Chapter 7: What are you laughing at?
Chapter 7: What are you laughing at?
On his way back to the store, Chen Yuanzhou felt he was almost ready, and finally dialed Wu Jian'an's number.
"Which one should I feed?" Wu Jian'an asked with a slight accent.
Chen Yuanzhou replied, "Hello Mr. Wu, I am Chen Yuanzhou, a real estate agent from Zhuowu Company's Qinchun Jiayuan branch. Because Wu Ningfeng has a very important training session to attend, I will be in charge of your house purchase."
"Oh no~ Xiaofeng isn't helping me find a place to live?" Wu Jian'an sounded a little anxious. "Didn't he say he would definitely find one for me? We're from the same village, he would definitely take care of it for me."
Chen Yuanzhou knew that people of Wu Jian'an's age had a very strong sense of identity as "from the same village," which was also the source of Wu Ningfeng's confidence.
So he thought for a moment and said, "Mr. Wu, I am also a senior real estate agent, which is why Wu Ningfeng specifically entrusted your house purchase to me. Don't worry, he has explained all your needs to me, and the two of us even helped you find a house. We were thinking of showing it to you today."
Upon hearing this, Wu Jian'an uttered a couple of "ohs," and then Chen Yuanzhou heard what sounded like someone speaking to him beside him...
"What should we talk about?"
"Regarding the housing issue, the real estate agent found a house and asked me to come and see it."
"Oh~"
"Sorry~" Wu Jian'an switched the call back: "Tell me what kind of house you want first?"
"Okay~" Chen Yuanzhou directly listed the few properties used as a foil, and finally said, "There are two more. One is a bare corner townhouse, 360 square meters for 400 million, and the other is also a corner unit, fully furnished, 348 square meters for 350 million."
There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone before a reply came: "Didn't I tell Xiaofeng that the unit price should be below 8000? Yours are all over 10,000."
"Mr. Wu," Chen Yuanzhou said with a smile, "These two houses are currently the best value for money and in the best condition. I suggest you come and take a look with your family. If you really like them, I'll try to help you negotiate the price with the landlord."
"By the way, I heard your daughter has also returned to China. We can look at houses together. You'll definitely need to consider your daughter's opinion when buying a house, right?"
There was a moment of silence on the other end, then a girl's voice came through: "The prices of these houses you mentioned are still too high. Given the current situation, there is a possibility that house prices will drop further. So unless the price is absolutely advantageous, our family will put the house purchase on hold for now."
BINGO!
Chen Yuanzhou's previous thoughts were instantly confirmed!
In Wu Ningfeng's communication records, there is mention of Wu Jian'an's daughter returning to China.
After that, although Wu Jian'an still came to look at houses, he never brought his family with him, and his requirements for the houses and prices became completely different.
Wu Ningfeng believed this was just an excuse he made up because he didn't want to buy a house, but Chen Yuanzhou felt it must be due to the influence of his daughter who had returned to China.
Therefore, the key to winning over Wu Jian'an's business lies in winning over his daughter...
Listening to her analysis, Chen Yuanzhou knew that this woman must have a high opinion of herself, believing that her knowledge and insights were superior to others, and that she had a very strong personality; otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to influence her father's decision.
However, it is clear that Wu Jian'an himself still really wants to buy a house, otherwise he wouldn't have taken the initiative to contact him to view properties.
After a moment's thought, Chen Yuanzhou asked, "You are...?"
"My name is Wu Fangzhi, and I'm his daughter," Wu Fangzhi replied. "Manager Chen, right? We definitely want to buy the house, but the price has to meet our requirements; otherwise, there's no point in looking at it. What do you think?"
Chen Yuanzhou smiled and said, "What you said makes a lot of sense. In the current downward market, if the price is not below the market price, there is a risk of loss if you buy it."
He then changed the subject: "But you've only considered the asset aspect of a house, neglecting its residential aspect. For example, if there's a house that perfectly matches your price range, but fails in other aspects, you certainly wouldn't buy it, right?"
"Of course!" Wu Fangzhi said matter-of-factly, "A house has to be comfortable to live in."
Chen Yuanzhou continued, "Therefore, in some situations, the residential attribute takes precedence over the asset attribute. For example, if your whole family is currently renting, it must be somewhat awkward, both in terms of comfort and psychologically, right? If you had a very satisfactory house, wouldn't the price be negotiable?"
