March 23rd, Wednesday …
The Thriller Hostel project was in full swing.
Chen Kangtuo and Hao Qiong were collecting various horror novels, videos, movies, and materials in addition to daily supervision. They were trying their best to think about how to do the Thriller Hostel project better.
They also had some employees who were responsible for various tasks in the haunted house, but there were not many of them.
They still had to hire a large number of employees when the haunted house was about to be completed. They would be responsible for sales, acting, cleaning, and so on.
However, it would take at least three months before the completion of all three major projects of the Haunted House.
Chen Kangtuo stared at the design drawings on the computer screen as usual, seriously considering some of the details of the design.
Suddenly, his cell phone vibrated with a message.
Chen Kangtuo was shocked and quickly called out to Hao Qiong.
"Quick, get ready, Boss Pei is coming!"
Hao Qiong was holding his cell phone and reading it with relish. It was a horror novel with good results on Zhongdian Chinese Network recently.
He quickly asked after hearing Chen Kangtuo's words, "When?"
Chen Kangtuo had already stood up to organize the information. "He'll be there in ten minutes!"
Both of them began to clear the mess on the table in a hurry.
This was a temporary office that had been modified from a corner of the factory strictly in accordance with the Tengda spirit. There was a wide desk, sofa, and refrigerator. In short, the office environment was very comfortable.
However, it was easy to mess up while being comfortable.
There were some drink bottles, horror novels, horror art collections, and other miscellaneous things on the sofa and desk. Chen Kangtuo felt that Boss Pei would definitely leave a bad impression if he saw them in this state.
Thus, both of them quickly cleaned up and restored the general cleanliness of the entire office.
Boss Pei arrived not long after they were done.
Chen Kangtuo greeted him with a folder in his hand.
"Hello, Boss Pei! Please come in! "
The folder contained information about the Thriller Hostel project, including the floor plan, design details of each project, renderings, sources of inspiration, construction costs, contracts signed with the construction team, and so on.
Chen Kangtuo felt that Boss Pei must be here to ask about the construction progress and some details of the Thriller Hostel. Thus, he made the best use of his time to prepare.
He might have memorized a lot of the content, but it was never wrong to prepare the information at hand so that he could show it to Boss Pei at any time.
Chen Kangtuo asked Boss Pei to sit on the sofa. He was already prepared to report his work.
"Boss Pei, let me report on the recent construction progress of Thriller Hostel," Chen Kangtuo said after Hao Qiong served Boss Pei a cup of hot tea.
Pei Qian took the tea and took a sip. After hearing Chen Kangtuo's words, he shook his head. "No need. I have something important for you."
Chen Kangtuo could not help but feel nervous looking at Boss Pei's serious expression.
What important thing is Boss Pei going to tell us?
It had to be a very complicated and difficult task for Boss Pei to be so serious!
Chen Kangtuo and Hao Qiong did not dare to ask too many questions and could only listen attentively.
Pei Qian sipped his tea and asked, "According to the current plan, how much longer until the haunted house is completed?"
Chen Kangtuo replied, "Three months at the earliest. The normal plan is four months."
Pei Qian nodded. Four months was still acceptable.
"I'll give you another 40 million yuan. Use it all on the Thriller Hostel project. Tell me if you have any difficulties."
Chen Kangtuo waited for a while and realized that Boss Pei did not continue. He then asked, "Er … Boss Pei, what about the other things?"
Pei Qian: "There's nothing else."
Chen Kangtuo: "… the important thing you're talking about is spending money?"
Pei Qian nodded. "That's right."
Chen Kangtuo's confused expression lasted for a few seconds. Then, he realized something. "Oh! I understand now! "
"Boss Pei, is this 40 million yuan going to be used to build the surrounding facilities? I've been wanting to mention this for a long time! "
In Chen Kangtuo's opinion, the previous budget was enough to build the main body of Thriller Hostel, but there were no supporting facilities around it!
There were no shops, hotels, restaurants, and clothes, food, and shelter.
The traffic was even worse. There were no public buses here, much less subways.
How could that attract tourists?
Could it be that all the tourists drove here by themselves and just stood there during the queue?
That would not be appropriate.
Now that Boss Pei had allocated another 40 million yuan, the surrounding facilities could finally keep up!
Pei Qian shook his head, speechless. "Wrong, the 40 million yuan is for the Thriller Hostel project itself.
"Spend all of it on the project. Don't spend a single cent on the surrounding facilities, and don't delay the construction period.
"I'm emphasizing that this is very important. You must do it well, understand?"
Chen Kangtuo was confused.
Great, he guessed all wrong …
Boss Pei was indeed Boss Pei. Ordinary people would not be able to guess his train of thought …
Spending all 40 million yuan on the Thriller Hostel project without affecting the construction period meant that he could not simply add new projects. He could only continue polishing the details on the basis of the existing projects.
However … that was too extravagant!
It was obviously not as cost-effective as building supporting facilities!
Could there be a deeper meaning in this?
Chen Kangtuo instinctively felt that it was a waste, but he did not dare to ask more. He only executed faithfully. "Alright, Boss Pei, I'll do it well!"
Pei Qian nodded in satisfaction and stood up. "Continue with your work. There will be a group of people coming here to inspect later. I'll personally receive them. You don't have to worry about anything. Don't ask any questions, understand? "
Chen Kangtuo and Hao Qiong nodded in unison. "Understood!"
Pei Qian left the office in satisfaction and went to his car to wait.
Boss Li had said that he was going to invest in the area with others and was coming to inspect today. Pei Qian had to receive them.
