The Era of Hard Work

According to Lu Chun's instructions, Lu Dong stayed in the hospital for five days before he was discharged from the hospital. According to Song Na's opinion, he wished that Lu Dong could stay in the hospital until his wounds were healed and then he would be discharged from the hospital.

But as New Year's Day approached, even with Du Xiaobing, there were a lot of things going on in the company and in the village.

Another year is coming to an end, and Lu's Catering has reached a new dividend schedule, and Lu Dong needs to make a final decision on the shareholders' dividend plan.

The village also pays dividends at the end of the year. The food company has been established for more than two years, and its scale has already surpassed several companies under the Quannan Meat Factory. It is now the largest cooked food and roasted seeds and nuts company in Quannan.

Quannan is the provincial capital of Taidong, and the fact that Lujia Food Company is the largest in Quannan means that it has reached the first-class level in the province.

The construction company has been established for nearly a year, and several major projects including the University City, Moquan Park and Li Qingzhao's hometown have also made a lot of money. It is also an enterprise controlled by the village collective and has to determine a dividend plan.

Regardless of which side, one thing is certain, dividends cannot affect the development of the company, and the dividend ratio of net profit will not exceed 30%. Like Lu's Catering Company, First Sports, and Song Na's Warm Business, they all set 20%, and the remaining dividends are all converted into new share capital.

With the successful development of the Taidongxi market, now every city in the whole province has Lu's catering stores open, and the slightly earlier markets like the Central and Peninsula have penetrated to the county level.

The western region is currently still in the urban areas, and we must gradually enter the county level.

Warm Commerce follows Lu's Catering, Ginza, and RT-Mart in the market. Except for the three westernmost cities, all other urban areas in the province have stores.

The No. 1 Sports Fitness Club currently has four stores, and it has already achieved the largest batch in the fitness industry in Quannan.

Then there is Wang Dong's 8 o'clock online chain Internet cafes. Lian Qingzhao now has a total of six stores, which are basically full every day. Lu's Catering has already recovered 30% of the original investment, and this year there will be a large profit dividend.

After the dividends are distributed this year, Lu Dong will not only achieve financial freedom, but at least he will have several million more cash in his hands.

On the last day of 2000, Song Na drove the car, accompanied Lu Dong to the hospital, and drew the thread on the wound.

After coming out of the medical room and sitting on the bench in the corridor, Song Na tightly held Lu Dong's left hand, gently stroking the wound that had already healed with her fingers.

"There's a scar." She felt distressed.

But Lu Dong said with a smile: "Big man, if you leave a scar, you will leave a scar. It's okay. Didn't someone say that a scar is a man's badge of honor."

Song Na said, "I don't want such a medal."

Although only four stitches were taken, the scar left is quite obvious: "There will be no next time."

Lu Dong reassured: "There are very few crazy people like this."

Song Na was thinking about another question: "Lu Dong, don't wait for Uncle Qi, find a professional driver who can also be a bodyguard, and can help you if you need something."

She seldom makes decisions for Lu Dong, and this time she said it very resolutely: "Seventh Uncle hangs around all day long, working for a while, and it's not a good idea. I think Su Xiaoshan is good. He drives a good car and looks good. ...Well, it can intimidate people and show loyalty."

Lu Dong shook his head: "Xiao Shan is now the director of the distribution department, and he has done a good job."

Song Na wanted to say more, but Lu Dong said, "Wait for two days, and then I'll find a suitable person."

"Okay, I can't say no to you." Song Na pulled Lu Dong up: "You always have a reason."

When they went back, the two of them went to the excavation site of the Luozhuang Han Tomb. Compared with the bustle of a month ago, it was a little deserted now. After the excavation of the main tomb was completed, a large number of experts and scholars had withdrawn, leaving only Professor Fan Archaeologists in the province leading the team.

Then there are a large number of armed police. Many things in the main tomb, including Huangchangti, have not been moved. Instead, protection measures have been established on the spot. There are too many cultural relics on the market that are priceless. If there are no armed police stationed, it is estimated that The leaders above are not at ease when they sleep.

Most of the unearthed cultural relics were temporarily transported to the Provincial Museum for protection and treatment, and later they were transported back for preservation after the Luozhuang Han Tomb Museum was built.

When Lu Dong and Song Na came over, it happened that Professor Fan went to Quannan Daming Lake for a meeting. Fortunately, Ma Ming did not withdraw.

Ma Ming wore a gray jacket covered in mud, and led Lu Dong and them into a tent.

"The Chinese New Year is less than a month away, when is the holiday?" Lu Dong asked.

After washing his hands, Ma Ming found a paper cup and poured a cup of hot water for each of them: "It's still half a month, and there is a little finishing work left. After finishing it, I will temporarily seal it up here, waiting to build a museum."

Song Na said: "This tomb alone requires a large museum."

Ma Ming knew that Lv Dong was a member of Qingzhao Cultural Tourism Planning Committee, so he asked, "How is your county discussing with the higher-ups about the museum?"

Lu Dong roughly said: "The county's plan is to build a large museum area centered on the Han Tomb at the intersection of Luozhuang. At that time, the Black Pottery Museum, the Qingzhao Blacksmith Museum and the Ruifuxiang Museum will all be moved to concentrate the advantages. resource."

