How to be financially free

Chapter 853 Old Xu's Homecoming

Magic City, Greentown Huangpu Bay.

Since the company headquartered in Roasting Banquet was in Shanghai, Xu Jiang and his wife's work and life centered mostly in Shanghai.

Haicheng probably only went back during the holidays, or when there was something to do.

This year, the total number of grilled banquet stores has exceeded [-], covering almost all major provinces across the country. In addition, it has always adhered to the direct sales strategy. Although it is not comparable to the scale of a certain restaurant with thousands of stores, it is already considered one of the best barbecue chain stores. An out-and-out Big Mac.

It is already a matter of time before the total number of stores exceeds [-].

As a barbecue chain restaurant, it is almost saturated after opening about [-] stores. It is impossible to expand endlessly, and the profit of a single store cannot be guaranteed if it is opened again.

The couple estimated that no matter how conservative they are, they only need to work hard for a few more years to achieve their goals.

Although the struggle is endless, for them, this period of entrepreneurial career that started in the middle age should come to a successful conclusion and come to an end.

"Old classmate, yes, I will definitely be there tonight, don't worry." Xu Jiang stood on the balcony and made a phone call, playing with the Wenwan string in his hand.

In recent years, the couple has mainly controlled the direction of their careers, leaving the specific details to professional managers. Naturally, they have become more and more pampered, and their temperament and demeanor have long been different.

After hanging up the phone, he arranged for a driver.

Later, when Zhao Yuzhen came back from the company, she walked into the cloakroom and opened the closet.

Immediately, the eyes are full of big-name luxury goods.

"Mrs. Xu, we have a batch of new items in our store. I think they are especially suitable for you. Come and have a look when you have time, or we can deliver them to your door if it is convenient for you."

On the phone, it was the counter sister of the Hermès store in Shanghai, who was enthusiastic and flattering throughout the whole process.

And Zhao Yuzhen is a TR-level customer of the Hermes store. Customers of this level need to spend tens of millions of dollars in Hermes counters, and they are VIPs among the VIPs.

And such one-in-a-million customers, as long as they visit the Hermès store, the store will be closed for exclusive use, and the whole store will only serve one person.

With Zhao Yuzhen's current spending power, it would be a joke to talk about saving money.

Besides, I have spent tens of millions of dollars in Hermes counters for several years. At least for Zhao Yuzhen now, it is really good. She also prefers Hermes, which means that clothes, hats, shoes, bags and the like are only consumed in Hermes. .

In this way, it is really not much.

"Let's talk about it later, when I'm free." Zhao Yuzhen went through the clothes in the closet casually, selected one, and took out a TR-grade ostrich leather bag from the bag showcase beside her.

The ostrich leather bag belongs to diluted precious grade leather, and only TR grade customers are eligible to buy it. It feels worthy of the name, extremely oily, and the price is naturally beyond the reach of ordinary people.

After changing her clothes, Zhao Yuzhen walked out of the cloakroom.

"Old Xu, it's almost time, it's time to go back to Haicheng."

"I'm fine too, let's go? Lao Liu is downstairs." Xu Jiang simply wore a Versace, which cost tens of thousands of dollars, and didn't deliberately pile up outfits on himself.

Even if there are hundreds of thousands of clothes in his closet, he still has plenty.

He has long passed the upstart stage of initial wealth expansion, and now everything is comfortable and natural, and he can do whatever he wants.It's like attending a classmate's wedding and taking out one from the closet, regardless of whether it is expensive or cheap, as long as it is decent.

As far as his current wealth is concerned, he doesn't need too much external appearance.

As for the man's other face, the watch, I'm sorry, but after all these years he is still used to wearing the one that Xu Wen gave him for millions of dollars back then, without him, he is used to it.

The two packed lightly, got into the Mercedes-Benz Vito business car that came to pick them up outside Huangpu Bay, and set off for Haicheng.

In the evening, outside the Haicheng Hilton Hotel.

Tonight's wedding reception, the groom's parents came downstairs early to wait.

Originally, the two of them were welcoming guests in the lobby upstairs, but calculating the time, the two of them quickly came down and waited together.

"Old Zhang, that classmate of yours, how far is your business doing now?" asked the well-dressed middle-aged woman while waiting with her husband.

"Unimaginable wealth." The middle-aged man named Lao Zhang sighed, "You have eaten the barbecue banquet here in the past, and I also told you that my classmate opened it."

"Yes, it's delicious, but it's too expensive. I also talked to you and said that your classmate must have made a lot of money opening such a restaurant." The middle-aged woman nodded and smiled.

