While they were talking, the sales lady came over and said: "Two gentlemen, if you can rent 20,000 square feet in the basement, and the contract is signed once a year, our quotation is HK$5 per square foot per month."
Lin Xiaoguang couldn't help but sneer.
Who doesn’t know that real estate prices in Hong Kong are booming now, with prices changing every year. Take the residential market for example. Last year, it was more than 700 Hong Kong dollars per square foot. This year, it has increased by 30%, to 1,000 Hong Kong dollars per square foot. Next year, it will rise even further and reach its peak.
Rising to HK$1,100 per square foot.
But that’s where it ended. After the climax, there was a decline, and the entire Xiangjiang real estate market slumped.
But the current increase is quite fast. These real estate developers will do anything for money. The contract is not signed once a year. When it is signed next year, it will not be HK$5 per square foot per month, but HK$6.
Hong Kong dollars, seven Hong Kong dollars, or even more.
"Should the rent be paid in advance, at the end of the year, or at the end of the month?" Lin Xiaoguang asked.
"How do you want to pay?"
"Pay at the end of the month, pay once a month, otherwise forget it."
"This won't work."
"Forget it." Lin Xiaoguang immediately prepared to leave.
Sham Shui Po is not considered a core urban area, but only a fringe urban area. Real estate development has been developed here, and office buildings have been built. Most of the people who come to rent out shop space are small customers. How can anyone rent 20,000 square feet at a time?
This is a big customer, so of course we need to hurry up.
At that moment, the sales lady gritted her teeth: "It's not impossible, but when signing the contract, the liquidated damages will be relatively high. I hope you can understand."
"Director, what do you think?" Lin Xiaoguang did not agree this time and looked at Luo Yaoguo.
Luo Yaoguo had no choice but to say to the sales lady: "We are also a big company. We cannot make such a big decision easily. We have to study this clause. Once approved, we will contact you immediately. That's it. Goodbye."
The sales lady was on the verge of tears. She thought the deal would be closed immediately, but she didn't expect it would be delayed.
"How about this? It's HK$4 per square foot per month, but you have to sign the contract immediately. I only lower the price again and again because of your sincerity. Otherwise, the price won't be the same next time."
Lin Xiaoguang glanced at Luo Yaoguo, who winked secretly and then said seriously.
"But, we really need to study it!"
"3 Hong Kong dollars, this is the lowest price, it can't be lowered any more." The sales lady was about to cry.
"Okay." Luo Yaoguo reluctantly agreed.
The sales lady finally breathed a sigh of relief, feeling relieved, but suddenly she felt that her lower abdomen was very bloated and she couldn't hold it in.
Lin Xiaoguang has no objection to the above conditions. It doesn't matter if you sign once a year. If you sign for three to five years at a time, you will be cheated. The property market will be in a mess next year. Signing once a year won't give you an advantage, but you won't suffer a loss either.
However, they did not suffer losses, but the real estate developers suffered huge losses.
After a while, after signing the contract and coming out, Cai Wenjing stared at the two of them, looking back and forth from left to right, and suddenly said after a while: "I feel like you two are playing double acts again, right?"
Luo Yaoguo smiled and said nothing.
"So smart!" Lin Xiaoguang couldn't help but secretly praise: "You have seen all this."
"I'm telling you." Cai Wenjing suddenly realized: "Director, you are the leader. You didn't say anything before. How could Xiaoguang talk to someone directly and then directly agree without your consent? You two really discussed it."
Luo Yaoguo smiled, stared at Lin Xiaoguang, and said: "Xiaoguang, I have already selected someone for the design and decoration company. Next, I will find someone to help you decide how to decorate. In addition..."
He looked at Cai Wenjing: "Wenjing, now we are preparing to recruit people, and our employees also need to be trained. We are busier than before."
"In two days, I plan to return to the mainland and contact the Dongguang supply and marketing system. There is only one supermarket at the moment. They can handle it for the time being. There is no need to find anyone else. Which one of you will go with me then?"
Cai Wenjing looked at Lin Xiaoguang and said, "I just went back not long ago. Let Xiaoguang go this time. I will go next time."
"That's okay."
The matter of selecting a store location was settled, the contract was signed, the sun was about to go down, and Luo Yaoguo had to go back to deliver a business, so Lin Xiaoguang and Cai Wenjing went directly back to the dormitory. The supermarket store was not far from the dormitory, but far from the company, so they went there.
Came back directly.
On the way, Cai Wenjing asked: "The director wanted to open a supermarket in Hong Kong Island before. How did you convince him to come to Sham Shui Po?"
"It's very simple, the countryside surrounds the city."
Lin Xiaoguang explained: "The most prosperous area in Xiangjiang has long been occupied by Wellcome and Parknshop. If we want to stand out from the heavy encirclement, we can only find another way. It is a strategy to open up a new supermarket model. With fresh food, we have already established ourselves."
To maintain an invincible position, and to encircle the city from the countryside can be regarded as a tactic."
"The combination of strategy and tactics, the combination of two swords, can defeat Wellcome and PARKnSHOP. When we occupy these newly developed edge cities, the next step is for us to have a decisive battle with them."
"You know, there are only two core bustling areas, Hong Kong Island and Kowloon, while the fringe areas are very large."
"Decades ago, great men relied on the proletariat to defeat the bourgeoisie. This time, we rely on the emerging small citizens to defeat the established small citizens."
The next day, he saw a news article in Oriental Daily, saying that the daily sales of Oriental Daily exceeded 140,000, surpassing Ming Pao and being promoted to the largest newspaper in Hong Kong. It was gratifying and congratulatory.
He was also very happy when he saw the news.
To sum it up, it took six days to go from 120,000 to over 130,000, and almost nine days to go from 130,000 to over 140,000. The time is getting longer and longer. Will there be sales of 170,000 per day?
What about that day?
He was a little curious, but not worried. Even if he couldn't achieve it, it didn't matter. He would just make a little less money.
Thinking about it, he went to Oriental Daily to collect the manuscript fee.
This time the manuscript fee is more than half compared to last time, 200 for 1,000 words, 45,000 words, a total of 9,000 Hong Kong dollars.
After getting it out, he went straight to Fengsheng Building, which is the building where Huarunwanjia's first branch was located. When he arrived at his destination, he walked down to the basement, opened the door and walked in. Then he inspected the basement and drew a plan for the supermarket.
"This area is the cashier. Do you need a computer?"
"Let's leave it for now and we can discuss it later." He wrote on the paper and looked aside: "This area is the beverage area, this is the beer area, this is the white wine, and this is the red wine."
"Here, there is the cold drink area, dairy area, puffed food area, candy area, oh, there is also the instant noodles and ham sausage area..."
"This way, the kitchenware area, the luggage area, the clothing area..."
"There is also a vegetable section, a fruit section, a meat section, a seafood section, a rice, flour and oil section, a seasoning section..."
"Go past the stationery area, office supplies area, daily cosmetics area, bedding area..."
"Hello, may I ask, is this Mr. Lin?"
It was a bit dark in the basement. The stingy real estate developer provided very few light bulbs and the power was very low. The whole basement was more than enough for a ghost movie. Lin Xiaoguang was making plans when he heard the sound and went out. He saw a dark figure at the entrance of the basement.
.
"Hello, I'm Lin Xiaoguang. Who are you?" He walked towards the entrance.