Chapter 332: Payback in One Year
In July in Seoul, the air was filled with the unique humidity of the rainy season. The sky was gray, as if covered by a thick cloud. Raindrops fell on the ground, making rapid and powerful knocking sounds. Occasionally, a flash of lightning streaked across the sky, followed by a rumbling thunder.
"How can we do this? The market is already bad, and it's going to rain for a while, so customers won't come out." Looking at the heavy rain outside the store, Luo Gang said worriedly.
"Didn't I say it before? After June, the market will definitely decline. This is something that has been expected for a long time. Come over and have some tea. It's really enjoyable to have some tea on a rainy day." Zhang Qiyuan poured tea for Wang Yong and Huang Yi.
"It's a good thing I listened to you, Qi Yuan, and didn't buy a car. Otherwise, with the market price like this, I'll be broke next month." Wang Yong picked up the tea and took a sip, thanking himself.
"You're not going to have to eat dirt. Brother Wang, you opened a lot of orders last month, and I paid your wages personally. Don't pretend to be poor in front of me." Zhang Qiyuan glanced at Wang Yong and said.
"In addition to buying a car, I also have to earn money for the bride price. It's so damn hard to be a man," Wang Yong complained.
"Oh, are you and Wu Jingjing planning to get married?" Zhang Qiyuan asked with great interest.
Huang Yi and Luo Gang also looked over.
Wang Yong nodded and said, "Yes, we are so old now. Even if I am not anxious, Jingjing's family will be anxious."
"How much does Wu Jingjing want?"
"Her family hasn't mentioned this yet, but I have to prepare. I originally planned to make some money this year and get married at the end of the year, but with the current market conditions, I'm unsure." Wang Yong sighed.
"Don't worry, even if the market is bad, there will still be people who buy houses. Moreover, the policies released by the government this time are obviously not strong enough and cannot stimulate people's enthusiasm for buying houses. I estimate that there will be more policies around National Day." Zhang Qiyuan comforted.
"Really?"
"How can I tell you whether this is true or not? This is just my guess. No matter whether the market is good or bad, we just need to do our own thing and do our best and leave the rest to fate." Zhang Qiyuan said unhappily.
"I hope your guess is right."
Zhang Qiyuan took a sip of tea and did not go into the topic any further. He turned to Luo Gang and said, "Brother Luo, everyone has done a good job in the first half of the year and it's been very hard work. It just so happens that there are not many customers during this period. Let's organize a trip in late July."
"I fully agree with this. After working hard for half a year, we should definitely enjoy ourselves." Huang Yi immediately agreed.
"I think this is a good suggestion too." Wang Yong nodded.
"Three stores together? Have you talked to Qu Feng, Lu Jia and others about this?" Luo Gang asked.
"Since we want to play, it will definitely be more fun with more people. Qu Feng and the others should have no objection." Zhang Qiyuan said.
"Okay, you talk to them, and then we can discuss in the group where to go for the trip?" Luo Gang agreed.
Zhang Qiyuan called Qu Feng and Lu Jia on the spot and talked about the trip. Qu Feng and Lu Jia both agreed readily.
Zhang Qiyuan quickly @ed everyone in the group and said, "In view of the good performance in the first half of the year, the company plans to organize a team-building travel activity around July 20th. Does anyone have any recommendations? The travel destinations are limited to within the province." The reason why it is limited to the province is mainly to save costs.
Since it is a team-building event organized by the company, there is naturally no reason to ask employees to pay for it. However, if the event is held outside the province, it may not be a problem that can be solved in one day. By then, it involves booking a hotel, which will invisibly increase the cost.
It’s better if it’s within the province, you can just drive there and drive back after having fun.
Their company has 23 people in total. If the cost per person is yuan, the total cost is about yuan. If spread over three stores, each store only needs to spend yuan.
They can still come up with this amount of money.
Seeing that the company was organizing a team-building tour, everyone expressed their opinions.
However, Zhang Qiyuan took a look and found that either the distance was too far or there was nothing fun to do.
"If all else fails, why don't we go rafting?" Huang Yi suggested.
Hearing this, Zhang Qiyuan's eyes lit up and he nodded, "That's a good suggestion. Let's see if there is any place for rafting near Seoul?"
"Yes, there seems to be a rafting place over in Dabie Mountains." Luo Gang thought for a while and said.
"Okay, then we'll decide on Dabie Mountains. Brother Luo, you can negotiate the price with the scenic spot at that time. During this period, everyone should arrange for more houses to be rented out. Even if the second-hand houses cannot be sold, it will be no problem to make rental orders. Three or four rental orders can be equivalent to one sales order." Zhang Qiyuan reminded.
He really cares about making sure his agents can make money.
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On July 10th, with the arrival of graduation season, the rental market ushered in a peak period.
Because Zhang Qiyuan had consciously separated the male and female tenants, the single rooms in Lu Yuan's house were sold out almost instantly. Zhang Qiyuan would ask his agents to bring any young ladies to that house, and at the same time assure the young ladies that the house was only rented to girls. After getting Zhang Qiyuan's promise, the young ladies who came to see the house made a reservation on the spot. After all, it is really rare to find a shared house with all girls in Seoul.
The houses in Xincheng East Foothill are sold out faster because the location of Xincheng East Foothill is good and it is next to the Biological Park. After graduation, many young ladies come here to work, and two houses and eight single rooms are directly sold out.
The house at Blue Sky International is not bad, and now there are only two small rooms left.
Seeing this situation, Zhang Qiyuan regretted it so much. He was still too conservative. If he had known this would be the case, he should have rented more houses. It was too late to rent houses now. After all, it would take until August or September to complete the decoration, and by then he would have missed the peak period for renting houses.
But even so, Zhang Qiyuan made a fortune this time. Of the seven houses he bought, except for the two empty rooms in Blue Sky International, the other houses are all full. Each house in Zhongjian Mansion and Xincheng Donglu is rented for about 54 yuan. The single rooms in Blue Sky International are cheaper, but can be rented for yuan. If all these tenants rent for a full year, it will be about yuan. After deducting the commission from the agent, it is exactly close to yuan.
It can be said that the investment was recovered in one year, and the following years were all free profit.
Although the peak period has passed, he still plans to continue buying houses. Of course, he is selective. For example, he will buy as many houses as he can in the eastern part of the new city. As for houses in other places, he will be more cautious.
(End of this chapter)
