Chapter 88 Preparing for Expansion
The next day, New Year’s Day!
Early in the morning, Fang Bai was awakened by the loud sound of firecrackers.
As soon as he grabbed the quilt to cover his head, his sister knocked on the door and came into the house shouting for New Year's red envelopes. Fang Bai frowned like a resentful woman, cursed and opened the door and scolded his sister: "It's so noisy early in the morning. Usually, I don’t think you got up so early, but today you changed into a rooster."
"Brother, I don't want to either. I was woken up by my mother, so I won't come to pat you. Treat you differently!" Fang Tingting pursed her lips, grabbed her disheveled hair, and stretched out her right hand to ask for a red envelope: "Brother, May you and your sister-in-law be blessed with prosperity in the new year, good luck in the college entrance examination this year, and may you and your sister-in-law have a nephew soon."
Fang Bai rolled his eyes at his sister, turned around and went back to the house, threw the red envelope he had prepared to his sister and told her to get out.
The younger sister got the red envelope and made a face at him, then giggled and ran away from his room on hot wheels, shouting to him that she must have twins.
After seeing his sister running away, Fang Bai closed the door, lay on the bed, rolled up the quilt, and continued to catch up on his sleep.
He didn't get up until half past seven.
There is no TV repair at home, but the electronics store is open as usual today.
When the business opened at nine o'clock, Fang Shi lit a long string of firecrackers in front of the mall to wish business prosperity in the new year.
Fang Bai came to the mall and walked around, wishing every employee New Year greetings and giving a red envelope containing ten yuan.
The employees who received the red envelopes were very surprised. They did not expect to receive red envelopes on the first day of the New Year, and they became more active in their work.
Fang Bai went shopping and went home to read.
There are only a few months left before the college entrance examination. I have been busy with the opening of a shopping mall recently and have little time to read.
On the second day of the Lunar New Year, Fang Bai was reading in the room. Unexpectedly, Qin Shuyu came to him and said that his father gave him money to buy a BP machine.
"Haha, just use the one I gave you, and I'll keep the money."
"Fang Bai, it seems it's not good to lie to your parents."
"This is a white lie. If your parents know about our relationship, I won't be able to stay in your dad's company. If he doesn't chase me with a hammer every day." Fang Bai looked scared and asked Qin Shu Yu laughed and covered her mouth, not wanting Fang Bai to see her white teeth.
"Uh, geez, okay then, it's up to you."
Fang Bai liked to look at her neat teeth, especially her elastic cheeks. When she wasn't paying attention, he tapped her beautiful face like a dragonfly.
As a result, Qin Shuyu closed her eyes and waited for a while before Fang Bai continued to move, so she whispered: "Fang Bai, there seems to be something dirty on my eyelids."
When Fang Bai heard this, he was startled for a moment, then chuckled. Of course he understood what she meant. This little boy actually understood the code words since the last time.
He held her slender waist, lowered his head and kissed her.
After a while, the two separated.
Qin Shuyu blushed and looked at Fang Bai shyly, with a sweet smile on her lips.
Fang Bai pinched her cheek gently and said softly: "You seem to have something dirty on your body."
"Yeah, that won't work, not here." Qin Shuyu covered her chest and clothes with both hands, as if she was scared, like a frightened little squirrel.
Fang Bai smiled and picked up the long hair that fell on her collar: "There is a long hair. Hey, what did you just say?"
"It seems, you didn't say anything, right?" Qin Shuyu looked left and right and smiled with her small mouth. She just misunderstood and was a little embarrassed.
"No, I heard it." Fang Bai glanced at the shy Qin Shuyu, hugged her domineeringly, and let her sit on his lap.
Suddenly, a warmth spread from her body to her legs.
Qin Shuyu quickly put her arms around Fang Bai's neck and put her chin on Fang Bai's shoulders affectionately.
Fang Bai just held her quietly but made no next move, making Qin Shuyu nervous and looking forward to it.
"Hehe, I'm teasing you." Fang Bai smiled evilly and saw Qin Shuyu breathed a sigh of relief, and then he said seriously, "When I go to university in Shanghai, we can build our own nest."
Qin Shuyu rolled his eyes and then nodded.
After a while, Fang Bai took Qin Shuyu for a walk in his shopping mall. When Fang Bai's parents saw it, they each gave her a red envelope.
In the afternoon, Fang Baicai sent Qin Shuyu home.
