Chapter 236 Renting a Warehouse
After filming the documentary, Liu Lan started to busy herself with her own business.
Since Zhang Pei made it clear that Liu Chengyu did not need their help to pay the lawyer fees, she could use her small amount of funds to expand the warehouse without any burden.
She did not tell Yu Zhan about renting a new warehouse this time. Yu Zhan was currently very busy with his work and the filming of a documentary, and she did not want him to worry about her affairs.
Liu Lan still found the real estate agency next to Capital University and asked them to help her find a warehouse.
Most people rent houses for living. Few customers need this kind of large warehouse, and real estate agents do not have many resources.
However, they attach great importance to the customer, the Hanfu Goddess, and guarantee to give her a reply within two days.
A day later, Liu Lan received a call from the agency manager, saying that a place had been found that met Liu Lan's requirements.
Liu Lan’s requirements are that the area must be large, spacious, dry, and most importantly, the rent must be cheap.
The agent drove her to an old factory in the suburbs, a two-story red brick building that looked quite old, a row of bungalow workshops and a yard.
...
...
The dust on the windows was as thick as a fingernail, there was garbage everywhere, and the weeds in the yard were half a person tall. Apart from the problem of dirtiness and mess, other aspects did meet Liu Lan's needs.
But, for a place like this, the landlord asked for 30,000 yuan a month and still thought his asking price was not high.
This landlord was not as easy to talk to as Boss Wang and Teacher Zhang. The agent called him and asked him to come over. He said he would be there in ten minutes. However, Liu Lan and the agent ended up waiting for forty minutes under the scorching sun.
The landlord's surname was Wu, a middle-aged man, about fifty years old, rather fat, with a big belly, small but shrewd eyes, and a very social air. When he saw that the tenant was a young girl, he immediately started to make plans in his mind.
He took Liu Lan on a tour of the factory under the scorching sun, sweating profusely, and showed her every part. As they walked around, he said, "This place is very suitable for a warehouse. The transportation location is convenient. Turn right and you will reach the highway. This yard is big enough to park three large trucks at the same time. It will be very convenient for your trucks to come over and unload the goods."
"The workshop is 316 square meters, which is enough space to store as much goods as you want."
"There are six rooms in the building. Clean them up and put new desks and chairs in them. You can use them as your offices."
"I know that young people like you who have just started a business don't have much money in your pocket, so I will give you the lowest rent. If a big business owner rents to open a factory, I will definitely charge 50,000 yuan. My place is just a little remote and the house is a little old. If you are in the city, the factory and the yard will cost at least 100,000 yuan a month, and you definitely can't rent it."
Boss Wu spoke eloquently, with an expression that said, "I'm taking special care of you." As an old hand, he had a hundred ways to deal with young people.
Liu Man asked him, "How much is the deposit and how often do I pay the rent?"
"Let's pay one third of the deposit, 30,000 yuan as a deposit, and after signing the contract, you have to give me 120,000 yuan in one lump sum."
Boss Wu saw that Liu Lan seemed to have been convinced by him, so he waited for her to nod and say yes.
Liu Lan said, "Let me think about it again. This is the first place I looked at. Maybe other houses will be better."
Boss Wu was very disappointed. He glanced at the agent, who asked Liu Lan, "What are you dissatisfied with?"
Liu Lan said to the agent with disdain, "There are too many things I'm not satisfied with."
"First, it's too dirty here, with a lot of garbage. It would cost me a lot of money to find someone to clean up the garbage."
"Secondly, although the workshop is large, the roof is too low and I can't stack my goods high, so the actual storage capacity is poor."
"Third, the ground in the yard is full of potholes. If it rains, unloading trucks will also be a big problem."
"Fourth, I looked at the map and the nearest subway station is 2 kilometers away. For me and other employees who don't have a car, transportation is not convenient."
"Fifth, there is no air conditioning or heating in the building. I walked around inside and it felt like I was in a steamer. I can imagine that if it was winter, I would probably freeze to death."
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
