"We don't need a primer on this."
"We don't?"
