Chapter 6: Tossing and Turning
At the dinner table, Lorraine looked at her father for a while, and her mother for a while, but she didn't eat much food in the bowl.
"Xiaolin, what's wrong today? What are you doing staring at your parents all the time? Don't eat either? Mother Li Hong put a piece of chicken in Lorraine's rice bowl and asked strangely.
Father Luo Jianrong also felt that Lorraine was a little strange today, and raised his head to look at Lorraine.
Lorraine realized her gaffe and smiled: "Mom and Dad, you have been out of town for so long to come back, doesn't my son miss you?" I want to take a few more looks. ”
Yo?
Luo's mother and Luo's father were both stunned, what's wrong today? With such a sweet mouth, is it still their naughty and pompous loser?
After a pause, Luo Mu made a look of sudden realization: "Hehe, stinky boy, you have nothing to do, do you fancy any new motorcycle?" ”
Lorraine was stunned for a moment, then smiled, thinking about it, at this age, she really likes motorcycles. Of course, this is also influenced by the gangsters.
"Dad, Mom. You are mistaken. Lorraine shook his hand and said seriously, "I know that my son has broken your heart over the years, although you are not often at home, you must be very worried about me, afraid that I will not eat well and dress well, and worry that I will mix with those little ruffians in society." In the past, I often complained that you were often busy with business in other places, regardless of me. But now that my son has figured it out, it must be difficult to get away from the business outside, for example, today, you must have pushed off a lot of business things before you can go home for a day or two, just to see me, right? ”
These words came from the bottom of her heart, and Lorraine, who was in her previous life, wanted to say these words of gratitude to her parents in person, but unfortunately, there was no chance.
Luo's mother and Luo's father looked at each other stunned, but they were more moved and relieved, and for a while, there was silence at the dinner table.
After being silent for a long time, Luo's father slowly put down the dishes and chopsticks and stared at Lorraine's eyes without saying a word.
Lorraine greeted him gently, his eyes full of gratitude to his father, and the fortitude and firmness that belonged to a son and a man.
Finally, the serious Luo's father showed a smile of relief, turned his head and waved his hand to Luo's mother: "Go and bring the bottle of good wine in my study, I'll have some drinks with Xiaolin today." ”
"Huh? This ......" Luo's mother was stunned, usually it is strictly forbidden for Lorraine to touch alcohol, why is the strictest husband proposing to drink today?
"Hehe, Mom, sit down, I'll get it." Lorraine smiled and stood up and ran into her father's study.
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After a few casual drinks, Lorraine chatted with her father.
In my impression, my father has always been majestic, but tonight, he has been smiling at himself. Between the cups, Lorraine made it clear that she would study hard in the future and no longer be foolish, which made her parents happy and couldn't close their mouths.
"Dad, how is the company's earnings lately?" Lorraine's sentence gets to the point.
Luo's father was stunned by the question, but he still smiled: "Xiaolin, your task now is to study hard, and you don't need to worry about the company's affairs." ”
Luo's mother disagreed when she heard this, and patted Luo's father on the shoulder: "It's rare to be so happy today, the child wants to care about the company's affairs, you can talk about it." What's more, the child will have to take over the company sooner or later, isn't it the same if you say it early or late? ”
Father Luo frowned slightly, looked at Lorraine looking at him expectantly, and sighed lightly: "Recently, the company's earnings have declined slightly, but this kind of fluctuation is a common thing, and it is not worth mentioning." ”
"Not worth mentioning?" Luo's mother glanced at Luo's father, "I said Lao Luo, what kind of sloppiness is there with your own children?" Xiao Lin is sensible now, and there are some things that should be said. ”
Seeing Luo's father's slightly solemn expression, Lorraine knew that his worries were indeed correct.
"Dad, isn't it easy to do business in other provinces recently?"
Father Luo paused, then met Lorraine's concerned eyes and nodded.
Lorraine frowned slightly: "No, now the consumption level in the mainland is soaring, and our main focus in other provinces is also the hotel leisure and entertainment industry." Over the years, the network in various locations in other provinces has also been established very solidly, and the reputation is also good. The overall data shows that the entire entertainment industry is on the rise, and we are an old brand for so many years, and the revenue growth is not large, but if you want to say that it is declining, it is a little strange, right? ”
One problem after another, layer by layer, bit by bit analysis, Zhang Kou made a general outlook on the current prospects of the entertainment and leisure industry, which highlighted the strangeness of the current decline in earnings of Rockwell enterprises.
Luo Jianrong's face changed a few times, and he glanced at Li Hong in surprise.
Obviously, Luo's father and Luo's mother were "surprised" by their son who suddenly talked so eloquently.
