Rebirth: Starting from the Cafeteria

Chapter 498: Cut off the tail to survive and win!
Du Shaojie is about 50-50 about whether he can recruit someone.

Unexpectedly, after Wang Yongli went out for a tour, more than one or two chefs under Yin Qiang were attracted by him.

Although Yin Qiang raised everyone's salary under tremendous pressure, many people did not appreciate it.

The reasons for this are complicated.

On the one hand, even after the salary increase, their wages are not that high. On the other hand, Du Shaojie is so famous that his appeal to chefs far exceeds that of Yin Qiang.

For smart people, this choice is almost a no-brainer.

Smart people have already realized that Yin Qiang's fast food chain is in a precarious situation, and working with the winner can at least keep their jobs.

Those who are unwilling to change jobs are those who are neither smart nor risk-averse.

Meng Gang was in need of a large number of manpower. He and Wang Yongli worked well together and opened dozens of new stores in a short period of time.

Due to a large loss of talent, Yin Qiang's fast food company fell into operational difficulties.

"Boss Du, I'm back."

Wang Yongli completed the first phase of the mission and returned to Guangzhou.

"Wynn, thank you for your hard work."

Du Shaojie looked Wang Yongli up and down, and was relieved to see that there was nothing wrong with him.

Wang Yongli might get beaten up for what he did on this trip, so he was a little worried.

"It's not hard! Things are simpler than expected. Yin Qiang is not very good to his employees. He pays them little and gives them too much work. Even without me, many employees are planning to change jobs."

Wang Yongli told the truth that the main reason he was able to complete the task so smoothly was because of Yin Qiang's "cooperation".

A demanding boss cannot retain talent. In this regard, Du Shaojie is far ahead of Yin Qiang.

The two chatted for quite some time before Wang Yongli got up and left.

Du Shaojie thought that it was unlikely that Yin Qiang would do something desperate, after all, his main source of income was from KTV.

Now the other party’s fast food chain can no longer operate, and the buffet has also been affected.

"Secretary Li, please ask Xiao He to prepare the car. I need to go to the Catering Association."

Du Shaojie then went out and took a look around the Provincial Association.

Everyone was very polite when they met him, and some people asked him openly or secretly about the fight between the two fast food chains.

This matter has become the focus of attention in the circle. Most people view this matter with a bystander mentality, and almost no one is optimistic about Yin Qiang.

Du Shaojie smiled but said nothing, but his relaxed attitude already foreshadowed the result.

He stayed in the association for half a day and then left.

Many people on Yin Qiang's side have advised him to give up fast food, and the best way is to find a buyer as soon as possible before it completely collapses.

If this trend continues, the profits from KTV will not be able to make up for the losses from fast food restaurants.

"Fuck it, I just won't accept this!"

Yin Qiang was very unwilling, but even if he was unwilling, he could not change the current situation.

He truly understood how Du Shaojie, Pang Weidong and others felt when they were selling the KTV hall.

But the actual situation was very different from what he thought. Du Shaojie, Pang Weidong and Xu Bo withdrew voluntarily at that time, and at least they sold their shares at a good price.

At this time, Yin Qiang planned to quit the fast food industry as he had lost so much money that he almost lost everything.

"Mr. Yin, our strengths are not in the catering industry. If we divide our energy, we will end up losing money on both ends. The fast food chain is now our negative asset, so we'd better get rid of it as soon as possible."

His subordinates kept persuading Yin Qiang not to care about the gains and losses of a city or a place.

The most important thing is to preserve your strength. If you continue to waste your energy like this, you will suffer serious injuries.

"Okay, okay. Then we will start transferring the stores and take whatever we can get back. Some stores that can't survive will be closed from now on."

Yin Qiang finally made up his mind to quit the fast food industry.

In fact, from the moment he made this decision, his competition with Meng Gang ended in failure.

He announced that he was willing to sell all the fast food restaurants, but few people responded, and only a few laymen came to talk.

No one in the industry wanted to confront Du Shaojie. In their view, Meng Gang and others' entrepreneurship was just a smokescreen, and Chef Du must be the one behind the scenes.

Du Shaojie's reputation in the industry is at its peak. Without complete certainty, who would dare to take the risk?

Time flies.

Yin Qiang has closed almost half of his stores, and the stores that are still open are just barely surviving.

"What's going on? It seems that no one is interested in our overall package sale plan?"

I was a little unwilling at first, but so much time has passed, and many people have asked me, but I haven't been able to reach an agreement with any of them.

The key to the problem lies in Meng Gang's fast food company. Their business is very booming, and not many people have the confidence to compete with such a strong opponent.

Fast food chains require huge investments, so those who are interested in joining will be very cautious. "Mr. Yin, those who are interested in taking over will not dare to rush forward after seeing the business performance of their competitors. It's not that they are not interested, but they are afraid to compete with their competitors."

The subordinate looked helpless and pointed out the root cause of the problem.

In the catering industry, Du Shaojie is a mountain that cannot be circumvented. Whoever takes over Yin Qiang's fast food chain stores will be Du Shaojie's enemy. It's that simple.

