A layman in the courtyard

Chapter 146 Countdown to Opening

Early in the morning, Cao Zhihua, Xiaoyu, and Lou Xiao'e, with a group of bodyguards in suits and leather shoes, watched the big dog board the plane at Kai Tak Airport on Hong Kong Island. They watched the big dog waving to this side while boarding the plane, and felt a sense of reluctance in their hearts. .

In two days, Cao Zhihua sent off his two younger brothers to board a plane to go abroad.

Xiaoyu looked at her second brother entering the cabin and couldn't hold back anymore. Tears kept falling from her face, but she was afraid that her second brother would see her worry and didn't dare to cry.

Facing this parting, Lou Xiao'e felt very depressed and frowned.

Cao Zhihua looked at the disappearing figure of Big Gouzi and asked melancholy:

"Biaozi, do you have any cigarettes on you?"

Cao Zhihua's personal bodyguard Zhou Biao immediately took out a pack of Marlboros from his pocket, took one out and handed it to Cao Zhihua, saying:

"Dr. Cao, the cigarette is not good. You can make do with it while I light a fire for you."

Cao Zhihua smiled lowly, took a deep breath of cigarette, blew it out, and said:

"Such a good cigarette is not enough. I have to prepare some cigars for you next time."

Zhou Biao touched his head awkwardly and said:
"Dr. Cao, I always put these cigarettes in my pocket for entertaining, but I can't bear to smoke them myself."

Cao Zhihua shook his head. He valued his own life very much. He also spent a lot of money on his personal bodyguards to protect him. His monthly salary was 3000 Hong Kong paper, and he also gave small things from time to time to win people's hearts.

"You make so much money, you should also be kind to yourself. With your income, you can't live a bad life on Hong Kong Island."

Before Zhou Biao could speak urgently, Bald Qiang next to him took over and said:
"That's right, Biaozi, look at how stingy and shabby you are. You really don't have to spend money on anything for yourself. It's really a waste of the high salary that Director Cao gives us every month. You don't know how to live."

It’s okay for Cao Zhihua to talk. After all, he is the boss, but Biaozi is not used to being bald and strong, so he directly confronts him:
"Bald Qiang, you have lived a good life with Director Cao for a few days, and you have forgotten what life we ​​lived in China before, right?

I have a large family to support, so why don’t I spend money?Also, you should find a wife and get married as soon as possible, and let your parents have grandchildren as soon as possible, so that they can feel at ease.

When you get married and have children, you will understand the importance of supporting a family. "

The bald man touched his bald head and smiled honestly.
"There's no rush to get married. Let's take good care of my parents' health first. Their bodies have been really damaged over the years, so we need to take good care of them."

Zhou Biao didn't follow Bald Qiang's tactics at all, and said disdainfully:
"Since you want to provide for your two parents, you should get married early. You can make money and let your wife take good care of your parents."

Cao Zhihua listened for a while, thought about it, and said:

"Baldou, we outsiders shouldn't interfere too much with how you live, but blood inheritance is a big deal. Even if you don't do it for yourself, you have to think more about it for your parents. Even if you like to go to Fenglou, it won't affect your marriage. My wife’s.”

When Bald Qiang heard Cao Zhihua's words, he was so embarrassed that he didn't know how to let go of his hands. He kept rubbing his palms together and said:
"Dr. Cao, you also know."

"It's not nonsense. You go when your shift is about to change. Can I not know? I won't interfere in your life. You can live however you like. But you really have to consider the inheritance of blood. Your parents are also living in Hong Kong. For those who are unfamiliar with the land, give them grandchildren so that they can have something to do.”

Although Bald Qiang's private life was a little messy, he was a grateful person. He listened very much to Cao Zhihua's words, which pulled him out of despair. After thinking about it seriously, he said:
"Dr. Cao, don't worry, I will find a woman to marry as soon as possible. I have caused you trouble."

After hearing this, Cao Zhihua was very happy. Although he was a bad person, he still hoped that the people around him would be loyal and good people, and said:

"There is no such thing as trouble. You are the ones who protect my life and safety. Naturally, you are the people I trust the most and have the closest relationships with. I naturally hope that each of you will have a good life. Just don't blame me for being too meddlesome." .”

