Chapter 2293
After traveling around Guangzhou for a few days, Zhang Jinbao had to admit that it would be difficult to find a suitable place to open an academy on his own. Housing prices in the city are high. Even if the Guangzhou branch of Haihan Bank is willing to lend money, the academy may not be able to repay the loan through operations. Although land prices outside the city are relatively low, they are often located in areas with inconvenient transportation and require extensive construction work for renovation and reconstruction. This is not acceptable to Zhang Jinbao, who hopes to open the Guangzhou branch as soon as possible.
After trying it, Zhang Jinbao could only go back to Li Nai's original suggestion and take a look at the properties provided by Fulifeng. According to Li Nai, the Li family also has an idle manor outside Guangzhou, which should be used to open an academy. However, Zhang Jinbao did not obtain more detailed information from Li Nai regarding the specific condition and approximate value of this manor. He could only understand it by personally conducting an on-site inspection.
Li Nai has been too busy recently to see anyone. After going to Li's house for a banquet that day, Zhang Jinbao never met Li Nai again, so in the end it was Gan Wei who accompanied him to see the idle manor.
It takes a while to get there by carriage from Guangzhou City to the Li family manor. In Zhang Jinbao's opinion, the location is actually a bit remote.
But when he arrived at the place, this idea changed, because the manor was backed by the southern foot of Baiyun Mountain, surrounded by green trees, and the environment was very quiet. At first glance, it looked like a good place for peace and quiet in the world. There are only a few farmers living nearby, and it is said that they are all tenant farmers of the Li family.
The manor faces south and faces north, with white walls and blue tiles. The structure is a five-entry courtyard, and it also has two east-west courtyards. There is also sufficient land around the estate to expand other buildings if needed. If the building area is used as the standard, this should be the largest place among the places Zhang Jinbao has inspected so far.
"Dean Zhang, this place was originally bought by me as a place for retirement. A lot of money was spent on building this manor. However, I have always been busy with things. After the manor was built, I only stayed here for a couple of days. After that, it became idle for a long time. Now only a few servants live here and are responsible for the daily maintenance of the house. ”
After getting off the carriage, Gan Wei began to introduce the situation of the manor to Zhang Jinbao. In fact, he had never been to this place before, because in the past, only members of the Li family would come here. As an errand boy under Li Nai, he was not qualified to follow the big boss Li Jifeng to this manor.
Zhang Jinbao noticed that the architectural style here was very similar to the Li family manor where he went for a dinner a few days ago, and it was probably designed by the same architect. Gan Wei introduced that this manor was originally a place where Li Jifeng planned to live, which seems to be true.
But since this is the case, it is conceivable that the cost of building here is definitely not low. If the value of this manor is to be measured from an economic perspective, it will probably be an amount that Zhang Jinbao cannot afford. And if Li Nai uses this manor to buy shares in the Guangzhou branch, then Zhang Jinbao will probably have to carefully calculate the appropriate proportion of the ownership of the branch with the other party.
Since the manor was built according to Li Jifeng's own standards, there is really nothing to fault about its quality. Zhang Jinbao walked around and found that the building here was in good condition. If he wanted to transform it into an academy, he would only need to clean it and change the furniture. Judging from the area here, it will definitely be no problem to accommodate two to three hundred students. If we want to continue to expand the enrollment scale in the future, we can expand the dormitories outside the manor.
After seeing the manor, Zhang Jinbao had already made a decision. On the way back, he informed Gan Wei and asked him to contact Li Nai on his behalf to discuss using the manor as a school venue for the Guangzhou branch.
The next day, Li Nai finally arranged a time to meet with Zhang Jinbao. After listening to Zhang Jinbao's views and suggestions on the renovation of this manor, Li Nai readily stated that this manor could be used as a teaching place for Qiongxi Academy and be renovated according to Zhang Jinbao's wishes, without any During the resumption period, as long as the academy continues to operate, this manor will not be used for other purposes.
"Then the Li family will use this manor as investment to participate in the operation of the Guangzhou branch. How do you think the third young master should distribute the shares of the branch more appropriately?" Zhang Jinbao saw Li Nai so happy,
Li Nai pondered: "My father didn't spend much money when he bought this piece of land, just a few thousand taels of silver. But then it did cost a lot to build the manor. Since Dean Zhang has gone to see it in person, he should be able to I noticed that the materials used in the construction of the manor were all of the highest quality, and it took more than two years to complete, and the total cost should have exceeded one hundred thousand taels of silver..."
