The next day, Li Jianping took his sister on a motorcycle to see the areas around the developed hot springs. It is located in a valley and is shaded by green trees in the summer, making it a good place to cool off.
"The government plans to turn this area into a tourist area. It said that it will vigorously plant ornamental flowers and plants. The land prices here are also rising. Yesterday, I told my dad that I was afraid of asking a bank for a loan of 200,000 yuan. He said that he was afraid that he would not be able to pay it back in the future. Let me Just take a loan of 100,000 yuan, but I’m afraid I won’t even be able to get the land for 100,000 yuan.”
"Brother, what scale do you want to open it on?"
"There must be at least twenty guest rooms. It's pointless if they are too small. I also want to get a good viewing location. Make it a garden style, more elegant and distinctive. By the way, can't you draw? Or help me design it.”
"Garden design is not difficult." Li Wei is more experienced. It is not difficult to plan a hotel-style garden landscape, but the problem for the Li family now is the problem of funds.
It was only the fourth day of the first lunar month, and Li Jianping was busy going to the bank to get a loan. Because the loan amount was not small, he had to find a guarantor. Fortunately, I have been operating in the city in the past few years and have met some people from all walks of life. It is not too difficult to find a guarantor. After going through the procedures for a week, the loan was finally approved, and he still had some savings. Li Jianping hurriedly bought the land, and the next step was to wait for the road into the mountain to be repaired.
At the request of his elder brother, Li Wei finally conceived a drawing, which was based on the former back garden of Shangshu Mansion with slight additions and subtractions.
"I will draw a separate drawing for the pattern on the porch. There are also some fish, shrimps, and aquatic plants in the pond here. The water must flow and not become stagnant. According to the request of the eldest brother, I planned a piece of grassland, which may not be very large in practice. . I’m afraid it will be too small if I want to use it as a guest barbecue area in the future.”
Li Jianping listened carefully to Li Wei's explanation of each place. He nodded and said: "If it is all built according to the drawings, the cost will probably be high, but if it has no characteristics, it will not attract people. I will try my best to restore the content on the drawings."
Li Wei nodded and said, "Well, let's do it step by step. There are some details that can be added later, and it's not realistic to build it all at once."
Li Jianping carefully rolled up the kraft paper and said to Li Wei: "You should start painting again. If you paint a good painting, you might be able to make money."
Li Wei listened to his elder brother's half-joking words, smiled and shook his head: "I was able to sell that painting purely because of good luck. It fell into the hands of the boss, and the boss was willing to pay for it. I really want to be able to sell paintings by selling paintings. To live, there must be a market, and there must be people to support it. If no one supports it, it is just a piece of waste paper. "
Like Tang Shiyun, who is a good father and invites many celebrities to praise him, he still doesn't become a famous artist. The road of art is not easy. If you want to improve your life, you still have to step by step on your own.
Li Jianping saw that what his sister said made sense, but he still said: "When the hotel is built in the future, I'm afraid you will still have to write some calligraphy and painting to make it look more elegant. Isn't this difficult?"
Li smiled and said: "It's not difficult. I'll write some and save them when I have time. I hope I can use them when the time comes."
The brother and sister discussed some more, and Li Jianping was full of hope for the future.
On the fourteenth day, Li Jianping’s buddy invited him to sing at karaoke. Seeing that his sister was bored at home, Li Jianping enthusiastically invited Li Wei: "Sister, let's go and have fun with my brother today."
When Li Wei saw his elder brother's invitation, there was no reason to refuse, so he naturally agreed. He combed his hair a few times with a comb and put on the red coat hanging at the shelf.
The brother and sister talked and laughed all the way downstairs.
Liu Chunzhi heard the sound of the door closing and came out to take a look. Li Minghua sat on the sofa and said, "Whatever you are looking at is out."
"It's almost time to eat and running around."
"Which young man can sit still? Let them go." Li Minghua looked calm.
Li Jianping was riding fast. Although it was already spring, the oncoming wind was still a bit bit cold. Li Wei buried her head on her eldest brother's back. Fortunately, it didn't take long to reach the ground.
The three men and one woman opposite were all Li Jianping's buddies. Two of them, Li Wei, had also met each other. They all met and said hello, and went to a restaurant together. The meal was invited by Jiao Yang, a foreman who had taken on a lot of work during the city's major renovations in the past two years.
"Jianping, I heard that your family wants to buy land. Have you bought it?"
Li Jianping said: "The formalities have been completed."
When Jiao Yang heard about it, he said hurriedly: "As promised before, I will take over this project of yours. Don't look for anyone else when the time comes. We are all buddies. I will definitely take care of it when the time comes."
Jiao Yang was originally from Yongning, and they were classmates in elementary school before, so they had an extraordinary friendship. Naturally, Li Jianping still trusted him and hurriedly told him: "Okay, I'll leave it to you to manage my hotel in the future. It's just that the road here hasn't been repaired yet. Once the road is repaired and the bricks and stones can be transported in, construction can start."
"That's natural. When the time comes, I'll ask someone to draw a sketch for you. If you're not satisfied with it, you can modify it."
Unexpectedly, Li Jianping said: "I have asked my sister to make the design. I will show you the drawings when I get there so that I can prepare the materials."
Jiao Yang then took a look at the girl sitting next to Li Jianping who didn't speak much and didn't drink or eat much.
"Is this your sister? I haven't seen her for a few years, she's grown so big."
Li Wei greeted Jiao Yang: "Hello, Brother Jiao."
"I heard from Jianping that you went to college outside, and today I saw a real college student." Jiao Yang's words made everyone laugh.
Another girl with them had her hair dyed blonde and cut shorter than the boys' hair. She wore heavy makeup that was not suitable for her. She had a cigarette in her hand and was smoking. She also sat in a masculine posture and was distracted from time to time. . I don’t know what I’m thinking. Li Wei was insulated from such a woman, so he just nodded when they met and never said a word.
After lunch, everyone went to karaoke. The room was not well lit. As soon as he entered the room, the tall and lanky young man took out the playlist and started choosing songs. The cigarette in the yellow-haired woman's hand has not yet been extinguished, and Li Jianping and Jiao Yang are still talking about the project.
"Don't female college students choose a song?" Another person sitting on the sofa wearing a jacket and a crew cut asked.
Li smiled and waved his hand and said, "I can't sing."
"Can't sing? You're trying to fool me. You can even pass the college entrance examination, but you can't sing." Xiao Pingtou took it upon himself to choose a song for Li Wei called "The Moon Represents My Heart" by Teresa Teng. This song is so familiar that even children on the street can hum it along.
After the taller and thinner one finished singing, it was Li Wei's turn, and Xiao Pingtou forcefully handed the microphone to Li Wei. As the prelude started playing and the original sound had not yet been turned off, Li Wei thought to herself that she could just whisper and fool him. When she started to sing, everyone in the room changed their expressions, covering their ears with pain on their faces.
Li Jianping looked at his sister in surprise: "Sister, you really agreed with what I said. Others cost you money to sing, but you cost your life to sing."
Li Wei blushed. She knew that she was a music idiot, so she never dared to sing outside. It seemed that she was completely exposed today.
(End of chapter)