After talking about their separation, Li Shengli reported on the specific matters of Qinghe during this period. Wen Liang smiled and said, "I was worried about whether you and Sister Yajing could control the situation without Ning Xi. Now it seems that you can just be a hands-off boss."
Si Yajing had just poured a cup of tea for Wen Liang. When she heard this, she was surprised and asked, "Boss Ning is not coming back?"
"Ning Xi has other important matters to attend to, so she may not be able to leave for the time being. In the next six months, Qinghe's development will depend on the two of you!"
Li Shengli was a little nervous and said, "We don't know if it will work..."
"Okay, why not?" Wen Liang took the teacup, and his fingertips touched Si Yajing's lightly. He was slightly moved, and pretended to be calm as he drank a sip of tea, saying: "Qinghe's foundation is now very solid. As long as there are no major accidents, and we proceed step by step according to the plan, there shouldn't be too many problems. Moreover, with your abilities, if you two work together sincerely, let alone anything else, at least in this land of Qingzhou, no one can defeat Qinghe!"
Li Shengli heard Wen Liang's implication and hurriedly took a stack of information from his desk and said, "I was just about to report to you about the situation. In the past month, the other party has been aggressive, opening a store almost every five days, competing head-on with us, and poached some employees from various stores. But don't worry, they are all ordinary waiters and a few middle-level managers. There is no loss of core personnel."
Wen Liang stroked the cup in his hand, and didn't rush to read the information. He leaned back on the sofa and said with a smile, "Sit down, sit down, why are you standing? Uncle Li, tell me what you think first. Since there are so many people coming so fast and they are not kind, how should we deal with it?"
Li Shengli had obviously thought deeply about this matter recently, and said: "I have discussed this with Mr. Si, and we think we should start from several aspects at present. First, we should further gather the centripetal force of the company's employees and formulate a more attractive reward mechanism to prevent the outflow of talents; second, we should strengthen the coordination and cooperation ability of the management and actively promote external franchise expansion; third, we should carefully develop more delicious and more popular new dishes based on the central kitchen, and launch them to the market as soon as possible; fourth, we should work hard on service... To sum it up, there are only ten words: compete with quality and win with service!"
Wen Liang's eyes were full of praise, and he clapped his hands and said, "Well, it's true that when you've been away for three days, you should look at him with new eyes! You can have this idea, not only in Qinghe, but also in the catering industry. If you change to any company, you can do well!"
Li Shengli was a little embarrassed by his praise and said, "This is not my personal opinion. It is the result of the brainstorming of President Si, Manager Tan, Manager Kang and others."
Wen Liang knew that he was young, so he deliberately joked to liven up the atmosphere, saying, "This shows that you are a good leader. It's easy to get thousands of soldiers, but it's hard to get a good general. You should be praised!"
Li Shengli smiled bitterly and looked at Si Yajing, saying, "Yajing, say something. You can't just stand by and watch President Wen tease me, right?"
Si Yajing smiled and said, "Just force yourself to let him praise you. It's rare for President Wen to praise someone. I don't think he's doing it to tease us, right?"
Wen Liang laughed and said, "Sister Yajing really knows me best! Let me put it this way. Now that we have an idea and a strategy, what do you think is Qinghe's biggest difficulty right now?"
Li Shengli pondered for a moment and said, "Although each store is profitable, if we want to achieve the points mentioned above, I'm afraid the funds are still a bit tight..."
Wen Liang smiled and said, "So, I decided to invest another 10 million in Qinghe!"
He said it lightly, not caring how much shock this heavy bomb would cause if it was dropped without foreplay. Anyway, Li Shengli was stunned and could hardly believe his ears. He asked, "How much?"
Si Yajing was also shocked, but her relationship with Wen Liang was different, so she seemed much calmer than Li Shengli and said, "Funds are indeed tight right now, but we don't need 10 million. Mr. Wen, too much money in the account is just for show, and it doesn't have much economic benefit. Instead, it's not worth it."
In the past, regardless of whether Si Yajing could think of this, at least she would not express her opposition so directly. Therefore, in life, one must find a job and position that suits him, and then he will find that another wonderful life has been quietly waving at him.
Wen Liang liked her change very much. He stroked the teacup with his hands, his deep and bottomless eyes gleaming with light. He said, "Ten million is not a lot. Of course, I haven't finished speaking yet. Your idea just now was right, but you are not brave enough. If it wasn't fast and large, it wouldn't be a big problem. You can just take it step by step. But now there is this covetous opponent around you. If you are not brave enough, how can you learn to fight the tiger like Wu Song?"
"This 10 million is a bottle of wine to boost your courage!" Wen Liang turned his gaze to Si Yajing and said in a deep voice, "When will the central kitchen be put into use?"
Si Yajing quickly calculated in her mind and said, "The project will be completed in two days. With the equipment installed and debugged, personnel trained and employed, and all departments working together, we should be able to start trial operation within a week at the earliest!"
