Before the second sister could speak, Dabao answered first:
"Dad, don't worry, with my intelligence, I will definitely not lose money."
"You're still early, why are you anxious?"
Xu Dong glared at his eldest son.
Maybe it was because he made a lot of money by trading stocks. Dabao is now a little arrogant and becomes a little blind and confident, and he is too simple to make money.
This kind of thinking will suffer a great loss sooner or later.
Facing his father's "preaching", Dabao could only shut up his mouth in disappointment. After his grandparents were "settled", he lost his two biggest backers.
...
The next morning, Xu Dong took time to accompany his little daughter to the booked store.
After all, Lele is doing business for the first time.
There are many places where he, the father, needs to personally check, especially the most insecurity of raw materials, which cannot be solved by an ordinary college student.
Xu Dong roughly walked around the store. The store location was quite good. Opposite was the east gate of Sydney University, and there was no shortage of traffic.
"It looks quite small here, how big is it?"
“There are a total of 188 square meters, the kitchen is 50 square meters, the warehouse is 18 square meters, and the restaurant is 120 square meters."
Lele immediately replied.
“How much does a month’s rent?”
"The shops here are still very popular. I'm a long-term rental company. The rent is calculated annually, 550,000 yuan a year, and about 40,000 yuan a month!"
"It's a bit expensive." Xu Dong frowned.
You know, the housing prices in the city are only over two or three thousand, and the rent here is worth two houses outside, and it is not worth it no matter how you look at it.
"Dad, this shop is the largest store nearby. The landlord bit the price to death and refused to give in at all."
"What did this store do before?"
"It was originally a clothing store, but wasn't it a flood? The store owner suffered heavy losses, and the school was delayed from opening school, so he finally just retired the rent and left."
"Lele, the rent here is so expensive. Have you ever thought about buying the store?"
Xu Dong suggested.
"Buy it? How much does it cost?"
"Have you ever asked the landlord?"
Lele shook his head: "No."
"You call the agent right now and say you want to buy a store and ask him to come and talk to the landlord."
Xu Dong ordered.
"But during the Chinese New Year, the agency is on holiday..."
"Don't worry, it's not easy for all walks of life last year. The agency hopes to earn more agency fees, so he won't complain."
Lele nodded and then took out his cell phone.
As Xu Dong said, in less than half an hour, the agent rode his bicycle and rushed over.
"Beautiful girl, huh, who is this?"
"This is my dad."
"Hello, what's the name?" Xu Dong said politely.
The agent responded enthusiastically: "Hello uncle, just call me Xiao Wu."
"Xiao Wu, did the landlord say when it will arrive?" Xu Dong asked.
"The landlord is already on the road, it should be soon."
"Do you know the price of this store?"
"Sorry, uncle, I didn't have time to ask, and the landlord didn't say it, but according to my experience, the price of the shop is roughly between 3 million and 3.5 million."
Xu Dong said in surprise: "This price is not very expensive either? Why is the rent so high?"
"Uncle, more than half of the rent is property tax. You also know that the tax rate for commercial real estate is fixed at ten points every year, and there are great risks here!"
Peng Yan, who was standing beside him, did not make a mistake: "Who dares to open a store in the future with such a high rent?"
"Sister, there are subsidies for opening a store. The more tax you pay, the more tax refunds you get. If you are lucky, you might be able to completely offset the rent. In fact, the burden is not as heavy as you think."
"There is still such an operation?"
Lele can't help but be happy.
"Of course, the premise is that the business is good enough."
“My bakery is definitely fine.”
Lele is confident.
Xu Dong knocked on his little daughter's forehead.
Lele touched his head and said aggrievedly: "Dad, why are you hitting me?"
"Dad forgot everything you taught you? Opening a store is not as easy as you think. You must be cautious and cautious. Those who are as arrogant as you are destined to not go far."
Xu Dong patiently educated.
"I see."
Lele couldn't help but stick out his tongue.
The agent took the opportunity to flatter, "The uncle is a big businessman at first glance."
"Hmph, you need to say that my dad is Coke..."
"Cough..." Xu Dong immediately changed the topic, "Xiao Wu, do you think the landlord's willingness to sell a house is high?"
"It should be not low. Last year was a turbulent autumn. The landlord probably became a frightened bird. I think he would not miss it if he had the chance to get off the boat."
The agent replied truthfully.
Xu Dong nodded, and he had a similar opinion in his heart. The overall environment is not good and all industries are in decline. The first thing that is to bear is various physical stores.
After a while, the landlord finally rushed over.
The person who came in his early forties was a middle-aged uncle.
After some politeness, both sides began to get to the point.
Xu Dong said straight to the point: "Boss Jiang, Xiao Wu should have told you. I want to confirm that you are willing to sell this shop?"
"Of course, I have all come here in person, which should represent my sincerity!"
"Well, what's your bid?"
“My shop is well located and has a large area…”
Xu Dong interrupted directly: "Boss Jiang, let's open the skylight and say something bright. We know the advantages of the shop very well. Do you just talk about the price?"
“4.2 million.”
The landlord hesitated for a moment and tried to quote the price.
"It's high." Xu Dong shook his head, "Boss Jiang, we are buying it sincerely. Are you not selling it sincerely?"
"Then let's have 3.8 million!"
The landlord smiled awkwardly.
"The market is there, I believe Xiao Wu should be very clear about the housing prices here."
The agent advised him: "Boss Jiang, since Mr. Xu sincerely wants to buy it, you should tell me a real price, right?"
"There is no need to worry about renting shops in the university town, and 3.8 million is really not expensive."
The landlord said he was unwilling to give in.
"If it is normal, 3.8 million is indeed not expensive, but I think Boss Jiang should know exactly what the current environment is. It will be winter again soon. Then the snow and floods will come again, so I don't need to say more about the consequences!"
Xu Dong immediately retorted.
As soon as these words were said, they hit the landlord's weakness, which was also what he was most worried about.
"I will reduce the price by another 300,000, which is the final reserve."
The intermediary guy quickly agreed and said, "Mr. Xu, 3.5 million is already the market price."
“3.5 million is still a bit high.”
Xu Dong said calmly.
The reason why he is so "stingy" is mainly because he is for his younger daughter to see. He has a rare opportunity to show up and teach Lele a lesson.
After all, there are many negotiation skills here.
"Mr. Xu, since you are always unsatisfied, why not just say the price?"
The landlord tried his best to suppress the impatientness in his heart.
"How about 2.7 million? A lot of this 2.7 million yuan will belong to you, and all the transfer taxes and fees will be borne by us."
Xu Dong tentatively said.
"This is impossible, 2.7 million is too low."
The landlord almost got furious.
The price cut was 800,000 yuan at once, and it was simply a robbery of money.
"Boss Jiang, this 2.7 million is definitely a profit for you. It's not too late to get off the bus now. It's better than returning from nothing. You have to learn to judge the situation."
"What do you mean? Say I'm greedy?"
The landlord said furiously.
"Greed is not considered a matter of being a greedy person, but I just didn't see the general trend clearly."