Chapter Fifty-Four Office Building

  "Nowadays, as soon as new samples arrive, they have to be hidden and covered like treasures. If you're not careful, others will imitate them exactly the same way." Zhang Yu lowered her voice, but her eyes were fixed on the opposite booth, gritting her teeth: "The sample we hung up a few days ago, today they've already put out an identical one, their imitation is incredibly fast."

  Zhang Rui also pouted and said: "What I'm afraid of now is that customers who originally wanted to place an order with us, saw that others have the same thing at a cheaper price, and ran to the other side."

  "For customers who only care about the price, we can only automatically lower the price a bit and then win with quality." Ning Qingming looked at the layout of the booth and the frosted glass door. If they hung up samples, people would definitely come to take a look, but if they didn't hang them up, what could they use to attract new customers? After hesitating for a moment, he said: "Hang up the new samples!"

  "Boss, this is the sample you personally drew and handed over to the factory for embroidery. Are we just going to hang it up like that for people to peek at?" Zhang Yu muttered, somewhat reluctantly hanging up the new sample.

  "You're really foolish! If you don't let others take a sneak peek, new customers won't be able to see them either. With so many stalls, some customers just glance from the outside and only come in if they see something eye-catching. Unlike old customers who come in calmly and wait for you to bring out the hidden new samples. Ning Qing said with emphasis, "We currently have few old customers, we need to attract more new customers and expand our customer base. We can't hide new samples just to prevent competitors from stealing a look, only bringing them out when someone comes in."

  For fellow practitioners to imitate samples, Ning Qingmin is not worried. Clothing has always been trendy, and once a new sample is made, you should quickly think of a new style after making the first pot of money. You can't expect this style to make money all the time. Fellow practitioners have imitated it, firstly, customers may not believe in the quality of the other party, secondly, this is no longer a new style, and they cannot make big money either.

  "But, boss, what if the customer hasn't placed an order with us yet, and the people across from us have already copied our samples and are offering them at a lower price to attract orders? Wouldn't that be letting them take advantage of us for free?" Zhang Rui Li looked out the door, feeling very uneasy.

  Ning Qing nodded and said: "So we need to launch new samples quickly, they haven't even come out with their copies yet, and we already have new samples. Let them copy, but it's not certain that someone will place an order for the copied samples either. After all, there are some shortcomings in the details and quality of the copied samples compared to our factory. Old customers who have placed orders with us before, as long as the price is a bit more reasonable, are still willing to continue cooperating with us, just for peace of mind."

  Just then, two young men passed by the entrance of the shop, peeking inside with their heads stretched out, and were fiercely stared back at by Zhang Yu and Zhang Ruili.

  "These two are from the other side of the bed, they don't look like they're sneaking a peek at the samples, but rather like they're sneaking a peek at you two." Ning Qing saw that the two young men glanced at her and then looked around at Zhang Yu and Zhang Rui Li's faces, and after being glared at by them, their faces turned red as they hastily ran over, counting in their hearts, smiling as they looked at the two of them.

  Zhang Yuhao was slender and elegant, Zhang Rui was delicate and lovely, and with the addition of youth and vitality, there were probably not a few young men around who secretly admired them.

  "They saw the boss coming. It's to take a peek at the boss's place." Zhang Rui Li poured a cup of water and handed it to Ning Qing Min. Sitting down on the small sofa, she said: "Yesterday I still heard someone whispering. They said that among the bosses in this dormitory, the boss is the youngest and most handsome."

  "If others discuss that the storefront on this side is the best-looking and has the most booming business, then it's worth being happy about!" Ning Qingming smiled and thought of another thing, asking Zhang Yu: "You said a few days ago that someone on the first floor was selling an office space on the fifth floor for 1.2 million yuan in transfer fees, is it true or false?"

  "Boss, it's true!" Zhang Yu pointed to the wall and said: "Listen to what they're saying over there. They say his brother is on the top floor of a five-story building. He takes regular customers up there. New samples have arrived. Only a few are displayed on the first floor. The rest are all moved to the fifth floor."

  Ning Qing became pensive. Now some clients are also afraid of ordering goods from everywhere. They specifically go to office buildings to place orders, all for the sake of stronger confidentiality. There's even an agreement that within the same country or region, they can't order the same type of goods. They're afraid that if the products are the same, it will lead to a vicious price war. For now, it seems like the only solution is to also go to the fifth floor and buy an office space.

