Chapter 37: Family of Swindlers
Half an hour later.
Yu Qiaoqiao followed Chen Yan into the Shell Rental Store in amazement and almost sprained her waist because of Chen Yan's outrageous actions.
Chen Yan was still explaining beside her, "Let me tell you. When it comes to renting a house, you have to find a professional."
"Don't be afraid to spend more money. Safety and peace of mind are the most important."
"This is a valuable experience for me as someone who owns 12 houses for rent."
Yu Qiaoqiao: ...
Yu Qiaoqiao felt that there were too many things to complain about and she didn't know where to start.
When I walked into the store, I saw a few real estate agents sitting inside, playing with their phones.
Seeing Chen Yan and his team coming in, several real estate agents put down their phones and asked, "Hello. Are there any agents who have appointments?"
Chen Yan said, "Yes. It's Miss Dai."
Hearing what Chen Yan said, a real estate agent who looked older shouted to the back, "Xiao Dai, your client."
As soon as he finished speaking, a chubby girl ran out.
“Here it comes!”
After coming out, she looked at Chen Yan, then smiled and said, "You are Mr. Chen, right? You want to see the office building?"
Chen Yan nodded.
The girl said, "Then let's go inside and take a look online first, then go and see it in person."
As she spoke, she led Chen Yan and Yu Qiaoqiao to the inner room.
While the girl was getting some water, Yu Qiaoqiao asked Chen Yan in a low voice, "Is this your technique for renting a house?"
Chen Yan looked at her and said, " Yes. Isn't this considered a skill?"
"I tell you, finding a professional big agent will save you a lot of detours."
Yu Qiaoqiao, "For example?"
Chen Yan thought for a moment and said, "For example... let me ask you this."
"If you see a house online that says it's rented directly from the landlord, with no agency fees, and the price is lower than the market price, are you interested?"
Yu Qiaoqiao blinked and said, "Of course I'm interested."
Chen Yan, "Then you call that person, and he says that the house is in short supply, and you need to pay a 50 deposit to view the house. If you are satisfied, you can rent it, and if you are not satisfied, you can get the deposit back. Will you pay the deposit to view it?"
Yu Qiaoqiao, who didn't have much social experience , hesitated for a moment and said, "If it's possible to refund, then... just pay it."
"Pah." Chen Yan clapped his hands. "Look. You've been cheated."
Yu Qiaoqiao looked confused, "Ah? I was cheated? Why?"
Chen Yanyu said seriously, "I'm telling you, no matter what you do, if someone asks you to pay before you even meet them, 90% of them are scammers."
Yu Qiaoqiao asked unwillingly, "What about the remaining 10%?"
Chen Yan said, "The remaining 10%, even if you are not a scammer, it will be difficult for you to get your deposit back."
“Because they will use many excuses not to return it to you.”
After saying that, Chen Yan added, "In addition, those things like 'direct rental from the landlord', 'no agency fee', and 'lower price than the market price' are all rhetoric."
"If there really is such a nice house, will it be your turn?"
"So, in this question, there is a 99% chance that this landlord is a liar."
"Your money, bang, is gone."
Yu Qiaoqiao opened her mouth wide and took a long time to come back to her senses.
Is it okay... like this?
Seeing that Yu Qiaoqiao had listened, Chen Yan continued, "Let me ask you again. You've picked out a house that's well decorated and has convenient transportation. The landlord didn't lie to you and is willing to let you pay one month's deposit and one month's rent. It's a very good deal."
"But... when you sign the contract, you find some gaps in it. What do you do?"
Yu Qiaoqiao had learned a little more and said weakly, "Then I won't sign the contract?"
Chen Yan said, "The landlord said you are too sensitive. It's just a layout problem. If you don't sign, he will rent it to someone else. Such a good house will no longer belong to you."
Yu Qiaoqiao, who didn't have much of an opinion, hesitated for a moment and said, "Then I'll sign?"
Chen Yan clapped his hands again, "After you signed the contract, you found out one day that the landlord had added a supplementary clause in that blank space, requiring a one-month deposit and one-month payment, but the lease term is two years."
"You can't cancel the lease during these two years."
"Once you cancel the lease, the deposit will not be refunded."
"Look. You've been fooled again."
"Ah? Is this possible?" Yu Qiaoqiao was completely dumbfounded.
Chen Yan spread his hands and said, "Why not? These are all private transactions and small intermediaries, and they are very easy to encounter problems."
"After all, you never know what kind of people your landlord and that little agent are."
Yu Qiaoqiao nodded thoughtfully, "So that's how it is..."
Chen Yan saw that Yu Qiaoqiao had listened carefully and showed an expression that said "this child is teachable".
At this moment, Yu Qiaoqiao suddenly said "Huh?", raised her head in confusion, looked at Chen Yan, and asked curiously,
"But... Chen Yan."
"How do you know so many tricks?"
“Is it because you have so many houses?”
After she finished speaking, she was stunned for a moment, then denied it herself, "That's not right. You have many houses, you don't rent them. And you shouldn't know so many scams..."
"Could it be that your family...?" She covered her mouth and looked at Chen Yan in surprise.
Chen Yan: …
Stop imagining things, okay?
Can I tell you that as the heir of 12 houses, after falling out with my parents, I went out to rent a house and did not look for a big agency. I was cheated many times and finally had no choice but to come back and rent my own house?
No. I won't die...
…
Just when Chen Yan was explaining the scammers' tricks to Yu Qiaoqiao and Yu Qiaoqiao misunderstood that Chen Yan's family was a family of scammers, the real estate agent finally returned to the reception room with two glasses of water.
As soon as she came in, she said, "Excuse me, excuse me. Our water dispenser is broken. It's a little slow."
Chen Yan took the opportunity to change the subject, "It's okay. You came back at the right time."
"Let's look at the house now."
"Okay." The real estate agent nodded with a smile.
Next, Chen Yan and Yu Qiaoqiao looked at nearby office buildings on the real estate agent’s computer.
With professional service, it is very convenient to find a room.
In just half an hour, Chen Yan and Yu Qiaoqiao had narrowed down five or six office buildings .
These office buildings are all near Qindao University, a maximum of 10 minutes’ walk away, suitable for two people commuting to get off work.
The transportation nearby is also convenient. If employees live far away, they can also take the subway to commute.
Once the general goal is set, of course the next step is to conduct an on-site inspection.
Of these five office buildings, the keys to four are kept by the agent, so you can go and see them directly. The key to the other one is in the hands of the landlord.
So after "making an appointment to see the last office building in an hour", Chen Yan, Yu Qiaoqiao and the real estate agent started to look at the other four office buildings...
…
At the same time, in Laohai District, in an ordinary teahouse, a middle-aged man who was playing cards put down the phone with a smile.
He threw two "8s" and said, "I'm not going to play after this round."
"The agent called me and said that someone is interested in my office building. I will go there to open the door soon."
As he said that, he waved to the side and said, "Old Chen, you can fight for me later."
The man sitting next to him, who looked somewhat like Chen Yan, snorted and said, "You gave it to me only when I was about to fail the exam. Why didn't you give it to me when you were about to fail the exam?"
The middle-aged man laughed and scolded, "Alright, alright, you came late and it's good enough that there are still fights. And you're still picky. Really."
