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Chapter 398: Chapter 185: Huaihuai, do you really think I’m the most beautiful?
After returning to school, Su Huai was always waiting for a call from Gu Tongshu.
To be honest, he did not know how Gu would react.
On the surface, it looked like Su Huai had a hold over Gu Jiuyue, which he used to leverage Gu. There was no behavior more detestable than this.
But in essence, it was another battle fought from a distance.
Everyone’s cards were on the table, so how to play them was the key.
Right now, both sides were testing each other’s attitudes and gauging each other’s mental state.
Therefore, Su Huai did not feel there was anything wrong with his leverage because it was not coercion, but stimulation.
"Don’t want to give? Then don’t," Su Huai thought, "I can’t really do anything to Gu Jiuyue, and the signal has already been sent correctly."
"Jiuyue’s health is indeed somewhat frail," were Su Huai’s original words. Zuo Zongcai understood, and so Gu Tongshu could not possibly misunderstand.
See, in reality, Su Huai did not threaten his father-in-law.
If you dislike my outrageous demand, just call and scold me, or press me in another way, or even agree on the surface and then set a trap, all fine by me.
The specifics of the action don’t matter, what matters is the message conveyed.
Because there was no way Su Huai and Gu Tongshu could sit down and have an open and honest talk. Even on the rare occasions they did talk, it would likely be nothing serious and full of mutual distrust, so the only option was to observe how the other party operated.
It’s like playing cards, you take a turn, I take a turn, and in three or two rounds, we can see each other’s thoughts.
The first set of cards Su Huai played looked greedy on the surface, but actually, it was "Throwing a Stone to Ask the Way."
Make a move, and only then will I have a clear idea.
It may sound troublesome, but there was no choice. Gu Tongshu was born with the advantage of information and resources, while Su Huai was in the dark, forced to make unconventional moves.
Is it possible not to test Gu Tongshu?
No.
Only after understanding the other party’s attitude could Su Huai dare to go full throttle in his business ventures.
If Gu were petty and preparing a cruel blow, while Su Huai was carelessly unprepared, he could very likely take a harsh hit.
Those who engage in tactics have dirty minds.
And as it happened, both Su Huai and Gu Tongshu were masters of tactics.
So while Gu was guarding against the son-in-law seriously harming his precious daughter, Su Huai was also on the lookout for his father-in-law’s scheming, neither could blame the other. It was just a natural understanding.
Er, Zuo Zongcai was thinking on his way back to the company: in a few years, should I deceive Su Huai into joining the group, so the two of them could work together?
Just the thought was quite exciting...
...
Su Huai waited three days, but did not receive any response from Gu Tongshu.
He was particularly puzzled. "That’s not right, right? 50 million is not a small sum, how could Gu just pinch his nose and accept it?
At the very least, he should have said some harsh words to me...
He didn’t wait for any feedback from Gu Tongshu, but instead Zuo Zongcai’s assistant and lawyer showed up.
Zuo had gotten him three super sincere floors of office space.
The location was outside the West 4th Ring North Road, on Kunnan Road, named Changqing Building.
A tall building over 30 stories high, with a 6-story commercial podium at the bottom, and above a mixed-use building with both commercial and residential spaces.
Su Huai was offered the 4th, 5th, and 6th floors, a total of 5400 square meters.
What particularly pleased him was that on the 3rd floor was an art training institution mainly for dance, and on the 2nd floor were several small internet companies.
To the east of this location was Zhongguancun Science City and a large residential area populated by programmers, very close to the university city, and to the north was the Summer Palace, while to the west were villa areas and West Mountain Park.
Overall, while it might not be as suitable as Baiziwan for generating traffic, the environment was simple and comfortable, making it an excellent place for a headquarters.
Actually, Su Huai had considered a piece of Baiziwan as well, but the timing wasn’t right.
At present, Baiziwan was known as "dark land," not yet the future hotspot for internet celebrities and half of the entertainment industry.
That shabby place, long dominated by a large number of illegal cabs, generally had very poor property management, extremely low house prices, and seemed to break out with negative news every other day.
Last year, a male student from Zhongchuan lured a female student from the same school to a rental apartment in Baiziwan and murdered her. This case was rehashed a few days ago as a typical example in a safety education class. Now, putting a company there might even feel like a downgrade.
Changqing Building might not be the best match for an entertainment company, but with its proximity to the school and the important condition of being "free," there was nothing to complain about.
During the property viewing, Su Huai was all smiles and nods.
Wang Gang had already returned to the Magic Capital with Gu Tongshu. Liu, Zuo Zongcai’s assistant who came today, was also very tactful and took the opportunity to make it clear, "Mr. Zuo spent a lot of time picking out this property for you. There are plenty of large contiguous spaces of 5000 square meters in the east, south, and north, but they are hard to find in the west. After inspecting it personally, are you satisfied with our work?"
"How could I not be satisfied with such generous hospitality?"
I’m not a picky person anyway~~~
"If that’s the case, shall we sign the contract?"
"Sure."
Then the lawyer stepped in with two proposals.
First, they would rent all 5400 square meters to Su Huai for five years at a price of one RMB, with the possibility to renew for another five years after that period, paying an annual rent of five million RMB.
In effect, he would be renting the 5400 square meter office space for ten full years at a cost of 25 million RMB.
It may not sound cheap, but in reality, the annual rent for those three floors should be around 8.8 million, with a little discount for a full lease, still over 8 million.
The second proposal was to transfer the ownership to Su Huai immediately, but he would have to pay 10 million a year over a period of 5 years to buy the property rights for a total of 50 million RMB.
Both options had their advantages; the latter involved property ownership, which was convenient for loans but came with a lot of upfront financial pressure;
