The Era of Hard Work

   Chapter 446 Big Goal

  In the quiet office, the single-seat sofa bears too much weight, and the thick cushions sink deeply.

  The person sitting on the cushion is at least one meter nine tall, with long golden brown hair hanging from the back of his head to near his shoulders, an angular face, a high nose and deep eyes, and his arms with half sleeves exposed, covered with thick brown body hair.

   looked like a big Siberian brown bear.

   After receiving a call from Lu Dong, Big Ivan rushed from Quannan to the university town the next day to meet Lu Dong.

  As an old friend of nearly two years, there is no harm in saying something in advance.

The big Iwan was full of embarrassment, and said in very slippery Chinese: "Sorry, Lu Dong, I originally thought that I could settle down in China, stay there forever, and develop together with your friends and partners, but things have changed. , is always unexpected.”

   Lu Dong understood the meaning of this: "Have you made up your mind?"

   "Yes." Big Ivan said directly: "As my parents get older, they miss their hometown more and more and want to go back."

   Lu Dong remembered that Big Ivan mentioned that his parents were hired auto experts and worked in the heavy truck group.

  Homesickness is not unique to Chinese people. After being away from home for many years, the social environment in Russia has gradually stabilized, and it is no longer as chaotic as in previous years.

   "The job here?" Lu Dong asked, "Your parents plan to resign?"

   After all, he was specially hired back then, so there might be some troubles involved.

Big Ivan said: "I have already resigned. My parents have been here for many years, and there is not much to teach. The heavy truck group is about to go bankrupt and cannot afford to support too many foreign experts. Many institutions are being abolished. In the process of bankruptcy and reorganization."

The unsatisfactory work is also the reason why his parents want to return to China: "My father's salary is currently in arrears for half a year, the prospects of this large company are not optimistic, my father is discouraged, and there are also invitations from Russia, so I just want to go back home.”

   Lu Dong is not a young man in his twenties. He can understand homesickness, which is essentially the same as he did to Lujia Village.

   "What about you, Ivan?" Lu Dong asked again, "What are you going to do when you go back?"

   Big Ivan raised his hairy hand and said, "I went back to Russia once in July. I went to Moscow. I applied for a job at Moscow University. I found a teaching assistant job at the foreign language college there."

   Having said that, Lu Dong knew very well that Big Ivan was really leaving.

no party last forever.

   Think about the first time I met Big Ivan when I was in the street stall, and then I sponsored the basketball team of the Provincial University of Foreign Languages ​​College coached by Big Ivan, and then invited Big Ivan to invest together.

   It can be said that Big Ivan, by virtue of his natural advantages, helped him and Lu's Catering to avoid too many troubles in the early stage and passed through a very difficult stage.

  The two are partners and friends.

  My friend is going on a long trip now, so Lu Dong inevitably sighed: "Are you sure when to leave?"

   Big Ivan said: "The formalities are being processed, and it will not exceed this month at the latest."

   Lu Dong asked, "Will you settle in Moscow in the future?"

   Big Ivan nodded: "I always live in Moscow." He suddenly laughed: "Lu Dong, I'm waiting for you to open your store to Moscow!"

   Lu Dong said: "Okay! I will definitely go to Moscow to find you then, and you can take me to taste Russian food."

   Big Ivan still laughed: "Russian food, I guess it's hard for you to eat it."

   Lu Dong specially said: "Before you leave, you must inform me a few days in advance, we friends, we have to see you off."

   Big Ivan has been in China for many years and understands the habits of Taidong: "Okay, I will call you after I finish the formalities."

  The two chatted for a while, and the big Ivan talked about another thing: "Lu Dong, when I go back this time, maybe I won't go back to China again. The shares in Lu's Catering will be transferred to you?"

  Lu Dong thought for a while: "In this way, several shareholders of the company are now in the university town. If you are not in a hurry to leave, I will invite the big guys to hold a meeting in the afternoon to discuss together."

   "Yes." Big Ivan said, "I'll go to Provincial University first, and come back in the afternoon."

  According to the original investment agreement, there are shareholders of Lu's Catering who want to withdraw their capital, and the shares must be transferred to the shareholders within the company first.

  Ivan has been working in the provincial university for many years, and there are many things to deal with. Lu Dong notified Song Na, Du Xiaobing and Qiao Weiguo.

   In the afternoon, in the company meeting room, the shareholders meeting of Lu's Catering was held again.

   Big Iwan owns 5% of the shares of Lu's Catering. Like Du Xiaobing, he invested tens of thousands of yuan in the stock, but now the value has doubled.

  Song Na's funds were on Wenxin Commerce and the No. 1 Sports Club, while Qiao Weiguo focused on Sanda, not interested at all.

   In contrast, Du Xiaobing is most interested.

  Since Lao Du is interested, there is no need for Lu Dong to fight him. Let Lao Du negotiate with Big Ivan. He doesn't care about the specific transfer price.

   Lu Dong focused on the matter of holding a banquet for the big Ivan to see off in a few days, and everyone expressed their willingness to participate.

   After the meeting, he left the conference room to Du Xiaobing and Ivan, and Lu Dong and the others all came out and went to his office.

  Qiao Weiguo touched his bald head: "Why is he leaving?"

