rebirth from small pockets

Chapter 241 Chicken and egg

"Boss~ Why do we have to go to so much trouble!"

"You might as well give the money for five insurances and one housing fund directly to all of us!"

There are smart people in the world. For example, the smart classmate Han Li is looking at Chen Li with a sly look on her face.

"Yes~Boss!"

"I think it's better to give half of it, so we earn half, and you save half. It's great to get the best of both worlds!"

Han Li's sister Han Yan also nodded.

Hmm~Okay! These two guys can be called a sleeping dragon and a phoenix!

Fortunately, Su Mei had just explained it for a long time, but in the end, these two guys still didn't understand the meaning of five insurances and one housing fund.

Most of the people who think this way are young people. This is actually because they have little education and little experience.

I don’t understand at all how helpful these five insurances and one housing fund will be in the future.

But fortunately, there are still people who understand, such as Aunt Song!

In fact, when Chen Li first mentioned five insurances and one housing fund, Aunt Song didn't react.

But when Su Mei explained one by one, talking about pension insurance and medical insurance, Aunt Song came to her senses.

Aunt Song didn't know much about other unemployment insurance, work-related injury insurance, and maternity insurance. She had never even heard of the housing provident fund.

But she knows a lot about pension insurance and medical insurance.

Speaking of which, Aunt Song just turned 40 this year, but in fact she has never bought any pension insurance or medical insurance.

But she knew about it, but she just didn't have the money to buy it. Now I heard that Chen Li planned to buy five insurances and one fund for all employees, let alone five insurances and one fund. Even if they only bought pension insurance and medical insurance, that would be a great thing!

And with Aunt Song's personal statement, coupled with Su Mei and Zhou Xiaoli's detailed explanations, others also understood to some extent that this was a good thing.

In fact, they don't fully understand it now. More often than not, they just made a calculation.

They deducted a small amount of money, but Chen Li had to pay a large amount of money for them.

With this comparison, they accepted their "suffering"!

Yes~ there are really a few people who think that Chen Li helped her pay for the five social insurances and one housing fund because she suffered a loss because her salary was reduced.

This left Chen Li very speechless! He was obviously doing good things, but in the end he was almost called a sinister boss.

This made Chen Li so depressed that he didn’t even finish the meal!

"Okay~ don't be angry anymore, they don't understand! When they find out in the future, they will definitely remember how good you are!"

At this time, Miss Liu needs to comfort Chen Li.

A simple gesture of holding hands and a simple and straightforward sentence can make most of Chen Li's depression disappear.

"Hi~ I also know that they all come from a small place and have not read many books. Plus they are not very old, so they don't understand."

"Actually, I'm not angry, I'm just a little emotional!"

Chen Li shook his head. Of course he wouldn't be angry because he accepted these employees who didn't understand, but he was really a little depressed.

While depressed, he also felt a little emotional. On the one hand, he lamented the current backwardness, and at the same time, he lamented the speed of the country's development.

It's now 1999, and there are still people who don't even know about the five social insurances and one housing fund. However, twenty years later, the country's development has reached a level that is the envy of many countries.

If you don't experience it personally, it's actually hard to feel the difference.

At that time, people like Chen Li, who had been reborn more than 20 years later, felt deeply about this.

China's development, especially after entering the new century, is like driving on a highway. The speed and efficiency are frighteningly fast.

"What are you feeling?"

Liu Qingqing tilted her little head and looked at Chen Li with a smile. At this moment, Liu Qingqing was actually very proud of Chen Li.

The employees at the fried chicken restaurant didn't understand, but Liu Qingqing did. She also knew very well what it meant that Chen Li could provide five insurances and one housing fund for all employees.

Apart from anything else, there are currently not many companies in China that provide five insurances and one housing fund for everyone, but Chen Li, who runs a fried chicken restaurant, has done it.

This deserves to make her proud of Chen Li!

"How sad, how sad that I have such a beautiful girlfriend like you?"

Chen Li was healed by Liu Qingqing's expression, and his mood became better.

"Does it look good? If it looks good, just look at it more!"

Liu Qingqing held her cheeks with her hands, looking cute and adorable.

It's just that this occasion was a bit different. Anyway, Su Mei and Zhou Xiaoli next to them couldn't accept Liu Qingqing like this at all.

"Qingqing, please pay attention to the influence! Where are these many singles! What are you doing?"

The person who said this was Zhou Xiaoli. This girl has always been forthright and straightforward.

And as soon as she said these words, Liu Qingqing's face turned red. There was no way, being able to say the words just now and act cute just now was basically the limit of Miss Liu.

She just wanted to make her boyfriend happy, but now that she was caught out in public, she immediately became embarrassed.

