"Mr. Joseph, can I visit your yard?" Wei Ran, who had been silent just now, asked abruptly.
"sure"
Although Joseph was a little confused, he nodded happily after hesitating for a moment, "But you have to stay away from the workshop. The roof of that workshop is damaged and can be repaired, but I don't want to kill anyone."
"Of course, I will be more careful."
After Wei Ran finished speaking, he handed the paper bag filled with a box of rough diamonds to Suisui, and then winked at her, until the clever little ghost greeted the Katenka sisters and those who were also watching the fun.
Maya turned around and entered the room, and then he followed Joseph and walked around from the outside to the entrance of the courtyard where the workshop was located.
In comparison, the area of this workshop and the attached yard is similar to that of Weiran's yard, but the area of the workshop itself is a bit ridiculously large.
Not to mention the width of nearly thirty meters, the length from east to west alone is about seventy meters. Except for a ten-meter-square area at the eastern end near the lakeside road that is filled with all kinds of garbage,
It almost spans the area from the lakeside road on the easternmost side to the urban road on the westernmost side.
Even the remaining long yard with the same east-west orientation is the same, but this yard is also overgrown with grass, and the three walls are tightly wrapped with colored steel tiles.
Of course, just like when Weiran took over Teacher Dalia’s yard, it was also covered with waist-high weeds. Even because the yard was adjacent to the highway on the east, west, north and west sides, pedestrians passing by thought the yard was a
Landfill.
Not only were all kinds of domestic garbage thrown in, as well as the most common beer bottles and cans, almost piled up in the corner, but you could even see a few stray dogs sniffing around in the garbage, looking for food that might be there.
I have regarded this place as my own territory.
But compared to these, what made Wei Ran take the initiative to come here to take a look was the two huge anchors stacked on top of each other in the southeast corner next to the garbage dump in his yard, as well as several rusty anchors.
T-34 tank turret.
As early as when he was renovating the courtyard wall next to this place, he had taken a liking to these scraps of copper and iron that had been there for who knows how long. At that time, he was curious about why these things were piled here, and even thought about whether to put those two
I bought a large anchor and placed it at the door as a decoration.
It's a pity that the gangsters Ji Ma asked to help didn't know who the owner of the yard was, and because they were in a tight situation at the time, they just let it go.
Now the owner of the workshop, Joseph, jumped out and asked the other party if he was interested in selling those two anchors that looked very old.
After listening to Wei Ran's idea, Joseph nodded happily, "Of course it can be sold! Even if you want to buy this yard, you can. Mr. Victor, how much do you plan to pay for these two anchors?"
"How much do you plan to sell it for?" Wei Ran asked, "Besides, why is there such a big anchor here?"
"How about 7 million rubles?"
Joseph asked unceremoniously, "I guarantee that the 7 million rubles will be used to dismantle that workshop, and the tank turrets can also be given to you for free."
"Mr. Joseph, those anchors are just scrap metal, they are not worth so much money." Jima, who followed to watch the fun, reminded.
"Why isn't it worth it?" Joseph retorted, "They are anchors installed on warships during World War I."
"World War I? Why didn't you say it was a fishhook used for fishing in the dinosaur era?" Ji Ma mocked, not wanting to be outdone.
"I didn't lie"
Joseph pointed to the dilapidated workshop not far away, "During World War I, this place was originally a foundry, specifically responsible for casting anchors and various accessories for river warships docked in Kazan Port."
"Why haven't I heard of a place like this in Kazan?" Jima asked suspiciously.
"Of course you don't know"
Joseph raised his foot and stepped on the hook of an anchor, gave Jima a cigarette and said, "Kazan was a safe rear area during World War II. This foundry was also used to cast tank turrets. Even your yard
, it was a storage yard for storing raw materials, and the winery also produced artillery shells at that time."
"The winery has become a cultural relic, but this workshop seems..." Jima took the cigarette and continued, implying that he was a local who was very familiar with his home.
"There is nothing we can do about it. There was a fire here in the 1980s. Although there were no casualties, the workshops at that time were completely burned. What you see now were all rebuilt at the time.
.”
Joseph pointed to Weiran's yard again, "There was a candy company operating there at the time. They bought half of the land here after the fire to build a candy factory. The money from the sale of the land was used to rebuild the workshop.
, and also installed the most advanced crane at the time.
