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Fang Sijin felt a bit overwhelmed when she heard Zhu Shanshan take on so much responsibility for Lin Maogen. Zhu Shanshan had no idea about the specific situation. If she couldn't find a suitable house by then, Lin Maogen would probably be dissatisfied with Anjia Tianxia.

"Mr. Lin, I want to explain the situation first. Old houses in Shanghai are scarce. There are only about 2,000 of them in total. The property rights are clear, and only about 100 of them can be traded normally."

Lin Maogen smiled and said, "I don't care. You have to leave me one of the more than 100 houses. I am only responsible for setting the goal. How to achieve it is your business. I will rely on you to buy the old house."

After Fang Sijin and the others separated from Lin Maogen, they returned to the store with some embarrassment and said to Zhao Shucheng:
"Manager Xu, Mr. Lin is not satisfied with the old house you recommended."

Zhao Shucheng said, "Oh, what are you not satisfied with? Is it the decoration or the overall design?"

"Overall, he wanted an old house with a small red building, a domed roof, high gables, a large terrace, long windows, and a black iron door."

Zhao Shucheng said: "Look, this will tell you what the customer really wants. If you look for a house based on that want, you should be able to find a suitable one quickly."

"But we have traveled all over the Magic City and haven't seen any houses like this?"

Zhao Shucheng said: "You don't have to look for it according to all the requirements. You have to have a focus and a priority. The red building is the focus, and then the hemispherical roof, the gable, the terrace, and the windows."

"The black iron gate, fresh flowers, and towering trees can all be realized through later decoration."

Zhu Shanshan stared at Zhao Shucheng and said, "Aunt, do you have such a house? Just tell us."

Zhao Shucheng looked at Zhu Shanshan with a smile and said, "No, even if there is one, I won't tell you."

Zhu Shanshan came up and hugged Zhao Shucheng's arm, shaking it and said, "Aunt, just tell us, we really don't want to continue sweeping the house, please."

Zhao Shucheng said: "I really don't have such a house, you still need to find it yourself. But I suggest you just draw the house that Lin Maogen needs, and then follow the map, so that you can find a house that meets the requirements as soon as possible."

"Ah? We need to draw pictures, but we don't know how to do that."

Zhao Shucheng shook his head helplessly and said, "Look carefully, first there is the hemispherical roof, then the small red building, followed by the rectangular windows, the terrace, then the gables and the black iron gate, and there are also flowers and big trees here."

Zhu Shanshan looked at the blueprint given by Zhao Shucheng, jumped up excitedly, and said, "Aunt, this is the old house, exactly as the old uncle described."

Fang Sijin also looked at Zhao Shucheng with some surprise. She didn't expect that he had such painting skills. If she hadn't seen Zhao Shucheng paint it with her own eyes, she might have suspected that Lin Maogen was actually describing it based on Zhao Shucheng's painting.

"Is there such an old house in the Magic City?"

Zhao Shucheng smiled but said nothing. After all, he couldn't do everything for them. Whether they could find it depended on their abilities.

"This is probably what Lin Maogen wants, with Roman columns, a large terrace, a dome, and gables that are unique to Chinese architecture. In fact, it is European architecture with localized Chinese elements. This architectural style was very popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It's called eclecticism."

Fang Sijin smiled and said, "Isn't this just a mix and match?"

"If you put it that way, sandwiches would still be called roujiamo, pizza would be just meat in a bread bun, and sushi would be called pilaf. Eclecticism transcends the limitations of classicism and romanticism. It can arbitrarily select and imitate architectural styles from different periods and regions, and then recombining them into a unique architectural form. By the way, the Paris Opera is a typical example of eclecticism."

Zhu Shanshan said: "But where can we find such a house?"

Fang Sijin also said: "Yes, the Paris Opera House is not in Shanghai."

"It's as if Lin Maogen could afford the Paris Opera House if it was in Shanghai. Just follow this map to find it. What Lin Maogen wants is red brick walls and red tiles."

Fang Sijin said: "Red brick walls and red tiles?"

"It is a wall made of red bricks. It only needs to be grouted. No external decoration is required. It is much more technologically advanced than a mixed water wall. It really shows the skill of a bricklayer."

