NovelEnglishSophie hurriedly said, "It's okay. You just have to helpask him." 2 After that, she asked, "By the way, Grandpa, do I have to make a trip to the United States if he is willing to help me?" "No need." Jefferson said, "Old Master Lennard has divine power and abilities. If he agrees to help you, it should be sufficient forto let him know your birth date and tof birth before I tell him briefly abou the matter that you want to ask him about." Sophie said in amazement, "Is he truly that incredible?" Jefferson laughed and said, "Fortune-telling and divination is suprwisdom that the ancestors have granted to us. Only a fraction of the modern people nowadays can actually understand this kind of divine and magical abilities." 3 After that, Jefferson said, "It is already midnight in the United States now. So, it will not be good forto contact Old Master Lennard at this time. You should just wait patiently first. I will give him a phone call when it is evening here, as it will be morning over there, then." Sophie hurriedly replied, "I am counting on you, Grandpa!" At this moment, Charlie had already rushed hto prepare lunch.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtAlthough Elaine had broken her leg, she stood with the help of her crutches as she assisted Charlie in the kitchen.
As Charlie was busy preparing lunch, Elaine felt a little ashamed as she said, "My good son-in-law, I should be the one cooking for you, but it is inconvenient forto do so because of my broken leg. In the end, you have to step up and cook instead. I really feel very bad and guilty!" Charlie smiled slightly before he said, "Mom, you don't have to be so polite with me. Anyway, I don't have anything much to do. So, it is only right forto do shousework too." 4 After that, Charlie said to Elaine, "Mom, Claire and Dad should be reaching hsoon. I will go and cook another tomato and egg soup. We can start eating as soon as they chome, then." Elaine hurriedly said, "Thank you for your hard work, my good son-in-law. I will help you to wash the tomatoes, then!" After Charlie had served the dishes, his wife, Claire, and his father-in-law, Jacob, also drove home, one after the other. 2 When Claire chome, she told Charlie excitedly," Husband, the vice-chairman of Emgrand Group calledtoday. She said that there is about to be an open tender for the design and refurbishing job for the six-star hotel under Emgrand Group that is currently under construction!" "Is that so?" Charlie asked as he pretended to be surprised. "This should be a very big project, right?" Claire replied excitedly, "It is not just very big. It is simply too big! The project for Emgrand Group's six-star hotel was launched last year with an investment O f two billion dollars. Now that the main construction and body has already cto an end, it is tfor them to finalize the internal decoration plan. When the main construction is over, the internal hard and soft installation and refurbishment will begin!" 2 As she spoke, Claire continued, "The entire hotel had a budget of two billion dollars. Half of this amount was used to buy the land and infrastructure. The other half of the budget would almost entirely be used for the renovation and refurbishment, including at least three hundred million dollars for the hard decoration.
Besides that, about six to seven hundred million dollars for the soft decoration, various top-grade furniture, the purchases of various bedding, sanitary ware, and electrical appliances. Many senior executives from various big domestic hfurnishings, sanitary wares, and decorative building materials are already in Aurous Hill as they are all preparing to participate in the subsequent bid and tender!" 4 Charlie smiled and asked, "Then how much budget did Emgrand Group allocate for the decoration and interior design, then?"
Claire replied, "The quotation for this kind of commercial decoration and design generally costs about three hundred dollars per square meter.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmEmgrand Group's six-star hotel has a total business area of 130,000 square meters. If we were to remove sof the srepetitive designs in the skinds of rooms, the remaining design volwould be at least seventy to eighty thousand square meters. Therefore, the decoration and interior design fees would already amount to at least twenty to thirty million dollars!" 4
When Elaine, who was aside, heard this, she was surprised and said, "Oh my! Claire! Are you kidding me? You can get twenty to thirty million dollars worth of fees just by engaging in decoration and interior designing?!" Claire nodded and said seriously, "I am not joking.
This is considered a very low-price estimation. If it is done by a large design company or a well-known interior X
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