Chapter 2 Chapter two

Bu Aiqian came back five minutes later with a happy face.She said: Tang Nuo, I'm lucky. Well, how about it? She walked out just in time for a taxi to come here.She waited anxiously for the guests to get off and she could get on, so I could slowly read the taxi number. Didn't you hear her give the taxi address? Bu Aiqian shook her head, oh, you didn't ask me to do this. I told her: There are not many opportunities anyway.I thought maybe you'd hear it.OK, what's the car number? She handed me a piece of paper.I wrote it down in case I forget it.She said: There is another thing, there are some words on the rear glass of that car, it is the special car of the big hotel on the corner in the past.

I looked at the car number on the paper and said: We are lucky, it may come back to the hotel, I will check it later. I hid the paper with the car number on it.Pick up the newspaper and find the classifieds.Find the real estate department.Find Bao Qile Real Estate Company.There are more than a dozen lots of real estate ready for sale.I looked at the addresses carefully, and found that there were three cases with the same address as Bao Qile Real Estate Company, No. 225, West Incline Road. I told Bu Aiqian that I might not come back before dinner.I went downstairs and drove the company car out of the yard.

I drove to 225 West Ramp.This is on the edge of a new community in Shancheng Heights on the outskirts of the city.Obviously Bao Qile wanted to attract people from the grandparents' generation to this area. The office of the real estate company is a strange looking house.High gabled roofs, colonial arched entrances and exits.Here's what Contemporary Standard California Realty's new community offices look like.The purpose may be to let others know that this is not a private house, but an office. I pushed the door open and walked in. A girl is sitting at a desk typing a contract on a typewriter.She looked up at me and turned back to typing.

I walked up to her and stopped at a counter that ran the length of the room.The girl is still typing on her own. I coughed heavily. The girl stopped typing and called: Miss Hua. No one answered. The girl got up, went to the other desk, and rang the bell on it.Almost immediately, a door inside, painted with a private office, opens.A young lady came out. She was all smiles when she came out.She kept smiling and walked towards me.She left the office door open.Looking over her shoulder into the office, I could see a man of about thirty-five sitting behind a desk.What I saw was his profile.If he knew the office door was open, he probably didn't care.Maybe it's just part of the business show.

He had beautiful dark curly hair and a straight nose, and was slightly overweight, with a double chin spoiling his profile.He hurriedly picked up the document in front of him, looked at it, and put it down again.His eyes didn't move very much, and he seemed to be concentrating. I decided it was a show. Miss Hua, I think it is his secretary and the main person who receives customers.The girl in front of the typewriter looks very capable, but it is obvious that their purpose is to sell the slopes in the new community of West Slope Heights, and real estate sellers like to hire beautiful women to persuade customers.

Miss Hua was wearing a tight pullover. Good morning, Miss Hua said: I am Mr. Bao's secretary and assistant.Is there anything I can do for you? I said: I want to see how much it costs to buy a piece of land in this area.If possible, I would like to visit the site. She has beautiful teeth and knows how to show them.She said: It's a pity that all the salesmen have been sent out at present.But I do know that one is coming back soon. Can you take a look at the panorama map and see which lands haven't been sold yet?and the price She said: Oh, no.We cannot do this. She interrupted me with a sweet smile on her face.Ordinarily, my thoughts should be completely controlled by her, but unfortunately my attention is not on her at all, but on the man in the office.

Why not? Her eyes will also smile, smiling and waiting for my attention to return to her face from other places, and then she said: You must forgive me, we have sold too many lots, so we know the secrets of this business very well. Let me put it this way, if you go to a shoe store to buy a pair of shoes, many customers don't like the fact that the shopkeeper ignores you and tells you to look for the shoes on the shelf. Why not. Because the purpose of a shoe store clerk should not just sell you a pair of shoes, but help you find the kind of shoes you want.He should help you find which occasion you are going to wear, what clothes to match, and shoes that are too small for you.

She stopped on purpose, gave me a suitable expression, and said: The same is true if you want to find a piece of land in a new community.I need to know your purpose of buying the land first.Are you going to build a house to live in?Are you going to build a house of 20,000 yuan or 100,000 yuan?Did you buy a piece of land and wait for the price to rise?or other reasons. The man in the office obviously got some inspirational warning, stood up, walked over, and closed the door. I said: I don't plan to build a house right away.I plan to build a house of 12,000 to 15,000 yuan in the future.I think I'll buy a piece of land now before the money goes down.

