Shenhao: Please stop messing around

Chapter 254 Chapter 253, Old man and young wife, doting on his wife (6K)

Six p.m.

Amber Restaurant is a two-Michelin-star French restaurant.

Gao Haitao's former boss liked French food, and the quality was good enough, so they booked dinner here.

On the way there, Lin Chu experienced for the first time the treatment of the presidential motorcade. There were escort cars in front, behind, and on both sides, and he sat in a bulletproof Cadillac in the middle. Security protection was simply ingrained into his bones.

These were naturally arranged by Gao Haitao.

It's been a lot of chaos outside these past two days, and although Lin Chu doesn't have PTSD, he's almost like having it.

After all, everyone is equal under the dump truck.

There are so many crazy people!

Lin Chu sat in the back row, holding a document in his hand.

This is the general information about the person I'm going to meet tonight. It was not found out through "special channels", but through public channels.

After all, he is already a very successful entrepreneur.

Yuan Fang, 56 years old, is from Beijing and is the founder of Shield Security, a fully licensed private security company that is not listed.

The business scale has covered the whole country.

Overseas forces are mainly concentrated in the Middle East and Africa.

After retiring from the army and going into business, Yuan Fang had only one son.

After my son went to study abroad, he stayed in Australia and had no intention of coming back.

When he arrived at the restaurant, Lin Chu met Yuan Fang.

He is a man with a muscular body and elegant temperament. He is not very tall, about 1.7 meters, but he looks well-maintained. His hair is black, and even if it may be dyed, he looks like a successful man in his forties.

Next to him was a young beauty who looked a head taller than him, with a figure almost like a supermodel. She was wearing a long white dress and had a beautiful smile. When they looked at each other, there seemed to be little stars in her eyes.

To be fair...

This image surprised Lin Chu a little.

It's hard to believe that this is a 56-year-old man.

Of course, Lin Chu was not surprised at all about the girl next to him. It was very normal. It was just like a beautiful girl outshining a beautiful girl.

"Hello, Mr. Lin. I'm Yuan Fang. My wife is Liu Jing."

Yuan Fang had a gentle smile on his face and spoke in a soft voice. He didn't look like the boss of a security company at all. Instead, he looked more like a university professor who studied culture.

As for the title of "wife" he used, it made Lin Chu's heart move slightly. To be honest, he felt a little surprised.

After shaking hands with the two of them, Lin Chu smiled politely and said, "Hello, Mr. Yuan, hello, sister-in-law."

"Xiao Gao, thank you for your help. We must have a few more drinks tonight. You are the biggest contributor today."

Yuan Fang smiled and said to Gao Haitao again, then very gentlemanly, he pulled out the chair for his wife and asked her to sit down.

Gao Haitao smiled shyly and said, "Mr. Yuan, please don't flatter me. You two are leaders, and I am just a soldier. Please take a seat."

Everyone took their seats.

"I came to this restaurant once a few years ago and was quite impressed. Haha, sorry for making fun of me. A dish of sea urchin with gold foil caviar is still fresh in my memory. I am drooling just thinking about it... so I brought my wife here to try it today."

Yuan Fang reached out to wash the cup and poured tea for his little wife, looking like a crazy wife-doting man.

After being surprised twice before, Lin Chu gradually got used to this attitude. There are many kinds of people in the world. He even felt a little curious about the gossips about the couple.

Hearing Yuan Fang's words, Liu Jing glared at him as if no one was around: "You...a foodie. Mu..."

Lin Chu: …

Damn, this style of painting is a bit wrong?

You come up and give me some dog food first?
Although an old man and a young wife is indeed something to brag about, the fact that this couple, a man in his fifties, is in love with the feeling of being teenagers still makes Lin Chu feel a little uncomfortable.

Drag him out and chop him up?

"Brother Yuan and his sister-in-law have such a good relationship, haha, so sweet."

Lin Chu smiled and teased.

Yuan Fang smiled and nodded gently: "Love must be sweet. If it's not sweet, what's the point of love? Don't you think so? Is Mr. Lin married?"

"Haha, not yet. I have not yet completed my career, so I won't consider personal issues for now."

It was a business dinner, but when they talked about these things, Lin Chu felt a little uncomfortable.

