suddenly tired

At ten o'clock this morning, it was Ji Sumian's first shareholder meeting. When he went out in the morning, Zhong Lei looked at his pink T-shirt printed with abstract geometric figures: "Is this what you wear?"

"Ah? Otherwise? Do you want to dress like Lawyer Chen?"

"You don't need a four-piece suit, at least you have to wear a formal suit. You may be stopped if you enter that building like this."

"That's not true. I have a special elevator, and I can go up directly from the parking lot."

"It's so designed, you can even wear a blazer over it and look like a high school graduate."

"Actually, my current education is indeed a high school graduate." Ji Sumian didn't insist. He changed into a black T-shirt after listening to him, and casually put on a beige casual thin suit, which was still clean and refreshing, "Is that so?" ? Are you ready to go to college?"

"Let's go, I'll take you."

Ji Sumian bought Zhong Lei a Land Rover, saying it was suitable for his height, but Zhong Lei was not so happy.

"It is said that this car is the favorite of middle-aged men, are you mocking me?"

"How is it possible! I heard that this brand is the supplier of ambulances in Australia. Ambulances must be comfortable and safe."

"Then Lamborghini is also the supplier of Dubai police cars."

"Why do you want to go so fast? I'm not in a hurry. Besides, buying that kind of luxury car makes me look like a second-generation ancestor. I'm not stable at all."

"Will you be stable wearing a pink Picasso?"

"Isn't that your favorite..."

You talked and I bickered, and drove all the way to the downstairs of the company, but it wasn't boring.

Before leaving, he slapped his butt, Zhong Lei said: "Go, I'll wait for you in the office."

Ji Sumian panicked for a moment and looked around, but luckily no one was there.

"Be serious, don't harass major shareholders!"

Before eleven o'clock, Ji Sumian came back from the conference room. When he returned to the office, it was like entering a bedroom. He collapsed on the sofa as soon as the door was closed.

"What's wrong?" Zhong Lei was flipping through a book on marketing strategy, seeing him listless, "It's hard to deal with?"

"No, fortunately, the vice chairman who chaired the meeting, Geoffrey, is very professional. My grandfather said that he is very rigorous. Today is just getting to know each other. After he introduced the members of the board of directors, he asked me to say a few words."

"What did you say?"

"Of course it's flattering them, saying that I am young and inexperienced, and I will definitely learn from professionals like them in the future and listen to their advice."

"Hey, aren't you afraid that if you exaggerate too much, people will think you're hypocritical?"

"That's impossible, and I'm not bragging. I listened carefully and read their materials before. I said that our board of directors has both senior industry experts and business leaders starting from the grassroots. With professionals in engineering, investment and other fields, the future development of the company must be very promising.”

"Well, that sounds much more sincere."

"But... I also babbled a little bit."

"Ah?" Zhong Lei's heart tightened, wondering what evil idea this guy had.

"I said, why does our entertainment company have casino business? It sounds so dangerous."

Zhong Lei broke out in a cold sweat: "You... there is a limit to pretending to be ignorant..."

Ji Sumian smiled: "I'm not pretending to be ignorant, I'm pretending to be good. I look timid and they think I'm easy to control."

"Hey, take it easy, some people have spent more time in the business world than you."

"I know, I just don't like this business purely, let me just say something casually, and I also know that our license will expire at the end of the year."

"Do you want to continue applying when it's due?"

"It seems that some people mean this. I said it casually, and someone immediately stood up and said that the entertainment company was profitable, blahblahblah, and I was like 'ohhhh', and got over it."

Zhong Lei thought for a while: "It seems that your casual remarks have touched the core of some people, and those who hurt their interests will be the most opposed."

"So I would rather not be able to apply when the deadline is due, and I will not do this business as a matter of course." Ji Sumian suddenly remembered the most important thing that he hadn't said yet, "Oh, by the way, you will start working in the hotel management company tomorrow Lah, to be the marketing director."

"What?!" Zhong Lei didn't react for a while, "Me? Am I not a driver? How can I be the marketing director? They let you appoint them casually?"

"I said that you are a professional catering industry management talent I invited. You come from a family of chefs. You have been working as a high-end VIP chef in the hotel management company of Denway Group."

Zhong Lei was stunned at the moment, this work experience was described as hype, but after thinking about it, there seems to be no loopholes, the family of chefs is right, as for this "high-end VIP chef"... it means cooking for Ji Sumian alone .It's too whitewashed, so many layers of filters have to be added, even he can't recognize himself.

Ji Sumian continued: "I didn't just push people in randomly. I laid the groundwork for a while and told them that the first meal they had when they got off the plane was at Suji. That was a big disappointment. Guess what they said?"

"what?"

"They actually said that Su Ji is not bad, they use 'prettynice'! I said no, it's neither pretty nor nice at all. I said that even if you don't talk about the taste, you can tell by looking at the operating data and customer flow. Su The memory is getting worse. They agree with that."

"So you took advantage of the trend and asked for a position for me to be in charge of the catering?"

"Yes, diet is our foundation, so we need a professional person, and that's you."

"They agreed?"

