Chapter 108: The Operation of Intent Gold

It turned out that the young man had been to this store seven days ago.

At that time, he was looking for a shop on this street and saw a sublease notice in front of this shop. The environment was good and the business was not too bad, so he went in to talk to the owner.

The boss asked for a transfer fee of 180,000 yuan. The young man bargained all the way and finally agreed to 150,000 yuan, which did not include all the equipment in the store. However, the young man was very hesitant and wanted to lower the price again, but he felt that 150,000 yuan would be fine.

The boss then asked the young man to pay a 500 yuan deposit, keep the shop for him, and give him time to think it over. If the young man decided not to rent, the 500 yuan would be liquidated damages. If the boss breached the contract, the 500 yuan liquidated damages would be doubled as compensation.

The young man was already conflicted, and when he heard that he only needed 500 yuan to help him keep the store, he immediately agreed. He thought that it was only 500 yuan, and if he delayed for a while longer, the boss would be unable to bear it and would lower the price.

A few days after paying the deposit, the young man went around all the shops in the area and saw some that he liked, but since the prices were similar and he had already paid 500 yuan, he decided to stick with this one.

After waiting for a few more days and seeing that the boss still hadn't called him to lower the price, the young man knew that he couldn't lower the price, so he called the boss and told him that he had decided to buy the store.

The boss was very polite at the time and said there was no rush. He told the young man to just come over once the money was in place. He could pay the money directly after signing the contract and move the items in the store that same day.

The young man felt relieved. He was planning to open a Taiwanese cake shop. Coincidentally, his wife had already contacted the factory, so the young man paid 75% of the payment, nearly 120,000 yuan, to the machine manufacturer.

The manufacturer contacted him these two days and said that the machine was ready and urged him to ship it and pay the remaining 25% of the payment.

The young man came to buy the store with the money, but when he arrived, the owner said that he didn't want to sell it anymore because the store had already been sold to someone else.

The young man was dumbfounded and argued with the boss. He had clearly given him a deposit and written a receipt, and the boss had promised to keep the store for him.

As a result, the boss directly compensated him 1,000 yuan and kicked him out.

After the young man left, he immediately looked for another store he had seen before, thinking that the machine had already been made and he would have to pay a storage fee if he kept it. As it turned out, the other store had also sold it.

The young man was completely helpless and furious. He went to the store again to argue with the owner, but was kicked out again...

The aunt smacked her lips after hearing this and glanced at the young man. "Young man, you are still too young! Although the boss's behavior was not authentic, you are too naive. If you want to be a businessman, you need to practice more!"

"It's nothing, I just trusted him too much! What he said was so nice!" The young man's face turned red.

"Let me tell you, he hasn't sold the shop yet!" The aunt lowered her voice.

"Ah?" The young man looked incredulous.

The aunt pursed her lips, and the two of them walked forward a few steps. Zhao Xiaojing also followed them shamelessly, looking at the aunt and listening attentively.

The aunt glanced at Zhao Xiaojing but didn't care.

"Let me tell you, my old man also took a fancy to this shop a few days ago. He negotiated with the boss at that time and asked for 168,000 yuan, including all the equipment. My old man thought it was a good idea, and the boss also asked for a deposit of 1,000 yuan. My old man didn't dare to make the decision on his own, so he came back to discuss it with me.

I came here a few times in the past few days and found that it is really good. Today I talked to the boss again, and this time he raised the price. After a long time of negotiation, the lowest price was 175,000, and he asked me to pay a deposit of 2,000!

I was about to leave when I heard the stock price had gone up 7,000 in two days, but then you showed up!

Zhao Xiaojing's eyes widened. What kind of a trick was this?

"I don't understand. What's his purpose in paying the deposit all the time? Does he want to catch someone who breaches the contract and make money from the deposit?" The young man scratched his head, looking puzzled.

"I told you that you still need to practice! How can you run a business like this? You must be messing around because your family has money." The aunt shook her head speechlessly at the young man, "Little girl, tell me!"

Zhao Xiaojing was caught off guard by being called out, and after a moment's pause, she spoke. "I think he's using the deposit to raise the price. He might have accepted 150,000, but after paying the 500 deposit, he set 150,000 as his minimum price. Then, if someone else comes to see it, he'll raise the price. After all, he has 150,000 as a bottom line. With that bottom line, he naturally becomes more assertive in the bargaining process, isn't so eager to sell, and can negotiate a higher price."

Apparently, he's already raised the price and collected a 1,000 yuan deposit, so Auntie, you went to negotiate, and he's raised the price to 2,000 yuan, and the lowest price is 175,000 yuan."

"Look! Such a grown man is not as good as your wife! Fortunately, one of the couple has a clear mind. If you rely on yourself..."

The auntie started talking and the young man waved his hands desperately when he heard it.

"Auntie, no, no! Isn't she with you? This, this is not my wife!"

"You're not with me!" The aunt turned her head and glared at Zhao Xiaojing.

"I...well, I also wanted to rent this store. I heard you two discussing it, so I followed you here..." Zhao Xiaojing explained awkwardly when she saw that the two of them had misunderstood her.

"Oh no! I saw him just saying that his wife was ordering a machine, and you were sighing beside him. I thought you were his wife!" The aunt slapped her thigh.

The three of them felt awkward.

"But he keeps raising the price and breaking the contract. What's he trying to gain? If the deposit goes up in price, won't he have to pay double?" The young man was still confused.

"So, tell me, is it more cost-effective for him to pay you 500 yuan less in liquidated damages, or to take 20,000 yuan more in transfer fees?" Zhao Xiaojing asked directly.

"Since the customer is willing to pay the deposit, he is definitely interested in his store. This money is used to tie you down, not him. Don't forget, you also looked at other stores later, but because you paid 500 yuan here, the price difference was not big, so you gave up.

Besides, he asked you for 500 and asked another person for 1000, so he just used the other person's 1000 to compensate you. Even if the other person doesn't want it, he won't make any profit or loss!" Zhao Xiaojing analyzed.

"Holy crap! How can a business be so cunning?!" The young man was stunned after hearing Zhao Xiaojing's words. "So I have to pay the full amount and sign the contract right then and there?"

"Young man, I'll teach you!" The aunt patted his shoulder. "Next time, pay 10,000 yuan as a deposit. If you breach the contract, he'll compensate you 20,000 yuan. You'll still make a profit!"

Zhao Xiaojing couldn't help laughing. This was indeed a solution.

"But if I don't want it anymore, don't I have to pay ten thousand?" The young man stared at the aunt.

"You really are..." The aunt held back and swallowed what she was about to say.

There's no way to help someone get to the wall. Zhao Xiaojing responded silently in her heart.