She nodded in appreciation of my intelligence. If the price went up, I said, I would also consider selling it, but the original intention of buying it was never for investment. She went to the bottom of the counter, pushed a hidden button, lifted part of the counter top, pushed open the half door under the counter, and stepped out to me. She said: I think you are very, very right, you are rely. Oh, thank you, Mr. Lai, I'm not being a nosy, a lot of people don't want to give their names to people in our line of business.But you are different from them, you are very friendly, would you like to visit the place with Mrs.

I'm not married yet, so I hope to buy a piece of land. Of course, of course.I think you are very smart, Mr. Lai.Your decision is very wise.I'll take a look, I'm sure I can get someone to show you around.Unfortunately, one person was on vacation today, and the other was sent to the business district of the city to look at a house.Yes, Mr. Bao has too much real estate, let me have a look She went to the door and I followed her. The girl at the typewriter looked up, gave her a curious look, and I could see a little sympathy in her eyes, then turned back to type her. Miss Hua kept talking to me and grabbing my attention like a magician on stage.I haven't told you my name yet, Mr. Lai, my name is Hua Susu, and I'm Mr. Bao's secretary. When he's busy, I try to lighten his burden. It's really unlucky for you to come this morning, but there will definitely be soon The salesman is back, for sure.When you see a car, it must be a salesman. No, no.

