novelslam Chapter 355: It seems I've been tricked.
Chapter 355: It seems I've been tricked.
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"Mr. Nan, wait a minute!"
"Mr. Shen, take care! I won't see you off any further." Nan Hui politely saw a guest out of her office.
After the guests left, the secretary said to Nan Hui, "President Nan, Mr. Rosen Wells from So Architecture Design Firm has arrived with Chief Engineer Qiu from Tongda Design Institute. I have arranged for them to wait for you in the conference room."
Nan Hui frowned. She had been working too much lately. Ever since she acquired the land in Pudong and planned to build a skyscraper, major architectural design firms, builders, and equipment suppliers from around the world had been scrambling to get their representatives to meet with her. They had also been using all sorts of connections to get people to speak to her on their behalf.
In addition, there were various banquets, business meetings, and visits and exchanges. These activities kept Nan Hui busy, so she had almost no private time except for sleeping. Even during lunch, she would try to listen to the work reports of the engineering department staff.
"Okay, please ask them to wait a moment. I'll be there shortly. Have Pan Yingying wait for me in the conference room."
"Okay!" The secretary accepted the order and left.
Nan Hui quickly touched up her makeup and checked her clothes to make sure they were appropriate before calmly heading to the conference room. On the way, the staff stopped to greet her.
"Please have a seat, everyone."
Nan Hui's words were translated in real time throughout the entire process by a professional translator from Everbright Real Estate.
A dozen or so people then sat down. Because of some special requirements put forward by Huang Xiaochuan, the design scheme for this (Guangda Real Estate Building) was jointly won by SO Architectural Design Firm and Tongda Architectural Design Institute.
Today, these two companies are here to present their final design plans to Nan Hui. If there are no problems, they will need to submit the plan to the planning department.
The plan was revised several times, and the final plan was to build a main building and an auxiliary building at the same time, with the two buildings connected by an eight-story podium.
The podium buildings are distributed in an east-west direction and are connected to the two main and auxiliary buildings on the east and west sides. The west podium building and auxiliary building were developed as part of the library project, while the east podium building and main building are buildings under the name of Guangda Real Estate.
The main building, together with the annex, has a total of 48 floors, a height of 1648 meters above ground, a land area of 15 square meters, and a total construction area of 165 million square meters.
The annex building, together with the podium, has a total of 32 floors, a height of 1423 meters above ground, a land area of 18 square meters, and a total construction area of 135 million square meters.
In addition, there are four underground parking garages, with a total construction area of 52 square meters and a total parking capacity of 1410 cars.
Through the joint efforts of the two design firms, they carefully studied the characteristics of traditional Chinese architectural forms and incorporated and drew upon the techniques and design elements of traditional Chinese courtyard spaces into their architectural designs.
The entire architectural design blends Eastern and Western cultures, embodying both modern and national styles. The exterior is devoid of luxurious decoration, emphasizing grouped spatial arrangement, and its soaring height exudes a metropolitan atmosphere. The "shared space" incorporates a traditional Chinese courtyard layout, with vermilion pillars on the facade, small archways, and square corbels, among other interior details. The courtyard features a garden within a courtyard, rich in traditional Chinese architectural language. Upon completion, these two buildings will bring a unique architectural style to Pudong, creating a distinctive landscape.
The main building's use of an all-steel frame structure is considered very advanced even among high-rise buildings worldwide. The structural design employs steel pipe piles and a raft foundation. The superstructure of the main building is a steel frame, with 32 steel columns forming the outer frame and 18 steel columns forming the central core wall. The design scheme pays special attention to improving the overall stiffness of the building, reducing the structure's natural vibration period, and minimizing horizontal displacement caused by wind loads, with steel girders installed in the middle floors of each building. The interior decoration and equipment installation are meticulous, both economical and practical, creating excellent artistic effects.
After a detailed presentation and viewing the rendering slides, Nan Hui immediately made a phone call to Huang Xiaochuan.
Huang Xiaochuan's reply was very simple: "Okay!"
Huang Xiaochuan had already reviewed the design drawings and renderings of the entire plan and was very satisfied with it. As for the details, Nan Hui would take professionals to coordinate with the design company.
After hanging up the phone, Nan Hui said to the people from the two design companies, "We can submit it to the planning department for approval now."
The people from both design companies were relieved to hear this. For months, they had been working overtime to design and revise the plans again and again, which had caused the designer in charge of the project to lose a lot of hair.
The client has finally approved the plan, which is definitely good news for the designers of both companies.
The project was jointly awarded to two companies: Shanghai Construction No. 1 Company and a mechanical construction company. The general contractor has now arranged for subcontractors to prepare for earthwork operations.
After declining the celebratory dinner invitations from SO Architectural Design Firm and Tongda Design Institute, Nan Hui returned home exhausted. The project proposal had finally been approved, and she was going to take a break tonight.
At the same time, Yu Wei suddenly ran to Huang Xiaochuan's house.
Big Stick and Little Stick circled around Yu Wei affectionately, but Huang Xiaochuan kicked them both away one by one.
"Why are you here?"
"It's hot, can I come inside to talk?"
Huang Xiaochuan glanced outside the courtyard, and Yu Wei said, "Don't look, I came alone."
Huang Xiaochuan understood: "You had a fight? You got kicked out? You came to my house to avoid the trouble?"
"Why are you talking so much? Hurry up and prepare a couple of dishes. I want to have a few drinks with you. I didn't eat lunch and I'm starving."
After saying that, he walked into the old house on his own. When he saw that Huang Xiaochuan hadn't followed, he turned around and urged him on.
