Reborn as a landlord in Shanghai

Chapter 92: Orders to Evict Tenants

Mao Xiaoyu sat in the coffee shop until after five o'clock, almost six o'clock, analyzing the advantages and disadvantages of each stock in her mind before finally leaving.

Stepping out of the coffee shop and standing at the still bustling street corner, Mao Xiaoyu hesitated for a moment, then took out her phone and called Guo Xiaoyan.

"Mr. Mao, what's the matter?" Guo Xiaoyan asked as soon as the call connected.

"Are you off work now?" Mao Xiaoyu didn't answer, but asked in return.

"It's almost time to get off work," Guo Xiaoyan replied after checking the time.

"Since it's almost time to get off work, let's order some dishes from our usual restaurant. I should be there in about half an hour. I have something to discuss with you later," Mao Xiaoyu said.

Guo Xiaoyan hesitated for a moment, then replied, "Okay, Mr. Mao."

"Okay, I'm hanging up now. I'll take a taxi over." After saying this, Mao Xiaoyu hung up the phone, hailed a taxi, and headed towards the real estate agency.

Half an hour later, Mao Xiaoyu arrived at the restaurant. Since she had eaten there a few times before, the waiters recognized her, so she didn't need to greet them. The waiters then led her directly to Guo Xiaoyan's table.

"Did I keep you waiting?" Mao Xiaoyu asked apologetically as she sat down.

"It's alright. By the way, I ordered four dishes. Take a look. If you want any other dishes, you can order two more," Guo Xiaoyan asked, pointing to the menu on the table.

"No need, this is enough. Waiter, please bring the food." Mao Xiaoyu called out.

Soon after, the waiter brought the dishes.

"I wonder what Mr. Mao wanted to talk to me about tonight?"

Guo Xiaoyan ate a couple of bites of food and finally couldn't help but ask out of curiosity. After all, Guo Xiaoyan knew that Mao Xiaoyu wouldn't come over unless there was something wrong, so if she was looking for her so late, there must be something on her mind.

"Yes, as you know, I have 39 houses that are being demolished. After several days of negotiations, I have signed a contract with the developer. The contract stipulates that all the tenants living in the houses must be evicted within one month."

I definitely don't have time by myself, so the next step is for the store's employees to persuade these tenants to leave. If these tenants say they can't find a place to live right away, I can introduce them to my place. Of course, the rent can be increased a little, but it's best not to charge a commission. If that doesn't work, deduct a little from my rent.

I hope this can be done as quickly as possible, ideally within 10 days. And if possible, take the usable air conditioners, refrigerators, and old furniture from these demolished houses and put them in rental properties; sell the unusable ones.

"Once everything is moved out, take a copy of my ID card and cut off all the water and electricity in the demolished house. Let me know when you're done, and I'll hand over the keys. That's all I'm responsible for." Mao Xiaoyu arranged things methodically while eating.

Upon hearing Mao Xiaoyu's arrangements, Guo Xiaoyan showed a hint of difficulty. After hesitating for a moment, she said softly, "President Mao, some of the things you've arranged, our agency can handle, but some things are not our agency's responsibility."

"Listen to me first. I know this isn't the agency's business, but what I want to say is that all of these things will be handled by the agency from now on, and my rent payments will also be collected by your agency."

As for why I'm not collecting the rent, you should be able to tell that I don't have time to collect it. Also, I'll be buying more and more houses in the future, and I'll try to buy them near our agency. The rent for these houses will be collected by your agency.

"Of course, according to regulations, the agency can charge a certain handling fee. As for the things they do for me, they can also charge a fee. This fee will be deducted from the rent. When I have time, I will settle the account with the agency, and they will give me the remaining rent." Mao Xiaoyu stated her request directly.

Upon hearing Mao Xiaoyu's words, Guo Xiaoyan fell into deep thought, pondering whether this was a good thing or a bad thing for the real estate agency.

"Don't overthink it. Although it seems like the real estate agency has a lot more work to do, on the bright side, more work means the agency can make money. Even though these things aren't the agency's responsibility, it doesn't mean the agency can't do them."

