My courtyard shelter

Before the second sister could speak, Dabao answered first:

"Dad, don't worry. With my intelligence, I will definitely not lose money."

"It's still early for you, why are you in a hurry?"

Xu Dong glared at his eldest son.

Maybe it's because he made a lot of money from stock trading, but Dabao is now a little arrogant. He has become a little blindly confident and sees making money as too simple.

This kind of thinking will suffer big consequences sooner or later.

Facing his father's "preaching", Dabao could only shut his mouth angrily. After his grandparents "retreated", he lost his two biggest supporters.

…

Early the next morning, Xu Dong took some time to accompany his young daughter to the reserved store.

After all, this is Lele’s first time doing business.

There are many places that require him as a father to personally check, especially the most scarce raw materials. This is not something that an ordinary college student can solve.

Xu Dong walked around the store roughly. The location of the store is quite good. Opposite is the east gate of Sydney University, so there is no shortage of people.

"This place looks quite small. How big is it?"

"A total of 188 square meters, including 50 square meters for the kitchen, 18 square meters for the warehouse, and 120 square meters for the restaurant."

Lele replied immediately.

"How much is the monthly rent?"

"The shops here are still very popular. I rent on a long-term basis. The rent is calculated annually, 550,000 yuan per year, which is about 40,000 yuan per month!"

"It's a bit expensive." Xu Dong frowned.

You know, the housing prices in the urban area are only over 2,000 to 3,000 yuan. The annual rent here is equivalent to two apartments outside. No matter how you look at it, it is not worth it.

"Dad, this store is the largest store in the neighborhood. The landlord is determined to get the price and won't give in even a step."

"What was this store used to do?"

"It used to be a clothing store, but then there was a flood, wasn't it? The store owner suffered heavy losses, and the school was delayed in reopening, so he finally canceled the lease and left."

"Lele, the rent here is so expensive, have you ever thought about buying the store?"

Xu Dong suggested.

"Buy it? How much will it cost?"

"Have you never asked the landlord?"

Lele shook his head: "No."

"You call the agent right now and tell him that you want to buy the store and ask him to invite the landlord over to discuss it."

Xu Dong ordered.

"But during the Chinese New Year, all agencies are on holiday..."

"Don't worry. Last year was not easy for all walks of life. The agent is eager to earn more agency fees. He will not complain."

Lele nodded and then took out his mobile phone.

Sure enough, as Xu Dong said, within half an hour, the agent came flying over on a bicycle.

"Beautiful girl, hey, who is this?"

"This is my dad."

"Hello, what's your name?" Xu Dong said politely.

The agency boy responded enthusiastically: "Hello, uncle, just call me Xiao Wu."

"Xiao Wu, did the landlord say when he will arrive?" Xu Dong asked.

"The landlord is already on the way and should be here soon."

"Do you know the price of this shop?"

"Sorry, uncle, I haven't had time to ask, and the landlord didn't say anything, but according to my experience, the price of a shop is roughly between 3 million and 3.5 million."

Xu Dong said in surprise: "This price is not very expensive? 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. There is a lot of risk here!"

Peng Yan on the side kept saying: "With such a high rent, who will dare to open a shop in the future?"

"Sister, there are subsidies for opening a store. The more taxes you pay, the more tax refunds you will 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."

"Is there still such an operation?"

Lele couldn't help but be happy.

"Of course, the premise is that the business is good enough."

"My bakery must be fine."

Lele said confidently.

Xu Dong took advantage of the situation and knocked on his little daughter's forehead.

Lele rubbed her head and said aggrievedly: "Dad, why did you hit me?"

"Have you forgotten what dad taught you? Opening a store is not as easy as you think. You must be cautious and cautious. Someone as arrogant as you is destined to not go far."

Xu Dong educated patiently.

"I see."

Lele couldn't help but stick out her tongue.

The agent brother took the opportunity to boast: "Uncle, I can see that he is a big business person."

"Hmph, you have to say, my dad is a coke..."

"Ahem..." Xu Dong immediately changed the subject, "Xiao Wu, do you think the landlord is willing to sell the house?"

"It shouldn't be low. Last year was a troubled year. The landlord must have been frightened. If there is an opportunity to get off the ship, I think he will not miss it."

The agency guy answered truthfully.

Xu Dong nodded. He had a similar view in his mind. The general environment is not good and all industries are in decline. The first to bear the brunt are various physical stores.

After a while, the landlord finally came over covered in dust.

The visitor was a middle-aged uncle in his early forties.

After some polite exchanges, the two sides began to get down to business.

Xu Dong got straight to the point: "Boss Jiang, Xiao Wu should have told you, I want to confirm, are you willing to sell this shop?"

"Of course, I came here in person, which should represent my sincerity!"

"Okay, what's your bid?"

"My shop is in a good location and has a large area..."

Xu Dong interrupted directly: "Boss Jiang, let's open the skylight and speak frankly. We are very clear about the advantages of the store. Can you just tell us the price?"

"4.2 million."

The landlord hesitated for a moment and tried to quote the price.

"High." Xu Dong shook his head, "Boss Jiang, we are buying sincerely, but you are not selling sincerely?"

"Then 3.8 million!"

The landlord smiled awkwardly.

"The market conditions are there, I believe Xiao Wu should be very aware of the housing prices here."

The agent helped persuade: "Boss Jiang, since Mr. Xu sincerely wants to buy it, why don't you give me a more realistic price?"

"There is no need to worry about renting out the shops in the university town. 3.8 million is really not expensive."

The landlord said he was unwilling to give in any further.

"In normal times, 3.8 million is indeed not expensive, but I think Boss Jiang should be fully aware of the current environment. It will be winter again soon. When the snowstorm and flood disasters come again, I don't need to say more about the consequences. Bar!"

Xu Dong immediately retorted.

As soon as these words came out, they directly hit the landlord's weakness, which was also what worried him the most.

"I'll lower it by another 300,000. This is the final reserve price."

The agent quickly echoed: "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 was so "picking at Suosuo" was mainly to show it to his little daughter. It was a rare opportunity to show up and preach, and it was just a lesson for Lele.

After all, there is a lot of negotiation skill involved.

"Mr. Xu, since you are still not satisfied, why not also give us a price?"

The landlord tried his best to suppress his impatience.

"How about 2.7 million? All the 2.7 million will belong to you, and all transfer taxes and fees will be borne by us."

Xu Dong probed.

"This is impossible, 2.7 million is too low."

The landlord was almost furious.

The sudden price reduction of 800,000 is simply a money grab.

"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 with nothing. As a person, you must learn to assess the situation."

"What do you mean? That I'm greedy?"

The landlord said angrily.

"It's not greedy, it's just that I didn't see the general trend clearly."

Xu Dong deliberately pretended to be sorry.

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