After breakfast, Luo Xiyun changed her clothes, put on some makeup, took her bag, and said to Chen Xu, "Take me to the company."

"With pleasure."

Chen Xu took the car keys, waited for her to change her shoes, then held out his hand for her to hold, and went out together.

The two took the elevator down to the garage. After getting in the car, Luo Xiyun remembered something and asked, "How is the cooperation with the catering group you mentioned last time going?"

"We agreed to talk today." Chen Xu started the car and slowly drove out of the garage.

"You're going to talk alone?"

"I found a lawyer to go with me. Liu Kun introduced me to him."

"Liu Kun?" Luo Xiyun looked a little surprised, "Are you familiar with him?"

Chen Xu said, "We are not very familiar with each other, but he asked me to do something for him last time, so we have some friendship."

"You can't trust this person too much."

Chen Xu was a little surprised when he heard his words. He couldn't help but turn his head to look at her. Seeing that she looked a little serious, he said, "I thought you trusted him very much."

"I trust his ability. Besides, he was sent by my father." Luo Xiyun said, "If necessary, he wouldn't mind selling you."

Chen Xu's heart sank. He had indeed overlooked this point before. He nodded and said, "I will pay attention to it."

Luo Xiyun was still a little worried and said, "Let me introduce someone to you."

Chen Xu said, "Don't you need help over there too?"

"It's okay. She was my secretary before. She resigned due to some reasons. Now, she's back to work. I've already contacted her."

After hearing what she said, Chen Xu remembered that when she first joined the company, she did bring a secretary with her.

The reason why he remembered it was because the secretary was very beautiful. At that time, the single men in the company did not dare to pursue Luo Xiyun, so they set their sights on the secretary and surrounded her to show their affection. However, until she resigned, no one had heard of anyone succeeding.

"You are talking about Secretary Jin, right?" He smiled, "Are you really confident in leaving her by my side?"

Luo Xiyun glanced at him and said, "I can trust her."

Chen Xu became curious about what kind of woman this woman was that she could trust so much.

The car drove all the way to the company gate.

"I'll pick you up this afternoon." Chen Xu said after stopping the car.

"good."

Luo Xiyun opened the car door and got out, but instead of walking towards the building, he walked around the front of the car and went to the driver's seat.

"What's wrong?"

Chen Xu rolled down the car window with some confusion.

Luo Xiyun bent down, kissed him on the face, and said, "Come upstairs to pick me up in the afternoon."

"good."

Chen Xu knew that she wanted to make their relationship public to everyone.

…………

At ten o'clock, there were almost no customers in the noodle shop.

In the kitchen, Chen Xu was demonstrating a new product, mixed noodles, to the four employees in charge of the kitchen.

Suddenly, the employee who was cleaning outside came in and said, "Boss, there is a lady named Jin looking for you."

"Please ask her to come sit in the office for a while. I will be there soon."

Chen Xu was only halfway through making the noodles when he spoke.

After a while, he finished the demonstration and said, "You guys practice here first."

He washed and dried his hands, took off his apron, came to the office, opened the door, and saw a woman in an off-white top sitting on the sofa with a very upright posture.

"Hello, I'm Jin Minyu." When she saw him come in, she stood up and introduced herself. She had a ponytail and her hair was slightly permed and dyed, which made her look very fashionable. She was completely different from Secretary Guo, who dressed conservatively.

Chen Xu said, "I am Chen Xu, please sit down."

After sitting down, he said, "Xiyun should have told you about the situation here."

"Mr. Luo told me roughly."

Chen Xu took out a contract and said, "You were introduced by Xiyun. I believe in your ability. This is a labor contract. Take a look at it. If you have any questions, feel free to ask."

"I'll come back later." Chen Xu stood up and left the office. To be honest, when Luo Xiyun told him about Secretary Jin's salary, he was really shocked. The annual salary of a secretary was almost catching up with the director-level management of Wanhua Company.

Then, Luo Xiyun passed him Secretary Jin's resume, saying that she graduated from a prestigious university, had been working in a large company, and had served as the secretary of a listed company's CEO for two years.

That company was owned by Luo Xiyun's grandfather, and her uncle was the CEO. Her grandmother was worried that she had no one she could trust, so she sent Secretary Jin to help her.

