National Tide 1980.

Chapter 1308 Call the shots

Set up a joint venture garden hotel!

Ning Weimin really didn't expect that the old man would be willing to use his garden to receive foreign guests and would come up with such an idea!

But it should be said that this is indeed a very, very good idea.

Ning Weimin didn't have to think much to fully realize the many benefits of doing so.

First of all, from an official perspective, joint venture hotels also involve the introduction of foreign capital and fall under the commercial category of policy support.

Externally, it can make up for the capital's insufficient conditions for receiving foreign guests, and internally it can provide many job opportunities for young people in the capital and solve the employment pressure.

The Beijing Municipal Government will definitely strongly support such a good thing.

As long as they can open this deal, they can enjoy various preferential policies of the joint venture.

More importantly, with this name, no matter what the garden looks like inside, it can be explained to the outside world.

After all, foreign-funded enterprises are still very popular these days, and most people dare not offend them or make things difficult for them.

Moreover, there are already many joint-venture high-end hotels in Beijing, and more and more will be completed in the future. No one will question this cooperation model anymore.

Compared with those hotels with more than ten floors, although the garden is large, it is just a bungalow and not very conspicuous.

In a word, as long as a sign is put up and business is started, the existence of this garden becomes reasonable. At least it makes sense on the surface and can solve many problems that arouse curiosity.

Secondly, the hardware conditions of Ma's Garden are indeed suitable for running a high-end hotel and entertaining foreign guests.

You know, Ning Weimin had a similar idea when he first saw the ice cellar under the rockery in the Ma Family Garden.

At that time, due to the old man's feelings, he didn't feel comfortable continuing the conversation.

Otherwise it would seem like he was eyeing the old man's property.

After all, this was the private residence of the richest man in Beijing at that time.

I remember that the Ma family had received many celebrities in the past, and even Dai Li had stayed here temporarily. This place was definitely not an ordinary place.

Whether from the perspective of landscape, layout, functional facilities of the houses, or historical and cultural heritage, it has to be said that this is the best garden in the capital, and its level is in no way inferior to that of the royal gardens.

It is even better than ordinary palaces.

The key point is that there are currently no similar places in the capital. Private gardens like this, which can be regarded as the essence of national architecture, are absolutely scarce resources.

Especially considering that every building in the garden is connected to at least several rooms, and there are also beautiful gardens, ponds, fountains, rockery and various halls, and even ice cellars and theaters.

In addition to being suitable for receiving high-end customers who are surrounded by people and travel with a group, this place is also particularly suitable for hosting art exhibitions, celebrations and large banquets.

Even four or five hundred people can be accommodated.

These characteristics immediately distinguish it from those stereotyped five-star foreign-related hotels and are particularly in line with the needs of the development of the times.

It can even be said that this is the face of the people in Beijing.

Only such buildings can fully reflect the essence and style of the Beijing courtyard house.

So there is no doubt that if anyone wants to rent a few rooms here for a day, it will definitely be much more expensive than the presidential suites in Shangri-La or the Great Wall Hotel.

That would be worthy of the layout of the house and would not let down the energy and painstaking efforts that the royal builder Ma Huitang spent on this house.

As for the business prospects, let’s not talk about the distant future, let’s just talk about what is visible in front of us.

This month, Motorola has officially settled in Beijing to develop its mobile phone business.

Procter & Gamble also entered Shanghai with products such as Rejoice and Safeguard almost at the same time.

Unilever brought dairy products to mainland China.

These foreign companies have come to the mainland to conduct business and set up branches, which has not only sparked the enthusiasm of Chinese people to work in foreign companies, but also provided a steady source of customers for high-end business venues in mainland China.

And the Asian Games will be coming soon.

It is easy to imagine how many foreigners will come to the capital by then.

These international business and official activities are the basis for Beijing to vigorously develop foreign-related hotels. How could there be a lack of guests?

So even if we take a step back and talk about it, don't spend too much. As long as we use this garden to receive two or three groups of guests every year, the money we earn will be enough to cover the annual expenses of the garden.

Losing money is absolutely impossible.

What's more, since we want to turn this place into a business, it will not only be beneficial to make money, but it will also be economical in terms of life.

Because by then, there will be dedicated permanent employees here.

From the perspective of daily maintenance, in the future, whether it is taking care of the yard, cleaning, repairing the house, preventing fire and theft, or even serving tea and water, washing vegetables and cooking, there will be someone responsible, and you no longer have to trouble others.

