The Era of Hard Work

With the success of the Olympic bid, many businesses who took the Olympic shuttle bus naturally became the favorites, became the winners of this national event, and received rich rewards.

Among them, Burger King took advantage of the Dongfeng bid to host the Olympic Games and became famous all over the country in one fell swoop with the advertisement of "Victory China".

As far as Western-style fast food in the domestic market is concerned, although it is not as good as KFC and McDonald’s, Burger King has caught up with Dicos, which only entered the Chinese market in the mid-1990s, and is ranked third in the Western-style fast food industry in terms of monthly turnover. Take the top spot.

Many people realize that a chain restaurant company with great potential has entered the national market from Taidong.

Some are looking for cooperation, some are fiercely competing, some are looking on the sidelines, and there are also those who want to take advantage of the opportunity to seek benefits.

The founding ceremony of Sanlian Real Estate was held on July 15th in Daxinhuang Port, University City. On this day, many famous people from the Quannan business circle came, and even Fan Yunming, the general manager of Guangmei Electric Taidong Region, came to congratulate in person.

The two companies are fighting to the death in the market, and they are still in harmony on the surface.

Bai Sheng of Shuntai Investment Company, as an investor and shareholder, will naturally not be absent.

What's more, I knew early on that Sanlian Real Estate had invited many local enterprises in the university town, one of which was called Lu's Catering Company.

Bai Sheng has been paying attention to this company recently. As far as the private enterprises in the catering industry in the province are concerned, the development speed is definitely the fastest, and the scale has already reached the front line. It is said that the turnover is also frighteningly high.

No wonder people like He Quanzhong are eyeing Lu's Catering. This kind of company is clearly the legendary cash cow.

Suntech Investment cannot afford a company of this scale, but with the support of large investors, it can try.

Give it a go, and the car might change from a Mercedes-Benz to a Rolls-Royce.

After the ribbon-cutting ceremony, the guests invited by Sanlian Real Estate gathered in the lobby on the first floor of the office building for the time being, and there was a formal luncheon at noon.

Entering the lobby on the first floor, Bai Sheng quickly found a tall and strong young man. He was wearing a short-sleeved shirt and had a simple and honest face. He was chatting with Fan Yunming from Guangmei Electric. winter.

The boss of Lu's Catering Company!

It was not very good for Mao Maoran to go there, Bai Sheng thought for a while, saw Chu Yuxiang who was in charge of external relations in Sanlian, and looked for him.

"Manager Chu." Bai Sheng knew all the executives of Sanlian Real Estate because of his investment in Sanlian Real Estate: "I want to ask you something."

Chu Yuxiang smiled and said, "President Bai, please tell me."

Bai Sheng adjusted his direction slightly, pointed to the side where the tall young man was, and asked, "Manager Chu, is that Lu Dong from Lu's Catering?"

"It's him." Chu Yuxiang asked, "Boss Bai also knows about him?"

Bai Sheng withdrew his hand and said, "Lu's catering is in the limelight, and it seems to be the number one chain catering company in Taidong. In the Quannan business district, who doesn't know that there is such a number one person as Lu Dong?"

Chu Yuxiang glanced over there: "In terms of young entrepreneurs, is it true that Lu Dong is number one in Quannan Pai?"

Bai Sheng asked: "Sanlian invited him, are you familiar with him?"

Chu Yuxiang replied, "I know."

"Can you introduce me?" Bai Sheng asked again.

"Of course." Chu Yuxiang walked over there, and specifically asked, "Why does Boss Bai suddenly want to know Lu Dong?"

Bai Sheng said half-truthfully, "I'm an investor."

Chu Yuxiang understood. Seeing that Fan Yunming from Guangmei Electric had gone to another place, she hurriedly took Bai Sheng there.

"Mr. Lu, hello." Chu Yuxiang took the initiative to greet, shook hands with Lu Dong lightly, and said directly: "I will introduce a friend to you. This is Mr. Bai Shengbai from Quannan Shuntai Investment."

Lu Dong sized him up a bit, he was not tall, about forty years old, slightly bald on the forehead, and wearing a pair of glasses.

Bai Sheng took the initiative to shake hands with Lu Dong: "Boss Lu, your name is like a thunderbolt, and I am lucky to meet you today."

Hearing these polite words, Lu Dong subconsciously switched to Mandarin: "Hello, Mr. Bai, nice to meet you."

He had never seen this person before, nor heard of it from others, and Shuntai Investment was also a very strange name.

Chu Yuxiang was just a referral, and she took the initiative to step aside and leave.

Seeing no one around, Bai Sheng said, "I heard that Lu's headquarters is also here?"

Lu Dong pointed to the east: "On the third floor, it is incomparable with Sanlian, just an ordinary office."

Bai Sheng said: "I have paid attention to Mr. Lu's catering company recently, and the development speed is astonishing. It won't be long before they will be able to take the top spot in the province."

People say good things, and Lu Dong is very polite: "Mr. Cheng Bai has auspicious words."

Bai Sheng gradually steered the topic in the desired direction: "I heard that Mr. Zhang invited Mr. Lu to invest in Sanlian Real Estate? Mr. Lu refused?"

I don't know the details, Zhang Tao has never said it in detail, but Zhang Tao mentioned the rejection of Lu Dong from Lu's Catering.

From Bai Sheng's point of view, such a good opportunity was in front of him, but Lu Dong let it go for nothing. It must be due to limited funds in his hands, so he specifically mentioned this matter.

