Chapter 009 Your acting skills are also superb
Zhang Sirui was very surprised: "Mr. Chen, the bad security in this place is not the most important thing. The key is that there are not many rich people."
"Although Mewtwo is a form of popular entertainment, generally speaking, it is more popular in economically developed places. Choosing a location here may not be conducive to the promotion of our new Mewtwo."
"It's better for our Mewtwo to target the wealthy. The poor will probably choose the cheaper Black Mewtwo or the simpler and cruder Dopamine Chip instead."
Chen She shook his head slightly: "If you think so, the level is shallow."
"We at Lishan Technology are not a super dream giant like Changye Entertainment Group, and we have no advantages at all in direct competition."
"Almost all the giant Super Dream companies know that the rich people in the inner city are the main customers of Super Dream. There are dozens of experience stores of the Long Night Entertainment Group in the inner city alone."
"In this case, what are the advantages of our experience store?"
"Although the economic conditions in the outer areas of the inner city are worse, the people here also have the entertainment needs of Mewtwo. We chose this location so that we can compete with other Mewtwo companies in a different way."
Zhang Sirui opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but he felt that what Chen She said seemed to make sense.
So after hesitating for a while, he nodded and said, "Okay, Mr. Chen, let's go and look at the third site first."
"Since we don't need to go into the inner city, it will be easier. We should be there soon."
The expressways leading to the satellite cities can actually connect directly to the inner city, but entering the inner city requires strict inspection and identity verification, which is rather troublesome.
But if you don't enter the inner city and just wander around the outer area, you can have a smooth journey.
After getting off the highway, Chen She could clearly feel that the surrounding scenery had changed.
Looking out from the highway, you can see the towering skyscrapers in the inner city, which are like rolling mountains, majestic and imposing.
However, at this time, the buildings on both sides of the road have become relatively dilapidated. At the foot of the seemingly bright and beautiful high-rise buildings are all kinds of graffiti on the walls and garbage everywhere on the ground.
Gunshots seemed to be faintly heard in the distance.
Under the overpass, many homeless people were burning something in iron barrels in front of them. They had numb expressions on their faces. From time to time, they looked up at the passing vehicles, and then quickly lowered their heads.
Similar situations abound. These homeless or penniless people are struggling to survive in various dishonorable ways on the outskirts of this magnificent city.
As the commercial vehicle continued to move deeper into the surrounding area, the scene became better, and relatively prosperous commercial centers and densely populated residential areas began to appear.
Although you can still see some homeless people from time to time, the situation is much better than outside.
From time to time, several police cars with the "dcd" logo whizzed past.
DCD is the abbreviation of Dawn City Police Department.
It is a good thing to see police cars. After all, in real slums you won’t even see a police car.
The police don't care about the public security in that kind of place.
But even though the situation here is somewhat better than the outermost areas, the large number of buildings crowded together still gives people a feeling of oppression and suffocation.
The business car arrives at the designated location and stops automatically.
Zhang Sirui got out of the car first and opened the door for Chen She only after making sure the surroundings were safe.
Chen She got out of the car and looked around, and found that this was indeed a relatively prosperous and lively area.
Although there are still many street thugs with earrings and tattoos hanging around here, business activities of many grassroots merchants are also proceeding as usual.
Restaurants, bars, weapon shops, and special places with flashing pink signs that have not yet opened for business... different groups of people mix and mingle, and there is actually a sense of life.
The commercial areas in the outer areas are certainly not comparable to the high-end commercial places in the inner city, but they are more lively.
Zhang Sirui said with some emotion: "This kind of scene really makes people miss it a little."
Through the original owner's memory, Chen She vaguely remembered that Zhang Sirui was a street gang thug before joining the resistance army. It was only after joining the resistance army that he turned over a new leaf and became what he is now.
Chen She guessed that Zhang Sirui's mood at this moment should be similar to what he felt when he first saw the Mewtwo R&D department. They both had a familiar feeling as if they were back home.
The two accompanying rebel fighters, like Zhang Sirui, were always alert to their surroundings and paid attention to protecting Chen She's safety.
However, it turned out that the security level that Chen She considered was obviously beyond the standard.
After he got off the bus, although some thugs cast dangerous and unfriendly glances at him, they quickly looked away.
Obviously, these people could see that Zhang Sirui and the two bodyguards were not easy to mess with.
The four of them walked into an ordinary shop on the street.
Although there are more skyscrapers as you get closer to the central city of Liming City, not all buildings are built that high.
There are also many buildings in the outer areas that are only 7 or 8 stories high or even 4 or 5 stories high. These old buildings will exist for a long time before relevant companies buy the land and invest a lot of money in reconstruction.
This shop is a four-story building, and each floor covers an area of about four to five hundred square meters.
However, judging from the situation on the first floor, the shop was idle. There were many overturned tables and chairs and garbage inside. It was a mess and not officially open for business.
