After checking out the situation, Pei Qian asked Little Sun to send Liang Qingfan to the hotel to rest while he returned to Shenhua View's office.
At this point, Pei Qian had confirmed multiple layers of insurance for Sloth Apartments.
The house layout looked fancy, but it was not practical at all.
In order to prevent the tycoons from taking a fancy to them, they deliberately chose a simple style for the decoration, avoiding the extravagant style of a "garden house".
Moreover, the model of buying and renting a building, regardless of whether it could be rented out or not, would not be able to recover the cost within a few or even dozens of cycles.
If the monthly rent was set at 8,000 or even 9,000 yuan, even if there were always people staying in, after deducting the expenses such as cleaning, it would take three to four hundred months to earn back the rent.
In Pei Qian's memory, the rental price ratio of houses in the country had never been that good. Many people were keen on buying houses mainly because of the accompanying household registration, school districts, and other benefits, as well as the future appreciation potential of the house.
Of course, the house itself could maintain its value and even increase in value. However, as long as Pei Qian did not sell it, the value of the house would never be realized.
To Pei Qian, the appreciation potential of the house was a negative factor. However, no matter how much the house appreciated, the System would still calculate it based on 10% of the value of the fixed assets. As long as he was not greedy and controlled the total value of the fixed assets to not exceed half of the initial funds in the System, there would not be much impact.
Therefore, whether the Sloth Apartments project was successful or not, or whether it would become popular or not, it would be worth it to Pei Qian.
Of course, it would be best if it didn't become popular. That way, he would lose at least a hundred thousand yuan in rent every month.
That alone was not enough for Pei Qian. He had to think of more ways to dissuade his target customers — those young people who liked the taste of petty bourgeoisie.
This method was very simple, and that was to raise the price. Raise it as much as possible!
Based on Jingzhou's rental market, the current rental price of such a house should be around 6,000 yuan. It was suitable for four to six people, and each person would be slightly more than 1,000 yuan.
This price was slightly higher than other houses on the market, but considering that it was a well-renovated house with complete furniture and appliances, this price was very reasonable.
If the price was set at six thousand yuan a month, there would definitely be people willing to rent in Jingzhou.
The system also restricted the price to not exceed the reasonable level by too much. If the system wanted to increase the price, it had to provide services of similar value — regardless of whether the customer wanted it or not.
Thus, Pei Qian decided to provide additional services for this house!
Cleaning: Provide cleaning services for all the houses in Sloth Apartments. You don't have to use it, but I have to pay for it.
Hire a certain number of cleaning staff, a small sweep every three days and a big sweep every seven days, completely matching the hotel service.
Housekeeper: Provide housekeepers for every building to deal with all kinds of problems at any time. At the same time, they have to know all the tenants' information and prevent unknown people from entering. Strive to protect the tenants' rights and interests.
Housekeeper can use Sloth Apartments's funds to fix the house. Boss Pei will be very happy.
Regular Upgrades: Every once in a while, the rooms will be upgraded, such as the latest smart equipment, the latest gaming equipment for the tenants, the purchase of new games and membership of various video websites, and so on.
Of course, these things belonged to the Sloth Apartments, and the tenants had no right to take them away.
Yan, Sloth Yu Had Dong House., but these had Had Apartments's, and had Five. Had Pei's Qian. after Hua, the apartment.
The Dong, Pei Dong Academy Pei Hua, Shan Wang, Wang to a Li., Li Pei Pei's Dong, Qian, and a, Yan,
That way, the apartment would have four bedrooms.
Based on 30 days a month, the daily rent for each room would be around 80 yuan. Although it was still cheaper than most of the high-end hotels in Jingzhou, it was more expensive than 99% of the rental houses in Jingzhou.
That way, it would still be cost-effective if the house could be rented for a short period of time.
Thus, Pei Qian had one last trick.
No sharing, no short-term rentals!
The house had to be rented as a whole. Every tenant and visitor's information had to be registered with the housekeeper.
Rent could be paid on a monthly basis. There was no need for a deposit. However, the rental contract only had six months or a year. The house had to be occupied.
If one wanted to check out within the time limit, there would be no deduction. The remaining rent would be refunded. However, the customer could not stay in any of the Sloth Apartments' houses for a year.
That way, people who wanted to use Sloth Apartments as a hotel would be deterred.
Based on Jingzhou's current salary level, only the rich could afford to rent Sloth Apartments.
However, if the rich could afford to buy their own houses, why would they want to rent?
As for ordinary office workers, only Tengda's employees would be able to afford it.
However, would Tengda's employees have to fork out money to rent Sloth Apartments? No way.
Pei Qian's consideration was to reject Tengda's employees from staying in Sloth Apartments in the early stages. Once Pei Qian verified that Sloth Apartments were not profitable, he would start a large-scale construction and arrange for Tengda's employees to move in. Then, he would use employee benefits to offset the rent.
That way, he would be twice as happy!
Of course, the System required that only a small portion of the Sloth Apartments be used as employee dormitories. That was probably to ensure that the project would be profitable and that its nature would not change.
However, as long as Pei Qian built enough Sloth Apartments, he would be able to accommodate all his employees.
When that time came, a small portion would be used as dormitories for his employees. Most of the apartments would remain empty and unrented. Wouldn't he be incurring huge losses?
