Despite what you see on tiktok or rednote, China isn’t that nice a place to live. Welcome to China Uncensored, I’m Chris Chappell. Before we start the episode, remember we’re now  in phase 2 of Operation Honey Pot. Don’t know what that means? I’ll link the episode below. And watch  until the end for an Operation Honey Pot update. Imagine you’re walking through a tunnel And on the other end is your dream  home! A beautiful, two story house… Located in the middle of a  freeway. Yes this is real. The owner didn’t want to sell his house to developers so they literally  just built the road around it. You’d think they could have at least put ramps  on the road so cars would safely fly over it. The owner says he regrets not selling it now. Though apparently it does draw tourists. So this wasn’t as much an abuse of  power by local authorities in cahoots with corrupt property developers , as it was an  opportunity for an enterprising entrepreneur. This is what’s called a nail house. And yes, it happens so frequently there's  a name for it. It’s called that because the houses stick up like an old rusty  nail in an otherwise urban landscape because the owner refused to make way for  development …perhaps being as tough and stubborn as an old nail. There’s some  debate over the origin of the term. China has seen rapid urbanization, a  directive from the top of the Chinese Communist Party . And since local governments  can’t charge taxes, working w hrough some unscrupulous land sales was  a great way to rake in huge sums of cash. There are several notable “nail houses” in China, Like this brick dwelling in the center of a plaza, Or this mini-mansion in the middle of a road, many of which have become tourist attractions. Or, y’know, extra large planters. I also hate moving, but these  folks took it to another level. And that brings me back to  the owner of this nail house. He’s a grandfather named Huang Ping, although he’s  been nicknamed “the strongest nail house owner.” Huang lives in Jinxi with  his 11 year-old grandson, but they spend a significant amount of time in the town center to avoid all  of the construction noise. According to Huang, he was offered  almost $220,000 to relocate, and also offered three other alternative  homes, but he rejected all of these offers. So they just decided to build this  massive motorway around his house. Huang has had time to reflect on his  decision , and is now expressing regret, fearing the constant noise the  motorway will bring once completed. He even told reporters that  “If I could turn back time, I would agree to the demolition  conditions they offered.” And that “now it feels like I lost a big bet.” He’s not alone, either. Some of the owners of these nail houses ultimately  ended up accepting compensation or alternative properties in exchange for demolition because they  got tired of all the attention they were getting. Or, y’know, being in the middle of a road. Others held out for a long time, hoping  for an even better compensation package from the authorities–which, as you  can guess, didn’t go so well for them. So why do these nail houses even exist? Why  don’t the homeowners just take the money or alternative property and leave? Do they  not have any friends they can trick into helping them move with promises  of pizza and beer (corner box)? Well, there are a couple of reasons, besides being  attached to their homes like any normal person. You can see how this, might  have been bit more spacious than Living in one of these tiny apartments. You know before the road. Residents say the new, smaller houses or high-rise apartments they are being moved into are either too far from their fields , too expensive,  or ill-suited for their needs as farmers. Others say that the offer  they were given wasn’t fair. The issue is in China, the government owns all the  land, whether in the countryside or big cities. The way the Communist Party phrases  that is that the people own all the land collectively. And since the  Party represents the people, well… You get stuff like this. The only reason  these houses don’t get knocked down, like they used to, is that the central  government has discouraged it. So local officials and developers  will “encourage” people to move. Now this is important because we’ve had  a bunch of Americans go on the Chinese controlled app TikTok, or now, even more  stupidly, RedNote , get a bunch of Chinese propaganda videos and think everyone in  China has the right to cheap housing!” Well keep in mind almost 1 billion people in  China live off less than 300 dollars a month. And if you somehow manage to afford a home, This can happen to it. And now, Operation Honey Pot. I told you in a special bonus China  Uncensored episode about how YouTube claimed there was nothing wrong with my  channel, and the reason I suddenly lost 5 million views was just because people  weren’t interested in my videos anymore. I wasn’t buying it. And you’ve proved  YouTube wrong, with Operation Honey Pot. So many of you are telling me you’re finally  seeing China Uncensored videos again. Great work, everyone! And remember, we’re in phase  2 of Operation Honey Pot now. Which means we’re really targeting the algorithm . So there are  three things I’m asking you to do: one, watch China Uncensored videos all the way to the end. Two, if you see one of my videos get recommended, please click on it. And three, keep liking  my videos and leaving honey pot comments. Thank you, my 50-Cent Army. You’re the reason the show can continue. Now keep the honey pots flowing!