Chapter 646: Chapter 353: Acting at Will_2
Seeing Chen Feng come with a lawyer in earnest, accompanied by a girlfriend of Wu Mengting’s caliber, the fifty-something landlord couldn’t help but regard him with a bit more respect, and proactively offered him a cigarette, engaging in a chat with Chen Feng.
Through this landlord’s self-introduction in a kind of Versailles style, he undoubtedly counts as a wealthy man. All three connected three-story shops are his, and although they are old around twenty or thirty years, each building is valued at about a million, primarily because of the value of the storefronts, making the three worth three million.
Of course, just from this alone, he doesn’t really count as rich in Yuelou Town, a famed economically strong town, because having a few million in assets here does not really make one genuinely wealthy.
These three old houses plus storefronts are just part of his real estate in Yuelou Town, and additionally, he has two shops worth millions each in the town’s commercial city, along with two apartments, one for himself and his wife, the other for his son.
Moreover, he also has houses in Shanghai, the city, and the county each, all leftovers from his days of following housing speculators, which he’s not selling for now.
This landlord exudes the aura of the local earthy boss, with a big gold chain around his neck and a small bag tucked under his arm.
He was previously in the calendar business, making a sum before he started speculating in housing, realizing that it was much more profitable than the arduous calendar business, so he quit and became a full-time property speculator. Luckily, he caught the trend and made a good fortune, then timely and wisely retreated, leaving behind these assets.
Now, the landlord self-declares that he’s getting old, nearing sixty, and doesn’t have the energy to do business anymore, so he’s become a rent collector back home.
Chen Feng patiently listened to this rent collector’s tales of old, waiting until he was nearly done before asking, "So, are you selling these three houses along with the storefronts?"
The landlord replied with a smile, "Yes, of course I’m selling. As long as the price is right, I’ll sell."
Chen Feng smiled and asked, "What price are you willing to sell at?"
Upon hearing this, the landlord immediately put on a serious face, and after a brief thought said, "Three million, as long as you offer three million, I’ll sell them to you."
Chen Feng looked towards Zhao Guozhong, who appeared shocked, and asked, "Uncle, do you think these three old houses are worth three million?"
Zhao Guozhong instinctively said, "Worth is worth."
Then he suddenly came to his senses, widened his eyes, and asked, "Ah Feng, are you seriously thinking of buying?"
In his heart, he added, "Do you have that much money?"
Previously, Zhao Guozhong only knew that Chen Feng had won a lottery with tens of thousands, and he had heard that Chen Feng made some money from stocks as well, but he assumed that Chen Feng had at most a modest million or so in assets, considering two car wash businesses had spent quite a bit.
Now, however, hearing that Chen Feng was ready to spend three million to buy the property along with the shop, he was truly astonished.
Following along, Mao Xiaoling was also scrutinizing Chen Feng with a look of surprise.
Before, although she had heard from Zhao Guozhong boasting that his nephew was very wealthy, saying at least a few million, she sensed some exaggeration in there for sure.
But now, if Chen Feng indeed slapped down three million on a house, then in her eyes, at least, it truly meant rich.
"Renting is too troublesome; might as well buy it outright," Chen Feng answered Zhao Guozhong, ignoring his stunned expression, and turned to the landlord saying, "Boss Ye, I’ll buy it then, if convenient, we can sign the contract today; I even brought a lawyer."
The landlord named Ye was dumbfounded hearing Chen Feng say this and hastily asked, "You’re actually buying, not joking?"
It’s not that he hasn’t seen the world, but these three houses of his are really hard to sell. If they were easy to sell, he would’ve sold them early on.
Even though Yuelou Town is a registered economically strong town in the city, full of wealthy people, hardly anyone would spend three million on these three old houses. With that money, couldn’t they buy a sweeter place in the county, city, or even the capital?
Ultimately, Yuelou Town is a town, and these houses of his, in the end, are rural ones. Storefronts are valuable, but the appreciation potential is very low.
Previously, these three old houses of his went nearly unnoticed.
"Seriously, no joke. If you’re genuinely interested in selling, I’ll just buy it."
Chen Feng said in a normal tone.
"Alright, alright, alright." The landlord surnamed Ye immediately said joyfully, "I’ll trouble you to wait a moment, I’ll go home and get some documents, then we can go to a nearby real estate agency to sign the contract, how does that sound?"
"Okay, let’s do that then."
Landlord Ye hurried back to get the relevant documents, and once he left, Zhao Guozhong came to his senses and quickly said, "Ah Feng, you were too rash. He said three million, and you just agreed? Didn’t even haggle. You’re way too honest. No, if you’re serious about buying, you have to cut down the price. If you’re hesitant, I’ll help you negotiate."
Mao Xiaoling also quickly added, "Yes. Although houses in Yuelou Town are relatively expensive, a price of a hundred thousand per old house here feels a bit inflated. I’d say at most it’s eighty thousand per house, so three would be 240 thousand, being 60 thousand less than three million."
Seeing them say so, Chen Feng didn’t refuse, nodded and said, "Alright, when he returns, help me negotiate. However, 240 thousand is impossible. I think his psychological bottom line should be 280 thousand. Getting it to this price is fine."
"That might not be necessarily. I’ll help you bargain."
Not long after, the landlord Ye drove back, also bringing along his wife, a plump lady adorned with gold and silver, smiling as both were. Selling these three old houses for three million was really beyond their expectations.
However, before they could even greet Chen Feng, Zhao Guozhong jumped out and began haggling, directly pressing the price down to 240 thousand, instantly angering the couple.
"Younger Brother Chen, is this your idea? 240 thousand, only an idiot would sell at that price. Without three million, I definitely won’t sell these houses. Besides, we agreed on three million earlier."
Landlord Ye had an expression of anger mixed with determination.
Chen Feng said innocently, "I never mentioned buying your house for three million earlier."
After thinking, Landlord Ye realized Chen Feng hadn’t explicitly stated he’d buy for three million, leaving him at a loss for words.
"Old Ye, I’m also from Yuelou Town, this house’s price, we all know. We knew each other back then, you fooling others is fine, but not my nephew. 258 thousand; if you want to sell, my nephew will buy."
Zhao Guozhong, with effort, bargained with Landlord Ye, mainly because the couple truly wanted to sell. After a heated argument, the price settled down to 285 thousand, with the other party standing firm on not lowering further.
Seeing this, Chen Feng finally spoke and determinedly said, "280 thousand then, if you agree, we’ll go sign the contract now and then head straight to the real estate trading office to close the deal."
The couple looked at each other, and finally, Landlord Ye nodded in agreement.
The group then went to an agency introduced by Landlord Ye to sign the contract. With Chen Yaobo, a senior lawyer present on Chen Feng’s side, they had no fear of any tricks being played, as everything was well arranged.
A phone call was made to thoroughly check the property rights of these three old houses, and with another call, when the three reached the real estate transaction office, they didn’t even have to line up as a dedicated person immediately came over to handle the formalities for them.
In just about an hour, the transaction for these properties was completed for 280 thousand.