Rebirth of the courtyard, the start is 80s

"I understand what you're thinking."

Cao Zhiqiang gently blew out a smoke ring, and then stubbed out the remaining half of the cigar in the ashtray.

Then, he looked at Chen Jiabang and said seriously:

"Old Chen, I will try to find a way to solve the things you mentioned. If it can be solved, it is best. If it cannot be solved, I will find another way.

Anyway, Director Li is retiring, not so soon. We still have time. "

Chen Jiabang frowned and also put out his cigar and said:

"Let me tell you, what else is there to think about?

If you directly become the director of the Hongguang Factory, everything will be solved.

If you don't want to stay here all day, that's okay. The factory director doesn't stipulate that you can only stay in the factory all day.

As the factory director, you will continue to look for opportunities outside and win business.

I'll look after your house, just like it is now, isn't it good?

For example, you are now the president of the publishing house, and I am the vice president.

But you are out every day and I am here every day, so there is no problem.

So, President, don’t worry about it.

When you are the director of the factory, you are well-received and it is good for everyone. "

Cao Zhiqiang smiled slightly: "Well, Lao Chen, some things are not what you and I want to do.

The matter of who should be the director of Hongguang Factory is not that simple. I am afraid that even if I want to be the director, no one will let me be.

After all, each of us has our own mission.

Even if you are a so-called backer, you have to think carefully about why they should be your backer. "

Chen Jiabang frowned: "What do you mean? Doesn't someone want you to be the director of the factory?"

Cao Zhiqiang deliberately sighed with an embarrassed look on his face and said:

"Well, it's better that you don't know.

But don’t worry, I also have feelings for Hongguang Factory, and I will not let the problems in the factory go unnoticed.

Before you become the factory director, I will find ways to solve the problems you mentioned in advance.

I will never let you take the blame! "

Having said this, Cao Zhiqiang stood up and said, "Let's just come here today. I have something else to do and I'll come see you another day."

Chen Jiabang also stood up quickly and said with a sad face: "Okay, then I'll wait for your news."

Cao Zhiqiang smiled slightly: "Don't worry, there will be a way to reach the mountain. There is always a way. Trust me!"

Chen Jiabang forced a smile: "Okay, I believe you."

Cao Zhiqiang nodded, and then took out an opened box of cigars from his bag: "You can keep this and smoke it slowly. I still have it. I bought this personally, so take it."

Chen Jiabang was stunned for a moment, then took it with a smile: "Okay, since you said so, I'll take it. Thank you."

Cao Zhiqiang patted him on the arm: "We still have to say this, it's pretentious."

After smiling again, Cao Zhiqiang was about to walk out.

At this moment, Chen Jiabang suddenly thought of something and said quickly: "Wait!"

Speaking of this, Chen Jiabang quickly ran to his desk, opened the drawer, and took out a bunch of car keys. Then he walked up to Cao Zhiqiang and patted the car keys into Cao Zhiqiang's hand: "Then, here are these for you. , take it and drive it."

Cao Zhiqiang was stunned, picked it up and found that it was the key to the Crown car.

"This is..." Cao Zhiqiang asked with a frown.

"Crown car." Chen Jiabang said with a smile, "Our publishing house bought it with public funds and it was a small item."

Cao Zhiqiang frowned: "Since it's a bus, wouldn't it be appropriate to give it to me?"

Chen Jiabang smiled and said: "What's inappropriate? This is an official car for senior cadres. According to the rank, it was originally meant for you to drive.

It's just that you have never been here, so you have become my car.

But you also know my situation. My home is very close to here, and I don’t usually travel far, so I basically don’t need this car.

And even if I want to use a car, it doesn’t have to be this one.

By the way, I really liked the imported Citroën you had before. If you come to the capital, let’s just drive it instead, hahaha. "

Seeing that Cao Zhiqiang was still embarrassed, Chen Jiabang waved his hand: "My president, don't be polite. You are in the capital and you will definitely need a car.

This Crown is new. It is definitely more suitable to drive this one than that Citroen.

You are our president and our face.

If you want to go out and drive a Citroën, that would be inappropriate.

Crown is perfect for you, you should drive this one!

Otherwise, if others see it, they will laugh at us. "

Hearing what he said, Cao Zhiqiang simply smiled and said: "Okay, in that case, I'll accept it. Where is the car? I'll go try."

Chen Jiabang smiled and said: "Xiao Xiang asked for leave today, which is a bit unfortunate. In this case, I will ask Xiao Xu to take you there.

