In Zhong Chuchu's eyes, the counters close to the street are the real golden shops. Such shops can not only attract people entering the mall, but also attract people walking on the street. They are simply traffic harvesters. As for the counters on the second floor near the stairs, which are called golden shops by the manager, Zhong Chuchu really looks down on those counters.
I don’t know how the mall manager fooled those people into paying more to rent the shops near the stairs. Anyway, Zhong Chuchu didn’t like them.
The mall manager naturally didn't know what Zhong Chuchu was thinking. He followed Zhong Chuchu's finger and looked at the counters on the first floor of the mall close to the street. A hint of understanding flashed in his eyes. It turned out that this girl was quite smart. She wanted to rent a shop on the first floor. She must know the flow of people in their mall. The first floor had the largest flow of customers. On the other hand, the flow of people on the fifth floor was far less than that of the first floor. Some people couldn't even climb to the fifth floor when shopping in the mall because their mall was really too big.
It seems that this little girl is not only as innocent and kind as she looks, but also has some brains. Thinking of this, the mall manager's eyes turned around and he spoke casually.
"Little girl, the places you want are not expensive, the rent is only one dollar a year, but it's a pity that they have already been rented."
Having said that, the mall manager stopped talking, glanced at Zhong Chuchu, and said in a slightly regretful tone.
"I believe you've already seen when you came into the mall on the first floor that the locations you want have already been occupied by counters. They are already tenanted, so it's impossible for them to rent them to you. Otherwise, you can choose a counter in another area. For example, there are many counters on the fifth floor that are not rented out. Otherwise, why not try renting a counter on the fifth floor first?"
Of course, there are many counters on the fifth floor that have not been rented out, because the traffic on the fifth floor is not as good as that on the floors below. Many merchants who rented counters on the fifth floor complained that the traffic was not large enough and their business was not good, so they simply gave up the counters on the fifth floor and set up stalls.
As a result, many counters on the fifth floor of their shopping mall were empty and had not been rented out. The general manager of the mall had pressured him many times, both openly and secretly, to rent out these counters as soon as possible.
In exchange for maximizing profits, but then again, no one who does business is a fool. Without traffic support, no one would be willing to rent a counter on the fifth floor.
Although there are still a few scattered households on the fifth floor who are still selling things, they are unable to afford to rent shops or counters elsewhere at the moment, so they can only grit their teeth and persevere.
The mall manager looked at Zhong Chuchu, a little girl who was ignorant of the world, and prepared to give some counters to the little girl in front of him.
As for people, the premise of their interactions is always based on interests. No matter whether Zhong Chuchu can make profits or not, he just wants to sell the counters that cannot be rented out to Zhong Chuchu and collect the rent. He doesn't care about anything else.
The mall manager's abacus was clattering in his mind, and the abacus beads were about to jump onto Zhong Chuchu's face. A Feng, who was behind him, glanced at Zhong Chuchu calmly, thinking about how to remind her, fearing that the girl would be deceived, and then he heard Zhong Chuchu speak in a sinister voice.
"The counter on the fifth floor? There's not a lot of traffic there, right? Manager, are you trying to trick me?"
Mall manager: “…”
Hehe, was his plan so obvious? The little girl saw through it at a glance and brought it up so openly, which was really embarrassing.
A Feng: “…”
Fortunately, he didn't remind her. Zhong Chuchu only looked cute and silly, but she was actually the one who controlled the rhythm. It seemed that the boss's request for him to follow behind Zhong Chuchu, not to talk too much, and not to interfere in Zhong Chuchu's affairs too often was reasonable.
Zhong Chuchu is not as simple as she appears to be.
The mall manager, whose secrets were bluntly revealed by Zhong Chuchu, smiled awkwardly and rubbed his hands. His face was covered in grease, which made people look disgusted, but he still tried to defend himself.
"Hehehe, how can this be said to be a trap for you? I'm just suggesting that there are a lot of counters on the fifth floor that haven't been rented out. If you don't want to, there's nothing I can do. All the counters on the first floor are rented out anyway."
In fact, his proposal was both a conspiracy and an open conspiracy. If Zhong Chuchu had not gone to the fifth floor to investigate the flow of people, or if she did not understand the operation of a shopping mall very well, she would have fallen into the trap.
Of course, if Zhong Chuchu was a smart and experienced person, she would not have fallen into this trap.
Anyway, all the counters on the first floor have been rented out. Zhong Chuchu has now seen through his conspiracy and open scheme, but there is nothing she can do. After all, there are no counters on the first floor.
But Zhong Chuchu didn't seem to want to give up. Seeing that the mall manager was about to leave, she spread out the mall floor plan in front of the two of them again and said with a smile.
"Manager Li, even though all the counters on the first floor are rented out, isn't there still room for negotiation?"
The mall manager looked at Zhong Chuchu, as if he was ready for a good negotiation, but he looked helpless, and could only speak patiently.
"There's nothing to discuss. You saw the counter on the first floor when you came in. It's very popular. As soon as it becomes available, someone will take it immediately. If you want to rent it, just line up."
There was no way. The shop on the first floor was really popular. Even when his brother-in-law wanted to sell belts, he couldn't wait for the counter on the first floor to be rented out, so they got him a counter on the second floor instead.
It was simply a fantasy for Zhong Chuchu, a complete stranger, to want to rent a counter on the first floor from him.
If you want to rent a counter on the first floor, that’s fine. Just go and queue up first. There are so many people queuing up to rent a counter on the first floor anyway.
Zhong Chuchu placed one hand on the floor plan of the shopping mall and whispered in a voice that only the three of them could hear.
"Manager Li, how about this? I want those counters on the first floor facing the street. You rent them to someone else for ¥10,000 a year, and I'll pay you ¥10,000 a year. When you sign the contract, just write in the contract that the rent is ¥10,000 a year. I just looked at the street-facing area and there are probably two counters there. I'll pay you ¥10,000, and then we'll write in the contract that the rent is ¥10,000. How do you think this is okay?"
Money is a good thing. Money can make the world go round. This sentence is very practical at any time.
But some things cannot be said explicitly, as long as everyone understands them.
Zhong Chuchu's voice was very low, but it reached the ears of the mall manager and Afeng accurately. Manager Li looked at Zhong Chuchu in shock. For a moment, his mouth opened subconsciously, but then he realized his loss of composure and quickly closed his mouth.
Zhong Chuchu's words clearly told him that if he was given a dollar as a bribe, they would give him two shops on the first floor facing the street.
At this time, Manager Li's heart was boiling with excitement. The way he looked at Zhong Chuchu was a little different. This little girl was indeed something.
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