Chapter 19 Section 18

When luck comes, you can't stop it; when wealth comes, you can't hide it. At the end of the year, Wang Qiming and Guo Yan closed their account books, looked at each other and smiled: they made money again. After deducting all expenses and all taxes, there are still three to four hundred thousand yuan left. The two of them watched, feeling a little worried again.Where will the three or four million yuan go? Deposit it in the bank to earn the 8% interest? Only a fool would do that. Invest in stocks?too hanging!That's no joke. Investing in restaurants?But I am a layman, I can eat, but I almost cook, and I don’t know how to do it, so I have to smash it.

After much deliberation, he still believes that real estate is the safest. The house can't run away, and the land can't slip away, it's always a solid thing placed there; if it doesn't work, even if it's resold, you won't be able to pay much. In the past few days, he fell in love with a newly built commercial building.The location of this building is good, and the building is also very elegant.He ran to the front of the building all day to look at it, as if he was looking at a beautiful button, and even made a few rough calculations with a calculator, and there was no problem with making ends meet.He had heard all about that whoever made a fortune in real estate, who bought a commercial building for hundreds of thousands of dollars, and in a blink of an eye, it became a multi-million dollar property.Want to buy a house, sought after.

"You, if you think about it ten times, no one is satisfied." Guo Yan was dissatisfied with his idea. "But you can't let Qian lie down and sleep, looking at it like a painting." He retorted. "You have more than 300,000 yuan in cash, and you want to buy a commercial building worth more than 2 million yuan? You're in a daze, you!" "I'm not like those old folks. I have ten in my hand and only take out five. I'm a small business. I'm timid and afraid of getting into trouble. I will never make a fortune in my life!" "But you can't be too adventurous."

"If you don't take risks in business, people will give it to you for free, okay?" He said, "This is America, don't take risks, go drink the northwest wind." "You can only pay 10% for a two million building. Which bank will lend you so much money?" "I've inquired about it a long time ago. The lawyer said that based on my business and my credit over the years, it's no problem to apply for a loan." "You better weigh it," she said. "What are you weighing, this is an opportunity; if you can't grasp the opportunity, you fly away, and you can't find the tune to cry when you see someone getting rich!"

"If you don't keep any working capital, can you still do your current business?" "Do it." He said, "Business has been so smooth in the past two years. It's okay to pay for the shipment and keep some working capital!" all right? Are you really all right? After all, Wang Qiming is a new businessman who has been in the United States for less than ten years. Although he is smart, can think, and can calculate, he is not familiar with the laws of the American economy and the cycle of high, low, weak, and strong economic development. learn.Shrewd old businessmen, at this time, are tightening their silver bases and narrowing their battle lines, preparing to deal with the coming economic downturn.Because they know that when the economy reaches its peak, the trough is coming soon.

Wang Qiming's life in the United States was too smooth, and he was too confident, so he bought this commercial building with a loan just because of his enthusiasm.Little did he know that what awaited him was a storm that drenched him. On the second day after signing the contract to buy the property, he was busy with registration and trustees, anxious to rent out the house as soon as possible. It must be rented out quickly, otherwise this building is like holding a red-hot brand of money in his hand, and his hands must be burned. A bank loan of nearly $10,000 is paid a month. If it is rented out, this little money is nothing, and it can be dealt with by making less money; what if it cannot be rented out?If you can't rent it out, you have to stick it out of your pocket.

Once nestled in the hand, nothing more, it can drag people down in a few months. At that time, the bank will collect it.Take it all. It's been a week. Two weeks passed. Three weeks! I was stunned that no one came to rent it, let alone rent it, and there was no one who asked about the price. What a hurry! But what's the use of being anxious? He walked into the empty building, wandering aimlessly. The newly built building still has damp walls, giving off a damp smell. His footsteps were loud, which seemed quite loud in the empty building. No one rented it, and the body warmer was not turned on. The whizzing air-conditioning made him feel so cold, so cool.

He tugged up the collar of his coat, walked to the window, and looked out. There are few pedestrians and vehicles on the road. Opposite is a one-year elementary school. The children are playing on the playground, and the unique noise of the school floats over. Wang Qiming seemed to feel that he was going to make a mistake. He returned to his office and immediately drew up a new notice for rent: commercial building for rent commercial building for rent Commercial building, area ×××m , the location is excellent, the building is brand new And the facilities are complete. The first floor is adjacent to ×× Street. The storefront is spacious and suitable for small and medium-sized businesses such as department stores, restaurants, hairdressing, aquatic products, and dry goods. The monthly rent is moderate.