By the way, when you come back, you don't have an assistant around you, so you might as well bring Xiao Xu along to help you. "

Cao Zhiqiang nodded: "That's not necessary, I can do it myself."

Chen Jiabang smiled and said, "Okay, it's up to you, but just wait here, I'll ask Xiao Xu to come over and take you to pick up the car."

Speaking of this, Chen Jiabang took the initiative to come to the desk, picked up the phone, and called Xu Jingli in from outside.

After Xu Jingli came in, Chen Jiabang immediately smiled and said: "Xiao Xu, take the president to pick up the car. He wants to use the Crown."

"Yes." Xu Jingli nodded to Chen Jiabang, and then looked at Cao Zhiqiang.

Cao Zhiqiang smiled slightly, then waved to Chen Jiabang: "Then I'll leave first, see you later!"

Soon, Cao Zhiqiang and Xu Jingli left the vice president's office and walked toward the garage or the driver's class.

Along the way, Xu Jingli didn't speak at first, but just led the way in a polite manner.

But when he arrived at the garage and came to the Crown car, he saw Cao Zhiqiang opening the door with the car key and about to get in the car.

Xu Jingli suddenly said: "Well, President Cao, can I ask you a favor?"

"Huh?" Cao Zhiqiang was stunned, stopped getting into the car, stood up straight again, looked at Xu Jingli and said, "What, what's the matter?"

Xu Jingli bit her lip, then took a deep breath, looked directly at Cao Zhiqiang and said, "This is the president. Well, after my mother heard about you, she admired you very much and wanted to work with you on a project. I don’t know if you are interested.”

"Your mother? Collaborate on a project?" Cao Zhiqiang was stunned, "What project?"

Xu Jingli said: "It's a hotel business. My mother wants to cooperate with you to open a foreign-related hotel. I wonder if you are interested."

"Oh? A foreign-related hotel?" Cao Zhiqiang was really surprised this time, "Is it true or false?"

"Of course it's true." Xu Jingli nodded.

“My mother used to run a tavern and made a lot of money.

Later, she said that there were more and more foreign guests in the capital, but there were very few high-end hotels, so opening a hotel now would definitely make a lot of money.

She had already found a place. It was originally a factory canteen, and she planned to contract it and open it into a foreign-related hotel.

It's just that it's not convenient for her right now, so she just has an idea. Then, she accidentally found out that day that my president is you, and everyone said that you are very rich now, so she wanted me to ask you if you are interested in starting a hotel business together.

It's just that you never came back, so I never had the chance to tell you. "

After a short pause, Xu Jingli took a deep breath again and said: "President, I think my mother's proposal is a good one.

To be honest, I actually did some research secretly.

I found that in the past two years, more and more foreign guests and overseas Chinese have come to our capital. However, the original foreign-related hotels are no longer enough, so many foreign guests who come here have to stay in ordinary guest houses.

However, ordinary guest houses require RMB and do not accept foreign exchange coupons or foreign currencies. Therefore, foreign guests and overseas Chinese who want to stay in that kind of guest house have to exchange RMB first, which is quite troublesome.

This is only the past two years. With the deepening of reform and opening up in the future, the number of foreigners coming to our capital will only increase, not decrease.

After all, this is the capital, the capital of our country, and many things cannot be avoided here.

Therefore, the sooner you open a foreign-related hotel, the more you can earn. "

Cao Zhiqiang burst into laughter: "It's a good idea, and it's right.

But you know that foreign-related hotels make money, and others also know it.

In addition, it is not that easy to open a foreign-related hotel.

This is not only a matter of money, but also a matter of qualifications.

Our foreign-related hotels in Beijing all have quotas. You can’t just open a hotel and call it a foreign-related hotel.

Then you have to find someone to approve it. Once the approval is passed, you will be given a quota, and then you can call a foreign-related hotel and do foreign-related business.

Otherwise, no matter how big your hotel is, it will not be able to do business with foreign guests if there are no foreign-related quotas. "

"I know this too." Xu Jingli chuckled, "My mother said that as long as the money is in place, she can find connections and find ways to get a place in a foreign-related hotel.

Besides, if my mother can’t do it, I still have you.

You have so many magical powers. If you want to get a place in a foreign-related hotel, you must have it in hand. "

Cao Zhiqiang smiled slightly: "You think too highly of me."

"No, no, no, I don't." Xu Jingli said, "It was my mother who said you have great powers!

My mother said that you are really great. There is no young person she knows who is better than you.

I heard that the city government is very interested in your face.

If you are willing to help, I think it will not be a big problem to turn it into a foreign-related hotel. "

Cao Zhiqiang smiled again: "That's right, but the question is, why should I cooperate with your mother to open a hotel? Even if I want to open it, wouldn't I open it myself?"

