Spring Breeze Twenty Years

Chapter 503 Personnel Issues

Xia Maosheng said, "Try to find some connections, it should be possible. Back then, you could open a company in any kind of commercial property, but that's not allowed now, so we can try to negotiate."

Chen Hui said, "Okay, I'll find a place first, and then I'll ask around. What did you mean by 'buyout for several years' earlier?"

Xiao Wei said, "It's a rent-to-own arrangement. We agree on a price for the building, and then we pay the agreed amount over a certain number of years until the building becomes ours. I saw it in the newspaper, and I think it's a good fit for us."

Xia Maosheng said, "Won't this cost a lot of money? If the price is negotiable, it's easier to pay in full upfront. It's only a matter of a few hundred thousand or a few hundred thousand."

Xiao Wei said, "If it can be paid in installments, I think it's better to do it in installments. It's better to keep the money in hand. We feel like we have a lot of money, but when you calculate it carefully, it's not that much. If we start working here, we can only wait in Xingcheng. If we had more money, it would be better to just build it directly, right? What if something happens and we don't have any money on hand? Wouldn't that be stressful?"

Chen Hui sighed and said, "Before we had money, we thought earning tens of thousands was pretty awesome. We could buy whatever we wanted and spend it however we wanted. Back then, I thought every day about how great it would be if we could earn several thousand or tens of thousands a month. Now, we earn quite a bit, but we feel even more short of money. It seems like we've been planning to spend money all year. Xiao Wei, we need to think of a way to earn money quickly."

Xiao Wei laughed and said, "Isn't this just figuring out how to make money? You're not investing any capital, are you?"

Chen Hui leaned back on the sofa and said, "Now I feel like earning a few hundred thousand a month is so slow. We need to open branches, get all the stores up and running as soon as possible. I suddenly realized, if I could pay you back the money I spent during this time, I would have done it. We're so damn poor."

Chen Xiao asked, "How much money have you spent during this time? Is it really necessary?"

Chen Hui glanced at Chen Xiao and said, "It's cost almost two million yuan. Honey, are you ready to starve? I'll make sure you're well-fed."

Chen Xiao said, "Our family is the poorest among the three of us, it's so unfair. Old man, you need to step up your game, baby formula isn't a small expense, and besides, your son's mother needs to dress up, right?"

Xiao Hong said, "Don't pretend to be poor. It's not like someone's asking you for money every day. At worst, I'll give you some of my secret stash of money."

Xiao Wei looked at Xiao Hong and asked, "What secret stash of money do you have?"

Xiao Hong said, "That money from Donglaishun, didn't you give it all to me? It wasn't my secret stash of money, was it?"

Xiao Wei laughed and said, "Okay, okay, you and Chen Xiao can split your secret stash of money."

Chen Xiao said, "Forget it, I don't want it. Whoever's money it is, it's their money. Spend it or use it, but don't mess around with it."

She paused, then slammed her hand on the table and said, "Why are we acting like we're begging for small change? Chen Hui, if you're not good enough, then stand up for yourself and let me have a few tens of thousands to show off to them. Look at Xiao Hong's face, she's so smug."

Chen Hui glanced at Xiao Hong, then said to Chen Xiao with a sullen face, "Honey, I think our chances of showing off in front of Xiao Hong are pretty slim. Why don't we change our target? Your goal is too high."

Xiao Wei asked, "Who's in charge of the restaurant's finances now?"

"I usually do everything myself at home. If I leave, it's Li Na's turn. I wouldn't dare give it to anyone else." Chen Hui raised his hand to check the time.

Xiaowei said to Geng Hui, "Seriously, you should hurry up and finish things over there and come over. There are tens of thousands of yuan in accounts here every day. Xiaohui can't be here every day anymore. Besides, we're opening a branch soon, so we have to set up the finance department as soon as possible. None of us know much about finance, so this will depend on you. The financial system needs to be in place first."

Geng Hui glanced at Xia Maosheng and said, "Okay, then I'll apply for a leave of absence without pay when I get back after my leave. You can arrange for someone to set up the inventory management in Longcheng first, so I can take over quickly."

Xia Maosheng said, "Xiaowei, ask your father-in-law to transfer me here. I'll go to the city construction department. I'll arrange my accommodation in the next few days."

Chen Hui said, "I think it's a good idea. Uncle Wang will need to hire a few of his own people for the urban construction project, so it should be easy to get approval. Haha, if you come over, Xiao Wei will be all alone over there."

Xiao Wei said, "If he doesn't come, I'm still alone in Longcheng. He's in Chuanzhou and he doesn't come over either."

Xiao Hong thought for a moment and then clung to Xiao Wei, saying, "Well, if the grandpa and grandma come over in October, you'll really be all alone over there."

Xiao Wei said, "It's okay. I'll be here most of the time once the company opens here, so we can just assign a manager over there. Ugh, it's not easy to find people. Once it's up and running, we'll need at least one manager for each location, right? Where are we going to find one?"

Chen Hui said, "It won't be that fast. We'll take our time finding people. We can train a few more ourselves, like Huang Laowu and Lao Hou, Hong Liang, and Factory Director Long. They're all capable. Sister Shang can manage a food factory, and there's Guan He. If we really need more people, we can use Sister Zhang from the restaurant, or Xiao Liwen. We're not worried about manpower."

Xiao Wei said, "Li Gengsheng is a reliable guy. Do you think he could handle things if he came to Fengtian?"

Chen Hui said, "Just let him know. Whether he comes or not is up to him. He should be able to come. Once he's out there, he'll be getting paid by us, which will definitely be more than he's getting now, right? Why wouldn't he take the job if he's making money?"

Xiao Wei said, "Then I'll go over and ask. We also need to hurry up with the company's affairs here and see if we can get it done. As for assets, the house in Xingcheng can also be included. I'll call my sister-in-law and ask her to set up an industrial company there, Brothers Industrial. After that, Geng Hui can set up a finance department here, and Li Na can set up a general affairs department. She should be able to handle personnel allocation, management, training, and assessment."

Chen Hui said, "I agree, I have no objection."

Xia Maosheng said, "I'm avoiding it."

Chen Hui glanced at him sideways and said, "What the hell are you trying to avoid? Now is the time to brainstorm."

Xiao Wei said, "The food factory still needs to be handed over to Xie Xiaolong. Let him come to Fengtian. Longcheng should be handed over to Sister Shang. I'll go and talk to them this time. As for the restaurant, is it okay to let Master Zhai manage it? Old Xia."

Xia Maosheng said, "I feel that Sister Zhang is more reliable."

Xiao Wei thought for a moment and said, "Okay, then it's Sister Zhang. By the way, have I told you two about the expansion of the billiards area? I asked Huang Laowu to talk to the grocery store next door and rent the whole place to open a billiards hall. We'll have the grocery store move here to the billiards area, and we'll need to set up tables. I plan to set up twenty tables."

Chen Hui said, "You don't need to tell us about this, just make the arrangements. So, are the karaoke bars and dance halls still going to stay open?"

Xiao Wei said, "I really hadn't thought about that. The karaoke bar and dance hall were originally intended to be part of the hotel, and Huang Laowu has been managing them. How about we give him a raise?"

(End of this chapter)