Rebirth 2004: I can make money by writing

Hao Qiang took a taxi to the north gate of Zhongda University and began to look for a hot pot restaurant.

After walking around, he found that the hot pot restaurant where their class had dinner last time was the most suitable.

Looking at the middle-aged boss standing at the door smoking from a distance, Hao Qiang walked towards him.

The middle-aged boss saw a familiar student coming over and habitually handed him a cigarette: “Handsome boy, do you smoke?”

Hao Qiang smiled and waved his hand to refuse: “Thank you, boss, I don’t smoke.”

“When are you going to have another dinner?” The middle-aged boss likes this kind of big dinner, which is equivalent to more than a dozen tables.

His store has less than 20 tables a day, which is a little loss-making, and he has long had the idea of ​​transferring the store.

“Boss, I’m tired of eating every day!”

Hao Qiang glanced at the business in the store and found that there were only five tables of guests at this meal time.

At this time, it was only 7:30 in the evening.

“It’s like this, boss. Last time I heard you say you were going to transfer the store, I talked to my friend, and he plans to take over your store and renovate it.

I’ll ask him first, how much are you willing to transfer, and don’t want the equipment.”

“Oh, sure.” The middle-aged boss’s eyes lit up, but when he heard Hao Qiang said he didn’t plan to take over the equipment, he shook his head firmly and said, “If you don’t want the equipment, then I won’t transfer it.”

Usually, if the equipment and tables and chairs can be used, the boss who takes over the store will generally take them over, mainly because they are cheap.

If Hao Qiang’s friend doesn’t plan to take over the equipment, then for the middle-aged boss, he only needs to wait until the end of the lease to return the lease. No matter who takes over, it doesn’t matter to him, anyway, he can’t recover any costs from it.

Hao Qiang thought about it for a while and realized that his idea might be too idealistic.

“Boss, let’s sit inside the store and talk. It’s a bit noisy outside.”

“Okay, okay.” The boss nodded, and then asked, “Can you make the decision? Or ask your friend to come over and discuss it together.”

“I have his money. If the negotiation goes well, I can make the decision.”

“Your friend is your family, right?”

“It doesn’t matter who I hand it over to in the end. Anyway, I can make the deal, haha.” Hao Qiang laughed heartily. This middle-aged boss is quite cunning.

The boss was thoughtful and secretly guessed that maybe it was this young brother who was planning to buy his hot pot restaurant.

He was already accustomed to the fact that families funded their children to start businesses, and he thought it was reasonable.

What puzzled him was why he was so talkative that night and told the little brother so many truths.

Maybe he was too talkative;

Or maybe this little brother was too smart and was deliberately trying to get him to talk.

Damn, students are so smart, what will happen after they enter society!

After the two entered the store, they sat face to face in the booth. The boss enthusiastically poured Hao Qiang a cup of tea and then said, “Brother, it doesn’t make sense to take over the shop without taking over the equipment. If you let us clean it up ourselves, how long will it take?

Many of the equipment in my shop are new and have only been used for a year.”

“My friend has invested a lot and needs to redecorate. Many of the equipment may not match the new decoration style.” Hao Qiang replied that the equipment in his shop is quite new, but if he renovates it himself, some of the equipment may not match the decoration style.

Air conditioners, range hoods, and kitchen tools are not affected much, but tables, stools and chairs must be replaced.

He looked around and found no suitable shop, either too small or in a bad location.

The boss was distressed and a little disappointed: “If you don’t want the equipment, how can this be called a transfer.”

Hao Qiang thought for a while and decided to ask about the price first: “Boss, if I buy the whole thing, how much will it cost?”

“There are still three months of rent and one month’s deposit, 28,000 yuan. If you want to sublease and renovate, you can talk to the landlord. If you want to rent for a long time, it’s okay to take a half-month rent-free period.

Two air conditioners, three refrigerators… Including the rent, a total of 80,000 yuan.” The boss took out a pen and paper and calculated for Hao Qiang while talking.

