Entertainment: Since 1990

Chapter 6 Sweet Girl Appears
The atmosphere in the small real estate agency was tense.

Cao Jian came here to make a fortune, so naturally he didn't want to fight over such a trivial matter.

He stood up and said, "Third brother, we are here to find a house, not to cause trouble. Since someone doesn't want to make money, let's go."

After hearing this young man say this, he looked at Cao Jian.

This young man, about eighteen or nineteen years old, was dressed in ordinary clothes, but he spoke with a different aura.

A man who looked a bit like a boss put away the poker and said, "Are you really looking for a house? There's a village not far from here. Go there and take a look."

"You're the boss, right? I'm looking for a residential building. Do you have a suitable one here?"

"Residential building?"

The boss looked at the young man in front of him again.

If this young man of eighteen or nineteen is a student, he can just live in school. Why does he need to find a house?
If you are a migrant worker, you will be even more reluctant to rent a residential building.

Who is this young man?

It's even stranger that he has a grumpy little follower following him.

After thinking for a long time, he still couldn't figure out Cao Jian's identity. Finally, he didn't dare to underestimate this young man and asked, "What kind of house are you looking for?"

"Looking for a two-bedroom, one-living room house in a good location with convenient transportation."

"Yes, but it's a bit expensive, two hundred a month."

"two hundred?"

Cao Jian is not a fat sheep and doesn't want to be slaughtered.

A house in a village in the city can be bought for a maximum of a dozen dollars a month.

In my hometown’s provincial capital, a 50-60 square meter apartment only costs about 100 yuan a month in rent.

Even if this is the south, it’s around one hundred and fifty at most.

Do you really think I'm young and easy to bully?

He didn't argue, just smiled and said, "Let's look at the house first."

"Then you pay a hundred yuan for the house viewing fee first, and I'll take you to see it. You can refund it later."

"Forget it, since you don't want to do business, I'll go find another one."

Cao Jian was speechless about these agents who bullied outsiders.

Still looking at the room rate?

If the distance is far, it's understandable to pay some bus fare, but I didn't expect you to ask for a hundred?
If I gave him this hundred dollars, I would be an idiot.

Seeing Cao Jian was about to leave, the agency boss didn't want to lose this client, so he smiled and said, "This viewing fee is for round-trip travel expenses and hard work. Since you are sincere about renting, I won't charge you for now."

After that, he found a few keys in the drawer and said, "Let's go."

The house I wanted to see was not far from the agency and only took ten minutes to walk there.

What surprised Cao Jian was that the community was actually the staff housing building of the Geological Bureau compound. It had a quiet environment and was one of those old-style residential buildings.

The agency boss said that the landlord bought a new house and the place became vacant, so he wanted to rent it out.

Although there is no elevator, the house is on the fourth floor, which is not too high. Although the furniture inside is old, it has a sense of age. It has everything you need, including beds and sofas, so you can move in right away.

There was even a 17-inch black and white TV.

This made the Cao brothers very satisfied with the house. At least they wouldn't be bored because they had TV to watch.

The house does not have the old layout of two bedrooms and a living room. It looks to be about 60 square meters, which is enough for one person to have one room.

Even if someone brings his girlfriend back in the future, it will not affect each other.

I just don't know how the sound insulation effect is.

"This house is much better than our old house. Will it be expensive?"

The third brother, Cao Wei, liked this place immediately, but he was a little worried. Such a nice house couldn’t be worth two hundred yuan, right?

That's too expensive.

Cao Jian turned around, nodded, took out a cigarette, and handed it to the agency boss: "Boss, is there a dance hall nearby?"

"Dance hall?"

The agency boss was once again puzzled, what exactly did this young man do?

Why are you suddenly looking for a dance hall?
However, the Hongtashan cigarette in his hand is not something that an ordinary worker would afford to smoke. Going to a nightclub to spend money at such a young age seems to be quite rich and knows how to have fun.

He thought for a moment and said, "There are a few dance halls on Tianhe Road, not too far from here."

"Thanks."