"My old classmate has opened [-] stores like this across the country in a few years. How much money do you think he has?" Lao Zhang was startled with a word.

"Three hundred families?" The middle-aged woman opened her mouth wide and muttered to herself.

A store like this made her feel that she was making a lot of money, but in front of her eyes, the scale of [-] chain stores was breathtaking and terrifying.

"Don't talk about the net income of a few hundred million a year." Lao Zhang added.

"Isn't that rich?"

Just as he was talking, a black Mercedes-Benz commercial vehicle slowly approached in the distance.

Lao Zhang's expression brightened immediately, and he took his wife's hand.

"coming!"

The two quickly put on smiles on their faces and greeted them.

The car stopped steadily, the door opened, and two figures got out of the car one after another. It was Xu Jiang and Zhao Yuzhen who had just arrived at the hotel.

"Welcome old classmate, welcome Mrs. Xu." Old Zhang smiled wrinkled.

Xu Jiang reached out to shake hands with this old classmate whom he hadn't seen for many years. He smiled brightly and calmly. Influenced by wealth and having thousands of employees, he had an inadvertently long-standing temperament.

In front of this former classmate and now rich man, Lao Zhang inexplicably felt a kind of aura rushing towards his face.

Sure enough, the old classmates have long been superior, and ordinary people like them can't get in touch with them.

On the side, Lao Zhang's wife was also quietly looking at Zhao Yuzhen.

This Mrs. Xu has a fair complexion and looks about forty years old. She wears an indescribably elegant and luxurious demeanor. In front of this person, she immediately feels ashamed.

Even if today, as a happy mother-in-law, her clothes and makeup are carefully prepared in advance, it won't help.

"It's been so many years in a flash, I didn't expect your son to be married." Xu Jiang exchanged greetings with Lao Zhang, and handed out a thick red envelope.

"No, absolutely not." The couple scrambled to decline, insisting on not wanting it.

"Then I'll go up and give it to your son and daughter-in-law." Xu Jiang laughed and put it away, and walked into the hotel with Lao Zhang and his wife.

After all these years, he also knows that his son has done a great business, and he also knows that several five-star hotels in Haicheng are just one of the insignificant properties in his son's hands.

This Hilton is one of the few five-star hotels in Haicheng that is not owned by Xu Wen.

As soon as Xu Jiang came in, he couldn't help but compare this hotel with the five-star hotel in his son's hands. After all, it was a newly opened hotel. New was really new, and the style was in line with the positioning of an international hotel brand.

Well, not bad.

Outside the banquet hall, tonight's bride and groom are welcoming guests.

The groom is handsome, the bride is beautiful, the two of them look dazzling tonight, they are a perfect match.

"Uncle Liu, please come inside!"

"Aunt Song, welcome!"

Lao Zhang and his wife accompanied Xu Jiang and Zhao Yuzhen all the way. When they saw their son from afar, they waved quickly.

"Son, come, come, let me introduce you to an uncle!"

He yelled loudly and resonantly, and there was a sense of unusual identity between the lines. People around him cast their gazes one after another, looking at the extraordinary temperament couple in front of them, they all whispered to each other, seeming curious.

Xiao Zhang hurried forward.

"Come on, son, this is Uncle Xu." Lao Zhang dragged Xiao Zhang to introduce him solemnly.

Xiao Zhang was stunned for a moment, and then immediately realized that this is the one his father often mentioned...
"Hello Uncle Xu!"

He hurriedly said hello, his face burst into excitement.

"I saw you were still so tall before, but I didn't expect you to be so big." Xu Jiang gestured with his hand, and stuffed a thick red envelope by the way.

"This, this, this, I can't have it." Xiao Zhang was in a hurry.

Old Zhang sighed, "Son, you can accept what Uncle Xu gave you."

"Then I'll accept it, thank you Uncle Xu!" Xiao Zhang held the thick red envelope, felt at his suit pants at a loss, and bent down without thinking.

Not far away, the bride just came out from a group of girlfriends.

Seeing this, Xiao Zhang quickly waved.

"Uncle Xu, this is Xiaoyun, Xiaoyun, please call Uncle quickly."

The bride didn't know why, but seeing the huge battle in front of her, she said hello reflexively.

"Okay, you're talented and beautiful, congratulations." Xu Jiang smiled friendly, then walked into the banquet hall directly under the leadership of Lao Zhang, and was arranged at the main table.