Therefore, the plan to sell the entire property is likely to fail.

"What should we do? Just waste our time like this?"

Yin Qiang managed to control his urge to hit someone and looked at his men with squinted eyes.

"There is a solution. We can either break up the business into smaller units and sell individual stores to other companies. The advantage of this is that we can quickly get out of trouble. The disadvantage is that we can't sell them at a high price and we will lose a lot of money."

As the subordinate spoke, he stared at Yin Qiang's expression.

Yin Qiang, who always had a bad temper, didn't react much this time. Although his face looked very unhappy, he didn't vent his anger on his subordinates.

He just waved his hand and drove the other person out.

After a while, Yin Qiang's face returned to normal. After all, he had seen many storms and waves. His bad temper might just be a disguise. When he really encountered a big thing, he could calm down.

He picked up the phone and called Pang Weidong.

the next day.

Pang Weidong flew to Yangcheng and personally visited Du Shaojie to discuss the matter.

"Ajie, Yin Qiang said that he is willing to accept the loss of the bet and will no longer be in the fast food industry. He will sell the stores he owns to Meng Gang's fast food chain company at a low price."

As soon as they met, Pang Weidong stated his purpose.

In fact, in his circle, there are very few people who are persistent and it is normal to admit defeat when you can't win.

Pang Weidong knew very well what the consequences would be if Yin Qiang was pushed into a corner, and he did not want Du Shaojie and that guy to suffer a fateful outcome.

"Young Master Yin would also admit defeat? How bizarre. Okay, Dongzi, let Meng Gang handle this matter. Neither you nor I should interfere."

Du Shaojie let out a long sigh, and a stone in his heart fell to the ground.

This is the best outcome, at least it shows that Yin Qiang is still willing to act within the rules. In fact, even if Yin Qiang's fast food chain goes bankrupt, it will not cause much damage to others.

Yin Qiang's main source of income is from KTV. It was because he was too ambitious and wanted to run a cross-border business that Du Shaojie found his flaws and he suffered a heavy loss.

After thinking through all the intricacies of this matter, Du Shaojie decided to quit while he was ahead.

So in front of Pang Weidong, he called Meng Gang and asked him to talk to Yin Qiang. If they could reach an agreement, he would buy the other party's store as a whole.

"Boss Du, does this mean that Yin Qiang has admitted defeat? This is great, and it will greatly speed up our deployment."

Hearing Du Shaojie's words, Meng Gang also breathed a sigh of relief.

As the saying goes, "If you kill three thousand people, you will lose eight hundred of your own." The longer you fight with your opponent, the greater the loss. Now that the opponent is ready to withdraw, it must be a good thing for the company.

The two chatted for more than half an hour and then ended the call.

Meng Gang immediately convened a meeting of the company's top executives to discuss the specific plan, and then began to contact Yin Qiang.

The negotiations between the two parties were full of tension from the very beginning, but Meng Gang would not indulge the other party. He haggled over the price, which made Yin Qiang so angry that he often slammed the table.

But the situation was stronger than the person, and in the end, Yin Qiang sold all the stores he had to Meng Gang Company at a very low price.

There are still many things to do next. Yin Qiang will send someone to assist Meng Gang in changing the rental contract and other matters. Only after all matters are done will Meng Gang settle the payment.

Du Shaojie was in a good mood. His counterattack came to a temporary end and he became the winner.

The biggest beneficiary is Meng Gang. After taking over Yin Qiang's fast food chain stores, Meng Gang became the leader in the sub-industry.

In the fast food industry, a giant was born.

Meng Gang has completed a new round of financing, and the company's valuation has reached 10 billion yuan.

While Du Shaojie was happy, he did not forget Pang Weidong's reminder. Yin Qiang had completely lost this time, so the other party had to put away his minions, but the fundamental contradiction between the two still existed.

He was not worried, because through this confrontation he had seen through Yin Qiang's true nature of being a tough guy on the outside but a tough guy on the inside.

After finishing these things, Du Shaojie, Pang Weidong and Xu Bo went to Hong Kong for a few days.

Going out to sea by boat is a regular activity for them. With the blue sky, white clouds and rippling blue waves, and a group of beautiful women in bikinis wandering around in front of them, the fatigue accumulated over a long period of time gradually dissipates.

Pang Weidong and Xu Bo did not invest in Meng Gang's fast food chain this time. They felt that the fast food industry was a difficult business to sustain for a long time and was a quick money-making venture.

Du Shaojie also thinks so, so he will choose the appropriate time to sell his shares and cash in.

Meng Gang probably had this in mind, which is why he was so anxious to carry out round after round of financing.

"Ajie, we will also be the agent for new games. At the same time, the games developed independently by the company have accumulated a good reputation, and the income is gradually increasing."

[Yuedong Entertainment] is doing very well in the Internet field. On the one hand, it acts as an agent for foreign online games, and on the other hand, it has launched a number of domestic games.

Pang Weidong and Xu Bo plan to transform [Yuedong Entertainment] into an Internet technology company. Entertainment is just one of its items, and the main focus is games and investment.

(End of this chapter)