Volume 7 I've Been Here Chapter 1045: All Metaphors
After taking a short rest in the old villa for half a day, Nan Yi called Shi Hongli of Shiquan Wood Industry and asked them to send a master craftsman to teach the apprentice for a period of time, that is, Nan Yi himself.
There is also a jungle cabin waiting to be built in the United States. Nan Yi is not good at carpentry, so he has to sharpen his skills before the battle. Even if he doesn't do it quickly, it will still be polished.
The master craftsman had not arrived yet, but the ribbon-cutting ceremony of Prince Jucai had already begun. Earlier in the morning, Luo Zhaohui had invited Nan Yi to cut the ribbon, but he declined. However, he had to go to the ceremony.
Before leaving, Nan Yi stopped Fang Chong who was about to leave halfway, and learned from him that Luo Zhaohui still continued his conceptual framework, but the scale was magnified several times.
Take the Feng Shui formation for example. Nan Yi only dared to try to gather wealth, but Luo Zhaohui was talking about the dragon vein. Billionaires are nothing but that; being kings, princes, and generals is the real goal.
Speaking of female celebrities, Nan Yi only invited a few, but Luo Zhaohui almost invited them all. He invited almost all the top ones, and they not only came to participate in the ribbon-cutting ceremony, but also had dinner with the home buyers.
In addition to female stars, Luo Zhaohui also invited several wealthy people, including Guan Erfu, Zheng Shadan and Yang Zhengqi, as well as three or four other emerging wealthy people that Nan Yi was not very familiar with.
Through Ajing's channel, Luo Zhaohui also invited two leaders in charge of united front work to implement what Nan Yi had not pointed out.
After all this preparation, even if Luo Zhaohui can't make 1 billion, he can at least make 800 million.
When he arrived at the ceremony, he saw many beautiful female stars acting as receptionists and the lion dance team sharpening their knives to prepare for the ceremony. Many guests had already arrived. After greeting Luo Zhaohui, who was beaming with joy, Nan Yi found a secluded place to stay.
Unexpectedly, the secluded place was not so secluded. After standing there for a while, Nan Yi saw Wang Shuo walking towards him.
Wang Shuodi came closer and gave Nan Yi a thumbs up, "Mr. Nan, you can turn clouds with a flip of your hand and rain with a flip of your hand, that's amazing."
"Mr. Wang, thank you for your compliment. It's nothing special. After I took over the project from you, I invested another 60 million Hong Kong dollars into it, and I still owe you a lot of favors." Nan Yi said, pointing in the direction of Luo Zhaohui, "After Boss Luo took over, he invested even more money, at least 100 million Hong Kong dollars, and I probably owe you a lot of favors."
"Anyway, Mr. Nan, you are awesome. There is a piece of land up for bid soon, and I plan to participate. If I can win the bid, why don't we work together?"
"How to cooperate?"
"I'll be in charge of building it, and Mr. Nan will be in charge of selling it. We'll split the profits 50-50."
Nan Yi chuckled, "We'll make an appointment after Mr. Wang gets the land. If we want the house to sell well, we have to plan it out when we build it. Junwang Yayuan is just a blind cat catching a dead mouse. Chongwenmen is a special place. If it were another place, I might not dare to take on this deal from Mr. Wang."
Wang Shuodie said cheerfully: "I would love for Mr. Nan to participate in the whole process."
"Okay, the auspicious time is almost here, let's just watch the fun first."
Nan Yi saw the salute cannons being put out, the plum blossom piles, and Cai Qing's Optimus Prime being moved out, and guessed that the ceremony was about to begin.
Sure enough, after two or three minutes, salutes blasted and gongs and drums sounded. Two lions, one yellow and one red, appeared on the left and right ends. As the drums beat the sound of horse hooves (hitting the edge of the drum), the two lions were ready. Then the drums beat to "start the lions", and the two lions began to enter the venue, swinging their heads left and right. Immediately afterwards, the drums beat to "throw the master", and the swinging amplitude of the lion heads increased, throwing high and low from time to time.
The two lions bowed, licked, and walked to look for food with smooth movements. They slowly approached the plum blossom pile to the beat.
