Rich Parents Found Me After I Got a Tycoon System? Yeah, I'm Not Interested novel Chapter 25

Chapter 25: Chapter 25: Pleasant Cooperation

"This is just a draft of the contract. The final terms of our partnership will, of course, be based on what we ultimately agree upon.

I understand your point, Miss Yun. A five percent share of the profits is indeed a bit low. I have the authority to offer you another two percentage points. After all, the Lu Family will be providing everything from the design blueprints to the construction team, and we’ll also be covering the labor costs. The entire project will be a considerable expense, so I hope you can understand our position."

"Of course, I completely understand your difficult position, Mr. Lu. That’s why I proposed an alternative method of cooperation.

I won’t use the land as an equity investment. Instead, I can co-develop the project with the Lu Family, and I will personally bear all the development costs for my plot of land.

The land and any buildings on it would remain entirely my property. The Lu Family would simply need to pay me a certain annual rent, and you’d be free to use or redevelop the land as you see fit.

You wouldn’t even have to give me a share of the profits. Isn’t that the best of both worlds?"

Hearing Yun Zijin’s proposal, Lu Yunque frowned slightly. If they had to pay annual rent, it would mean an additional expense during the project’s development phase.

The Lu Family had a fixed budget for the entire resort. An additional rent payment would mean they’d have to re-coordinate the development funds, though that wasn’t an insurmountable task.

"What is the rent you have in mind, Miss Yun?"

"I’m not trying to take advantage of you. I also own a plot of land in the South Suburb, which is about half the size of this one in the West Suburb.

The annual rent for that property is six billion. So for this one, I’ll charge you twelve billion a year. And before the project is completed, I’ll give you a ten percent discount, making it 10.8 billion a year. 108... sounds like ’you will prosper.’ It’s an auspicious number. Pretty generous of me, don’t you think?"

’Giving them a discount on top of that,’ Yun Zijin thought, ’I’m practically the kindest landlord ever.’

’Wow,’ Lu Yunque thought, ’She casually asks for over ten billion.’ He couldn’t help but be impressed by Yun Zijin’s audacity.

’She doesn’t want equity, she just wants to be a landlord. Should I praise her? "Truly, one of a kind."’

"Miss Yun, your asking price is truly something to be admired. If I gave you over ten billion, I might as well not bother developing the project at all."

’We’d definitely run out of funds and the project would be dead in the water.’

"Well, I could also collect it quarterly. That’s three billion a quarter, or 2.7 billion with the discount. Surely you can afford that?"

Yun Zijin gave Lu Yunque a look that screamed, ’No way! Don’t tell me the great Lu Family can’t even scrape together 2.7 billion!’

’I’m already letting you pay in four installments, what more could you possibly want?’

"Let me think about it."

Lu Yunque began a rapid mental calculation, weighing whether it was more cost-effective to have Yun Zijin invest her land for equity or to pay her annual rent.

The main issue was that if the Lu Family were to lease the land, they would have to pay her at least one quarter’s rent immediately.

Even with her ten percent discount, 2.7 billion was no small sum.

However, after a series of mental analyses and calculations, Lu Yunque concluded that paying annual rent to Yun Zijin was, in fact, the more favorable option for the Lu Family.

The length of the lease, however, would require careful negotiation.

"I can agree to your terms, but the contract must state that the Lu Family has the priority right to lease this land.

You cannot lease the land to anyone else unless the Lu Family explicitly states its intention to terminate the lease."

’This clause is a must,’ he thought. ’Otherwise, when the lease expires, Yun Zijin could just say "I’m not renting it out anymore," and we would suffer a catastrophic loss.’

"Deal. However, if your rent payment is overdue by fifteen days or more, I have the right to reclaim the land and seek a new tenant."

’I can grant them the priority right to lease,’ she thought, ’but there have to be countermeasures. Otherwise, the Lu Family could just stop paying rent without officially terminating the lease, and I can’t just let a huge plot of land like that sit idle.’

Lu Yunque had no objection to Yun Zijin’s demand.

Yun Zijin and Lu Yunque spent over an hour haggling back and forth over the terms of the lease agreement before they finally came to a conclusion.

Looking at the freshly finalized lease agreement in her hands, Yun Zijin’s face lit up with joy.

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