A layman in the courtyard

Chapter 144 Year-End Summary Conference
Cao Zhihua came to the office early in the morning, picked up today's newspaper and started reading it.

Now that there is no Internet, everyone’s sources of information about society are very narrow, basically through newspapers and radio stations.

Cao Zhihua's office orders all newspapers on Hong Kong Island every day.

As Cao Zhihua expected, the Baji Grandmaster and the female general of the Yang family were massacred in the newspaper today.

Nowadays, Hong Kong opera films have a large group of fans, and newspapers praise them in various ways.

But The Master of Eight Extremes is not bad. With Lou Bancheng's ability, he almost turned this movie into a flower.

Cao Zhihua drank tea and read the newspaper bit by bit, feeling that fans of these two movies would probably start to get involved in the next period of time.

While Cao Zhihua was at work, Chen Xueru and Shen Jing were not idle. They used their homes as their offices and contacted several newspapers to start advertising to recruit people.

There is only one criterion for recruiting people, that is, the image must be good, and those with a bad image will not be accepted.
According to Cao Zhihua's words, I am a high-end club, and everything is beautiful. How can I find someone who will affect the image of the club, right?
The club needs to recruit a lot of people. The only two projects that really need to worry about are beauty and spa, which require serious training.

The other thing is to conduct unified training in physical etiquette. This only requires finding a white-skinned etiquette expert from the Great Eagle Country to be Shen Jing's deputy and training for a period of time.

"Dong dong dong, Chairman, are you looking for me?"

"Well, Mr. Li, please take a seat. How many commercial stores are there in Central, Causeway Bay, Yau Tsim Mong, and Hung Hom?"

After Li Shengnan sat down, he calmed down his thoughts and said:

"Dr. Cao, if you ask the merchants below the Tanglou, we have many.
At present, our company has about 2300 tenement buildings for rent, and there are about 200 tenement buildings that are still being renovated and not rented out.

However, the shops on the ground floor of the tenement building have basically been rented out.If you want to free up part of your shop, that's not a big problem. "

Cao Zhihua thought for a while and found that there are no large commercial plazas in Hong Kong Island at present. They are basically commercial streets formed by merchants on the ground floor of tenement buildings, so he said:
"Mr. Li, take three pieces of commercial land in Central, Causeway Bay, and Tsim Sha Tsui, places with the largest flow of people. The construction area of ​​each piece of land must be at least 1000 square meters."

Li Shengnan said in surprise:
"Director Cao, now the company's monthly rent cash flow has been arranged. The company account excludes the part that needs to be paid for the project. If the land is purchased, the company's tenement building acquisition may need to be stopped for a month. Are you sure?"

Cao Zhihua nodded and said:
"Find a good piece of land first. If you don't have enough funds, you can wait until next year when funds are sufficient to acquire it. These pieces of commercial land are very important. I have important arrangements."

Although Li Shengnan was curious, Cao Zhihua did not elaborate on the purpose and was not easy to ask. He could only say:
"Okay, Director Cao, do you have any other plans?"

"How is Hang Lung Group doing now?"

Li Shengnan said a little unbearably:

"Hung Lung Group's development in Hung Hom has been suspended. I heard that the Hong Kong government has intervened, but local residents do not admit it and have been blocking Hang Lung Group's development."

Cao Zhihua saw the unbearable look on Li Shengnan's face, so he said:
"It's good. They brought it all on themselves. I hope they can learn a lesson and don't act blindly when they have some strength, thinking that anyone can pinch them twice. If you walk too much at night, you will always encounter ghosts."

Li Shengnan smiled reluctantly and said:

"Dr. Cao is right, they brought this upon themselves."

Cao Zhihua said to Li Shengnan seriously:
"Mr. Li, shopping malls are like battlefields. We at Zhihua Group will definitely have more business competition waiting for us. Your mentality is not acceptable."

When Li Shengnan heard what Cao Zhihua meant, his heart jumped suddenly and he said with a pale face:
"Dr. Cao, don't worry. I will definitely adjust my mentality and keep up with you. No matter what kind of situation I face, I will overcome obstacles all the way and be invincible."

