A century-old wealthy family that rose from Shanghai

Chapter 71 Real Estate

Chen Guangliang came to the Yong'an Company building on Nanjing East Road, and then walked into the "Dadong Dance Hall" organized by Yong'an Company.

What were later called the "Four Great Ballrooms of the Republic of China" - Paramount, Ciro's, Metropolitan, and New Xianlin - had not yet appeared on the stage. That was in the 1930s.

Speaking of the 'dance hall' business, it really started to rise in the early 1920s.

In 1922, the Yipinxiang Hotel held a new-style party imitating Westerners, and many Chinese dignitaries attended. After that, ballroom dancing quickly became popular in Shanghai, and dance halls appeared in Shanghai like mushrooms after rain.

Wing On Company quickly caught on to this information and opened the first dance hall open to the public in Shanghai - Dadong Dance Hall.

As the industry matured, it naturally welcomed a large amount of new capital, so the birth of the "Four Major Dance Halls" in the 1930s was considered its true peak.

At the Dadong Dance Hall, Chen Guangliang, Wang Zuoyi, and a new friend introduced by Wang Zuoyi, accountant Chen Shukun, sat together.

In addition, a table was also arranged for Chen Guangliang's bodyguards Zhou Xinggao and Lin Feng.

Today we are here to have fun and also to talk business.

You can also order food in the dance hall, and there are dancers waiting on the side, waiting for guests to invite you. Of course, it’s all paid.

In this era, a moderately famous dancer could earn up to 200 taels of silver, and a dancer could basically get a monthly income of 100 taels of silver. Compared to an ordinary worker who only earned 10 taels of silver, this was undoubtedly a very profitable industry.

Aside from the big-name dancers, ordinary dancers received no fixed salary, relying entirely on ticket sales. These sales had to be split with the hall's owner, with the big-name dancers receiving 70% to 80% and the average dancers only 40% to 50%.

However, Chen Guangliang did not forget that he was here to discuss business.

"Mr. Chen, I have approximately fifteen acres of land that I'd like to build into a modern laneway. It's a true Western-style brick and wood structure, with each building three stories high. It should have running water, electricity, steel windows, sanitary ware, and hot and cold water pipes. It's such a large project, so I'd like to ask for a cost estimate."

Chen Shukun was stunned. This young man was so capable, but he said awkwardly, "To be honest, Boss Chen, I'm very satisfied with my current job."

A young man who had just met Chen Guangliang knew from Wang Zuoyi's introduction that Chen Guangliang already owned four plots of land, but so what!
Chen Guangliang did not give up. Instead, he said, "It can be done part-time. If Mr. Chen is willing, I can pay a consulting fee of 600 yuan for this cost budget report. Pay 300 yuan upfront, and another 300 yuan after it is completed."

He doesn't know much about real estate yet, but Chen Guangliang has an advantage - that is, he has a very high memory and IQ.

Therefore, his plan was to invite Chen Shukun to make this budget plan, and he would take the opportunity to learn real estate-related knowledge and understand various aspects of information.

It is well worthwhile to hire a teacher for 600 dollars.

On the other hand, Chen Guangliang also planned to set up his own real estate company and recruit two or three real estate talents. This would be enough. After all, the construction project had to be outsourced through "bidding", and he only needed to be responsible for the planning.

When Chen Shukun heard this, he was immediately tempted. After all, it was just a part-time job, and he could get nearly half a year's salary.

He said, "I can spare the time, but I wonder if you're in a hurry, Boss Chen?"

Chen Guangliang replied, "How about a month or so?"

Building a three-story brick and wood structure house is not a difficult task; considering the amount of work, it will not even take a year.

Moreover, the building's shelf life does not need to be too long, only thirty years is needed.

In some design areas, Chen Guangliang can also come up with suggestions.

"Can"

"Okay, I'll take you to see the site in the next two days, and then we'll sign the contract."

It’s not that Chen Guangliang trusts someone he just met, but Chen Shukun’s work experience is worthy of his trust.

