Chapter 241: Money is not enough to spend when it is needed
Wei Decheng was very concerned about Jiang Ping's affairs, and helped him screen again, and finally picked out the two most suitable decoration companies. Not only that, Wei Decheng also personally called the other party's boss and told them that their good friend was going to renovate a shop and might go to their company to negotiate business recently.
Weidecheng's real estate business in Sioux City has been carried out vigorously, and it is a big customer of many renovation companies. The two bosses didn't dare to slack off on the friends introduced by Wei Decheng, and hurriedly said that they would try their best to serve Jiang Ping, and they would definitely make him satisfied.
After helping Jiang Ping contact the decoration company, Wei Decheng also said goodbye and left. He is usually very busy with work, so he can only come to the antique street occasionally to relax, but he can't stay here all day.
However, before leaving, Wei Decheng also whispered to Jiang Ping that he hoped that he could go to see his daughter when he was free. According to Wei Decheng, Wei Zixin became much more well-behaved after being discharged from the hospital, not only moved back home, but also had a lot less contact with her fox friends and dog friends.
However, Wei Decheng keenly noticed that his daughter often mentioned Jiang Ping intentionally or unintentionally. In his opinion, his daughter has a good impression of Jiang Ping, the life-saving benefactor, so he asked him to have time to see Wei Zixin.
Hearing Wei Decheng mention Wei Zixin, Jiang Ping couldn't help but think of pressing the little sister on the bed and pumping her stiff buttocks. Speaking from the heart, that wonderful touch makes Jiang Ping miss it a little bit now.
However, this matter must not be known to Wei Decheng, so Jiang Ping just promised very perfunctorily, and he would contact Wei Zixin when he had time, which can be regarded as fooling Lao Wei over.
Now that Wei Decheng is gone, Wu Hanqing also went back to his store. Jiang Ping stayed alone and carefully measured the dimensions of several spaces in the storefront. He was going to talk to the renovation company about the renovation of the store recently. At that time, I don't even know how big the area to be renovated is.
Jiang Ping has always been a man of action. The next day, I went to the two decoration companies. For the sake of Weidecheng's face. The bosses of both companies received him personally. After contacting the other party, Jiang Ping chose a company called "Yunqi Indoor and Outdoor Architectural Decoration" to be responsible for the decoration of the store.
The owner of Yunqi Company is named Wang Hongwei, a middle-aged man in his early forties. In his early years, he also studied art, and later changed careers to become the owner of a decoration company.
Wang Hongwei was also very happy that Jiang Ping chose to trust his company, and began to ask him about the specific details of the decoration. For example, the size of the decoration area, indoor or outdoor. What is the surroundings, what kind of style do you want, what is the budget, etc. Only by clarifying these problems can we make a decoration work that satisfies customers.
When he knew that the store that Jiang Ping was going to decorate was on the antique street, Wang Hongwei couldn't help but be a little surprised. It is one of the most expensive areas in Sioux City, and there are very few faΓ§ade houses, and many times you can't even sell them if you have money.
And Jiang Ping, a young man, actually owns a store there, which shows that he is also very strong. But thinking about Jiang Ping being Wei Decheng's friend, he is definitely not an ordinary person, Wang Hongwei is also relieved.
Knowing the size and environment of the storefront. After also understanding Jiang Ping's general requirements, Wang Hongwei quickly said to him: "Mr. Jiang." I have already understood the situation, and I will try my best to design several decoration plans for you to choose from. β
Jiang Ping shook his head with a smile and said, "I have already drawn the approximate renderings, you just need to follow my drawings for construction." Of course, I don't know much about some of the details of the renovation project, so I have to discuss it with Mr. Wang. β
Unexpectedly, Jiang Ping drew the drawings by himself, and Wang Hongwei was also a little surprised. But the customer is God, not to mention that Jiang Ping was introduced by Wei Decheng, so naturally he can't be offended, so Wang Hongwei immediately smiled: "Then ask Mr. Jiang to show me the renderings." β
Originally, Wang Hongwei still had a faint smile on his face, but after seeing Jiang Ping's renderings, he couldn't help but show surprise. He thought that a young man like Jiang Ping would be able to draw something good. It's nothing more than relying on some of my art foundation and wanting to show off.
However, after looking at the renderings drawn by Jiang Ping, Wang Hongwei knew that he had real skills. Jiang Ping not only painted a few renderings beautifully, but also the design concept that came out of the middle table shows that Jiang Ping himself has a very high artistic accomplishment.
Jiang Ping took out not a rendering, but several renderings of the storefront on the side of the road, the yard behind it, and the two houses behind the yard. In addition to the overall renderings, Jiang Ping also made separate renderings for some details that need attention, including almost all the places that need to be paid attention to in the decoration.
Wang Hongwei looked at these renderings with appreciation, and couldn't help but praise: "Mr. Jiang's design is unique, whether it is the grasp of the overall style or the design of some details, it is simply amazing, I really admire it." β
In fact, for Jiang Ping, there is no pressure at all to draw some renderings of store decoration. After all, his artistic skills are very good, otherwise it would be impossible to forge the works of those masters vividly.
