Chapter 116 : This place, I bought it
Chapter 116: This place, I bought it
Not paying attention to Ma Xiaoshuai's resentful gaze.
Chen Fan went around the amusement park alone and started wandering around.
The other day when he came with Fang Ling, they only took a cursory glance, and he hadn't carefully looked at this amusement park.
This time, Chen Fan observed very carefully, almost covering every corner of the amusement park.
The result was unexpected.
This place turned out to be even larger than Chen Fan had anticipated.
In addition to the basic facilities of the amusement park, this place also included a football field, an experiential farm, four warehouses, and two two-story teaching buildings.
The teaching buildings had long been abandoned, and Chen Fan only figured it out after reading the faded introduction on the walls.
Apparently, this place used to be a local-level youth palace.
Later, it was transferred to the current boss's parents, who opened an amusement park.
These teaching buildings were once used to hold various interest and hobby classes back in the day.
One can imagine how prosperous this place must have been.
Unfortunately, things change, and this great place eventually fell into disrepair.
Ma Xiaoshuai stood silently watching Chen Fan, sometimes looking here, sometimes looking there in the amusement park.
From time to time, he would even lower his head and write or draw in his notebook, not knowing what he was up to.
Finally, seeing Chen Fan finish his round and walk towards him, Ma Xiaoshuai couldn't help but speak up.
"Just tell me what you're trying to do. If you don't say it, I'll drive back myself."
Chen Fan smiled and took out a pack of Liqun cigarettes from his pocket.
"Don't get angry first, come, have a smoke."
Ma Xiaoshuai was a little surprised.
"When did you learn to smoke?"
Chen Fan smiled, "It's been a long time since I smoked."
Using Ma Xiaoshuai's lighter, the two men sat on a step with their cigarettes.
"Spit it out, what are you trying to do?"
Ma Xiaoshuai was clearly still interested in Chen Fan's purpose.
Chen Fan looked up at the amusement facilities across from them and casually asked.
"What do you think of this place?"
"Dilapidated, full of a decaying atmosphere, not a single customer, showing that this place should be eliminated."
"When I came in earlier, I even saw a transfer notice posted at the entrance."
"This boss was really something, being able to hold on until now before deciding to transfer."
Chen Fan smiled, puffing on his cigarette, and asked.
"What if I take over this place?"
"Cough cough...what?"
Ma Xiaoshuai choked.
After coughing for a while, he turned his flushed face and asked.
"What did you say?"
"You want to take over this amusement park?"
Chen Fan nodded and then shook his head.
"Not just the amusement park, I plan to buy the entire piece of land that the amusement park occupies."
Ma Xiaoshuai was torn between laughing and crying.
"Big brother, have you gone crazy or something? Are you out of your mind?"
"Do you know what kind of place this is?"
"This is the West City District, the most backward area in all of Yunhai City. Even the locals from West City are moving out."
"I've never heard of any new businesses intentionally coming to West City."
"And even if we don't talk about West City, look at how dilapidated this amusement park is."
"What are you going to do after buying it? Collect scrap?"
"Your joke isn't funny at all..."
After complaining for a while, Ma Xiaoshuai saw Chen Fan remaining silent and suddenly asked nervously.
"You...you're not really serious, are you?"
"Of course I'm serious. Do you think I'm joking with you?"
Ma Xiaoshuai immediately dropped his smile and became serious.
"Old Chen, listen to me, don't mess around."
"I know you've opened two internet cafes and made a lot of money."
"But even if you have money, you can't spend it recklessly."
"If you want to make money, you can keep opening internet cafe chains."
"You now have seed capital and experience in opening stores. As long as you have enough money, you can keep opening three stores, four stores..."
Chen Fan shook his head.
"You don't understand, opening internet cafes is not a long-term industry. Even if you open ten or twenty of them, at most you'll only earn a few million or tens of millions. You'll never make big money..."
Ma Xiaoshuai's mouth slightly opened, looking at Chen Fan in astonishment.
"Old Chen, those words don't sound like you."
"You've become quite inflated, huh? Now even a few million won't enter your sights?"
Chen Fan smiled, "Since it's just the two of us, let me say it, and you listen."
Ma Xiaoshuai asked, "Then tell me the truth, why do you want to buy this place?"
"Although I don't understand business, I can see that this place has no commercial value whatsoever."
"Even if you take over this amusement park and spend money to buy new equipment, making the amusement park brand new, there's no foot traffic around here at all. Who are you going to make money from when you open for business?"
"How many years do you plan to take to earn back the capital?"
Chen Fan couldn't tell him that he was interested in the land itself. So he could only explain with a smile, "I never said I would continue running an amusement park."
"Actually, the situation isn't as bad as you say. Although the amusement park won't work, if we change our approach, it might be feasible."
Ma Xiaoshuai continued to ask, "Then tell me, what are you planning to do?"
Chen Fan shook his head.
"I haven't figured it out yet."
"Come on, I don't think you should bother thinking about it anymore."
"Let's go, let's go back."
Ma Xiaoshuai stood up and pulled Chen Fan.
"Listen to me, don't act on impulse, let's hurry back to school."
As if afraid that Chen Fan would act impulsively, Ma Xiaoshuai almost wanted to drag Chen Fan away from here.
Chen Fan couldn't help but laugh, "What are you afraid of? I was just saying it casually. They want to sell this place for four million yuan."
"Even if I wanted to buy it, I'd have to save up the money."
"How much?"
"Shit!"
Upon hearing this, Ma Xiaoshuai couldn't help but swear.
"You should have said so earlier, you made me worry for nothing."
"But damn, this boss is quite greedy. For such a dilapidated place, he dares to ask for four million."
Although Ma Xiaoshuai knew that Chen Fan had opened two internet cafes, he didn't think Chen Fan's savings could amount to four million.
So when he heard Chen Fan say this place was selling for four million, he immediately felt relieved.
"Old Chen, if you ask me, if you really want to start a business, you can go back to the university town area. If that doesn't work, then go rent a shop in the city center where there's stable customer flow. That's how you can have a booming business."
Chen Fan smiled without continuing to argue with him on this issue.
After returning to school, Chen Fan revised his previous plans several times.
In his plan, he listed four or five projects that could be operated after taking over the amusement park.
But after careful consideration, Chen Fan felt that none of these projects were very suitable.
Moreover, some projects required too much capital investment for renovation, making them not worth the effort.
Two days later, Chen Fan went to the amusement park alone again.
This time, he met the couple who owned the amusement park.
"Hey? Aren't you the kid who came with Fang Ling last time?"
The boss's wife recognized Chen Fan and was a bit surprised.
"What are you here to ask about?"
Chen Fan smiled slightly, "I want to ask how much it would cost to buy this place, including the land."
The boss's wife was stunned and instinctively glanced at her husband.
But the man was just lying on the dilapidated sofa smoking, too lazy to get up.
The boss's wife had no choice but to mutter,
"What do you mean? I told you the other day, didn't I?"
Chen Fan smiled.
"I just wanted to ask again. If your price is reasonable, I want to buy this place."
"What?"
Upon hearing this, the boss's wife was instantly dumbfounded.