Financial freedom starts with smiling at life

Chapter 72 It’s almost done

Zeng Wei’s investor is Shen Ping, a partner of Nanfeng Venture Capital, and the connection between them is made by the Financial Street Branch of Jiangnan Commercial Bank.

The last time Hailin took Jiang Beicheng to a dinner party, Zeng Wei had already bowed his head in front of Jiang Beicheng and put away his little thoughts.

Jiang Beicheng now has a good relationship with Shen Ping, and with Shen Ping's introduction, he has reached a cooperative relationship with his good friend Qi Tai.

Zeng Wei no longer dared to play any tricks on Jiang Beicheng.

This time, as the president of the catering association, he recommended Jiang Beicheng to join the association's board of directors. On the one hand, he sincerely wanted to ease the relationship with Jiang Beicheng.

On the other hand, he also gave up the idea of ​​pretending to be a good guy, and directly developed his own small circle to expand the camp that supports him.

The reason why Jiang Beicheng chose to come over and sit down was very simple.

The so-called catering association is an interest group. It can obtain more resources and is conducive to the development of its own business.

To their subordinates, they are the makers of the rules of the game and have a certain deterrent power and competitiveness.

On the other hand, he also wanted to see clearly how many of the veteran catering professionals present today supported him and how many excluded him.

Only when people see things clearly can they communicate better, be on guard and compete better in the future.

The meeting began and Secretary-General Zhou Hua, the owner of Fa Cai Catering Co., Ltd., presided over the meeting.

Follow the process.

Jiang Beicheng sat aside and listened patiently. Most of the content was about conveying the government's instructions and learning various spirits.

All social organizations must go through this process.

This was followed by a discussion and outlook on industry development.

Summarize and criticize recent bad phenomena.

After completing these processes, the last item is personnel changes.

Zhou Hua didn't say anything and let Zeng Wei speak for himself.

Zeng Wei said bluntly: "The last item of today's meeting is the vote on recommending Jiang Beicheng, the general manager of Beicheng Hotel and Catering Co., Ltd., to join the board of directors.

Before the vote, according to normal procedures, each director may express relevant opinions, and it is recommended that the speaking time be controlled within two minutes.

As soon as the voice fell, the conference room became lively.

"President Zeng, according to the process, President Jiang should first become a member of the association and nominate candidates for director during the next election."

"The president is qualified to recommend."

"President Zeng does have the qualifications, but if he does this, the members below may have objections."

"It takes a while to become a member of the association, and the association has strict standards. It's a bit unreasonable to let him join the board of directors when the North City Hotel hasn't even opened yet."

"President Zeng, you can't bring personal feelings into your work. Everyone knows that you were from the Jiang family..."

Zeng Wei glanced at him and he immediately shut up.

The venue also became a little quieter.

Some things are inappropriate to say.

That's a matter of face.

Zeng Wei looked at Long Fei, the executive vice president and chairman of Yuelai Hotel Group, and said, "President Long, please share your thoughts."

Long Fei shook his head and smiled, "Everyone is talking about procedures and personal feelings. Don't forget what the responsibilities and goals of the association are?
By formulating industry norms and standards, we will strengthen industry self-discipline, guide member companies to abide by industry rules, and promote healthy development.

Skills competitions, service levels, social management... I won't mention these."

Turning to look at Jiang Beicheng: "I want to know how much Mr. Jiang knows about the association's norms and standards?

What contribution can you make to the development of the industry in the position of director?
I only have these two questions, that’s all.”

Don't offend anyone with your words.

But anyone with a discerning eye could tell that these words were directed not only at Jiang Beicheng, the newcomer, but also at Zeng Wei, the president.

His frown at the end was telling the association members present today that Zeng Wei's recommendation was a joke.

Zeng Wei was smiling with his lips but not his eyes.

Consulting Long Fei's opinion is a procedural way to give him face.

Privately, the two would fight even more fiercely. "President Long's words are a bit harsh. With hundreds of members in the association, how many can actually memorize the regulations and standards? President Long probably doesn't have the time or energy to memorize them himself, right?"

Yu Tu's boss Liao Zhi suddenly stood up and said something.

He made his stance clear when he saw Jiang Beicheng downstairs, and he was definitely on Jiang Beicheng's side.

Just like what I said last time when we were having dinner at Yu Tu Restaurant, if it weren’t for Li Yun’s sharing and guidance back then, there would be no Yu Tu today.

Without the industry benchmark created by Li Yun back then, Jiangnan City’s high-end catering industry would not have developed so rapidly.

They are all people who have reaped the benefits of high standards.

Not only did he cherish Li Yun's old friendship, he also hoped that Jiang Beicheng, his junior, could achieve some results.

As for the competition...

The market is so big that one person cannot handle it all.

Only with healthy competition can the cake get bigger and bigger.

Liao Zhi has a relatively big vision.

Long Fei didn't expect that in addition to his old rival Zeng Wei, someone else would publicly question him.

He looked at Liao Zhi and said directly: "Boss Liao also said that there are only a few hundred members in the city, but how big is the catering base in the city?
There are hundreds of thousands of companies. If there are no rules, no standards, and no norms, can everyone join the association and can everyone question the association?
What is the meaning of our organization’s existence then?”

“The value is about the same.”

Jiang Beicheng suddenly spoke.

Long Fei looked towards Jiangbei City, and the others' gazes followed suit.

Jiang Beicheng said, "You're arguing so fiercely over such a small matter. If you don't know, you might think I'm trying to compete with President Zeng for the position of president."

There was a burst of laughter at the scene.

Zeng Wei also laughed.

He had witnessed Mr. Jiang's eloquence at the dinner table last time, and felt that Long Fei and his gang would not be able to hold their heads up again.

Jiang Beicheng sat up straight and looked at Long Fei first. "President Long, are the industry standards you just mentioned recognized by all catering professionals in Jiangnan City?"

Long Fei: "The association represents the entire Jiangnan City catering industry!"

Jiang Beicheng shook his head. "Let me ask you another question. When the association was formulating the standards, how many opinions did you raise? How many of those standards were beneficial to you?"

Long Fei was stunned.

Everyone at the scene also reacted and understood the profound meaning of Jiang Beicheng's words.

He was saying that the Jiangnan City Catering Association is ultimately a circle of interests, and the truest thoughts of those who enter this circle are to maximize their own interests.

Beyond that, we can talk about responsibilities such as regulating the industry, guiding development, etc.

Everyone can say nice things, it depends on what you do.

When Long Fei came to his senses, he felt like he had just been slapped by Jiang Beicheng, and argued, "Boss Jiang, we must be clear about the relationship between commonality and individuality.

Industry rules are to solve common problems. Jiangnan City's catering industry has such a large base, so there are bound to be some individual characteristics. What we pursue is overall improvement, and then guide these individual characteristics to integrate into us.

It's not appropriate for President Jiang to specifically bring up individual issues here."

Jiang Beicheng smiled, "President Long has studied dialectical materialism.

It seems that our catering association is not as bad as people describe it to be.

Everyone has some inner qualities.”

Many people at the scene laughed along.

Long Fei felt that Jiang Beicheng's tone was not right.

Jiang Beicheng continued, "Mr. Long, individuality and commonality can transform into each other, you should also be aware of this, right?

I would like to ask you, is the incident where customers found milky liquid in the kettle in their rooms at Yuelai Hotel a common phenomenon in the industry or is it unique?
The final solution is to handle it according to common industry standards?

Or has the special relationship become special?"

(End of this chapter)