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Chapter 26 Face
Around 9 p.m., Secretary Yin sent a QQ message. Lu Changge opened it and announced to his roommates in Room 308, "The social gathering is done, but it has to be arranged after National Day."

"really?"

"Brother Lu, you will be my brother from now on!"

In an instant, the entire 308 roared with excitement.

Li Ming was the most enthusiastic. He stood up directly from the bed and said, "Brother Lu, we used to rank you sixth, but we didn't recognize you. From now on, you will be the boss! I will be angry with anyone who disagrees!"

The pretty boy Cheng Yongyi also sat up and began to think, "I've already checked out the situation in Miss Yin's dormitory. There's an XJ here! That exotic guy is nowhere to be found in all of Jiangzhou!"

"I've seen that man too. I can only say that Zuo Gong will live forever!" Qin Jun, lying on the bed, responded.

Tang Huaicheng said, "What you said is wrong. When choosing a girlfriend, you can't just look at her face. What did Zhang Wuji's mother say? Pretty girls are the most deceptive!"

"Hehe, do you believe that ugly woman lied to you?" Lu Changge said.

Li Ming laughed and said, "Exactly. A pervert like Lao Cheng doesn't need beautiful women to deceive him. He deceives himself first."

"Hahaha."

"By the way, by the way, Chuan Kun has a girlfriend. What do you mean?" Li Ming walked back and forth in slippers.

Hui Chuankun was also a little embarrassed. He put on his glasses and said, "Why don't I not go?"

Qin Jun said, "It would be inappropriate not to go. There are also six people in their dormitory. There are five of us men, and it would be awkward if there was one more person over there."

"I've told you the situation. Let me ask how many people there are of them." Lu Changge took out his cell phone and sent a message.

Yin Anyan quickly replied: There are 6 of us. They felt that since it wasn't a one-to-one pairing, it would be strange if they deliberately didn't go.

Lu Changge understood that this was a girl's reserved thinking, so he said, "Hui Chuankun, come along. I've already said it, the facts are what they are, and it doesn't matter. After all, you're not me, and having a girlfriend won't make other women sad."

"Depend on!"

They were still arguing, and Lu Changge continued to send messages: It’s not troublesome, right?
Secretary Yin: It's no bother. Everyone thinks it's nice to meet friends. So, you feel honored, don't you?

Just like last time when he helped me, he took credit for it.

But Lu Changge was stunned. As an old man, he actually didn't think about the aspect of face. These five roommates were not his father. It was impossible for him to do whatever they asked him to do. From his point of view, it was nonsense to lose face if he failed to do it.

But Yin Anyan seemed to have this idea, perhaps thinking that if she rejected him, he would lose face in front of his roommates?

This is truly the tenderness and sensitivity unique to an innocent little girl.

From now on, few girls will care about men's face.

Then I no longer felt that she was childish, but instead felt a sense of warmth.

So he replied: It’s so honoring!
Yin Anyan, who was on the other end of the message, giggled while holding the phone.

There was still no class the next day.
Lu Changge took the bus to Beiwang District. On the way, he was thinking about the small factory. Just like when he talked with Cai Yue, he also thought of many possibilities. It was a habit.

But when I thought about it carefully, I found that I was really worrying too much. The boss of a loss-making company only cares about money. It doesn't matter where you come from. As long as you give him cash, he will even sell his soul.

Finally decided to go directly to the person's home.

The last time he came, there was no movement in the yard. This time it was still empty, even the door was locked. He knew that he must have lost so much money that he didn't even want to work anymore.

He leaned against the door and looked inside. A few minutes later, an old man on a tricycle passed by. He asked, "Who are you looking for, young man?"

Lu Changge turned around and said kindly, "Looking for the owner of this factory."

The old man pointed to a silver rectangular sign on the ground. The sign was still in the sewage and had a magenta mark on the back.

This place is polluted and the water is unknown. Lu Changge didn't dare to use his hands, so he kicked the sign over with his toes. Then he found two numbers 3 and 8 on the iron sign.

The old man pointed to another number on the wall and said, "It was originally hanging on the wall. When you put it together with the other numbers, it's the boss's phone number."

Lu Changge suddenly realized. He was wondering why the mobile phone number was missing two digits.

"I see. Thank you, sir."

As he said this, he took out the cigarettes he had prepared in his pocket and handed one to the old man.

He doesn't smoke himself, but he habitually brings a pack of cigarettes when he goes out to discuss business.

Seeing the smoke, the old man simply got off the tricycle.

Lu Changge was very polite and used a lighter to light his cigarette, and he smiled even more happily, revealing a front tooth that was half knocked out.

"Young man, what's your relationship with Lao Zhou? What do you want to see him for?"

"Lao Zhou? I don't know him. Uncle, please ask again, is the Lao Zhou you are talking about the owner of this knitting factory or the landlord of this factory building?"

Lu Changge couldn't quite remember this detail, but it was crucial, because many people rented factories from others. However, demolition only affected the property owner, not the tenant.

Fortunately, the old man understood. He sneered and said, "This is Lao Zhou's place. Look at how shabby it is. I'll rent it to you. Do you want it?"

