Rebirth: Starting from the Cafeteria

Pang Weidong gave a thumbs up. He likes to work with people who do things decisively.

The three of them then chatted about some details and left the fish restaurant.

after a few days.

Xu Bo received the equipment and signed an investment agreement with Xiangjiang Dingxin International Investment Company and Pang Weidong in Shenzhen to jointly operate the "Karaoke Hall" project.

Next, Pang Weidong returned to Beijing and began looking for a location to prepare for the opening of the Beijing store.

Xu Bo returned to Shanghai, and in less than half a month, the karaoke bar in Sunshine Hotel was officially opened. There was no copyright for songs in those days, and the tapes and DVDs from Hong Kong were enough to support the operation of the karaoke bar.

Business was extremely booming after the opening, and Pang Weidong has already started decorating the store.

Du Shaojie did not participate in anything except asking Winnie to help Xu Bo order equipment. He stayed in Shenzhen for a few days to deal with the backlog of official business in the previous period.

Then he went to Hong Kong to visit Liang Meiqin, stayed there for three days, and then returned to Beijing.

Not long after, karaoke bars opened in the capital.

The company's registered brand is "Yuedong", and both the Shanghai and Beijing stores are called this name. This is also necessary for chain operations, with a unified name, a unified decoration style, and a unified high-level service.

Du Shaojie didn't have time to experience the Shanghai store, but he did find time to experience the Beijing store.

To be honest, this kind of "kabar" format is a bit embarrassing nowadays. Going on stage to sing is equivalent to putting yourself under the public eye, with no privacy at all.

Therefore, this form is destined to be replaced by the more private "KTV" box. However, the conditions are not yet mature, and the karaoke bar will still exist for some time.

"Mr. Du, how do you feel?"

Pang Weidong came with Du Shaojie, but he was not directly involved in the management. Like Du Shaojie, they were both shareholders behind the scenes.

"It's OK, but I'm not very good at singing. It's OK to come occasionally, but I can't stand it if I come often."

Du Shaojie doesn't like such noisy occasions, but some social events are inevitable, and he will probably come again in the future.

The two sat for more than an hour before getting up and leaving, mainly because Du Shaojie wanted to leave and Pang Weidong also felt it was boring. This kind of occasion is suitable for bringing a few girls to play, it's awkward for two grown men to be together.

“How’s the hot pot restaurant going lately?”

The two left the karaoke bar and found a place to drink tea.

Du Shaojie has paid less attention to the hot pot restaurant recently, so he took this opportunity to ask a question.

"The operation of hot pot restaurants is very stable. We currently have 116 stores across the country, with a monthly profit of around 800 to 900 million yuan. It is estimated that it will soon break the million yuan mark."

Speaking of this, Pang Weidong immediately became excited.

[Shuweixiang Hotpot] has become a legend in the catering industry, mainly because its extraordinary development has left a deep impression on everyone.

As the helmsman, Pang Weidong has a gambler-like temperament. He achieved rapid expansion by constantly borrowing money. By the time others realized what was happening, his hot pot restaurants had already blossomed everywhere, and it was difficult for others to surpass him.

In this regard, Du Shaojie is more conservative. He started earlier than his competitors, but he has been developing steadily. In the past two years, the stores under Bailian have accelerated their development and still have a lot of potential.

In comparison, the development potential of [Shuweixiang Hotpot] is not great.

"Not bad, the annual profit is almost 100 million, impressive! Better than my Bailian Catering."

Du Shaojie smiled, gave a thumbs up and praised the other party.

Pang Weidong couldn't help but roll his eyes. The other party accounted for 40% of the hot pot restaurant's revenue. Doesn't this part count?
"Ajie, the company's foreign debt will be paid off soon. I plan to distribute dividends. Do you have any objection?"

"What do I have to say? Of course I fully agree with it."

The hot pot project has reached its harvest season, and Du Shaojie is eagerly awaiting it.

It's not that he's short of money now, he's never short of money, but investment requires returns. When he gets his investment back, he'll be more indifferent.

To be honest, investing in the hot pot project is Du Shaojie's masterpiece.

So far, there has been no return on his investment in real estate company projects, Yu Mo's Dongsheng Electronics, and home appliance company projects.

There are certainly human factors involved, but it is also related to the fact that these projects themselves are money-making beasts.

Fortunately, he is not in a hurry, and there will be no shortage of ways to exit in the future, and there will always be rewards.

Time flies.

Liang Meiqin went on a business trip to the mainland and specially came to Beijing to visit Qi Yan.

Qi Yan pointed at the other person's belly when there was no one around, the meaning of which was self-evident.

Liang Meiqin smiled and shook her head. She didn't want to continue this topic. She had a little idea. She wanted to wait until the other party gave birth. If they both got pregnant at the same time, wouldn't it make her man suffer?

It just so happened that Xu Bo and Pang Weidong were urging Du Shaojie to return to Guangzhou. After a period of operation, both karaoke bars showed great potential.