Bald Qiang said with emotion:

"How could it be? You are all doing this for our own good. If you had not cared about us, we wouldn't be able to live such a good life. No matter how stupid and bald I am, I would never be able to do such a thing."

Cao Zhihua felt that the atmosphere was here, so he didn't say much. He patted Bald Qiang, nodded, and said teasingly:

"Let's go back. If there are so many of us on the tarmac and we don't leave, Sir He will have to come out and chase them away."

"Hahaha"

The whole crowd burst out laughing.

Everyone knows that this is impossible. Now everyone in the upper class of Hong Kong Island knows that the Lou family and Cao Zhihua are the upstarts of Hong Kong Island and are very close to the top officials of the Hong Kong government. Who would come here to offend Cao Zhihua inexplicably.

The group came out of the airport and went directly to the Victoria's Secret Club.

They brought Lou Xiaoe and Xiaoyu to the salon conference room of the club and called Chen Xueru, Shen Jing, Chen Zhihong, and Zhang Guohua for a short meeting.

"First, let's talk about the invitation status of the opening singers?"

Chen Xueru replied confidently:
“The two superstars we invited, Elvis Presley and Ray Charles, have already signed performance contracts, and each of them will sing three songs.

Both of them will arrive in Hong Kong tomorrow, and the arrangement is to check into the Peninsula Hotel, rehearse the day after tomorrow, and perform the official opening the day after tomorrow. "

Cao Zhihua didn't like Eagle Language Song in his previous life, so he didn't know much about foreign stars.

But Elvis Presley, the King of Pop, and Ray Charles, the King of Rock and Roll, still know that they are the two most popular superstars in the world now.

"Well, how much did these two spend?"

Chen Xueru said:
"A total of 22.5 US dollars,

Among them, Elvis Presley 12.5,
thunder.Charles $10. "

Cao Zhihua nodded silently. In 1961, this appearance fee was sky-high, but it was worth it.Continue to ask:
"Didn't Mei Lanfang's disciple Yan Huizhu agree to the invitation?"

"Yan Huizhu just got married last year and did not agree to the invitation."

"Didn't you send an invitation to the Shanghai Municipal Government?"

"We sent it, but no one from the Shanghai government paid any attention to us."

Cao Zhihua shook his head with a wry smile. He had forgotten the current situation in the country and said:
"Forget it, how is the front lawn for the performance being built?"

"In order to support the opening of our club, Uncle Lou has called all the people in his radio company who can help here to help. It will definitely be set up tomorrow."

"Well, are there any singers at my dad's side? We can let them go on stage to earn some fame."

Chen Xueru obviously didn't know the situation and looked at Lou Xiao'e. Lou Xiao'e was all thinking about her own family. How could she know so much? She looked at Cao Zhihua awkwardly.Cao Zhihua could only say:

"Forget it, it's too late to make temporary arrangements."

"Has the entire opening process been arranged?"

"It has been arranged. Because there are too many guests invited, after the guests arrive and sign in on the red carpet, they can move around freely when entering the club. There are too few staff compared to the guests. We will only arrange guides and guides in each area. staff member."

Cao Zhihua felt a little angry when he heard that there was a shortage of people and did not tell himself. However, now is not the time to settle accounts. Everything must be prioritized to ensure the perfect opening of the club, so he asked:

"Deploy people from the industrial park to serve as guides and support in the lobby and aisles. Is it too late?"

Chen Xueru looked at Chen Zhihong. Chen Zhihong knew what Chen Xueru meant and replied:
"I'll definitely have enough time to rehearse."

"How many people are needed for support?"

"There are people responsible for each functional area. About 20 people are needed to guide the lobby, aisles, stairs, and bathrooms."

Cao Zhihua thought for a while and said to Lou Xiao'e:
"Ezi, talk to Lou En and ask him to go to the industrial park to find Mr. Li, select 20 of the company's models with the best images, put on the company's welcome clothes, and send them to the club immediately. Plus there are still two days left today, Sister Hong, please make good arrangements, step up rehearsals, and make sure nothing goes wrong."

"Okay, Director Cao, you can't go wrong."

