Hong Kong 1980: The Savage Era

Chapter 6 006 [Printing Machine]

The atmosphere during the meal was very solemn. Apart from the sound of the dishes and chopsticks colliding, the only sound was breathing. The four members of the family all had their own thoughts.

Luo Qihong didn’t think that Lin Ya’s statement was wrong, it was just that their views and concepts were different, and they saw different things.

The older generation hopes that their children can live a stable life rather than become rich and powerful.

However, as a time traveler, Luo Qihong felt that if he did not become a rich man, he would be unworthy of the chance of rebirth given by God. He also wanted to live a life different from his previous life and had an immense yearning for a life of dissipation and decadence.

That's a life I've never lived before, and I only have one chance!

The next day was the 26th. It was around 10 o'clock in the morning when Luo Qihong saw Lin Luoqi. He looked a little depressed, probably because of the crazy time last night.

With Lin Luoqi watching the store, Luo Qihong went out with a stack of documents. There was not much information about the industrial building in the store, so he had to create the file.

Wan Chai Lianmei Real Estate Co., Ltd. has many Kowloon Bay industrial buildings that need to be rented out. Many of its peers have already obtained their property information, and the required rental price is 1.8 yuan per square foot.

Kowloon Bay Industrial Area is a relatively new industrial area. The buildings are generally several years old and are more competitive than those in Yau Tong. However, they are less popular than the old industrial buildings in North Point and Quarry Bay because the locations of these two areas are too good.

Although the staff of the other company received Luo Qihong with some impatience, they quickly registered the information of Rocky Real Estate Company and gave Luo Qihong the information of the industrial building that needed to be rented, and things went smoothly.

With such a fast processing speed, Luo Qihong visited 7 or 8 companies in one morning and obtained the employment rights for renting out more than 20 industrial property units.

Most of these industrial building properties are rented out by floor. Although the commission is only 0.5 yuan per square foot, the area is very considerable. A small industrial building has an area of ​​6000 square feet. Once the property is successfully rented out, Luo Qihong can get at least 3000 yuan in commission.

This seems to be better than residential buildings, but it is not, because it takes a long time to rent out industrial building properties, and the demand group is much smaller than that of residential buildings. Even completing one transaction in a month is considered good.

Even though industrial buildings are in hot demand, there are too many real estate agents to evenly distribute the properties.

Luo Qihong also wanted to give the industrial building rental business a try, so he did not go to the company in the afternoon.

There wasn't much business that day, only occasional citizens who needed to rent a house came to the store. Luo Qihong completed three transactions and earned more than 3 yuan, so he finally had some income.

In the evening, we returned to Kowloon Bay early. Luo Zegui and his son were still busy, and the machines were running rumblingly.

Luo Qihong wanted to go in and help, but was rejected by the father and son. The reason was that Luo Qihong was very tired after a day's work, so he could only go back to his room to sort out his memories of his previous life and what to do next.

During the meal, Luo Zegui talked about a business deal, which was a printing business introduced by an acquaintance. He wanted to help print a magazine. The demand was so large that it was beyond the capacity of the family workshop.

Combined with the previous business volume, the Luo family workshop can now only handle half of the printing volume, and it is powerless for the other half.

This kind of business naturally cannot be split up, and Luo Zegui seemed to want to take it over very much, which is why he asked for suggestions.

Luo Qihong thought the matter was very simple. Luo Zegui just needed to contact his acquaintances to take over the business together and then split it up privately.

Luo Zegui said that he had asked many people, but unfortunately no one was willing to take over the other half of the business.

Suddenly, Luo Qihong felt a headache and an old memory came to his mind: Zhang Bo's printing equipment was about to be sold, and the Luo family could buy it and use it for new business.

"Dad, doesn't Zhang Bo have printing equipment for sale? We can take it and expand the scale of printing." Luo Qihong said. Luo Zegui looked at each other, and Luo Qixing said nothing.

Lin Ya asked back, "That equipment costs hundreds of thousands. Do you think our family can afford it?"

The Luo family has this savings, but if they buy the equipment, it would basically empty their family assets, so they are not willing to take the risk.

Luo Qihong smiled and said, "According to what my father said, the equipment can basically increase our business volume by 8%, which means we can earn 8% more profit. If the calculation is correct, we can basically get back our investment within 3 years, and at least 5 years."

Seeing that his family was beginning to waver, Luo Qihong tried to persuade them, "Let's work harder. After three or four years, we will have enough money for my eldest brother's wedding, and we can live a better life than before."

The parents did not express their opinions on the spot, and Luo Qihong stopped trying to persuade them, giving them room to discuss the matter privately.

Luo Qihong had no way of knowing what his parents discussed that night. He only knew that Luo Zegui asked Luo Qihong to go to work later and go with him to Zhang Bo's house to see if he could get the equipment.

Uncle Zhang, whose full name is Zhang Haichao, fled to Hong Kong 45 years ago. With his hard work and ability, he has built up such a family business over the years. Now he is selling his equipment just to repay his children's debts.

"Brother Haichao, didn't you stop working here? Why are the machines still running?" Luo Zegui asked puzzledly.

Equipment consumes a lot of energy, and the older generation rarely wastes energy.

Zhang Haichao looked up and saw that the people coming were Luo Zegui and Luo Qihong, so he smiled and said, "I took over some business from others and can finish it today. Any profit is good. It's not good to have the machine stopped."

Luo Zegui hesitated for a moment and said, "I came here to talk to you about the equipment. Can you sell it to me?"

Zhang Haichao was stunned for a moment, and then he responded, "Let's talk inside."

"it is good!"

After the three of them sat down, Luo Qihong spoke first, "Uncle Zhang, I heard that your equipment is going to sell for 15. To be honest, 9% new equipment on the market only costs 18. Your machine has been used for several years and is not even 7% new. 15 is a bit expensive. Can the price be reduced?"

Before Zhang Haichao could speak, a voice came from inside, "No! This is the price of our equipment. If you want to buy it, buy it. If you don't want to buy it, you can buy it. We won't force you."

The person who spoke was Zhang Haichao's eldest son Zhang Lifeng. He had a thick silver chain around his neck and looked like a gangster.

Luo Zegui pulled Luo Qihong over to deal with Zhang Lifeng.

Luo Qihong smiled and said, "Brother Lifeng, we are all doing business, there is no such thing as a fixed price. If you continue to hold on to the price, it will be difficult to sell it, and the creditors will not have so much patience. If you directly tow the equipment away, I am afraid you will not even get 10 yuan."

"Whether it's none of your business or not is my business. If you don't give me 15, you can leave." Zhang Lifeng didn't care what Luo Qihong said at all.

Seeing this, Luo Qihong curled his lips and said, "Let's go, Dad. There are a lot of equipment for sale in Kowloon Bay. Let's look for it. At most, we can add another 3 and buy a good one."

"Well! Brother Haichao, we'll leave first." Luo Zegui still said hello.

Seeing that the father and son were really about to leave, Zhang Haichao quickly said, "Wait! I'll take charge of this matter. Zegui, how much are you going to pay?"

(End of this chapter)