Great Power Reclamation

Chapter 2582: Chinese culture can also go abroad

  The woman looked at his face for a long time, and finally confirmed what he said. Finally, she stopped bragging and asked:

"How much do you want to rent? The rent here is very expensive."

Liu Qinghua nodded: "I know, but since you dare to come, it means that the rent is not a problem. So I just want to ask you whether you will rent it or not?"

Lily looked around, then looked at Liu Qinghua:

"One million, no less."

  Liu Qinghua was shocked. Why didn't he just go and rob? How many loaves would I have to sell to make the money back?

He quickly shook his head: "It's too expensive. I just run a restaurant. The profit is not that high."

Lily spread her hands: "Then there is nothing I can do. I can't just rent the restaurant to you. If I do, I will have to pack up the entire building."

Liu Qinghua was scratching his head. This was a bit troublesome. The building had eight floors in total. The first and second floors were restaurants, and the third to eighth floors were hotels.

He just runs a restaurant, so he doesn't need so much money. He can't turn all of it into staff dormitories, right? How extravagant would that be?

  If this is used, what can we do?

Liu Qinghua frowned and thought. Before he found a suitable method, he naturally could not rent the building blindly.

Lily was also nervous when she saw Liu Qinghua hesitate.

In this generation, she is the only one left in their family, and their former glory is gone forever.

She is still unmarried. At first, she was busy with her career, but later she became so busy with her career that she had no time to talk about marriage.

So nothing has been achieved so far and the future is bleak.

  She has been struggling to survive for the past few years and has already owed a lot of bank loans. The most recent one will expire in three months, and she still doesn’t know what to do?

If she couldn't pay it back, she would have to declare bankruptcy and auction off the building that had been passed down from her ancestors for more than a hundred years. By then, she would be completely abandoned by her circle.

  So, although she acted calm, she was actually very anxious. So she took the initiative to say:

"At least 800,000 a year, no less, but you have to pay me five years' rent in one go."

Liu Qinghua's heart moved. This seemed to be a feasible option. Eight hundred thousand a year was not a burden for him at all. But what about these rooms?

Liu Qinghua's mind was working fast. He was thinking about all the businesses in Junken City. As a parent, he was well aware of all the businesses in that city.

Suddenly, an industry that once gave him a headache but was loved by most people suddenly emerged.

Bathing, the bathhouse culture of China.

But this business involves a problem, that is, where to find masseurs?

Liu Qinghua would never recruit people from China to serve foreigners, even if he was beaten to death.

But if this problem is not solved, it will definitely not work if you just build a bathhouse. The reason why bathhouse culture has flourished since ancient times is because of its service.

Once this thought came up, it took root in his mind and could not be pulled out. It was funny to think about it.

I have been adhering to principles all my life, but now that I am old, they are all overturned. Whatever, since I have come to a capitalist society, I will just go with the flow.

Thinking of this, he asked, "How much would it cost to buy your building?"

Lily didn't expect that this oriental man would have such a big appetite, but she was also somewhat tempted by this question.

  But she also needed to think carefully about such a big thing. So she looked at Liu Qinghua and told him the truth:

"I need to think about this, give me some time."

Liu Qinghua nodded and did not urge her. He had a rough estimate of the value of the building, which would not be less than nine figures.

Although Ye Yuze had told the branch here that amounts below 100 million did not need to be asked for permission and could be given directly.

But he didn't really want to do that. Ye Yuze didn't treat him as an outsider, but he had to be sure before doing anything. He couldn't take risks with other people's money.

Lily left for a while, probably to make a phone call, and I don't know who she discussed it with. Later, she felt confident.

"Mr. Liu, if you really want to buy it, I'll give you 90 million for this building, but you have to pay the transaction costs."

Liu Qinghua smiled bitterly. It sounded like a bargain of 10 million, but when all the expenses were added together, it would still cost 100 million.

Shaking his head, he looked at Lily again: "How about if we cooperate? I will be responsible for the money and you will provide the house."

"Lily quickly shook her head. It's definitely not possible to run a hotel. Even if you redecorate it, it won't work. It can't be compared with other high-end hotels."

