Chapter 334 Maybe they are all talking nonsense
"Didn't you call the police?"
Du Shaojie gathered Meng Gang, the store manager and others together and asked about the situation in detail.
"We did, because they didn't do anything else. The police came and educated them, and then asked them to leave quickly. But they came again the next day, which annoyed the police."
The store manager looked helpless. This group of "idlers" was really difficult to deal with. The other party had plenty of time, but the store couldn't afford it.
Meng Gang was also very troubled, and then asked the store manager and others to go to work.
Du Shaojie thought for a while and said, "Mr. Meng, you have more important work to do, so don't waste time here, right? Tomorrow I will send my family to the train, and I will handle this matter."
Things that seem inexplicable must have their internal reasons.
Du Shaojie thinks that these "idlers" come to make trouble for two reasons: first, they may have offended someone. Second, it is caused by a conflict of interest.
He is more inclined to believe that this matter was done by colleagues. Who has nothing to do without interest and spends money to hire these "idlers" to come to the door to cause trouble.
"Okay, Mr. Du, I'll leave tomorrow night."
As the general manager of the company, Meng Gang was busy all day long and really couldn't stay here for a long time.
Du Shaojie went back to the hotel to explain to his mother and sister, and sent them on the train the next day. The two of them went back to Xijiang first, and then went back after Du Shaojie was done.
Meng Gang also left. Du Shaojie asked about it, but didn't get any useful information.
The next day.
Du Shaojie went to the Cooking Association in Chang'an and visited Zhu Yu, the president of the Municipal Association, and Yang Zhigang, the vice president.
Knowing that he was the vice president of the Yangcheng Association, the two presidents were very polite. Although everyone didn't have much contact before, didn't this mean they knew each other? There is no guarantee that they won't need each other in the future.
This is the benefit of identity. If Du Shaojie didn't have the identity of the vice president of the Yangcheng Cooking Association, the other party might not be so enthusiastic.
Everyone chatted very speculatively, and it was lunch time in a blink of an eye. Zhu Yu quickly asked Yang Zhigang to arrange a table.
Du Shaojie said a few polite words, and then followed Zhu Yu and others to a restaurant. This restaurant actually mainly serves Cantonese cuisine, it seems that the other party is really thoughtful.
Zhu Yu and Yang Zhigang are both drinkers, and they are very generous when drinking.
Du Shaojie is naturally not afraid of this. Anyway, I will do it if you do it, and the main purpose is to make it fun.
"President Du, I can see that you are also a down-to-earth person. Have you encountered any troubles in Chang'an? Why not tell me about it."
Du Shaojie had laid the groundwork in the previous part, just waiting for Zhu Yu to say this.
So he did not hide it and told about the problems encountered after the opening of [Xichuan Restaurant].
Zhu Yu and Yang Zhigang looked at each other, and Yang Zhigang took over the conversation:
"It turns out that President Du has such a large industry of his own. I am sorry for my disrespect! We actually know about this matter. You have offended the owner of [Shuxiangyuan] before, and he wants you to be in trouble."
Then, Zhang Zhigang explained the reason for the matter.
The reason was that [Xichuan Restaurant] was currently renting this store. At that time, Ma Shiqi, the owner of [Shuxiangyuan], first took a fancy to this place, but the landlord asked for a high price, so he took some tricks.
Several people who wanted to rent the storefront were scared away by him, in fact, he was forcing the landlord to lower the price.
The two sides dragged for several months, and finally [Xichuan Restaurant] entered Chang'an. With the introduction of a friend of Pang Weidong, they quickly signed a house rental contract.
This made Ma Shiqi angry, but the other party was a foreign company, so he couldn't take too radical revenge, so there was this "idle person" who came to make trouble.
"I'd better call you Mr. Du, Mr. Du, this Ma Shiqi is very difficult to deal with. Although he is just a director, the president and I have to give him three points. It's useless to call the police for this kind of thing. Either admit your mistake or beat him up."
Yang Zhigang's words were very straightforward, and Zhu Yu nodded repeatedly.
Du Shaojie thanked the two but did not express his opinion. He could not just listen to one side of the story. He would have to verify the matter again.
Later, the few people changed the topic. Generally speaking, the meal was a great success. At least the surface work of the guests was impeccable.
In the afternoon,
Du Shaojie went to find Pang Weidong's friend, who had a certain influence in Chang'an and soon confirmed Yang Zhigang's words.
In addition, he also learned that Ma Shiqi had a lot of power in Chang'an and had no bottom line in doing things. Pang Weidong's friends could not handle him and said they could not help him.
Du Shaojie felt that he could not keep wasting time like this, but he could not take the initiative to find him, which made him very irritable.
As a result, he did not find Ma Shiqi, but Ma Shiqi found him instead.
At noon today, the store manager of [Xichuan Restaurant] found that the "idler" who came to report every day regardless of rain or shine did not come today.
Then, Ma Shiqi walked in with a few people and asked for a private room directly. Then he asked the waiter to pass the message and invite the person who could make the decision to come and talk.
