Chapter 200： 11 Design

Catherine ※Bell carefully looked at every corner of the house for a full twenty minutes.

Up and down the three floors, before and after, they have been continuously probed. As for the surrounding environment, the two brothers, Gu Luobei and Teddy Bell, have each investigated it. The law and order here is very good. Although there are many artists and many residents with low living standards, it is far from the New York Police Department, The New York Criminal Court Center is not far away.

When Catherine Bell went upstairs, she quietly glanced at Teddy Bell, indicating that she was also very satisfied. Even if they didn't make eye contact, Gu Luobei and Teddy Bell could easily see their mother's satisfaction from the seriousness in Catherine Bell's eyes. Only when she was interested in this building would Catherine Bell go so tirelessly to confirm the details again and again.

"Mr. Bell, do you think you are satisfied?" Jackson-Aiken was not in a hurry, and only asked when Katherine-Bell started the third inspection.

Gu Luobei raised his eyebrows and curled his lips, "Satisfied, of course we are satisfied, but there are still many details that need to be discussed with Mr. Aiken." After the family meeting, Gu Luobei and Teddy Bell felt that they directly It is better to buy the house. While New York has always been a better deal for rentals than existing home transactions, the situation is different now. Leaving aside the bōjoku movement in New York's real estate industry after September 11, let's just talk about the Bell family's situation.

A studio, a storefront, a warehouse, including a home, are all needed. If it is rented separately, the cost is definitely not cheap, and the distance between these locations should not be too far, otherwise for Eleven Design Studio, which can only be regarded as a workshop at present, there is no time and no funds. to consume. Therefore, this house on Princes Street, including the other house that Teddy Bell finally delineated, is more cost-effective to buy than lease.

Looking at it from another angle, Gu Luobei now has more than five million funds in his hands, and he can completely buy the house at a price. The situation where leasing is more cost-effective than existing home transactions does not apply. What's more, although the real estate industry has stopped the downward trend, it is still a lot lower than the price in August. According to Teddy Bell's own calculation, the price has dropped by at least 30%.

Therefore, if the price is right, Gu Luobei and Teddy Bell feel that buying the house directly is the best way.

Buying a house, in fact, the negotiation business is completely a column, the buyer picks up the fault, the seller persuades, and the two sides fight each other to see who can prevail in the final transaction.

Gu Luobei is a master negotiator himself. Teddy Bell has a very good grasp of the direction of the economy. Although the two of them fought against a wily Jackson-Aiken, although there was still some entanglement, the Gu Er brothers still had the upper hand.

Finally, the 2,300-square-foot (215-square-meter) house sold for $2.5 million.

Before Sept. 11, the price of a 1,290-square-foot apartment in lower Manhattan was around $1.8 million. Now it’s down about 30%, or about $1.3 million. able to win. But it's just an apartment.

In the United States, condos are generally more expensive than villas, mainly because of the high real estate taxes and maintenance costs of villas. Likewise, the price drop for this type of home after the event was relatively small. Therefore, the transaction price of this small building, before September 11, should be around 3.3 million US dollars. Today, the Bell family won it for 2.5 million, which is also beyond expectations. It was $300,000 lower than Gu Luobei's original estimate of 2.8 million.

However, in other words, this house has squandered half of Gu Luobei's current savings, and it is not a small sum of money. Moreover, after all, the house is re-decorated without damaging the original decoration, and then re-purchasing the furniture is conservatively estimated to be a large sum of money.

In fact, the original Jackson-Aiken was furnished here with decoration and furniture, and it was completely possible to create a **** to move in directly. This is also the form of most house sales in the United States. But Gu Luobei himself studied design, although it is not interior design, and they need to develop the function of this house separately, so the original decoration and furniture are gone. At Gu Luobei's request, Jackson-Aiken was not equipped. Of course, this is also one of the reasons why the price has dropped again.

In any case, the house was bought after all, and there were still a series of formalities to go through, which were all handed over to Catherine Bell. Now that the house has been bought, the transfer of the eleven dry cleaners can also start to create a god, and it is estimated that Catherine Bell will be responsible for the house decoration after that. However, the Bell family was originally from Catherine-Bell alone, so this matter was not difficult for her.

After the house was settled, the Bell family of three went to the Blue Ribbon Restaurant at the intersection of Princes Street and Sullivan Street for dinner.

