The situation on the chessboard was tense, and Li Muye held black and had a slight advantage.
Yuan Chengde pushed up his glasses and said solemnly: "Your chess skills have improved very quickly. It is no longer enough for you to maintain the balance of power with three pieces first."
Li Muye said: "The level of finishing is still a bit low, and you got a lot back."
Yuan Chengde said: "If you can even finish at the same level as me, why would you poach me from Lao He?" After saying that, he surrendered, clapped his hands, and said: "The biggest advantage of your chess is the overall situation. You must have perspective and decisiveness, and don’t fight with me over cities and towns, otherwise with your current chess skills, you will easily be pulled into my rhythm.”
"It's not always a good thing to give up too much." Li Muye pointed at the chessboard and said, "I made a miscalculation here. I threw it away too early. I should have fought with you for a while longer, or at least I shouldn't have allowed your chess pieces to make contact easily. , if the advantage of the handicap had not been too great, this game of chess would probably have failed miserably because of this mistake."
"Yes." Yuan Chengde said: "So this advantage of yours is actually a double-edged sword." After a slight pause, he added: "But this is not your main problem now. I think you are too arbitrary and lack the fighting spirit to win. This is your biggest shortcoming. The shopping mall is like a battlefield. You have stepped into this world, so don’t expect others to feel the same way while you are playing. Even if you don’t care about failure, those who will follow you to the future, Don’t you care about the people who put their treasure on you?”
This is a bit like discussing heroes over wine.
Li Muye said: "It's still a bit reckless and too superstitious about loyalty and emotion, which gave Longda Group a chance."
Yuan Chengde nodded and said: "Yes, although the Wang family brothers and sisters are sincere and affectionate towards you, the whole Wang family is not like that. They have too many flaws." Then he added: "Fortunately, Hongye Group is not the foundation of your career. It is said that it has not been completely lost yet, and even if it is completely lost, it will not affect the general trend, but this incident itself has sounded the alarm for us. If a similar problem occurs in Moscow, I am afraid it will be very painful."
Li Muye smiled: "I know what you said is actually saving me face. I have seen Chen Miao's peach picking skills."
Yuan Chengde said: "I won't say these words. The boss knows it well. Let's go back to the previous topic. You are too casual about things in the business."
"You mean to strengthen some means and systems to make up for such loopholes?"
"There must be a binding force." Yuan Chengde said: "But it's okay to institutionalize it. After all, your previous management system was based on the word friendship."
Li Muye smiled and said: "I'm not as righteous as you said. If necessary, I actually don't mind killing anyone as a warning. So whether it's Petrovich, Andrei, Kirichenko or Bai Peng, they all have this in their hearts." Quite a few.”
He added: "There are three foundations for my career in Moscow. The first is of course my ex-wife Diana. If she can be shaken, there is no point in me lingering on this battlefield; the second is with Timov and several people in Moscow. The third is the cooperative relationship between two upstart families; the third is the special exchanges with the Republic of Yakutia and Chechen civil organizations.”
He lit a cigarette, took a deep breath, and continued: "Chen Miao must now hope that all enterprises under my control can increase the proportion of state-owned enterprises as much as possible until I can be kicked out. Under the premise of this goal, She will definitely use all possible means to deal with me."
"The easiest way is for you to disappear from this world." Yuan Chengde said: "Of course she doesn't want to do this at this stage, but once she completes her strategic layout in Siberia, you will be a stumbling block."
Li Muye understood what he meant by binding force. He nodded and said, "Sure enough, what Taizu said is right. Political power comes from the barrel of a gun."
Yuan Chengde said: "There must be a feared private armed force, refer to the model Blackwater mercenaries!"
"Yeah!" Li Muye responded in agreement, and after thinking for a moment, he said: "Sail against the current, if you don't advance, you will retreat. But now I am sailing against the tide, if you don't advance, you will die."
Yuan Chengde said: "This armed force must be absolutely loyal and reliable, and cannot have any involvement in commercial matters."
Li Muye nodded thoughtfully and said: "I already know this matter. Your reminder was very timely. It is indeed necessary to make some preparations in this regard. The Tire Gang and Kirichenko's Kiev gang are not professional enough. I need some help." A reliable professional team cannot point the finger at Chen Miao whenever they encounter similar problems."
Yuan Chengde was satisfied: "Boss, I'm very happy that you can do your best. To be honest, I had hesitation before saying this."
"Because you don't see that kind of arrogance and ambition in me?" Li Muye asked with a smile, "Do you always feel that I am not doing my job properly?"
Yuan Chengde said: "In my opinion, your life is indeed a little too easy."
Li Muye said: "It's just loose on the outside and tight on the inside. In fact, I have never relaxed the process of self-improvement. I just have a slight deviation in the main direction. Today is no longer an era of superstitious personal force. As you said, I We need such a force to reduce the risk of betrayal and at the same time prevent some threats that should not occur." He patted Yuan Chengde on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Old Yuan, playing chess with you is really a learning experience."