"Tch~ Is it reasonable to be single? If you have the ability, go find someone by yourself!"

Now Chen Li is unhappy. How can a single man be so arrogant?

"Hmph~! Chen Li, don't act like me! Believe it or not, I won't rent my shop to you anymore?"

Well~ It turns out that singles have their reasons for being arrogant. Anyway, Zhou Xiaoli's eyes widened and Chen Li immediately became honest.

There is no way. Chen Li, a common man with an average head, cannot defeat the capitalist bosses!

Zhou Xiaoli is the daughter of a real estate tycoon and still owns a lot of high-quality shops. Chen Li can only compromise. After all, he still has to rent two more shops from Zhou Xiaoli after a new year!

"Sister Li~ Look at what you said. Hehe~ Hehe!"

Chen Li immediately gave in. After all, he was an honest man.

"Chen Li, is your fried chicken restaurant so profitable? Do you even buy five insurances and one housing fund for ordinary employees?"

"I think otherwise I'll invest some money and you give me some shares."

"Xiao Li.!"

Before Zhou Xiaoli could finish her words, she was stopped by Su Mei.

"This is a business managed by Chen Chen, what are you doing?"

“Your family doesn’t need this little money!”

Su Mei is Chen Li's counselor, and she doesn't want her best friend to take advantage of her students.

"My family is not short of this little money, but I am short of it!"

Zhou Xiaoli did not understand the meaning of Su Mei's words. This is the character of this eldest sister. She is careless and unwilling to understand.

"That won't work either~ I'm Chen Li!"

"Sister Su, wait~!"

Su Mei wanted to persuade her again, but was stopped by Chen Li.

"Sister Zhou, are you planning to invest, right?"

"No problem~ How much do you plan to invest?"

In Su Mei's view, Chen Li has developed very well and is now the owner of four fried chicken restaurants, so in her understanding, Chen Li does not need investment from others at all.

And from Su Mei's point of view, Chen Li's fried chicken business was doing well, and Zhou Xiaoli's interference was more like taking advantage of Chen Li.

But Chen Li didn't think so.

He is actually worried now. As the scale of the ideal fried chicken restaurant becomes larger and larger, he will devote more and more energy to this aspect.

Now there are only four stores, and Chen Li is still very busy. What about the forty stores? By then, Chen Li will probably be too busy collecting payments and reconciling accounts every day.

Therefore, Ideal Fried Chicken not only needs to expand its store, but also needs to have the corresponding supporting management system in place.

And if Chen Li only relies on himself, it will be really difficult to manage the entire Ideal Fried Chicken. At this time, professional talents are needed.

But these days, professional talents are not so easy to find, but if it is Zhou Xiaoli, this sister's family has such a big real estate company, isn't it easy to find a few professional talents?

This is the benefit of connections. Chen Li is now having a hard time recruiting a better store manager, but for a rich girl like Zhou Xiaoli, it may be just a matter of words, and the people below will help her with the specific things!

This is just like many corporate financings. You think what they lack is money, but in fact, what some companies lack is not money, but relationships!

Money is just a condition. Accepting money from investors who can better help the company is the best choice when it comes to corporate financing.

This is also the reason why Chen Li didn't go to find Brother Xiao Ma and Jack Ma, because there would be no point in going to them.

Unless you join from the beginning, why would others accept your investment? What else can you help others besides money?

SoftBank invested in Ahri. Do you think Jack Ma only got the money? No, there were also SoftBank’s connections!

Therefore, by the same token, Chen Li is not concerned about the money Zhou Xiaoli is planning to invest in him. What he cares about is the connections behind Zhou Xiaoli and Miss Zhou.

And to be honest, with her temper, Miss Zhou is actually the best partner.

Anyway, let Chen Li choose a partner between Su Mei and Zhou Xiaoli. Chen Li will definitely choose Zhou Xiaoli.

"Ah~ I'm not joking?"

Just after countless thoughts and ideas flashed through Chen Li's mind, Zhou Xiaoli's words brought him back to reality.

"Uh~ I'm just talking, why do you take it seriously!"

Zhou Xiaoli looked at Chen Li with some embarrassment, and Chen Li also looked a little embarrassed at the moment!

He really took Zhou Xiaoli's words seriously, which is equivalent to Chen Li taking off his pants and Zhou Xiaoli saying that she was joking!

This is so speechless!

"No~ Sister Li, aren't you playing with me?"

"I take this seriously. If you say it's a joke now, you can't do this even if your family has money!"

Chen Li admitted that he was using the provoking method at the moment, but it was very effective.

As soon as he said these words, Zhou Xiaoli immediately became unhappy! The Yanjing girl's eyes widened and her tone became fierce.

"What did I do?"

"If you hadn't seen how hard it is for you to earn three melons and two dates, do you believe that I could steal your business?"