Apparently, the Bell family, who was finally able to create a **** at Eleven Design Studio, were in a very good mood.

"Then we should rename the various departments now. ... It's Teddy Bell who is talking, and in terms of management, MIT's top students are obviously much clearer." The company is called "11" but It can be divided into Eleven Music and Eleven Design. The division of labor will be clearer when recruiting people in the future. "

Hearing Teddy Bell's words, Gu Luobei laughed heartily, "Then which department do the three of us belong to?" Catherine Bell thought for a while and couldn't help but laugh.

Teddy Bell thought about it very seriously. After all, any large company cannot develop without a clear system and reward and punishment system. Although Eleven Company is just a studio now, not even a company, but in Teddy Bell's mind, it must be planned according to a company... "Catherine is the manager of Eleven's design department, and Evan is the company. The chairman of Eleven Music holds the title of manager of Eleven Music, and I will temporarily serve as the general manager and the chairman's special assistant."

Seeing Teddy Bell's serious attitude, both Gu Luobei and Catherine Bell knew that he was using his profession to make planning... This was originally a very serious matter, but Eleven Studio is currently counting it. There were only three people who went there. Everyone said that they were managers, but there was no one under them. The scene was still very happy.

Teddy Bell estimated that he also realized the sense of simplicity in his statement, so he couldn't help laughing, "The department designed this first, and then we will definitely recruit people." After speaking, Teddy Bell dragged his chin and thought about it again. "Should an agent department be established? After all, I am now Evan's agent."

Although Gu Luobei still had a smile on his face, he also joined the discussion, "The agent department is not in a hurry, now the studio is only me as an artist, and you are the agent. Whether it can develop or not is a matter of two things, there is no need to design one. Useless department. If other singers, actors, even screenwriters and directors join the studio in the future, setting up a special agency department can also create gods.”

Teddy Bell's thoughts were focused on another point, "Yes, we can directly sign artists to Eleven Studios, or we can get the artist's brokerage contract in the form of an agent! "These are two different forms. If an artist belongs to a company, then his income needs to be shared with the company; while an agent is only a brokerage contract, and the artist can make a **** by paying the agent fee.

Therefore, there are two situations for ordinary artists. The first is the artists who belong to the company. For example, most of Disney's artists belong to the Disney company. Their income needs to be distributed with the company, and their managers are generally All are assigned by the company. Of course, after becoming famous and having the capital, they can also find an agent by themselves and be responsible for their own career planning. The third and second types are solo artists. They generally do not join a fixed company, but contract with their own agent. Hand it over to the commissioned brokerage company, and they will be responsible for contacting their own work. They only need to pay the brokerage fee to create a god.

"Hey, hey, man, don't think too much about getting married. Now we are just a studio meeting, and everything has just started, started." Gu Luobei quickly stopped Teddy Bell's further fantasy, it is good to have lofty aspirations Yes, but we still have to move forward step by step.

Teddy Bell shrugged and did not continue talking on this topic. Anyway, Gu Luobei always controlled the direction and rhythm of Eleven Studio, while Teddy Bell was in charge of operation and execution, and the pace of progress really needed to be gradual. .

"Catherine, do you have any ideas for the design of the house?" Gu Luobei brought the topic back to today's focus, the house he just bought "By the way have you noticed? The address is No. 11, Prince Street, and it seems that this house is completely built for us." The house number will undoubtedly become another sign of Eleven Design.

Katherine Bell smiled happily. She has worries and hopes for the career that is about to start, but she is more motivated. Whether it is successful or not, enjoying the process is the most important, isn't it? "I don't understand the design, you just need to be responsible for it."

Gu Luobei nodded, "I'll draw the design, and then you can give your opinions." Although Gu Luobei didn't study interior design, there is still no such thing as a design. "I think we should put The wall on the third floor facing the street is opened, and a balcony is separated, and then the balcony and the hall are separated by floor-to-ceiling windows."

Following Gu Luobei's words, Katherine Bell and Teddy Bell had a lazy afternoon in their minds, the hall was illuminated through the floor-to-ceiling windows, and the family of three sat on the balcony drinking coffee. screen.

No need to answer, from the expressions of Catherine Bell and Teddy Bell, Gu Luobei knew that they liked this idea very much.

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