Seeing Lou Xiao'e walking out, Cao Zhihua relaxed his brows and continued to ask:
"How's the guest invitation going?"

"We contacted Mr. Shen Bi from HSBC and Ms. He Caili from Hang Seng Bank. After promising a lot of conditions, we got a list of deposits with more than 100 million in Hong Kong Island. Unexpectedly, the rich people in Hong Kong Island are so inconspicuous. There are really many people, there are actually more than 100 people with deposits of more than 5 million."

Cao Zhihua was also surprised that there were so many millionaires. He couldn't usually see it.

"So we can only raise the threshold to more than HKD 500 million. Now we have sent invitation letters to the female dependents of these 1216 families who have met the standard. According to the feedback statistics we have received, it is expected that there will be 800-1000 guests at the opening meeting. about."

Cao Zhihua was very satisfied when he heard this set of data. He basically wiped out all the wealthy people in Hong Kong Island.So he asked:
"Have the Governor of Hong Kong, the directors of various departments, the directors, the lords of Hong Kong Island, and the wives of the justices of the peace sent invitations?"

"They have all been sent, but we sent the invitation letters in the name of our Zhihua Group, so we are not sure whether they will come."

"Well, Shen Bi, Qi Dezun, Danaya, have these friends of mine been invited individually in my name?"

"Your friends and connections have all sent separate invitations in your name."

When Cao Zhihua heard that there was no problem with the invitation, he was completely relieved. After thinking about it in his mind, he continued to ask:

"How are the ribbon cutting arrangements arranged?"

Chen Xueru said a little embarrassed:

"We have invited the Governor of Hong Kong, the Financial Secretary and Mr. Shen Bi to cut the ribbon with you.

But now only Mr. Shen Bi has clearly agreed. "

Cao Zhihua's expression was normal. It was normal for him not to have such a big face, but this step was a very important one. It was made for the black and white parties in Hong Kong to let them think twice before provoking him in the future.So he said to Lou Xiao'e:
"Ezi, go call dad and tell me that I need his help. You must help me invite the Governor of Hong Kong and the Financial Secretary to cut the ribbon with me."

When Lou Xiao'e heard Cao Zhihua's words, she had no objection at all. She immediately stood up and said:

"Okay, Zhihua, I'm going to make a call now."

"Have you invited the lion dance team?"

"We invited the Hong Kong Island Lion Dance Team to perform a warm-up dance 10 minutes before the ribbon-cutting, and then continue the dance after the ribbon-cutting. Elvis Presley and Ray Charles will perform at 2 p.m."

Cao Zhihua calculated the time rhythm and asked:

"In the morning, we will go to the red carpet to sign in, the guests will familiarize themselves with the functions of the club, cut the ribbon, and have the concert in the afternoon, right?"

"Yes, Director Cao."

"How are the arrangements for lunch?"

Chen Zhihong looked at Chen Xueru and immediately replied:
“Lunch includes a buffet, desserts, cakes, snacks, red wine, champagne, royal salute, and various Hunan-style and Cantonese-style soups in small pots,”

Cao Zhihua made repeated calculations in his mind to make sure there was nothing wrong with the arrangement, and finally asked:
"How is the security arranged?"

Zhang Guohua said:
"On the opening day, the security company will arrange 50 security personnel to come over to maintain safety and order."

Cao Zhihua thought for a while and said:
"It's not enough. You go to Lan Gang tomorrow and go to the police station to make a report. On the opening day, you will be responsible personally. Call all the security personnel of the security company over and arrange everything for me inside and out. I don't want any mistakes to appear. .”

"Okay, Chairman."

"Also, the company purchased a batch of AK47, right?"

"Yes, Chairman."

"Remember to make a report. On the day of the opening, all security personnel will carry AK47s. This time is not only for security, but also to take this opportunity to show off my muscles to prevent anyone from trying to trick me in the future."

Zhang Guohua is now Cao Zhihua's diehard loyalist. He has not only changed the lives of his family, but also the lives of his comrades, so he never refutes Cao Zhihua's words now.He immediately replied:

"Okay, Chairman, we must make arrangements."

"How are the standards for membership membership and membership fees determined?"