"It's good to be concentrated." Ma Ming has learned a lot during this time with Professor Fan: "The more concentrated, the more attractive."

Lu Dong also said: "The county wants to connect the county town to the University City as soon as possible. Even if the University City is separated from Quannan in the future, Qingzhao can be connected with the urban area, which is conducive to the development of Qingzhao."

Ma Ming smiled: "I don't understand these things, but I heard my dad mention that Quannan City will be connected with the University City as soon as possible."

Song Na answered, "It's almost connected. Standing at the software park under construction on the west side of the university town and looking west, you can see the tall buildings on the east side of the city."

Ma Ming was quite emotional: "The development is really fast." He then asked Lu Dong: "This museum project, your construction company?"

Lu Dong told the truth: "We can only do part of it. Such a large project involves all kinds of interests. It is good that the Lujia Village Construction Company can do a good job in the antique building."

Ma Ming took a sip of hot water: "I heard from the professor that the qualification of the construction company will be approved soon."

"Thank you and Professor Fan for this matter." Lu Dong knew that without Professor Fan, it would not be possible to go so fast.

Ma Ming waved his hand: "The main reason is that the professor is willing to help."

Because of the incident in Mengcheng, Professor Fan can be said to have helped the Lujia Village Construction Company to get up on the ancient building, and walked for a while.

These are not done for nothing, after all, Professor Fan's son is currently working in the Lujiacun Construction Company, and is the third largest shareholder besides Lujiacun Collective and Lu Dong.

No one is stupid, and no one is stupid. Fan Qingshan quickly transformed from an ordinary teacher in an architecture school to a major shareholder of a promising construction company.

Not to mention anything else, please go to Professor Fan as a consultant for the maintenance of antique buildings on Daming Lake, and then Professor Fan recommended Lujiacun Construction Engineering Co., Ltd., which has successfully repaired Longquan Temple and Li Qingzhao’s hometown. , although no formal decision has been made, but the tendency is already very strong.

Like Baotu Spring, Daming Lake Park has a memorial hall for a person as famous as Li Qingzhao——Jiaxuan Temple!

If there is no accident, Lujiacun Construction Engineering Co., Ltd. will be able to obtain the second-level qualification in the ancient construction industry before the Chinese New Year, so as to make up for the certificate.

Ma Ming still has work to do, Lu Dong didn't stay long, and said goodbye to Song Na soon. The School of Physical Education will be on vacation soon. Seeing that Lu Dong's hand has healed, Song Na will be on a business trip from New Year's Day, and Wenxin Business will follow Ginza and Lu's Catering went out of Taidong.

At the end of the year, the two had a lot of work on hand, and when they returned to the university town, they separated and went to their respective companies.

Lu Dong found Du Xiaobing, and the two held a small meeting to discuss the company's plans for next year.

As of the last day of 2000, Lu's Catering has three major catering brands with more than 100 stores. In addition to covering all cities in Taidong Province, they also opened stores in Anyang in Southern Henan Province and Shishi in Northern Hebei Province.

Next year, the province's market will cover all counties. Taidong's resident population will reach about 100 million. The overall economic situation is not very good, but it is definitely not bad. Even the most remote counties have extremely dense population. It is not difficult to find a store for each of the three major brands.

This is of course an ideal situation, but it needs to be treated differently.

The highlight of 2001 is naturally to open up markets outside the province, focusing on the five provinces around Taidong, Shanxi, Hebei, Henan, Jiangsu and Huizhou. If the time is right, we will try to enter the capital and Shanghai markets.

Opening up the market in super first-tier cities, Lu's Catering may usher in a transformation.

While opening a store, it is also necessary to stabilize the supply chain system, especially in markets outside the province. It is necessary to select suitable suppliers, establish a storage and distribution center, and establish a corresponding internal inspection mechanism.

These mean that there is a lot of work to be done.

In addition, the company needs to increase its investment in advertising, and the future advertising expenses will become a larger expense for the company.

Xu Qin suggested that the company find celebrities to advertise in order to gain popularity as soon as possible, and these will also be implemented next year.

With the development of the company, there are a lot of affairs, and we must continue to recruit, especially the heads of each market area. While self-cultivating, we can also absorb foreign talents.

Lu's Catering has established a personnel department, with Xue Tian concurrently serving as the supervisor. Similar to all catering companies, recruiting is a daily job.

The catering waiter industry is already extremely mobile. Even if Lu's catering service is good, ordinary employees have enough channels for advancement, but it is normal for people to come in and out.

After the number of stores increased, it is no exaggeration to say that Lu's Catering has new employees joining every day, and some employees resign and leave.

Lu Dong also entrusted a recruitment company to recruit business personnel from KFC, McDonald's and Yonghe Soymilk.

In addition to the company's work, Lu Dong also briefly thought about his personal plan for next year.

For example, to continue charging and expand the network of contacts; for example, after the dividends are in place, continue to buy real estate in Quannan or other big cities; for example, the Sanda exercise cannot be stopped, which has allowed him to avoid risks several times.

Now that he has come to this point, of course Lu Dong will continue to move forward and will not stop.