The Lanhe County Department Store is already very old, and this building was built in 1987.

After it was built that year, it was the largest shopping mall in Lanhe County. The entire department store has a total of five floors and covers an area of ​​2,500 square meters. Even now, this building is a relatively large shopping mall in Lanhe County.

But now when I look at it, the building is relatively out of grade. The outside of the building is very dilapidated and has not been renovated in recent years.

In recent years, with the development of Lanhe County, many large shopping malls and supermarkets have appeared in Lanhe County one after another. The business of department stores has been getting worse day by day. However, rents have increased year by year. In recent years, some merchants have left after being unable to do it. In recent years, department stores have become worse and worse in business, and the traffic of people is less, and the rent collected by department stores is also getting worse every year. Now, department stores are just a mess for the county.

The county has also wanted to sell the department store several times, but in the end it was either because the price was too high or other reasons. In short, the department store is still in the county and it is not easy to sell in the past two years.

"Boss, how is the business now?"

Qiao Zhiguo came to the door of a store, which was a store that repairs sewing machines. In Qiao Zhiguo's memory, this store has existed for a long time, and this store was there more than ten years ago.

"Are you Teacher Qiao?"

Although he was disguised, he could still recognize that he was Qiao Zhiguo from a close distance.

"Boss, your store has been around for twenty years, right?"

Qiao Zhiguo asked with a smile.

"It's been thirty-three years. When the department store first opened, I was here. I was only twenty-two years old at that time, and I'm fifty-five this year."

The boss smiled and said, looking very excited. Qiao Zhiguo is a celebrity in Lanhe County. Now Qiao Zhiguo comes from a store, so the boss is naturally happy.

"How is the business now? I don't see that there are many people?"

Qiao Zhiguo couldn't help asking.

"Hey, don't mention it, business is getting worse day by day. I'm not making money every day, and business is not easy to do now."

The boss couldn't help but sigh that he had sold sewing machines all his life, from the earliest foot-pedal type to the current electric sewing machines. Although the household use is relatively small, there are several small clothing factories in the county that can sell some points.

Now, we mainly sell accessories and repairs, so we can barely make some money. In addition, we are older and our children have already started a family. It’s not like we’re struggling, we can earn as much as we can.

"Yes, business is not easy to do now. I see that many shops are empty. It turns out that it is so lively. I remember that the row here sells cloths. There are also home appliances here..."

Qiao Zhiguo chatted with his boss. When talking about the department store, the two seemed to have found a common topic.

In the past, it was so proud and honorable to do business in a department store. At that time, the department store business was very good, and the five-story building was so crowded that it was full of people. It was not easy to rent a shop.

But it has not been done in recent years, especially in the past decade, business has plummeted, let alone this few years.

The county has developed a new district, and many people in the old city have gone to live in the new district.

There are new shopping malls in the new district, where those who sell clothes and appliances sell, each store is more beautiful than the other. In addition, the rise of e-commerce, and fewer and fewer people in department stores are involved.

After chatting with the boss for more than half an hour, Qiao Zhiguo also had a rough understanding of the entire department store. The department store is still in the county. Although the rent inside is cheap, there is no traffic.

Not to mention decoration, young people will not come in when they see the decoration here, it is too high.

After taking a photo with the boss, Qiao Zhiguo bid farewell to the boss and walked around the department store carefully before Qiao Zhiguo left.

"Xiaolu, call Secretary Wu and ask him if the county department store is sold? If so, what is the price?"

Qiao Zhiguo said with a smile.

"oh……"

Cao Lu took out her cell phone and called Wu Qingshu.

Wu Qingshu, who was having a meal, was stunned when he received a call from Cao Lu.

"Assistant Cao, I have to ask about this matter. I will call you back later."

Wu Qingshu hung up the phone, his eyes full of curiosity. Wu Qingshu also knew about the mess in the department store, which was a mess. He could not make much money every year and could not sell it.

Such a large shopping mall will definitely not be able to sell it cheaply. It is selling national assets at a low price. No one buys it when it is expensive. Although the shopping mall is quite large, it has been almost forty years since the mall was built, and the layout inside is not very reasonable. In addition, it has been disrepair for many years. If it is tossed again, it will probably be demolished and re-covered.

It is also troublesome to push down the heavy construction. The real estate development is too small and covers an area of ​​only 2,500 square meters, which is not suitable for real estate development. Build a shopping mall, and the location of the old department store is not very good, so it is not worth the loss.

Qiao Zhiguo was interested in the department store, which surprised Wu Qingshu.

