Chapter 46: Windfall
When Zhang Weixin was being played by a naughty little girl, Zeng Zhilin, Wang Feng and others were watching the boxing and kicking in the market in front of the City God Temple. In the middle of the field, two tough young men were fighting. Although in the eyes of Zeng Zhilin and Wang Feng, they are just some tricks, and they are not big skills. But these two young men cooperate quite tacitly with each move, and the frame style is also good-looking, so the onlookers also shout from time to time.
A few people looked at it for a while, and felt that it was not interesting, so they turned around and left, and continued to wander around. But Zeng Zhilin remembered that a few months ago, it was because of watching the excitement, and Liu Wendong was accidentally injured because of this. So while walking, he described the crisis situation that day to Wang Feng and others, who were not present at the time. Others were better, although they were not present at the time, but they all came to see Liu Wendong later, only Wu Peng, who left the Yuxu Palace for the first time and went down the mountain, was the most fascinated by it, and his interest in listening to the story was also very high, and he urged Zeng Zhilin to hurry up and talk down from time to time.
The group walked and chatted like this, and walked around the left side of the City God Temple, but they did not find that not far behind them, there was a pair of hateful eyes staring at them, until they left the City God Temple and returned to the Yuelai Inn and entered the door, the owner of those eyes, a young descendant, had to temporarily give up the idea of continuing to follow, turned around and entered a tavern next to the inn, and found a seat by the window to sit down, but his eyes were still staring at the door of the Yuelai Inn. Zeng Zhilin, Wang Feng and others happily entered the inn, without noticing that they were being followed.
The group entered the East Cross Courtyard and joined up with their companions who had remained there. After they rested for a while, and saw that the time was almost up, Zhang Weixin beckoned everyone to stop chatting, get up and go to Tianfu Tower, and prepare to have a big meal. Naturally, everyone had no opinion on this, and immediately took action, and a group of people walked out of the Yuelai Inn in a chaotic manner and went straight to Tianfu Tower. Almost at the same time, the person who had been following Zeng Zhilin and them since the beginning of the City God Temple also came out of the tavern and followed behind them from a distance. This person followed them all the way to the door of Tianfu Tower, and when he saw them go upstairs, he turned around and left.
The people of the Yuxu Palace, who had no idea, came to the private room on the third floor, and each found a place to sit down, drinking the tea sent by the guy, while waiting for the arrival of the guests.
The father and son of the Qi family arrived on time at the beginning of the year, everyone greeted each other, and after a few words of greeting, they sat down together, and then the various signature dishes and good wine of Tianfu Lou came up at a low price. After Zhang Weixin and Qi Nanhai said a few words of good wishes, everyone began to drink happily, and it was not lively for a while.
The meal was very relaxed, and everyone drank very happily. After eating for more than an hour, after sending the Qi family father and son downstairs, Zhang Weixin and the others returned to the private room upstairs, waiting to meet with Boss Chen of Tianfulou.
After waiting for a while, Chen Guangfu and Boss Chen walked into the private room with a smile on his face. As soon as he entered, he greeted everyone and asked them if they were satisfied with the food. Everyone present also returned the salute and praised the wine and food in Tianfu Building. After some polite words, Zhang Weixin knew that Boss Chen must have something to say, so he let him sit down next to him, and then waited for the other party to speak with a smile. Chen Guangfu was a little hesitant at first, looking like he wanted to speak and stopped. Seeing this, Zhang Weixin said briskly: "We and Boss Chen are acquaintances, if you have anything to say, Boss Chen might as well say it directly." ”
Hearing Zhang Weixin say this, Chen Guangfu no longer hesitated, arched his hand to Zhang Weixin, and said: "Since Zhang Daochang is so refreshing, he won't make any detours in the future." In the next appointment to meet Zhang Daochang, I wanted to talk about a deal with Zhang Daochang, Fan Daochang, Zhao Daochang and others. ”
As soon as he heard that the other party was going to talk about business with him, Zhang Weixin, Fan Wucheng, and Zhao Dawei were not surprised, and everyone had already considered this aspect in the inn before. It's just that I don't know what kind of business Boss Chen wants to talk about, I can only guess that this Boss Chen is opening a restaurant, is it because the business is booming, I feel that the small place of Liangxiang is not developed enough, I want to expand the business, I feel that these people have business acumen, and I want to win them over for my own use, and then go to other places to open a few branches?
