CHAPTER XXXI
Lin Junnan is still running his Yule Coffee House. The waiters in the store have also changed a few, but Lin Junnan only uses boys. Because the coffee house always closes until midnight, please ask a boy not to worry about the safety of his return.
That afternoon, there were no customers in the coffee house, and Lin Junnan sat in front of the bar as usual and read intently.
A man in sunglasses pushed the door in. When Lin Junnan saw the guests coming, he instinctively got up to greet him. The visitor was medium-sized, fat, and looked to be in his sixties, but he was dressed in athleisure attire, but he also looked very energetic.
"Hello, sir, please take a seat, do you want tea or coffee?" Lin Junnan greeted warmly.
"Let's have a cup of 'cloud tea'. "The person who came didn't seem to mean to sit down.
"Yunwu Tea" is a local famous tea, which is harvested from the halfway point of the Lushan Mountains. Lin Junnan specially learned from the tea master: to brew "cloud tea" needs to use warm boiling water of about 80 degrees, the first brew is to wash the tea, the tea soup should be poured out, and the second dish is drunk to taste its unique mellow tea aroma.
When Lin Junnan was making tea at the bar, he noticed that the visitor was still standing in the middle of the room and looking around, thinking to himself, maybe this person was curious about the decoration style of the coffee house.
After the tea was brewed, Lin Junnan brought it to the guest, who had already sat down and was staring at him with scrutinizing eyes.
"Hello, this is the 'cloud tea' you want, please enjoy!"
"You're Xiao Lin, right? My surname is Cheng, and I belong to the Ningxing Group. I want to talk to you about something. ”
"Oh, hello Mr. Cheng!" Lin Junnan bowed politely to the guest, while speculating in his heart: "How does he know that my surname is Lin?"
Lin Junnan has heard some introductions about Ningxing Group, which is a large private investment group co-founded by several businessmen in Zhejiang in Ningjiang, the boss is surnamed Cheng, and I heard that the family property has more than 10 billion. The landmark building invested and constructed by Ningxing Group in Ningjiang is a five-star hotel with a high-end exterior and luxurious and elegant interior. It is one of the few five-star hotels in Ningjiang. Lin Junnan has been to the Ningxing Hotel several times, but all of them went to attend a friend's wedding.
"Could it be that this person is the big boss of the Ningxing Group surnamed Cheng?! However, why can't he see that he has the frame of a big boss at all? Maybe he is a relative of Boss Cheng?" Lin Junnan looked at the person in front of him with an extremely ordinary face and demeanor, thinking in his heart.
"The city is preparing to redevelop the site here, and Ningxing Group has won the bid. I'm afraid this place will be demolished soon. The man said slowly, "Your coffee house hasn't paid back yet, has it?" I want to talk to you about compensation. ”
"Huh?!Is this going to be demolished?" Lin Junnan was stunned. "What about you...... How are you going to compensate me?"
"If you talk about compensation just on your rent and renovation investment, it is not Ning Xing's business. "However, I have come today to discuss with you another way, which is only between you and us. ”
"Just the way you deal with me?"
"Yes, this way is limited to you!" the visitor looked at Lin Junnan and paused for a moment, as if he was deliberately arousing Lin Junnan's interest. "I can arrange a middle-level position for you in Ningxing Group and give you an annual salary...... That should be enough to compensate for your investment in this café!
"What do you want me to work for Ningxing Group? What do you want me to do? How much salary do you plan to give me? Why?" Lin Junnan asked a series of questions. He thinks there is no such cheap thing in the world, could there be other reasons for this? or ...... Hidden some kind of deception?
"Actually, we've been paying attention to you for a long time! I think you're different from ordinary young people, and Ningxing Group is in need of young people like you right now. If you want, I can hire you to Ningxing Hotel as the administrative director, the annual salary is tentatively set at 300,000 yuan, the probation period is half a year, and I will give you a salary increase if you do a good job!How about it?"
"The annual salary is 300,000 yuan! Is it pie in the sky?!" Lin Junnan thought in his heart, and he was at a loss for a while. He noticed that the other party's words had changed "we" to "I".
"You can think about it, and I'll reply to me in a few days. "Anyway, I think it's all right for us." If you don't want to go to Ningxing, then you can only ask the landlord or the government for compensation!"
"I want to ask—" Lin Junnan said tentatively, "how can you be sure that I am qualified for the position of administrative director of Ningxing Hotel?"
"It doesn't matter whether I believe it or not, what matters is your own attitude towards this position, and whether you have self-confidence!" The person who came smiled and slowly got up, stretched out his hand to shake Lin Junnan's hand, "I hope you can agree to the conditions I give you! If you decide, you can come directly to the Ningxing Hotel to find me." ”
......
After the guest surnamed Cheng left, Lin Junnan stood in the center of the room for a long time, looking around at the coffee house that he had worked hard to run for less than half a year, and his heart was filled with an indescribable loneliness and sadness. Although the position of administrative director of Ningxing Hotel and the annual salary of 300,000 yuan are quite tempting for him, he returned to Ningjiang from Shenzhen after all not just to find a stable job, he really hopes to start his entrepreneurial dream again from here.
From Yuhong to Lezhi to this Yule Coffee House, although the platform is getting smaller and smaller, Lin Junnan's dream has never stopped, even when he was betrayed by his closest friends and snatched love, he did not lose the courage to start a business. However, the reality seemed to test his patience again and again......
He couldn't see the road ahead of him more and more clearly!
After a few days of careful consideration, after soliciting the opinions of his parents, Lin Junnan decided to accept the invitation of Ningxing Group first. He also finally figured it out - entrepreneurship is not gambling, and it doesn't matter sooner or later, but it must be down-to-earth, and it also needs to have a certain amount of coincidence. Since his second venture was once again frustrated, it was better to find a stable job first, so that his parents could rest assured.
