"But precisely because we are the first to try something new, if we do well at the beginning, we can build a good reputation and market share. We may not become the leading renovation team, but when it comes to renovation, we will definitely be the first team that comes to mind."
Most importantly, Liu Jianmin had heard Lin Wei's design and thought it was very creative, believing it would be well-received.
Whether people are willing to spend the money or not is anyone's guess.
But Liu Jianmin had a feeling that this incident would be a turning point in his life.
If you can't catch it now, it will be difficult to find it again.
Seeing the determination in Liu Jianmin's eyes, Uncle Liu gave him a wink, and Aunt Liu took out the bankbook.
“I don’t know how much money it will cost. I’ve set aside some money for the New Year, and the rest is here. This is all our family’s income. It’s not much, but Mom and Dad hope you think things through before you do anything. After all, if you make a mistake, we might not be able to afford it next time.”
This is the tragedy of the poor.
They have no cost for trial and error, and they consider things carefully before acting.
But while he is deliberating, the opportunity may slip away.
Everyone who has lost such an opportunity knows how rare it is.
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Wednesday.
After getting herself ready, Lin Wei and her classmates headed to the construction site.
Some of the staff on site were invited by Shen Jize from Gangcheng. Since they had met before, they naturally greeted each other.
The ribbon-cutting ceremony officially began only after Shen Jize arrived.
Lin Wei stood below the stage, her heart pounding with excitement. "It's almost here! Our design will soon be on everyone's display. Are you excited?"
"I'm excited. Although the design isn't directly related to us, we were involved in it," Wang Ying said with satisfaction.
But before the ribbon-cutting ceremony even started, Shen Jize walked down from the stage and stood in front of her.
"Weiwei, you're the chief designer of this project, and it's a testament to your hard work. Come on, let's go to the ribbon-cutting ceremony!"
"Oh, I'm not sure if it's convenient for me, you guys can go."
Shen Jize disagreed, saying, "Every design is like a child of the designer. Don't you want to give it your blessings and watch it grow up?"
Lin Wei couldn't refuse Shen Jize's words.
But she always felt that his words had a hidden meaning.
"Weiwei, everyone's watching. The auspicious time will be over soon."
Upon hearing that an auspicious day was approaching, Lin Wei immediately stood up, letting Shen Jize lead her onto the stage, forgetting to shake him off.
The two of them picked up scissors and, with a cheer of "bang," cut the ribbon of blessing.
"May the project start smoothly and bring you great fortune."
For some reason, Shen Jize gave everyone present a 2-yuan red envelope as a gesture of good luck.
Once the project started, the funds were naturally allocated.
Then the design fee for Lin Wei should naturally be settled.
“This design should be calculated as three sets, since they are three different project areas. I’m not familiar with the design prices in mainland China, so I’ll settle the bill with you based on the prices in Hong Kong. The total for the three sets of design drawings is 180,000.”
Lin Wei sat up abruptly from the sofa. "How much?"
"180,000? That's so much? This isn't a friendly price, is it? No, no, just give me the market price. I'd be embarrassed to accept so much."
Is Lin Wei rich?
Of course there are.
But she really didn't understand this industry. In 1991, she could get 180,000 yuan for design fees. Are you kidding me? You can't even get such a high price in Hong Kong.
Shen Jize laughed, "Calm down, this isn't a friendly price of 180,000. It's the real market price. If you don't believe me, just come with me to Hong Kong and ask around."
Lin Wei choked and stopped talking.
Shen Jize said, "If it's the market price, then it's the market price. I still think it's a bit low, but it's about the right price. I know how much of this design you completed and how much your classmates completed, so I'm planning to give the three of them 2,000 yuan. What do you think? I'll listen to your opinion."
"No problem, no problem."
Wang Ying and the other two stayed with her for more than a month. However, all the designs for the three projects were completed by Lin Wei, and Lin Wei had marked the details. They were just assistants who followed her instructions, so the amount they received was not small.
But it's still quite different from her income.
“Design work is profitable, so don’t feel pressured. I really didn’t give you extra money. I already told the office yesterday, and the money should arrive in the next day or two. I know your account, and I transferred it directly to you, but I don’t know the accounts of Wang Ying, Zhang Yanyan, and An Jing.”
Shen Jize took out three envelopes from the drawer. "You can give them the money for me. It's for the initial expenses. Later, when we run around the construction site, it will be calculated by the hour, so there definitely won't be as much."
Lin Wei was so overwhelmed by the money that she stumbled out with it in a daze.
Wang Ying and the others were waiting for her at the entrance of the construction site. She wouldn't have reacted if they hadn't called her.
"Weiwei, what are you doing?"
"Oh." Lin Wei quickly handed over the money. "Design fee, 2,000 per person. Count it and deposit it in the bank later."
The three were taken aback, took the money and hurriedly asked, "So much? Shen is really generous. I thought it was only 100 yuan."
"That's too stingy. You've been helping me for over a month, how could you only be worth 100 yuan?"
Seeing her like this, Anjing was puzzled. "You were fine before, why did you suddenly become so reckless after taking the money? Did something else happen?"
Zhang Yanyan shook her head helplessly, "They must have been overwhelmed by the money. If an assistant like me can get this much money, Weiwei must have gotten even more. When have we wage earners ever seen so much money? We must have been overwhelmed by it."
Lin Wei looked at Zhang Yanyan, and after a long while, she only said one sentence, "Sometimes your mouth is even more annoying than Wu Ying's."
Needless to say, her answer was spot on.
"Although I don't want to pry into your privacy, I'm really curious about how much design fee Chen paid you to make you look like this. We promise we won't be jealous if we hear it."
"No, you'll all be so jealous if you hear that."
Such private matters were just jokes, and no one really pressed for details.
But Lin Wei couldn't sleep, and it was really because of the 180,000 yuan design fee.
"Design can make this much money?"
But she quickly realized what was going on.
The wage gap between state-owned enterprises and foreign-owned enterprises seemed to be this large in the 1990s.
While state-owned enterprise workers were earning 200-300 a month, foreign-invested enterprise workers were already earning 6,000-7,000.
If the job involves sales, earning over ten thousand is not out of the question, and even in 20 or 30 years, it will be a level that most people can only dream of.
"Sigh, it really is different, so I really need to make money now to buy a house, buy... gold."
"Take advantage of the low gold price now and stock up!"
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