Maybe another customer.I said. no.she said briefly.I could tell from her answer that the car approaching from the ramp was an unwelcome visitor. The car stopped, and a tall and thin man got out of the car with a pair of frustrated and tired eyes.Pushing open the door, I deliberately raised all my energy and said: Hello, Miss Pretty. Good morning. Why are you so polite today, baby?ah!Understood.There is a customer.Is the boss in there? Yes, but he is very busy. No matter how busy you are, you can't miss me Cai Kaier! She looked at me helplessly and said: Please wait for me here, don't leave, I have to inform Mr. Bao first. I nodded in agreement. She said to Mr. Cai: Wait a minute, I will tell Mr. Bao that you are here.I know that as long as he is free, he will definitely see you. I'm afraid he is too busy. Don't bother you, my dear.I can go in by myself. I just don't want you breaking in by yourself.sorry. She entered the office quickly, not forgetting to close the door behind her. Cai looked at me and smiled: The weather is really nice. I nod. quite warm. Yes. It's like this every year.We have a good climate here, especially in this area. You mean the West Slope Heights? Yes, the best climate in the bastard city.what are you doing here?Want to buy a piece of land? I nod. That's great, best land to buy.Lao Bao will sell you the best land in this community.Wrap it up, put it in an envelope, tie it with a ribbon, and put a flower in the corner, which will give you a real sense of security. I nod. He continued: The scenery here is beautiful.You can have a bird's-eye view of the whole city.I'll see if I can imitate my wonderful brother-in-law.The whole city is displayed in front of your eyes like a new art comprehensive screen. It looks like the Lilliputian Kingdom of Holland and Longtan during the day, and the sea of ​​stars at night.When the sun goes down and the sky is full of colorful clouds, the people who live here The office door opened, Hua Susu said: He is too busy to see you.But I can translate the sentence for you. Tut, tut!Just decline it.Tell Lao Bao that it is a private matter for me to meet him. I will convey it to you. It's a private matter. She lifted her chin forward: how much? I need two hundred yuan urgently.you need to know The door was shut hard. Cai smiled at me: Yesterday's horse refused to run as usual.Lao Bao doesn't like me racing horses.He's not happy even if I win. I said: No one can win for sure. That's all.Tsai agreed. You said he is your brother-in-law and you are his wife's younger brother? His ex-wife's brother.Cai replied. divorced? she died. I said: Sorry, I didn't mean to inquire about other people's privacy. Cai Kaier changed his indifferent expression and said calmly and rudely: Who says you are not. The door opened again, Hua Susu came out, and handed over a twenty-yuan bill to Kyle, like a woman giving some money to a beggar. Cai Kaier accepted it without saying a word, folded the money in the middle, and put it in his pocket. Hua Susu pleaded to me: Please wait a moment, Mr. Lai.There really is a salesman who will be right back. Cai Kaier said: What are you waiting for.Come with me, use my car, and I'll show you the land.What's your last name?Surname Lai. Hua Susu said: Don't bother you, Mr. Cai.There is a salesman who will soon Cai said: How do you know?Which Bodhisattva have you worshiped?Did you get the telegram?Or messed up? She glared at him. Cai said: There is no need to raise blood pressure.I think you are getting fatter.Your corset looks a little tighter today.Lao Bao likes curves, your sweater is nice, but forget it, Mr. Lai, my car is outside, I have a map in my car, and I know the price of each plot, I Hua Susu said: You don't know which piece has been sold.you don't know anything, how long have you Don't twitter, Cai said, it's not good for you.Lao Bao has always said that I am a good real estate salesman.Isn't he still asking me to come back and work for him? Hua Susu was a little excited, and she said: Isn't he the one who asked you to quit? Yes, that's right.That's because my heart is not good enough, isn't it?I don't have that enthusiasm.In other words, I tell the customer the truth.Come on, Mr. Lai, do you want to see this place, or don't you want to see it? I looked at my watch and said: Actually, I can't wait any longer. Come here, it doesn't cost you a dime, and it doesn't take too much time. I just take you around and tell you where to buy if you want to buy it.I hope you're not looking for a bargain, old bags don't sell bargains.This is his strength.It's really his forte.He took me out to his car. Hua Susu went back to the office angrily, closed the door heavily, and the whole office was shaking. Cai Kaier went around the car, went to the left side of the car and sat in the driver's seat. What kind of land do you want, friend? About 2,000 yuan of land can be used to build a house in the future. How long before you want to build a house?Let me get in the car. Not yet decided. How big is a house? Maybe fifteen thousand dollars. He sat me down and started the engine and said: OK, let's see. He took me to a newly opened road by car, and he said: There is a lot of land of 3,000 yuan on the left here, what do you think? Looks good. Cai said disapprovingly: The problem is that the direction of these lands is wrong.When the rest of the neighborhood is up for sale and houses built, it blocks your view.What you can see is not only the city, but the daytime and the sea of ​​stars at night on the new art complex screen.Instead, you will only see someone else's front bedroom.If the wife in that house is beautiful, it can also be said to have a bit of scenery.How would you live if the wife of that house was a dirty old hag?I would not buy the land on this side. So what about the other side? Three thousand five hundred yuan.These lands are on hillsides.Your house is on the lower side, and the third floor happens to be the first floor of the higher side facing the street.If you want to know the truth, I think that when the rainy season comes, the hillsides around here will collapse sooner or later if they are so indiscriminately built.Besides, the road in the future has to be opened on the higher side, so the door is facing the street. The scenery facing this side can only be seen from the small windows of the kitchen and toilet.Maybe you are willing to design the toilet and kitchen to the place where you enter the door from the outside.That also has a downside.The dirty bowls and dishes in the dining room have to be sent to the front third floor for washing, and then taken down for use after washing.The shortcoming of building a house on a steep slope is difficult to overcome. According to you, it's not good over there.I said. Another problem is that if you build the bedroom at the back, then the guests of 3,000 yuan will visit your wife every day. Where else? Nothing else in the price range you're talking about. However, the scenery is not everything!I said. correct.He admits. It might be nice to have rolling highlands on it.Especially if you build a two-story building, you can look over from the roof of the house across the street.You just said that only one floor can be built in the place next to