The Bourne Counterattack

Chapter 388 Negotiated

"Mr. Mao, our boss said that three days of zero rent is too short. The minimum rent is ten days. In addition, the price will be increased by 50%." Early the next morning, Tang Tao made an appointment to his office to discuss.

Rent starts from ten days, and the price is increased by 50%!
This is clearly the lion opening its mouth.

When Mr. Mao heard the news, his chest almost exploded with anger. This was completely blackmail, how could it be like this?

However, he also knows that the charity sale is imminent and there is no time for him to go back and continue to think about it. If he continues to hold these collected items in his hands, it may be in his own hands, and his reputation may suffer. Influence.

For other venues, she even added 30% to the original rent, but no one dared to agree to rent it to them.

They all know that after making this money, trouble will continue, and they don’t want to cause trouble.

Only in this mainland swimming pool, the boss behind it is a high-level person from the patrol room. He is not afraid of trouble. If there is a problem, he may be able to solve the problem.

However, their quotation was already much higher than other venues, and now they are asking to rent it for more than ten days at a time, and the rent has been increased by 50%.

This makes the already stretched funds even more tense.

After some final bargaining, it was agreed to pay 30% of the rent in advance, 40% after half the time, and the remaining 30% after the end of the period.

This was only agreed after Tang Tao called Cheng Mo for confirmation after half an hour of wrangling in the office.

"Can I meet your boss?"

Although there were people who caused trouble at charity fairs in the past, everything was resolved in the end. There shouldn't be any problems this time.

This is not his problem alone, but if he goes back now to discuss it before coming back, what if he changes his mind again?
For this kind of thing, it is the safest way to finalize the lease contract as soon as possible.

According to the rules of short-term rental, at least 70% of the rent must be paid first, as well as a deposit. Such a sum of money is really not small for the Workers' Relief Association. Their activities will be spent next. There is a lot of money, so we can’t spend all the money on rent.

Some things are really hard to say clearly.

"Mr. Mao, do you really hire our security?" After signing the lease contract, Tang Tao asked again.

"But, I don't have that much money on hand to pay in advance?"

So, he immediately refused.

"This is not a big problem. Mr. Mao is a decent man, and our boss is not afraid of being repudiated. As long as we sign the lease contract, the rest can be negotiated." Tang Tao breathed a sigh of relief. He was really afraid that the other party would back down. , no more renting.

As for the deposit, it is waived.

"Manager Tang, can you rent it for five days at a slightly discounted rent?"

Tang Tao sighed in his heart. He was one of his own, but he had to pretend not to know each other, and he had to be cruel to refuse. The acting was really a bit unpleasant, but for the sake of the overall situation, he could only harden his heart. : "This is our boss's decision. If Mr. Mao doesn't agree, there is nothing we can do."

"No, our boss doesn't see anyone who doesn't matter. To be honest, it doesn't matter to him whether your business is successful or not." Tang Tao said with a slight twitch in the corner of his mouth.

Mr. Mao is also conflicted. Hiring security guards is a huge expense, and he doesn’t know how much money the charity sale will eventually raise.

I wonder if such a sum of money can buy many more sets of cotton-padded clothes and cotton-padded shoes for the front-line anti-Japanese soldiers. He feels that what can be saved should be saved.

"You can't accomplish anything big by just scratching your head." Cheng Mo sighed when he commented afterwards.

Cheng Mo accepted the money, but he had no intention of keeping it in his pocket. He would still pay it back, but he couldn't say anything right now.

I insist on letting the other party rent it for ten days, and I also hope that the other party can seize these ten days to hold more charity sales and raise more funds for the anti-Japanese soldiers. As for whether they can understand or think of this, it depends on their understanding.

He couldn't say it clearly.

"If you really don't care, No. 76 will definitely send people to cause trouble by then?" Tang Tao asked in surprise.

"When the time comes, I'll ask Lao Xu to bring a team of people over there for duty." Cheng Mo thought about it for a moment, but he really couldn't ignore it.

"I'm afraid a team of people is not enough..."

"I don't know enough. If I do too much, do you think Lin Shiqun in No. 76 is stupid?" Cheng Mo said, "If they hire our security, that's another matter. They use money to do things, and no one can say that. What."

"Okay, maybe Lin Shiqun will restrain himself for your sake."

"Don't take my face too seriously. I have no direct conflict with Lin Shiqun, but his subordinate Wu Sibao hates me. Do you think he won't seize this opportunity to mess with me?"

"Why do I feel that you are using this matter to set up a trap for Wu Sibao to get into trouble?" Tang Tao suddenly asked.

"Haha." Cheng Mo said nothing. It would be nice if everyone thought that this was a personal grudge between him and Wu Sibao.

"When does the charity sale start?"

"This weekend, they need to transport the goods first, and I have to arrange the venue to make room for them." Tang Tao said, "The key is, I don't have enough manpower."

"Don't worry, we'll have the manpower soon." Cheng Mo said.

When Tang Tao saw what Cheng Mo said, he stopped asking any more questions. He abided by the discipline of underground work and didn't ask questions that shouldn't be asked.

……

Cheng Mo quickly received a call from Lu Jingshi. The superiors agreed in principle to his request. Anyone at Gujun Camp who was willing to take off their military uniforms and leave could leave.

For officers, they can also be at the squad level, but the number must be controlled, and they can only go up to one-third.

However, this still needs to be communicated with the British side.

This can only be done if the British agree.

There is also a certain tacit understanding with the Japanese, otherwise there will be trouble afterwards, which requires Cheng Mo to coordinate.

On the British side, Cheng Mo has already mentioned it to Tony Kaiziwei. In fact, they are also very scared of the untimed bomb in the Lone Army Camp. Who knows when it will explode, and the Japanese always use this to cause trouble. They didn't tire of it either.

If it can be properly resolved, they will be happy. The relationship between the British and Chongqing is not bad, and they do not want to sever relations with Chongqing for the sake of Japan.

It is acceptable to retain officers, release low-level soldiers, and hand them over to the volunteer team of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce to take over. Whether they are incorporated into the Chinese team or directly retired from the army and become ordinary people, it is acceptable.

The Japanese only care about officers like Xie Zhongmin. As long as these officers are still there, the ordinary soldiers released will be nothing more than a piece of loose sand and nothing to worry about. If they are worried, they can send someone to supervise them.

Cheng Mo sent a message to the Japanese side through Chiyoko. He wanted to strengthen his strength in the patrol room of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce Bureau, and he took a fancy to the well-trained soldiers in the Gujun Camp.

As for why he was a soldier from the Lone Army Battalion, they could completely figure it out. His past experience in Sihang Warehouse was no secret.

It depends on whether the Japanese have such courage.

(End of this chapter)