"What's the use of just drinking yourself into oblivion? You need to think of something!"

This was the first time Lin Qiao had spoken to Luo Guangming in a tone of disappointment and frustration.

Luo Guangming pursed his lips, his face flushed, like a child who had made a mistake.

Lin Chen quickly stopped his sister: "He's upset because the construction team isn't doing any work. Don't be so harsh on him!"

What's wrong with this little girl today? She's acting all cute and fierce.

Lin Qiao wasn't going to let him off so easily. Instead, she took several books out of her bag, slammed them on the table, and said fiercely:

"I'll give you three days to finish reading these books, and then calculate all the labor and material costs for this house. Three days later, take the calculated list and come to the school with Captain Zhang to find me!"

Lin Chen picked up the books and started reading. They were mostly architecture books borrowed from the library, covering a wide range of topics, including house design and construction costs. If he could really master these books, he would become an expert in architecture.

After finishing the book, Lin Chen took a few blueprints from Lin Qiao's hand; they were design drawings for an auditorium.

It contains the overall building plan, the auditorium plan, and the auditorium section, all with clearly marked dimensions, making it a complete and mature set of drawings.

Unexpectedly, Luo Guangming drank too much and fell asleep on the table.

Lin Qiao was furious. She kindly brought him engineering drawings, but he got completely drunk.

In a fit of anger, she went back to school.

Luo Guangming felt like he was having a dream. After he slowly woke up, Lin Chen told him, "What dream? Lin Qiao really did come back."

I came back especially for him.

They also brought him books and blueprints.

Luo Guangming was filled with regret, thinking that Lin Qiao would definitely hate him, which made him even more depressed. He picked up the wine and was about to drink again.

Jiang Ning tapped the table to remind him.

"Can't you see? This is Xiaoqiao trying to get you an opportunity! If you can get the project cost estimate and submit it to the school, you might be able to get the auditorium project."

"Really?"

Overjoyed, he took the books and blueprints home and began to read them with great enthusiasm, neglecting to eat or sleep.

These books were too profound for a junior high school student, and he struggled to read them bit by bit.

After reading the book, I looked at the blueprints again and was completely bewildered.

When I built the house for Lin Chen before, it was a complete copy of someone else's design; there was no design involved at all.

The construction cost was also copied from others. After Lin Chen's house was completed, there were more than a thousand red bricks left over. If the brick factory hadn't recycled them, they might have been wasted.

The more he learned, the more he felt that the team Zhang Lei had assembled was a makeshift operation.

Three days passed quickly. He slept for more than ten hours in total. Whenever he wasn't sleepy, he kept reading and calculating. When he was sleepy, he would take a nap.

Fortunately, at the last minute, he actually managed to calculate the cost.

He quickly went to pick up Zhang Lei, and they rushed to the school together.

At that moment, several groups of people were sitting in the school's general office.

They were all representatives of various construction teams.

In those days, there was no bidding process, and projects were usually given to acquaintances.

Unexpectedly, several construction teams took a liking to the auditorium and came to us.

One claimed to be a relative of the principal, while the other claimed to be a relative of some official. The director of the general office was driven crazy by their bickering, so he said he would give the project to whoever had the lowest cost.

Zhang Lei led Luo Guangming in, smiling as he looked at the director:

"I'm related to the township head, can I get involved too?"

The director, with a dark expression, called the relevant person in charge over and said to everyone:

"Since everyone wants to participate, let's introduce the project scale to everyone again, and then you can submit a quote. Whoever submits the lowest quote will get the project."

Zhang Lei didn't know the specific details yet; he only heard Luo Guangming say that he was going to quote 2,320 yuan, and thought it was just a small job.

He was dumbfounded when he looked at the blueprints. Such a big auditorium, and they only advertised this little bit?

He pulled Luo Guangming aside.

"If we report this little bit, we'll lose everything!"

Luo Guangming explained to him:

"Captain Zhang, we need a project to raise our profile. Even if it doesn't make money, we still have to do it!"

Besides, according to my calculations, as long as we control the amount of materials used in the project, we won't lose money; in fact, we'll make a slight profit.

"Really?" Zhang Lei didn't believe it.

Has Luo Guangming's brain become smarter after only a few days?

"Trust me, I will not only make the workers make money, but I will also make the construction team make money. If we lose money, I am willing to take full responsibility," Luo Guangming said firmly.

Zhang Lei patted him on the shoulder and chose to believe him.

Moreover, their prices may not be the lowest.

Other construction teams are all seasoned veterans who have been in the business for several years; they definitely know how to save money.

Half an hour later, the price was laid out in the open, and everyone else was dumbfounded.

Someone actually quoted a price below three thousand?

Isn't this blatantly a case of losing money to grab business?

“Director, when they see this newly formed makeshift team, they can’t just give them the job! It’s only two thousand yuan, which isn’t even enough to cover the costs. How dare they do that?” someone questioned.

Luo Guangming retorted sharply: "This quote is something I calculated line by line based on the drawings. Here is a detailed calculation process. You say we're a makeshift team? Then show us your calculation process!"

They work based on experience; they don't do any calculations!

Seeing that the other person was stammering and unable to give a coherent answer, he added:

“We have already built a house in Chayuan Village. It was flooded shortly after it was built, but it still stands. We have confidence in the work we have done.”

But you're absolutely right about one thing: we don't intend to make money from this auditorium project. We just want to build a sturdy auditorium for the school so they can use it with peace of mind, without fear of it collapsing.

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