In order to live in seclusion, I tricked my roommate into falling in love.

Chapter 94: If you bend your elbows outwards, you will have everything

Mak Tak-fai is a typical old Cantonese guy, lean and shrewd.

He is in his forties and has a Hong Kong-style slicked-back hair and wears glasses, but he looks much more sophisticated than Zi Weichang.

With a forced smile, he invited the young man to sit down and have some tea.

Zi Xiaowei had seen his cheap father-in-law countless times, and he never felt guilty: "Brother Hui! I saw your design manuscript last night and was completely impressed. I'm a complete novice in this project, so I quickly came here to ask for advice and sign the contract."

This is the advantage of having a salesperson. You don’t have to pretend to be cool or save face, just show your cards directly.

Maizi did not act like a child. She sat next to her father calmly and did not change her expression when she heard him calling her brother.

So Mai Dehui had to shift his gaze widely, looking here and there. "Okay, okay. I heard it's a school competition, right? What does signing a contract mean?"

Zi Xiaowei bent over to pour tea and felt a slight ache in his waist. "Actually, it originated here. The Greater Bay Area's mountain-lake model, this new urban landscape ecology, is definitely ahead of our southwest mainland. I've been thinking about introducing this advanced experience there. Luckily, there are companies willing to put it into practice, so I want to learn from them and practice it. Enjoy your tea."

Mak De-hui wanted to speak in a pretentious manner, but he heard his daughter coughing.

Helplessly reaching out to take the teacup: "What exactly do you do?"

Zi Xiaowei quickly sat down to avoid straining his lumbar muscles. "I studied landscape gardening, which is why I had the opportunity to be involved in this project. I also wanted to ask why there is no lake in your design."

Mai Dehui rolled his eyes. "Don't you learn landscape architecture without also learning planning? Don't you consider safety factors when designing small gardens in industrial parks like this? There are thousands or even tens of thousands of people in such a small area. If one person jumps into the lake, the client will curse you to death. Have you ever thought of that?"

Zi Xiaowei actually had quite a bit of social common sense, and suddenly realized, "For example, the mountain lake model here follows the original reservoir lake model, and it's outside the town suburbs. Even if a similar incident occurred, no one would be blamed. If it happened in the factory area, it would be very scary. Brother Hui is very experienced, I learned something. Have some tea, have some tea."

He stood up respectfully and poured tea, actually he wanted to check if his lumbar muscles were really sore. Who could stand charging for two months and then talking on the phone for ten minutes?

So Mai Dehui actually found him quite pleasing to the eye. Zi Xiaowei's tall and thin figure and gentle appearance could easily please his father-in-law, and he was also so polite, studious and fond of flattery.

But after glancing at his humble and obedient homeboy, his anger instantly shot up again: "Did you draw up that crappy concept plan before?"

Zi Xiaowei quickly reflected on himself, "Yes, yes, I have absolutely no basic drawing skills. I'm learning landscape gardening purely out of interest. I've only just started school and haven't had much time to engage in practical professional experience."

There was no arrogance on the part of the client, but rather it confirmed the humility of the future son-in-law.

Little did people know that the former gold medal teacher had been familiar with this bending posture since childhood, and could benefit from a lot of extra guidance from the aunts.

As expected, Mai Dehui couldn't help but scold his son-in-law with the same frustration he'd give him: "A two-hundred-meter-long dormitory building? Have you ever thought about how much garbage those workers throw out of the windows into the green belt behind all day long? And it's an enclosed garden area, so over time, it's going to become a long garbage ditch? Design needs to take into account the human environment and social realities..."

Zi Xiaowei actually took out a notebook from his bag and took notes seriously!
And he just took a supermarket plastic bag from the makeshift wardrobe in the van and carried his laptop computer and other things for class on the business trip.

If you were in Jiangsu, Zhejiang or the northern region, many fathers-in-law would be disgusted by the economic level.

Lao Yue found his son-in-law more and more pleasing to the eye, and almost wanted to see whether he was wearing foam slippers.

He couldn't help himself and began to explain in detail this plan that he had just casually sketched out.

Zi Xiaowei took notes and offered his own opinion: "Can we remove the totem pole at the right angle? We could make this smallest two-story right-angled room into a square, creating more space for product display. At the same time, we could raise the floors a bit. The fourth and fifth floors could be like a stereo system, with a full-scale LCD display on top, much like the glasses-free 3D corner screens now found in many shopping centers. We could use it for workers to do square dancing, for leisure and entertainment, or even for everyone to watch TV together from the window..."

Mai Dehui began to forget about his daughter and nodded seriously. "Can the owner afford this kind of expense? Of course it would be great. This will create a landmark center effect in the surrounding area, so the entire community needs to be open and flowing..."

