My Lord, you need to stand up!

Chapter 751 Know exactly what you want

The generator at Hongyan Factory is not one of those small shops that temporarily generate electricity by clicking on the curb.

The 500-kilowatt generator set is like a 212 engine, weighing several tons, and is installed in the underground space. It consumes hundreds of liters of fuel per hour!

But the 500-degree power supply per hour does indeed make "Jiangzhou New World Commercial Center" the brightest star on the whole street.

Not to mention the electricity consumption of the two six-story buildings plus the central air conditioning equipment on the roof, a large number of additional neon lights were also added to the exterior walls.

It was only late May, and without any advertising, the entire city already knew that a new shopping mall was going to open in the northern district.

Somewhat unexpectedly, except for Wei Dong, starting from the latter part of the month, a sign was put up to advertise free commercial markets for business, and citizens flocked to inquire, register, rent, and renovate.

Wei Dong, being an expert in the field, provided guidance without needing to waste words, and helped with making display boards, printing leaflets and forms.

Why bother explaining so much? Just read the details on the side yourself.

If you can't even understand this, then you probably have some intellectual problems, and you'd better not waste your money opening a shop.

The two buildings are triangular blocks joined together to form a square, as if a passageway had been cut diagonally across a whole block, the purpose of which was, of course, to have more "street-facing" storefronts.

The corners of each floor are also slightly narrowed inwards, leaving a small public terrace space on each floor where fiberglass tables and chairs can be placed for relaxation.

Then there are three or four skybridges on each floor connecting the two sides.

Although it appears to be a messy and haphazard arrangement, it actually provides basic shelter from the wind and rain at the bottom.

It has a kind of chaotic beauty from haphazard design.

It was purely a case of Wei Dong, who had knowledge but lacked understanding, giving chaotic orders, which his subordinates absolutely and steadfastly carried out.

But the overall appearance created by the black and white stone and glass exterior walls absolutely crushes all the department stores at the moment, and even many in Hong Kong cannot match this bursting "nouveau riche" vibe.

Who made that county's stone materials later become among the best in the country, the whitest and of the highest quality?

It's now so cheap, almost the same price as tiles.

The combination with glass does indeed give it a very high-end feel.

The floor is covered with mottled tiles, which are not slippery but are a bit difficult to clean.

Wei Dong taught them to collect a large amount of lathe shavings from the machine factory to make steel wool. Security guards and cleaners are a perfect match. Back then, he had secretly kept an eye on the cleaning ladies in the compound.

These tasks are familiar to me.

The six floors on both sides house management offices and a budget hotel that has just begun interior renovations.

The fifth floor currently only houses the hot pot restaurant owned by Sister Song. With a floor area of ​​500 square meters, it can accommodate nearly ten other restaurants.

Attracting investment from overseas.

The fourth floor is a food street divided into rooms of 40 to 50 square meters, which can accommodate 60 restaurants. Currently, the same group of people from the food street in the factory area have opened a second branch, occupying more than 20 shops.

The remaining ones will also be offered to investors.

The third floor is divided into 20-square-meter rooms, where you can sell whatever you want, as long as it's not illegal or prohibited. There are 150 rooms in total.

Sister Duan recruited more than ten people from her former wholesale market partners to open shops.

The zoo's shops have also basically moved over to open branches.

There are fewer than forty in total.

We definitely need to attract investment.

The second floor is divided into three-by-three small rooms, which are cheaper and offer more freedom!
It costs 120 yuan per month, or 1200 yuan if you rent it for the whole year.

Of the 250 booths, there is currently only one booth offering psychological counseling and emotional prediction.

I must say, this shop really has a finishing touch effect. All the citizens who have come here feel that as long as I open my imagination, there is nothing I can't do!
Two years ago, they were saying that buying and selling was prohibited and that they would cut off the tails (i.e., restrictive business practices), but now they have suddenly opened it up so that anyone can do some small business.

Before the mid-1980s, every city and county town had a few small vendors selling food at stalls.

Those are mostly descendants of people who have run the business for generations and have obtained the manual laborer's permits that are relatively rare in the city. They are often descendants of people with less desirable social class backgrounds.

Actually, this kind of business can already make money.

Even if you just sell tofu pudding, dan dan noodles, wontons, or dumplings, you can earn a lot of money quietly over decades.

Those who are good at thinking things through can actually figure out the profits involved.

But they couldn't bring themselves to do it, because if they were caught, they would really be punished.

Self-employed individuals are also a profession that is looked down upon.

These old vendors also had their fair share of New Year's greetings over the years.

Is it completely open now? Can we even hire workers?
If the free market was the first step, and Wei Dong tested it in Shangzhou two or three years ago, then allowing the hiring of workers is the huge second step.

This means that class differences have re-emerged.

Anyway, you pay a one-month deposit and rent for at least three months.

The second, third, and fourth floors were sold out in seconds!

The property was quickly rented by people from all over the city who had heard the news and were hoping to start their own businesses.

There was a ten-day rent-free renovation period before the opening on June 1st, but that period ended after the opening.

The two buildings were suddenly filled with people coming and going every day, a scene of busy renovation and decoration.

Construction is underway 24 hours a day.

Wei Dong was put back into his old ways, issuing access permits and allowing only contracted homeowners to enter and exit. Anyone bringing workers during renovations had to go through procedures. Fire prevention and theft prevention measures were implemented through patrols during the renovation process, and everything was governed by rules and regulations.

With so much security work involved, let's register and establish a security company and dispatch employees to different organizations.

