in2ebook Chapter 257 Agree
Chapter 257 Agree
Curry and Chili were undercover police agents. After Lu Yongqiang learned their identities, he originally asked them to follow Lu Yongheng, but what should he say? These days, the police and the gangs are considered a gathering place for illiterate people.
These two guys took the police exam because they were not good at studying and didn't want to hang out with the gang.
Asking them to wear a suit and tie and sit in the office was like asking their lives to end. After working in the food company for half a year, he started out as an office deputy manager. In less than half a year, he changed more than ten work positions and finally became a delivery driver driving a truck.
After driving to deliver goods, he was either late or had conflicts with merchants, which gave Lu Yongheng a headache.
According to Lu Yongheng, the two of them were trash and should be fired directly.
However, Lu Yongqiang kept the two of them for other purposes and did not expect them to make money for him. Later, he let them follow Jiu Wenlong.
Jiu Wenlong and Lu Hao were in charge of the food city. When these two guys went there, they had nothing to do every day so they would flirt with the pretty girls eating in the store.
Jiu Wenlong does not have Lu Yongheng's good temper. Whenever these two guys cause trouble, Jiu Wenlong drags them to the boxing ring. After being beaten so many times, they feel the pain. Finally, these two guys have behaved themselves and are no longer so careless all day long.
Now the two of them are in charge of a food court in Kowloon City. Both of them have the title of deputy manager. They are not expected to do their job seriously. They are just asked to watch the place and prevent anyone from causing trouble in the store.
The last time Lu Hao went to inspect the store, he happened to encounter the killers from the Triple Gang. There were a total of eight gunmen, but they were all killed by these two guys with their bare hands. He became famous in one battle.
It seems that Chen Yao has been keeping a close eye on Lu Yongqiang. As soon as these two guys became a little famous, Chen Yao was ready to get rid of them.
Judging from the situation today, it is obvious that he had discussed this with Han Bin and others in advance.
If Chen Yao wanted someone else, Lu Yongqiang might not give it to him, but since he wanted two undercover agents, Lu Yongqiang thought about just giving them to Chen Yao.
Lu Yongqiang pretended to be furious and said, "Brother Yao, it's an honor for these two brats that you look up to them. It's just that they have never done loan sharking before. If they don't do well, you can't put the blame on me."
After Lu Yongqiang finished speaking, Chen Yao said, "No one is born with any talent. They can learn if they don't know how to do it. I'm very optimistic about those two guys and I believe they won't let us down.
As for the poor performance, that responsibility naturally cannot be placed on you, Aqiang. It is my fault for being blind and not knowing how to judge people."
Lu Yongqiang laughed and said, "Since Brother Yao has said so, then I have no reason to stop my men from making money. I agree with this in principle.
But whether those two brats are willing to go to Happy Valley is a question they should ask themselves. I am not used to making decisions for my brothers.
To prevent you from misunderstanding me as a villain, Brother Yao, after the meeting, I would like to trouble you to go to Kowloon City with me and ask them in person if they are willing.
After Lu Yongqiang finished speaking, Chen Yao hesitated for a moment, then said, "Okay! Then I'll go to Kowloon City with you, Aqiang. I've heard that Aqiang's food court is very popular, but I've never had the chance to go. This is a good time to go and take a look."
After prying away two capable subordinates from Lu Yongqiang, Jiang Tiansheng stopped doing anything else and quickly selected several other branch bosses.
The issue of the branch church was resolved. Jiang Tiansheng expressed his feelings, then painted a big picture for everyone and announced the adjournment of the meeting.
The meeting started at nine o'clock in the morning. We didn't discuss many things, but time passed quickly. When the meeting ended, it was almost eleven o'clock.
Arriving at the parking lot, Chen Yao glanced at the watch on his wrist and said, "It's already eleven o'clock? It will take about forty minutes for us to drive to West Kowloon, which is just lunch time.
Ah Qiang, I'm going to make a killing today. Take me to taste the food in your restaurant later."
Lu Yongqiang smiled back and said, "Brother Yao, are you going to ride with me or by yourself?"
Chen Yao said, "I'll have Paul and his men drive behind us, and then you and Aqiang will be in the same car. We can talk about something."
In the car, Chen Yao said, "Aqiang, I heard that you invested in a shoe and clothing factory in the north a few years ago and also established a security company.
Some time ago, Xiyan invested nearly 500 million yuan in the country, saying that he wanted to build an electronics industrial park and was planning to move his electronics factory in Gangcheng there.
Aqiang, I heard that the average monthly salary in the north is less than 300 yuan. Tell me the truth, is investing in the north profitable?
Lu Yongqiang thought about it and felt that if Hongxing was interested in investing in China, it would not be a bad thing. As long as Hongxing did not get into trouble in a few years, he would also have less trouble.
Lu Yongqiang said, "Brother Yao, the average wage in China is indeed not as high as in Hong Kong, and the gap is still huge, but the population base in China is huge! I heard that it's almost 1.2 billion people. With so many people, if I earn a dime from each of them every year, that's still more than 100 million a year."
“Besides, I invest in the country not to make money from the mainland market, I just need the cheap labor there.