Cao Zhihua looked at Li Shengnan meaningfully and said:
"Okay, Mr. Li, I believe in you. Let's work hard together to create a great business empire. You can go ahead and get started."

After Li Shengnan adjusted his mentality, he said respectfully:

"Okay, Director Cao, you are busy first, I will go out first."

After returning to his office, Li Shengnan took a few deep breaths and stood by the window in a daze.

Listening to Cao Zhihua's meaningful advice, Li Shengnan finally realized that there was something wrong with his mentality. The business world was ups and downs, but he could not tolerate being as soft-hearted as he was. Otherwise, Zhihua Real Estate's hard-earned achievements would easily lead to a loss.

After standing for a while, Li Shengnan completely adjusted his mentality and quickly started today's work.

After Cao Zhihua spent a whole morning to deal with the matters that needed to be dealt with, and after taking a nap at noon, out of curiosity about the box office of The Grandmaster, he called Lou En, Zhang Guohua, and Xu Zhijun, and drove to several cinemas on Hong Kong Island to watch it. See how the occupancy rate is.

When the four of Cao Zhihua arrived at the Royal Capital Theater in North Point, they walked up to the cinema ticket inspector:
"Beautiful boy, how are the attendance rates of Master Baji and Female General of Yang Clan today? Who is higher and who is lower?"

The ticket inspector saw Cao Zhihua wearing a suit and leather shoes with three bodyguards. He knew he was a big shot, so he had a very good attitude and answered all questions:

"The attendance rate of these two plays is very good. Our Royal Capital Grand Theater is big enough to show two plays at the same time. Otherwise, we will really miss a good show."

Cao Zhihua nodded and said:

"So the two dramas are the same thing?"

"It's not much different. The occupancy rate of the female generals of the Yang family is a little higher now, but people who have seen Baji Grandmaster are full of praise when they come out. Looking at the stamina, I am more optimistic about Baji Grandmaster."

Cao Zhihua nodded and asked:
"Have you watched both shows?"

"Hey, we must have seen it."

"So which one do you personally like better?"

"Of course it's Baji Grandmaster. I don't know what opera dramas like Yang Clan's Female Generals are good at. I don't like watching them anyway."

"Haha, handsome boy seems to like fresher dramas."

"Hey, it also depends on whether the filming is good, right? Movies like The Master are so good. There have never been such good dramas before."

Cao Zhihua nodded, knowing that he was probably in for a treat.

The female generals of the Yang family have the support of the opera fan base, so they naturally have a box office advantage.

However, a martial arts drama with a packed storyline and a punch-heavy style like The Master is a future box office guarantee and trend, so it will naturally be liked by many people.

Suddenly the two dramas ended at the same time. Cao Zhihua saw a young man and woman watching The Master. They were very excited after coming out and seemed to want to watch it again.

"How about it, Yoko, I just said it's right to watch The Grandmaster. It's so good. It's much better than those opera movies. This female general of the Yang family can't compare with The Grandmaster."

These words happened to be heard by a middle-aged uncle who had seen the female generals of the Yang family, and he immediately became angry and said:

"Young man, I don't think you have ever seen the female generals of the Yang family. Why do you say that the female generals of the Yang family are not good-looking? What nonsense are you talking about?"

The young man was also young and energetic. When he was scolded by the middle-aged uncle, his face turned red with anger and he shouted loudly:

"Who doesn't know what an opera movie is like? Do you still need to watch it? I said it's not as good as The Grandmaster. Have you seen The Grandmaster? How do you know I'm talking nonsense if you haven't seen it?"

The quarrel between the two quickly attracted a large number of spectators, including several reporters who took pictures with their cameras.

When Cao Zhihua saw this scene, he knew that there would probably be a war of words tomorrow.

The people nearby who were quarreling also talked about it.
"Grandmaster Baji is really good-looking, and his martial arts skills touch the flesh."

"That's right, Guan Shan is so handsome, it makes my heart skip a beat."

"Fart, the female generals of the Yang family are beautiful. Our Chinese opera is broad and profound. It has been passed down for so many years. Nothing can compare with it."

"Just look at the scene when Mu Guiying takes command, how heroic he is."