To say that they were really a bit reliable, Boss Chen saw that Zhang Weixin and the others seemed to be very interested in his words, so he continued: "That's the case, the auction held by the Taoist leaders a few days ago amazed Zaixia, and I admired your novel methods in doing business. In the past two days, I have heard that you have reached a deal with Qi Yuanwai for the transfer of real estate and shops, and I guess that you are planning to do business in a down-to-earth manner. In the next day of the Fu Lou business for many years, although it can barely be regarded as prosperous, but due to the limited ability in the next generation, it has not been able to go to the next level for several years. Now that I have the fate to meet you Taoists, and you Taoists are interested in doing business, I take the liberty to make a suggestion, hoping to cooperate with you Taoists to jointly run this restaurant, I don't know what you Taoist think? ”
After Boss Chen finished speaking, everyone in Yuxu Palace was a little surprised, no one expected that Boss Chen would actually come up with the idea of cooperative management. You must know that this Tianfulou, as the largest restaurant in Liangxiang City, although it is not a daily gold, but I heard Fang Yingyu Fang's boss say that it should not be a problem to earn 1,800 yuan a year.
Everyone is full of doubts about Boss Chen's proposal that is a bit pie in the sky, and thinks that this Boss Chen has such a haode business performance, and Weishenme wants to pull his own people into the gang to share his interests, which seems a bit abnormal. Could it be that there is any conspiracy in this, could it be that Boss Chen was a little red-eyed when he saw that the Taoist priest of Yuxu Palace had made money by selling treasures, and wanted to cheat everyone's money under the guise of cooperative management. As the saying goes, when things are abnormal, they must be demons. Behind this unreasonable proposal, there must be a motive to make it reasonable, so what is Boss Chen's motive?
Zhang Weixin and others were puzzled by this, and they didn't know how to answer Boss Chen for a while. And their expressions made Boss Chen misunderstand, thinking that his conditions were not clear, and the other party felt that it was unprofitable and was unwilling to agree. Therefore, he added: "As for the conditions of cooperation, you don't have to worry. As long as you are willing to make suggestions for the operation of my restaurant, you will be paid a generous remuneration every month, and you will be given a dry share for free, and you can pay dividends proportionally at the end of the year. ”,
Such generous conditions made everyone in the Jade Void Palace even more incomprehensible. Xu Shaoan even asked: "Boss Chen has made such a haode condition, aren't you afraid that I will wait for the money to do nothing?" ”
Boss Chen smiled and waved his hand and said, "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid." In my opinion, all of you are trustworthy people, and you will never do such a villainous act. Judging from what you have done, you are all people with great ambitions. If there is an opportunity to show one's abilities and ambitions, I will try to grasp it and never let it slip away. Moreover, I have full confidence in your ability, and this transaction is a sure profit for you. ”
After listening to Boss Chen's words, everyone in the Jade Void Palace understood what he meant. It seems that this Boss Chen has taken a fancy to everyone's business ability, thinks that everyone is a talent, and wants to use the high salary to recruit everyone to his subordinates and contribute to his career to a higher level. Presumably, this Boss Chen is no longer satisfied with being the first floor of Liangxiang, his ambition may be to be the first floor of Youzhou, or even the first floor in the world.
Fan Wucheng and Zhao Dawei, who were more business-minded, not only figured this out at this time, but also thought of the deeper reasons that prompted Boss Chen to do this. They believe that Boss Chen is not only doing this to make the restaurant bigger and stronger, but also for the needs of his restaurant to be prosperous in the future. In their opinion, this Boss Chen not only felt great potential from them, but also felt a huge threat.
Imagine, if these people in Yuxu Palace change careers to business in the future, maybe one day they will develop into the catering industry, with their business acumen and ingenuity, once they join the competition, it will inevitably have an impact on their peers, and even cause a fatal blow. Instead of making enemies of these elites at that time, it is better to spend more money to win them over now, wouldn't this kill two birds with one stone? After figuring this out, Fan and Zhao also admired Boss Chen's foresight and decisiveness.
