Chapter 184 Choosing a House
Director Hu thought to himself, of course he wanted to do that. He dreamed of increasing the sales of the Friendship Store to a higher level and making greater contributions to the country.
If someone else had said this, Director Hu might have hesitated for a while, but Lin Siqiao had given him too many surprises today.
When Director Hu heard the tone of her voice and saw how confident she looked, he felt there was nothing to worry about.
Isn't it opening at the beginning of next month? He thinks that if he works hard, he might be able to open it by the end of the month!
"Xiao Lin, please sit down and wait for a while. I'll be back soon."
"good."
Lin Siqiao had no idea that Director Hu would go to such lengths. She had planned to have the restaurant up and running by the middle of the month at the latest so that she could start her subsequent plans.
In less than half an hour, Director Hu came back.
"Xiao Lin, come on, come with me."
"Where are you going?"
Lin Siqiao looked at the director's impetuous look, could it be what she thought?
"Let's go look at the house."
Director Hu rubbed his hands excitedly. "The Housing and Urban-Rural Development Commission has agreed. There are still many empty houses in the Second Embassy District. Let's go over and pick a suitable location."
Director Hu has made up his mind. He will choose a house this afternoon and go to the Housing and Urban-Rural Development Commission to sign the contract tomorrow morning.
Furniture, ornaments and decorative materials are all available at the Friendship Store, so you don’t have to worry about them.
He will then assign some employees to help, and the restaurant will be ready in about a week at the latest.
Lin Siqiao has always known that he can get things done with someone in the court, but he didn't expect it to be so fast.
But this is also good.
Solving the problem at once saves you the trouble.
When Lin Siqiao and his group arrived, staff from the Housing and Urban-Rural Development Commission were already waiting at the gate of the embassy area.
As soon as he got off the car, Director Hu shook hands with the other party enthusiastically.
"Comrade, thank you for your hard work in calling you out in such a cold day."
"Director Hu, please don't say that. We are all serving the people. It's not hard work."
After the staff introduced themselves, they led the two people to visit the embassy area.
"You can take a look at this house. It is currently the best location in the embassy district."
After climbing a long staircase, the staff opened the door of the shop.
Director Hu saw Lin Siqiao looking around and didn't urge her. He just waited quietly by the side.
When she had seen almost everything, the two of them went into the house together.
The houses in the embassy area are basically used for both commercial and residential purposes, somewhat similar to the large flats in later generations.
Lin Siqiao took a rough look and found that the total area of this apartment was about 300 square meters, which was a suitable size.
What a pity, the house is nice, but it's not suitable for a restaurant.
Director Hu saw Lin Siqiao frowning and asked in a low voice.
"How is it, is there something wrong?"
"Um."
Lin Siqiao nodded. She was quite experienced in investing in houses and shops.
Otherwise, there wouldn’t be so many piles of property certificates under her name in future generations!
"Director, the location and view of this house are quite good. It is the kind that people passing by can't help but take a look."
"But if we open a restaurant here, the business won't be successful."
"Oh? Why do you say that?"
Lin Siqiao's reason was simple, "First, this house has large floor-to-ceiling windows on three sides."
"For foreigners who value privacy very much, this makes them feel insecure."
"Second, the steps in front of the door are too high."
Lin Siqiao just counted and there are about 20 steps.
According to incomplete statistics from later generations, if the steps at the entrance of a shop are higher than 4, the customer flow will be reduced by at least 30%.
It’s just that the concept of big data is not suitable for this era, so Lin Siqiao can only use the elderly, children, and pregnant women as examples.
Director Hu was stunned after hearing this. He never thought that steps would become a problem.
"You continue."
Lin Siqiao nodded, "The third reason is that there is a garbage station next to this house."
"In the summer, the smell may be stronger and will affect the appetite of foreign guests."
After saying that, Lin Siqiao looked at the staff who were also standing there in a daze.
"Comrade, I see this house has been used before. May I ask what it was used for?"
The staff hesitated for a while and said.
“This used to be a service center in the embassy district, but business was not very good, so it closed down the year before last.”
Everyone thought they were running the business poorly or that their tastes weren't suited to these foreigners.
No one expected that they would fail over these insignificant little things.
Director Hu also broke out in a cold sweat after hearing this. Fortunately, he called Xiao Lin over today.
If this was given to him alone, he might have already bought the house by now.
He didn't plan to interfere in what happened next and would just leave it to Kobayashi.
Soon, the three of them went to the next house. Lin Siqiao just took a look and shook his head.
This location is too remote, to the extent that even a dog would be disgusted when seeing it.
The third set is located on the fifth floor. In that era when elevators were not yet popular, opening a restaurant there would be simply courting death.
And so, two hours passed.
Lin Siqiao finally found the store he liked in a central location in the embassy district.
The house has two floors, each floor is about 200 square meters.
In front of the restaurant is an unobstructed lawn and fountain, so there is no need to worry about the view and traffic.
The most important thing is that this house is made of wood, and its shape stands out among all the houses.
Lin Siqiao specifically asked the staff and found out that the house was previously an indoor children's playground, which closed less than a year after it opened.
“So soon?”
Lin Siqiao was a little surprised. Logically speaking, it was easiest to make money from children these days.
The staff explained.
"The main reason is that there are too few children in the embassy area. Basically, when they reach school age, they are sent back to their home countries."
"So that's how it is."
After listening to this, Lin Siqiao could understand that people abroad attach more importance to children's education.
However, with the development of the Cultural Movement in recent years, the education system in the country has basically been paralyzed.
Foreign guests naturally would not let their children stay in China.
"Xiao Lin, what do you think of this house? Do you want to take a closer look?"
"Director, this is it."
Seeing that she was so sure, Director Hu made the decision without saying a word.
"Okay, that's it. I'll go sign the contract tomorrow."
"Um."
Lin Siqiao just nodded when he heard Director Hu speaking.
"Xiao Lin, why don't I leave the decoration of the restaurant to you?"
Director Hu is worried even if he leaves it to others!
Lin Siqiao did not refuse. She had just taken a quick look at the structure of the cabin and thought that this style was particularly suitable for a retro restaurant.
In other words, there is actually no need for any renovation.
You just need to spend some time on the soft furnishings.
Of course, the reason why Lin Siqiao dared to take this.
Also because she has experience.
You should know that she also owned quite a few restaurants and coffee shops in her name in later generations. Lin Siqiao opened these mainly for her own convenience.
Firstly, she loves food, and secondly, she wants to have a place to go when she gets together with friends.
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