"Hey, don't compare the female future of the Yang family with the Baji Grandmaster. They are both outdated and should have been eliminated long ago."

Cao Zhihua was looking at the group of people who were fighting. They split into two groups with each other's words. They looked like they were about to start a group fight. He pulled Lou En and others and left decisively.

Cao Zhihua spent three hours getting to know several theaters on Hong Kong Island and found that the Baji Grandmaster actually had a half-match with the female general of the Yang family who has a huge fan base without any foundation.

I suddenly felt reassured. After returning to the office, I called Lou Bancheng.

"Dad, it's Zhihua."

"Zhihua, is something wrong?"

"It's okay, I'm just more concerned about the results of your movie. I went to all the theaters on Hong Kong Island in the afternoon and found that the reputation is very good. Many people watched it and bought tickets to watch it again. By the way, Dad, the box office on the first day Have you calculated the statistics?"

"Not yet, the results won't be available until tonight."

"Oh, Dad, I learned some things at the theater. You may need to prepare in advance."

"What's the matter? Is it serious?"

"It's not a serious matter, but I found in several theaters that there were conflicts between the audience of the female generals of the Yang family and the audience of our Baji Grandmaster. There were also reporters who took photos. It will probably be reported in tomorrow's newspapers."

"Oh, is the conflict serious?"

"The conflict is not serious. It's mainly a war of words. But dad, you can make good use of this matter."

"How to say?"

"You can hype up the conflict, spend some money to go to the newspaper, accuse the female generals of the Yang family, the audience can't afford to lose, suppress the rising star Baji Grandmaster,
During the screening, you can spend some money to make a noise with the opposite party. There are so many fans of opera films.

We can quarrel with them to attract the curiosity of these people and learn about our movies. Naturally, the box office of your movie will not explode. "

After listening to Cao Zhihua's words, Lou Bancheng was silent for a long time and said:
"Isn't this bad for our company's reputation?"

"Hey, how is it possible? First of all, what we said is the truth.
Secondly, your movies are so good and can stand the test of these fans.

The most important thing is that you can ask someone from the newspaper to write an article. If the two sides are arguing, the box office of both movies will increase, and everyone will benefit, how can it affect the reputation of your company? "

Lou Bancheng thought about it again, and finally thought that his son-in-law had developed very well after coming to Hong Kong Island, and his abilities had been affirmed. Moreover, he was his son-in-law and would not cheat him. He replied:

"Okay, that's it. I'll contact the editor-in-chief of the newspaper later."

"Well, we also need to invite some newspaper editors and literati to be thugs and let them praise the Eight Extremes Master and accuse the female generals of the Yang family."

"Well, okay, I'll arrange it now."

"Okay, dad, hurry up and make arrangements. Maybe your movie can set a box office record for Hong Kong movies, and it will become famous."

"Haha, if I really want to win the box office record, I'll take you to the Peninsula Hotel for a celebration banquet."

"Dad, then I'm waiting to attend your celebration party."

"Okay, wait for my good news."

"Okay, Dad, you go and do your work, I'll hang up first."

"Okay, hang up."

What followed was indeed not beyond Cao Zhihua's expectations. The whole Hong Kong Island was in a storm because of the two movies.

The literati media who love opera films have been criticizing the audience of Baji Grandmaster all day long for not knowing how to appreciate, not respecting tradition, and not knowing how to be in awe.

However, the thugs hired by Lou Bancheng and attracted by the new movies of The Eight Great Masters crazily attacked the audience of opera movies for being old-fashioned and unable to keep up with the trend, and suppressed the progressive new fashion.

On the third day of the screening of Lou Bancheng, the theaters expanded to 32 theaters, and the theaters were full, which really confirmed what Cao Zhihua said about saliva and box office.

However, the stamina of the Yang Clan female generals is obviously not as good as that of the Baji Grandmaster.

First of all, The Eight Great Masters is one of the rare color movies nowadays, and it surpasses the black and white films in terms of viewing quality.

Secondly, The Master is a pioneering martial arts film with a rich plot, attracting a large number of people to watch it over and over again. In a small place like Hong Kong Island, its reputation is so good that it explodes.

