1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 2293
After traveling in and out of Guangzhou for a few days, Zhang Jinbao had to admit that it might be difficult to find a suitable place to open an academy by himself.Housing prices in the city are so high that even if the Guangzhou Branch of Haihan Bank is willing to borrow money, the Academy may not be able to repay the loan through operation.Although the land price outside the city is relatively low, it is often located in a place with inconvenient transportation, and requires large-scale renovation and reconstruction. This is not acceptable to Zhang Jinbao, who hopes to open the Guangzhou branch as soon as possible.

After trying, Zhang Jinbao could only go back to Li Nai's original suggestion to take a look at the real estate provided by Furuifeng.According to Li Nai, the Li family still has an idle manor outside Guangzhou, which should be used to open an academy.However, Zhang Jinbao did not obtain more detailed information from Li Nai about the specific condition and approximate value of this manor, and he could only find out by visiting the site himself.

Li Nai was too busy to see anyone recently, Zhang Jinbao never met Li Nai again after going to Li's house for a banquet that day, so in the end Gan Wei accompanied him to see the idle manor.

It would take some time for the Li family's manor to travel by carriage from Guangzhou City. In Zhang Jinbao's view, the location is actually a bit remote.

But after he arrived at the place, his thinking changed, because this manor was backed by the southern foot of Baiyun Mountain, surrounded by green trees, and the environment was very quiet. It looked like a good place for quiet cultivation.There are only a few farmers living nearby, and it is said that they are all tenant farmers of the Li family.

The manor faces north from the south, with white walls and blue tiles.There is also enough land around the estate for additional buildings if required.If the building area is used as the standard, this place should be regarded as the largest area among the places Zhang Jinbao has visited so far.

"Dean Zhang, this place was originally bought by the master to be used for the elderly, and a lot of money was spent on building this manor. However, the master has always had a lot of business, and after the manor was built, he only lived here for a couple of days. After that, it was left idle for a long time. Now only a few servants live here and are responsible for the daily maintenance of the house.”

After getting off the carriage, Gan Wei began to introduce the situation of the manor to Zhang Jinbao.In fact, he had never been to this place before, because in the past, only the Li family would come here. As a servant of Li Nai who ran errands, he was not qualified to follow the big boss Li Jifeng to this manor.

Zhang Jinbao noticed that the architectural style here was very similar to the Li Family Manor he had attended a few days ago, and it was probably built by the same architect.Gan Wei introduced that this manor was originally intended to be the place where Li Jifeng intended to live, which seems to be true.

But since this is the case, it is conceivable that the cost here must not be low. If the value of this manor is to be measured from an economic point of view, it will probably be a sum that Zhang Jinbao cannot afford.And if Li Nai bought the Guangzhou branch at the price of this manor, Zhang Jinbao probably had to think carefully about the appropriate ratio to distribute the ownership of the branch with the other party.

Since the manor was built according to the standards of Li Jifeng's own living, there is really nothing to be picky about in terms of quality.Zhang Jinbao walked around inside and out, and found that the house here was in good condition. If he wanted to transform it into an academy, he only needed to clean it up and change the furniture.Judging from the area here, it is definitely no problem to accommodate two to three hundred students. If you want to continue to expand the enrollment scale in the later stage, you can expand the dormitory outside the manor.

After seeing the manor, Zhang Jinbao had already made a decision. On the way back, he told Gan Wei to contact Li Nai on his behalf to discuss the use of this manor as the school of the Guangzhou branch.

The next day, Li Nai finally arranged a time to meet with Zhang Jinbao.After listening to Zhang Jinbao's views on the manor and suggestions for renovation, Li Nai readily expressed that he could vacate the manor as a teaching place for Jonesy Academy, and carry out renovations according to Zhang Jinbao's intentions, and there would be no Withdrawal period, as long as the academy continues to operate, this manor will not be used for other purposes.

"Then the Li family will use this manor as an investment to participate in the operation of the Guangzhou branch. The third young master thinks how to distribute the shares of this branch is more appropriate?" Zhang Jinbao saw that Li Nai was so forthright,
Li Nai pondered and said: "At the beginning, my father didn't spend much money to buy this land, it was only a few thousand taels of silver. But later, it cost a lot to build the manor. Since Dean Zhang has already visited it in person, he should be able to I noticed that the materials used in the construction of the manor are all high-quality, and it took more than two years to build it, and the total cost should be more than 10 taels of silver..."

