National Tide 1980

Ning Weimin used his status as a shareholder of Pierre Caton to throw out a trump card.

This move was as powerful as an atomic bomb, destroying all the plans secretly discussed by Gong Mingcheng and Director Luan.

Ning Weimin was not trying to retreat in order to advance, but really wanted to leave.

Who asked a member of the Guo Group, Guo Kefeng, to tell him all the actions of the Guo Group against Ning Weimin behind the scenes?

What Guo Kefeng revealed was not only that the deputy general manager of Beijing Shangri-La Hotel, in order to please the big boss of the Guo family, bypassed Guo Kefeng and took the initiative to win over Gong Mingcheng to launch a back-stabbing operation against Ning Weimin's Tan Palace Restaurant.

Even the Guo Group has begun to sow discord in the Japanese film industry, and has found Jiaochuan Film as its new agent, preparing to give Ning Weimin a hard time.

Guo Kefeng also told everything he knew without reservation.

He is already in his thirties and has a wife and children of his own.

Naturally, one is unwilling to be a side branch of the family forever, and be the green leaves that set off the red flowers.

His father's generation has been paying for Guo Henian, and his generation still has the same fate. Will the third generation be like this?

It sounds nice to say that they are a family, but in reality, what is the difference between them and house slaves?

Seeing that the mainland market is so huge, Guo Kefeng has unknowingly begun to plan to become independent.

That's why he secretly came to see Ning Weimin, told him the truth face to face, and distanced himself from the matter.

For him, this is tantamount to becoming a traitor to the Guo family.

He didn't want to do this, but was forced by the situation. He couldn't afford to take any risks in this refined oil project and had no choice but to do this, otherwise he would never get ahead.

Of course, for Ning Weimin, he is not really interested in Guo Kefeng's motives, Guo Kefeng's inner conflicts, and the internal struggles of the Guo family.

However, the information provided by Guo Kefeng was so important that it made him suddenly wake up and he couldn't help but remember this favor in his heart.

Yes, it seems he is still too naive.

I thought I could talk to the Guo family fairly and reasonably, find common interests, and turn hostility into friendship.

But in fact, the other party didn't take him seriously at all and only regarded him as a small cold dish on the plate.

The so-called peace talks were nothing more than a delaying tactic by the other party to tease him.

Not to mention, Ning Weimin felt a chill down his spine when he thought about the fact that he was being secretly targeted by that old bastard Guo Henian.

If he hadn't received this information, he might have let his guard down and let this petty old bastard trick him.

The sad ending is just like that of William Wallace in the movie "Brave Heart" who mistakenly trusted King Edward the Long-Legs.

But of course it’s different now.

Thanks to Guo Kefeng's reminder, Ning Weimin not only recognized his true situation and knew who his real enemy was, but he also no longer had any illusions about Gong Mingcheng, the new director.

Before knowing these inside stories, Ning Weimin thought that the new director might have just misunderstood him, or that he was just a little bureaucratic, a little too ambitious, and self-righteous.

If Ning Weimin was still concerned about the old director's relationship with him, he would have some concerns in his actions.

He always believed that no matter how big the conflict between him and Gong Mingcheng was, it was only an internal conflict, and they had to discuss it and leave some room for both sides.

After knowing everything, he really didn't want to think about the other person anymore.

Because the nature of this matter has completely changed.

Since Gong Mingcheng chose to stand with the Guo family and plotted against him with malicious intent, he is no longer a stupid teammate, but an enemy who stabbed him in the back.

There is only one way to deal with the enemy, and that is to slaughter him without mercy and kill him completely.

Of course, this cannot mean the literal meaning, but refers to a killer move in terms of interests.

So this is what happened today where Gong Mingcheng got what he wanted.

Now, Ning Weimin's only thought was to stop compromising and to vent his anger to make the other party suffer.

Don’t you want to control the Tan Palace Restaurant? Okay, I’ll give you everything.

I'm done playing! You bastards, do it yourselves.

Do you really think that hard work is easy? Do you think it is so easy to pick the peach of Tan Gong Restaurant? Just wait for death!

And Guo Henian, you old BK, you want to cut off the source of my trouble.

Okay, I'll help you.

But your Guo family is so rich and powerful, so you have to come up with real money to take it on.

Otherwise, there is no way...

Frankly speaking, when Ning Weimin had decided to leave Tan Gong Restaurant and no longer compromise, Gong Mingcheng and Director Luan were doomed to failure and embarrassment.

Because the only thing they could restrain Ning Weimin was the position of general manager of Tan Palace Restaurant.

Now that Ning Weimin has decided to quit, they no longer have any bargaining chips to use to control Ning Weimin.

On the contrary, due to the direct withdrawal of Pierre Caton and Ning Weimin, it will fall into an extremely passive situation.

Apart from anything else, the current asset scale and revenue and profit of Tan Palace Restaurant are already a terrifying behemoth.

Not only does the company have branches in Beijing and Chengde in China, but the three branches in Japan are making a fortune every day.

If Pierre Cardin wants to withdraw its investment at this time, the amount of money it will take away will not be a small amount.

Moreover, the relevant evaluation method is not as simple as dividing the total existing assets by three. It also needs to take into account the development of Tan Palace Restaurant in the next few years.

So according to the financial data offered by Ning Weimin, US$15 million is the price they have to pay for withdrawing from the Tan Palace Restaurant.

Fifteen million US dollars!

After seeing such an offer, Gong Mingcheng felt not only a sweet taste in his throat, but also a blackness in front of his eyes.

Director Luan was even more shocked.

For mainland China at this time, this is simply an astronomical figure.

With such a large sum of money, you can almost open another Shangri-La Hotel in Beijing.

