Zhang Lei turned his head to look at Mayor Zhou, as if he couldn't believe it. Could there really be such a good thing?
Let alone five acres, even just one acre, if you build a small house on it, you can easily earn tens of thousands! Especially with this kind of project where there's no budget and you calculate the workload as you go.
As long as wages aren't delayed—no, even if they are—this job has to be done! The profit margin is too high.
Besides, when has the rice mill ever shortchanged a construction company? Its best reputation in the industry is for working for rice mills.
We'll pay 85% upon completion, and everything will proceed according to the contract. That's top-notch in China.
Xing Baohua found the area map of the steel trading company, marked a spot with a pen, and said, "This is a wall, 4.5 meters high, with serrated wire mesh on top, and it would be best to add some broken glass. Two meters away from the wall, put another wire mesh wall for me, the same height, also with serrated wire."
Zhang Lei glanced at Mayor Zhou, then at the floor plan drawn by Xing Baohua, and couldn't help but exclaim, "Mr. Xing, are you building a prison?!"
“I would like to, but unfortunately the law doesn’t allow it. You can refer to the outer walls of prisons to build it, but you don’t need watchtowers at the corners. I mainly want to build a laboratory with a higher level of security.”
As Xing Baohua spoke, he drew a structural diagram with a pen and said, "We don't have any geological surveying or anything right now, so the construction below will all be done based on your construction team's experience. The main laboratory is a steel structure, 3,000 square meters per floor, and you'll build three floors for me. Each floor will be spaced 3.8 meters apart. The remaining space will be used to build offices and dormitories."
Zhang Lei quickly found a pen and paper to record Xing Baohua's requirements. After listening to the office and accommodation conditions, he said, "How about a prefabricated house? That's quick. They're all modular. Once they're built and covered with asbestos tiles, we can live there for five or six years without any problem."
"Let's stick with steel structures. And make sure to install soundproofing material in every room." Xing Baohua finished speaking, then looked at Zhang Lei and asked, "Is this a small job? How long will it take you to finish?"
Zhang Lei gave a wry smile. This was considered a small job? Of course, compared to Xing Baohua's projects that were worth hundreds of millions of yuan, this was indeed a small job.
Since there is no budget and the total cost is unknown, if given two days, he can calculate the amount of work and the budget.
But the issue now isn't about money; it's about the difficulty of the project.
First of all, there's the material. Xing Baohua required a steel structure, and the procurement of this steel was beyond the capabilities of his small company.
All the steel structures need to be ordered from steel mills. Although you don't need a plan or permit to buy steel now, you still have to contact the materials department.
Mayor Zhou said to Zhang Lei, "I'll figure out the steel. I have connections with Zhang Gang. You first calculate what type of steel you need and how many tons, then report it to me."
Zhang Lei nodded and then said to Xing Baohua, "Mr. Xing, the wall will require a lot of bricks, and the local brick factories may not be able to supply them. Why don't we have the brick factories supply us with bricks while we are waiting for the steel? We can build the steel structure of the laboratory first, and when the main structure is almost finished, we will have enough bricks, and then we can build the wall."
Xing Baohua agreed, giving me a week to prepare, a week to finish, and to build it within half a month.
"Mr. Xing, the workload is too large. Both materials and labor are in a rush." Zhang Lei got a little worried when he heard about the construction period. How could it be rushed like this? The steel structure can be completed quickly, but more than 9,000 square meters cannot be finished in a week. Several cranes will be needed. Moreover, these equipment cannot be used effectively once they are on site.
Xing Baohua shook his head, pointed at Zhang Lei with his index finger, and said, "I'll give you a week to prepare and finish. Let me know if you can do it or not. If you can't, I'll get the city or province to do it!"
Zhang Lei gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, but the cost will be higher. We need multiple teams to work together. As long as the materials are available and the money is in place, we guarantee that the project can be completed."
Xing Baohua wrote down a phone number on a piece of paper and said to Mayor Zhou, "This is my secretary's phone number. You can call her if you encounter any difficulties, and she will help you coordinate. Especially if you can't get the materials."
Before leaving, Xing Baohua gave Zhang Lei a check for 300,000 yuan as an initial entry fee and had the other party write a receipt.
It was only then that Zhang Lei truly understood what generosity meant. In all his years of working on projects, whether it was for initial funding or for them to advance their own funds and then ask the client for money, this was the first time he had ever seen someone so proactive, especially before the contract had even been signed.
The two escorted Xing Baohua to the gate and watched him drive away. Zhang Lei tugged at the five hundred yuan in his pocket and said to Mayor Zhou, "Mayor Zhou, thank you for getting me such a big job today. Come on, let's go to the county for a drink."
"Drink? Do you even have time to drink? Hurry up and prepare the materials and make the budget. The construction period is so tight, and you still have the mind to drink! If you do this project well, not only will your company be able to pay back the credit union loan this year, but if Xing Baohua feels that the quality of your work is good, and he misses a few jobs in the future, your company will be a major taxpayer in the town." Mayor Zhou said irritably.
The purpose of sending Zhang Lei away was to get him to tell him the materials and quantities needed as soon as possible, so that other departments could be coordinated to help complete the workload.
The tight schedule allows for higher costs. A town-level construction company simply can't handle such a challenge. Slowing down and building with brick and concrete is still possible; as for steel structures, forget about them!
Neither of the two cars in town were home, so Mayor Zhou had to wait for bus number 51 on National Highway 205 to go to the county. This matter required county leaders to coordinate resources.
If things go wrong, the county might have to notify the city, but...
It's said that the new Party Secretary and Xing Baohua don't get along. Most of the information about him, being a low-ranking figure, comes from hearsay.
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