Adhering to Feng Yiping's concept of 'it's better to buy than to rent,' the company finally managed to successfully buy a small building as its headquarters in the north.
At the same time, as with the operations in the province, this time not only did Jia You come, but also employees from Zhitong Company, Jiasheng Decoration and Kitchen Cabinets, all of whom worked together. Jinling was responsible for the convenience store and also supervised the work of those employees from the other three companies.
Outside the residential area where Jinling lives, Feng Yiping saw a Youjia convenience store for the first time. 'This is the third of our first ten stores. The average daily sales are nearly 3,000. How about that? Not bad, is it?' She took Feng Yiping and the others on a tour of the store.
'That's really good! What's the highest average daily sales?' It's really gratifying to find that such a small store is as good as the best-performing store in the city.
He took a customary tour of the store, looking carefully at everything. The standardisation was well done, and he couldn't find anything wrong.
'Nearly 5,000!' Not bad at all, worthy of the capital!
The girl in the store was from outside the province. Zhou Xinyu had already established cooperative relationships with some vocational secondary schools in three provinces in the central and western regions. Now the frontline staff no longer came from just Feng Yiping's county, and the schools in his county could not provide so many qualified employees.
'Hello, General Jin!' She only knew Jin Ling, and as she watched him introduce the two young men, she was a little confused about their identities. They didn't look like partners of the company. If they were, Jin Ling wouldn't have said some of the things he did, so she assumed they must be his younger brothers.
Jin Ling's house was a large three-bedroom apartment that had recently been renovated. Feng Yiping could see the influence of Jiasheng in the overall design.
'This is your room,' she led them to the second bedroom, "the spare bedding is in the cupboard, you can make your own bed!'
'Do you have any more? I'll sleep in the living room.'
Jinling smiled, "I feel at home here,' the implication being that there was no need to pretend.
She had certainly had some exposure to the outside world, having spent a few years abroad, and she was familiar with some things even if she had never done them herself.
'This is how we sleep at home. Do you have any extra quilts? If not, I'll go out and buy some.'
Jin Ling was a little surprised. Feng Yiping was almost twenty years old, and he had travelled with such a pretty girl who was obviously infatuated with him for so many days, and nothing had happened. That was a level of self-control that was not comparable to ordinary people. She almost blurted out, 'Are you sick?'
She didn't know that they had already been living under the same roof for almost a year. If she had known, she would definitely have thought that Feng Yiping was sick.
Feng Yiping could tell from her eyes that she was wondering. I'm fine, I'm just a mess.
During this process, Huang Jingping kept blushing and didn't know how to interrupt, but she also didn't say anything like sleeping with Jinling. Naturally, she could also see that, given Jinling's personality, it was already rare for them to let these two outsiders move in.
There was still some time in the afternoon, so Jin Ling first called Quanjude to make a reservation, and then drove Feng Yiping around to familiarise him with the university he would be attending.
The area around Chengfu Road is very lively, with the rival universities Tsinghua and Peking University next to each other. The area continues down the road, and it is also full of famous schools: Renmin University, University of Science and Technology, University of Foreign Languages, University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, University of Nationalities, and also the Agricultural University, University of Geology... In short, this is truly a place where the best of the best come together.
Feng Yiping only looked at the gates of the universities from the car. There would be plenty of time to explore the area later, and it was more important to find somewhere to settle down first.
'As you requested, I've driven around the area a few times, and there is one place that's not bad, but it won't be handed over until next year,'
'The place you said was good, I want to go and have a look.'
The place Jinling took them to was a residential area under construction near the Third Bridge in Zhongguancun, directly opposite the south gate of Tsinghua University, with the Peking University campus to the west, a number of research institutes to the south, and Zhongguancun East Road to the east. Not far away was Wudaokou, which was later known as the centre of the universe. The residential area was called Shuiqingmuhuayuan. It wasn't very big, but the design was good. As soon as Feng Yiping saw the price, he liked it even more. The average price was 4,900!
He had never bought a house in the capital before, but he knew roughly what the prices were. For this location and this quality, the average price ten years later would have to be 5 times the current average price.
He was very worried that the house had already been sold out, but fortunately, there were still several hundred units left. The main thing was that the loan conditions at this time were very harsh, and the smallest unit in this residential area was also over 100 square meters. In terms of the average income of the people in the capital at the time, the purchase price of more than 500,000 yuan was actually about as stressful as the later price of more than 5 million yuan. Of course, at this time, there were still many people looking at the house, and it seemed that people who knew what they were looking for were still very common.
The receptionist at the sales office was a little confused about the relationship between the three of them. Why was the older sister showing her younger brother and his girlfriend a house? The girl had just finished with a couple and was taking a sip of water when she was approached by Feng Yiping.
Without waiting for her to speak, Feng pointed to the floor plan in the brochure and said, 'A 170-square-metre three-bedroom apartment on the 15th floor or above, facing south. Are there five left?'
At that time, coal barons had not yet risen to prominence, and the real estate speculation groups of wives along the coast had not yet formed. Feng Yiping's unconventional remarks made the saleswoman in a white shirt, black skirt, flesh-coloured stockings and black high heels a little unable to respond for a moment. 'Huh?'
