Chapter: 2461

As he spoke, he added, "It's currently nighttime in America, and I'm not too good at contacting Big Master right now. Why don't you just wait patiently for a bit? Wait until evening, when it will be morning there, then I'll give Big Master a call."

"Su Zhini said, 'Grandpa, please take care of it!'"

At this moment, Ye Chen had already rushed back home to prepare lunch.

Ma Shan, despite having a broken leg, was still determined to help with cooking in the kitchen.

After busily preparing the meal, Ma Shan looked ashamed and said, "Good son-in-law, originally, mom should have cooked for you. But mom's leg is not convenient, so I'll have to trouble you to cook yourself. Mom's heart is really troubled!"

Ye Chen smiled slightly and said, "Mom, don't be too polite. Anyway, I'm free, and doing household chores is what I should do."

As he spoke, he told Ma Shan, "Mom, the Initials and Dad should arrive soon, so let me make a tomato egg drop soup to wait for them to come back, then we can have lunch together."

Ma Shan rushed to say, "That's really tiring you out, good son-in-law. Mom will wash the tomatoes for you!"

Ye Chen finished preparing the meal, and his wife, Xiao Chuiren, and father-in-law, Xiao Changkun, also arrived home.

As soon as Xiao Chuiren returned, she got excited and told Ye Chen, "Honey, today, Wang Dongxue, vice president of Emperor Group, called me and said that they will be starting the design bidding for the interior decoration of their six-star hotel project within the next few days!"

"Really?" Ye Chen asked in pretended surprise, "This project should be quite big, right?"

Xiao Chuiren's eyes were excited as she said, "Not only is it big, but it's extremely big! Emperor Group's six-star hotel project has been underway since last year, with an investment of over 20 billion yuan. Now that the main construction phase is entering its final stages, they're starting to finalize the design for interior decoration and will begin installing hard and soft fixtures after the main construction is complete!"

She continued, "The entire hotel project has a budget of 20 billion, half of which goes towards buying land and basic infrastructure, while the other half is used for later-stage decoration. The cost of hard installation alone is at least 3 billion, and the cost of purchasing high-end home appliances, furniture, and bathroom fixtures will be around 6-7 billion. Now all the big names in domestic home furnishings, bathware, and decorative materials have come to Jinling to prepare for the bidding process!"

Ye Chen smiled and asked, "How much budget has Emperor Group allocated for decoration design?"

Xiao Chuiren said, "The cost of commercial decoration design is usually around 300 yuan per square meter. With a total floor area of 130,000 square meters, Emperor Group's six-star hotel will require at least 70-80,000 square meters of design engineering. The cost of just the decoration design alone would be 20-30 million!"

On the side, Ma Ran was taken aback and exclaimed in surprise, "Mom! You're not messing around, right?! Two to three thousand yuan for decoration design only?!"

Xiao Chuiren nodded seriously, saying, "No, I'm not joking. This price is still relatively low if you consider a large design company or a famous designer. The cost per square meter of design alone would be at least 800-1,000 yuan!"

Ma Ran's eyes widened in shock as she exclaimed, "Mom! One square meter of design costs 800-1,000 yuan? That's 5-6 million yuan! This is too frightening!"

Xiao Chuiren chuckled and said, "There's nothing to be frightened about. Some internationally renowned designers charge a single building's exterior design fee of over 100 million yuan!"

Ma Ran tapped her chest, hurriedly asking, "Good maiden, do you plan to take on this project?"

Xiao Chuiren said seriously, "Of course I want to take it on, but my studio's current scale is not that large. If I were to bid for the project, I would need to put in a lot of effort upfront and prepare thoroughly. It would be exhausting if I had to do everything myself."

As she spoke, Xiao Chuiren couldn't help but let out a sigh, saying, "Well, our company's scale is still relatively small. Taking on such a large project is daunting for me too."

Ma Ran was taken aback, asking, "Isn't design just working on the computer? What's there to be exhausted about?"

Xiao Chuiren said, "It's not that simple. With an office area of tens of thousands square meters, we need to design multiple types of rooms, restaurants, and entertainment spaces. We also have administrative offices, security plans, and fire safety plans. The overall scale of the project is enormous."

"It's like making an animated movie. People think it's just a matter of finding some people to draw pictures. But in reality, one second of animation requires 20 drawings, and a half-hour film requires tens of thousands of drawings. The amount of work behind the scenes takes hundreds of people working for several years." JrNovels.com