In Mong Kok, there was a restaurant that had been open for over thirty years, filled with guests and praised by diners.
However, prosperity also hid a crisis: the owner was old with no succes...
Chapter 97 Four Cobblers
Qiao Junshen sent Cui Huiyi downstairs. Cui Huiyi turned around and said to him, "I'm going upstairs."
"I'll go up with you and rehearse with you how the situation will evolve next. After we have discussed it, you can discuss it with your sister and brother-in-law. Your sister has been at home for a few years, your brother-in-law is in the banking industry, and now you are the only one who has been working in the food industry for so many years. It's not easy to clean up Cui Ji's mess." Qiao Junshen said to her.
Cui Huiyi also knew that if she joined Cui Ji, it might be easier than her sister. But her father might have selfish motives, as he had already taken over Lide, and it was fine if Cui Ji was left to his eldest daughter. Anyway, the shares were arranged like this now. If she intervened completely, what would her sister and brother-in-law think?
When my sister joined Cui Ji, she faced many difficulties, and her father got into trouble. It was indeed a very difficult time.
"Um."
The two went upstairs together and entered the house. Cui Huiyi said, "Please sit down. I'll pour you a cup of coffee."
Qiao Junshen raised his wrist to check his watch: "It's almost seven o'clock, don't you want to eat something first?"
That's right! She was still flustered by today's accident. She went into the kitchen, opened the refrigerator, and looked for ingredients to see if she could make something. However, she usually had breakfast and lunch at Lide, and often had social events at night. The things in the refrigerator were fine for her to make simple meals, but for entertaining guests... Cui Huiyi said, "Why don't we go to Ningning's place to eat? It's only about ten minutes away."
Qiao Junshen leaned over and said, "The instant noodle queen should have noodles at home, right? Bring out two packs of noodles."
"ah?"
"What? You have to be polite to me? Besides, you are not in the mood today, let alone have time to go out for dinner. We have discussed the countermeasures, and you still need to discuss it with your sister, and send it out as soon as possible to calm people's hearts."
"Okay." Cui Huiyi took out two packs of freshly prepared Japanese barbecue noodles from the cupboard.
Qiao Junshen took the noodles and said, "You've been very emotional today. Go sit for a while. I'll do it!"
"Can you do it?" Cui Huiyi asked him. Cui Huiyi and Qiao Junshen both studied in the United States, but they were thousands of miles apart, one in the east and the other in the west. She knew very little about Qiao Junshen in this regard.
Qiao Junshen took out eggs and vegetables from the refrigerator, and saw the ham slices, so he took them out as well. He said, "Just wait and eat, go ahead!"
"It's boring to sit alone, so I'll stand here and watch you do it. If you do it wrong, I can correct you," said Cui Huiyi.
Being looked down upon like this, Qiao Junshen just laughed and boiled water in one pot while heating another.
"Now let's analyze Cui Ji's urgent and important issues." Qiao Junshen turned on the range hood and poured out the oil. "As for the funds, although your brother-in-law's family owns a bank, the bank can't just lend money randomly, right?"
Cui Huiyi leaned against the door and said, "You can take a portion, but it can't be too much. My idea is to let the suppliers take a portion of the money back first according to the order of time."
Qiao Junshen cracked eggs into the pot and said, "Then the next issue is the dealer's inventory."
"Destruction means the separation of today's Cui Ji and yesterday's Cui Ji. Confidence is more important than the money for this inventory. My sister and I have already calculated this. My father asked my sister to take over Cui Ji. My sister and I are not fools. We have calculated this. If we can't pull it off, we can only refuse."
The water boiled, and Qiao Junshen cooked noodles and vegetables. He asked, "What if the distributors heard about the destruction and reported the quantity to you, but they thought it was profitable and did not destroy it themselves, allowing these products to continue to flow into the market? Especially some small restaurants and hotels, selling them at very cheap prices? If something happens, the Cuiji brand will be posted on it."
This is a potential problem. Qiao Junshen put the seasoning in, took out the bowl, scooped out the noodles, and then scooped the poached egg from the pan and placed it on the noodles.
Cui Huiyi was about to serve the noodles, but Qiao Junshen said, "Wait."
He put the ham slices in the pan, fried them in the remaining oil, and put them on the noodles.
"Wow! It actually looks pretty good!" Cui Huiyi praised.
Qiao Junshen was somewhat proud: "What are you talking about?"
The two of them took the noodles out, and Cui Huiyi asked, "Change Cui's trademark?"
Qiao Junshen said, "Yes! Change the trademark, design a character or animal as cute as your Yuan Zai, and do enough publicity on TV. You have destroyed all the inventory. Let the new Cui Ji be the inheritance of Cui Ji, but also separate from the old Cui Ji."
“That makes sense.”
The phone rang, and Cui Huiyi answered it: "Ningning! Are you coming over?"
"Let her come over. That girl is smart and can add things that we haven't thought of." Qiao Junshen said.
"Oh, okay!" said Cui Huiyi.
After Cui Huiyi hung up the phone, Qiao Junshen said, "Let me ask Junxian if he has returned home. He runs a factory, let him come and listen as well."
Qiao Junshen called and asked his younger brother to come over. The two of them ate noodles. Cui Huiyi put the dishes in the kitchen and waited for the hourly worker to come and wash them tomorrow.
She lives alone and is rarely at home during the day, unlike live-in Filipino maids, who only need to come to the house for half a day as an hourly worker.
When Cui Huiyi came out, she saw Qiao Junshen taking some paper and wiping the table.
Qiao Junshen washed his hands and sat down on the sofa.
