They drove back to the city, and under Xu Fengnian's guidance, Zhang Xiaohua parked his car in front of a large office gate in the downtown commercial area.
When he opened the door and got out of the car, Zhang Xiaohua looked up at the high rise office building in front of him. Compared to the magnificent and towering skyscrapers around, the office building wasn't very eye-catching but it was good precisely because of this: the surrounding skyscrapers made the location even more unique. Along the street, there was a bus stop 100 meters to the south and a subway station 100 meters to the north. The location was very convenient.
Xu Fengnian had chosen this to become the new home of the company.
"Not bad, just by the road section it is worth at least 10 million." Zhang Xiaohua can't help but admire Xu Fengnian's ability, Zhang Xiaohua believed that this building still had a lot of room for appreciation, but because it was buried by the surrounding luxury buildings around it became very inconspicuous, so the price should be cheaper.
"I have already negotiated the price with the intermediary. Let's go and look inside first. If you are satisfied, we can buy it." After this, Xu Fengnian took the lead in front and Zhang Xiaohua followed.
The two took the elevator to the 8th floor.
Just out of the elevator, Zhang Xiaohua looked around and saw that there were more than 1,000 square meters in front of the boundary, and it looked very bright. The outside walls were filled with windows all over them to increase the light input. However, because there were high-rise buildings everywhere, some of the sunlight was blocked. Because of this, the light here wasn't too glaring, giving the place a comfortable feeling. It was just right.
"There is a total of 1,500 square meters, multiple offices, a conference room, and a reception room. But after all, it is in the city centre, so it is a bit noisy, not suitable for building a recording studio here." Xu Fengnian explained to Zhang Xiaohua.
Zhang Xiaohua wandered around for a while. It wasn't difficult to see that the layout here was completely designed in accordance with the Hong Kong style. The elevator was by the reception desk, followed by the offices which looked to be large enough to accommodate multiple people. Every office was separated by five meters. Some were small and others larger, but each one was well decorated and complete with heating and cooling equipment. There were also two bathrooms.
Zhang Xiaohua nodded with satisfaction while looking around and asked Xu Fengnian: "What is the price?"
"If it is rented, it will cost 50,000 per month. If you wanna buy it out right, it will cost 15 million yuan." Xu Fengnian answered.
"Oh not too expensive, buy it directly." Zhang Xiaohua decided with no hesitation, obviously very satisfied with this place. The only downside was that it was a bit noisy here, so they couldn't build a studio here.
As for the recording studio, they could temporarily keep it at the old house. It was sparsely populated and relatively quiet, which was very suitable for recording songs.
From now on, the head office of HuaXiang Entertainment would be located here, but for Zhang Xiaohua this was only a temporary office, his ultimate goal was still the New Century building!
"I will contact the intermediary tomorrow and sign a purchase contract with them as soon as possible," said Xu Fengnian very pleased with Zhang Xiaohua's decision.
There was a lot of room for appreciation on the building, in two or three years the price could increase by four to five times.
"Who are the other businesses in the building?" Zhang Xiaohua asked.
"I only know about two of the companies, the floor above belongs to a clothing company. I heard that the boss is a woman about 40 years old, the brand is quite popular. The floor below belong to a brokerage company. I heard that it was a partnership of several young people."
Zhang Xiaohua was overjoyed.
For an entertainment company, things like clothing were essential. Now upstairs, there was a ready-made clothing company. If the other party was willing, they could cooperate with them.
It was also necessary to find cooperation with a brokerage company. In the future, each of the company's stars would need to be assigned a broker, so that they wouldn't have to worry about everything, otherwise they would be exhausted.
With everyone being neighbours, it would be very convenient for cooperation.
"Uncle Xu, contact the agent as soon as possible and buy it for me."
"Okay, I will do it as soon as possible."
"Let's go back and give them a big surprise. When the guys find out that they now have their own offices, they will be over the moon."
"Oh, it seems that General Manager Yuan is going to be treating us again tonight!"
"Of course!"
The two men went to the downstairs with a smile and walked straight to the studio.
Zhang Xiaohua had just finished parking the car at the door of the company when Yuan Datong and co rushed over:
"How is it? Have you signed the contract with Sparrow?"
Xu Fengnian went up to everyone and said with a smile: "We not only have our own record company now, but you will all soon have your own offices."
"Our own... office?" They questioned, looking puzzled.
However, having their own offices had always been a long-cherished wish. If this wish could be realised, they would be happy for three days and three nights.
Xu Fengnian looked at Zhang Xiaohua and Zhang Xiaohua nodded to him, indicating that he could continue to speak.
Xu Fengnian smiled and said to everyone: "Yes, our boss Zhang Da has decided to spend 15 million yuan to buy one of the office floors near the town centre. If there is no accident, I will arrange the transaction tomorrow, then we can move in soon. Finally an air-conditioned office."
After a moment, Emma blinked and asked anxiously: "Really? Do we really have our own office? And there is air-conditioning?"
"True to the last degree!" Xu Fengnian gave a definite answer.
After a short silence, Emma suddenly cheered, jumping about like a child who had just received candy. The rest soon joined in with her celebration.
Only Yuan Datong was silent and seemed to be dejected.
Slowly turning around, looking at the old ragged housed in front of him, Yuan Datong's gaze gradually revealed disappointment.
This house is not only his office, but also his home. It was full of his memories, his emotions, he had weathered through many hardships here, but now to leave it so suddenly...
Yuan Datong feeling alone in his sadness, suddenly felt a pat on his shoulder.
Looking around, he saw Xu Fengnian smiling: "The scale of the company is getting bigger and bigger, there will be more and more people in the future, so moving is imperative. The next few steps in the future will involve hiring hundreds of new staff, this house is just too small!"
Yuan Datong nodded. He understood Xu Fengnian's words but he still had a look of sorrow, and obviously could not let it go.
Zhang Xiaohua's playful voice interrupted his silent reflection: "Oi kid, why are you ruining the atmosphere? Jeez, chill out for a second, what's with the look of sorrow? It's not like we are selling the place!"
Xu Fengnian smiled and added: "Yes, we decided that this will become the company's
dedicated recording studio, so it is still part of our company, just not the main office."
Yuan Datong stared blankly for a while, then looked at Xu Fengnian, and Zhang Xiaohua, suddenly he sent a backhand shot, hitting the middle of Zhang Xiaohua's crotch:
"F***ing bastard why didn't you say that earlier!?"
"You...bastard!" Zhang Xiaohua squatted with his hands on his knees, squatting on the ground, his face full of painful expressions….