After waiting a while, the call was answered, and I said to Vice President Wu on the other end, "Excuse me, are you President Wu?"
"I am, and who are you?"
I smiled and said, "I'm Dai Qiang's friend. I heard you're in Thailand. I happen to have a company here too. If you or your family need any help, just let me know. I know Thailand quite well."
"Oh... hello, hello, you're Dai Qiang's friend who sells houses in Thailand, right?"
"Yes, this phone call was from Dai Qiang... He said he received a lot of help from you in the company and told me to make sure you were treated well."
"Really?... Dai Qiang is capable and talented; he'll definitely achieve great things in the future!"
I smiled again and then changed the subject, asking, "Mr. Wu, how long do you plan to stay in Thailand? If you're not in a hurry to leave, why don't you come and stay with me for a few days... It's a newly purchased sea-view villa right here in Patong."
"Uh... I hope I won't bother you?"
"Not at all, not at all. It's my honor to host you... Why don't you bring your family to stay here? I've hired staff, and it will definitely be more comfortable than staying in a hotel. Of all of Patong, my villa has the best sea view. There's a beach right in the yard, and the swimming pool is on the third-floor terrace, where you can swim while enjoying the sea view. In the evening, the whole family can have a barbecue and feel the sea breeze—it's very pleasant!"
"If you put it that way, I'd really like to go take a look... By the way, your villa must be quite expensive, right?"
I replied with a smile, "The price of a house is relative. In Shanghai, this villa might only be enough to buy a house of a little over 100 square meters. But in Phuket, you can easily pick and choose a house for over ten million... Are you planning to buy a villa here?"
"We do have that plan. We've already looked in the Philippines and Malaysia, but we haven't found a villa that we really like. Either the location isn't good, or the decoration style isn't right... If we buy a bare-bones villa, that's even more unrealistic. We don't have that much time to stay abroad and worry about the decoration."
"Yes, high-end clients usually care a lot about the style of decoration... but villas are usually already decorated, so it is indeed difficult to choose the decoration style."
Vice President Wu replied with considerable feeling, "Yes, in Southeast Asian countries, interior design is generally more Thai-style, which I really can't appreciate! ... Do the developers here not value Chinese customers?"
"It's not that we don't value it, it's just that the market hasn't reached that size yet."
"Aren't Chinese people the most fond of buying property abroad?"
"That's true, but when spread across different countries, there aren't many... In Thailand, there are more Europeans and Americans, and then Chinese."
After a brief pause, I continued, “Mr. Wu, I do have a villa here that perfectly matches your needs. You might want to consider it… The house is located on Karon Beach, with a near-first-line sea view, and it’s still a bare shell. We can work with you to develop a renovation plan and take care of the construction until the house is fully handed over to you… You don’t need to worry about a thing throughout the entire process.”
"Okay, take me there tomorrow... My family and I just had dinner at Karon Beach today. The sea view is really nice, and life is convenient."
"Then give me an address, and I'll send a car to pick you up first thing tomorrow morning."
...
After ending the call with Vice President Wu, I breathed a sigh of relief. Based on my business experience over the years, I knew that Vice President Wu was a client I could secure, and I was confident that I could make a killing off him. The fact that he hadn't asked about the price at all indicated that his budget for the house was very high. I knew that when I told him that ten million could buy any villa in Phuket, he was already very confident in his budget, so subconsciously he wasn't too concerned about the price, but rather about the villa's decoration and location.
I immediately called Brother Ping over and said to him, "I have a very reliable client here with a very high budget for buying a house... Let's greet him together tomorrow morning. What luxury cars can you find?... We have to make sure the reception is top-notch!"
Brother Ping hesitated for a moment, then replied, "...Cars in Thailand are too expensive. A car that costs 500,000 yuan in China can cost over a million yuan here... There's no way around it, the taxes are too high... So it's all Japanese cars here, because their country only offers tax breaks for Japanese cars, not cars from other countries... Didn't you see? There are very few Mercedes and BMWs here, and even if there are, they're just entry-level models... To be honest, finding a luxury car for hospitality is really quite difficult!"
After a brief pause, Ping Ge continued, "I have a friend who bought a Mercedes here. I'll ask him later if he doesn't need the car tomorrow, and we can borrow it."
"The class is too low, it doesn't show our sincerity... Go find a car rental company and get an S-Class."
"Michael, is this client of yours really reliable? ... The rental fees for luxury cars here are incredibly high. If it doesn't work out in the end, we'll really lose a lot of money!"
I patiently replied, “We’ve waited a month and finally found such a reliable client. Stop hesitating… Besides the car, go buy some local specialties, the more expensive the better, and give them to them on the way to pick them up… Don’t keep thinking about how much we’ll lose if the deal falls through… You need to think about how much we can earn if this deal goes through, and what the strategic significance is for us!… Brother Ping, I can give you a heads-up, you said luxury cars are expensive here… If this deal goes through, the money we earn will definitely be enough to buy a Mercedes S-Class in Thailand… This guy just cashed out several hundred million!”
Upon hearing the amount of several hundred million, Brother Ping's eyes immediately lit up, and his previous doubts were instantly swept away... For him, making money was the best motivation, so he immediately began to make arrangements.
...
I was alone again, lost in thought by the pool for a long time. When I came to my senses, it was because Yang Sisi had sent me a message. We hadn't been in touch for quite some time, and I didn't know how she was doing after returning to Shanghai.
“Michael, I’ve already bought tickets to Phuket for tomorrow… not just me, but also my dad and his company’s legal counsel.”
"Okay, hurry up and come over. The villa transfer has been dragging on for a long time... By the way, you won't lose out at all by buying this villa. In the past month, the property prices in Patong have gone up again. If it sells well, making two or three million won't be a problem."
Are you really that afraid I'll get taken advantage of?
"I've wronged you so much in this life, so if I can make up for it even a little bit, it'll be worth it."
After waiting a while, Yang Sisi sent me another voice message. She chuckled softly, "It's really strange when you think about it. My family is clearly richer, so why is it always you who helps me make money?... What's even stranger is that you've helped me earn so much money, yet you're the one who feels inferior in the end... Can you tell me why?" To chat with more like-minded people about "My Tenant Sister," follow "Hot Articles" or "rd444" on WeChat to discuss your favorite books with other readers.
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