The Pentium Era - South to North

Although Zhang Chen has set rules for himself that when he is at work, he should focus all his energy on Wanghai Tower, go all out to complete this project, and not think too much about things related to Chinatown. Zhang Chen believes that that is It was completely private work. He did private work during work hours, not because he was afraid of others seeing him, but because he couldn't get over his own hurdle.

Although his hands are not dry, he can't control his brain not to think about it. How could he not think about it? Now, this project has almost become a worry for Zhang Chen, and he even dreams about it.

This project is larger and more complex than all the projects Zhang Chen has been exposed to so far. He must consider every detail in every aspect.

With so many different stores gathered together, the business hours and peak hours of each store are different, and the flow of people in and out is also different. Whether it is exterior design or interior design, their different needs must be taken into consideration. The settings of every door, every passage inside, and every elevator, including lighting, must be properly arranged.

It is necessary to ensure that they are both a whole and relatively independent.

It's impossible to hand over all these to design institutes. If you don't think about these clearly, then you can't even communicate your needs clearly, so how can they understand? Even when doing exterior design, if sufficient consideration is not given, then there will inevitably be a conflict between the exterior design and the internal structure design.

What troubled Zhang Chen the most was that in his limited knowledge, there was no architectural form to refer to. The largest shopping mall in Haicheng was Wanghai Mall, and there was none in Hangcheng. At that time, Hangcheng Building was still a lonely building, surrounded by Above is the Tianlong Commercial Building, and in front of the Red Sun Exhibition Hall is a small commodity market.

Even Shanghai, the largest city Zhang Chen has ever been to, the No. 1 Department Store on Nanjing Road does not even have elevators for customers to go up and down. Paris Printemps on Huaihai Road has just been built and has not yet opened. Huating Isetan will not open for another two years. settled in Shanghai, not to mention the commercial complexes that sprung up like mushrooms after a rain.

And as Zhang Chen envisioned, a complex integrating leisure, entertainment and catering was unheard of.

Zhang Chen didn't know what the situation was like abroad, and he had no way of knowing that he couldn't go to New York, Tokyo or Paris without even thinking about it.

He thought there might be such a building in Hong Kong. Zhang Chen wanted to go to Hong Kong to see it. But at that time, it was easy for Hong Kong people to come to the mainland. Haicheng already had visas on arrival for people from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, but for mainland people who wanted to go to Hong Kong, they still had to go to Hong Kong. very difficult.

Not to mention that all the procedures have to be completed back to Yongcheng. To go through the procedures to go to Hong Kong, you must first have a certificate from your employer. That troupe that was left alone, who can you go to to issue a certificate for you? Ding Baigou? Even if that guy can open it, he will deliberately make things difficult for you and find a thousand reasons not to open it for you.

What's more, Zhang Chen himself doesn't know what is happening to Zhang Chen and Liu Ligan now, and whether they have been expelled from the troupe.

The idea of ​​going to Hong Kong flashed in Zhang Chen's mind and was rejected.

At that time, it was not like now. With the Internet, you can find all kinds of information online, both domestic and foreign, with just a click of the mouse.

There was nothing at that time, and the only ways to obtain information were television, newspapers and books. It was impossible for television and newspapers to have what Zhang Chen needed. He could only find books. Zhang Chen went to the bookstore, which was not available at all. book of.

After leaving the bookstore and going to the library, it was even worse. There were a lot of books on how to ram earth walls in rural areas, how to make Sanhe soil, how to build mud houses and pig pens, and other books related to architecture, including books about houses with more than three floors. .

Zhang Chen thought of Mr. Tan. The information Mr. Tan had there was newer and more valuable than those in these two places. These treasures were all brought back by Mr. Tan himself when he went to Hong Kong, and there were also two people from Taiwan and Hong Kong. From time to time, friends from Taipei and Hong Kong help him purchase original books that will be sent to him later.

For a company like Mr. Tan, these books are important assets and even the lifeblood of the company. They are usually locked in the cabinet in Mr. Tan’s office. Even the company’s designers need to read them for reference and have to keep them in Mr. Tan’s office. You can read it on the small conference table and cannot take it out.

