Spring Breeze Twenty Years

Chapter 952 Cultural Building

Xiao Wei held out his hand and said, "Let me see, what is it?"

Xia Maosheng put the notebook back in his bag and said, "Why January 1st?"

Chen Hui said, "We didn't sell the house this year. Your school makes so much money. If we start now, wouldn't I be taking advantage of you two?" He dusted off his clothes and said, "If you're touched, give my son a big red envelope at the end of the year."

Xia Maosheng scoffed, and Xiao Wei said, "Let me see what you wrote."

Chen Hui said, "You don't need to look anymore. The minority obeys the majority. Lao Xia and I have approved it."

Xia Maosheng said, "Should we sign a new agreement? Let my wife sign it; I can't sign it myself."

Chen Hui thought for a moment and said, "I'll have my wife sign it too. As for me, it's hard to say right now."

Xiao Wei said, "What the hell is this? I'm not signing it."

Chen Hui said, "That's easy, just have Xiao Hong sign it. Perfect, it's all my wife's signature."

Xia Maosheng and Chen Hui both laughed, and Xiao Wei, who had been lying down, also started laughing.

Xiao Hong, holding Xiao Xiao Hui, peeked out from the corner of the stairs: "What are you three grinning about? Aren't you coming up?"

Little Hui struggled, stretching out his chubby little hand: "Baba, Baba."

Chen Hui ran over with a big smile: "Hey, son."

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The next day, Xiaowei instructed Sister Liu to send someone to Xiangbei to discuss Citroën.

"We currently have the Northeast China distributorships for Tianjing Xiali and Dafeng, as well as the distributorship for Bayu Changan bread trucks. We should be able to negotiate with them. Just match the terms to those two companies, but don't reveal the details, understand?" Xiaowei said to Director Liu.

Director Liu rolled his eyes: "When I was negotiating with distributors for my purchases, you were still stirring up an anthill."

Xiao Wei said, "Let's also check out the motorcycles. The trade city is mostly selling to material companies now, and there are too few brands."

Director Liu said, "Now the motorcycles on the market are almost all Japanese. The few domestically produced ones are either Sino-Japanese joint ventures or assembled from parts purchased from Japan. In fact, the styles and prices are all about the same."

Currently, the more well-known brands are Wuyang-Honda and Hongdu-Yamaha, while Jinan Qingqi and Bayu Jialing are also decent. Bayu has more joint ventures, with Suzuki, Honda, and Yamaha all involved, mainly focusing on light motorcycles. Brands like Kawasaki are all fully imported and considered heavy motorcycles. Perhaps we should discuss imports?

Xiao Wei said, "That's not what I meant. We definitely want to sell motorcycles with high market acceptance. What I meant was to talk directly to the manufacturers about becoming a distributor or agent, instead of getting our stock from the materials company. A Wuyang or Hongdu motorcycle costs over 20,000 yuan; how much of that is taken by the materials company?"

Director Liu thought for a moment and said, "I'll give it a try. This is different from cars, so I can't really guarantee anything. Actually, importing is also an option; the quality is guaranteed in all aspects, and it can also improve the image of our store."

Xiao Wei nodded and said, "You decide what to do. Go and find out first, and then we'll discuss it."

After talking with Director Liu, Xiao Wei drove to the design institute to see Dean Cheng. The Bingcheng Zhongjie and Shenshui Bay projects were both major undertakings, along with the design work for warehouses at various levels—all happening at the same time. Fortunately, the long winter in Northeast China prevented construction, giving the design institute a five-month buffer period; otherwise, they simply couldn't have finished.

By the time Xiaowei came out of the design institute, Chen Hui had also completed his task. He had secured a place on Zhongjie Street, on the first floor of the Cultural Building, and was currently looking for people on Zhongjie Street to clear out and move the premises. This was a place that the district had forcibly given him.

The space is large enough, with over 5,000 square meters on the entire floor. Even after deducting the space occupied by the stairs and entrance, there is still over 4,000 square meters left, which is more than enough for any purpose.

