"Mr. Zhang, can you make it cheaper? The land price of 220,000 yuan is a bit expensive!" Lin Zhichao's face was a little ugly. He did not expect that the 4,800 square feet of land at No. 46-48 Shanlin Road was as high as 220,000 Hong Kong dollars.
Of course, this may be the case in Hong Kong as a whole - land prices are high, rents are high, but the unit price of properties is not high.
Zhang Guanfeng is a 60-year-old Jinshan uncle (an overseas Chinese from Guangdong Province who came back to retire). Perhaps because he is getting older and is not happy to rebuild it on his own, he wants to sell his dilapidated properties.
I saw that he was calculating and calculating for Lin Zhichao like a Chaozhou person.
"Xiao Lin, you spent 220,000 yuan to buy these three dilapidated buildings of mine. You only need to spend another 100,000 yuan in construction fees, plus some taxes, and the maximum investment is 350,000 Hong Kong dollars. Now the rent outside It's so high, you're sure to make a profit. If I weren't old and didn't want to work hard, I would have rebuilt it myself."
Lin Zhichao smiled bitterly and said: "I am a real estate company. After the construction is completed, I naturally want to sell it."
Zhang Guanfeng immediately said: "That's a good deal. It's no problem to sell it for 450,000 Hong Kong dollars after it's built. You can earn 100,000 Hong Kong dollars in just over a year. You're not satisfied yet!"
Under normal circumstances, he would never make 100,000 Hong Kong dollars. It was obvious that Zhang Guanfeng was deceiving Lin Zhichao because he didn't know how to do it. After all, if the entire building is sold, no one else can even give it 25 yuan per square foot.
In order to save some money, Lin Zhichao once again sang the bitter trick: "But the current properties are easy to rent but hard to sell. A building costs more than 100,000 yuan, and few people can afford it. How about you be less and take care of the younger generation?" It gives me some comfort.”
"This...is at least 218,000 Hong Kong dollars. Old buildings on land are very popular now. If you don't want it, I will find another seller." Zhang Guanfeng also used his trump card.
Fortunately, it is 2,000 yuan less.
"Okay, it's settled. We'll go to Gao Luyun Law Firm tomorrow to sign the contract."
"No problem! You pay the lawyer's fees!"
"It's natural!"
"Actually, I paid for it too. I'm short of you by 2,000 yuan."
"Then thank you Mr. Zhang!"
"Haha, you are pretty good at bargaining. No wonder I unknowingly gave you 2,000 less."
After some coaxing and deception, Lin Zhichao finally saved 2,000, and he felt very comfortable.
Recently, he sold the 5 gold bars in his hand to another gold store and bank account, and obtained 92,000 in cash; of which he injected HK$258,800 into Changjiang Real Estate, and after paying the rent, only about HK$250,000 was left.
Now it seems that Changjiang Real Estate's funds will soon be reduced to more than 30,000 Hong Kong dollars. Under normal circumstances, this amount of funds is not enough to cover the first payment of construction costs, which is really shabby.
As for Lin Zhichao, he only has a few thousand Hong Kong dollars for living expenses. As for the gold in Beacon Hill and Lion Rock, Lin Zhichao plans to get it in March or April.
"Boss, I didn't expect you to be able to cut off 2,000 yuan from Mr. Zhang. It's really impressive!" Hu Zhaoxu said after the two left.
Lin Zhichao smiled and said: "I used to sell newspapers, and I am best at dealing with little old men like this."
Hu Zhaoxu was stunned. If he could afford a piece of land worth 220,000 Hong Kong dollars, how could he be a newspaper seller?
Of course, he just smiled and didn't ask further questions. The boss could tell, but he couldn't ask.
After getting on the rickshaw, Lin Zhichao suddenly said on a whim: "Rickshaw driver, take us around Tsim Sha Tsui."
Since coming to Hong Kong, Lin Zhichao has been on Hong Kong Island often and rarely comes to Kowloon. Today I just wanted to take a look. Moreover, since you want to do real estate, you must be familiar with every street, even every building and every shop in Hong Kong. Only then can you be a qualified real estate developer.
"Okay, sit tight!"
The two coachmen then worked hard to pull up. After all, they might meet a high-roller today.
In this era, the area around Tsim Sha Tsui was the old wharves and warehouses of Wharf, not the Harbor City, the commercial center of later generations. It occupied a large share of Hong Kong warehouses. As long as you were engaged in shipping, you had to devote a lot of money to it. Wharf, a subsidiary of the Jardine Matheson Group; later, because the Wharf charges were too high, even the Hong Kong government could not handle it. Jardine made Chinese businessmen angry and resentful. This foreign company should be the most hated foreign company by Chinese businessmen.
Along the coast, in Tsim Sha Tsui and Tai Kok Tsui, there are numerous berths for cargo ships and barges.
Extending eastward from Tsim Sha Tsui is the warehouse of the famous Blue Chimney Steamship Company, which was owned by the Swire Group. It was later taken over by Shark Dantong of the New World and built into the New World Center.
East Tsim Sha Tsui has yet to be reclaimed.
