Spring Thunder Chapter 0126 Renting a House
Nan Yi did not set out for Yanshan immediately as he had something to do and could not leave.
Masami Ueto sent several new employees from Tokyo, including Sasaki, the head of the quality control department, and staff members Hitomi Akagi and Yuko Imaizumi.
Sasaki has twenty years of experience in quality control. If the company where he used to work had not gone bankrupt, it would have been difficult to recruit someone with such rich experience and professional skills.
As for how the company he used to work for went bankrupt, this was mentioned in the information provided by Ueto Masami.
The president of that company was a wise man. He discovered that the Nikkei index was already terribly high and was about to decline, so he went all in to short the Nikkei index. As a result, of course, he lost everything.
Hitomi Akagi worked in the same company as Sasaki and was originally Sasaki's subordinate.
Yuko Imaizumi is a student who graduated from a vocational school, which is similar to a technical school. She has a pretty face and a big frame, and looks a bit like a model named Ayaka.
According to her profile, the section chief at the company where she used to work was a very nice man. He often took her to a pub after get off work, and was afraid that she didn't drink enough, so he would team up with other colleagues to get her drunk.
She just couldn't stand this kind of enthusiasm and resigned in anger.
Sasaki and Hitomi Akagi's original companies were engaged in the food processing industry. Imaizumi Yuko was even more so. Her original company was under the Japan Agricultural Cooperative Association, and her job was to pick agricultural products.
It can be said that the work experience of the three people is more in line with the needs of Yama no Wei. As long as they are familiar with mountain products and dried fruits for a period of time, the three people can become capable inspectors and quality control personnel.
The three new people could no longer be accommodated in the Friendship Hotel. The room rates in foreign-related hotels were not cheap at that time. A standard room cost twenty or thirty US dollars a day. The median income of Americans this year is less than eight thousand US dollars.
This expense was too much, and Nan Yi certainly wouldn't be willing to spend it. So he called Men San'er, and the two of them went to the Housing Management Office together.
"Bugs, bugs."
The two of them came to the office of the Housing Management Office. Nan Yi leaned against the window and shouted at a young man inside.
When the young man heard the shouting, he looked over, his face lit up with joy, and he walked out.
"Master Nan Wu, why did you think of looking for me today?"
The young man was called Fang Chong. He was Nan Yi’s former buddy and they often quarreled with each other outside.
"Don't be afraid. I don't want to start a fight. I just want to ask you something today." Nan Yi took out a cigarette and handed it to Fang Chong, saying.
"It's good that you didn't cause any trouble. I've changed my ways and will just go back to work."
"I'm looking for you because it's related to your class. I want to ask you, does your housing management office manage a lot of houses? Are there any vacancies now?"
"Yes, we have both managed and managed services. Why, do you want to rent a house?"
"Yes and no. This matter is rather troublesome. Let me tell you this. I am asking on behalf of a Japanese company. They have three employees, two men and one woman for now, but there may be more in the future, and they need to provide them with accommodation."
"A foreigner?"
"The Japanese devils are also considered foreigners."
"We do have houses, but we have a policy that we have to collect foreign currency when renting houses to foreigners, and the price is higher."
"That's not a problem. Is there a place suitable for 20 people to live in? It would be best if it's in the South Street area, next to the foreign-related office building."
"Yes, there is a tube-shaped building in Zhongguancun . It used to belong to a Sanbian factory, but now it is managed by our housing management office. It's a nice building, better than your Erhua one."
"Expert building?"
"It's of a higher standard. It was built in 1973. It's an officers' building."
The officers' building that Fang Chong mentioned is an old-style two-story building, which can also be understood as a townhouse, with one household living on the first floor and another on the second floor. It was considered a relatively high-standard housing in the 1970s and was unaffordable for ordinary people.
Men Saner asked curiously, "What Sanbian Factory? Why are the housing conditions so high?"
"Mensan'er, my friend."
