Dramatic changes in the movies and TV shows

Chapter 1055 As expected

Qian Yougen was stunned when he heard this. It cost a lot of money to renovate the house. Of course he knew this kid's background. He heard that the house was lost by his father. Could it be possible that he redeemed it?
But these were none of his business, so after thinking for a while he said:

"Speaking of the ancient building industry, there are two companies that have done outstanding work. One is the Wang family's Longji Construction Factory, and the other is Master Lu's Luji Construction Factory!"

"The two families once worked together to renovate the Prince Cheng's Mansion!"

"Oh, can you tell me in detail?" Lin Hao asked curiously, because Lin Hao had a hunch that this was most likely another world of film and television dramas.

Qian Yougen drank a sip of wine and ate some snacks before he slowly said:
"This Lu Ji has good skills and is a master in the ancient building industry. However, he is still a little inferior to Wang Mantang of Long Ji. Therefore, the renovation of Chengjunwang Mansion is mainly based on Long Ji, and Lu Ji is supplementary!"

"It's just that Longji was unlucky. After the renovation of the Prince's Mansion, the employer sold the house and fled to the south!"

"I haven't received the balance yet. I had to borrow a high-interest loan to pay my workers. I guess I can't continue the business!"

"In general, Lu Ye is a bit unscrupulous, but his skills are fine. Wang Mantang of Longji has good character, but he is sometimes too honest, otherwise he would not have cut off his funds."

"As for repairing your courtyard house, any family can do it. It depends on who you are willing to find. But Long Ji has to be more reliable."

After listening to Qian Yougen's words, Lin Hao also discovered that this guy subconsciously tended towards Wang Mantang of Longji.

Of course, Lin Hao does not reject this. Everyone has such a tendency in their hearts, and which side one tends to lean towards also represents the person's character or tendency towards good and evil.

By the time they had almost finished drinking, Lin Hao had basically known all the information he wanted to know.

Seeing that Qian Yougen was drunk, Lin Hao also decided to go to Longji to take a look, maybe he would get something there.

So Lin Hao came to the door and saw several foreign cars waiting in line for business, so he shouted to them:

"Rickshaw driver, come here!"

Immediately, a porter who was in the front of the queue came to Lin Hao with a rickshaw and said:
"Where is this gentleman going?"

There was a word "Xu" on the clothes of the cart porter, which was obviously the Xu Ji Cart Shop owned by Xu Tian's father Xu Yunnuo.

Xuji Car Dealership is a car dealership with a monopoly in Qianmen, but it can only do this kind of low-end business.

"Send this Mr. Qian back to the office. You can take the dollar and don't need to ask for change!" Lin Hao said, pointing at Qian Yougen.

"Okay, thank you!" Then the two of them helped Qian Yougen onto the rickshaw.

Looking at the car going away, Lin Hao turned around and took another rickshaw to Long Kee.

Qian Yougen on the other side suddenly opened his eyes after walking away for a distance. Looking at his appearance, he didn't look drunk at all.

"There should be nothing wrong with this Lin Hao. It seems that he has made a fortune. I just don't know where his money comes from?"

"Forget it, it's better not to worry about it. Curiosity kills the cat. If you get involved in something serious, you will suffer a great loss!"

"He has been able to live in the police station safely for so many years without any accidents, because he doesn't ask around, doesn't get involved, and doesn't push people into desperate situations!"

"But with the little money I have now, when can I go to Yihongyuan and redeem Zhao Chunhua!"

"Oh!" Qian Yougen sighed. He also wanted to get rich, but unfortunately he had no way, or no safe way.

Zhao Chunhua was his child bride, the girl of his neighbor, two years older than him. Zhao Chunhua had taken care of him since he was a child.

Later he came to the capital, leaving Zhao Chunhua at home to take care of his old mother. Unfortunately, his mother fell ill and had no money to treat her illness, so Zhao Chunhua had no choice but to sell herself to the Yihongyuan.

But in the end, the little money she earned from selling her body was still not enough to save his mother.

But since then, Zhao Chunhua jumped into this fire pit, and Qian Yougen has always believed that it was all his fault.

Therefore, if any case occurs in the area, he will actively investigate it because he needs the reward money.

But how can you save money just by doing this?
It would be better for him to make more money by collecting protection fees like other black people, but he couldn't do such a thing because he couldn't live with it.