  Isn't this much better than going to the Triangle in Chongwenmen to hire a few unprofessional babysitters to take care of the daily life of the two elderly people?

Even on weekdays, hotel staff can talk and chat with the two elderly people.

In addition, many information shackles can be broken.

Not only can you apply for satellite TV signals in the name of the joint venture hotel, you can also apply for international long-distance calls.

You can set up a stage, a bar, a teahouse, a billiard room, fishing projects, fitness equipment, and you can also raise a few cages of parrots and get a movie projector in the garden.

If you think about it from another perspective, everything seems to be more convenient.

It can be said that this is equivalent to these two elderly people opening a nursing home and an amusement park for themselves at their own expense in a way that best suits the current national conditions.

Not only do they no longer have to worry about their lives, but their lives and material enjoyment have also become richer.

At the same time, all the expenses can be recovered. In the end, not only do you not spend any money, but you can also earn extra money. How great is that?

No matter how you think about it, there is nothing more suitable than being self-sufficient like this.

Finally, there is one more thing, that is, once this place becomes a garden hotel open to the public.

Then Ning Weimin's wedding should be more lavish, and a grand wedding tent should be set up in the Ma Family Garden to hold a traditional wedding, which would not be so scary.

It is still ostentatious, but if the garden is rented, the public will be able to accept this level of ostentation.

Even considering his professional characteristics and social status, this move can also make him have a reputation of not forgetting his roots and valuing traditional culture.

Moreover, for the unknown Garden Hotel, it would be a good thing to a large extent, because it was equivalent to advertising in disguise. Needless to say, the social level that Ning Weimin could now contact was already very high.

His guest list included many officials, businessmen, people from the arts and literary circles, and many foreign friends, both young and old.

If these people come to the wedding banquet, they will naturally spread what they saw and heard, which will be of great benefit to the reputation of the Garden Hotel, and more people will definitely come here in the future.

In short, the benefits are innumerable, and in comparison, the side effects have been greatly reduced to an acceptable level.

So when Ning Weimin thought of this, he was completely enlightened and no longer had any worries. He decided to give his full support.

"Gao, old man, your idea is really great. Since you have such a good idea, I will fully support it. It's just money. We are not short of money. One million is a little short. I will give you two million. Even if I am your apprentice, I will honor you. I also want to express my gratitude for your efforts on my behalf. I wish you and Fourth Aunt a perfect match and prosperous business..."

Ning Weimin was not bragging when he said this.

Although his domestic assets and overseas assets are two different things, before he went to Japan two years ago, he transferred almost all of his assets to Japan through Axia's underground bank to make money.

But two years have passed, and in the capital, whether it is the clothing business managed by Yin Yue, or Luo Guangliang's parking lot and rent collection on behalf of Donghuamen, or the tobacco and alcohol shop jointly opened by Zhang Shihui and him, and the income from the handicrafts collected on his behalf.

He never used any money from either party.

According to his own estimation, the profits from these transactions, added together, would be at least three or four million.

And that’s not all, the key point is that he made a lot of money on tapes.

The album released for Cui Jian sold more than 7 million copies, and the album released for Zhang Qiang sold more than 8 million copies.

Fei Xiang was the one who picked up a bargain. He joined others in issuing additional shares and eventually sold more than four million tapes.

Even though he was embarrassed to take a cut of the performance fees from the three artists because he was in Japan, he still made a lot of money just by selling their tapes, and legally earned more than 18 million.

This is the net profit after paying taxes in Beijing in the name of Matsumoto Kei's subsidiary.

So even though he has not had any business expansion in the country in recent years.

He also spent money to support agricultural research and cultural research, and set up a reading club that was almost a welfare-style club.

But if you want to support the old man in opening a hotel, you don't have to move money from overseas. It can be done easily and effortlessly.

However, what Ning Weimin did not expect was that although his attitude was straightforward, he misunderstood the meaning.

The old man actually said, "What? My business is booming? Don't worry, I still have a big wine jar, I don't have time to take care of things here. This is your business, I want you to bring money to cooperate with your aunt Jiang, and you want to own 51% of the shares."

Ning Weimin's eyes suddenly widened.

"Me? Old man, I have too many things to do. How can I..."

"Why can't you!"

Kang Shude seemed to not allow Ning Weimin to refuse and interrupted him.

"You don't have to worry about the actual things. You just pay some money and then put your name on the list of shareholders. To put it bluntly, you just need to be a hands-off uncle. From now on, your aunt Jiang will definitely be responsible for taking care of the garden here."

