Chapter 7: Good Things Come in Pairs!
"Uncle Lin, long time no see, the usual set!" Li Shenglin was very familiar with the coffee shop owner downstairs because he came often.
"Hey, Little Li, it's been a month since you last came, wait a minute!" The boss was a chubby man named Lin, a very kind middle-aged uncle.
Li Shenglin really likes this coffee shop, which is about the same size as the one he opened in his previous life. It's just as quiet and there are hardly any customers... Now, it's the golden time in the evening, but surprisingly, he's the only customer in the whole store.
You know, this is Hongdae neighborhood, the forefront of Seoul's pop culture...
However, what is this? Li Shenglin suddenly discovered that on the counter there was an A4 paper stuck, it turned out that the boss of this coffee shop had decided to sell.
According to Xiao Huhu's habit, it is estimated that in another hour, he will wake up hungry. Li Shenglin wants to seize the time to have a good talk with Boss, because he has taken a fancy to this coffee shop.
Just as the boss brought over the freshly ground coffee and waffles he had ordered, Li Shenglin decided to pull the boss into a chat. "Uncle Lin, are you going to close up shop here?"
Anyway, there were no customers, so Boss Lin was happy to chat with Li Shenglin. After all, the two of them still had a lot in common. The coffee and waffles that Li Shenglin ordered happened to be Boss Lin's specialties.
"Yes, now there are fewer and fewer people like you who understand coffee. Young people these days tend to add milk at the drop of a hat, that's blasphemy against coffee..."
Li Shenglin liked the original flavor of coffee, but he still sneered at Mr. Lin's words. This is where the young people hang out, if you don't cater to them, aren't you just asking for trouble? You and I are different, when I first opened this coffee shop it was purely to pick up girls.
"It's really hard to part with it, having opened for so many years. Although the original intention of opening this store was not pure, just for my current wife... but over the years, I've developed feelings for it..."
He's actually quite thoughtful...
"My daughter is studying in the United States, and my wife has also gone over there. I don't have much meaning here by myself, so I've decided to sell out and see if it's suitable for me to do something over there..."
What a good man! For the sake of his coffee shop, Li Shenglin decided to cater to Boss Lin (the coffee shop had already been branded with the Li label in his heart), "Yes, young people these days really don't know how to appreciate things!"
Soulmate! Boss Lin is excited. "Right, Little Li, you always call me Uncle Lin, but you're not young anymore, how old are you this year?"
“19！”
Mr. Lin felt as if a crow had flown over his head...
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"After being a boss for so many years, who isn't a shrewd person? 'What, you're interested in taking over?'"
"Ah!" Li Shenglin was also straightforward, "About how much money, Uncle Lin?"
Actually, people with a conscience dislike doing business with acquaintances. They feel embarrassed to make money from them and often end up losing out or not getting a good deal. After all, in this world, there are too many people who take advantage of those they know.
It's okay, Boss Lin is a good person with a conscience. "Since you call me Uncle Lin, I won't be embarrassed. Originally, this place was worth at least 10 billion, but for you, it's 800 million. This is my bottom line!"
According to the land price and other comprehensive factors, Li Shenglin estimated that the value of this place is around 12 billion. So, Lin's boss's price was quite reasonable, but unfortunately, he didn't have enough money, only having 2 billion on hand.
Seeing Li Shenglin's somewhat ugly expression, Boss Lin gritted his teeth, "780 million, can't go any lower, Little Li, or else your aunt will kill me."
Knowing that the other party had misunderstood, Li Shenglin hurriedly apologized, "Sorry, Uncle Lin. To be honest, 800 million is already very cheap for me. It's just that I don't have enough money on hand, only 200 million. I also don't want to ask my family for more money again. Can we do it this way..."
In a friendly atmosphere, both parties reached the following agreement on this coffee shop:
Li Shenglin paid 200 million won to the other party first.
Secondly, both parties signed a transfer agreement, and Li Shenglin wrote an IOU of 600 million yuan to Lin Laoban for the insufficient payment.
Within three days, Li Shenglin must mortgage the coffee shop and borrow 600 million from the bank to repay the debt.
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It looks like a very reasonable contract, but Li Shenglin was moved. Boss Lin is betting on his own character, a stranger who has known him for less than a year gave him such great trust. To know that if he signs the transfer agreement, there are 10,000 ways to drag down the debt of 600 million, but Boss Lin chose to believe in himself.
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Three days later, at Incheon International Airport in Seoul, "Uncle Lin, thank you so much for taking care of me. I wish everything goes smoothly for you in the US. Next time you come back, you must come and try my coffee!"
"Ah, you little scamp..." Mr. Lin was probably going to see his wife and daughter, looking very pleased, "I hope when I come back, the coffee shop hasn't gone bankrupt, you must make it a success, or else I won't forgive you!"
Watching the plane flying into the clouds, Li Shenglin couldn't help but feel a sense of nostalgia, good guy...
Back at his own coffee shop, Li Shenglin suddenly felt impulsive. To be honest, Lin's shop was a bit too old-fashioned, no wonder young people didn't want to come, it needed renovation, but he was not only penniless now, but also owed 600 million...
At this moment, Xiaohu was completely forgotten by him. Of course, it wasn't that he was irresponsible, but mainly because over the past few days when running errands at the bank, his mother had been taking care of the child and she was more attentive than himself.
"Decoration, decoration, how should I decorate?" Li Shenglin muttered to himself at the entrance of the coffee shop.
"Decorating, decorating, how should I decorate?" I rubbed my neck, and here's another woman learning from me, turned around to see a forty-year-old aunt pointing at her own coffee shop...
Li Yuzhen was unaware that the person next to her had already regarded herself as a mentally unstable person, and she continued to outline her upcoming TV series in her mind.
It turns out that Lee Yoon-jin is a director, who will be directing her first TV series "Coffee Prince 1st Shop", the actors have been selected and the broadcast time is just one month away. Unfortunately, the main filming location for the TV series, the coffee shop, has not yet found a suitable place. Today, she finally found a suitable place, she was so excited that she didn't even notice there was someone next to her.
Regardless of whether he was in a good mood or not, necessary politeness still had to be maintained. Li Shenglin bowed slightly and said, "Sorry, this place is closed for renovation and will not receive customers!"
"Who allowed you to renovate privately?" Li Yunzhen was furious, no matter which country, the director's status is quite high, so she became angry and forgot that this was not a filming location.
"Because I'm the boss here!" Li Shenglin said with some anger.
"What's wrong with the boss? I'm still the director!" Li Yunque didn't expect someone to act arrogant in front of her, "Huh? You said you're the boss here?" The woman finally reacted.
Then came a burst of self-introduction, and all the difficulties he had encountered were poured out.
After taking the other person's business card, Li Shenglin believed that the other party should be true. Even if it was fake, he didn't have any loss, because he knew that his headache of decoration problems would not only be solved, but also seemed to have extra gains.
