The Era of Hard Work

In the quiet office, the thick cushion of the single sofa sank deeply due to the heavy weight it bears.

The person sitting on the mat was at least 1.9 meters tall, with long golden-brown hair hanging from the back of his head to his shoulders. His face was angular, with a high nose and deep eyes. His arms with half of his sleeves exposed were covered with thick brown body hair.

It suddenly looked like a big Siberian brown bear.

After receiving a call from Lu Dong, Big Ivan rushed from Quannan to the University City the next day to meet with Lu Dong.

As an old friend of nearly two years, there is no harm in saying something in advance.

Big Ivan was full of embarrassment, and said in very smooth Chinese: "Sorry, Lu Dong, I originally thought that I could settle down in China, stay forever, and develop together with you friends and partners, but things changed. , always unexpected."

Lu Dong understood the meaning of these words: "Have you already made your decision?"

"Yes." Big Ivan said directly: "As my parents grow older, they miss their hometown more and more, and they both want to go back."

Lu Dong remembered that Big Ivan mentioned that his parents were hired auto experts and worked in the Heavy Truck Group.

Homesickness is not unique to Chinese people. After being away from home for many years, the social environment in Russia has gradually stabilized and is no longer as chaotic as it was in previous years.

"Work here?" Lu Dong asked, "Your parents plan to resign?"

After all, those who were specially hired back then may be involved in some troublesome matters.

Big Ivan said: "I have already resigned. My parents have been here for many years and there is not much to teach. The heavy truck group is about to go bankrupt and cannot afford to support too many foreign experts. Many institutions are being abolished. I heard that the debt is nearly tens of billions. We are going through bankruptcy and reorganization procedures."

The dissatisfaction at work is also the reason why his parents want to return to China: "My father's salary has been in arrears for half a year now. The prospects of this large company are not optimistic. My father is disheartened. There are also invitations from Russia, so I just want to go back home."

Lu Dong is not a twenty-year-old young man. He can understand homesickness, which is essentially the same as he understands Lujiacun.

"What about you, Ivan?" Lu Dong asked again, "What are you going to do when you go back?"

Big Ivan raised his hairy hand and said, "I went back to Russia once in July. I went to Moscow. I applied for a job at Moscow State University. I found a job as a teaching assistant at the Foreign Language Institute over there."

Speaking of this, Lu Dong knew very well that Great Ivan was really leaving.

There is no never-ending feast.

Think about meeting Big Ivan for the first time at a street stall, later sponsoring the basketball team of the Foreign Language School of Provincial University coached by Big Ivan, and inviting Big Ivan to invest together.

It can be said that, relying on his natural advantages, Big Ivan helped him and Lu's Catering avoid too many troubles in the early stage and passed a very difficult stage.

The two are partners and friends.

Now that my friend is going on a long journey, Lu Dong inevitably sighed, "When are you sure you want to go?"

Big Ivan said: "The formalities are being processed, and it won't take more than this month at the latest."

Lu Dong asked, "Will you settle in Moscow in the future?"

Big Ivan nodded: "I always live in Moscow." He suddenly laughed: "Lv Dong, I'm waiting for you to open the store to Moscow!"

Lu Dong said: "Okay! Then I will definitely go to Moscow to find you, and you will take me to taste Russian delicacies."

Big Ivan still smiled: "Russian food, I guess it's hard for you to eat."

Lu Dong specifically said: "Before you leave, you must notify me a few days in advance, we friends have to see you off."

Big Ivan has stayed in China for many years, and understands Taidong's habits: "Okay, I will definitely call you after I finish the formalities."

The two chatted for a while, and Big Ivan talked about another matter: "Lu Dong, if I go back this time, I may not go back to China again. The shares in Lu's Catering will be transferred to you?"

Lu Dong thought for a while: "Well, several shareholders of the company are now in the university town. If you are not in a hurry to leave, I will invite the big guys to have a meeting in the afternoon to discuss together."

"Yes." Big Ivan said, "I'll go to the Provincial University first and come back in the afternoon."

According to the original investment agreement, if some shareholders of Lu's Catering want to withdraw their capital, the shares should be transferred to the internal shareholders of the company first.

Big Ivan has worked at the Provincial University for many years and has many things to deal with. Lu Dong notified Song Na, Du Xiaobing and Qiao Weiguo.

In the afternoon, in the company's conference room, the shareholders' meeting of Lu's Catering was held again.

Big Iwan owns 5% of the shares of Lu's Catering. Like Du Xiaobing, he invested tens of thousands of yuan in the beginning, but now the value has doubled by countless times.

Song Na's funds were on Wenxin Business and No. 1 Sports Club, while Qiao Weiguo was all on Sanda and had no interest at all.

In contrast, Du Xiaobing was the most interested.

Since Lao Du was interested, there was no need for Lu Dong to compete with him. He asked Lao Du to negotiate with Da Yiwan. He didn't care about the specific transfer price. Anyway, after the negotiation was settled, he had to file it with the company.

Lu Dong focused on holding a banquet to see off Ivan in a few days, and everyone expressed their willingness to attend.

After the meeting, the meeting room was reserved for Du Xiaobing and Big Ivan. Lu Dong and the others all came out and went to his office.

