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Manager Wang lowered his head and thought for a moment: "Three months should be enough."

Li Mu looked at him and shook his head: "It takes too long."

Manager Wang hesitated for a moment: "Two and a half months, I guess. If we hurry up, we should be able to finish in two and a half months."

Li Mu shook his head and held up two fingers, saying, "Two months. I'll only give you two months at most..."

Manager Wang said with a bitter expression, "Mr. Li, this villa is so big. It's a huge project to do heat protection and sun protection work all over it. Two months is really too tight."

Li Mu remained unmoved and spoke again: "Let's set a two-month limit. If you complete the task one day ahead of schedule with guaranteed quality and quantity, I will give you an extra 30,000 yuan bonus."

"Remember, the renovation project must be completed to a high standard and with high quality and quantity. For every day the project is completed ahead of schedule, a bonus of 30,000 yuan will be given. The longer the project is completed ahead of schedule, the higher the bonus will be."

Manager Wang, who was about to complain, suddenly brightened up when he heard this.

"Mr. Li, please rest assured that we will complete the villa renovation work as quickly as possible and with high quality."

Li Mu smiled and said, "Thank you for your help."

Having finalized the renovation arrangements, Li Mu took another stroll around the villa, when another matter came to mind.

The renovation of the villa will take one or two months, and with the addition of soft furnishings, the villa cannot be occupied for at least two months.

But you can't stay in a hotel for two months straight. Not to mention that some preparations are not suitable to be done in a hotel, what if the heatwave breaks out rapidly and we enter a heatwave apocalypse ahead of schedule? What's the point of staying in a hotel then?

Without a properly renovated villa, there's no stable place to stay, and the storage of supplies will be greatly affected.

After some consideration, I realized that this situation required our attention.

Li Mu wandered around the area near the villa and saw a medium-sized villa closest to his own. Suddenly, his eyes lit up. He wasn't short of money, so he could just buy another villa.

Subsequently, he spent another 40 million to buy a medium-sized villa with a building area of ​​over 700 square meters and a land area of ​​over 800 square meters.

The villa had already been luxuriously renovated; once the interior decoration was completed, it would be ready for move-in in at most two weeks. Li Mu didn't plan to take any precautions against heatstroke or sunburn; he just wanted to move in as soon as possible and have a stable place to stay.

Perhaps, once the other villa is renovated and furnished, and this house is vacant, if there is enough time, we can then carry out heat protection, sun protection, and heat insulation treatments on this villa.

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Two days later, the overall modification plan was completed. It was all done according to Li Mu's requirements, using the best sun protection and heat insulation materials. In other aspects, everything else was also top-notch.

Although it significantly increased the budget, it was worth it.

In addition, as per Li Mu's requirements, the basement was also insulated and reinforced, and a variable frequency silent generator was installed, connected to the villa's electrical system. In the event of a power outage, even if the solar photovoltaic system is unusable, the generator can still meet the entire villa's electricity needs.

After chatting with Manager Wang for a while, I drove back to the hotel.

On the way, he remembered something else. After chatting with Manager Wang, he learned that several customers had consulted him about installing photovoltaic solar panels in the past few days.

There was even another client who, like Li Mu, consulted about doing thermal insulation modifications on his house, but his requirements weren't as extreme as Li Mu's; he only wanted simple thermal insulation modifications.

Clearly, the unusual weather has alerted many sensitive people, especially those who are wealthy and have plenty of free time.

Although many experts have debunked the rumors, saying it was just an isolated extreme weather event and urging everyone not to panic, ordinary people, even if they have some concerns, lack the funds and time to address them.

For wealthy people, there are many different thoughts when faced with such extreme weather.

Although they don't expect to encounter a high-temperature apocalypse, it's always good to be prepared, and making some preparations is nothing to them.

This made Li Mu think of something: the high temperatures would continue, and might even get hotter. This heatwave would not only affect rainfall, but also have a significant impact on hydroelectric power generation.

Next, we will inevitably encounter some power outages.

What if there's a power outage? Generators are one solution, and thin-film photovoltaic solar energy is another.

It is foreseeable that as long as the high temperatures continue, generators and photovoltaic solar energy will continue to sell well for some time, and may even be in short supply.

So, are there quite a few opportunities in this process?

Although having more money is useless, it still makes me itch to make money even when it's right in front of me.

After a boring day in the hotel, Li Mu finally decided to try his hand at stock trading to pass the time.

He left over 100 million yuan in the account, and transferred the remaining 600 million yuan into his stock account. He also activated the margin trading function, doubling his leverage.

Then, Li Mu began looking for companies, targeting mainly those that produce solar photovoltaic thin films and some that specialize in producing generators.

Over the years, solar photovoltaic power generation has experienced ups and downs, from initial enthusiasm to the current mess. Currently, only four companies are still listed, with a market value of only a few billion to several billion yuan.

There are also two listed companies that specialize in generators, and their market capitalization is also not high.

A lower market capitalization is better; the lower the market capitalization, the greater the potential for future price increases.

With 600 million yuan, leveraged twice through financing, totaling 1.2 billion yuan, the company used two days to buy shares in four solar photovoltaic companies and two generator manufacturers.

The market capitalization wasn't large to begin with, and this influx of funds caused the stocks of these companies to rise across the board. In fact, some people may have already spotted the opportunity recently, as the stocks of these companies have been gradually rising for some time.

Li Mu's large-scale acquisition has caused the stock prices of related companies to rise across the board, which may be seen as a signal from the capital market.