Later, after the collapse of the Soviet Union, this bankrupt factory was bought by my father. He worked in this factory all his life.
But it is a pity that more than ten years ago, factories were no longer allowed here, and it gradually became what it is now."
Having said this, Joseph kicked the rusty anchor, "Anyway, if you are willing to buy it, I promise to use all the money to dismantle the workshop, so that the land may be sold.
.”
"Joseph, how much do you plan to sell this piece of land for?" Jima asked excitedly.
"Only 95 million rubles. Of course, this price does not include the cost of dismantling the workshop. If the workshop is dismantled, I plan to buy 120 million rubles." Joseph replied without thinking, obviously there were already many people
Asked about the price.
"Forget it, just pretend I didn't ask."
Ji Ma instantly gave up his previous plan and said rather self-deprecatingly, "Victor, it seems that I have no chance to be your neighbor."
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Wei Ran teased Ji Ma, looked up and looked at the steel beams that had been lifted from his yard, hesitated for a moment and asked, "Joseph, can you stop your crane temporarily? I want to see the workshop."
The situation here.”
"You want to buy it?"
Joseph immediately became interested and said hard, "This is a good idea. Your yard and this workshop are already together. If you can..."
"I just want to see what's going on inside first."
Wei Ran reminded, dumbfounded, "And even if I want to buy it, I'm afraid I won't be able to come up with that much money."
"I believe you will be satisfied here"
After finally catching the enemy, Joseph immediately took out his mobile phone and called to the crane driver to stop what he was doing. Then he personally pushed open the iron door that was not locked at all, revealing the entire workshop.
Standing at the eastern end of the workshop, you can see the western end at a glance. In the spacious space that has been sunk one floor, the most eye-catching thing is an earth-yellow gantry crane that spans the left and right sides, and the matching cranes on the left and right sides.
The rusty track on which the gantry crane moves. But apart from the gantry crane, there is nothing else in the workshop.
Looking up at the top of the head, there are three layers of walls on the ground. The lower two layers are concrete walls without windows. The third layer on top is supported by steel frames. The lighting in this workshop also relies on
Third floor windows.
The steel beam that fell in not long ago is stuck precariously on one of the steel frames, and there is a risk of falling down at any time.
Jima swallowed and said, "I wouldn't be surprised if this workshop collapses in the next second."
"Don't worry, maybe the steel beams above your head will span, but the walls certainly won't."
Joseph patted the dirty concrete wall and said, "The base of the wall here is more than one meter thick, and even the sunken layer was poured together with the wall.
Not only did they bear the weight of the furnace, but many large-scale forging equipment were supported by the walls and the floor, so a lot of effort was spent on rebuilding it in the 1980s, otherwise I wouldn't have the headache of dismantling it now."
"Where are the devices you mentioned?" Jima asked subconsciously.
"Not long after I took over this factory from my father more than ten years ago, we moved together outside the city."
Joseph looked up at the gantry crane and said with emotion, "I had always planned to move it there, but I never had time until now."
"Jima, go get Aurora."
Wei Ran winked, and then asked with a smile, "Mr. Joseph, why don't you transform it into an office building?"
"Of course I want to, but who would come to work in a place like this that doesn't even have windows? And the cost of renovating this place is much more expensive than demolishing it. If I have so much money, why should I worry about this place?"
Joseph spread his hands helplessly. He couldn't speak Chinese, otherwise he would have hit Wei Ran to the ceiling with "Why not eat minced meat?"
While waiting in silence, Suisui followed Ji Ma around the large yard overgrown with grass, and Wei Ran stood next to the two rusty anchors again.
"Jima said you want to buy two pieces of scrap metal, is this one?" Suisui asked curiously in Chinese, pointing to the anchor next to Wei Ran.
"I want to buy that workshop"
Although Wei Ran pointed at the anchor, his words in Chinese were aimed at another target, "That Joseph offered ninety-five million rubles. You are better than me at counter-offering."
"Why did you buy it?" Suisui also pointed at the anchor and asked in Chinese with a shocked look on his face.
"Of course it will work." Wei Ran lowered his voice slightly, "Anyway, you should make a counteroffer first and see how much you can get at the lowest price."
"Are you really going to buy it?" Suisui finally asked.
"Why don't you buy it if the price is right?" Wei Ran's tone became more and more certain.
"This is a big deal"
Suisui took a deep breath and clenched her fists, "Mr. Joseph, we plan to buy this place, but the price you offered is too high."
