Rebirth: Starting from the Cafeteria

Chapter 354: March into Hong Kong
After Liang Meiqin approved the housing decoration plan, Du Shaojie sent her to the border and she returned to Shenzhen alone.

After returning, Liang Meiqin told Cai Jing that she wanted to resign and move to Hong Kong.

Cai Jing knew that Du Shaojie had called her, and although she was reluctant, she still agreed to Liang Meiqin's resignation request. However, Liang Meiqin still had a lot of work to hand over, so she could only leave after a month.

Du Shaojie continued to wander around Hong Kong, and he also needed to buy a villa.

The housing prices in Hong Kong have increased compared to previous years, but the overall prices are still not too outrageous. He has his eyes on a single-family villa in the middle of Repulse Bay, which is priced at HK$886 million.

Du Shaojie talked to the other party several times, but the landlord refused to lower the price.

He liked the location very much, and the structure and layout of the villa were good. After several attempts, he no longer wanted to bargain. Seeing his sincerity, the owner finally gave up the offer by 6 Hong Kong dollars.

This villa was sold for HK$860 million. If the owner and his family had not immigrated, they might not have been able to buy it at this price.

It just so happened that the decoration company was working on Liang Meiqin's house, and Du Shaojie was too lazy to look for anyone else, so he handed over the decoration of the villa to that company.

As of now, there is still HK$5146 million left in his personal (Hong Kong dollar) account.

After paying the renovation advance payment and various taxes and fees, there was still HK$5000 million left in the personal (Hong Kong dollar) account.

After being busy for so many days, Du Shaojie finally had some free time. After thinking about it, he decided to call Wang Liwen.

He didn't know whether Yu Mo had told the other party after the last time they met, but it was not good to not meet each other for such a long time.

"Ajie, you finally remembered me? Mikoto is gone, right? Then let's have dinner together tonight."

Unlike Liang Meiqin and Qi Yan, Wang Liwen had no plans to get married from the beginning.

Since she went abroad to study, Du Shaojie and she have been apart more often than together, and both of them have become accustomed to each other's living conditions.

"Yeah, Mikoto has already left. So, what time do you get off work? I'll pick you up."

Du Shaojie didn't explain, agreed on a time and place with the other party, and then hung up.

evening.

Wang Yongli and Zou Xiaohe drove Du Shaojie to the hospital entrance, and only then did Du Shaojie discover that Wang Liwen had also bought a car.

But it's normal to think about it. The other party belongs to the high-income class in Hong Kong, has a PhD degree and superb medical skills, so buying a house and a car should be no problem for him.

The two had a meal together and then chatted all night.

the next morning.

Du Shaojie took out the gift for the other party, and Wang Liwen seemed very happy.

Although she doesn't need financial support from anyone, she needs spiritual comfort.

After returning home, Du Shaojie received a call from the manager of the agency, saying that a storefront had just been put up for sale and asked Du Shaojie if he was interested.

He had been dealing with the other party constantly these days, so this call was not out of the ordinary.

"Let's go check it out first. Just tell me the address and I'll go straight there."

Du Shaojie had nothing to do, so he asked Wang Yongli and Zou Xiaohe to go house hunting together.

Buying a storefront was not in his plan, but if there was a suitable one he would buy it, either for his own use or for renting out.

From now until the return of Hong Kong in 97, in his memory, the housing prices in Hong Kong have increased tenfold in ten years. Now buying a house (residential, commercial, office) will not be a loss.

"Mr. Du, this is the shop. It has two floors and is quite large. It is very suitable for a restaurant."

The area of ​​this storefront is approximately 300 square meters, which is called 4000 square feet as is customary in Hong Kong.

The homeowner offered HK$666 million, including taxes and fees, but the payment must be made in one lump sum.

Du Shaojie noticed that this area was not a very prosperous area and could not be compared with those areas in Central where every inch of land was valuable, and of course the housing prices were not that high.

This offer is definitely a bit high, but it should be negotiable.

"The house is OK, but the price is not very reasonable. So, you tell the owner that he will take care of all the taxes and fees, and I will pay 600 million Hong Kong dollars in one lump sum. If he is willing, then sign the contract. If not, forget it."

Du Shaojie was too lazy to bargain. He was very clear about the current housing prices, so he just offered a flat price of HK$600 million.

When the manager heard this, he immediately looked for a place to make a phone call and didn't come back until a long time later.

"The landlord was not very happy at first, but when he heard that you were going to pay in full, Mr. Du, he finally agreed. Please wait a moment, he will be here soon."

The manager showed a bright smile on his face. This was a big deal and he would benefit a lot personally.

Du Shaojie nodded, and after waiting for more than forty minutes, the landlord finally arrived.

The rest of the process went smoothly, including signing the contract, transferring ownership, and paying the bill. It only took a few days to complete the formalities.

Du Shaojie had to find a new decoration company and signed a decoration contract for HK$60.

After deducting the renovation fee, he still had HK$4340 million left in his personal (Hong Kong dollar) account.