The female generals of the Yang Clan have a limited audience. In addition, compared with the Baji Grandmaster, their reputation is extremely bad. After a week, it will be hard to save her even if the gods come.

This time, Cao Zhihua saw the commercial hype in the film industry from beginning to end, eating to his fullest. At the same time, he felt that he was hiding behind to control people's hearts and the market. He had a sense of accomplishment and was very satisfied.

The final box office came out, and the final box office of Yang Family Girl was HK$76, which was more than 20 more than the previous history, but it did not win the annual box office championship that it should have been.

The Grandmaster lived up to expectations and set a new box office record in Hong Kong Island. In 30 days, the box office reached a terrifying 325 million, surpassing the previous box office champion by 200 million in one fell swoop, causing excitement in Hong Kong Island.

1960/12/16

At 8 o'clock in the evening, the Jialin Tower, the banquet hall of the Peninsula Hotel, was brightly lit and crowded with people. The celebration banquet of Master Baji was officially held here.

With a bright face, Lou Bancheng brought his whole family together with Cao Zhihua's family, film creators, Hong Kong governor, financial secretary, municipal councilors and other dignitaries in Hong Kong gathered together, laughing and laughing.

Lou Xiaoe asked in confusion:

"Zhihua, why did dad hold a celebration banquet and have so many dignitaries from the Hong Kong government come?"

Cao Zhihua tapped Lou Xiao'e's nose and said:

"Of course Dad doesn't have such a big reputation, but Dad's movie has attracted the attention and discussion of the entire Hong Kong Island, so now this celebration banquet is the focus of the people of the entire Hong Kong Island. I didn't see it Are there so many reporters outside the Peninsula Hotel? This is all about exposure. Do you think these big shots can stop coming? This is the best stage for them to put on a show and gain public support."

Lou Xiao'e and Chen Xueru suddenly realized and said:

"Aren't they afraid of something happening if they want to make such a big splash?"

“This is because you don’t understand the power structure of capitalist society.

Although Hong Kong Island belongs to the royal family of the Great Eagle Country, the Governor of Hong Kong is also a royal acquiescence and is basically a dictatorship, but he also needs to ensure the stability of Hong Kong Island. If Hong Kong Island is in chaos, the Governor will be replaced and it will be over. So he You definitely need to put on a show to win over the people.

Moreover, these members of parliament are elected by voting, so they need more exposure so that everyone can know them and support them, so that they can maintain their power. "

"Ah? Are these congressmen elected? Why didn't I know?"

"Hey, there are many people who don't know. To vote in the city council election, only taxpayers from Hong Kong Island are eligible to vote. Although there are many people in Hong Kong Island, there are very few taxpayers now. It's strange that most people know about it."

"Zhihua, are you a taxpayer?"

"Haha, I must be a taxpayer, and I am also a big taxpayer, so I know."

Lou Xiao'e said "Oh" in disappointment and stopped talking.

After Cao Zhihua, Lou Xiao'e and Chen Xueru talked for a while, they held a glass of champagne and followed Lou Bancheng to show their faces in front of various dignitaries.

Cao Zhihua's idea is very simple. You don't have to make friends with these people, but try to be familiar with them, so that you will have less trouble in Hong Kong Island in the future.

It was very late when I got home, but Cao Zhihua still didn't want to sleep, so he changed into swimming trunks and swam in the swimming pool for a while.

Lying on the beach chair, Liu Lirong and Zhou Shanshan massaged her, while housekeeper Liu Yuanyuan was waiting on her.

"Butler, how are the 20 maids at home?"

"Master, the 20 maids are all very obedient and very diligent. They take good care of the family."

"I was only planning to keep 10 people, but I was soft-hearted and kept everyone. After my garment factory is installed, I need a group of trustworthy people to make fine yarn for me. I can spare a few people by then. Come out alone?"

Liu Yuanyuan calculated in his mind and said:

"Master, to ensure the normal operation of the home, only 8 people are enough.

If you include the master's two personal maids, you can only draw 10 people. "

"Ten people are enough. You prepare a list, and then communicate with them carefully, saying that the master needs them to change jobs, and the salary will be increased accordingly. They will still go back to the villa to live every day."

