Chapter 535 - Stick to Four Bare Walls! (2/2)

Liang Qingfan was moved.

A month ago, Pei Qian had already expressed his interest in recruiting Liang Qingfan. At the time, Liang Qingfan avoided giving Boss Pei a reply, in an attempt to act aloof.

During that one month, Liang Qingfan had processed a lot more information on Tengda and had made up his mind.

Of course, he would work for Tengda Corporation. The treatment was too good to turn down!

As the person-in-charge, he would get generous bonuses based on his project’s reputation and initial investment. Compared to his previous workspace, his income would be significantly higher.

What’s more, he would get to work with a leader like Boss Pei. That would greatly boost his career prospects!

Liang Qingfan almost agreed immediately, but he hesitated and said, “Boss Pei, can I make a tiny request?”

Pei Qian was surprised.

Hey, this brat can withstand the temptation of Tengda Corporation’s benefits and attempt to haggle with me?

Not bad. I like young men like you, who would raise prices for me. It’ll save me the energy of having to think of reasons to increase your pay.

Come on, extort me as much as you can!

Pei Qian nodded. “Of course, you can. Speak your mind!”

Liang Qingfan cleared his throat. “Boss Pei, I noticed that you have set up many physical shops, such as Fish-Catching Internet Cafe, Fish-Catching Take-Out, and Deposit Fitness, and that you’re rapidly expanding.

“Of course, I can’t run from being in charge of Sloth Apartments’ renovations.

“However, I also noticed how ordinary the style of your other shops is. If you plan to renovate those physical shops in the future… can you hand those projects to me as well?

“I’m asking for no other reason than that I think the current style of the shops does not match up to Tengda’s class.”

Pei Qian could not help but feel disappointed.

That was it?! Aren’t you going to take the opportunity to ask for a raise?

However, on further thought, that was not a bad suggestion either.

Pei Qian nodded. “Of course! I’ll leave them all to you! How about this? Once you’re done with the Sloth Apartments, start looking for the best-performing shop; you can renovate that one!”

In the past, before Fish-Catching Internet Cafe became popular, Pei Qian would have turned down Liang Qingfan’s request at once.

Redo the renovations? I’m doing perfectly well, incurring losses; why would I redo the renovations?

However, things were different now.

Fish-Catching Internet Cafe was extremely popular, and it was always fully-booked. Redoing the renovations would have a limited effect on its popularity and profits. Furthermore, Pei Qian could spend money on the renovations, and the shops would not be able to operate by then.

How much would that cost him in total? It would be so worth it!

Thus, Pei Qian emphasized that Liang Qingfan should only choose shops that were generating a lot of profit. Shops that were incurring losses, such as Deposit Fitness, should not be touched at all.

Liang Qingfan nodded. “Alright, Boss Pei! Thank you for your trust in me!” Although he did not understand why Boss Pei wanted him to start from the most successful shops, Liang Qingfan did not ask too many questions. The fact that Boss Pei was leaving him with such an important task showed how much he trusted him.

“Alright, Boss Pei. I’ll work on a few renderings based on the new apartments. Once you’ve picked your favorite, I will look for a construction team to start work!” Liang Qingfan was filled with renewed motivation.

The residential-commercial building was slightly easier because the hard renovations were nearly done, and soft renovations would take a much shorter time. On the other hand, the buildings in Binhu District were more troublesome. Two buildings needed hard renovation, and Liang Qingfan would have to hire huge construction teams. The timeline was very tight.

Of course, the good thing was that all the apartments had the same configuration. Thus, he only needed to come up with one set of plans.

“New renderings? No, no, no. There’s no need for that anymore. Stick to the same style as before,” said Pei Qian. “Minimalism.”

After some consideration, Pei Qian added, “Don’t bother adding the smart furniture and huge television. Total up the cost of all the renovations. The most important thing would be to stick to the same general style!”

Each television cost 240 thousand yuan, and they were limited edition. Not anyone could buy them. What’s more, Pei Qian was worried that putting such an expensive television in such a small apartment would attract huge groups of people who would only want to rent the apartment for the sake of the television. What would he do, then? After all, rent for the smaller apartments would be much lower than that for the huge apartments in Dawn of Prosperous City. He had to stick to creating four bare walls so that ordinary people would be dissuaded from renting the apartments. At the same time, he had to avoid luxurious decorations so as not to attract pretentious, cultured youths or yuppies.

Liang Qingfan was stunned. “These apartments are to be minimalist as well?

“Boss Pei, all of the new apartments are small. Making these small apartments minimalist would greatly discount the overall effect. What’s more, storage space is extremely important for small apartments. If you get rid of all of them, these apartments would be unlivable.”

Pei Qian was elated.

Greatly discount the overall effect? The apartments would be unlivable?

That’s awesome!

That’s exactly what I want!

Even a professional architect thinks it would be impossible. How can I possibly earn any money from this?

I absolutely can’t!

Pei Qian smiled. “Don’t worry. That’s the style of the Sloth Apartments. Since they’re of the same brand, they must be of the same style, right?”