Shen Jing stood up with her pregnant belly and said:

“Considering that our club has just opened and does not have any reputation yet, we are ready to let the first batch of invited guests automatically obtain membership.

The annual membership fee for Silver membership is HKD 1.
The annual membership fee for gold membership is HKD 5.
Platinum membership annual membership fee is HK$10.
Platinum members enjoy a 8% discount on all club services, gold members enjoy a 9% discount on all club services, and silver members have no discount.

In addition, the club will adopt a membership level priority system and a membership recommendation system.

That is to say, the priority of all services in the club will be according to the priority of platinum members > gold members > silver members.

In addition, except for the first batch of invited guests who automatically receive membership, all future members must be recommended by two or more members before we can recruit them as members.

The amount of membership dues of all members can be converted into club points and used for club consumption. "

Cao Zhihua nodded in approval, smiled and said to everyone:

“If we don’t increase the preciousness of our members and don’t guide these ladies to compare with each other, these people will not cherish their membership in our club.

But the club has to improve its performance and make money. This is a very difficult thing to grasp. The current arrangement is very good. Xueru, Jingjing, and Sister Hong, you must pay attention to the situation on site in time. If you find something wrong, Respond promptly. "

After hearing Cao Zhihua's advice, the three women all replied:

"Okay, Chairman."

"Ezi, Xueru, Jingjing and Sister Hong will stay here while the others go out first."

"Okay, Chairman."

After seeing other people going out, Chen Xueru couldn't hold it in anymore and asked:
"Chairman, do you have any more questions?"

Cao Zhihua considered it for a moment and said:

“In addition to entertaining these ladies, the club must also strengthen its role as a matchmaker.

This requires you to communicate with these ladies more often to understand their family situations, what they do, their relationship backgrounds, etc.

If a member encounters trouble or has business difficulties, you can connect the members and slowly build the club into a place where you can not only enjoy yourself but also make connections.

It can also help everyone deal with political and business relations in Hong Kong Island, and it is a place where business bridges are established. It gradually makes everyone pay attention to the club and cannot do without the club.

But what you need to note is that we can only pull strings and cannot participate in person. If someone absolutely needs our personal participation, they must report it to me first and wait until I make a decision before I can express my position. Do you understand? "

Lou Xiaoe asked if she didn’t understand.
"Chairman, why can we only pull strings?"

Cao Zhihua looked at the four women staring at him. He probably didn't understand, so he could only break away and said:

"Because we are just a matchmaker, introducing both parties. Whether things succeed or not, we only have advantages and no disadvantages.

If we are all involved in anything,

First of all, the actual situation is that we do not have that much energy to help everyone solve problems.

Secondly, we may gain a lot of benefits by participating, but where there are benefits, there will be fights. If we gain benefits, we will naturally harm the interests of others.
The members of our club are all the elites and upper-class people in Hong Kong. They are all good people. It's okay for one family and two families. If we get involved in everything and cause public outrage, it will definitely cause resistance and blackmail from many families. Even if there is an attack, our club and current business may not be able to operate.

We do not lack this interest. Our original intention of setting up this club is to better protect our family. Participating in it will do us no harm at all, so the four of you must remember to do a good job of pulling the strings. , no matter how great the interests are, you cannot participate without authorization. If I find out about it once, you will stop doing it in the club, do you understand? "

The four girls broke out in cold sweat when Cao Zhihua said that. They never thought that the consequences of this kind of thing would be so serious.Chen Zhihong took the lead in expressing his stance and said:
"Chairman, don't worry, we must remember to only make personal connections and guide people, and never get involved in private matters between members."

Chen Xueru then said:

"Sir, don't worry, I will keep a close eye on the club and I will never let anyone get involved in members' private affairs."

"Master, don't worry. I will abide by your instructions and run the club well. This kind of mistake will not happen."

Cao Zhihua saw that these women all realized how powerful they were, and the worries in his heart eased, and he said:

"Everything is ready now, just waiting for the opening. On the opening day, I will only be responsible for cutting the ribbon, and you guys will coordinate everything. I believe that after preparing for so long, everyone can give me a satisfactory answer." "Chairman, please be careful, I must Giving you perfect results.”