"Okay, sir, after I've shortlisted the list, I'll leave it to you to confirm. I'll work hard with them and not let them get emotional."

"Well, I don't worry about you doing the work. You go ahead and do your work first."

"Okay, sir, just call me if you need anything."

After Cao Zhihua waited for Liu Yuanyuan to leave, he hugged Liu Lirong, who was pressing his legs, and put him on his lap. He motioned for Zhou Shanshan to come over. After a while, Cao Zhihua, who was holding the two little lolita, said:
"Xiao Lirong, Xiao Shanshan, have you missed me lately?"

"I miss you, Master."

"What do you miss, Master?"

"Li Rong wants to serve the master."

Cao Zhihua hugged the two lolita, feeling comfortable, and kissed them slowly one by one.

"I really like you, and I miss you too. When you grow up, I will ask you to serve me every day."

"Well, Master, I think I should grow up quickly so that I can serve Master every day."

"Hmm, yes, so does Shanshan." Cao Zhihua looked at the two lolita with satisfaction, clapped his hands and said:

"Come, let me see if you have improved on the skills you learned from Butler Shen in serving me."

The two lolita were very happy when they heard that the master asked them to serve.

Cao Zhihua looked at the stars in the sky, touched his two little heads with both hands, and his whole body felt numb with comfort.

More than an hour later, Cao Zhihua said:
"Li Rong and Shanshan performed very well. Their skills are getting better and better, and their cooperation is getting better and better. I am very satisfied."

Liu Lirong and Zhou Shanshan heard that the master was very satisfied, and happily leaned in Cao Zhihua's arms and said:
"As long as the master is satisfied, then Li Rong will be happy."

"Yes, yes, Shanshan will be very happy when the master is satisfied."

"Well, you are such a good baby for me."

Early the next morning, Cao Zhihua brought Li Shengnan, Lou Xiaoe, Xu Zhijun and Zhang Guohua to the North Point Industrial Park.

After looking at the decoration status of office buildings, dormitory buildings and industrial buildings, Cao Zhihua said:
"Manager Xie is great. I am very satisfied with the work of the engineering department.

From today on, Zhang Guohua and Xu Zhijun will take over the security work of the industrial park.
Mr. Li will inform Hutchison later that the machine I customized in West Germany can be sent over. When the staff is almost recruited, I can notify the technical personnel from West Germany to come and install it. "

Li Shengnan took out his notebook and answered:
"Okay, Director Cao"

"Starting from today, the real estate company, garment company, clubhouse, and security company are officially under the unified management of the group. Mr. Li first organized the overall relocation of the real estate company. From now on, this office building will be the headquarters of our Zhihua Group. .

You need to make overall arrangements for which company will be working on which floors. "

"Okay, Director Cao."

“In addition, for the recruitment of personnel in the garment factory, you must coordinate the company’s human resources department to follow up.

Recruit a group of very capable fashion designers as quickly as possible. They must be designers who can handle everything from design to production, not just talk on paper. "

"No problem, where is the machine maintenance master?"

"You have coordinated the recruitment of all positions, but designers need to be recruited first."

"Okay, Director Cao."

"Okay, thank you manager for the reward. It will be confirmed at the management meeting before being distributed. Everyone is probably very busy recently, so everyone should go to your place."

"Okay, Chairman."

Hutchison Matheson's capabilities are very good. It only took two days to transport all the production machines to Industrial Building No. 1.
According to the confidentiality level, Cao Zhihua placed the spinning machine on the 17th floor, the stockings production line on the 16th floor, and the garment-making equipment on the first and second floors.

Now we are just waiting for the technicians from the West German company to come over for installation training.

During this period, everyone in the company was busy moving, and the machines had not yet been installed. Cao Zhihua stayed in the industrial building and copied all the machines.

Then, the No. 18 Industrial Building, from the 9th to the [-]th floor, was filled with various copied machines. When the business spreads and the workers become proficient, the production line can be expanded at any time.

1960/12/31

Hong Kong Island has just celebrated a cheerful Christmas, and the high-level meeting of Zhihua Group was officially held in the conference room on the 18th floor of the office building in North Point Industrial Park.

