There is a river ten miles west of Baita Temple. It is an artificial river that leads from the world-famous Royal Garden to Yuyuantan in the city. The river is navigable. During the tourist season, there will be cruise ships in the river. , pulling tourist pilgrims from all over the country back and forth on the river.
Now the surface of this canal has been frozen, and the snow on the ice is white, giving off a cold feeling. Just after leaving the third ring city, the temperature seems to have dropped several degrees. It seems that the suburbs are always colder than the city. .
On the river, there are fishermen who are not afraid of the cold, cutting through the ice to fish in winter. Against the backdrop of the surrounding white snow, the scene is quite poetic.
After walking across the river embankment, I pushed open a large, dilapidated iron gate, and a large, empty yard appeared in front of me, already overgrown with weeds.
Qi Baohua, who was leading the way, made a gesture and introduced: "This is the stockyard that our repair team used to use. It is now vacant. You can see if it is suitable for use."
Qi Baohua has been leading several brothers to follow the stores opened by Hongqi Company, decorating them one by one. In addition to decorating, they also contracted furniture such as display counters in the store.
After opening three stores in a row, the brothers made some real money, so Qi Baohua respected Yao Yuan, a kid he met while wrestling together, and no longer regarded him as a mere friend.
First of all, they acted openly and did the decoration themselves. It was very easy to pay. I was empty-handed. When I started decorating my first store, I didn’t even have the money to buy materials. In this case, I just followed the budget. Eighty percent of the payment was made in advance.
This is equivalent to Yao Yuan giving him a job and using money to help him recruit people and purchase goods. The key is Yao Yuan's decoration design.
What is this? This is people feeding themselves!
When decorating the first store, there was a lot of friction and collision between everyone due to ideas. Qi Baohua brought out old masters who were engaged in ancient architecture and were not familiar with this kind of commercial store decoration. Yao Yuan even proposed There are many weird ideas, such as corporate image and lighting atmosphere, which really make these old tricks difficult.
In this way, in the back and forth collision, the style of the store gradually took shape, and everyone was very satisfied with the results.
After the first model is completed, it will be much easier to decorate future stores. You can just copy it according to the same model.
Since then, Qi Baohua and the others have been able to earn money more and more easily, and as more and more stores are opened, the expected income in the future will be considerable.
Therefore, Qi Baohua believes that Yao Yuan is not only feeding himself, but also finding a way to feed the brothers in the repair team for at least more than a year.
Therefore, Qi Baohua paid great attention to Yao Yuan's request.
Yao Yuan and Brother Dang both told Qi Baohua that as more and more stores opened, they would have to find a larger venue, move the entire kitchen there, and establish some sort of central kitchen and distribution center.
Qi Baohua really took it to heart. The repair team belonged to the district housing management office. The housing management office was the place that managed the house. If my friend had something to ask for, it had to be done and it had to be done well!
Besides, it’s not that you won’t pay. As long as you comply with the rules, isn’t it easy to find a house in the housing management office?
However, Hongqi Company’s requirements this time were a bit too much.
First: the bigger the venue, the better. The bay of the house must be large enough so that dozens or hundreds of cooks can play inside.
Second: Water and electricity must be complete, and there must be three-phase electricity. The savings can be increased later. The current electricity tigers cannot be offended. If it involves increasing the capacity, it will cost a huge sum of money, and it is impossible to do it every three to five months.
Third: The transportation must be convenient. The location does not have to be in the city, but it must be close to the main road and convenient to go anywhere. It is best to have its own parking lot.
Fourth: The property rights of the house must be clear, and the lease period provided must be long enough. It is best to sign for decades. Of course, it is best if you can buy it.
Just mentioning a few requirements makes people feel that they are not looking for a kitchen, but a factory. What kind of kitchen can have so many requirements?
There is no such place in the city. Even the housing management office can't do anything about it. They can't let those ready-made factories move away, right?
Hard work pays off, and there is a saying: it’s dark under the lamp.
This problem was actually solved at my own office!
The stockyard used by the housing management office has been idle. The large site cannot be used and has to hire people to watch it every day. The director wants to get rid of the stockyard.
This stockyard is located outside the city, outside the Third Ring Road. It was a site set aside for the storage of large stones and components during the major construction period. Nowadays, the large-scale projects that the housing management can be responsible for have long been gone, leaving such a large area empty. The place can only be used as a warehouse, which is a waste.
Qi Baohua took Yao Yuan and Dang Jianguo while walking around the yard and introduced them. He felt a little guilty: "Look at this place. Is it too big? The yard covers an area of nearly ten acres, and the existing buildings are about 3,000 square meters." , were all built under the guidance of Soviet experts, but they were all designed according to warehouses, with high ceilings and large spans.”
Damn it!
Yao Yuan himself didn't expect this venue to be so empty. Qi Baohua gave a brief introduction before coming, but if you tell a city man how many acres of land he has, he has no idea!
So Yao Yuan felt a little guilty and nodded calmly: "Brother Qi, the place is good, especially the location. Is this place called 'Balizhuang'?"
"Xibalizhuang, which is exactly eight miles away from Fuchengmen, is considered a rural area, but there are many military units nearby, so there are no crops here." Qi Baohua answered.
Yao Yuan tried his best to recall in his mind, why he had no impression of this place?
