Only after being reborn did I realize how fascinating the world of the rich is.

After hearing Li Xiaofeng's words, Cheng Zhiyuan smiled and said to him, "Third brother, I heard from my family that our family owns a nightclub and we need to renovate its facade in a few days."

I don't know much about this, but it seems to be some kind of metallic paint or something. It's not a large area, probably only a little over 3,000 square meters. Are you interested?

Li Xiaofeng said happily, "Of course I'm interested. There's no such thing as too little money. Businessmen in Zhejiang Province earn every penny, even a few cents at a time."

"Okay, if you're willing to do it, I'll go home and ask. If it's the same everywhere, then we'll definitely have to take care of our own brothers first!"

"Thanks, brother. I'll definitely treat you well after this is done!"

A few days later, Cheng Zhiyuan happily said to Li Xiaofeng, "Third brother, it's done!"

So Li Xiaofeng immediately took Cheng Zhiyuan to the nightclub that was planning to renovate its exterior walls.

Upon seeing their young master arrive in person, the nightclub's engineering manager immediately gave him a warm welcome.

"This is my classmate Li Xiaofeng, who is also my good brother. He is very knowledgeable about exterior wall coatings. Please do your best to help him out!"

The engineering manager smiled and said, "Of course! Your introduction must be right. He drives a BMW. Most people wouldn't even catch your eye, right?"

After welcoming the two people into the office, he said with a big smile, "We have ordered embossed metallic paint. The lowest price among these quotes is 120 yuan per square meter."

We've already measured the entire facade; it's over 3,000 square meters. At this price, the total project cost is approximately 400,000 yuan. Based on the usual payment schedule, our payment process is quite timely.

However, we have a rule here regarding renovations: 25% of the total project cost must be used to top up the membership cards for our nightclub.

Cheng Zhiyuan glanced at Li Xiaofeng, who then made a rough estimate in his mind.

The construction cost of embossed metallic paint does not exceed 50 yuan per square meter.

Add in the invoices and taxes, as well as the commissions for Cheng Zhiyuan and the kickbacks for the engineering department manager, and there's definitely half the profit. Even if 25% of the money is used for consumption, there's still a 25% profit.

The total project cost is 400,000. 25% of that is 100,000 yuan. Moreover, the other 25% is also money. Although it has been deposited, it can only be spent here.

However, Li Xiaofeng works in the construction industry, which inevitably involves entertaining guests and dining out. He frequently spends money in these places, so he won't be unable to use them.

This is something I can do.

In his previous life, Li Xiaofeng struggled at the bottom of society. Taking on a construction project worth 10 yuan was already considered a big deal, and even then, he was still being skimmed off at every level. There was no way he could make such a high profit.

So Li Xiaofeng readily agreed, "No problem, I'll do it!"

When signing the contract, the engineering manager said with some surprise, "Wow, Mr. Li, this number is quite something. If anyone said you weren't a businessman, I would never believe it!"

Li Xiaofeng smiled and said, "When doing business, we all want good luck!"

By this time, all his previous efforts had not been in vain, and they began to bear abundant fruit.

After signing the contract, Li Xiaofeng drove Cheng Zhiyuan back to his dormitory.

In front of Lü Zhendong and Cao Jinpeng, Li Xiaofeng took out a stack of banknotes, then took out another stack and slammed it on top of Cheng Zhiyuan. With a thud, the two stacks of money were thrown in front of Cheng Zhiyuan.

"Here, this is your commission!"

"No need. You've already spent so much money at my family's nightclub, you probably won't make much money anyway, so let's just forget about it!"

Li Xiaofeng deliberately said loudly, "Stop talking nonsense. Just take it. We're brothers. How can I go back on my word?"

"Since I've already signed the contract, even if I have to pay for my underwear, that's my own business. Besides, I haven't really experienced much of the nightclub experience yet, so it's good to try more!"

Cao Jinpeng asked in surprise, "Third brother, why did you give fourth brother so much money?"

"Didn't Lao Si mention a few days ago that his family's nightclub needs exterior renovation? They just signed a contract for a total project of 400,000 yuan, so Lao Si has to pay them 20,000 yuan!"

"You really gave it to me!" The second brother, Lü Zhendong, was very surprised.

Li Xiaofeng said irritably, "Isn't that obvious? How can you do a job and not get paid? That's cheating people. Even if we're working with outsiders, we can't do such a despicable thing!"

Lu Zhendong swallowed hard and said to Li Xiaofeng in a serious tone, "Xiaofeng, one of our family's construction sites is almost finished. I don't know the specifics, so why don't you come with me to take a look another day?"

"no problem!"

However, Cao Jinpeng remained seated without saying a word, his thoughts unknown.

However, Li Xiaofeng was already quite satisfied at this point. With the order from his fourth brother, Cheng Zhiyuan, he could be considered to have successfully started his business.

Sure enough, having connections makes a difference. The construction site that I longed for but couldn't get before, I got easily without much effort.

Li Xiaofeng did this kind of work in his previous life, so he was quite knowledgeable about it. Materials were easy to come by; as long as he had money, buying materials was not a problem.

As for the construction, he plans to ask his good friend Xu Lei from his previous life.

Xu Lei's father was also a worker at Hongxing Bicycle Factory, but Xu Lei did not do well in school and dropped out early after graduating from junior high school. He went to work on construction sites and later became a small contractor, specializing in doing manual labor for others.

The so-called "labor-only" contract means that the contractor only pays the labor costs and does not handle the materials. After receiving the money, he pays the wages of his workers.

In his previous life, Li Xiaofeng also followed Xu Lei and gradually built his career up.

Xu Lei is a really good person. He's honest, hardworking, and conscientious. In his previous life, he took good care of Li Xiaofeng and taught him a lot.

In this life, Li Xiaofeng has managed to make a name for himself, so he will definitely prioritize taking care of his good brothers.

In addition, he rented an office and found someone to help him register the company. Having a company would make him appear more formal and credible when discussing business with others.

The barrier to entry in this industry is relatively low. While personal connections are certainly important, if you want to build a business on a certain scale, you definitely need to register a company and make sure your facade is perfect.

You have to understand that while you may have connections and resources, others may also have connections and resources. After the competition of personal relationships is over, the next thing to do is to compete on overall strength.

What is comprehensive strength?

Company, samples, documents, cars, money, beautiful women, interpersonal relationships, and everything else related to engineering are all part of a company's strength.

In addition, if you start small, you can do everything yourself. But if you scale up, you'll definitely need to hire people. Small business owners can make a living by doing everything themselves, while big bosses just give orders.

Moreover, Li Xiaofeng has his own studies to complete, so remote-controlled assignments are more suitable for him.