the street, but only three floors are built on the side of the mountain. Make no mistake, you can be a better salesman yourself than I am.Can I sign a contract? Shall we go over and have a look? Cai said: Yes.Of course there is also the question of value added. what is that? You pay the added value like a tax and you don't notice much. How much does this cost? Oh forget it.It's like taxes. For value-added issues, tell me a little more. You have to ask the head office for this.The community is clean about this. I still do not get it. Well, let's not talk about the value-added issue now.Of course, there was a period of time before that Lao Bao, like everyone else, also engaged in this trick. what is going on? Use appreciation to pay land premium.It's a cliché in the real estate business.We can only say that most people engage in such tricks. I don't understand. How much do you know the law?Cai asked. I used to be a lawyer. He looked at me in surprise: Lawyer? I nod. What happened? They won't let me do it. Why? Tells how a man can murder another and the law can do nothing for you. is that useful? If judges follow the law completely, it is possible.Anyway, the California court has already made this judgment.Of course the law has changed a bit since then. Laws are also made by man.Someday I'll come and ask you how you can do it. Can.I said. I think I'm talking about value added.Now that you know the law, everything is easy.When a company buys a piece of land, it takes a lot of effort to turn it into a new community and add value to it.It is necessary to open roads, dig drainage ditches, distribute water and electricity, and bury gas pipes.Therefore, all real estate facilities must be mortgaged to the financial unit.Once the bank deposit is accepted, interest will be paid. What's wrong with that? Cai said: There is nothing wrong.It's just that smart people contract out all the projects to acquaintances, and offer a price that is too much higher than the cost.Except for the part of the reasonable expenses paid by the engineering staff, all the excess was returned to the real estate company.The real estate company's original cost of buying land has been recovered.Since the real estate company spent so much money on investment, the unit that borrowed the money has interest anyway, so it is publicly determined what the land price of this lot should be now.Of course you have to pay value-added tax when you buy land now. Mr. Bao wouldn't do that, would he? Cai said: I don't know.Hope he doesn't. The land is still good.I said. Yeah?He said. Great view. Can. The air must be fresh and refreshing.No noise, no pollution. Very good. sunny. You are talking! Cool breeze. must.You buy a piece and play with it. don't want. I also don't think you want it.let's go back. We drove back to the weird office parking lot.Cai stopped the car: what trick are you playing? I smiled at him. He said: Anyway, it has nothing to do with me.Dear old Bao has been too smug lately.He also became serious.You haven't watched the third lot this afternoon, have you? No. I'm not sure about the second lot, but I can't go wrong with the third lot.Do you want to go in again to see that Miss Hua? There is no particular reason. Sorry, business can't be done. We shake hands.I walk back to the company car.Out of the corner of my eye I saw Cai pull out a pen and a notepad.I walked back to his car. That wreck, I said, was owned by Ke Baisha.If you look in the yellow pages of the phone book, you can see the company that Mr. Ke Lai's partnered with.Ke and I are partners, and this car is a company car. What do you do?Cai asked. We call ourselves private investigators. Why are you interested in dear old Bao? I smiled: Who knows, maybe it was aimed at Hua Susu. oh!Tsai said. Of course, I said, it could be you too. Cai said: Get out, I have to think about it.People like you are the epitome of hypocrisy.Trust that when you tell the truth, you tell it like a joke and walk away smiling.And when it's a lie it's as if it's true.Did you notice Hua Susu's sweater? No special attention. He shook his head regretfully: This lie is too outrageous.You go, I have to think about it. I got into the company car and looked at him in the rearview mirror for a minute.He took out the crumpled twenty-dollar bill that Miss Hua gave him from his pocket, and spread it out on his lap.Taking out another large roll of bills, he inserted a twenty-dollar bill in and fastened it with a rubber band. I started the engine and drove the car away. I went to the hotel near the office to find the taxi driver who had taken our client.He remembered the guests he had loaded early in the morning.It was loaded to the block at 2300 Adan Street.He said: a big house, a product of the colonial era.He remembered white columns and arches. I slipped some bills to him and went back to the office.Betha was getting ready to go out to lunch and stood in front of the mirror putting on her hat.A woman as strong as a road machine who wants to express her personality completely in her head.She put a small and neat hat in place and adjusted it to the right angle.Quite shy. She said: Hello Donno, you've been working, haven't you? uh-huh. Betha likes you for that.Tang Nuo.You are full of energy.You won't get mold on the soles of your feet when you have a case to deal with.Did you find anything, good man? I said: Have you noticed the initials on the cigarette pack? What abbreviation? HCL What does that mean? I said: The inlaid gold lettering on the cigarette box is custom-made, and the name she gave us is Bao Beisi, which doesn't match HCL, and I don't like it. What don't you like?Baisha asked. cheat. Why? I said: Look, someone came to us and said that Bao Qile's wife would poison Bao Qile in the coffee.Tell me, how do you protect a man whose wife wants to poison her husband at the breakfast table?By standing guard in front of the house?It didn't help at all. What do you say?Baisha said. I said: You must be inside and sit at the breakfast table too.You must grab his wife's hand as she sweetens him, and dig out the arsenic. Do you have any good ideas.Tang Nuo.Tell Baisha. I said: First, we cannot enter the house.Second, we couldn't possibly sit at the breakfast table.Third, unless he had stomach pains, we don't know whether his wife gave him arsenic or real sugar. go on. But, I say, suppose someone wants to put a ground glass in a coffee named Bao.He sent someone to us to say that Mrs. Bao intended to get rid of her husband.When we were busy here and there, the surname Bao felt a pain in his stomach and went to see his Hades.We tell the story.Said that we received a deposit to protect him.We will face two ugly things.The first is that we are directing the investigation to his wife.The second is the real food of our work. How to do it?nice guy.Baisha murmured. I do not like.The cigarette box said the girl wasn't real. Baisha walked back to her desk angrily, took out a key from her purse, unlocked the drawer where the cash was kept, pulled the drawer open, took out the roll of ten-yuan bills, and waved it in front of me: The thing said, she is our customer. She tossed the bills back into the drawer, closed it, locked it, and walked out of the office to eat her lunch.