Lawrence Lu patted Ah Chao on the shoulder, and was naturally happy to see his brother.
"I'm fine now. I'm back safely. Did anything happen while I was away?"
"It's nothing serious. The hotel is fine. Brother Ben just always complains about being too tired and is looking forward to you coming back to give him a raise. Hehe..."
"By the way, Master Song sent someone to ask you what you have been busy with recently and why you are nowhere to be seen."
"... I said that you went to London for business and was delayed for some time. I guess you stayed for a few more days after finishing your business."
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Achao talked non-stop, he was very excited, reporting one thing and then another.
Lawrence Lu put his arm around his shoulders: “Let me take a break, and keep it to talk slowly, it’s almost time for dinner, Robin and I are very tired, you ask someone to cook some good food!”
Ah Chao grinned: "Okay, then you guys take a rest first, I'll go call Ali and let him feel relieved!"
After dinner, Lian Xiaomin went to bed early before nine o'clock. She was so tired.
It may also be that if I don't return to Hong Kong for a day, I will be mentally alert and cannot relax, so this kind of fatigue really needs to be relieved.
I slept very soundly, but it was very refreshing.
The next morning, Lian Xiaomin also called Sun Xuefeng to say hello and say she was back.
Sun Xuefeng was very excited. Although he had been with his parents and family these days, he felt very uneasy. His eldest son was in danger, and he must have been very worried.
"Let's book a restaurant tonight and have dinner together. You'll be in charge of this, and invite everyone..."
"Okay, no problem!"
Sun Xuefeng hung up the phone and hurried to make arrangements.
At noon, Xiaozhuang arrived at 89 Repulse Bay Road, and the three of them had lunch together in the restaurant on the first floor.
After eating, they drank juice and chatted.
Lian Xiaomin expressed her idea: "Xiaozhuang, my brother Will and I are planning to create another hotel brand called 'Ocean Heart' Hotel. How about you be one of them?"
Xiao Zhuang was stunned for a moment, then he laughed. He knew that Robin and Ajie wanted to take him to do business.
The hotel industry is doing very well right now, and many wealthy tycoons are beginning to plan to enter this field. The prospects are definitely good.
Without hesitation, he naturally agreed with great gratitude.
"But I don't have that much money. Maybe... I can only take out two million."
This was the money he earned by slowly exchanging for precious jewellery from the safe when he risked his life single-handedly to raid the home of a Southeast Asian drug lord.
When Lian Xiaomin heard this, she thought, wow, that’s a lot. She bought the building and land in Causeway Bay two years ago, and it only cost her about two million.
However, the prices of land and real estate have been rising year by year, and now have more than doubled compared to the previous two years.
Lawrence Lu lit a cigarette and said with a smile, “Okay, just pay as much as you have, we’ll calculate it based on shares.”
This time the plan was to open two chains at the same time, and Lawrence Lu happened to have two suitable plots of land, which he bought last November.
One is at 19 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui. The location is no worse than that of the Harbour View Hotel and you can see the beautiful Victoria Harbour view.
There is another one in Wan Chai District, at 3 Harbour Road. This piece of land was acquired through auction, and the hotel built on it will also have a first-class sea view.
He simply took the two pieces of land as shares.
Lian Xiaomin decided to invest 8 million yuan and add more if it was not enough.
Lawrence Lu called his assistant Ryan to come over with the drafted contract.
Finally, after calculation, they agreed that Xiaozhuang would hold 10% of the shares, Lian Xiaomin would hold 40%, and Lu Guanjie would hold 50%.
The hotel will invite top designers to design and build it in the most popular British style, and it will be positioned as a top luxury hotel.
After the two "Ocean Heart Hotels" are built, Xiaozhuang will be the general manager and be responsible for their operations.
Everyone had a very enjoyable conversation, and Ryan also recommended a few friends in the industry, who would be recruited to form an operations team.
Then, with the help of the head office, Haikuo Hotel, Xiaozhuang was fully responsible for the preparations.
The whole afternoon was spent discussing this matter, and Xiaozhuang had something else to do next. At around four o'clock, he got up, said goodbye, and went home first.
Lian Xiaomin and Lawrence Lu changed their clothes and went out for the banquet.
This is an annual "fugitive gathering" and all the people on the fugitive list are present.
The Pei family, Grandpa Cao, He Yuyi and his two nephews, Danan and Ernan, sat at the same table.
Sun Xuefeng's family, Liu Zhitai, Qian Daxi and his wife, and Wang Duo and his three siblings sat at the same table.
New members this time included Shen Hanchao, Li Chuang, Xue Zhisen, and Zhong Min who had rushed back from Tseung Kwan O, as well as five educated youth from Hunan Province. They all sat at the same table.
Finally, the families of Zheng Ying and Sun Qingping sat at the same table.
The atmosphere was already very lively, and Lian Xiaomin had booked the entire second floor.
Unexpectedly, just last month, Zhong Min married Tao Yuhong. They got married very quickly, which was really efficient.
Nowadays, there is no custom of dating for one or two years or even longer before talking about marriage.
Most of the time, they just meet once or twice, or are introduced by a matchmaker, and then it happens immediately.
Looking at Zhong Min's happy expression, Lian Xiaomin patted his shoulder.
"You are really fast. Okay. I wish you guys a baby soon!"
Zhong Min almost spit out a mouthful of water.
"Master, I'm not in a hurry. I'm focusing on my career now. The film and television project in Tseung Kwan O is your hard work and requires a huge investment. I have to work harder to repay you for saving my life..."
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