Chenggong's face was originally very gloomy, but the moment Chen Bawan entered the office, he immediately relaxed and regained his calm and indifferent expression.

However, Chen Bawan still felt the subtle changes in him.

Chenggong pointed to the chair across the desk and said, "Chief Chen, please take a seat." ”

Then he said to Cheng Xinyu: "Xinyu, pour a glass of water for your Uncle Chen." ”

Cheng Xinyu got up a little reluctantly, poured a glass of water and sent it over, and then lazily returned to the sofa and sat down.

Chen Bawan sat down, looked at Chenggong and asked, "The chairman suddenly called me, but what's the matter?"

Success generally rarely takes the initiative to find Chen Bawan, after all, the identity of the two is very different, and the matter of Tianlong Restaurant generally does not need to be successful to contact Chen Bawan directly, it is Chu Tiangang who contacts him.

So today, Chenggong suddenly called him in person to come to the company, which must be a very important thing.

Chenggong glanced at Cheng Xinyu, waved his hand and said, "You go outside and wait first, and I'll talk to your Uncle Chen alone." ”

Cheng Xinyu got up, glanced at Chen Bawan with a strange look, and then turned around and walked out of the office.

"Brother Chen, you and my brother are alone, so there is no need to call the position, it is more natural to call it like this. ”

Chen Bawan nodded suspiciously, he was anxious, he couldn't hide something in his heart, and asked, "Brother Cheng suddenly called me, what happened?"

"Don't worry. We are both busy at work, and it is difficult to have a good conversation together. Since we're here today, why don't our brothers catch up on the old days?"

Success is not in a hurry, Si Tiao said slowly.

Although Chen Bawan was a little impatient in his heart, since he had said so, he had to calm down.

"You and my brother have known each other for twenty years, right?"

"Yes, there was no Tianlong Restaurant at the beginning, I opened a small restaurant by myself, you go to my store to eat, that's how we met. ”

"Yes, at that time, I failed to start a business, and I lost everything, if it weren't for you, I would have starved to death on the street. ”

"You told me that you failed to start a business, and I didn't think it was a big deal. At the beginning, I thought that you would definitely be able to make a comeback, but the failure at that time was only a temporary dragon trapped in the shallows. ”

Chenggong smiled bitterly and said: "At the beginning, you believed me, even my wife thought that I would not have a bright future, and almost divorced me." Not to mention the so-called friends with whom I used to call me brothers and sisters when I was proud. I was really desperate at the time, and I felt like my whole life might be over......"

The two of them touched each other with their teacups, and the success had completely fallen into memory.

"But I'm not reconciled, if I accept my fate like this, then I'm really sorry for the name my parents gave me. ”

Chen Bawan said with a smile: "Didn't you get up quickly later? Look at you now, you can be regarded as famous." No matter how many people struggle all their lives, it is impossible to reach your current state......"

"If you weren't afraid that I would be repaying my debts, let me pay credit in your small restaurant every day, and cheer me up every day, how could I be where I am today?"

Success is sincere, at that time, if he hadn't met Chen Bawan, his life might have been over like this.

Chen Bawan was also brought into his memories, shook his head and said, "I can't say that, it's also my luck to know you." Otherwise, I would have been a small restaurant owner for the rest of my life, waking up early and working late every day to earn a little bit of hard-earned money......"

Thinking of the past, the two reminisced.

At that time, when the success was down, I felt that my future was bleak and almost hopeless. Penniless, he ran into Chen Bawan's small restaurant before he was so hungry that he almost passed out, intending to eat a bully meal and then be beaten.

But Chen Bawan not only didn't hit him, but also asked him if he had encountered any difficulties.

That's how the two met, and then he ate white food in a small restaurant for more than a month. Chen Bawan's wife didn't give him a good face several times, but Chen Bawan insisted that he eat for nothing in his small restaurant.

Later, Chenggong finally cheered up, gritted his teeth, returned to his hometown and sold the house, and then took his parents to the city and rented a house to live in.

He broke the kettle and fought against the water, opened a restaurant with the money from the sale of the house, and invited Chen Bawan to come.

He didn't want Chen Bawan to invest a penny, paid him a salary at the current price, and gave him 10% of the shares of his hotel for free. And he promised that no matter how his restaurant develops, Chen Bawan's shares will never change in the future.

Chen Bawan agreed to his invitation and became his head chef.

This is the origin of Tianlong Restaurant.

In just five years, Tianlong Restaurant opened nearly ten branches, founded a food processing factory, and opened a breeding farm.

The successful business is thriving, and ten years later, Tianlong Catering Group was formed.

At that time, he once wanted Chen Bawan to join the board of directors, but Chen Bawan resolutely refused, and he began to recruit apprentices and founded the Chen family class.

In order to thank Chen Bawan, he successfully bought him a 180-square-meter house in Yujing Garden and gave him a Range Rover.

All this, he thinks that Chen Bawan deserves, and at the same time, it is also to win over Chen Bawan. After all, the success of Tianlong Restaurant is inseparable from Chen Bawan and Chen Jiaban. Love me

The two recalled the past, and Chen Bawan suddenly remembered that he successfully called him, it couldn't be just for memory, right?