However, objectively speaking, I am still at a disadvantage in tonight's transaction... I will just bear with it for now and go with the flow.

"Hahaha, indeed, Xiao Gao told me about you. You are 24 years old, still young, but you cannot be considered unfinished in your career. You are young and promising. But then again, as the old saying goes, starting a family comes before starting a career, and starting a family should come before starting a career... Oh? Sorry, I've said too much, and I'll take it as a slip of the tongue."

Yuan Fang was so "gentlemanly" that he even seemed nagging, but he quickly came to his senses and took the initiative to ask for the blame.

Lin Chu: …

"It's not nagging, it's not nagging. Brother Yuan is almost two rounds older than me. Just say whatever you want. I like to listen."

Lin Chu complained in his heart, but smiled in a rather hypocritical manner.

Yuan Fang smiled slightly, but didn't say anything more. He changed the topic and started talking about the past, starting with Gao Haitao.

I'm sober now.

The first course was served.

Compared to Ensue, which is also a two-Michelin-star restaurant, the waiter ratio at Amber Restaurant is a level higher, with one wine server, one food server, and four waiters.

Of course, these are included in the service charge.

The delicious food interrupted Yuan Fang's speech rhythm, and he concentrated on enjoying the delicious food in front of him.

Lin Chu was eating while thinking about him thoughtfully.

To be fair, it’s quite...contrasting.

The CEO of a security group with 10,000 employees is so gentle. If it weren't for this identity, Lin Chu would even think he was a sissy.

The old man and his young wife are both very wealthy, but he is almost doting on his young wife.

This type is a brand new "human sample". Lin Chu remained calm as he carried out logical deductions in his mind.

As a few drinks went by, the atmosphere became more casual and enthusiastic.

"Brother Yuan, come, let me toast you. I have a very good impression of your company. This is mainly because of Haitao. Before, I just wanted to find a driver. After working together for a period of time, I found that everything went smoothly. From the small to the big, it can be seen that you are good at managing your subordinates."

Lin Chu began to quietly lead the topic back to business.

"This is not my credit, but the credit of the country. As veterans, their integrity, discipline and execution are beyond doubt."

"Of course, how you behave depends on your personal cultivation. Xiao Gao has his own level."

Gao Haitao felt a little embarrassed as both bosses were praising themselves. He quickly acted modestly and offered each of them a glass of wine.

"I don't have any special abilities. It's all thanks to the cultivation of my leaders. I'm in my thirties and have two benefactors. All the good things have happened to me."

"I met Mr. Yuan when I just got out of the army. I followed him for ten years, from security guard to manager."

"Now it's the next decade. Mr. Lin promoted me to be the general manager. I hope to do my best and live up to the expectations."

Gao Haitao's face was flushed, and he spoke with some sincerity and emotion.

What a good life!

Yuan Fang and Lin Chu couldn't help but smile.

"What does Mr. Lin's family do?"

Yuan Fang suddenly asked at this time.

Lin Chu's eyes moved at this question, and he smiled and said, "I am from an ordinary family, so I can be considered to have started from scratch, right? Ha..."

Yuan Fang looked at him deeply, frowned slightly, and tapped the table lightly with his knuckles.

“Strictly speaking, the security industry is not capital-intensive, but rather network-intensive.”

"I can say responsibly that without strong connections, it would be impossible to win many businesses."

“When people leave, the tea gets cold… this is the basic rule.”

"Don't even mention external business. Internally, those branch managers who have their own troops and are very self-reliant are very troublesome for you. There are really not many good people in our industry, ha..."

He finally started talking about business, but he didn't seem optimistic and his words were very blunt.

—My dear little brother, it will be hard for you to handle things without any background. It is highly likely that you will lose money, and you may not even be able to control the internal affairs.

In this regard, Lin Chu actually felt a bit of favor in his heart. This was naturally a very responsible attitude.

However, Yuan Fang naturally did not know his core purpose.

What I want is people.

Rather than business.

But right now, how to convince him is something that needs to be considered.

"Mr. Yuan, you are worrying too much. I am not really interested in domestic business. What I want is overseas business. As for making money, it is not necessary to make money. Safety is the greatest value."

