Chapter 158 Undermining

Pei Zong's sudden praise left Liang Qingfan dumbfounded.

After a two-second pause, Liang Qingfan said somewhat embarrassedly, "But President Pei, it's not just the design, there's also the cost!"

"Take this apartment for example. The apartment itself is only 500,000, but the full renovation and decoration will cost at least 300,000. The renovation is almost as expensive as the apartment itself! It's not worth it."

"You bought two buildings at once, a total of 32 units. If we decorate according to the 300,000 standard, the renovation cost will be nearly ten million..."

"The previous commercial and residential building also had a total of 77 units. If each unit is decorated according to the standard of about 120,000, that would also be ten million."

"Adding a little extra, the decoration of these apartments alone will cost twenty million..."

President Pei fell silent.

Liang Qingfan breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, President Pei had just not clearly calculated the economics of it. He probably just bought it because the apartment was cheap, and didn't think about the cost of decoration at all.

Although the renovation cost of the building in City Dawn was also very high, the area was large!

And it was a luxury renovation, which could be rented to local tyrants.

This apartment was so dilapidated that no one bought or lived in it, but it still had to spend at least 300,000 to renovate it. It was too ill-considered!

It's not that it was useless, it's that the cost performance was too low.

However, Pei Qian was silent for a moment, and then asked: "Twenty million... can it be increased? Is it difficult to add another ten million?"

Although buying the building had spent almost all of the money from the box office of *A Beautiful Tomorrow*, the Allie Island side had already started to share the profits!

After winning the award last month, the number of plays of *A Beautiful Tomorrow* on Allie Island has been skyrocketing. Under the effect of the sharing contract, a large amount of funds are credited every month. Pei Qian couldn't wait to spend more money on decoration, because investing money in decoration seems to be the least risky way to spend money.

Liang Qingfan blinked, realizing that he had completely misunderstood.

What does it mean? President Pei doesn't think twenty million is too much, but that twenty million is too little?

Liang Qingfan couldn't help but frowned, his brain working fast.

"President Pei, I understand."

"You want to use exquisite design and luxurious decoration to give this ordinary apartment a luxurious attribute, so that it can be rented at a high premium to tenants who are not price-sensitive?"

"The previous apartment was large and the rent was high, so the choice of tenants was also very narrow, and it could only be rented to local tyrants; while the latest buildings are all small apartments, and the price of the buildings themselves is very cheap, so you plan to attract ordinary petite bourgeoisie through this luxurious decoration method, which is equivalent to providing them with an opportunity to experience a luxurious life..."

Pei Qian: "...Twenty million, not a penny more."

Liang Qingfan's reminder made Pei Qian suddenly realize that this could indeed lead to serious consequences.

The system sets a rent ceiling for Sloth Apartment's apartments, which will take into account the decoration situation, but is mainly based on the average price of the same type of apartment in the same area.

So the large flat that Pei Qian lived in before could be set at such a high rent, mainly because of the large area.

But the newly bought buildings are all small apartments. The commercial and residential building is less than 40 square meters, and the apartments here are only more than 60 square meters. And the former is commercial and residential, and the latter is in a bad location, so even if the decoration is good, the system will not allow Pei Qian to set a very high rent.

It is estimated that it will be at the 2000~4000 range at most.

If Pei Qian gives this apartment a luxurious decoration, spends a lot of money to equip it with famous brand sofas, super large TVs, expensive furniture, etc., and then finds Liang Qingfan for a design like this...

That can indeed dissuade some particularly poor tenants, but it will also attract those petite bourgeoisie!

At that time, when those literary youths see it, although this apartment is smaller than other apartments, has a strange layout, has poor lighting, can't buy furniture by themselves, and has a bunch of problems, and the monthly rent is more than 1,000 yuan more expensive than other apartments, but it is a luxurious decoration!

This sofa alone costs 10,000 or 20,000 yuan. Is it worth squeezing in to live in it to enjoy this luxurious life by paying an extra thousand yuan in rent?

Pei Qian understood and realized that these apartments really couldn't be decorated with as much money as the previous one. After all, few local tyrants in Jingzhou can afford to rent the previous big flat, and the smaller the apartment, the less sensitive the tenant is to the premium.

And this apartment type is so small, the rule that it can only be rented as a whole will definitely be greatly reduced.

"Just follow the standard you just said, twenty million. The apartments here will be decorated according to the standard of 300,000 yuan per unit, and the commercial and residential units will be decorated according to the standard of 150,000 yuan per unit. That's it." Pei Qian emphasized again.

Liang Qingfan: "..."

Isn't it said that you should try to figure out President Pei's intentions?

I just wanted to try it today, and I failed on the spot?

Sure enough, this is a technical job, and you have to practice more.

Liang Qingfan originally thought that he understood President Pei's routine, but as soon as he said his thoughts, he was ruthlessly slapped in the face by President Pei.

He couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

Pei Qian looked at Liang Qingfan with even more appreciation.

Yes, I like this kind of brother who can't hide his words and says whatever he thinks!

