Building a hotel is no small feat, and banks won't lend her money without collateral. Borrowing money is out of the question; her relatives are all dirt poor, and she'd be lucky to get 20,000 yuan. What good is 20,000 yuan for such a huge project as building a hotel?

Su Wei said, "Money is the most essential thing. You can't do anything without it. Let prices rise, we can only wait until we have money before we start building."

Li Yuzhu said, "Sister-in-law, that's the right way to think. You can't get fat in one bite."

Su Wei nodded after hearing this. What she needed to do now was to make money, because only by making money could she do more things.

Prices have risen across the board, and restaurant prices have also increased, resulting in higher profits compared to before. She also knows that rising prices are just the beginning.

Land prices here have risen as expected. In just over two months, land prices have reached 12,000 yuan per mu. Many businesses are worried because at this rate of increase, the longer it goes on, the less they can afford to buy.

Many people have already woken up to this and seem to understand how things are developing. Sometimes looking left and right is really not a good idea, especially in business. Looking left and right can cause you to miss the best business opportunities.

Delaying for a few months means losing business opportunities and, more importantly, money. Time is money, and it's the best time to invest. Once the best investment opportunity is missed, it will never come again.

Most people are impressed by Dong Qing. No one can understand why he is so business-savvy, let alone how he sees things so clearly.

In less than three years, he earned more money on the ground than most people earn in a lifetime; his methods were simply life-altering.

Those who once mocked Dong Qing now felt how foolish and ridiculous they had been. The person they once ridiculed had now achieved great success, while they remained stuck in the same place. It was as if they had truly wasted their lives compared to Dong Qing in recent years.

At this point, no one laughed at him anymore, and no one dared to call him a madman.

He regretted not being as crazy as Dong Qing three years ago. At least he could have learned something from him. Even if he had only a tenth of Dong Qing's entrepreneurial spirit and a one percent of his madness, he might be a millionaire now.

In just over three months, the passenger parking plaza of Yusheng Company was completed, covering a total area of ​​180 acres.

Dong Qing built a large hotel on one side of the square, which was operated by the company itself.

Every day, long-distance buses from other places come to park their goods in the parking lot, which offers free parking. However, the flow of people here is very large, and he made full use of this advantageous resource to open a large restaurant here.

The restaurant generates substantial daily revenue, boasts high-quality food and top-notch service, and is highly popular with customers. This parking lot will also become his cash cow in the future; a one-time investment yields lifelong benefits.

Furthermore, the prices of food at the parking lot restaurants are not expensive, and are basically the same as those outside. It is very convenient for customers to load their goods onto long-distance buses and then go to the restaurants for a meal.

There are restaurants right in the parking lot, with a wide variety of food, so nobody wants to run around looking for a place to eat.

The entire parking lot operation is managed by Deputy Manager Fang Lin, who also serves as the parking lot general manager. She has a very heavy workload, as she has to come to the parking lot to work every day after finishing her company duties.

A large hotel combining dining and lodging was built next to the parking lot. Unlike other hotels, there is no plaza in front of the hotel. In the future, all the hotel guests' cars will be parked in the parking lot. There are gates at the front and back of the hotel, making it convenient to enter the hotel from the parking lot or outside.

The hotel is under construction and is expected to be completed and open for business in three years.

Nowadays, department store wholesale markets and farmers' markets are very popular, and many merchants from other places come to rent stalls and storefronts, but there are no stalls or storefronts left.

Dong Ermei asked these merchants to leave their contact information and promised to contact them after the second phase of the project is completed. Currently, more than a thousand merchants have left their contact information.

Dong Qing never expected the wholesale market to have such a big impact after its opening, and he is now considering launching the second phase of the comprehensive department store wholesale market project.

However, these two wholesale markets are not receiving any rent at all. To put it bluntly, they are both losing money. They have to put a lot of money into them every month. If it weren't for a few companies supporting them, they would have gone out of business long ago.

The company is now teetering on the brink of collapse. How can he possibly start the second phase of the project? He has the will but not the means; without money, nothing can be done.

No matter how popular the two markets are right now, he cannot charge rent. He promised the merchants to waive rent for six months, which is a matter of good faith. He cannot go back on his word and absolutely cannot charge the merchants a single penny of rent within six months.

Dong Qing suddenly had a bold idea. With the department store wholesale market so popular, why not raise funds to start the second phase of the project? He believed that many merchants from other places and the local area would be willing to raise funds to rent stalls.

This idea had been brewing in his mind for a long time. He raised funds to start the second phase of the comprehensive department store wholesale market project. As a way to raise funds for stalls and storefronts, each merchant could collectively deposit 50,000 yuan to rent a large shed stall, and 100,000 yuan to rent a storefront.

His idea would have been unthinkable in the past, but nowadays, stalls in comprehensive department store wholesale markets are highly sought after, and he believes many people would be willing to pool their money and pay a deposit.

Of course, he wouldn't use this money for nothing. He planned to pay interest to the merchants at the bank's two-year fixed deposit rate when the second phase of the project opened in two years. In the future, the principal and interest would be used to offset their rent and stall expenses. When the offset was completed, the rent would be renewed. This way, they wouldn't suffer much loss. At most, it would be like depositing money in the bank and earning fixed deposit interest.

Of course, if he took out a loan himself, the interest wouldn't be so high. His approach is a win-win situation, and he believes that raising funds to launch the second phase of the project will definitely be successful.

Thinking of this, Dong Qing left his office and went into the deputy general manager's office.

Dong Ermei was working at her desk when she saw her younger brother and sister-in-law come in. She stood up and said, "My brother's here."

Dong Qing nodded slightly and walked to the sofa with his second sister, where they sat down. The secretary brought them two glasses of hot water and placed them on the coffee table.

Dong Qing picked up his teacup, took a couple of sips of hot water, then put the teacup on the coffee table and explained his idea of ​​raising funds to start the second phase of the project to his second sister in detail.

After hearing this, Dong Ermei said, "How did you come up with this idea? It's a business that doesn't invest any money."

Dong Qing said, "When people are desperate, they can come up with any solution. When doing business, you have to consider everything comprehensively and make flexible arrangements. You have to look at the basic development of each thing. The comprehensive department store wholesale market is so popular. I believe this plan will definitely succeed and can be implemented immediately."

"Now that prices are just starting to rise, let's advertise and raise funds immediately, and launch the second phase of the project as soon as next spring."

Although building material prices have risen now, they are still very low compared to the future, and Dong Qing saw this as a favorable investment opportunity.

Dong Ermei said, "I'll arrange that. If things go smoothly, it won't affect starting the second phase of the project next spring. How large a market do you plan to build for the second phase?"