rebirth from small pockets

Chapter 325 Housekeeper

"Pfft~!"

There was a soft sound in the quiet courtyard.

In fact, Zhou Bowen had tried very hard to hold it back~ but in the end he still couldn't hold it in.

Fortunately, he turned his head in time, so the jasmine tea in his mouth did not spray onto Chen Li opposite.

"How much more?"

"Two million dollars?"

Zhou Bowen has always regarded himself as a Confucian businessman, so he usually deliberately thinks about his image when dealing with unfamiliar people.

But today, he really couldn't hold himself any longer!

If it was two million Chinese coins, he could actually understand it.

Although the ideal fried chicken restaurant's plate is not big, the potential is there.

If there are investors who are really looking for investment projects, then Ideal Fried Chicken is undoubtedly a good choice.

But investing is not blind!

Although the ideal fried chicken chain has great potential, it is still just a small brand selling fried chicken.

Even though Ideal Fried Chicken has good potential, $2 million is a bit exaggerated.

Not to mention the investment, is the entire Ideal Fried Chicken worth two million dollars now? So.

"Did you sell the ideal fried chicken?"

In Zhou Bowen's view, the ideal fried chicken plate is too small, and even if someone invests, it cannot be priced at two million US dollars.

But there is no need for Chen Li to lie about this kind of thing, because the two shareholders Su Mei and Zhou Xiaoli must be notified of this matter.

At this moment, Zhou Bowen really wanted to call his daughter over and ask if Zhou Xiaoli knew about this.

Of course, before that, Zhou Bowen wanted to figure out one more thing.

Is the two million US dollars an investment or a purchase?

Because two million US dollars is not a small number, the only possibility Zhou Bowen can think of is that Chen Li sold the entire Ideal Fried Chicken.

You might even need to go to a chicken farm!

Although in Zhou Bowen's opinion, even the fried chicken restaurant and chicken farm combined are not worth two million US dollars.

But if the two million US dollars is true, then this is probably the only explanation!

But if he really wants to sell ideal fried chicken, Chen Li should inform Su Mei and Zhou Xiaoli first, right?

"No~!"

"How could I possibly sell the fried chicken restaurant?"

"It took a lot of effort for me to develop the fried chicken restaurant to its current scale. It is definitely impossible to sell it."

Chen Li put down the teacup in his hand and expressed his position clearly.

"Not sold? But for two million US dollars."

"Based on the current valuation of Ideal Fried Chicken, how many shares are you going to give out?"

"Xiao Chen~! Don't blindly look at the amount when accepting investment."

"If you give away too many shares, you will lose the management rights of the company."

"In this case, you may be kicked out at any time!"

Although Zhou Bowen felt that Chen Li could not understand this truth, he still reminded him.

This is mainly because Chen Li is a young man. When young people face the temptation of money, they choose to ignore risks. This kind of thing is actually not impossible.

After all, that’s two million dollars!

Zhou Bowen claims to be worth billions, but if you asked him to immediately come up with $2 million, he really wouldn't be able to come up with it.

Being engaged in real estate these days sounds very high-end, but in fact, whoever is in this industry knows it.

Zhou Bowen has no shortage of houses, land and even shops, but he really doesn't have much cash.

It’s not that there’s no money, it’s that most of the money is spent on projects.

As far as domestic real estate companies are concerned these days, it can be said that none of them has sufficient cash flow.

There is no way~ Real estate development is indeed very profitable, but the cost of this thing is also there.

This cost is not just the cost of commercial development, but also other invisible expenses. Those things are the most helpless and troublesome.

Two million US dollars may seem like just over ten million at first glance, but this is real cash flow.

With more than 10 million in cash, there is a lot that can be done.

Especially for today's ideal fried chicken restaurant, with this kind of money, it will definitely be even more powerful!

It's a pity that there is no free lunch in the world, and God will not drop the pie.

If someone takes out 2 million US dollars of real money, they must get back more benefits.

And with today's ideal fried chicken, I'm afraid that I have to give all my belongings to the other party, right?

"Well~Thank you Uncle Zhou for reminding me!"

"But this investment will not affect my management rights, because the two million US dollars invested...!"

"I earned it myself."

When Chen Li said this, he was actually not calm. After all, he was a little confused by the million-dollar check that Zhou Bowen took out.

But it was precisely because he was a little confused that Chen Li's tone seemed a bit dull at this moment.

So bland that in Zhou Bowen's eyes, when Chen Li mentioned the two million US dollars at this moment, it seemed a bit of an understatement!

Yundanfengqing and understatement are two different words, but sometimes, the meanings expressed by these two words are quite close.

then

"Gudong~!"

There was no tea in his mouth this time, so Zhou Bowen didn’t need to hold it in~ But this time, Zhou Bowen still swallowed!

In fact, Zhou Bowen at this time seemed a little unfamiliar with the world.

But in fact, it was because Chen Li was so shocked at this moment.

How old is Chen Licai? He has just turned twenty!

