On August 1, 1958, Carrefour Co., Ltd. was incorporated in Hong Kong with a registered capital of 20 million Hong Kong dollars, and Li Hualong was the sole shareholder.

At the beginning of Carrefour's establishment, there was only one employee in the company, Bao Yunshan, Li Hualong completely trusted Bao Yunshan, and entrusted the recruitment of employees to the other party, and he did not interfere at all.

Bao Yunshan is very responsible, carefully selected, and recruited a group of excellent employees for Carrefour Company, many of whom later became the senior management of Carrefour Group, and made great contributions to the development and growth of Carrefour.

Li Hualong is not a stingy person, did not treat Carrefour entrepreneurial veterans badly, before the company went public, the senior executives got a large number of original shares, with the listing of Carrefour company, the value of these people has skyrocketed, if they hold these stocks for a long time and do not sell, they can become enviable rich.

Bao Yunshan, who has been the CEO of Carrefour for a long time, has become a world-renowned part-time worker as Carrefour continues to grow.

One day in early September, Xi Chongyi took her husband and daughter back to her parents' house.

On the way back to her parents' house by car, Xi Chongyi teased Li Hualong and said: "Ah Long, my brother and sister-in-law, sister and brother-in-law all work under you, are you considered nepotism?" ”

"No, I don't. They are all capable people, and I asked them to help me work, and I kind of picked up a bargain. ”

"You, you've done good deeds, and you're so humble." Xi Chongyi grinned, "As the old saying goes, if one person attains the Tao, the chicken and dog ascend to heaven." This sentence can be applied to you, right? ”

"What do you think?" Li Hualong asked with a smile.

Xi Chongyi smiled noncommittally, and said instead: "Ah Long, I heard Grandma say that you learned to paint before, and you are good at drawing, why haven't I seen you touch a paintbrush?" ”

"I use the brush a lot, but it's not a painting, no, the architectural design is also a painting in a sense." Li Hualong smiled, "Chongyi, do you want to learn to paint?" ”

"I don't want to learn, but I want to see you draw."

"After a while, when I have some leisure, I'll paint you a portrait."

"Gongbi painting, or oil painting?"

"What do you like?"

"Draw whatever you're good at."

"I'm better at sketching."

"Then let's sketch, I've seen other people draw sketches, and they look very similar."

"Don't worry, you'll be satisfied." Li Hualong said with a smile.

"Paint, dad paint...... " Li Linqi, who was babbling, interjected.

"Haha, Lynki, you're so smart, when you grow up, Dad will teach you to draw." Li Hualong smiled and kissed his daughter's cheek.

"Giggles!" Li Linqi laughed happily.

"Chongyi, you see, our daughters are all charming, when they grow up, they will definitely be like you, a big beauty!"

After a few words, the car arrived at its destination.

As soon as Li Hualong got out of the car with his daughter, Xi Chongyi's grandmother and others went out to greet him.

"Grandma, you're so old!" Li Hualong said with a smile and walked up to his grandmother.

"Okay, okay, let me hug Lynki." Grandma said kindly, "I miss Kiki." ”

"Grandma." Li Linqi exclaimed affectionately.

"Hey, Kiki is so good." Grandma is sweet to the heart.

After entering the house, everyone sat down, and the second brother Xi Chongqin took matters into his own hands and poured two cups of tea for Li Hualong and Xi Chongyi.

After a few sips of tea and a few small talks, the eldest brother Xi Chongxing (Note 1) asked: "Ah Long, the hotel will be renovated in 7 days, when will it open?" ”。

(Note 1, I found the names of Xi Chongyi's second brother and third brother, Xi Chongqin and Xi Chongjian respectively, but I couldn't find the name of the eldest brother, so I created my own one.) Judging from the information on the Internet, this eldest brother and Xi Chongyi may not have grown up together, it is possible that after the founding of the People's Republic of China, the eldest brother stayed in China. For the sake of the novel's situation, the designer came to Hong Kong with Xi Chongyi. ）

A few months ago, Li Hualong registered a 7 Days Hotel Chain in Hong Kong, and after that, he appointed Xi Chongxing as the general manager of the company.

"Is it too late to open on the first of next month?" Li Hualong asked.

"Hurry up, you can open in half a month." Xi Chongxing smiled.

"The hotel has just been renovated, the room smells and needs more ventilation. Don't be in a hurry, let's open on October 1st. ”

"Okay." The eldest brother nodded with a smile and said, "I asked my friends, and they all think that with the accommodation fee of the seven-day hotel, they will definitely be able to attract many customers. Long-term operation, the occupancy rate will not be less than 90%. ”

"Hopefully business will be good. I am very optimistic about the prospects of budget hotels in Hong Kong, and I have invested in a building in Causeway Bay, which is almost topped out, and I am going to set aside three floors for the operation of the 7-day hotel, which is expected to open next summer. ”

"The opening of the first Seven Days Hotel is a good celebration. Aaron, how do you say to celebrate? ”

"I may not have time to attend the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the opening, so depending on the situation, I'll go when I have time. It's up to you how you want to celebrate...... I don't think there's any need to make it grand. The first is that the customer base of express hotels and high-end hotels is different, and the second is that the scale of the first seven-day hotel is not large, so there is no need to be extravagant and wasteful. ”

"Let's keep it low-key...... Set off 10,000 firecrackers, okay? ”

"That's fine."