At home, he called Meng Gang and asked him to bring people to Hong Kong. Since Meng Gang and others did not have a pass, he issued relevant documents through the investment company, which delayed the process for a few more days.

After the person arrived, he took him to the newly purchased storefront.

"Boss Meng, I want to open a [Xichuan Restaurant] here. I bought the storefront and I'll pay for the renovation first. We'll settle the bill later."

Du Shaojie's plan to open a store in Hong Kong was not a sudden decision. He and Meng Gang had discussed the matter of going beyond the mainland many times before, and now it was just a matter of putting it into action.

Meng Gang was happy to see this happen, but he was not sure about the business operation.

It has been delayed for a long time until now, and now it has finally come to fruition and I can realize my previous idea.

Meng Gang then took a look at the decoration design drawings and felt that they were very good.

After all, Du Shaojie is an expert, and this matter is not difficult for him, so he made the decision in advance without waiting for Meng Gang and others to arrive.

"Mr. Du, I'm not familiar with Hong Kong. What should I do with the remaining registration procedures?"

"Of course, we entrusted the consulting service company to do it. In addition, our company has landed in Hong Kong, so we also need to strengthen the legal service. We will have to find a better law firm later."

Du Shaojie gave Meng Gang a few instructions and then called a consulting service company.

He had cooperated with the other party before and was considered an old customer of the other party, so there was still some trust between them.

The next few days.

Meng Gang followed the business staff of the consulting service company, went through the process, and learned a lot.

Hong Kong and the mainland are different in many aspects. If you don’t participate in the whole process, you will have no idea what’s going on.

Du Shaojie has been considering the candidate for the head chef of the new store these days.

First of all, Liao Yongxin and Zhou Huai'en were ruled out. Their cooking skills were impeccable, but they were too old and not suitable to start a business here.

After much deliberation, he decided to transfer Liu Ziwang to Hong Kong.

Liu Ziwang is young and energetic. His cooking skills have improved greatly and he has become the mainstay of the company.

As for the manager, after careful consideration, he decided to let Feng Bin come over.

Feng Bin is both flexible and principled in his work. He also has a talent for languages ​​and can now speak fluent Cantonese and English.

Looking at all the stores under the company, the Xichuan Restaurant Shenzhen store receives the most foreigners, and Feng Bin's ability is also among the best.

The key is that the other party has won Du Shaojie's trust.

Due to practical reasons, the number of people he can transfer from the mainland is very limited, but some employees still have to be recruited locally.

Liu Ziwang planned to let Tian Feiyu be his deputy.

Tian Feiyu has already obtained a first-level chef certificate and is currently working towards becoming a top-level chef.

There was a time when Du Shaojie even thought of taking Tian Feiyu as his apprentice because the other party had great potential and his future achievements were limitless.

This is a good opportunity to let the other party exercise more.

However, before Tian Feiyu came to Hong Kong, he planned to first resolve the other party's special third-level chef qualification.

He then called Tian Feiyu and Luo Sankun and told them about Tian Feiyu's exam to become a top chef.

A few days passed quickly.

Liu Ziwang, Feng Bin, Tian Feiyu and others came to Hong Kong.

Meng Gang and his colleagues have returned to Shenzhen. The registration of the new company has been completed and they are just waiting for the decoration to be completed before they can open for business.

Feng Bin and his colleagues were not idle when they arrived here. They immediately started recruiting personnel, organizing personnel training, etc.

There is no need to look for a training venue outside. A space in the office building bought by Du Shaojie will be enough.

The investment company is just a framework and does not have many employees for the time being.

After completing the work handover, Liang Meiqin arrived in Hong Kong as scheduled. She will serve as the deputy general manager of the investment company. The general manager position is temporarily vacant, and Du Shaojie is looking for someone through a headhunting company.

After all, she had never worked in this field and needed someone to guide her.

After working so hard for so long, Liang Meiqin finally got her non-permanent resident identity certificate.

Qin Lu didn't have to worry about this matter, and Mr. Wei from the consulting company helped her to get it done. After all, Liang Meiqin had a property in Hong Kong, so it was not difficult to get a non-permanent residence.

If you want to apply for "permanent residence" in the future, you can get it done in a few years.

Liu Ziwang, Feng Bin and others do not have this treatment for the time being, but after working for a period of time, there will be no problem. We will talk about it when the time comes.

After Liang Meiqin took office, she first isolated the company's office area and then purchased some office furniture and office supplies.

The other areas are divided into offices of varying sizes for rent.

This entire floor of property is under the name of the investment company, and the rental income is sufficient to maintain the company's basic expenses.

Next, she discussed with Du Shaojie and started recruiting staff.

First of all, regarding expatriate personnel, except for one person in charge who must be recruited in Hong Kong, other personnel can be recruited in Shenzhen.

Expatriates will regularly inspect the company’s investments in the Mainland, including Shenzhen Bailian Catering Management Company, Shenzhen Dongsheng Investment Co., Ltd., and Shenzhen Jinxing Real Estate Development Company.

In addition, two expatriates will be stationed in [Shenzhen Dongsheng Investment Co., Ltd.].

(End of this chapter)