Before long, the car pulled up across the street from the real estate agency.
This agency was quite well-known locally, having opened many branches.
The branch in front of them wasn't large, appearing to be just over a hundred square meters. After Jiang Cheng parked the car, he crossed the street and went inside.
Upon entering, he found the store quiet, with only two agents engrossed in their phones.
Seeing Jiang Cheng enter, one of the female agents quickly stood up.
Her male colleague, seeing her rise, showed a subtle hint of displeasure on his face.
However, he didn't actively stand up and secretly compete with her for the client as he usually would.
Today, the other experienced colleagues were either out for a stroll or had taken clients to view properties.
Only the two of them remained at this moment.
The other male agent was currently holding his phone, grinning obscenely and lewdly.
Seeing that he truly wasn't making a move, the female agent immediately walked towards Jiang Cheng with an excited look.
She approached Jiang Cheng with a warm smile and said,
"Hello, sir. I'm Xia Zhiqiu, a real estate agent from Lianjia. How may I assist you?"
Jiang Cheng nodded at Xia Zhiqiu: "I'd like to buy a few properties."
Xia Zhiqiu was surprised that Jiang Cheng wasn't looking to rent but to buy, but she immediately led him to the reception room.
Seeing Xia Zhiqiu's excited demeanor, the male colleague finally looked up.
However, seeing the client being attended to by Xia Zhiqiu, he quickly buried his head again, continuing to lewdly look at his phone.
Jiang Cheng could tell from Xia Zhiqiu's words and actions that she didn't seem to be an experienced salesperson.
Although Xia Zhiqiu's attitude was very enthusiastic, her every move was a bit clumsy.
However, the real estate sales industry has a low barrier to entry, high staff turnover, and unstable salaries, so there are generally more newcomers.
"Hello, do you have any specific buildings or targets in mind, and what is your price range?" Xia Zhiqiu asked Jiang Cheng, her face slightly flushed with excitement.
She had been here for almost three months. She had heard others say that real estate agents made a lot of money.
But after coming here, she realized it wasn't as simple as outsiders claimed.
Although there were many customers, she hadn't successfully closed a single sales deal since joining, only rental deals. She received a basic salary of 1800 yuan a month, plus commissions from rental deals she managed to secure, totaling just over 3000 yuan a month.
Although she wasn't sure if Jiang Cheng would actually buy, she would give her 100% effort as long as she had the opportunity to serve him.
"Help me look at a few two-hundred-square-meter properties."
Two hundred square meters, a large unit! Xia Zhiqiu quickly nodded upon hearing this, immediately took out the tablet nearby, and began searching for Jiang Cheng.
After just two taps, she realized she hadn't offered Jiang Cheng water. She quickly put down the tablet in a panic and nervously asked Jiang Cheng, "I'm sorry, sir, what is your surname?"
Jiang Cheng looked at Xia Zhiqiu's flustered appearance without showing any expression of dislike.
It was clear she was truly very green, but everyone has a first time.
Coincidentally, Jiang Cheng liked these first-timers.
Genuine, unpretentious, and without technique. While communication might be difficult at first, if he had a little more patience, slowly soothed and guided her, allowing her to relax, then the subsequent process would definitely be very smooth.
With that thought, Jiang Cheng opened the friendliness scanner.
[Name: Xia Zhiqiu]
[Age: 19 years old]
[Height: 163 cm]
[Appearance: 90]
[Figure: 92]
[Privacy: 0]
[Friendliness: 50 (Passerby status)]
After reading it, Jiang Cheng frowned.
Rough hair tied in a low ponytail, heavy side bangs covering her eyes? Plus a pair of oval black-rimmed glasses—what kind of old-fashioned hairstyle was this?? Non-mainstream??
This rustic-looking girl in front of him had an appearance score of 90? System, are you sure you're not mistaken?
After Jiang Cheng complained, the system spoke.
"The system's appearance rating is based on the host's inner aesthetic."
After the system said that, Jiang Cheng complained again.
"I have reason to suspect that your understanding of me is flawed. I think this girl is at most a 70?"
