Catch the sea: start with a sand shovel and take over the entire beach

After discussing this matter with Ding Fang, we also talked for a while about the current operation of Xiangwei Restaurant.

The downside of Xiangwei is that it hasn't been open for very long; otherwise, its brand effect would be much stronger. But even now, it's incredibly difficult to book a private room at either of Xiangwei's locations.

During this period, many restaurants in the city have conducted overt and covert market research, and the final conclusion is that local cuisine uses better ingredients.

Then they started asking around about where the goods came from, and some very resourceful people actually found out about Tianqin.

They were interested in signing a supply agreement with Tianqin, but Dayu refused immediately upon hearing they were from the same city, telling them to buy goods from Xiangwei instead.

Because Xiangwei not only sells cooked food, but also raw poultry,

Upon hearing this, the group became discouraged. Leaving aside the high prices from Xiangwei and whether their purchases would be competitive, the supply of live poultry from Xiangwei was unstable, running out daily.

A restaurant can't have its signature dish only occasionally, can it?

These people had no choice but to target the livestock farms in nearby villages. Now, several villages in the vicinity have adopted Zhao Qin's livestock farm model, which involves leasing land for free-range farming.

But they didn't live a comfortable life, because no matter how well they raised their chickens, the taste could never compare to those raised by Tianqin.

If the taste isn't good, the buyers will lower the price. Once the price is lowered, in order to pursue profits, the village can no longer rely solely on fruit and seafood for aquaculture; they have to mix in rice or animal feed, which makes the taste even worse.

Some restaurants simply canceled the partnership and went back to buying regular chickens from the market.

Of course, even if the local cuisine restaurant is doing well, it only has two branches in the city, which doesn't account for a large proportion of the city's total restaurant revenue. Therefore, most restaurants won't be squeezed out of business.

Originally, according to Sister Yu's plan, five stores were to be opened in the city.

But Zhao Qin stopped it. From now on, Xiangwei will only open a maximum of five stores per city, depending on the size of the city.

Everyone wants to do a monopoly business, but smart people know that the riskiest business is also a monopoly business, unless you are a state-owned enterprise.

Currently, in addition to this city, Xiangwei has expanded to five other cities: Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, and Nanjing, the capital of Anhui Province.

North American Flavors, as well as stores in Hong Kong and Macau, are already in preparation.

A while ago, some venture capitalists approached Xiangwei, wanting to invest, but Zhao Qin refused without hesitation.

Just kidding. Old Wu had mentioned his own investment company several times, but the other party ignored him and would never share the pie with anyone else.

In the private room reserved for him, Zhao Qin and Chen Xun were drinking tea when the door was pushed open, and Fu Su walked in, pulling out two tissues from the side to wipe the sweat from his forehead.

"Brother Fu, you weren't driving, why are you all sweaty?"

He took the tea Zhao Qin offered, drank it all in one gulp, and then asked Zhao Qin to pour him more before replying, "Don't even mention it. What kind of mess is this? The city has money now, and there are so many places being relocated."

Not far away, an old town area is slated for demolition to build a park, but the compensation negotiations between the two sides are dragging on. This was originally Mr. Zhang's job, but he's new to the area.

Old Feng... wasn't any good either, so they had me fill in.

"Don't the country have standards for this?"

"The standards are fluctuating. Depending on the economic conditions and consumption levels of each city, the exchange, compensation, and subsidies will vary, which is quite troublesome."

Zhao Qin didn't really want to ask these questions, but since Fu Su was pouring out his troubles, he had no choice but to play along, "Is it all sorted out?"

Fu Su glanced at the doorway, and Zhao Qin smiled and said, "Don't worry, if I don't make a sound in this room, no one will come in."

Fu Su sighed again and said in a low voice, "I feel it has something to do with President Zhang."

"Should we go with demolition or contracting out..."

"Where's the big prize?" Zhao Qin understood immediately after Fu Su asked. "My Uncle Xu should know, right? Let's not end up with nothing but trouble."

Fu Su chuckled, "Don't worry, I only understood these things because Mr. Xu reminded me. Alright, let's not talk about that. I know what happened in the village this morning. What's your attitude?"

"Did you ask yourself, or does Uncle Xu want to know?"

"Hehe, they all are." After saying that, he lightly patted the table and gave a thumbs up, saying, "Qin, getting a bunch of old men and women to the hospital, that's a brilliant move."

Zhao Qin rolled his eyes. "Brother Fu, they are really injured."

"Yes, yes, you're right." Fu Su didn't believe him at all; her reply was quite perfunctory.

“Brother Fu, this is what I think: I can’t back down on this. If I do, they’ll take advantage of me.”

Fu Su pondered for a moment, then nodded slightly. "You're right, I understand. I'll share my thoughts with President Xu. There's one more thing you need to know."

"What's up?" Zhao Qin took out cigarettes, and the two of them lit one each.

Chen Xun, who was standing to the side, seemed not to have heard anything. He took the teapot and poured tea for the two of them.

"This matter was arranged by the provincial government through Director Zhang, who then arranged a trip for the morning. Therefore, Director Xu's advice is that you should not go to the municipal party committee for the time being, which is why he didn't even give you a phone call."

Zhao Qin instantly understood that this matter involved not only a power struggle between Zhao Qin and others, but also a power struggle between General Manager Xu and General Manager Zhang.

If one side wins, the other side will not necessarily become a puppet, but their prestige will be greatly damaged.

"It's strange. I can understand why Mr. Xu doesn't call me, but why doesn't Mr. Zhang call me either?"

"Hmph, compared to his career, nothing is too precious to him. He's currently observing the situation." Fu Su's words were somewhat provocative, but they hit the nail on the head.

Mr. Zhang will definitely need to see the higher-ups' attitude towards this matter before considering how to get along with Zhao Qin, or even how to distance himself from her.

Although Mr. Zhang had a glimpse into Zhao Qin's influence, this conflict involved the capital, and in Mr. Zhang's view, it still carried a certain risk.

Even if it's just for appearances, the capital will take some action. So for him, he should at least make a show of it and temporarily distance himself from Zhao Qin.

"Mr. Zhang doesn't know me."

Fu Su gave another thumbs up, "Brother, that's awesome."

Zhao Qin smiled faintly, "Then, Brother Fu, what should I do next? Or should I go see Uncle Xu tonight?"

"No need, Mr. Xu is not in the city, he went to the province."

"Why did you go to the provincial capital again?"

"After the incident occurred this morning, Sun Keping reported it to General Manager Zhang. The matter was too serious, and since the four people were still conscious, it was impossible to cover it up, so he reported it to the provincial authorities."

However, for some reason, the provincial authorities didn't summon General Manager Zhang for a face-to-face report this time, but instead called General Manager Xu instead.

Seeing Zhao Qin smile without saying anything, Fu Su also smiled and said, "Alright, your Uncle Xu will find a chance to thank you."

"No need, this was just an unintentional outcome."

With the matter mostly settled, Fu Su urged Chen Xun to tell him to serve the food, saying, "Eat quickly, I've been running around all afternoon, my stomach is rumbling."

After finishing their meal, Fu Su left first, while Zhao Qin rested for a while before leaving.

He definitely needed to find out the city's attitude. Instead of calling Lao Xu recklessly, he planned to invite Fu Su to dinner. However, before he could make the call, Fu Su called first, which led to the gathering at Xiangwei that evening.