On the third and fourth days of the Lunar New Year, Fang Bai visited leaders and customers, and it took him two days to complete the project.
On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, Fang Bai bought a Shanghai Fortune 125A motorcycle for 9,200 yuan.
There are many domestic motorcycles, such as Nanfang, Chunlan Tiger, Jincheng, etc., with a displacement of 70 for only four to five thousand yuan.
Imported motorcycles are much more expensive, so Fang Bai only plans to use them for a year or two. By then, he will definitely have a car at home.
On the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, this time a family of four and two motorcycles went to Fang Bai’s grandma’s house to pay New Year greetings.
Fang Bai also had an aunt, his mother's biological sister, who was almost two years younger than his mother. She got married a year later and moved to the next town.
It's that time of year when my mother and sister make an appointment to go back to their parents' home together.
Fang Bai's uncle is relatively short, only 1.5cm tall, and his two sons are also relatively short, only over 1.6 meters tall.
His eldest cousin, who is the same age as him, stopped studying after finishing junior high school and went to work;
His second cousin was two years younger than him. He only attended the second grade of junior high school and his grades were not good. He also went to work.
In the previous life, the two cousins did not do well in life. The family had no money, they were short, and women looked down upon them. They did not get married until they were in their thirties.
At that time, Fang Bai was at the lowest point in his life and could not care about his two cousins.
In terms of filial piety to the elderly, Fang Bai felt that he was not as good as his two cousins.
After a few years, his grandmother and grandfather began to suffer from various minor illnesses. The two of them went back to his grandmother's house to take care of the elderly more often than he did, and Fang Bai felt ashamed.
The two cousins are trustworthy in character. They are upright and loyal. The only bad thing is that they like to eat and drink. Maybe they were afraid of hardship when they were young.
If he can help, Fang Bai is still willing to help his relatives.
Fang Bai knew that Hu Shi had said, "The greatest evils in human nature are: hating you for having, laughing at you for not having, despising you for being poor, and fearing that you are rich."
This sentence is correct and contains the wisdom of life communication.
Crying about poverty and showing off can save a person 90% of trouble. In front of relatives and friends, a salary of ten thousand is said to be four thousand, while in front of outsiders, a salary of ten thousand is said to be twenty thousand. The former is to balance other people's mentality, while the latter is to win. respect from others.
But no matter what, Fang Bai feels that he should know how to keep a low profile at all times.
Fang Bai and his parents are relatively low-key, but no matter how low-key they are, the family rides two motorcycles to visit relatives. Why don't they ride motorcycles if they have them? Why don't they support their grandmother's family when they have difficulties?
As for my family, it’s okay to talk about making some money from your own business, but don’t talk about making that much, just a small profit.
However, as time goes by, if they are all in the same town, their aunt and uncle will always know about their shopping mall.
If his family didn't take the initiative to contact his aunt's family, based on Fang Bai's understanding of his aunt's family, they wouldn't take the initiative to get closer. The gap between the rich and the poor is huge, and he has low self-esteem and is afraid of affecting them.
Relatives who are very close by blood generally hope that you will live well and be able to help them.
But some relatives are different. They see that you are living a very good life and may be able to help them, so they will try to curry favor with you. If you are only averagely good, they will be very jealous. This is human nature.
However, Fang Bai felt that this was not the right time to help his two cousins. They had just been working for a year or two, and their arrogance had not been worn away and they had not been beaten enough by society.
In addition, Fang Bai felt that they might not be able to listen to what he said.
It would be better to wait until the time is almost up and someone else has the idea to help. Adding icing on the cake is not as good as giving someone timely assistance.
On the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, Fang Bai and his parents sat on the sofa in the living room and summarized the revenue from the first to the sixth day of the Lunar New Year.
In six days, the total operating income was 800,000 yuan, and Fang Bai's personal wealth reached 1.97 million yuan.
The cash at home amounts to about 1.8 million yuan, which is locked in two newly purchased safes and has no time to deposit in the bank.
After renovation, the structure of the second floor has been modified. The windows and doors of the home are all specially made to prevent thieves from entering. The safe is placed in a dark room and cannot be found if you are not careful.
When going to bed at night, family members should lock the door from the inside and put up crossbars. Even if they can unlock the iron door, they cannot open it.