"The price of seven million is not high at all. They are fighting for the first time... Wait, you mean you plan to buy this place? This yard?" Joseph asked in surprise.
"The price is right, maybe it's possible." Suisui pointed to the next door, "Why don't you go to our place and have a chat?"
"Of course! Of course!" Hearing this, Joseph didn't even bother to close the rusty iron door, and followed Suisui out of the yard.
"Are you going to buy this place?" Ji Ma asked in disbelief, "Victor, you are not going to let me be your neighbor..."
"You are overthinking, I just want to prevent you from becoming my neighbor." Wei Ran responded jokingly.
Naturally, his sudden idea to buy this place had nothing to do with Ji Yingying. The real reason was related to the increasing number of photos upstairs next door.
When he decided to develop all the photos and hang them up, he thought about having a place to display them. Although the room on the third floor of the villa that Dalia lent him was still enough,
But it's just enough for display.
He wants more people to see those photos and understand the stories of those in the photos - no matter whether the story is good or bad, no matter whether the protagonists and supporting characters in the photos are Soviets, Germans, or Americans.
Still Chinese.
Originally, he had planned to hang these photos in the building of Hongqi Forest Farm, but obviously, this huge and dilapidated workshop might be more suitable. As for whether he could buy it, he was not too worried.
Not to mention that he made a lot of money from metal notebooks in the past two or three years. The commission paid by Mr. Edward, who had 800 tricks, was half a million euros during his last trip to the desert alone.
In other words, even measured in euros, he has already been promoted to the ranks of millionaires, but he usually doesn't have much to spend money on.
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"Are you going to demolish this place and build a new house or renovate it?" Ji Ma, who was shameless, came over and asked curiously.
“Just renovate it”
Wei Ran thought for a while and said while walking back, "In the future, the office of Yinta Camp may also be here. Of course, if you are willing to help, your office can also be here, although I am not sure what your office is.
Do you need a gym?"
"Of course I need it!" Ji Ma said without thinking, "Not only do I need it, but my agent also needs it."
"And preferably in an office?"
Ji Ma's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he patted Wei Ran on the shoulder and said happily, "Victor! You are really my good brother! That's right! Just give us an office as you said.
, if possible, it would be better to have another lounge. By the way, what are you going to ask me to help you with? "
"We'll wait until we can actually buy this place. Before that, let's buy some food and drinks."
Wei Ran arranged a job for the other party noncommittally, "Remember to find where to buy rabbits. Buy some for both adults and minors. If you want them alive, we will have rabbits for dinner."
"Leave this kind of thing to me!"
Before Jima finished speaking, he solemnly greeted the confused Maya and got into the off-road vehicle with him and drove away. At the same time, Joseph, at Wei Ran's signal, let the suspended crane drive into the next door.
An overgrown yard awaits.
Taking Joseph into the lobby on the first floor, Wei Ran took the Lock box on the table and found a corner to sit down, making it clear that he would leave the negotiation work to Suisui and Katenka sisters.
He had to admit that business negotiations were not his strong point, so it didn’t take long for him to lose interest in listening. Instead, he looked at the two underage foxes and the little fox walking around his feet.
All the Caucasian cubs from Inta were hugged on the sofa, urging them to pinch each other like an American politician hiding behind the scenes.
Needless to say, the two little foxes, who had long been familiar with each other, were currently bullying the puppy, which was less than two months old, by virtue of their status as seniors and their nimble and petite body.
Obviously, the two of them could not imagine how big the little male dog in front of them, which was larger than their adult bodies, would grow in the future.
Of course, Joseph, who was sitting across from the long table at this time, also secretly admitted that he had underestimated the three girls sitting opposite.
And as the negotiations progressed, the girl named Aurora actually knew that the foundry he was currently running seemed to have encountered business difficulties not long ago. She even didn't even know that she had sold the car under her name last month.
Everything is clear.
"Eighty-two million rubles"
Towards evening, when the aroma of the food wafted to the first floor, Joseph gritted his teeth and made his final quotation, "This is the lowest price I can offer, and this price does not include the cost of dismantling the workshop and cleaning up the garbage."
Using her mobile phone, she reported the quotation to Wei Ran who was busy in the kitchen. After receiving Wei Ran's reply, Suisui said happily, "But the crane in the workshop, the anchors in the yard and the tank turrets will be left to us.
