Rebirth of Siheyuan starts in the 1980s

"Not bad, this place is good, good!"

After actually seeing the front house that was being renovated, He Yuzhu immediately kept praising it.

"Don't tell me, Cao Zhiqiang, you really know how to choose!

Look at this place, it is next to Wangfujing Street, with the Grand Theater to the north and Dong'an Market to the south. It is connected in all directions and has a lot of people. Opening a restaurant here will definitely make money!

Cao Zhiqiang, you have a certain way and a good vision!"

After hearing He Yuzhu's praise, Cao Zhiqiang smiled slightly: "Go in and take a look?"

"That's a good relationship." He Yuzhu nodded quickly with a smile.

Cao Zhiqiang then said to an expert named Chen who was wearing glasses and was following him: "Mr. Chen, can we go in and take a look now?"

The reason why he is called Gong Chen is because he is an engineer, so he is called Gong Chen.

These days, when you call someone a so-and-so worker, you don’t mean a so-and-so worker, it means an engineer.

Engineers these days are all experts, and they are still very respected.

The era when experts and scholars were truly disrespected was not until 1984, to be precise, after October 1984.

In 1984, the state issued a "Decision on Economic Structural Reform," which formally proposed the policy of "implementing the country, collectives, and individuals together."

To put it bluntly, this means that individuals can do business and start companies, and the state encourages you to do business and start companies.

But in 1983, the planned economy was still the mainstream, the pace of economic reform was actually not big, and experts and scholars were still a respected group of people, so calling a certain worker at this time was still an honorific title.

At this time, the middle-aged man named Chen Gong calmly adjusted his glasses and said with a serious face: "Of course, it's finished here now, it's not a big problem."

After hearing the words of the middle-aged man surnamed Chen, Cao Zhiqiang nodded kindly, then called He Yuzhu to follow this "Engineer Chen" in to formally inspect the decoration of the house.

Speaking of which, after Cao Zhiqiang comforted Jin Xiuying, he went to the Peking Design Institute on time in the afternoon and met with He Yuzhu at the design institute.

After that, Cao Zhiqiang and He Yuzhu entered the design institute and found Director Wang here.

Speaking of which, since he gave the five thousand yuan, Cao Zhiqiang is now considered an acquaintance of the design institute. After all, he is now the design institute's big benefactor.

In fact, strictly speaking, this is still a misunderstanding.

You must know that Cao Zhiqiang is a time traveler, and the time he traveled back in time is strictly speaking not long, so his concept of money is actually different from the concept of money of people of this era.

For example, when it comes to decoration expenses, Cao Zhiqiang didn't think it was a big deal when he gave out 5,000 yuan, but he didn't know what 5,000 yuan actually meant in today's era.

Five thousand yuan, at this time, is enough to cover the expenses of the entire Peking Design Institute for more than a year.

Not to mention anything else, with these 5,000 yuan, everyone's salary will be secure. There is no need for anyone to go out secretly to sell sweet potatoes. You can continue to read newspapers, drink tea and draw pictures in the design institute with peace of mind. Life is not ordinary.

Because this 5,000 yuan does not include materials, it is just a design fee, which is what the design institute can spend on its own. The situation is definitely different.

Because of this, many people have a particularly favorable impression of Cao Zhiqiang, so when Cao Zhiqiang comes to the design institute now, he is definitely treated as a leader who comes to inspect.

For example, the expert who is now bringing Cao Zhiqiang and He Yuzhu to inspect the renovation progress is actually the expert Chen who was critical of Cao Zhiqiang in the beginning.

At first, expert Chen looked down upon Cao Zhiqiang's request. He felt that the design institute was a national unit and it designed only tall, national-level buildings.

But when he was waiting for his salary to be paid, he found out that the salary was actually paid in full, and there were also bonuses and allowances that he had not seen for many years. He immediately felt really happy.

Director Wang is also a good person, and he specifically asked Expert Chen to be in charge of Cao Zhiqiang's front door. The purpose of this was to allow both parties to ease off, and at the same time, it also gave Expert Chen a little extra money, so that he could make some money.

Get the money so you don't cause trouble for everyone anymore.

