Rebirth: Starting from the Cafeteria

"That morning, Lao Zhai went for morning exercise. When he was crossing the road, he was hit by a car and died before he could even make it to the hospital. The traffic police ruled that the car was fully responsible, but what's the point? Death is like the extinguishing of a light."

As he spoke, Chen Jizhou couldn't help but burst into tears.

When he got the news, he was so sad that he wanted to go back to attend his old friend's memorial service, but he fell ill and was unable to go.

Du Shaojie was also filled with sorrow. In just a short period of time, two old acquaintances had passed away.

But he was able to think positively. After all, he had lived two lives and had experienced much more than the average person.

"Uncle Chen, think positively. This is something that each of us must face."

"Yes, everyone knows that birth, aging, illness and death are natural laws, but how many people can really let go of them? Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. Come on, have a drink."

Perhaps Chen Jizhou had too many negative emotions accumulated in his heart, and after venting them, he gradually calmed down.

Afterwards, the two chatted about their past experiences on the farm and before they knew it, they had drunk half a bottle of wine.

Chen Jizhou wanted to continue drinking, but was stopped by Du Shaojie. He was sure that there was no problem for him, but it was not suitable for old comrades to drink too much, so it was best to stop drinking when enough was enough.

"Uncle Chen, I'll come see you again when I'm free. Please take care of yourself."

Afterwards, Du Shaojie said goodbye and left.

His emotions have always been relatively stable. After a brief mood swing, he let out a long sigh.

In the next few days, he spent the whole day at home around the stove, making difficult dishes, such as [Sauce Pork Knuckle], [Buddha Jumps Over the Wall], [Jiangnan Hundred Flowers Chicken], etc.

Qi Yan was in for a treat; on the weekend, the family did not go out to eat, but instead enjoyed the delicious meals made by Du Shaojie at home.

The daughter was very happy, she loves the food cooked by her father.

Qi Yan was happy, but she felt that something was wrong with Du Shaojie, so she asked, "Husband, are you worried about something?"

"No, it's just that I feel a little uncomfortable when I see my old friends leaving one by one. I don't know how other people regulate their emotions, but for me, I can calm down by listening to the noise of pots and pans."

Du Shaojie smiled and said it was no big deal.

Everyone has downtime, and everyone has different ways to regulate their emotions. For him, cooking is a good way to heal his mood by forgetting everything.

Qi Yan could understand that she liked to go to concerts when she was upset, and the principle was the same.

"Don't think too much, just move forward."

Qi Yan took her husband and daughter for a walk. The family walked in the quiet neighborhood, talking and laughing, putting all their worries aside.

Du Shaojie was not in a hurry to leave this time. He called Wang Yuxiu every day and occasionally called his two sisters. Luo Qin and Li Yimei helped him share a lot of the company's affairs, so he lived a leisurely life.

Two months later.

[Global Communications] After the failed attempt to go public in the mainland, Sun Zhenguo and Liu Zijian called and wanted to restart the plan to go public in Hong Kong.

Du Shaojie had almost rested enough, so he flew directly from Beijing to Shenzhen.

"Mr. Du, the company now only has one production line for producing pagers, and the focus of work has shifted to the production of PHS and intercoms.

Our annual R&D expenses are very high. Our mobile phone business is struggling due to the suppression of foreign brands. The only profitable businesses are the PHS and walkie-talkie businesses. If we want to speed up the pace of development, we have to go public to raise funds.”

Sun Zhenguo said that the communications industry requires large investments and must keep up with the most advanced technologies.

As a mainland manufacturer, Huanyu Communications does not have an advantage in terms of scale or technology. If it wants to make a breakthrough, it can only make continuous capital investments.

The company’s own accumulation is limited, and there have been no problems in the past two years, but what about the future?
Therefore, Sun Zhenguo and Liu Zijian are so keen on going public.

"Okay, you guys contact Mr. Liang from Dingxin International later, they will help the company go public in Hong Kong. I think Xiaolingtong is just a transitional product, the future will definitely be dominated by mobile phones, don't put the cart before the horse."

Du Shaojie is not opposed to the company going public. Communications companies are capital-intensive enterprises, and it is difficult to support the long-term development of the company relying solely on shareholder investment.

At present, the world is still dominated by feature phones. Foreign telecommunications companies have first-mover advantages and technological advantages. If they want to catch up and surpass, they will have to pay a greater price.

He agreed that [Universal Communications] should seek to be listed in Hong Kong again and made suggestions for the company's future development.

"That's right. The advantage of Xiaolingtong is that the terminal price is low and the cost is also low. But it is difficult to form a large-scale network. The call quality is poor and the signal is not good."

Sun Zhenguo is proficient in communication technology and certainly understands the limitations of Xiaolingtong.

Just like the original pager, the emergence of the pager changed the way of personal communication, but it lacks in convenience and is therefore being replaced by PHS and mobile phones.

"Mr. Du, our business is divided into several parts. Should we list it as a whole or separately?"

Liu Zijian also thought that Du Shaojie's suggestion was very good, but he still had some questions about the listing.

