He remembered that they wouldn't even do it if he had to pay 15% upfront. And now they're asking for 50% upfront? What if they can't pay? Can the town's construction team handle it? Or maybe they also owe money to others? Wouldn't those migrant workers be working for free for a year and getting nothing?

That's too risky!

Actually, as the client, the contractor should be happy to cover 50% of the costs, or even 100% to keep them up at night.

But who ends up getting hurt?

Xing Baohua himself estimated that the 30% advance payment was too high, and he only dared to make this request after calculating his own cash recovery.

He quickly said to Old Zhao, "Old Zhao! I really want to give you..."

Before Xing Baohua could finish speaking, Old Zhao interrupted, saying, "I can also get the county construction company's qualifications. We're all in the same system. I just pay a 3% management fee and can use them as I please. I can even borrow the county construction company's construction workers and technicians."

"Are you guys really capable?" Xing Baohua asked, still a little uneasy.

"Why would I lie to you? Don't you know how famous the architecture is in central Shandong and Huan County? Just two companies from central Shandong alone are doing business overseas, and many people benefit from that and go abroad to travel," Old Zhao said, noticing that Teacher Cheng's cigarette had gone out, he quickly offered him another one.

"Let me think about it. I'll need to find a design institute to design some blueprints," Xing Baohua said, trying to decline.

"Don't waste your money on a design institute. Let me tell you, you just need to build a factory. A technician can take one look at the site and know exactly how to build it for you," Old Zhao interrupted.

Xing Baohua cursed under his breath.

What a liar! He can build a house without even a blueprint. This isn't a house at home! Even if it were a house at home, he would at least draw some lines on paper. Xing Baohua wants to build another floor and reserve space for a second and third floor.

Isn't this the initial stage of a shoddy construction project? Who builds houses like this?

Actually, Xing Baohua had no idea that this was how many people did it in the early days. The quality was unquestionable.

Even when building a house in the countryside, the experienced craftsman would grab a handful of ash, sprinkle it on a line, and then dig the foundation to build the house.

Having a picture in your mind is better than having no picture at all.

At that time, there was no supervisory body to oversee the quality of the work; it was all decided by the client and the workers.

Only large-scale projects have design drawings. For a village-run factory like Xing Baohua's, building a factory building is like a joke.

Teacher Cheng, who was standing nearby, said, "I'll have someone design one for you!"

After saying that, he made a phone call.

Xing Baohua thought to himself, "There are so many good people!"

"Old Zhao, go back and wait for news! I'll finish the drawings here and hand them over to you guys to do." After Xing Baohua finished speaking, Old Zhao was also happy and stopped talking about the drawings.

"Director Xing, we have to have a drink tonight." Old Zhao was happy to have been given the job and invited Xing Baohua to have a drink.

Xing Baohua waved his hand and said, "There's a chance to drink sometime. Can't you see I'm busy here? Go back, I need to talk to you."

"Okay, you're busy!" Old Zhao said and left.

Teacher Cheng said with a smile, "This person really knows how to handle things!"

"Should we bring him over to help me with business?" Xing Baohua said.

Everyone inside burst into laughter upon hearing this.

Actually, Xing Baohua is quite worried right now. Where should the magnetic tape workshop be moved to for the time being?

If Secretary Huang hadn't offered him five acres of land today, he wouldn't have wanted to build a multi-story workshop.

Now that we have a larger area, let's plan it properly.

Teacher Cheng told herself: The designer will come to see the site tomorrow.

Xing Baohua nodded. Now that they had invited people, they should properly plan the factory.

Before, we felt we had limited funds, so we started small and developed step by step. Now that we have more projects, we feel like we don't have enough space. Now that we have more space, we feel like we have to scrap what we did before and start all over again.

I thanked Teacher Cheng and started programming, only to realize that I was so busy today that I didn't even have time to write code properly.

It was getting dark, and he hadn't even finished half of it.

My mind is a bit turbulent. I'll save the files. I'll leave work early, pick up Suya, and go home to check on things.

Teacher Cheng and Teacher Ren didn't urge him. When they saw him turn off his computer, Teacher Ren also turned it off.

"Can it be finished by tomorrow or the day after?" Teacher Cheng asked.

"It depends. If I'm busy, it'll take another day. I'll try my best! Do you need it urgently?"

“No! Your approach isn’t right. You’d be better off finishing it all at once,” Teacher Ren interjected.

"I'd like to! But there's so much to do at the factory."

Teacher Cheng said, "Actually, I think you can put it aside for a while, take care of your work first, and then make time to finish these things for us."

Xing Baohua smiled slightly and shook her head, thinking to herself, "I'd better finish this quickly and ask you to leave!"

Just as he was about to leave, the phone rang, and Xing Baohua went over to answer it.

The voice sounds like Li Wengang.

"Xiao Xing! Watch TV at eight o'clock tonight."

Why?

"Just look and see, is there a surprise?"