"Oh, hello, buddy." Fang Chong greeted him and said, "I don't know much about it, but the house is really nice. Can I take you to have a look?"
"Don't be impatient. Tell me a price first so I can have an idea of what you are talking about."
"Each unit is 84 square meters, with three bedrooms, a kitchen, bathroom, and a large living room. Uncle Wu, you said it's a foreigner renting it, so that unit is 80 square meters."
"Eighty? That's a waste. It costs less than five dollars to rent a room in a slum."
"You also mentioned the shanty town. Can it be compared with this? A room in a shanty town is less than 10 square meters, right? Calculated by area, 80 square meters would cost 40 yuan, and that's not even including the kitchen and bathroom.
Wu Ye also said that the rent for foreigners is higher. By the way, Wu Ye, I said before that we need foreign exchange, not foreign exchange coupons.
"Is Japanese yen okay?"
"Of course, as long as it's not the Vietnamese's waste paper, it's fine. We don't lack the Vietnamese's money. We have seized several truckloads of it."
"Okay, take us to have a look first."
"Wait a minute, I'll go in and give you a call."
Fang Chong walked back to the office and came back after a while with a key plate in his hand.
Fang Chong rode a bike by himself, and Men Saner took Nan Yi with him, and the three of them went towards South Street. Along the way, Fang Chong helped Nan Yi recall the glorious history of the past.
Such as fighting the blind, scolding the deaf, beating the lame, and beating the old women.
"Fifth Master, do you still remember Yun Yun?"
"Um."
"She's hanging out with Gao Yi now, and things are unclear. Do you remember Gao Yi? He's from the sea, and we had a fight."
"Yes, I saw them both not long ago. How do you know so much about her?"
"To be honest, she's so pretty, I was tempted by her. It was only when you said you wanted to smell her that year that I gave up the idea, but you never took any action, and then you went back to the countryside."
"So, you kept thinking about it again?"
"Bah, not long after you left, she started dating that guy Sun Xiaojian. She spent the night at his house just two days after they met. Later, Sun Xiaojian fell in love with someone else, so she followed Gao Yi.
I am now very close to Gao Yi. This guy is quite resourceful. He can often get some hard-to-get goods and distribute them in unclear ways. He often takes a group of people, the same group of people from the former Queen of the Sea, out to eat. "
"You went with him?"
"Sometimes, my salary is too little. After paying for food at home, there is not much left in a month. It's not even enough for me to buy a few packs of cigarettes."
"oh."
Nan Yi carefully recalled every detail about Fang Chong's past, and past events replayed in his mind... This guy is okay, and he works at the Housing Management Office, so he can be observed first.
"Here we are. This is it."
Nan Yi jumped out of the car and looked at the wall on the side of the road. He had passed by here many times, but he never knew what was behind the wall.
The capital is an important place, and there are too many places that you shouldn't ask about or look at. Nan Yi never puts his curiosity on these things.
As Fang Chong opened the gate of the courtyard, what came into view was a stone-paved corridor.
Small flower beds have been cleared next to the aisle. They should have been full of bright red and green flowers, but are now abandoned.
Walking along the corridor, low buildings come into view.
The buildings are arranged in an orderly manner, not in the usual horizontal or vertical layout. Each building has a small courtyard surrounded by a wall less than one meter high. It is estimated that the original plan also included the installation of fences on the wall.
"There are nine buildings in total, eight of which are occupied by two families, and one building has connected upper and lower floors, so it can only accommodate one family." Fang Chong said, leading Nan Yi and the others to one of the buildings, "The water supply and drainage are both connected, but the ground of two buildings has not been built yet..."
As the door was opened, Nan Yi also turned his attention to the house itself.
The environment here is much better than that of my old villa. Nine houses plus the small courtyard and the large courtyard outside are roughly estimated to be around 3,400 square meters.
In Zhongguancun, a house of 3,400 square meters, quiet in a bustling area, it would be great if I could buy it.
"Fang Chong, who owns this house?"
