Song Yunfei smiled and said, "Do you know what I like about you? I like your decisive and efficient nature. You're a lot like me in that respect. Okay, let's go."
You're a lot like me in this respect. Song Yunfei wasn't exaggerating when he said that. Judging from the way he arranged to meet Fang Lin tonight, it's easy to see that he's that kind of person, and he exudes confidence.
However, the two of them are also different. Fang Lin does not have Song Yunfei's arrogant confidence; at most, she is decisive in her actions.
The two walked out of the theater. It was early summer, and the nighttime temperature was very pleasant.
The two strolled under the dim streetlights, walking silently along the road, as if neither wanted to break the beautiful silence of the moment.
Fang Lin broke the silence after a long pause, asking, "I'm thirty years old and unmarried. What about you?"
Song Yunfei said, "Don't laugh at me, but I'm from a rural area here. After graduating from university, I was assigned to work in a government office. I'm thirty-two years old this year and still single."
The two walked down the street and talked for a long time. Fang Lin said, "My hometown is in the mountains of Sichuan. If you don't mind the regional difference, we can be ordinary friends. Whether we can become life partners depends on how things develop."
Fang Lin's words clearly show that she has temporarily accepted Song Yunfei as a friend of the opposite sex, but definitely not as her official boyfriend.
Even so, it's still pretty good; she can't blindly commit her life to anyone.
Song Yunfei said, "Don't worry, I won't let you down. I hope you can become my girlfriend."
Fang Lin said, "I long for that too. It's getting late, I should go back now. Goodbye!"
Song Yunfei said, "Goodbye!"
Fang Lin returned to Dong Qing's house. Yi Feifei was still there, probably waiting for news.
Yi Feifei asked, "How did your talks go?"
Fang Lin said, "I used to have a good impression of Song Yunfei. He's alright, I guess. Shall we spend some time together first?"
Li Yuzhu said, "You're thirty this year, which is considered old maid around here. I'm not even as old as you; my son is already six. If things are going well, let's get engaged before the new year!"
Fang Lin said, "Okay, I'll listen to you this time."
They sat down and talked for a while, then Yifeifei said goodbye to Dongqing and his wife and went back with Fang Lin.
Su Wei's hotel has finally been renovated and registered. After obtaining the business license, the hotel is ready to open for business.
Su Wei is currently penniless. The money for building the hotel was lent to her by Dong Qing. In other words, without Dong Qing, she wouldn't be where she is today, let alone have a future. No matter how capable a woman is, she is nothing without someone lending her money.
The hotel is facing a cash shortage as it prepares to open. A significant investment was made before the opening, and the hotel is currently empty with nothing purchased.
Unable to ask Dong Qing for money again, she finally chose to take out a loan. She used the hotel as collateral for a loan of two million yuan, which was enough to solve her immediate problem.
Next, we began purchasing guest room amenities and installing guest room bathrooms.
The hotel's kitchen equipment, restaurant tables and chairs, and guest room beds and sofas represent a significant investment.
In those days, hotels generally did not have air conditioning. Each room had a standing fan, and high-end rooms were equipped with a color TV. In the early 1990s, such room configurations were considered quite good.
The restaurant has ceiling fans installed.
A month later, Su Wei's Bamboo Forest Hotel finally opened.
On the opening day, she invited Dong Qing and his wife to go on stage with her to cut the ribbon.
Influenced by the two wholesale markets, the passenger flow at the train and bus stations is now very large, and her hotel is located right next to the train and bus stations, making it a prime location for opening a hotel.
Bamboo Forest Hotel is the only large hotel in this commercial area, and it welcomed guests from all over the world on its opening day.
Half a month later, people came to the Bamboo Forest Hotel every day to book banquets. Su Wei's hotel business was booming, and she had succeeded in starting her business.
Su Wei now lives in the factory's residential area, a place that feels completely out of place with her current identity.
Su Wei and her husband usually don't eat at home; they eat at their own noodle shop every night before going home.
She no longer manages the he luo noodle shop; she has handed it over to her younger sister. Her family has helped her, otherwise she would be as poor as other farmers.
My younger brother has been admitted to university and will be a sophomore this year.
She had only known Dongqing for six years, and her life had already changed so much. She owed no one in her life except Dongqing and his wife.
When the couple returned home that evening, Chen Hong said, "I never expected my wife to be so capable."
Su Wei smiled bitterly and said, "Don't others know how your wife built her business? It's no exaggeration to say that Dong Qing and his wife practically dragged me up by the hair. Without the millions they lent me, how could I have started this business? Besides, I'm still heavily in debt, owing Dong Qing and the banks. I haven't been able to pay back a single penny of my debts. To be honest, I wake up worried sick at night."
In the early 1990s, a woman owing millions in debt was an astronomical figure, and even if a hotel could make money every day, it was still a source of great worry.
Starting a business is difficult, but maintaining it is even more difficult. She worries about her hotel every day because it can only succeed and cannot fail. If it fails, she will never be able to recover.
Chen Hong knew all too well how much pressure his wife was under. What he said just now was simply to help her relax and ease her constantly tense nerves.
In reality, his approach was merely a case of locking the barn door after the horse has bolted. Although his words were meant to open her heart, Su Wei lacked money. Without money, no one could unlock her closed heart.
Starting a business in reality is brutal. Whether I can get my wife to completely relax can only be verified by time. Time will only give two results: success or failure.
Success and failure are like twins, developing simultaneously in the womb, and the outcome can never be seen before birth.
However, unlike twins, twins will eventually become a pair of brothers or sisters, and success or failure can only be one of them; they cannot share both.
Success and failure are not static; they can occur at different stages of life, and everyone's definition of success and failure is different.
Starting a business requires courage, success requires management skills, but most importantly, it requires wisdom.
Courage and boldness can get you to take the first step in starting a business, but wisdom and business acumen are what allow you to go further in business.
If you only have the former and not the latter, then it depends on luck. If you're unlucky, you'll end up doing all the work for someone else, and sooner or later you'll sell your entrepreneurial achievements to someone else at a pittance.
Therefore, only business acumen, wisdom, and luck can lead to long-term success.
Chen Hong said, "I know you're under a lot of pressure right now, and sometimes I really worry that you won't be able to hold on."
Su Wei said, "Don't worry, your wife won't collapse easily. Let's invite Dong Qing and his wife to a hotel for dinner tomorrow!"
Chen Hong said, "Okay, call me when the time comes."
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