   Lu Dong said, "This is not Ivan's hometown after all."

   Maybe Big Ivan doesn't care, but his parents want to go back to China after all, and Big Ivan will go back with him.

  Song Na said: "Natasha is very sad these two days."

   Lu Dong answered: "It's better to end before it starts, than to start and end."

  Big Ivan wants to go back to China. Natasha wants to settle in China. Even if she doesn’t settle, she still has two years to study here. Taidong is too far from Moscow.

  In two years, the distance of tens of thousands of kilometers is enough to obliterate too much.

  It is estimated that this is also one of the reasons why Da Yiwan wants to transfer the shares of Lu's Catering. Once he leaves China, the distance becomes extremely far away. Who can guarantee that the shares and income in his hands will not change?

   In the middle of the afternoon, Du Xiaobing and Big Iwan left the conference room.

   Lu Dong didn't ask any more details, Lao Du came over to say hello to him, then went back to the office to make a phone call, and simply returned to Quannan after get off work.

   With the funds in Lao Du’s hand, it is impossible to eat up this 5% of the shares, and he must ask his family for help.

   That night, Lu Dong received a call from Du Juan, who asked about the specific situation.

   Of course Lu Dong had something to say.

   In the next few days, Lv Dong asked Qian Feng, the financial director, to assist Lao Du and Da Yiwan to go through the relevant share transfer procedures.

   Big Ivan also set a time to return to Russia. Lu Dong asked Xue Tian to go to the Crown Hotel to reserve a private room, and prepare to hold a banquet for Big Ivan to see him off in a few days.

  During this period, Lu Dong and Du Xiaobing went on a business trip again, and they also brought Miao Yu, who was transferred from Qingzhao, to let her participate in the planning of the new store in Yingcheng, store opening, and related business processing.

  Miao Yu worked very hard. Among the first group of people who joined Lu's Catering, Fu Zhaoxia and Gao Ming developed the best. The former was the business manager of the Quannan area, and the latter was the head of the training department of the head office.

  Others, although the worst is also in the position of the manager of the big store, but there is still a gap between the two.

  Miao Yu also wants to go further, after all, that means higher income.

  It is inevitable for people to compare, and desire is often the driving force for progress.

  If a person has no desires or desires, he basically loses motivation.

  Miao Yu's efforts are also seen in the eyes of Lu Dong and Du Xiaobing. The two have held many small meetings in private. After entering September, they plan to go to Daocheng to officially open up the Taidong Peninsula market.

   As long as it establishes a firm foothold in Quannan and enters the provincial and municipal markets around Taidong, Lu's Catering will be able to advance and retreat.

   At the company meeting in August, Lv Dong also put forward the company's big goal - to become the first-class chain catering company in the country!

  Achieving this goal is not easy. Every step in the development of private enterprises is like walking on thin ice.

   Lu Dong was conscientious and did not dare to relax a little.

  Too many private enterprises in China have all died in the first three years. Few can survive five years, and even fewer can truly grow.

  Under the special business environment, private enterprises are not crossing the river by feeling the stones.

   Lu's catering is somewhat better. Lu Dong always has some advantages and experiences that he can learn from.

   After returning from Yingcheng, Lu Dong received an invitation, Lao Liu's dried fruit and roasted seeds and nuts shop reopened, but the door was changed, and the location was not as good as the one that Lu Dong helped him find for the first time.

  Old Liu called Lu Dong, and Lu Dong and Song Na went to make a special trip. Old Liu learned from experience and lessons, and only let Liu Yang do the trick. He personally took care of everything from the purchase of goods to the account expenditure in the store.

   "No way, what can I do?"

   Outside the shop at the farmers market, looking at the big red signboard opened by Jinri, Lao Liu said to Lv Dong and Jiao Shougui, "He used to be pretty good. Who knows that with some money, everything has changed."

   He was a little depressed: "Old, old, who knows that it has really become living for his son."

   Lu Dong could only comfort him: "Step by step and spend more time, you can always bring people back to the right track."

   Jiao Shougui also said: "Work hard and earn hard, there are always rushes in life."

   Lao Liu nodded and said to the two of them: "Lu Dong, Shougui, thank you for your kindness. In the future, I will use my Lao Liu's place, a sea of ​​swords and fires."

   "Uncle Liu, this is a serious statement." Lu Dong said quickly, "Between us, don't talk about it."

  Lao Liu is a good person and a real person, but with such a son, the life in the future will be much more difficult.

   No matter who it is, it is impossible to throw away the son.

   Leaving the farmers market, Lv Dong, Song Na and Jiao Shougui went out together, Jiao Shougui said, "If you are soft-hearted, if it were me, it might not matter."

   Lu Dong said, "Lao Liu helped me after all." He looked back and said, "It's the last time, so I can't help infinitely."

   Jiao Shougui said: "Which of us old buddies didn't get your light?"

  Song Na answered: "Lu Dong, you did a good job."

   Lu Dong smiled, just like what he said, Lao Liu helped everything he could. If Liu Yang didn't change, it would only be like this.

   Back at the company, Lu Dong and Song Na sent the packaged things to Big Iwan's dormitory.

   are all products of Lujia Foods. Big Iwan is delicious. Now he is leaving, so I will give more.

   (end of this chapter)