Cao Zhihua stood up, put his palms in front of everyone, and said:

"Come on, everyone put your hands on mine. I shout one, two, three, and everyone shouts "Come on."

Everyone put their palms on Cao Zhihua's palms. Cao Zhihua guided everyone's arms to float up and down. Finally, the old man who raised his arms shouted:

"One"

"two"

"three"

"come on!"

The five people ended their conversation happily and walked out.

When Cao Zhihua walked to the door with Lou Xiao'e, he felt that there was something he hadn't thought of. He stopped and started to think amidst the surprised eyes of everyone.

After a while, Cao Zhihua remembered what he had promised Lan Gang before, so he said:
"Xueru, in my name, send an invitation to the opening to New Territories Chief Inspector Lan Gang, and ask him to bring his family members to attend on the same day."

Chen Xueru looked at Cao Zhihua in surprise, but she was very sensible and did not ask why, and said directly:

"Okay, chairman, I'll arrange it right away."

"Well, let's do it quickly."

Cao Zhihua, who was sitting in the car with Lou Xiao'e and preparing to return to the industrial park, had not thought of sending a letter to all the four detectives. These people were very rich, but in the end they did not choose to do so.

Because these people are indeed very famous, but their social status is too low. In Baipi's eyes, they are just a few dogs. Inviting only one Lan Gang can also be said to be inviting friends. If you invite all four, it will only lower the level of the club. It’s a bit more of a loss than a gain.

When he returned to the industrial park, he first asked Lou Xiaoe to go to work in the factory in the industrial building, then returned to the office in the office building and called Li Shengnan over.

After Du Xinru served tea to the two of them, Cao Zhihua said:

"Mr. Li, how is the development progress of the three shopping malls in Central, Causeway Bay, and Tsim Sha Tsui?"

"Director Cao, the overall building is almost completed. However, Director Cao, if our more than 20 overseas offices and flagship store start renovation at the same time, the company's financial pressure will be very great."

After hearing Li Shengnan's words, Cao Zhihua said to Du Xinru:
"Xinru, go and call the financial manager over."

"Okay, Chairman."

After Xiaoyu sat down, Cao Zhihua asked:
"Xiaoyu, how much funds does the company have now?"

"Chairman, our rental income from the main house this year was 2100 million Hong Kong dollars in three months. We paid 350 million Hong Kong dollars in taxes at the end of last year. Including last year's remaining funds, the total is 2600 million.
Today's three-month salary plus the double salary paid during the New Year, the total salary paid is 165 million.

As of now, a total of 525 million has been paid for the final payment of the clubhouse and the land purchase and construction costs for three commercial plazas, and the remaining funds on the company's account are 1910 million. "

"Why are salary expenses so high?"

Xiaoyu said angrily:

"Now the company has more than 1300 employees, and its monthly salary expenditure is about 45 yuan."

Cao Zhihua slapped his head and forgot to include the people in the garment factory.So he quickly asked Li Shengnan:
"Mr. Li, what is the total budget required for the establishment of overseas offices and the decoration of flagship stores?"

"Chairman, according to the results of the market researcher dispatched by the company, the leasing and decoration of offices and shops, the recruitment and salary of local personnel, on average, each country requires about 10 US dollars in expenses.

And this is only a small part of the expenses. According to our promotion strategy, our advertising and promotion expenses are the bulk.

These countries may be large or small. According to our plan, the total cost of bombing the print media, newspapers, TV, and radio stations for a month in each country is 720 million U.S. dollars. On average, the monthly cost of each country is $30. "

Cao Zhihua was shocked when he heard the amount. It was too much. If he really put himself into it, Cao Zhihua would basically be alone.

I quickly calculated in my mind that the total expenses for the office and flagship store would be US$240 million, which translates into HK$967 million. If promoted according to the plan, more than HK$2900 million would be needed for monthly advertising costs.

After Cao Zhihua calculated the accounts clearly, he sighed in his heart. The pace was still too long, and the post-production expenses of the three shopping malls on Hong Kong Island had not been calculated.

Now unless I sell my space or find a bank loan, I have to change my plan.So he said:
"Mr. Li, the financial pressure is indeed too great. All offices in various countries will be temporarily suspended and we will focus on opening flagship stores.

