I was forced to start the second round because I was raised in poverty

Chapter 361 Brothers meet
That afternoon.

A company secretary walked into the International Consulting Department in her high heels and found Su Cheng and Xing Yuyuan.

"Manager Su, Manager Xing, President Sheng requests your presence."

Xing Yuyuan was the first to agree: "Oh, okay, I'll be right there."

After the company secretary left, Su Cheng asked her, "Who is President Sheng?"

Xing Yuyuan explained to Su Cheng: "Our YH's new chairman."

Su Cheng couldn't help but mutter to herself.

Chairman?
And he's new here?
Xing Yuyuan affirmed, "Yes, I was transferred here a few days earlier than you, Supervisor Su."

ha?
The personnel changes at Yh accounted for one-third of the total number of employees, and Su Cheng, who had just reported for duty today, specifically requested to see him.

So, is this chairman possibly one of the old man's men?
Su Cheng thought it was quite likely.

"What's our chairman's name?"

"Hmm... Just like you, we both have the surname Su, and it's also a single character, Su Sheng. I heard he's of a very high rank."

Su Sheng?

Su Cheng silently repeated it twice in her mind.

Not impressed.

Su Cheng searched through all her memories from her past and present lives but found no recollection of anyone named 'Su Sheng'.

The name does indeed resemble my own.

Su Cheng had no suspicions and followed Xing Yuyuan to the chairman's office.

Regarding the possibility of vague memories associated with names, Su Cheng wondered what she might remember if she met the person in person.
But when the two entered the chairman's office, Su Cheng met Su Sheng.

Su Sheng has an average appearance and is quite tall, standing at about 184 cm, which is about half a head taller than Su Cheng.

Although Su Sheng has a fairly ordinary appearance, he possesses a unique charm.

Su Cheng firmly believes that he has never experienced any economic pressure since childhood; rather, his elegance and composure are deeply ingrained in his bones, built up over many years by money and resources.

Su Cheng scanned Su Sheng's face, but he still had no recollection of Su Sheng.

Su Cheng was certain that she had never met Su Sheng, nor had she ever heard any news about him, whether in her past life or this one.

They just have similar names.

Su Cheng lowered her suspicions somewhat and temporarily treated Su Cheng only as the chairman.

While Su Cheng was sizing up Su Sheng, Su Sheng was also sizing up Su Cheng.

More than 20 years later, Su Sheng saw his younger brother again, and his feelings were inexplicably complicated.

Su Sheng has no memory of his biological parents; they passed away a long time ago.

Su Sheng has an older brother who is ten years older than him, and he was raised by his brother since he was a child.

In addition to going to school every day, my brother also has to work part-time to support the family.

However, when Su Sheng was six years old, his older brother also died from overwork, and he was adopted by his brother's high school teacher, Tian Xiangwei.

Objectively speaking, Su Sheng had a very difficult life before the age of six.

But he was just a child then, and he didn't know what hard times or good times were. The whole world consisted of only him and his brother, and he thought that everyone lived like this.

However, after being adopted by Aunt Tian, ​​Su Sheng realized what a normal child's life was like.

When Su Cheng was born, Su Sheng had already been adopted by Tian Xiangwei for two years, and he was eight years old at the time.

When Su Cheng was three years old, Su Sheng was sent to an international school and has been studying abroad ever since.

He received the best educational resources, including the middle school and college entrance exams, and then went abroad to study, enjoying very high-quality resources.

Su Sheng felt extremely fortunate and grateful to have been adopted by Aunt Tian. Without Aunt Tian and Old Su, he would not have had such a life.

Mother Tian gave him a second life.

Su's father provided him with the best resources.

After returning from overseas, Su Sheng joined the Dihao Group, starting as a K10 employee.

Although he did not participate in the entrepreneurial process of Mr. Su, he fought on the front lines and made outstanding contributions to the group during his more than ten years at Dihao.

As Su Sheng grew older, his understanding of this matter deepened, and his gratitude grew stronger.

Su Sheng's current level in the group is K2.

In his view, his level was somewhat inflated.

If he didn't have this relationship with President Su, he would probably be promoted to K22 or K21 in the group if he did his own assessment.

Su Sheng has always had an emotional void.

He has no emotional connection to his biological parents.

It's not that he's a heartless ingrate; Su Sheng truly has no memories, so he has no emotions whatsoever.

Su Sheng's most vivid childhood memory is of his older brother who took care of him.

In fact, Su Sheng's emotional void also stemmed from this.