"Aaron, the opening ceremony should be held in a low-key manner, but in the first month of opening, you need to hold a reward event, otherwise, the occupancy rate of the hotel is too low, which is not conducive to promotion."

"It's necessary." Li Hualong nodded, he felt that what Xi Chongxing said made sense, "In the first week of opening, the accommodation fee will be discounted by 20%; In the second week, 9% off, and in the third week, 95% off. Hold a three-week event...... Do you think it's okay? ”

"I'll see it!" Xi Chongxing nodded with a smile and said, "You boss thinks it's okay, it's definitely okay." ”

"I'm just giving advice, and I'm going to have to trouble my uncle about specific things."

"Aaron, you have so much business, do you feel tired?" Xi Chongxing's wife, Hou Furong, asked with a smile.

"It's okay." Li Hualong said with a smile, "Sister-in-law, everyone's attitude towards doing business is different, I'm a person, I like to be a shopkeeper, as long as others can do something, I am willing to let others do it." ”

"I'm going to prove that." Xi Chongyi smiled and turned to look at her brother-in-law, "Brother-in-law, it's been more than two years since the first 7-Eleven convenience store opened, and Ah Long rarely interferes in the management of convenience stores, right?" ”

"Chongyi, you are embarrassed to say that your brother-in-law works hard in order to live up to Ah Long's trust, and I have to worry about everything at home." The eldest sister Xi Chongying said with a smile, she said this is the truth, but it is a bit of an invitation.

"Eldest sister, do you want Ah Long to give his brother-in-law a raise?" Xi Chongyi said with a smile.

"I didn't mean that. Your brother-in-law works for Aaron and his income is already very high. Xi Chongying hurriedly said, she didn't want her husband to leave a bad impression in Li Hualong's heart with a few jokes, "Your brother-in-law didn't feel tired, he said that every day was very fulfilling, and his efforts could be effective." ”

"There are only five 7-Eleven convenience stores now, and the number of convenience stores will definitely increase in the future. My brother-in-law is the general manager of the company, and his income will definitely get higher and higher. In the future, 7-Eleven may merge with other companies to go public, and before going public, every employee can buy original shares, and if the stock price is very low, the company's senior management can buy a large number of original shares. After the company went public, the stock price rose, and the company's top management sold a small part of the original shares, and they were able to afford the luxury home. ”

"Really?!" Xi Chongying said in surprise.

"I've never made promises that the middle leaders of the company may be able to live in villas." Li Hualong smiled, "In about four months, the first supermarket I invested in will open." Big brother-in-law, the 7-Eleven convenience store you are currently managing can be compared with this supermarket, and it is very likely that the two companies will merge and go public together in the future. If you do a better job, you will be the general manager of the combined company. ”

Li Hualong said and picked up the teacup, took a sip of tea, looked at the people around him, and continued: "I am willing to give relatives and friends a chance. Those who are capable and willing to work will definitely be able to get a stage to display their talents. If you are too selfish, you will only be clever, you will only pick up sesame seeds, lose watermelons, and the gains outweigh the losses. In the future, if you encounter any difficulties at home, I will do my best to help. If someone does not distinguish between public and private, then relatives can continue to do it, and the relationship between the boss and the employee can only be broken. ”

"Aaron, what you said, everyone understands." Xi Chongying smiled, "Over the years, he has taken care of us very much, and we are measured." ”

"I'll do a good job!" Xi Chongxing smiled.

"Aaron, don't worry, we know it in our hearts." Xi Chongqin is colorful.

Two years ago, Xi Chongqin quit his original job and joined Ming Pao Newspaper under the introduction of Li Hualong, and now, he serves as the newspaper's logistics director.

"I'll just shoot a good movie." Xi Chongjian said with a smile.

"Chongjian, do you want to be an actor for the rest of your life?" Li Hualong asked with a smile.

"What else can I do but be an actor?" Xi Chongjian looked puzzled, he didn't have much planning for the future.

"Be a director, be a producer."

"Director......" Xi Chongjian smiled and pondered for a moment, "I'm still a little interested in directing movies." As a producer, the interest is greater. Hehe, Aaron, you would prefer me to be a producer, right? ”

"It depends on your own interests and abilities." Li Hualong smiled, "An actor is not an athlete, he has no professional lifespan, even if he is seventy or eighty, he still has a role to play." ”

"It's definitely not wrong to learn more." Xi Chongyi smiled and said, "Third brother, during the filming process, you can learn from the director and producer." ”

"Aaron said that living to old age and learning old is very reasonable." Xi Chongjian smiled and nodded, "I will learn more in the future." ”

"That's right, young people should be studious, don't waste their time!" Grandma said earnestly.