Rebirth: Starting from the Cafeteria

The wine is half full.

Du Shaojie and his assistant went to two private rooms one by one.

According to the procedure, he listened to the customers' reactions and had a brief interaction with everyone. Then he went back to rest for an hour and came back in the afternoon to continue preparing for the evening banquet.

We still need to prepare a banquet in the evening. One table is for the order that Dong Yushu cut in line for, and the other table is for the orders that were arranged in sequence.

Dong Yushu's side will arrive an hour earlier, and the other table of guests will not arrive until after 7:.

Everything was going smoothly. Du Shaojie even took some time to go to Dong Yushu's private room and cooked a dish of Sichuan-style barbecued pork in front of the guests.

As a result, the table of guests that came later insisted on taking a photo with the chef before eating, which made Du Shaojie a little flustered.

Fortunately, it did not delay the serving of the food.

Dong Yushu ate for more than an hour and then said goodbye and left.

The guests at another table were a little drunk, so they asked the waiter to call the chef over so they could toast.

"Excuse me, the one cooking today is our boss, he doesn't drink much, how about I toast everyone with three glasses of wine?"

The lobby manager rushed over upon hearing the news and drank three cups in a row generously.

At this time, Du Shaojie just pushed the door and walked in.

"You go to work first."

Du Shaojie knew who was paying the bill today. The other party was a middle-aged man with a burly build. He didn't look like a businessman, but more like a gangster.

"Everyone, is your meal good?"

There was no smile on Du Shaojie's face, but his tone was gentle.

"We're done. We're all done. Boss, your cooking skills are really great! Let me introduce myself. My name is Qi Biao. I'm in the car business. You can come to me when you want to buy a car in the future."

The middle-aged man looks big and strong, but he is very thoughtful.

He could see that Du Shaojie was a little unhappy, but the problem was that he didn't force the lobby manager to drink. It was the other party who took the initiative to drink, right?

But there was no way to explain this kind of thing, so he drank three cups in a row under the pretext of expressing his gratitude.

Du Shaojie's expression finally eased: "Mr. Qi, you are too polite. You guys continue. I'm leaving."

He turned and left the private room, and Qi Biao followed him.

"Boss Du, this is my business card. Let's have tea together when you are free."

It is customary not to hit a smiling person. Qi Biao was very good at dealing with people and was very humble. Du Shaojie then exchanged business cards with him.

When he got home, he forgot about it.

After a tiring day, he took a shower, entered the simulated scene and practiced for an hour, then exited.

Recently he has been researching an innovative way to cook [Chicken Wrapped in Belly], which is originally a Hakka dish also known as [Phoenix Reincarnation].

The soup of this dish is thick yet clear, with a strong peppery aroma.

He intends to completely overturn the seasoning of the original dish, and is still in the continuous experimentation stage, so it will take some time to succeed.

But there is no rush. His main goal is to attempt disruptive innovation. He may succeed or fail, but he can learn a lot in the process.

The next day.

Du Shaojie was about to go out after breakfast when he suddenly received a call from a stranger.

The other party's voice was not familiar at all, so he asked, "Excuse me, who is this?"

"I'm sorry, Mr. Du, I'm Qi Biao, we just met yesterday."

"Oh, it's Mr. Qi. What do you want to talk to me about?"

Du Shaojie then remembered who the other party was, but he and Qi Biao had only met once, so he was a little puzzled when he suddenly received the call.

"Mr. Du, it's like this. I've been doing imported car business. Don't worry, these are not cars of unknown origin. They all have formal procedures. I heard that Mr. Du prefers imported cars. If you have time, you can come to my store to take a look."

"It seems that Mr. Qi is well-informed. I wonder who told you about my preferences?"

Du Shaojie didn't remember that he and the other party had any common friends, but the other party obviously made this call for a purpose.

He was too lazy to guess, so he asked directly.

"Boss Du, I heard about you from my friends in the customs. Besides, Director Huang and I are also friends."

When Qi Biao mentioned the customs, Du Shaojie showed an expression of understanding.

He once bought a confiscated imported car from the customs. Since the other party was familiar with the customs and knew his preferences, he could make excuses.

In addition, the other party also knew Huang Yong, which was a bit beyond his expectation.

"Boss Qi, now that we are all here, I will definitely visit your store when I have time, and I will call you then."

"Okay, okay, I won't bother you anymore. See you later."

The two then ended the call.

Du Shaojie just thought that he hadn't met with Jiao Hongtao and the others for a long time, so he arranged a dinner party.

The next night.

Jiao Hongtao, Huang Yong, Ye Weiming, Jiang Dongyuan, Dong Yushu and others came to the [Seafood House] as scheduled.

This was Dong Yushu's first time attending their gathering, but because of Lin Zhiyuan's relationship, everyone was still very enthusiastic about him. He was also good at dealing with things and quickly integrated into the circle. "Director Huang, are you on good terms with Qi Biao?"

After three rounds of drinks, everyone ate, drank and chatted.

Du Shaojie remembered what happened to Qi Biao and asked Huang Yong casually.