While his older brother was still in school, he had to take on the responsibility of caring for him, doing odd jobs in addition to his studies. Eventually, he fell ill due to overwork.

Long Ruoli's assessment that Su Sheng is Su Tianyan's most filial son is absolutely correct.

Su Sheng has very special feelings for his father, Tian's mother, and Su Cheng.

Especially after Tian's mother passed away, Su Sheng focused all his affection on Su Tianyan and Su Cheng.

Especially Su Cheng.

As a child, Su Sheng was a younger brother who needed to be taken care of.

Now that he's the older brother, of course he has to take good care of Su Cheng.

During his childhood, Su Sheng asked his father many times if he could meet Su Cheng, but his father forbade him to have any contact with Su Cheng.

There was no explanation, and no reason given.

The last time Su Sheng spent time with Su Cheng, Su Cheng was still learning to walk.

You've grown so much in the blink of an eye!

Not bad.

Pretty cool.

They also looked very energetic.

Su Cheng and Old Su look somewhat alike, especially their high nose bridge and big eyes.

The others resemble their mother, Tian Xiangwei.

Upon seeing Su Cheng, Su Sheng felt a mix of emotions.

He had mentally prepared himself for a long time before inviting Su Cheng over, so although Su Cheng had emotional fluctuations after meeting, he did not show anything on his face.

As Su Cheng's older brother, Su Cheng wanted to take care of him in every little detail, to indulge him and pamper him.

But at the same time, it will spoil Su Cheng.

Since he has joined President Su's "successor training program", he must naturally abide by the rules set by President Su.

Su Cheng needed to hide his brotherly affection even more deeply, and simply focus on carrying out Old Su's educational plan.

At their first meeting, Su Sheng wanted to establish an air of authority.

It's not just about the authority of leaders, but also the authority of elder brothers.

On the surface, Su Sheng is Su Cheng's direct superior.

This identity alone can serve an educational purpose.

But as the elder brother, Su Sheng must take Su Cheng's education even more seriously.

To call it authoritative would be an exaggeration, but Su Sheng genuinely wanted Su Cheng's respect.

If Su Cheng makes any mistakes, Su Sheng will point them out sternly and then patiently teach him everything he knows.

"Su Cheng? Xing Yuyuan?"

Su Cheng and Xing Yuyuan responded: "President Sheng / Hello President Sheng".

"Yes, please have a seat."

Su Sheng gestured for the two to sit on the sofa.

After taking his seat, Su Sheng got straight to the point.

After Su Cheng was transferred from RK to Yh Consulting, the case of Tangli Cafe was also transferred with her.

"I invited you here to discuss the investment case regarding the expansion of that coffee shop in Jingzhou." This was not only the first time Su Sheng had met Su Cheng, but also the first time he had met Xing Yuyuan at the company.

However, he wasn't interested in Xing Yuyuan; his main attention was on Su Cheng.

Xing Yuyuan was actually quite surprised.

She completely missed Su Sheng's glance at her chest.

It has to be the chairman!
He is no ordinary person.

Most men would immediately glance at her chest.

Su Cheng was slightly better; she only stared at him for a short while during their first meeting, but didn't glance at him much after that.

Mr. Sheng didn't even glance at it.

Xing Yuyuan immediately concluded that Su Sheng was no ordinary person.

That's impressive!
Su Sheng inquired about the background of the case, and Su Cheng gave a detailed report.

After listening, Su Sheng nodded silently, showing his approval of Su Cheng.

Tang Li is a long-time client of Su Cheng, which shows that Su Cheng does a good job in the quality of case consultation services and in maintaining client relationships.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have repeatedly appointed Su Cheng as their consultant, giving her full authority.

Even though Su Cheng was transferred from Jingzhou to Macau, she was still willing to look for him.

According to the usual rules of large companies, the group should have sanctioned Su Cheng at this point.

Because if customers only follow the person and not the company, problems can easily arise.

But the Dihao Group is different.

Su Cheng, or other industry elites, are employees of the Dihao Group.

In this respect, the Geely Group is far ahead of other major manufacturers.

This isn't about whether customers will be poached.

Rather, the question is how to grant and protect the interests of these elites, which is essentially a matter between the group and its employees.

If we can retain these elites, we've retained our customers.

If they can't even retain these elites, how can they retain their customers?

Following Su Cheng is equivalent to following the group.

Therefore, this issue is irrelevant to Geely.

In fact, Su Cheng himself analyzed that Tang Li's situation was largely related to the influence of authority.

