Chapter 263 The trouble of opening a store(1/2)
Opening a store was just a temporary decision by Gao Dian. He did not think about how troublesome the process of opening a store was. It was not something that could be opened just by opening and closing his mouth.
The day after meeting Wei Qiaoyi, Gao Dian has been busy looking for a store.
It was not easy to find a suitable store. After two days of transfer, he saw many good stores in the area. When asked about the price, Gao Dian immediately gave up his mind.
The store rent is too expensive, and he can't guarantee that he can pay for his capital. Maybe he will work for someone else in the end.
Gao Dian made the worst plan from the beginning. He knew that his cooking skills were OK, but whether he could make money was not enough to have cooking skills alone.
After searching for two days, I couldn't find a suitable store.
On that day, Gao Dian stopped in front of Wei Qiaoyi's dessert shop. His attention was not on the dessert shop, but on the side of the dessert shop.
There was a rent notice posted on the store next to it.
Gao Dian looked carefully and confirmed that he wanted to rent.
After hesitating for a moment, Gao Dian walked into the dessert shop. Wei Qiaoyi, who was busy, saw him and said with a smile: "Why are you here?"
"Just just passed here." Gao Dian said
Wei Qiaoyi put down what she was doing and said, "Aren't you looking for a store? How about it, have you found it?"
Gao Dian shook his head, "Not found yet."
"It's okay, just go and look for it slowly, don't worry." Wei Qiaoyi said, and she pondered for a while and said, "Why do I ask you?"
"No need." Gao Dian smiled and refused, "By the way, I just saw the shop next to me renting?"
Wei Qiaoyi said in confusion: "Is there any? I didn't pay attention."
After thinking about it, she said, "But the business next to her has been getting better for a long time, so it's normal not to do it anymore."
Gao Dian thought something. He remembered that there was a convenience store next to him, which should not be closed so easily.
"Do you want me to ask for you?" Wei Qiaoyi said.
"It's okay, I'll just go and ask myself. You can do it, I'll go and ask." Gao Dian said.
Wei Qiaoyi nodded and went to work hard.
Gao Dian walked out of the dessert shop and called the renting phone number.
The phone was connected in a short while, and a male voice came from the opposite side, "Hello, who?"
"I saw your store being rented. Can you meet and talk about it in detail?" Gao Dian asked.
The person on the opposite side was obviously stunned for a moment, as if he was a little surprised by Gao Dian's words, "Are you sure you want to rent?"
"Yes, is there any problem?" Gao Dian asked.
"No! No problem, where are you, I'll come here now." The man said quickly.
"I'm here in the store." Gao Dian said.
"Okay, then wait for me for ten minutes and I'll come soon."
"Okay." Gao Dian replied.
After he hung up the phone, he stood outside the store and looked inside.
He had never bought anything in this store before, mainly because he often changed people here.
From the outside, it looks pretty good, but it’s just changed to a pastry shop and needs some decoration.
If you decorate, it will definitely cost a lot of money.
After two days of searching, Gaodian roughly understood what the rent for a month is.
There are so many people who don’t know if they have enough money to spend.
After a while, a middle-aged man came over on an electric bike. After parking the car, he asked, "Do you want to rent it?"
Gao Dian nodded and said, "It's me, can you go in and take a look?"
"Yes." The middle-aged man nodded.
He opened the door lock and walked in with Gao Dian.
"This place was a convenience store before. You see, the lighting is good and the place is spacious." The landlord introduced.
Gao Dian looked at it and was quite satisfied.
The store is actually not big. Gao Dian estimated that it was only fifty or sixty square meters, but it was enough for him to open a small shop.
It's too big, maybe he's really too busy to get busy.
Gao Dian asked many more questions, and the landlord answered them one by one.
I was very satisfied with all aspects. The most important point was, "Boss, how do you calculate the rent here?"
This place is not remote, and of course it is not very prosperous.
For stores like this, the monthly rent is about 15,000 yuan.
