In a booth on the second floor, Su Ying sat with a woman of similar age. The woman's name was Peng Fan. She was Su Ying's college classmate and currently worked in the Planning Department.
The two of them ordered steak, escargot, lobster, and a bottle of red wine. While eating, they talked, mostly about the past and what their former classmates were doing now.
After eating half of it, Su Ying suddenly changed her mind, "Fanfan, I saw an advertisement in the newspaper yesterday, saying that your Pengjia Village was undergoing a bidding process for the overall renovation. What's going on?"
"Well... I heard from my dad that the uncle in charge of the village is going to renovate the whole village... just renovate it, there is quite a lot of noise..." Peng Fan said.
"Renovation...is this the same thing as decoration..." Su Ying asked.
"It seems like they are re-planning and renovating each house while keeping it as quiet as possible. We don't know what he thinks. Our house was renovated last year, but he suddenly did this this year. But
He is the leader of the clan. Anyone who dares to say anything has no choice but to agree. He will pay for it, so you can do it if you want." Peng Fan was still a little bit dissatisfied.
"Then do you think it would be okay if I went to bid?" Su Ying asked.
"You..." Peng Fan was stunned for a moment, "You want to bid on behalf of the Xuan family..."
"I no longer work in the Xuan family... I started my own business and opened a store..." Su Ying said.
"I did it myself... The Xuan family is pretty good and their income is high. What do you think..." Peng Fan said a little puzzled.
"In big companies, it's all about intrigues. I'm tired of this kind of life. That's why I thought about doing it by myself, which saves me so much trouble... I also know that starting a business is different from working. Just making a name for yourself can lead to success.
Customers just take many roads... Therefore, I want to participate in this bidding. If I can win the Pengjia Village project, it will not only help me get started, but also increase my reputation..." Su Ying said seriously
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Peng Fan nodded, "What you said makes sense. The intrigues in big companies are really not suitable for professionals like us... With your ability, there is absolutely no problem in presiding over the renovation of a village... It's just that
Our village is neither big nor small...how big is the company you open..."
Su Ying said a little embarrassedly: "It's just a store, a bit small, but the project is mainly based on design. During construction, as long as we don't cut corners and materials, there will be absolutely no problem."
In fact, she also understands that with the strength of her own small store, it is indeed a bit too ambitious to bid for such a project now, and it does not measure her capabilities.
But if she wants to make a name for herself, she has to dare to compete. Especially today, Xuanjia stores are all opening at her door. If she doesn't do something, it's basically the same as waiting for death.
"That's true. We all know your strength well. I know your strength better than anyone else. But my uncle is the one who makes the decision on such a big matter, so what I say definitely doesn't count. If you need my help in any way,
I will try my best to help you." Peng Fan said seriously.
"Thank you..." Su Ying said sincerely: "I don't know if you have seen the bidding advertisement. The requirements above are a bit high... A-level designer qualification, this is no problem. I am 3a, which is bad.
They are all in terms of company size... The requirements above are to reach medium and large, and mine can only be considered small or micro... So I thought, could you try to accommodate me, at least give me a chance to bid?
Try..."
"That's it...then, let me call my dad. He should be able to talk to him in the village..."
Peng Fan really did what he said, and immediately took out her mobile phone and dialed a phone number. After the call was connected, she said: "Hey, dad...it's like this, one of my classmates, you know, is Su Ying
, the one with the highest level of design in our school at that time. She saw the advertisement for decoration bidding in our village and came to ask me if she could participate in the bidding... She used to work at the Xuan family as the design director, but now she works alone and opens a small business.
The design company is not up to the standard in terms of the company size required by the tender, but its strength cannot be said. I am wondering if you can go to the uncle's house and ask, be accommodating to her, and give her a chance to try... OK
Okay, I'll wait for your call, please hurry up...Thank you dad..."
After hanging up the phone, Peng Fan said: "I told my dad about your situation. My dad said that Uncle Qi will be responsible for the bidding matter. Uncle Qi has already come to the city. He called Uncle Qi and asked you
Let’s talk about the situation and see if it works.”
"Sorry to trouble you, uncle." Su Ying said sincerely.
"What are we being polite about? It's just a matter of words. My dad will definitely ask you about the matter, and I'll probably have news soon. Come on, let's Chelsea..." Peng Fan said, raising the red wine glass.
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The two took a sip of wine and chatted about something off-topic. After only six or seven minutes, Peng Fan's cell phone rang, "Ring, ring, ring..."
"It's my dad calling..." Peng Fan looked at the caller ID and answered immediately, "Hey, dad...what did my seventh uncle say...that's it...I understand...just wait for my news...
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After hanging up the phone, Peng Fan said: "My dad asked my uncle Qi, and my uncle said that the reason why the company is required to be large is not because small companies cannot do it, but because small companies simply cannot take on this job."
"How do you say this?" Su Ying asked puzzledly.
"Think about it, there are more than a thousand people in our village. Although the young people have moved to the city, there are still more than a hundred households in the village. All renovations will cost almost hundreds of millions. My uncle's strength, of course,
Needless to say, following the Zhou family has already lifted all boats, so it is not a problem to come up with this money. But it is impossible to pay you such a large amount of project money at once, and you are afraid that the other party will take the money and run away. So he divided it.
How many installments of money will be paid? This can be explained in the bid document. At the beginning, the construction party must advance a sum of money, whether it is 10% or some percentage, until the final payment is settled if the final acceptance is passed. Nothing else.
, the average small company doesn’t even have a cash flow of one or two million, so how can it be used as advance payment?” Peng Fan said.
Su Ying nodded lightly. She naturally understood what was going on. This kind of project was different from home decoration. Generally, 50% of the payment for home decoration was paid first, and then 30% to 40% was paid after half of the work was completed. When all was completed, the final payment was settled.
Clear the final payment. The reason is that the cost of home decoration is low. For general basic decoration, 200,000 yuan is enough, and some may not be used. Therefore, it is no problem to pay half, and the decoration company will not run away with 100,000 yuan.
But it's different for projects with budgets of hundreds of millions. How much will be the down payment for you? A dozen or two hundred thousand won't be enough for anything. If I give you 10%, that's still 10 million. For a small company, it's already worth running away.
There is obviously nothing wrong with the Peng family choosing a big company to do it. You won’t run away, and I won’t be unable to pay. Everything is negotiable. The reason for bidding is nothing more than to choose the best in terms of design and budget.
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"In other words, on the basis that the plan meets the requirements and has a certain amount of cash flow that can be used as early project payment for construction, companies regardless of size can bid for this project?" Su Ying asked.
"That's roughly what it means." Peng Fan said.
"I understand." Su Ying held up the wine glass.
For this project, she felt that she had more than enough ambition but not enough power. With the little money she had, she simply could not carry out a project worth hundreds of millions.