At this age, Chen Li was able to create a chain of fried chicken restaurants and a chicken farm, which surprised Zhou Bowen.

As a result, Chen Li now opened his mouth and said that he had transferred two million dollars and it was still US dollars!

Isn’t this bitch nonsense?

Hey, be polite!

Subconsciously, Zhou Bowen almost lost his temper and revealed his true colors!

After reminding himself to pay attention to his image, Zhou Bowen's second reaction was that Chen Li was bragging and he was still a super hotshot!

Given the profitability of Ideal Fried Chicken, it is impossible for Chen Li to make that much money.

And Chen Li was talking about U.S. dollars. That’s not to say that it’s impossible for a fried chicken restaurant to make U.S. dollars. After all, foreigners may go there to spend money, but two million U.S. dollars. That’s bullshit!

The U.S. dollar, according to today’s official exchange rate, is about 1:8.2!

But this is the official exchange rate. In fact, due to the country’s foreign exchange control, this thing has even been speculated to 1:12 privately.

Of course, this kind of behavior is illegal, but it also shows that the US dollar can be regarded as hard currency at this moment.

Two million US dollars! If Chen Li didn't have any background in his family, then the only possible source of this money would probably be from abroad.

But what is Chen Li’s identity? A college student!

Why did a college student earn two million US dollars abroad?

Zhou Bowen's idea actually reflects a problem at this time in 1999: informatization is not transparent enough!

If it were twenty years later, when Yuanzheng and Xiaoma Technology held a press conference, it is estimated that relevant information about Xiaoma Technology would have been directly exposed on the Internet.

At that time, not only the information of Ma Xiaoyun, the head of Xiaoma Technology, will appear on the Internet, but also the information of Chen Li, the major shareholder, will also be checked!

But in 1999, except for those in Internet-related industries, few people paid attention to who the shareholders of Xiaoma Technology were.

After all, this is an era where even a computer bug like the Y2K bug can be hyped as a doomsday crisis. People may be more concerned about whether the Y2K problem itself will be solved.

Just like Zhou Bowen, he had actually seen news in newspapers and media before about the Y2K problem being solved by a domestic technology company.

But in fact, he has not even paid attention to Ma Xiaoyun, the CEO of Xiaoma Technology, let alone Chen Li, who did not appear in these reports.

Therefore, Zhou Bowen did not know that Chen Li was responsible for solving the Y2K problem, nor did he know that Chen Li had made a lot of money abroad.

And Chen Li didn't hide anything about it, because this thing couldn't be hidden at all.

Many people around Chen Li actually knew about this, but what they didn't know was how much money Chen Li made.

In fact, at the beginning, Chen Li also thought about whether to hide the fact that the money was his.

But if an outsider invests two million US dollars in all at once, this is obviously unreliable behavior.

Su Mei and Zhou Xiaoli are easy to fool around, but they must discuss this kind of matter with their families, so this kind of thing is obviously not advisable.

Although Chen Li can definitely use his rights to force Su Mei and Zhou Xiaoli to agree, there is no need for that!

After all, this money is not black money, it is earned from foreigners.

So ~ Chen Li finally decided not to hide it anymore!

It's just that he didn't expect that he would tell Zhou Bowen first before discussing it with Su Mei and Zhou Xiaoli.

Chen Li never said anything because the money didn't arrive. Chen Li always felt like the money that didn't arrive was not his.

If Zhou Bowen hadn't taken out the million-dollar check, Chen Li wouldn't have chosen to say it at this time.

Because as soon as he said this, Zhou Bowen was not the only one who was surprised.

Su Mei, Zhou Xiaoli and Liu Qingqing, who were chatting nearby without disturbing Chen Li and others from talking about business, now looked at Chen Li with "shocked" expressions.

Chef Gong, on the other hand, is not in the courtyard at the moment. He has gone to clean up the kitchen.

So before Zhou Bowen could ask another question, Zhou Xiaoli rushed over directly.

This girl really rushed~ She even almost knocked over the stool because she was so fast.

"You, you, you~ what did you say?"

"You made two million? Or dollars?"

For the same reason, 2 million US dollars was an extremely large number for most people in 1999.

Even a rich girl like Zhou Xiaoli was shocked by the figure of 2 million US dollars.

So far, the biggest wealth Zhou Xiaoli has ever owned is the 100,000 yuan she briefly owned when she invested in a fried chicken restaurant!

Of course ~ this is mainly because Zhou Xiaoli is still a student!

If she comes from a social background and wants to start her own business, her family will naturally not give her just that little money.

But no matter what, it is impossible for her family to let her handle such a large sum of money as two million US dollars.

It's not that the Zhou family can't take it out, but it's not a matter of whether or not it can be taken out.

After all, Zhou Xiaoli is not a business wizard, and she is not even very interested in doing business.

The reason why she invested in a fried chicken restaurant was that besides the fact that the fried chicken restaurant was quite profitable, the bigger reason was because this business did not require her to worry about it at all.

