Hong Kong Variety Show: From Little Brother to Big Boss

When the car slowly arrived at the entrance of the brewery, the factory director Qian Lin, who had already received a phone call from Liu Xu, was already waiting at the entrance.

As soon as he saw Liu Xu and others get off the car, he hurried forward, greeted them with a smile, and reported to Liu Xu in detail the situation in the brewery during this period: "Boss, I have found most of the old employees of the brewery."

"However, there are still a few ordinary workers who declined my invitation because they have found new jobs. But don't worry, this will not affect the normal operation of the winery."

Hearing this, Liu Xu looked at Qian Lin with satisfaction and praised: "Well, as long as it does not affect the operation of the winery, you did a good job."

Then, Liu Xu asked about the situation of Li Hangluo arranging new workers for the brewery: "Are all the new employees in place?"

Director Qian did not dare to be negligent and quickly replied: "Yes, boss. The new employees are in place. I have arranged for them to officially take up their posts by adopting the method of old employees mentoring new employees."

As he spoke, Director Qian led the way and continued to introduce the situation to Liu Xu, "In addition, the brewery has officially started operation for five days. Boss, please follow me and I will show you around."

As he said that, he led Liu Xu and others towards the beer production workshop.

"Haha, Director Qian, you are very efficient." Liu Xu patted Director Qian on the shoulder happily, then followed Qian Lin's steps and walked towards the workshop.

As soon as you enter the workshop, the moist aroma of malt and a faint smell of hops hit your nose, intoxicating.

Next, what comes into view is a group of workers in blue work clothes. They are busy operating various equipment, skillfully putting raw materials into the machines, and carefully monitoring every link.

At this time, the factory manager Qian Lin suddenly spoke up, "Boss, the fragrance in the air now means that a batch of delicious beer is about to be born."

Then, he added with a smile: "It was born not earlier nor later, but just when you came to the factory. Boss, it is congratulating you for something good that happened recently."

Hearing this, Liu Xu couldn't help laughing. Qian Lin's compliment caught him off guard.

However, Liu Xu was still somewhat surprised by what Director Qian said.

Because he clearly remembered that when Director Qian was explaining the brewery's facilities and the brewing process to him, he had clearly stated that it would take 1 to 4 weeks to brew beer.

But now, it has only been five days since the brewery resumed operations.

Suddenly, a thought flashed through his mind, and he remembered that this brewery was hastily handled by Boss Lin.

So he turned around, looked at Director Qian, and asked in confusion: "Is it the unprocessed beer left over from the former brewery?"

Upon hearing this, Director Qian smiled even more, shook his head and explained, "Boss, you misunderstood."

“When I say ‘birth’ I don’t mean the beer that has completed the entire brewing process, but the beginning of the fermentation of a new batch of beer that we have just started.”

"It does take one to four weeks to brew each batch of beer, from raw materials to the final product, but the fragrance you smell now is the fragrance emitted by the early fermentation of the new batch of beer."

“It heralds a good start and is the initial display of the vitality of beer.”

After hearing this, Liu Xu suddenly understood and nodded, and the doubts in his heart immediately disappeared. He smiled and responded: "I see, it seems that I was too impatient. I thought I could taste the newly brewed beer immediately."

After following Director Qian around the workshop, Liu Xu and others followed Qian Lin to his office.

After everyone was seated, Liu Xu gestured to his father and told Qian Lin seriously, "Next, my father will take over the position of deputy director of the brewery."

Qian Lin didn't show any strange expression when he heard this, but just looked at Liu Xu's father carefully. He was a little surprised why the boss would bring an old man with some inconvenience in movement around him.

Now when he heard the boss introduce the other person as his father, Qian Lin suddenly realized what was going on.

He immediately agreed and said, "Boss, don't worry, I will fully cooperate with your father's work to ensure the smooth operation of the brewery."

Seeing this, Liu Xu waved his hand and said, "Director Qian, there's no need to be so serious. You've seen my father's situation. He's not very mobile for some reason, so you should still be in charge of all matters of the brewery."

"My father was only responsible for keeping the brewery's accounts and occasionally inspecting the workers' work."

After hearing this, Qian Lin's brows relaxed and an expression of understanding appeared on his face: "I understand, boss. I will work closely with your father to manage the finances of the brewery together."

"At the same time, I will continue to take care of other matters at the brewery and ensure everything runs smoothly."

Seeing that the other party understood what he meant, Liu Xu nodded with satisfaction: "Very good, then it's settled."

"By the way, you should have a car, right?" Liu Xu suddenly changed the subject and asked about cars.

Although he was a little confused about his boss' sudden change of topic to cars, Qian Lin quickly responded, "Yes, boss. I have a car."

"That's good." Liu Xu continued, "Arrange a driver you trust. This driver must not only have excellent driving skills, but also be able to take care of my father's daily life."

"On weekends, I can send my father home to rest and reunite with his family."

He paused for a moment, then continued, "The salary will be based on the standard for skilled workers. In addition, you will find someone to clean up a room for my father to live in. Make sure he lives comfortably and conveniently."

In this era, most factories would provide food and accommodation for workers to improve production efficiency. By letting my father live in the factory, I could avoid the hardship of frequent commuting.

Qian Lin was very excited when he heard Liu Xu's words.

In 1984, some British companies had already begun to leave Hong Kong Island for fear of being affected.

This has caused a large number of people to lose their jobs, and finding a job has become extremely difficult. However, Liu Xu not only gave him a stable job, but also gave him an additional job that he could arrange staff at will.

All you have to do is provide your car to the driver to pick up the other person's father on weekends.

This was undoubtedly a great gift and trust for him. Xu Lin nodded and thanked him repeatedly, his eyes full of gratitude. At the same time, he was secretly thinking in his heart which relative or friend he should arrange to be competent for this job.

After Liu Xu explained a series of matters at the brewery, he stood up and said goodbye to his father and Director Qian.

After driving back to their own territory with Ergou and Daozi to pick up A Luo, Liu Xu took the three of them and drove directly to the Youguqi Restaurant in Wan Chai.