Zhang Jinbao couldn't help but gulped when he heard this, thinking that the total budget he had estimated for the Guangzhou branch was less than this amount. How should this be appropriately converted into shares?
Then I heard Li Nai continue to say: "I said whether this situation is correct or not. Dean Zhang has visited many places in Guangzhou these days. I believe it should not be difficult to judge. We are all our own people, so I will tell you directly. , no matter how much the price of the Guangzhou branch is, I will hold 50% of the shares, what does President Zhang think?”
If we look at the actual investment value, if Li Nai wants to hold 50% of the shares in the Guangzhou Branch, Zhang Jinbao will definitely take advantage. However, Zhang Jinbao's signboard of Qiongxi Academy was originally the most valuable, and intangible assets were not easy to value. The price of 10,000 to 20,000 yuan was reasonable. If he insisted that it was worth 100,000 to 80,000 yuan, it would be difficult to refute it with real evidence.
Of course, with Li Nai's insight and shrewdness, if Zhang Jinbao wants to play tricks on this kind of link and use the reputation of Qiongxi Academy to bargain with Li Nai, he will probably only bring humiliation to himself.
During this trip to Guangzhou, Zhang Jinbao witnessed the strength of the Li family with his own eyes. He knew how much he weighed, but he never thought about competing with Li Nai on such a matter. The other party's proactive offer of conditions was actually within the psychological range that Zhang Jinbao could accept, and judging from Li Nai's tone, it was obvious that he was determined to obtain this condition.
Zhang Jinbao didn't rush to reply, and Li Nai didn't rush him, but waited patiently for him to figure it out. After a long time, Zhang Jinbao finally said: "There is no problem with the conditions of the third young master. I am willing to cooperate with Furifeng to open an academy on this condition. However, since Furifeng has decided to participate in the operation of this academy, can we help him in other aspects?" Also invest some resources to help the academy with its daily publicity? ”
"What does Dean Zhang mean?"
"What I mean is that in public places like those operated by Furifeng, such as docks and other places with a large flow of people, can they use advertising signs to promote the college?" Zhang Jinbao has been thinking about his previous stay in Hong Kong. When I saw the giant billboards, I found an opportunity at this time to ask Li Nai for these low-cost and effective publicity resources.
Li Nai didn't think much about it. These special resources of Furifeng were basically for his own use and had not been sold to outsiders before. Therefore, in his eyes, they were not great resources. Since the academy has already Since it has become your own business, it is reasonable to use these resources to promote the academy.
So Li Nai nodded readily and said that Zhang Jinbao could formulate a more detailed publicity plan to see which areas and methods needed to use publicity means, so that the cost could be estimated and allocated in advance. Zhang Jinbao didn't expect that Li Nai would agree to this condition so readily, and he couldn't help but praise: "It's a pleasure to work with the third young master. It's much smoother than I expected!"
Li Nai smiled and said: "The reason is very simple, because the purpose of you and me is to promote this matter as soon as possible, and we are optimistic about the prospects of this project, so we will not spend too much energy haggling on the details. We all know that, The investment you make now can bring more benefits in the future, and the sooner it is implemented, the more substantial the benefits will be in the future. There is really no need to worry about the small profits now. "
After Zhang Jinbao heard these words, he couldn't help but feel a little ashamed. Just two days ago, he was still thinking about whether to kick Fulifeng away and cooperate with Haihan Bank in order to take the academy into his own hands. But now Think about it, even if you borrow 108,000 yuan from Haihan Bank, it will be difficult to purchase such an ideal place to open an academy locally, let alone get more publicity channels through Fulifeng to expand the academy. Influence.
Although it seems that 50% of the Guangzhou Branch's shares were exchanged for Furifeng's investment, Zhang Jinbao himself understands that the resources invested by Qiongxi Academy are actually far less than those of its partners, and the resources invested by Furifeng Part of it is precisely the special resources that Haihan Bank cannot provide.
However, before Zhang Jinbao could weigh the pros and cons, Li Nai took the initiative to mention the matter: "I heard that Mr. Guo from Haihan Bank visited Dean Zhang two days ago, and he must have planned to persuade Zhang Is the dean borrowing money directly from the bank to raise the funds needed to open the academy?”
