Chapter 148 Purchase of the first property in Central
Xiong Yaohua was flattered by Yang Wendong’s words. He also shook hands and said, "Hello, Mr. Yang."
Before coming, he said Yang Wendong's identity information has been found through some newspapers. The title King of Post-it Notes is actually not well-known in Wanwan. It was accidentally mentioned in a local newspaper in Wanwan a month or two ago.
Later, the person who found him brought a Hong Kong newspaper and let him know that there was a self-made young rich man in Hong Kong who wanted to find him.
He actually didn’t quite understand how he could be favored by such a person as he was just a little person who wrote novels.
"Come, sit here." Yang Wendong greeted everyone.
Lin Haoyu also followed suit: "Sheng Xiong, you're welcome. Just be at ease. My brother Dong doesn't have the airs of a boss."
Xiong Yaohua nodded and said, "Okay."
The three of them took their seats quickly, and Yang Wendong still took out a few bottles of Coke. They were all young people and Chinese. In a generally relaxed non-business environment, they did not prefer tea and coffee.
However, even if he is a young man with a strong metabolism, Yang Wendong will not drink drinks as water. Diabetes in this era is fatal, so it can only satisfy his cravings when the weather is hot in summer.
After Yang Wendong took a sip of ice coke, he asked: "Mr. Xiong, how many novels have you written now?"
Xiong Yaohua naturally knew the purpose of being found, so he replied: "Two novels, before There is a short literary novel, but the results are not very good.
At the beginning of this year, I wrote another martial arts novel called "Sword of the Sky", but it has not been published yet."
Yang Wendong asked in surprise: "Isn't there any newspaper looking for you? Or is it the newspaper over there in Wanwan that doesn't like serialized martial arts novels?"
Gu Long shook his head and said: "That's not true. There are also newspapers over there in Wanwan. Several publish novels, and I even think their novels are not as good as mine
But I was too young after all, and this was my first novel. No newspaper was willing to publish it, so I just finished it and showed it to them. "
"Yes, Mr. Xiong is only 22 this year, right? "Yang Wendong nodded and said.
After finding Gu Long, his basic information about Yang Wendong was also available. He was born in 1938, three years older than Yang Wendong. At such an age, being able to write novels is already considered a best among people.
Of course, it turns out that Gu Long's early novels were not very good in history, but that is only compared to his future masterpieces such as "Chu Liuxiang" and "Little Li Flying Knife". At least for now, they are still good. It can attract many people.
There are very few entertainment projects in this era. No matter what kind of novel it is, as long as it has a little interest, writing style, and storyline, someone will definitely read it. After all, there are many kinds of novels. There is no conflict between the novels. After reading Jin Yong's novel, there is no problem if I read Gu Long's or others' novels.
Xiong Yaohua took out a book from a bag beside him and said: "Mr. Yang, this is the novel "Sword of the Sky" I wrote. You can read it first.
The main content of the story is that during the Qing Dynasty, Kowloon The story of seizing the direct descendants."
"Qing Dynasty?" Yang Wendong answered. After reading the book, he asked: "Why did you choose the story of the Qing Dynasty?"
Xiong Yaohua replied: "It is relatively close to the current time, and many people know the background of Kowloon's seizure of the throne."
>Yang Wendong nodded and said: "Yes!"
As a time traveler, especially after the popularization of science in the Internet era and many Qidian novels, he understood the essence of the Qing Dynasty.
But in this era, normal people don’t know these things, and naturally they don’t care about the differences between dynasties. Even decades later, before the Internet era or when it just started, Qingchuan dramas will It's extremely hot.
Without saying anything more, Yang Wendong opened the notebook, and the content inside came into view:
[Jiangnan is early in the spring, the grass is growing, orioles are flying, the sun is setting in March, and the night is still desolate. , Suburbs of Moling City,...]
"The handwriting is good, and the writing style is also good." Yang Wendong praised after reading the first paragraph.
He probably wouldn't be able to write this kind of writing even if he studied Chinese for another 20 years. In fact, writing, like singing and dancing, requires talent.
If you could write good novels with hard work, then in the previous life there would not have been only a few great writers among the billion people in the country.
Xiong Yaohua said with a smile: "Thank you for the compliment."
After reading a few pictures, Yang Wendong closed the book and did not continue reading. This time was obviously not suitable for reading novels all the time, and then asked: "Mr. Xiong, your How about putting the novel in my newspaper?"