"How should I put it? Qi Biao is a good person, but he has some bad social habits. He has always been in the car business, and started out by selling imported cars of unknown origin, but later he stopped doing this and went into the legitimate business.

He came to me before and wanted me to introduce him to some powerful bosses, but I refused. I know he is short of money recently, and I heard that he wants to get the agency rights of a certain imported brand. "

Huang Yong told him everything about Qi Biao's situation.

Du Shaojie's impression of Qi Biao suddenly became more complete. He was brave, daring and had a good reputation in society. Combining Huang Yong's description, he guessed that the other party was looking for him for money.

The two stopped talking here and continued drinking.

"Mr. Du, thank you for your hospitality. I'll make arrangements next week and we can have a good gathering then."

The meal lasted until after ten o'clock in the evening, and before leaving, Dong Yushu again invited everyone to a party.

Everyone else looked at Du Shaojie, who thought Dong Yushu was a good person, so he smiled and agreed. Jiao Hongtao and the others nodded and said they would definitely go to the party next week.

After returning home, Du Shaojie was still thinking about what Huang Yong said.

He had no aversion to Qi Biao, who rose from the grassroots. Although Huang Yong was unwilling to act as a matchmaker for the other party, he still said a lot of good things about Qi Biao, both openly and secretly.

It just so happened that he wanted to buy a few cars, so he decided to go to Qi Biao's shop tomorrow to have a look.

The next day.

Du Shaojie went out to do some things in the morning and then called Qi Biao.

When Qi Biao learned that he wanted to visit the store, he immediately said that he would wait in the store and seemed very enthusiastic.

Du Shaojie then asked Zou Xiaohe to drive straight to the destination. When they walked into the store, they found that it was quite large, but overall it was still somewhat inferior to the "4S stores" of later generations.

"4S stores" will not be gradually spread across the country until the late 90s and the beginning of the new millennium. They do not exist at this point in time.

Nowadays, cars are sold under the "agency model", but Qi Biao's store already has some prototypes of a [4S store] and is definitely a very powerful business at the moment.

"Mr. Du, thank you for visiting us. Welcome!"

Qi Biao strode over and stretched out his hands to shake hands with Du Shaojie.

"Mr. Qi, we are all friends, no need to be so polite."

Du Shaojie waved his hands, looking very peaceful.

Qi Biao laughed and took Du Shaojie to his office. Someone brought tea a little later. It was the authentic Wuyi Mountain Dahongpao. A sip of it left a lingering fragrance on the lips and teeth.

“Good tea!”

Du Shaojie exclaimed in praise, then put down his teacup and looked at Qi Biao.

Qi Biao was not in a hurry. He chatted with him for more than half an hour before getting up and taking the guests to see the car.

Du Shaojie followed Qi Biao and walked in front, while Wang Yongli and Zou Xiaohe followed behind them. Along the way, they saw many of the latest imported cars, including some luxury cars.

"Boss Qi, your business is really big. It's amazing."

Du Shaojie knew a little bit, so he admired Qi Biao's strong financial resources.

Qi Biao shook his head and said, "Our business requires a lot of capital. If we can't turn it around, we'll be in trouble."

He didn't say much, planning to talk more about it later.

Du Shaojie was very interested in these cars and asked Qi Biao to arrange a test drive. Near noon, he ordered two cars in the store, and it would take about a month to pick them up.

He is not in a hurry anyway, so just wait.

"Boss Du, it's already this late, let's go have a meal together. To be honest, big clients like you are hard to come by even if you beg for them. We have to build a good relationship with them."

Qi Biao has his own way of interacting with people and can easily build closer relationships.

Du Shaojie nodded, and the two went to a Cantonese restaurant for dinner. Qi Biao even specially asked for a small private room.

After three rounds of drinking.

Qi Biao then got to the point:

"Mr. Du, to be honest, I'm having trouble with my cash flow. I borrowed a sum of money from the bank before, but I still have a gap of 1000 million.

Next, I plan to increase capital and expand shares, and I must get the agency of these two brands. I wonder if you are interested?"

Qi Biao did not ask for a loan, as borrowing money would easily lead to losing friends, so he prepared to raise funds. Giving up part of the equity and introducing a few powerful shareholders would actually only benefit him and not harm him.

The premise is that others can trust him.

"Mr. Qi, the automotive industry will definitely have a bright future. Are you really willing to spit out the fat meat in your mouth? Regarding the financing plan you mentioned, I can't answer you now. I will let someone talk to you later."

Du Shaojie would not make a decision on a whim. He has a dedicated investment company and a professional team. It is more appropriate to leave this matter to Liang Meiqin and others.

Regardless of success or failure, he would send someone to conduct an on-site inspection to give Qi Biao face.

Qi Biao nodded blankly. In his impression, Du Shaojie was the owner of a restaurant chain. How come he found out that he was good at investment after getting to know him?
"Okay, okay."

After dinner, Du Shaojie said goodbye and left.

He just noticed Qi Biao's expression and found it funny. His main business was the catering industry, but no one said he couldn't invest, right? (End of this chapter)