Coupled with the experience of two lives and the nutrients he absorbed from a large number of artworks in his previous life, Jiang Ping is very confident in his own design, and believes that it will definitely make the eyes of all the guests who come in.
Originally, Jiang Ping also hoped that Wang Hongwei would give some opinions on his design, after all, he is a professional and has more experience in this area.
However, after looking at Jiang Ping's renderings, Wang Hongwei insisted that the design was almost perfect, and there was no need to make any changes. He just put forward his opinion on some small places from the point of view of construction and practicality. Jiang Ping is also good at this, after all, Wang Hongwei has been in the industry for many years, and it must be right to listen to his opinions.
After discussing some details, Wang Hongwei signed a decoration agreement with Jiang Ping, and took his renderings as the standard for decoration results.
Jiang Ping has no opinion on this at all, and he agrees with this approach of putting villains first and then gentlemen. After all, this renovation project is quite troublesome, and signing the contract in advance is a guarantee for both parties.
"Mr. Jiang, I will do my best to arrange for the most experienced engineering team to start construction. Wang Hongwei personally sent Jiang Ping to the door of the company, and said to him before saying goodbye: "As long as I have time, I will go over in person to ensure that the decoration is carried out in full accordance with your design intentions." β
Jiang Ping thanked Wang Hongwei and then said goodbye and left.
Wang Hongwei was very efficient, and two days later he called Jiang Ping and told him that the construction team had started work. Jiang Ping was also very satisfied with this speed, and according to the contract, he transferred another sum of money to Wang Hongwei.
In the following days, Wang Hongwei would contact Jiang Ping every few days to inform him of the progress of the renovation. Even Jiang Ping had to admit that Wang Hongwei's work efficiency was very high. In just over half a month, the water, electricity and sewer pipes in the store have all been lined up, and it has begun to enter the next stage of decoration.
Of course, such a fast renovation speed also needs money to support. Jiang Ping has already transferred several sums of money to Wang Hongwei, all of which are used to buy various building materials.
Jiang Ping told Wang Hongwei at the beginning that the materials must be used well. Try to avoid the chance of decoration problems due to material reasons.
Wang Hongwei did exactly that, trying to buy good materials to use. Of course, the better the material, the more expensive it is. What's more, according to Jiang Ping's design, there are many materials that are inherently expensive. There are many materials that are used to make mahogany furniture, and now they are used by Jiang Ping for decoration, and the cost can be imagined.
In just ten days, the renovation project cost Jiang Ping more than 200,000 yuan. Considering that the renovation project has just begun, Jiang Ping is also beginning to feel the financial pressure.
You must know that Jiang Ping's biggest cash income so far is the 2.5 million yuan he got from Li Wenxing. In addition, he also earned more than 600,000 yuan one after another, and a total of more than 3 million in cash.
Of the more than 3 million in cash, nearly 400,000 was spent on my sister's medical treatment. Then it took more than 600,000 yuan to buy a house, and the rest was less than 2 million.
The renovation has only started for half a month, and more than 200,000 yuan has already been spent. According to this calculation, when the entire renovation project is completed, I am afraid that 700,000 or 800,000 yuan will be used.
And the store is not only ready to use after the decoration, but also has to add some furniture such as tables and chairs, Bogu shelves, and electrical appliances such as air conditioners. What's more, Jiang Ping opened an antique shop, so he couldn't let the store look empty, and he had to add some eye-catching antiques to support the scene.
And these all require money, especially the purchase of antiques, the cost is huge. Jiang Ping made a rough calculation, and it was not enough to spend without hundreds of thousands. Together, these two items will cost at least 130,000 or 400,000 yuan, so Jiang Ping's cash is only a few hundred thousand.
People say that "when books are used, they hate less", but Jiang Ping's current feeling is that "the money is not enough to spend when it is used". What he wants to do most now is to work hard to make money, so that he will not become a penniless poor student after his store is renovated.
Fortunately, Jiang Ping's luck was good, just when he wanted to make money, he received a strange phone call.
It was a middle-aged woman who called, and asked Jiang Ping tentatively: "Excuse me...... Are you Master Jiang?"
No one had ever called Jiang Ping that before, and he almost instinctively said to the other party, "You made a mistake." Fortunately, Jiang Ping reined in the precipice, and changed his words at the last moment: "I am Jiang Ping, what is the matter?"
"It's great to find you, Master Jiang!" the woman said happily, "My name is Gao Panli, I would like to ask you to show my son, are you free lately?"
Someone actually took the initiative to ask him to look at his face, which also made Jiang Ping very happy. He knew that this must have played a role in his watch at the opening ceremony of the Library Pavilion, and he couldn't help but secretly cheer in his heart: "This call came in time, great!" (To be continued......)
PS: Second update.