Other employees understand behind my back, and they don't tell me even if they understand; you understand in front of my face, and you tell me your understanding in its entirety.

You helped me correct a possible mistake. You are a promising talent!

Pei Qian coughed lightly: "Mr. Liang, what I said before about asking you to be the person in charge of Sloth Apartment, have you considered it?"

"Of course, to be precise, it should be a partner. You can directly enjoy the high-level treatment of Tenda Group, including monthly bonuses based on the TPDB website's rating and the project's investment."

Liang Qingfan was even more moved.

A month ago, President Pei had already expressed his intention to recruit him. At that time, Liang Qingfan did not immediately agree with the idea of being reserved.

During this month, Liang Qingfan also learned more about Tenda, and had already made up his mind.

Of course, he had to come, the treatment was too good!

As the person in charge, he could get very generous bonuses based on the project's reputation and investment. Compared with the previous studio, the income would be crushing.

What's more, being able to work with a leader like President Pei would be of great help to his career development!

Liang Qingfan almost agreed in one gulp, but after hesitating for a moment, he said: "President Pei, can I make a small request?"

Pei Qian couldn't help but feel a little surprised.

Yo, this young man can withstand the temptation of Tenda's benefits and bargain with me?

Not bad, I like you young people who raise prices with me, saving me from racking my brains to find reasons to increase your salary.

Come on, extort me hard!

Pei Qian nodded: "Of course, you can ask anything!"

Liang Qingfan coughed lightly: "President Pei, I noticed that you have many physical stores, and you are constantly expanding, including Mo Yu Internet Cafe, Mo Yu takeaway stores, and trustee gyms."

"The renovation of Sloth Apartment is of course my duty."

"But I noticed that the decoration styles of your other stores seem to be a bit mediocre. If you plan to renovate the decorations of these stores in the future... can this work also be entrusted to me?"

"It's nothing else, I just think that the current store style is a bit unworthy of Tenda's style."

Pei Qian couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

That's it?

Don't you take the opportunity to ask for a salary increase or something?

But on second thought, this proposal is not bad.

Pei Qian nodded: "Of course, I'll leave it all to you! That's it, after you finish the Sloth Apartment, you can start looking. Whichever store is doing well, you can renovate that store!"

If it was before, when Mo Yu Internet Cafe hadn't become popular, Pei Qian would definitely have flatly rejected Liang Qingfan's request.

What's the point of renovating? It's losing money well now, why renovate?

But now, it's different.

Mo Yu Internet Cafe is already popular, it's already full, and renovating it again won't make it more popular or make more money, and it will also cost renovation fees, and it can't be open for business during the renovation.

How much money will be lost back and forth?

It's too cost-effective!

So Pei Qian emphasized that Liang Qingfan should only choose those profitable stores to renovate, and those loss-making stores, such as trustee gyms, must not be touched.

Liang Qingfan nodded: "Okay, President Pei, thank you for your trust in me!"

Although he didn't quite understand why President Pei asked him to start decorating the profitable stores first, Liang Qingfan didn't ask any more questions. After all, entrusting such an important matter completely to his own hands had already shown President Pei's trust in him.

"Okay, President Pei, I will make a few renderings for the new apartment type in the near future. After you pick one, I will immediately find a construction team to start work!" Liang Qingfan couldn't help but feel full of energy.

The commercial and residential building is okay, because the hard decoration is almost done, mainly the soft decoration, which is faster; while the apartments in Binhu Community are more troublesome. A total of two buildings need to be hard decorated, and a large number of construction teams have to be found, and the construction period will be very tight.

Of course, the advantage is that the apartment types are the same, and one plan can be made.

"Choose renderings? No, no, no, no need to make new renderings, it's still the same style as before." Pei Qian emphasized, "Minimalist style."

He thought for a while and added: "Smart home appliances and large TVs are not necessary. You can consider the cost based on the overall decoration budget. The important thing is the overall style, which must be consistent!"

That big TV costs 240,000 yuan, and it's a national limited edition, so you can't buy it even if you want to. What's more, Pei Qian is also worried that if he really equips such an expensive TV in this small apartment, many people will squeeze in to rent the apartment just for this TV, what should he do?

After all, the rent for small apartments here is much cheaper than the big flats in City Dawn.

He should still do it in the style of bare walls, to ensure the deterrent effect on ordinary people, and also to avoid overly luxurious decoration attracting a group of literary youths or petite bourgeoisie.

Liang Qingfan was stunned: "Also use the minimalist style here?"

"President Pei, the newly bought buildings are all small apartments. Using the minimalist style in small apartments will greatly reduce the effect; and storage space is more important in small apartments. If you get rid of all the storage space, it will be impossible to live in this apartment."

Pei Qian couldn't help but smile.

The effect is reduced? It is impossible to live in the apartment?

Great!

That's what I want!

Even a professional architect thinks this is not good, so how can I still make money?

Absolutely not!

Pei Qian smiled slightly: "Don't worry, this is the style of Sloth Apartment. Since it is the same brand, the style must be consistent, right?"