In addition, advertising is not spread across all channels. Only TV and print ads are selected. You then send people to various countries and the company's markets to communicate face-to-face, and then make a detailed quotation for me, and I will make a decision then. "

Li Shengnan also breathed a sigh of relief. Li Shengnan always felt that it was too irrational to put all the company's funds into betting on this promotion and the amount and speed of clothing sales returns.
After trying to persuade him a few times to no avail, he had nothing to do. Now Cao Zhihua has finally changed his mind, which is really great.

Although Zhihua Real Estate is not Li Shengnan's own company, she has developed it from scratch to the current situation. I don't know how much energy and effort she spent on it.

Naturally, I don’t want the company to take such a big risk to gamble, because with the development momentum of Zhihua Group, it is only a matter of time before it becomes a giant company in Hong Kong Island. There is really no need to fight so hard.

"Okay, Director Cao, I will have a meeting later and make arrangements immediately."

"How is the daily production capacity of our factory now?"

Li Shengnan flipped over the notebook in his hand and said:
“Currently, 1.75 pairs of stockings of various styles are produced every day.

About 1.3-1.5 sets of various styles of fun suits are produced every day, depending on the difficulty of the style.

You don't mean to mass-produce all kinds of women's clothing, so we only arrange a few skilled female workers to be responsible for the production. We can produce about 30-50 pieces of various styles every day. It is also based on the difficulty, such as the difficulty of production of lolita wedding suits. It is very high, and the daily output is very low, almost 30 pieces a day. "

"The situation of women's clothing is already very good. This is mainly to serve the club. We don't need to distract our energy for women's clothing now. As for the future, we will talk about it later.

If we want to expand the production capacity of stockings and sexy lingerie, how long will it take? "

After Li Shengnan made a mental evaluation, he said:
"Now the company's production lines are all ready-made. They are in Building 1, and the production workshop is also ready-made. It is expected that the production capacity can be expanded in half a month. As for reaching the current per capita production capacity, it is estimated that it will take 2-[-] months."

After understanding all the situations, Cao Zhihua felt confident and asked Li Shengnan to go out to work.

Holding Du Xinru in his arms and starting to get intimate, what Cao Zhihua liked most was the body fragrance on Du Xinru's body and the bookish air on his face. This temperament could calm his heart and make him less restless.

After some exercise, Du Xinru and I took a shower together. After getting dressed, we returned to our desk and read today's newspaper.

After Du Xinru made another cup of Longjing for Cao Zhihua, she said:
"Chairman, in fact, the company has developed very well and is very powerful. There is really no need for you to be in such a hurry. You often advise me that you should not rush things, as rushing makes mistakes easy. Don't rush yourself. As long as we don't Make mistakes and anything can be fixed.”

Cao Zhihua put down the newspaper, took a sip of tea, motioned for Du Xinru to come over, held Du Xinru on his lap, and leaned on the sofa to relax.

Du Xinru saw that Cao Zhihua was silent and knew that Cao Zhihua was still unhappy, so she continued to persuade:
"Chairman, you said that everything needs time to ferment. I think you can wait and see Mr. Li's new budget before talking."

Seeing that Cao Zhihua still didn't react much, Du Xinru worriedly held Cao Zhihua's face and kissed her. After the kiss, Du Xinru persuaded:
"Chairman, can I tell you some good news?"

Cao Zhihua felt warm in his heart when he saw that Du Xinru had been coaxing him so carefully and responded:
"My little secretary, what good news do you have?"

When Du Xinru heard Cao Zhihua's response, she breathed a sigh of relief and said happily:

"Didn't I tell you last year that I would find two people to help me? Do you still remember?"

Cao Zhihua looked at Du Xinru in surprise and said:

"Of course I remember. I saw that you haven't found anyone for so long. I thought you had forgotten about it."

Du Xinru kissed Cao Zhihua with a bright smile and said:
"I said at that time not to mess around, so I kept looking and looking, but couldn't find the right one.

Later, I asked teachers at my alma mater to help me find them. Our Zhihua Group happened to be quite famous in Hong Kong Island, so this time I found two junior girls to come and help me. What do you think? "

Cao Zhihua saw Du Xinru looking happy as she presented the treasure. Although he was curious, he said:

"Of course I'm not promising you. You can make the decision on this matter. If you think it's okay, I will definitely support you."