Zhang Jinbao couldn't help swallowing when he heard this, and thought that the total budget he estimated for the Guangzhou Branch was less than this amount, how should this be converted into shares properly?

Then I heard Li Nai continue to say: "I said that there is no water in this situation. Dean Zhang has visited many places in Guangzhou in the past few days. I believe it should not be difficult to judge. We are all from our own people, so I will say it directly. , no matter how much the price of the Guangzhou branch is, I will hold [-]% of the shares, what does Dean Zhang think?"

In terms of the actual investment value, if Li Nai wants to hold [-]% of the shares in the Guangzhou branch, then Zhang Jinbao must be the one who takes advantage.But for Zhang Jinbao, the signboard of Jonesy Academy was the most valuable. The intangible assets were not so easy to value, and the price of [-] to [-] was reasonable. If you insist that it is worth [-] to [-], it is difficult to refute it with real evidence.

Of course, with Li Nai's insight and shrewdness, if Zhang Jinbao wanted to play tricks in this kind of link and use the reputation of Johnsey Academy to bargain with Li Nai, he would probably only be humiliating himself.

During this trip to Guangzhou, Zhang Jinbao had witnessed the strength of the Li family with his own eyes. He knew how much he was worth, and he never thought about competing with Li Nai on this kind of thing.The other party's initiative to report the conditions was actually within Zhang Jinbao's acceptable psychological range, and from Li Nai's tone, it was obvious that he was determined to obtain this condition.

Zhang Jinbao didn't rush to reply, and Li Nai didn't rush, just waited patiently for him to figure it out.After a long time, Zhang Jinbao said: "The third young master's condition is not a problem, and I would like to cooperate with Fu Ruifeng to open the academy on this condition. But, since Fu Ruifeng has decided to participate in the operation of this academy, can you help us in other aspects? Also invest some resources to help the academy do some daily publicity?"

"What does Dean Zhang mean?"

"What I mean is, is it possible to use advertising signs to promote the academy in public places like the ones operated under the name of Furuifeng, such as docks, where there is a lot of traffic?" Zhang Jinbao has been thinking about his previous stay in Hong Kong. The giant billboards I saw at the time, this time I found an opportunity to ask Li Nai for these low-cost and effective publicity resources.

Li Nai didn't think too much about it. These special resources of Fu Ruifeng were basically for his own use, and they were not sold to the outside world before, so in his eyes, they were not great resources. It has become a self-owned business, so it is reasonable to use these resources to promote the academy.

So Li Nai nodded readily, and said that Zhang Jinbao could formulate a more detailed publicity plan to see where and in what way the publicity methods needed to be placed, so that the cost could be estimated and allocated in advance.

Zhang Jinbao didn't expect Li Nai to agree to this condition so readily, and he couldn't help but praise: "It's really a pleasure to cooperate with the third young master, and the situation is much smoother than I expected!"

Li Nai smiled and said: "The reason is very simple, because you and I both want to facilitate this matter as soon as possible, and are optimistic about the prospects of this project, so we will not spend too much energy negotiating on the details. We are very clear, Today’s investment can bring more benefits in the future, and the sooner the implementation starts, the more substantial future benefits will be. Compared with future development, there is really no need to care about the current petty profits.”

After Zhang Jinbao heard these words, he couldn't help feeling a little ashamed in his heart. Just two days ago, he was thinking about whether to kick Fu Ruifeng away to cooperate with Haihan Bank in order to control the academy in his own hands, but now Think about it, even if you borrowed one hundred and eighty thousand from Haihan Bank, it would be difficult to buy such an ideal place locally to open an academy, let alone get more publicity channels through Furuifeng to expand the academy Influence.

Although it seems that [-]% of the shares of the Guangzhou branch have been exchanged for the investment of Fu Ruifeng, Zhang Jinbao knows very well that the resources invested by Jonesy Academy are actually far less than those of the partners, and the investment of Fu Ruifeng Part of it is precisely the special resources that Haihan Bank cannot provide.