“Boss, I have no problem taking over the rent and deposit. This is reasonable.

But you can’t calculate the price of many equipment based on the price you bought them. Home appliances like air conditioners and refrigerators are updated every year and depreciate very quickly.”

“How can it be that fast? Air conditioners and refrigerators can be used for ten years without any problem.”

“You can see which ones you can handle by yourself. You said you bought the air conditioner and refrigerator last year. I want to see the original invoice price. Based on my understanding of the second-hand market, I can give you a maximum discount of 50%.” Hao Qiang has a little knowledge of the second-hand market for home appliances. If you handle the air conditioner that has just been bought for a year, you can sell it at a maximum discount of 30%, and at least 50%.

The boss’s offer, excluding the rent and deposit, is actually 52,000 yuan for the whole deal..

This price is not outrageous, but it is a bit high.

The boss did not cheat him. Some things can be known as soon as you ask. If you are afraid of asking too high, people will not even want to talk about it. After all, they are not fools. Whatever he says is what it is.

Seeing that the boss was silent, Hao Qiang smiled and said: “Boss, I understand your dilemma very well. After all, you have been running this store for a while and have invested a lot of effort.

But you also know that the current hot pot market environment in the surrounding area is not optimistic, so it is not easy to transfer.”

He paused, observed the boss’s reaction, and then continued: “Equipment such as air conditioners and refrigerators, even if they are brand new, will depreciate rapidly once they are put into use.

What’s more, there are newer and more energy-efficient models on the market now, and these devices are not easy to sell at high prices in the second-hand market.”

The boss shook his head, took out a cigarette and lit it, and was not convinced by Hao Qiang’s words: “Hehe, the competition is fierce, but many people ask, so it’s not difficult to resell.”

He found that this handsome guy was very talkative and mature. No wonder he was the leader of the group of students.

Hao Qiang chatted with the boss for a while and found out that his last name was Chen. He continued to negotiate the price: “Boss Chen, we are redecorating and we definitely don’t want tables and chairs, even at a 10% discount. If you can handle it, then handle it. Other equipment is easy to negotiate.

If you transfer it to other bosses, they can’t buy everything.

Transfer early and stop loss early. I’m right. Those stock speculators want to sell when the price goes up, but the longer they wait, the more they fall, and they lose more in the end.

Don’t always think about how much you have invested, but the earlier you transfer it a month, the less you will lose.

Losing less is also making money.”

Hao Qiang pointed to his list and pointed out the things he didn’t need.

Boss Chen frowned as he listened to Hao Qiang’s words.

He had negotiated with many bosses before, and some of them were also not interested in the tables and chairs in the store, thinking that the style and quality were not satisfactory. He also bought the tables and chairs from others.

If he sold it himself, it would be really hard to sell, but the handsome guy in front of him said he didn’t want it no matter how cheap it was.

If people were going to spend a lot of money to renovate, they would definitely not like the tables and chairs in his store.

He knew that he should sell it early and stop the loss early.

But people are greedy and unwilling to give up.

Hao Qiang’s words still made Boss Chen make a lot of concessions.

Boss Chen kept sighing: “It’s a loss, a big loss.”

In fact, he was still a little satisfied in his heart.

Hao Qiang’s requirements were a bit harsh, but they were also reasonable and sincere, which was much more reliable than some bosses.

Next, the two continued to negotiate.

In the end, Hao Qiang bought the whole store for 40,000 yuan, plus rent, that is 68,000 yuan.

In Hao Qiang’s original plan, the total budget for kitchen equipment, air conditioning, tableware and pots was 110,000 yuan.

Now I bought it second-hand, which cost 40,000 yuan, and it will cost about 20,000 yuan, which is almost enough, saving 50,000 yuan.

The original investment budget of 400,000 yuan can be reduced to 350,000 yuan.

