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Chapter 273
"Is this the opening? Or is it closing? How come it's already 10 o'clock and no one's coming to buy the house?"
It was supposed to be the opening ceremony of Fugui Home, but it turned into a closing ceremony.
The stage has been set up, the curtain has been put up, and the staff are all present.
Everyone was ready, waiting for a good start, but...
Not a single customer came!
This is the most shameful thing!
As Li Chengdong raged, the room fell silent. Secretary Xu lowered his head and silently muttered, "Don't look at me, don't look at me, don't point at me."
"I have no idea."
"None of my business."
As expected, Li Chengdong called out Secretary Xu's name. "Secretary Xu, tell me, didn't I ask you to invite District Chief Liu? Why didn't he come?"
District Chief Liu is the head of the Pengcheng Municipal Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau. There is no one more suitable than him to attend the ribbon-cutting ceremony.
Meeting the gaze above his head, Secretary Xu wanted to kill him.
no.
He is the boss.
They are the ones who provide him with food and clothing. Killing the boss is a great act of treason.
Secretary Xu took a deep breath, lowered his brows, and listened attentively. "Boss, I sent an invitation to District Chief Liu's secretary a month ago, and I send it every other week as a reminder. But the reply I got was that District Chief Liu would definitely go if he had the time."
but--
But no one expected that District Chief Liu had time, but he did not come to Fugui Homeland, but went to Xiaodongmen. This was embarrassing.
Li Chengdong didn't want to hear these explanations. He said calmly, "So, this is your invitation. Since you didn't give me an accurate reply, why didn't you tell me?"
With questioning.
And anger.
He actually put all the blame on Secretary Xu.
Secretary Xu cursed inwardly, but could only apologize outwardly, "Boss, I told you, tell me." He looked at Li Chengdong's face and said cautiously, "You said you are from the Li family of Hong Kong, and that Fugui Garden is the largest real estate project in Pengcheng and the financial backer of Pengcheng. Now that he has received the invitation, he dare not refuse to come."
I dare not not come!
Li Chengdong almost forgot about this scene, he was so crazy at that time.
Why are you so crazy?
Didn’t Lu Shi say a few more words? What did he say?
"Alright, Cheng Dong, you're from the Hong Kong Li family, which makes you several levels higher than that loser from the Qiao family. Unless District Chief Liu is blind, he wouldn't choose Qiao Jiahui over you."
"Don't worry, District Chief Liu will definitely come back!"
"The ribbon-cutting and opening ceremony of Fugui Garden will also be very lively."
At this moment, Li Chengdong almost had a splitting headache. He looked at Lu Shi with some anger. Lu Shi didn't expect that the matter would involve him.
He immediately shouted at Secretary Xu, "Still arguing? It's clearly your fault for not doing your job well. Are you still trying to shirk responsibility?"
"Xu Lin, do you still want to do this?"
Secretary Xu felt a little miserable. If something went wrong, the responsibility definitely did not lie with the boss, but with small fry like them.
But the minions refused to accept.
He whispered, "Boss, Mr. Lu, I'm not trying to defend myself, but someone of District Chief Liu's stature is not someone small-time thugs like us can approach."
"I went there three times, but I didn't see District Chief Liu. I only met one of his secretaries."
The implication is that T shouldn't have asked him to invite from the beginning. Li Chengdong should have gone himself, so that the other party might give him some face.
Otherwise, how could we have the current situation?
Li Chengdong understood. He pinched his eyebrows and stared at Secretary Xu with a gloomy look.
It was so long that Secretary Xu felt like he was about to be sent to reincarnate.
"You mean my problem?"
The words popped out one by one, which put Secretary Xu under great pressure. He thought to himself, is it my problem?
Of course, hard-working workers would not say this.
He looked down at his toes and said, "Boss, this isn't about anyone's problem right now. It's about how we're going to handle the opening ceremony."
Cutting the ribbon?
Are there only three or five of them cutting the ribbon?
No reports, no reporters, no advertising.
There's nothing.
Secretary Xu didn't understand why his boss couldn't think of the problem that he could think of.
