Chapter 30 The decoration team has arrived at the site (1 update)
Xu Shuai is the design director of the company. The projects he undertakes are at least in the millions. Moreover, he has frequently won awards in various interior design competitions at home and abroad. It can be said that he is the signature of the entire decoration company.
It is difficult to make an appointment with him, but now he has taken the initiative to accept a project in an urban village. The young assistant was very surprised.
When the two arrived at the workplace and saw the house they were about to be responsible for, they were even more surprised.
This is a two-story building in an urban village that is so ordinary that it cannot be more ordinary. From the outside, it looks like the house is more than 20 years old. It is really too old.
The two floors together are only more than 140 square meters. If they want to renovate it well, the cost will not be low. However, the young assistant feels that there is no need for any decoration at all in this geographical location!
It is a village in the city with no supporting facilities around. There is a new campus of a comprehensive university within 5 kilometers. Whether it is for living or investment, there is little point in decorating it.
In fact, after walking around the area, Xu Shuai also felt that there was really no point in decorating the house here. With the money, it would be better to buy a new house.
Sang Yian has already stated her needs here, "Director Xu, I want to open a supermarket here and sell some unique products. I want the overall style of neo-Chinese style. Can you do it here?"
"Of course you can do it, but the cost of decoration will be higher, especially in soft furnishings. The materials used will be more expensive than modern, pastoral, and simple styles." Xu Shuai reminded.
Sang Yian had naturally learned about this. She smiled and suggested, "You guys come up with the design drawings for the soft furnishings, I'll find a master to make it, you guys are responsible for the installation, and I'll pay for the design and installation labor fees, is that okay?"
Xu Shuai raised his eyebrows. He had seen clients with the same requirements before, most of them were to save budget, but the quality of the soft furnishings was too poor, which would affect the overall effect.
It would even make the overall style look out of place.
Xu Shuai agreed to take on this project for Wu Nan's sake.
Looking at the little girl in front of him, he reminded her, "You are Wu Nan's sister, and we are also family. Wu Nan calls me Brother Xu, so I have to help her do this beautifully."
"Although our company's fees are the highest in the industry, the quality is also top-notch. If you have budget issues, I can give you a discount."
In fact, Sang Yian's idea is to let Lu Zexu find craftsmen from the Imperial Household Department to make custom products. Craftsmen who can enter the Imperial Household Department and serve the royal family must have excellent craftsmanship.
But he said there would be a discount!
Sang Yian was very tempted. Although she is not short of money now, she has lived through hard times after all, so she should save money if she can!
She asked with a smile, "If the soft furnishings are not custom-made by you, can I still get a discount?"
Xu Shuai: "..."
This easy-going character is exactly the same as Wu Nan.
He laughed out loud, "Yes! Why not? I'll give you a 10% discount!"
Sang Yian's eyes lit up, "That's very nice!"
The subsequent negotiations went very smoothly, taking measurements and coming up with a design plan.
Sang Yian only specified the style and explained that it would be a supermarket, and the rest were all suggestions from Xu Shuai.
It must be said that it makes sense that he is the design director. Xu Shuai is not only thoughtful and creative, but also very efficient.
Two days later, four design drawings were produced, and they were the kind of detailed design drawings that even included soft furnishings and furniture.
Sang Yian didn't know that before taking this job, Xu Shuai had successively taken on three new Chinese-style decorations.
He had made no less than twenty similar drawings and designs. According to the area and purpose of the supermarket, his previous design drawings could be used directly after some deletions and modifications.
Sang Yian did not have any difficulty in making choices. She immediately fell in love with a design drawing that was grand, classical and elegant.
It was the first time that Xu Shuai met such a straightforward client. There were no many requirements, no need to delete or modify the design drawings, and no need to haggle over budget issues.
Drawings were drawn, contracts were signed, the first batch of payments were in place, and materials were delivered. Other clients took half a month to complete the process, but this one did not even take a week.
Meeting such a worry-free client, Xu Shuai wished he could come here every day to supervise the work. Such an easy-to-talk-to client is definitely a rare animal these days.
The houses in the urban village are densely packed. When the renovation starts, it will definitely affect the neighbors, especially those who have opened shops nearby.
Sang Yian still has some emotional intelligence. The supermarket has everything. She picked up some fruits, canned food, or drinks and delivered them to all the neighbors.
The shops here are basically local residents. Sang Yian is young and her business has no competitive relationship with them. She is so polite and specializes in door-to-door delivery. Naturally, no one will have any opinions about her because of the renovation.
Every household said that if they need anything, they can ask her at any time and they are not polite.
Sang Yian is of course very happy. Relationships are built by getting along with each other. She has lived here for four years and knows every store here very well.
Sometimes she works overtime too late, and the boss of the beef noodle shop always saves a bowl for her.
The first pancake in the morning was prepared by the boss’s wife every day before she took the bus or the subway.
Even the owner of the stationery store, knowing that she liked all kinds of notebooks, would bring her all kinds of new products when he went to stock up.
The warm neighborhood relationship was also the reason why Sang Yian decided to stay here and open a small supermarket.
The last one was a tailor shop at the end of the street, but now not many people come here to make clothes.
The shop only takes odd jobs at most, such as changing zippers, making four-piece suits, making curtains, sofa covers, etc. There is only one boss in the store, who is over 60 years old and is very good at operating a sewing machine.
Sang Yian is one of the few people who have worked in the store making formal wear. She also knows the boss's craftsmanship, which is absolutely top-notch. The workmanship is absolutely impeccable.
She carried two cans of middle-aged and elderly milk powder and two boxes of canned yellow peaches, both of which were Chen Yi's favorites.
"Tell me, is it easy to open a supermarket? I see that your store's business is not good on weekdays, and you are starting to deliver door to door. How can you do business like this?"
Chen Yi took off her glasses, feeling helpless.
Sang Yian put the things directly on the food cabinet inside, "I have to hammer and pound for nearly two months, which will affect the neighbors too much. I'll go and say hello first, and no one will have any opinions about me in the future, right?"
That's the truth. Chen Yi felt a little distressed when she thought about how many things she had given away.
"You can send things to others, but why to me? Our houses are not next to each other. No matter how loud you are, it won't affect me!"
Sang Yian took her arm affectionately, "Isn't that a favor to you? I just got some good material and want to make a few cheongsams. I know you usually have a lot of odd jobs here, so I just want to jump the queue?"
Chen Yi glanced at her, "You are finding an excuse to send me something again. How can I not do business that comes to my door? Don't worry, I will make it beautiful for you." Sang
Yian immediately stood up and stretched out her arms so that Chen Yi could measure her size.
The best thing about
custom-made clothes is that they fit her well. Chen Yi has been making clothes all her life, so she can measure the size very quickly.
"The material used to make cheongsams is very particular. Let me see what kind of material you have. If it's not suitable, I'll go to the market and you can get me a suitable one."
Her children were not around, and Sang Yian would come to visit her every now and then. Once she suddenly fell ill. If Sang Yian hadn't come and found her and sent her to the hospital, she might have died.
From then on, Chen Yi treated her as his own child.
Sang Yian was able to buy the current small supermarket because Chen Yi helped to make connections, otherwise, things would not have been so smooth.