Although he could leave the reception to Chen Kangtuo, Pei Qian did not feel at ease.
If Chen Kangtuo did not keep his mouth shut and inadvertently revealed some flaws, Boss Li and the others would find out that Pei Qian had invested so much money in this project. Boss Li and the others would definitely be more determined to 'get a mouthful of soup'.
It would be even harder to get rid of them then.
Pei Qian had already thought about it. When Boss Li and the others arrived later, he would bring them for a walk around the desolate old industrial zone to let them see how barren this land was!
It would be best if he could dissuade a few investors on the spot.
If he could not, he would think of other ways.
…
Less than half an hour later, a few high-end commercial cars stopped at the entrance of the old industrial zone.
Pei Qian immediately welcomed Boss Li and the others warmly.
"Boss Pei! I've been waiting for a long time. I'm not very familiar with the roads nearby. I'm sorry for the delay. "
Li Shi got out of the car and was the first to apologize to Pei Qian.
The other investors also got out of the car and greeted Boss Pei.
Some drove their own cars, and some brought their chauffeurs. However, the chauffeurs stayed in the cars and did not follow.
Obviously, what Boss Li said was not an excuse but a fact.
They were indeed not familiar with the roads here!
Two investors got out of the car, and their first reaction was to frown.
This was too desolate, wasn't it?
Although everyone had heard about Jingzhou's old industrial zone, many people had not been here before. That was because they had no direct business dealings with this place. Why would they come here?
When they arrived today, they were greatly disappointed. It was worse than the worst-case scenario they had expected!
Li Shi had indeed said before that Boss Pei had built a haunted house project in the desolate old industrial zone where even birds did not shit.
At that time, they thought that Boss Li was exaggerating.
Now, they knew that it was not an exaggeration at all!
To say that birds did not shit in this place was a little insulting to birds.
All in all, they broke down on the spot and could not help but show it on their faces.
Pei Qian saw it and was delighted.
Very good, this was the reaction I wanted!
I told you long ago that this place was too desolate and could not be built, but you did not believe me.
Do you believe me now?
Of course, only two people were obviously dissatisfied at the moment. Pei Qian felt that he had to continue working hard.
He brought this group of investors around the old industrial zone to let them have a good look at the old industrial zone.
At that time, they would know that the only place that could be considered 'desolate' was the entrance.
It would be even worse if they walked further in!
Since there was no way to dissuade these people with facts and reason, they should know how difficult it was to retreat after seeing the situation on the ground, right?
"Everyone, follow me. I will briefly introduce the current situation of this old industrial zone and the recent situation of the Thriller Hostel project."
Pei Qian led these investors into the old industrial zone.
…
Thirty minutes later, everyone walked back from the depths of the old industrial zone and stopped outside one of the factories of the Thriller Hostel project that was being renovated.
Two of the older investors were already panting as they walked.
Li Shi was also rubbing his legs, and fine beads of sweat seeped out of his forehead.
Pei Qian was only in his early twenties. It was like a joke for him to walk such a short distance. However, these people who usually lived like princes were already a little tired after walking for half an hour.
Even so, all the investors followed. No one fell behind, and no one turned around and left on the spot. This surprised Pei Qian a little.
However, everyone's expressions did not look good.
That was because after walking around, they realized that they had been wrong to think that the entrance of the old industrial zone was too desolate.
They only knew what was really desolate after looking inside!
The entrance might be desolate, but the ground was still considered clean. When they walked into the old industrial zone, all kinds of construction waste, graffiti of unknown meaning on the walls, and tenacious weeds could be seen everywhere. All of them showed one thing.
That desolate entrance was actually the most dignified place in the entire old industrial zone …
Pei Qian smiled slightly, feeling that he had achieved half of his goal.
As long as these investors saw the true state of the old industrial zone and thought about what would happen after they invested their money in it …
Someone would definitely quit on the spot!
Pei Qian coughed lightly. "Everyone, let me emphasize again.
"This investment is really going to be a loss."
He tried his best to make his expression look as sincere as possible.
It was obvious that two or three investors were about to retreat.
They wanted to follow Boss Pei's success before, but now that they saw the real situation in the old industrial zone, they suddenly felt that Boss Pei's halo was not useful no matter how awesome it was.
It was as difficult as turning stone into gold if they wanted to become popular in this place!
However, everyone was too embarrassed to be the first to say that they would not invest. They looked at each other, waiting for someone to be the first to take the lead.
Pei Qian was not in a hurry. In any case, as long as he waited patiently and everyone weighed the money in their hands, someone would definitely stand up.
However, Li Shi seemed to have realized this as well.
He decisively took a step forward and looked around at everyone. "What's the matter? We had a good agreement before. Could it be that someone wants to back out?"
His voice was full of determination.
Pei Qian: "…?"
He looked at Li Shi with a dumbfounded expression.
Li Shi nodded firmly at Pei Qian and then continued to look at the other investors. "Silly! Boss Pei is testing your determination! "
"Previously, all of you said that you would not invest in projects that were not Boss Pei's. In the end, you changed your minds after taking a few steps and seeing the surface? Even the fence-sitters are more determined than you!
"Think about the investors who did not trust Boss Pei when they invested in Xude Education. How are they now?!
"Are you going to be like those people and miss out on a good project?"
As soon as Li Shi said this, the investors who seemed to want to back out became determined again.
They looked at each other and fell into deep thought.
Li Shi looked at Pei Qian with a smile as if to say: "Don't worry. With me around, none of them will be deserters!"
Pei Qian: "…"
He felt a little tired.
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