Chapter 137: Kyoto Trip
The opportunity soon came.
During the summer vacation in August, Tao Nanfeng had just completed the design task of the city library and submitted the final construction drawings when he received a letter from the Kyoto Construction Engineering Bureau, inviting Nanfeng Company to send three representatives to Kyoto to participate in the design and construction of the Kyoto Nishicheng District Gymnasium.
A heartfelt letter from Zhu Hongxing was also attached to the letter.
In the letter, Zhu Hongxing sincerely invited Tao Nanfeng's team to come to Kyoto to provide guidance, saying that the Xicheng District Gymnasium was an expansion and reconstruction of an old site, with many surrounding buildings and a complex environment. The Xicheng District Government was not sure about this project, and after consulting with the Engineering Bureau, it decided to set a precedent and adopt a bidding system.
According to relevant national regulations in 1980, in order to reform the current economic management system and further develop socialist competition, the bidding method can be tried out for some production and construction projects and business projects that are suitable for contracting.
Kyoto is worthy of being the heart of the motherland. It dares to be the first. This method of selecting the best architectural design through competition has never been tried before.
Everyone was crossing the river by feeling the stones. The Engineering Bureau sent letters to each bidding unit, asking interested design institutes or design companies to go to Kyoto to collect the bid documents and submit the design plan within the specified time. The Xicheng District Government organized experts to conduct an evaluation and finally determined the unit to undertake the design task.
Zhu Hongxing also attached a hand-drawn topographic map of the Xicheng District Gymnasium. From the map, it can be seen that the gymnasium is located in the downtown area, separated from the district government only by the Huihuang Daily News Agency. Next to it are the Xinhua Bookstore, Xicheng Primary School, and Renji Hospital, and the daily flow of people is very large.
The original gymnasium could no longer meet people's growing needs. The district government required that the renovated and expanded gymnasium be able to accommodate 4,500 people at a time and also be able to host large-scale conferences and performances.
Looking at the small space on the hand-drawn map, Tao Nanfeng pondered in silence. The requirements are high, the environment is complex, and there is little room for maneuver, which poses a huge challenge to designers.
Moreover, the design institute invited by the Kyoto Construction Engineering Bureau must be very strong. As a newly registered design consulting company, Tao Nanfeng felt that it was too difficult and not worth it to mobilize a large number of people to go to Kyoto and fight a tough battle.
Just as he was thinking of such a wording of refusal, Zhu Hongxing called the department office and asked them to tell Tao Nanfeng to call back in an hour and ask her to answer the call.
Tao Nanfeng received a call from Zhu Hongxing.
"Tao Nanfeng, have you received the correspondence, letter and map I sent you? What do you think?"
"The project is very difficult and the competition must be very fierce. I don't plan to go north."
"I know you have a talent for engineering structures. This is a narrow space, surrounded by the six-story office building of Huihuang Newspaper, the three-story elementary school building, and the five-story Xinhua Bookstore building. If the design is not careful, it will cause interference to the surrounding buildings. We need your talent and we also need your help."
Tao Nanfeng didn't say anything, his brows were furrowed, and he was having a fierce ideological struggle in his heart.
A little man said: "Go, go to Kyoto, see the most glorious Great Hall of the motherland, see where the sun rises, and feel the fusion of history and modernity. Only by constantly moving forward and interacting with better people can you make faster progress."
Another villain said, "The company has only been open for two months. There is no need to take such a big step all at once. Besides... the three children are still young and cannot leave their mother."
Zhu Hongxing continued to lobby: "Your company will send three people, and the travel expenses, accommodation expenses, and meal expenses will all be reimbursed by the Engineering Bureau. Don't worry, I will arrange for you to stay in the Xicheng District Government Guesthouse and ensure that you will feel at home. It would be best if you can participate in the design bidding. If you don't want to participate, then help us check it out, at least to ensure that the expansion project will not affect the surrounding buildings.
Don't worry, you are the only out-of-town company invited this time, the rest are all design institutes in Kyoto. The Architectural Design Institute of Kyoto University is also among the invited guests. You might also be able to meet Feng You and Zhou Ruowei, since they are acquaintances after all, right? ”
This will be quite interesting to watch.
Tao Nanfeng made a quick decision: "Okay, then we'll come over and send you a telegram after buying the tickets."
Zhu Hongxing was overjoyed and expressed his gratitude repeatedly.
After hanging up the phone, Tao Nanfeng looked at his father who had been sitting next to him: "Dad, will you go to Kyoto with me?"
Tao Shouxin laughed: "This kid, he still needs his dad to accompany him on a business trip?"
Tao Nanfeng held his father's arm affectionately and said, "Dad, the expansion project of the Kyoto West District Stadium is being tendered, and Zhu Hongxing from the Kyoto Construction Engineering Bureau has invited our design company to participate in the design bidding. I want to go, please accompany me."
Tao Shouxin asked about the situation and thought for a moment: "Okay."
It was summer vacation, and Tao Shouxin was free, so he decided to go to Kyoto with his daughter. As for whether the project can be taken on, Tao Shouxin feels it is not important.
This is a local construction project in Kyoto, and it is also a face-saving project for the district government, so there must be fierce competition. How could it be Nanfeng Design and Consulting Company's turn to win it?
"There's another person. Who do you want to go with you?"
Tao Nanfeng looked at his father and said, "Let Fan Zhicheng go with you. His hand-drawn renderings are outstanding. If we need to complete the bidding in a short time, it will be advantageous for him to participate."
Tao Shouxin nodded: "You and I are thinking the same thing."