"Mr. Yang, do you have your own newspaper?" Xiong Yaohua asked with some uncertainty. The information he had seen before did not mention this, but It's also possible that he didn't read all the information.
"Yes, it is under construction." Yang Wendong smiled and said: "It's called Hong Kong China Daily. It will be ready for sale in two months.
I hope there will be martial arts novels in this newspaper, 伱I read a little bit of this book and I think it’s pretty good. What do you think?”
“Of course.” Xiong Yaohua said with a smile, “I’m also very happy to be in a Hong Kong newspaper.”< br>
"As for the price, I will give it to you based on the income of ordinary writers in Hong Kong, plus 20%. How about it?" Yang Wendong said again.
Xiong Yaohua asked: "How much does the average writer in Hong Kong earn? I don't know this?"
Yang Wendong replied: "Generally, it's about five yuan for a thousand words. I can give you 6 yuan. If you write 2,000 words for us every day, you will earn almost 12 yuan."
This money looks like Not much, but you have to know that many ordinary people may not be able to earn HK$1.50 after working for a day.
12 yuan a day is definitely considered a high-income Chinese group in Hong Kong, and only those company executives or business people can compare.
"2,000 words a day?" Xiong Yaohua was a little embarrassed and said: "This is a bit difficult."
Yang Wendong said with a smile: "If you can't do it, then you really don't need to hand it in every day. , but don’t stop for too long. After this point, you can negotiate with the future editor of our Hong Kong China Daily.”
Even "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", which Jin Yong is currently serializing, is not updated every day, and it is normal to have occasional updates. This kind of martial arts novel requires the pursuit of word perfection, and 2,000 words a day is really strenuous.
"That's good." Xiong Yaohua agreed.
Yang Wendong said again: "By the way, do you still want to live in Wanwan? Do you want to consider coming to live in Hong Kong?"
"Coming to live in Hong Kong?" Xiong Yaohua was a little embarrassed and said: "Mr. Yang, it would be too risky for me to move to Hong Kong when I am not sure about anything."
"Yes, yes." Yang Wendong nodded, and then said: "In this way, I will arrange a place for you to live in this factory, a separate dormitory. You can work during the day and sleep here at night.
We can also go out and have fun on weekdays, and we can also discuss the plot together. I'm also a little interested in martial arts novels, how about it? "
The biggest cost of living in Hong Kong is renting a house, and renting a house in this era still requires a huge deposit.
Xiong Yaohua thought for a while and said, "Then I will have to go back once or twice a month. of. "No problem, I'll reimburse you for the boat ticket." "Yang Wendong didn't care. The distance between Wanwan and Hong Kong is not far, and the ferry tickets are not very expensive.
Xiong Yaohua nodded and said: "That's good, but you still have to go there. We need to wait two months before the newspaper opens. I'd better live back in Wanwan first. I'll come back when you're ready. ”
"Okay." Yang Wendong agreed and said: "But in these two months, you can also write more, so that a lawyer will sign the contract for you later.
These three terms you have written now It’s more than 10,000 words, so I can pay you up front, and the more you write later, the more money you will get.”
It’s only a few hundred dollars, and he doesn’t care at all.
Xiong Yaohua smiled and said: "Okay, Mr. Yang."
After Xiong Yaohua left, Lin Haoyu asked: "Brother Dong, are you sure his novels can compare with Jin Yong?"< br>
"It doesn't matter if you can't compare. It's better than nothing." Yang Wendong smiled and said: "Whether a newspaper can succeed or not depends on the news in the end. Novels are a helpful supplement, but they cannot play a decisive role."< br>
Not to mention that Gu Long is still so young now, even when he matures, he may still not be able to compare with Jin Yong.
However, this is not an either-or relationship. They can coexist easily. Consumers can read two or more novels at the same time. In the future, they will always have Gu Long’s novels, and they will also be interested in their own newspapers. It will help a little.
It is even beneficial to myself. Now that Gu Long’s history has changed, with his own funding, he may be able to write more novels, and then he can also perform at this level of entertainment. In this era, it’s a little more fun.
……
The matter of the newspaper office has come to an end for the time being. Next, we need to decide on the location.
When the agent learned that the "Post-it King" wanted to rent an office building in Central, he immediately went all out and sent over a large amount of information.
Yang Wendong and Qin Zhiye were also choosing randomly. Suddenly, Yang Wendong picked up a piece of paper with a picture of the property building on it and the property information below, and asked: "Is this property available for rent? For sale?”
