Rebirth: Starting from the Cafeteria

"I can't argue with you. Everyone has their own pursuits. I was wrong."

Cai Jing stopped there and took the initiative to end the topic.

Du Shaojie didn't care. Some things were hard to say to the other party. Isn't it easy for him to make money? In comparison, improving cooking skills is more difficult and requires more time and energy.

"Boss Cai, Boss Du, so you're hiding here. I've been really busy today, so I'm sorry for the inconvenience. I hope you don't mind."

The two were chatting when Qin Lu, who had temporarily escaped, finally found them.

Qin Lu was really busy today. From now on, the InterContinental Hotel will be under her management, so she can't be lazy.

"Lulu, don't be polite to us! Today is your big day, isn't it normal to be a little busy? You don't have to worry about us, today is free anyway, we can go to the teahouse later."

Du Shaojie rarely cares about these details, and given his relationship with Qin Lu, there is no need to be polite.

Qin Lu curled her lips and said, "Look at what you said, it's like someone is getting married today. By the way, Ajie, I haven't asked you yet, what do you think of the dishes in the Chinese restaurant today?"

She spent a lot of effort to set up the hotel's Chinese restaurant. The head chef is a Cantonese cuisine master invited from Hong Kong, and several other chefs were poached from the Yangcheng Restaurant and other high-end restaurants.

Qin Lu really wanted to hear Du Shaojie's evaluation, she felt that he was a true master.

"It's pretty good. It can definitely compete with the White Swan."

Du Shaojie immediately gave a thumbs up and gave a high evaluation of today's dishes.

[InterContinental Hotel] The Chinese restaurant mainly serves Cantonese cuisine, supplemented by dishes from other domestic cuisines. Thanks to the excellent performance of several chefs, today's banquet was perfect.

He was not being polite; he really believed it.

"That's good! To be recognized by Ajie, it seems that I didn't make a mistake in choosing him. I won't stay with you two for long. I will invite you to come over and sit with me in a few days."

Qin Lu smiled, bowed, and then left in a hurry.

Cai Jing looked at the other person's back and suddenly laughed out loud: "Ajie, you and Miss Qin are actually a good match. Do you have any ideas? I think as long as you ask in person, the Qin family will not refuse."

"A powerful alliance, huh? Unfortunately, I don't have that idea."

"You are just unstable. Forget it, I don't want to care about you anymore, you can do whatever you want. But I really like that girl Mikoto, if you really want to treat her well, don't tie her to you and let her follow me."

Cai Jing smiled and shook her head, then said something meaningful.

Du Shaojie understood this time, and he also felt that what the other party said was right. It was not the best choice for Liang Meiqin to stay in [Xichuan Restaurant].

He knew Liang Meiqin. She was a self-reliant person and following him would actually put her under great constraints.

"I have no objection. The key is to see what Mikoto wants."

Du Shaojie did not discuss this issue in depth with Cai Jing, but this incident left a mark in his heart.

Only after finishing the work at hand did he have time to visit Yu Mo's factory.

A plaque with the words "Shenzhen Dongsheng Electronics Co., Ltd." still hangs outside the factory. After his uncle passed away, Yu Mo inherited the empty shell of "Xiangjiang Dongsheng Electronics Co., Ltd.", while his aunt and others sold all the assets that could be sold, and the family immigrated abroad.

Yu Mo gritted his teeth and overcame the difficulties, and finally pulled the company back from the brink of bankruptcy.

"The factory has plenty of orders now. Manager He and I have discussed the possibility of jointly introducing an air-conditioning production line. I was just about to notify you to come to the meeting."

Yu Mo personally took Du Shaojie around the factory and talked about future plans.

Du Shaojie is not interested in specific matters, and he is too lazy to attend meetings. He will just follow Yu Mo's opinion when the time comes.

During the entire visit, he spent the longest time in the staff dormitory and canteen, and was not very satisfied with the treatment of the employees. At this stage, all factories are similar, with poor accommodation conditions, poor food, and long working hours.

"Mo Mo, if possible, try to improve the working and living conditions of employees."

Of course, he had no right to demand anything, he just mentioned it euphemistically.

Yu Mo couldn't help but smile bitterly: "It's not that I'm cruel, it's just that the company has just breathed a sigh of relief. How about waiting a little longer? When the company's business situation has completely improved, I will definitely do as you say."

Du Shaojie nodded and said no more.

"Manager He is actually quite optimistic about Dongsheng Electronics. He proposed that we increase capital and expand shares next year. I neither agreed nor refused. Shaojie, what do you think?"

As soon as she sat down in Yu Mo's office, she revealed a piece of news.

Du Shaojie felt overwhelmed. The matter behind this was far from being as simple as it seemed.

"Mo Mo, Manager He is trying to gain the leading position in the cooperation. In fact, it's okay to give him the leading position, otherwise how can he confidently introduce the air-conditioning production line?

But I have one request, that is, the shares of the home appliance company we hold must be divested, otherwise it will be very troublesome in the future if they are mixed together.”

After thinking for a while, he put forward his suggestion.

