Chapter 5.30 Monday

Liang Qingfan brought the design drawings for the Golden Labyrinth to Thriller Paradise.

He had been in a state of intense work this past week, but he didn't feel tired. On the contrary, he was very excited.

The process of architects producing drawings can be long or short. Some real estate companies, in pursuit of high turnover rates, even issue special documents requiring design institutes to produce drawings overnight after receiving marketing layouts and design requirements.

This is just a relatively extreme example, very unreasonable and inhumane, but it's enough to show the suffering of the architectural industry.

For Liang Qingfan, the Golden Labyrinth was not the most urgent or the most arduous project he had ever undertaken, but it was the most exciting.

The reasons were nothing more than three: the pay was very generous, there was no excessive meddling or requests for changes from the client, and the design itself offered a lot of room for creativity and was very interesting.

Since he was designing entirely according to his own ideas, with ample say and sufficient funds, every architect's inspiration and passion would be fully stimulated.

Arriving at the Thriller Paradise office, Chen Kangtuo and Shi Zherui were already waiting.

"Sorry to keep you waiting, everyone. I'll explain the design plan for the Golden Labyrinth. However, some details may not be perfect in time, and Shi-laoshi will need to refine them."

Shi Zherui nodded quickly, "Of course."

Liang Qingfan began to explain his design plan with the drawings.

"After on-site measurements, I found that the factory building is quite spacious and has strong plasticity, but if it is to be made into a labyrinth as President Pei requested, the area seems a bit lacking."

"After all, the shops need to be large enough to store enough goods, and under this premise, to hide the shops, the area of the labyrinth itself must also be large enough."

"So, my first thought was that we should take advantage of the factory's relatively high ceiling and stagger the entire Golden Labyrinth, that is, use the height of the space to separate the various shops and create a three-dimensional labyrinth."

"At the same time, this staggered approach can also create rest areas and viewing areas at some specific nodes. When tourists rest in this area, they can see the location of 2-3 shops, looking at each other across the space. This will drive them to continue searching for shops they haven't visited before, because they have already seen the appearance of the shop, which can further stimulate the tourists' desire to explore."

"Of course, seeing and finding are completely different things."

"At the same time, exits will be provided in all viewing areas and rest areas. Usually, these exits are disguised and no different from the labyrinth passages. In case of an emergency, emergency indicator lights will light up, making it easy for tourists to quickly evacuate and retreat."

"Considering the construction period, we will definitely use a lot of steel structures. After all, it's not our money, so we don't have to consider cost issues."

"As for the decoration style, here is a simple rendering that I made. Although President Pei requested a magnificent effect, I don't think it should be made entirely of pure gold everywhere. It's easy to cause visual fatigue, and the actual effect may seem a bit tacky, reminding people of nouveau riche wearing big gold chains, which deviates from the temperament we hope for."

"My consideration is that the basic style of the entire labyrinth is consistent. To ensure stylistic unity, we can consider using a variety of high-end materials with luxurious qualities, coupled with specific lighting, to create a sense of luxury without making tourists feel tacky."

"At the same time, each shop's area can have different details. For example, in the shop area that is more popular among young people, selling some figures and peripherals, using some red that symbolizes vitality, vigor, and exuberance, and light and rich orange;"

"In the shop area that is more popular among mature people, selling some high-quality souvenirs, using blue that symbolizes rationality and tranquility;"

"In some relatively warm shop areas, you can sell couple's headdresses, themed clothing, etc., considering using burgundy as an embellishment;"

"In some shop areas selling interesting trinkets, use a mysterious purple with it. Considering that purple and gold are both relatively rich tones, which may cause spatial imbalance, you need to use white or other tones for sporadic matching."

"These shops all have direct staff passages that are not open to tourists, which is convenient for stocking goods and also prevents employees from having to walk through the maze every time they go to work."

"At the same time, we can also arrange random stalls in some special areas of the maze, selling some interesting little things."

"In this way, if tourists want to find a certain fixed shop area, as long as they judge based on the general environment around them, they can determine whether they have taken the wrong path."

"After all, President Pei asked us to design this labyrinth to provide tourists with a novel and interesting shopping experience, not to really dissuade tourists. Appropriately give some hints, so that tourists can maintain a sense of exploration and mystery, without losing the motivation to shop because the shops are too difficult to find."

"That's roughly it, do you two have any comments?"

Liang Qingfan finished his explanation and looked up at the two.

Chen Kangtuo and Shi Zherui said in unison, "Great! No objections!"

