Chapter 50: Wang Yuanbao
Li Shan saw a carriage parked not far away at this time, just by looking at the exquisite decoration of the carriage, he knew that this person's identity must be extraordinary, a carriage drawn by two horses, almost the size of a small room, it was really extravagant.
When I got into the carriage, I saw a middle-aged man in his forties reading a book in the car, and a girl next to him beat his leg, presumably this person was Wang Yuanbao. It was a little different from Li Shan's imagination, I thought that the businessman was mercenary, and there would be a bit of copper smell, but I didn't expect that the middle-aged man in front of him, tall and handsome, with a kind of calmness and luxury in his demeanor, was actually a little more graceful than Lu Jiuyuan, and it was really a rich businessman from the feet of the Son of Heaven.
"Li Gongzi, please sit down and watch the tea." Wang Yuanbao put down the book and looked at Li Shan formally. "Li Gongzi is worthy of being a young talent, and his bearing is extraordinary." Li Shan sat down and arched his hand: "This must be the big proprietor of Yuelai Restaurant, Boss Wang, right?" Wang Yuanbao smiled slightly and said: "Li Gongzi is a smart person, and Ming people don't talk to each other. The old man will not beat around the bush, my concubine Xue Ji was offended a lot before, Wang made a gift to Li Gongzi, can you turn the conflict into jade silk at this time? ”
Li Shan was also surprised to see Wang Yuanbao speak so bluntly, and said politely: "Boss Wang's words are serious, if Boss Wang can let go of my mother and concubine, I am naturally willing to make Boss Wang a friend." "That's natural, I've ordered someone to bring the old lady and Miss Jinxi over, and now they have returned home, and if you don't believe it, you can go and see it." Please also ask Li Gongzi to return Xue Ji to me. Li Shan nodded and said, "Boss Wang is really a cheerful person, I'll send someone to bring the Snow Maiden to you." Leave. ”
"Li Gongzi is slow, Wang has a deal he wants to talk to Li Gongzi, I don't know if Li Gongzi is interested?" Wang Yuanbao naturally has a plan. Li Shan knew that he was always going to come: "Does Boss Wang want to invite the secret recipe of the Immortal Pavilion?" It's also simple, I'm also a businessman, there's nothing to talk about, as long as the price is right. I'll send Snow Maiden to Yuelai Restaurant later, and now I want to see my mother and Jinxi. Please forgive Boss Wang, presumably Boss Wang is also very tired from running all the way from the capital. In the evening, please Xiange, I will treat Boss Wang to pick up the wind and wash the dust. ”
Wang Yuanbao said with a smile: "Li Gongzi is really temperamental, and he is very suitable for the old man's temper. However, the old man is pressed for time, and the son can go home to talk to his family first, so Wang is waiting here, okay? Li Shan nodded and arched his hand and said, "Thank you Boss Wang for your understanding, I'll go back when I go." ”
When he entered the house, he saw his mother and Jinxi surrounded by a crowd of people, and Li Shan felt like he was dreaming. Su Jinxi saw that Li Shan was back, and rushed to Li Shan's arms from the crowd: "Xianggong, Jinxi thought she would never see you again!" Li Shan was full of joy in his heart, took Su Jinxi's hand and said, "Silly girl, it's not good to be fair, so you have been wronged." Then he came to his mother, knelt down on his knees, and said, "Mother, it is the child who is unfilial and makes the mother suffer." Mother Li looked at Li Shan and didn't get angry, and said: "I didn't suffer anything, the original story of the matter Yan Zhao also made it clear to me, people are always involuntary in the rivers and lakes, and my mother doesn't blame you." Li Shan got up, and then ordered Zhang Yanzhao to quickly pick up Xue Ji.
