A few days passed quickly.
Du Shaojie received intelligence from Chen Ji and Peng Yongjun. According to the intelligence, Hongsheng Investment used a more covert method and a large amount of funds had successfully entered the mainland.
After these funds landed, they were basically untraceable, so he could only wait and see.
He was not really worried about Hongsheng Investment's financial attack, because his core asset was Bailian Catering, and Bailian Catering's development was very stable. Except for a listed company, other sub-brands did not have much foreign debt.
Without debt risk, there would be no financial risk.
There are obvious shortcomings in foreign investment, which are divided into several levels.
The first level is completely autonomous and controllable, such as Huanyu Communications, where he is the largest shareholder. Although he cannot control the company, he can control the direction of the company.
The second level is relatively controllable, such as Dongsheng Electronics. Although he does not participate in the operation of the company, he has an important say in major issues of the company's development.
The third level is completely uncontrollable, such as Penguin and Ren's communications company. He has little influence on the company and basically has no say.
But most of the companies invested by Du Shaojie are of good quality. Even if they are uncontrollable, Hongsheng Investment has no ability to challenge them.
In this round, he seized the opportunity of Hongsheng Investment illegally mobilizing funds from abroad to enter the mainland, and gave the opponent a heavy blow, which was considered to have won this round.
Next, he decided to adopt a strategy of keeping unchanged in the face of changes, loose outside and tight inside, and continue to keep an eye on his opponent.
Then he continued to patrol various places, and he couldn't mess up his rhythm just because his opponent was eyeing him covetously. Just do the work as it should be done. If the opponent shows his fangs, then the only thing to greet the opponent is a shotgun.
That day.
Du Shaojie and his party traveled through Yunnan and Guizhou to Shancheng.
He had been to Shancheng before, but not many times. Every time he went to the southwest, he liked to stay in Rongcheng. However, both cities can be called "food capitals", especially since he can eat spicy food, and the food here is very attractive to him.
"Assistant Luo, is there any movement from General Manager Yu?"
At noon, everyone came to a famous local hot pot restaurant in Shancheng.
They have been here for these days, and basically have to eat hot pot every few days. It's not that he has a special preference for hot pot, but mainly because Du Shaojie wants to take Wu Chenggang to taste the flavors of various hot pots.
Faced with the boss's training, Wu Chenggang is also very attentive. Now he can make hot pot base with good taste without relying on secret recipes.
After dinner, Du Shaojie called Luo Qin aside and asked a question.
"General Manager Yu said that he has not found anything abnormal for the time being. The funds from [Hongsheng Investment] disappeared after they came in. Everything is normal in the company's stores, including listed companies."
Du Shaojie went out for inspection, and Luo Qin kept in close contact with various units.
Calculating the time, the funds from [Hongsheng Investment] have been coming in for a month, but there is no movement.
"Well, I know, keep paying attention."
Du Shaojie didn't say anything. The lack of movement at this time is not necessarily a good thing, and we still can't take it lightly.
Afterwards, everyone returned to the hotel together.
Du Shaojie and others stayed in Shancheng for a few more days, and then set off for Rongcheng. Rongcheng is the last stop of this round of inspections. After finishing the things here, they will go directly back to Yangcheng.
"Sister Yi, how are you these days?"
After arriving in Chengdu, Du Shaojie was busy with his inspection work and took the time to treat Yi Chunmei to a meal.
Yi Chunmei is now in a state of complete retirement. Her life is very fulfilling every day. Maybe it's because she doesn't worry about anything. She looks younger than she did two years ago.
"It's pretty good. I exercise and play cards every day, and occasionally go out for a trip. My life is very comfortable."
Yi Chunmei laughed and was very satisfied with her current life.
From her point of view, Du Shaojie has not changed much. He still looks very young and full of energy.
She thinks that the most correct thing she has done in her life is to cooperate with him. Although she has handed over the chef training school to [Beichen Education], she has also received more money than she can spend in her lifetime.
"By the way, Mr. Du, have you heard of [Kawakami Family]?"
The two ate and talked. Yi Chunmei can drink, so Du Shaojie specially asked for a bottle of Laojiao.
As they were talking, Yi Chunmei suddenly remembered something and asked with a smile.
"Chuan Shang Ren Jia? I seem to have some impression of it. What's wrong?"
Du Shaojie felt that the name sounded familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had heard it for a while.
"Chuan Shang Ren Jia is a Sichuan restaurant that has only emerged in the past two years, especially this year, it is very popular in Chengdu. I remember that your Xichuan Restaurant also serves Sichuan cuisine. Will there be competition in the future?"
Yi Chunmei said this casually. In fact, she didn't think there was any comparison between the two.
This was just a topic of conversation at the wine table.
Du Shaojie remembered it in his heart. After returning to his residence, he immediately asked Luo Qin to call Yu Jianxin.