"Okay~ Since you said so, then I'll vote for you!"

"I vote."

When talking about this, Zhou Xiaoli hesitated, but this was not hesitation, but Miss Zhou was calculating how much money she had.

"I'll invest half a million!"

"Hiss~!"

Chen Li has a toothache! It’s not that he thinks the money is too much, but that it’s too little.

Of course, his fried chicken restaurant doesn't actually require much capital. But when Zhou Xiaoli showed her momentum, Chen Li almost thought that this girl was going to spend 100 million to kill him!

The result is only half a million?

I have to say~ Compared with the second generation of rich people in 1999, they are still a little less interesting!

Look at the rich second generation in the future, who will own sports cars and mansions. Isn’t that one worth hundreds or tens of millions?

As a result, Zhou Xiaoli is now a wealthy real estate daughter. Gritting her teeth, she only took out 500,000 yuan.

This is a good comparison! In fact, there is nothing to compare.

To put it bluntly, different generations have different educations!

People of the generation like Zhou Xiaoli and Su Mei, even if their families are rich, the educational philosophy given to them by their parents is still relatively traditional.

But when it comes to the generation born in the 1990s, because more and more people have become rich suddenly, their quality is uneven. In addition, education methods have also changed, and even their consumption concepts are very different. This has led to many wealthy people later.

The second generation simply doesn’t regard money as money.

Of course, even in 1999, there were not many second-generation rich people who did not regard money as money, but Zhou Xiaoli was obviously not such a person.

"Okay, you two, stop making trouble!"

At this time, Su Mei couldn't stand it anymore. She still thought that Chen Li and Zhou Xiaoli were joking.

Because in Su Mei's view, Chen Li's fried chicken restaurant is developing very well and does not need external funds at all.

This is actually the difference in perspective between businessmen and non-businessmen!

Su Mei's family is indeed in good condition, but her family is not engaged in business. So in her opinion, there is no need for Chen Li to attract any investment.

But from the perspective of Chen Li, a somewhat knowledgeable businessman, the benefits brought by a cost of 100,000 yuan and a cost of 1 million yuan are fundamentally different.

"Sister Su~ I'm not making trouble, what I said is true."

"Actually, not only Sister Li, if you, Sister Su, are interested, you can also join in!"

"After another year, I plan to make Ideal Fried Chicken bigger and stronger."

Chen Li said this with great sincerity and was definitely not nonsense!

The biggest limitation currently facing Ideal Fried Chicken is its development speed and scale.

Of course, it's not just about money, but money is definitely the most important thing!

In fact, Chen Li didn't want others to get involved if he could, but if it was Zhou Xiaoli and Su Mei, he thought it was still okay.

Zhou Xiaoli's character is very suitable for Chen Li. She is a typical Yanjing big girl. Her carefree personality is very suitable for Chen Li's friendship.

And Su Mei is considerate and considerate, so she is a more suitable partner.

The most important point is that these two people are actually not short of money, and such people are actually very suitable as partners!

In addition, competitors have begun to appear in Ideal Fried Chicken, so Chen Li still wants to speed up development.

Yes~ Just in January, a fried chicken restaurant opened at the Central University of Finance and Economics, and the food sold was almost exactly the same as that of the Ideal Fried Chicken restaurant.

Burgers, chicken steaks, chicken wings and chicken legs, and they also sell fried skewers and other foods.

In terms of food variety, Fang Ke is much richer than an ideal fried chicken restaurant.

But there are many things, which also means miscellaneous! In addition, the source of the ingredients of the other party is not guaranteed, so the quality of the final food is not as good as that of the ideal fried chicken restaurant.

But they sell it cheaply! The price is even cheaper than Ideal Fried Chicken Restaurant!

So even if the other party's chicken wings and drumsticks look dark, someone will still pay for it.

And this is just the first one. As time goes by, there will be more and more small shops like this.

If Ideal Fried Chicken Restaurant does not develop fast enough, its market share will probably be taken away by these other small restaurants.

Although the food quality of Ideal Fried Chicken Restaurant is guaranteed and it is not afraid of any competitors, the pressure it faced at that time was definitely much greater than it is now.

Therefore, the best way for Chen Li and Ideal Fried Chicken Restaurant is to expand as quickly as possible while ensuring the quality of the food.

But Chen Li simply didn’t have that much money on hand.

Chen Li has indeed made a lot of money in the past few months, but he first paid back the 100,000 yuan from Deng Weimin, and then left some money to return to his hometown to pay off the debt. In addition, Chen Li will open a fifth and fifth-party store after the year

The sixth branch, so in fact Chen Li does not have any more funds on hand at the moment.