"Mother, where have you been locked up these days? Did they abuse you? Li Shan now wants to know if his mother and Jinxi have suffered, which determines his attitude towards Boss Wang for a while. Su Jinxi said: "Xianggong, we were locked up in a courtyard outside the city by those masked people, and Jinxi doesn't know what the place is. But they didn't make it difficult for us. Li Shan nodded, this Xue Ji is quite measured, and Emi has done things absolutely well. I still have something to talk to Boss Wang, Jinxi, you serve your mother first and go back to the house to rest. ”
"Li Gongzi, Wang is here this time to talk to Li Gongzi about cooperation." Wang Yuanbao tasted the tea ceremony slowly and methodically. Li Shan thought that Yuelai Restaurant and Yuxian Pavilion were already incompatible, but Boss Wang was a little surprised when he said this: "Boss Wang, as far as I know, your Yuelai Restaurant and Li Chengwei seem to be quite closely connected, and this incident is also related to Li Chengwei in the final analysis." If you ask me to cooperate like this, aren't you afraid of offending Li Chengwei? ”
Wang Yuanbao waved his hand disappreciatively and said: "The difference between what Li Gongzi said, our friendship between Yuelai Restaurant and Li Chengwei is not deep. You know that people from our capital always have to find some connections to do business on other people's territory, so the shopkeeper of Song will deliberately flatter Li Chengwei. As for the conflict with the Immortal Pavilion, with all due respect, the old man said bluntly that his peers are enemies. As the saying goes, one mountain can't tolerate two tigers, and it was Li Gongzi who wanted to rob me of my job first. But Li Gongzi don't worry, Wang thinks that the king will be defeated, and I admit that Yuelai Restaurant is indeed better than inviting Xiange, so I want to cooperate with Li Gongzi. ”
Li Shan took a sip of tea quietly and said, "There are no eternal friends, and there are no eternal enemies, only eternal interests." Since Boss Wang is so gracious, Li is naturally not an unkind person, dare to ask Boss Wang how to cooperate? ”
"I wonder what Li Gongzi thinks of Yuelai Restaurant?"
Li Shan didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in Wang Yuanbao's gourd: "Now, it's so-so, but if it comes to me, it will be ten times better to keep him than now." Hearing Li Shankou's ridicule, Wang Yuanbao was not angry, and said with a smile: "Li Gongzi's methods Wang Mou can be regarded as having seen it, and the shopkeeper Song naturally can't be compared with Li Gongzi." But I want to say, if I exchange Yuelai Restaurant for Li Gongzi's secret recipe, I don't know if this deal is appropriate? ”
Sure enough, he is worthy of being a big boss, a local tyrant, and it is not ordinary to make a move, which is called trading. Li Shan finally felt the pleasure of doing business with local tyrants, which was happiness. Li Shan touched his chin, squinted his eyes in contemplation, and thought about it for a while: "It looks like it is indeed a more tempting proposition. But I don't care about a Yuelai restaurant. According to this situation, it is a matter of time before Yuelai Restaurant is crushed by the Immortal Pavilion. There is no secret recipe, Yuelai Restaurant is just meat on my mouth, but if I give you the secret recipe and give you the capital to fight back, wouldn't I be asking for trouble? Wasn't the main reason why Yuelai Restaurant was able to squeeze out the half-immortals before, because of the novelty of the dishes? I think Boss Wang should understand what I mean. So I don't think Boss Wang has shown all his sincerity. ”
Naturally, there are back-and-forths when talking about business, and a fool will explain the reserve price clearly at the beginning. Of course, Boss Wang understood this truth for many years of encroachment on the shopping mall, and said with a slight smile: "Li Gongzi is really a smart person, in a word." However, I think Li Gongzi also underestimated Wang's strength, and if you want to sit on the ground, you should also estimate your own capital. Although the invitation to the fairy pavilion is now booming, the attraction of new dishes is only temporary, and people will get tired of it after a long time. If you want to crush Yuelai Restaurant, you can't help but think too simply. Yuelai Restaurant is different from Jubanxian, we only can't go in and out and stay up for three years, and I can afford it, but if you invite Xiange only to go in and out, I'm afraid it will be closed in a month, right? ”
Li Shan's heart was shocked, he was really an old oilman, much more powerful than Xue Ji, and one sentence almost made Li Shan unable to stabilize his position. Li Shan slowly picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea, and said slowly: "Boss Wang, I told Snow Maiden before there was a sentence, presumably she hasn't had a chance to convey it to you, so I'll say it again." As a person, the most annoying thing is that others threaten me. After speaking, he looked at Wang Yuanbao with a calm face, Wang Yuanbao also stared at Li Shan, although he didn't speak, but the two of them were in a more intense game, and they wanted to find even a trace of flaws in each other.
After a while, Wang Yuanbao and Li Shan laughed at the same time, and Wang Yuanbao said: "Li Gongzi said that he was funny, Wang really wants to cooperate with Li Gongzi." It's better to have one more friend than one more enemy, isn't it? Li Shan nodded and said: "Boss Wang is right, I heard that my mother and Jinxi were locked up in a courtyard in the suburbs before, Jinxi likes it very much, I don't know if Boss Wang is willing to cut his love?" Wang Yuanbao squinted at Li Shan, his eyes were like substance, which made Li Shan feel a sense of oppression that he didn't dare to look at each other, but Li Shan knew that he had to resist at this time, kept a smile, picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea. Haha, okay. Li Gongzi really has courage and knowledge, but since he has increased the size, Wang has another request. In the future, please ask Xiange to have new dishes, and I will also know the secret recipe. ”
Li Shan naturally didn't refuse, picked up the teacup and said, "Okay, I hope I can cooperate happily with Boss Wang." ”