The yard is large, and across the dilapidated asphalt road are several rows of tall red brick buildings.
The appearance of these red brick buildings looks a bit old, with withered ivy climbing all over the walls, and the dry branches swaying in the wind, very much like the abandoned factories of the apocalypse that we have seen in movies.
The door was open. The door was big enough for a large Jiefang truck to enter and exit easily. The large warehouse was empty, and dust could be seen dancing in the sunlight.
Standing in the tall doorway, the interior of the building is three stories high, and people talking inside can hear echoes.
Yao Yuan felt even more guilty. He didn't know how much the rent would be for such a big place. He had only about twenty people including soldiers and generals. Putting them in such a big space, it felt like little shrimps swimming in the sea. .
After all, he is too arrogant. Next time he speaks, he must be careful. At first, he only told Brother Qi that the place must be spacious enough. It seems that everyone has a different concept of spaciousness.
Pretending to be calm, I walked around and looked up. I looked up and saw that the gantry crane and tracks on the roof were still well preserved. In the corner of the large warehouse in the distance, there were piles of wood, garbage, and what looked like some furniture such as tables, chairs, and benches.
Suddenly I remembered that in my original memory, this was a mysterious villa area a few years later. There were military police standing guard at the entrance of the community, and all the vehicles entering and exiting were vehicles with military plates or A6s.
I was even more scared. This kind of place is not something that ordinary people like us can set foot in.
Dang Jianguo was silent all the way, and felt unreliable when he saw this: "Speaking of Lao Qi, do you have a place closer to Licheng? This place is so boring. It takes ten stops to get to the Second Ring Road by car. If I were Move the kitchen here, and delivery will be troublesome in the future.”
Qi Baohua laughed along with him: "Brother Party, the city is now as crowded as a bird cage. Birds can poop on people and hit people on the head. Where can I find such a spacious place? There are some courtyards that are large enough, but Now there are requirements that open fires are not allowed in those old buildings, and the electricity is not enough, so they have to increase the capacity. If you want to build a kitchen, it will be very difficult."
Dang Jianguo shook his head: "This place looks spacious enough. This warehouse can accommodate my three kitchens and it has to be turned around, but I guess if I want to renovate it well, it will cost too much money."
Yes, there are many broken glass windows in the large warehouse. The lighting is very good, and the sunlight covers the entire ground, but the cold wind blows in, making people feel no warmth at all.
Yao Yuan strolled towards the corner. The pile of twigs and rags piled in the corner was the only eye-catching feature of the entire venue.
It can be seen that the pile of wood is leftover materials that have been used by others. There are broken beams and some purlins. It can be seen that they are all replaced by repaired houses. The furniture nearby was also in dilapidated condition, and tables and chairs with missing legs were piled together so casually.
Yao Yuan picked up a chair leg. The chair leg started to feel warm and unexpectedly heavy.
Yao Yuan's curiosity suddenly aroused. He carefully looked at the chair legs in his hand under the sunlight. He looked at them over and over for a long time and then raised his head to look at Qi Baohua suspiciously: "Brother Qi? What kind of wood is this chair made of? Why does it look like this to me? Mahogany?”
Qi Baohua disagreed and pulled away the mess with his hand: "Haha, yes, you have some discernment. This chair is old mahogany, which is red rosewood. It is not the top wood, but it is not bad. Tell the truth. You, this pile of wood is all good wood, most of it is old, but unfortunately it’s all broken and useless.”
Yao Yuan was almost knocked over by the shock: "Damn it, you guys don't bring such waste, do you? It's mahogany furniture even if it's broken, and you just pile up the red rosewood wood here?"
"Doesn't it mean it's useless if it's disabled? No one wants useless waste, so why not pile it up here?" Qi Baohua was surprised.
Then Yao Yuan couldn't say a word.
Old redwood is the northern name, also known as red rosewood! This thing is second only to huanghuali and rosewood. It is a precious wood that can be found but cannot be found. It may be exaggerated to say it is priceless, but an old mahogany rolling pin in an ordinary person's home can be regarded as a family heirloom. How do you deal with it so casually?
Qi Baohua had no idea what was wrong with Yao Yuan, so he just thought he didn't understand: "There are more in the warehouse next to it. They are a bunch of rags left over from the district furniture factory back then. We have picked and picked out the usable ones. After using it, I don’t know what to do with the remaining pile. The old craftsmen also know that some hardwood is a good thing and they can’t bear to throw it away, so they can only keep it here and wait for them to get pests.”
Yao Yuan waved the chair leg in his hand, feeling the weight of the red rosewood, and then said impatiently: "Let's go and see what other wood there is!"
Qi Baohua couldn't help but laugh: "Yuan'er, I haven't heard you say that you also like this thing? I'll give you a vaccination first, but don't think about picking up any leaks from us. I can sue you, what? The good things like huanghuali and rosewood have long been picked out and taken away by our masters."
Yao Yuan's face turned red when Qi Baohua saw through his thoughts. Yes, what do the masters of the repair team do for a living? They are all playing with ancient buildings. How can they not know what valuable things are?
Since the things are piled up here and no one wants them, they must have no value. They are all items that have been passed by knowledgeable masters. How can they still wait for you, a hammer, to pick them up? !