Li Chengdong used to work in sales. He had never taken over such a large real estate project, so when the overall problem arose, he felt like a mess and didn't know where to start.
Hearing Secretary Xu's reminder, he looked at the empty red platform outside, and a feeling of irritation came over him. "How can I do this? There's no one here, how can I do this?"
"What? Are we going to cut the ribbon ourselves?"
Secretary Xu thought to himself, it’s not impossible.
It's impossible that they won't cut the ribbon just because District Chief Liu didn't come, even though the stage has been built and the opening date has been set?
However, Secretary Xu didn't dare to say it out loud, for fear of bringing bad luck to his boss.
"Are you mute? Can you make a sound?"
Secretary Xu said, "Squeak."
“Squeak, squeak, squeak!”
Li Chengdong, "..."
"Alright, Cheng Dong, you're making things difficult for Secretary Xu. He's just a subordinate, how can he have any opinions? Important matters should be decided by you, the boss."
Lu Shi persuaded from the side, "The most urgent matter now is whether this business should be opened or not?"
"open."
Li Chengdong gritted his teeth and said, "If I don't, it will become a joke."
"The auspicious time has come, so let's cut the ribbon."
It’s a pity that the ribbon-cutting ceremony at Fugui Home was so shabby. The boss at the top had a gloomy face and the employees at the bottom were trembling with fear.
Qiao Jiahui originally sent someone over to monitor the situation at Fugui Garden. If more customers came to buy houses, he would try to attract all of them to order decoration and buy furniture.
As a result, now it’s better.
Chen Min came over and stared for a long time, and saw the lonely opening ceremony and a few people who went in to inquire about the house. But in the end, when she asked, the other party thought it was too expensive and did not buy the house.
Chen Min saw that it was already half past eleven. The shop had been open for a whole morning, and only three customers had come in. She stamped her feet and said, "Forget it. I won't watch it anymore. It's a waste of time."
I simply went back and reported to my boss.
On this side, Chen Min had just returned to Xiaodongmen. Looking at the crowded square at Xiaodongmen, she almost wondered if she had taken the wrong path.
It's clearly an opening ceremony, so why is Fugui's home so quiet while it's so lively here?
Chen Min walked in almost unsteadily, looking at the sisters who were training with her. They were so busy that they couldn't even stop even if she called out to them.
She had no choice but to look around on her own, and finally found Qiao Jiahui downstairs in the residential building.
Qiao Jiahui was talking to District Chief Liu, along with Jiang Meishu and Liang Qiurun.
"District Chief Liu, thank you so much for today. If it weren't for you, we wouldn't have so many reporters coming to interview Xiaodongmen today."
At first, only two came.
The first one was Pengcheng Radio, and the second one was Pengcheng Daily. But later, for some reason, reporters from Guangdong Radio, Guangdong Daily, and Yangcheng Daily also came.
Moreover, these reporters from various companies are all competing with each other to be the first to break the news.
I wish the news at 12 noon could be sent out on time and broadcast again in the evening.
The reporters were all here, and so were all the other organizations that wanted to join in the fun. After all, it wasn't just the radio stations and daily newspapers that had been tasked with developing Pengcheng.
Even large organizations such as the Investment Promotion Bureau, the Land Planning Bureau, and the municipal government received the same task.
Good job.
Xiaodongmen Shopping Mall has been featured on CCTV advertisements, which are played in a loop at 12:30 noon and 8:30 pm every day.
This is a signal.
This indicates that the capital's social circles have recognized Xiaodongmen's promotional mission in Shenzhen. Some well-informed people even know that CCTV has completed its publicity mission this year by relying on the Xiaodongmen advertisement.
These local radio stations are not as sensitive as CCTV. What's going on?
This is a problem with ideological awareness. Since there is a problem, why don’t you catch up quickly?
So, this is why a bunch of media reporters came to the opening of Xiaodongmen today.
At this moment, Qiao Jiahui came to thank District Chief Liu. District Chief Liu himself was confused. He smiled bitterly and said, "How can I have such great ability? The most I can bring is Pengcheng Radio and Pengcheng Daily."