The office on the second floor is sunny and bright, equipped with heating and air conditioning, suitable for lawyers, accountants, insurance, real estate and other companies to rent, and the rent is low. The third floor can be used as a home, and the basement can be used as a warehouse. The number of rooms on the first floor is limited, first come first served, please book as soon as possible. Phone: 718-463-5381 Please contact Wang Qiming. After he finished writing, he made some copies and sent them to major newspapers by fax or phone. After finishing these, his heart became more at ease.

For several days, he remained motionless, sitting in the office, staring straight at the two white telephones, all day long, until his eyes were sore. If the house cannot be rented out, he has to advance more than 400 yuan a day.400 a day, not a decimal. Who is not in a hurry? The working capital in hand has been exhausted, and the end of the month is almost here.The bank is a stern and selfless yamen, and it will deduct your interest for a day after a day.If you don't pay for one month, you will be given a yellow slip warning immediately, and if you fail to pay for two months, you will be given a red slip warning.If there is no money in three months, the building will belong to the bank.

Wang Qiming was so anxious that he broke out in cold sweat, like ants on a hot pan, spinning around. What else can I do besides turning around? At this time, Guo Yan didn't add fuel to the fire, but just advised him to be more patient, wait, wait... Occasionally, there will be one or two phone calls, either because the location is inappropriate or the price is inappropriate. Before Wang Qiming could lower the price, he hung up the phone early. Something big happened at this time. One Monday, the Wall Street stock market in New York, the stock market plummeted, and the stock prices plummeted. black monday. Immediately afterwards, news of the closure of large and small businesses came from newspapers and TVs one after another. The transfer of Rockefeller, the transfer of Brumedeo, and the bankruptcy of the real estate tycoon Donald Trump are full of news programs. Wang Qiming, who always only pays attention to the entertainment edition and Chinese news, now wears reading glasses and flips through the economic edition all day long. No good news in the papers: Restaurant auction.The factory was taken away by the government.Even those mighty big car companies and big airlines have closed down again and again. Thousands of unsalable cars are lined up on the huge pier in Elizabeth Port, with no end in sight. Household electrical appliances piled up like a mountain, and there are four big discounts. Milk, bread, and meat on the market are also discounted. The faces of the bosses all turned livid, and all the pedestrians on the street put away their smiles. On this day, Wang Qiming came to the office of his old client Anthony. Anthony has also grown up, and his office is luxurious and magnificent, which is no longer comparable to the small showroom in the past. The two cups of coffee on the desk seemed to be cold, but no one had yet picked them up to drink.No smoking here.Wang Qiming subconsciously held a matchbox upside down in his hand. Anthony walked over with a mysterious expression.The atmosphere here is depressing. It was Anthony who broke the silence first: "Right now, as you know, the market is so bad we can't do anything." "I know that." "Business is not doing well now, and I am in a difficult situation." "However, with the price you offered, I can't make a profit, I can't make any money, how can I survive?" Wang Qiming said emotionally. Anthony blinked his blue eyes slyly, and reminded Wang Qiming: "Don't play games, Mr. Wang. You can make money, you can make money, but it's just a little less than before, just a little less..." "I mean……" "Speaking." "I'll add two bucks to each dress." "Mr. Wang, we have worked together for seven years. Seven years, this is not a short time. I know you very well, and you know me very well. This time, if you don't do it, I will give it to another contractor. It's hard to find a job now..." Although Anthony's tone was not harsh, the threat could be heard immediately. Wang Qiming rolled his eyes and thought about it, he said: "Okay, I accept your price. However, you must give me at least two thousand pieces. This is the premise, otherwise I will not accept it." Anthony thought about it, smiled, and said, "You are lucky, I have this amount here." "So, deal?" "Deal!" Anthony was obviously satisfied, "Please sign." Wang Qiming's plan is to do more with less profit, and still make money.These days, let's not talk about small profits but high sales, but if there is work to do, it is good to be able to draw a tie. With this large order, even if the source of income has continued, the house cannot be rented out for a while, and the profit here can be used to make up for that, and it can finally be a tie. He told Guo Yan the good news, but Guo Yan was taken aback. She pointed to the order and said to her husband, "Isn't this a joke for two thousand pieces, shipped in thirty days?" "But you don't pick it up, some people pick it up. Some money is better than nothing." "Not enough manpower." "Employment. There