Before graduating from graduate school, Fan Zhicheng once approached Tao Nanfeng, hoping to join her newly opened design company, but Tao Nanfeng rejected him.
Tao Nanfeng always remembered Li Shunmei's crying and helplessness. As a woman, Tao Nanfeng felt that Fan Zhicheng's behavior was not fair and was unwilling to have any deeper interactions with him.
Even though he was talented and well educated, Tao Nanfeng was unwilling to continue cooperating with him.
But for some reason, since the acceptance of the fertilizer plant project, Fan Zhicheng's attitude towards Tao Nanfeng has become warm and flattering. To give an inappropriate analogy, it is like a dog that has been lost for a long time finally finds its owner and cannot be driven away.
After graduating from graduate school, Fan Zhicheng did not choose to go to Jiangcheng Architectural Design Institute, but stayed in school as an assistant professor. As long as Tao Nanfeng needs him, whether it is hand-drawn renderings or data compilation, he will be there at any time.
Tao Nanfeng sought Xiangbei's opinion.
Xiangbei has dealt with many people and has his own way of identifying people like Fan Zhicheng.
"You open a company to recruit talents. He has talent, so he can be used. He has flaws in character, so just don't be close to him or be his friend. Fan Zhicheng was once insulted by a man, and he has a psychological trauma. He can't marry a woman and have children. He can't walk in the sun in this life. He has been looking for a big tree to rely on. Maybe in his heart, you are that big tree."
Because of Xiang Bei's words, Tao Nanfeng gradually let down his guard and handed over some of the preliminary design work to Fan Zhicheng. Seeing how excited he was after getting the job, I felt like I had a beautiful pet dog.
A Shih Tzu with a pair of beautiful peach blossom eyes and a delicate beauty.
Tao Nanfeng and Tao Shouxin found Fan Zhicheng and handed him the hand-drawn map: "How about we go to Kyoto together?"
This was the first time that Fan Zhicheng was entrusted with an important task by Tao Nanfeng. He couldn't believe his ears. His hands were shaking as he took the map. He nodded excitedly: "Let's go! Let's go together!"
Being able to go on business trips with Tao Nanfeng and watching her dominate the man's world is an incomparable feeling of happiness.
Fan Zhicheng took a look at the map and curled his lips in disdain: "Who drew this topographic map? It's so ugly! When I get to Kyoto and see it on site, I'll draw another one. I guarantee it will be a hundred times more beautiful than this one."
During his three years of graduate studies, Fan Zhicheng acquired basic knowledge of architecture, but his strength is still hand-drawn architectural renderings. This is a skill he has acquired since childhood, and no one can compete with him. If he says it will be a hundred times more beautiful, then it will definitely be a hundred times more beautiful.
Tao Nanfeng nodded: "Then you prepare your luggage, I will ask Xiangbei to buy a sleeper ticket."
From Jiangcheng to Kyoto, take the green train that departs in the morning, sleeps on the train for one night, and arrives the next morning.
It was hot and there were all kinds of smells on the train. Fan Zhicheng is indifferent to outsiders and even more heartless to Li Shunmei, but when he becomes attentive, he is more considerate than the most enthusiastic waiter.
Seeing Tao Nanfeng frown, he handed over a box of mint herbal ointment: "Apply a little under your nose, and the smell won't be so strong."
He served tea, dry food and snacks along the way, and even took out a folding fan to fan Tao Nanfeng and Tao Shouxin, serving them very comfortably.
Tao Shouxin felt a little embarrassed and said, "You take a break, we can do it ourselves."
Fan Zhicheng's eyes turned red, and he said while fanning himself: "Teacher, please let me do something. I did some things poorly before and made you unhappy. I know I was wrong. This time you can take me on a business trip, which shows your trust in me. I must perform well."
A middle-aged lady sitting on the lower bunk opposite saw that Fan Zhicheng was handsome and thought that he and Tao Nanfeng were a couple. She smiled and said, "The couple has a great relationship. The boy is so sensible and considerate. You are so lucky, girl."
Before Tao Nanfeng could explain, Fan Zhicheng frowned and said, "Auntie, are your eyesight not very good? This is my boss!"
The middle-aged woman was stunned for a moment, her mouth shaped into a circle. Young people nowadays really know how to have fun, and they are also bosses? What boss!
Tao Nanfeng looked at Fan Zhicheng: "Remember what you said."
Meeting Tao Nanfeng's gaze, Fan Zhicheng felt his heartbeat quicken again. It was this domineering attitude that made him willing to follow.
He hurriedly made up his schedule and said, "I will be a teaching assistant in school. Anyway, there are no classes for me in the next semester, so I will just follow Mr. Huang to correct homework and guide design. The school will pay me a salary, and the company will call me if there is anything. I promise to be available at any time and with a good attitude."
After Fan Zhicheng finished speaking, he probably felt that his expression was not good enough, so he added: "If the company's business increases and I need to work full-time, I will resign from the school immediately. It doesn't matter how much salary I get, as long as I follow you."
Tao Shouxin coughed and said, "Xiao Fan, what about your future? Don't you have any plans for your future? There are only more than 2,000 graduate students in your class in the country. How can you become a little follower?"
Fan Zhicheng smiled, a smile as beautiful as a rose in the dark night, revealing a sense of sadness and grief.
"My future? I had no future when I was at Quanshan Farm. I took the postgraduate entrance exam just to get away from it all. Now you don't despise me and are willing to let me follow you. I am very grateful."
He looked at Tao Nanfeng solemnly, his right fist clenched in front of his chest, his eyes full of admiration and adoration.
"Tao Nanfeng, your future is my future."
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