Reborn, back to a small county town to become a wealthy family

Chapter 690 The Breakthrough Brought About by the Catfish Effect

"cough cough"

Luo Yang choked and coughed several times.

"I had no intention of making a move on those guys outside."

Chang Sheng still had some self-awareness: "The junior I called over at Caesars Nightclub last time will do."

"hehe."

Luo Yang chuckled twice, then said, "Your requirements aren't high."

"You're kidding."

Chang Sheng could easily tell that Luo Yang was teasing, so he quickly explained, "It's just that he's been feeling really stifled at home, so he likes to joke around a bit when he's out."

That sounds like it might actually be true.

"By the way, how much do you charge for design services now?"

After joking around for over ten minutes, Luo Yang brought the topic back on track.

"It depends on the type."

When it came to serious matters, Chang Sheng put away his smiling expression and said seriously, "For ordinary civil building structural design, the design fee is generally 2 local currency per square meter. For high-rise buildings or buildings with multiple irregular shapes, the fee is 2.5 local currency per square meter. As for super high-rise buildings, my family has never received such business, and I guess we don't have the technical level."

A building that is more than 100 meters tall is called a super high-rise building.

Generally speaking, the design height of residential buildings is controlled below 100 meters because building codes impose more constraints and requirements on super high-rise buildings, which would lead to a sharp increase in construction costs and make the economics unprofitable.

Therefore, the vast majority of supertall buildings are commercial buildings.

Small and medium-sized design institutes like Changshengjia simply don't have the technical expertise to take on these types of projects.

"Let's leave the structural design aside for now."

Luo Yang brewed some tea and poured it for Chang Sheng while saying, "What I need now is architectural design. Don't worry about restrictions like the plot ratio for now. Just plan and design according to the style and layout of a commercial complex, design the main building, and finally produce a rendering."

"No need to consider land use conditions?"

Chang Sheng was taken aback for a moment, then asked, puzzled, "There has to be some kind of indicator, even if it's just hypothetical."

He paused abruptly at this point.

"You just need to consider the functionality and layout. Of course, it would be even better if the building's exterior looked nice."

Luo Yang smiled and said, "If the final renderings satisfy me, we can request the relevant land use quotas according to the design."

"Brilliant!"

Chang Sheng had to admire Luo Yang, giving him a thumbs up and saying, "What you've received is considered preferential treatment for attracting investment, and it would require the involvement of the main leaders of the project's location. Otherwise, how could you possibly have such great convenience and support?"

He had guessed it; the commercial complex should be in Yang City.

In a small fourth- or fifth-tier city, Luo Yang brought several hundred million yuan in investment, and the city's main leaders really did their best to win him over and help clear away all obstacles.

"To put it simply, my family isn't a well-known design firm. The kind of architectural design you just described typically costs 15 to 25 local currency per square meter."

Chang Sheng looked at Luo Yang expectantly and said, "Whether I eat meat or drink soup depends entirely on how big my fingers are between them, brother."

"Damn, do you think I'm someone who doesn't know anything about this?"

Luo Yang glared at Chang Sheng: "Even if the fee is 15 local currency per square meter, your company still has to pay a referral fee. Of course, if your company is a well-known design firm, the price will be calculated separately, and I will accept it even if it is higher."

When I.M. Pei & Associates designed the Bank of China Tower in Hong Kong, they didn't charge per square meter. Instead, they charged 5% of the total cost of the project.

Even well-known domestic design firms charge relatively high fees for this type of design.

Even without calculating based on construction costs, the fee is generally between 75 and 100 local currency per square meter.

Therefore, Chang Sheng's fees are actually not high.

What is the total construction area of ​​your project?

Chang Sheng struggled to explain, "If the area is too small, the price will definitely be higher; if the area is large, the price per square meter will definitely be lower."

"It's about 10 to 15 square meters."

“This is quite a large area, so we can charge the minimum fee of 15 local currency per square meter.”

Chang Sheng is now showing some promise in business negotiations, which shows that he has really gained experience in the past six months since the second semester of his senior year.

“I won’t haggle with you anymore, let’s just go with the price of 13 local currency per square meter.”

The business was given to Chang Sheng out of friendship, and the pressure to lower prices was a matter of business.

"Brother, how can you cut two units of currency at once?"

Chang Sheng put on a tearful expression: "President Luo, you have to leave me some soup or broth, right?"