This arrangement made Ning Weimin even more confused.

"Then why do you need to do this? Why don't you just invest in the garden and become a shareholder yourself? I can pay the money. The shares will all be in your name, isn't that different?"

  "No. How can they be the same? Business is business, and house is house. In business, we must make clear accounts, one is one, two is two, D is D, and A is A. Otherwise, some things will be hard to say in the future. What's the matter? Are you worried about me or your aunt Jiang? Are you afraid that we will lose all your capital?

"Look at what you're saying. I didn't mean that at all..."

"Well, I'm glad you don't mean that. I'm asking you now, can I make this decision for you? Will you listen to me? Will you take the money? Will you be a nominal shareholder?"

Look at this old man, what on earth is he singing?

I don’t know if it’s because of the hot weather or because I’ve been too busy lately.

As soon as the topic of opening a garden hotel was brought up, before we had even said a few words, he lost his patience and was trying to force his way in.

Ning Weimin didn't know why the old man was so anxious or what he was thinking.

But he knew that the old man had a stubborn temper and took some things very seriously.

Especially when it comes to matters involving the Ma Family Garden, everyone has to go along with him, otherwise if he gets really angry, it will be difficult to appease him.

He just came back, and if the old man teaches him a lesson for this matter, it will be terrible if it gets out.

  Wouldn't everyone think he was disobedient?

So he had no choice but to think, it's just two million, no big deal, just think of it as spending money to make the old man happy.

He had no choice but to compromise. "Okay, you have the final say. I will listen to you, isn't that enough? As long as Fourth Aunt doesn't object, I will be a shareholder. Isn't that enough?"

In this way, Kang Shude became the donkey that obeyed the will again.

"Hey, that's right. They are mother and daughter, and we are master and disciple. You are right to listen to Master. How can I let you suffer any loss? Okay, then it's settled. I will talk to your aunt Jiang later. I'm sure she will agree."

That’s not all. Once this matter was settled, the old man not only felt relieved, but also seemed to be in high spirits again.

The conversation could have ended there, but it did not end there. He took the initiative to mention the two masters who built the wedding tent.

"Oh, by the way, as for how to prevent the fire in the wedding tent, we two should think about it carefully and come up with a rule later. I mean we should try to match it if we can. First, it will make your wedding glorious and respectable, and your aunt Jiang and I will be happy to see it. This is a major event in life, and we should really invite everyone who can afford it to make it exciting. Secondly, these two masters are both in their seventies, and they didn't ask us for a high price. In addition to letting their apprentices who changed their careers to work as scaffolders in the construction industry earn some extra money, they also wanted to show off their skills once and for all, so that they can give themselves an explanation and let these apprentices open their eyes. This matter is not all about money, do you understand?"

After hearing what his master said, Ning Weimin couldn't help but think of the deceased Chang Yuling again.

To be honest, ever since he received the great gift entrusted to him by the last generation successor of "Grape Chang" before his death.

In addition to his original closeness and admiration for the veteran artists and craftsmen from all walks of life in the capital, he also showed a bit of respect and gratitude.

That is why he took the lead in setting up the "Palace Food Research Association" and the "Beijing Arts and Crafts Industry Heritage Cultural Materials Compilation Department", hoping to record the lifelong skills and former glory of these old artists and craftsmen, to make them famous, to write books and biographies for them, and to let them obtain the glory and recognition that they deserve.

This was his original intention. Now the two old masters in this shed business are even in an endangered state in the industry and are just one step away from extinction, so naturally he has to take care of them.

So he said without any hesitation, "Grandpa, I understand your thoughts. I will try my best to do it according to your thoughts. First of all, money is not a problem. I will pay for all expenses. Tomorrow I will give you 500,000 yuan first. You can spend it first. It should be enough for the wedding. Secondly, you don't have to worry too much about the fire prevention of the wedding tent. The Temple of Heaven Park has the most experience. They have built colorful archways and hold large-scale events every year. I will ask someone for advice later. I think it will not be difficult to solve. In addition, I will also ask someone to film the construction process of these wedding tents, which can be regarded as leaving some memories for future generations. I am even thinking that if the two masters are willing, I can help them find more work. Summer is coming again, and the Temple of Heaven will hold a book fair during the summer vacation. This is just the right time to put their skills to use."

"Good good..."

I don’t know whether Kang Shude was praising his apprentice or these methods.

Anyway, having said that, the old man finally laughed heartily.