Reborn since 1993

Chapter 604: One person attains enlightenment, chickens and dogs ascend to heaven
24-hour study room, like the Qilin Award and the Hezun Award, are part of the Zhixing Foundation's charitable public welfare program.

It is hard to say how much real effect these projects have. It is also hard to say how many out of a hundred people trained can become successful and famous. As for how many of these famous people will remember the kindness of the Li family, that is even harder to say.

But as long as there is one person who remembers everything the Li family has done and is willing to stand on the Li family's side and help the Li family at the critical moment, that is enough!
The two projects, 24 hours and study room, have some similarities. It is difficult to make a profit solely by charging fees, and it will take many years.

After all, if this thing is too expensive, people will simply not come. They will go to coffee shops and libraries. Although they are a bit far away and seats inside have to be fought for, they are cheaper after all.

Of course, nowadays, when computers and smart phones are not yet popular, books and newspapers are still one of the ways of learning and entertainment for countless people, so the bookstore business is still good.

Moreover, Li Dongling did not set any requirements on how much money the two projects of the Zhixing Foundation must earn.

Basically, what can be adopted is a membership system, earning a portion of the money from the monthly turnover, renting or selling the books, and also putting some advertisements in the store, selling drinks, coffee, etc., to gradually make back the money.

Different from those makeshift stores in the past that only shot and traded for one bird, the Zhixing Foundation had to buy the land and the venue to carry out these two projects.

Otherwise, the annual rent increases will cause these two projects to suffer huge losses.

Of course, buying the land and the venue may cost a lot in the early stages, but as time goes on, the only costs left for these two projects are basically water, electricity, and labor costs. By exchanging time for space, you can gradually make a profit, but it will take a long time!
In addition, the land underneath the 24-hour self-service library and study room projects will become more valuable. In the future, the land underneath these two projects alone will be as valuable as KFC and McDonald's stores.

All in all, these two projects may not make a lot of money, but they will not lose money either. It is a project that requires time and patience, and each store can provide a lot of jobs.

If the timeline is extended, it is possible that these two projects are also alternative rental collection projects. Moreover, in the next few decades, there will be market demand for these two projects. It is possible that their earnings are even more stable than those of some listed companies!
After hearing what Li Dongling said, Yu Minhong gradually understood the two projects. They were somewhat similar to libraries, but also different.

It is hard to say whether it is profitable or not. No one knows whether those who have demand are willing to pay to accept this model.

But overall, Yu Minhong knew that what Li Dongling needed Zhixing Foundation to do was a public welfare project, so that people who were self-taught, preparing for postgraduate entrance exams, taking civil service exams, and studying abroad would have more space and opportunities to learn. Of course, for those who were not talented in this area, it would probably be an additional place to read martial arts novels...

“New Oriental followed suit!”

Yu Minhong gritted his teeth and said that he knew that this kind of project with a large investment and a long payback period would definitely involve risks.

But as someone in the education industry, Yu Minhong knows that sometimes, an opportunity that seems insignificant in the eyes of outsiders is enough to change a person's life. Yu Minhong is willing to spend money for this opportunity!

Li Dongling nodded and said, "The new project will be called Zhixing Bookstore and Zhixing Study Room. Zhixing Foundation will hold 80% of the shares, and the remaining 20% ​​will belong to New Oriental!

In the future, the investment income of Tanglin Hi-Tech in the New Oriental project will belong to the Zhixing Foundation and be used to invest in the Zhixing Bookstore project. In addition, the Zhixing Foundation will invest no less than RMB 10 million in the project every year! "

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When Li Dongling came out of the New Oriental Pingyang campus, he saw that there were already classes inside and teaching had begun in full swing.

Outside the gate, parents would come running with their children to inquire about the situation from time to time, making the surrounding area look quite busy for a while.

A school can indeed change an area. In the past, a famous school could cause surrounding house prices and rents to soar significantly, and create an industrial chain around the school.

No one knows how much traffic and users the New Oriental Pingyang campus, as well as the nearby Hanxi Software Industrial Park and Hanxi IT Training Center, will bring to Pingyang and the Oriental Times Shopping Mall in the future!

But the foundation has been laid. As long as the Oriental Times shopping mall does not perform too poorly, the traffic will definitely be good. The later Oriental Times residences, office buildings, etc. can also be started smoothly.

Li Dongling did not return to Dongling Hi-Tech, but crossed the road and walked towards the Oriental Times Square on the other side of the street, which was still tightly wrapped.

The Oriental Times Shopping Mall and the Oriental Times Plaza in front of it, this area has been officially named Oriental Times Square by the Pingyang Municipal Government!
Bus stops, taxi stops, bicycle and motorcycle areas have also been planned. If nothing unexpected happens, Oriental Times Square will become synonymous with shopping places and pedestrian streets in Binh Duong and even Hanxi, until the Oriental Times Shopping Mall is replaced by another shopping mall.