These are secondary. To gain Luo Xiyun's trust, this Secretary Jin must be extraordinary.

Therefore, he still followed Secretary Jin's previous salary, increased it by a certain percentage, and offered a very high salary to him. After all, it was not a long-term employment.

Half an hour later, Chen Xu returned to the office. Secretary Jin had already read the contract and pointed out several unclear parts. He took notes.

After a while, the lawyer who had been arranged to meet with him came over. He and Secretary Jin discussed the matter for another half an hour. The lawyer reprinted the contract and both parties signed it formally.

"Next, I'll trouble you." Chen Xu stretched out his hand.

"Leave it to me, boss." Secretary Jin shook hands with him, with just the right amount of respect on his face.

"Take some time to look at the information." Chen Xu took out some documents and handed them to her.

Secretary Jin sat aside and read attentively.

After looking at it for a while, she asked, "Boss, what kind of cooperation do you want to achieve with Jinyun Catering Group?"

Chen Xu has already thought about this and said, "I want to control the brand and formula. This is the bottom line. As for how to cooperate, you can first test their ideas and talk to them slowly."

It's not that he couldn't bear to part with these things, but he knew very well that this was his only capital. If he didn't control it, he would be kicked out by others in a minute. He didn't expect these companies to have any conscience.

"I understand." Secretary Jin also understood his thoughts.

…………

At two o'clock in the afternoon, Jiang Yan from Jinyun Catering Group came with his people.

Next, Chen Xu witnessed the negotiation between Secretary Jin and Jiang Yan, and he realized that although her salary was high, it was well worth the money.

Secretary Jin took the initiative in the entire negotiation. She had obviously done her homework in advance, and her words showed that she knew a lot about Jinyun Catering. She not only pointed out the difficulties of Jinyun Group, but also their current trends. These were all things he didn't know before.

It turns out that Jinyun Catering has been seeking to go public for years, but has never been successful.

Their business strategy is asset-light, which allows them to avoid many market risks. At the same time, it also makes their assets look virtual, all of which are intangible assets such as brands.

Moreover, these brands are not well-known in the industry, which has led to their current embarrassing situation.

In order to get rid of this situation, Jinyun Catering is determined to create a well-known brand. However, this is not so easy. The previous Internet celebrity stores were similar attempts, and the results were not very successful.

Secretary Jin's words caught Jiang Yan off guard.

Finally, Secretary Jin suggested that the two companies could set up a company, with Chen Xu investing 70% of the shares with the formula and brand, and Jinyun investing 30% with the funds.

Jiang Yan rejected the distribution plan without even thinking about it.

Even Chen Xu felt that this was a bit too much. If Jinyun could accept such a proposal, that would be a miracle.

However, Jiang Yan agreed in principle to the plan of establishing a company in partnership, but the two sides started discussions on the distribution of shares.

As a result, the differences were so great that the two sides parted ways unhappily.

Chen Xu wants absolute control of the company, but Jinyun certainly won't agree. It's an irreconcilable conflict.

After Jiang Yan left, Chen Xu asked Secretary Jin, "Do you think they will come again?"

“Should be”

Chen Xu asked curiously, "Why?"

Secretary Jin said, "Jinyun Group grew and developed under Cai Hong's leadership, but she actually only holds 15% of the shares. The vast majority of the shares are in the hands of her father and brother. In the past, with her father's support, her position was very stable. However, I heard that her father's health deteriorated after a heart operation."

"Her two brothers have always wanted to fight for control of Jinyun Group. If her father died, she would definitely be kicked out of the company."

Chen Xu was still a little confused, "What does that have to do with us?"

Secretary Jin said, "Jiang Yan is not an ordinary person. She is Cai Hong's eldest daughter. Since she values ​​our noodle shop so much, she will definitely find a way to get Cai Hong's support. Then, she will come back to us to continue the discussion."

Chen Xu was a little surprised. He didn't expect Jiang Yan to have such an identity. He was even more surprised by Secretary Jin's ability to get information. Luo Xiyun had only suggested that Secretary Jin come to help him in the morning. He should have told her about this in the morning.

Up to now, in less than ten hours, she has already found out everything about Jinyun Group. No matter how she did it, such ability is definitely worthy of that annual salary.

(End of this chapter)