Cao Jian lit a cigarette and asked, "What's the lowest price for this house?"

"The landlord wants to list it for 200." "Tell me the actual price, or we can go and look around the dance hall."

"Young man, I didn't realize you were quite capable."

The agent praised him and said, pretending to grit his teeth, "How about this, one hundred and eighty, I'll talk to the landlord."

"One hundred twenty!"

"One hundred and seventy! Any lower and the landlord might not rent it."

"I've inquired about the rent here. The best houses here are only about 150 or 160 yuan. This house is so old, 130 yuan is about right."

Cao Jian thought for a moment and said with a smile: "If it's this price, I'll give you an extra ten yuan as an agency fee."

The agent earns commissions. The higher the rent, the higher the commission.

The agency boss thought for a moment and said, "Come with me to the store, and I'll call the landlord to discuss it."

"Row."

After returning to the agency's store, the boss used the public phone next door for reporting property leasing to call the landlord. They spoke in Cantonese for a long time before they finished the negotiation.

After hanging up the phone, he said to Cao Jian, "The landlord said the minimum rent is 150 yuan, and the lease must be for more than half a year."

"Okay, I'll come over tomorrow to sign the contract."

Cao Jian could accept this price.

In my hometown provincial capital, I can earn about 25 yuan a day singing, including tips, but here I can earn at least 30 yuan.

This way, I can afford 150 yuan.

However, he later added: "The rent is paid every three months."

After leaving the agency, Cao Wei was already a little excited.

He really didn't expect that he would be able to live in a family building as soon as he arrived in the south.

Just for this reason, I can brag about it for a long time when I go home during the Chinese New Year.

Cao Jian didn't feel anything. He just wanted to quickly get to the dance hall that the agency boss mentioned.

I only have a little over 500 yuan, and I have to pay three months' rent tomorrow, leaving me with a little over 100 yuan. Although it is enough for food and drink, I can't help feeling anxious because I have no money in my pocket.

Cao Jian had been to Guangzhou before. Tianhe Road is the main road of the city.

Nowadays, the roads here are wider than in the north. In addition to cars like Passat, there are many luxury brands.

There are also many cars like Mercedes-Benz and Crown, which shows that the economic development here is faster than that in the mainland.

Since there are so many rich people, there are also many dance halls, and the treatment is naturally not low.

Guangzhou is at the forefront of reform and opening up, and there are many people looking for jobs.

Arriving at the place with the most dance halls, Cao Jian tried several of them, but was either rejected or the treatment was too poor, and he even had to take a cut of the tips he received.

It was almost dark when I found a dance hall with a fairly large storefront and seemed to be doing good business. I walked in.

But although this place is big, the boss is obviously a profiteer. He works from 8 pm to 1 am and only pays 25 yuan for singing for five hours.

And we take 50% of the tips given by customers.

This kind of treatment is only five yuan more than what Cao Jian earned in Chang'an, the provincial capital of his hometown, and he also loses half of the tips.

"It's really a big store that bullies customers."

Cao Jian cursed in his heart and was about to leave when he suddenly heard a singing voice coming from the stage of the dance hall.

"Summer and summer quietly go past and leave little secrets
I can’t tell you

The evening breeze blows and warms my heart, and I think of you again."

The sweet singing voice had a very high sugar content. Cao Jian felt like his whole body was numb and he couldn't even move his legs without taking insulin.

Moreover, this song seemed to have traveled through decades and brought me back to the 1990s.

He stopped and looked into the hall.

On the stage, a girl wearing an apricot-yellow skirt and a small round hat was singing with a microphone.

The singing girl not only has a sweet voice, but is also pure and beautiful.

The girl has an oval face with a little baby fat, a full but not protruding forehead, a straight nose, small and delicate lips, and a pair of smiling peach blossom eyes curved into a crescent shape that can immediately catch people's attention.

"Don't go!"

Just at this glance, Cao Jian decided to choose this one.

What’s the fear of lower pay?
Anyway, singing in a nightclub is just a transition. Being able to sing with the sweet goddess was once my dream.

(End of this chapter)