When the rickshaw took him to the government office, the driver was about to leave, but was stopped by Qian Yougen.

"My brother is used to spending money lavishly, so he still needs to find the money. Don't listen to his nonsense!"

"How about this, I'll give you a few coppers and you give me back the dollars!"

One dollar is not a small amount of money, it is one-fifth of his monthly salary.

I was so happy while driving the cart, and I put all my strength into sending the person to the police station, but now I feel that my happiness was in vain. It's so damn unlucky.

But he had no choice. He had to return it. The man was wearing black leather.

"Look at what you said. I also think this is too much money. It's too hot to handle. I dare not accept it. Now it's good like this, very good!"

He honestly took out a dollar and returned it to Qian Yougen, then left with a few copper coins, cursing as he walked a few steps.

Although no curses were uttered out loud, judging from the shape of his lips, the words contained a lot of mammy content.

"Sure. I made two dollars this morning, and I got a free drink. If I can live like this for another six months or a year, I'll have enough money saved up."

Qian Yougen pinched the ocean with his fingernails and blew on it, then put it to his ear, trying hard to listen to the wonderful sound.

After that, I just found a quiet place in the office, lay down and slept until the end of get off work.

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I took my time driving to Long Kee Construction Factory. After getting off the bus and paying the fee, I wondered if I should buy a bicycle.

I guess I won’t be able to ride in this rickshaw for much longer. After all, well, some things are hard to say.

Even though these rickshaw drivers support their families with their own feet, they are still inferior to others and should not exist.

Lin Hao thought like this against his will and then entered Longji Construction Factory.

From what Qian Yougen said, Longji is a well-known century-old brand with a good reputation.

It is said that it has existed since the Ming Dynasty and has survived until now. It is not just an ordinary century-old brand, but a brand that has been around for hundreds of years.

Lin Hao walked into the construction factory, where there were a lot of wood piled up, but most of them were elm, fir, and relatively cheap wood.

This wood is not a good product, it is a softwood, easy to process and cheap.

However, there are also a small amount of hardwood such as beech and cypress, but these are also relatively cheap common woods. Lin Hao is rich now, so he must use hardwood to make furniture. Not to mention a full set of mahogany, at least he should use some golden nanmu.

Lin Hao didn't expect to sell it for a high price decades later. Others might regard it as an investment, but Lin Hao simply felt that this thing was comfortable to use.

As a person who has traveled through the heavens and all realms, I do have this confidence.

"Where's your boss?"

In addition to these woods, there are also some people chatting lazily, playing chess, and resting listlessly.

But when they heard Lin Hao's voice, everyone knew that business had come and they instantly became excited.

We have not been open for more than 4 months, and we have to rely on Manager Wang to borrow money to pay salaries. If we don't reopen, everyone will be left with nothing.

It's so hard to get business coming to you, so you have to treat him like a grandfather.

"Sir, please come in. Do you want to build a house or repair it?" A familiar man wearing work clothes but dressed neatly.

Isn't this Qinfangju, Kong Laochi, the professional sauce maker? Lin Hao complained in his heart.

At this point Lin Hao has confirmed that this is definitely a film and television world, but he has never seen it.

However, Lin Hao said calmly:
"Renovate the house, a three-story courtyard, and also need a full set of furniture for the main room and the side rooms!"

Lin Hao had thought about this before he came. He would definitely have to rent out the house in the front yard. Even if he didn't, the street office would help him rent it out.

So the furniture in the front yard is no longer needed. As for the main house in the middle and back yards and the side rooms on both sides, he decided to let people move in before the end of next year. By then, the street office will not be able to force them to move out.

In fact, the core of the problem is that the street will take away the right to rent a house and then act as a rental middleman.

It’s not about how much money the street makes, it’s mainly about the tenants they arrange, and they cannot force them to move out.

Lin Hao certainly couldn't accept this, so he was thinking whether he should take the initiative to arrange for someone to move in when the time comes.

"What's this gentleman's name?"

Hearing the sound coming from the front yard, a man with droopy eyes who lived in the innermost part of the construction factory came out and greeted them. It was none other than Wang Mantang, the current manager of Longji.

"Secretary Dakang!" Lin Hao almost shouted out, but he quickly changed his words when the words came to his lips.

"I am Lin Hao." Lin Hao also cupped his hands and said, "I guess you are the famous shopkeeper of Longji Wang in Beijing!"