When the East Asia Plaza was built, the Cultural Bureau did not sell the building for some reason. As a result, the East Asia Plaza, which covers nearly 40,000 square meters, was missing a corner and could not occupy the street corner. Both of its main entrances, one to the north and one to the west, are off-center.

Several old buildings on Zhongjie Street in the 90s did not succumb to the wave of redevelopment, including this Cultural Building. Otherwise, Zhongjie Street might not be what it is today, and it would definitely become a second Taiyuan Street.

When Xiao Wei arrived, the first floor was almost completely cleared. Chen Hui and Manager Zhang were standing at the door discussing how to hang up the sign.

The north side of the building faces the pedestrian street, and the west side faces Zhengyang Street, both of which are over 70 meters long. The main entrance is diagonally opposite the crossroads.

Seeing Xiaowei's car approaching, Chen Hui waved.

Xiao Wei parked his car and got out, asking, "What are you doing standing here?"

Chen Hui said, "It's all cleared out. Now we're loading it onto the truck and getting ready to move it. Zhang Ge and I are here to see how to put up the signs. The main gate can't be blocked; we'll be using the areas on both sides and behind the stairs."

Xiao Wei looked at it and said, "Then let's hang them on both sides. Make two pieces of the same brand and hang them on both sides."

Manager Zhang asked, "How should the sign be written?"

Xiao Wei said, "What else can we write? Northern Trade City, in big letters, and then clearly state the business scope below. This side is called Department Two, and that side is called Department One. Temporary Operation Department Two for the Northern Trade City Renovation Project."

Chen Hui said, "Sure, just write it out clearly, it'll confuse people in the province. Anyway, it's only two years."

Xiao Wei said, "Not necessarily. Let's be prepared for three years. Dean Cheng just said that it might not be finished in two years."

Chen Hui said, "It's okay. Once the shopping mall section downstairs is finished, we'll open for business. We can take our time to finish the upper part. It's just a matter of setting up a frame. We can just cover the frame with GG graphics later."

Manager Zhang said, "Yes, this is the best way to do it. It won't delay the mall's opening or the construction, and it just costs a little money. Xidu Ice City can do it this way too."

Xiao Wei thought for a moment and said, "Then, can Anton and Dalian start renovations at the same time at the beginning of the year? About the shopping mall area."

Chen Hui said, "Is it that fast? We'll start building the shopping mall section in the spring, cover the entire construction site, hang up the murals, and then the interior decoration and the construction will proceed simultaneously. I estimate it won't be until next autumn at the earliest, right?"

Xiao Wei asked, "Can't things dry indoors in winter?"

Manager Zhang said, "The cost is too high, it's not worth it, and it's not like we'll be short another six months. Besides, we'll need to hire and train people, plan things out, and handle shipping. You should just build the warehouse first, and everything else can be discussed later."

Xiao Wei nodded: "Okay, I'll get the warehouses sorted out. We'll get the warehouses in place across the country by next autumn."

Chen Hui said, "If the warehouse doesn't work, we can use the old building that's being renovated now. It's only for a few days anyway, so let's not rush it and just do it properly."

Xiao Wei said, "Dean Cheng said that building a warehouse is different from building a house. This is much faster. As long as it doesn't involve refrigeration, it's actually very simple. As long as the foundation doesn't sink, the walls can be thinner, the roof can be made of corrugated steel, and the interior space can be directly welded with steel structure. He said that a 30,000-square-meter two-story warehouse can be built in less than a month. This does not include road construction."

Chen Hui said, "Isn't it hot in the summer? That iron shed gets hotter and hotter."

Xiao Wei said, "No, they said there's an insulation layer."

Manager Zhang said, "Our warehouse needs to be sealed off tightly, otherwise the dust and dirt will get everywhere and we'll be doomed. Ideally, it should be completely enclosed with manual ventilation. We should also have temperature and humidity control equipment so that it will last longer and prevent problems later on."

Xiao Wei said, "This is what I'm thinking: let's get it up and running first, and then we can work on anything with special needs later. Once it's in normal use and we have more time, we can slowly modify some parts."

(End of this chapter)