Chapter 83 Chapter 83 Factory
Shu Niannian follows three principles when looking for a factory.
First, the area around the factory should be quiet.
Second, the safety of the factory must be guaranteed. It is a bit exaggerated to require patrolling police around it, but it cannot be done in areas where refugees gather.
Third, transportation should be convenient and the factory should be close to official roads to facilitate transportation.
Shu Niannian knew that her requests were a bit too much, so she didn't put all her eggs in one basket. She released these three demands to different agents, casting a wide net to catch more fish. She believed that there would always be an agent who could find the house she needed. After all, there is strength in numbers!
She also went to see several houses these days, and she felt that what the agent found for her was not a factory, but a haunted house!
The yards of those houses were either overgrown with weeds or had fallen into disrepair. When she stood inside the house, the musty smell from the wall went straight into her nose. There was a big hole in the roof, but moving a chair into the house and sitting on it did not affect her sunbathing at all.
"Don't you want to take the agency fee? I'm renting a factory, a big deal. If you're successful in your introduction, you can get a 10% agency fee from me for a house like this. How much do you think I can pay for it per month? Three dollars or two dollars?"
The agent who introduced the shabby house to her lowered his head in shame. He saw that Shu Niannian was a young girl and wanted to trick her, but he didn't expect that Shu Niannian would suddenly end her cooperation with him.
Later, when the agents came to Shu Niannian to look at houses again, Shu Niannian had learned her lesson. She first asked the agents to tell her which house they were going to see, and then she would ask whether what the agents Li Ruyu and Zhang Chunyang said was reliable. Only if they were reliable would she go to see them. If the agents were unreliable, she would just turn her away.
She didn't know about the rental distribution and regional differences in Haicheng, but Li Ruyu and Zhang Chunyang knew it very well.
Zhang Chunyang is a native of Haicheng. Li Ruyu moved out of the military family compound some time ago and also got a rough idea of the housing distribution in Haicheng.
After rounds of screening, Shu Niannian finally selected three houses, two of which were in the suburbs and one in Haicheng City.
Shu Niannian made an appointment with the agent and went out with the cash in her pocket. The agent's surname was Lin, and his name was Lin Qiang. He was not tall, only about 1.7 meters, chubby, and looked very reliable. He was 40 years old. Shu Niannian respectfully called him Uncle Lin, but Lin Qiang refused to agree and insisted that Shu Niannian call him Old Lin.
Shu Niannian understood, and she readily called Lin Qiang "Old Lin". In fact, she felt more comfortable calling him "Old Lin". She and Lin Qiang were casual acquaintances and they were not related at all. If she called him "Uncle Lin", it would feel like she was trying to get something in return from Lin Qiang.
But Shu Niannian never thought so. From a business perspective, she only took the profit that she deserved, and she never thought of taking advantage of her partners by a penny.
She has never been someone who would covet such a small profit.
Shu Niannian and Lao Lin first went to a courtyard in the urban area. It was a large courtyard with a very deep and wide depth. There were 5 back rooms at the entrance of the courtyard, 6 compact wing rooms on the east side, a spacious reception room in the middle of the main room, and two spacious main rooms on the east and west sides of the main room.
The yard is about 200 square meters, occupying 60% of the entire courtyard.
Overall, this yard is more suitable for living, but it is not difficult to transform it into a production workshop. Shu Niannian disassembled and reassembled the yard in her mind, and the finished product turned out to be quite good.
Shu Niannian asked Lao Lin about the rent of this yard, and then hurried to look at two yards on the outskirts of the city.
Shu Niannian didn't say whether she was satisfied or not, and Lao Lin didn't ask. In fact, he was not optimistic about the first courtyard. When Shu Niannian asked him to find a house, she made it very clear that what she wanted was a factory, not a residential house.
The two rode their bicycles and it took them 40 minutes to reach the outskirts of the city. Shu Niannian went there with great expectations, thinking she would see two decent factory buildings, but unexpectedly she only saw a pile of rubbish.
Shu Niannian looked at the two factories carefully and could only describe her disappointment as utter. One of the two factories had an outer shell made of iron sheets and was fixed with wood inside. The whole house had a certain degree of wind and rain protection, but it was still not much. The welding at the joints of the walls was not strong, and there were large gaps between the walls. Whether looking from the inside to the outside or from the outside to the inside, you could see clearly. If she really opened a factory here, and the workers were working inside in winter and the northwest wind blew outside, it would definitely be a sour experience.
The walls of the other factory looked very solid, but the lower half of the wall was made of blue bricks, while the upper half was made of mud. The yard was large and spacious, but the ground was covered with moss and weeds. Oh, there was a big pit in the middle of the yard, which was full of green water and emitted an unpleasant sour smell. Shu Niannian also saw a lot of wriggling plankton in the water.
This made Shu Niannian feel sick!
She was wrong. She shouldn't have just asked about the location of the factory. She should have also asked about the completeness and cleanliness of the factory. To be honest, the completeness and cleanliness of the two factories were comparable to the house she saw for the first time, which was covered with weeds and had a big hole in the roof.
She wanted to build a sterile production workshop, and these two houses on the outskirts of the city were obviously not suitable.
Seeing Shu Niannian's reaction, Lao Lin knew that his business deal was going to fail, but he still explained, "It's really hard to find a ready-made factory. You know, in the past ten years, let alone opening a factory, even selling eggs had to be done secretly. The previous small private factories were burned down, smashed, and no longer exist! These two old factories were confiscated more than ten years ago. They were returned last year, and the owner wanted to rent them out for some money. These two are the only ones that have survived!"
