GBP Chapter 480 It's not a renovation, it's a flip.
Chapter 480 It's not a renovation, it's a flip.
Nilu was momentarily taken aback by Xu Ning's question, unsure of what this stranger brought by Dina Zede was up to.
Little Flower Girl had no choice but to turn her pleading eyes to Dina Zedai, only to find that Dina Zedai also looked at a loss.
Paimon, however, immediately shouted, "I know you're rich, you big drunkard, but you're making everyone feel awkward!"
Xu Ning realized that he had scared the young girl by speaking like that on their first meeting, and said apologetically, "Was I too direct? Uh, how about this, could you introduce me to your boss? I have a business deal I'd like to discuss with him."
Paimon, hands on his hips, roared, "Isn't this the same thing as what you just said? Although I admire your nouveau riche way of asking questions, we're here to make friends, not to do business!"
Xu Ning was so angry she laughed. "You better teach me how to say it properly! The business I'm talking about will only benefit this place and won't do any harm. Besides, it will be troublesome if it's delayed."
As the two were arguing, a young man who was repairing an advertising board with a small wooden hammer turned around and smiled at Xu Ning, saying, "I am the manager here, Sheikh Zubair. I wonder what business you would like to discuss with me?"
Nilu called out to him, slightly nervously, "Manager..."
Xu Ning saw Sheikh Zubair give her a look, seemingly to reassure Nyru, and smiled: "Hello, I am Xu Ning from Liyue. I want to buy this place from you. You can name your price. Also, to avoid wasting our time, please name an exorbitant price that you can imagine. As long as it is within my budget, I can pay on the spot."
"Of course, once I agree to your price, the contract is complete. No one can interfere with how I use this theater. You must understand how much Liyue people value contracts. Once I agree, you can't back out even if you think the price is too low. Please make your offer!"
Paimon, rubbing Empty's shoulder sorely, said, "'Please, you absolutely must name an exorbitant price you can imagine,' when will we be able to talk like this drunkard?"
Kong pondered for a moment and said, "When you reduce your food intake by four-fifths at each meal?"
Paimon immediately started yelling and went to ruffle the empty hair.
Sheikh Zubair admitted that he was indeed tempted for a moment, after all, the way Xu Ning looked at him didn't seem to be joking at all.
However, with the Flower Goddess Festival approaching, if this Liyue merchant buys it for other purposes, I'm afraid I'll be drowned in spittle by the people at the Grand Bazaar. Of course, I can't even get past that mental hurdle myself.
I wanted to offer an astronomical price to slap this merchant in the face, but this person came from Liyue, the land known as the land of gold. If he really agreed, it seemed that I would have no other choice but to escape from Sumeru with an inexhaustible supply of Mora.
"I'm sorry, I don't... want to sell."
Sheikh Zubair himself felt that his answer was quite difficult.
Nilu happily came over and took his hand, saying with emotion, "You're really amazing, I almost wavered on your behalf."
Dixia lightly punched Xu Ning on the shoulder. "What, are you using this method to see how steadfast the people here are in their faith in the Little Lucky Grass King?"
Xu Ning laughed and said, "I really wanted to buy it, but this is good too. At least I know that this manager really wants to make the Flower Goddess Festival a success."
"Manager Zubair, I admire your character. Although the business deal just now didn't go through, I wonder if you would be willing to cooperate in another form?"
Sheikh Zubair was curious about what conditions the young businessman would offer, and said, "Please speak."
"I'll sponsor you with some Mora to help you finish the renovation of this theater as soon as possible. After the perfect performance of the Flora Festival, you can use the reputation of your Zubair Theater to advertise my wine from time to time. What do you think?"
Sheikh Zubair asked incredulously, "Just that simple? And after the Flower Goddess's birthday festival?"
Xu Ning nodded and smiled, "Of course, if I want to use this place for advertising, I naturally need to make it shine brightly during the Flower Goddess's Birthday Festival first, so that it can achieve the purpose of spreading the word far and wide."
Sheikh Zubair and Nilu's eyes lit up immediately. "That's exactly what we wanted."
Xu Ning looked around and saw three empty boxes next to the billboard. He called for someone to drag them over and place them in front of the fountain.
"Dina Zede seems to be saying that the birthday of the Flower Goddess is not far away, so let's start making preparations now."
Sheikh Zubair quickly said, "It's alright, the maintenance work here is almost finished, we just need a little bit of funding for the site setup... Well, actually, in previous years everyone didn't say anything when things were simple, but this year we want to do it better..."
Before Sheikh Zubair could finish speaking, Xu Ning tilted the gourd in his hand, and a golden torrent poured into the box next to the fountain with a clanging sound.
"This is leaked...Mora?"
Apart from Kong, everyone around them was stunned.
Dina Zede rubbed her eyes, trying to make sure that the golden gourd Xu Ning had poured out was the one that had poured wine for her.
The business people in the Grand Bazaar were stunned; they had never seen such a way of spending money in their lives. They wondered what that person was doing.
Xu Ning filled all three boxes, then put away the wine gourd, took a sip of wine, and said, "That'll do for now."
Only then did everyone around realize that they had been holding their breath, and they quickly took the opportunity to exhale.
"Manager Zubair, there are many merchants in this Grand Bazaar. I think you should know most of them. Let's find the best artisans, the best materials, the best tailors, and the best craftsmen to rebuild a bigger and more beautiful theater!"
Sheikh Zubair smiled wryly, "Isn't this just like buying it and then rebuilding it?"
“I do know all of these people, but this theater holds our shared memories, and I don’t want to destroy it…”
Xu Ning sighed. What a person with firm beliefs and perseverance!
"Then renovate it. All the stone steps and walkways should be carefully polished and re-sanded until not a speck of moss is visible. It should look completely new."
"Take out all the old floorboards and replace them with new ones. Make sure all the decorative patterns in the middle of the stage are inlaid with gold wire, and make them sparkle when the spotlight shines on them."
“That patch on the ceiling is really an eyesore. We need to remove it all and replace it with new ones. Was it tree bark that hit us last time? We need to find someone to repair all the bark around the ceiling. We don’t care whether the education department is in charge or not, we’ll handle it all ourselves.”
Sheikh Zubair listened to the sponsor's request and fell into deep thought. It seemed that this was not a renovation, but rather a flip cover.