Chapter: 6310

Zhou Liying saw that there was not much merchandise left in the store and knew that this old boss must have already entered the stage of clearing out inventory. They're willing to sell whatever they can for as long as possible, but it's impossible for them to invest more money into buying new stock.

In reality, Zhou Liying himself didn't lack funds. For him, 15 million yuan in transfer fees was like nine cowries in a pot.

However, he was also very clear in his mind that in an area like this antique street where shops are concentrated, there are no secrets between them. Everyone can find out how each family's business is doing, when they started, and what kind of background their boss has.

If I were to take over this shop today, the contract hasn't even been signed yet, and I estimate that the entire antique street would already know about it. If people think I've become a big cheese, I'll definitely be the laughing stock among all the shop owners on this street.

Moreover, I plan to start by collecting antiques and helping with appraisals once I open my own shop. If someone were to label me as a wrongdoer from now on, who knows how many people would come crawling to take advantage of me?

Although I have enough professional expertise to ensure that I don't get swindled, when everyone thinks I'm taking over the shop, just dealing with those people will drive me crazy.

As for appraising antiques, it's pointless anyway. No one will pay money to have someone like me who's labeled as a wrongdoer appraise anything.

So, if I want to establish myself on this antique street, the first thing is to get a good deal.

Therefore, he opened his mouth and said, "Alright, boss, you're left with three months' rent. I'll give you the actual rent you're asking for now. Your current rent isn't 180,000 yuan per year, is it? That's 15,000 yuan per month, so 45,000 yuan for three months. You don't need to waste your time here, take this three-month rent and get a little return, but the transfer fee part, I won't give you that."

The other party heard these words and looked somewhat gloomy, saying, "How can it be like this? I paid 300,000 yuan in transfer fees back then, true gold and silver. A single dollar wasn't spared. You should at least let me get some of my money back?"

Zhou Liying shook his head and said, "I'm really sorry, but my funds are limited. After taking over the shop, I need to restock inventory, and I don't have a lot of cash flow. If you're asking for transfer fees, I can only look elsewhere."

The other party was still trying to squeeze something out, so they said, "Okay, then go take a look again."

Zhou Liying didn't say a word, turned around and walked outwards. The other party didn't expect him to walk away so resolutely, not even leaving a tail end for himself, his heart suddenly became flustered.

He had already transferred this shop to someone else half a year ago, during which there were almost no visitors, occasionally one or two people who would come and go after hearing about the transfer fees, and some people knew he was in a hurry to get rid of it, even asking for the remaining rent to be paid upfront.

He had struggled for six months until today, with no tangible rent loss yet, but this has lost him 90,000 yuan. But these six months have been grueling, and his net profit is still less than 20,000 yuan.

Moreover, as his store's inventory continued to dwindle, it was inevitable that people would get a sense that the shop is about to close down, so business has been dwindling lately, with occasional customers coming in to buy things, but they can tell he's in a hurry to clear out his goods, and even the prices are being chopped by half or more.

If this continues, it's estimated that the next three months will be even harder to get through.

Rather than persisting like this, it would be better to quickly dispose of everything. Find someone who is willing to buy it at a low price, and I'll consider myself released early.

Therefore, he called out to Zhou Liying, opening his mouth saying: "Brother, don't rush away, let's talk again. You think 150,000 yuan transfer fees are too much? I'll give you another 10,000 yuan, what do you think?"

Zhou Liying turned around and spoke seriously: "I won't pay a single penny in transfer fees."

The other party got upset and blurted out: "At least give me some money to drink tea! My shop is really good, I'm sure you'll make a profit if you take it over!"

Zhou Liying thought for a moment and said: "Okay, if you can get the shop cleared out today, I'll give you an additional 5,000 yuan in moving expenses, and cover the remaining three months' rent at 50,000 yuan. There won't be any more, you want to go ahead and call the landlord over to sign the contract, and quickly pack up your things and find a truck to take away. If you don't agree, I'll just walk out."

As he finished speaking, Zhou Liying said again: "To be honest, I can definitely find a better store if I were to transfer again. But you're different, just sitting there waiting for me to make up my mind, and you won't be willing to cut your losses when this situation arises. So, get ready to do it yourself!"

Zhou Liying's words struck a chord with the other party, who shouted: "I've held onto oil stocks for over 10 years without selling them! When I should have cut my losses, I just couldn't bring myself to do so. Originally, I could have still salvaged something, but in the end, even my underwear was gone..."

Finished speaking, he gritted his teeth and said: "Alright then, five thousand yuan, I'll give it to you today!" JrNovels.com