Chapter 361

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Protagonist:

Li Xiulan

"Shanhai Real Estate is now at a critical moment of life and death, yet you actually advise me to go out and strike out on my own?"

Wang Erhai's face was full of displeasure.

Zhang Xiaoyun, however, said:

"In my opinion, continuing to operate according to your brother's style of doing things, bankruptcy is only a matter of time. If we withdraw now, it's better than both of us falling into the pit together later."

Zhang Xiaoyun felt that she was saying all this for Wang Erhai's own good.

Anyone with eyes could see that Wang Dashan did not possess the talent to run a company, yet unfortunately he held all decision-making power over Shanhai Real Estate.

This would inevitably lead to Shanhai Real Estate's days becoming increasingly difficult.

However, Wang Erhai said:

"He is my elder brother, not someone else. You want me to leave Shanhai Real Estate at this time—doesn't that amount to asking me to betray my elder brother!"

Wang Erhai also felt that Wang Dashan had significant problems with his management strategy, but asking him to leave his elder brother at this time was something he absolutely could not do.

If he left at this time, it would inevitably affect the feelings between brothers, and might even chill his elder brother's heart, leading to brothers turning against each other.

"So what if he's your elder brother? He doesn't listen to your opinion anyway. Watching him about to jump off a cliff, are you supposed to jump off the cliff with him too?"

Seeing Wang Erhai's emotions become agitated, Zhang Xiaoyun also became agitated and argued back.

She continued:

"I've said so much, isn't it all for your own good? If even good companies go bankrupt and you end up saddled with a mountain of debt, how am I supposed to live then?"

Wang Erhai fell silent.

Because he also knew that he could not, for the sake of his elder brother, implicate Zhang Xiaoyun.

After a long while, Wang Erhai then said:

"If it really comes to that, then you and I break up, and you go find another man to live with."

His tone was very calm, calm to the point of being terrifying.

Zhang Xiaoyun was stunned:

"Are you serious?"

Wang Erhai let out a long turbid breath, did not answer Zhang Xiaoyun's question, but instead said to himself:

"Back when I had just graduated and came out, following a high school classmate I was deceived into going to Guangxi Beihai to do a pyramid scheme. That was the most painful, darkest experience of my life. I thought I would die there. It was my elder brother who, alone, came to Beihai, and after more than a month of difficult investigation, rescued me from there..."

Saying this, his gaze turned to Zhang Xiaoyun, and he asked back:

"When I was at my most difficult, my elder brother saved me. So when my elder brother is at his most difficult, shouldn't I help him too? You want me to leave him now—are you asking me to be a white-eyed wolf? Do you expect your man to be a white-eyed wolf?"

Zhang Xiaoyun was speechless.

Wang Erhai took a deep breath and said coldly:

"From now on, don't say words that sow discord between me and my elder brother in front of me, otherwise I really will break up with you."

Zhang Xiaoyun felt very stifled. She had said so much, wasn't it all for his own good?

Now it was fine—Wang Erhai didn't appreciate it, and even gave her a cold face!

Bottom line: her status in Wang Erhai's heart was far inferior to Wang Dashan's.

"Fine, fine, fine. I won't say it anymore. You do as you please. Are you satisfied now?"

Zhang Xiaoyun said this in a bad mood.

Then she turned around and went back to the bedroom, no longer paying attention to Wang Erhai.

Wang Erhai, meanwhile, smoked alone in the living room, extremely depressed.

Although he was very firm on the surface, deep down he was actually somewhat wavering.

If Shanhai Real Estate continued to develop like this, it was clearly not viable.

The strategy of focusing on second-hand houses had clearly narrowed their path.

But his elder brother insisted on doing it this way, and he had no choice.

Most importantly, the industry had already blocked Shanhai Real Estate's new commercial housing channels, so they indeed could only take this narrow path of second-hand houses.

His elder brother had made this decision only because he was forced into it with no other choice.

Sigh. Let's take it one step at a time.

After work resumes on the eighth day of the first lunar month, let's see if adjusting the strategy will be effective.

Maybe it will have some effect?

If it doesn't work, what should be done then?

Wang Erhai's mind was somewhat in chaos.

When the time comes, should he leave? If he leaves, how should he bring it up to his elder brother? Will his elder brother be very sad?

Wang Erhai indulged in wild thoughts, and that night, he suffered from insomnia.

In the blink of an eye, it was the eighth day of the first lunar month.

Shanhai Real Estate opened for business.

Wang Dashan and the employees held a mobilization meeting, giving every employee a New Year red envelope, encouraging them to work actively, take the initiative to find clients, and make the business bigger and stronger.

He also told everyone: the three million yuan from the investors had already arrived in the account. Money was no longer a problem at all. As long as everyone could close deals, the high commissions they deserved would be paid to them on time, not a single cent less.

This lie greatly increased the enthusiasm of all the employees.

At first, everyone was very enthusiastic, working very hard, desperately seeking clients.

Seeing the employees' such high enthusiasm, Wang Dashan felt much more assured in his heart.

Following this momentum, it's estimated a deal will close very soon.

As long as a deal can close, Shanhai Real Estate can continue to survive.

Sure enough, less than a week after reopening for the New Year, the company brought good news: an employee had successfully negotiated a second-hand house in Tianhe District.

The buyer and seller had already reached an oral agreement, but because the seller still had an unpaid loan, the house transfer procedures were more troublesome, so the intermediary side still needed to help operate some matters.

Those who have done property consulting all know, this kind of situation generally requires the original owner to repay the loan in advance first, release the house mortgage, and then transfer the house to the new owner.

But operating this way means a bridging fund is needed; some capable real estate intermediaries will front this bridging fund themselves to earn a handling fee, while incapable ones can only find other intermediaries to help bridge, in which case they have to pay the bridging company a handling fee.

Wang Dashan's meaning was to have the original owner pay this bridging fee, but the original owner was unwilling, saying if he had to pay this handling fee, he wouldn't sell.

Then he turned to negotiate with the buyer, asking the buyer to pay; the buyer naturally wasn't willing either, and clearly stated he would only pay the previously agreed price, not a single cent more.

Wang Dashan was speechless about this, but he urgently needed to close this deal to boost company morale.

Finally gritting his teeth, he actually chose to advance part of the handling fee himself; the original owner was ultimately moved by his sincerity and agreed to his plan.

As a result, the deal did close, but the net profit reaching the company account was less than one thousand yuan; after deducting various expenses, it was equivalent to paying out of pocket to close the deal.

"Does your big brother have something wrong with him? How can the bridging fee be paid by us? Normally it's the original owner who pays, okay!"

Zhang Xiaoyun learned of this matter and again couldn't help muttering privately to Wang Erhai.

The company's financial situation was already not good, and now they're still paying out of pocket to close deals; it's really hard to understand.

This deal, closing it is worse than not closing it.

Wang Erhai, however, said:

"The company needs to boost morale right now; Big Brother doing this is also reasonable — at least the employees need to see real money to mobilize their enthusiasm."

Zhang Xiaoyun, however, couldn't agree:

"If every deal loses money, how long can Shanhai Real Estate hold on?"

Wang Erhai stopped speaking.

Zhang Xiaoyun felt that if this situation continued, Shanhai Real Estate would be finished sooner or later, so she angrily blurted out a sentence:

"Forget it, if you won't leave, I'll leave on my own; tomorrow I'll go resign to your big brother, I'll go work elsewhere — better than two people being bound together here; when the time comes, even if Shanhai Real Estate really goes bankrupt, I can still support you."