Liu Qinghua looked around. Although the decoration here seemed to be of high quality, there were traces of time everywhere, which was obviously a flaw for a high-end Western restaurant.

"Then I only want to buy the bottom three floors. How much is it?"

Liu Qinghua began to test the waters. If she was willing to sell the bottom three floors, the initiative would be in his hands.

Liu Qinghua's random questions made Lily confused. She suspected that this man was trying to make fun of her.

"Mr. Liu, my time is precious. If you are sincere, we can talk. If not, I won't keep you company."

Liu Qinghua stopped her with a smile and told her his thoughts truthfully.

Bathing projects are also available in the UK, but they are not so sophisticated. When Liu Qinghua told Lily about the projects that were going to be introduced, she was shocked.

Although she was not familiar with the industry, she intuitively felt that it had great development prospects, which gave her the idea of ​​cooperation.

The two discussed for a long time and finally decided on a plan, that is, Lily would invest her house as a share, accounting for 30% of the shares, Liu Qinghua would take out million for decoration, and another million for Lily to repay the loan.

If the store goes bankrupt, Lily will give the bottom three floors to Liu Qinghua to use for free for 20 years.

This way, everyone wins. Lily can change her career without spending any money and she can also pay off her loan.

Even if it loses money, the 20 years of use of the three floors below will be enough for Sofia Restaurant to make back the money.

Of course, this cooperation does not include Sofia Restaurant, which is independently operated by Liu Qinghua.

After calling a lawyer to sign the contract, Liu Qinghua was finally in place. Although he was a few hundred thousand short, the restaurant was making money every day and he would be able to make up for it soon.

Liu Qinghua contacted Junken City and found two professional managers from there. These two people were capable and immediately designed a decoration plan based on the actual situation of the building.

The most important thing is that they are responsible for recruiting masseurs from Thailand, where wages are cheaper than in China.

Things started in full swing. It was the first time in Liu Qinghua's life that he used his own money to do such a big thing, and he was still very nervous.

But he was sure that this industry could definitely be developed in London, because the people here had a higher spending power than the Junken City. Of course, the so-called high was actually the currency difference, not that the people here were rich. At this time, the exchange rate between Huaxia currency and euro was 10:1, and the euro was more valuable than the US dollar.

Although Lily understood that this clause was actually disadvantageous to her, she finally agreed to it. She entered a new industry without paying a penny.

Even if we lose money and the three lower floors are occupied by others, the worst that can happen is that we can open a back door and occupy a small corner in the hall.

The manager Liu Qinghua transferred from Junken City was named Yang Baodi. This name was very common in that era. It sounded like the family was made up of only girls and wanted a son.

Her assistant is a young man in his early twenties, who is quiet but energetic. Judging from his muscular body, he is definitely a kung fu expert.

Yang Baodi has short hair, blunt facial lines, and wears relatively neutral clothes, which shows that his personality is similar to that of a boy.

When she met Liu Qinghua, she didn't exchange too many pleasantries nor did she bow down to him. She simply asked Liu Qinghua what he thought and then quickly got into work mode.

Liu Qinghua himself started the decoration of Sofia Restaurant.

It is obviously impossible to make the entire building into the shape of a ship, but the designer gave an idea, which is to make a relief in front of it.

This quick suggestion was adopted by Liu Qinghua, which was naturally a good thing because all Sofia restaurants would use this design in the future.

At this time, Owen had already arrived at the military reclamation city. He arrived two days earlier than Wang Lina and the others. Although he had fallen out with Sophia and was slapped in the face by Liu Qinghua, his inner thoughts had not been dispelled.

He knew that Sophia's sister Sally was in another restaurant, so he went there specifically to try to get in touch with her.

Although Sally's personality is relatively calm, the two people's appearance is indistinguishable, especially when Owen looks at them, even if they stand together and compare, he definitely can't tell them apart.

I went there for one day but didn't see Sally. It turned out that after Sophia and Tom left, she was in charge of both restaurants.

At least Liu Qinghua has arranged the raw material channels, and they will be delivered on time every day, which saves Sally a lot of effort.

However, raw materials are the lifeblood of every restaurant, and Sally will inspect them personally. Since these are food, there is no room for carelessness.

