After Zhang Yiming left, Lin Chen picked up his phone and called Zhang Xuhao.
"Lin Chen, what's up now?"
"How's it going with Meituan?"
"I have already deliberately rejected Meituan as you said."
"Hmm, well done. Hopefully Wu Bo won't give it away."
"Don't worry, right, Apo?"
"No problem, Mr. Lin. You're so generous, I, Wu Bo, have my word. Ah Hao, let's go get some late-night snacks after the massage, it's on me."
"Damn it, you two beasts, you've been sneaking off to get a massage behind my back again."
“Lin Chen, we’re in Beijing, and you’re in Shanghai. You can’t take me with you even if you want to. Besides, if I dared to take you for a massage, An Rou would skin me alive.”
“An Rou dares to tell me what to do? Believe me or not, I’ll dock her pay.”
"Heh, I don't believe you for a second. By the way, Lin Chen, do you have a grudge against Wang Xing? Are you going to get back at him?"
"Let me tell you a secret, Zhang Yiming used to work under Wang Xing, and he was bullied terribly by Wang Xing. Now he's my buddy. What do you think, should I take care of him?"
"That's true. Zhang Yiming may be a bit slow, but he's a really good person. Wang Xing is bullying an honest guy. We have to teach him a lesson. Okay, I'll stop talking to you now. We're going to get some late-night snacks. Bye."
"You two beasts, just you wait."
This is why Lin Chen made this phone call behind Zhang Yiming's back. Before Zhang Xuhao went to Beijing with Wu Bo, Lin Chen had already been plotting about Meituan, but he couldn't let Zhang Yiming know. After all, Wang Xing was Zhang Yiming's former boss, and who knew if Zhang Yiming would still have feelings for him and secretly send him a message.
Therefore, to be on the safe side, Lin Chen made up this story.
Thus, a situation arose where Lashou.com was putting pressure on Meituan, while Ele.me refused to cooperate with Meituan on "group buying to your door." Huasuan.com first expressed its desire to invest, then offered some discounts in the first month, and then put more pressure on Meituan in the second month, causing internal chaos within Meituan.
Imagine a team where everyone eats the same steamed buns every day. They might complain, but they'll still grit their teeth and persevere.
One day, your superiors suddenly reward you with braised pork, and you get to eat it for a whole week. Everyone is overjoyed.
As a result, starting in the second week, not only was there no more braised pork, but steamed buns had to be shared between two people. Everyone started to think that there must be a middleman making a profit, otherwise why would the price difference be so big? As a result, morale collapsed, and the team could no longer be led.
With everything settled, Lin Chen stretched, picked up his phone, opened MiXin, and sent a message to the MiXin group chat of the Shanghai quartet.
"I'm going back to Wushang the day after tomorrow. Is there anything you'd like me to bring back?"
The young lady was the first to reply: "Lin Chen, when you go back, go to my dad's place."
"What's wrong? Is Dad going to hit me?"
"What? Didn't you want to hire a deputy director of the legal department? You weren't satisfied with any of the people who came for the interview. My dad said a few days ago that he wanted to introduce his friend's daughter to give it a try. When you go back, you can ask him about the details."
"Oh, okay, I'll bring two bottles of wine with me. I haven't thanked Dad for what happened last time."
I chatted with the three of them for a while longer, until I got off work.
An Rou walked over and knocked on Lin Chen's office door: "Lin Chen, I want to have hot pot tonight."
"Okay, let's go."
Lin Chen took An Rou down to the underground parking garage. Seeing that An Rou's car was still parked between two parking spaces, Lin Chen suddenly missed the automatic driving function of the trams in his previous life. An Rou really needed the automatic parking technology.
When electric cars were mentioned, Lin Chen suddenly thought of Tesla. Recalling his memories from his previous life, he remembered that Tesla seemed to have had a particularly difficult few years, losing money hand over fist. Perhaps…
Lin Chen's eyes suddenly lit up, and he decided to find an opportunity to visit Meidi to see if he could buy up this future behemoth company at a bargain price.
The two drove to the villa hot pot restaurant.
"Hello sir, how many are in your party?"
"The two of you."
"Eh? You're Lin Chen?"
Lin Chen heard someone call his name, turned around and saw that it was Wang Sicong, with a girl beside him, who looked like an internet celebrity.
"Young Master Wang, what a coincidence!"
"I just arrived in Shanghai a couple of days ago. I was planning to ask you to have a drink with me after I finished my work, but I didn't expect to run into you here. Are you two together? Why don't you come together?"
Lin Chen turned to look at An Rou, and seeing her nod, he smiled and said, "Okay, I'll treat you to a meal today, as a welcome back dinner for Young Master Wang."
The four of them ordered a private room and sat down. The internet celebrity took out her phone and started snapping photos, while Lin Chen handed the menu to Wang Sicong.
"Here you go, Young Master Wang, you can order first."
Wang Sicong took the menu and said, "Don't call me Young Master Wang anymore. We're friends now. I'm older than you, so if you don't mind, just call me Brother Cong."
"Hehe, okay, Brother Cong."
"Is this your girlfriend?"
"This is my sister, who is also the vice president of our company."
"Oh, hello sister, you're a strong woman."
The four chatted and ate, and halfway through the meal, Wang Sicong suddenly wanted to drink milk tea.
"Do you have any recommendations for bubble tea shops?"
The online influencer said, "I ordered from that Heytea shop; it's very famous in Shanghai."
"Oh well."
Wang Sicong took out his phone and made a call: "Hey, go to Heytea and buy me four cups of milk tea. You can decide on the flavor."
Upon seeing this, Lin Chen exclaimed, "Wow, so this is how the earliest mobile phone food delivery was done! You rich people really know how to have fun!"
However, Lin Chen then thought that since Xiaomi phones had already been made, the development of mobile apps could also be put on the agenda.
Twenty minutes later, a trendy-looking blond man walked into the private room carrying four cups of milk tea.
"Brother Cong, your milk tea."
"Um, thank you. Why don't you sit down and have something to eat with me?"
"No, no, I have something to do, so I won't bother you any longer. Please continue."
After Huang Mao left, Wang Sicong picked up one of the milk tea cups, took a sip, and his eyes lit up: "Hmm, this Heytea is really delicious."
Lin Chen smiled and said, "If you like drinking, you can come anytime. I'll give you a lifetime free VIP membership."
"Huh? You own this bubble tea shop?"
"Yes, we currently only have a few stores in Shanghai."
"It's a pity, I won't be able to drink it when I go back to Beijing."
"Brother Cong, are you interested in collaborating?"
"Oh? How do we cooperate?"
"I'll open a Heytea store in every Wanda Plaza across the country. I'll provide the brand, manpower, and technology, you provide the store, and I'll give you 40% of the shares."
Wang Sicong's mind raced. The brand's artificial intelligence technology belonged to Lin Chen, and the store was supposedly his, but it was actually his family's property. In other words, he hadn't invested a single penny, yet he could still get 40% of Heytea's shares. With over 300 Wanda Plazas and 300 Heytea stores nationwide, he could earn over 20 million yuan more in pocket money every year. This business was worth doing.
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