Fang Sijin suddenly remembered something and said, "I remember, I saw it in your book."

Zhao Shucheng smiled and said, "It seems that you really read it, not bad."

Now that Zhu Shanshan and Fang Sijin have a direction, the next step is naturally to continue looking for old houses in Shanghai to see which old houses meet Lin Maogen's needs.

Just when they thought they had the exclusive client, they unexpectedly discovered during the house hunting process that other agents were also looking for such a house, and they were also commissioned by Lin Maogen.

After hearing this, Zhu Shanshan got angry and said, "Why is the old man like this? He said he only contacted us, but in fact, almost all the agents in Shanghai know about it."

Fang Sijin didn't complain about anything, she just wanted to find a house quickly and win Lin Maogen as a client as soon as possible.

After returning to the store, Zhu Shanshan said angrily: "Aunt, how could Lin Maogen do this?"

Others asked curiously, "What happened?"

Fang Sijin said, "Lin Maogen is really cunning. I guess he said the same thing to all the agents who sell old houses in Shanghai, saying, 'I believe in your ability, I believe in your exclusive commission.' I guess there are no less than fifty agents looking for houses for him."

Zhao Shucheng heard this and said with a smile, "So what? We have no choice about what kind of clients we have, and the old house business is not as easy to do as you think. What you have to do now is to find a suitable house as soon as possible, and then make Lin Maogen choose you instead of having someone else steal his order midway."

Then he looked at Fang Sijin and Zhu Shanshan and said, "There is one more thing I want to remind you. The richer the person, the more cunning they are. It is said that the rich are unkind. When dealing with people like Lin Maogen, you must be extremely careful. Otherwise, maybe after you have done all the preliminary work, he will turn around and sign a contract with the homeowner alone to prevent the middleman from making a profit from the price difference."

Zhu Shanshan looked at Zhao Shucheng in disbelief and said, "No way? The old man doesn't look like that kind of person." In her eyes, Lin Maogen was still the amiable man who gave her mineral water when he saw her handing out flyers outdoors in the hot summer.

"What's impossible? Now that you know that Lin Maogen found other agents, you can be considered cunning. So don't be so naive in the future and think that customers are easy to please. Since Lin Maogen was able to grow from a poor country vegetable vendor to a nationally renowned feed king, I don't know how much he went through during this period. It must not be that simple."

Zhao Shucheng looked at the two people who seemed to be thinking deeply, and continued, "So, the reason why he said that is nothing more than to make you serve him more diligently."

Fang Sijin sighed and said, "It has become a big competition among the real estate agencies in Shanghai. We are racing against all the agencies that deal in old houses. I want to prove my strength and win glory for our store. I can't lose."

Zhao Shucheng said: "Manager Fang is great. He fights for the honor of our store and elevates something as mundane as making money to a moral level."

Since Fang Sijin knows that she has so many competitors, it is impossible for her to give up. Instead, she prepares to use the opponent's strength to her advantage.

She planned to disguise herself and go to other stores to inquire about information to see if they had found a suitable house. If so, she could take the opportunity to grab it.

This is much faster than their own search, which is like looking for a needle in a haystack, and it will also allow Lin Maogen to see his own strength.

So Fang Sijin dressed up as a rich lady. Not only did she wear her best clothes, but she also carried the bag that Zhai Yunxiao gave her.

"How about it, is my outfit okay?"

Zhu Shanshan said: "Not bad, not bad, it does look quite luxurious."

"Well, yes, she has the airs of a wealthy lady." Wang Zijian also nodded.

Seeing that Wang Zijian, who specializes in serving rich women, said this, Fang Sijin became more confident and went straight to test it.

At the beginning, the male agent was quite enthusiastic when he received her. But before Fang Sijin could ask about the old villa, a female agent came in and took a look. After whispering a few words to the male agent, her attitude became cold, which directly exposed Fang Sijin's disguise.

"My colleague, it seems that you are also looking for an old house for Boss Lin. I'm sorry that we can't receive you."

Fang Sijin was confused by this. After returning to the store in embarrassment, she looked herself up and down and asked, "Is there something wrong with me? How can you tell that I'm a real estate agent and can't afford an old house?"

