Lu Fan was worried that his second sister and her husband would be concerned about the children at home, so he comforted them, saying, "At worst, we can hire a nanny. You and your second sister don't need to worry about that."
Chang Fei never expected that he would find a job while just having a meal.
Everything went smoothly as before.
Overjoyed, he drank a couple more glasses of wine and even considered going to work with Li Fang early the next morning.
Early the next morning.
Zheng Hongshan was drunk and fast asleep at home when he received a call from Lu's Food Factory.
Secretary Xiaozhou didn't dare wait until Zheng Hongshan came to work to tell him, but instead chose to call early in the morning:
"President Zheng, the marketing manager from Lu's Food Factory has given us a formal reply."
"The email said that they are not considering continuing to cooperate with Guangyuan at this time."
Zheng Hongshan, both drunk and sleepy, shouted towards the small boat in a daze:
"Why not cooperate? You can name your terms, and we can even advance the payment period."
Xiao Zhou on the other end of the phone looked troubled: "President Zheng, this is the final answer from the Lu family."
He quickly hung up the phone after saying that, to avoid being caught and scolded by Mr. Zheng, who was in an abnormal mental state.
Because Lu Fan, on behalf of Fanyue Real Estate Company, won the bid for several commercial and industrial land plots.
The question of how Lu Sanjiu's construction team should carry out the work was also put on the agenda for discussion.
The first priority is the construction of the factory.
Uncle Lu the Third had worked in this line of work with Uncle Lu the First for many years, so he was familiar with all the different ways.
They quickly found a suitable designer who produced drawings and structural plans.
Lu Fan and his third uncle held a meeting regarding the factory construction, and for the first time, they didn't choose Lu's mother's villa, but instead held it in the office of Fanyue Real Estate Company.
"Third Uncle, we've only been in Nanshan City for less than half a year. Let's choose a familiar partner for this construction project."
Uncle Lu had no objection to this: "We'll listen to you. Isn't Sun Dehu, the boss of the construction group, one of your men? Let's go with him. It's always more reliable to have your own people."
Although there were reasons why Lu Fan transferred the construction group that President Li had been longing for to Sun Dehu, it now seems that the benefits outweighed the drawbacks.
He nodded and inquired about the progress of the construction:
"Have they given us a quote yet? Also, the printing factory is about to enter its peak season, and the food factory needs to add two more production lines." "The factory needs to be completed as soon as possible."
Uncle Lu was not very familiar with the procedures for handling official business, nor was he very professional.
With Lu Fan leading the way, Lu Sanjiu simply brought the relevant documents with him this time, instead of calling his assistant or secretary to help.
Upon hearing Lu Fan's question, Lu's third uncle spent some time flipping through the data before finding a definite answer:
"Construction time, right? Oh, let me see... It's divided into several batches." "The first batch is the construction of four factory areas, including the configuration of each factory area, such as canteens and security posts."
"This part will take about three months to complete."
Lu Fan frowned even though he heard that it wouldn't take too long.
"It's not a long time, but it's not short either. We might even miss out on the printing factory's peak season orders, which would be a loss for us."
Uncle Lu listened to Lu Fan's concerns and was also worried about him and the company's performance.
After much thought, he came up with an idea:
"Xiao Fan, we went to see that industrial land together before, do you remember?"
"As far as I can remember, there didn't seem to be any residential areas or living areas in that area."
"If that's the case, we don't need to strictly adhere to the eight-hour renovation work hours."
"We can work in three shifts, around the clock, which will save at least a month or more from the project deadline."
But as they talked, Uncle Lu himself shook his head and rejected the suggestion:
"No, that would put higher demands on the construction team. Shortening the construction period would not only increase the pressure on project quality, but also double the labor costs, which could very well be counterproductive."
Lu Fan was pleased with his third uncle's enthusiastic participation. He patted his uncle's arm and offered him a cigarette.
"Whether it's more cost-effective to double labor costs or to proceed step by step, Uncle, don't worry about that. Our company has a finance department."
"Perfect timing. My second brother-in-law has just joined the finance department. We can ask him for a definite answer later."
The quality of the project was also mentioned:
“Sun Dehu has undertaken national-level projects, so the construction of our factory is a small project for them. We shouldn’t have too much to worry about in terms of quality.”
Otherwise, it would damage the reputation of the construction group.
When Lu Fan confirmed his opinion, Uncle Lu was as happy as a child.
"Alright, I'll go ask Chang Fei later, and I'll also personally go and communicate with the Construction Group. If the workers are to work in three shifts, we must ensure the quality of construction."
Although it was just the construction of a few factory buildings, Uncle Lu valued it highly, as it was much larger than the construction work he had previously undertaken in Harbour City.
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