Oriental Times Square has been completed, but it has not yet been opened. A circle of trees has been planted around the square. In the center of the square, there are several carved stone pillars and a wooden plank road. In the future, this square can only be regarded as mediocre, even a little small, but now, this square looks tall and can be used as a landmark building and a city business card for external publicity.

Li Dongling went straight past the Oriental Times Shopping Mall and headed towards the Oriental Times Shopping Mall. Now the exterior facade of the mall has basically been completed and the interior is being renovated.

When Li Dongling went in, he saw Li Dongshan, who was wearing an engineering hat, talking to a few people. Miao Jiahui was also there with them. It was obvious that these people were trying to please Li Dongshan and the other person.

"Brother, sister-in-law!"

Seeing Li Dongling, Li Dongshan immediately smiled. Miao Jiahui blushed and agreed. She had already accepted this title.

Not only Miao Jiahui, but the entire Miao family has undergone earth-shaking changes.

When the Miao family and the Li family became relatives, even if the Li family did nothing, the situation on the Miao family's side had been changed, even though the Miao family was now far away in Shangzhong City, next to Pingyang.

Miao Jiahui's two elder brothers had worked as temporary workers in a state-owned factory in Shangzhong before, and had not been able to get regular jobs for many years. But when the news came out that Miao Jiahui was engaged to Li Dongshan.

The state-owned factories where Miao Jiahui's two brothers worked quickly made them regular employees, and even the Shangzhong City Urban Investment Corporation offered a job to the wife of Miao Jiahui's eldest brother.

The marriage of Miao Jiahui's second brother has always been a headache for the Miao family, but since this year, the matchmakers who have proposed marriages to the second son of the Miao family have almost trampled down the door of the Miao family.

Among them were many female employees who were introduced to Miao Laoer in Shangzhong municipal government units, not to mention the female formal employees in state-owned factories and Shangzhong Bank.

These matchmakers threatened that the Miao family didn't need to pay a 10,000 yuan dowry, nor did they need to buy a TV, refrigerator, washing machine, air conditioner, motorcycle, etc. As long as Miao Laoer was willing to marry, the woman's side was willing to send these as dowry to the Miao family, and some even directly gave the house...

Nothing happens without reason in the world. The reason why the people in Shangzhong are so active is that they are naturally stimulated by Pingyang.

Once upon a time, Pingyang and Shangzhong were basically on par with each other. The elder brother did not laugh at the younger brother. The economic conditions of both sides were similar, and Shangzhong was sometimes even ranked higher.

But only a few years later, Shangzhong was left behind and even Pingyang’s taillights are no longer visible. Pingyang has never fallen down since it was ranked among the top 100 economic cities in China, and its ranking keeps rising. There are already rumors that Pingyang’s economy may enter the top 60 in the domestic city rankings this year.

Just look at how many new projects have emerged in Pingyang this year. Every day, many people from Hanxi and other provinces go to Pingyang to do business and find jobs.

Even in Hanxi Province, some people said that they would rather have a bed in Pingyang than an apartment in the provincial capital. The key is that there are people who actually believe it. This shows how hot Pingyang's economy is this year!

Without mentioning those companies in Pingyang, just talking about those people working in Pingyang Municipal Government, in recent years, they have been promoted so quickly. Basically, after three years of steady work, as long as they have no mistakes, they can be transferred to other places and basically promoted one level. There are also some who have been promoted to the provincial capital, and some have even been transferred to Yanjing units for experience gain.

Of course, there are many people with backgrounds and connections from provincial capitals, Yanjing, and other big cities who are eager to come to Pingyang to gild their reputations, but it also shows how strong the ability of Pingyang Municipal Government officials to gain credit is now!

Even for those who have no interest in a career in politics, if they work as a clerk in a department of Pingyang Municipal Government, their annual bonuses, allowances, meal allowances, etc. added together are several times more than their salary. Who wouldn't want to work in Pingyang among all the municipal government office staff in Hanxi? Even if they don't get promoted, the salary is high enough!
In this situation, how could Shangzhong not envy Pingyang? This time, Shangzhong finally had the chance to establish some relationship with the Li family, so how could they be willing to let it go easily?

If we can attract some investments and projects from Dongling Hi-Tech to settle in Shangzhong, then what does the treatment given to the Miao family matter?
During this period, Li Dongshan, who had been busy with the business and had become thinner and darker, looked at Li Dongling and said, "Dongling, how did you find time to come here?"

"Today is the opening ceremony of New Oriental Pingyang campus, so come on over!" Li Dongling said, pointing to the opposite side.

The leader of the group heard the conversation between Li Dongling and the other person, and hurriedly extended his hand to Li Dongling, "Mr. Li, it's nice to meet you!"

"I am Zhang Dazhi, the director of the Shangzhong Ceramic Factory!"

(End of this chapter)