The shoe and clothing factory I invested in basically accepts overseas processing orders. With the same output, the wages I pay are only one-tenth of those in the port city, and there are also tax benefits there.
Brother Yao, do you think I am making money?"
After Lu Yongqiang finished speaking, Chen Yao nodded thoughtfully. He pondered for a while, then said, "Aqiang, when are you going to the north next time? Let me know, and I'll go with you to take a look."
Lu Yongqiang thought for a moment and said, "Brother Yao, I've been very busy in the past few months. I'm afraid I'll have to wait a few months before going back to China.
If you really want to invest in China, I suggest you go with Brother Xiyan. My investments in China are incomparable to Brother Xiyan's. If you go with Brother Xiyan, you might even meet some important leaders there, like the mayor. If you really want to invest, you'll definitely be able to get more favorable policy support."
Lu Yongqiang was not trying to fool Chen Yao. When Lu Yongqiang went to China to invest, he was received by a deputy director of the China Merchants Group.
When Xiyan went to invest in China, I heard that a deputy mayor in charge of economy accompanied him throughout the trip. The mayor even took time out to have a meal with Xiyan.
There is a big difference in the treatment standards.
After Lu Yongqiang finished speaking, Chen Yao thought for a moment and said, "Then I'll talk to Xiyan in a few days to see when he will go back to China."
Chen Yao is indeed a very capable person with broad knowledge. He can talk to you about anything.
As the two of them were chatting, they unknowingly arrived at the entrance of the Food City on the other side of Kowloon City.
It was past eleven o'clock at this time. There were many customers in the food city. Following a group of people affected the business of the store. Lu Yongqiang asked all the bodyguards to wait nearby or find a place to eat by themselves. He only left Dadong behind.
Seeing that Lu Yongqiang only brought one bodyguard, Chen Yao felt embarrassed to bring all his bodyguards with him, so he simply left them alone and asked all his men to wait at the door.
As soon as the three entered the store, the sharp-eyed waiter immediately recognized Lu Yongqiang, and then notified La Jiao who was chatting with a beautiful girl.
La Jiao turned around and glanced at Lu Yongqiang, then left the pretty girl and trotted over.
"Brother Qiang, why didn't you inform me in advance when you were coming? I could have greeted you at the door of the store!" As he spoke, he actually wanted to come over and support Lu Yongqiang like a lackey.
Lu Yongqiang slapped La Jiao's outstretched claws, curled his lips and said, "This is Brother Yao, the white paper fan of our Hongxing."
La Jiao's eyes lit up, and she nodded and bowed to Chen Yao, saying, "Hello, Brother Yao! Hello!" As she spoke, she grabbed Chen Yao's hand and didn't let go for a long time.
Chen Yao felt very uncomfortable with La Jiao's enthusiasm. He tried to pull his hand out several times but couldn't, so he had to look at Lu Yongqiang.
Lu Yongqiang suppressed his laughter and said, "That's enough! Stop playing tricks!"
"Where's the curry? Why can't I see any curry?"
After Lu Yongqiang finished speaking, Chili finally let go of his hand and said, "Curry, this bastard just met a pretty girl and took her out for Western food."
Lu Yongqiang said, "Call him and ask him to come back immediately! Brother Yao wants to discuss something with you."
After giving La Jiao his instructions, Lu Yongqiang turned to Chen Yao and said, "Brother Yao, this kid is used to being disrespectful. Don't bother with him."
"Now that Curry is not here, we can have something to eat first."
"Brother Yao, take a look at what you want to eat. I'll have someone make it for us in advance."
Chen Yao looked at the situation in the food city and said, "Aqiang, is your business good? It's only 11:30 and there are so many people here.
I heard you have seven food courts like this. If all of them are doing so well, you should be able to make at least one or two million a month, right?"
Lu Yongqiang said, "That's about right! It does make money, but the investment is also quite large. For example, the renovation of this store cost me over a million, plus the rent and the labor costs. It will take me at least half a year to recoup my investment. If I want to make money, I'll have to wait until next year."
"Also, this store just opened a short time ago, so business is only so good now. After two months, the novelty will wear off, and business will probably be only half as good as it is now."
Chen Yao looked around for a while and said, "Even if the business is only half of what it is now, there will definitely be some profit. More importantly, this business is a formal and legal business."
"Aqiang, I heard that you were planning to open 20 of these food courts in Hong Kong City, but due to lack of funds, you have only opened seven for now."
"Aqiang, there's a lot of idle funds in the society's public account. How about the society invest in you to open a shop? The society will provide the funds, and you will be responsible for the management. Then we can split the profits in half?"
Lu Yongqiang shook his head and was about to refuse, but just as he was about to say it, he thought that it might not be a bad thing for the society to invest in him.
Lu Yongqiang said, "Brother Yao, are you sure you want to invest? If you are sure, then we can find a time to have a good chat."
After Lu Yongqiang finished speaking, Chen Yao was stunned. He didn't expect Lu Yongqiang to agree.
Lu Yongqiang has opened seven branches. Chen Yao has learned that so far, the business of the seven stores is pretty good. Even the branch with the worst business has a profit of around 150,000 yuan per month, and the branch with good business has a profit of around 400,000 yuan per month.