After all, since taking responsibility for its own profits and losses, the design institute has also carried out reforms. Whoever accepts the project will get the commission. It is no longer like in the past. Accepting the project is a collective effort. No matter how much you pay, the bonus you get is basically the same.

As for Expert Chen, if we can't let him taste the sweetness, shut his mouth, and let him give full support to everyone's renovation of Cao Zhiqiang's house, it will be quite troublesome if he wants to cause trouble.

After all, in theory, design institutes at this time still cannot design and decorate for individuals. Their counterparts should be state-owned enterprises, institutions, or collective units.

So by working for Cao Zhiqiang, everyone can make a fortune, but if someone is determined to cause trouble and insists on making trouble, then this private job may not be possible.

After being enlightened by Director Wang and others, Expert Chen, who did not want to be beaten by a group of people, decisively bowed his head to Qian Qian and agreed to be a designer for Cao Zhiqiang, mainly responsible for the facade house that Cao Zhiqiang bought in Jinyu Hutong.

Eucalyptus.

As for Cao Zhiqiang, he didn't do anything wrong. When he saw that the person in charge of decorating his front house was actually the man with glasses who had contradicted him in the first place, he didn't ridicule him at all. Instead, he was quite kind and complimented him and said good things. He even gave him some money.

Lots of "tips".

For the sake of the banknotes and Cao Zhiqiang's proactive show of goodwill, the two parties settled their differences and just cut off the chicken heads and burned the yellow paper, and then became brothers of the opposite sex.

However, Expert Chen is only responsible for the decoration of this front house. The decoration of Cao Zhiqiang's old courtyard house was not done by Expert Chen.

It’s not that he is too weak to take over, but he also wants to do some good to others.

After entering, expert Chen began to introduce the decoration of this house to everyone.

According to Expert Chen, because Cao Zhiqiang originally requested that there be as few changes as possible and no major construction work, everyone only worked on the details and made some enhancements and beautifications to the original house.

Specifically, the surface of the building has not been significantly changed, but the interior has been strengthened, the exterior walls have been beautified, and infrastructure, such as wires, water pipes, and heating, have been re-installed.

In addition, they also built a new septic tank and added two high-standard restrooms inside. Guests come here to eat and no longer need to go out to use public restrooms.

"Please see, according to Xiao Cao's request, we have demolished part of the west wall and replaced it with floor-to-ceiling glass. In this way, along Wangfujing Street, you can directly see the situation inside, and the lighting will also change.

good.

On the south side, the door of the mansion remains unchanged, but for the flip-side house facing the street, we also removed part of the wall facing the street and replaced it with large floor-to-ceiling windows. This not only provides better lighting, but also makes it look more upscale.

As for this house, the original inverted room has been opened up as soon as you enter the courtyard. However, it was opened by the original owner himself. It only opened the door opening, not completely. Moreover, in doing so, it actually destroyed the load-bearing wall.

, there will be construction hazards.

After we took over the house, we completely demolished the original wall between the inverted house and the first courtyard, and rebuilt several load-bearing columns with reinforced concrete. The roof was also restructured with steel bars as weighing beams.

As for the entrance to the courtyard, the homeowner used to just build a few sheds on the top of the entrance to protect it from rain, which was too rudimentary.

After we took over, we directly redid the roof of the tile-roofed house, striving to have a consistent style. Moreover, because of the redoing of the roof and the redesign of the scale, the strength was of course enhanced.

The advantage of redoing the entire roof and re-doing the weighing is that the strength of the house has been enhanced and the space has been expanded. In this way, the reverse room and the courtyard are merged into one unit for use as a dine-in restaurant.

, it seems much more open.

According to our new design, after the original reverse seating room and the first courtyard were merged into a new reverse seating room, the total area is 248 square meters, which can accommodate fifty sets of tables and chairs, and can accommodate up to 200 people.

Eat at the same time.

As you said, we have kept the entire courtyard behind the south room, but the ground has been re-leveled, small flower beds and other places have been removed, and the entire courtyard has been paved with ceramic tiles to turn it into an open-air stage.

This stage has many hidden power sockets reserved around it, making it convenient for you to place audio equipment and other electrical appliances.

High-power spotlights are installed on the eaves and four corners around the stage, and hooks and hanging baskets are also preset. If new spotlights or cameras are to be installed in the future, it will be very convenient.