However, before Zhang Jinbao could understand the pros and cons of the pros and cons, Li Nai took the initiative to mention the matter: "I heard that Manager Guo of Haihan Bank visited Dean Zhang two days ago. The dean borrowed money directly from the bank to raise the funds needed to open the academy?"

Zhang Jinbao was startled, and soon he realized that the place he lived was provided by the Li family, and the servants in the residence were all from the Li family, so if anyone came to visit him on his own initiative, of course he couldn't hide it from Li Nai.And since I don't know Guo Huansu, it is obviously not difficult to deduce the purpose of the other party's hasty visit.

Zhang Jinbao could only secretly rejoice that he was not persuaded by Guo Huan at that time, and chose the method he suggested, otherwise, after Li Nai knew the inside story, how could he have no grievances about it.

Zhang Jinbao said with a strong smile: "The third young master is well-informed, so I really can't hide it from you. The shopkeeper Guo did ask about his intention to come to Guangzhou, and he was concerned about whether he needed additional funds for turnover. But I have also informed Guo Shopkeeper, the Guangzhou Branch is a joint school with Furuifeng, so there should be no worries about funding."

Hearing Li Nai's tone, Zhang Jinbao seemed to be somewhat resentful towards Guo Huan, and he didn't dare to completely follow Li Nai's wishes and blame Guo Huan.

Li Naidao: "I don't mean to blame shopkeeper Guo for his responsibilities. I just hope that Dean Zhang will think clearly, who is the best choice to cooperate with if he wants to open an academy in Guangzhou!"

Zhang Jinbao quickly responded: "It's still a matter of choice. Of course, it is the safest to cooperate with the third young master. When I was in Sanya, I really only asked the third young master to discuss the matter of the Guangzhou branch."

Li Nai nodded and said, "Don't be nervous, Dean Zhang. I'm not planning to ask the teacher for a crime. In fact, I want to say that Dean Zhang can get a loan from shopkeeper Guo, which is convenient for others and convenient for himself in the future. "

Zhang Jinbao couldn't believe his ears. Not only did Li Nai not pursue Guo Huan's poaching, but he even took the initiative to suggest that he borrow money from Guo Huan.

Li Nai said: "Dean Zhang needn't be surprised. More than half of the trade between Furuifeng and Haihan Country is settled through Haihan Bank, so I am no stranger to Manager Guo. I understand his difficulties. Yes, but Fu Ruifeng is unlikely to ask him to borrow money, so this matter has to be like Dean Zhang to help him."

Hearing this, Zhang Jinbao finally understood that Ganqing Li Nai was planning to give Guo Huan a favor.And he specifically waited until the academy cooperation was finalized before proposing it. Naturally, there was no need to worry that Haihan Bank would intervene in this cooperation project, and then asked Zhang Jinbao to go to Guo Huan to get a symbolic loan in the name of running a school. Everyone can take what they want, and everyone is happy.

After Zhang Jinbao sorted out the intertwined interests, he had to admire Li Nai's ability to deal with people. It's no wonder that the senior officials of Haihan were happy to deal with him.

"The third young master is thoughtful, I really admire it!" Zhang Jinbao expressed his feelings and sincerely praised Li Nai's handling.

Li Nai smiled and said: "If Dean Zhang still has any difficulties, just say it out, and I will solve it as appropriate. In fact, as long as you talk about many things, there will be no problems, especially money. Problems that can be solved with money are easy to discuss!"

Zhang Jinbao takes this very seriously. Fu Ruifeng's solution to the problem is simple, rude and effective. Take the cooperation of the Guangzhou branch as an example. It can be said that what Zhang Jinbao needs, Li Nai can provide, even if it is difficult to find in the market. If he finds a suitable property, he can also provide it to the academy as part of the investment.Zhang Jinbao had no doubt that if he wanted to borrow money from Li Nai, the amount that the other party could lend him would not be much worse than that of Guo Huan.

He has already seen that Li Nai belongs to the kind of people who don't care too much about the expenses in the process as long as they can achieve their goals. Simply put, they are rich and willful.Usually people with this kind of personality can easily become a black sheep in the eyes of the world, but Li Nai is different. He not only uses money to solve problems, but also uses money to create more wealth. The main reason for Fu Ruifeng's external spokesperson.

(End of this chapter)