"Let's split the business and list it separately. Separate the PHS business and the walkie-talkie business and list them together. It should be easier to pass the review."

Du Shaojie meant to package the profitable PHS business and walkie-talkie business and list them on the market, while the unpromising pager business would be gradually eliminated and the unprofitable mobile phone business would remain in the parent company and continue to wait for opportunities.

In this case, the assets that are seeking to be listed are high-quality assets, after all, their current profitability is good.

Sun Zhenguo and Liu Zijian looked at each other, both looking somewhat helpless. Of course, there are still various operations after the listing, such as acquiring the parent company's mobile phone business through related transactions, etc. In short, if you want to go public as soon as possible, Du Shaojie's suggestion is undoubtedly the best option.

Next.

Du Shaojie and Liu Zijian went to Hong Kong together, and after passing the customs, they went straight to Dingxin International.

Although he is not the official boss of [Dingxin International] now, he is the boss of an offshore company, which means he is the behind-the-scenes boss of [Dingxin International].

Therefore, he is still the actual controller of [Dingxin International].

"Hello, Mr. Du!"

"Hello, Mr. Du!"

Along the way, employees greeted Du Shaojie. He smiled and waved, then took Liu Zijian to find Liang Meiqin.

Liang Meiqin was waiting for them in the office. After the guests and hosts sat down, they began to discuss the work arrangements before [Huanyu Communications] went public. Since [Huanyu Communications] had already attempted to go public in Hong Kong before, the framework documents were still there, only some details needed to be changed.

Later, Du Shaojie convened a meeting of the employees of the securities department and asked them to fully support the listing of [Huanyu Communications].

The rest of the matters will be coordinated by Liu Zijian and Fan Shilun. The Securities Department is the department under Fan Shilun's charge, so the two of them can discuss anything directly.

"Mikoto, I'm leaving now."

"You're leaving right after you got here? Are you coming to my place tonight?"

"Of course I will. It might be a little late, so you don't have to wait for me for dinner."

Du Shaojie said hello to Liang Meiqin and left the company.

Afterwards, he met Zhong Qing at the old place.

"Boss, the Wang family has a trading company in Hong Kong that specializes in the business of imported medicines. This company is quite large, and the person in charge is called Wang Zikai. Whenever Wang Dongxu sees him, he has to call him uncle."

Zhong Qing found out the core enterprise of the Wang family, [Xiangjiang Longsheng Trading Co., Ltd.].

This enterprise nominally engaged in transnational pharmaceutical trade, but in reality it was the Wang family's cargo transit station. Some medicines that were not allowed to be imported were secretly imported into the mainland through this company.

Medicines, consumables, and medical devices all have huge profits these days, bringing the Wang family a steady stream of profits.

"Do they have a lot of shady business?"

"Quite a lot! But the other party's confidentiality measures are very strict, and it is difficult to figure out the specific situation. Most of the time, we have to rely on guesswork."

"Well, keep an eye on them appropriately. If there is a chance that you might cause trouble for them, you must tell me immediately and I will make arrangements."

"Understood, boss."

After finishing the business, Du Shaojie asked Wang Yongli to bring the suitcase over.

There was 100 Hong Kong dollars in the box, and the purpose of giving this money to Zhong Qing was to use it to deal with the Wang family.

Wang Yongli and Luo Qin are both Du Shaojie's assistants, but Wang Yongli is responsible for Du Shaojie's security and some private matters, while Luo Qin is responsible for business and life matters.

Li Yimei is his personal secretary, responsible for normal official correspondence, itinerary arrangements, etc.

in the afternoon.

Qin Lu called Du Shaojie and told him that there was a cocktail party in the evening and asked him if he wanted to go.

This was what Du Shaojie needed. Through the Wang family's affairs, he began to consciously contact some bigwigs in Hong Kong. Expanding his network of contacts does not require many people to help him at critical moments, but only requires these people not to add insult to injury at critical moments.

He used to hate this kind of socializing, but the Wang family started investigating the source of his funds and traced them back to Dingxin International, which gave him a sense of crisis.

The cocktail party in the evening was unremarkable, but I did get to know quite a few celebrities from all walks of life.

He is a mainland businessman with a strong foothold in Hong Kong. The restaurants under his various brands perform very well in the bars here, and there are still many people willing to interact with him.

Hong Kong is a society that values ​​strength. If you have strength, you will have friends. It is normal for you to help me and I to help you.

After the cocktail party, it was already very late when Du Shaojie returned to Liang Meiqin's residence.

He took a bath, Liang Meiqin gave him a full body massage, and then he fell into a deep sleep.

Liang Meiqin looked at Du Shaojie who was sleeping and couldn't help but sigh. No one knew this man better than her. He just wanted to study cooking and live a peaceful life with his own business, but reality didn't allow it.

It can be seen that he is not very happy even in his sleep.

The next day.

After breakfast, Liang Meiqin went to work at the company.

Du Shaojie and others returned to the Repulse Bay Villa, and he called Wang Yongli to his study alone. (End of this chapter)