Lin Chu explained it again with a smile. Gao Haitao certainly couldn't explain all these things clearly when he communicated with him, so he still had to communicate in person.

Hearing this, Yuan Fang immediately understood.

Lin Chu has other overseas businesses responsible for making money.

Security is responsible for providing escort.

However, although he understood it, his brows slightly frowned again.

The original plan was to find a suitable buyer for the entire company so that I could be a hands-off boss and enjoy life. Unexpectedly, he did not buy the entire company, but only a small part.

Can……

Overseas business accounts for less than 10% of the company's revenue.

Moreover, the most valuable things of the company are actually its licenses, branches in various places, and the interpersonal network built up over the years.

Overseas, we don’t actually have any particularly strong competitiveness, we can only say it’s just average.

Without the domestic business system, middle-office support, personnel training, etc., overseas business will be just a lonely piece.

"Boss Lin, how about this..."

"Brother Yuan, I think..."

Both of them were silent for a moment, thinking about their own things. After a moment, they looked up and spoke at the same time, bumping into each other.

"You speak first."

Yuan Fang smiled and waved his hand.

"it is good."

"I think this is the way to go. We will invest in a joint venture and rely on Dun'an, but we will set up an overseas business department and operate it independently. You should raise Haitao's level within the company and give him a few years to digest it, extending the timeline until he can gradually sort out the basic situation in China."

“In principle, the heads of branches across the country will basically not move. What I want is momentum, not profit.

Of course, Lin Chu was also attracted by Dun'an's interpersonal network in China.

This is even a gold mine!
I really didn't realize this before.

The bosses of branch companies across the country are basically equivalent to the local "local tyrants".

This means that out of nothing, one can create influence that radiates to all parts of the country.

Although, it still needs to be managed and digested, what Yuan Fang said is right, these people may not obey him and are difficult to control.

But, people are all for profit. If the profit is enough, what is there that is hard to control?

What you can bring is incremental growth, rather than trying to steal the cake they already have.

This is the biggest core advantage.

"Ok?"

At this moment, hearing Lin Chu's words, Yuan Fang was also a little surprised.

What is amazing is this sentence - we want momentum, not profit.

"Okay, I basically agree."

This plan was better than what he had imagined. After thinking about it for a moment, Yuan Fang smiled and nodded.

Lin Chu: …

This person, on the surface, is very gentle, but when making decisions, he is so decisive and ruthless. This is another contrast.

Tsk.

Sure, sure, that's good enough.

"Honey, I want another serving of caviar..."

"The portion just now was too small."

At this time, Liu Jing saw that their conversation had come to a temporary end, so she pouted and spoke coquettishly, in a charming manner.

"Okay, then everyone else should get one."

Lin Chu glanced at her and smiled immediately, feeling a little sour in his heart. Damn, this woman is too sensible, isn't she?
This dish is obviously Yuan Fang’s favorite.

However, it is common to not eat enough at business dinners, and ordering another dish after having already ordered would seem a bit rude. But for her, she had seized the opportunity perfectly when both parties had reached a basic cooperation intention and were in a happy mood.

She really loves men.

day.

Lin Chu was extremely envious.

Wife, it’s true that other people’s families are better.

Neither humble nor arrogant, and influence others silently.

Soon, a portion of caviar was served to each person. Liu Jing and Yuan Fang showed their affection again. She held the spoon and fed him tenderly, while Yuan Fang ate with a doting look on his face.

Lin Chu looked away as if nothing had happened.

Who do you think of at this moment?
What comes to mind is not a particular woman, but the classic movie scene of "Andy Lau eating caviar".

"Brother Yuan, how did you and sister-in-law meet? Please share your love experience so that I can learn from you. You two are really the envy of others."

They haven't talked about the quotation yet, and now that they have reached a cooperation intention, Lin Chu took a break and satisfied his curiosity.

According to Gao Haitao's estimation, the overall value of this company should be between 60 billion and 65 billion, but he has not yet found a third-party agency to conduct a professional assessment. This work is definitely indispensable.

Hearing Lin Chu's words, Liu Jing smiled shyly, put down the spoon, wiped her mouth, looked at Yuan Fang with sparkling eyes, and gently touched his hand.