Consultants are perceived by outsiders as elites, high-end, personalized, and highly effective.

The two had already established trust when Su Cheng first took over Tang Li's case.

After the first cup tactic ended, Su Cheng further solidified Tang Li's authority over him, leading Tang Li to trust him without reservation.

Tang Li did exactly what he was told.

Xing Yuyuan pricked up her ears, not daring to miss a single detail.

Because President Sheng still has the case files related to the "coffee shop case," and he himself has nothing, while Su Cheng has just arrived and hasn't even started working on the case yet.

When Xing Yuyuan heard that the investor was the Ma family, she couldn't help but widen her eyes.

Ma Yingyao?

The gambling king??
Su Cheng actually secured an investment from the gambling king for Tang Li?!

Xing Yuyuan immediately looked at Su Cheng with new respect.

Su Sheng was also in Australia a few days ago, so he was quite interested in this topic.

"Manager Su, could you please have a brief chat with me?"

"sure, no problem."

Su Cheng briefly recounted his relationship with the Ma family, including the tests at the entertainment hall and the investigations, and even made a special mention of the feng shui master.

However, Su Cheng cut out the parts about Ma Shuning later on.

"Is it like a test?"

"Yes, at the time, the Ma family wanted to find an investment advisor from the mainland, so they set up such a test."

Su Cheng continued to explain: "At the time, Mr. Tang Li had no intention of expansion, but after I consulted him, he agreed to the expansion."

Xing Yuyuan thought to herself that no one would refuse such an investment... This was a nationwide expansion, and the shares she held were extremely valuable.

Xing Yuyuan roughly understood, and she asked, "Manager Su, so it's like you're paying money to find a project?"

"Yes, that's the idea. The money came first, and the projects were found later."

Su Sheng then asked Su Cheng, "Why did you think of finding such a project for the Ma family? Could you talk about your thoughts at the time?"

Su Cheng frankly shared his views on the current capital market and the future direction of business development, believing that new tea drinks and new retail are both very promising areas.

It just so happened that Tang Li's project, C'est La Vie, was very close to the concept of "new tea drinks," so the project was established naturally.

Su Sheng nodded slightly again, his eyes showing approval of Su Cheng's vision.

Could you elaborate on your views regarding entertainment venues?

Su Cheng then gave a detailed and in-depth explanation of the design of the Ma family's entertainment hall.

Su Sheng was already surprised at this moment.

Xiao Cheng truly lives up to his father's reputation for raising him personally.

Great.

Although Xiaocheng is currently at K11, he feels that he already has the strength of K14 or K15.

Su Sheng's judgment is actually inaccurate.

He didn't know that Su Cheng had figured out the design of the entertainment hall based solely on her own understanding; instead, he assumed that Su Cheng was well-versed in the group's database.

That's why he ultimately gave Su Cheng a K14 rating.

If he knew that Su Cheng had figured it out herself, he would have given her a higher evaluation.

"Hmm...not bad, very good." Su Sheng gave Su Cheng high praise. "Manager Su, your potential is limitless."

"Mr. Sheng, you flatter me."

"Manager Su, there are some issues I must remind you of."

"Yes, Mr. Sheng, please go ahead."

"Although I have never met Mr. Tang Li, I believe your client has significant problems with business operations."

Su Cheng was slightly surprised.

Su Sheng drew a few circles on the coffee shop's account book with a pen, then handed it to Su Cheng.

Have you noticed the operational changes over the past few months?

Su Cheng knew what Su Sheng was talking about as soon as she saw those circles.

Simply put, Tang Li split the coffee shop's public accounts into several subordinate-related accounts.

The money needed for raw materials, procurement, and losses should be kept in a separate account.

Human resources and salary expenses are a separate account.

Basic daily operations are handled by a main account, while marketing and promotion are handled by a secondary account.

Even the water and electricity bills were accounted for separately.

It's like having a lot of bank cards even though you don't have much money.

Opening a bank account is not illegal, and opening an unlimited number of accounts for business purposes is also not against regulations.

But this reveals a lot of problems.

This problem isn't a huge one, but it's not insignificant either. In short, Tang Li lacks the corresponding financial knowledge and basic operational capabilities.

These accounts are actually Tang Li's "mental accounts".

It's both complicated and useless.

Because money doesn't increase.

The content circled in pencil is the list of money Tang Li randomly crossed out because of his "mental accounting."

Su Cheng thought Su Sheng was quite capable to be able to discern Tang Li's business acumen from the case files in such a short time.

(End of this chapter)