"Even when buying vegetables, you choose the freshest and best-looking ones; the same applies when buying a house. How can you know if you like it or not if you don't come to see the property in person?"
"And as you probably know, your father is really eager to buy a house as soon as possible. Instead of letting him look at houses alone, why don't you come and help him make a selection?"
After hearing Chen Yuanzhou's words, Wu Fangzhi turned to look at her father. She saw him looking at her cautiously, looking both embarrassed and hesitant. Suddenly, her heart skipped a beat.
"I seem to have only considered my own feelings and ignored my parents' desire to buy their own house..."
As Wu Fangzhi thought this, she couldn't help but feel a little guilty.
She only heard that her parents wanted to buy a house after returning to China, and felt that the market was not good and it was too easy to lose money by buying a house, so she strongly opposed it, but forgot the deep-rooted obsession her parents' generation had with houses!
If I hadn't stopped them, they probably would have bought the house long ago.
What could be more frustrating than having a large sum of money in your pocket but not being able to buy what you want?
That's right. Rather than letting them secretly look at houses behind my back and end up buying something that doesn't suit them, it's better to participate in the decision-making process myself!
With this thought in mind, Wu Fangzhi replied to Chen Yuanzhou, "Okay, let's go look at the house together."
"Approximately when...?"
Wu Fangzhi glanced at her watch: "Fifteen minutes from now. We can have dinner at Zhiweiguan over there after we finish watching."
……
Inside the Qinchun Jiayuan store, Zhang Wang sat in front of his computer, looking worried.
"Why is it taking so long to inspect a house? It's just a few unfinished apartments, and it's already been more than half an hour."
Before Zhang Wang could finish speaking, Wu Ningfeng strode through the gate with an air of indifference, as if he didn't recognize anyone.
"Hey~" he said smugly, raising his head. "Raise your hand if you want a share of the property listings. I've got another client. My dad's cousin's cousin's son wants to buy a house. It's a three-bedroom apartment with a budget of 120 million."
Everyone got excited as soon as they heard the price!
The three-bedroom apartments in Qinchun Garden are generally around 106-120 square meters. At the current price of 9000-10000 per square meter, a budget of 120 million yuan is practically enough to buy any apartment you want!
"Me! Me! Me!" Xu Chuanchuan immediately flipped open her notebook: "Phase 1: 10746, 10348, Phase 2: 20663..."
"Phase Three..."
"Phase Two..."
Li Jing was not to be outdone. After all, with a 20% commission on the properties, he could earn several thousand yuan in sales, and his commission could be several hundred or even a thousand yuan.
As Wu Ningfeng took notes, he shook his head at Zhang Wang and said, "So? In the end, we'll still have to rely on me to close the deal, right?"
Zhang Wang didn't want him to get too cocky, so he said sarcastically, "Heh~ Let's talk about it after you actually sign it! Don't end up like Wu Jian'an, having to transfer it to someone else in the end."
"Tch~" Wu Ningfeng scoffed, "I just inquired in the village, and it was Wu Jian'an's daughter who caused this. Now she's saying she's not buying the house anymore. What a waste of her time!"
"Then what's the point of Xiao Chen inspecting the house?" Zhang Wang said awkwardly. "It would be ridiculous if he didn't show up for the scheduled viewing."
"I'm telling you this: if I can't handle a client, no one can!" Wu Ningfeng laughed heartily.
Just then, Chen Yuanzhou returned to the store: "Brother Feng, what are you laughing at? Are you so happy because you found money?"
"Oh?" Wu Ningfeng perked up even more upon seeing him: "So, Wu Jian'an, are you here to look at the apartment?"
Chen Yuanzhou nodded: "Brother Feng, you two are indeed from the same village. You already knew I had made the appointment? His whole family will be here soon."
"By the way, when they arrive, go hide in the basement. I told him you can't show him houses because you're attending training. It'll be embarrassing if he sees you, right?"
Wu Ningfeng was stunned, not reacting for a moment: "What did you say?"
"You're from the same village after all, I can't exactly tell him I'm too lazy to deal with him, can I?" Chen Yuanzhou said calmly.
For a moment, everyone's expressions became quite interesting. Zhang Wang was incredulous, Xu Chuanchuan was somewhat looking forward to the revenue sharing, and Zhang Jun tried his best to hold back his laughter, but in the end he couldn't help it.
Li Jing went the furthest, pulling out a handful of sunflower seeds from who-knows-where...
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