Chapter 238 Sideways
"Um...how much is your budget?" the property consultant asked after a moment of hesitation.
Seeing the property consultant's expression, Zhang Qiyuan's heart moved. It seems that there really is a 140-square-meter house.
"Our budget is only enough to buy a 140-square-meter house. We feel a bit pressured to buy a larger apartment," said the female customer.
Zhang Qiyuan took a look at the couple. They looked like a couple, about 27 or 28 years old. The man was handsome, a bit like Huang Yi, tall and thin. As for the woman, her appearance was a bit hard to describe. She was probably about meters tall and a bit fat.
This woman's family must be well off!
Zhang Qiyuan thought silently in his heart.
Hearing the client's words, the property consultant said, "We do have another 140-square-meter apartment, but it is also a river view apartment, so the price will be a bit higher."
"What do you mean it's also a river view room?"
Now not only the customer was confused, but Zhang Qiyuan was also a little puzzled. A river view room is a river view room, and if it is not, it is not. How can it be said to be a river view room?
"It's like this, this house is on the fourth floor and you can see half of the river view," said the property consultant.
“Half of the river view?”
The couple looked at each other in confusion, obviously not understanding what the property consultant meant.
"You mean we can only see a small bit of the river on the other side?" Zhang Qiyuan said.
The real estate consultant nodded.
Zhang Qiyuan immediately understood what the property consultant meant. Because the house was on a relatively low floor and there might be an obstruction in front, when looking out at the river from the house, one could only see a little bit of the river on the other side.
After figuring out what happened, Zhang Qiyuan instantly knew why the house was still empty.
This house can see half of the river, so the developer wants to sell it as a river view house. But for customers, this house is on the fourth floor, which is not a good number, and it can only see half of the river, which is a bit tasteless. In addition, if the developer wants to sell it as a river view house, the price may be a bit high.
It is the kind of house that those who can afford it don’t like it, and those who like it cannot afford it.
"Can we go and see it in person?" asked the female customer.
"That's not possible. The site is under construction now. You can only go to the model room to take a look." The property consultant shook his head.
"Then let's go to the model room and take a look." said the female customer.
"Okay, this way please..."
The property consultant walked in front to lead the way, and the client followed closely behind. After bringing the client over, the agent, who had not spoken the whole time, looked at Zhang Qiyuan vigilantly, then trotted after him.
"Walk."
Zhang Qiyuan hurriedly followed and squeezed into the elevator before the door closed.
Now the eyes of the property consultant, the client and the agent all fell on Zhang Qiyuan.
The property consultant had a blank expression on his face, the client was a little curious, and the agent's eyes became extremely unfriendly, obviously thinking that Zhang Qiyuan was here to poach his clients.
"Uh……"
Being watched by so many people still felt a bit stressful. Zhang Qiyuan showed a fake smile typical of real estate agents and said, "I'm here to check out the property. I've never sold such an expensive house before. I'm here to broaden my horizons. You shouldn't mind, right?"
The property consultant glanced at Zhang Qiyuan and Yang Hao, and said somewhat arrogantly, "You can follow along, but you are not allowed to take photos."
"Okay, okay, thank you beautiful lady." Zhang Qiyuan bowed with both hands, then turned to the customer and said, "Two handsome men and beautiful ladies, it should be okay for the two of us to go see the world, right?"
"It's okay. You are also an agent and can give us some advice." The female customer was very satisfied with Zhang Qiyuan's call of "beautiful girl" and nodded slightly with a smile.
As soon as these words were spoken, the agent who brought her here looked at Zhang Qiyuan with eyes that were almost spitting fire.
If looks could kill, Zhang Qiyuan would probably be a corpse now.
"Uh... this is against the rules..." Zhang Qiyuan didn't expect the client to do this, but he still refused.
The unspoken rule of the intermediary industry is that you cannot pry clients in front of them. If you pry them from behind, that's your ability. If you pry them in front of them, it's no different from "committing a crime in front of your husband". It's a man...
It's something no agent can tolerate.
You deserve to be beaten. You can never be in the right no matter what.
Soon, Zhang Qiyuan and others arrived at the model room.
I have to admit that the high price is justified. Whether it is the house type, delivery standards or the view of the river, they are all unique. Moreover, this room was chosen as the model room because of its good view. From the balcony, you can have a panoramic view of the river.
"Our Yangtze River Center..." The property consultant briefly introduced the apartment type and didn't say much. He just watched the customer walking around the room and didn't look very enthusiastic.
Zhang Qiyuan could understand it too. After all, there was only this unit of this type, and it wouldn't be hard to sell. Moreover, the property consultants here had all seen a lot of things, and for them, a house worth several million dollars like this was a matter of choice.
After a quick look, Zhang Qiyuan came to the property consultant. As for the agent, he followed the client throughout the process, keeping a close watch on him and not giving Zhang Qiyuan any chance to get close to the client.
"Beauty, what's your name?" Zhang Qiyuan stepped forward and asked enthusiastically.
The property consultant glanced at Zhang Qiyuan and said one word concisely: "Tao."
"Ms. Tao, have you sold this model house?" Zhang Qiyuan asked.
After hearing this, the customer who was still walking around the house looked at the property consultant with great anticipation.
Tao Ran said unhappily, "What are you thinking? This apartment is the one with the best view on the middle floor of the building, and it has already been sold."
Zhang Qiyuan nodded, not feeling disappointed. He had already anticipated this result before he asked, but he still had a glimmer of hope in his heart.
"Then can I ask about the price of the apartment on the fourth floor?" Zhang Qiyuan asked.
"Do you have any clients?" Tao Ran asked.
Now the customer also looked at Zhang Qiyuan.
"No, no, just asking casually." Zhang Qiyuan waved his hand.
The reason I say this is because the customers over there are also looking at him. If he says he has customers, then he will be in competition with this one.
There is a saying that goes, a seat that is not fought for is not delicious.
There is only this one house available now. If the customer feels that someone is competing with them for the house, they might decide to book this one.
This is indirectly assisted by the agent next to him.
This is not okay.
Even if he wants to make a reservation, he has to wait until his client has seen the house and is sure that he doesn't like it.
"Then it's inconvenient to reveal it."
Zhang Qiyuan was a little helpless. The agent here was really a bit arrogant.
"Then Miss Tao, can I add you on WeChat? Actually, I'm in the self-media business. I have accounts on Xiaohongshu and Douyin. I don't have many fans, only about 20,000. My name is Zhang Qiyuan from Qijia Real Estate. If I have clients who want to see the houses here, I'll find you. I think you're quite professional. You must be the best-selling person in your property."
Zhang Qiyuan demonstrated his licking skills to the fullest and also mentioned his Xiaohongshu and Douyin accounts.
Although he cannot poach clients in person, he has no problem poaching them from the side. After all, he was talking to the property consultant and the client happened to hear it. If the client finds him through Xiaohongshu and Douyin later, it is none of his business, after all, it was the client who took the initiative.
(End of this chapter)