Anyway, I just need to issue a 'budget' and ask for other people's professional knowledge. I won't cooperate in anything else.

"Yeah, I have no problem."

Next, everyone took their dance tickets and started inviting the dancers to dance.

It was also Chen Guangliang's first time, but he was elegant, young and handsome, and quickly attracted the attention of the dancers.

He would naturally not be tempted by the beauty of these dancers, even though they had slender waists, plump breasts, beautiful legs and round buttocks, and spoke in the soft Wu dialect, which was so gentle that it could make all men in the world bow down to them.

But Chen Guangliang has a considerable resistance to women.

"Miss, can you be my dance teacher?" Chen Guangliang invited a relatively mature dancer (about 25 or 26 years old).

The dancer's face suddenly lit up with joy. She had always been neglected, and she didn't expect that this elegant young man would choose her.

"Of course"

Subsequently.

The two walked onto the dance floor. The dancer knew that Chen Guangliang couldn't dance, so she taught him wholeheartedly.

Holding the woman's slender waist, Chen Guangliang was also very devoted to teaching.

After one dance, she looked quite good.

"Sir, this is your first time dancing. You are not going to pretend to be a pig and eat the tiger, are you?" the dancer asked in a coquettish voice.

Dancers are generally between 15 and 26 years old. If they are over or , they are considered too old.

So, this is an industry that relies on youth.

"So I'm talented?"

"OK"

With such encouragement, Chen Guangliang learned faster.

I danced three times that night and gave people three dance tickets. After all, it's a rare opportunity to get out and have fun.

The next day, Chen Guangliang discovered that he had found the "remains in his dream".

He couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Brother, we are still growing, don't be impatient!"

After tidying up and having breakfast, I headed towards the car park.

He occasionally comes back to stay and get closer to his family; sometimes he lives directly in the car park, which is more convenient.

"Boss, today we've sold the tenth illegal bike this month. Yesterday, a car didn't obey traffic rules and was later found to be an illegal bike. I went to the patrolman to get it back and paid a fine of five dollars." He Xiangdong reported the situation of the car dealership.

The twenty rickshaws that were used last month all had fake license plates and have not been discovered yet.

But the rickshaws this month are purely illegal rickshaws, so they are quite troublesome.

Fortunately, Changjiang Car Dealership has some connections and knows some patrol officers in this area, so it’s not a big problem.

If there is no connection, the fine will start at at least 10 dollars.

Therefore, even if it is a fake car, it is basically in the hands of the car dealership.

After listening to the work report, Chen Guangliang said, "After this month's investment is completed, don't think about next month. Let's observe first. Also, let me tell you something. I'm going to set up a real estate company later, so you have to support the car dealership. If there is any situation, please communicate with me and Mr. Li."

He Xiangdong nodded and said, "No problem, I will do my best."

Although he was surprised that the boss dared to invest in real estate, which is a very money-burning business, logically, the boss should not have the money to develop it; however, He Xiangdong was tactful enough not to ask too many questions. His responsibility was to assist the boss in managing the car dealership, and the boss's other businesses had nothing to do with him.

After He Xiangdong left, Chen Guangliang also began to think.

After the introduction of 20 illegal rickshaws this month, the number of rickshaws in Changjiang Vehicle Company has reached 215, of which 47 are illegal rickshaws, and 27 of them are using "expired license plates" issued by the Traffic Department.

Therefore, only twenty vehicles are considered risky, but this risk is controllable.

As a result, starting next year, Chen Guangliang's monthly dividends from the car dealership are expected to reach around 2600 yuan. Of course, there is also Project F (repaying the car loan), which is expected to generate a monthly profit of more than 200 yuan in the second half of next year.

Overall, his debt of 26735 oceans is not too much pressure.

As for investing in real estate, Chen Guangliang intends to "get something for nothing", and only needs to invest a very small amount of money at most.

That's what real skill is!

(End of this chapter)