127: Did I snag a bargain and end up becoming a real estate agent?
Chen Kai was stunned, his head full of question marks.
"Wait a minute, Brother, how did I suddenly become an applicant for a Real Estate Agent position?"
"What are you still standing there for? Our shop doesn't require an assessment, just come in directly, and we'll discuss salary and benefits."
The manager wearing gold-rimmed glasses pulled open the rolling shutter of the Real Estate Agent shop, stood inside, looked back at him, and showed a puzzled expression.
Chen Kai frowned and followed the boss into the shop.
He suddenly realized that being a rental Real Estate Agent for a day wasn't so bad; if the tenant of Building 1, Unit 402 had listed the property with an agency, it would definitely be hard to approach them directly as a tenant.
But if he approached the tenant with the identity of a rental Real Estate Agent, it should be quite convenient.
Plus, he wouldn't be easily exposed, and who knows, he might even get an internal employee discount on renting; he could just work for a day and then run off.
He followed the manager with the gold-rimmed glasses into the rental Real Estate Agent shop. Once inside, he noticed the shop wasn't big, only twenty or thirty square meters, with only two or three workstations.
There were desktop computers in front of the workstations; it was just a very plain and ordinary little rental Real Estate Agent shop.
The manager sat casually at a workstation, patted the chair next to him, and signaled for Chen Kai to sit.
"Sit down. Seeing as your attitude is very positive and you came so early, let's skip the interview process."
"You should have sales experience, right?"
Chen Kai didn't answer directly, but instead asked, "Can I get an internal discount if an employee wants to rent a place?"
"Of course, but we have employee dorms. You don't need to rent."
The manager said nonchalantly, "Looking at you, you must have sales experience. Let me tell you about the benefits of joining our shop."
"For a new employee, the first month's base salary is 3,000, with one day off on the weekend, and a 15% commission on closed deals, with same-day payout. There aren't many other benefits. For internal employee property purchases, we only take a 10% commission; normally our shop charges a 25% service fee."
Chen Kai thought about it carefully and suddenly felt it was feasible.
"Alright, I actually have a client who wants to view a property, since I just started, let me see the properties in Fushan Community."
The manager was stunned for a moment. Holy crap, this is a talent.
"Bringing your own client on the first day? Not bad! You're a good seed for sales."
"Work hard, and you might be able to buy a Mercedes-Benz by the end of the year!"
The manager smiled and patted his shoulder, found the rental listings for Fushan Community from a stack of files, and handed them to Chen Kai.
Chen Kai took it and looked, his lips immediately curling up. Sure enough, Unit 401 in Building 1 was among the rental listings.
The price was also decent, 4,300 a month for a three-bedroom, one-living room apartment, with a total area of 102 square meters, fully furnished with appliances, move-in ready.
Looking at the photos on the rental sketch, the apartment looked quite nice and clean.
"Alright, give me the key. I happen to have a client who wants to rent a place in Fushan Community. I'll go show the client and send over some on-site photos."
"Sure, go ahead. Contact me once you've shown it. If the client wants to rent it, ask me for the landlord's phone number."
"You're not bad, kid; you've got a future. Bringing a client to view a property right after joining, awesome."
After being showered with such praise, Chen Kai gave a sheepish smile. He silently took the key and went out the door.
He drove his little electric donkey to the Fushan Community across the street to view the property.
Not long after he left, a man with a confused look on his face appeared at the door.
"Boss, I'm here to apply for a job."
The manager was stunned for a moment. Why is another applicant here? Thinking of Chen Kai's excellence, he felt these applicants were a bit lackluster.
"Do you... have sales experience?"
"Yes!"
"Oh, then do you bring your own clients? Do you have clients viewing properties on your first day?"
The applicant was stunned. "Are you kidding me? Who has clients viewing properties on their first day of applying?"
The boss shrugged, with a 'you see' look on his face.
"So you don't meet our company's hiring requirements."
Thinking about how Chen Kai brought his own client upon joining, he immediately felt the other applicants weren't appealing. They were all useless!
What is a top salesperson? Look at him, bringing a client to view a property on the first day! That's a real talent for sales!
Chen Kai rode his Electric Scooter towards Fushan Community. The road was as clear as if there was no one around!
After asking the security guard where Building 1 was, he smoothly parked his little electric donkey at the entrance of Unit 1, Building 1.
After confirming that the system information matched the floor plan provided by the Real Estate Agent, he took the elevator upstairs.
Arriving at the door, he used the key given by the shop manager and opened the door quite clearly.
Once inside the room, Chen Kai began to examine the details of the apartment. The layout of the three-bedroom, one-living room was quite nice, and a 102-square-meter apartment was actually quite large.
As for appliances, the TV, air conditioner, and refrigerator, it had almost everything. It was just that there were some miscellaneous items piled up in the house—bundled cardboard boxes and a sack of plastic water bottles.
It looked like something an elderly person had picked up while taking walks downstairs.
Apart from that, the apartment had no other drawbacks; it was quite clean.
Thinking of this, Chen Kai hurried his pace and discovered a small room with a curtain drawn across it in the hallway next to the bathroom.
He pushed aside the curtain and found the room a bit dirty and cluttered, mostly with bottles and cans piled together, along with bed sheets and such.
Right under the bed sheets, there was something emitting a golden glow.
Chen Kai curled his lips, turned around, returned to the living room, and sat on the sofa.
He called the manager, and the call was answered quickly.
"Hello, how is it? Does your client have any intention of renting any of these apartments?"
Chen Kai replied, "I'm about to close a deal. Give me the phone number of the landlord for Unit 401, Building 1 in Fushan Community. I'll ask the landlord for the lowest price and then contact the client."
"Holy crap, nice! Closing a deal on your first day? That's awesome! You should just work at our shop from now on! You'll definitely be able to buy a Mercedes-Benz within three years!"
"I've really never encountered someone who could close a deal on their first day. Normally, it's good for a new employee to get three deals in a month. Good heavens, you can close a deal right after joining, and you brought your own client."
"That's amazing, awesome. I'll send you the landlord's phone number via WeChat. Go talk to the landlord. If you can really rent it out, I'll give you an extra 5% as a reward for closing your first deal."
Chen Kai nodded, agreed, and hung up the phone.
The commission for a second-hand Real Estate Agent is usually 25% to 30%. According to what the manager said earlier, it was 25%. That means he only paid a 5% Real Estate Agent fee to perfectly find this apartment.
He also happened to Score a Bargain on an 80,000 yuan loan voucher.
It was so worth it. If it weren't for the fact that poaching the landlord privately could lead to a lawsuit, he wouldn't even have paid the 5%.
He immediately opened WeChat and dialed the number the boss had sent on WeChat.
"Beep, beep, beep..." The phone rang twice before it was answered.
"Hello, hello, I'm a rental Real Estate Agent, and I have a client who is interested in your apartment."