The old man was very aggressive in his words and even criticized him for no apparent reason. Lu Changge didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

But this information was quite useful. He didn't have to search for the landlord for so long that he couldn't even find him. After that, he gave the old man a cigarette. If he couldn't finish it, he hung it on his ear. After seeing him off, Lu Changge went to ask around and finally confirmed that the owner of the knitting factory and the landlord were the same person. Their surname was Zhou, and their name was Zhou Chunjin.

After basically understanding all this, he stood under the Xiaoxingshan Road sign and dialed the number on the wall. After two beeps, someone answered the call.

"Okay, who is it?"

Lu Changge had spent some time in Jiangzhou and could understand most of the local dialect, though he couldn't speak it. "Hello, boss. My name is Lu Changge. I'm at the entrance of your factory on Xiaoxingshan Road. I'm calling to ask if you're selling this factory."

There was a pause on the other end, and then the voice rose three degrees, "What did you say? Who are you?"

Lu Changge was young, and his voice was a little childish, but he had already grasped the psychology of this type of boss, so he was full of confidence. He said very steadily: "Boss, it doesn't matter who I am. I said I want to buy your factory, will you sell it to me?"

The person on the other end of the phone was stunned again, and then he gave a long "hmm" and said, "Not for sale!"

If he didn't prepare, he might have been fooled. Lu Changge was stunned for only a second, then he realized that this was a trick used by the business-savvy people of Jiangzhou to do business.

When doing business, you cannot be too hasty in buying or selling, otherwise you will suffer a big loss in price.

But if he really doesn't want to sell, he can just hang up the phone. Why doesn't he?

He spoke slowly, so Lu Changge let him wait for a few seconds. After confirming that he hadn't hung up, he said in a deep voice, "If you don't want to sell it, forget it. I'll find another one."

When it was Lu Changge's turn, he hung up the phone quickly without giving anyone a chance to explain.

Then he started counting down on his phone, "10, 9, 8, 7..."

Jingle Bell!
Lu Changge smiled and thought to himself: I overestimated you. I even counted down from 10.

He coughed, shook his shoulders, and raised his voice, deliberately speaking like a difficult-to-handle second-generation rich kid. "What's the matter? Why are you backing down again? Didn't you say you didn't want to sell it?"

"Oh, I thought he was a scammer. I don't know what the boss does. Why would he want to buy my factory?"

"Don't bother me about what I'm doing. You should ask me how much I'm willing to pay." Lu Changge didn't waste any words and went straight to the point.

"You can't agree on a price over the phone. You haven't even been inside to see it."

"Do you have any equipment in there?"

"Yes, they are all complete and usable machines!"

"I don't want the equipment, you can take it all."

"That won't work, boss. If you want to buy it, let's buy it together."

Lu Changge smiled slightly. This seemingly shrewd businessman didn't really understand his purpose. As soon as he said this, it was clear that he didn't want to do this business at all, otherwise why wouldn't he even want the equipment?
In other words, this person's current mentality can be summed up in one word: get rid of it.

Get rid of it as soon as you can.

Once this mentality is grasped, there will be no bargaining power.

Even though the real estate market is good now, this place is not like the city center where every inch of land is valuable. The land at the fringe of urban and rural areas is not valuable. In the context of local governments vigorously attracting investment, as long as you want to open a factory, the government will rush to give you land. Instead of taking this broken factory, it is better to take the land and build a new one.

After making up his mind, he said, "I have no use for the equipment. You can sell it however you want. Let's talk about the three houses and this yard. You name your price."

"Haha, don't be impatient, boss. We haven't even met each other yet. We need to talk about it before we agree on the price."

Lu Changge knew that he was determined not to reveal his true identity, so he temporarily agreed to his proposal to meet up and said, "I'll take your word. So where do you want to meet?"

"How about next week, boss? I'm out of town on business this week!"

As soon as he heard this kind of talk, he knew it was an excuse. In fact, the purpose was the same, which was to appear not to be in a hurry and to raise the price.

Normally, Lu Changge would wait it out for this kind of person. "You're not in a hurry, and neither am I." But news of the demolition could be released at any time. He had to consider this.

After thinking for a moment, he offered, "Fifty thousand yuan. Call me if you're willing."

His original plan was to pay 40,000, and the extra 10,000 was to pay for time.

Normally, a factory with three buildings wouldn't be priced this way, but it's hard to rent out this shabby place, and the boss's financial situation isn't great either... After considering all these factors,

This is not a question of unit price.

This is called dealing with non-performing assets.

There is no market price to refer to for transactions at this stage. If they are forced to do so, won’t Wanda Plaza be sold as a package as well?
As for the final demolition price here, Lu Changge vaguely remembered that the number written on the PPT seemed to be around 860,000, but at that time, it was demolished, so it must have included the price of equipment.

It didn't matter. Even if he had mentioned this demolition case, he wouldn't be able to remember it clearly. The early demolition policy was indeed good. Basically, every household demolished made a new family richer, and the 50,000 yuan investment was definitely earned back.

He was not afraid of quoting a low price. Even if it was, it was at least an opportunity for Zhou Chunjin to make a move, and the price could be further negotiated.

Of course, the phone was hung up.

Zhou Chunjin didn't call again this time.

The mutual "endurance" also began at this time.

(End of this chapter)