  Thinking of this, Ning Qingming went up to the fifth floor and took a stroll around. He found that basically all the doors were closed for business. Usually, there was also a curtain hung on the door. As soon as a customer came, the door would be closed. No one could see what kind of goods were being sold inside. The confidentiality was strong enough.

  Looked around everywhere. No one posted any transfer or rental notices. Ning Qing patted her forehead. Only then did she remember that the mall had already put up a ban on posting such notes. She still needed to ask an intermediary.

  The agent said that only one unit was willing to transfer, and reported the number of the office building to let Ning Qingming go see it. The location is not bad. But when asked about the transfer fee, he was shocked, 1.5 million yuan.

  "Too expensive!" Ning Qingmeng muttered to herself, reluctantly continuing to browse.

  "Xiao Ning!"

  A voice came from behind, Ning Qing quickly turned around and saw that it was Cheng Jianjun. She couldn't help but smile, "Manager Cheng, I was just looking for you!"

  "I thought you wouldn't look for me!" Cheng Jianjun raised an eyebrow and nodded with his chin, saying "Let's talk in my office."

  Cheng Jianjun's office was located at the corner of the sixth floor, relatively quiet. After the clerk brought in two cups of tea and then went out again, Cheng Jianjun finally said: "Judging from your appearance, you want to buy a office building on the fifth floor, right?"

  Ning Qingming's eyes lit up and she nodded, saying: "Does Manager Cheng still have a position available?"

  Cheng Jianjun smiled but didn't speak, picked up his tea and took a sip. After a while, he said: "I still have ten units in my hands, now they've appreciated in value, it's not convenient for me to come forward either. One unit I'll transfer to you at the original price, as for the other few units, help me sell them at market price of 1.5 million per unit. If it's higher than this price, consider it your profit! By the way, last time when you helped my wife give birth in the car, I haven't properly thanked you yet!"

  "I've already received a red envelope!" Ning Qingming now knows that an 800-yuan red envelope is nothing to be ashamed of. But as for the way Cheng Jianjun said she could make money, it's probably not that simple.

  Cheng Jianjun saw her hesitation, put down the teacup and said: "When recruiting merchants in a commercial building, the storefronts and office buildings cannot be rented out all at once. We have to leave some for later, otherwise it will give people the feeling that there are too many empty spaces. At first, it was to stabilize the situation, now that the value has increased, of course, we can easily make a profit."

  One unit is 1.5 million, and ten units would be 15 million. Ning Qingming felt a little nervous, picked up his tea and took a sip, composed himself and said: "Manager Cheng, if we hold on to the office building for another half month, it might not just stop at this price."

  "I know!" Cheng Jianjun nodded, "Now the shops on both sides of the corner have all been rented out. From the perspective of the mall, these ten good locations can no longer be kept and must be released according to regulations this month. Moreover, it is now early summer, business in the mall is booming, which also drives up the value of storefronts and office buildings. If we wait until next month, when clothing sales slow down, the storefronts will definitely not rise but fall, and we can't keep them for too long."

  "Before, you dared to take 6,000 yuan as a deposit for three rooms. Now, if you can come up with tens of thousands of yuan as a deposit and transfer the ownership of these ten offices to your name, just hold on for half a month, I'm sure there will be a surprise." Cheng Jianjun smiled, "According to the rules, as long as the deposit is paid within a month and other fees are paid in full, it's all set. By then, I believe you'll have found a buyer too."

  That is to say, Cheng Jianjun wants to transfer the ten office buildings to her at the original market price, let her keep them for a while and appreciate in value, and then sell them at the market price. Then, according to the price of 1.5 million per unit, she will give it back to Cheng Jianjun. If each unit is sold for 2.5 million yuan at that time, then she can make a net profit of 1 million yuan per unit. Ning Qingmin's heart was racing as she stared at Cheng Jianjun and said: "Manager Cheng, do you trust me so much?"

  "I'm very good at reading people!" Cheng Jianjun smiled and snapped his fingers, saying: "If everything is okay, bring the deposit tomorrow to sign the contract."

  "Great!" Ning Qingming suppressed his excited mood and hastily agreed. Looking at others, casually earning one or two million was as easy as buying vegetables. His own heart was beating wildly like a drum.