Siheyuan, a comfortable life under Zhengyang Gate

Chapter 339

After breakfast in the morning, the group set off from Sijiu City to Jinmen.

This time we went to Jinmen to inspect the market and select a location for Zhiweilou Restaurant’s Jinmen store. A total of five people went there.

In addition to Yang Yukun and Xu Jingping, there are also Chen Yuliang, the chief chef and vice chairman of the Zhiweilou Restaurant, Luo Jiangjing, the general manager of the Wangfujing store, and Yang Huajian.

Just like their purpose of going to Jinmen, Yang Huajian also went to Jinmen to inspect the market.

After learning that Yang Yukun and Xu Jingping planned to open the Zhiweilou Restaurant in Tianjin, Mao Tutu thought that the Special Home Appliances Mall could also open in Tianjin.

When eating at Han Chunming's house last night, Mao Tutu and Yang Huajian talked about this matter.

Next, Mao Tutu will be busy with the opening of the second karaoke store and the bar, so he can't leave.

The two discussed it and decided that Yang Huajian would represent their special home appliance mall and go to Jinmen to have a look first.

If conditions permit, they will open a branch of the Special Home Appliances Mall in Jinmen as the first stop for the Special Home Appliances Mall out of the imperial capital.

It's not far from Sijiu City to Jinmen. The group arrived at Jinmen before eleven o'clock at noon.

Before coming to Jinmen, we had already discussed at the meeting the area where the hotel should be opened, and we would just find a place around this area later.

"Let's go, find a place to eat first, and then go shopping."

It was almost time for dinner. Yang Yukun parked the car in front of a restaurant, and the group walked into the restaurant and ordered a few dishes.

After eating and drinking, a few people started shopping around the restaurant where they had just eaten.

Wandering around in an afternoon, I didn’t gain much.

There are a few places in good locations, but they don't fit the needs of Zhiweilou Restaurant.

The place is too small. It's okay to open a small restaurant. But if you want to open a large restaurant that combines eight major cuisines and Tan's cuisine, the place must not be too small.

How about finding a contiguous courtyard like the Wangfujing store.

Or find a building with a large area, with each cuisine occupying one floor.

Unfortunately, none of the places I have looked at meet the conditions of Zhiweilou Restaurant.

"Xiao Kun, what should I do if I can't find a suitable place?"

"How about we just buy a piece of land and build a building?"

Yang Yukun pointed to the open space in front and said jokingly.

It is indeed difficult to find a suitable place for Zhiweilou Restaurant in the city. If it is not possible, just place the restaurant outside the city.

There is plenty of land in the suburbs outside the city. We might as well buy a piece of land in the suburbs and build a building to open a restaurant.

Nowadays, land in the suburbs is also cheap. If you circle a large area in the suburbs, build a ten-story building or a whole stretch of two-story buildings.

The more Yang Yukun thought about it, the more he realized that this idea was feasible. Why focus on the city? There was also much potential in the suburbs. Encircling the land in the suburbs first would lead to development in the future.

"Let's look for it again."

Buying land and building a building yourself is more troublesome, takes a longer time, and requires a larger capital investment.

Compared to buying land and building a building, Xu Jingping prefers to rent it temporarily and then consider building a building later when he has more money.

"Okay, you are the chairman, I will listen to you."

Yang Yukun supported Xu Jingping in all her decisions, and she would do whatever she said.

Even if you adopt the leasing method in advance, there is no delay in circling a piece of land in the suburbs.

First circle the land, and when you have money later, you can still build your own hotel building.

"Let's go and continue walking around."

Unable to find a suitable place near the city center, the group had to focus on places near the suburbs.

When it was getting dark, they really discovered a nice place.

This place used to be an old factory building, located at the junction of urban and suburban areas. The place is large enough.

If this place is rented and renovated, it will be open for business in two or three months at most.

"The hard work pays off. We really found a good place. Master Chen, Manager Luo, what do you think of this place?" "Not bad."

"We have almost walked around the city, and this place should be the one that best meets our requirements."

"I don't know which public department manages this factory building. Can it be rented?"

"These factories are still empty. We can still generate income by renting them out. It shouldn't be difficult to rent them out."

The place is promising, but I don’t know if I can rent this factory building from the relevant authorities.

It's getting dark now, and I'm feeling hungry after walking around all afternoon.

First find a place to eat, then find a hotel and have a good night's rest. Tomorrow morning, we will go to the public sector department to find out which department manages this old factory building.

Yang Huajian said: "Leave this matter to my brothers."

"Brother Jian, do you know which department is in charge of this old factory?"

"I don't know. My father has a comrade working here in Jinmen. I will take you to visit him tomorrow morning."

"Thank you Brother Jian."

"My brother, don't be polite."

"Go, let's eat."

The group of people went to the restaurant where they had lunch, and after having enough wine and food, they went to find a hotel.

Xu Jingping and Luo Jiangjing shared a room, Yang Yukun and Yang Huajian shared a room, and Chen Yuliang shared a room.

After working all afternoon, I was very tired. After washing, Yang Yukun fell asleep soon after lying on the bed.

When Yang Yukun got up the next morning, no one else had gotten up yet.

There was an open space behind the hotel. Yang Yukun went downstairs to do some activities for more than an hour, and then went back to the house to wash up.

After Xu Jingping and others had packed up, they first went to the breakfast shop next to the hotel to have breakfast, and then, led by Yang Huajian, they went to Jinmen City Hall.

Yang Huajian's father's comrade-in-arms was the third-in-command of the Jinmen City Government, and he had a life-long friendship with his father.

"Come, drink water."

"Thank you Uncle Luo."

"Thank you leader."

"Just call me Uncle Luo like this guy. The old factory buildings you are talking about were originally planned to be demolished by the city government and re-planned, but they were shelved for some reasons. You want to rent these old factory buildings. We welcome it.”

"That's great, Uncle Luo, thank you."

"It's me who should be thanking you. These old factories won't produce a penny of benefit if placed there, but they can still generate income if rented to you. I'll have someone come and contact you to discuss the leasing details."

"Uncle Luo, please excuse me."

There are people in the DPRK who are easy to get things done. This is an eternal truth.

It only took less than an hour to rent the old factory building for five years.

Let's rent it for five years to make a transition. After a few years when our building is completed, we will move out of the old factory building.

"Brother Jian, thank you."

After coming out of Jinmen City Hall, Yang Yukun said thank you very sincerely to Yang Huajian.

If it hadn't been for Yang Huajian's help this time, they would have had to struggle for a while.

"You kid, you are looking for a drink, aren't you? I really want to thank my brother. I will make some jars of good wine for him later."

Yang Huajian smiled and punched Yang Yukun. He especially didn't like this kid saying such unscrupulous things.

"no problem."

This time Yang Huajian was really helpful. When he returned to the imperial capital, he prepared several jars of good wine and sent them to Yang Huajian.

(End of this chapter)