Du Xinru saw that Cao Zhihua didn't pay enough attention to the person she had spent so much effort on, so she said coquettishly unhappily:
"No, Chairman, I don't, I want you to say it."

When Cao Zhihua saw Du Xinru's coquettish look, his head ached and he said:
"Okay, okay, my little secretary, you are such a sweetheart, I say it's not possible yet, but you have to tell me the basic situation of the person first."

When Du Xinru heard Cao Zhihua ask about the specific situation, she instantly became happy. She was still good at it, and she had the chairman under control, so she said happily:

"My two junior sisters, one is from the Literature Department and the other is from the History Department. They are both influential figures in our school and are quite famous."

Cao Zhihua said curiously:
"Are they very talented? Or very beautiful?"

Du Xinru guessed it right away when she saw Cao Zhihua. She nodded to Cao Zhihua with admiration and said:

"Yes, yes, yes, Chairman, you are so amazing. You guessed it right away. Not only are they both excellent in academics, but they are also recognized goddesses in the school. They are really as beautiful as flowers."

At this point, Du Xinru suddenly got stuck.

Cao Zhihua felt something was wrong and asked:

"What's wrong? Xinru."

Du Xinru had a doomed expression on her face, hugged Cao Zhihua's neck, kissed Cao Zhihua on the mouth, and then said:
"Chairman, will you think they are prettier than me and won't love me as much as you do now?"

Cao Zhihua teased Du Xinru with a wicked smile and said:

"Then I'll see how you perform when I get there."

Du Xinru looked at Cao Zhihua with a smirk on his face. She didn't hear the assurance she wanted to hear, so she said with a downcast face:
"Hmph, the chairman is so bad. If you don't love me anymore, I won't love you anymore."

Cao Zhihua laughed out loud at being teased by Du Xinru, hugged Du Xinru tightly with both hands, kissed her deeply, looked at Du Xinru affectionately, and said:

"No matter how beautiful they are, they can't replace Xinru's place in my heart. Xinru is my treasure, my sweetheart. No one can replace your place in my heart, you know? Sweetheart."

When Du Xinru heard Cao Zhihua's words, she happily raised her head and looked at Cao Zhihua, then buried her face in Cao Zhihua's arms and murmured in reply:

"I know, the chairman is also my heart and soul. I want to see you every day. If I don't see you for a day, I will feel uncomfortable."

Cao Zhihua did not reply to Du Xinru's words, but directly expressed it with actions. He picked up Du Xinru's head and kissed her deeply.

After a while, Cao Zhihua and Du Xinru stopped talking. The two hugged each other and expressed tenderness to each other.

Suddenly, there was a rapid burst of gunfire on the playground below the office building. After Cao Zhihua asked Du Xinru to stand up, he came to the window and saw Zhang Guohua and Xu Zhijun taking people from the security company to test guns on the playground.

Cao Zhihua didn't care. Anyway, he had a valid gun license and it would be the same wherever he trained, so he never looked for any military training base.
This group of security personnel trains and practices guns on the playground of the industrial park. Anyway, the open space in the industrial park is large enough. The advantage is that none of the gangsters from North Point dare to come to the industrial park to cause trouble.

After a while, Du Xinru said:
"Chairman, it's lunch time. Do you want to go to the cafeteria to eat, or should I call you to eat in the office?"

"Let's go to the cafeteria to eat together."

Since the opening of the canteen in the industrial park, Cao Zhihua has stipulated that everyone who eats in the company can only eat in the canteen. Everyone is treated equally, including himself, the boss. No one is allowed to have a small canteen or a small stove, and the canteen staff are not allowed to move up and down. Space, so as to prevent the canteen from cutting corners and cooking carelessly.

After arriving at the cafeteria, all employees who saw Cao Zhihua, regardless of their position, greeted Cao Zhihua respectfully.

"Hello, Chairman."

"Hello, Director Cao."

"Hello, Mr. Cao. May Mr. Cao live a long life."

Cao Zhihua took Du Xinru to the stainless steel plates in the cafeteria. While serving the food, he kept saying hello to the employees and nodded slightly.

