Chapter 2415
Liang Liping has never left Hainan Island in the years after time travel, so she lacks an intuitive understanding of the development process of overseas colonial zones. Most of the information she knows comes from internal reference, newspapers and rumors from various other channels. Therefore, even if Schneider The executive committee's plan for the Miaoli area was explained to her very frankly, but it was still difficult for her to estimate the freight demand in the Miaoli area through such an oral description.
Liang Liping actually wanted to go on a business trip to investigate the actual local situation, but to go to such a far place by sailing ship, even if it was a public ship that sailed directly to the local area, it would take at least half a month to go back and forth. Including the time spent in the local area, I am afraid it will take twenty to thirty days to complete the task. Taking into account her family and other work at hand, she must give up such a plan.
Schneider also saw Liang Liping's hesitation, so he advised again: "Otherwise, the ships you bought will definitely have to be delivered in batches anyway. At that time, you can first arrange one or two ships to join this route, based on the actual shipping volume." Need to be adjusted again.”
This seems to be the most reasonable arrangement at the moment. If the situation in Miaoli is not ideal, it can at least avoid the losses caused by investing too much at one time. Of course, there are disadvantages to this. If other shipping companies are also eyeing the local development prospects of Miaoli, and the initial investment is larger than Liang Liping's shipping company, then there will be a greater opportunity to seize the local shipping market.
Liang Liping's advantage in the initial stage is that she can also obtain more information than other private shipping lines through the internal relations of the Ministry of Commerce, which helps to make more accurate judgments on the direction of the situation.
After finalizing the shipbuilding contract and bank loan, Liang Liping did not take any time off. The next day, she and Yu Feng went to the Sanya River to inspect a piece of land that had been scouted before.
The place chosen by Liang Liping was on a hillside near the Sanya River. The couple took a carriage to the foot of a nearby mountain, then got off the car and walked along a winding path to a piece of flat land on the hillside. The straight-line distance between this place and the Sanya Port area is actually less than one mile, but because the terrain is relatively high, no one has built houses here yet.
Liang Liping said: "Look, the terrain here is open and you can have a panoramic view of the Sanya River and Sanya Port. The environment is also quiet. In the future, we can build a yard here and move our family here!"
Yu Feng nodded and agreed with her: "The scenery is indeed nice... but this place is a little bit out of the way. If I move here, it would be too far for my work!"
Liang Liping glared at her husband who didn't understand the charm: "Can't you come here to stay for a day or two on the weekend?"
"Okay, of course!" Yu Feng realized that what he said had offended his wife, so he quickly changed his attitude and took the initiative to change the subject: "How did you find such a good place?"
Liang Liping said with pride: "The Ministry of Commerce originally planned to build several large billboards here. I accidentally learned the news and came over to take a look at the environment here. I think the office building of the shipping company should be built here." It should be very nice. You can easily notice this place when you look at the ships entering and leaving the port. There are currently no buildings around here and there will be enough room for expansion in the future.”
Yu Feng visually measured the distance between this place and the port, and then said: "Then it's not enough if your house is too small. If you want to be able to notice it on the ship, you probably have to build a building here. .”
Liang Liping nodded and said: "I went to the Ministry of Construction to talk to someone. I plan to build a five-story office building in the old time and space style here, with a reinforced concrete structure and a large advertising sign on the roof. It should be able to achieve the expected results." It worked.”
"Five-story building?" Yu Feng almost choked on his own saliva when he heard this: "To build such a big stall? You have to know that it is not easy to build a building on this slope."
Liang Liping responded: "It's really not easy, so we have to build a road to get here first, otherwise the building materials will not be lucky..."
Yu Feng quickly shouted to stop: "Wait a minute...Honey, are you sure this is building the shipping company's office and not a vacation palace? Why do I feel like this is a big project!"
