Rebirth: Starting from the Cafeteria

Hong Kong.

After Liang Meiqin received a call from Du Shaojie, she started an industry analysis with Winnie and others.

Everyone agrees that there is great potential in the mainland's automobile industry and that one can make a huge fortune simply by doing sales.

But Winnie was very busy during this period and couldn't leave, so Liang Meiqin personally led people to Guangzhou. On the one hand, she could exercise more, and on the other hand, she could use her official duties to meet with Du Shaojie for two days.

"Mikoto, how was your inspection these past two days?"

Du Shaojie and Liang Meiqin were busy during the day and could not meet until the evening.

The two had dinner together outside and then returned to Donghu New Village.

"Mr. Qi's situation is better than expected. His capital operation is still healthy. He mainly needs to increase investment to get the agency. If the competition for agency rights is not so fierce, he would not increase capital and expand shares."

Sitting down in the room, Liang Meiqin reported the details of the inspection to Du Shaojie.

The final evaluation results will not be available for another two days, but based on the information currently available, it should be possible to invest.

Du Shaojie nodded and didn't ask any more questions.

There are more important things to do at home, and talking about work all the time is a bit of a letdown.

Two days later.

Du Shaojie approved the new investment plan, injected HK$1200 million into Qi Biao's company, and at the same time acquired a 27.9% stake in the other company.

Liang Meiqin signed an agreement with Qi Biao on behalf of [Hong Kong Dingxin International Investment Company], and then returned to Hong Kong with her team.

The investment money was then transferred to Qi Biao, and the balance in the investment company's (Hong Kong dollar) account was still 1300 million Hong Kong dollars. He could invest in new projects, but he had to be careful with his budget.

Two days later, Du Shaojie took some time out to have a meal with Qi Biao alone.

During the meal, he briefly talked about the business model of the "4S store" in the future. This kind of concept may not bring short-term benefits, but in the long run, it will definitely have a positive effect on the development of the enterprise.

There is only so much Du Shaojie can do, all he has to do is wait for the profits to arrive in the future.

His investment philosophy is similar to that of Liang Meiqin, Winnie and others, which is to cast a wide net and then wait for the returns.

Of course, accidents may occur in this process, including losses such as bad debts, but as long as one of the investment targets develops, he will make a fortune.

Of course, waiting for profits does not mean doing nothing. Liang Meiqin, Winnie and others also have the responsibility of daily supervision and inspection.

The investment company has established a complete set of early warning mechanisms, and will take action immediately when any abnormalities are found in the investment targets.

At present, Du Shaojie has completed the initial stage of casting a wide net.

It has invested in Cai Jing's [Shenzhen Jinxing Real Estate Development Company], Yu Mo's [Shenzhen Dongsheng Electronics Co., Ltd.], Manager He's [MD Home Appliances Co., Ltd.], a [trading company] in Hong Kong, and a [cold storage project] in Yangcheng, etc.

In addition, he also invested in three US stocks.

The foundation of all this is his cooking skills. Without the support of cooking skills, he couldn’t even earn the first pot of gold, let alone invest.

The end of the year is approaching.

Du Shaojie, his mother Wang Yuxiu and his sister Xiaomei arrived in Shanghai by plane.

Also traveling with them are Wang Yongli and Zou Xiaohe. Xiaoya and Shen Rui are about to hold their wedding on New Year's Day, and as the bride's family members, they will not be absent.

"Is the new house furnished? Take me to see it."

As the eldest brother, Du Shaojie has a lot to worry about.

He went to see the new house as soon as he got off the plane. The new house was well decorated, at least it was of a relatively high grade at that time.

The house was fully equipped with appliances and the furniture looked very trendy, which made him very satisfied overall.

"Brother, Shen Rui's family attaches great importance to our marriage and has basically done their best."

Xiaoya was quite satisfied with Shen Rui and his family, and even praised Du Shaojie when she met him.

Du Shaojie smiled without commenting. Feelings, like commodities, have a shelf life. It is too early to draw conclusions now.

As the eldest brother, he certainly hopes that his sister will live a happy life, but he will not be fooled by some appearances. As the saying goes, a journey of a thousand miles tests a horse's strength, and time reveals a person's true character. Some things can only be seen slowly.

The wedding was arranged by Shen Rui's family, and the wedding banquet was temporarily scheduled at the Sunshine Hotel.

Du Shaojie also went to take a look. The hotel was very average, barely worthy of a star rating, but the quality of the Chinese restaurant was not satisfactory.

"Shen Rui, go back and talk to your family. I think the Sunshine Hotel is a little lacking. The main reason is that the quality of the food in the restaurant is not very good. The guests will definitely not be satisfied with the food."

Du Shaojie had no intention of interfering in other people's affairs. In such matters, one should respect the man's ideas.

So he just made a suggestion, and whether the other party listened or not, he would not say anything else.

"Okay, brother, I will discuss it with them when I get back."

Shen Rui actually thinks that Sunshine Hotel is okay, but since Xiaoya’s elder brother is not satisfied, he will definitely discuss it again with his family.

However, Shen Rui's parents also have difficulties. Their financial situation is only average, and they cannot afford a good hotel because it costs too much.

But the quality of the food was also a big problem. Shen Rui's parents contacted everywhere and finally found that Sunshine Hotel was the most suitable.