Zhang Chen arrived at Mr. Tan's office and told Mr. Tan about his intention. Mr. Tan told him that this project is great. From the perspective of a customer who often frequents these places, I really hope to have such a project. A complex.

Mr. Tan thought for a while and told Zhang Chen that I have never seen such a complex when I went to Hong Kong, at least I have not been there. There are large department stores, but they are purely for leisure, dining and entertainment. I have never seen them before. , I can't provide any suggestions in this regard, but I have another idea.

"Brother, please tell me." Zhang Chen said quickly.

"I think once your complex is completed, you can get a city card."

"City card?"

"Yes, your place is called China Town, right? Just get a China Town City Card and go to every store there. With this card, you can get discounts. This will save a lot of money for customers. It’s a matter of face.”

"Okay! Okay! Okay!" Zhang Chen said three good words in a row, "This suggestion from the elder brother is very good, haha. What the elder brother said inspired me. In fact, the scope can be expanded. For example, Liu Yun and the others golf Members of the club automatically enjoy city card benefits, thus locking in this group of high-end customers.”

"That's right, any other bank cards can be included." Mr. Tan also said and became excited, as if this was his own project. He just finished saying this and shook his head: "This city card needs to be expanded. , but you can’t overuse it. If it is overused, it will be worthless and no one will take it seriously. Golf balls are fine.”

"Brother, this reminder is right. How to control this speed is very important." Zhang Chen nodded.

Mr. Tan stood up, opened the door of the cabinet, and asked Zhang Chen to choose. He said to Zhang Chen, "You can take it away after you have finished choosing."

Zhang Chen was stunned for a moment and said, "Isn't this good? I'll just watch it here."

Zhang Chen knew in his heart the value of these overseas original books to Mr. Tan. Not only were these books expensive, but each one was brought in from overseas with great painstaking efforts. Mr. Tan allowed himself to borrow them. That was Great face.

Mr. Tan smiled and said, "I'm lending it to you, not giving it to you. What's wrong with that?"

Mr. Tan actually has another plan in private, that is, he also hopes that Zhang Chen and his team's project can be completed as soon as possible, and the investment promotion can achieve great success. , help to make introductions, there are always a few who will succeed, which is not only beneficial to your company in terms of profits, but also in terms of reputation.

Mr. Tan believes that if such a complex is completed, it will definitely become a landmark building in Haicheng.

Most of Mr. Tan's books were about home decoration and store decoration design, but some also related to the appearance design of commercial entities. Zhang Chen felt like he had found a treasure. He finally selected four books and borrowed them.

Zhang Chen returned to the office. After thinking about it, he ran upstairs to Wanghai Mall and bought a video recorder. When he returned to the office, Liu Ligan and Xiao Wu were in the office and saw Zhang Chen coming in carrying a video recorder. , Liu Ligan shouted:

"Fuck, you bought something big, are you planning to get married?"

"shameless!"

Zhang Chen asked Liu Ligan to carry the video recorder and sit on the back seat of the motorcycle. They returned to his room. After installing the video recorder, the two went back to the office. When they walked out of Zhang Chen's room, Liu Ligan looked upstairs. He lowered his voice and asked Zhang Chen: "Where is the old witch? Why haven't I seen her since I came several times?"

"How do I know?" Zhang Chen said.

The two returned to the construction site. Zhang Chen told Liu Ligan the previous suggestion from Mr. Tan, and Liu Ligan also said that this was good.

Zhang Chen said that it is good, but how to avoid spam is also a problem.

Liu Ligan patted his chest and shouted: "With me, we can divide the cards into levels. For each unit, the person in charge of these things is not the office director. I know which companies are our potential customers." , when these companies open, we first give them VIP cards. After spending a certain amount, they will be upgraded to gold cards, and the next higher level will be diamond cards.”

"Okay, this is okay. Each level of card has a different discount ratio."

Zhang Chen said, and he laughed after saying that. Didn't he agree that he would not talk about the project when he would go to work? Why couldn't he help it?