The couples around the sand table also temporarily fell silent for a moment, wondering who had the nerve to speak so loudly. They looked at Feng Yiping and smiled. Who is this kid?
At this time, when ordinary people buy a house, it is definitely the couple who are in charge who come. Among those who have become rich first, there are even fewer people as young as Feng Yiping than college students in his town. If Feng Yiping were a few years older, some people would still believe him, but now, at least none of the other people looking at the house took his words seriously.
'And this one,' Feng Yiping asked, pointing to a 250-square-meter two-story duplex, 'with the same conditions, can I get a set of these as well?'
'Yes, yes,' the sales girl seemed to have taken no notice at all and mechanically agreed with him.
Jin Ling next to him gave Feng Yiping a nudge, "I've heard about the things you've been advocating, but there's no need to buy so much. With this kind of money, there are so many better things to do.'
Feng Yiping naturally understood the reasoning, but he also had his own very strong reasons for doing so, reasons that he couldn't tell Jin Ling or Huang Jingping just yet. "Don't worry, I'll save you money.'
'Won't you invite us to sit down?' he asked the girl, who looked a little confused.
'Oh, this way please,' she said, ushering Feng Yiping and the others into the reception area. 'Sir, could you repeat your request?' She was still a little suspicious that she had heard it wrong.
'Five 170-square-meter units and one 250-square-meter duplex unit. You heard me right,' Feng Yiping repeated.
Jin Ling had advised him once, so she felt she had fulfilled her duty. Besides, she knew that Feng Yiping was a very astute person and would not do something for no reason. As for Huang Jingping, she always supported Feng Yiping's decisions and had no objections, so she took the floor plan and studied it there.
'There are six units in total. If there are any discounts for full payment or any mortgage discounts, if you can't make the decision, you'd better go find the manager!'
Naturally, she could not make the decision for Feng Yiping, a wealthy customer who wanted to buy six units at a time, amounting to five or six million yuan. Excitedly, she asked the general manager of the sales office to come over. She was also a woman, but both her appearance and demeanour were inferior to Jin Ling's by a long way.
'Hello, may I ask if you want six units?' She didn't seem to believe it either. This was the current situation, but later there were many groups buying 60 units or even more.
'Yes, if the conditions are right, I would like to make a decision today.'
'Please come with me to the office.' The treatment has been upgraded again.
This is also due to the concern that their conversation will be overheard by those around them. The price of buying six units is definitely not the same as buying one unit.
There were still quite a few houses left, so they first decided on the approximate room numbers of six houses. The manager then began a routine that Feng Yiping was familiar with, 'As you may know, our community is first-class in terms of location and supporting facilities, and sales have been very hot.'
Feng Yiping had played this routine many times. For a salesperson, if someone asks for a price and you just give it to them, you're not being a reasonable salesperson. However, he really didn't want to hear this right now.
'Manager, we're not just looking at this one community. For example, if we go a little further north, a few minutes' drive from Qinghe, there are new communities by the river with lower prices and good facilities in a nicer environment, so there's no need to waste time. Just answer my question.'
That's right, this is the Feng Yiping I remember, Jin Lingxin thought. They hadn't even been there, but Feng Yiping had just mentioned it in the car, and now he was using it.
'Let me add that our houses are not difficult to sell, so the discount will not be too big. Considering that you are buying six units at once, I can give you a minimum discount of 5%, of course, the prerequisite is full payment.'
'10% off, I'll pay cash for the duplex unit, and mortgage the rest.' Money is not an issue, but as Jin Ling said, now that he has money, there are many things he can do, and most of his money is now used for euro speculation, and he is also preparing to do some oil at the end of the year.
As soon as he made a counteroffer, the manager and saleswoman there perked up, this is a real buyer!
In terms of numbers, Feng Yiping also had the upper hand. Huang Jingping was fine, but Jin Ling, who had graduated from Harvard Business School and had worked hard in China, was a real help. Although they argued back and forth for more than an hour, and the tea was served twice, in the end the two sides reached an agreement.
In addition to the duplex, Feng Yiping also had to pay the full price for a large three-bedroom apartment of 170 square metres, and the remaining four apartments could be financed with a mortgage. The price was 92% of the benchmark price.
This result can be said to be a happy one for all. After receiving the transfer of more than 3 million yuan, the sales office took care of many things, including handling the mortgage with the bank. The manager also took care of everything, saying, 'No problem.' Of course, that still required Boss Feng to make a few more trips together.
The two people from the sales office saw them off politely. When Feng Yiping said those words, among those who heard him, there were still a few people talking with the sales lady in the reception area. From the looks of things, one could tell that what Feng Yiping had just said was true. Well, it could be said that Feng Yiping had enjoyed the attention of a few middle-aged men and women.
As for the salesperson who received them, he received various envious glances from his colleagues.
Huang Jingping was holding a thick folder in her arms, full of contracts. This meant that they had spent several million yuan in just over two hours, which was comparable to the level of shopping sprees by celebrities.
'Can you take care of these things in the future? We'll keep the duplex for ourselves and rent out the rest.'
'So I'm the landlady you're talking about?'