Chapter 727: Investment

Xie Zhiyao runs in a panic to a construction site in the village. The boss here was pulled over by Huang Xinxin before, investing money in the village to open a homestay, thinking that he could live there himself to enjoy the good mountains and water, and it could also be considered an investment.

It had always been very good before, but recently, for more than a month, he hadn't paid the workers in the village. Today, the workers stopped working, gathered together to surround Huang Xinxin, shouting and making trouble for their wages, saying that if they didn't get paid, they would dismantle some of the structures that had been built.

These people were all arranged by Xie Zhiyao to come here. After all, working at their own doorstep, no one wants to run so far if they don't have to. Now that their wages are being delayed, Xie Zhiyao naturally has to give an explanation.

Xie Zhiyao naturally has status in the village. Before he came back, he was the most promising person in the village, admitted to a key university, and worked in Beijing. Now that he has returned to the village to take over so many loss-making industries, the villagers laugh at him, but some people also respect him relatively, and can see that he really wants the village to be good.

So Xie Zhiyao came to the construction site, persuaded them with earnest words, presented facts and reasoned, and finally appeased these older brothers, younger brothers, uncles, and elders.

Seeing the crowd disperse, Huang Xinxin lets out a long sigh: "You don't know, they were talking to themselves, not listening to what I said at all, just two words, 'give money.' I was dry-mouthed, my throat was almost smoking, go, go, go, hurry and buy a bottle of water to drink."

While speaking, she pulls Xie Zhiyao and walks out of the construction site.

Xie Zhiyao frowns and asks: "What's going on with this boss?"

"I don't know either. I called him before, saying he was raising money. You have seen this boss before, he is not short of money, opening this homestay belongs to being tired of the big city, just wanting to find a place with good mountains and water and good climate like ours to enjoy life. Now I don't know what happened, it's been almost two months without paying wages, let alone the people in our village who work, I am anxious too."

"Nothing else said?"

"Nothing said. I guess maybe something happened. Otherwise, this homestay is half built, and the rent was paid for five years in one breath. Now it's like this, and there are still hundreds of thousands, he can't run away, that would be too brainless, right? If he can't do it anymore, he should transfer it, right? These are all money."

"You know our place, it's not that easy to transfer. Who would take over..." Xie Zhiyao is stunned for a moment, then looks at Huang Xinxin, "Do you think Wang Laoshi can do it?"

Huang Xinxin is also stunned: "Ask him, right? When he came, didn't he say he was tired of running around and wanted to find a place to retire? He has been in our village for more than a month, and he has been filming promotional videos for us, history, humanities, customs, he knows everything, shouldn't he have a conclusion about whether to invest or not? He is not short of money, he hadn't seen anything, and could invest one million for Master Ma. Our homestay investment is not that much."

Xie Zhiyao thinks for a moment and nods: "Like this, you call that boss first to contact him, ask him if he still wants to do it, if he can do it. Let's go find Wang Laoshi to ask, see what his plans are. Then, let's go to the nearby construction sites to see if there are any day laborers, arrange for them, so many people can't just be idle, if they can't earn money, won't they eat us?"

"I'll call now, ask what his plans are."

While speaking, Huang Xinxin doesn't care if her throat is smoking or not, and hurriedly takes out her phone and calls the homestay boss.

This time the boss didn't hide it, and roughly said the reason: his wife has bone cancer, a relative is seriously ill, and even entered the ICU, spending money like water, and he really couldn't hold on recently. Now that Huang Xinxin took the initiative to ask if he wanted to transfer, the boss didn't hesitate, but he also knew that this place was not easy to transfer, so he didn't force it. If it can be transferred, it will be transferred; if it can't be transferred, it will be stopped for a while, and he will wait until his situation stabilizes in a while. He also said that the wages will definitely be gathered as much as possible, and wait another ten days or half a month.