"Huh? Your idea coincides with Manager He's. He also said that the subject of the cross-shareholding should be changed, and he also plans to divest his shares in [Dongsheng Electronics] from the home appliance company."

Yu Mo was a little surprised because Du Shaojie's suggestion was surprisingly similar to Manager He's idea.

Du Shaojie couldn't help but smile. Manager He would also worry about the same thing he was worried about. This would be easy to handle. Let's implement it quickly.

Next.

Du Shaojie and Yu Mo re-registered a company called [Dongsheng Investment Co., Ltd.] in Shenzhen. The company has only two shareholders, namely Du Shaojie's Xiangjiang Investment Company and Yu Mo's Xiangjiang Dongsheng Electronics Co., Ltd. The equity of the two is divided into 55.55% for Yu Mo and 44.45% for Du Shaojie.

Then, not only were the shares of [Shenzhen Dongsheng Electronics Co., Ltd.] owned by the two transferred to the investment company, but the 21% shares of the home appliance company held were also transferred to the investment company.

Similarly, Manager He also transferred the shares of [Shenzhen Dongsheng Electronics Co., Ltd.] held by him to his own name.

In this way, both parties have straightened out their equity structure and can confidently discuss the capital increase and share expansion of [Shenzhen Dongsheng Electronics Co., Ltd.].

Du Shaojie returned to Yangcheng and handed over the negotiation and decision-making power to Yu Mo.

"Shaojie, this is the document that President Meng forwarded to me. He asked me to give it to you."

After returning home, Du Shaojie finally calmed down.

As a result, after only resting in the house for half a day, Liang Meiqin came to the door with a file bag.

Du Shaojie opened it and saw that there was an invitation letter and a brief document. The content of the invitation letter was that the "White Swan Cup Chef God Competition" would be held next month, and the catering management company was invited to send personnel to participate.

The explanatory materials mainly include the rules and registration form of this competition.

"President Meng can handle this matter. Why transfer it to me?"

"Boss Meng asked Boss Du if he wants to participate in the competition?"

Liang Meiqin then explained that Meng Gang had decided that each store would send at least one person to participate in the competition, but he could not make the decision as the boss, so he sent the documents over and let Du Shaojie make the decision himself.

"So that's what's going on. Leave the file with me while I think about it."

Du Shaojie does not reject this kind of competition, because he can gain knowledge and learn a lot during the competition.

But he could go or not, and he agreed with Meng Gang's arrangement that each store would send at least one person to participate in the competition.

The benefit of doing this is that on the one hand it can train the team, and on the other hand it can expand one's own influence.

If someone brings back a trophy, it will give us something to brag about in future promotional materials, right?
"Then I'll go back to work. We'll talk later."

Liang Meiqin put down the briefcase and prepared to leave.

Du Shaojie quickly stopped her and said, "What time is it? If you go back, the afternoon will be over. Let's go buy some food together. I'll make seafood for you tonight."

So the two of them went to Huangpu Seafood Market together and bought a lot of seafood.

Du Shaojie chatted with Liang Meiqin while preparing the ingredients. In no time, he prepared a sumptuous seafood feast.

He then opened a bottle of red wine, and the two of them ate and drank leisurely.

"Okay, brother, you didn't even call me when you had something delicious."

Shortly after the meal started, Du Xiaomei suddenly walked in.

She has been studying a lot lately and hasn't come for a long time. Today, she suddenly wanted to eat barbecue, so she came to see if her brother was at home.

Unexpectedly, her brother and sister Mikoto were enjoying a seafood feast, so she quickly sat down and started eating.

"You're lucky. I just came back too. I haven't been in Yangcheng recently. Xiaomei, eat slowly. Are you afraid that all these dishes won't be enough?"

Du Shaojie looked at his sister, a little speechless.

"Uh-huh."

Xiaomei didn't have time to think about it and just ate.

Liang Meiqin found it funny and when she heard that Xiaomei wanted to eat barbecue, she went to the barbecue restaurant and brought back some skewers.

In the end, all three of them were full.

"I'm so happy! Brother, you don't know, I've been eating in the cafeteria every day lately, and I've lost my appetite."

Du Xiaomei was very satisfied with the meal and took a long rest before getting up to clean up the mess.

Liang Meiqin helped her clean up, and when they finished, Du Shaojie had already made tea in the yard.

"Xiaomei, do you have anything else to do today?"

Du Shaojie asked casually, then took out a passbook and threw it to his sister.

Xiaomei took it and looked at it. Her name was written on the passbook and the balance was 10,000 yuan.

"Wow, why are you so generous today? Thank you, brother. I came here for two purposes today, and both have been achieved."

Du Xiaomei immediately put the passbook into her bag and said a lot of nice things.

When her mentor had her birthday, she carefully selected several gifts and spent almost all her money. She was too embarrassed to ask her mother for money, so she thought of asking her brother for some sponsorship.

Unexpectedly, before she even opened her mouth, she became a "ten thousand yuan household" in the blink of an eye.

"Xiaomei, are you in love at school?"

Liang Meiqin had been silent the whole time, but suddenly asked a question. (End of this chapter)