“Yes.” Upon hearing Yang Wendong’s tone, the intermediary woman immediately understood the meaning and said with a smile: “The owner of this building has immigrated to Canada and was previously rented to an accounting firm. Later, they felt that this place was not suitable for them, so they moved to a building in Central.
Now it is vacant. If Yang Sheng wants to buy it, there is no problem. In this way, you will be able to live there no matter where you live. Everything you do there will be much more convenient.”
Qin Zhiye on the side also put down the information in his hand and looked at the boss. If he could buy a property, it would also be of great benefit to the future operation of the newspaper.
“Let’s go and see the scene.” Yang Wendong thought for a while and said.
If it was just for leasing, then he didn't really care, but now that he came across a property that was still for sale in Central, he had to think about it.
Although this location is not a good location in Central, at least it is in Central.
It has been a year and a half since he traveled to Hong Kong. With a few creative ideas, he finally has enough funds in hand. If there is excess funds, or in other words, if the bank has a credit line , keeping money in the bank is a waste.
The agency woman smiled happily and said, "Okay, I'll make arrangements right away."
In the afternoon, the weather was a bit hot, so Yang Wendong, Qin Zhiye and the agency woman came to the site, which was a 4-story building.
"It's a bit shabby. No wonder the accounting and law firm is running away." Yang Wendong said with a smile after seeing the building.
Accounting and lawyer firms all need "people and clothing". If the location they rent is not good, it will definitely affect their business.
The intermediary woman said: "Yang Sheng, this building is still a house from the 1930s. The house at that time is considered older now, so this is normal."
"Well, what's the approximate price?" Yang Wendong didn't care. Of course, the most valuable thing about a house in Central is the land, not the building on it.
The intermediary woman said: "This building has a construction area of 38,000 square feet and 22 Hong Kong dollars per square foot. The total is 836,000 Hong Kong dollars. If you want it, I think you can get it at 800,000 Hong Kong dollars."
< br>Yang Wendong asked again: "How much area does this building cover?"
The intermediary woman said: "The total area is 12,000 square feet. There is some greenery around the house, which is also integrated."
"Well, let's go and have a look first." Yang Wendong did not answer directly. For a transaction worth hundreds of thousands, it was naturally impossible for him to make a counter-offer immediately.
In the follow-up, he still needs to find a lawyer, but he also has some understanding of the housing prices in Central. A land in Central was auctioned before, and the price per square foot was HK$166;
The location here is higher than that land. If it's a little more biased, sixty or seventy feet per foot is about the same. As for the old building above, it's not valuable at all.
"Okay. This way, please." When the agency woman saw that there was a big order, she naturally provided very good service.
After walking around the building, Yang Wendong came out again and said to the agency woman: "In this case, I will arrange for my lawyer to contact you. You can discuss it with him for details."
< br>"Okay." The agency woman nodded and said. She also knew that bosses generally would not participate in such negotiations and would entrust lawyers or professional people to do it.
A few days later, Zhang Weida came to the headquarters of Changxing Industrial Factory with some information.
"Yang Sheng, the price of Alec Building has been negotiated. The total price is HK$756,000." Zhang Weida handed some information to Yang Wendong.
Yang Wendong glanced at the cover of the information and asked: "The negotiation was concluded so quickly? No more bargaining?"
Zhang Weida replied: "Yang Sheng, it's not that we don't want to bargain. , but the current housing prices in Hong Kong are often priced one day at a time. Sometimes if you delay for a few more days to bargain, it is very likely that the housing prices will rise even more, which is not cost-effective.”
“Also. Yes." Yang Wendong nodded. In his previous life, when housing prices were rising in the Mainland, this kind of thing would also happen, and it would even make the news. Then, he said, "Just leave it here for now, and I'll give you an answer later."
"Okay." After Zhang Weida finished speaking, he left.
Yang Wendong then looked at the information sent, and then opened another document, which contained real estate transaction records in Central, Hong Kong in the past six months.
This was also something he specifically commissioned to find. Since he was planning to buy a house in Central, he naturally needed a lot of relevant information.
After the meeting, he called Zhang Weida again and said: "Let's set the price like this. As for the funds, we will negotiate with Liao Chuang Hing Bank and mainly use their loans. We will make two or three achievements." That’s enough.”
Although my own funds are no longer so tight, if I can use the bank’s funds, I still have to use the bank’s money; especially if it has collateral, it is also the bank’s most important thing. like.
Zhang Weida agreed and said: "Okay, I will let Liao Chong Hing Bank give me the lowest interest rate."
(End of Chapter)