Needless to say, there is simply not that much money in the account of Tan Palace Restaurant, and they simply cannot pay it out.

And even if they had, they would not be willing to pay.

If they sign a contract to give such a large sum of money to a foreign-funded enterprise, not to mention their superiors, even the municipal government will definitely be alarmed. Will they still be able to keep their jobs?

Therefore, these two people directly defined this offer as coercion and expressed a firm attitude of protest.

But Ning Weimin said again, this altar palace is worth this much money, and now it can make nearly 30 million yuan in profit every year, and it will definitely be more in the future.

He also said that if they thought the price was too high, it didn't matter, Pierre Catton could buy their shares at the same price.

Well, this will shut them up.

You know, although 15 million US dollars is full of temptation, it is not as valuable as a restaurant that can earn tens of millions every year.

Is it more profitable to make a one-time deal or is it better to make a steady profit over the long term?

Even if they don't have much economic talent, they can still do the simple math.

So how could they willingly give up their shares?

After much thought, the best way is to quickly contact the vice president of Shangri-La Hotel and ask him to contact the Guo family to take over and buy the shares of Pierre Cardin.

But the problem is that the Guo family is not stupid. Although they are the ones who stir up trouble, they are very cautious when it comes to paying the money.

First of all, the Guo family had little interest in running the catering business, and their purpose was to make Ning Weimin uncomfortable.

Now that they have instigated an internal split in the Tan Palace Restaurant, they have already achieved their goal, so why should they take unnecessary business risks?

In fact, Guo knew very well that even though the financial data of Tan Palace Restaurant was astonishing, it only proved that Ning Weimin was a good manager.

If someone else were to do this, they might not be able to make such high profits.

Even if the Guo Group were to manage it itself, it would not be so sure, let alone the few people from the Temple of Heaven Park and the Service Bureau who want to intervene.

It's just that Guo's people couldn't tell the truth like this, which was purely from a business standpoint, to Gong Mingcheng and Director Luan, two laymen.

Secondly, $15 million is not a small amount of money. It is stupid to use money that can almost build a hotel to buy one-third of the shares of several restaurants.

If this were to get out, the Guo Group's business reputation would probably suffer a severe blow, and countless people would laugh at the Guo family behind their backs.

Moreover, if this money is handed over to Pierre Caton, it would be equivalent to aiding the enemy and helping the other party to cash out their investment smoothly.

Guo, who has already invested a lot of money in the movies of Japan's Jiaochuan Film, certainly does not want to bear this unnecessary expenditure and increase the economic strength of his opponent.

Therefore, the Guo Group naturally broke its promise, found various excuses to prevaricate and shirk responsibility, and finally was only willing to pay US$5 million at most to purchase shares of Pierre Catton.

This price is not even half of what Ning Weimin offered, so it is naturally impossible.

As a result, Gong Mingcheng and Director Luan were really upset. They were trapped in a vicious cycle with no way out.

You know, their proposal failed to pass, failed to successfully restrict Ning Weimin, but instead made the other party anxious.

Now the other party has expressed the intention to withdraw, but they are unable to pay and do not want to sell it to the other party. What should we do with Tan Palace Restaurant?

It's still in the other person's wrist.

Well, now they really have to give up thinking about anything and nothing can be reached.

People will definitely not treat them as well as they did in the past, and they might not even get this year's dividends.

Moreover, the longer this matter is delayed, the more disadvantageous it will be for them, because Ning Weimin's financial data is clear.

Tan Palace Restaurant is still in a period of rapid expansion, and its performance still has huge room for improvement.

This means that as Tan Palace Restaurant's assets continue to increase and its performance continues to improve, its valuation will also grow accordingly.

This year, Pierre Catton is willing to return 15 million US dollars, and next year it may be 20 million US dollars.

Such a growth rate is comparable to usury. Who can bear it?

On the contrary, what is the other party afraid of? They will continue to run the restaurant and everything will be fine. There is no need to give them face anymore.

What is this?

To be honest, things have reached this point, which means they have reached a dead end.

Gong Mingcheng and Director Luan were too clever for their own good and are now completely at a loss.

They suddenly realized what a stupid thing they had done.

In fact, they have no ability to solve practical problems, let alone do anything to Ning Weimin.

Now everyone is watching their next step, but even they themselves don’t know what to do. They can only shamelessly ask Ning Weimin to divide their existing assets.

Just like that, when things developed to this point, the overall situation was decided.

Ming Cheng and Director Luan would never have dreamed that every step they took was actually exactly in line with Ning Weimin's expectations.

At this time, Ning Weimin had already taken complete initiative. The several requests he put forward made it impossible for Gong Mingcheng and Director Luan to refuse, and the two parties finally reached the following agreement.

First, Ning Weimin, on behalf of Pierre Catton, split off the Tokyo branch and Chengde branch from the existing Tan Palace Restaurant, and the remaining stores were left to the Temple of Heaven Park and the service bureau.

Second, as the most valuable intangible asset of Tan Gong Restaurant, the "Tan Gong Restaurant" brand will be left to the Temple of Heaven Park and the District Service Bureau.

Third, in order to make up for the economic losses suffered by Pierre Catton due to its forced withdrawal of investment and giving up the right to use its brand, the two parties agreed that all operating income from 1988 to before the Spring Festival of 1989 would belong to Pierre Catton.

Fourth, to ensure a smooth handover between the two parties, the Temple of Heaven and the Service Bureau may send personnel to the domestic and overseas branches of the Temple of Heaven Restaurant starting from November 1988.

This means that both parties have really found a more practical way to break up.

As for who this actually benefits and whose wishes it fulfills, that is a matter of opinion.

Anyway, the result is definitely different from what Gong Mingcheng and Director Luan want.