Cao Zhihua looked around at the backbone of Zhou Zhihua Group and said:
"New year and new atmosphere. 1960 was the year when our company was established, and it was also a year of struggle. It is precisely because of the efforts of everyone here that we, Zhihua Real Estate, can prosper in the new year of establishment. Now let me ask General Manager Li Shengnan to say Summary of the entire year’s work.”

Li Shengnan stood up and bowed around, then sat down and said:

"Dear Chairman Cao Zhihua, dear colleagues, Zhihua Real Estate Co., Ltd., since its establishment in January 1960, our company, under the guidance of the Chairman, has been developing from the perspective of acquisition of tenement buildings, renovation of old buildings, and unified leasing. As of today, a total of 1 tenement buildings have been acquired in Central, Causeway Bay, Yau Ma Tei, Tsim Sha Tsui, Mong Kok, and Hung Hom.
There are a total of 19 plots of residential land with a total construction area of ​​13.8 square meters.

In addition, all the company's tenement buildings have been fully renovated and have been rented out.

The company completed the development and construction of the first batch of North Point Industrial Park in December 1960, and the decoration was completed, and the company officially settled in.

The overall construction of the Repulse Bay Clubhouse has been completed, and a decoration plan is currently being designed urgently.

Chairman, the summary report of Zhihua Real Estate’s work in 1960 has been completed. Please give us your instructions. "

Cao Zhihua nodded and said:
"Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Li. Now, I would like to ask the financial manager Cao Xiaoyu to report on the company's financial situation."

Xiaoyu bowed and said:

"Hello, Chairman, let me first report on the company's capital situation. You have injected HKD 6000 million into the company, and the annual rental income from the tenement buildings was HKD 4225.2 million.
The company spent a total of HK$7082 million on the acquisition of tenement buildings and land, a total of HK$2000 million on the construction of industrial parks and clubs, and a total expenditure of HK$208 million on company operations and employee bonuses.
The current funds in the company's account are HKD 863 million.Chairman, the report is complete, please give your instructions.”

Cao Zhihua thought for a while, nodded towards Xiaoyu, and then said to Zhang Guohua:
"General Manager Zhang Guohua, please report on the situation of the security company."

"Dear Chairman, colleagues, with the efforts of the Chairman, the company's security company has applied for a gun license in Hong Kong Island.

Moreover, the security company has now recruited 56 security personnel from China, and the remaining security personnel are still coming to Hong Kong. It is expected that a 1-person security team will be completed by the end of January.

The security personnel recruited are all combat heroes who participated in the Northern War. These personnel came with their families. With the full support of the chairman and Mr. Li, they have all been arranged to live in Central.

Now the security company has officially taken over the security work of the industrial park.Chairman, the report is complete, please give me your instructions. "

Cao Zhihua thought for a while and said:
"The security company must provide all the transportation. Mr. Li will cooperate with Mr. Zhang to buy all the transportation for the security department."

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"In addition, the security department needs to form a team of 8 personal bodyguards to protect me. It would be best if the security department could recruit female soldiers. I need a team of female soldiers to provide protection for my family. "

Zhang Guohua said:
"Okay, Chairman, these are being set up and will be arranged soon."

Cao Zhihua nodded and continued:
"Mr. Lou, how is the recruitment process for garment manufacturing going now?"

Lou Xiao'e did not stand up and said directly:
"Five experienced female designers have been recruited, 5 ordinary female workers have been recruited, 1000 plumbers have been recruited, 3 porters have been recruited, and only one machine maintenance worker has been recruited for the time being. These staff can go to work at any time. .Chairman, the report is complete, please give me your instructions."

Cao Zhihua looked at Lou Xiao'e helplessly, not knowing whether it was right or wrong to ask her to take charge. Fortunately, everyone knew that she was the boss's wife, and no one dared to follow her example.

Cao Zhihua said:
"Mr. Lou, have you formulated your management positions and salary standards at all levels?"

When Lou Xiao'e heard this, she stuck out her tongue and said:

"I will work it out for you as soon as possible."

"Well, hurry up, or else you will be able to manage tens of thousands of people by yourself in the future?"

"Okay, got it, Chairman."

Cao Zhihua shook his head, took a sip of tea, and said:

"1960 has passed. In 1961, let's discuss the main direction of work of our Zhihua Group."