Finally, Pei Qian had to find a person-in-charge for Sloth Apartments.
Previously, the person-in-charge for new projects had been transferred from other departments. This time, Pei Qian decided to change his thinking.
It seemed like a good choice to let Liang Qingfan, an architect, be in charge of Sloth Apartments.
Of course, he was still an employee of Gaoling Design Company. However, Pei Qian firmly believed that as long as he wielded the hoe well, there was no wall that he could not poach.
Letting a young architect be in charge of the management of the apartments was not a good fit for his profession, right?
Of course, Pei Qian still had to seriously consider whether to poach him or not.
If the script for Sloth Apartments developed completely according to Pei Qian's imagination, and Liang Qingfan did everything according to Pei Qian's requirements without showing any management or marketing skills, Pei Qian could consider poaching him.
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April 14th, Thursday …
At Deposit Fitness …
The trainers were either sitting or standing in the resting area, not knowing what to do.
There were a total of twenty trainers. There were fourteen male trainers and six female trainers. Guo Licheng had carefully assessed and selected them before officially hiring them.
The local fitness circle in Jingzhou was not very big. Guo Licheng also knew a few friends. After introductions, Guo Licheng told them about the salary and benefits of Deposit Fitness, and they were immediately recruited.
Guo Licheng also strictly followed Boss Pei's instructions and selected trainers with excellent professional qualities. They were all honest people who did not like to talk big, just like Guo Licheng.
"Master Guo, are we really not going to give out flyers or something?" A sweet-looking female trainer with a voluptuous figure asked.
This female trainer was called Li Yaling. What they saw now was just the surface. If they took off her jacket, they would be able to see her bulging biceps and four clearly visible abdominal muscles. It was a vivid illustration of what it meant to say 'you could die with one punch'.
The other trainers also stared at Guo Licheng, waiting for him to make a decision.
Guo Licheng nodded. "The boss said that we don't have to do anything. We just have to wait for customers to come."
Li Yaling sighed softly. "Can we trust the boss's words?
Which gym in the country doesn't give out flyers, sell membership cards, and sell lessons?
"Everyone has done that before. They might not be willing, but that's work. Isn't that how it is?
"I think that no matter what the boss says, we still have to take the initiative to find work."
Guo Licheng hesitated for a moment, but he quickly made up his mind. "No, Boss Pei seems different from other bosses."
Li Yaling was a little helpless. "Bosses just look different. Some are strict, some are easy-going, and some look easy to talk to. However, in reality, they are all the same. They all want their employees to take the initiative to work.
"We don't have to sell membership cards here, and the treatment is so much better than other gyms. It's not right for us to just wait here."
Guo Licheng still shook his head. "So what if we use flyers to attract customers? Think about our gym's membership system.
"They have to come a certain number of times a week, and they have to bundle the fitness meals.
"How many customers would accept such harsh conditions if we use flyers to attract them?"
Li Yaling was speechless. "Then … what should we do?"
Guo Licheng looked around at everyone and said, "We can't figure out what the boss is thinking. We'll just strictly follow what the boss says.
"Boss Pei must have his own ideas. We're not good at marketing anyway. Let's not blindly pester him.
"All in all, don't think too much. If Boss Pei really blames us, I'll bear all the consequences.
"There are no customers now. Everyone, go and warm up. These are all good equipment. Don't waste it.
"Remember to come and try out the fitness meals later."
There were no customers in the gym, and the trainers had nothing to do. They split up and warmed up.
These fitness equipment had just been purchased. They were not the most expensive, but they were the world's top commercial fitness equipment brands. They were durable, fashionable, and integrated with modern ergonomics.
At the moment, only a few high-end hotel gyms in Jingzhou had them. Ordinary people could not enjoy them.
Guo Licheng also ordered uniforms for all the trainers. The bright yellow was very eye-catching.
At the same time, Fish-Catching Take-Out nearby also had people in charge of delivering fitness meals to the gym regularly. However, there were no customers in the gym at the moment. Only the trainers' fitness meals would be delivered.
At the moment, the Gourmet Laboratory had not been completed. The fitness meals were the first version made by Fish-Catching Take-Out's chef. They had reduced oil and salt, but there was still a lot of room for improvement.
Guo Licheng planned to let the trainers try the food over the next two days. If they had any suggestions, they could raise them and slowly improve them.
At noon, the delivery man from Fish-Catching Take-Out arrived.
Guo Licheng and a few other trainers set up the healthy meals in the resting area and waited for everyone to eat together.
The original resting area of the gym was not very big. It was basically used to sell cards and classes.
Now, in order to satisfy the dining needs of the customers, Guo Licheng had slightly expanded the area of the resting area during the redesign. He had also purchased some high-end tables and chairs to ensure that the customers could take turns to eat there.
Just as Guo Licheng was about to call the other coaches who were practicing to eat, he saw a familiar figure push open the door and enter.
Boss Pei was here!
Guo Licheng hastily went up to him.
After entering, Pei Qian surveyed his surroundings.
Some of the coaches were preparing for lunch, and some were working out with their own equipment. There was not a single customer in the entire store, and the coaches did not run outside to hand out flyers.
Hmm …
What a satisfying scene!
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