Yuan Fang laughed.

"It's a long story. I first met Jing when she was three years old. I even held her in my arms."

Liu Jing's face flushed and she patted him lightly. This kind of topic made her feel a little embarrassed.

Lin Chu:?
My grass?

Should I start training my wife from childhood?
Are you guys playing so perverted?
"and after?"

After complaining a thousand times in his heart, Lin Chu asked with a smile as if nothing had happened.

Yuan Fang was about to continue talking, but Liu Jing interrupted and said with a smile, "When I was sixteen, I suddenly became madly infatuated with this uncle. I pursued him relentlessly for about eight years, and finally succeeded in winning him over...Haha, because he was old, he didn't take showers, and he was rich."

She said this with a bit of self-mockery and sarcasm, but her eyes were calm and her attitude was even more frank.

Yuan Fang smiled and couldn't help but reach out and touch her head.

"Alas, that can't be said. It was my shamelessness that made me covet a young and beautiful girl, and I couldn't control myself in the end. So what can I do? I made a mistake that no man can escape. I can only make the best of it and marry her. I will spend the rest of my life atonement for my sin."

He also laughed at himself.

Lin Chu: …

Grass!
You two, that’s really... enough!
Although what they said were quite unpleasant, from their expressions, it was obvious that they were in a sweet relationship, a little bit of fun in front of outsiders.

Love?

What do you see in him?

——Lin Chu really wanted to ask Liu Jing a question.

But such words were clearly inappropriate, as if they were meant to belittle Yuan Fang.

On second thought, a man who can achieve great success and stand out in society itself means an incomparable charm, no matter how old he is.

Although it is a low probability event to attract a little girl to fall in true love, it is not impossible.

The reason why I have failed in my attempts to pick up girls is simply because I am not strong enough.

Although he is very strong on paper, the charm that has been accumulated over time, years and experience is still not enough.

Take the fact that he always speaks in a gentle manner, for example. Lin Chu believes that Yuan Fang was definitely not like this when he was young, but it took him a long time of self-study to achieve this gentleness.

That is a kind of calmness.

Just like when a puppy faces a big dog, it often barks actively because it is afraid.

Big dogs, on the other hand, tend to be mild-tempered and don't care too much.

At the banquet at Jackie Chan's house, my opening speech was indeed a bit "sensational", too exaggerated, too funny.

At this moment, Lin Chu reflected on this and sipped the wine leisurely.

Read thousands of books, travel thousands of miles, and meet hundreds of people.

They are all making progress.

"Let's... talk about the price?"

After finishing the last spoonful of caviar, Yuan Fangbian asked with a smile, taking the initiative to bring up this topic.

Lin Chu smiled and nodded: "Okay. Please go ahead."

"The company's fair value is currently around 60 billion, with a fluctuation of no more than %. Let's go with this valuation. Fixed assets account for more than % of this."

"Last year, the company's revenue was 94 billion, the company had 1.2 employees, and a net profit of 2 million. Fortunately, we didn't lose money. There are many reasons for this. I will tell you in detail later."

He said it with a smile.

Lin Chu was speechless.

This profit margin... is also touchingly low.

However, since he could say it so frankly, there must be some special story behind it.

Lin Chu didn't ask any more questions for the time being.

As I said before, the most important thing to me is people.

1.2 employees!
Tsk.

It's cool to think about it.

"Considering your ability to accept and the time available, I intend to transfer 20% of my shares first. After the transfer, I will still be the company's major shareholder, and you will enjoy the dividend rights in proportion to the shares you held that year."

"As for the rest, I will transfer them in batches within five to ten years until you gain control and my shareholding ratio drops below 20%... What do you think?"

Yuan Fang said this in a relaxed manner.

Lin Chu was stunned: "You hold 100% of the shares?"

This... is quite magical.

Yuan Fang smiled and said, "I have my own way. The company has some dry shares, but they do not exceed 20%. These things are necessary for the company, but there is no need to tell you now."

"When you become a major shareholder in the third year, I will give you a smooth handover. I can't guarantee that. It depends on my character. If you want to believe me, then believe me. If not, just treat it as making friends and having a meal together."