Encountering tragedy, attitude is good, sincerity is sufficient, Huang Xinxin hangs up the phone and cries, Xie Zhiyao also can't help but sigh, hearing other people's misfortune, there is always some sadness in his heart.

When the two arrived at the courtyard, one was silent, and the other had red and swollen eyes...

Wang Yan is sitting by the long dining table in the kitchen editing videos. After more than a month of filming, the inside and outside of Yunmiao Village have been filmed, even the fruit trees on the mountain have not been spared.

This is also a month of very happy playing. As he said, it is really eating, drinking, and having fun, all at Xie Zhiyao's own expense, and didn't even go through the village committee's account. He took Xu Hongdou with him, filming and experiencing, very happy. Xu Hongdou is still thinking about her relatives thousands of miles away, as well as Chen Nanxing's parents, just like in the original drama, whatever she eats or drinks, she sends it by express delivery. This money is her own expense.

So now it's the later stage of editing, rendering, soundtrack, etc. At the consistent request of Xie Zhiyao and Huang Xinxin, only slight rendering, but not excessive beautification, trying to keep the original flavor of Yunmiao Village as much as possible. Otherwise, if tourists come and see it's not right, it would be terrible...

Looking at the two, Wang Yan is surprised: "Looking at you two like this, what's the matter? Does it have anything to do with me?"

Xie Zhiyao nods and shakes his head, saying: "Wang Laoshi, how much longer until the editing is finished?"

"Three or four days, but for a few dozen seconds, I can give you the two or three-minute videos now. I have already cut out a few, all separate, scenery, food, etc."

"Oh, then I'll let my employees come over this afternoon, you communicate with them. Hey, by the way, where are Da Mai, Hongdou, and the others? I know Nana asked for leave today, did they go out to play together?"

"Went to the city to shop." Wang Yan nods, and looks at what else he can say.

Xie Zhiyao really has no words, his mood is clearly not on that. He continues: "Wang Laoshi, you mentioned before that you had the idea of investing. You helped us film the promotional video, walked through every corner of Yunmiao Village, I guess not many of our local villagers know as much as you do. I don't know what your plans are?"

Wang Yan looks at the two and nods knowingly: "The homestay under construction in the village can't continue, do you want me to take over?"

"Amazing, we haven't said it yet, and you guessed it." Huang Xinxin, with red eyes, speaks directly, "It's like this, the boss of that homestay had some situations, capital turnover is not possible, and he has the intention to transfer. It just so happens that you have the idea of investing, right? The main structure of this homestay is basically completed, and it will be finished in another month, and you can directly start decoration. And this boss found a designer friend at the beginning, made a full set of designs, drawings, etc., all can be given to you, which also saves a lot of things, right? It's really very cost-effective, Wang Laoshi, will you consider it?"

"I have confidence in the promotional video I edited. As long as your copy is not too bad, and the voice actors have an average level, it will definitely have an effect after it is sent out. If you are willing to spend money on marketing yourselves, the effect will definitely be better. There will definitely be more tourists in Yunmiao Village in the future than now. A while ago, I heard you say that you wanted to find that 'Shaohua Bookstore' to come and open a shop. If successful, it can also play a positive role in promoting it. By then, the price of this homestay will be different."

"So I think you should communicate with the people in the village, see if anyone wants to take over. If you are sure no one wants it, I can spend money to take over. I don't want to have conflicts with your villagers, I don't want to have these dog-shit things."

Xie Zhiyao is stunned for a moment, thinks through the relationship, and smiles bitterly: "Wang Laoshi, you think really far, I feel you have more confidence than us. The investment of Shaohua Bookstore is currently only in contact, and it is impossible to determine specifically. As for the promotional video, we certainly believe in your photography level, but we don't have the ability to market, we can only send it to the internet to ferment naturally, how much effect it can have, and how many tourists it can attract, is unknown."