Maizi was watching the two men getting along so well and suddenly felt that it was a little unreal.

Someone pretended to play with his phone and took many silent photos of this place.

Zi Xiaowei went a step further: "Can we make all the roofs of buildings into solar photovoltaic panels? On the one hand, we can transform the roofs into employee sports and leisure centers, and on the other hand, it can save energy and reduce consumption, which is a gimmick."

Mai Dehui couldn't help but praise him, "Young people are indeed very open-minded. Great, great, this plan is completely feasible. What's the budget for the project? Come on, have a bun."

Zi Xiaowei chewed his words and revealed his true intention: "So this depends on you, Brother Hui. You must help us take on the design of this project. We will calculate it according to the market price. I heard that it is a percentage of the total project budget?" Mai Baobao and his daughter were shocked at the same time.

Mai Dehui turned around and looked at his daughter, and Maizi immediately started to flatter him!
The father was shocked again. Ever since her rebellious teenage years, her daughter, who had always been cool and handsome, had never been so charming!

He turned around and went straight to the point: "Are you dating Lizhu?"

Mai Lizhu, Zi Xiaowei almost laughed at the name, but the teacher was trained to hold back: "No, no, no, we are friends in photography."

Maizi quickly opened her phone and showed Zi Xiaowei the photo he took of her...

Well, let’s go back to the photo of her in a black dress, looking cool and world-weary. The contrast effect of Zi Xiaowei swaying in front of her is really good.

Mak Tak-fai couldn't help but complain after seeing it: "Send it to me and your mother to see."

Zi Xiaowei then followed suit: "Well, I'm paid to take photos of wheat, so if you help us design this project, please calculate the measurement according to the market price."

Mai Dehui finally felt somewhat certain that this was a serious project: "About how many cubic meters?"

Zi Xiaowei had just come all the way from the airport yesterday and estimated based on Old Mai's sketch: "It should have a building area of ​​64,000 square meters, with living space for about 6,000 people, including commercial space on the ground floor. As for the landscaping and gardening, I hope to hire relevant departments from our College of Landscape Architecture to design and construct it according to your sketch. This will give our research team more opportunities to practice."

The veteran made a rough estimate: "The civil engineering alone is likely to be over 100 million, plus the various water supply and drainage, outdoor electrical, roads, etc., which are close to 200 million. We generally charge a design fee of 3 to 5%..."

That's about six to ten million.

Maizi immediately reached out and held her father's hand, acting coquettishly and not very skillfully: "Dad..."

Mai Dehui shuddered: "You, you, you!"

Maizi exposed his true identity: "You already have a company that's taking on jobs..."

Mai Dehui's blood pressure may have risen.

Is this a dowry?

Zi Xiaowei hurriedly said, "Maizi, Maizi, thank you. We'll follow the market rules. Brother Hui will definitely collect the money. Let's find an opportunity to go to your company or design institute to sign the contract today. I'll pay a deposit of 200,000 yuan first, and then we'll pay the fees according to the normal procedures when we get back to the company."

It’s just a few dollars, one or two hundred million can be used for one or two live broadcasts, or even the continuous sales of one like the one the day before yesterday can be achieved!
He didn't even shy away from saying, "This is from a township enterprise. When they established this industrial park more than ten years ago, they were definitely reluctant to spend money on the supporting design. As a result, the main building is quite impressive, but the surrounding area is simply unsightly. Now we are paying the price for our short-sightedness back then..."

He unfolded his phone to show the scenes on both sides that he had taken from a high floor. The messy pond and trees in the front yard, and the even more outrageous urban village environment, compared with the appearance of the entire building, were truly a world of difference.

Mai Dehui was already showing interest. "Okay, I'll personally lead a team to Jiangzhou to inspect it and sign the contract with our design institute. We're actually also involved in some of the mountain-lake model projects, so I can discuss it with you."

Zi Xiaowei quickly applied: "Can I buy a marketable landscape gardening plan? My own research team is composed of freshmen, and we desperately need real-world examples like this as a reference."

Mai Dehui finally noticed: "Freshman? You don't look like you've just entered college. Some of the kids I've seen who just graduated from school aren't as mature and eye-catching as you."

Maizi also thought it was a good question and pricked up his ears.

Zi Xiaowei simply said, "I went to college once and worked for a few years. I chose landscape gardening as my major based on my interests and my understanding of the future market prospects."

This attitude alone is not something many college students can possess.

Mai Dehui also turned around and signaled to his daughter.

Maizi took advantage of her father's arm and deftly took the car keys from his pocket. "We're going to be doing some research for the next two or three days, so having a car would be very convenient."

Why rent a car? Wouldn’t it be all right if you just bend your elbows a little?
　Haha, I haven't looked at the subscription data yet, so I don't know whether it's good or bad. Let me add an update first.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)