Oh, by the way, we haven’t talked about the dividends to shareholders yet.

Weijixian carried out corporate reform before opening its Beijing store.

In the reformed Weijixian Catering Group, Zhao Hao holds 70% of the shares, his elder brother Zhao Jin, Yu Jiachang, and Old Man Gao each hold half, and the remaining 15% belongs to Fang De, the general manager of the catering group... Originally, Old Man Gao could have held a larger share, but he strongly demanded to have the same share as Zhao and Yu, so it was up to him.

The catering group holds controlling stakes in all the restaurants under its umbrella and will provide 10% of the restaurant shares as incentives for the actual operators.

For example, the founding store in Caijiaxiang was held by the group with a 90% stake, and Tang Siya, who passed the assessment, held a 10% stake.

The head office is also 90% owned by the group, and the remaining 10% is currently held by Fang. However, when he opens a store elsewhere, it will be transferred to the new store manager.

Of course, the new store manager has to be like Tang Siya and be... oh no, he has to be evaluated for a year before he can get the shares.

However, Beijing Weijixian is an exception, with the catering group only holding 80% of the shares. This is because Zhao Hao gave Wu Kangyuan 20% of the shares... 10% is his permanent ownership, and the other 10% is held by the operator. If Wu Kangyuan no longer manages the restaurant in the future, the 10% will be handed over.

Therefore, out of the net profit of these three months, Manager Fang can first take away 23,370 taels as management dividends.

The remaining 210,330 taels were profits attributable to the group.

However, Mr. Zhao had just spent 190,000 taels of silver to buy a garden for Wei Jixian to open a store, and adding the subsequent decoration and opening costs, it was almost enough to break even.

Therefore, Mr. Zhao will not get much money at present. And the group will not distribute dividends every month, so let's wait and see until the end of the year.

~~

The restaurant was already full, and all the private rooms were occupied by guests. But Zhao Hao didn't have to worry about having no place to sit. Shopkeeper Fang knew that the boss was coming, and had reserved private room number one for him.

When the two of them sat down in the large private room on the seventh floor with a wooden signboard reading "Jiangnanchun", they saw pearl curtains and beautiful foreheads, antique calligraphy and paintings, and furniture made of rosewood, which made the room look elegant and expensive without being flashy.

A prostitute came in quietly, lit a stove of ambergris, and played soothing music in the corner to entertain the guests.

Through the large glass windows, you can look down at the beautiful lake outside the building and the long street hung with strings of lanterns. The enjoyment of overlooking the world is so great that you feel it is incomparable even before you have your meal.

"My dear nephew, you are really good at doing business." Wu Shilai sipped the fragrant tea and praised it endlessly: "There is no other place in the whole city of Nanjing that can make people feel this way."

"Haha, it's just a novelty." Zhao Hao smiled modestly and asked Shopkeeper Fang to ask Uncle Wu to order the dishes.

"Hey, the guest should follow the host's wishes. When you come to my nephew's restaurant, you should follow my nephew's arrangements." Wu Shilai waved his hand and said with a smile, "Anyway, everything here is delicious."

"Hahaha, Uncle Wu is really good at talking." Zhao Hao smiled and asked Manager Fang to go down and make the arrangements.

After a while, a pretty waitress came up with 32 kinds of cold dishes, including eight meat, eight vegetable, eight dry and eight fresh.

Wu Shilai had also seen and eaten there before. Looking at the tableware, which was either Dehua white porcelain or Longqing blue and white porcelain, as well as silver plates and ivory chopsticks, he knew that this table of tableware was worth at least two or three hundred taels.

He picked up the colorful wine glass, looked at the lifelike hibiscus flower on it, and couldn't help but smile: "The fragrance is like the rain, and the beauty is like the clear smoke. No wonder the common people in Jinling say it tastes very fresh and expensive, but the rich say it is worth the money. It turns out that they all make sense."

"Hehe, Uncle Wu is here, so we must give him the best hospitality." Zhao Hao personally filled Wu Shilai's glass with wine and raised it to toast him.

