Rebirth: Starting from the Cafeteria

Chapter 355: A Shot

Du Shaojie was very surprised that Liang Meiqin hit the vital point with just one move.

The other party had obviously learned a lot of real skills after following Cai Jing for a few years, and he straightened out Du Shaojie's corporate management system in a short time.

Du Shaojie can also get away from these clerical tasks. He only needs to grasp the leading position of [Xiangjiang Dingxin International Investment Co., Ltd.].

Dingxin International is Du Shaojie’s investment company. It used to be just a shell company with its earliest registered capital of only HK$100 million.

After Liang Meiqin took office, she moved the company's address to the current office building and re-completed the registration information change, with the registered capital of 5000 million Hong Kong dollars.

After all this trouble, neither [Dingxin International Investment Company] nor [Dongsheng Investment Company] are shell companies anymore.

Since Du Shaojie had sent people, Yu Mo also sent two confidants to Dongsheng Investment Company and recruited a few more employees, and the company began to officially operate.

Du Shaojie didn't expect Liang Meiqin to be so capable, so he temporarily gave up the plan to recruit a general manager and instead found an assistant for Liang Meiqin.

The assistant is named Winnie, 8 years old, graduated from Hong Kong University, and has years of work experience in the investment field.

Du Shaojie continued to serve as the company's chairman and general manager, with Liang Meiqin and Winnie in charge of daily work. With the addition of a few business and financial personnel, the company's overall structure was basically formed.

He gave Leung Mei-kam the power to spend HK$100 million without authorization. If the amount exceeded this amount, he would need to sign first before the finance department could spend the money.

Before he knew it, he had been in Hong Kong for a long time.

Liang Meiqin's residence, Du Shaojie's newly purchased villa and the store of [Xichuan Restaurant] have been renovated one after another.

Meng Gang chose an auspicious day and came to Hong Kong to preside over the opening ceremony.

The opening day was very lively, with dragon and lion dances being performed in front of the store from the morning onwards. At the auspicious time, the crackling sound of firecrackers was deafening, and passers-by stopped to watch out of curiosity.

Du Shaojie and Meng Gang stepped forward to cut the ribbon, and the invited guests walked into the restaurant lobby with smiles on their faces.

"Boss Du, congratulations! I wish you great wealth and prosperity!"

Qin Mingcheng and his daughter Qin Lu both came. They not only presented a flower basket, but also a plaque with the words "May wealth and prosperity come to you."

Du Shaojie informed the Qin Group about opening a store in Hong Kong early on, not because he was afraid of anyone, but out of respect.

Qin Mingcheng and Qin Lu are certainly not so stingy. It is impossible that there is only one restaurant in Hong Kong that serves Sichuan cuisine, and the two sides are not in a life-and-death relationship.

"Thank you very much! Mr. Qin, Ms. Qin, please come in!"

Du Shaojie personally received Qin's father and daughter and arranged for them to sit together with Cai Jing, Liang Meiqin and others.

Next is the time for the banquet. He still prefers Chinese-style banquets and doesn't like Western-style cocktail parties. This is a good opportunity for the guests to taste the cooking skills of the chefs of [Xichuan Restaurant].

Feng Bin kept walking around the lobby, trying his best to take good care of every guest.

Yao Meifeng was dressed very fashionably. She was the lobby manager hired by the restaurant and used to work in the catering industry. Dealing with this kind of situation was a piece of cake for her.

Soon, various dishes were served on the table.

Qin Mingcheng tasted the [Boiled Beef] and couldn't help but give a thumbs up: "This dish is amazing, I give it 99 points."

Qin Lu was also full of admiration. She would taste every dish before, and every dish could be called a masterpiece. In contrast, the skills of several chefs in her own [Sichuan Restaurant] were slightly inferior.

Other guests spoke highly of the dishes of Xichuan Restaurant.

Du Shaojie, Meng Gang, and Feng Bin went around and toasted the guests. Even if it was just for show, they were all a little drunk.

To be honest, the opening day seemed lively, but there were few important guests. The main reason was that Du Shaojie did not have a deep foundation in Hong Kong and did not know many people.

But no matter what, [Xichuan Restaurant] can be said to be a hit and business was booming from the beginning.

But it is different from the situation in the mainland. In the mainland, Xichuan Restaurant focuses on "tradition" and "authenticity", and is a mid-to-high-end restaurant. In Hong Kong, it focuses on "high cost performance", authentic Sichuan flavors, and affordable prices, and soon has a large number of loyal customers.

The third day after the restaurant opened.

Du Shaojie came to his villa.

After the renovation, the villa has regained its luster, with luxury in its low-key style and beauty in its simplicity.

After the villa was completed, the total cost exceeded 10 million Hong Kong dollars. The house is fully equipped with furniture, electrical appliances, daily necessities, and even a professional kitchen.

"Boss Du, I have a comrade in Hong Kong who is not doing very well. Does such a nice villa need someone to guard it? If you need help, can you give my comrade a chance?"

Wang Yongli accompanied Du Shaojie around the upstairs and downstairs. The villa was very large, with four rooms for the nanny and workers on the first floor alone.