After frequent communication, everyone decided to open two more (karaoke bar) stores in Guangzhou and Shenzhen.

That was Du Shaojie's home court, and many things required him to mediate, so he had to call the other party over.

So Du Shaojie flew to Guangzhou with Liang Meiqin and Pang Weidong. Xu Bo had already picked a place in Guangzhou, just across from the railway station branch of Xichuan Restaurant. The location was excellent, the rent was reasonable, and they could sign the contract as long as they got the cultural business license.

In addition, we are still looking for a suitable place in Shenzhen.

When Du Shaojie arrived in Guangzhou, he lived in Donghu New Village. Now that he was a married man, he naturally could not live in the old street with Liang Meiqin.

The next day after he came back, Jiao Hongtao and Huang Yong had dinner and talked about the incident in the karaoke bar.

Jiao Hongtao immediately promised that not only would this matter be handed over to him, but he would also help with the formalities in Shenzhen in the future.

"Boss Du, you're taking a big step. There's definitely no problem with the formalities, but running a place like this can lead to a lot of messes, so you have to be prepared. However, if you have any problems, you can come to me and Director Huang, and we can basically handle it."

Jiao Hongtao was transferred to the Municipal Bureau some time ago, and Huang Yong will probably be transferred soon. Both of them are currently in their prime.

So he spoke with confidence and was not at all reserved.

"Thank you very much! I am not involved in the management, I am just one of the shareholders, so I don't have to worry about it. However, I will definitely trouble you two with the karaoke bar in the future. I toast to you."

Du Shaojie clarified and said that he was not in charge of the specific business.

But this project requires my own investment, so I'll have to ask them to take care of it in the future.

"Mr. Du, you are too polite."

The relationship between the few of them is very good. They have been very close over the years and have helped each other a lot.

After resolving the formalities, Du Shaojie and Liang Meiqin went to Shenzhen. Xu Bo and Pang Weidong stayed in Guangzhou to arrange the decoration and opening of the Guangzhou store.

The day Du Shaojie arrived in Shenzhen, he called Qin Lu and asked her to have dinner with him.

"Mr. Du, you are a very busy man. Tell me, what can I do for you?"

Qin Lu knew that the other party would not come to her for no reason, so she didn't bother to beat around the bush.

So Du Shaojie told them about his plan to open a karaoke bar, because he had his eyes on the InterContinental Hotel and planned to open a Shenzhen branch inside the hotel.

It doesn’t matter which floor it is, it depends on what is convenient for Qin Lu.

"I thought it was something else. It's easy to handle. The fifth floor of our hotel has just been vacated. It depends on how much space you need. Just let me know when the time comes."

Qin Lu has always been decisive in doing things and never drags things out.

"Thank you! I'll have my partner contact you later and we can discuss the details. Once we're done, we can sign the contract."

Du Shaojie drank a lot of wine and fell asleep as soon as he returned home.

the next day.

He called Xu Bo and Pang Weidong, told them that a store had been found, and asked them to take some time to come and take a look.

The two of them set off as soon as they hung up the phone and went directly to the [InterContinental Hotel].

"Ajie, this place is nice. The rent and the surrounding environment are very suitable. Mr. Xu, let's go talk to Mr. Qin. Once we have an agreement, we can sign the contract as soon as possible so that we can start decorating as soon as possible."

Du Shaojie stayed in Shenzhen for a few more days until the matter was settled, and then he went to Hong Kong with Liang Meiqin.

When he returned to the villa in Repulse Bay, Zhong Qing was so happy. The boss hadn't come for such a long time, and he sat in the villa all day long. What was the difference between this and being in prison?
Zhong Qing felt that he was injured at a wrong time. If anything, it must be him and his boss who went to the mainland, so how could it be Peng Yongjun's turn?

"Boss, you are finally here!"

"Zhong Qing, you want me to come here so much? Come, let me see if your injury has healed. Don't worry, I won't let you guard the villa forever. I will bring you with me when I return to the mainland this time."

Du Shaojie laughed and comforted Zhong Qing.

The main reason he didn't bring the other party last time was to let him avoid the limelight, so he gave Zhong Qing a half-month vacation.

Then he didn't come for a long time, until today.

"thank you boss!"

Zhong Qing went to work happily. Through the last incident, he also made friends with a group of people from all walks of life. If the boss needs to do something or get some information in the future, it will definitely be very convenient.

This is the advantage of using money to pave the way.

the next day.

Du Shaojie took Zhong Qing and Wang Yongli to the company and met Fan Shilun again.

I heard from Winnie before that Fan Shilun was the only one who managed to supply the karaoke equipment to Xu Bo. And the other party also made a suggestion, which is still in the investigation stage.

Fan Shilun’s suggestion was to invest in a factory in China to assemble and produce karaoke equipment.

The equipment itself does not have a very high technical threshold. For now, you can start with assembly and then gradually replace it with domestic parts.

"What is the basis for your consideration?"

In the chairman's office, Du Shaojie asked Fan Shilun a question. (End of this chapter)