Wen Liang nodded, and was more confident in Si Yajing's work ability. All his plans for Qinghe were based on the central kitchen. Once it was completed and put into use, it would be the beginning of Qinghe's take-off.
"Rethink the various plans we have made. We must ensure that they are foolproof." Wen Liang reached out to take the information about Kuaiyouduo that Li Shengli had just placed on the coffee table, and asked casually, "Who is in charge of the advertising department now?"
"The manager of the advertising department is Mao Lihua, who was personally selected by President Ning when he was in office. She used to be an editor at a TV station, but later quit and started a business and lost a lot of money. When she came to Qinghe to apply for a job, she only asked for a clerk position. Later, President Ning had a long talk with her, and she became the manager of the advertising department. She is very competent and capable at her job. She has organized several promotional activities well, has good relationships with major media in the city, and has rich connections."
Li Shengli told Mao Lihua's basic information without hesitation. Wen Liang stopped his hand in mid-air and said, "Mao Lihua? Have you ever been a TV station editor?"
Li Shengli didn't understand, so to be on the safe side, he glanced at Si Yajing, who nodded, indicating that he was right.
"Yes, in Qingzhou."
"Is her husband Deng Wanchao, the news anchor of Channel 1?"
Li Shengli didn't know this, and he didn't want to pay too much attention to the family situation of his female subordinate. Si Yajing continued, "Deng Wanchao came to take over Manager Mao once. I met him. He was the host of the evening news!"
"Oh, interesting, interesting!"
Speaking of Mao Lihua, Qingzhou people don't know much about her now. But next year, which was the year of Hong Kong's return in 1997, the most sensational event in Qingzhou was not the five-star red flag rising above the Oriental Pearl Tower, but a celebrity sex scandal.
Deng Wanchao, a popular anchor of the city's TV station, was caught in bed by a group of burly men. The target turned out to be the TV station director's daughter-in-law, who had been married for less than a month. The two were dragged naked onto the street, with signs reading "Adulterer" hung around their necks. They were chained to a telephone pole and watched by countless passers-by for nearly half an hour until the police arrived and ended the farce.
It is said that this adultery incident was caused by internal struggles at the TV station. Someone coveted the position of the director, so they secretly made a move to discredit the director. But this is not the point. The point is that the director was furious. He first kicked his daughter-in-law out of the house, and then tortured Deng Wanchao to death, framed him with several crimes and threw him into prison, threatening to sentence him to ten years or more.
When Deng Wanchao's biological parents felt ashamed and were unwilling to acknowledge their son, Mao Lihua made a brilliant appearance. Not only did she not hate her husband's betrayal, but she ran around borrowing money from relatives and friends, sold the house under her name, and borrowed money from loan sharks to make things easier. The prosecution could not find much evidence of Deng Wanchao's guilt and eventually sentenced him to three years in prison.
Some people say that she is affectionate and righteous, some say that she is cheap and stupid, and some say that she is the Yang Naiwu and Xiao Baicai of the new era. Deng Wanchao's cheating is a moral issue that can be condemned and criticized, but he was thrown into prison because of public power. If Mao Lihua had not spent all her family fortune, it is very likely that his life would have been ruined in prison, and the punishment he paid was far more than he deserved.
But when everyone was talking about this, Mao Lihua made another surprising decision. She decided to divorce Deng Wanchao in prison, and she would take on all the debts. She would also raise her two-year-old son. She would send money and things to the prison every month and visit him regularly. At this point, even the most talkative people had nothing to say to Mao Lihua and admired her very much.
What is even more surprising is that when Deng Wanchao was released from prison three years later, Mao Lihua had become a famous female entrepreneur in Qingzhou, worth over a million. She still let bygones be bygones and helped Deng Wanchao find a job, but she never looked back. They became friends but could never be husband and wife again.
Such a legendary woman in her previous life actually came to Qinghe and became the manager of the advertising department. No wonder Wen Liang said "interesting" several times.
Li Shengli asked in confusion: "Is there something wrong with Mao Lihua?"
Wen Liang saw that he had misunderstood, and said with a smile: "You are about to become a conspiracy theorist. Don't worry, even if I have problems, she will not have any problems. If there is a chance, you might as well promote her boldly. This woman is a talent."
Li Shengli sighed, "Boss Ning only talked to Mao Lihua once and arranged for her to go to the advertising department. Boss Wen, you are even more amazing. You thought so highly of her even though you had never met her before, just heard her name. I worked with her for a while before I discovered her merits and strengths. You have such a high standard. I can't help but admit it!"
"Uncle Li, if you want to flatter someone, you need to work on your skills," Wen Liang joked. He flipped through the information in his hand, read two pages, and suddenly froze for a moment. He said, "Lu Xinyan, is she the vice president of Kuaiyouduo?"
(I won't be home until 10 o'clock tonight, so I'll update once more) (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets on Qidian. Your support is my greatest motivation.) (To be continued)