After I prepared the food and bone soup and sat down to eat, people kept coming over to say hello.

Cao Zhihua likes this feeling, or in other words, everyone likes this feeling of being sought after by everyone, worshiped by everyone, flattered by everyone, and having everyone center on him and revolve around him.

It feels so good to be surrounded by good people, who speak nicely, who greet every move you make, and who know how to do dirty work with just a glance.

This sense of accomplishment makes him feel that he can do anything. This feeling is incomprehensible to ordinary people, and it fascinates Cao Zhihua.

Sometimes Cao Zhihua also thinks about how one day, everyone on Hong Kong Island cannot live without him for food, clothing, housing and transportation. How would it feel like to control everything like that?That sense of accomplishment is really exciting.

The employees of Zhihua Group are blessed. After all, Cao Zhihua comes from a later generation and is not like all capitalists and businessmen today who try their best to deduct every penny they can from their employees.

In his previous life, Cao Zhihua spent a month in his uncle's factory. The workers in the factory ate like pig food. More than 10 people crowded into a dormitory, and each person's accommodation space was only as big as a bunk bed. Each bed had hanging A mosquito net not only prevents mosquitoes but also plays the role of protecting privacy.

Therefore, although Cao Zhihua is a bad person, a lazy person, and a scumbag, he still has some conscience. When he can make money, he still hopes that his employees will try their best to live a better life and live more like a human being.

This is also why Cao Zhihua has such high prestige in the company.

The employees in the factory have basically worked in factories or businessmen outside. Comparing it with the treatment of Zhihua Group, the treatment of Zhihua Group is far ahead, and a full sense of happiness comes out. It really is Everywhere.

If we insist on saying that there is something really bad about Zhihua Group, it is that Zhihua Real Estate’s recruitment is too strict. With such good conditions, the relatives and friends of employees cannot come in and enjoy the good conditions.

So now all the employees of Zhihua Group cherish this job very much. They don’t need their boss to keep an eye on them when they go to work, and they all work very hard.

Just like there was a popular joke in a previous life:

With a monthly salary of [-], if you continue to have sex, I will do it!

With a monthly salary of [-], it doesn’t matter if you arrive late and leave early.

A monthly salary of [-] yuan, and you can go to work on time and clock in early;
With a monthly salary of [-] yuan, I listen to what the boss says;

With a monthly salary of [-] yuan, whatever the boss says will be done;
With a monthly salary of [-], the boss is the truth;
With a monthly salary of [-] yuan, the company is my home;

Although it is mostly composed of ordinary migrant workers making fun of themselves, it is also very reasonable.

But that’s how society is, it’s all about making money, why should I let you easily make away with my money?Therefore, the boss must deduct as much as he can and spend as little as he can.

After all, Cao Zhihua was not a boss in his previous life, he was just a senior executive and a worker.

So although I am a boss in this life, I can understand that it is not easy to be a worker.

After eating, Cao Zhihua and Du Xinru left the canteen amid greetings from the employees. All the employees in the canteen breathed a sigh of relief.

Respecting the boss means respecting the boss, but almost all grassroots employees are not willing to eat with the boss. The pressure is too great and they don't feel comfortable even having a meal.

Cao Zhihua left the canteen, thought for a while, and said:

"Xinru, I want you to take the lead in setting up an audit team in the secretariat and set up complaint and opinion mailboxes in each department so that all employees can provide good suggestions to the company and make it easier for employees to complain. What do you think?"

Du Xinru thought about it and felt that this matter was not difficult, but the workload would increase, so she said:
"Chairman, when my helper comes to work, I am planning this matter, do you think it is okay?"

Cao Zhihua just wanted to expand his channels for collecting information about the company. He didn’t want one day to be able to easily hide everything about the company from him, but he was not in a hurry, so he said:

"Okay, your secretariat can actually be expanded by a few more people. The specific things will be handled by the people below. You just need to do a good job in overall management."

Du Xinru said happily:
"Okay, Chairman, I'll recruit a few more this time."

"Well, let's go back to the office and take a lunch break."

Du Xinru blushed and whispered:

"Hmm~"

(End of this chapter)