"First of all, the high-end ladies club is a very important aspect of our Zhihua Group today. It not only allows us to enter the upper class, but also
It is also the best clothing display stage for our Victoria's Secret clothing company, which can greatly improve the quality of our company and bring good advertising effects. "

“Second, it’s the design and production of our Victoria’s Secret apparel.”

"The third is to establish sales channels in developed countries around the world."

"Fourth, we should develop and rent out the land we hold as much as possible so that the funds can flow back as soon as possible. Okay, let's discuss it and speak freely."

After Li Shengnan waited for Cao Zhihua to finish speaking, he immediately asked:

"Director Cao, you didn't mention the acquisition of Tanglou just now. Do you have any ideas?"

Cao Zhihua nodded and said:

“The company will need a lot of funds next year, and the company’s current funds are insufficient to support full expansion, so I plan to stop the tenement building acquisition for a year and use the funds returned to expand the clothing business.

The existing marketing department can then be transferred to the clothing channel department, responsible for discovering Victoria's Secret's global channel development, or it can be added to the rent collection department of Zhihua Real Estate, responsible for the rent collection business of the company's tenement buildings. "

Li Shengnan quickly wrote it down and said

"Okay, Director Cao."

"Mr. Li, you have a very heavy task tomorrow, and the construction of clothing channels also requires you to go all out."

Li Shengnan replied confidently:
"Chairman, I have no problem."

"I have an idea for channel development, which is to open flagship stores in developed places around the world, unify the decoration standards of clothing stores, and then develop franchise stores through advertising to rapidly expand sales channels."

Li Shengnan thought for a while and said:
"Chairman, your idea is great. I will make an implementation plan based on your idea."

Cao Zhihua nodded with satisfaction. This was the tacit understanding formed after a year of working together. Li Shengnan was the person who could quickly implement Cao Zhihua's ideas.

When Xiaoyu saw Li Shengnan finished speaking, he said:

"Chairman, next year's funding arrangements must prioritize ensuring the development of the clothing company, right?"

"We also have to add the club, and the club's funding arrangements are optimal."

"Okay, Chairman."

Xie Wenjun continued:
"Chairman, will the second phase of the industrial park construction be launched next year?"

Cao Zhihua shook his head and said:

"There is no rush to build the second phase of the industrial park, and the engineering department does not have to worry about having nothing to do. In addition to decorating the clubhouse, it is also very important to develop the place we hold more rationally and hand it over to real estate companies for leasing."

Xie Wenjun said excitedly:

"Does the chairman mean that construction on the land will start next year?"

"If the return of funds goes well and clothing sales meet expectations, construction should start."

Xie Wenjun was embarrassed at this moment. He had no idea what he was doing, and he really didn't know what he was doing.

Cao Zhihua still recognized Xie Wenjun's ability. Seeing Xie Wenjun's expression, he immediately comforted:

"Mr. Xie, don't worry about anything else. Just help me manage the engineering department. I will make great use of the engineering department in the future. I will only add people, not layoffs or diversions."

When Xie Wenjun heard what Cao Zhihua said, he felt confident and breathed a sigh of relief and said:

"Okay, Chairman, I will manage the engineering department well."

Seeing that Xie Wenjun was relieved, Cao Zhihua nodded and continued:

“The company has developed very rapidly this year, which would not be possible without the efforts and dedication of all employees of the company.

The company decided to give all employees an extra month's salary as the company's year-end reward, in addition to the individual red envelope rewards awarded by the company for Manager Xie's responsibility for completing the industrial park ahead of schedule, which will be paid out during the company's annual vacation.

The finance department remembers to initiate the process, and Mr. Li will issue it uniformly when the company issues annual leave notices. "

Li Shengnan opened his mouth, but hesitated to speak. Now there are no capitalists who give out year-end bonuses. They all deduct employees as much as they can.

But the chairman has decided that if he talks too much, it will be obviously thankless. When the employees know about it, it will make it difficult to manage him.

So Li Shengnan finally replied:

"Okay, Chairman, I will make arrangements. Everyone sitting here is the company's management. Don't go out and spread gossip. In the end, the documents released by the company will be the main ones. Do you hear me?"