In the days after Lin Junnan made his decision, for some reason, he was always looking forward to the arrival of a person in his heart - the girl named Cheng Yiyi. He wanted to ask for her opinion and hear what she had to say. However, he felt strange and self-deprecating about the idea he had come up with. "Why do you always think of her?!She's just a passerby who passes by me! Yule Cafe is gone, she can still go to another coffee house!"
It took Lin Junnan a few days to sell the items in the coffee house, pay the waiter in the shop double the monthly salary, and help him introduce him to another job.
Until the day when Yule Coffee House was finally closed, I didn't see the girl named Cheng Yiyi appear again.
There is a famous saying in the West: when God closes one door for you, he also opens another window for you. Lin Junnan didn't expect that this sentence would be fulfilled in his own body.
On the day he went to report to Ningxing Group, Lin Junnan wore a brand new suit. When he walked into the lobby of the Ningxing Hotel, a strong cold air blew in his face, which made him feel excited. He looked up at the deep dome, where a huge chandelier hung in the center of the hall, and countless shining crystal beads swayed slightly with the air current.
Lin Junnan walked straight to the lobby manager, and was about to ask where the hotel's office was, when a familiar voice sounded behind him:
"Mr. Lin, hello!"
Lin Junnan looked back and almost screamed - Cheng Yiyi!
Cheng Yiyi wore a loose casual shirt with a wide open neckline, revealing a large white and smooth shoulder blade, and the jeans she wore under her body tightened her hips and thighs, highlighting the beautiful lines.
"Cheng Yiyi?!Why is it so coincidental?" Lin Junnan said in surprise, "You are ...... here"
"That's right, I'm working here! You're here to find our chairman, right?" Cheng Yiyi said playfully, with a sweet smile on her face.
"Oh...... This...... I don't know ...... him" Lin Junnan was a little incoherent.
"That's right, I know the chairman asked you to come! I'll take you there!" Cheng Yiyi took Lin Junnan's hand and walked towards the elevator. Lin Junnan felt a little awkward, so he withdrew his hand from her small hand.
Cheng Yiyi led Lin Junnan to the fifth floor by elevator. On the wall opposite the elevator entrance, there are four big characters of "Ningxing Group", which is magnificent. They walked through the elegantly decorated aisle to the innermost doorway with the sign "Chairman's Room".
"Chairman Cheng Weimin is waiting for you inside now. Go in by yourself, I won't accompany you. Cheng Yiyi said, made a "bye-bye" gesture, smiled evilly at him, and turned to leave.
Lin Junnan stood blankly outside the door of the chairman's room, imagining what kind of scene he would be like when he went in later--the person surnamed Cheng who appeared in Yule Coffee House was really the famous chairman of Ningxing Group? ! How could this important figure in the real estate industry in Ningjiang personally go to a small coffee house to make a heavy promise to a person who had never known him? Lin Junnan thought of Cheng Yiyi again: "Why does she also work in Ningxing Hotel? What is her relationship with Cheng Weimin?" That playful smile she had just now clearly showed that she knew I was coming here!"
He stood in the hallway for a moment, and only when his mind had calmed down did he raise his hand and knock on the door.
"Come in!" came a familiar voice from inside the room.
Lin Junnan pushed open the door and walked into the office of the chairman of Ningxing Group.
Cheng Weimin is carefully pruning a few broad-leaved plants in front of the window. He was still dressed athleisurely, except that he had a cigarette in his mouth.
Lin Junnan stood at the door and said respectfully: "Chairman Cheng, hello!"
Cheng Weimin turned around and saw that it was Lin Junnan, put down the scissors in his hand, and smiled at him: "Oh, Xiaolin is here? As he spoke, he walked behind a large mahogany screen.
A girl who looked like an assistant came in, invited Lin Junnan to sit on the sofa, poured him another cup of tea, and then withdrew, closing the door gently. After a while, Cheng Weimin came out from behind the screen.
"I'm glad you accepted my invitation! To be honest, I thought you would come over in less than three days, but you made me wait for more than a week!" Cheng Weimin said, sitting opposite Lin Junnan. Facing Cheng Weimin's amiable smile, the tension and panic in Lin Junnan's heart gradually dissipated.
"I'm sorry, but the coffee house still has some aftermath to deal with. ”
"It doesn't matter. I'm very happy that you can come to Ningxing Group! How about it, when can you go to work?"
"I can go to work now. However, I am not familiar with the hotel management business and may need to learn for a while first. ”
"Okay, I'll give you time! I'm sure you can do it well, as long as you pay attention. In this case, I will arrange an assistant for you to help you get familiar with the situation as soon as possible. Cheng Weimin took out his mobile phone and dialed a number, "Yiyi, you come to me." ”
After about two minutes, Cheng Yiyi directly pushed the door in and walked in front of Cheng Weimin and Lin Junnan. Lin Junnan looked at her, with both joy and doubt in his eyes.
"You and Yiyi have known each other for a long time, I'll let her be your assistant-" Cheng Weimin noticed Lin Junnan's puzzled eyes, "Yes, Yiyi is my daughter." She is the hotel's Administrative & Human Resources Manager. From today onwards, I hand over both her and her department to you!"
Lin Junnan's gaze turned to Cheng Yiyi, and saw that evil smile appeared at the corner of her mouth again......
That night, Lin Junnan tossed and turned and couldn't sleep. Somehow, the appearance of two girls, Sissi and Yiyi, alternately appeared in front of his eyes......
He seemed to see the tears in Sissi's eyes......
He picked up his mobile phone, and after repeated ideological struggles, he finally dialed Sissi's number. However, the voice coming from the phone is: "The user you are calling is down......"