The owner of the shop is a hunchbacked old man. Most of his right leg has been transformed into a mechanical prosthesis. From the earrings and tattoos on his body, it can be seen that he must have been a member of the gang on this street when he was young.
However, as he grew older and his body functions completely deteriorated, his mechanical prostheses had completely become prosthetic limbs.
In order for a mechanical prosthesis to fully exert its performance, the human body must first undergo a certain degree of genetic modification. Just like a cold weapon, no matter how powerful it is, it cannot be controlled if the user is not strong enough.
Seeing Zhang Sirui and Chen She walk into the shop, the old man immediately put on a smiling face and came over to greet them.
"Are you interested in my shop? Whether you want to rent or buy it, I guarantee that there is no better place on the whole street than mine!"
"If you rent it, each floor only costs 12,000 credit points per month; if you buy it, each floor only costs 3.7 million credit points!"
"There are discounts for all 4 floors."
"If you are willing to settle with joint corporate bonds, we can give you another 20% discount!"
Credit points are the legal tender of this world, and their current purchasing power is roughly similar to the currency that Chen She used to use in his previous life. However, the purchasing power of credit points is not stable and often depreciates.
Therefore, most of the current large transactions tend to be settled using corporate bonds.
Corporate joint bonds are a type of bond jointly issued by many large chaebols in the old land, and are more valuable than credit points.
Of course, there are things that are even more valuable, such as space-time particles, but generally no consortium would use space-time particles to do some low-end transactions.
Only when there is really a shortage of money will they choose to trade space-time particles as an emergency measure.
Chen She looked at Zhang Sirui, because he didn't understand the price level in this world.
The old man had a sly smile on his face and the price he offered was definitely on the high side, but Chen She didn't know how much higher it was.
Zhang Sirui said, "4 floors total 8 million credits. If you don't agree, then forget it."
The old man was shocked, with an expression that said, "Why are you so unsportsmanlike?"
This is too much bargaining, the original price was nearly 15 million credit points, but it was directly cut to 8 million, almost half of it.
The old man was about to say something, but Zhang Sirui ignored him and said to Chen She: "Mr. Chen, there is obviously something wrong with this store."
"From what I know, conflicts often break out between the two gangs in this area, and the business environment nearby is deteriorating rapidly ."
"Many tables and chairs in this store were smashed, which means this is probably an important place that two gangs are fighting over. Or it is possible that this old man has serious conflicts and frictions with a certain gang."
"If the boss sells the store to us, he can get out of it safely, but we may face a series of troubles later, which is not worth it."
"So if it's higher than 8 million credit points, there's no point in buying it."
Zhang Sirui had been involved in street gangs when he was young, so this little trick obviously couldn't fool his eyes.
The boss, who was exposed in an instant, looked a little ugly. It was obvious that what Zhang Sirui said completely hit his soft spot.
At the beginning, the old man asked for a very high price, the highest price in the market, just treating Chen She and others as suckers, hoping to cheat them as much as possible.
But now that he was exposed by Zhang Sirui, he had no choice but to put on another face.
Because he could see that Chen She and others had considerable financial strength.
This shop has not found a suitable buyer for a long time. Those who are not afraid of trouble cannot afford the price, those who can afford the price are afraid of trouble, or they simply don't like this location.
As the fight between the two gangs intensified, the prices would only get lower if the store remained in their hands.
Thinking of this, the old man gritted his teeth and said, "9 million! What do you think?"
Zhang Sirui carefully observed the old man's expression and said to Chen She, "Mr. Chen, judging from the old man's reaction, I'm afraid the actual situation is even worse than I expected. I think there's no need to buy anything above 7 million."
"I suggest you check out the other two locations. Although they are more expensive, they will save you trouble later. Although this one is cheaper, we still have to clean up this mess ourselves later."
The boss was speechless. He lowered the price, but Zhang Sirui further lowered his estimate?
This is outrageous!
But when he saw that the men seemed to be turning around and leaving, the old man finally lost his temper and said, "Come on, 8 million is 8 million! Pay the money now and we'll make the deal on the spot!"
Chen She was silent for a moment and then said, "750."
The old man was completely helpless. After struggling for a while, he finally gritted his teeth and made up his mind: "Okay, 7.5 million is 7.5 million!"
"It's because I'm too old and weak to fight anymore. If I were 10 years younger, I wouldn't give a penny cheaper!"
In this world, technology is relatively advanced, and even this relatively complex real estate transaction is very convenient, and the entire transaction process can be completed through the bracelet. All links, including signing the contract and payment, can be completed quickly online.
The old man took a look at his bracelet and found that the money had arrived. He said some words of blessing happily and then left impatiently.
Chen She looked at Zhang Sirui and said, "You bargained well. Your acting skills are superb! Your serious and resolute tone completely frightened the boss."
Zhang Sirui was silent for a while and then said, "Mr. Chen, everything I said is true."
The two looked at each other and the situation became a little awkward for a moment .
