A courtyard with an area of more than 5,000 square meters rented for 10,000 yuan, which was definitely expensive in the eyes of the people of Liangshuiwan at the time, but Liang Liang did not think it was expensive.
Five thousand square meters! At only two yuan per square meter per year, isn't that like getting it for free?
Liang Liang signed the purchase agreement and the rental agreement.
During the rental period, he has the right to change the layout of the courtyard at will, and the village has no right to interfere. After the three-year term expires, he has the highest priority right to renew the lease.
Having bought the house and rented the yard, Liang Liang returned to this place where he had played countless times as a child, now as the owner of this land.
The brigade accountant used a bunch of keys to open all the doors he could. There were still things in some of the rooms, and the village would move those things away soon.
Liang Liang rented this courtyard to store timber and to use it as a guitar processing workshop.
What he needs to do now is to improve and raise the walls around the courtyard, clean up some dilapidated houses in the courtyard, and make some renovations.
The yard is over 100 meters long from east to west and 50 meters wide from north to south. To facilitate the transportation of processed products in the future, the western half of the yard, which is closer to the road, will be used as the production area.
The eastern half will be used as a timber processing and storage warehouse.
Liang Liang immediately sought out Xu Yongjiu, the village's head bricklayer.
On a rainy day, bricklayers can't do much and can only stay at home. Xu Yongjiu was just about to go to the small shop to play cards when Liang Liang stopped him.
Liang Liang led Xu Yongjiu around the courtyard, explaining his renovation plan as they walked.
"The houses on the west side need to be renovated. We'll fix whatever's not right."
There are two rows of houses on the north and west sides of this courtyard, with a total of eighteen rooms. This used to be the brigade's supply and marketing cooperative and clinic. Now the supply and marketing cooperative has gone out of business, and the clinic has moved to another place. These houses are now vacant.
Because they haven't been vacant for very long, these houses still look usable and can be tidied up.
If it remains unused for another two years, the roof might collapse.
These houses were cleaned up and used as processing workshops.
How many rooms can be built on the south side, extending westward from the main gate?
The main gate of the courtyard is located in a slightly sparse area in the middle of the south side. There is about forty meters from the gate to the west wall. Originally, this area was just a section of wall, but now Liang Liang plans to build houses in this area to use as warehouses.
"It depends on how big the courtyard is. If you build a courtyard that is five meters wide, you can build seven rooms."
"Then build a five-meter-wide partition. Can we build a two-story building?"
Xu Yongjiu was startled. How much money would it cost to build a two-story building that's forty meters long?
In 1994, in a poor mountain village like Liangshuiwan, families with savings exceeding 10,000 yuan were considered wealthy.
This kid only spent 30,000 yuan to build five large bungalows, and now he wants to build a multi-story building in this yard?
"It can be built! The quality is guaranteed to be top-notch."
Liang Liang nodded.
We don't need to build a two-story building for a while; half of it can be used as a warehouse, and the other half as an office.
"These walls were all demolished and rebuilt because they were too low. We need to build two-meter-high walls, with glass shards and barbed wire embedded on top."
The entire east side of this yard will be used for timber storage in the future. It's impossible for no one to want to use it. There's also the issue of fire prevention, so the reinforcement must be high to leave no hidden dangers.
With the issues of the house and the wall resolved, the next step is to address the ground.
"I want to pave the entire ground in this yard. How much do you estimate it will cost?"
Xu Yongjiu was startled again, and he looked around the courtyard with a blank expression.
"All hardened?"
"Yes!"
If you have the money in hand from the beginning, do it right the first time to avoid the hassle of changing things up later.
What standard do you want to use?
"The thickness must be no less than eight centimeters, and the best cement must be used."
Xu Yongjiu calculated: "Based on the current market prices and your standards, the cost per square meter will not be less than ten yuan. If this yard is to be completely paved according to your standards, it will probably cost no less than fifty thousand yuan."
"Go back and use what I just said as a budget. What is the cost? What is the profit you want to make? Add them all together and give me a total, and deliver it to me as soon as possible."
"Great!" Xu Yongjiu was in high spirits. After working as a bricklayer for so many years, he had finally gotten a big job.
If he finishes this job, he should have no problem keeping four or five thousand for himself.
After dealing with the matters in the courtyard, Liang Liang got back on his motorcycle and headed towards the city.
Half an hour later, he was already sitting opposite Qin Wenju.
Qin Wenju looked at Liang Liang with a smile.
"What are you grinning about? When I came back a couple of days ago, your staff said you went to Russia and saw Russians?" Liang Liang made up a story.
"Hehehe! Russians are so fair-skinned, and the girls over there are so pretty!"
"Pfft!" Liang Liang, who was drinking a beverage, spat out a mouthful of water.
"You didn't really go to Russia, did you?"
"They didn't go to the Russians; they went to Heihe."
It's not surprising to see Russians in Heihe.
No! Should I go and have my fortune told? I just randomly guessed and it turned out to be pretty close to the truth.
How amazing!
"What are you doing in Heihe? Tourism!"
"I guess you could call it tourism! I originally wanted to check out the timber there, and I just took a side trip."
Liang Liang was dumbfounded. Could it be that you're planning to deal in timber just because I'm making guitars?
Is this a coincidence that I urinated?
"How are Lü Yueli's investment projects progressing?"
Although he arranged for Lü Yueli to come to the project in the north, he was at most an initiator or introducer. He was not clear about the specific investment progress of the project.
"Ms. Lü's investment is quite substantial, totaling eight million. She contributed five million herself and took out a loan of three million from a bank in our city. The entire project has been under construction for more than half a month and is expected to be completed in October, with the project ready for use next spring."
An investment of eight million might have seemed like a lot in 1994, but to Liang Liang, who had seen the world, it was nothing special.
"Another piece of good news is that, influenced by her investment, some small processing enterprises that used to support her company have also come to invest in our city. Although the investment scale of each enterprise is only a few hundred thousand yuan, the scale of several together is not small."
"These achievements should all be attributed to your boyfriend, right? How's your relationship going?"
Although Liang Liang spoke lightly, she still felt a little sour inside.
Qin Wenju chuckled: "What? Jealous? If you say you'll marry me in the future, I'll break up with him immediately!"
"Can't we have a serious conversation? Why are you talking nonsense again!"
"Sigh! Our relationship is alright, isn't it? Although we're not married yet, we've already established a respectful relationship as brand ambassadors."
Why does this sound like a political marriage?
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