Spring Breeze Twenty Years

Chapter 713 News of the Opening of Anton and Xidu

Han San said, "Isn't it fashionable to lay floor tiles now? Aren't you using them?"

Engineer Wang shook his head and said, "The walls and toilet are usable, but the floor is not. It's not hard enough; it will crumble after a few steps."

Han San said, "The ones here definitely won't work. In eastern Guangdong, they have special paving bricks, 300*300, 400*400, and there are many different patterns."

Xiao Wei said, "I haven't seen it before. Engineer Wang, have you?"

Engineer Wang said, "No, it's different from what's sold in the market here."

Han San said, "It's definitely different, it's just a bit more expensive than what's available here. But since you're buying the whole building, you can buy directly from the manufacturer, and I reckon the price will come down."

Xiao Wei said, "Let's talk about it later. By the way, Engineer Wang, once the exterior walls of the top fifteen floors are sealed, leave them empty for now. You just need to get the water pipes and main lines installed. Once the whole thing is finished, you don't need to worry about it anymore. We can start working from the eighteenth floor downwards."

Engineer Wang asked, "You want to open a hotel?"

Xiao Wei pointed at Han San and said, "Third Brother has some ideas. Let's keep them for now; we won't use them all anyway."

Engineer Wang said, "Setting up a hotel is fine too. I'll arrange it like this. Once the main line is up and the water supply and drainage are set up, I'll leave the elevator part to you."

"Xiaowei, are you up there?" Chen Hui's voice came through.

Xiao Wei called out, "It's on the second floor, come up here."

After a while, Chen Hui walked over. Chen Xiao had lost a lot of weight during her month of postpartum confinement, and he didn't look so bloated now. Engineer Wang smiled and said, "Xiao Hui is a handsome young man now that he's lost some weight. Keep it up, don't gain it back, or you'll suffer even more."

Chen Hui said, "Oh dear, I don't think my son will ever gain weight before he starts school. This is so tiring. I have to hold him as soon as he opens his eyes, or he'll cry. He wakes up three or four times a night."

Engineer Wang said, "Everyone has to go through this once in their life. Your father took care of you in the same way back then."

Xiao Wei asked, "What are you doing here? Is something wrong?"

Chen Hui said, "Li Na called and said everything's ready over there, the staff are all in place, and they're ready to open. She asked how we're going to do it, the date, and so on. Also, Wang Gang and Li Weibing have some news about the land in Xidu; they want us to go there. What should we do?"

Xiao Wei said, "We'll start installing the equipment here soon. Brother San came to take measurements today, and the workers will probably have to come over in a couple of days to start training."

Chen Hui asked, "Then what should we do?"

Xiao Wei thought for a moment and said, "We definitely have to go to Xidu, it's a big deal. As for Fengtian, I think we should set up the food factory and seasoning factory first, and open the store once they're in normal production. In the meantime, we can train staff and recruit suppliers. One of us definitely has to go to Andong, and then we can ask Brother Liu to help us hire some people to make the opening a big event."

Chen Hui said, "The key is the date. How do we set the date?"

Xiao Wei thought for a moment and said, "Let's just leave the food factory to Brother Long, including the one in Andong. Let Brother Long take care of everything, and we'll go to Xidu. We can have a trial operation at the Andong Hotel first, without unveiling the sign or launching GG. Just open it up first and let the staff get familiar with it. We'll go there to unveil the sign when we get back from Xidu, okay? I estimate it won't take more than a few days in Xidu."

Chen Hui nodded and said, "Okay, as long as you have arrangements, that's fine. I'm so overwhelmed by all the things happening at once. Oh, by the way, Zhang Wei came over with three people. He said you sent him to work here, right? I've arranged for him to work in the real estate department."

Xiao Wei said, "Yes, I called for it. Don't worry about his side for now; the work isn't finished yet. He'll only be overseeing those few jobs. I plan to open the restaurants in Fengtian one by one, completing one before moving on to the next. We'll open the cake shop and other places together once everything is ready and staff is in place. What do you think?"

Chen Hui said, "You've already made the arrangements, what's the point of asking me? Where's Brother Long?"

Xiao Wei said, "He's out there, working on the sales aspect of the planned food factory. He's driving all over Fengtian. We don't care about his business. Wang is in charge of the real estate arrangements. We just need to take care of things outside."

Chen Hui said, "Then what am I supposed to do?"

Xiao Wei said, "Once the houses are ready in a few days, go and attract investment. Get those shopping malls up and running, rent out the counters quickly, hire some staff to manage them, and figure out the business and tax matters. We need to start making some money. If a suitable house comes along, we should buy it."

Chen Hui said, "That mudfish came back from Dalian and then went to Anshan, taking a thousand yuan from me. He negotiated several houses in Dalian; the documents are on my desk. Take a look tonight."

Engineer Wang said, "You guys are really going all out; you've got guts."

Han San laughed and said, "The bigger the better, the bigger the better. I can't wait for them to expand nationwide so we can also get a share of the profits."

Xiao Wei said, "Then you shouldn't even think about it. It's impossible. I went out for a while and I felt that things were difficult in the South. The differences between the South and our area are too great. Places like Shanghai, Chongqing, and Guangzhou have completely different food and amenities. Restaurants definitely wouldn't work there."

Han San said, "Cake shops and food factories are the same all over the world."

Chen Hui glanced at Han San and said, "Why would I source equipment from you if I were opening a cake shop in the south? I could just contact the manufacturers directly for wholesale. Why would I need you to go through the trouble?" Baking and food equipment all come from eastern Guangdong. It's definitely more cost-effective to source from eastern Guangdong when going south.

Xiao Wei and Engineer Wang laughed. Han San said, "Isn't personalized service good? When your orders increase, mine will too. Can you outdo me? The price will definitely be different from now."

Xiao Wei said, "That's getting off-topic. That's all many years from now; whether it's even possible is another matter. Third Brother, how many days will it take you here?"

Looking at the blueprints in his hand, Han San said, "About a week should be enough to finish them."

Xiao Wei said, "Then I'll have Brother Long contact you tomorrow. You two can discuss it here. Xiao Hui and I are going to Xidu, it'll only take three or four days."

Han San said, "Okay, I'll come over and install it right away. You just need to arrange the electrician. Once the equipment is installed, we can bring in more people in time. The factory is testing that soup-making machine. The three-cooking method you mentioned is a bit difficult, but the factory technician said it's not a big problem. It's just that it's quite bulky and will take up some space."

Xiao Wei said, "Just on the first floor over there, we can fit three machines, plus a filling machine and a packaging machine. You can arrange it for us."

Han San said, "It should be possible. I looked at the blueprints. It's just a big tank and a small tank. The small tank is used for cleaning and boiling, while the large tank is used for cooling and draining the oil. Then it's connected to the filling equipment, and that's about it. Adding ingredients and coding can be done manually, so it doesn't take up much space."

Xiao Wei nodded and said, "We need to get two more grinding machines, the finer the better."

Han San said, "That's a small matter. I'll get you two imported ones."

I'm adjusting these next few days, so I'll only be updating twice a day for now. I'll make up for it later.

(End of this chapter)