After the people left, the bride was still a little dazed and didn't react.

"Husband, who is this Uncle Xu?"

"Uncle Xu is my dad's best friend." Xiao Zhang opened his mouth and said.

"Then he..." The bride hesitated to speak, feeling that the attitude just now was not something that could be described as a good friend, "What other ID code does he have?"

Xiao Zhang smiled mysteriously.

"Which is your favorite barbecue?"

"Grilling banquet, why do you ask this?" The bride felt that Xiao Zhang said it mysteriously.

"This Uncle Xu is the owner of the barbecue banquet, and all three hundred barbecue banquets in the country are his assets!" Xiao Zhang held the bride's hand tightly.

The bride's face was full of astonishment, and she regretted it later.

"Why didn't you tell me about such an important matter?"

"This... I was negligent." Xiao Zhang was a little embarrassed.

In fact, his father wasn't even sure if he could come here earlier. After all, this man owns [-] directly-operated chain stores and thousands of employees depend on him for food. Time is so precious.

How can he dare to brag about things that are not sure whether they will come or not?
In the banquet hall, Lao Zhang bent over to discuss something with Xu Jiang.

"Old classmate, after the wedding, can you please be a witness for my son?"

There was no such arrangement in the first place.

He also just had a temporary idea, and he also discussed it with his son and wife, and they all agreed.

"This, it's not good, and I didn't prepare in advance." Xu Jiang refused.

He has been the boss for so many years, so he is naturally familiar with things like impromptu speeches.

But how can there be such a reason?Didn't agree in advance, impromptu idea?
Do not go do not go.

"It's also my fault, old classmate. I didn't expect the witness to be a witness at first, but just now my daughter-in-law said that when she saw you, old classmate, she was very kind. She said that seeing Uncle Xu was like seeing herself. The closest elder, so... alas, I'm taking the liberty!" Lao Zhang said cheekily.

"Old Zhang, you, you." Xu Jiang smiled and nodded in agreement.

The relatives of the bride.

"What, invite your father-in-law's friend to be the witness, what did I tell you before?" the bride's mother said a little displeased.

The bride shook her mother's arm, trying to explain something.

"I asked you before if you want to arrange for your uncle to witness the marriage. You said you don't need to do this kind of formality, but now the man says it's a one-off, and you agree without even thinking about it?" the bride's mother said angrily.

"Mom, your identity..."

"What identity?!" A voice suddenly came from the side, it was the bride's uncle walking from the side, who happened to hear their conversation.

He sat down sullenly.

The bride shut up because she knew that her uncle had always been aloof. If she explained it to him, it would only be counterproductive.

Simply say nothing.

Just in time, the master of ceremonies came over to call for someone, so she took the opportunity to walk away.

"This girl, her elbow is getting more and more towards the man's house." The bride's mother shook her head helplessly, and looked at her brother apologetically.

"elder brother··"

The bride's uncle waved his hand, "It's okay, I want to see what my identity is. It looks like I'm nothing more than a boss. I don't know how many bosses invite me to be named every year."

At [-]:[-] in the evening, the wedding banquet started on time.

Planned by a well-known local wedding company, the scene is even more dreamlike, and with the VCR of the bride and groom, there is a wonderful feeling.

The opening process is pretty much the same.

The beautiful story of the initial meeting of the bride and groom, and then two loving families walking onto the stage hand in hand.

"At such a happy moment, let us solemnly welcome our good friend Xi Gonggong, Mr. Xu Jiang, the chairman of the BBQ Banquet Catering Chain Co., Ltd., to give a marriage testimony for our couple."

Xu Jiang stood up and walked onto the stage calmly.

It's a small scene. I remember that at the thousand-person employee meeting, he made a generous speech, which made the employees in all major regions and communities across the country excited.

But today is a marriage witness, so let's say a few words in a normal manner.

Below is a chatter.

"Which roast banquet? The one in Haicheng? The one with good business?"

"This is a chain! I just checked, and the total number of stores in the country has exceeded [-], all of which are directly operated stores."

"Damn it, this is the big boss! I'm afraid I'll earn hundreds of millions a year in my pocket."

Being worth hundreds of millions and earning hundreds of millions a year are two completely different concepts, roughly equivalent to one sky and one earth.

Those who earn hundreds of millions a year steadily and own [-] directly-operated chain stores are called big bosses, rich people, and they are people who have no contact with them in their lives.

Immediately, there was a chatter in the audience, many of them were doing business, and those who knew the depth were looking up.

(End of this chapter)