Liang Qingfan was a little embarrassed, "You two can say whatever you think, it's normal to change the plan according to the client's needs, don't be shy."

Chen Kangtuo shook his head, "No, I really think this plan is already very complete! Including the rest area being able to see the shops from a distance, and the design of using different tones in different commodity areas, I like them very much."

"While completing President Pei's requirements, it also maximizes the functionality and practicality of the entire shopping mall, achieving a perfect balance of exploration, entertainment, and shopping experiences."

"President Pei has been telling us that professional things should be left to professional people to do, and don't let amateurs command experts. Just like President Pei completely trusts Ruan-dalao, we should of course completely trust your design!"

Liang Qingfan couldn't help but smile. It seemed that President Pei's spirit had also been inherited by Tengda's employees. Having such a client was really worry-free.

He looked at Shi Zherui again, "Shi-laoshi, you are responsible for on-site construction, if you feel anything is inappropriate, you must bring it up as soon as possible, so I can modify it."

Shi Zherui shook his head, "No objections! Just looking at the drawings, you can see that Liang-laoshi's skills are really solid, and he considers everything very carefully. This kind of imagination is even more enviable! Anyway, let me design such a labyrinth, I definitely can't do it."

"Although I don't want to admit that 'foreign monks can chant scriptures better,' that is indeed the case! Fortunately, President Pei invited you from the magic city, otherwise, if this labyrinth was not done well, wouldn't I have to take the blame?"

Liang Qingfan smiled, "Shi-laoshi, you're too kind. I think you're mainly responsible for the Thriller Paradise project at the same time, so you're just distracted. If you could also design without distractions, you would definitely be able to perfectly complete President Pei's requirements."

The two gave each other a few commercial compliments and were very satisfied with the plan.

"Okay, then I will hand over this plan to President Li and let them arrange people to start construction as soon as possible."

Liang Qingfan yawned, "Okay, then you two go ahead, I've been a little sleep-deprived these days, so I'll go back to catch up on sleep first. If you have any questions, you can contact me at any time."

…

More than an hour later, Li Shi came to Chen Kangtuo's office.

"President Li, this is the shopping mall design plan that we came up with."

Chen Kangtuo and Shi Zherui introduced Liang Qingfan's plan to President Li.

Considering that President Li was not a professional, Shi Zherui didn't talk too much about the details during the introduction, but mainly explained the entire design's ideas, concepts, and specific functions.

When Li Shi first saw the extremely complex structural drawings and the magnificent renderings, he was taken aback.

To make a shopping mall so magnificent, like a luxury goods counter, and also do so many complex structures, how much would that cost?

Was President Pei trying to take me for a fool and extort money?

However, after listening to Chen Kangtuo and Shi Zherui's explanation, the doubts in Li Shi's heart instantly vanished, replaced by a sense of pride.

He originally thought that this plan was to extort money, but after listening to the overall design, Li Shi felt that although it was a bit expensive, it was indeed effective!

Not only could it be a shopping mall, but it could also be another tour project for Thriller Paradise, using this special method to tantalize customers, engage in push and pull, and leave things unsaid... In short, it could create a gimmick and stimulate tourists' desire to shop!

Moreover, the most important thing was that President Pei had indeed put his mind into this plan and put a lot of effort into it!

The idea of ​​making the shopping mall a labyrinth was definitely something that President Pei racked his brains to come up with, right?

Such an ingenious and complex design plan, and such a stylish decoration style, must have been designed by a professional designer specially hired at a high price, right?

This was enough to show that President Pei attached great importance to it!

If President Pei attached great importance to it, was there any reason why this project wouldn't succeed?

So the question was, why did President Pei attach so much importance to it?

President Li felt that it was obviously because he had figured out President Pei's temper.

He had already judged before that President Pei was a very calm person in business. How much effort he put into you and how much soup he let you drink was entirely based on cold calculations of interests.

If he hadn't actively offered this shopping mall, borne the decoration costs, and shared half of the profits, then President Pei would definitely not have bothered to come up with this plan;

And precisely because he contributed this part of the profit to President Pei, further binding everyone's interests together, President Pei was willing to spend some brain cells and give an excellent design plan.

Look, this was a win-win situation!

Ultimately, the cooperation was able to be achieved because of his accurate grasp and understanding of President Pei's character.

So, should he give himself a little red flower?

Chen Kangtuo finished introducing the plan and said, "President Li, if you have any comments or suggestions on this plan..."

Li Shi waved his hand, "No, no objections at all!"

"Since it's a plan given by President Pei, then there's definitely no problem!"

"I'll go arrange it now and try to start construction as soon as possible!"