Charlie laughed. "We can give them a chance to show off the car to vent and exhaust their energy. If we don't give them this chance to brag, they’ll grow resentful to us for at least a year or two, or even longer! They'll groan and sigh at us whenever we're home, and blame us for not keeping the car. It's better to keep the car and satisfy them."
Charlie thought of something, and then flashed Claire with a gentle smile. He arched his brow and asked," Wife, what do you think?”
Hearing that, Claire shook her head helplessly and lamented, "You’re right... If we do return the car, I guess the two of them won't be able to get over this for the next year or two."
However, Claire suddenly grew worried. "Husband, isn’t Ms. Jane being too generous...? All you did was take your time to look at her villa’s Feng Shui earlier this morning. Yet, she gave us such an expensive car i n return for your help. It seems very inappropriate..."
Charlie remained indifferent and replied nonchalantly, "There’s nothing wrong with it. That’s because she needs a favor from me."
Claire hesitated a little before adding, "This afternoon, a lady named Connor came to see me at the office. She came to make an appointment with me to meet and talk about the renovation of the Sonfo Valley villa..."
"Oh?" Charlie asked with interest. "Is Ms. Jane planning to hire you for the villa's renovation?"
Claire nodded. "Seems like it."
She pursed her lips and continued, "Ms. Connor gave me a briefing on their budget. They budgeted fifty million dollars for the renovation, including five million dollars for the design fee alone..."
Most people generally disapproved of the interior design fees in the local renovation market. To the vast majority, ordinary designers charging dollars per square feet in design costs were simply daylight robbery. Therefore, people looking to engage interior design companies for renovation will ask the interior design company to discount the design fees.
Most interior design companies were good at fooling their customers. They would present some readymade design templates for the client to choose from and then call it a day.
The client did not spend a single penny on the design fee, but received a satisfactory result from the renovation. Over time, people became more and more reluctant to pay for the interior design fee.
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