Wu Qingshu didn't think much about it. As long as the price is reasonable, it would be fine to sell this building to anyone. As for what Qiao Zhiguo bought it for, that was Qiao Zhiguo's own business.

Wu Qingshu made two calls and the price was quickly asked.

“30 million?”

After learning about the price, Qiao Zhiguo frowned.

This price is not cheap. Although this price includes land and this building, it is not cheap in Lanhe County, 30 million.

However, it is still much cheaper to rebuild a building of this size.

"Xiaochao, let Xiaohui find someone who knows what is the quality of the building in Beijing."

Qiao Zhiguo was obviously interested in this building.

"Um……"

Liang Chao nodded. Although he was very curious, he didn't need to ask more about Qiao Zhiguo's work. Anyway, he spent money from Qiao Zhiguo. Besides, 30 million is nothing to Qiao Zhiguo.

Liang Chao contacted Zhang Hui, and Zhang Hui was very efficient at work.

I soon found a building structure expert and set off overnight to Lanhe County with professional measuring equipment.

The next morning, a lot of people came here in the Lanhe County Department Store. The leaders of the department store and the leaders of the county came, and Qiao Zhiguo and architectural structure experts also came.

With professional measurement equipment, structural experts carefully explored the structure of the entire department store. They also asked the department store for the construction drawings of that year to carefully explore the structure of the entire building.

"Teacher Qiao, there is no problem with the structure of this building. The quality was still good when it was built. However, if it was renovated on a large scale, it is recommended to add the entire building with steel structures, which will be more secure. This building has a frame structure, and these places can be demolished..."

The structural expert took the drawings and explained them to Qiao Zhiguo.

Although this building has been around for more than 30 years, its quality is still good. There are no quality problems and can be renovated on a large scale.

At the same time, the load-bearing part can be reinforced with a steel structure inside, which is more secure.

"Teacher Qiao, how about it?"

The head of the department store couldn't help asking.

This department store is a mess for department stores. It cannot be sold or rented at a price. Especially in the past two years, the entire building has only collected hundreds of thousands of yuan in rent every year.

What's more, for a department store, it's better to sell it directly and save worry.

"Okay, sign the contract."

Qiao Zhiguo's words made the head of the department store look full of joy.

I was originally thinking that Qiao Zhigong would make a price, but yesterday the department store held a meeting overnight and briefly discussed it. Even if it was a few million yuan, they would sell it.

Now Qiao Zhiguo hasn't even paid back the offer, which really surprised the department store.

Qiao Zhiguo did not bargain, not because Qiao Zhiguo had money and no place to spend it, but because he didn't want to have trouble in the future. If the business here gets better in the future, some people will inevitably have bad intentions. Then, it would not be disgusting to smear Qiao Zhiguo and the county to embezzle state assets.

Now, no one can say anything if the price is 30 million. Everyone can tell how much this building is worth. 30 million is higher than the market price.

Sign a contract, make a payment, change the property rights...

These things went quite smoothly. In just one day, the building became Qiao Zhiguo's private property.

"Teacher Qiao, why are you buying this building?"

The girl Cao Lu couldn't help but ask in the end.

"Open a supermarket."

Qiao Zhiguo's words made Cao Lu stunned. Open a supermarket? Look at the current business. Can the business be better if you open a supermarket?

Looking at Cao Lu's puzzled eyes, Qiao Zhiguo did not explain too much.

As for how the business is, Qiao Zhiguo is not very concerned now. Buying this building and opening a shopping mall is just a little obsession in Qiao Zhiguo's heart.

In another time and space, in Henan, there is a supermarket that exists like a god in the supermarket world. Even Dad Ma and Rebs personally inspected it and praised it.

Unfortunately, in this time and space, such supermarkets did not appear.

Now, Qiao Zhiguo wants to try it out. As for whether it can be successful, I will talk about it after doing it, and even if I lose some money, I will admit it.

I bought a shopping mall, which made Qiao Zhiguo stay in Lanhe County for a few more days.

He directly found a professional decoration team from Beijing, and Qiao Zhiguo said carefully about his requirements.

“How long will it take to complete the renovation?”

Qiao Zhiguo asked at the end.

"Three months, Teacher Qiao, three months will definitely be handed over to you a brand new mall."

The person in charge of the decoration company said seriously.

In three months, this speed is not slow. Because the entire project volume is very large.

The entire building needs to be renovated, many places need to be demolished, the load-bearing areas need to be reinforced with steel structures, and the pipelines and lines inside need to be repaved.

Three months is already very fast.

This time made Qiao Zhiguo nod. This speed is quite good. At this speed, the entire shopping mall will be put back into use by October 1st.
Chapter completed!