Lin Mai and Ren Baozhu walked into the store called Lihua Stationery Store and saw a fair and plump woman lying on a recliner and taking a nap.
There was not a single customer in the store, and business was quite deserted.
In this era of Hanzheng Street, a storefront with such a deserted business is simply an anomaly. No wonder the store owner wants to rent out the store.
The woman on the recliner did not sleep deeply. Lin Mai only called the boss lady and she opened her eyes.
A woman with her eyes closed is obviously more approachable than when she is awake.
The woman who woke up had a sinister face, looking fierce and mean.
The woman wiped the saliva from the corner of her mouth and said in a very unkind tone: "What do you want to buy? I tell you, no counter-offering is allowed."
Lin Mai took a look at the stationery and saw that the wholesale price marked on it was only slightly cheaper than the retail price.
If the wholesale price is only slightly cheaper than the retail price, no one will buy it.
Only those bosses who get the goods will be willing to take the goods if they are at least half the price. This is a business rule.
No wonder the business of this store is so poor.
Lin Mai smiled and said, "I'm not here to buy anything. I heard that the landlady wanted to rent out the shop, so I came to find out how much the rent would be."
When the landlady heard this, she sat up from the recliner and asked, "Do you want to rent?"
Lin Mai nodded: "I'll rent it if the price is right."
The landlady held out three fingers: "Three hundred yuan a month."
Although the facades on Hanzheng Street are always expensive, the price of 300 yuan is still too high, even a bit outrageous.
Lin Mai asked, "Can it be cheaper?" But before he finished speaking, the landlady said very displeasedly: "No need to negotiate!"
Ren Baozhu suddenly became angry. Just as he was about to say something, Lin Mai smiled and said, "No problem."
Ren Baozhu looked at her with wide eyes in surprise.
How could Mr. Lin, such a shrewd person, agree to such an outrageous price!
But Ren Baozhu knew how to obey, and believed that Lin Mai had his own intentions in doing so.
Although she was so surprised that her jaw almost dropped to the ground, she didn't say a word, let alone stop her.
Seeing Lin Mai agreeing so readily, the wife of the boss immediately smiled on her face.
He stood up from the recliner, pointed at the stationery all over the store and said, "In addition to the rent, you have to eat these things."
In this era, stationery and the like are not easy to sell.
The common people had just enough to provide for their food and clothing, and even if they had some spare money, they would not be willing to buy more stationery for their children.
Always buy as much as your children need.
Children in this era are also frugal, and no homework book is wasted at all, all of it is used up.
It's not like in the following decades, when children didn't use two of the homework books and just threw them away.
In this era, there are children from poor families who use pencils to do their homework. When an exercise book is used up, they wipe it clean with an eraser before using it again.
I don't want to throw away my pencil until it's an inch long. I spend a few cents to buy a pen cap and put it on, and it can be used for another week.
In addition, teachers in this era do not assign too many homework, and students consume less stationery, which also makes it difficult to sell stationery.
Lin Mai's face suddenly turned cold: "The rent is already ridiculously expensive, and you still want me to eat your goods!
Forget it, I won't rent this store anymore.
I think just because of your rent and the harsh conditions that require you to eat the goods, no one will rent your store, and the only thing you will lose is yourself."
After that, he said to Ren Baozhu: "Let's use the small storefront we just bought to open a clothing wholesale store."
The proprietress thought that Lin Mai deliberately said that she had a good reputation, just to force her to make concessions so that she could bargain with her.
She asked sarcastically: "Tell me where your storefront is and let me know if I know."
Lin Mai told her the specific address of the small shop.
The look on the landlady's face became complicated.
The small shop had been bought and was being renovated, and she knew all about it.
Seeing Lin Mai and Ren Baozhu about to walk out of the store, the landlady became a little panicked.
He hurriedly called them: "Hey! Don't leave in a hurry, let's have a good talk."
Ren Baozhu paused, as if he wanted to talk.
But Lin Mai dragged her away, with anger in his voice: "What a nonsense!"
The more determined she was to leave, the more certain the proprietress was in her heart that the small storefront belonged to her, otherwise she would not have been so confident.
She hurriedly chased after him, and with her heavy tonnage, she forced Lin Mai, who had already walked out, to pull him back into the store.
Who can hang out on Hanzheng Street without a pair of piercing eyes?
Although Lin Mai looked much younger than Ren Baozhu, the landlady could tell at a glance that she was the one who made the final decision.
That's why I only wanted Linmai and ignored Ren Baozhu.
Lin Mai asked angrily: "Have you changed your mind? Don't you want me to eat your goods?"
Why did the landlady say: "If you rent my shop, where will I sell my goods? So you still have to eat them."
Lin Mai got angry: "Do you think I am as free as you and have time to talk to you slowly, so you pulled me back?"
After that, he used all his strength to break away from the landlady and wanted to leave.
The landlady held her tightly again: "Girl, please listen to what I'm saying."
Lin Mai couldn't leave, so he looked at her sideways: "Then tell me."
The landlady said: "How about you eat all the stationery in my store at 30% off?"
Seeing that Lin Mai was indifferent, she added: "This is already a very low price."
Lin Mai said: "50% off. I will only accept the goods on display in the store. I will never accept the goods in the warehouse."
If you buy the stationery in the store at a 50% discount, which is lower than the normal wholesale price in the market, Lin Mai feels that it is not a loss.
The landlady was stunned and said with a straight face: "I won't sell it at 50% off."
"Then you can keep it for yourself, as if I really want to buy it." Lin Mai was about to leave again.
The proprietress had no choice but to stamp her feet and said, "You insist on buying it at a 50% discount, then you have to buy the ones in the warehouse as well."
Linmai quit.
The two sides argued with each other for a while and finally reached an agreement.
Lin Mai paid 300 yuan a month to rent the shop owner's shop, plus 40% off on all her goods.
The landlady finally breathed a sigh of relief. The storefront was rented out at a high price, and all the goods at home were found to be taken over, although the price was not satisfactory.
The stationery her family sells was all bought by her greedy man who was given a few taels of yellow soup and didn't know what was going on and signed a contract with someone.
These stationery items have been in the backlog for a while. Not because the previous tenant had checked out, but she had not had a chance to sell them.
But business is not good.
She then thought that it would be more cost-effective to rent out the storefront. Of course, she would rent it only if the tenants had to eat her goods.
The rent she charges is not cheap, and there are strict conditions for renting her house.
So for several months, the storefront has not been rented out.
Now that she has finally achieved her goal and rented it out, can she not let a stone fall?
Just when the landlady wanted to sign the contract while the iron was hot, Lin Mai said expressionlessly: "I'll sign the contract in three days."
Ren Baozhu looked at her in confusion.
Now that an agreement has been reached, why not sign the contract as soon as possible so that we can open the clothing wholesale store as soon as possible and fight with Seaman.
Although she had doubts in her mind, she remained silent.
The landlady panicked: "Why do we have to delay it for three days? Let's sign the contract today."
In the past three days, Lin Mai might have found another store with a lower rent and would not rent her store.
Verbal agreements are useless.
Only when you sign the contract and get the money can you feel at ease.
In order to avoid long nights and endless dreams, the landlady insisted on Lin Mai signing the contract today no matter what.
Lin Mai said with a look of disgust: "Okay, since you are so anxious, just sign the contract."
The boss lady's tense look softened and she smiled and said, "Then I'll ask my man to sign a contract with you. We'll meet in the store in half an hour."
By this time, Ren Baozhu had already understood that Lin Mai was playing hard to get, just to keep the initiative in his own hands.