Who goes to work if they're a decent person?

Chapter 42 is stirring

After hanging up the phone, Liu Wei decided to go find Lao Zhao.

He and Lao Zhao have been friends for many years. They both started out as second-hand landlords.

When Liu Wei arrived at the entrance of Cloud Apartment, Old Zhao was sitting on the flower bed by the entrance, smoking.

You could clearly see the worry on Lao Zhao's face.

"Old Zhao!" Liu Wei called out as he walked toward Old Zhao, his face beaming with smiles.

Old Zhao looked up and saw Liu Wei.

A warm smile spread across his face; after all, they were old friends.

He stubbed out his cigarette and stood up.

"Oh, isn't this General Manager Liu? What brings you here all of a sudden?"

"What Mr. Liu? Call me brother."

Liu Wei walked over and patted Lao Zhao on the shoulder familiarly, "You really have to call me 'brother' today."

"Wow, you're so confident. Do you have some good projects to offer?" Old Zhao immediately became interested.

Liu Wei chuckled, keeping everyone in suspense for the time being.

"You look so worried, your rental business must be really bad lately."

Old Zhao sighed, "You bet, this location isn't great to begin with." Then he changed the subject, "I heard you've rented out quite a few units in your building recently?"

"It's alright, thanks to the business brought in by my boss. So, I've come to bring you some good news."

Old Zhao's eyes lit up. "What good news?"

"I have a boss who owns a company that does live streaming. It's just starting out and they're short of staff dormitories."

As Liu Wei spoke, he held up one finger.

"How much do you want to rent this place?"

"Ten sets?" Old Zhao asked doubtfully. Although ten sets wasn't much, it was still enough to make a profit.

"Can't you be a little more magnanimous? I told you I was bringing you good news, how can you be so petty?"

"One hundred sets?" Old Zhao couldn't believe it. If it were 100 sets, that would cost a lot of money.

"200 sets!" Liu Wei said.

"Then you fucking compare it with one finger?"

Then Old Zhao gasped, "Wait, did I hear that right? You said 200 sets?"

"Are you kidding me?"

"Why would I tease you?" Liu Wei said seriously. "My boss is young, rich, and has guts."

"I recently brought over that top internet celebrity Chen Lu to work for me."

Old Zhao then feigned sudden realization, "Oh! I saw it on social media yesterday. So that's your boss's company. You're going to take off with your boss!"

"That's why I immediately think of you when I hear good news."

Old Zhao's breathing suddenly became rapid.

With 200 units, his average rent per unit is around 1000 yuan.

That's 12,000 yuan per unit per year, so 200 units would be 2.4 million yuan. He's made a fortune!

Old Zhao was lost in his daydreams, but Liu Wei's words immediately shattered them.

"Let me tell you, you have to give my boss a six-month rent waiver. And if I refer business to you, I'll also get a share of the profits, but I only need 30%."

"Six months rent-free?" Old Zhao's joy faded slightly, and he hesitated.

"This... Liu Wei, it's not that I'm unwilling, it's just that this would cut my profits in half again, plus the profit sharing with you."

My costs are quite high, so I don't make much money.

Liu Wei rolled his eyes at him, "We're already so close, why are you telling me this?"

Think about it yourself. Your house is sitting there without any money, so wouldn't it be better to rent it out?

Moreover, if it is used as employee dormitory, the house will definitely not be rented for a year. Will it have to be rented again next year?

This is a long-term business deal for you; you should think it through carefully.

Old Zhao immediately fell silent, his expression hesitant.

Generally speaking, business people like them can't accept this kind of haggling; in a sense, not making a profit is a loss.

But he felt that Liu Wei was right. Given his current situation, if things continued to go on like this, he would end up losing everything.

A six-month rent-free period only means you'll save on rent for six months; you'll earn it back quickly later.

He immediately understood the details and made up his mind.

"Okay, six months it is. I'll transfer the referral fee to you when it arrives in my account."

Liu Wei then smiled and gave Lao Zhao a thumbs up, "That's more like it."

"Let's organize a dinner party tonight. I'll invite the boss, and then you can talk things over and finalize this as soon as possible."

"Okay, thanks a lot, Brother Liu. I'll treat you to dinner tonight, you can choose the place."

"Okay, I'll call right now." Liu Wei walked to the side, took out his phone, and dialed Su Ming's number.

Meanwhile, in the Starlight-dazzled office, Su Ming was chatting with Chen Hao.

Their high school classmates' group chat, which had been quiet for a long time, suddenly became active today.

An old classmate suddenly wants to organize a class reunion tonight and invites everyone to attend.

Chen Hao naturally wanted to go, so he asked Su Ming if he wanted to go with him.

People of this age cherish their high school memories, so Su Ming really wanted to get together with everyone.

Even just chatting is quite satisfying.

But just as he was about to agree to Chen Hao's request, the phone rang. It was Liu Wei calling.

"Feed?"

"President Su, great news!" Liu Wei's excited voice came through the receiver.

"It's settled. 200 units in Cloud Apartments, monthly rent 1000, minimum one-year lease, six months rent-free."

The boss said he'd treat us to dinner tonight, to talk things over in person, make friends, and finalize this matter.

Su Ming was delighted; Liu Wei's efficiency was indeed fast.

I just talked to him about it, and it's already settled so quickly.

However, this is something that should be rushed, as employees will be joining soon and will need accommodation.

"Okay, you decide on the time and place. Send me your WeChat message once you've decided," Su Ming said readily.

"Okay, I'll tell Mr. Zhao right away, and I'll send it to you once it's ordered."

After hanging up the phone, Su Ming looked at Chen Hao.

"Oh, I can't go. I have plans tonight, so I'll have to ask you to go in my place."

Chen Hao looked disappointed. "Huh? You really aren't going? I was hoping you'd bring Sister Chen Lu along to show off a bit."

"Hey, I'll definitely do it next time." Su Ming waved his hand. "Have fun, you guys."

So Chen Hao returned to his workstation and picked up his phone to send a message to his high school class monitor.

Chen Hao: Squad leader, Su Ming can't come. He has something to do tonight. Lin Yiyi and I will go together.

Class monitor: Su Ming isn't coming? What a pity, I'd like to hear what he's up to these days.

Class monitor: Is it because you've become a big boss that you look down on us old classmates?

Chen Hao: Oh, no, that's not true. I'm really busy. We work together.

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At 6 p.m., Liu Wei picked up Su Ming in his Mercedes-Benz E300.

The restaurant they went to today was a bit far from the main restaurant; it was a Cantonese restaurant.

Old Zhao thought Su Ming was a young man, so he chose a restaurant that he thought young people would definitely like.

The hotel is designed like a theater, with a large stage in the center where young women in period costumes will perform.

The dining tables are designed to resemble those used in ancient imperial palace banquets, arranged in five rows, with the food tickets for the tables at the front being more expensive.

Normally, the price for a first-row ticket at this restaurant is around 1000, but today, because it's Friday, it has risen to 2000.

In other words, the ticket price for Su Ming and the other two to eat would cost 6000 yuan.

Old Zhao really went all out to treat everyone this time.