"To tell you the truth, in the few years I've been back, I haven't heard any good words in their mouths. Whether it's the horse farm, the courtyard, or the restaurant, they were all things no one wanted, so I took them over. Now this homestay, they won't want it even more, they will only say more wind-cool words. People, everyone wants to get rich, if it's really like what you said, the village will definitely have to make trouble for a while, but don't worry, Wang Laoshi, if anyone comes to trouble you, it will all be counted on my head, I will solve it."

Wang Yan certainly knows these things, it's just to say the words out first, he really doesn't like to waste his tongue with those people. Because they actually all know what's going on, it's just that they still want to make trouble. Now that Xie Zhiyao says so, that's fine.

He nods: "Then you call people over to talk about money."

Huang Xinxin shakes her head: "No need, we can make the decision. That boss has already told us the price, including the five-year rent and those building materials, labor costs, etc., it has cost 430,000 so far. Because he is in a hurry to use money, and our place is not easy to transfer, so 30,000 was wiped off, just 400,000. Oh, by the way, the house is a 20-year contract, paid every five years, and the rent is raised according to the actual situation. Wang Laoshi, what do you think of this price? This is really the lowest, if it's less, he plans to stop construction and not sell it for the time being."

Wang Yan had seen that homestay once when he passed by. It is located in the southernmost part of the village, unobstructed, with a wide view, and the area is much larger than the Youfeng Xiaoyuan. The overall shape is the architectural form of Bai dwellings, but it has been slightly changed. Two two-story buildings, one big and one small, and two one-story side rooms, surrounded on four sides, with a courtyard that is quite large in the center. The big two-story building is estimated to have ten or eight guest rooms, and the small building should be the living space for the owner.

Now only the big frame is done. If you want to finish it completely, plus decoration, I'm afraid it will take another 500,000 or 600,000. If the decoration is better, it will cost a lot more. The overall cost is about more than one million. Of course, this money can be used to open a shop near Erhai Lake, but it is because the area here is larger, and the decoration is better, with a better living experience, it's just that life is not very convenient, not as good as in the city.

If the situation is good, it will take four or five years to recover the investment, if not, then five, six, seven, or eight years, there is no count. However, the boss now, he wants to enjoy life, earning money is obviously not very important, as long as he doesn't lose money, otherwise he wouldn't be unable to think through and build a homestay in Yunmiao Village, maybe it's just because there is beautiful scenery and it is quite quiet.

Wang Yan certainly knows the situation of this boss, it's just that this drama doesn't have a very accurate time. Mentioning investment, and then looking at Huang Xinxin's red eyes, he knew.

In fact, he also intended to take over this homestay. First, since he is here, he should play well. Second, this place can be considered a connection with Da Mai, after all, it is a task target. If he leaves, it will be scattered in the future. Besides, he is dating Xu Hongdou, so he can't always chat with others, and it's not easy for others to chat with him...

Wang Yan nods: "Looking at your tear-wiping appearance, I know that the homestay boss's situation is not very good, so I won't lower the price. That's it, let him hurry over, the sooner it's done, the sooner it's done."

Huang Xinxin claps her hands happily: "Alright, I'll call him now."

Saying do it and do it, the two went out to call. After a while, Xie Zhiyao came back and said: "He will come over to hand over next week, Wang Laoshi, can we discuss something first?"

"Tell me."

"It's like this, this boss, because of capital problems, hasn't paid our village workers for almost two months. Look, can we do this, you pay these wages first, and at the same time, don't stop the construction site, continue to work. This way you can finish it earlier, right? A week is a lot of things."

Seeing Wang Yan smiling and not speaking, Xie Zhiyao continues, "It's really that those workers are all from the village, and they are all one family for generations. I let them stay at home to work, now stopping work affects their livelihood. But don't worry, Wang Laoshi, you definitely won't suffer a loss, I will guarantee it, let's implement it in black and white. If that homestay boss breaks the contract, then the wages you paid, as well as the labor and material costs for starting construction early, will all be counted on my head."