As expected, the continued high temperatures and low rainfall caused water levels to drop, significantly impacting hydropower generation.

Many areas have implemented staggered power supply, and some have even experienced power rationing or outages. This situation, coupled with the persistent high temperatures and uncertainty about when power will return to normal, has led to a massive buying frenzy for photovoltaic solar panels and generators.

The popularity of photovoltaic solar energy and generators has been reflected in the capital market, with the stocks of related companies rising across the board, seemingly without end.

Li Mu looked at the ever-increasing numbers in his stock account and smiled faintly.

Chapter 463 Purchasing Materials

Two villas, one under renovation, the other being furnished. Watching the daily increase in the numbers on his stock account, Li Mu felt a bit bored.

So, they rented a warehouse of nearly 1,000 square meters nearby and began to purchase and store supplies.

First, considering the high-temperature apocalypse and the resulting chaos, some self-defense weapons are essential.

There's a saying that goes, "If my neighbor has grain, I have guns; my neighbor is my granary!"

As a wealthy person in a chaotic era, without weapons, it would be impossible to protect so many resources.

The best option is firearms, but those are difficult to obtain in China. It's better to store some crossbow bolts, recurve bows, and compound bows. Some other melee weapons, such as knives, swords, daggers, and bayonets, can also be stored.

If food runs out in the future, we can go hunting.

Of course, while cold weapons are acceptable, firearms are also essential. Li Mu plans to take some time to travel abroad, where there is space available to acquire a batch of firearms.

In addition to weapons, protective equipment is also needed, such as bulletproof shields, body armor, aluminum alloy or stainless steel shields, personal protective armor, etc.

Surveillance equipment is also essential. Li Mu has already contacted a professional company to install a complete set of monitoring and early warning equipment for the villa, including infrared alarms, infrared beam fences, electric fences, and so on.

Besides safety issues, food issues are equally important.

In a post-apocalyptic world of extreme heat, it's uncertain whether crops can still grow normally. Large-scale crop reductions, or even total crop failure, would undoubtedly trigger a food shortage, making stockpiling grain a logical next step.

First, regarding staple food, Li Mu purchased ten tons of dehydrated rice with husks, mainly because it has a long shelf life; it can be stored for ten years, let alone three.

Li Mu also purchased two tons of wheat. It wasn't that he didn't want to buy more, but wheat was more troublesome than rice, as it needed to be processed into flour.

The purchase of these two tons is only for backup purposes; whether we will need them in the future is still uncertain.

In addition, we also purchased a ton of soybeans and mung beans, which can be used to make soy milk or to sprout beans.

If we can't get enough vegetables in the future, bean sprouts will be a rare source of vitamins.

In addition, Li Mu also purchased three tons of barley, oats, lotus seeds, lilies, dried dates, sesame seeds, peanuts, chestnuts, and other grains suitable for long-term storage.

Regarding vegetables, Li Mu purchased a batch of vacuum-packed dried vegetables that could be stored for a long time.

Regarding meat, Li Mu mainly purchased canned meat of various flavors and types, totaling approximately two tons.

We also purchased one ton of cured meats and smoked meats with longer shelf lives, as well as Jinhua ham.

As for fruit, fresh fruit doesn't have a very long shelf life, so canned fruit is the main way to preserve it.

Li Mu purchased three tons of canned fruit of various flavors and types.

Nowadays, canned fruits and meats are popular in the market, as are canned vegetables. Vegetables are dehydrated and processed into various flavors, then vacuum-packed, allowing them to be stored for a long time; some canned vegetables even have a shelf life of over ten years.

Li Mu also purchased three tons of canned vegetables of various types and flavors.

In addition to staple foods and non-staple foods, there were also various seasonings. Li Mu purchased a batch of iodized salt, a ton of sugar, and stockpiled a large amount of various flavored condiments.

Regarding tobacco and alcohol, I've stockpiled over a dozen cases of cigarettes. These have a relatively long shelf life, so I can sell them if needed in the future.

As for alcohol, the purchases were even greater.

Since there is no expiration date, the longer it is stored, the better it tastes. Major domestic brands of baijiu have ordered three to four tons of it together.

Dozens of cases of wines of various brands and flavors were also ordered.

In addition, there was tea; a batch of high-grade tea was purchased at a high price, and half a ton of tea bricks were also ordered. Compared to tea leaves, tea bricks have a longer shelf life, easily reaching ten years, and are easy to store and can be enjoyed for a long time.

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After purchasing the food, Li Mu began purchasing medicines and medical supplies.

Ventilators, oxygen concentrators, various first aid kits, multivitamins, anti-inflammatory drugs, antipyretics, antibiotics, antiparasitic drugs, topical medications, bandages, scalpels, microscopes, mentholatum, sulfur soap, quick-acting heart medicine, Huoxiang Zhengqi (a traditional Chinese medicine for heart health), antiviral drugs, etc.!

They also purchased a large quantity, which is now piled up in the warehouse.

In terms of energy, Li Mu purchased seven or eight spare diesel and gasoline generators, and also purchased a batch of spare materials for solar photovoltaic systems, so that they can be replaced at any time if they are damaged in the future.

Li Mu also purchased several dozen tons of finished gasoline and diesel fuel, but he doesn't know if that will be enough. He will need to make another large-scale purchase once a suitable storage place is found.

In addition, considering extreme situations such as power outages and gas shortages, leaving no energy for cooking, Li Mu ordered more than a dozen coal stoves from a factory. These were quite popular in rural areas more than 20 years ago.

Ten tons of the prepared coal briquettes were also purchased as backup fuel, which should be enough.