One of his comrades came to Hong Kong a few years ago, and they have kept in touch. After coming here this time, Wang Yongli took the time to meet his comrade, who was obviously not doing well, living in a cage house and doing odd jobs, and had no food to eat.

He had a very good relationship with his comrades, and today he seized the opportunity and spoke to Du Shaojie.

"Oh? Please arrange a time to meet."

Wang Yongli was his assistant, and he had been working hard and following him everywhere for the past few years, so he had to give him some face. However, he couldn't just hire people from outside to handle all the work in Hong Kong, so he had to find a way to transfer a few more people over after he returned.

After all, Hong Kong has produced a big robber like Zhang, and even Li Huanggua couldn't stand up to him. Du Shaojie felt that he had to be careful as well.

As for Liang Meiqin, there is no need to worry. After all, the other party is just a white-collar worker, and most people don’t know the relationship between her and him.

When people have no money, they have worries. When they have money, they still have worries.

However, he does not usually live in Hong Kong, so it is not a big problem to just find someone to look after the house.

"thank you boss!"

Wang Yongli was very happy, and then he took the time to make a phone call and asked his comrades to come over the next evening.

The next day.

Du Shaojie called Liang Meiqin, Feng Bin and others to come for dinner. He cooked a few dishes himself the day before.

I have been busy for such a long time, and although my cooking skills have not declined, I don’t cook very often.

After the meal, Liang Meiqin, Feng Bin and others said goodbye and left. They still had to go to work. If it weren’t for congratulating their boss on his new house, they would not have had the time to make this trip.

Only Du Shaojie, Wang Yongli and Zou Xiaohe were left in the room, along with a nanny.

The nanny is usually responsible for cleaning and occasionally cooking. She has always helped maintain Du Shaojie's two previous houses.

After the villa was renovated, the nanny came here and changed from a part-time job to a full-time job.

New people were hired to maintain the other two houses.

Du Shaojie took a nap in the afternoon, and in the evening, Wang Yongli's comrades arrived.

This man's name is Zhong Qing. Although he is about the same age as Wang Yongli, he looks several years older. His skin is very rough and his complexion is very dark, probably due to the sun and wind.

"Hello, Mr. Du!"

Zhong Qing is tall and looks very strong despite his poor life.

After he entered the villa, he felt a little reserved.

"Zhong Qing, you are Yongli's comrade-in-arms, so I am willing to give you a chance. Let me ask you, what are your specialties, or in other words, what do you know?"

Du Shaojie didn't beat around the bush and asked directly.

Zhong Qing pondered for a long time. Wang Yongli was anxiously watching from the side and kept winking at him.

"I don't have a high level of education, I only graduated from junior high school. When I was at home, I often went hunting in the mountains. I practiced martial arts since I was a child, and I was a sharpshooter in the army. But after I came to Hong Kong, I didn't have any other skills except working hard."

Zhong Qing held it in for a long time before telling his basic situation.

Du Shaojie almost laughed out loud after hearing this. He thought that the other party should stay in the army or be a security guard. To be honest, the other party's skills are really useless in the city, but following him may still be a way out.

"Okay, go quit your job and follow Wynn for the next few days."

Du Shaojie doesn't mind supporting one more person, but this person must be loyal and cannot be a traitor.

His first impression of Zhong Qing was not bad, but as the saying goes, a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. He still needs to see more to see if he can be trusted.

"Thank you, boss! I'm doing odd jobs lately, so I don't need to quit."

Zhong Qing responded naively. Du Shaojie nodded and asked Wang Yongli to take the man out and teach him a lesson.

As for salary and other benefits, let Winnie talk to him later. After all, he will be an employee of [Dingxin International Investment Company] in the future.

Things in Hong Kong have come to an end. Arrangements have been made for the smooth opening of Liang Meiqin and Xichuan Restaurant's Hong Kong store, and the company's corporate structure has also been straightened out.

Du Shaojie asked Zhong Qing and the nanny to take good care of the villa, and then took Wang Yongli and Zou Xiaohe away from Hong Kong and returned to Guangzhou.

He found that after the corporate structure was straightened out, he could remotely control the various companies under his control even if he stayed in Hong Kong.

An important job of Liang Meiqin and Winnie is to supervise investments. Whether it is a joint-stock enterprise or a catering management company, they will regularly report on the operating status and submit various statements.

"Brother, you finally came back. I've been busy from morning till night recently, and it's boring for mom to stay at home alone. She insisted on going to Shanghai to see Xiaoya."

Du Shaojie returned home in the afternoon, but no one was at home.

He asked Wang Yongli to find out, and found out that Wang Yuxiu was playing cards at Uncle Chai's house at the moment, and it seemed that she didn't even plan to cook dinner.

Du Shaojie had no choice but to ask someone to buy some vegetables and cook a pot of [pilaf] by himself. When Xiaomei came back from get off work, Wang Yuxiu was still nowhere to be seen, so Xiaomei couldn't help but complain.

"Xiaomei, tell me the truth, did you have a fight with mom?"

(End of this chapter)