A century-old wealthy family that rose from Shanghai

Chapter 81 The House Returns to the Landlord
Came to the "Yufa Yongjin" again to meet Wang Boyuan.

During these three days, Wang Boyuan mainly investigated Chen Guangliang's background and did not consider anything else.

Because he was willing to cooperate with the two conditions of "renting land to build houses, and the houses belong to the landlords".

In particular, the land on Yuyuan Road has been the focus of people's attention recently, and he also wants to rent it out to avoid it becoming a gathering place for refugees.

Fortunately, the results of the investigation were correct. Chen Guangliang did own a medium-sized rickshaw company, and he also learned from the drivers that Chen Guangliang was a good person.

At least, the origin is very clean, that's enough!

"I didn't expect that Boss Chen has already built his business from scratch at such a young age. I admire him!"

There was indeed sincerity in Wang Boyuan's eyes.

There are many people who start from scratch, but it is indeed very rare to find someone so young.

Chen Guangliang said modestly: "I was just lucky. Thanks to the support of many friends, I am where I am today."

Wang Boyuan nodded, which further proved that Chen Guangliang had good character. He then asked with some doubt, "With such a huge construction cost, is there really a bank willing to lend money?"

Business risks are very high in this era, and it is not easy to get bank loans.

Chen Guangliang said, "Actually, I don't need a bank loan for this project, I just need a bank guarantee. Here's how it's going to work. I've already secured cooperation from Jincheng Bank. All I need to do now is reach a land lease agreement with you, Boss Wang, and then we can actually implement it!"

Wang Boyuan was stunned, thinking that real estate could be played like this, isn't this a typical case of 'making money out of nothing'?

Although this plan seems perfect when you think about it carefully, it is still hard to believe.

Finally, Wang Boyuan said, "Of course, I can, but I have two requirements: First, the rent per acre is 2 yuan per year, so 300 acres is 4500 yuan per year. I'll pay a one-year rent deposit first, and then another one-year rent, for a total of 9000 yuan. Second, regarding the construction, we'll send a supervision team to ensure that the quality of your buildings meets the minimum warranty period of years."

His land is currently priced at about 4.5 taels per acre. Because it is close to Jing'an Temple, it can be sold for 4500 taels. Therefore, collecting taels in rent a year is not expensive.

What Wang Boyuan is also interested in is naturally the ownership of the house twenty years later, so he needs to send a supervisory team.

Chen Guangliang replied, "Of course I agree. But I'd like to ask Boss Wang for a favor. I plan to divide the entire project into five phases. I'll rent three acres first, and then, if the plan succeeds in two months, I'll rent the remaining twelve acres. If my plan doesn't succeed, the agreement will be terminated."

In this way, Wang Boyuan did not suffer any loss, but he provided Chen Guangliang with an insurance policy.

If the plan failed, Chen Guangliang would lose at most more than 1800 yuan - that is, yuan in rent for two years under the Three Mu Land Law (including one year's rent as a deposit), as well as the budget work done earlier.

Wang Boyuan smiled and said, "Boss Chen is quite cautious, but I am warning you: if you don't renew your contract in two months, I won't refund a cent of the 2 yuan."

Seeing that he agreed, Chen Guangliang immediately added, "Then when we sign the previous contract, you must remember that if I succeed, you must renew the contract with me. Also, the rent cannot be increased for 4500 years, and it will remain at yuan per year."

His rent has not increased, so naturally Wang Boyuan's rent cannot be increased either.

What's more, in the end, he was given a building worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, which was what he valued most.

"Okay, let's prepare a time and sign the formal contract!"

The cooperation is finalized like this!

Everything is perfect in this plan, but what is ultimately needed is that customers are willing to pay.

Therefore, the next two months are critical.

After signing the "first contract" with Wang Boyuan, Chen Guangliang went to Zhuang Jun Architectural Office without stopping to prepare the design plan for the "new-style lane".

After learning of Chen Guangliang's request, Zhuang Jun said, "Boss Chen, you only need to guarantee that the building will last for 30 years?"

Chen Guangliang nodded and said, "Our project is like this. So, it would be best if you could give me a rough draft of the design in half a month, and then refine the detailed design in the next half a month."

It’s actually very simple. After all, the residential building design of this era is basically not complicated.

Zhuang Jun was immediately surprised by Chen Guangliang's "plan". Cooperating with this young man was like "getting something for nothing", but could he succeed?
Chen Guangliang did not tell Zhuang Jun the whole plan because there was no need.

Designing such a plan would cost at most three thousand dollars. Of course, Chen Guangliang planned to pay one-third of the money after the first draft was completed.

Changjiang Real Estate has invested 2500 oceans in this project, and its funds have run out.

Fortunately, Chen Guangliang has the car dealership's working capital to support him, but he also needs to be frugal.

"Okay, half a month won't be a problem. Regarding the first draft, aside from the architectural details, there aren't any major issues. I'll immediately arrange for someone to conduct an on-site survey and measurement, and have the project completed as soon as possible!"

Zhuang Jun was also looking forward to this project. Firstly, there were very few "new-style lanes" in this era, and the success of this project would be a reflection of his architectural firm. Secondly, he was very curious whether this young man could create a miracle and complete a project with an investment of 200,000 yuan (including land) with only a few thousand yuan.