Take Xue Guangmei's place for example. I'll have her do the initial research and development. Once she's done, she'll offer me discounted apartments, and I'll still need to buy some apartments from her. The same applies to the third store. After the store opens and the research and development is complete, I'll buy a few apartments every week as an investment.

"These invested properties will be rented out through real estate agencies. You'll collect a commission based on a certain percentage, and the rest of the rent will go to me," Mao Xiaoyu said casually.

"Mr. Mao, do you mean that every time a real estate agency opens a branch, you'll have to buy a house near the agency?" Guo Xiaoyan asked curiously.

"Buying a house is not normal. According to my calculations, the housing prices in Shanghai will rise for at least the next 15 years. So in the future, as long as I have money, I still prefer to buy houses for investment, since investing in houses is the most stable investment."

"When the real estate agency opens somewhere in the future, I'll buy the properties there based on inside information, do some minor renovations, rent them out for a few years, and then sell them when the prices go up," Mao Xiaoyu said, shrugging casually.

"Since Mr. Mao has said so, then the agency will help Mr. Mao with these matters. However, it would be best if we clarified how the salary would be calculated beforehand, so that there won't be any major problems later," Guo Xiaoyan said with some concern.

"The salary is about the same, it's just a matter of a few days anyway. The most important thing is the rent. From now on, 90% of the rent will be mine and 10% will go to the real estate agency. Don't think it's too little, after all, it's free money, and it's not like it's just one or two houses."

"As for how much money you should allocate to the employees who collect rent, that's up to you. Besides, you can schedule rent collection times to coincide, so you won't waste too much manpower," Mao Xiaoyu suggested to Guo Xiaoyan.

"Hmm." Guo Xiaoyan agreed, feeling that this matter was worth considering carefully to see how to maximize the benefits.

"Also, I might be leaving China for a while to stay in Hong Kong, so if I'm not in China, you'll be in charge of things here." Mao Xiaoyu also explained her trip to Hong Kong.

"Going to Hong Kong?" Guo Xiaoyan hadn't expected Mao Xiaoyu to be planning to go to Hong Kong.

"Yes, they've already started processing travel permits for Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan. Once you get them, you should be able to go. So for the next month or so, you'll probably be busy with your own things," Mao Xiaoyu sighed.

Hearing Mao Xiaoyu say this, although she didn't know why Mao Xiaoyu had to go for so long, Guo Xiaoyan still nodded silently to indicate that she understood.

"Why don't you ask me why I want to go to Hong Kong?" Mao Xiaoyu asked, somewhat dissatisfied.

"Why would I ask you what you're going to Hong Kong for? I'm sure you have something to do there," Guo Xiaoyan asked, a little naive.

Upon hearing Guo Xiaoyan's words, Mao Xiaoyu realized that although her relationship with Guo Xiaoyan seemed okay, they were, in truth, just ordinary friends at most.

As for their romantic relationship, that's nonsense. There's absolutely no connection between them. Although Guo Xiaoyan is very beautiful and I'm not bad-looking either, it seems like the two of them just don't click.

Thinking about this, Mao Xiaoyu felt quite depressed. Since her rebirth, her luck with women seemed to have declined considerably. As for her career, it had grown like crazy. Was this a case of not being able to have your cake and eat it too?

Let alone Guo Xiaoyan in front of me, I never thought about dating her. It's the same with Yang Ying. We haven't chatted for a long time. Even when we do chat, it's just a few casual words. It doesn't feel like we have that kind of conversation when we're together.

Thinking about this trip to Hong Kong, I don't know if I'll be able to see them. Even if I do, the feelings might have faded.

Thinking about this, Mao Xiaoyu was speechless. It seemed that she had been a bit bored lately. She wondered when she could find a girlfriend to add some excitement to her life.

"Alright, forget I asked for nothing. Just this: if something comes up in the next two weeks, I might still be in Shanghai. After that, I might go to Hong Kong. If you need anything, contact me soon. Once I'm gone, don't bother me anymore." Mao Xiaoyu waved her hand, indicating her speechlessness.

"Okay, I know, but—, there's something I really want to tell you." Guo Xiaoyan hesitated for a moment before saying.