Seeing Chenggong's emotional face, he asked a little suspiciously: "Brother Cheng, are you ...... You didn't call me here just to remember the past, did you?"

Success suddenly said: "Of course not. Brother Chen, Tianlong Restaurant can develop to the current scale, it can be said that it is inseparable from Brother Chen's efforts, and it is also inseparable from the joining of Chen Jiaban. Chen Jiaban has now become a business card of my Tianlong Restaurant, and it is also a guarantee to maintain the prosperous development of Tianlong Restaurant. ”

"Brother Chen is also a grace to me. If it weren't for Brother Chen's support at the beginning, how could Chen Jiaban's reputation in Hancheng be today? Chen Jiaban and Tianlong Restaurant complement each other, and no one can do without the other. ”

"Well said, brother, I'm glad to hear you say that. ”

Chenggong said that he was very happy, but he didn't see any joy on his face.

"Does Brother Cheng have any thoughts about Chen Jiaban?"

"When the Tianlong restaurant chain was established, I hired you as the head chef, and we had an agreement about the ...... of Chen's class."

Chen Bawan's eyes flickered, but he didn't interject.

"There is actually a key point in the agreement, that is, all the people in the Chen family's class must stay in Tianlong Restaurant, I think Brother Chen should remember this, right?"

"Naturally remember. ”

Although Chen Bawan was a little puzzled by his sudden mention of the agreement, he knew that he had finally gotten to the point.

Chenggong thought about it for a while, and then said: "I won't go around in circles, a few months ago, you transferred one of your apprentices from Tianlong Restaurant, is there such a thing?"

"You're talking about Wei Laoqi, there's such a thing. However, I asked you for instructions on this matter, and I was transferred with your consent. ”

Chen Bawan suddenly understood that he had successfully gone around in such a big circle, just for Wei Laoqi.

He remembered that when he first came in, he saw that Cheng Xinyu was also there, and he also remembered that in the morning, Cheng Xinyu accompanied Chu Tiangang to the head office to find him, and he also talked about Wei Laoqi.

Now it seems that all this is Cheng Xinyu's ghost.

"Yes, it's called Wei Laoqi......"

"Did the chairman ask me to transfer him back?"

Chen Bawan's tone suddenly became a little cold, and at the same time, his title also changed.

Chenggong didn't seem to react, or he didn't care at all, and immediately smiled and said, "Yes, either we are brothers, and we can think about everything together." ”

Chen Bawan shook his head slightly: "I transferred him away because my daughter begged me to find someone to help her friend's shop." Before transferring Wei Laoqi away, I also asked the chairman of the board. Now that I am suddenly asked to transfer him back, it is to make me go back on my word and break my promise. I don't think the chairman will force me to do such a thing, right?"

His tone was a little stiff, not because he was angry at success, but because Cheng Xinyu mentioned this matter again and again, which made him very unhappy.

Chenggong's eyes flickered, and of course he could hear the unhappiness in Chen Bawan's tone.

He thought for a while and said, "Brother Chen, I didn't want you to do this originally. However, this matter is very important, and I have no choice but to do it, I hope Brother Chen understands. ”

"How do you have to do it?"

"Today, a new Golden Leaf Restaurant has opened opposite the Moon Lake branch. The opening scene was unprecedented, attracting a large number of customers, which had a very direct impact on my Moon Lake store. ”

"A small restaurant can hit Tianlong Restaurant?"

"I also think it's incredible, but I just called to ask Manager Du, and at noon today, the customer source of the Moon Lake store has lost nearly forty percent. This is a phenomenon that has never appeared since the establishment of Tianlong Restaurant. ”

Chen Bawan showed a look of surprise, such a situation was also beyond his imagination.

He asked later: "The chef of the Golden Leaf Restaurant is Wei Laoqi?"

"Yes, it's Wei Laoqi! And the Golden Leaf Restaurant uses Wei Laoqi as a guise to publicize it in the name of the Chen family. If you think about it, there is only one Wei Laoqi in the Golden Leaf Restaurant, and the others are all chefs hired outside. Their level must be uneven, if something goes wrong in the name of Chen Jiaban, the reputation of Chen Jiaban will be greatly affected at that time. ”

Chen Bawan's face twitched, he took the reputation of the Chen family class very seriously. This is the greatest pride of his life, the achievement of his life, and no one will be allowed to trample on it.

Seeing that Chen Bawan's expression had changed, he was obviously moved by his words, and Chenggong said: "When Wei Laoqi was transferred away, I once said that Wei Laoqi should not be allowed to be the chef of the store that competes with us. Now, he is in the Golden Leaf Restaurant, and he has obviously threatened our Tianlong Restaurant. Brother Chen, you have shares, and if Tianlong Restaurant's business declines because of this, it will be a big loss to you. ”

Chen Bawan was silent for a long time, the boiling water in the teacup had already been drunk, but he still continued to ponder.

In the latter paragraph, success is obviously putting pressure on him.

However, what he said was not unreasonable, he had a stake in Tianlong Restaurant, and if Tianlong Restaurant's business declined, he would indeed suffer a lot of losses.

Moreover, after so many years, if it weren't for his success, he wouldn't be where he is today.

"Okay, I'll go and recall Wei Laoqi!"

Hearing Chen Bawan's words, a smile appeared on Chenggong's face.