are many unemployed people now, and there are only those who are easy to find." "But we don't know how to do novice craftsmanship." She said, "When there are too many people, it is difficult to manage, and the time is short, so the quality is difficult to guarantee. What if there are too many first-time products and the customers don't pay? You just sell it. The three houses we live in are not enough to pay the workers' wages, and there is money to buy wool!" Guo Yan did not lie, this is an adventure. However, we have come to this point, what should we do if we don’t move forward? That commercial building pays out $400 every day! "Life or death, I have to sell this batch of goods. Otherwise, it is really a dead end." "But," Guo Yan thought thoughtfully. "There's nothing wrong with it. If you don't want to fight, I will fight; if you are afraid of suffering and death, I am not afraid!" Wang Qiming is like this, when he gets angry for no reason, he is very unreasonable. Guo Yan saw that he had lost his temper again, and his attitude was so resolute, he knew he couldn't get over it. "How about," she discussed with him in a low voice, "let's sell that commercial building?" "You have a good idea. At this time, who else buys real estate except lunatics and fools! You haven't seen the price of real estate falling every day. Since ancient times, it has never fallen so sharply. It's really evil.That real estate agent is really not a thing, he must have seen this, and gave me that commercial building that no one wanted.Nothing else, I'll let that kid play! " At this point, he was so frustrated that he couldn't help yelling, "I fucked his grandma!" Sure enough, as Wang Qiming expected, people are easy to find right now.As soon as the recruitment advertisement was published in the newspaper, a large crowd came, and the workshop was full of people standing inside and outside. Seeing so many people coming, Wang Qiming felt complacent when he thought that so many people had to listen to him.He was wearing a coat, standing in front of the office door, with a reserved tone, a typical boss accent. "Welcome everyone here." He cleared his throat again, "It's difficult to do business this year, and everyone knows that. In order for everyone to have work and income, I took this batch of goods at a low price. Since I lowered the price, As for everyone, you have to suffer a little bit by following me." The workers did not speak, waiting to hear the following.The following is the most important. "This year is not the same as in previous years. I have to lower the wages for everyone. For a jacket, the wages will be reduced by two and a half yuan, and for a dress will be reduced by three yuan. Those who are willing to do it, the collar will pick up the work, and those who don't want to do it Well, I can't force it. I'll give you the money when the business improves next year." His words, at first glance, sounded so sincere, so unavoidable.But those old workers understand that there is deceit here, there is fraud, and it is a bit deceitful. The workers standing behind started commotion and muttered softly: "This kid has a dark heart, isn't this exploiting us?" "From time to time, if you can't get four blocks together, don't do it." "Well, don't quit. This year, it's the same everywhere, and you can't blame him." "Let's do it anyway, idle is idle anyway." Seeing the workers discussing, although they were far away and couldn't hear clearly, Wang Qiming also knew what they were talking about. He raised his voice: "I've said it before, if you want to do it, find Xiumei and Shen Ping to lead the line; if you don't want to do it, just let it go!" He said it so forcefully because he knew that there were not many people who would not do it. He parted the crowd and went out. It really made him guess that among so many workers, none of them left, and all of them led the line. After the workers finished picking up the thread and left, Xiumei said to Shen Ping, "I don't know which muscle is twisted, receiving such cheap goods, and the time is so tight, it's no wonder that there are no problems!" "I think so too," Shen Ping said, "The price is so low, no one will give him a good job, there are guaranteed to be a lot of defective products, and he has to smash it in his hands, this time." "I don't feel sorry for anything else, but I feel sorry for our proprietress." At this time, Guo Yan had already taken off her expensive coat and brand-name watch, mixed with the workers, and started working hard.Sweat washed off the makeup on her face, and she didn't bother to touch up her makeup anymore. She is a person who has suffered, and now she is suffering twice. However, she doesn't complain. She is such a nice woman. According to the division of labor over the years, the factory was managed by Guo Yan, and Wang Qiming took over the idea of ​​negotiation. Now, he stepped out of the factory, checked his watch, and got into the car. He went to look for Ah Chun.He called her first. He hoped that not only could he find comfort with Ah Chun, but also if she had a loose hand, it would be best if she could transfer tens of thousands. The car passed through Manhattan, passed through the Holnd Tunnel, entered New Jersey, and drove along Highway 19 for