"The system's judgment is based on deep-level scanning and complex calculation formulas for facial proportions, etc. Please do not question it, host. Imagine Daniel Wu with emo side bangs; his external appearance would also be obscured."
Oh, ho, that explanation actually makes a bit of sense. Does this mean Xia Zhiqiu's hairstyle and attire sealed her appearance?
No wonder he hadn't noticed Xia Zhiqiu was a beauty when he first came in? After all, I ask you, can you tell Sadako is a beauty?
Jiang Cheng glanced at Xia Zhiqiu; the one eye that was visible looked very clear, like the eyes of an unpolluted mountain deer.
She stubbornly kept a very heavy side fringe that obscured such beautiful eyes, and then wore an ill-fitting uniform. Indeed, even a female celebrity would look less beautiful with such a hairstyle.
Xia Zhiqiu's skin wasn't the flawless, fair kind, and her hair quality didn't look very good, clearly indicating a lack of regular care. So, for her appearance score to be ninety, it suggests her facial features must be very good.
"Mr. Jiang, would you like tea? Or juice?"
"Just get me a bottle of mineral water."
"Okay, okay, please wait a moment." With that, she immediately turned and scurried out.
Soon, Xia Zhiqiu came trotting back into the reception room with a bottle of mineral water.
She enthusiastically unscrewed the mineral water for Jiang Cheng and handed it to him: "Please have some water."
Jiang Cheng nodded at her: "Thank you."
"You're welcome." Xia Zhiqiu couldn't help but feel a little shy looking at Jiang Cheng's handsome face, unable to meet his gaze directly.
She took a deep breath and immediately picked up the tablet to search.
In 2017, the price of new properties in Jinjiang District, Rong City, was already around 20,000 yuan, while the average price in Jinniu District, where Jiang Cheng was currently located, was about 14,000 yuan.
Aside from these two districts, the housing prices in other districts were only around 9,000 yuan per square meter, and in more remote locations, the prices would be even lower. Of course, these were prices for new buildings; second-hand properties would be slightly cheaper by about a thousand yuan.
"...Do you have any specific requirements for the area?"
Jiang Cheng replied, "Convenient living is fine, preferably with a shopping mall nearby."
"So, would you like to buy a fully furnished home or an unfurnished one?"
Clearly, Xia Zhiqiu's questions were unskilled, even a bit disorganized.
However, seeing as it was Xia Zhiqiu's first time, Jiang Cheng's patience was quite high, and he didn't sharply point out her flaws.
"A fully furnished one, please."
Jiang Cheng's purpose in buying houses was to take advantage of these five Beginner Critical Strike Cards.
And the main purpose was to occasionally not have to go home.
After all, he couldn't just go to a hotel every time he went out, could he?
He had to give the girls a home, didn't he??
Anyway, what's the difference in what he buys? Isn't it better to buy a few homes?? Using the consumption critical strike card could at least generate tens of millions in cash. Thinking about this, he instantly became so excited he felt a thrill!
Upon hearing Jiang Cheng, Xia Zhiqiu further narrowed down the search area and then selected a few options to show him.
"Mr. Jiang, please take a look at these few. The layouts and locations of these properties are very good. There are commercial streets and office buildings nearby, and the decoration style is modern and fashionable. Moreover, these were originally fully furnished show homes from the developer. The owners bought them but never lived in them, so they put them up for sale here."
Jiang Cheng took the tablet from Xia Zhiqiu and started looking. The actual photos of these houses indeed looked like the fully furnished show homes installed by the real estate company itself when the development first opened.
Generally speaking, the quality of decoration in such fully furnished homes varies, but compared to them, buying an unfurnished home is too much hassle.
Five critical strike cards, the maximum amount for a Beginner Critical Strike Card given by the system is one million.
So, Jiang Cheng planned to pay a one-million-yuan down payment for all five houses first. After using the critical strike cards, he would then pay the remaining balance.
Seeing Jiang Cheng frown while looking at the properties she had selected, Xia Zhiqiu quickly asked nervously, "Mr. Jiang, is there anything you're not satisfied with? If you're not, I can help you choose some others."