It just so happens that this is the best time for fried chicken restaurants to expand, otherwise by the time Chen Li has enough funds on hand, the streets of Yanjing City will be filled with small fried chicken shops.

Okay~ It’s definitely a bit exaggerated to say that the streets are full, but some advantageous locations around business districts and universities may be preempted by others.

So ~ Zhou Xiaoli seemed to be joking casually, but Chen Li took it seriously.

"Are you serious?"

At this time, Zhou Xiaoli was also annoyed. To be honest, she and Chen Li were really arguing just now. Even if she said she invested 500,000 yuan, she was actually joking.

Because she and Su Mei think the same thing. The ideal fried chicken restaurant that is developing well now does not need external investment at all.

"What I said is true! I have no intention of playing around with you two!"

Chen Li nodded, poured a drink for Su Mei and Zhou Xiaoli, and poured another drink for Liu Qingqing.

"Let me tell you what I think~!"

"After the new year, I plan to increase my recruitment efforts and speed up the opening of branches."

"Now that Ideal Fried Chicken Restaurant has a competitor, we have to speed up even more!"

"I have set a small goal for our ideal fried chicken. This year, that is, 1999, I plan to open 200 branches first!"

"Hiss~!"

"Ah~?"

Su Mei and Zhou Xiaoli both stared at Chen Li in surprise, and Zhou Xiaoli even took a breath.

"Small target? Two hundred companies?"

"Are you bragging like me?"

Zhou Xiaoli was the first one not to believe it. What is the concept of two hundred branches?

Selling fried chicken and opening two hundred branches? Isn’t this nonsense?

Su Mei didn't act too exaggerated, but that was just because she was more stable than Zhou Xiaoli. It didn't mean that she wasn't surprised.

"200 branches? Isn't this a big step for you?"

"Isn't it big? He has only opened 4 stores so far, and now he wants to open 200 stores? He is not afraid of being ridiculous!"

Zhou Xiaoli picked up the beer Chen Li poured and drank it in one sip.

"No matter how big or small. Let's speak with the facts!"

Chen Li chuckled, took a few cups and placed them in front of him!

"Sister Su, Sister Li, you have only seen that I have opened four stores in the past six months."

"But why did I only open four stores?"

"That's because I just started doing business and I don't understand many things, so I need to gain experience!"

“So I opened my first branch in the second month!”

"Then in the third month, I opened a second branch!"

"Last month, I opened my third branch."

"Although the store opening speed is a bit slow, there is an advantage."

"I have accumulated quite a lot of experience in the past half a year. If you don't believe me, you can ask, which of my fried chicken restaurants is not booming in business?"

"To be honest, if competitors hadn't appeared now and I wanted to occupy the market share in advance, I wouldn't have even thought of recruiting you to join my business!"

"I am clearly making money myself, why should I let others share it?"

"Yeah~ why are you doing this?"

Zhou Xiaoli took the wine bottle at Chen Li's hand and poured herself a glass, then asked!

"Sister Li, don't be impatient, just listen to what I have to say!"

Chen Li waved his hand, then picked up the four wine glasses next to him.

"Have you ever heard the story of the chicken that lays the egg, and the egg that lays the chicken?"

"Currently, my four stores are just four old hens!"

"I use these four old hens to continuously incubate and train fresh chicks, and then these four old hens can double into eight old hens within a month."

"Then the second month, there are sixteen old hens!"

"What's the third month? Thirty-two!"

"However, this is only a theoretical speed."

"Actually, the speed at which these old hens make money cannot keep up with the speed at which the chicks turn into old hens!"

"So I can only open two branches in the first month."

"In the second month, I can open at most four stores!"

"If this continues, the speed at which I can open a store will be limited by the profits of my other branches."

"Then the question is, if I want to speed up this process, what is the best way?"

"Just increase the number of old hens at the beginning!"

"I only have four stores now, and the monthly revenue they bring me is less than 100,000 yuan."

"And if I have eight stores, my monthly income can double."

"However, the speed at which I will open new stores will be more than twice as fast as when I opened four stores!"

"Do you two understand?"

Zhou Xiaoli and Su Mei looked at each other, then both shook their heads!

"Okay, okay~ don't talk to me about this, old hen."

"The egg lays the chicken, the chicken lays the egg, my head hurts when I hear it!"

"Just tell me how much investment you need!"

"Anyway, your business seems to be quite profitable, so I can discuss it with Su Mei!"

Zhou Xiaoli was almost stunned by Chen Li, but this girl was not stupid. She did not agree directly, but planned to listen to Su Mei's opinion.

"Hmm~!"

Realizing that Zhou Xiaoli was not fooled, Chen Li had no choice but to shake his head and continue:

"Two hundred thousand! I can give you 20% of the shares!"

(End of chapter)