Although there are two lions and they are about to pick the green, it is estimated that they are unlikely to really fight. It should have been arranged which lion will pick the green, but it is hard to guess which one it will be. The two colors of yellow and red make it festive no matter which one it is.
Nan Yi was a little confused, as he always felt that the yellow lion was smaller than the red lion. The doubt passed by for a moment, and his face was full of anticipation again. As the plum blossom piles had been laid out, there should also be a scene where one of them "accidentally" fell down, and there should also be a difficult jumping over scene.
There was another burst of tight drum beats, and both the red and black lions got on the plum blossom piles, crossing each other and moving towards Optimus Prime. Although the movements were very graceful, there was nothing surprising, as Nan Yi had seen the same scene before.
Just when Nan Yi thought it was nothing special, two groups of people came out carrying two racks. On the top of the racks, there was a vertical fence-like wooden grid, which echoed each other like two walls. When Nan Yi saw the two racks, he took a breath of cold air, "Wow, it's really great, the gecko skill, Luo Zhaohui is really generous, he even invited the Black Lion."
There are many colors of lion dance, yellow and red are more common. The yellow lion is also called Liu Bei lion, and the red lion is also called Guan Yu lion. They can be seen in general festive scenes. White is not uncommon either. The white lion is also called filial piety lion, and you have the chance to see it when there is a funeral.
The black lion, also known as the Zhang Fei lion, can also be called the kick-the-door lion. In the past, the appearance of the black lion meant that a battle in the lion dance world was about to begin, and only experienced people could dance the black lion. Although there is no such thing as kick-the-door lion now, the black lion is still not something that ordinary people can dance. If you don't have some strength, you will be laughed at if you dance the black lion.
I saw two racks placed opposite each other, forming two walls less than two meters high, one end facing Optimus Prime, and the other end was placed on the side with four plum blossom stakes of different heights. As soon as they were placed, the sound of new horse hooves was heard, and a black lion entered the venue majestically.
As the black lion stepped onto the plum blossom pile, the other red and yellow lions increased their movements and blinked their eyes from time to time, as if they were scratching their heads and ears to think about how to deal with the black lion.
The black lion stood on the last plum blossom stake for a while. Suddenly, the lion head jumped up, and its two black legs spread out in the air, supporting themselves on two "walls" respectively. As soon as this action took place, many guests at the scene cheered.
Receiving cheers from the audience, the black lion continued to push forward. With every step, the lion's head would swing left and right, step by step, until it got close to Optimus Prime. The three lions joined forces and each showed off their unique skills, performing various dance moves.
Looking at their movements, it was like three lions fighting for supremacy. The lion heads looked at each other alternately, assessing each other's fighting power. In between, the lion legs were testing each other. After a struggle, Nan Yi looked surprised again, "Why does it seem like the black lion has lost?"
Confused, Nan Yi saw that the black lion had begun to retreat, step by step, slowly retreating back to the plum blossom pile. After dancing a few moves, the black lion turned around, and the lion head jumped high onto the ground. At this moment, Nan Yi saw that the person dancing with the lion head was actually wearing a T-shirt with a pattern on it, which was a slightly abstract Union Jack.
"I see. Red, yellow and black each have their own meanings. Luo Zhaohui really put a lot of thought into this."
After the black lion left the stage, the yellow lion grabbed the lucky money in its mouth, waved it a few times, and sent the lucky money into the mouth of the red lion. The red lion waved it a few more times, and soon, the lucky money was unfolded, and five big words "The mountains and rivers of the motherland are all red" appeared on it.
The opening was like this, so there would surely be no let-up afterwards. Nan Yi knew that his final payment had been secured, so he waited until the ribbon-cutting ceremony was over, listened to the leaders’ speeches, gave them applause, and then quietly left.
In the following days, Prince Jucai became famous in the real estate industry in Beijing. Firstly, the scale of the event was so grand that it was unprecedented; secondly, the housing prices were so high that no one could surpass them. Luo Zhaohui's name was spread by word of mouth, and the name of the real estate prodigy spread from the south to the north.
During this period, Nan Yi's name was also mentioned, but there were few responses and it did not cause any ripples.
The master craftsman of Shiquan Wood Industry has arrived. His surname is Lu and his given name is Shouhong. He is honest and has a good temper. He was born in the 1950s and is just over 40 years old. He is a heavy smoker and his lighter wears out very little.