Seeing Guo Xiaoyan's hesitation, Mao Xiaoyu became curious and asked with concern, "What's wrong? Tell me, don't be shy!"

"This is my younger sister. She probably got into a school in Shanghai, and she wants to do an internship at our store during the summer vacation," Guo Xiaoyan said hesitantly.

"Your sister, how old is your sister?"

Although they had learned about each other's family matters before, they didn't know each other then, and whether what they said was true or false was something they would forget after a while. Therefore, when Guo Xiaoyan mentioned her younger sister, Mao Xiaoyu couldn't immediately figure out how old Guo Xiaoyan's younger sister was.

"My younger sister is 18 years old this year. She just graduated from high school. According to her grades, she can be admitted to the Shanghai Business School. She is waiting for her admission letter. If she gets the letter, she will probably come to Shanghai first to adapt to local life and earn some money to help with her tuition," Guo Xiaoyan introduced.

Does the "Shanghai Business School" exist?

Upon hearing the name, Mao Xiaoyu couldn't help but let her imagination run wild.

Are they 985 or 211 universities?

I've never heard of it. It's probably not a 985 or 211 university.

But with such a cool name, he must have an undergraduate degree.

After all, as a junior high school student, Mao Xiaoyu really didn't know what this Shanghai Business School was all about.

"That's pretty impressive. At 18, you're already in college. I'm 18 this year too, and I only graduated from junior high last year. The difference between people is huge. But is this Shanghai Business School a public or private institution?" Mao Xiaoyu first made a self-deprecating remark, then praised the other person's sister, and then asked curiously.

"It's a public university, and it's an undergraduate program," Guo Xiaoyan replied somewhat shyly.

"That's good too. Okay, she's a talented person. Since she's here for a summer job, why don't you mentor her? Don't tell me about such trivial matters," Mao Xiaoyu said.

"I definitely have to tell you. If it were an outsider, I wouldn't bother, since they'd be hired as a real estate agent anyway. But my sister is different. She definitely won't be a real estate agent. She'll only work a little over a month during the summer vacation, as a summer job. There's a fundamental difference between the two, so it's best to tell you," Guo Xiaoyan said a little embarrassed.

"Look at you, you're still embarrassed? What's there to be embarrassed about? You're one of the bosses too. It's no big deal to have your sister come over for a summer job for a month. It's nothing, don't be shy," Mao Xiaoyu comforted her.

"Thank you then." Although Mao Xiaoyu said it lightly, Guo Xiaoyan still expressed her gratitude.

"By the way, last time I asked you to move out and live in my house, have you moved out yet?" Mao Xiaoyu suddenly remembered and asked casually.

"I'm doing alright where I am, so I haven't moved out," Guo Xiaoyan said.

Guo Xiaoyan mainly didn't want to move out. After all, these houses belonged to Mao Xiaoyu privately, and her relationship with Mao Xiaoyu wasn't that good. So if she moved in, what kind of business would it be if she didn't pay rent?

If these houses belong to a real estate agency, then so be it; they're public property, so you can use them yourself. But since they're not public property, that's why Guo Xiaoyan hasn't moved out yet.

Hearing Guo Xiaoyan say this, Mao Xiaoyu wanted to tell her not to be polite, but she didn't say it. After all, everyone has their own difficulties. Since the other party was unwilling to move out, then so be it. So Mao Xiaoyu silently ate her dinner.

After dinner, no one paid the bill; the bill was paid by the intermediary company.

Since the two weren't a couple, after finishing their meal, they didn't go to see a movie or go shopping. Instead, they said goodbye to each other and went home separately.

After returning home, Mao Xiaoyu took a shower, then turned on her computer and started checking her stocks using the methods she had learned at noon.

Seeing that the price of Moutai liquor had dropped another two cents, Mao Xiaoyu couldn't help but sigh.

It seems I'm really not cut out for stock trading.

Guangzhou Shipyard International and Dongshan Gold are one thing, those two stocks are expected to skyrocket in the future, and buying them is for that purpose. As for myself, I only chose Moutai liquor, and it turned out to be the one that lost money out of the three stocks.

The technicals of these stocks are beyond question.