Only the two siblings remained in the restaurant. Zhao Qingyu stared intently at Zhao Qinglong's departing figure.
She only realized her older brother had left when she heard the roar of a supercar engine.
"Brother, could you introduce me to Chen Ze?" Zhao Qingyu asked.
Zhao Qingyang cut to the chase: "Sister, don't even think about Chen Ze. As far as I know, he already has two wives. Are you willing to be someone else's mistress?"
Zhao Qingyu laughed and said, "Being a mistress isn't out of the question. As long as Chen Ze is willing, I'd be happy to. He's such a young business prodigy, I bet plenty of women would want to get into his bed."
Zhao Qingyang was speechless at his sister's words. He stood up and said seriously, "Sis, it's nothing, I'm going back to the company."
Seeing her younger brother about to leave, Zhao Qingyu quickly grabbed his sleeve. "Hey, hey, hey! Don't go! Little brother, you haven't promised to introduce Chen Ze to your sister yet."
"Sis, can you stop messing around? I'm really in a hurry to get to the company meeting," Zhao Qingyang said, displeased.
Despite her brother's impatience, Zhao Qingyu still tugged at his sleeve and pleaded, "Little brother, please help me out! My club business has been bad lately, and I've already lost 50 million. You don't have to introduce me to Chen Ze, but you can lend me 20 million to get the company back on track."
Upon hearing that he wanted to borrow 20 million, Zhao Qingyang immediately refused: "Sister, I haven't even recouped my investment in Qingze Foods yet, where would I get the money to lend you?"
Zhao Qingyu pouted and said, "It's fine if you don't lend me money, just introduce me to Chen Ze. I'll ask him to help me find a way to revitalize the Jade Concubine Club. With his intelligence, he'll definitely have a solution."
Faced with his sister's persistent questioning, Zhao Qingyang sighed helplessly.
"Sister, it's not that I don't want to help you, but Chen Ze is busy expanding into overseas markets. He doesn't have time to manage your club. Besides, even if I introduce you, why would he help you for no reason?"
Zhao Qingyu, however, was not giving up. Her eyes darted around as she said:
“Brother, look, if my club is successful, it will be a valuable resource for you. You can use my club to entertain high-end clients when you do business in the future, which will be very prestigious. Besides, maybe Chen Ze will see my efforts and sincerity and give me a hand.”
Zhao Qingyang hesitated for a moment, thinking that his sister's club had been losing money for the past two years. Although there were more than twenty tall and beautiful models inside, there were too many people doing this kind of business in Shanghai. If the club went out of business, his sister would probably be heartbroken.
"Alright, sis, I just happened to have arranged to meet Chen Ze in Shanghai today, so I can only try to bring it up with him. Whether it works out or not is none of my business."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Qingyu immediately beamed with joy. "Oh, little brother, you're so kind! I knew you loved your sister the most."
Zhao Qingyang waved his hand. "But sister, don't get your hopes up too high. Prepare some plans or something similar so you can show him your ideas later."
After saying that, Zhao Qingyang hurriedly went to the company, leaving Zhao Qingyu happily planning how to make a good impression on Chen Ze.
Thinking that her younger brother had invited Chen Ze to Shanghai today, she didn't hesitate to run to her room to get ready. She put in twice as much effort as usual to dress up today.
Half an hour later, Zhao Qingyu looked at herself in the mirror and saw how incredibly beautiful she looked. She proudly puffed out her impressive chest.
Afterwards, he took his handbag, went out, and got into his Ferrari 911 to go to Qingze Food Company.
The other end
In the conference room of Qingze Food Company, Zhao Qingyang usually sits in the main seat, but today Chen Ze is sitting there instead.
Zhao Qingyang's secretary brought last year's sales data for Qingze Foods and placed it in front of Chen Ze, then turned around and went back behind Zhao Qingyang.
Chen Ze picked up the data and examined it carefully for five minutes. The meeting room was very quiet, with only the sound of Chen Ze turning the pages.
Although the data in the conference room showed that the annual profit reached 300 million, which was a very good result for the executives.
However, this result was only average for Chen Ze. After reviewing all the materials, he put them aside.
Then, he straightened up slightly, cleared his throat, and slowly began to speak in a calm and serious tone:
"Dear colleagues, I have carefully reviewed last year's sales data. Here, I would like to first express my appreciation and praise for everyone; you have all done an excellent job. However... this is only 'good,' and there is still a certain gap between this and my ideal standard."
He paused, his gaze sweeping over everyone present, and then continued:
"Through my in-depth investigation, I have learned that there are more than ten companies currently thriving in the spicy snack food industry."
"Although our company has achieved the top ranking, it cannot be ignored that Weilong Spicy Strips, which ranks second, has an annual net profit of a staggering 200 million yuan! In this light, the gap between us and them is not as huge as we imagined."
Just then, Zhao Qingyang, who was sitting on the left side of the conference table, raised his hand, indicating that he had something to say.
After receiving permission, he clearly and logically expressed his views:
"In my opinion, if we truly hope to further expand and occupy a larger share of the market, then we must emulate the successful experience of industry giants such as Alibaba—by integrating the resources of the entire market and implementing mergers and acquisitions strategies among companies to achieve our goals."
Upon hearing this, Chen Ze nodded slightly, expressing his approval and appreciation for Zhao Qingyang's remarks. Zhao Qingyang then continued, elaborating:
"Undeniably, this method is the most effective approach. However, it is regrettable that, given our company's current financial situation, we only have a paltry 300 million yuan in working capital available."
"If we want to successfully complete the acquisition of several other large spicy snack companies with this limited amount of funds, the difficulty level will probably be quite high."
Chen Ze tapped his fingers on the table, thought for a moment, and then said, "How about this, Mr. Zhao, take some time to go to Shenzhen and ask the general manager of Grey Wolf Investment for investment. Just give them my name and we'll discuss how much funding you need."
"If you don't have the funds to invest, dilute your shares a bit. Once you get the funds, go and acquire all the top ten spicy snack companies."
Zhao Qingyang responded, "No problem, but... it might be a bit difficult to acquire that Weilong Spicy Strips company."
Chen Ze encouraged him, "President Zhao, I believe in you. Even if you can't acquire them, you should still find a way to get involved."
After the meeting, Zhao Qingyang immediately began arranging to seek investment in Shenzhen. Chen Ze, on the other hand, stayed in the conference room to organize his thoughts.
At this moment, Zhao Qingyu arrived at Qingze Food Company. After explaining her purpose at the front desk, she was led to the rest area to wait.
A short while later, Chen Ze walked out of the conference room.
Just then, Zhao Qingyu came out of the restroom and bumped into her. She quickly went up to greet her.
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