Shen Le: Is it too late for me to go to Jiangnan Shipyard for advanced studies overnight?

The Special Affairs Bureau worked with remarkable efficiency.

In just three days, they had brought Shen Le three alternative proposals:

Proposal One: less than a kilometer from the Old Mansion, they would lease a struggling small factory on the verge of bankruptcy and convert its workshop into a dry dock and restoration facility.

The advantages were that it was cheap—one million a year, and he could do whatever he wanted with it. It would also be fast, taking no more than ten days.

The disadvantage was that old factory buildings were rather run-down and dirty. Quite a few windows were even missing. Wanting air conditioning throughout the entire factory was basically impossible...

And since it was rented, he would have to return it when he was done. All the instruments and equipment Shen Le had acquired to restore this Ancient Ship—or this Magic Artifact—would most likely have to be moved again afterward.

Proposal Two was also near the Old Mansion. More precisely, it was on the vacant lot behind Heavenly Fragrance Restaurant.

They would build a factory from the ground up.

The advantage was also that it was cheap. Though the land would be rented rather than bought, it could be classified as industrial land, keeping the land price at rock bottom. The cost of putting up the factory itself would not be much either.

And it was close. Shen Le could pass Heavenly Fragrance Restaurant every day on his way to and from "work," and stop by for a meal while he was at it.

As for the downside, constructing a factory on vacant land would require a relatively longer construction period?

At the very least, they would need to lay the foundation—

Of course, if Shen Le was dissatisfied with both proposals, the Special Affairs Bureau had also