Ch 295: Triple Blessing

Bai Yi was already used to the scene before him; not only these people, but even Master Guo Sheng, the head chef, couldn’t resist the deliciousness of his own cooking!

By the time these designers put down their chopsticks, the table was completely clean.

The designers had long forgotten they were intellectuals; their eating manners were incredibly unrestrained, completely lacking in refinement.

After they had their fill, these people started working. After all, they had eaten so much, they had to do the job properly.

And these people were truly professional; Bai Yi had never even seen the equipment they brought.

The surveyor professionally used instruments to measure the original location of Bai Qingzhai Primary School and obtained precise data on their computer.

Using this data, they quickly created a school model on the computer.

Teaching buildings, a playground, dormitories…

Everything was clear at a glance, vividly displayed on the computer screen.

In a short time, five design proposals were generated on the computer.

Bai Yi was completely dumbfounded by these proposals!

Wow! Professional is professional! These renderings were too beautiful; this wasn’t a rural school! Anyone who didn’t know better would think it was a key school in the city.

The five renderings were indeed excellent; Bai Yi didn’t know which one to choose, and the prices were reasonable.

In the end, Bai Yi chose the most expensive one.

What remained was the refinement of details, so the designers returned to Shen City.

After two days of overtime, the design drawings were in Bai Yi’s hands on the third day.

Now that he had the design plans, all he needed to do was outsource the remaining work to a construction team.

After receiving the blueprints, Bai Yi immediately found the old village head to inquire about the progress of the town’s coordination.

It turned out that when the old village head went to the town to discuss building the school, the town leaders were overjoyed and gave their strong support, processing all procedures immediately; it was a smooth sailing process.

Since building a school was a good deed, the town leaders attached great importance to it.

Knowing that the procedures were handled without a problem, Bai Yi went with the old village head to find Xia Wanqing to see how much money the village currently had available.

It turned out that all the village enterprises’ accounts totaled over 20 million yuan. Although it was a lot of money, judging from the drawings Bai Yi brought, 20 million might not be enough.

Finally, Bai Yi decided to contribute another 10 million yuan, which included money from Wu Haotian and Zhen Youqian.

Thirty million yuan would be sufficient.

Xia Wanqing worriedly said, “If we use all this money, there will be no dividend for the villagers next month! Will this work?”

“It’s fine, I guarantee everyone will have no objections. Anyone who disagrees, I’ll spank them with my cane.”

The old village head raised his newly made cane.

Bai Yi knew that as long as the old village head spoke, the villagers would not disagree.

Now that the drawings, procedures, and location were all settled, it was a triple celebration.

With these things settled, the only thing left was the construction team.

Naturally, the first person Bai Yi thought of was the construction team that built the fertilizer factory, after all, they were old friends.

However, when Bai Yi took the thick blueprints to them, the foreman was completely dumbfounded.

“My young friend, this job is too big! With our equipment and personnel, we simply can’t handle it. You need to find a professional construction company. If you trust me, I’ll introduce one to you; the price will be absolutely fair.”

Bai Yi nodded immediately.

The foreman quickly contacted a project manager.

After reviewing Bai Yi’s blueprints, the project manager praised, “Young friend, your blueprints are truly excellent! It’s clear that they are the work of a large company. Fewer than ten companies nationwide can produce drawings of this quality.”

Impressive! Excellent judgment!

“Alright, as long as the price is right, you can do it. After all, it’s a referral from a friend.” Bai Yi said, looking at the foreman with whom he had collaborated many times.

Bai Yi believed this foreman wouldn’t cheat him; after so many collaborations, he trusted this foreman’s character.

“Young friend, rest assured, if this were building commercial housing, I would definitely make a profit, but this is a school! If we still think about making money building a school, do we even have a conscience?!”

Bai Yi liked hearing this.

“Alright, this is a significant project, proceed quickly, but quality must be guaranteed.”

Bai Yi gave a stern warning; after all, this was a school, and the quality must be top-notch.

Hearing this, the man patted his chest and said, “Young friend, rest assured, we will follow the blueprints exactly, and the quality is guaranteed.”

He knew that Bai Qingzhai Village had unlimited potential in the future, and there might be even bigger projects entrusted to him, so he would definitely do a good job on this school and establish a long-term cooperative relationship with Bai Qingzhai Village.

Bai Yi was very generous and, without a word, immediately transferred the initial payment to their company’s account.

The day the money arrived, a large contingent of construction workers arrived in Bai Qingzhai Village.

A dozen large bulldozers quickly demolished the dilapidated old school, and within an afternoon, the entire work site was cleared.

At first glance, the land area was quite large! After all, the blueprints included not only teaching buildings but also administration buildings, a cafeteria, a gymnasium, and other supporting facilities, all designed to a high standard.

Now that the villagers saw the school construction beginning, everyone was overjoyed.

Because the funding was sufficient, the construction progress was very fast. If nothing unexpected happened, the village children would not have to go to town to study next year.

But now that the hardware was settled, the software should also be addressed.

For a school, the software is the teachers.

Seeing the school construction start, Bai Yi also began to look for teachers in these two days.

But this matter couldn’t be rushed, after all, the teachers’ qualifications were crucial.

Since the teacher matter wasn’t urgent, Bai Yi entrusted it to Chu Tingting, asking her to look for some, as Chu Tingting’s uncle was a former teacher.

That is, Teacher Zhang who tutored Bai Xuan; if you can’t remember, refer to Chapter Sixteen.

After settling village matters, Bai Yi drove to the seaside, to the waters he had leased.

Although Wu Haotian and Zhen Youqian rarely visited, Bai Yi couldn’t just ignore this area!

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