"Pshaw, while you were spending your family's allowance to pick up girls at school, I was already working part-time as a senior executive at a real estate company. Do you think I don't know what the industry standard is?"

Luo Yang tapped the table with his finger while smiling at Chang Sheng and said, "If I weren't your classmate, you would have to come to my office at least three or five times, treat me to several big meals, and then continue with a second round. All in all, you would have spent tens of thousands of yuan to get this business."

"boom!"

Chang Sheng slammed his fist on the tea table: "Third brother, it's just treating us to dinner and drinks and karaoke at a nightclub. Tonight I'm going all out, I'll make sure you, my client, are well taken care of and satisfied!"

"Forget it, I already have dinner plans with someone tonight."

Seeing Chang Sheng's determined look, Luo Yang stopped joking: "Fine, for the sake of our classmate relationship, I can give you a price of 15 local currency per square meter, but next time you go to Hefei to drink with the boss, you have to cover all the expenses!"

Over the weekend, driving a thousand kilometers in your own minivan, having dinner and karaoke, plus a few room fees, the cost would be at most thirty to fifty thousand yuan.

"No problem, I'll take care of it."

Chang Sheng thumped his chest loudly: "I'll definitely make this 306 gathering a happy one."

With the price finalized, the next step is to make the necessary arrangements.

Since the commercial complex project was located in Yang City, it was definitely handed over to Guoyang Real Estate (now Guoyang Construction and Installation Engineering Co., Ltd.) to handle. Therefore, Luo Yang made a phone call to Chu Jianjun in front of Chang Sheng and explained the relevant matters.

Of course, Senior Brother Chu Jianjun is only the liaison; the specific standards for the project still need to be provided by Luo Yang.

We can't just copy Wanda's current model; we need to use an iterated commercial complex model, and he has to write the project plan.

Chang Sheng stayed in Luo Yang's office until midnight, and before leaving, he even took Luo Yang out for a casual meal.

There were no specific plans for the afternoon. Luo Yang first went back to his office for a short lunch break, and then went to the Science and Technology Park to check on the latest developments of Kunpeng Technology.

Upon hearing that the big boss was coming to inspect the area, Chu Jianming naturally had to accompany him.

"Let's chat in my office." Luo Yang gestured for Chu Jianming to sit down and then asked his newly hired assistant, Qiu Youwei, to make tea.

After Chu Jing was transferred, the position of director of the board office became vacant. Kunpeng Technology did not have any senior personnel to fill the vacancy, and the newly recruited Qiu Youwei was not qualified enough, so they could only give her the title of assistant for the time being.

"The second quarter financial report meeting will be held next week, and this is the main event."

As Luo Yang handed Chu Jianming a cigarette, he said, "The meeting is scheduled for the whole morning. In addition to the financial content, you should also report on the company's recent development. Please arrange the reporting content for each department, especially the R&D and marketing departments."

"Old Ding is back. I told him to go back to the US a little later."

After lighting a cigarette, Chu Jianming replied, "This guy looks radiant lately; it seems he's doing very well in the US."

"As long as the market is doing well, he wouldn't care if he had 10 wives in the US."

Smilingly brushing aside Ding Hongyi's topic, Luo Yang asked, "I've been busy with other things lately and haven't come here for two weeks to hear about the progress of the work. I remember the last time I came, the finance department mentioned that the company's accounts had more money."

"Yes, the cash flow in the account is quite sufficient."

Chu Jianming replied with a pleased expression, "Sales in the US are now enough to cover marketing expenses and even have a slight surplus. The main focus is on the domestic market. Since we handed over all sales of Kunpeng 1 to distributors, even though we offer relatively high rebates, the revenue has far exceeded that of the same period last year due to the surge in sales."

"They're more motivated now!"

Luo Yang laughed when he heard this.

He didn't bother to ask how much profit they made in the first half of the year, since he'd find out next week anyway.

"With September just around the corner, how are the preparations for the Berlin Air Show going?"

After laughing, Luo Yang started to care about the airshow.

As I recall, DJI's new generation of multi-rotor drones made their debut at this airshow, and they amazed the market.

Now there's the Kunpeng 2, another new-generation multi-rotor drone, which also participated in the Berlin Air Show. The two companies' new-generation products will be launched at the same air show, giving it a bit of a competitive feel.

