"Which company?" Mr. Li glanced down at the man and answered readily, "Xu's Catering. They prepared all the materials and funds and came to sign the contract half an hour after the meeting ended. They completed all the transfer procedures twenty minutes ago."
After saying that, Mr. Li walked straight into the Shengli Supermarket office building and disappeared from the man's sight.
Xu's Catering? Xu's Catering! How could it be Xu's Catering! This is nearly seven million! I struggled for a long time to raise that much money after I got back, how could Xu's Catering have it ready in just half an hour?
"We rushed as fast as we could, but I didn't expect you to be one step ahead of us, Mr. He."
Just as the man was pondering, another car pulled up in front of the Shengli Supermarket office building. A man wearing a black tie got out of the car and asked, "Mr. He, have you completed the land transfer procedures?"
"Haha!" Boss He looked at the man in the all-black tie and gave a wry smile, shaking his head slightly. "I'm late too. Xu's Catering got here first."
Then, Mr. He completely repeated what Mr. Li had just said, and added his own speculation: "Don't you think something's not quite right?"
"Xu's Catering?" The man in the pure black tie pondered for a moment, then muttered to himself, "If it's Xu's Catering, then that makes sense. We've all been tricked!"
"We've been tricked?"
The man in the pure black tie nodded emphatically and then explained:
"A few days ago, a rumor circulated in Zhuzhou City that Xu's Catering was a puppet put forward by Fengshou Farm. The fact that the Shengli Supermarket land ended up in Xu's Catering's hands was just a matter of transferring assets from one hand to the other."
We're all just supporting characters! This land was registered under the Xu's Catering name the moment it was released; otherwise, how could a company less than six months old come up with seven million in half an hour?
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"Manager Luo, our contract expires in two days. Last time you said you needed to consult with higher-ups."
"Ah, I've been so busy with work lately that I forgot about it," Manager Luo said apologetically. "I'm so sorry, the company has unanimously decided not to renew the contract for the time being. I'll contact you again if needed later!"
"Hey, Manager Luo, wait a minute!" The person in charge of Haoziwei Catering in Jiangyuan City called out to Manager Luo repeatedly and hurriedly asked, "May I ask what considerations led your company to decide not to renew the contract?"
"Ah, this..." Manager Luo hesitated for a moment, then said vaguely, "I'm not quite sure about this either."
If I don't know, then it's not that they canceled employee meals, but rather that they changed suppliers!
The person in charge of Haoziwei Catering in Jiangyuan City kept asking questions, and finally learned the name of the changed supplier from Manager Luo, thanks to their long-standing cooperative relationship!
After hanging up the phone, the person in charge wrote "Xu's Catering" after the company name and then dialed the number of the second company on the list.
"Your contract is about to expire. What are your concerns?"
"Ah, there's nothing to worry about. It's just that we've been working with your company for so long that we're getting a little tired of it. We're thinking of trying something different. Which company are you talking about, Xu's Catering?"
After writing down the four characters "Xu's Catering" again, the phone number for the third company on the list was dialed.
"Excuse me."
"Yes, we changed to a new catering company. They hired a professional nutritionist to plan the meals, making them more nutritious and healthier. That company is Xu's Catering."
The person in charge picked up a pen and wrote down two simple words: "Same as above."
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"Xu's Catering".
I called each of the nine companies on the list one by one, and the reasons they gave for not renewing their contracts were varied. However, the new catering company chosen by these nine companies was surprisingly consistent: they all chose 'Xu's Catering'!
After preparing the report and sending a copy to his superiors, the person in charge of Haoziwei Catering in Jiangyuan City opened the group chat for the people in charge of Haiyang Province, intending to complain, but found that the members in the group were already discussing it.
Seven of my long-term clients have cancelled their contracts upon expiration.
【Well, I'm in a worse situation than you; I had eleven (bombs) canceled】
There are four of us here.
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Seeing the discussion, the person in charge of Haoziwei Catering in Jiangyuan City couldn't help but edit a sentence and send it to the group.
Have you found out which catering companies those clients partnered with after canceling their contracts?
After this sentence was sent, the group was silent for a full five seconds. Then, whether it was the head of the Dongqing City branch, the head of the Huijiang City branch, or the head of the Meiqing City branch, they all sent out the exact same four words: "Xu's Catering!"
As the branch managers from various regions sat in front of their computers, watching the four characters "Xu's Catering" constantly appear on their screens, a solemn expression appeared on their faces, and their bodies slowly lifted from their chairs and straightened up.
It turns out that not only their own city, but other cities have also had their orders stolen by this suddenly appearing catering company!
According to the statistics of the messages posted in the group, more than forty orders have already been stolen!
How did Xu's Catering manage to open branches in so many cities without attracting anyone's attention, until their orders were snatched away and people realized they existed?
You should know that many of these orders that were snatched away were from long-term clients with whom we had been cooperating for four or five years!
Just who exactly is this Xu Family Catering Company?!
(End of this chapter)
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