In the yard of the old house, the cigarette rose and fell with the opening and closing of Lu Shouhong's lips. After shaking several times, the nearly two-centimeter ash finally fell to the ground. Lu Shouhong held a chisel in one hand and a hammer in the other, demonstrating and teaching Nan Yi the technique of drilling mortise and tenon holes.
As the mortise was opened, the cigarette burned to the butt. Lu Shouhong took out the cigarette box from his shirt pocket, shook it a few times, and a cigarette fell out from the bottom of the box. He picked it up, took out the butt in his mouth, put the new cigarette in his mouth, and used the cigarette butt to light the fire. When it was halfway, he took a deep puff, and the cigarette became fully lit at an angle.
The cigarette butt fell to the ground, the tip of the shoe rolled over it, and the lips began to open and close again, teaching Nan Yi how to make a tenon...
Carpenters, plasterers, bamboo weavers, and chefs, these professions, according to the education Nan Yi received in his previous life, require attentive hospitality, and the serving of cigarettes, alcohol, and delicious food. The Lu Shouhong in front of him is not only a carpenter, but also a master. Naturally, Nan Yi has to serve him attentively, and he has to refill his tea once in less than an hour.
Lu Shouhong's teacup is not small, but he puts a lot of tea leaves in it. Once the tea is brewed, only the tea leaves can be seen, but no water.
Day after day, for a whole week, Nan Yi learned how to make various tenons and mortises, plane a level, use an ink fountain, sharpen bamboo sticks, sharpen bark with a single-edged axe, bend solid wood, and carve patterns. He taught them the important parts first, and left the process of practice makes perfect to Nan Yi to slowly explore on his own.
Saws were only briefly mentioned. After all, woodworking machine tools and various electric saws can completely replace hand saws, and Nan Yi didn't really want to be a carpenter, so there was no need for him to learn everything.
As Nan Yi served him diligently, and Lu Shouhong had been told before coming not to keep anything to himself, he originally wanted to teach Nan Yi his skill of seeing the level (line) more accurately than a spirit level. However, who knew that Nan Yi's level was even better than his.
One or two hundred meters away, Nan Yi could still make three points into a straight line, let alone a mere three or five meter long piece of wood.
On the eighth day, Nan Yi practiced everything he had learned. After watching it, Lu Shouhong reluctantly said goodbye to all the delicious food, drinks, cigarettes and alcohol, and left, looking back every few steps.
As soon as Lu Shouhong left, Nan Yi took out a pen and paper and began to write the idea of a "multi-functional woodworking platform". He combined the woodworking basics he had learned in the past few days with the turning basics he had learned a few years ago, and worked backwards from the needs to figure out the functions and layout that the platform needed to have. After writing several hundred words, he added the most essential sentence - find a master carpenter and a young carpenter apprentice to assist the machine tool engineer in research and development.
Before, Nan Yi had never figured out what his first project should be after joining Beidou. Now he has an idea. He will start with a relatively simple carpentry platform. Only with income can he employ more people and give people hope. Otherwise, even if he is willing to employ the fitters and lathe operators for free, they will leave after a while if there is no work.
After writing down the idea and faxing it to Chen Wenqin, Nan Yi became an idle person for half a day. He worked in the morning, did what he had to do in the afternoon, and sat around doing nothing else.
After two days of idleness, Wu Kun and his friend made another breakthrough in their investigation. They found out the man's name, Qian Zhigang, a member of the management team of Huajingkai. His position was ranked right after several top managers. He was also a manager, but with slightly less real power.
Huajingkai, a trust company and a state-owned enterprise, has been maneuvering in the domestic futures and stock markets with aggressive tactics. It is no exaggeration to say that it is the number one market maker in the country at present. In March this year, it made a heavy attack on treasury bond futures, which turned the market upside down.
After knowing Qian Zhigang, Nan Yi realized that things were not the most difficult ones he had expected. They were relatively simple. He could completely ignore Qian Zhigang and concentrate on finding a breakthrough from Tang Wei. It was not difficult to deal with the boss of a real estate company.
Let Wu Kun and the other continue to keep an eye on Tang Wei, while Nan Yi waits for news.