Is it a win-win situation?
Or is it a case of one company dominating the market?

Luo Yang is unsure of himself.

However, he knew that for the foreseeable future, the main market for multi-rotor drones would be in Europe and the United States, and whoever seized this crucial market share would essentially have the upper hand for the next few years.

"We made three preparations."

Chu Jianming was well aware of the importance of this airshow, so he also attached great importance to the preliminary preparations.

"Oh?"

Luo Yang asked in surprise, "You have three backup plans?"

"Our first step was to use the Kunpeng-2, a relatively mature technology with a low error rate, as our main aircraft for the exhibition, along with some concept aircraft, mostly displayed as models."

Chu Jianming explained, "Of course, I also know that this kind of preparation is relatively conventional, without anything amazing, and it's not easy to make mistakes."

"You can't think like that."

Luo Yang shook his head and said, "I don't believe DJI will release a third-generation drone, so everyone is using multi-rotor drones as a gimmick and taking them as the biggest innovation. If you think about it that way, our Kunpeng 2 is already quite remarkable."

"The concept of a third-generation fighter jet was proposed by you, and it is currently only circulating within our company."

Chu Jianming also smiled: "DJI may have new technological breakthroughs, but they probably haven't formed a complete concept for a third-generation fighter jet yet."

That's no exaggeration.

Luo Yang set the standards for the third generation of Kunpeng drones, entirely based on his extensive knowledge and experience.

Some technological breakthroughs are already visible, such as breakthroughs in airframe materials technology, which will enable the next generation of drones to carry more payload and travel faster; and breakthroughs in new energy power battery technology, which will enable the next generation of drones to have longer flight time.
The development of these technologies will ultimately lead to the same goal, as everyone can see.

However, there are some technological development directions that DJI may not be able to fully grasp at present.

For example, full-view video tracking and extreme experience.

This technology enables multiple drones to work together to achieve comprehensive, unobstructed video capture, providing viewers with an immersive viewing experience.

This algorithm is based on machine learning and deep neural networks, and requires breakthroughs in AI technology.

With this technology, drones can autonomously determine the optimal flight path, avoid obstacles, and ensure safe and efficient filming. Through high-speed wireless communication technology, video signals can be transmitted to ground workstations in real time for instant editing and processing, improving production efficiency.

For example, intelligent control and autonomous navigation.

Modern drones are generally equipped with high-performance sensors, high-definition cameras, and powerful computing processing units.

These devices combine machine learning and deep learning technologies, enabling drones to effectively identify obstacles, plan paths, and automatically complete flight missions in complex environments.

Therefore, Luo Yang thinks the current Kunpeng 2 is really clumsy.

Because he has witnessed hundreds or even thousands of drones working together in the sky, sometimes forming an "S" shape, sometimes a "B" shape. Any image you can imagine can be programmed into a pose by computer.

"Preparing a backup plan is a bit risky."

Seeing that Luo Yang did not offer any further comments, Chu Jianming continued, "Our R&D department has recently made some small breakthroughs at several key points and is already attempting to manufacture a new Kunpeng 2.2 generation aircraft, which should be able to conduct test flights around early August."

"In which technologies were breakthroughs achieved?"

Luo Yang was taken aback: "Why wasn't this reported in the previous two weeks, or is it only in the last few days?"

"Because it was a minor breakthrough, the R&D team wasn't in a hurry to report it."

Chu Jianming reported somewhat awkwardly, "As you know, several R&D departments are not located in the science and technology park, and those researchers are rather stubborn."

"Alright, I'm not blaming you."

Luo Yang waved his hand and said, "Why don't you tell me about the technique for breaking through?"

"First of all, some progress has been made in power battery technology."

Chu Jianming said, "If this technology is applied to Kunpeng 2, its range can be extended by 20% to 30%."

"This was jointly developed with Yuanfan Group, and the laboratory is now located in Minhang District."

Last year, a factory supporting the production of Tesla's power batteries was built in Minhang High-tech Zone, and the laboratory located in Yangshi was also moved to Shanghai.

"Yes, in order to meet Tesla's technical specifications, the laboratory has increased its investment, which has incidentally improved some of the technical specifications of the drone's power battery."

When Chu Jianming said these things, he wore an expression of surprise and delight.

"So the catfish effect is working?"

Luo Yang smacked his lips, unsure whether to feel sentimental or happy.

(End of this chapter)