Chapter 586
After returning, Zhu Guoming called his senior brother, and then came to talk to the Su family father and daughter:
"My senior brother is Shi Guowei, and he's also Senior Brother Si's senior brother. His hometown is Anzhou. He came to Shanghai a long time ago, and he was the one who brought me out.
He said he wanted to treat you to dinner tonight, so we can talk more about it later."
Dusk slowly enveloped the Bund like a veil, and the international buildings, illuminated by neon lights, looked like a flowing oil painting, full of brilliance.
When Su Miao and the other two arrived at the restaurant reserved by Shi Guowei, the rich aroma of rice wine wafted out from the carved glass door.
"Brother! We are here. This is Boss Su and Miaomiao."
"Welcome, welcome, please take a seat!" Shi Guowei stood up upon hearing the voice and greeted him with a smile on his face.
He has a handsome appearance and an elegant temperament. Zhu Guoming said he is 51 years old, but Su Miao thinks he looks like he is only in his forties.
His gaze behind his gold-rimmed glasses lingered on Su Miao for half a second, and then he said apologetically:
"Brother Yuanzheng, I'm so sorry. I received Ah Si's call a long time ago, but I was busy with work and only now I have time to meet you."
Since he called Su Yuanzheng brother, it meant that the relationship between the two sides could be more relaxed and casual. Su Yuanzheng also replied:
"Thank you so much, Brother Shi. You're so busy, but you still took time out to come see us. We didn't intend to make such a big fuss."
Shi Guowei said cheerfully, "Oh, what are you talking about? We are all from the same hometown in Guangxi. When we are away from home, we should stick together and help each other. There is no such thing as trouble.
Besides, I heard from Guoming that your family has a top student who understands stocks. I was very curious and wanted to meet him. Now I see that he is indeed extraordinary.
Miaomiao, I'm older than your father, so you can just call me Uncle Shi."
Shi Guowei had already ordered the dishes. When Su Miao and the others arrived, he asked the waiter to serve the food, so they started eating without chatting for a while.
Everyone sat in a beautifully decorated private room of a high-end restaurant. Everything was very exquisite, with large plates with small dishes, sparkling wine glasses, and exclusive private room waiters. Everything showed luxury and style.
Looking at everything in front of him, Su Yuanzheng couldn't help but feel a little dazed.
Before this, he always thought that the capital was the most prosperous place in the country. During the half year he lived there, he saw a lot of new things.
However, at this moment, sitting in this exquisitely decorated Shanghai restaurant, tasting fine wine priced at a thousand yuan, he truly felt what real extravagance and decadence were like.
Thousands of yuan! Just one bottle of wine costs someone half a year's salary. This gap between the rich and the poor makes even Su Yuanzheng, who has been doing business for five years and has made a lot of money, feel at a loss.
In comparison, Su Miao seemed much calmer, because she knew that this was an inevitable trend of the development of the times, and such a gap would continue to widen in the future.
During the meal, Shi Guowei enthusiastically introduced each dish to the father and daughter.
Su Miao noticed that he was wearing a glittering gold Rolex on his wrist, and his every move revealed the composure of a successful man.
When the waiter poured the wine, his slight nod was full of elegance.
"Uncle Shi, I heard from Uncle Ming that you opened a clothing factory?" Su Miao asked curiously.
"Yes, now that living conditions are better, people's pursuit of beauty has become higher, and we in the clothing industry have also ushered in a new spring.
I'm already in talks with higher-ups and outsiders. If we can do export trade and earn foreign exchange for the country, there will be policy support."
Su Yuanzheng gave a thumbs up and praised sincerely:
"Brother Shi, you really are this! You are doing high-end business."
"Oh! Actually, there is no such thing as high-end or not. When doing business, just follow the policies, and you will never go wrong." Shi Guowei waved his hand modestly.
Su Yuanzheng nodded in agreement. Right, right, right! Miaomiao had said this to him before. Sure enough, smart people all have the same perspective.
"Uncle Shi, if you are doing foreign trade, do you do original customization or OEM?" Su Miao continued to ask.
Shi Guowei laughed and said, "Hahaha! You know quite a lot. Being able to sell it now is the first step to selling it. There is no way I can do any high-end customization. I can only make some very ordinary shirts and jeans.
For example, if we sell a piece of clothing for ten yuan, I only make 50 cents after deducting the cost, which is just my labor cost. But as long as the volume is large, I can still make a profit."
While he was talking about business, Zhu Guoming lowered his head and ate without saying a word.
Shi Guowei glanced at him, sighed, and said earnestly:
"Guoming, have you really thought it through? You really don't want to help me? The salary I'm going to offer you is three times what you're getting now."
Zhu Guoming raised his head, curled his lips, and said:
"Brother, I'm already familiar with everything here. I'm afraid I won't be able to keep up with you and won't be able to help you much."
Noticing the curious looks of Su Miao and Su Yuan, Shi Guowei explained:
"When we first learned to make clothes from our master, we made everything by hand, taking individual measurements and tailoring each piece individually. Although we also made ready-made clothes in popular sizes, that wasn't our ideal.
He shook his head helplessly, a trace of melancholy flashed in his eyes, and said:
"Among my fellow apprentices, I was probably the first to give up my ideals, but sugar-coated bullets are indeed sweet."
Su Miao understood what he meant. Shi Guowei's current clothing factory mainly produces ready-made clothes with more common styles, while his other brothers are still sticking to the path of high-end customization.
Although Zhu Guoming is unable to own his own business, the work he does should be related, so he does not want to give up.
Su Miao thought for a moment and said carefully:
“Times are progressing, and there are many paths to take in the future. In fact, ideals and milk bread are not in conflict.
Just like Uncle Si, he now has two models coexisting and is doing very well, which shows that one thing can actually have many possibilities."
When Shi Guowei and Zhu Guoming heard what she said, their eyes lit up.
Shi Guowei nodded repeatedly and said excitedly:
"Yes, yes, yes! That's exactly what I mean! Oh, you still need to study more. When a top student says this, it means the right thing! Guoming, do you want to reconsider?"
"I...Senior Brother, let me think about it again." Zhu Guoming said hesitantly.
This topic invisibly brought the few people closer together, and Shi Guowei took the initiative to mention that they wanted to buy shares.
"I heard you guys want to buy stocks? Do you have any research on this?"
Su Miao smiled and said, "It's not really research, but it's just like what you said just now, follow the policy, it's absolutely right.
Now that the leadership has proposed 'developing the securities market to serve economic development,' we naturally have to follow the trend."
"Some time ago, someone asked me whether I wanted to buy Yuyuan's stocks. I was not sure, so I didn't buy them. I don't know if he still has them now." Shi Guowei said thoughtfully.
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