Cui Huiyi turned her head and looked at the bar: "Would you like a drink or a cup of coffee?"
"If you have tea, that'd be even better," Qiao Junshen said. "If not, coffee."
"Yes. The last time Ningning came, she saw that I had no tea, so she gave me a can of tea, saying that she was coming to drink it. I had no choice but to buy another teacup." Cui Huiyi took a teacup from the window and made a cup of tea for Qiao Junshen.
Qiao Junshen opened the teacup and blew on it. "This was given to her by the import and export company. She brought two cans to my grandfather. It's very good."
Cui Huiyi saw that he said it tasted good, so she made a cup for herself: "I don't understand, but she said it was good anyway."
"Let's continue. As for factory management, you have experience, so you can enter the factory as a consultant. But what about Cui Ji's product aging problem?"
"I've thought about this too..." As she was speaking, Cui Huiyi heard the doorbell ring and went to open the door.
Yue Ning heard Qiao Junshen's voice on the phone and said, "Brother Junshen."
"Come in quickly, Junxian will be here soon."
"What is he here for?" Yue Ning asked puzzledly.
Qiao Junshen suddenly realized, "You don't want to see him, right? Then when he comes, I'll ask him to go back immediately."
"Is it just a question?" Yue Ning came to Qiao Junshen's side, "When did brother become so stingy?"
"Sit down." Qiao Junshen asked her, "Do you know roughly what happened to Mr. Cui?"
"This is the news that spread all afternoon, and basically everyone knows it. It is said that the second wife learned that Uncle Cui was going to give the family business to her two sisters, so she took the initiative to cause a car accident." Yue Ning was a little confused. "What I don't understand is that since she was planning to kill Uncle Cui, couldn't she have invested more money? Couldn't she have called a car? And why did she take advantage of the time when Uncle Cui was accompanying his girlfriend to the hospital instead of when he was somewhere else. So I think she was targeting Miss Zhong, not even Miss Zhong herself, but the child in Miss Zhong's belly. In her mind, only her son could compete with her son for the inheritance. I guess she didn't expect Uncle Cui to protect his girlfriend, nor did she expect Uncle Cui to fall on his head."
Cui Huiyi poured tea for Yue Ning.
"We think so too." Qiao Junshen said, "Let's put her matter aside. Under the current circumstances, Sister Huiwen has no experience in factory management, and Cui's business is in turmoil. She is still thinking about Uncle Cui. A few of us will help her put together a plan. Customer confidence, stock prices, company employees and partners must all be stabilized. Huiyi and I have discussed a few points..."
As Qiao Junshen was speaking, the doorbell rang again and Cui Huiyi went to open the door.
Qiao Junxian arrived, and the four of them sat on the sofa, talking and discussing countermeasures.
Qiao Junshen asked Cui Huiyi to bring paper and pen, and Yue Ning summarized the discussion: "First, funding: In addition to the support from Qin's Xinyao, you should go to Hengtong for support. Second, the separation of the old and new Cui Ji: the brand image and packaging will be completely redesigned, the products will be upgraded and announced to cooperate with Baohualou and Ningyan, and advertisements will be placed. Third, management: destroy all doubtful inventory, reorganize the factory, and Lide will dispatch professionals to provide support."
These points were further subdivided into many other points, and by the time the discussion was over, it was almost eleven o'clock in the evening.
Qiao Junshen handed the list to Cui Huiyi: "Okay, have a good sleep. I'll pick you up to go to the hospital at seven tomorrow."
"Brother Jun Shen came here to help Sister Huiyi with some advice today, so why do we have to send Sister Huiyi to the hospital tomorrow? Doesn't Sister Huiyi know how to drive?" Yue Ning asked.
Qiao Junshen knocked her head and said, "I'm her boyfriend. My girlfriend's father was in a car accident and is still in critical condition. Shouldn't I be by her side all the time?"
Yue Ning expressed his approval: "Brother Jun Shen is really dedicated, you are a super good partner."
Qiao Junshen smiled: "Ningning! You are so smart."
"Isn't this recognized by everyone?" Yue Ning accepted the praise very happily.
Qiao Junxian held her hand and said, "Let's go home. Grandpa is waiting for you!"
Yue Ning got into Qiao Junxian's car. Qiao Junxian drove. Yue Ning asked, "Do you feel that your brother is too nice to Sister Huiyi?"
"The relationship between the two families is there. At this time, if he doesn't help Sister Huiyi, my mother won't agree." Qiao Junxian said, "Besides, don't they have an agreement? My brother is just looking for a shield, but he never asks others to shield him for nothing. He personally vented his anger on Zhou Mingling. Don't think too much. If the two of them wanted to be together, they would have been together a long time ago."
Yue Ning thought that what Qiao Junxian said made sense, and he should not match people up randomly.
Yue Ning's home and Cui Huiyi's home are even closer, with the two buildings less than one kilometer apart.
Qiao Junxian sent Yue Ning to the downstairs of her house. He wanted to take Yue Ning upstairs, but Yue Ning asked him to stretch out his hand and shake hands with him. This convinced him. He watched his girlfriend walk into the corridor and shook his sore hand. She was really careless.
Qiao Junxian drove home. It was late at night and all the shops along the way were closed. Only neon lights were flashing. There was a huge advertisement on the wall of a gym. In the advertisement, there was a bronze-skinned man in a black vest. He had a strong back and a wasp waist, and veins were bulging on his arm muscles. He lifted the black vest with one hand, revealing eight tight and well-shaped abdominal muscles.
Advertising slogan: "Style makes her irresistible"