"Yes, Yongqing looks quite upscale; we could tell as soon as we walked in."
Xu Minghan smiled and praised, "But it's the truth. This place is newly built, and it won't be outdated even in twenty years. I don't know who the designer is, but the design concept is still very advanced."
Lu Baichuan smiled and stopped talking. Although he was anxious, he couldn't let people see that he was trying to lower the price. The rent was already at its lowest possible level. If it went any lower, he would really go bankrupt, since he still had so many workers' wages to pay.
Zhang Xuemei looked up at Xu Baichuan and asked, "Mr. Xu, is the rent the same for each floor?"
"The current pricing is the same, calculated by square meter, at thirteen yuan per square meter. There are options for sixty, ninety, and one hundred and twenty yuan, but most are sixty yuan. The larger ones only have a few units per floor, and they are in the best locations, so you can see them as soon as you go up the escalator."
Speaking of escalators, Lu Baichuan became proud again, explaining, "Don't be fooled by our tall buildings, we have both escalators and elevators. You can go up in no time. This is much better than that old market, where climbing stairs would exhaust you."
This requires a considerable investment of money. After all, you can't expect people to climb such a tall building on their own two legs! If you really did that, you'd be criticized to death, and it would truly become an unfinished project.
Xu Minghan and Zhang Xuemei had been to this market in their previous lives, so they weren't surprised. Chu Xiaoxiao had also ridden this elevator once, so she wasn't surprised either. Everyone looked calm, which made Lu Baichuan quite frustrated. Why didn't they all express any amazement? It seems that he still lacks experience.
Zhang Xuemei held the blueprints in her hand, stood up, and asked with a smile, "Would it be convenient for you to take us to see it? It's the floor with women's clothing, men's clothing, and children's clothing."
Lu Baichuan also stood up and shouted "Xiao Wu, Xiao Wu" a few times, but no one answered him.
He muttered to himself, "Where did they run off to again? Honestly, never mind, I'll take you there. Let me lock up the office first."
He then led the group toward the stairwell, explaining as they walked, "It's not open yet, so the elevator isn't running. Otherwise, it would be a waste of electricity, right? Besides, it's only on the third floor, not far. Consider it exercise."
They'd already said everything, so what could Xu Minghan and the other two say? They could only follow them upstairs.
"Look, this is the third floor. Have you chosen your spots yet?"
Although the elevators were not in operation, all the lights in the building were on, so they could see the appearance of each shop as soon as they came out of the stairwell, although there was nothing particularly interesting about them.
"Look, the one directly opposite the escalator is 120 square meters, the ones on either side are 90 square meters, and the ones in the back are all 60 square meters. Anyway, the doors haven't been installed yet, so go in and see for yourselves!"
Zhang Xuemei first went to check out the largest one. It was square and had a pretty good layout, but the price was expensive. It would cost 18,720 yuan a year, which was quite a considerable rent.
That's too expensive. If you calculate it this way, the selling price will probably be even higher.
While she was still considering, Chu Xiaoxiao had already decided on the location. Pointing to the shop on the right side of the escalator, she said, "I want to book this one. Can you calculate how much deposit I need to pay? I heard you're offering a discount, and the price won't increase for the first three years, is that right?"
Lu Baichuan glanced at the shop number to make sure it hadn't been booked before smiling and replying, "Yes, there is such a preferential policy, but it only lasts until the end of the month. After July, the discount will be gone. So you're lucky. Your shop is 90 square meters, and the rent is 14,040 yuan a year. You need to pay a 30% deposit first. I'll take you... Xiao Wu, since you're here, take this boss downstairs. She wants a shop with a floor area of 3-15. You take her to the finance department to pay the money."
Lu Baichuan glanced up and saw Xiao Wu coming up the stairs. He immediately pulled up a strong man, saving himself the trouble of running back and forth.
But she still complained, "Where did you run off to? I called you for ages and you didn't come."
"Oh dear, Mr. Lu, I must have been in the restroom. I came right up when Uncle Wang told me you were looking for me. I'll take this boss downstairs now, you all go ahead with your work." After explaining, Xiao Wu happily ran up to lead Chu Xiaoxiao downstairs.
"Then, Sister Xuemei, I'll go downstairs first and wait for you there."
Zhang Xuemei nodded to her, then looked at Lu Baichuan and couldn't help but ask, "Isn't General Manager Lu here too? Is it you...?"
"No, the mainland is my uncle, not my dad." Lu Baichuan quickly interrupted Zhang Xuemei. He had begged his uncle for a long time to get the position, so he was more eager than anyone else for Yongqing to open smoothly. That way, he would really be President Lu, hehe!
"Oh, I see. But it's quite impressive that you're so young and yet you're in charge of such a big undertaking. You're really young and capable." Xu Minghan praised with a smile. It's good to have such a high starting point; he doesn't even look as old as him.
"Of course! I'm only twenty-six this year, which is pretty good for someone young and promising, right?" Lu Baichuan smiled smugly. His father always said that he was a good-for-nothing, but look at how others are praising him for being young and promising!
Zhang Xuemei realized that this kid loved to hear compliments. He had been pretending to be serious just now, but now he had given himself away. He was just a free spirit.
"Then let's go up to the fourth floor. We want to make men's clothing."
"The layout of each floor is actually quite similar. If you don't mind being tired, you can go up and take a look."
"I don't mind being tired, let's go!" With so much money involved, how could I complain about being tired!
Lu Baichuan had no choice but to continue climbing the stairs.
"Minghan, what size do you think would be suitable?" Zhang Xuemei looked around and confirmed that the layout was indeed the same as the third floor.
Xu Minghan was still thinking about his wife's talk about buying a shop last night, so he leaned closer and asked in a low voice, "Didn't you want to buy one? Why don't we go to the fifth floor and take a look first?"
"We want to go up to the fifth floor and take a look, what do you think..."
"Go see for yourselves, I'll wait for you on the fourth floor, I don't want to climb anymore."
Lu Baichuan waved his hand and plopped down on the ground. He hadn't slept well last night and really didn't want to climb the stairs anymore. He had already climbed three times today, not knowing how many floors, and he was exhausted. He didn't want to move at all now.
Zhang Xuemei glanced at Lu Baichuan speechlessly, thinking to herself that no one else could be so in charge.
The two quickly looked at the fifth floor, selected a location, and then returned to the fourth floor. Zhang Xuemei gestured for her husband to go over and negotiate; if he couldn't reach an agreement on the price, she would go up.
Xu Minghan touched his nose and walked towards Lu Baichuan. "Hey, Mr. Lu, is this shop available for sale?"
Lu Baichuan paused in fanning himself, looked at Xu Minghan in surprise, and sat up abruptly, asking, "What, you want to buy? Which one have you got your eye on? We have some units to put up for sale, you guys are really lucky."
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