“Xiao Fen, starting today, you're the manager of Chen Ji OK Company.”
The sudden appointment caught Xiao Fen off guard. When did she become a manager? She immediately waved her hands and said, "Cheng Ge, I can't, I'm too young..."
“It's okay, I'm about your age, aren't I the same?”
Now, Zheng Bai Cheng was at Tao Da Food every day, taking people to inspect his territory. As for the land company, he was still temporarily sending Tao Da personnel to collect rent and manage it.
He was there every day, but he didn't interfere with production much. However, he often went down to understand the production process. During the day in the office, he wrote novel outlines.
After his publicity died down, he planned to start expanding his retail business. In his opinion, the potential of this convenience store was huge, and Li's boss's 7-11, Park'n Shop, and Watsons could prove it. Retail businesses brought him a vast amount of cash flow.
“Cheng Ge, this... that...”
“It's okay, everything is difficult at the beginning. We hired Ze Shi for design and set up a construction team. We equipped and decorated the store, and after this decoration is finalized, all the future stores will follow this standard. Once we establish a consistent standard, we just need to replicate it.” Zheng Bai Cheng explained seriously.
“Xiao Fen, if any of your classmates are willing to come over, let them come. As long as they work hard, they'll get paid. It's much better than them becoming troublemakers.” Zheng Bai Cheng added, “Don't worry, just manage those people well.”
He didn't mention that the expansion of the retail business was also accompanied by Tao Da Food, which was currently undergoing reforms. Were they preparing various semi-finished ingredients or directly pre-made dishes?
He ultimately felt that direct pre-made dishes were better. It was convenient and saved space.
“Zhou Jie over there, she will also recruit some people to build a management department. You can cooperate with each other, and you can also recruit people from other schools.”
Zheng Bai Cheng meant for her to build her own team. He couldn't explicitly say it yet.
On their way back home that night, Lin Xiao Hua asked him, “Cheng Ge, is this considered nepotism?”
Lin Xiao Hua and Zheng Bai Cheng sat in the back of the car. He was looking out the window at the retreating streets, and without turning back, he said, “It is nepotism. I don't know the others, and I don't trust them. It's better to let them come.”
“Don't think too much. We're just a startup. Even if we lose money, how much can we lose?”
Chen Ji Convenience Store had accumulated a wealth of experience. Also, A Jian had two apprentices. Once they finished their training in a month or two, they could manage two or three stores and become area supervisors.
Back home, they saw Hao Ming Qiang watching TV. Hearing the noise, he knew that Zheng Bai Cheng was back, and he turned back to say, “Ah Cheng, you're back? I asked the kitchen to make soup. You and Xiao Hua have been working hard all day, have some nourishment.”
“Lao Dou, do you feel comfortable living here? I have a big house in Pok Fu Lam Road. Should our family move there?”
“No, it's good here. There are some old guys I can go fishing with, and people to play chess with. We can also go to the theatre together.”
Zheng Bai Cheng looked at the butler, who immediately said, “They are some neighbors. We met them fishing yesterday. They work in clothing, shipping, and import and export.”
“Oh, that's good.” He was also afraid that his adoptive father, without his knowledge, would get into H, D, or D, or have some people take him to strange places and do all sorts of messy things. While he wanted to honor his old man, he couldn't go overboard. He could only confine him under soft control.
But seeing him like this, he was still worried. Hong Kong businessmen were all sharp. They wouldn't approach him for no reason.
“Lao Dou, there is a large house by the sea, and it's near Hong Kong University. Let's go check it out tomorrow.”
Hearing the words "large house" and "by the sea", he became interested. Plus, it was near Hong Kong University, the best university in Hong Kong.
Zheng Bai Cheng decided to move there. Even though the previous owner had once been wealthy, and his company's management team had also become rich, Zheng Bai Cheng didn't mind. There were already two large stone lions prepared.
The Feng Shui master had praised his suggestion to place stone lions. At the time, the Feng Shui master asked him, “Zheng Sheng, have you also studied Feng Shui?”
At that time, Zheng Bai Cheng smiled but said nothing. He just smiled mysteriously.
The next day, they went to the Bai Shi Mansion. It took them an hour to get there.
Perhaps it was because Hong Kong was a colony, or due to Hao Ming Qiang's vanity, among other reasons, he was very satisfied with the place.
“This place, this place. Compared to that place, it's just a small house.”
Zheng Bai Cheng said, “Lao Dou, let's pick an auspicious date and move here.”
“Ah Cheng, you truly understand me the best…”
After sending Hao Ming Qiang back home, Zheng Bai Cheng left, telling the butler to watch him and not let anything happen. The butler, of course, immediately nodded and agreed, promising to stay by his side until the move.
After taking care of the family matters, he went to work with Lin Xiao Hua.
Zheng Bai Cheng now had a number of old buildings and shops. Besides the larger ones that he rented out, the rest would be used to open OK Convenience Stores.
In the meeting room of Tao Da Headquarters, Zheng Bai Cheng pointed to a map and said, “We're going to open stores in these areas. We should choose a central kitchen nearby to deliver food... This way we can quickly meet the needs of our customers.”
“Fang Jie, you and Xiao Fen follow up on the decoration. Have the renovation department follow the set procedures and decorate as quickly as possible.”
“We need to coordinate with the suppliers.”
“Hou Manager, let's see if we can produce those foods on the market. Try to be self-sufficient...”
...
“Hou Manager, did the application for the land in the New Territories come through?”
Hou Manager was a bit embarrassed. He walked to Zheng Bai Cheng and whispered a few words.
“Oh, is there something like that? What about Tin Shui Wai? It's closer to Tuen Mun. See if we can get that.”
“Boss, that's still a fish pond. It's not easy to develop, I'm afraid.”
“As long as it's cheap, get as much as you can.”