Liang Liping said: "The external image of a company can indirectly reflect the strength of the company. A landmark building will play a great role in improving the brand image of the company. You can imagine that businessmen entering and leaving the port will see our ship How would you feel about the office building of a service company? ”
Yu Feng knew that he was not as professional as his wife in marketing, so he had no intention of arguing with her about the pros and cons of this measure, but he still couldn't help but worry that such a large project would put a strain on the shipping company's finances. Although he is not a construction major, when he first built a machinery factory in Tiandu, he stared at the construction site every day. He also had an understanding of the construction process and cost of the construction project. Naturally, he could roughly imagine the scale of the project Liang Liping mentioned. .
But the financial problem is actually not bad. After all, the couple already has some money, and the cost of building the ship has been solved through bank loans. To build such an office building, patching together should be able to solve the funding problem. At worst, borrowing money will be enough. Just a few. In addition to funds, Yu Feng is more worried about whether such a slightly ostentatious business method will cause unnecessary trouble to the shipping company that has not yet opened.
"Honey, I think we should be more cautious about this matter. I'm afraid of being too ostentatious. Think about it, even the current office of the executive committee is not so grand, and I haven't heard of any department's office. To be so lavish, let alone a private business organization..." Yu Feng carefully persuaded Liang Liping: "Besides, there may only be two or three routes in the initial stage of the shipping industry. There is not much business to be handled, and there is no need for such a big place! ”
He is happy to let his wife start a business and give full play to her professional skills. Even if the shipping company has a huge initial investment and has to bear certain operating risks, he is still willing to support his wife's career. However, after listening to Liang Liping's design of the office location, Yu Feng couldn't help but feel that his wife was taking a step too far.
Liang Liping said: "In the early days, we may not need such a large office space, but we must also consider long-term development! After three, five or even ten years, the company's business scale will become larger and larger. Will we still need it at that time?" Will the office building be expanded every year? As for the taboo issue, I have discussed it with Schneider before. He believes that building a landmark building will not have any negative impact, and the executive committee will not be unhappy about this matter. The technology is actually very mature, and the construction period and construction cost issues may not be as troublesome as you think." Liang Liping was reasonable, but these words did not make Yu Feng agree with the office building construction plan. He tried to make Liang Liping realize how big the stall was: "Well, let me ask you, can't the shipping company just build such an office building? There must also be warehouses and storage yards, and if it is too far away from the office building, If it is far away, there will definitely be a lot of inconvenience, so do you plan to build it yourself or rent a site from the port area? ”
Liang Liping had already made up his mind about this, and he immediately responded fluently: "I plan to enclose a piece of land at the foot of this hillside as the company's goods yard, but there are already some buildings at the foot of the mountain, so it may take some time to acquire the land. In addition, the goods yard and the train For the distance between the station and the port, I have consulted the Port Management Committee. Tracks can be laid and small trains can be used, but the construction costs need to be borne by ourselves.”
Yu Feng spread his hands helplessly: "It seems that the project is getting bigger and bigger! Do you know how much investment this series of projects will require together?"
Liang Liping nodded and reported a number. Although Yu Feng was mentally prepared, he couldn't help but take a breath when he heard the number. This amount not only far exceeded the cost of purchasing eight cargo sailing ships, but it also meant that basically all the couple’s income and savings in the past ten years after traveling through time had to be spent.
"There's no need for us to burn everything on this project, right?" Yu Feng said with a wry smile: "Instead of doing this, it's better to use the money to buy a few more boats, at least the return on investment can be faster."
Liang Liping glared at Yu Feng and said, "Can't you trust me?"
Yu Feng has been married for many years, and he knows that there are some things that cannot be explained to women. Trying to convince women with rational analysis is tantamount to asking for trouble. He quickly explained: "I don't know your professional ability yet." If I can't trust you, how can I support you to quit your job and start a shipping company... But even if we can make a steady profit in this business, we still have to plan for it, right? We also plan to trial-produce a diesel engine. If it succeeds, we will receive orders for welding machines, engines, generators, and a series of new finished products. At that time, we will also need a large amount of start-up capital. We can't just look for bank loans again. ? As far as I know, few of us have ever approached a bank for such a large mortgage loan. ”
The purpose of Yu Feng's rambling is to make Liang Liping understand that all the family's money cannot be invested in the shipping company project. In other words, the shipping company’s initial investment scale must be controlled and cannot be completely based on her whim.
