To get more critical hits with money, the best way is to aim for one million directly.
"Can the prices of these houses be negotiated?" Jiang Cheng pointed at the properties priced over a million and asked.
Xiao Xia breathed a sigh of relief when she heard Jiang Cheng's question and nodded, "They should be negotiable."
After all, in real estate transactions, unless it's an urgent sale, the listed prices are usually inflated.
Because when a buyer shows interest, they will try to negotiate the price down, so the initial price is set higher to leave room for negotiation.
Jiang Cheng understood this logic, so he nodded and said to Xiao Xia, "Alright, if you can negotiate these five properties down to one million each, I'll buy them."
Xiao Xia was startled by Jiang Cheng's intention to buy five properties at once, her eyes widened, and she almost couldn't sit still.
She stammered, "Are you saying you want to buy all five?"
Seeing the hopeful look in Xiao Xia's clear eyes, Jiang Cheng smiled and nodded, "Can you do that?"
"Well... Mr. Jiang, due to the property purchase restrictions, if you want to buy five, will they all be under your name?"
Jiang Cheng nodded, "Yes, if I can buy five, I can pay in full."
"Full payment!" Xiao Xia was even more shocked, her breathing became a bit rapid.
Jiang Cheng looked about the same age as her, yet he could afford to buy properties worth five million in cash.
In her shock, Xiao Xia looked at Jiang Cheng with a newfound respect and nodded, "It should be doable, I'll have to discuss this with our manager, and I'll also try to negotiate the price down for you."
"If the price can't be reduced to one million per property, I won't buy them, understand? Even one cent more, I won't buy. Can you negotiate that?"
This question made Xiao Xia lose some confidence.
Although there was room for negotiation in these prices.
But one of the properties was priced at 1.09 million, a difference of 90,000, and the others had differences of 40,000 to 50,000.
If their manager handled it, it might be possible to negotiate, but as a newcomer, she wasn't entirely confident.
"I'll try my best."
Even though Xiao Xia really wanted the commission from these properties, her desire didn't boost her confidence.
"Don't you want to take a look first?" Xiao Xia asked, puzzled.
Jiang Cheng shook his head; it would take too long to view so many properties, and he wasn't going to live in them anyway.
"No need to look. If I can buy them, I'll just entrust you to rent them out."
Xiao Xia was taken aback by Jiang Cheng's straightforwardness, nodding like a pecking chick.
She had never seen anyone buy properties so casually, like buying vegetables at a market.
Could it be that five million is like pocket money to people in big cities now?
"From your accent, you're not a local, are you?"
Hearing Jiang Cheng's question, Xiao Xia nodded shyly, with a humble smile, "I'm from the Tianfu Ganzi Tibetan Region."
Jiang Cheng looked at Xiao Xia's attire and demeanor and nodded in understanding.
That place, though beautiful, is isolated from the world, surrounded by mountains and rivers, with a poor economy. No wonder Xiao Xia started working at 19.
Jiang Cheng nodded, "Alright, try to negotiate for me. If you can get the price down to one million, I'll give you the difference."
Xiao Xia was stunned by Jiang Cheng's words.
Did Jiang Cheng mean that if she could negotiate the 1.09 million property down to one million, the difference would be hers?
But Jiang Cheng was buying five properties, and if all the differences were given to her, it would be at least tens of thousands!
"Mr. Jiang, are you serious? The difference for five properties is tens of thousands!"
Xiao Xia was very excited and wanted it, but she couldn't understand why Jiang Cheng would give her the money instead of buying directly himself.
Xiao Xia, lacking self-confidence, naturally didn't think Jiang Cheng was interested in her.
After all, in her eyes, she was ordinary and couldn't match someone as handsome as Jiang Cheng.
Jiang Cheng noticed Xiao Xia's confusion.
He didn't want to make it complicated either.
But the limitation on the five cards stated a maximum limit of one million.
Although Jiang Cheng didn't know if he could use them beyond one million, since it was his first time dealing with the system, he decided to play it safe and negotiate the price down to one million.
And why give the negotiated difference to Xiao Xia? It was simply a spur-of-the-moment decision, with no other intentions.
"I know what you're wondering, but when buying something, you have to negotiate the price, right? It just so happens you caught my eye, and out of everyone, you were the one who served me. You seem to have it tough, so let me give you a stroke of luck."
Xiao Xia was moved to tears by Jiang Cheng's words.
Jiang Cheng was the first stranger to be so kind to her.
Since coming to the big city, she realized the gap between people.
Especially when she first took the train to Rongcheng.
She remembered wearing a set of slightly worn clothes, with homemade steamed buns and a thermos of warm water as her travel provisions.
But the child sitting across from her wore brand-new clothes, eating a KFC burger she had never tasted, drinking tea with milk she had never had in her life.
It was the first time she felt the gap between people was like a chasm, and how small she was in this city.
And because she had no education, she couldn't find a good job.
After months of working as a dishwasher, she finally saved enough to buy a clean set of clothes, and through the restaurant owner's introduction, she found this real estate job.
To save money, Xiao Xia always bought the cheapest meals, and she couldn't even afford a cup of tea with milk that young people loved.
Her frugal lifestyle was often met with disdain and ridicule from her colleagues.
But she never expected that a stranger like Jiang Cheng would extend a helping hand and give her such a generous gift on their first meeting.
Xiao Xia wanted to refuse, but poverty had silenced her.
For someone who feared poverty, why would she push away a fortune that could change her life?
Xiao Xia bit her lower lip, holding back tears, and gratefully said to Jiang Cheng, "Mr. Jiang, thank you. I'll do my best. Please have a seat, and I'll contact the property owners right away."
Seeing Xiao Xia so emotional, Jiang Cheng didn't react much, just waved her off to get it done, then lowered his head to play on his phone.
After Xiao Xia went to the reception room, she immediately went to report the matter to her manager, not mentioning Jiang Cheng's offer to give her the kickback.
Because it was a purchase of five properties at once, and the buyer was a young man, the manager immediately took out his phone to contact the property owners with Xiao Xia.
Meanwhile, the male agent who heard the commotion was filled with deep regret.
He didn't expect that by slacking off just once, someone else would seize the opportunity, not realizing Jiang Cheng was a key client.
Even for properties worth hundreds of thousands, most people needed a loan, let alone five million.
The male agent stared at the photo of a sexy girl on his phone, regret written all over his face.
He felt like smashing his phone.
If only he had attended to Jiang Cheng, the commission of tens of thousands would have been his.
With that kind of money, he wouldn't be reduced to staring at sexy photos on a phone like this.
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