In particular, the guard company can now legitimately change shifts.

In the past, factories and motorcades could employ a lot of security guards, but zoos were considered major employers.

The emergence of commercial centers has made all the smaller businesses pale in comparison.

Don't be fooled by his status as a de facto billionaire; those are all strategic decisions based on seizing opportunities through his "Sky Eye" (a business intelligence tool). When it comes to actually getting things done, these are the kinds of jobs he excels at.

So he was busy every day in the business center, but he always managed to finish work and leave by 4:30 pm.

I picked up the mother of my second child, and then picked up my daughter from school.

The main idea is to avoid getting too caught up in the surrounding affairs. Play some ball in the evening, have a drink and chat with the leaders of various departments in the evening to sort out the overall plan, and then go home to practice that dual cultivation skill. Isn't that wonderful?

Occasionally, when I go downstairs, I can see Yuan Yuanzi sitting upright in a cubicle on the second floor, with Cheng Lang sitting behind her. In front of her are a line of shop owners, decorators, and construction workers. It seems like everyone wants to have their fortune told for five cents.

She has the best business.

Song Xiuqin, who runs a hot pot restaurant, is very envious: "Only after following you to make your business bigger did I realize how many things there are to worry about. Sometimes I think that it would have been happiest to just set up two or three tables and make some money simply like you."

Wei Dong said coldly, "Then you can give up all of this at any time and go back to just set up two or three tables."

Sister Song quickly waved her hand and said she was just lamenting: "When we were small shops, anyone could take advantage of us. Opening a restaurant on the food street also has its share of troubles. Only when we truly catch up with Boss Rang's scale can we stop being bullied."

Wei Dong looked at her and said, “It’s fine for you to open a hot pot restaurant at the Beijing Liaison Office, but I hope you understand that you shouldn’t believe those legends around the capital. Don’t think that you can do whatever you want just because you’ve latched onto some powerful figure. Running a restaurant well is the most important thing for you.”

Song Xiuqin thought it was a warning against switching sides, so she quickly pledged her loyalty: "No, no, absolutely not. Director Qin repeatedly told me to follow your leadership closely. There are all sorts of people in Beijing, and we from small places wouldn't dare to mess with them. I will never get involved with them again."

Ren Weidong didn't elaborate further: "How's the hot pot restaurant business in Pingjing?"

Song Xiuqin thought it was an audit and money distribution: "It just opened last month, and it's a branch of the original Jianghu cuisine restaurant. With twelve tables, it can turn over tables every day, and the total turnover is maintained at four to five thousand yuan. I just came back to hand over the profit distribution account to the Bailou Finance Center."

Wei Dong was both amused and exasperated: "What do I need your little bit of money for? Just run your business well and help Jiangzhou establish a brand. Just don't ruin its reputation with the ingredients, the taste, or the word-of-mouth. I have budget hotels and luxury hotels opening in Beijing and Shanghai. Let's see if you can make it into a high-class establishment. That's what real skill is."

Sister Song, with the unique Jiangzhou people's江湖气 (jianghu qi, a kind of chivalrous spirit) and cunning: "I understand. I actually have an idea. First, I used to often meet with the performance team at the zoo with Xiao Duan. Second, after I came to Pingjing, Director Ai of the advertising company heard that he was your friend and sometimes came over for dinner to chat about work. I was thinking, why don't we build a stage for the hot pot restaurant to perform singing and dancing? We can find the performers from Jiangzhou. It's cheap, but it's very suitable for the atmosphere of Pingjing. They like this kind of occasion where they eat, drink, watch something, and cheer."

Wei Dong squinted and thought for a moment. He wasn't familiar with this kind of scene either. It was almost non-existent in China now, and abroad... he hadn't had a chance to see it yet.

But Ying nodded and said, "You can try, but I remind you that first of all, you must not get involved in anything related to pornography, gambling, or drugs. Secondly, don't take too big a step. Think three steps ahead for every one you take. Especially in Beijing, you need to observe the social reaction. For example, here, the starting point is not to make a lot of money, but to create more jobs."

Song Xiuqin bowed repeatedly and said yes.

Two days later, Wei Dong heard from Erwa's mother that the hot pot restaurant had paid 50,000 yuan in management fees because the hot pot restaurant in Jiangzhou was using the Dongsheng name.

Wei Dong laughed and scolded him, then told Song Xiuqin to change the name to Hongguang, and to see if there was a possibility of simultaneous expansion and development with Hongguang Hotel in the future.

Of course, this was said on Children's Day.

Early in the morning, the eldest princess sneaked out from next door, jumped onto this bed, stepped on her aunt, and pried open Wei Dong's eyelids to warn him: "Tiger! Tiger! Holy crap..."

This completely dispelled Wei Dong's morning grumpiness. He took off Feng Chu's bare arm, wrapped it in the blanket, and got up.

First, she took her daughter outside to practice Tai Chi. When they returned, Dong Xueqing, with the lazy and charming demeanor of a young woman, got up and changed her clothes several times, asking Wei Dong if it was alright before the family drove their minivan to the northern district.

Wei Dong also had to explain to his daughter, "A shop is opening near home. We're going there for breakfast today, and there will definitely be lots of delicious food. After that, we'll go to the zoo to play with the tigers..."

Look at the current state of Wei Dong's family.

That's a commercial center of over 30,000 square meters.

This is the first privately-owned commercial center of this scale in Jiangzhou, and even in the Southwest region, and perhaps even in the whole country.

(End of this chapter)