Xu Jingli smiled slightly: "President, of course I believe what others say, but if you say so, I don't believe that you can open it yourself."

"Oh? Why?" Cao Zhiqiang asked with a smile.

"Because you are too busy!" Xu Jingli said sternly, "You have so many businesses, and you are also very prosperous in Japan. I heard that you sold a well-run restaurant to a Hong Konger before.

When my mother heard that you had sold the Shiweitian restaurant to a Hong Konger, she told me that your ambitions were lofty, and I am afraid that your ambitions were not just for the one-third of an acre of land in the capital, but also for Hong Kong.

In other words, you will definitely go to Xiangjiang in the future and show your ambitions there.

On the mainland, although you may not let go, you can only leave it to others.

That’s it for other businesses, but when it comes to hotels, my mother is professional in this area.

She started in the tavern business at an early age and has extensive experience in this area.

Moreover, she is a native of the capital, so she cannot run away anywhere, and her reputation is well-known far and wide.

So if you are willing to cooperate with my mother, you can definitely rest assured. "

Cao Zhiqiang smiled slightly: "It's interesting."

"Then you agree to meet my mother?" Xu Jingli said in surprise.

Cao Zhiqiang smiled: "Well, I have something to do now. If your mother is really interested, then we can make an appointment to meet. When will your mother be free?"

"Anytime is fine." Xu Jingli nodded quickly.

"Really?" Cao Zhiqiang raised an eyebrow.

"Really, really!" Xu Jingli nodded again.

Cao Zhiqiang touched his chin, then raised his hand to look at the Patek Philippe bought from Japan on his wrist.

After looking at the time, Cao Zhiqiang thought for a moment and said, "I'm free now. Can I go see your mother now?"

"Ah? Now?" Xu Jingli was stunned.

"Yes." Cao Zhiqiang said, "I may be busy for a long time later, and I am not free at night. I am free at this time, so..."

"No problem." Xu Jingli nodded, "My mother is in the tavern. She should be still there at this time, but I, I am still working. You see..."

Cao Zhiqiang smiled: "It doesn't matter, I will second you, just call Lao Chen later.

Anyway, Lao Chen said before that if I need help, I can help you. "

"Really? That's great." Xu Jingli smiled, "But it's inappropriate to call back. How about this, you wait here, I'll go find President Chen in person, explain the situation to him, and then come back to him You, do you think that’s okay?”

Cao Zhiqiang smiled and nodded: "Okay, that's it, I'll wait for you in the car."

"Yes, thank you, President Cao." Xu Jingli smiled, bowed to Cao Zhiqiang, and then ran away quickly.

Seeing Xu Jingli running away, Cao Zhiqiang smiled slightly, then got back into the car, sat in the cab, and closed the door again.

After that, he inserted the car key, turned on the power switch of the car, and then turned on the radio without turning on the ignition, and listened to the radio leisurely.

After sitting in the car and waiting for a while, I saw Xu Jingli running over with a cross-shoulder bag on her back.

Soon, Xu Jingli got into the passenger seat, closed the door, and then apologized to Cao Zhiqiang with a slight breath: "I'm sorry, President Cao, for keeping you waiting for so long."

Cao Zhiqiang smiled slightly: "It doesn't matter, it didn't take long. Besides, I haven't listened to the radio for a long time. It's quite interesting to listen to it now."

Having said this, Cao Zhiqiang turned the car key, turned on the engine, and then fastened his seat belt.

Immediately afterwards, he turned to look at Xu Jingli and found that the other party was not wearing a seat belt, so he said: "Fasten your seat belt."

"Ah? Oh." Xu Jingli put down her bag, pulled the seat belt, and fastened it.

There's no way, most people driving in this period don't have the awareness to wear seat belts.

Not to mention passengers like Xu Jingli, even many drivers do not wear seat belts.

Even many domestically produced cars do not have seat belts at all.

For example, the early 212 Jeeps did not have seat belts, and passengers had to rely on the front grab handles to stabilize their bodies.

But for Cao Zhiqiang, wearing a seat belt when driving is a basic awareness.

And this Crown car imported from Japan naturally has seat belts.

The only disadvantage is that this is a car imported from Japan. The driving position is on the right side, so it takes some time to get used to it.

But okay, it’s not that strenuous.

"Okay." Cao Zhiqiang put on the automatic transmission, "You point the way and I'll drive."

"Understood." Xu Jingli nodded, "Just listen to me, I promise you won't make a mistake!"