How could someone who's been reborn be optimized?

Chapter 12: He's actually a pretty nice person.

With everything settled, Chen Yuanzhou saw the family of three off to their car outside the store, then returned to the store looking radiant.

"The contract has been signed?" Xu Chuanchuan hurriedly stood up to confirm, "Which house?"

"Uh~ Sorry, Brother Chuan!" Chen Yuanzhou scratched his head, feigning embarrassment, and said, "The client didn't like Zhou Yun's house; they were looking at the 360㎡ corner unit."

Xu Chuanchuan: "..."

He asked in surprise, "I remember that house, wasn't it over 500 million?"

"I've brought the price down!" Chen Yuanzhou laughed. "It's 330 million now."

"My God..." Xu Chuanchuan exclaimed in shock!

But upon closer reflection, it seems normal. The market this year has been terrible, and some landlords who urgently need cash have drastically reduced their prices.

"Sigh~ If only I could maintain the townhouse listings~" Li Jing sighed from the side, "If such cheap houses were listed, there would definitely be customers."

At this moment, Zhang Wang solemnly reminded everyone: "This is just a purchase agreement. Be careful, don't call the landlord again. If you upset him and he thinks his house is in high demand... if you mess this up, you're fired!"

In 2008, more than 10,000 yuan was no small sum. Although Wu Jian'an had already paid the money, it did not belong to him until the landlord officially signed the agreement. Naturally, he had to protect his own interests!

The others understood his meaning when he spoke of it so seriously, but Wu Ningfeng's heart was still bleeding...

"How much service fee did you receive?" he asked weakly, huddled in the corner.

Chen Yuanzhou and Zhang Wang exchanged a glance. Since it was against company rules for them to accept service fees privately, they couldn't say anything. So they replied, "5000."

???

Everyone was completely dumbfounded!

Chen Yuanzhou feigned a complaint, saying, "Don't even mention it. The client said that if the service fee wasn't significantly reduced, he would find another small company to do the mixing himself."

The so-called "self-matching" is actually skipping the agent. After the customer finds a house they like, they find another company to complete the transaction. In this case, the fees are very low.

After a brief moment of astonishment, the group exchanged glances, and those who knew better refrained from asking further questions.

I finally signed a lease for a terraced house, but I only received a service fee of 5000? Anyone would be upset in that situation!

Except for one person…

Suddenly, Wu Ningfeng's mood brightened, his previous dejection vanishing: "Haha~ You only collected 5000? That's less than what Zhang Jun made from a single rental deal! This is too pathetic, hahahahaha~~~"

"But Xiao Chen, as a newcomer, it's already quite an achievement that you were able to close a deal. The 5000 service fee also earned you a 450 yuan commission, which is not bad! Add to that your base salary of 800 yuan, and your income this month is as high as 1250 yuan."

He originally envied Chen Yuanzhou not because he signed a townhouse deal, but because the high property prices brought high commissions and bonuses. For real estate agents, what matters is never what deal they close, but how much money they make.

Now that I know I only received 5000 yuan, I feel much better!

As Wu Ningfeng spoke, he excitedly counted out 1000 yuan, went up to Chen Yuanzhou, and shoved it into his hand: "Come on, I'm a man of my word, hahaha~ You have to take this money, otherwise you'll probably starve next month! Consider it your brother helping you out!"

Seeing this, Zhang Wang felt sorry for Wu Ningfeng!

If he knew Chen Yuanzhou's actual income, wouldn't he be devastated?

"You're still so happy even though you're losing money!" Li Jing laughed.

Wu Ningfeng raised his head: "A loss is a loss, Xiao Chen did sign the contract! But... he only received 5000? Hahaha~"

He was overjoyed just thinking about the number 5000.

"Thanks, Brother Feng!" Chen Yuanzhou didn't care at all and happily put the money in his pocket.

Isn't that great? Even though he closed the deal with Wu Ningfeng's client, Wu Ningfeng not only didn't hold a grudge against him, but also gave him money voluntarily.

Hey~ This person is really nice!

