Beating the New First-tier: Starting from Abandoned Gas Stations

Chapter 33 Three Wells
"Just one hour"

There was a long silence on the other end of the phone to make sure he had heard correctly before he asked tentatively,

"Could it be that they designed a small garden with a quadrangle?"

The man who called Liang Xun was named Bai Ming. Before Liang Xun retired, he was the first vice president of the Xia Guo Ancient Architecture Research Institute. Now he is the president of the Xia Guo Ancient Architecture Research Institute and a first-level inspector.

In Bai Ming's opinion, being able to design a small garden with a courtyard in just one hour is already an incredible achievement in the ancient building industry.

"A small garden? They've created the Grand View Garden from Dream of the Red Chamber!"

Liang Xun said with some pride.

He could imagine the other person's reaction after hearing these words.

as predicted,

The next moment, Bai Ming's voice on the phone sounded like a warning.
"What"

Ten seconds later, the air raid sirens finally stopped.
"Director Liang, you're kidding, right? Who can do that in an hour? This is simply impossible!"

"I thought it was impossible, but it's true! I later carefully studied the design drawing, and it matched the description in the original book by over 95%."

Although it was already the next day, Liang Xun's face was still full of admiration when the design drawings of the Grand View Garden were mentioned.

"This"

call!
It took Bai Ming on the other end of the phone a long time to calm down.
"Dean Liang, doesn't that mean we can formally invite him to participate in that project?"

Bai Ming's tone has slowly changed from shock to extreme ecstasy.

"From a professional perspective, there's definitely no problem. If I can easily draw the design for the Grand View Garden in an hour, then making a dovetail joint and a toad joint by hand should be easy!"

Liang Xun pondered for a moment and then added,

"But they have their own business here and are about to rebuild the Grand View Garden. Why should they waste their time helping us? They have no legitimate reason to do so! And helping is always just helping, it's impossible for them to go all out."

"Liang Yuan, then."

Bai Ming followed in silence.

"Then what should we do? We've been trying so many ways to solve this problem for several years, and now we finally see hope."

"I think so, do you think it's okay?"

Liang Xun turned his head and glanced outside the door before expressing his thoughts.
"I thought I'd first recruit Xiao Shente to our Ancient Architecture Institute, make him a part of it, and then let him help out, which would make sense!"

"Special move?"

Bai Ming fell into deep thought.
"Well, doesn't our Institute of Ancient Architecture have two special recruitment quotas every year? Although specially recruited talents must have a doctorate degree, Xiao Shen's ability can no longer be measured by common sense."

Liang Xun said.

"Dean Liang, our school has two direct recruitment quotas, but..."

Bai Ming was a little hesitant.

"Is it not possible? Although Xiao Shen graduated from a third-tier university with a major in fine arts, who can compare with his attainments in ancient architecture? Me? Or you?"

Liang Xun thought that Bai Ming was going to propose direct recruitment conditions, and immediately frowned.

"Dean Liang, I'm not saying they can't recruit PhD candidates, but I'm worried they won't appreciate our salary! Didn't you just mention they have a gas station and are about to build the Grand View Garden?
The annual income they earn could be dozens or even hundreds of times what a doctoral student directly recruited by our institution earns.”

"Besides, people there are free to do whatever they want without being constrained by the rules and regulations of public officials."

Bai Ming sighed.

"Uh, that."

Liang Xun was speechless.

"Director Liang, how about this: I first report the specific situation to our higher authorities and see if we can try to negotiate for some more conditions! Once we have them, you can go and talk to Xiao Shen."

Bai Ming expressed his plan.

"Yes, the higher authorities have long known the importance of this matter and should approve some special policies, but we have to hurry!"

After a brief thought, Liang Xun replied.

The Ancient Architecture Research Institute is affiliated with the Xia Kingdom's Cultural Department, a policy-making authority. "Don't worry, I'll contact the higher-ups shortly."

Bai Ming promised.

"Row!"

"By the way, Dean Liang, what are you doing right now? Have you had breakfast? Isn't there a place to have breakfast over there?"

After talking about the serious matters, Bai Ming's tense mood finally dissipated.

“Drawing a picture!”

Liang Xun took a bite of the compressed biscuit, then glanced at the drawings on the table, and there was a hint of helplessness in his words.

"You're drawing, too?"

"Xiao Shen's gas station needs to rebuild the living area. I wanted Xiao Shen to focus on building the Grand View Garden, so I took on this project."

"Mr. Liang, isn't this a piece of cake for you? And to be honest, I'm actually very curious to see what the Grand View Garden he designed will look like after it's completed."

Bai Ming said immediately.

"Don't mention it. You should understand how much pressure it is to design an antique building in front of Xiao Shen! It really won't work if I don't bring out my best."

The skill of speaking,
Liang Xun picked up the pen and drew a few strokes on the manuscript paper.

What appeared on the manuscript paper was the outline of a four-story ancient building that was forty meters long and fifteen meters high, but it was still a long way from being completed.

"Okay, then you go ahead and do your work. I'll go apply for the policy for us."

"Ok!"

at the same time,

Next to the dismantled old snow shelter,

Shen Chuan has found Lu Fang, the head of the Gequan Branch of Xiaguo Petroleum Northwest Branch.

"Mr. Lu, were you looking for me earlier?"

After shaking hands, Shen Chuan spoke.

"Mr. Shen, didn't you say last night that you wanted to contact a reliable contractor? I called a few and asked them. They will be here around 4 pm. You can meet with them directly then!"
Use whoever you think is suitable!"

Lu Fang replied with a smile.

"This is just a small project. I won't need many."

Shen Chuan paused.

"Mr. Shen, you should be aware of the overall market this year, especially for those working on projects. I mentioned it to my friends, and they all wanted to come! Then I thought, it's a good idea. If more contractors come, you'll have more say, and you might even be able to lower the price."

Lu Fang explained.

"Thank you, Mr. Lu!"

Shen Chuan nodded.

If you think about it this way, there's nothing wrong with a few of them coming over.

"You're welcome. By the way, Mr. Shen, while you were resting this morning, I asked the workers to check the old well. It can be used as long as the pipes are replaced. But I think it would be better to drill a few more wells in this area in case of emergency.

"Where do you think we can drill? I'll have the high-pressure drilling truck start operations this afternoon!"

Lu Fang spoke again.

"Drill two more wells. That'll make three wells in total?"

Shen Chuan subconsciously glanced around the gas station.

According to the plan made last night,

This time, the living area is not planned to be built at the original location but to the east of the gas station, and the Grand View Garden is to be placed to the west of the gas station, so one well is actually enough.

(End of this chapter)