Chapter 545 Dormitory Situation
"Designing the tea restaurant is the most urgent task right now, and I'll speed things up and finish it in the next few days," Zhou Peng earnestly told An Songyu, discussing his recent work schedule.
"I can also design things myself, even with the design company."
“Designing the entire floor together might be too slow, but I will come up with a basic renovation plan to determine the design style first, so that we can start renovating a part of it.”
"But what are your thoughts on the construction company, and the other two floors?"
The two have already discussed the layout of the branch office.
Although Zhou Peng originally intended to place the design company on the first floor.
However, according to An Songyu's idea, she wanted to turn the first floor into a coffee shop open to the public, as well as a place where the employees of several companies could relax a bit. Zhou Peng considered it carefully and didn't have too many objections.
Fortunately, this building originally had staircases inside that led to each floor, except when it was first built.
Later, to facilitate rentals and access, staircases were built that led to each floor.
The current arrangement makes it convenient for both their own people and outsiders to come and go.
Moreover, the first floor is large enough that even if it were to be turned into a coffee shop open to the public, there would still be plenty of space left.
With a little more tidying up, even customers who aren't quite sure about the situation will have a more relaxed and comfortable environment to talk to.
That way, you can increase the customer's trust more quickly.
In addition to that, there were also discussions about the details of the subsequent design.
Compared to a rigid office, this place is more relaxed and has a coffee shop, which makes communication between both parties smoother.
An Gongyu was also thinking about this issue. After a moment's thought, she said, "Brother Peng, you should prioritize finishing the designs for the morning tea room and the design company."
"Other matters can be discussed later."
Zhou Peng nodded slightly.
That's just right, he's currently shouldering too much on his own, and he's indeed finding it difficult to keep up.
Wait a minute, lest An Songyu have other ideas.
As his staff gradually left his original company, it was enough for him to make better arrangements.
After discussing things here, the two went to the dormitory together.
The distance wasn't very far, and the two wanted to take a look at the road ahead, so they decided to walk together.
Behind the office building, there is a small paved open space where motorcycles can be parked in rows on both sides.
However, if you park a car there, it would be difficult to get in and out.
Continue forward slightly in this direction; for now, you are still on the main road.
However, after passing through this section and crossing a small road, you will enter the old alley.
The situation in the old alleyway goes without saying.
As Zhou Peng walked, he looked up at his surroundings and couldn't help but say, "I wonder what the lighting is like here at night."
“We’ve been walking for about ten minutes. This alley shouldn’t be very long,” An Songyu said, also looking around.
Zhou Peng nodded slightly, and the two continued walking forward. After walking for about ten minutes, they entered another old street.
The street is about three or four meters wide, and the shops on both sides are bustling with activity.
The streets were packed with pedestrians.
Some people ride bicycles, but they are slower than people walking.
Some people were riding motorcycles and couldn't move because they were stuck in traffic, so they kept honking their horns.
Like An Songyu and his group, some people walked along while curiously looking at the shops on both sides of the road.
"It's really lively here!" An Songyu said with some admiration.
Zhou Peng nodded, somewhat surprised.
He wasn't actually very familiar with these streets.
Whether for work or life, I rarely ventured into such areas before.
The group continued walking along the street for a while until they saw a side street leading away from the main street.
Guided by the real estate agent, the group walked along the path for less than a hundred meters before reaching their destination.
In this alley, you can clearly see a dormitory building that is slightly different from the other buildings in the alley.
"The entrance to this dormitory building isn't this way. It's shaped like the number 7. This is the shorter row of dormitory buildings," the real estate agent explained to everyone, pointing to the old dormitory building with its peeling paint.
After walking past this row of dormitory buildings, there is an alley that separates the dormitory buildings from the other buildings.
The alley is about two or three meters wide, so it doesn't affect the entry and exit of bicycles and motorcycles.
The group stood at the entrance of the alley, looked around, and then turned back to look at the end of the alley behind them.
I discovered that I had reached another main road not far away, and I could see the shops open on the other side of the alley.
It's obvious that coming in from this side is brighter and safer than the alleys they just passed through.
I just don't know how much of a detour it will take!
After confirming the situation here, the group walked directly from the alley next to the dormitory to the main gate.
As I walked along, I did notice that the dormitory buildings on this side were indeed much wider than those on the other side.
After passing this row of dormitory buildings, you will arrive at the main entrance of the dormitory building.
There is also an alley leading out here.
Across the alley is an irregularly shaped but sizable area.
The community park encompasses the area from the alley entrance to their dormitory.
The dormitory building, surrounded by a wall as tall as a person, is located opposite this community park.
Behind the old gate, in the mottled little square, there are two dilapidated basketball hoops that are on the verge of collapse.
The old dormitory building occupies a considerable area.
However, the old dormitory, which was only three stories high, did not look much better than a dilapidated building.
"This dormitory looks particularly dilapidated because it has been abandoned for quite some time."
"Actually, considering the time it was built and the sturdiness of the main structure, it really only needs proper renovation before it's habitable," the real estate agent explained, seemingly worried that the people wouldn't believe him.
I specifically took them to see the main building, which was surprisingly sturdy, even though the wall had been knocked down.
An Songyu, however, felt a headache coming on. She looked at Zhou Peng with little hope and asked, "Brother Peng, how long will it take for your people to arrive?"
Zhou Peng didn't mind the things that had fallen to the ground. As he went upstairs to check the situation, he said, "It will take no more than a week."
With his departure, the situation at his old company became increasingly chaotic.
After him, more than one person left.
However, those people were just like him; they were either the company's original core members.
Either they have the ability to go out and become independent.
The front-line or middle-level employees have not been affected yet.
Before leaving, Zhou Peng also gave some instructions to the members of his group.
Although they would eventually get together and their situation would be discovered by people from the old company.
When leaving, it's best to follow the crowd and avoid causing any unnecessary trouble.
The person he could confirm his departure time from was the deputy leader of their group.
After Zhou Peng left, the pressure on their group basically fell on him.
However, it's clear that the higher-ups don't care as much about the deputy team leader as they do about Zhou Peng.
It's already quite an achievement that he can hold on for a little longer.
An Songyu frowned upon hearing this time.
Based on the condition of the dormitory she saw, it wouldn't be able to be cleaned up in a week or two even if she wanted to use it temporarily.
After looking around the entire building, the two of them discovered that the side with fewer dormitories had better housing conditions.
Furthermore, the buildings on both sides are not completely connected.
In comparison, it seems that the two differ not only in the time of construction, but also in the population of residents.
After careful discussion, the two decided to organize this part first.
After all, these dormitories are not only old, but their layout is also unsuitable.
In addition to renovation and refurbishment, they also need to change the layout of the old dormitory!
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