"Isn't it hot outside? Hurry up and come inside!"
Huang Xiaochuan shook his head, closed the courtyard gate, and went into the house.
After entering the house, Huang Xiaochuan asked Yu Wei what had caused the argument, but Yu Wei refused to say.
"Go and cook something! I'm starving!"
"I fucking owe you something." Huang Xiaochuan pointed at Yu Wei angrily, but still went into the kitchen to busy himself.
The refrigerator was well-stocked, so Huang Xiaochuan mixed a few cold dishes and cooked two more, which were soon served.
"Want some baijiu or beer?"
"Beer's no fun, let's drink baijiu."
"Then what the hell are you sitting there like an idiot for? If you want some baijiu, take it yourself, but don't take Moutai, I don't drink that."
As Yu Wei walked towards the basement, he muttered to himself, "Buying so much if you don't drink Moutai? You're just wasting money."
Since they wouldn't let him take the Moutai, Yu Wei took two bottles of aged Wuliangye in radish-shaped bottles from the basement. He found that there were quite a few of these liquors, and thought he should definitely take a few cases back with him when he left.
Actually, Wuliangye was popular in the 1990s, so it was ranked ahead of Moutai during that period. It wasn't until after 2010 that Moutai became the leading brand in the domestic liquor industry.
When Yu Xiang returned home, the two were drinking enthusiastically.
As Yu Xiang changed her shoes, she asked, "Yu Wei's here! Where's Tang Yuan?"
Huang Xiaochuan said gloatingly, "Why did you have to bring up something you shouldn't have said? Did you two have a fight?"
Upon hearing this, Yu Xiang immediately asked, "What's wrong?"
Huang Xiaochuan pointed at Yu Wei: "Ask him. I've been asking him for ages, but he won't tell me."
Yu Xiang stood next to Yu Wei and reached out to take away Yu Wei's chopsticks.
"Speak up now, or you won't eat."
Before long, Huang Xiaochuan and Yu Xiang found out the reason. Actually, it was nothing serious. It was just that the two of them were getting tired of being together all the time and had a few words quarrel over something trivial.
That makes sense. Not only do they work in the same company, but they also live together after get off work, spending almost 24 hours a day together. It's no wonder they get tired of each other.
Huang Xiaochuan patted Yu Wei on the shoulder.
"Why don't you apply for a transfer to another department?"
Yu Wei was initially puzzled: "Why?"
Huang Xiaochuan smiled and pointed to the wine glass in front of Yu Wei, meaning that he would only tell him the reason if Yu Wei drank a glass.
Yu Wei downed the wine in one gulp without hesitation, and after finishing, he showed Huang Xiaochuan the bottom of the glass.
Huang Xiaochuan then said, "Distance makes the heart grow fonder. You two are together at work and after get off work, and after a while, you'll get tired of each other. It's no wonder you'll argue. You should switch departments, so you won't have to be together during the workday."
Yu Wei thought about it for a moment, still somewhat skeptical: "Will this really work?"
"Whether it works or not, I don't know, but why don't you try it and see? Besides, as the saying goes, absence makes the heart grow fonder. Why don't you check if your company has any business trip assignments recently, and you can apply for one too!"
Yu Wei's eyes lit up; he thought this was a good idea.
I happily drank another glass on my own initiative!
Enraged, Yu Xiang punched Huang Xiaochuan: "Don't let him drink so much."
"I didn't let him drink more, and the two of us still haven't finished a bottle!" Huang Xiaochuan pointed to the two bottles with a wronged expression.
While the two were drinking, Yu Wei's mobile phone rang seven or eight times, and his pager kept ringing, but he turned it off each time.
Huang Xiaochuan had guessed that Tang Yuan would come sooner or later, and sure enough, not long after Yu Xiang returned, the doorbell rang. Da Gun and Xiao Gun ran to the gate to guard the house as soon as they heard the doorbell.
Huang Xiaochuan said to Yu Xiang, "Go open the door! It must be Tang Yuan!"
Sure enough, Yu Xiang brought Tang Yuan into the house shortly afterward.
Seeing Yu Wei drinking, Tang Yuan glared at him angrily, but Yu Wei didn't say a word.
Tang Yuan then greeted Huang Xiaochuan: "Brother-in-law!"
"Haven't eaten yet? Go to the kitchen with your sister and get some bowls and chopsticks. You'll have more energy to keep arguing after you eat!"
Tang Yuan was stunned by Huang Xiaochuan's sudden words and couldn't help but burst out laughing.
Yu Xiang took the opportunity to make peace and the four of them sat down together for a meal.
After the meal, Yu Wei and Tang Yuan made up; it wasn't a big deal to begin with.
However, neither of them left empty-handed. To apologize on behalf of Yu Wei, Yu Xiang gave Tang Yuan a bottle of Chanel perfume, which Nan Hui had given her. However, as a doctor, she was not allowed to use perfume, so she never had the chance to use it herself and decided to give it to Tang Yuan instead.
Yu Wei returned home with a full load, carrying four boxes of radishes and bottles of Wuliangye liquor from the basement, and left satisfied.
After the two left, Huang Xiaochuan touched his nose and felt something was wrong.
"Dr. Yu, do you think we've been tricked?"
Yu Xiang didn't understand what Huang Xiaochuan meant: "What are you talking about?"
"They had a fight, then came to our house to eat and drink for free, and even took all this stuff. I'm happy to have this fight, aren't I?"
Yu Xiang thought about it and realized that it might actually be true. She immediately raised her eyebrows and said, "Next time you come, don't open the door for them."
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