Old Jin is indeed a very easy person to get along with. At least he doesn't have the airs of a rich person. I bought him a cigarette for ten yuan, and he smoked it.
Old Jin knew that I had successfully run a temporary inn in Jiulongju, so the whole communication process went smoothly. He was well-prepared and even brought the property deeds for the three shops with him.
As I was preparing to discuss the contract details with him, he said to me, "Michael, I really admire you as a young man, and I'm willing to give you these three shops... However, I have to put some pressure on you... If you can achieve an occupancy rate of 80% for the shops in Jiulongju within a year, I'll let you use these three shops for free for three years... instead of the one year you requested... I guarantee I'll keep my word on this..."
"What if I can't do it?"
"After the contract expires, based on the current market price in Jiulongju, you'll give me 50,000 yuan in rent for each shop... that's 150,000 yuan for three shops. Do you dare sign this performance-based contract?"
I smiled and said, "I admire you too. No matter what you do, you won't lose money on this deal."
"Haha... It's like I'm giving you leverage to get this project going... Your ability is the interest I'm paying you..."
"My ability is to give you interest... That's well said... I dare to sign this contract..."
Old Jin was still smiling, and then said to me, "I don't have any other problems besides this... You can draft the contract now. I'm going back to my hometown tomorrow, so it would be best if we signed it tonight."
I was more than happy to agree, so I immediately wrote out a legally binding betting agreement by hand, and then Lao Jin and I pressed our fingerprints on it.
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It was hard-won; I now have three more shops, but the pressure is immense, especially since the deal with Cao Jinbo's shops fell through. Achieving an 80% occupancy rate is extremely difficult. But since coming to Dali, I've gotten used to starting businesses by taking risks... If I managed to gamble on the temporary inn last time, I'm sure I can do it this time too.
I'm not afraid of becoming a crazy gambler, I'm afraid of losing my determination to fight...
I shouldn't fall behind Lu Jia; at least I need to prove that breaking up back then was the right thing to do... We're both on the path of pursuing a better material life.
Putting aside these feelings of comparison, fate is truly wondrous.
My current woman is in Shanghai back then... My former woman went to Chengdu now... And the one who's with me in Dali is Yang Sisi, who brought me so much joy along the way. Although we have no official status, the person living upstairs and downstairs from me right now is indeed her.
I don't know what will happen between us in the future, but it will definitely be more than just living upstairs and downstairs, because we are too familiar with each other, and that floor can never block the feelings between people.
For example, right now, I really want to go back and beat her to death... if she dares to bang on the floor again! Want to chat about "My Tenant Miss" with more like-minded people? Follow "or" on WeChat to discuss your favorite books with other book lovers.
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