The landlord pondered: "If you sincerely want it, I will rent it to you for ten thousand yuan a month."
Such a low price?
Gao Dian was a little surprised that the price was beyond his expectations.
According to the psychological price before Gaodian, it costs about 15,000 yuan a month, and it is possible to be a little lower or a little higher. However, if it is 5,000 yuan, the price will be too low.
Have you picked up a bargain?
Gao Dian doesn't think so.
There must be something wrong with the so-called situation.
Gao Dian felt that he was getting a bargain, and he might have to think about it if he was getting a bargain for two thousand. This was a 5,000-00-00... Gao Dian felt a little relieved.
You know, there is no free lunch in the world, and the landlord is not a fool, how could he pay such a low rent?
"Landlord, is there something here..." Gao Dian didn't understand what he said, but he believed that the landlord could understand it.
The middle-aged man said, "I don't hide it from you, the feng shui of this store is not good."
"Hmm?" Gao Dian was a little confused.
Feng Shui theory has existed since ancient times, and Gao Dian has taken a disbelief and unquestionable attitude towards it.
"What's the saying about this?" Gao Dian asked.
"This store will be replaced every six months on average. The last one who opened a store actually has the longest time, but it has only been seven or eight months," said the landlord.
"Why can't these stores be opened?" Gao Dian was a little curious.
"What else can you do? The feng shui is not good. Some people have any problems and they lose money; some have no customers and they lose money every day." said the landlord.
"Then why do you want to tell me? You rented it to me at a normal price. I don't know these things, I should be able to rent them." Gao Dian asked the question in his heart.
In fact, the landlord does not take the initiative to lower the price. According to the normal price, as long as Gao Dian expects, he will rent it. And he will not doubt anything at all.
The reason why suspicion arises is actually a bit absolutely related to the direct price reduction of 5,000 yuan by the landlord.
Gao Dian was very confused, why did the landlord do this?
The landlord smiled and said, "If I don't say it, you will know it later. Besides, I am not at ease when I make money against my conscience, and I don't need the rent for this store."
Gao Dian was stunned. What is that simple reason?
"I will tell you everything clearly. Whether to rent it or not is up to you, if I lose money in the future, I will not blame me." The landlord shrugged and said.
Gao Dian laughed silently and said, "You are so sure I will lose? What if I make a profit?"
The landlord smiled and said, "If you make money, that's your ability. If you can make money, you will continue to rent my store because it's cheaper here than other places. This is even more good for me."
Gao Dian didn't expect the landlord to think like this. He felt that many people might lose money by watching him make money because they didn't ask for higher rents.
But the landlord’s thoughts in front of him are different from many people.
"Don't think anything. If you don't rent this store, there is a high probability that no one will rent it. I just stay empty. I don't want to say that I have no money every month, but I have to pay. Although you rent it, although it's a little less every month, there are always money. For me, it's all profitable." The landlord said.
Hearing these words, Gao Dian felt relieved.
He felt that his previous views on people were too narrow-minded?
"I understand. I have to say that you are really open-minded by the landlord." Gao Dian said with a smile.
"I can't be open-minded. I am lucky. I live a very easy life now, so I don't want to do things against my conscience. Moreover, sometimes when looking at problems from a different perspective, you may have different gains." The landlord said with a smile.
Gao Dian has a good impression of this landlord and has made some decisions in his heart.
"There is another question. If I want to rent it, how long does it take to sign a contract?" Gao Dian asked.
"I usually sign for three years, and the rent is paid one year or half a year. If the lease is reached, I will not refund the deposit. However, due to the specialty of this store, you don't want to rent it at any time, I will refund the deposit to you." The landlord said.
Gao Dian heard this, but it was almost the same.
The lease of a store is generally not too short, which is different from renting a house.
Three years is also normal, and some signs for five years, ten years and twenty years are relatively short.
"Okay, then I'll rent it." Gao Dian made a decision.
To be continued...