Zhang Jinbao was shocked, and soon realized that the place where he lived was provided by the Li family, and the servants there were also from the Li family. So if anyone took the initiative to visit him, of course he couldn't hide it from Li Nai. And since he and Guo Huansu didn't know each other, it was obviously not difficult to deduce the purpose of the other party's hurried visit.
Zhang Jinbao could only secretly be glad that he was not persuaded by Guo Huan and chose the method he suggested. Otherwise, after knowing the inside story, Li Nai would not have any grudges about it.
Zhang Jinbaoqiang said with a smile: "The third young master is very well-informed. I really can't hide it from you. Shopkeeper Guo did ask about his intention to come to Guangzhou and asked whether he needed extra funds for turnover. However, I have also informed Guo. Shopkeeper, the Guangzhou branch runs the school jointly with Fulifeng, so there should be no worries about funds.”
Hearing Li Nai's tone, Zhang Jinbao seemed to be a little resentful towards Guo Huan. At the moment, he did not dare to completely follow Li Nai's wishes and blame Guo Huan. He could only try to downplay the matter as much as possible to avoid Li Nai getting angry.
Li Nai said: "It's the responsibility of Shopkeeper Guo, and I don't mean to blame him. I just hope that Dean Zhang will think clearly about who to cooperate with when opening an academy in Guangzhou!"
Zhang Jinbao responded quickly: "You still have to choose. Of course, it is safest to cooperate with the Third Young Master. When I was in Sanya, I really only asked the Third Young Master to discuss the matter of the Guangzhou branch."
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Li Nai nodded and said: "Dean Zhang, don't be nervous. I'm not planning to launch an attack. In fact, what I want to say is that dean Zhang can ask shopkeeper Guo to apply for a loan. This will be convenient for others and will be convenient for myself in the future." ”
Zhang Jinbao didn't believe his ears. Not only did Li Nai not pursue Guo Huan's poaching behavior, he actually suggested that he borrow money from Guo Huan.
Li Nai said: "Dean Zhang, don't be surprised. Most of the trade between Furifeng and Haihan Kingdom is settled through Haihan Bank, so Shopkeeper Guo and I are no strangers. I understand his difficulties." Yes, but it is unlikely that Fulifeng will ask him to borrow money, so this matter must be in a situation like Dean Zhang's before he can help him."
After Zhang Jinbao heard this, he finally understood that Li Nai was planning to send a favor to Guo Huan. And he specifically waited until the college cooperation was finalized before proposing it. Naturally, there was no need to worry that Haihan Bank would intervene in the cooperation project, and then asked Zhang Jinbao to go to Guo Huan to apply for a symbolic loan in the name of running the school. Then everyone would Everyone can get what they need and everyone is happy.
After Zhang Jinbao sorted out the entanglement of interests in the middle, he had to admire Li Nai's ability to deal with people. It's no wonder that the senior officials of Haihan were happy to deal with him.
"The third young master is so considerate, I really admire him!" Zhang Jinbao said with emotion and sincerely praised Li Nai's handling of the matter.
Li Nai smiled and said: "If Dean Zhang still has any difficulties, just say it and I will solve it as appropriate. In fact, as long as many things are discussed, there will be no problems, especially money matters, as long as Any problem that can be solved with money is easy to discuss!”
Zhang Jinbao deeply agrees with this. Furifeng's solution to the problem is simple, crude and effective. Taking the cooperation with the Guangzhou branch as an example, it can be said that whatever Zhang Jinbao needs, Li Nai can provide it, even if it is difficult to find in the market. If he finds a suitable property, he can also provide it to the college as part of his capital contribution. Zhang Jinbao has no doubt that if he wants to borrow money from Li Nai, the amount that the other party can lend him should not be much worse than Guo Huan.
He has already seen that Li Nai is the kind of person who doesn't care too much about the expenses in the process as long as he can achieve his goal. To put it simply, he is rich and willful. Usually people with this kind of personality can easily become a prodigal in the eyes of the world, but Li Nai is different. He not only uses money to solve problems, but also uses money to create more wealth. This is probably why he became the Li family and The main reason why Fulifeng is an external spokesperson.
(End of chapter)