"This gentleman is right and insightful!” Fane nodded in satisfaction and chortled. "Are the two of you here to seek a doctor?" The old-aged Chinese doctor immediately went up and served Fane and Selena when he noticed they entered the store.
"No. We saw the notice outside. Isn’t this place going to be sold? I'm interested in that. How much is it?"
Fane returned the doctor with a gentle smile.
"Sir, this place is in a strategic location, and it's very wide and spacious inside!
Let's go in and I'll show you around, shall w e?"
The owner of Will's Apothecary went up to them immediately after noticing Fane's interest in the place. Although he felt that the possibility of the other party taking over this place was highly unlikely, he still put on the warmest smile and served them. After all, it was rare for others to be interested in a place like this.
"Good idea! Let's look around."
Fane nodded in agreement and followed behind the owner for a tour around the apothecary.
When they came out after they were done, Fane popped the question directly, "How much does it cost? And could you also let m e know where to get those Chinese medicine supplies?" "Don’t worry, Sir. All the seller's contact information is recorded in this notebook!" The owner handed a notebook to Fane and then added, "About the selling price for this place, I don't want to earn, so one million will do. I've spent more than that for renovation, but you seem very sincere, so I'll not ask for more. One million will suffice but I've to tell you that, this location is strategic and every inch is worth gold. I've paid the rental 3 years in advance when I first rented and it cost 10 million annually. Also, these Chinese herbs have value too, hence, the total price will be more than 30 million bucks!"
The owner carefully spilled out the details, fearing that the numbers would scare Fane to death. "Young man, if you paid the 30 million bucks, you'd not have to worry about the rent for the next three years. Then when the contract ends after 3 years, you can negotiate again with the landlord t o renew the lease..." The owner added.
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