Liang Liping was no longer a willful girl. After listening to her husband's words, she would naturally weigh the pros and cons. After slowly calming down, she felt that her husband's words were reasonable. Financially speaking, the couple can indeed bear all the expenses of setting up a shipping company, but they will indeed be wiped out by this huge expenditure very quickly. In addition to the shipping company, Yu Feng's career also requires a large amount of funds to develop new businesses. Ask yourself, in the past few years after time travel, the main income of the family, in addition to the status bonus of the two, has been the machinery factory run by Yu Feng. This Indeed, most of the shipping company's start-up capital came from Yu Feng. If Liang Liping was too arbitrary about how to use the money, she would be sorry for her husband.
"Otherwise, we can ask the construction company of the Ministry of Construction to calculate the cost and see which parts must be completed in one step in the early stage and which parts can be constructed in stages. In this way, we can save some money." Although Liang Liping is still not satisfied He was willing to abandon his plan, but still made certain concessions.
Yu Feng secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this. If Liang Liping continued to persist, he might not be able to resist, and would eventually have to bow to the opponent. But since Liang Liping is willing to make concessions, it means that there is still room for maneuver in this matter. After calculating the cost, we can slowly persuade her to modify the design plan of the office building.
Of course, Yu Feng also wanted to build the shipping company's office building into a more decent one, but his idea was more pragmatic and he believed that there was no need to build the building bigger than the port building and more grandiose than Haihan Bank. Several large and conspicuous signboards on this hillside can also achieve the same effect of attracting attention. It won’t be too late to consider expanding the office building when the shipping company really starts to make a profit.
"By the way, when are you going to meet with people from the Ministry of Construction?" Yu Feng asked casually as he was going down the mountain, so that he could arrange his own working time in advance.
Liang Liping said: "I made an appointment with Liu Shanxia to meet him in his office today. Let's go after dinner later."
Yu Feng thought to himself that your time schedule is really tight, but he didn't object. Anyway, he set aside a whole day today to accompany Liang Liping to handle these matters, just in time to meet with these various people.
Liu Shanxia is now the deputy minister of the Ministry of Construction, but Tao Donglai, who also serves as minister, has always been busy, so Liu Shanxia actually has the final say in the Ministry of Construction most of the time. A few days ago, Liang Liping came to him to contact him to design a construction plan. Although Liu Shanxia had no time to do it himself, he still sent his most capable engineer to conduct a terrain survey and spent several days formulating a construction plan. I made an appointment with Liang Liping today to discuss some details of this plan with her.
Liu Shanxia did not have much personal relationship with Yu Feng and his wife, but he did have dealings with Yu Feng. The factory building of the machinery factory Yu Feng now runs was built by Liu Shanxia. Seeing these two couples arriving hand in hand, Liu Shanxia didn't find it strange. He invited them to sit down and asked his secretary to make hot tea.
"As for the construction plan for the place you chose, you can take a look at it first." Liu Shanxia quickly pulled out a brown paper bag from the pile of documents on the table and handed it to them: "This is the preliminary plan. If there are no major changes, the next step is to prepare materials and send the construction team in. ”
Liu Shanxia paused for a moment before adding: "The land acquisition cost for the land on the mountain is very low, but because the freight yard selected at the foot of the mountain involves demolition, there will definitely be some costs. In addition, I suggest that you make your own construction materials. To solve it, contracting work and materials is definitely not that cost-effective. I have two suppliers here, supplying river sand and gravel respectively. You can negotiate the specific prices by yourself.”
(End of chapter)