"Okay, okay, I'm Wang Mantang!" Hearing this, Wang Mantang smiled and said eagerly, "I heard that you want to renovate the house and make furniture!"

"Yes, the house is a quadrangle with three entrances. It has not been repaired since my grandfather's generation. Now the yard looks a bit run-down and there are problems in some places."

"All the furniture in our house that was worth some money was sold by my father."

I recently started a business and made some money, so I thought about renovating the house and buying new furniture to make it feel like home. Besides, it would be a shame if the house is still in such a state of disrepair and shabby condition when we are about to get married, right? "

"That makes sense!" Wang Mantang agreed and asked, "But how do you plan to repair it?"

"Oh, is there anything else to say about this?" Lin Hao really didn't understand this aspect, or he had never understood it in detail.

"There's a lot to say about this. Major repairs and minor repairs are definitely different. The materials used are different, and the price difference is also huge!"

"It would be better if you let me go to your house and take a look, so that I can give you a price!"

When Lin Hao heard this, he felt that Wang Mantang was indeed reliable and he felt at ease leaving the task to someone like him.

"That's fine, Manager Wang, please come with me to take a look!"

Afterwards, Wang Mantang brought Lao Xiao, the one who first received Lin Hao, um, the man who looked like Kong Laochi, and soon they arrived at No. 56 Maoer Hutong.

Lin Hao took Wang Mantang around the three courtyards, front, middle and back, while Wang Mantang was knocking and hammering on the main beams, walls and other places.

After Wang Mantang carefully inspected it, he nodded and praised:
"I just took a look and the house is in pretty good condition. Most of the materials are still usable. It doesn't need a major overhaul, just some minor repairs will do!
"Xiao Xiu, if it's less than 300 dollars, it should be enough!"

Although Wang Mantang was short of money and had not started construction, he did not deliberately belittle the condition of the house. Instead, he spoke honestly and gave a reasonable price!

Lin Hao nodded with satisfaction.
But this house does not need major repairs, and the main beams and load-bearing columns will not be moved. Minor repairs are indeed not expensive, but there are many minor problems, and it will take a lot of effort.

Although he was not from the ancient building industry, the price Wang Mantang offered was actually lower than Lin Hao's estimate, so he knew that the other party was not fooling him.

So Lin Hao pointed to the empty room and said, "Where's the furniture? A full set!"

"It's hard to say about furniture. It depends on what kind of material you want," said Wang Mantang.

"What if we use the best material?" Lin Hao asked.

"The best materials are nothing more than sandalwood or golden nanmu, but ordinary furniture doesn't need such large materials, and ordinary hardwood is not that expensive!"

"But this is not expensive, compared to the big stuff, but it is still much more expensive than the ordinary stuff."

Wang Mantang didn't say the price, but it's probably not cheap. If it's red wood or golden nanmu, it would probably be several times more expensive.

"Since I've asked you to help with the repairs and furniture making, I naturally won't use ordinary materials!" Lin Hao said with a smile.

"Make furniture with redwood and golden nanmu!"

Wang Mantang's heart skipped a beat when he heard this. He was afraid that he might have encountered a big deal this time, so he suppressed his excitement and said:
"I see that most of the rooms in your house are unfurnished. Have you furnished all of them?"

Lin Hao hesitated for a moment after hearing this. Originally, he only wanted to build the main house and wing rooms in the middle courtyard and the backyard. After all, the front yard and the workshop might be rented out in the future.

However, after encountering three film and television worlds in succession, Lin Hao felt that his plan should be adjusted. In the future, both the central courtyard and the backyard might not be able to accommodate him.

Thinking of this, I decided to make furniture for all the rooms. As for whether to rent them out or use them for other purposes in the future, I would decide when the time comes.

Lin Hao believed that with his ability, there would always be a way to solve it, so Lin Hao smiled and said:

"Of course, all of them are made, but the back house doesn't need such good wood, ordinary hardwood will do. Just give me an estimate of the actual price!"

Wang Mantang's eyes lit up when he heard this. He had indeed received a big deal today, so he did some mental calculations and said:
"Mr. Wang is straightforward, so I won't hide it anymore. It just so happens that our Longji Construction Factory once passed down a batch of golden nanmu materials. It's not good enough to make large materials for pillars, but it's definitely more than enough to make a few sets of furniture!"

(End of this chapter)