Of course, Mr. Zhao drank fruit juice.

After a while, the hot dishes came up, and they were all delicious. Uncle Wu almost bit his tongue while eating them.

He ate heartily while praising the dish endlessly: "How come the same dish tastes so much better when cooked at Wei Ji Xian than elsewhere?"

"Thank you, thank you." Zhao Hao thought to himself that it was because we had too many additives.

Under the instruction of Mr. Zhao, Shopkeeper Fang has developed eight or nine other flavor enhancers, including kelp MSG, sea intestine MSG, dried shrimp MSG, and mushroom MSG, in addition to scallop MSG, over the past year or so.

On this basis, we worked with chefs to mix together seventy or eighty kinds of additives for different dishes, and the taste of these additives is much better than before.

Weijixian's "Extreme deliciousness, never ending" is not just a slogan, but the never-ending pursuit of all Weijixian people...

~~

When he couldn't eat any more, Wu Shilai rubbed his belly and said with a wry smile: "I've eaten too much. What should I do if I can't eat anymore in the future?"

When Zhao Hao heard this, he thought that they were indeed uncle and nephew, and what Wu Kangyuan said was exactly the same.

He smiled and said, "Uncle, if you like to eat here, come here often. Your nephew has a private room in our original restaurant. How about I transfer you to the main restaurant?"

"Oh, there is such a good thing?" Wu Shilai was quite tempted, but then he shook his head and said, "Forget it, don't bother. I don't know if I can come to eat again."

"What do you mean?" Master Zhao asked knowingly.

"This..." Wu Shilai hesitated for a while and knocked on the table. The lady playing the piano bowed and left, and hung a "Do Not Disturb" sign outside the door.

He then whispered to Zhao Hao, "I received a letter from Lord Xu last time, wanting me to take over as the governor of Yingtian. I don't know what to do. Why don't you give me some advice, nephew?"

"Uncle, what do you think?" Zhao Hao asked with a smile, "Do you want to fill this vacancy?"

"It's a lie to say I don't miss her." Wu Shilai looked at the dark river outside the window, took a deep breath and said, "Although Caojiang Yushi is pure and plump, she is a bit unconventional after all. How can her future be as broad as that of Yingtian Governor? Moreover, how can the power and authority of a frontier official be compared to that of a person in charge of river defense?"

"Then what are you hesitating about?" Zhao Hao asked again.

"My dear nephew, you have already formed an alliance to overthrow Xu. Aren't you asking this question without knowing the answer?" Wu Shilai chuckled.

"Uncle is well-informed." Zhao Hao smiled and said, "Why do you still want to wade into this muddy water?"

"Haha, I was thinking that I have a good relationship with both sides, so I'm suitable for mediation." Wu Shilai said with a wry smile.

"The Xu family and I are irreconcilable. This time it's either you die or I live." Young Master Zhao said the cruelest words in the most gentle tone.

Wu Shilai was choked so much that he couldn't breathe for a long time.

After a while, he calmed down and asked in a low voice: "Nephew, has it really reached that point?"

"That's right." Zhao Hao said calmly, "They were the ones who killed Lin Zhongcheng. Uncle, do you still want to wade into this muddy water?"

“This…” Wu Shilai’s face changed several times, and he slammed the table and said angrily: “I almost fell for the old man’s trick! I will reply to him right now!”

"Uncle, you are wise." Young Master Zhao gave him a thumbs up.

"Hey, uncle is a student of Lord Xu, so I can't help you oppose him." Wu Shilai said apologetically, "Nephew, you won't blame me, right?"

"Uncle, what are you talking about? How could your nephew make things difficult for you? Besides, if you leave, who will help me watch over the shipbuilding?" Zhao Hao shook his head and smiled indifferently.

"Yeah." Uncle Wu finally breathed a sigh of relief and patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, I'll keep an eye on your boats. Nothing will go wrong with any of them! Hiccup..."

Unexpectedly, he burped and they looked at each other and burst into laughter.

ps. I won’t write the third update anymore. I will write it tomorrow morning. Please give me the monthly ticket at the beginning of the month!