"
"Deal! When will we trade?" Joseph asked rather urgently.
Just like Suisui mentioned during the negotiation process, he did have some problems in his foundry outside the city. Although he had successfully solved the difficulties not long ago, if more than 80 million rubles are recorded, it will be a problem for him.
For him and his small factory, it is definitely the most powerful shot in the arm.
"It's obviously impossible today, so if Mr. Joseph has time, why not stay and have dinner together first?"
Suisui extended the invitation in accordance with the Chinese custom. At the same time, the Katenka sisters sitting on her left and right also locked up their laptops in unison. Under the greetings of Jima and Maya, they helped to prepare the food from the kitchen.
All the dishes were brought to the long table.
What everyone, including Jima, didn't expect was that Maya's cooking skills were unexpectedly good, and she actually knew how to ride a lot of rabbits. As for Wei Ran, all he served was spicy food from the pressure cooker.
In addition to the rabbit head, everyone was also given a large portion of braised rabbit meat.
After seeing these delicacies being served on the table, especially when Ji Ma took out a few bottles of good wine from the storage room with a familiarity, Joseph accepted the invitation to have dinner together without hesitation.
As for whether the change of ownership of the workshop next door for 82 million rubles will result in a loss or a profit, it is actually difficult for both parties to say.
If it is an apartment with the same area as a workshop, even if it is a deserted apartment, even if it is two to eighty million, you can't even think about it.
But it is just a workshop, and Joseph also admitted that due to legal restrictions, apartments are not allowed to be built here at all. So even though the city center is across the lake, it cannot be sold at a high price.
But obviously, everyone's focus at this time has shifted from the transaction itself to the dining table.
Needless to say, sisters Suisui and Katenka, these three girls almost dominated the spicy rabbit heads that were still steaming in the pressure cooker.
Maya, on the other hand, is very interested in braised rabbit meat. As for Jima and Joseph, obviously, like Wei Ran, they prefer to drink and eat rabbit riding vegetables made by Maya.
The meal lasted until eight o'clock in the evening. Joseph, who had drunk too much, was picked up by his wife in a car, and Jima and Maya also stayed unceremoniously.
After everything was arranged, Suisui had time to ask, "Can you really come up with 82 million rubles?"
“Not a big problem”
Wei Ran replied confidently. Before dinner, he had gone to his account and the safe in the attic to look at it. Adding up the money he had earned over the years, more than 80 million rubles was really not a big deal.
The problem is, I'm just not sure how much it will cost to renovate that workshop.
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Suisui, who was obviously shocked, muttered and asked, "What happens after you buy it? What do you plan to do with it? Turn it into a hotel like the fish canning processing workshop my family bought?"
"I have no such plan." Wei Ran shook his head, and then told the whole story without reservation.
"My mother will tell you that you have nothing to spend your money on, but my father will definitely admire you." Suisui gloated and gave a fair prediction.
“There’s no need to hide this kind of thing from them.”
As Wei Ran spoke, he took out the Lock Box he got from Teacher Dalia during the day and handed it to Suisui, "But it's best to hide the things here from everyone."
"What is this?"
Suisui had already opened the Lock Box while speaking, and then said in disappointment, "Just some broken rocks?"
"Broken stone?"
Wei Ran picked up the largest stone, put it on the bedside lamp and said, "These are diamonds, unprocessed diamonds."
"Diamond?" Suisui looked at the stone in Wei Ran's hand suspiciously, "You're not being fooled, are you?"
“Authentic South African diamonds”
Wei Ran handed the stone the size of a ping pong ball to the other party, "This is the survey fee paid by my last client. You can pick a few you like and pick some for my aunt. I will figure out a way by the end of the year."
Take it back home and find a place to process it.”
"Really a diamond?"
Seeing that Wei Ran was not joking, Suisui looked down at the full Lock Box and asked with a trembling voice, "All of them?"
"Except for the box," Wei Ran gave an answer that made the other party's heart tremble, and then he carried him to the big round bed with the remote control.
In the blink of an eye, the next morning, Wei Ran and Joseph, who arrived on time, completed the real estate transaction, and naturally put the newly purchased workshop in Suisui's name.
After looking at the document with her name on it, Sui Suihun handed it to Wei Ran nonchalantly. After seeing the box full of stones of various colors last night, this shabby house worth 80 million rubles