"As for the other provincial radio stations and daily newspapers, weren't they found by you?"
When asked this question, Jiang Meishu and Qiao Jiahui looked at each other in confusion, "We don't have it."
They invited District Chief Liu, but they were afraid that no one would interview him when he came, and they were also worried that the news of Xiaodongmen's opening would not be spread widely enough, so they contacted Pengcheng Daily and the radio station.
But Jiang Meishu and Qiao Jiahui actually had no idea whether the other party would come, as it was not a matter of spending money.
District Chief Liu was also puzzled, "Why are there so many radio stations?"
Jiang Meishu shook her head.
Qiao Jiahui also shook his head.
"Who cares? Since they're here, it means our Xiaodongmen is lucky, and it's also because you, District Chief Liu, have great respect for us, right? Otherwise, our Xiaodongmen's opening today wouldn't be so successful."
Look at the reception room of Xiaodongmen Shopping Mall. It is packed with people, almost bursting the room.
District Chief Liu nodded and said, "When I go back and write my performance report, I will definitely write about Xiaodongmen's success separately."
"Boss Jiang, Boss Qiao, with you private sector pioneers, you have set an example for everyone."
Jiang Meishu smiled and said, "It is thanks to the support of all the leaders in Pengcheng that we have achieved what we have today at Xiaodongmen."
"Yes." Qiao Jiahui said bluntly, "I'm an outsider and don't understand the rules of Pengcheng. I hope District Chief Liu will take care of me when the time comes."
"How about this, let's have lunch together at noon?"
Worried that District Chief Liu might refuse, Qiao Jiahui even brought Section Chief Li from the Merchants Bureau along. "And the people from the Merchants Bureau, the Planning Bureau, and the reporters from the Radio Daily, everyone's worked hard all morning. We can't let everyone go back empty-bellied, can we?"
this--
District Chief Liu was about to refuse, but when he heard the other party mention that there were so many people from the same unit, he also wanted to make some friends, so he nodded and said, "Then I'd better obey."
Qiao Jiahui immediately made arrangements.
As soon as he came out, Chen Min chased after him, "Boss."
She simply explained the situation, and Qiao Jiahui almost died of laughter. "Really? Is it really so deserted over there?"
"It has to be true, Boss. I've been waiting all morning, and there are fewer people coming in over there than there are staff here."
These words touched Qiao Jiahui's heart. "Thank you for your hard work. I'll give you a red envelope when the time comes. Also, tell your sisters that I'll treat everyone to lunch at noon. I'll have that person deliver the food."
Chen Min was immediately excited, "Yes, boss." She went to inform her sisters happily.
It's really exciting to work at Xiaodongmen. It's much more fulfilling than washing and massaging hair for those old men.
And you don't have to be insulted.
On the other side, Qiao Jiahui thought about it and exchanged jobs with Jiang Meishu. Coincidentally, Jiang Meishu was not very good at socializing, so she asked Qiao Jiahui to talk to District Chief Liu and others.
She explained the matter to the reporters.
"Everyone has worked hard interviewing this morning. Lunch is provided at Xiaodongmen. We'll have a car to take you to the state-owned restaurant for dinner at 11:50."
The reporters looked at each other in bewilderment. "Boss Jiang, we're so busy getting back to finish our articles, we might not be able to go to dinner."
"Yes, we still have to hurry back to Yangcheng."
When Jiang Meishu heard this, she said, "Let's do this."
"We can't let everyone go on an empty stomach."
She called Chen Min and asked him to go in and get a few packs of cigarettes. Jiang Meishu then gave each of the reporters a pack of cigarettes.
He also gave each of them a red envelope of ten yuan and three kilograms of food coupons.
There were sixteen people in total, and several hundred dollars were distributed all at once.
Jiang Meishu blinked and said, "Since we can't keep everyone here for dinner, then I'll just reimburse everyone's transportation and meal expenses."
"Thank you all for making this trip and working so hard for so long."
The investment of real money immediately increased the reporters' favorable impression of Jiang Meishu.