Yuan Chengde said: "Strengthening the reserve of force is one thing. I think that at the same time, we need to continue to maintain the cooperative relationship with Chen Miao and use her power to expand the business territory. It doesn't matter if you don't like to stand out. You can promote He Xiaoqi!" After a pause, He added: “The bigger our business becomes and the more complicated the relationships involved, the safer you will be.”
Li Muye looked at him with a dead smile and said, "Do you want to suggest that I put more effort into He Xiaoqi?"
Yuan Chengde looked stern and said: "I'm just discussing the matter. As for what to do, I believe the boss has his own decision in his heart."
"It's the luckiest thing in his life for He Kunzhen to meet you." Li Muye pointed at Yuan Chengde with his index finger and laughed heartily: "Old Yuan, Old Yuan, you are not only sending her to the bridal chamber, but also I even worry about having children for Lao He."
Yuan Chengde said sternly: "Xiao Qi is pure and enthusiastic, persistent and brave, and has a deep love for the boss. As long as you say something nice to her, boss, her loyalty to you will be no less than that of Diana!"
At ten o'clock in the evening, the restaurant was doing good business.
During this time, many young people working night shifts nearby like to come here for late night snacks.
The newly hired special first-class chef named Liu is currently busy with his team.
Li Muye followed Yuan Chengde's advice and stopped being overly obsessed with cooking. In order to ensure that the restaurant ran well, he spent a lot of money to recruit the chef team of Guangdong House. You have more time to do more important things.
He Xiaoqi came as invited and sat quietly in her exclusive seat, working on a plate of pan-fried fuyong eggs and baked lobster in soup. She looks very quiet and quiet, completely different from the one she used to have. Li Muye sat opposite, smiling at her clumsy acting.
There were many guests in the restaurant, but it was very quiet. The diners communicated with each other in whispers without affecting each other.
"You are very stupid when you pretend to be a lady." Li Muye whispered: "Comparatively speaking, what I appreciate more is your straightforwardness."
He Xiaoqi put down her chopsticks, looked up at Li Muye, and said, "But Meng Fanbing told me that none of you men like tomboys."
Li Muye said: "What I dislike the most is women who are too fake. It's better for you to stay true to yourself."
He Xiaoqi said: "I don't like men who are too fake, why are you so nice to me all of a sudden?"
"I will treat you well if I want to. If you need a reason, this is the only one."
"This reason is sufficient." He Xiaoqi nodded and said: "Even if it is pity, it is better than ignoring me a while ago."
"These two dishes were made by me myself." Li Muye said, "You should go ahead and eat more."
He Xiaoqi said angrily: "I'll continue working for you when I'm full." After saying that, she pursed her lips and smiled.
Li Muye seriously corrected him: "It's not for me, it's for us."
"Well, it's us." He Xiaoqi's face turned slightly red and she said, "Suddenly I really want a drink. Can you have some wine with me?"
"What would you like to drink?"
"Any kind of wine is fine, as long as I drink it with you." He Xiaoqi was much more steady than when he first met her, and the way he whispered was a little more gentle than before.
"Then drink less rice wine." Li Muye said: "Daughter's red or Zhuangyuan red?"
"Of course it's Nuerhong." He Xiaoqi smiled brightly and said, "I'm going to drink the jars Qin Donghai sent me last time."
A while ago, Qin Donghai, the boss of Donghai Real Estate, came to visit in person, saying that he wanted to buy the yard again. Li Muye flatly refused, and Boss Qin, who was known to be able to eat both black and white, became angry on the spot. As a result, Lao Cui threw all the people he brought with him out. This matter was reported to He Xiaoqi, and it was through her that she found out that Qin Donghai was actually one of Jin Yuan Zhenghe's small shareholders, and he was also an old brother who followed He Kunqi to conquer the world.
He Xiaoqi personally came forward to settle the matter, and later when Qin Donghai came to apologize, he brought several jars of wine.
When the wine was brought, He Xiaoqi happily poured a glass for Li Muye and herself, and said, "Did you know? It is the custom in our hometown to brew a few jars of wine when a child is born. The girl is called Nuerhong, and the boy is called Zhuangyuan. Hong, these jars Qin Donghai sent me were brewed by my grandfather when I was born and have been kept until now, so I asked Qin Donghai to send this wine on purpose."
Li Muye drank it all with her and praised: "Good wine, it turns out you have prepared it for a long time."
He Xiaoqi's peach cheeks were dyed with powder, which made her look even more gorgeous. She looked at Li Muye intently and said, "Uncle Yuan is really clever. He told me a while ago that you would change your mind and treat me well. At that time, I was doubtful. Isn't it true?" Has it been achieved?"
Li Muye was just about to pick out a few words that she liked to say to coax her, when suddenly the door of the restaurant opened, and a group of people walked in. The woman in the lead looked around after entering the door, and quickly locked on Li Muye. Looking at each other, Li Muye recognized at a glance that it was Zhou Jing. I can't help but wonder, what is this big girl doing again? (End of chapter)