Mother Li Hong reached out and touched Lorraine's head: "This kid, what's wrong today?" Sick? ”
"Nonsense." This time, it was Luo Jianrong who stopped Li Hong, "My son has analyzed every situation thoroughly, and every drop of water is leaky, is this what you can say when you are sick?" I think that in the past two months since we left home, my son has grown up, and suddenly he has opened his mind. ”
Fresh, his father, who has always cherished his words like gold, opened his mouth to praise himself.
Luo Jianrong is not a small figure in the business world, and his mind is so powerful, he more or less guessed Lorraine's purpose with a turn of his brain.
"Son, what's the matter? After a few drinks with my dad, you want to get something out of my mouth? ”
Seeing his father open his heart to himself like this and talking like a friend, Lorraine felt warm in his heart and smiled: "Dad, seriously, my son is also worried." Recently, you have been in the field for more and more time, I guess there must be a lot of tricky things, my mother is right, I will have to inherit our family business in the future, and it is not superfluous to worry about business matters a day earlier. ”
Luo Jianrong slowly put away his smile and nodded approvingly: "Xiaolin, you have grown up, I am very pleased." But ah, now is the time for you to study, if you really want to worry about the company's affairs, then let me be admitted to a first-class undergraduate university in Yanjing, it will not be long, and you will take the college entrance examination in one year. Look, how is that? ”
"Yanjing? ......" Lorraine frowned slightly, "Dad, do you want to open the hotel and entertainment industry to Yanjing?" That's the capital, the market has long been saturated, and it's not easy to get there. ”
"What's the hurry? There's still a year to go. Luo Jianrong laughed, "Okay, this matter is settled, come, after drinking this cup, hurry up and give me a bath and sleep, you have to go to class tomorrow, you can't be admitted to a first-class university in Yanjing after a year, see if your mother doesn't clean you up!" ”
Li Hong happily closed her mouth and helped on the side: "That is, if you can't get into a good university, you only have a hundred pocket money every month!" ”
"Ah...... Don't! Lorraine rolled her eyes.
After taking a shower and falling asleep, Lorraine turned off the bedside lamp, pillowed her hands, and the moonlight poured in through the window.
Today's communication with my parents was smooth and enjoyable. Not only did they no longer worry about themselves, but also made their attitudes clear, and more importantly, Lorraine saw a message from his father Luo Jianrong's words and deeds - there were indeed some problems in the company.
However, it is too unrealistic to expect my father to agree to let him meddle in the company's affairs now.
What to do? Watching your company's problems escalate? Of course not, Lorraine had already thought about it - he wanted to start his own business, and the goal was to put his feet in Yanjing one step before his father.
The company's problems broke out in Yanjing, which also shows that the crux of the problem lies in Yanjing, and it is further speculated that this is directly related to Pan Jiajun's Pan Group! In 2008, China Merchants and Pan Jiajun made enemies, which was just a fuse, and Luojia settled in Beijing as a foreign enterprise, and the resistance encountered would never be so simple. It is even possible that there is commercial espionage within the enterprise, although these are all speculations, but they must not be guarded against. The most important point is that if you want to resist the behemoth of the Pan Group, there is a hidden backer behind it, or you need a hole card that never shows the mountain on the surface.
Lorraine knew that his first priority was to fill the void in that part of the company. Three years should be enough!
Why do you want to say Lorraine?
With the courage and heart of his two lives, and his foresight of unknown obstacles to the future!
Lorraine, who has experienced ups and downs in her previous life, understands that in this world, there is no absolute right and wrong, and if you want to be fair, you must first be strong yourself, have the ability, and have the conditions to be qualified to talk about fairness, and even control fairness!
In the darkness, under Lorraine's calm and immature face, there is a powerful, even wild heart!
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Tossing and turning on the bed and unable to fall asleep, Lorraine sat up and shook her head helplessly.
In this era, I haven't started smoking yet, but Lorraine's current soul is a twenty-year-old smoker, a cigarette before going to bed, and this bad habit is difficult to change for a while.
So, Lorraine carefully put on his clothes and shoes, took his wallet and mobile phone, quietly left the house, and glanced at the time of the wall clock on the wall, it was already more than 2 o'clock in the morning.
Walking out of the community, Lorraine had a whim, and with a wave of his hand, he intercepted a taxi and got in.
"Master, go to the night market."
The night market street is a street with relatively chaotic security, which is why it was changed to a pedestrian street after five years. On this street, food stalls, street stalls, barbecues, restaurants, bars, dance halls, shampoos, foot massages and so on abound, there are specialized statistics, there are an average of 38 violent clashes a month, and most of the entertainment and leisure places here have more or less special services. This is also an open secret in Zhengzhou City.
Let's miss it, when I was young, Lorraine went there a lot to spend a lot of wine, maybe there was an unexpected harvest, didn't it?