The exact number of days of rent left will be calculated in detail at that time.

At present, this is only a verbal agreement between the two parties, and Hao Qiang still needs to communicate with the landlord in person about the subsequent renewal of the lease.

So, Boss Chen immediately called the landlord and informed him that if he was free, he hoped to come over.

After waiting for more than ten minutes, a middle-aged man in his fifties hurried over.

As soon as he arrived, he asked Boss Chen directly:

“Boss Chen, are you planning to transfer the store?”

Boss Chen nodded: “Well, we have discussed the transfer, you can talk to this little brother.”

After that, he sighed again that he had lost a lot of money and took out a cigarette for the landlord.

The landlord took the cigarette and glanced at the handsome guy sitting opposite Boss Chen. He thought he was Boss Chen’s nephew, but he didn’t expect it to be the new boss.

Next, the landlord first asked Hao Qiang what he planned to do with the shop and how long he would do it.

Hearing that Hao Qiang planned to spend a lot of money to renovate the shop, the landlord was very surprised.

After in-depth communication and negotiation between the two parties, the annual rent was finally settled at 84,000 yuan, which was consistent with the previous rent.

At the same time, the 20-day rent-free period is usually not necessarily available.

If it is a newly built shop with little popularity, the landlord or merchant may offer a rent-free period of three months in order to attract popularity.

If it is a mature shop, most landlords are unwilling to waive the rent period.

Hao Qiang decided to sign a three-year lease contract. If the contract is renewed for another three years after three years, the rent will increase by 10%.

In terms of liquidated damages, the two parties clearly agreed.

If Hao Qiang breaches the contract, the remaining rent and deposit will not be refunded;

If the landlord breaches the contract, he must compensate Hao Qiang for the renovation costs and refund the rent and deposit paid.

Hao Qiang is afraid that the landlord will see that his business is good and then blindly increase the rent. This kind of disgusting thing is notLess.

The two parties signed the lease contract on the spot. Hao Qiang went to the bank to withdraw money and first paid 5,000 yuan to Mr. Chen as a deposit.

The two parties agreed that Mr. Chen needed to complete the handling of the store within ten days. Once the handling was completed, the store would be handed over.

At that time, Hao Qiang would pay the remaining transfer fee, and at the same time pay the landlord one year’s rent and one month’s deposit.

If all the money is paid now, Mr. Chen will drag it out and want to do business for a few more days, and Hao Qiang can’t persuade him to leave, which is quite troublesome.

Even more disgusting, there are even more disgusting things, such as going back on their words, breaking the contract, not willing to transfer, or transferring to other bosses with higher bids.

There are too many disgusting things like this.

Therefore, Hao Qiang supplemented the breach of contract agreement and solemnly explained it to Mr. Chen.

In fact, Mr. Chen really wanted to transfer, and he was also afraid that Hao Qiang would not rent in the end, but he paid a deposit of 5,000 yuan, and his sincerity was there.

“Don’t worry, Brother Hao, I still value integrity in doing business.”

“Boss Chen, I believe in your character, but with the contract constraints, it is more secure for us.” Hao Qiang said tactfully, and asked about the salary and benefits of the staff in his store and the enthusiasm of the employees.

Anyway, he has to recruit people. The dishwasher can stay, and the chef needs to see how good his skills are.

As for the waiters, Hao Qiang plans to recruit young people. The aunties in the store obviously do not meet the requirements of the new store.

Hao Qiang is quite satisfied with this business negotiation, but there are some shortcomings.

After all, he has no such experience in his previous life. Only by experiencing it can he grow.

When there is a similar thing again, he already has an idea in his mind. Even if he does not talk about it in person, he will handle it more confidently.

Opening a hot pot restaurant is a training task for Hao Qiang. The current task progress can be judged as “20%”.

After finishing the leasing matter, it was almost ten o’clock in the evening.

Hao Qiang went back to the rented house to take a shower and then returned to the dormitory.