"Well, Lawyer Chen is also here, and he said that there is no problem, and the others have no objections." He took Zhong Lei's hand, "Brother Lei, this is not a very high-level position, but I know you have more than this ability, I hope that our family's catering business can flourish again, and my grandfather should hope so too."

That day's dinner was prepared by Zhong Lei at home, and Chen Jialan and Uncle Qi's daughter Qi Kangyan were invited together for a family feast.Chen Jialan is familiar with this house. He used to have a small room here. When Su Yang was inconvenient, he would work here, so he was very familiar with Uncle Qi and the others.

Qi Kangyan grew up here. For many years, she was the only child of Cheng Huan in this house. Su Yang treated her like a daughter.When Ji Sumian first came, she called her elder sister, she laughed, and laughed for a while and said no, when Dad and Uncle Su talked about your mother, they always said "your big sister", so you might want to call me little aunt Ji Sumian refused, saying that it was impossible for him to call a young and beautiful young lady an aunt. They followed their way, and I have my own criteria for judging.

After graduating, Qi Kangyan did not work in Suhong as her parents expected. She had her own ideas and opened a small company specializing in senior butler business.At first there was only a small team, and after several years of accumulation, it has achieved a small scale and is well-known in the industry. It is said that there is an idea to develop overseas in the near future. Ji Sumian recommended Denway's vice president in charge of hotel management. For her, it doesn't matter whether a follow-up cooperation can be reached, but this move made Qi Kangyan have a good impression of Ji Sumian.

She grew up in a traditional Chinese family. Her parents felt that it was a pity not to have a son, so they always wanted to prove that a girl is no worse than a boy. She rejected the offer to study management in Australia and applied for a hotel in Europe instead. As a management major, I will start my own business after finishing my studies.Ji Sumian and her made him feel comfortable. This is not a kinship relationship in a family business, but an equal relationship that truly regards himself as a business partner.This difference is small but subtle, ordinary people can't see it, but she can feel it.

During this meal, Zhong Lei showed [-]% of his cooking skills. He is very satisfied with the kitchen of his new home. There is a full set of Chinese kitchen utensils. The frying pan is obviously new, but it has been cooked well, and the daily maintenance is also meticulous. Look There must be someone in charge.During the dinner, everyone praised Zhong Lei's cooking skills. Although there were exaggerations or politeness, Uncle Qi said that he is old and rarely eats so full. Today's dishes are so exciting, and he will go for a walk later to digest food , everyone also laughed.After the meal, Chen Jialan and Ji Sumian went to the study alone, and they also talked about this topic:

"I know why you asked Mr. Zhong to manage the catering. He is really good. He is comparable to 80% of the Chinese chefs in Sydney."

"Of course, you must have been to Su Ji. You will know if you cook with care or not, just taste it."

Chen Jialan, a doctor of law from the University of Hong Kong, was given an opportunity to take over as the assistant to the chairman when he was an ordinary lawyer in the company's legal department. As soon as he met, Su Yang was very satisfied with his education and felt cordial from the bottom of his heart.Chen Jialan is a typical workaholic. Sometimes he stands beside Su Yang silently, which can make this eighty-year-old man feel a sense of urging, and he feels embarrassed when the thought of retiring and completely relaxing comes into his mind.Su Yang loves and hates his professional attitude. When Chen Jialan had been his assistant for ten years, she gave him a house and urged him to fall in love and start a family early, thinking that this would distract him and let him go, but this The strange man felt that the sea view house with the yard was too big, so he sold it and bought an apartment in the city center, which was closer to him... But now, this seemingly strict and unreasonable legal adviser, in front of Ji Sumian, actually Said: "My father passed away very early, sometimes I will be the chairman of the board as my father, he is very good to me, I miss him very much."

But when the topic changed, the warmth ceased: "About the company, you don't need to look at the data. Whether it's market research or profit and loss reports, everyone has conclusions they want to express to you. The same data is analyzed in different ways. Find what works for you."

Ji Sumian was almost flabbergasted by this sudden turn.

Chen Jialan did not treat him as ignorant at all, and talked to him about various industries in the group with the attitude of treating a normal major shareholder, or a future chairman.

"The gaming business you mentioned on the board of directors is indeed a problem." He said, "Director Su also said before that there is no need to continue to apply for the license when it expires, but some shareholders are very opposed."

"Because this is the most profitable industry of the group?"

"That's why I just said that data can't represent anything. At present, our industry is too complex, and you can understand it as extensive coverage, but the current situation is a bit overwhelming, and it may need to be discarded. Geoffrey also talked to me about this, There is a lot of resistance, and the board of directors before you came was not as peaceful as it is today."

Ji Sumian nodded: "I know. In terms of industry, I don't want to give up catering, but want to develop it again."

Chen Jialan looked at him with great interest: "How to say?"

"The obsession of the Chinese people. Food is the most important thing for the people. A house is enough to live in. A car is enough to drive. The only thing to do is to eat every day. Don't think I am short-sighted. I am I really think that compared to real estate and entertainment, catering can have better development. If there is spare capacity, biomedicine and software industries can also be considered.”

"I agree."