Although Owen knew Sally, he was not very close to her. He couldn't just not eat when she wasn't there, right? He went back and forth between the two restaurants.

So after two consecutive days of unsuccessful attempts, I gave up. Whether I can meet her or not depends on fate.

But there was still no progress on the work. Although Wang Lina came back, she refused to see him. Mei Ting also refused to meet him since the last time they met.

This made Owen very angry. How could he, the president of Bentley, be looked down upon by others? But he had no other choice.

Last time, Sophia helped to make an appointment with Li Lindong, but he said that he couldn't help with this matter and it was useless to contact him.

It seems that this matter can only be resolved by asking Wang Lina to solve it, or by directly finding Ye Yuze.

However, Ye Yuze has been elusive since then, and he doesn’t think he has the ability to find him. It seems that he can only break through from Wang Lina’s side.

  He suddenly thought of a person, that is the mayor of Junken City, Liu Junken. He remembered that Sophia was also very familiar with him. Could he see if he could meet him?

Sophia can no longer be relied upon, and there is no way to make this call. I can only try it myself. What if it works?

When he arrived at the city hall and reported his identity and name, Liu Junken did meet him, but his attitude was very cold.

When Owen stated his demands, Liu Junken asked curiously:

"In the UK, if businessmen are not negotiating well, will they also seek government intervention?"

Owen shook his head like a rattle: "That's definitely not possible. The British Empire is a free country, and commercial activities have always been the business of the merchants themselves."

Liu Junken's expression was serious: "Then why did you come to me? Do you think the Chinese government will interfere with business activities?"

Owen's face turned red and he quickly said goodbye.

Before he even walked out the door, Liu Junken suddenly said:

"Liu Qinghua is our old leader and elder. Please be careful about your words and actions, otherwise you will become an unwelcome person."

Owen paused for a moment, and finally staggered away. He finally realized the power of Liu Qinghua.

It seemed that what he had done had made many people dissatisfied, and he believed that this was definitely not what Liu Qinghua had told others.

And he was also afraid of one thing: if the company knew about his behavior, it would definitely punish him.

After all, this kind of thing is also a scandal. Going to discuss business cooperation and ending up chasing after someone else's wife is also despised in their country that advocates gentlemanly manners.

Although he sent the rest of the delegation back last time, someone must have noticed his abnormality before that.

Feeling panic in his heart, he began to desperately try to find a solution to the problem. This problem could only be solved by Liu Qinghua himself.

But he had already fallen out with Liu Qinghua, so what should he do?

After thinking for a long time, I finally thought of Tom. That guy was nice to me and I helped him.

One was to open a store, the other was to obtain citizenship. Irving also invested in him, and the two did not have a falling out.

So I quickly called Tom, but no one answered after I called twice. I looked at the time and it was dinner time in the UK, so Tom, as the chef, must be busy.

Owen could only pray that he didn't hear it and would call back when he saw it. If the other person deliberately didn't answer, there would be nothing he could do.

Two hours later, Tom called back. Owen was so moved that he almost cried. This guy is really nice.

So he told Tom about his situation and hoped that Tom could help him.

Tom was also worried. What he had done had hurt Sophia and Liu Qinghua. Although Liu Qinghua did not argue with him, Sophia was not so magnanimous.

She could let go of her father, but how could she help Owen? It was good enough that she didn't add insult to injury.

But he had to repay Owen's favor, so after thinking for a long time, he had no choice but to go to Liu Qinghua.

After hearing his words, Liu Qinghua didn't take it seriously at all. He picked up his phone and called Wang Lina, telling her that he was going to meet a man named Owen, but reminded her that he was not familiar with him and was just asked by someone to do so.

This statement is very clear. Meeting him is giving me face, so you don't have to worry about what to talk about. I am not familiar with him, so Wang Lina naturally understood.

Wang Lina didn't forget to say something: "Uncle Liu, can you handle it? Otherwise, I'll go to Uncle Ye to get some medicine to send back to you."

  Liu Qinghua's face flushed. This girl is so old, but she still speaks without restraint. But who can he blame for his own behavior? He quickly hung up the phone.

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