Beyond is the huge Whampoa Dockyard, which is far opposite the Taikoo Dockyard in Quarry Bay, Hong Kong Island.
Almost all the land along the coast was owned by British companies. These British companies later made an unknown amount of money from these properties.
On the coastal streets of these warehouses and docks, there are various shops serving shipping, full of hemp ropes, machinery and various ship supplies. In addition, there are bars and restaurants dedicated to sailors.
Now that Lin Zhichao has finally settled down in Hong Kong, he enjoys it in these places, feeling quite leisurely and elegant, and he is not worried about safety issues. In Xiangjiang, rich people are often the hardest to mess with. Who knows if he has a huge background, so no one should take the initiative to mess with him.
Admiring the scenery of Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, my mood is completely different from when I first arrived in Hong Kong.
The rickshaw passed by a place, and Lin Zhichao saw a dark scene in this society. He saw four or five people surrounding a man, and a fierce conflict broke out. One person took out a dagger and swung it at the man. Just when Lin Zhichao thought that a tragedy had happened, he saw that A man actually grabbed the knife at close range and broke the wrist of the knife holder.
In this scene, Lin Zhichao seemed to see himself. No, every man has a martial arts dream.
"stop!"
The rickshaw driver wanted to run faster, but after hearing Lin Zhichao's words, he had to stop.
When Lin Zhichao and Hu Zhaoxu got off the rickshaw, the man over there had already knocked down two people and was struggling with two other people, but he still had the upper hand.
"Sorry! Excuse me!" Lin Zhichao shouted to several people.
As expected, several people stopped. Seeing that he was a rich man, they all looked at Lin Zhichao.
"I'll be the judge. You tell me why the conflicts or hatred arose. I'm willing to be a peacemaker!" Lin Zhichao said majestically with a condescending expression.
Without a gun, he has nothing to fear, and he seems to be quite capable of shooting.
"Boss, you're here to judge. This Xue Junshan owes us money and wants to beat someone up. It's really unreasonable." The man in the lead with the knife said angrily. At this time, he could no longer hold the knife steadily.
Lin Zhichao looked at the man named Xue Junshan and saw that he was not tall, but very strong. His eyes shone like eagle eyes. He was a practitioner. But he remained silent, not sure if it was because of the loss.
"Xue Junshan, if you don't say anything, you know you are wrong. I know you have practiced martial arts, but you have to know that you still have a wife and children."
"you dare!"
Xue Junshan said angrily, pointing his finger at others with a murderous expression.
Lin Zhichao said something fair at this time: "It is only natural to pay back debts. No matter how you look at them, they don't look like kind people. No matter how hard you fight, can you always guard your wife and children? Can you withstand a gun?"
Xue Junshan was immediately in great pain and said: "I have worked two jobs by myself, and I have been working hard to repay it, but their interest rates are too high, and they are getting more and more."
"You were the one who signed the interest in the first place, and there are black and white words to prove it!"
At this point, Lin Zhichao already understood the reason for the matter.
He said to Xue Junshan: "I have a job here. It may ensure that your wife and children live without worries, and you can also live a good life in Hong Kong. I just want you to work hard. Do you want to do it?"
Xue Junshan said without hesitation: "I will do it!"
Lin Zhichao nodded and said to the other group: "How much is owed, bring me the contract!"
The leader suddenly became happy, took out a piece of paper from his arms, and said: "A total of 2,250 Hong Kong dollars including principal and interest!"
Lin Zhichao took it and took a look, good guy, you can borrow it at such a high interest rate.
"Why do you need so much money?"
"The child is seriously ill"
Lin Zhichao nodded, then took out his wallet and counted it. It was almost enough, and there was still a lot left.
"After the money is paid, I will give you another 100 yuan for medical expenses. I will tear up the IOU."
The gangster's eyes widened when he saw Qian, and he immediately flattered him and said: "Yes, boss, you have the final say. Congratulations to the boss on getting a helper. This Xue Junshan is a trainer, and..."
"Okay, you don't need to praise me, I just don't have a chance to stop the bullet. You think it's a good job, why don't you do it well!"
The gangster leader said sarcastically: "Boss, you are kidding me!" He may not be afraid of fighting, but he is definitely afraid of bullets.
After the incident was over and the group dispersed, Lin Zhichao gave Xue Junshan another 300 yuan and said, "I'll use this money to get settled first. I'll deduct it from your salary. I'll write you an address and change clothes to come to work later."
Xue Junshan pushed down the 300 yuan and said: "Boss, the money is no longer needed. I will come to work tomorrow."
"Take it, it's deducted from your salary anyway, so you have to buy a decent set of clothes."
"thank you boss"
Then, Lin Zhichao took out paper and pen, wrote the address of the Chinese People's Bank of China Building to Xue Junshan, and then got on the rickshaw.
"Congratulations to the boss for recruiting a loyal bodyguard!" Hu Zhaoxu congratulated him immediately.
When he got out of the car just now, he was quite frightened.
"Who knows! But as a driver, he will always be more loyal than others, that's what I think." Lin Zhichao said.
After all, he is kind, which is more reassuring than those who are just recruited.
"certainly."
