Chapter 413

In the past week, Ji Wanmei led her team to Chengdu to personally investigate the market.

Lei Tingjun couldn't go with her because of company business.

This is the first time the couple has been separated for so many days since they got married more than half a year ago. Lei Tingjun is quite unaccustomed to sleeping alone every night.

With Ji Wanmei not around, the house suddenly felt empty.

Every day when Lei Tingjun gets home, he turns on the TV and lets it play some sound. He keeps some flowers and plants in the yard, a hobby he learned from Ji Xingguo.

Another thing is that Ji Wanmei also likes to have flowers and plants at home, so Lei Tingjun followed Ji Xingguo's example.

In fact, Lei Tingjun didn't need to learn from Ji Xingguo. He grew up in a mountain village and had a natural talent for understanding these plants and animals.

However, if you're used to letting plants grow wild, transplanting these flowers and grasses into your home garden requires a completely different approach to caring for them.

Although Lei Tingjun could identify their attributes, he still managed to kill several potted plants that Ji Xingguo had specially given them in the beginning.

Later, Lei Tingjun specially bought a book on plant care and learned the methods in the book, and gradually the garden became lush and prosperous.

Now that Ji Wanmei is not at home, Lei Tingjun keeps company with these flowers and plants.

In the past six months, Dongfang Construction has secured two new development projects.

One is the commercial office building in Huadong City, which was acquired through a bidding process.

Lei Tingjun personally oversaw the design plan and planning quote, which helped him win the top spot amidst fierce competition among more than a dozen construction development companies across East China.

After all, those two commercial office buildings are located in a very central area of ​​East China.

It's no exaggeration to say that every inch of land here is incredibly valuable.

Another development project involves collaborating with Mayor Duan on relevant policies to carry out the demolition and reconstruction of the ancient town of a county under Pingdong City.

The ancient town of that county was once the manor of a wealthy man several hundred years ago. However, during the War of Resistance against Japan, it suffered greatly from the ravages of war. The manor was burned and looted, and the city walls and buildings were destroyed.

Only ruins and a few surviving wooden buildings remain.

Later, those wooden buildings were repaired and renovated, and barely became a local tourist landmark. Decades ago, a primary school was also set up in the manor next door.

A few years ago, the primary school moved to a new campus.

Now, this dilapidated old city is beyond repair, and it would require a huge investment to develop it into a tourist attraction.

Moreover, this manor used to belong to a wealthy man, not a historical figure, and has no cultural heritage. Even if it is developed into a tourist attraction, it lacks a core element that can be promoted.

Therefore, the local county government has always had a headache regarding the renovation of this old town.

After Mayor Duan took office, this matter was reported to his desk.

Thinking of how the western district used to be so desolate, but now Lei Tingjun has transformed it into such a prosperous economic center, the second largest in the city, Mayor Duan decisively handed over this old city renovation project to Lei Tingjun.

Ji Wanmei also strongly supported Lei Tingjun in undertaking this project.

Firstly, this matter is very meaningful.

If done well, it can bring new development to the local people, boost the local economy, and create new jobs.

Even if a project doesn't make much money, it's something that benefits the local people and is beneficial to the community. We should still continue with it.

Secondly, this project also involves developing the ancient city, which is related to the development of tourist attractions.

If Lei Tingjun does a good job and connects all the relevant industrial chains and departments, they will have a complete experience in advance when they go back to develop the Hongyun Mountain natural ecological tourism project in Xiahe Village.

From any perspective, it's worth doing.

Ji Wanmei said so, and Lei Tingjun thought so too.

However, they are both now busy with their own careers, and less than a year into their marriage, they are already experiencing a growing sense of separation.

Thunder Army was somewhat helpless.

But at the same time, I'm also a little relieved that Ji Wanmei's decision not to have children now is really a wise one.

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After arriving in Chengdu with her company's market development team, Ji Wanmei met up with the manager of a newly built shopping mall.

Even before arriving in Chengdu, Ji Wanmei's team had already contacted this large shopping mall that was currently recruiting tenants.

Because Ji Wanmei's requirement was a 200-square-meter shop in the best location, she had to go and inspect it in person.

Whether it's geographical location, the distribution of businesses in the local commercial district, or the consumption habits and spending levels of the local people.

Chengdu's overall level is similar to that of the provincial capital, East China.

After several days of investigation and market research, Ji Wanmei and her team unanimously decided to acquire the street-front shops in the new shopping mall.

Originally, Ji Wanmei intended to negotiate several second-floor shops, but after personally visiting Chengdu to investigate, she discovered that due to the terrain and people's living habits, the first floor was actually considered the second floor.

In other words, below the first floor of the shopping mall, developers often build a basement level (basement 1) and a basement level (basement 2) to maximize the space.

Many restaurants and food establishments are located on the basement level 1 and 2.

In that case, Ji Wanmei felt that there was no need for their shop to be located on the second floor; it would be better to keep it on the ground floor to maximize customer traffic.

Finally, after several rounds of negotiations, although the rent for the second floor was 3% higher than originally agreed, we finally secured the shop location that Ji Wanmei wanted.

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