Qiao Weiguo stroked his bald head: "Why is he leaving?"

Lu Dong said: "After all, this is not Ivan's hometown."

Maybe Big Ivan didn't care, but his parents wanted to go back to China after all, so Big Ivan followed suit.

Song Na said: "Natasha has been very sad these two days."

Lu Dong answered: "It's better to end before it starts than to end after it starts."

Great Ivan is going back to China, and Natasha wants to settle down in China, even if she doesn't settle down, she still has two years to study here, Taidong is too far away from Moscow.

In two years, the distance of tens of thousands of kilometers is enough to obliterate too much.

It is estimated that this is also one of the reasons why Big Ivan wants to transfer the shares of Lu's Catering. Once he leaves China and the distance becomes extremely far, who can guarantee that the shares and income in his hand will not change?

In the middle of the afternoon, Du Xiaobing and Big Ivan left the conference room.

Lu Dong didn't ask more details, Lao Du came to say hello to him, then went back to the office to make a phone call, and returned to Quannan after get off work.

With only the funds in Lao Du's hands, it is impossible to take the 5% of the shares, and he must ask his family for help.

That night, Lu Dong received a call from Du Juan, who asked about the specific situation.

Of course Lu Dong had something to say.

In the next few days, Lu Dong asked the financial director Qian Feng to assist Lao Du and Da Yiwan in handling the relevant stock transfer procedures.

Big Ivan also set a time to return to Russia, Lu Dong asked Xue Tian to book a private room at the Crown Hotel, and planned to hold a banquet for Big Ivan to see him off in a few days.

During this period, Lu Dong and Du Xiaobing went on another business trip, and specially brought Miao Yu, who was transferred from Qingzhao, to let her participate in the planning, opening and related business of the new store in Yingcheng.

Miao Yu worked very hard. Among the first group of people who joined Lu's Catering, Fu Zhaoxia and Gao Ming made the best progress. The former was the business manager of the Quannan area, and the latter was the head of the training department of the head office.

Others, although the worst ones can also be the store managers of big stores, there is still a gap between them.

Miao Yu also wants to go further, after all, it means higher income.

It is inevitable for people to compare, and desire is often the driving force for progress.

If a person has no desires or desires, he basically loses motivation.

Miao Yu's efforts were also seen in the eyes of Lu Dong and Du Xiaobing. The two had many small meetings in private, planning to go to the island city after September to formally develop the Taidong Peninsula market.

As long as it has a firm foothold in Quannan and enters the provincial and municipal markets around Taidong, Lu's Catering will be able to advance and retreat.

At the company meeting in August, Lu Dong also proposed the company's big goal - to become the country's first-class chain catering enterprise!

It is not easy to achieve this goal. Every step of the development of private enterprises is on thin ice. If one wrong step is made in the big plan, it may be lost forever.

Lu Dong worked hard and did not dare to relax a bit.

Too many private enterprises in the country died in the first three years. Few survived the five years, and even fewer could truly grow.

Under the special business environment, private enterprises are crossing the river by feeling the stones.

Lu's catering is somewhat better, and Lu Dong always has some advantages and experiences that can be used for reference.

After returning from Yingcheng, Lu Dong received an invitation, and Lao Liu's dried fruit and roasted seeds and nuts shop reopened, but the door was changed, and the location was not as good as the one Lu Dong helped him find for the first time.

Lao Liu called Lu Dong, and Lu Dong and Song Na went there specially. Lao Liu learned from his experiences and lessons, and only let Liu Yang take care of him. He was in charge of everything from the purchase of goods to the payment of accounts in the store.

"No way, what can I do?"

Outside the store in the farmer's market, looking at the big red signboard that opened on Jinri, Lao Liu said to Lu Dong and Jiao Shougui: "He used to be quite good, but who knows that he has some money, and everything has changed."

He was a little depressed: "I'm old, I'm old, who knew that it really became living for my son."

Lu Dong could only comfort him: "Take it step by step and spend more time, and you can always bring people back on track."

Jiao Shougui also said: "Work hard, earn hard, and there will always be a rush in life."

Old Liu nodded, and said to the two of them: "Lv Dong, Shougui, thank you for your kindness. I will use it to my old Liu in the future, and it will be a sea of ​​swords and flames."

"Uncle Liu, this is too serious a word." Lu Dong hurriedly said, "There is no need to talk about this between us."

Lao Liu is a good person and a real person, but with such a son, the next life will be much more difficult.

It is impossible for anyone to leave his son alone.

After leaving the farmer's market, Lu Dong, Song Na, and Jiao Shougui walked out together. Jiao Shougui said, "You are soft-hearted. If it were me, I might not care about it."

Lu Dong said: "Old Liu helped me after all." He looked back and said, "It's also the last time, I can't help infinitely."

Jiao Shougui said, "Which one of us old fellows is not in your favor?"

Song Na answered, "Lu Dong, you've done a good job."

Lu Dong smiled, just like what he said, he has helped Lao Liu as much as he can, if Liu Yang doesn't change, that's the only way to go.

Back at the company, Lu Dong and Song Na asked people to send the packed things to Big Ivan's dormitory.

They are all products of Lu Family Foods, Big Ivan is delicious, and now he is leaving, so give some more.