"You have two years to accept the offer. During these two years, I will observe you. If I feel that you are not suitable, then we can part ways amicably. I will return the money and shares. Of course, the interest will be forfeited. What do you think?"

Lin Chu took a deep breath.

It’s... quite exciting.

This is somewhat of a gamble.

When I bought the golf club, I hated "dry shares" and was afraid of being interfered with in various ways.

But now...

First, things are different now than before, and I have some strength now.

Secondly, due to the different industries, it would be almost impossible for a security company to develop without shares.

The risk is: you might be cheated. Even if Yuan Fang doesn’t cheat you, you might be cheated by the dry shares.

But if used well, it would be a good thing.

After all, the security group does not own all the eggs in one basket, it also has media and retail.

And there is also a two-year period of mutual adjustment.

At the same time, our development focus is on overseas, and domestically we mainly provide licenses, personnel, and all kinds of support.

The absolute cost per year, excluding employee salaries, is 12 billion, an average of million per month. This amount of money is actually nothing and can be spent anyway.

After quickly thinking it over in his mind, Lin Chu asked the last question.

“Why is the net profit so low?”

Yuan Fang smiled and said, "Several public welfare projects, internal nursing homes, internal kindergartens, internal hospitals, internal schools, as well as benefits for injured and retired employees, and some social donations consume 500 to 1 billion yuan every year, and there have been more extra in recent years."

"This was my promise at the time... I would never abandon you, and I would never give up. The company is humane and warm. Our welfare is comparable to that of state-owned enterprises, and our efficiency is comparable to that of private enterprises."

"You can ask Xiao Gao about this. He knows it clearly."

Gao Haitao nodded repeatedly, glanced at Lin Chu, and felt a little nervous for a moment.

But I gritted my teeth and described it in detail.

"Is such that."

"Mr. Yuan is really good to the brothers. My parents receive living expenses from the company every month. Although it's not much, about 2,000 yuan, it's enough for them to spend."

"Children go to school. Elementary school gets 500 yuan per month, middle school and high school 1,000 yuan per month, and university 1,500 yuan per month. These are the benefits stated within the company and everyone gets them."

Although Gao Haitao had seen Lin Chu's generosity and lavishness, this kind of detail was still too shocking. Mr. Yuan had such sentiments, but he couldn't force Mr. Lin to have the same sentiments. That would be too much of a moral kidnapping.

After hearing this, Lin Chu was shocked and moved.

"Why haven't I heard of your company before?"

"If I had heard about it earlier, I would have gone to work a long time ago, and this wouldn't be the case."

Lin Chu couldn't help but make a joke.

All three of them couldn't help but laugh out loud.

After laughing, Yuan Fang said seriously: "The security industry is definitely a high-profit industry, but it is also a high-risk industry. Most of the employees are retired veterans... The original intention of establishing this company was to open up a new path for my brothers."

"Money gathers people and money disperses people. If you are reluctant to spend money on your brothers, why should they work hard for you?"

Lin Chu nodded.

"I agree. I totally agree."

“I will go back and study it carefully, and then copy it to my other companies.”

This system...is actually worth studying.

Anyway, I can afford to support myself.

If you are willing to spend money, you will have more brothers. The more brothers you have, the more money you will make.

A perfect virtuous cycle.

Yuan Fang was slightly startled, then smiled, holding the wine glass, and stood up, but his hand was empty: "Boss Lin, I toast you a glass, respectfully."

"I am not flattering you, nor do I have any other intentions. I am just talking about the facts. I will remember this kindness in my heart. The annual expenditure of several hundred million yuan is not a small amount for anyone. This is not just empty words, but a kindness as heavy as Mount Tai. It is a sense of social responsibility. It is to be worthy of the country and every employee."

"My son, my own son, ran away because he couldn't stand this. He didn't want to talk to me for a few years. To be honest, this made me have some opinions about this generation of young people."

"Now, you...ha, no need to say more, it's all in the wine."

He tilted his head back and drank it all in one gulp.

Lin Chu: …

Uh.

How come it's still going up?

But...just go for it.

There are sixpences all over the ground, but there is still moonlight, shining brightly almost forever.

……

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(End of this chapter)