He had no choice but to put down his work and go to the living room, where he saw a handsome young man sitting upright on the sofa.
“Mr. Fujiwara, I’m sorry to have kept you waiting!” Nakae Gomei said as he stepped forward.
Ning Zhiheng stood up and said with a smile, "Mr. Zhongjiang, I'm sorry to bother you."
After exchanging greetings, the two sat facing each other. Ning Zhiheng stated his purpose directly, but after listening to Ning Zhiheng's explanation, Zhongjiang Wuming looked troubled and said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Fujiwara, your request is to build a large public facility, while I am more skilled in the design of residential houses, that is, independent courtyards and small villas. I may have made you come here for nothing!"
Ning Zhiheng was taken aback, and said with some regret, "Mr. Zhongjiang, I am not an expert in architecture. May I ask what the difference is?"
Nakajima Gomei had no choice but to continue explaining, "To be honest, designing a large-scale facility requires extremely solid design skills, which I cannot currently achieve. However, I can recommend a designer to you. He is my senior, Fukunaga Jiro. His design skills are very high; he has designed many important projects, and he is especially skilled in designing large-scale service buildings. I think he will definitely satisfy Mr. Fujiwara."
"Fukunaga Jiro?" Ning Zhiheng said in surprise. This name was one of the designers provided by Hirao Daichi. It was clear that Nakae Gomei held him in high regard.
“It’s clear you have a lot of confidence in this Mr. Fukunaga,” Ning Zhiheng continued, “I wonder what kind of successful buildings he has designed?”
Seeing that Ning Zhiheng seemed to doubt his senior brother's abilities, Zhongjiang Wuming understood the meaning behind Ning Zhiheng's words. He wanted to consult Fukunaga Jiro's design capabilities to see if he could handle the design work. This was also the client's right to choose, and there was nothing wrong with that.
So he recounted all the large-scale buildings that Fukunaga Jiro had designed. Ning Zhiheng listened carefully, but unfortunately, he didn't hear the names of the three military warehouses, which made him somewhat disappointed.
It seemed there was nothing to be gained here. Ning Zhiheng was about to find an excuse to leave when Zhongjiang Wuming spoke up again: "Mr. Fukunaga was also invited by the military to participate in the design of many military facilities. For example, the Fukuoka warehouse, which is still in use today, was designed by my senior brother. It is currently the largest warehouse used by the military."
Upon hearing Nakajima Gomei's words, Ning Zhiheng was overjoyed. He had finally found the right person; his target was none other than the architect Fukunaga Jiro.
“That’s wonderful. I’ll go and pay a visit to Mr. Fukunaga right away. I’m so sorry to have bothered you today.”
Ning Zhiheng had achieved his goal. He then got up to say goodbye and left, and Zhongjiang Wuming politely saw him to the door.
Back in the car, he instructed Yi Hua'an, "Go directly to the home of that Fukunaga Jiro. He's the chief designer of the Fukuoka warehouse. Let's try our luck."
Yi Hua'an immediately started the car and, following the address, soon arrived at a residence. However, this house was far less exquisite than Zhongjiang Wuming's garden; it was a very ordinary Japanese-style house, quite conventional.
Ning Zhiheng got out of the car and pressed the doorbell, but there was no response for a long time. He saw that there was no lock on the door, so there should be someone inside. He then pressed the doorbell again.
Half a day later, footsteps were heard inside, and then the door was opened. A middle-aged man in his forties with a pale face leaned out and looked at Ning Zhiheng. His stubble was quite long and messy, and it was clear that he hadn't groomed it for several days.
"Excuse me, are you Mr. Fukunaga Jiro?" Ning Zhiheng asked softly.
"It's me. May I ask who you are?" Fukunaga Jiro asked, puzzled.
Ning Zhiheng smiled slightly and said, "Mr. Fukuoka, I heard that you are a very famous architect in the overseas Chinese community. I plan to ask you to design a facility for me, so I came to visit you."
When Fukunaga Jiro heard that the person wanted him to do architectural design, he nodded and opened the door to invite Ning Zhiheng in.
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