Chapter 130: Chapter 130: Everyone is at ease
The next morning, Feng Yiping finally slept until he naturally woke up again. It was really a blessing not to have to listen to the 'March of the Trains' while sleeping.
Stretching and walking to the balcony, he was greeted by a cool breeze with moisture in the air. This small environment by the lake is not bad, and I must say that my parents have pretty good taste.
He spent one yuan to make a call at the small shop in front of the community, and in a short while, Mei Yiliang returned, 'Just wait there, I'll come pick you up soon.'
Pick me up soon? Did he buy a car?
Feng Yiping had just finished eating an old popsicle when Mei Yiliang came thundering over on a motorcycle. The red bike looked familiar. As he got closer, he realised it was Cai Lei's bike.
'What do you think? I want to buy one too,' said Mei Yiliang, wearing sunglasses, a grey striped T-shirt and a pager conspicuously attached to his waist. He looked like a promising young man.
Seeing Feng Yiping's gaze fall on his waist, he took it off and handed it to Feng Yiping. 'Do you want me to buy you one too?'
Feng Yiping took it in his hands and casually flipped it around, not even getting the mood to take a closer look. 'I don't want it.'
For such a thing, the bare price of the machine, plus the Internet fee and annual fee, is actually 1,800 yuan! It's not cost-effective at all.
However, at this time, it was the standard configuration for those self-employed small business owners who had made some money. It was quite an honour to have one pinned to your waist, and it was quite flamboyant.
They have now become slightly famous, and they have maintained good relationships with their regular customers. They have received one order after another for the decoration of commercial housing. Although there has been no progress with the bank, Mei Yiliang has also taken on a few small chain businesses such as clothing stores and barber shops, and has still made some money.
'What about a motorcycle? What do you think?'
'Not bad. You and my dad can sign up to learn how to drive. Once you have your license, you can buy a van that can carry people and goods.' Feng Yiping got on the motorcycle and grabbed the handlebar behind him.
Nowadays, whether it's a Tianjin Daihatsu or a Changhe van, you can get one for 40,000 yuan at most.
There are now six noodle shops, and every day there's a lot of things to buy. With a van, you can do bulk shopping, which ensures quality and is more affordable. It's also good for picking people up and dropping them off at work, so it's very versatile.
My brother-in-law's side of the family is the same. They can use the van to deliver materials and staff for the renovation company, which is convenient.
'A van, huh, that's good. You may be small, but you've got a bigger heart than we do.' Feng Yiping's brother-in-law was very happy to hear this. A vehicle with four wheels is better than one with two.
It's still a good idea to get a landline installed at home. Feng Yiping felt a pang of pain when he thought about this. Telecom is really heartless. Even in the provincial capital, it costs nearly 4,000 yuan to install a landline, which is enough to buy a bathroom. This is why Feng Zhenchang and Mei Qiuping have been reluctant to install one.
Feng Yiping is reluctant to do so as well, mainly because he doesn't think it's cost-effective, but it's really inconvenient not to have a phone at home.
The small building they bought is not next to the main road, a little bit off, but the view is excellent, not far from the river. If it weren't for the fact that the building is not designed for residential use, it would be really nice to live there.
Parking the car in the courtyard, Feng Yiping felt a little heartache again. For this location, when installing the phone, China Telecom would not charge you tens of thousands of yuan, which really isn't his character.
'What do you think?' Like Feng Zhenchang and Mei Qiuping yesterday, Mei Yiliang happily showed Feng Yiping around from bottom to top and front to back.
It should be said that it's quite good. There's a lobby on the first floor as you enter, a meeting room on the third floor, and the rest is also set up like an office. It's really quite suitable for starting a company.
This was originally a place for a single office, but now that they have built new office and residential buildings, this old place is no longer considered suitable, so it gave Mei Yiliang and the others the opportunity to take it over.
The building is a bit old, especially the exterior, and the original interior decoration was a bit outdated. When they moved out, they damaged it again, so of course it is unusable. But are these problems really problems for a decoration company?
'It's been more than ten days since the paperwork was completed, just waiting for you to see how to decorate.'
If the office building decoration is decent, Feng Yiping has seen so many of them that there shouldn't be any problems. However, he always thinks that since it is a decoration company, it is best to have some characteristics in its own appearance, at least to give customers a deep and good first impression and directly see the strength and level of the company.
In this way, there are more issues to consider, and it is not something that a second-rate person like him can handle.
'Haven't you found a designer yet? Advertise in the newspaper, pay a high salary to recruit designers, and use this as the basis for recruitment. Whoever designs the best will be the head of the design department, and the others who are less good will be designers. What do you think?' Of course, it's not good to say that you can't handle it. For Feng Yiping, an old hand, such a change of plan is not a problem at all.
Mei Yiliang thought about it for a while, 'That's good, too. It's just right to see their level, so as not to spend a lot of money to hire someone who's not up to it.'
'And, this house is registered in your name, not the company's. You know that, right?'
Feng Yiping of course knew that when the paperwork was being done, Mei Yiliang insisted that the property rights be placed in his name. Therefore, although Feng Yiping is still a minor, he is now the owner of real estate.
However, Feng Yiping was quite relieved by his brother-in-law's actions.
No matter who you cooperate with, the most likely time for problems to arise is not when things are difficult at the beginning. In many companies, when they first start up, everyone can persevere through the difficulties. However, once they start making money, there are many cases of dissolving partnerships, often caused by disagreements and uneven distribution of profits.
As the ancients said, 'Its rise is sudden, and its fall is abrupt.'
Judging from Feng Yiping's subsequent experience, any partnership that can properly handle relationships and last for more than ten years will go on to do well. Those that split up as soon as they make money rarely go on to achieve anything.
This property was originally bought for the renovation company, and it was only natural that it should be registered in the company's name. However, my brother-in-law and his wife were able to insist from the beginning that they not own it. Moreover, he and Cai Hong both knew that the price of the house would definitely rise in the future. Under such circumstances, they were still able to insist on making such a decision, which cannot be summed up in a simple statement of common sense.
'If, in a few years, the price of this place has risen tenfold, you and your sister-in-law won't regret it?'
'What's there to regret? Even if the property prices don't rise, we can't take advantage of you. We've taken advantage of you enough already,' said his brother-in-law calmly. But then he added, 'But you can't raise the rent!'
Feng Yiping remembers that his uncle later made some money running his own furniture factory. However, the good times didn't last long, and the factory closed down in the face of fierce competition. Nevertheless, he found some people and opened a furniture store together, which was actually easier than running his own factory. In this way, it seems that his subsequent success had a lot to do with his personality.
When others cooperate with him, he may even take the initiative to suffer a little loss. Anyone is willing to cooperate with someone like him and feel at ease.
'By the way, how is that Zhang master?' Feng Yiping asked casually.
'You mean the one we hired, right? Many of the people he brought with him are his apprentices. They work hard and are highly skilled. It's really quite good!'
That's good.