After Du Shaojie got the news, he went directly to the private room.
Unlike what he imagined, Ma Shiqi was of medium build, wearing a Tang suit and a pair of glasses, looking like a scholar.
"I am the investor of this store, Du Shaojie."
"Mr. Du is really young, I am Ma Shiqi, please take a seat."
After the opening remarks, Du Shaojie sat down opposite Ma Shiqi.
The two looked at each other for a few times, and neither of them was in a hurry to speak.
"Boss Du, it's been five minutes since you came in, but you haven't asked me what my purpose is. It seems that you know a lot. However, I can say it again, you are not doing things in a genuine way."
Ma Shiqi repeated the grievances between the two sides in a slow and gentle voice, which was basically the same as what Yang Zhigang said.
However, Yang Zhigang missed a key piece of information, that is, the grievances between Ma Shiqi and the landlord were very deep, and it was not just because of a storefront.
"Boss Ma, we are from other places and don't know a lot of things. It's a bit too much to involve outsiders like us in the grievances between you and the landlord."
To be honest, Du Shaojie really didn't want to fight with others. After all, this has exceeded the scope of normal business competition.
But what can he do? At this moment, he deeply realized the saying "When you are in the rivers and lakes, you can't help yourself."
Since some things are inevitable, he doesn't need to be too polite.
"How can I put it? You just happened to catch up. It's your bad luck. Mr. Du, the essence of this matter is that you ruined my good thing. Who else can I go to if not you?"
Ma Shiqi smiled and stopped entangled in trivial matters.
"Mr. Ma, is there nothing to talk about?"
Du Shaojie's face also turned cold. Since there is nothing to talk about, then don't talk. At worst, the fight will continue.
"Mr. Du, your attitude is completely redundant. I didn't come here to talk with you today. There is something you may not know. The storefront you rented will probably be auctioned.
I hope you can still be so tough at that time. I am not doing this for anything else, just to fight for my dignity. The landlord cheated me in business, so of course I have to take back what belongs to me."
But what Ma Shiqi said next surprised Du Shaojie.
Is there a dispute over this property? Will it be auctioned?
Meng Gang told him that this store paid half a year's rent and one month's rent as a deposit, which is equivalent to paying 7 months' rent.
Add to that the decoration costs, if something unexpected happens, it will be a big loss!
"So, you are doing so many things, but it's actually out of kindness?"
Du Shaojie didn't think that Ma Shiqi was lying to him, and he didn't think that the other party had any good intentions.
At this time, he thought of Pang Weidong's friend. Did the other party introduce this property to him without knowing the situation here, or did he do it on purpose?
Many things can't stand scrutiny, and they are terrifying when
you think about them carefully. "I have no relationship with you, why should I be kind to you? Mr. Du, let's be frank, I will do something to make you pay attention to me.
I want this property, and the other party wants it too. After all the efforts, no one can get it, so we can only auction it. Next is the time to test financial strength, and I hope you don't stand on the side of the other party."
Ma Shiqi is really a bastard. He did so many things just to make Du Shaojie recognize the situation and not completely turn to the landlord.
This guy put his power directly in the open, just to tell Du Shaojie that if you dare to help the landlord, you will never have peace in the future.
Du Shaojie didn't say anything, his mind was a little confused.
The information he got was fine, but the hidden information made it difficult for him to distinguish.
He didn't dare to trust any of Zhu Yu, Yang Zhigang, and Pang Weidong's friends.
"I need to sort this out carefully, and I can't answer you now. However, Mr. Ma, there is one thing I can tell you, it is impossible for us to become friends."
Du Shaojie was able to turn enemies into friends with Pang Weidong at the beginning, and that was a prerequisite.
Although Pang Weidong had some common problems of the second generation, at least he had a bottom line in doing things, and he could see through the other party at a glance.
Facts have proved that everyone's cooperation was very pleasant and there were not so many troubles.
However, this person, Ma Shiqi, had no bottom line in doing things, and he could not see through it at all. It was better not to deal with him if you could.
"Haha, I like your directness very much. Don't worry, Mr. Du, I didn't think about becoming friends with you, but even if we become strangers, it is better than becoming enemies.
Here I want to remind you that if you don't want to suffer losses, before the real estate auction, think about how to make your investment go down the drain."
After Ma Shiqi finished speaking, he stopped looking at Du Shaojie.
He called the waiter in and started to order dishes. He really planned to have a meal here.
Du Shaojie immediately left the private room and called Pang Weidong to inquire about the details of his friend.
Pang Weidong felt very strange. After further questioning, he realized that Du Shaojie might have been cheated.
"Ajie, wait, I'll fly over right away."
Pang Weidong's relationship with that friend was actually very ordinary, and they didn't know each other very well.
When the company's employees rented this storefront, they did not find anything unusual, and the signing of the contract was also in accordance with the normal process.
Therefore, there is no problem within the company. The problem comes from the landlord and Ma Shiqi.
(End of this chapter)
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