In fact, it's not just Fang Bai's family who does this, all the nearby businesses do this. No matter if there's a fight or a fight on the street, or a stranger knocks on the door, they won't open the door and pretend they haven't heard it.
"Dad, I think we should buy all the vacant land around the shopping mall, buy all the two houses that block the contiguous area, and the extension behind the shopping mall, so that they are all connected.
I calculated that if we successfully purchased it, including our previous land, there would be a total of 40 pieces of land, plus the extended land, the total would be 4,725 square meters. "Fang Bai told his parents about his plan. Now that land is cheap, he can buy as much as he can.
The shopping mall, which covers an area of nearly 5,000 square meters, is definitely large enough. It will definitely be the largest shopping mall in Wenzhou in the next fifteen years.
If you go to the urban area, you can't find such a large land, and the land price is much more expensive.
For the newly planned land, he can plan to use the second underground floor as a garage and the first underground floor as a supermarket.
As long as he can borrow bank loans, Fang Bai will take advantage of future development trends to make money quickly without worrying about bank interest issues.
Before you go to college, just teach your parents how to manage it slowly. If it doesn't work, ask a professional manager to take charge, or rent it out and wait until Wencheng real estate is speculated before selling it.
Fang Shi leaned on the sofa, his eyelids twitched, and he was slightly worried: "Ah! Son, is this expansion too fast?"
"If you can buy land, I agree to buy it. Why do you have so much money at home?" Liu Fengqing sat next to her husband and smacked her lips. She likes to acquire land the most. She wants to buy the entire Wencheng.
Fang Bai explained: “I think the value of land will appreciate very quickly. If we don’t buy it, it may increase tenfold in two years.
I plan to discuss this matter with Mo Yang in two days. The county leaders may come to inspect it then. With these investments, I can build a good relationship with the county leaders. "
Fangbai's expansion of Xinghai Mall is not just about making money. There are two main reasons:
First, by increasing investment, we can quickly build relationships with county leaders and accelerate the accumulation of contacts in Wencheng. At least we have a background connection in our hometown. In this era, it is difficult to do business without a background connection, and it is easy to get into trouble.
Since the opening of Xinghai Shopping Mall, Fang Bai has become even more aware of the hidden dangers to his personal safety. If his family has connections with county leaders and the county security department, the underworld will have to consider this when targeting his family. Some brats will not dare to cause trouble in Xinghai Shopping Mall. .
Safety issues, such as the review for Bai's college entrance examination, are very urgent.
Second, the value of land in Wencheng increased very quickly. Unlike other cities, land prices increased nearly ten times two years later. In 2000, real estate speculators emerged. In just three years, Wencheng's housing prices rose from 2,000 yuan per square meter to 7,000 to 8,000 yuan per square meter. , while the housing prices in Shanghai were only two to three thousand yuan per square meter. It can be said that the housing prices in Wencheng during that period were among the best in the country.
There are too many small business owners in Wencheng, and those aunts and old ladies who have nothing to do and hold the family wealth like to mess around with the house.
No matter how big Fang Bai's business in Wencheng is, the history of the real estate speculators will still repeat itself, and they will only wake up after they are destroyed.
Before 2000, when it came to land speculation, Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou were inferior to Wencheng. This is a fact.
Profit of hundreds of times in ten years, and you can use bank loans without taking up funds.
It would be a pity if you miss it.
After Fang Bai arrives in Shanghai, if he lacks development funds, it will be easier to borrow money from his hometown. This is for future planning.
It took some time, but it did not affect his study for the college entrance examination, but it was carefully considered.
After hearing his son's analysis, Fang Shi agreed in his heart and said thoughtfully: "If you want to buy someone else's house, you have to see if they are willing to sell it."
"We are all businessmen. As long as we give you enough money, just go to our street and buy new ones." Fang Bai said this. They are really unwilling to sell. It will affect their business. The bid may be very high. .
But if you don’t buy it, the newly purchased land will not be connected together, and it will be meaningless.
Unless the county agrees to plan for new land and stagger the land that has been sold, that would be the best.
He planned to communicate with Mo Yang about his investment intention first, and after Mo Yang implemented it, he would then communicate with those two companies and find a way to buy it.
Thinking of this, he went back to his room and took out a blank piece of paper to make an investment plan.
I didn’t have a computer, so I could only write by hand. After struggling for a long time, I finally came up with a rough investment plan, which was somewhat similar to the Wanda Plaza complex in later generations.