Lu Chi arrived at the entrance of the [Half-Mountain Cloud Warmth] villa with his men and saw Zhang Hu having a barbecue in the courtyard. As always, apart from Liu Ruyan, there were many beautiful women around him.
There were only four beauties this time, plus Liu Ruyan, making a total of five.
From afar, Zhang Hu looked up and saw Lu Chi, waving and calling out, "Little Chi, Little Chi! Come in quickly!"
Lu Chi entered the courtyard and walked past a group of beautiful women, some with surprise and others with admiration.
The barbecue grill was set up in the pavilion; it was the round kind, and a group of people sat around it.
The servants had already placed the prepared ingredients aside: potato skewers, chives, pork belly, pork cartilage, pork kidney, roasted eggs, beef skewers, steak, beef tendon, and soy sauce-braised beef tendon.
Lamb skewers, lamb chops, chicken wings, chicken legs, chicken gizzards, chicken hearts, chicken feet, chicken cartilage skewers, grilled oysters, grilled scallops, grilled clams, and grilled razor clams.
Steamed Australian lobster, king crab, abalone with garlic and vermicelli.
There are also various vegetarian dishes; it has everything you could want.
Lu Chi said that he had already eaten, so how could he eat so much?
Zhang Hui laughed and said, "Haha, we've been drinking and chatting until late at night. These things are just snacks to go with the drinks; we won't get full."
Zhang Hu introduced the four beautiful women: "This is my good brother Lu Chi. You should know him. He's the CEO of [Haha You] company, the one who does live streams every night."
The four beautiful women were so surprised that their mouths dropped open.
"Oh my, it's President Lu! When you walked in just now, I was saying that you looked so familiar, like I'd seen you somewhere before. I watch your live streams every night."
"Mr. Lu, I watch your live stream every day and see you help others catch ghosts and monsters. I really admire you."
"Mr. Lu, I'm a bit too scared to watch you catch monsters, I'm really timid. But I watch you sing from beginning to end every time. You sing so well, and I never expected you to be even more handsome in person than in the videos!"
"Mmm, no wonder he's the nation's heartthrob, he's really handsome!"
"..."
The four beauties praised Lu Chi one after another, and Zhang Hu laughed and said, "Just kidding, how could my brother be bad? Of course he's top-notch!"
Only Liu Ruyan remained silent, giving Lu Chi a faint smile.
He had sparred with Lu Chi before and knew that Lu Chi was a seemingly kind person, but actually cunning and not someone to mess with, so it was better to keep his distance.
Lu Chi sat down, and Zhang Hu poured him a glass of red wine, saying, "Little Chi, this wine isn't the kind sold in stores. It's wine I brewed myself using grapes from our own yard. This first glass is naturally for you, my good brother."
Lu Chi picked up his wine glass and took a small sip.
He chuckled, "Hmm, deep and rich in color, with a vibrant fruity aroma and a long finish... Not bad at all! Little Tiger, when did you learn such superb winemaking skills?"
"Speaking of brewing, I learned it when I was in northern Myanmar. Back then, I was alone there and didn't have any close friends. When I was bored, I learned to brew wine and then drank it all by myself."
"Hahaha!" Lu Chi laughed at Zhang Hu, "Luckily you were lonely back then and learned this skill. No wine sold outside can compare to the taste of yours. Call me if you have any good wine in the future."
"Alright, let's drink until we're drunk today. When you go home, take a jar of wine with you for your parents and sisters to try. I'll call you again when I brew new wine."
"good!"
Five women and their servants were grilling a barbecue together, while two men were drinking and chatting.
"Xiao Hu, how's your app business lately?" Lu Chi asked Zhang Hu.
Zhang Hu said, "Business is pretty good. It has expanded nationwide and brings in about 100 million yuan a month, which is 1.2 billion yuan a year. It's not bad. I have no worries about living a wealthy life."
"Little Tiger, I have a business opportunity you can consider."
Lu Chi originally wanted to develop the community economy himself, but when he saw Zhang Hu, he suddenly realized that his Meituan Waimai APP and the community economy could be perfectly combined. Since they were good brothers anyway, he might as well hand over the business to him.
"What kind of business, Koike?"
"Community economy, ever heard of it?"
"Community economy?" Zhang Hu scratched his head, indicating that he seemed to have heard the term in his previous life, but he wasn't quite sure how to understand it.
"The community economy is mainly reflected in the following aspects:"
First, improve the business layout: introduce convenient services such as catering, retail, housekeeping, and elderly care to form a "15-minute living circle".
Second, integrate community resources: utilize idle spaces (such as community shops and activity centers) to develop the sharing economy (such as shared kitchens and second-hand trading).
Thirdly, digital empowerment: connecting merchants and residents through online platforms (community group buying, mini-programs) to improve service efficiency, etc.
While Lu Chi was speaking, Zhang Hu listened quietly without saying a word, waiting for him to continue.
"What I said before was all just platitudes. The most important thing is that I want you to do two types of business. One is [Duoduo Maicai], where you can sell various seasonal fruits and vegetables by picking up goods from merchants in each community."
Secondly, you can open a snack shop, such as the previous generation's "Snacks Are Leisurely", "Cute Time", and "Little Greedy Tribe". You can directly connect with the original manufacturers to get the goods at the lowest price and then sell them at a low price. This way of making money mainly relies on volume, which is to say, it's about small profits and quick turnover.
By combining the Meituan Waimai app with these two business models, you'll have more money coming in. You can also open a large supermarket in a residential area and monopolize the business there.
As soon as Lu Chi spoke, Zhang Hu immediately exclaimed happily, "Little Chi, I've thought about opening a supermarket in the residential area, but I hadn't considered the Duoduo Grocery and Snack Shop you mentioned. How can I thank you, brother? You've given me all the ways to make money!"
Lu Chi shook his head: "We're practically family, why are you thanking me!"
Zhang Hu chuckled: "That's true, alright, we're good brothers, no need for thanks."
A beautiful woman stood up to toast Lu Chi, and Zhang Hu said, "Xiao Chi, you deserve everyone's respect, drink up!"
Lu Chi nodded and accepted the glass of wine.
Then I drank a few more glasses of wine served by the beautiful women.
Then we ate barbecue, chatted, and sang.
Lu Chi played until late at night when he received a call from his fifth sister, Lu Yunke.
Lu Yunke asked anxiously, "Little brother Lu Chi, where are you? Little brother Lu Chi!"
Lu Chi asked in surprise, "Fifth Sister, what's wrong?"
"I just received an email from Ning Boran saying that he kidnapped my mother!"
"What?!" Lu Chi was furious. "He kidnapped Mom? Does he want to die?"
"Lu Chi, where are you? I tried calling Mom but couldn't get through. I'm so scared! Dad and my sisters aren't home right now, and I don't know what to do."
Lu Chi comforted her, "Fifth Sister, don't be afraid, let me see where Mom is now!"
Lu Chi hung up the phone, and Guagua began searching for Pan Feng's location.
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