flstandardbreds Chapter 108: The Operation of Intent Fund
Chapter 108: The Operation of Intent Fund
It turned out that the young man had been to this store seven days ago.
At that time, he was looking for a shop on this street and saw a sublease notice outside the door of this shop. The environment was good and the business was not too bad, so he went in to talk to the owner.
The boss asked for a transfer fee of 18 yuan. The young man bargained all the way and finally negotiated it down to 15 yuan, which did not include all the equipment in the store. However, the young man was very hesitant and wanted to lower the price further, but then he felt that 15 yuan would be fine.
The boss asked the young man to pay 500 yuan as a deposit, and then keep the shop for him and give him time to think about it. If the young man decided not to rent, the 500 yuan would be the liquidated damages. If the boss breached the contract, the 500 yuan liquidated damages would be doubled.
The young man was already conflicted, so when he heard that he only needed 500 yuan to help him keep the store, he immediately agreed. He thought that it was only 500 yuan, and if he delayed a little longer, the boss would be unable to bear it and would lower the price.
A few days after paying the deposit, the young man visited all the shops in the area. He did see a store that he liked, but thinking that the prices were similar and he had already paid 500 yuan, he decided to stick with this one.
After waiting for a few more days and seeing that the boss still hadn't called him to ask for a price reduction, the young man realized that he couldn't lower the price, so he called the boss and told him that he had decided to keep the store.
At that time, the boss was very polite and said there was no rush. He told the young man to come directly after his money was in place. He would pay the money directly after signing the contract and move the items in the store that same day.
The young man felt relieved. He was planning to open a Taiwanese cake shop. Coincidentally, his wife had already contacted the factory, so the young man paid 75% of the payment, nearly 12 yuan, to the machine manufacturer.
The manufacturer contacted him these two days and told him that the machine had been completed and urged him to ship it and pay the remaining 25% of the payment.
The young man came with the money to buy the store, but when he arrived, the boss said he didn't want to sell it anymore, as the store had already been sold to someone else.
The young man was dumbfounded, and began to argue with the boss. He had clearly given the deposit and written a receipt, and the boss said that he would keep the store.
As a result, the boss directly compensated him 1000 yuan and kicked him out.
After the young man went out, he immediately looked for another store he had seen before, thinking that the machine had already been made and he would have to pay a storage fee if he kept it. It turned out that the other store had also sold it.
The young man was completely helpless and furious. He came to the store again to argue with the boss, but was kicked out again...
The aunt smacked her lips after hearing this and glanced at the young man. "Young man, you are still too young! Although the boss's behavior was not authentic, you are too naive. If you want to do business, you need to practice more!"
"It's nothing, I just trusted him too much! What he said was too nice!" The young man's face turned red.
"Let me tell you, actually he hasn't sold the shop yet!" the aunt lowered her voice.
"Ah?" The young man looked incredulous.
The aunt pursed her lips, and the two of them walked forward a few steps. Zhao Xiaojing also followed them shamelessly, looking at the aunt and listening attentively.
The aunt glanced at Zhao Xiaojing but didn't care.
"I'm telling you, my old man also took a fancy to this shop a few days ago. He talked to the boss at that time and asked for 16.8 yuan, including all the equipment. My old man thought it was okay, and the boss also asked for a deposit of 1000 yuan. My old man didn't dare to make the decision on his own, so he came back to discuss it with me.
I came here a few times in the past few days and found that it is really good. Today I talked to the boss again, and this time he raised the price. After a long time of negotiation, the lowest price was 17.5, and he asked me to pay a 2000 intention deposit!
I was about to leave when I heard the stock price had gone up by 7000 in two days, but then you came!"
Zhao Xiaojing's eyes widened. What kind of trick is this?
"I don't understand, what's his purpose in paying the intention deposit like this? Does he want to catch someone who breaches the contract and make money from the intention deposit?" The young man scratched his head, looking puzzled.
"I told you that you still need to practice! How can you run a business like this? You must be wasting money because your family has money." The aunt shook her head at the boy speechlessly, "Little girl, tell me!"
Zhao Xiaojing was caught off guard by being named. She was stunned for a moment before she spoke, "I think he was using the deposit to raise the price. He might be able to accept 15, but after paying the 500 deposit, he set 15 as the lowest price in his mind, and then raised the price if someone else came to see it. Anyway, there was 15 as a bottom line. With a bottom line, he naturally became tougher in bargaining, and was not so anxious to sell, so the price could be negotiated up.
Apparently he has already raised the price and collected 1000 as a deposit, so you go and negotiate, he has raised the price to 2000, and the lowest price is 17.5. "
"Look! Such a grown man is not as good as your wife! Fortunately, one of the couple has a clear mind. If you rely on yourself..."
The auntie opened her mouth and the young man waved his hands desperately when he heard it.
"Auntie, no, no! Isn't she with you? This, this is not my wife!"
"You're not with me!" The aunt turned her head and glared at Zhao Xiaojing.
"I...well, I also wanted to rent this store. I heard you two discussing it, so I followed you here..." Zhao Xiaojing explained awkwardly when she saw that the two of them had misunderstood her.
"Oh no! I saw him just saying that his wife was ordering a machine, and you were sighing beside him. I thought you were his wife!" The aunt slapped her thigh.
The three of them were embarrassed.
"But he keeps raising the price and breaking the contract. What is he trying to gain? If the deposit goes up in price, won't he have to pay double?" The young man was still confused.
"So, tell me, is it more cost-effective for him to pay you 500 yuan less in liquidated damages, or to take yuan more in transfer fees?" Zhao Xiaojing asked directly.
"Since the customer is willing to pay the deposit, he is sure he wants his store. This money is used to tie you down, not him. Don't forget, you also looked at other stores later, but because you paid 500 here and the price difference was not big, you gave up.
Besides, he asked you for 500, and asked another person for 1000, so he just used the other person's 1000 to compensate you. Even if the other person doesn't want it, he won't make any profit or loss!" Zhao Xiaojing analyzed.
"Fuck! How can you be so cunning when doing business?" The young man was stunned after hearing what Zhao Xiaojing said. "Then I can only pay the full amount and sign the contract on the spot?"
"Young man, I'll teach you!" The aunt patted his shoulder, "Next time, pay 10,000 yuan as a deposit. If you breach the contract, he will compensate you 20,000 yuan, and you'll make a profit!"
Zhao Xiaojing couldn't help laughing. This was indeed a solution.
"But if I don't want it anymore, don't I have to pay ten thousand?" The young man stared at the aunt.
"You really are..." The aunt held back and swallowed the words she was about to say.
You can't help it. Zhao Xiaojing replied silently in her heart.