Chapter 58 The Sales Office is Now Available

Lin Ruoyan didn't know what other people thought, but she felt that this location and the building that had already been topped out were very suitable for a sales office.

Originally, she was thinking that after selecting a location for the sales office, she would not have to worry about the formalities. It would take a while to build it, and there would be no place for the marketing director to display his expensive plans. Now the building is there, all the formalities are in place, and the interior space is more than 2,000 square meters, which can accommodate a model room.

Besides, the renovation of my own courtyard house is nearing completion. Professor Qiao's design skills are quite impressive for small projects, and the high-quality construction team is also striving for perfection. I just need to call them over to continue working at the sales office. I'll keep the model room empty for now and only renovate the public areas. Once the luxury apartment plan is finalized, I'm sure I'll be able to grab the model room in a month.

The only drawback is that the building and the land are priced at less than 40 million. She hopes that someone at the auction can raise the price so that she can raise the 50 million to buy it.

With this idea in mind, Lin Ruoyan felt no pressure when attending the auction. Others were eager to lower the price to below 30 million and were unwilling to buy if it was more expensive. Only a few people raised their bids, but Lin Ruoyan won the project with only 40 million.

This amount of money, if put into Beijing more than a decade later, wouldn't even be enough to buy a typical three or four-bedroom apartment in this area that's 20 or 30 years old, let alone a building. While others might think she's losing money, Lin Ruoyan feels like she's gotten a great bargain.

Even if this place is no longer used as a sales office in the future, it can be used as the headquarters of Lin's Real Estate Company after a little renovation.

The squandering system didn't expect the host to be so forthcoming and simply spend a large sum of money. It praised: "You spent 40 million just on one auction. Auctions happen every month. If not domestically, there are also auctions abroad. From now on, the host might as well go to one or two auctions every month. With a busy day or two in thirty days, you can easily spend the hundreds of millions of dowry and no longer have to worry about the monthly quota."

Lin Ruoyan retorted seriously: "If my money is gone and I am gone, what will happen to you?"

The Prodigal System was stunned for a few seconds before responding: "I consulted the main system, and they said there would be some rewards based on my score for this mission. These rewards would allow me to upgrade and load more advanced system modules."

Lin Ruoyan had been pondering this question recently. Since there was a main system above the Prodigal System, and it also had KPIs, she could trick the Prodigal System into cooperating with her in order to achieve higher KPIs. "So, if I only lived for less than eight months, what score would you get? If I lived longer, would your score increase?"

"I'll ask the main system about this." After the Prodigal System finished its consultation, its tone became increasingly respectful. "Host, you're wise! As expected, my rating is related to my survival time and achievements. Because I was the first to raise this question, the main system even gave me some hints about my achievements."

"That's right. I want to live longer. On the premise of following principles, I have to figure out how to make money, right?" Lin Ruoyan was delighted and continued to inquire, "So, what is achievement?"

The Spendthrift System replied frankly: "To live long, the host must spend 100 million per month, either earning it themselves or by sweet-talking other men into giving them money. The achievement system is hidden, and will only be announced when triggered. For example, if the host's character is a vicious female supporting role, spending a large sum of money on land to compete with wealth is in line with the character's behavior. Similarly, spending money on important male characters in the book will definitely trigger achievements."

Oh, so that's how it is! Putting the land purchase aside, she'd already lavished 30 million on the original novel's hero, Wei Xu. How come she didn't achieve her goal? Did she have to spend all that money on Wei Xu? Wei Xu was only the second male lead in that movie, and his salary was probably around a million at best. So, she couldn't achieve her goal!

That must be the case, Lin Ruoyan said, a little annoyed. However, she could learn from her mistakes. Now that she knew what the Prodigal System wanted, she could cater to its needs and persuade it to cooperate. As for Wei Xu, his pay would increase in the future. If she could increase her investment in the future, she should still have a chance to surpass Wei Xu's achievements.

The Spendthrift System said, "Actually, based on my report, the main system currently rates the host very highly. At least the first month's target was met ahead of schedule. This month's 90 million in spending has already been met, and even a random 100 million has been spent. It's just that I personally feel the host doesn't seem to spend much money on any particular man, so this rating may be affected."

Lin Ruoyan quickly confused the concept and said, "Who did I buy that building for forty million for? Wasn't it for my Director Lu Gan? The sales office is his home, and forty million is just the beginning. Later on, the design and renovation, the maintenance, and the filling of it with expensive gifts—isn't that all money spent on him? It's almost like hiding a beautiful woman in a golden house."

The prodigal system recalled Lu Gan's ordinary, honest face and was slightly shocked. Could it be that the host was not particular about meat and fish, and disdained the likes of Wei Xu, preferring unremarkable men? However, upon closer thought, the host's story seemed logically sound. He had spent money to build a magnificent house, let that man live there year-round, filled the house with all kinds of goodies, served him with delicious food and drinks, and continued to increase his salary...

"In the future, I will buy whatever Lu Gan says. I will also rent counters in various high-end shopping malls and decorate them according to his wishes. Isn't that enough?" Lin Ruoyan became more and more excited as she spoke.

The prodigal system gradually gave up arguing.

This time, unlike the public land auction in CY District, which was held for fear that the momentum would not be big enough, it was just an ordinary auction of fixed assets. There was not even any media coverage because the original owner of this asset was involved in many relationships and it was not suitable for public disclosure. Therefore, the relevant procedures were handled by others, and the buyer and seller just went through the normal process of delivery. It was very low-key.

Lin Ruoyan also liked this business-like attitude. It would be better to just pay the money directly instead of going through all those unnecessary social engagements.

The location of the project is not far from Lin Ruoyan's courtyard and the current company's office address. She only brought Qin Shuang with her when she filmed the project, and she returned to her own office in the company in less than 20 minutes afterwards, which was quite fast.

Now that she had the prototype of a sales office, she couldn't wait to pull Qin Shuang over, call the marketing director Lu Gan and the directors of the design department, engineering department, and cost department to hold a small meeting, and try to let her subordinates build the sales office as soon as possible to realize the vision of "hiding a beauty in a golden house". Maybe she could achieve something?

The data Lin Ruoyan had on hand were some on-site photos taken during the auction and the existing procedural documents for the project.

If this were the real world, she would just be an employee at a real estate company. After obtaining this information, she would convene a relevant meeting. She would first digitize the data, create a beautiful PPT, and add her own refined introduction. If the pictures were not enough, she would take some more on site. It would take at least a day and a half to prepare.

Now, she was the boss of the company, having already paid for the building. The documents had been packaged and handed to her by the previous company, but she'd casually glanced at them without sorting them, dumping them all on the table. From then on, she only had to express her ideas, while the hard work fell to Qin Shuang, the president's assistant, and the specialized departments.