Is this a good impression of her?
No, it's a favorable impression of Xiaodongmen. They say one should be grateful for what one has received, and one should be soft-hearted. When I write the press release today, it's definitely going to be full of good words.
Jiang Meishu spent these few hundred yuan to bribe almost all the reporters in Guangdong Province, and the majority of them were young people. These people will be the writers of Guangdong Province in the future, supporting half of the entertainment newspapers and radio stations in Guangdong Province.
After sending them away.
Jiang Meishu was about to go in to see Qiao Jiahui, but in the middle of the day, she saw her mother, her sister Jiang Meilan, with Shen Zhanlie, and a group of people following them.
There seemed to be about twenty or thirty of them.
Jiang Meishu was stunned for a moment, then immediately went to greet him, "Mom, sister." The last word "sister" was almost inaudible, "Why are you here?"
Jiang Meilan smiled and said, "You're opening your business, why don't we come and support you?"
She originally only knew that her sister had acquired land here to build a shopping mall, but she never expected that it would be so successful.
Jiang Meilan also found out about it after watching the advertisement.
So, she called her mother over and even advertised at the vendors on Xihu Road. These small vendors, don't look down on them, they have quite bulging wallets.
Take Jiang Meilan for example. Even when her business was slow, she could still sell four or five hundred yuan a day at her stall. During holidays, she could sell even more.
There are many people like Jiang Meilan on the entire Xihu Road street.
After Jiang Meishu heard this, she was a little moved. "Come in, come in, I'll receive you."
Jiang Meilan teased the people behind her, "See? My sister is quite nice. Everyone else is greeted by the receptionist, but we are greeted by Boss Jiang herself."
After hearing this, everyone felt a little warmer.
Jiang Meishu felt embarrassed by the teasing. After she led everyone in, she asked the receptionist to bring some tea.
"Do you want to see the shops or the residential buildings?"
Jiang Meishu threw out the question.
"We all want to see it."
It was Jiang Meilan who answered her, "Let's take a look at the shop first. That commercial you filmed on CCTV is really tempting."
"Compared to your mall, our stall there has become a slum."
Jiang Meishu, "Don't, your place is not a slum, it's a slush fund."
That makes sense.
Everyone nodded and went in and took a walk around the mall.
"I want a shop, about ten square meters will be enough."
"I want one too."
"I want one too. Leave me one that's 78 square meters."
“How are residential buildings here selling?”
"It's 1,310 square meters, unfinished, without decoration or furniture. If you want it, I have a decoration team and a furniture store here, and I can provide you with one-stop service."
"Besides, since you're all acquaintances, I'll give you an 8% discount on the total price in the name of the boss."
At this point, everyone cheered, "Boss Jiang, you said this, you can't go back on your word."
Jiang Meishu, "I definitely won't regret it."
"If you want, then sign the contract." She suddenly thought of something, "I know everyone has cash on hand, but they are all selling goods at stalls, and most of the money is tied up in the goods."
"So if you don't have cash on hand, go get a bank loan. We at Xiaodongmen have partnered with banks, so if you're looking for a mortgage, just pay the down payment."
Of course, this method was learned from Hong Kong. Jiang Meishu invested in so many houses in Hong Kong, but all of them were funded by loans.
It was only later when she had more money that she paid off her loan.
Now, everyone looked at each other in confusion.
"What do you mean? How much is the down payment?"
Jiang Meishu, "Our down payment is 40%. For example, if the total price is 100,000, the down payment is 30%, which means you pay 30,000, and the remaining 70,000 can be loaned from the bank. This way, you don't have to use your cash flow."
"Of course, if you take out a bank loan, you'll definitely have to pay interest."
"What's the interest rate? One point eighty."
After everyone discussed it, only a few of them took out loans. Most of them had traditional ideas and felt that owing money was not a good thing.
All paid in full.
Among them, Jiang Meilan asked for the most. She asked for five houses in Xiaodongmen by herself. She applied for loans and was used to applying for loans. Anyway, her cash flow was strong, so she just had to pay off the debt every month.