After receiving the feedback, Du Shaojie didn't say anything. He used his identity as the vice president of the Yangcheng Association to contact the catering association here, and then met the owner of the Sunshine Hotel. The owner's surname is Xu, and his name is Xu Bo, a man in his early thirties.

"Boss Du wants to communicate with our hotel's Chinese restaurant? Of course I'm happy to do so. Your Xichuan Restaurant is a banner of Sichuan cuisine in Shanghai. I want to learn more from you."

Xu Bo is a local, but some of his family members are abroad, otherwise he would not be able to open such a large hotel.

[Xichuan Restaurant] has become more and more famous in recent years. He is envious and of course he will not refuse to communicate with it.

"Then let's set it on New Year's Day. My sister is getting married and will hold the wedding banquet at your hotel. We can learn from each other then."

Du Shaojie chatted with the other party for a while, and then deliberately revealed his purpose.

"No, I'm really honored that your sister is getting married in my hotel! But, to be honest, the level of our Chinese restaurant is limited, and I'm really worried that it won't work out well."

When Xu Bo heard this, he couldn't help but wave his hands repeatedly.

Family members know their own business, and his Chinese restaurant is really average. If it were someone else, it would be fine, but he didn't dare to embarrass himself in front of Du Shaojie.

"How about this, can I transfer some people to help? My sister and her friends have already sent out their invitations, and it's not a good idea to change hotels now. I hope Mr. Xu will forgive me for any offense."

Du Shaojie went around in circles before expressing his attitude.

To be honest, it's not easy for him to be the eldest brother. He wants to save face for his sister, but also doesn't want to make things difficult for Shen Rui and his family. As a result, he has to go through such a big detour.

"Boss Du, how about you arrange the wedding banquet? Don't worry, my kitchen staff are at your disposal. You can ask them to do odd jobs, as long as they can learn something from you."

Xu Bo is also a clever guy. Knowing that people don't think highly of the skills of Chinese restaurant chefs, he simply gave up the initiative of the wedding banquet.

Of course, he also wanted to make friends with Du Shaojie, otherwise no matter who came, it would be useless.

"Mr. Xu, I owe you a favor. Thank you very much."

Du Shaojie got what he wanted and felt that Xu Bo was a friend worth making.

There is no need to say too much thanks, I will express my gratitude later if I have any.

Before the wedding, Du Shaojie transferred several chefs from the [Seafood Restaurant] in Yangcheng, and together with himself, they formed a temporary team.

Taking local tastes into consideration, the wedding banquet featured lighter Cantonese cuisine, especially seafood, and many of the ingredients were airlifted from Guangzhou.

On the wedding day, the bride's family, represented by Wang Yuxiu and Du Xiaomei, including Su Dapeng and his wife, Liang Meiqin and Qi Yan, all came.

No matter what, they are all giving face to Du Shaojie.

The man's guests were much more numerous, after all, his family was all locals. In addition, there were Xiaoya and Shen Rui's leaders and colleagues at work.

The wedding was very brief. After the unit leader came on stage to bless the newlyweds, the wedding banquet began.

At first, everyone thought the conditions of Sunshine Hotel were very average, so no one had much expectations for today's wedding banquet.

But when the dishes started to be served, it gave all the guests a big surprise.

First of all, the wedding banquet was of a very high standard, with all kinds of seafood dishes on the table. Not only were the ingredients rare, but the presentation was also good, and it looked delicious.

In addition, there are many fine Cantonese dishes, which are difficult for most guests to eat on a normal day, and thus virtually raise the quality of the entire wedding banquet.

When everyone tasted it again, there were bursts of exclamations.

"This is so delicious, isn't it? Does Sunshine Hotel have such a good chef? This is the level of a top chef, right?"

"Who cares who cooks the food? As long as it tastes good, that's all. Come on, pick up your chopsticks."

"I never thought that the Shen family's wedding banquet would be so well organized."

Listening to everyone's discussion, Shen Rui's parents looked confused.

They felt something was wrong from the moment the dishes were served. They were different from what they had ordered before.

But they have no time to take care of these things at the moment. The newlyweds have to toast everyone one by one, so won't they be busy too?

On the contrary, my mother's family is not surprised at all, because they have asked the kitchen staff to get busy in advance, so shouldn't the quality of the dishes they produce be like this?

Du Shaojie has long been regarded as the cooking god in the eyes of these (her family) people. There is no need to be amazed, his cooking skills are just that good!
After he finished his work in the kitchen, he changed his clothes and sat next to his family.

"Brother, thank you for your hard work!"

At this time, Xiaoya and Shen Rui came over to toast. When they saw their eldest brother, how could they not understand what today's wedding banquet was about?

"Today is your big day, let's not talk about this. As your brother, I wish you a happy marriage and a happy and sweet life."

Du Shaojie drank three cups in a row and sent blessings on behalf of his mother's family.

Xiaoya pointed at the dishes on the table, and Shen Rui clasped his hands together and silently expressed his gratitude. His family was confused about the situation, so he naturally knew what was going on at today's wedding banquet.

Afterwards, the newlyweds went to another table.

By the time the banquet was over, almost all the dishes on every table were eaten up.

This is the power of several chefs working together. They can definitely capture the taste buds and stomachs of customers with just one move. (End of this chapter)