After three rounds of drinking, the topic turned to building a house.
Before this, Li Cheng had several options. One was to find a local construction company. This company had recently done many old city renovation projects. In theory, this company was the most suitable company for the renovation and reconstruction of the tape recorder factory dormitory area.
But Li Cheng took the time to visit the places that had been renovated by the company and the "matchboxes" they had built. He felt that they were a bit sloppy and estimated that in a dozen years or so, these "matchboxes" would be called old buildings by people.
Later, Li Cheng looked at the house built by another company and felt that the house built by this company was better than the previous one, but only slightly better.
On the way back, Li Cheng saw a residential building that had just been completed by a company and was immediately attracted to it.
This is a high-rise residential building with very trendy exterior and interior decoration, which is somewhat in line with his psychological expectations.
But Li Cheng only stayed here for a while and didn't contact the people who built this building. The city's real estate era has not yet arrived. Li Cheng knows that the projects he is seeing are either government old city renovation projects or the last welfare housing within the company.
Li Cheng did not have the money to build a house, and the people in the tape recorder factory always believed that Li Cheng's improvement of their housing conditions was a benefit given to them by the company.
Li Cheng didn't want to explain their misunderstanding too much. After all, the welfare housing distribution thing has been going on for decades, so it's normal that their ideas won't change immediately.
What Li Cheng wanted to do was to build a house amidst this misunderstanding. He didn't have the money to build a house, but he had to build it, and that was what Li Cheng wanted to do.
Since he has no money to build a house, Li Cheng cannot go to the companies mentioned above. It is useless to go to them. Who will build a house for someone who can't afford the money?
It's a bit difficult to get things done without money.
So, Li Cheng found these two brothers.
The two brothers owned a construction company, but they couldn't get any business, so they had to do odd jobs for local construction companies. To put it bluntly, they were just freeloading on the food of the well-known construction companies.
Later, the two brothers somehow found out about the Tea House and often went there to drink tea. After a few visits, they got to know Han Dayazi.
Later, Han Dayazi said that the tape recorder factory wanted to renovate its dormitory, and the two of them assured Han Dayazi that their construction company could do it, and the quality would definitely be better than that of other construction companies.
They were afraid that Han Dayazi would not believe them, so they brought photos of the houses they built in other places, as well as their licenses, and showed them to Han Dayazi one by one.
Later, these things came into Li Cheng's hands. So, Li Cheng chose a photo that he liked the most and had it made into a picture and posted it in the dormitory of the tape recorder factory.
When Li Cheng made up his mind to build a house, he thought of these two brothers.
However, Li Cheng was unsure because he didn't have the money to build a house. So, when he hosted the two of them tonight, Li Cheng first tried to build some relationships with them so that they wouldn't be so angry when he realized he was going to get something for nothing.
"I believe you two can build a house, and I want you to build ours. However, the way we build our house this time is a little different from what you've done before."
After Li Cheng said this, he looked at the two of them with a smile.
When the two heard Li Cheng say he wanted them to build a house, they were immediately delighted. But after hearing that it was a little different, they looked at each other, and then the boss said, "What do you mean by different, Mr. Li? Do you mean the house you want to build is different? Don't worry, I have the blueprints. Whatever style you want, we promise to build it for you."
Li Cheng shook his head and said, "It's not the style of the house, but the process that needs to be changed."
The man was stunned for a moment and asked, "Process? How can this process be changed? Hasn't it always been like this?"
At the time, the process for building a house was to pay first and then build the house. Later, when some people took the money and ran away before the house was completed, the system changed to paying a portion of the money first, and then paying the balance after the house was completed and inspected.
Because of this, the situation of houses being completed but the remaining balance not being settled occurred. Furthermore, this directly led to the common practice of delayed payment of construction fees. This situation became increasingly serious, ultimately forcing the state to introduce some strict regulations to regulate the settlement of construction fees.
After the man finished asking, he kept staring at Li Cheng. At this time, Li Cheng was also very conflicted, thinking that he was setting a bad precedent for the construction industry.
Li Cheng thought for a moment, then suddenly raised his glass and said, "Let me toast to you two first."
After saying this, Li Cheng drank the wine first as a gesture of respect. The two were a little confused, but they still drank the wine.
Everyone present knew that Li Cheng had no money to build a house, but they also knew that Li Cheng was determined to build a house. They really couldn't help with this matter, and no matter what they said at this time, they felt that it would be of no help to Li Cheng.
Li Cheng asked them to come to accompany the guests for drinks and meals, but they felt that they came to see Li Cheng because they were feeling uncomfortable.
Li Cheng was indeed a little embarrassed, but not too uncomfortable. He looked at everyone present and thought that whether the house could be built or not depended on whether he had the nerve tonight.
Li Cheng put down his wine glass, looked at the two brothers and said, "To tell you the truth, whether you can build the house this time is directly related to whether you can gain a foothold here in the future."
The two were stunned when they heard this. They stared at Li Cheng blankly, both looking stupid.
These two started from scratch, working at a construction site and now own a construction company. To be honest, they have some skills.
However, competition in the construction industry has been fierce in recent years, and their company has been unable to compete with those established state-owned enterprises. So, they moved here from the south, believing that the construction market here has great potential and the competition is not so fierce.
However, they didn't expect that the market here was not mature yet, and they, as a foreign company, had no chance of getting projects on their own. So, they just followed those local companies and got free meals.
There is no way around it. The people under me need to eat, and the company I have worked so hard to build needs to survive.
Li Cheng said that whether they could gain a foothold was actually hitting their lifeblood.
After a moment of silence, the boss said, "Mr. Li, are you saying that as long as we can build the house, we can gain a foothold here?"
Li Cheng nodded and said, "Yes, as long as you can build our house, you will definitely have a place in the construction industry here in the future."
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