Participants happily answered:
"I heard it, and you must abide by the rules."

"heard it."

"Don't worry, Mr. Li, we won't say anything."

"Mr. Li, did Hutchison tell us when technicians from West Germany will come to Hong Kong to set up the machines and train our employees?"

"Director Cao, the time has been determined. It will arrive in Hong Kong on January 1."

"How many days will it take to install? How many days will we need to train?"

“It takes three days to install and three days to train.”

"How did the company arrange the reception?"

"Director Cao, a total of 18 technicians from the three companies are here. I will arrange food and accommodation at the Peninsula Hotel."

"Well, can you talk to the technician and train him for a few more days? We can double or triple the salary."

"I still need to communicate this more."

"Well, try to communicate as much as possible, and determine the personnel participating in the training as soon as possible. The contracts of these people must be longer and the liquidated damages must be increased. At the same time, everyone must sign a confidentiality agreement. Be sure not to make mistakes."

"Okay, Director Cao."

Cao Zhihua took a sip of tea, thought about the other details, and said:

"After three days of training, you contact Director Lou from Lou's Pictures and ask him to arrange for several directors to bring cameras to film the entire training session and make it into a video.

At that time, our factory can organize all employees to study together, which will also save you some trouble. "

Lou Xiao'e was not sure that she had grasped the production process. When she heard the news about Cao Zhihua, she shouted excitedly:

"Great, great. I can contact Director Lou. Mr. Li, you must communicate with the manufacturer and allow us to shoot."

"Okay, Mr. Lou, if you leave this task to me, it shouldn't be a big problem. After all, it's not a very confidential matter."

Cao Zhihua looked around the entire conference room and said:
"Does anyone have anything else to add?"

Li Shengnan suddenly said:
"Director Cao, how do you arrange the operation of the club?"

Cao Zhihua patted his head and said:
"I have already arranged for the person in charge of club operations. We really need to arrange for the company to coordinate recruitment and training. Mr. Li, please arrange a normal office for the club staff to work. I will arrange for them to come over tomorrow."

"Okay, Director Cao, since you value the club so much, I suggest we arrange it downstairs. What do you think?"

"Okay, let's go to the 17th floor. Can we purchase all the office supplies today?"

"Director Cao, the office supplies are complete."

Cao Zhihua didn't care why it was complete, he nodded directly and said:
"Okay, then arrange it like this."

"Anything else to add?"

Everyone thought about it and shook their heads, making sure that nothing had been overlooked.

So Cao Zhihua stood up and waved his hand and said:
"Dismiss."

Everyone in the conference room hurried downstairs when they heard that the meeting was over.

Only Lou Xiao'e stayed and followed Cao Zhihua into the office.

Lou Xiao'e rarely comes to Cao Zhihua's workplace, but now that she comes to work in the company, she often comes to Cao Zhihua's office to sit.

After Du Xinru made two cups of black tea for the two of them, she went out and closed the door.

Lou Xiao'e looked at Cao Zhihua jokingly and said:
"Zhihua, I'm really unlucky. I found a man, but there are concubines everywhere. I'm so jealous that I can't help it."

When Cao Zhihua heard what Lou Xiao'e said, he picked up Lou Xiao'e and put her on his lap with a wry smile, kissed Lou Xiao'e's earrings, and said:
"So I must have saved the world in my previous life, and God allowed me to marry Ezi, who not only loves me and is my childhood sweetheart, but is also tolerant of my shortcomings, tolerates my shortcomings, and has made me the happiest man in the world. ."

After Cao Zhihua finished speaking, he held Lou Xiao'e's face and kissed her directly.

Lou Xiao'e couldn't stand Cao Zhihua's sudden love words the most, and she was immediately coaxed by Cao Zhihua into feeling sweet in her heart.

Many things are actually a matter of mentality. As long as you figure everything out, nothing will happen.

Otherwise, there would not have been any mother and daughter, sisters, and other things that would destroy the three views in the previous life.

Just like now Lou Xiao'e has figured out that as long as Cao Zhihua treats her well, he can just find a woman. She is the eldest sister anyway.

(End of this chapter)