But could Su Wei foresee the future? At the time, everything seemed too expensive, but later she realized that things were as cheap as cabbage back then. But at the time, no one could see the future.

Su Wei said, "If you had said that a few years ago, I would never have believed it. But now I do. I still owe the bank loan, and I can't get that much money even with a mortgage. Without money, how can I build anything?"

Dong Qing asked, "How much money can you come up with right now?"

Su Wei said, "I won't repay the bank loans. The most I can come up with right now is 2 million yuan."

After listening, Dong Qing pondered for a long time and said, "To be honest, the land you just bought is worth more than 6 million. If I give you that land, it's worth 7 million. If you take out your 2 million savings, that's 9 million. If I take out 9 million, that's 18 million. At current prices, that's basically enough to build a shopping mall."

I think you understand now. I'm investing in you to build a shopping mall. In other words, you bring in a piece of land and 2 million yuan in cash. Yusheng Company will cover all the expenses incurred in building the mall.

If you overspend in the future, it's on my company, Yusheng. I'll refund you if you don't use the money, but the chances of getting a refund are slim. It would be good enough if you didn't overspend.

In the future, my company will own 50% of the mall's shares. Of course, the mall's operating rights will be yours. Please remember, I am not jointly building the mall with you, but making an investment. My company will never interfere in the operation of the mall.

My company will pay you the corresponding management fee, and in the future, my company will only take 49% of the annual net profit. I won't let you work for nothing; this clause will be included in the contract. In other words, the shopping mall is yours, and I am just a shareholder, only paying the management fee; we don't care about anything else.

Just when Su Wei was about to fall asleep, this was like a godsend. She was overjoyed and said, "Given the current inflationary trend, 18 million is definitely not enough to build a large shopping mall. Your investment is too unfair. Besides, I didn't spend that much money on the land. Adding only 2 million for 50% of the shares is too much. I should take 40%, and your company should take 60%."

That's how true friends are; they'll never argue over shares.

It's normal for Su Wei to say those words. Without Dong Qing's help, she wouldn't be where she is today. She really doesn't want to owe him too much. She has long regarded Dong Qing as her best friend, and she would never betray him.

Dong Qing said, "Don't argue with me. A shopping mall is all about location. Without a good location, there's no business. Let me put it this way: no matter how much money I offer, the village won't sell that land to me, because they never intended to sell it. It's settled then. I'll only take 50% of the shares. And I'll say it again: our company won't be involved in anything except investment. Once the mall is completed, you should start your own company."

That afternoon, Dong Qing held a shareholders' meeting, and the matter of investing in building a shopping mall with Su Wei was thus settled.

Three days later, an investment contract was signed for Su Wei.

Investment and joint venture are different. A joint venture is a business that two or more companies do together. Investment, on the other hand, is a concept that refers to the business of one company. One company invests in another company in a project or industry to achieve the goal of making a profit. In this case, an investor can only be considered a shareholder.

Su Wei transferred 2 million yuan to Yusheng's company account at that time.

Of course, during the construction of the shopping mall, Su Wei was only responsible for the quality of the project and all construction matters. The management of material expenses was directly handled by the finance department of Yusheng Company. Su Wei did not care about the expenditure of building materials.

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After the hotels and commercial buildings in the old town were handed over, the construction company took over the construction of the Suwei Shopping Mall, and the construction equipment was directly transported there.

Construction companies sign contracts based on the square meter of construction, but prices have been too unstable in recent years, and nobody wants to do business that doesn't make money or loses money.

Construction costs are generally calculated based on the prices of building materials and labor at that time. For example, if the contract is signed for 500 yuan per square meter, and the price is reasonable this year, what if the cost of building materials and labor increases several times next year?

Every era has its own methods. Construction companies sign contracts in phases and segments. For a three-year project, a construction company cannot sign a contract for the entire project at once, nor would they dare to do so.

Of course, Dong Qing's estimated construction costs are not limited to this year's prices. He budgets based on prices over three years. He knows better than anyone how much prices will rise in three years, so his estimated prices will not deviate too much.

After Li Yuqiu separated from her family, her family had savings and a restaurant. Now that the ceramics business was failing, they sold off all the remaining stock at low prices and turned all the storefronts into restaurants. They were doing quite well.

When Dongqing and his wife entered the restaurant that evening, he asked, "Mom, how much money do we have now?"

Li Yuzhu looked at her husband with a questioning gaze and asked, "Our company shouldn't be short of money right now, so why are you asking this?"

Li Yuzhu couldn't believe that her husband would ask his family for money at a time like this.

Dong Qing said, "What are you thinking? There's such a large open space behind the hotel. Don't you think it's a good place to build a hotel?"

Behind the restaurant are villas. When the villas were built, Dong Qing deliberately left a large open space between the storefront and the villas. Li Yuzhu once asked, "What are you going to do with these dozen or so acres of open space?"

Dong Qing said at the time, "Of course I'm useful. It's a secret, you'll understand later."

Li Yuzhu said, "Okay, let's play hide-and-seek with your wife then."

Li Yuzhu never expected that the dozen or so acres of vacant land would actually come in handy today.

He had planned to build a hotel in the open space in the future, so he left enough open space for the hotel. After the hotel was built, there was a square in front of it. Since he had plans to build a hotel in the future, he would leave enough open space for the hotel.

Once the hotel is built, all six storefronts along the roadside will be demolished.

The mother-in-law said, "I only found out today what you're going to do with all that land. How much money could the family possibly have? Your sister's business hasn't been doing very well in the last two years, otherwise she wouldn't have given up the porcelain business. The family has over three million yuan in savings from the restaurant."

Three million yuan in savings is far from enough to build a hotel. Dong Qing pondered for a long time and said, "How about this? Second Sister should have some savings now, and Yu Zhu and I also have savings. We'll lend you all the money, and if it's not enough, we'll borrow more in the future."

The mother-in-law said, "I don't understand business matters, so you handle it. I'll keep a record of how much money you lend, and your younger brother can pay it back later."

Dongqing said, "Yuzhu, call your sister and ask her to come over and discuss this."

My sister should come and discuss this big matter with me so that I don't have to worry about it. She should at least contribute some money.

Li Yuzhu answered the phone quickly, and Li Yuqiu asked, "Sister, is there something you need?"

Li Yuzhu said, "I'm with Mom. Come over here for a moment; I need to discuss something with you."

Li Yuqiu said, "I'll be right there."