"Since you said so, what's wrong with that? You have the details of the work, right? Don't have any messy things again."

"All have, all have, Wang Laoshi, don't worry, definitely not a cent off."

"That's fine, wait, I'll go get paper and pen, sign the contract and pay them directly. You contact the workers in the village, let them go to the construction site, I don't have cash in hand, scan the code to pay."

"Good, I'll call now."

Xie Zhiyao happily takes out his phone to contact people. He is very happy, solved this matter easily, everyone is happy. And Wang Yan has more strength, which is obviously better for them here.

Very quickly, Wang Yan signed a contract with Xie Zhiyao, Huang Xinxin witnessed it, and he even recorded it with his phone, doing it very thoroughly, just to make Wang Yan completely at ease.

After signing the contract, the three set off to the homestay construction site. The workers in the village lined up to come over, and he scanned the code to pay them one by one. There are 16 workers working here, according to different types of work and different wages, averaging about 200 per person, but lunch is not included.

After paying the wages, the workers were dismissed, resting today and coming tomorrow. Leaving the two leaders, Wang Yan asked them for drawings, and carefully looked at the parts that had been built, making some changes to the building. He is a master of architectural design. He doesn't build houses, but if he really builds, he still has some obsessive-compulsive disorder, otherwise, he wouldn't have studied in vain before.

This afternoon basically didn't do anything, just changed the original design, and had to tell the two leading workers well, how it was changed. These two are old workers who can read drawings, so there is no trouble in explaining, and they can understand.

Xie Zhiyao and Huang Xinxin accompanied them all the way, helping to plan and strategize, Wang Yan let them go but they didn't leave. It's just that they didn't expect Wang Yan to know architectural design.

Finally, the architectural design link was completely ended, and it was determined that everything could be implemented and built. The two leaders received the red envelopes of 200 that Wang Yan sent separately, and went home happily. The work is big, and there is more work, of course, they are happy.

"Wang Laoshi, you changed the building, the cost will be higher, you know the situation in Yunmiao Village, I'm afraid it will lose money." Xie Zhiyao tells the truth, still wanting to persuade him.

Huang Xinxin nods vigorously: "Can't it, Wang Laoshi, will you consider it carefully?"

"No need, I'm opening a homestay in your Yunmiao Village, do you think I want to make money? After my changes, this two-story building for self-living has a better view and is more comfortable to live in. At the same time, the guest room building also tries to take into account the light and view, and it looks more beautiful on the outside. It looks pleasing to the eye, lives comfortably, that's enough, it doesn't matter if it loses money or not."

Wang Yan says it lightly, treating money like dirt.

"Alright, then we won't say much. But Wang Laoshi, you can rest assured about building materials and future decoration materials. One is my junior high school classmate, one is my high school classmate, the relationship is very good, the price is absolutely fair, and the quality is guaranteed. Still the same sentence, if there is any problem, just find me."

Seeing Wang Yan nod, Xie Zhiyao claps his hands: "It's time for dinner, Wang Laoshi, go, let's go to Gesanghua, I'll treat you to dinner."

"Forget it, we can eat anytime. I already agreed with them before, they bring some snacks, I'll go to Gesanghua to pack the Eight Great Bowls, and have a rich meal together at night."

"Is there an event?"

"Da Mai's birthday, Nana said she wants to give a surprise."

Xie Zhiyao claps his hands: "Oh, such a good thing, I, as the landlord, must also participate. Buy more dishes, let's celebrate Da Mai's birthday together. Xinxin, call Xiaochun, let her prepare longevity noodles. Go go go, let's go to Gesanghua together, and buy more wine. Da Mai's birthday, Wang Laoshi investing in Yunmiao Village, this is double happiness, Wang Laoshi, let's drink well tonight."

"Good, then let's go..." ===== CHAPTER 728 =====