about a half-hour, and arrived at Achun's Xinxiangyuan Building. Still far away from the store, Wang Qiming saw Ah Chun standing outside the store waving to him at a glance.She was wearing a black mink fur coat, elegant and luxurious. He stepped on the accelerator and drove the car in front of her in one swoop.As soon as he stopped the car, she opened the door. "It's cold, it's cold!" She came in shivering, sat beside him, and stuffed those cold little hands into his neck. "Get it out, get it out!" He was laughing and shouting. She didn't let go, she still used her hands to ice him like this, and giggled. He pulled her hands down, put them on his chest, covered them with his own body heat, and she lay down on her back, facing his face on her back. He kissed her and said, "I miss you so much." "Are you in trouble again? I know, you won't come to me if it's okay." He smiled and wanted to lower his head and continue kissing her.Ah Chun tilted her head and said, "This is not good." She pointed to the store and said, "Let's go." "Where are you going?" he asked. "elopement!" "what!" "Look it scares you," she said, sitting up straight and taking off her coat, revealing her thin tight sweater. Due to the low temperature outside and the heating in the car, her cheeks were rosy, making her look particularly energetic and charming. "Where the hell are you going?" he asked. "Atlantic City." "bet?" "Take a chance." It took about two hours to drive from Ah Chun's shop to the casino. Wang Qiming said "OK" and started on the road. The car flew straight on the straight road leading to the Atlantic Ocean at a speed of sixty-five per hour.The car is new and the road is in good condition, so it is stable and comfortable to drive.He held the steering wheel with his left hand, and took Ah Chun's hand with his right hand, and Ah Chun's little hand scraped his palm dishonestly. "You want to have a car accident!" he said with a smile. "Then let's die together." She whispered. "Sometimes they elope, and then they die together. Ah Chun, I really don't understand. In my mind, you are like a fog, and you are like a cloud. You can't be touched or caught!" "Hey, I'm not a little girl student, Qiong Yao's set won't impress me." Even Wang Qiming himself wondered, whenever he was with Ah Chun, he really felt that he had become a lot smaller, like a little male student who had gone back twenty years, and his words and thoughts were not like a mature adult at all. man. "Okay, today I'll give you a chance to express yourself. Talk about it. I won't interrupt. You can say whatever you want." She took off her leather shoes and put her feet on which only a pair of silk socks were worn. on the front window.The slender skirt also slid down, revealing her fair thighs. Since it was not a weekend, there were very few vehicles on this road leading to Las Vegas. The two of them sat in the car, like sailing alone on the Atlantic Ocean in a solitary boat. Wang Qiming sorted out his train of thought, trying to avoid the bewildered feeling of young people, and said, "Ah Chun, I love you." Ah Chun didn't respond, but twisted back and forth twice on the stockings with his toes on the front window. "Really, I love you. It is a woman like you that I have been pursuing and dreaming of. You are smart, beautiful, shrewd, virtuous, reasonable, and understanding." Ah Chun giggled: "Is there a better word?" she asked. "Really, Chun, do you think I'm lying to you?" "It's nice to lie, women love to listen to hymns, and I'm no exception, let's keep talking!" "I wish you were serious." "Yes, I love seriousness." "I moved to the United States for more than ten years, and I met you almost the next day. Over the years, you have helped me tremendously, from spiritual to material. Without your help, I would not be where I am today. "Ah Chun, I sympathize with your personal situation, but I am also afraid that one day you will marry someone else and stay away from me. I dare not imagine that situation, because I feel that I cannot live without you, of course. , you will think I'm too selfish, but I don't care, if one day, you get married with another man, I will try my best to separate you. If you really married someone else, I will secretly marry you at night Sneak into your house and steal you from your bed." At this moment, Ah Chun held his hand tightly, leaning her head on his arm. A woman's intelligence at this time may have become zero. She suddenly lost her mind, turned around and hugged Wang Qiming, and kissed him desperately, kissing his face, nose, mouth and eyes. His view of driving was blocked. The car twisted to the right and to the left as if drunk on the road. "Do you really want to die together?" he asked her aloud. Ah Chun ignored his warning at all, but murmured while kissing passionately: "Die, die!" He parked the car hastily on the shoulder of the road and let the cars on the road pass them. They embraced passionately, kissed wildly, and caressed each other. In broad daylight, beside the bare road, two people rolled on the back seat of a small car. "I love you." He gasped. "me too." "I need you!" "I need you." There are only a few words exchanged in the middle of the kiss. The tires of the car were pressed up and down, and the body shook regularly.