In short, it is not easy to find a ready-made factory that can be used right away!
Shu Niannian pondered for a moment, and instantly thought of the yard in the city center. With a slight renovation, that yard would be able to meet all of Shu Niannian's needs.
First of all, the courtyard in the city center is highly intact. There are no residents around the courtyard, but two rows of green belts. 100 meters out of the yard is an official road with convenient transportation. There is a police station across the alley. The key is that the courtyard is clean.
After making up her mind, Shu Niannian said to Lao Lin, "I don't like these two houses. Let's talk about the yard we saw before. How do we pay the rent? Is it a deposit of one and a third of the rent, or a direct payment of the entire year's rent?"
Lao Lin said with some embarrassment, "If you give me another two days, I will definitely be able to help you find a suitable factory. It's my fault today. I thought you just wanted a cheap factory to make some handmade pendants, so I found you a house with a favorable price."
On the way to the suburbs by bike, Lao Lin chatted with Shu Niannian and learned that Shu Niannian wanted to run a skin care product factory, which had extremely high requirements for hygiene and environment. When he came, he was thinking, it's over, this order today is definitely going to fall through.
Well, he just didn't expect it to turn yellow so quickly. Shu Niannian denied it directly after taking a look at it, and he didn't even have the room to persuade her.
Shu Niannian thought about it and it seemed that she just told the agent that she wanted a spacious factory building, without any specific purpose. Shu Niannian held her forehead and was speechless. She smiled and said, "This is not your fault. It was me who did not explain it clearly. Now that it has come to this, let's not talk about the previous mistakes. Let's talk about the present. I have my eyes on the first yard. How do I pay the rent?"
This was the second time Shu Niannian asked how to pay the rent. Lao Lin rubbed his hands and said, "The owner of that yard wants to sell it, not rent it out."
Shu Niannian raised an eyebrow, "Sell?"
Old Lin nodded and said embarrassedly, "Yes, the owner would rather sell the house. If you want to rent it, you can, but it can only be a short-term lease, and the owner will bring people to see the house every now and then. You run a factory, so you definitely need more privacy. And if you want to use that yard as a factory, it will have to go through a round of renovation. You invested a lot of money, but in the end you can only rent it for a short period of time. It's not cost-effective for you."
Shu Niannian thought about it and said with a smile, "Then tell me, how much does the owner want to sell it for?"
Shu Niannian liked the house, but she hadn't thought about it before. But after Lao Lin reminded her, she figured it out. Instead of renting a house, it would be better to buy it directly.
If she is just renting, the landlord may not agree to her renovation. But it is different if she buys the house. As long as she buys the house, she is the owner. It is legal and reasonable for her to renovate her house, and no one can interfere.
But she doesn’t quite understand the current housing prices. What is the market situation like?
At this time in her previous life, she was confusedly married into a dire strait by her second aunt. She had no chance and no capital to care about the housing prices at that time. Later, when she became rich, the housing prices continued to rise every day. Some people made a fortune by speculating in real estate, so Shu Niannian felt a little guilty. But then she thought, houses nowadays should not be very expensive. There are very few people with an annual income of 10,000 yuan nowadays, so how expensive can houses be?
When Lao Lin heard Shu Niannian asking about the house price, he looked at Shu Niannian calmly. The girl was pretty, with dark eyes that revealed a sense of intelligence. Lao Lin did not dare to look at her for too long, but just stretched out two fingers and gestured, "60,000."
Shu Niannian: "60,000?"
Lao Lin nodded: "Yes."
Shu Niannian calculated the funds in her hand and asked, "Lao Lin, can you help me analyze this house? I bought it for 60,000 yuan. Am I losing money or getting a bargain?"
Lao Lin was embarrassed. "How can I explain this? Buying a house is like buying a jade bracelet. The owner offers 20,000 yuan. Some people think it's not worth it, some think it's a fair price, and some think it's a bargain. Everyone has their own taste. In the current market situation, if the owner offers 60,000 yuan, I think it's a reasonable price."
Shu Niannian nodded and said with a smile: "I also think the price is okay, but as a buyer, I still want to ask the owner if the price can be cheaper. Can you please help me make an appointment with the owner so that we can discuss the price of the house in detail?"
Lao Lin looked at Shu Niannian in surprise and asked, "Do you really want to buy it?!"
Shu Niannian nodded, "Yes."
Lao Lin rubbed his hands happily, his voice getting louder with excitement, "I'll go back and help you make an appointment with the landlord. Don't worry, if I negotiate for this house, the price can be reduced by another 10%."
Shu Niannian rode on the bicycle and followed Lao Lin back. "Okay, if this thing is successful, in addition to the commission, I will also give you a red envelope."
Lao Lin laughed loudly and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely bargain for you a good price!"
As real estate agents, their commission for renting a house is 10% of one month's rent, and their commission for selling a house is only 1%. They are all willing to sell houses but not rent them out. 1% of the selling price of a house of 10,000 yuan is 100 yuan, and 10% of the rent of 100 yuan is only 10 yuan.
When you go out to work, after a tiring day, who wouldn’t want to earn 100 yuan?
Lao Lin didn't know what method he used, but he successfully persuaded the homeowner to change the house price from 60,000 yuan to 55,000 yuan. Lao Lin reported the final price to Shu Niannian. Shu Niannian asked Lao Lin to wait for a moment. Before making the final decision to buy the house, she called a meeting with Li Ruyu and Zhang Chunyang. She wanted to hear their opinions.
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