The next day.
Yu Jianxin responded, saying that [Kawakami Family] originated from a small city in Sichuan Province, and only began to expand outward in the past two years and gained a foothold in Chengdu.
Since the other party is very small, the catering company did not pay much attention to it.
"However, [Kawakami Family] has made considerable moves this year and has begun to deploy in first-tier cities in China. The other party's business is very good and the reputation is also good. From now on, we can't ignore it."
Yu Jianxin then called Du Shaojie to review it. He did neglect this catering company before.
After a simple investigation, it can be concluded that this company has great potential.
Du Shaojie didn't say anything. The country is so big that Yu Jianxin and others can't pay attention to every potential catering company. Now it seems that this [Kawakami Family] has emerged, but it does not have the strength to compete with us for the time being.
After hanging up the phone, Du Shaojie always felt that something was wrong.
Yes, a company that Yi Chunmei specifically mentioned is definitely not that simple. So, he planned to go to [Kawakami Family] for lunch at noon to learn about the specific situation of the other party.
Noon.
Du Shaojie and his party came to the Renmin Road branch of [Chuanshang Renjia]. Wow, it's not time for dinner yet, but the occupancy rate is close to 90%, which shows how hot the business is.
After entering the store and sitting down, he carefully looked at the menu. Most of the dishes on the menu are traditional Sichuan dishes, with few [jianghu dishes] and [fusion dishes].
So he casually ordered eight dishes and one soup, without any drinks.
After the dishes came, he tasted them and felt very good. Really, the level of this table of dishes is not simple, and it can be compared with the ordinary stores of [Xichuan Restaurant], just a little worse than the flagship store.
The unit price of the dishes is lower than that of [Xichuan Restaurant], and the cost performance is very high.
"Boss, their dishes are very authentic, the ingredients are fresh, and the production is excellent. The key is that they are cheap."
After eating and drinking, Wu Chenggang commented.
Du Shaojie nodded and agreed with the other party's statement. In the field of catering, Wu Chenggang's level is the highest among the people present, except for himself, and the other party's words are to the point.
"Let's go, let's talk about it when we get back."
Du Shaojie and the others didn't discuss much, and went back to his courtyard after dinner.
He felt that [Chuan Shang Ren Jia] was better than the previous [Shu Xiang Lou], with a high level of chefs and unique management.
Yi Chunmei said that [Chuan Shang Ren Jia] had a total of 6 stores in Chengdu. He then went to these stores to eat in turn, and generally felt that the level was very consistent, and the difference was almost imperceptible.
"It seems that the other party's ambition is not small."
From this, Du Shaojie concluded that [Chuan Shang Ren Jia] will sooner or later spread across the country.
After a few days, Du Shaojie and others left Chengdu and went directly to Shenzhen. He felt that this matter must be taken seriously. The other party's strength is still very weak. If the other party is still standing firm in various places before considering countermeasures, it will obviously be too late.
As a result, while he was still discussing the next action plan, [Chuan Shang Ren Jia] broke a big news.
"Mr. Du, according to the information we have received, [Chuan Shang Ren Jia] has been favored by an investment institution, raised 300 million yuan in financing, and opened the road to expansion."
In fact, Yu Jianxin and others got the news too late.
[Kawakami Family] did a good job of keeping secrets. When the news of financing was released, their layout had been completed, and even the decoration of the store was almost finished.
"Which investment institution is supporting [Kawakami Family]?"
This investment institution is probably a well-known company that has put out 300 million yuan at a time to support a catering company.
"It's strange. This investment institution is unknown. It is said that it has been established for several years but has not had any business." Yu
Jianxin was very puzzled and had no idea about the background of this investment institution.
Du Shaojie understood it as soon as he heard it. This institution was obviously a puppet on the table and a white glove of others. Moreover, the cooperation between the two parties could not have been reached recently. The cooperation agreement was signed at least earlier last year.
He had some guesses, but no evidence.
At noon.
He had lunch with Wang Yongli and gave him a task to find out the power behind this institution.
At the same time, he also gave orders to Chen Ji and Peng Yongjun to find out the relationship between [Hongsheng Investment] and this institution. He had a hunch that the hot money flowing into the mainland was not used for this purpose, so it would inevitably leave traces on the surface.
Wang Yongli, Chen Ji and others immediately took action and began to use all their strength to investigate.
Wang Yongli has established a complete information collection system in Shenzhen. This system is completely legal and uses public information from the Internet and media to organize and analyze business intelligence.
Chen Ji did not have so many rules and regulations. He had previously planted informants inside [Hongsheng Investment] and was able to obtain some non-public information.
It was a pity that the informant's position was not high, and he was a middle-level manager of the other company.
Wang Yongli's side was the first to make progress in the investigation. After all, it is relatively easier to collect public intelligence. (End of this chapter)
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