Others also took one, two, or three sets.
Even Wang Limei saved a lot of money after setting up a stall herself, and she and Jiang Chenliang also bought a set in their own names.
She bought a 90-square-meter apartment, which has exactly three bedrooms. She thought a bigger apartment was better so that when the Chinese New Year comes, the children can each have a room.
That's good too.
Jiang Meishu didn't expect her mother to buy a house too. She hesitated and said, "Mom, I have a lot of houses here. If you want to live here, just come and live here."
"That won't work. What's yours is yours, and what's your sister's is your sister's. I can't ask you to subsidize me every day."
"It would be great if your dad and I could buy one, so we have somewhere to stay." She smiled, a glint of hope in her eyes. "Who would have thought that I could still afford a house when I'm almost sixty?"
"And I'm not taking out a loan. I'm paying in full."
I'm so proud.
Wang Limei never thought in her life that she could not earn a house in the capital, but settled down in Shenzhen.
It's amazing.
Jiang Meishu looked at her mother's proud expression and finally couldn't say anything. "Then you should have an apartment on the third floor, a prime floor. It's neither too high nor too low, and you can still climb up, and there are fewer mosquitoes."
Since they were her own people, Jiang Meishu naturally had to give them a backdoor.
She took Wang Limei and Jiang Meilan to the receptionist to handle the formalities, and the receptionist was stunned.
This is almost the biggest order she has taken today.
She sold forty-three houses in one go!
It's like a dream.
After both parties had completed the formalities, receptionist Chen Min was still a little confused. She really felt like pie in the sky had fallen on her. "Boss, do you have any wealthy relatives like this? Please bring more."
These people get commissions for selling houses.
Although it was brought by the boss, she can still have some soup.
Jiang Meishu shook her head.
Just as he was about to say no, Shen Mingying came in with Liang's mother, "Why not? Aren't we?"
Hearing the voice, Jiang Meishu subconsciously looked over and saw them coming. Jiang Meishu was stunned, "Mom, second sister-in-law."
Walk over to greet him.
“We also want to buy a few houses.”
"You also know that there are two friends in my family who are not married yet. I bought a house for them first so that they can get married in the future."
Shen Mingying is very straightforward.
Jiang Meishu thought for a moment and said, "Then let's each get a 90-yuan apartment. It has three bedrooms and a living room, which should be enough for us to live in."
"But naturally, this kind of building cannot compare to the spaciousness of a courtyard house."
"That's natural."
Shen Mingying went to sign the contract with Chen Min. Liang's mother came over to join in the fun. "Can I buy it?"
Jiang Meishu, "..."
Jiang Meishu was speechless. After a while, she said, "Mom, you already have a place to live, why do you want to buy a house?"
"I saw the ad." Liang's mother said excitedly, "The house is so nicely decorated. I want to buy one or two and put them here to stay when they're finished."
Is this a rich person?
Jiang Meishu thought about it and decided that it was better to give a good deal to one's family than to give it to outsiders. She then readily introduced the house to Liang's mother. "Okay." She lowered her voice and said, "The price of this house will definitely increase in the future. It's better to buy it now."
Liang's mother's eyes widened a little. "Is that so? I'll ask Lao Lin to come and buy it too."
"Lao Lin, how about you buy the house next to mine and we become neighbors?"
Uncle Lin naturally listened to Mother Liang. He smiled and said gently, "Sure."
He is no longer young, his hair is gray and his face is wrinkled, but because he is too gentle, he looks elegant.
Even though he is old, he is still a handsome and elegant old man.
This made many people who were buying houses nearby couldn't help but look over here.
Even Liang's mother was stunned for a while. How could she not know that Lao Lin was quite handsome?
She glanced sideways, and Uncle Lin was a little confused.
"Xiao Jiang said the price of this house will continue to rise in the future."
“I want to buy three sets.”
“How many sets are you buying?”
Uncle Lin thought for a moment and said, "I'll buy three sets too, just the one next to yours."
"This way I can take care of you."
——It’s better to accompany you to grow old together.
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