In addition, eight audio speakers have been hoisted in advance on the surrounding eaves, so that a strong stereo effect can be formed in the center and around the stage, which can last for three days.

The stage in the middle can be used for singing and dancing performances. If necessary, some tables, chairs and benches can be added. It is also a new place for dine-in. It is no problem to hold a wedding banquet or something.

As for the east and west wings around the stage, we made three separate compartments to serve as private rooms.

Each private room has a large floor-to-ceiling window on the wall facing the courtyard stage. The floor-to-ceiling windows also use one-way glass. The outside cannot see inside, but the inside can see outside.

In other words, the east and west wings each have three private rooms, which adds up to six private rooms.

The main room and the east and west wing rooms are all connected. We made two large private rooms with suites. These two private rooms are among the top private rooms here, and the decoration inside is of course the best.

Similarly, the windows of the private rooms in the main room facing the courtyard stage have also been enlarged into floor-to-ceiling windows and installed with one-way glass, so that the outside cannot see inside, but the inside can see outside.

There are two east and west wing rooms. We transformed the west wing room into a high-end toilet for people to use the toilet.

The east wing has been transformed into a dressing room and dressing room, where actors can put on makeup and change clothes.

The back room was converted into a kitchen and warehouse, and cooking and other things were done in the back room.

By the way, when we re-roofed the south house, in order to increase lighting, we deliberately opened several glass skylights on the slope of the south-facing roof.

With these glass skylights, not only can the lighting problem of the house be greatly improved, but also the classics are modern and the traditional are fashionable. Isn’t it very creative?”

Seeing the proud look on Expert Chen's face, Cao Zhiqiang was noncommittal, but He Yuzhu looked up at the beveled glass skylights and said, "Mr. Chen, you made such a high skylight, how do you clean it if it's dirty?"

Expert Chen was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Of course I have to go to the roof to wipe it."

He Yuzhu shook his head: "You have to climb the roof once to clean the windows. It's really not too troublesome."

"This kind of glass skylight is generally not dirty." Expert Chen said, "Did you see it? It is sloped. It can be cleaned once when it rains. And if it is not too dirty, you can also rinse it with water from a hose."

"Is it safe?" He Yuzhu asked again, "If it falls accidentally, you must not hit anyone."

"Don't worry," Expert Chen said, "This glass is very thick, and it's the same laminated glass as car windshield. It won't hurt anyone if it breaks. It's no problem."

Seeing that He Yuzhu stopped talking, Expert Chen said again: "We have made reasonable arrangements for other things such as heating and ceiling fans to ensure that they are both practical and beautiful, and do not damage the overall atmosphere of the courtyard.

Especially for the reverse room, which is the ceiling part of the south room, we also specially built ventilation ducts, coupled with ventilation fans and special chimneys, to ensure the circulation and freshness of the air even if the windows are closed.

In this way, if guests eat here, no matter how many people there are or how many dishes there are, they will not feel bored."

"Awesome." He Yuzhu sighed while looking at it, "With so many renovations, this is a big project."

"This is not a big project." Expert Chen shook his head, "It's just a small repair in the details. If I really follow my original plan, I will knock down the entire house and start over, and then rebuild it..."

"Mr. Chen!" Cao Zhiqiang suddenly interrupted Expert Chen, "Why haven't you installed the air conditioner yet? Didn't I pay you early in the morning?

You said at the time that there was no problem at all and you would definitely be able to buy an air conditioner. I believed you, so I paid you in advance, but why haven’t you seen the air conditioner yet? Didn’t you buy it?”

"That's not true. The air conditioners have been purchased. They are officially imported and brand new. They are definitely not second-hand foreign junk." Expert Chen said, "But according to the rules, this thing has to be installed last, so the batch of air conditioners has not been opened yet.

It’s still in the design institute.”

Immediately afterwards, Expert Chen added: "But don't worry, Xiao Cao, we have already reserved a window for installing the air conditioner. After all the construction is completed, we can just install the air conditioner directly. I guarantee it will be the same."

"That's good." Cao Zhiqiang nodded.

"Wait a minute!" He Yuzhu said suddenly, "What did you just say? Is there an air conditioner here? Is it the kind of air conditioner imported from foreign countries that can blow cold air in summer?"