Spring Breeze Twenty Years

Chapter 815 Sanhao Street

Xiao Wei opened the car door, got in, and said, "I have something to do, so I won't keep you company. Bye-bye." He drove off towards Sanhao Street, leaving Yang Mingwei staring in astonishment, mouth agape. A Mercedes, indeed.

Upon arriving at Sanhao Street, Xiaowei went straight upstairs to find Director Li of the management office.

It's also a management office, but this place is much more formal, with an entire floor dedicated to it, and all the staff have their heads held high, as if they have "awesome" written all over their foreheads.

When he arrived at Director Li's office, Xiao Wei checked himself over and, finding nothing wrong, knocked on the door.

"Come in." Xiao Wei pushed open the door and walked in: "Uncle Li."

Director Li, seeing it was Xiao Wei, smiled and stood up from the sofa: "Oh, Boss Zhang, what brings you here today? Is something the matter?" There were two other men sitting on the sofa, looking at Xiao Wei with interest.

Xiao Wei glanced at the two men and said, "Uncle Li, is there something you need? I'll come back later."

Director Li waved his hand and said, "It's nothing, it's nothing, we're all friends, come and sit down. What's up?"

Xiao Wei said, "I'd like a ground-floor shop, three or four hundred square meters would be enough, facing the street. Uncle Li, do you have any around here right now?"

Director Li said, "Three or four hundred square meters? Ground floor facing the street." He thought for a moment, then slowly shook his head and said, "No, it's either too small or too big. What do you want to do with it?"

Xiao Wei said, "How big can it be? Not the second floor, I want a single-level apartment."

Director Li pointed north and said, "It's a single-story building, over 2,000 square meters. It's the building opposite IBM. The entire floor is empty because the original main company withdrew. This is a good opportunity for adjustment, and the individual investors have all moved to other halls."

Xiao Wei rubbed his head a few times; it was over two thousand square meters, that's way too damn big.

Director Li said, "They also want to rent a place and they've got their eye on that location. Why don't you two just chat? Can you use that much space?"

Xiao Wei laughed and said, "I originally thought three or four hundred square meters would be enough, around two thousand square meters. What do they want to do with it? How big do they need?"

One of the men said, "For us who make accessories, two or three hundred square meters is enough."

Xiao Wei thought for a moment and asked Director Li, "Can we partition off the door? Also, how long can we rent it for? It's not worth it if it's too short."

Director Li said, "Let's partition it from the inside. His main entrance is separated by a corner, so one side leads to their side and the other to yours. It'll just be a small corridor, a few meters long. That's the best way. That room has two main doors, but yours is too big; using only one door would be a bit cramped. What do you need to do?"

Xiao Wei said, "That's a good idea. Shall we go over and take a look? Let's see what's going on."

Director Li said, "Okay, then go ahead. To be honest, you're helping them out, otherwise I wouldn't have dared to agree to their request."

A few people went downstairs. The two men drove a small Land Rover. Director Li climbed into Xiao Wei's car and said, "I'll ride in yours. This car is impressive, and I can sit upright." Xiao Wei smiled and drove into Sanhao Street.

By 92, Sanhao Street was already quite prosperous. It was the birthplace of China's computer industry. Completed and put into use in 88, it was called China Computer Software City and was one of the first batch of national high-tech industrial zones. It was several years earlier than Zhongguantun in Beijing. Zhongguantun was only approved in 88 and could only be called an electronics street at first. It was not until 92 that it was officially designated as an industrial experimental park and construction began.

Fengtian Santianhao Street is primarily a research, development, and manufacturing hub, and it's the birthplace of many of China's first computer industry achievements. However, there seems to be a strange phenomenon in China: anything related to Northeast China is rarely promoted by the government and gradually "forgotten."

The official introduction of Zhongguantun now claims it is China's first high-tech industrial experimental park, which is quite an accusation.

The storefront is directly opposite IBM's huge blue sign. There are two main entrances, one on the east and one on the west. To go upstairs, you don't go through the storefront; there's a separate staircase outside. It's a completely independent storefront.

Xiao Wei looked around. This place directly connects to the east gate of Northeast Institute of Technology, the music academy is in the northeast corner, the provincial party school is on the street, and the surrounding area is full of electronics markets, computer markets, and software parks. Further out is the Broadcasting Bureau, which is Liaodong TV Station, as well as many schools and residential areas. The terrain is quite good.

Director Li asked Xiaowei, "How is it? Is it okay?"

Xiao Wei asked, "How much?"

Director Li said, "Three hundred thousand a year, ten-year contract. How about we partition off 200 square meters for them, and they pay fifty thousand for it?"

Xiao Wei said, "Okay, Uncle Li, you're in charge. Let's rent it then, and get it down quickly so I can tidy up. When will the partition wall be finished?"

Director Li said, "Once it's decided, I'll find someone to handle it right away. Don't worry, it'll be quick."

Xiao Wei said, "Okay, let's sign it then. I'm going to Harbin in the next few days, so the sooner the better."

Director Li glanced at the two people wandering around inside the storefront and asked Xiao Wei, "What are you going to Harbin for?"

Xiao Wei said, "I built a building in Xidu this year, and I guess Harbin is interested in the same thing. They sent me an invitation from the investment promotion department. I'll go take a look, and if it's suitable, I'll take a piece of land and build there. I've practically become a professional real estate developer these past two years."

Director Li said, "Wow, your business has really grown big now, you've even built a multi-story building. Has it been built in Fengtian yet?"

Xiao Wei said, "It's built. The headquarters in Wanliu is already finished, and Zhongjie is under preparation. By the way, I don't have all of my space in that building. If any companies or individuals want to rent office space, Uncle Li, could you introduce me to someone?"

Director Li said, "That's no problem. I've spent the whole day dealing with these companies. How many floors are you planning to rent out?"

Xiao Wei said, "I have to do the math, I estimate it'll be about ten stories. I'm planning to open a hotel up there. Uncle Li, do you know anyone in this business? I had a friend who wanted to do it, but it didn't work out. I'm thinking, maybe I should find someone to partner with, and I'll provide the space."

Director Li thought for a moment and said, "So, that thirty-story building next to the zoo, you built it?"

Xiao Wei nodded: "Yes, that building. We'll use the top ten floors ourselves, the middle ten floors will be a hotel, and the rest will be rented out."

Director Li shook his head and said, "The hotel has more than ten floors. Five floors are enough. Your floor is about six or seven hundred square meters, right? Five floors are enough. Any more would be a waste, and we won't have that many customers. I'll help you look for some and make some contact."

Xiao Wei said, "Okay, then we'll have to trouble you, Uncle Li. We don't know anything about that at all; we're completely clueless."

Director Li said, "The key is how you want to run it. What I mean is, just guest rooms are fine. Do you want to run it like Marriott? A gym, bowling alley, swimming pool, shopping mall, bathhouse, restaurant, conference rooms, auditoriums of all sizes—you need a customer base for that. These days, it's not something a private company can pull off."

Xiao Wei said, "No, no, no, we won't do it that way. We'll just make the guest rooms a little nicer and more comfortable, that's all."

(End of this chapter)