Lu Dong would not take the initiative to talk about what is going on with Sanlian Zhang Tao, let alone his concerns about Sanlian Real Estate, so he could only deal with it: "Lu's Catering has just started for more than two years, and the funds in hand should be focused on the catering industry. Don't think about it."

Bai Sheng’s words are closer to investment: “Indeed, the funding problem has plagued the development of many enterprises.”

Lu Dong smiled, remembering the introduction of Chu Yuxiang, who is the boss of Shuntai Investment, and said: "The main reason is that I don't have the energy to take care of other things."

In addition to Lu's Catering, and Lu's Village, among other things, at least he has 10% of the shares in each of the two companies.

Bai Sheng directly ignored Lu Dong's words, and said, "Mr. Lu, to tell you the truth, I am an investor, and I am very optimistic about the future of Lu's Catering Company..."

As soon as these words came out, how could Lu Dong fail to understand, this is an investor who has taken a fancy to Lu's Catering Company.

Although Lu Dong does not consider accepting foreign investment for the time being, he will not get into trouble with the investor who holds the funds because of this. After the other party pauses for a while, he said politely: "Thanks to Mr. Bai's kindness, if the company needs it, I will Will definitely consider it."

Bai Sheng could hear it, but it was impossible to say anything more when we met for the first time, so he immediately took out his business card and handed it to Lu Dong with both hands: "President Lu, you can call me anytime if you need it." .”

Lu Dong solemnly put away his business card, and changed his own: "Thank you, Mr. Bai."

Bai Sheng still couldn't help but said: "Mr. Lu is too polite, I hope Mr. Lu can give Shuntai a chance to invest in the future."

Lu Dong said a few more words to him.

He has a good attitude, greets everyone with a smile, and in public places, Lu Dong naturally talks and laughs.

Of course, investment opportunities and the like are another story.

After Bai Sheng went to other places, Lu Dong originally wanted to leave, but Fan Yunming left before. As a partner of Guangmei Electric, it would be annoying to stay here.

Unexpectedly, I met Zhang Tao again. Under the warm invitation of the other party, I could only go to the reception luncheon held by Sanlian Real Estate at noon.

In the grand banquet hall of the Crown Hotel, Lu Dong once again met Deputy Director Duan of the Management Committee and Director Zhao who represented Yang Liewen.

Deputy Director Duan was quite polite: "Mr. Lu, I just came here last time, and I don't know much about the situation. I want to make some work achievements, so I'm in a hurry."

The other party was the deputy director of the management committee, a person with a high ranking, and when he said this, he actually meant to apologize. Lu Dong knew how to accept it when he was good, and said with a smile: "Director Duan, it's all for work. For the sake of the development of the university city.”

"Yes! Yes!" Deputy Director Duan saw that Lu Dong knew the general situation, and the unhappiness in his heart dissipated. After all, there was no way to really take advantage of Lu Dong: "Mr. Lu's company has already established a reputation in the whole country. Let's strike while the iron is hot. One point will become the leader of catering enterprises in the province."

Lu Dong put it nicely: "It's all the result of the strong support of the leaders."

In many matters, especially in relation to the public affairs, it is impossible to do something like fish to death, and reconciliation must be reconciled.

Lu Dong chatted with Deputy Director Duan about the bright future of the university city, with a smile on his face.

Before the banquet started, Lu Dong and Director Zhao found an empty place in the corridor and chatted for a while.

"Will Sanlian Real Estate acquire land from the University City?" Lu Dong asked Director Zhao directly.

"They have this idea, but it may not be possible in the short term." Director Zhao said in a low voice: "Sanlian Real Estate's funds are basically concentrated on the Quarry Villa project, and it is estimated that it will start in the second half of the year. You reminded me last time, I have paid special attention to it, and with the funds of Sanlian Real Estate, only one project, the Quarry Villa, can be operated in the short term."

Lu Dong said: "I don't have any other intentions. Sanlian's name is called Guangmei, and the home appliance business is shrinking day by day. I'm worried that their real estate projects will cause problems, and our leaders will be affected."

Director Zhao knew that Lu Dong was working with Guangmei, and wanted to know more about Sanlian's situation, and said, "It's okay, Sanlian was introduced by Deputy Director Duan. Even if something happened, he is the person responsible."

He added: "Of course, no one wants Sanlian to have an accident."

Lu Dong saw someone coming to invite them, and said, "Let's go in and eat."

The lunch was very sumptuous, and Sanlian Real Estate built a strong lineup and invested a lot of money.

From Lu Dong’s point of view, Caishi Villa was established by Zhang Tao before the establishment of Sanlian Real Estate, and Zhang Tao decided to build Quannan’s first high-end real estate project. Even if this kind of house is built, ordinary people can’t afford it. There are quite a few real customers , no doubt sitting in today's banquet hall.

This celebration, this banquet, obviously carried a sense of propaganda.

At the banquet, many people came to ask Lu Dong for a drink, and it was inevitable that Lu Dong also went to respect some people.

At the end of the banquet, that Bai Sheng came over and had two drinks with Lu Dong.

With the help of Jiu Jin, Bai Sheng said: "Mr. Lu, if I have a chance, I will go to your company to see what it is like to become the number one catering company in the province."

There were people all around, and it was not easy for Lu Dong to refute people's faces in public, saying: "Mr. Bai, come here, he is full of splendor, welcome anytime."