Chen Li is responsible for the operation of the fried chicken restaurant.

And the responsibilities that she, as a shareholder, should have borne were also borne by Assistant Ren and Secretary Zhang that she hired from her father's company.

As for Miss Zhou, she only needs to go to the fried chicken restaurant for a walk when the interest arises.

Zhou Xiaoli feels very comfortable with this kind of investment that she doesn’t need to worry about!

And the most important thing is that fried chicken restaurants are still very profitable!

Even if she only holds 10% of the shares, the profits of the fried chicken restaurant are there. Based on the proportion of her shares, she can make a lot of money every month.

But now when she heard that Chen Li had made two million US dollars in one fell swoop, Zhou Xiaoli was immediately shocked.

As the daughter of the Zhou family, although Zhou Xiaoli is not very interested in doing business, it does not mean that she is not sensitive to numbers.

So in fact, she was the first person to realize what two million dollars was.

As for Su Mei and Liu Qingqing, they are still calculating how many Chinese coins 2 million U.S. dollars equals!

It's not that the two of them are slow to react, but that they rarely come into contact with large amounts of funds in millions or US dollars in their daily lives.

"Yes~ I made two million dollars! And I plan to invest the money in Ideal Fried Chicken!"

"I originally planned to wait for the money to arrive in the account in two days before discussing this matter with you. Uncle Zhou happened to mention this matter before, so let's talk about it!"

"Sister Li and Sister Su, what do you think of this investment?"

"You don't have to answer in a hurry. Uncle Zhou happens to be here. You can ask him for advice."

After saying these words, Chen Li stood up and walked over, holding Liu Qingqing's hand, who seemed a little dazed at the moment.

Liu Qingqing looked at Chen Li with a look that seemed to be "recognizing" for the first time, but when her eyes met her boyfriend's, Liu Qingqing suddenly smiled~!

"I didn't want to hide it from you. Brother Ma earned this money abroad."

"Didn't I tell you before? I made a software program that can solve some of the Y2K computer bugs!"

"It is this program that has been recognized by many Internet companies, including Microsoft."

"When Microsoft contacted me, you were there!"

"Hmm! I remember that Microsoft said it wanted to acquire your program."

At the mention of this, Liu Qingqing obviously thought about it, and her little head was racing.

"But Chen Li, that's two million~!"

"And it's still U.S. dollars. If converted into Chinese currency, it would be 16 million!"

"Chen Li~ You are a multimillionaire!"

Liu Qingqing shook the hand held by Chen Li. She tried to use this action to express her surprise and surprise.

No matter who it is, when her boyfriend makes an unimaginable amount of money, the surprise is hard to express in words.

Especially for men and women who are in love, the feeling of joy is even more intense than making so much money.

But despite the surprise, Liu Qingqing was a little worried!

Because she found that the distance between herself and Chen Li seemed to be getting bigger and bigger.

Chen Li naturally noticed the worry in his girlfriend's eyes. The reason why he came over to hold Liu Qingqing's hand at this time was because he knew that this girl would think nonsense.

However, it’s not surprising that Liu Qingqing thinks too much. In fact, Chen Li has changed a lot in the past six months since he called Yanjing.

If Chen Li had made 20,000 yuan by opening a barbecue restaurant, Liu Qingqing could still accept it, and would even be proud of Chen Li's excellence.

But when Chen Li came to Yanjing, he opened a fried chicken restaurant and a chicken farm, and now he has earned two million US dollars by selling software!

None of these things are actually things that a normal college student can do.

But Chen Li did a lot of things at once!

This made Liu Qingqing feel proud of her boyfriend before, but now she feels more or less inferior.

This is not because Liu Qingqing's mentality is bad, but because the stimulation given by Chen Li is too great.

This kind of thing, the closer the people are, the more serious the impact will be.

If it were someone else, no matter how much money Chen Li made, what would it have to do with him?

Only those closest to Chen Li will feel the impact of these changes.

"Um?"

Just when Liu Qingqing started to worry in her heart, she suddenly felt Chen Li's hand squeeze her palm hard.

Liu Qingqing came back to her senses and looked at Chen Li with some confusion.

"fool!"

Chen Li didn't understand what Liu Qingqing was thinking. He took out the wallet Liu Qingqing had made for him from the inner pocket of his suit, and then took out a bank card from it.

"This is the bank card where I save money. Most of my money will be stored in this card in the future."

"Now. I'll give this card to you for safekeeping!"

"If I need money from now on, you will have to handle it for me."

"Ah~ no no no~! I can't do it."

Looking at the bank card thrust into her hand, Liu Qingqing was stunned for a moment, then shook her head and thrust the bank card into Chen Li's hand.

"Qingqing~!"

Chen Li leaned down and whispered in the ear of Liu Qingqing who was sitting:

"My money is your money!"

"So you must take good care of our money!"

"Do you understand?"

When he said this, Chen Li paused for a moment, and then said three words:

"Housekeeper!"

(End of chapter)