Chen Guangliang nodded, and then he arranged for his own architect Lu Yuantai to be the contact person for this link.

Changjiang Real Estate has two employees, each earning 80 yuan a month, plus a 2% share of the project's profits. Assuming a profit of 1000 yuan this year, they'll receive a 200 yuan dividend, and annual rental income of yuan thereafter, which should last for almost twenty years! After finalizing all external partnership arrangements, Chen Guangliang convened an internal meeting with Guo Deming and Lu Yuantai.

"The ultimate goal for Changjiang Real Estate now is to 'sell' the houses, so we will advertise in the newspaper. However, no matter how good our advertising is, we must make customers more willing to pay for the houses. I have two plans:
First, we will build a sales office on the land of Yuyuan Road, where customers can visit, mainly to listen to our explanations and learn about the location.

Second, we need to develop a 'property booklet,' which I call a building brochure. We'll print or hand-draw the entire complex's design, layout, and other details, and describe them in words. This way, customers who visit the sales office can not only hear our pitch but also truly experience the project.

Guo Deming and Lu Yuantai listened and took notes at the same time. At this time, they were completely impressed by the boss. It can be said that they learned too much real estate knowledge during this period.

Guo Deming then said, "Then the top prices for the second floor, the fake third floor, and the third floor can't be the same. I suggest setting them at 3600, 3900, and 4300 yuan, so that customers have more choices!"

In this era, it is taboo not to talk about the "first layer".

The second floor is the first floor on the ground, and the fake third floor is the second floor.

Of course the third floor is the best!
Chen Guangliang nodded and said, "This pricing is feasible, but it still needs to be studied in detail. 3600 can be set at 3599. One dollar less, and it sounds like a hundred dollars less."

The two employees felt that their boss was too cunning.

"Boss, this is a good idea."

1928 1 Month 22 Day.

Today is Chinese New Year's Eve, but Changjiang Motors is not closed for the holiday and is operating as usual, and will not be closed for the entire Spring Festival.

Generally speaking, rickshaws are currently the main means of transportation in Shanghai, and citizens should not be made to feel inconvenienced because of this.

To put it simply, this period is the best time to make money, so the drivers will naturally not miss the opportunity.

Chen Guangliang also arrived at the Changjiang Coach Company (head office) early in the morning. There were already many coachmen busy at the outdoor stoves.

The Yangtze River Coach Company will distribute New Year's goods to more than 1 drivers at the two bases today - ten large meat buns and ten large vegetable buns for each person. These drivers have come to help since yesterday - steamed buns (large southern buns that can be eaten 2 to per meal).

The drivers probably didn't expect that the company would give them "New Year's goods", and this benefit was equivalent to their living expenses for four or five days.

As a time traveler, Chen Guangliang naturally knew how to use the least amount of money to increase the enthusiasm of his subordinates and win their hearts.

Changjiang Car Dealership steams 2000 large buns on its own stove - the labor is free (food is included), and all you need to do is buy flour, pork, etc. As for vegetables, the car dealership has more than ten acres of land to plant them!
Chen Guangliang came to the outdoor stove and asked with a smile: "How are the preparations going? Is it in time?"

The functions of this base are very comprehensive. The stove is usually used to boil water for everyone to drink tea, and it is also used as a kitchen to prepare meals for employees.

"Boss Chen, everything is almost ready. The ones from Fangua Lane have already been delivered."

"Well, thank you for your hard work!"

"Where can we find a boss as good as Mr. Chen? He even gave gifts to us drivers during the Chinese New Year!"

"Without your efforts, Changjiang Motors wouldn't be what it is today. We all help each other."

Other bosses might just say polite words, but Chen Guangliang is really nice to these drivers.

Not to mention the efforts made in increasing revenue, even the "recruitment of shareholders" is unique among Shanghai car dealerships.

"Boss Chen, would you like to try it?"

"Okay, just give me a taste of the food!"

A driver handed Chen Guangliang a big vegetable bun, and then Chen Guangliang started to taste it while breathing out the hot air.

At present, although Chen Guangliang has a small fortune, he does not live a luxurious life. He just cares about having enough to eat and eating well, and does not spend much on other things.

"The vegetable buns are good, and they even have a little meat in them. Have you tried any?"

There were about seven or eight rickshaw drivers busy at work. It wasn't that they weren't pulling the rickshaws, they just came to help after work.

"I ate it. I ate all the meat and vegetables. The meat was rich and delicious!"

"Ha ha"

Everyone laughed.

Seeing that everyone was satisfied, Chen Guangliang was in a good mood as well.

In order to prepare for this "New Year's goods", the car dealership also put out 400 yuan. The money is the car dealership's reserve fund expenditure (dividends will not be distributed in full, and some operating funds will be left for the car dealership).

Although the amount of money distributed on average is not much, the effect is very obvious. This is similar to corporate dinners and holiday benefits.

Through this "little trick", the sense of belonging of the drivers can be greatly increased, because this is an "unexpected gain", which is naturally more "attractive" than the income they should have earned through hard work!
(End of this chapter)