She didn't notice that Zhang Chengcheng came to the store with Alpha to find Zhao Shucheng, preparing to go to the hospital for a prenatal check-up. When she heard Fang Sijin's words, she looked at the bag in Fang Sijin's hand in surprise.

"Manager Fang, all you have is only a few tens of thousands of dollars, right? My brother said that the business of old foreign-style houses easily reaches hundreds of millions of dollars. The rich wife of a big boss should at least wear branded clothes, right?"

Fang Sijin said in surprise: "Even if the clothes I'm wearing are not luxury brands, does my bag count?"

Zhang Chengcheng has actually recognized that this bag is similar to the one Zhai Yunxiao took from her previous store, but a genuine product is still a genuine product.

"Manager Fang, you definitely didn't buy this bag yourself, did you? It's an A-grade product. No matter how well you dress up, people can tell it's a fake at a glance."

"A-grade goods?" Fang Sijin looked at Zhang Chengcheng in surprise, as if hoping that the other party had made a mistake.

Zhang Chengcheng nodded and said, "Yes, there are only a few of this limited edition bag in the Shanghai store, and I saw Zhai Yunxiao take one with my own eyes. But yours is indeed an A-grade product. Whether it is the workmanship, materials, or feel, it looks similar to the authentic one, but in fact, it is very different. But you can also see that the other party is very attentive and made it very similar. If you don't look carefully, you really can't tell."

“But the agent recognized it immediately.”

"That only means that the other party has a deep research on luxury goods like I do. But here..." Zhang Chengcheng then took the bag and pointed out to Fang Sijin the differences between it and the authentic one.

After hearing this, Zhu Shanshan took a curious look and said, "They really look alike. Manager Fang, where did you buy them from? Tell me about it. I'll buy two someday to make them look more presentable."

Fang Sijin's face looked unhappy. After all, she thought she was Zhai Yunxiao's confidant, but the other party gave her a fake bag, making her embarrassed for such a long time without realizing it.

Wang Zijian saw Fang Sijin's face was so ugly, and said, "Manager Fang, you didn't buy this bag with real money, did you? If you have the receipt, you can go to the store to seek justice. Otherwise, wouldn't you be at a loss?"

Fang Sijin's eyes lit up, and she felt that what Wang Zijian said made sense. It must be a problem on the store's end. After all, when Zhai Yunxiao gave it to her, the receipt was inside the packaging bag.

She really didn't want to believe that Zhai Yunxiao would deceive her. After all, when she was admitted to the university, her mother tore up her admission letter. By the time she knew she was admitted, school had already started for more than ten days. She couldn't enroll normally, but she audited all the courses like a normal student, but she didn't have a student status, couldn't take the exam, and didn't have a graduation certificate or degree certificate.

When she first started looking for a job, she encountered obstacles everywhere and had to make a fake diploma to apply for the job. However, Zhai Yunxiao saw through her plan at a glance. However, he did not expose her. Instead, he gave her the job and took good care of her. He even lent her hundreds of thousands of dollars so that her mother would not bother her.

She really didn't want to believe that Zhai Yunxiao would do such a thing, so she found the receipt and prepared to go to the store to ask for an explanation.

Zhang Chengcheng initially thought Fang Sijin was just being cheated, but when she saw the receipt was from the store where she previously worked, she stopped Fang Sijin who was about to leave and asked:
"Manager Fang, did you buy this bag at Siku?"

"Yeah, what's wrong?"

Zhang Chengcheng said directly, "Then I think you don't need to go. There is only one bag of this type in Secoo, and that's the one Zhai Yunxiao took away. I was there at the time, so I know very well that the one Zhai Yunxiao took away was the real thing. If you bought it in Secoo, then you can only say that you were cheated and you can ask for compensation. Otherwise, I'll go with you. I also want to see which colleague is so bold as to sell fake goods in the store."

Fang Sijin stood still, looked at Zhang Chengcheng and asked, "Are you sure that what Mr. Zhai took away was genuine?"

"Yes, I went back to chat with my colleagues, and Zhai Yunxiao happened to come to buy a bag. I watched the whole process, and I even told my brother about it."

Zhao Shucheng nodded and said, "Yes, she mentioned it to me. Manager Fang, you didn't buy it yourself, did you? Don't let someone cheat you." (End of this chapter)