After reaching their own judgment, Fan and Zhao whispered to each other again, and then Fan Wucheng saw that Zhang Weixin was still considering, and turned his head to look at himself from time to time, as if asking for his opinion. So he quietly glanced at Zhang Weixin and signaled that he had something to talk to him privately. Zhang Weixin's reaction was also very fast, and he immediately complained to Boss Chen, saying that he was not strong enough to drink, and he needed to go to convenience first, so he got up and walked out of the private room, and Fan Wucheng then followed out in the name of convenience.
The two of them found a more secluded place when they got out of the private room, and Fan Wucheng reported his and Zhao Dawei's thoughts to Zhang Weixin. Zhang Weixin was convinced of his judgment, nodded, and said: "Your judgment is very reasonable, it seems that this Boss Chen is very knowledgeable in business." The ancients are really not to be underestimated. In your opinion, how should we reply to him? ”
Fan Wucheng thought for a while and said, "In my opinion, we can conditionally agree to cooperate with him." As for the specific conditions, they should include the following. First, our cooperation with Boss Chen is equal cooperation, that is, we participate in the operation of Tianfu Building as a shareholder. The relationship between us and Boss Chen is a joint management relationship, not an employment relationship.
Second, we must own a part of the shares of Tianfulou, and the proportion cannot only account for one percent as Boss Chen said. If possible, we had better be able to hold a controlling stake, but if we can't, we will account for forty percent. As for the relevant shares, we don't have a penny of his, as long as he is willing to transfer, money is not a problem.
Third, since we are shareholders, we must arrange our own people to enter in some key positions. We must have a certain right to appoint and dismiss personnel, for example, we can appoint and dismiss personnel below a certain position without the consent of Boss Chen, so that we can be more involved in the management of the restaurant.
In addition, we must have the right to audit the accounts at any time, so as not to be made a fuss about it. That's what I'm thinking about at the moment, and the other conditions and specific terms need to be carefully studied with Dawei, Feiyang, and Lao You after I go back. This business will never be as easy to negotiate as we are with Qi Yuanwai's property deals, and we should still have plenty of time to improve the relevant terms. ”
After listening to Fan Wucheng's suggestion, Zhang Weixin felt that his experience and ability in doing business were quite lacking, so he patted Fan Wucheng on the shoulder and said sincerely: "As the saying goes, interlacing is like separating mountains. I basically don't know anything about doing business, and it's ultimately up to professionals like you and David to do it. ......Well, after a while, I told Boss Chen that this matter is very important, and I can't be the master alone, and I need to negotiate with the other leaders in the Jade Void Palace to decide. In this way, let's leave a live word for Boss Chen first, as for whether Zuihou succeeds or not, it depends on the results of the negotiations between you professionals and Boss Chen. ”
Fan Wucheng had no objection to Zhang Weixin's decision, on the contrary, because his ability was affirmed, he also felt a little relieved, and felt that he was not the leader of this business group in vain.
The two of them had made up their minds and returned to the private room. Then Zhang Weixin threw out the excuse he wanted to make just now, and Boss Chen seemed to have expected him to say this, so he happily agreed to his request to discuss later, saying that after the results of the discussion on the side of the Yuxu Palace, he could come to him at any time for further negotiation.
After talking about the matter, everyone talked and laughed with Boss Chen for a while, and then said goodbye and left. At the same time as they walked out of the restaurant, two men who were drinking in a corner seat in the lobby on the first floor also asked the guys to settle the bill, one of them was a young descendant who followed Zeng Zhilin, Wang Feng and others in the afternoon, and the other was a slightly older middle-aged man. Like that young descendant, his eyes were also full of hatred when he looked at the people of the Jade Void Palace, and the anger in his eyes was even more fierce than that of the young descendant. When he got closer, he could even see that he was trembling slightly in order to suppress his anger, and his face, which was already red and shiny, was a little purple because of the surging of qi and blood, which made the scar on the left side of his face even more eerie. was so frightened that the shopkeeper who used to collect money didn't dare to come out, for fear of annoying him and venting his anger on his head. Fortunately, the middle-aged man did not attack on the spot, but hurriedly walked out of the restaurant after giving the money for the meal, and then quietly followed behind the people in the Yuxu Palace.