Chen Yuanzhou then said to Zhang Wang, "Manager, you take over the accounting. I'm going to find the landlord."

"Go ahead." Zhang Wang nodded and immediately started the system to deposit the 10 yuan deposit into his account.

Chen Yuan borrowed a briefcase from Li Jing, stuffed 10 yuan in cash into it, and the bag bulged out.

After handing over the cash, he started packing up the things needed for signing the contract: agreements, property certificates, receipts, inkpads, and everything else.

No one else noticed anything amiss, only Zhang Wang felt waves of unease...

Although Chen Yuanzhou had already shocked him a lot today, the more he looked at him, the more he felt that this newcomer was not simple!

Real estate transactions seem simple, involving only a few steps: viewing the property, negotiating the price, signing a letter of intent, signing the formal contract, and closing the property.

However, there are so many details to pay attention to that it is difficult to summarize them all in words.

Just think about how difficult it is to gain the trust of a stranger in a short conversation and get him to entrust you with a large sum of money to handle such a major life event as buying a house.

Just based on today's signing of the deal, Zhang Wang admitted that even he himself might not be able to do it.

Was he pretending to be weak all along? Was he deliberately hiding his true abilities?

It's not impossible that this is the case.

Upon realizing this, Zhang Wang felt that this must be the logic.

After Chen Yuanzhou left the store, Li Jing asked Zhang Wang with some doubt, "Aren't you going with him? Can he manage on his own?"

"Xiao Chen will be fine," Zhang Wang said confidently.

……

After leaving the store, Chen Yuanzhou dialed Wei Shanting's number.

"Hey~ How are you?" The voice on the other end sounded a little tired.

Chen Yuanzhou didn't answer the question, but instead asked, "Mr. Wei, where do you live? I've come to deliver the money to you!"

"What do you mean?" Wei Shanting asked, puzzled.

"Hey~" Chen Yuanzhou chuckled, "The client has offered a price and paid a deposit, so I'd like to discuss this with you in person. By the way, do you have your property ownership certificate, ID card, and household registration book with you?"

"Yes, yes, how much are the key clients willing to pay? Let me tell you, if it's too cheap, I'd rather not sell!"

"Mr. Wei!" Chen Yuanzhou said earnestly, "Let's talk in person!"

"..." Wei Shanting was silent for a moment, then gave Chen Yuanzhou his home address.

Elite Garden?

Chen Yuanzhou recalled that this community was not far from Qinchun Jiayuan, about six or seven kilometers away, and closer to the city center. The area was a key development zone in Jiangcheng City in the 1990s, and is now a densely populated and prosperous community.

Currently, the price of apartments in Qinchun Jiayuan is around 9000-10000 yuan per square meter, while the price of apartments in Mingshi Yayuan is nearly 4 yuan per square meter. This price difference clearly shows the huge difference between the two areas.

The reason Chen Yuanzhou was so familiar with this area was mainly because there was a residential community called Lakeside Garden opposite Ming Shi Ya Yuan, which was where the famous teacher Jack Ma started his business.

In my past life, I had a client who admired Teacher Ma and entrusted him to purchase a villa in Lakeside Garden, so I did my homework.

After Wu Ningfeng insisted on giving him 1500 yuan, Chen Yuanzhou was no longer so strapped for cash. At least he no longer relied on buses and could afford to take taxis.

In about ten minutes, Chen Yuanzhou arrived at Wei Shanting's door and knocked.

"Here it comes~"

The yellow wooden door inside opened, followed by the outer security door. A middle-aged man who looked to be nearly forty years old appeared in the doorway. He had a stubble beard and his hair was like a bird's nest, making him look nothing like someone who owned a house worth millions.

"Hello, my name is Chen Yuanzhou..."

"I know, come in." Wei Shanting turned around expressionlessly.

Chen Yuanzhou followed him into the house and frowned slightly. The house didn't look like a normal family home at all.

The dining table and coffee table were littered with uncollected takeout boxes, the sofa was piled high with crumpled clothes, and the floor was scattered with various mineral water bottles and cigarette butts…

A gambler?

Chen Yuanzhou secretly speculated.