A few days passed quickly.

Du Shaojie received intelligence from Chen Ji and Peng Yongjun one after another. According to the intelligence, Hongsheng Investment adopted 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 for the time being.

In fact, he is not too worried about the financial attack from Hongsheng Investment, because his core asset is Bailian Catering, and the development of Bailian Catering is very stable. Except for one listed company, other sub-brands do not have much foreign debt.

Without debt risk, there would be no financial risk.

There are obvious shortcomings in foreign investment, which is divided into several levels.

The first level is completely autonomous and controllable, such as [Huanyu Communications]. It is the largest shareholder. Although it cannot control the company, it 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.

However, most of the companies invested by Du Shaojie are of good quality. Even if they are uncontrollable, Hongsheng Investment does not have the ability to challenge them.

In this round, he seized the opportunity of Hongsheng Investment illegally mobilizing funds from abroad into the mainland and dealt the opponent a heavy blow, thus winning the round.

Next, he decided to adopt the strategy of remaining unchanged in the face of ever-changing circumstances, being relaxed on the outside but tight on the inside, and continuing to keep an eye on his opponent.

Then he continued to patrol the area, and could not mess up his rhythm just because his opponent was watching him closely. He had to do his job as he should, and if the opponent showed his fangs, then the only thing he could face was a shotgun.

this day.

Du Shaojie and his group traveled through Yunnan and Guizhou and arrived at the mountain city.

He had been to the mountain city before, but not many times. Whenever he went to the southwest, he liked to stay in Chengdu. However, both cities can be called "food capitals", especially since he can eat spicy food, the food here is very attractive to him.

"Assistant Luo, what's going on with President Yu?"

At noon, everyone came to a famous local hot pot restaurant in the mountain city.

During the days they were here, they basically had hot pot every few days. It wasn't that they had a special preference for hot pot, but mainly because Du Shaojie wanted to take Wu Chenggang to taste the flavors of various hot pots.

Wu Chenggang was also very dedicated in his boss's training. Now he can prepare delicious hot pot base without relying on secret recipes.

After dinner, Du Shaojie called Luo Qin aside and asked her a question.

"Mr. Yu said that he has not found anything unusual for the time being. The funds from Hongsheng Investment disappeared after they came in. All the stores under the company, including the listed companies, are operating normally."

While Du Shaojie was out on inspection, Luo Qin maintained close contact with all units.

Calculating the time, it has been about a month since the funds from [Hongsheng Investment] came in, but there has been no movement.

"Okay, I understand. Stay tuned."

Du Shaojie didn't say anything. The lack of movement at this time might not be a good thing, so he still couldn't take it lightly.

Afterwards, everyone returned to the hotel together.

Du Shaojie and his companions stayed in Shancheng for a few more days before heading to Rongcheng. Rongcheng was the last stop of this round of inspections, and after finishing their work here, they would go directly back to Yangcheng.

"Sister Yi, how are you these days?"

After arriving in Chengdu, Du Shaojie was busy with his inspection work, but he also took the time to treat Yi Chunmei to a meal.

Yi Chunmei is now in a state of complete retirement. She lives a fulfilling life every day. Maybe it’s because she has no worries, she looks younger than she did two years ago.

"It's pretty good. I exercise and play cards every day, and go traveling occasionally. I live a very comfortable life."

Yi Chunmei laughed and was very satisfied with her current life.

From her perspective, Du Shaojie hasn't changed much and still looks very young and full of energy.

She felt that the best thing she had done in her life was to cooperate with the other party. Although she had now handed over the chef training school to Beichen Education, she had also received more money than she could spend in her lifetime.

"By the way, Mr. Du, have you heard of [Kawakami Family]?"

The two of them ate and chatted. Yi Chunmei could drink, so Du Shaojie specially asked for a bottle of Laojiao.

As she was talking, Yi Chunmei suddenly remembered something and asked with a smile.

"[Kawakami Family]? I seem to have some impression of them. What's wrong?"

Du Shaojie felt that the name sounded familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had heard it for a moment.

"Chuan Shang Ren Jia is a Sichuan restaurant that has only come to the fore in the past two years, and it has been very popular in Chengdu this year. I remember that your Xichuan Restaurant also serves Sichuan cuisine. Will there be competition in the future?"

Yi Chunmei just said this casually. In fact, she doesn't think the two are comparable.

This is just some dinner table talk.

Du Shaojie took it to heart. After returning to his residence, he immediately asked Luo Qin to call Yu Jianxin.

The next day, Yu Jianxin responded, saying that Chuan Shang Ren Jia originated from a small city in Sichuan Province, and only started to expand outward in the past two years and established a firm foothold in Chengdu.

Since the other party was very small, the catering company didn't pay much attention to it.

"However, [Kawakami Renjia] has made considerable moves this year and has begun to expand into first-tier cities in China. Their business is very good and their reputation is good. We can no longer ignore them from now on."

Yu Jianxin then called Du Shaojie to review his mistakes and admitted that he had indeed neglected this catering company before.

After a simple investigation, it can be concluded that this enterprise 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 them for the time being.

After hanging up the phone, Du Shaojie always felt something was wrong.

Yes, a company that Yi Chunmei mentioned specially must not be that simple. So, he planned to go to [Kawakami Family] for lunch at noon to learn more about the other party's specific situation.

noon.

Du Shaojie and his group arrived at the Renmin Road store of Chuan Shang Ren Jia. Wow, even before mealtime, the occupancy rate was already close to 90%, which shows how booming the business is.

After entering the restaurant and sitting down, he looked at the menu carefully. The dishes on the menu were mostly traditional Sichuan cuisine, with few "jianghu cuisine" and "fusion cuisine" mixed in.

So he ordered eight dishes and a soup, but no drinks.

After the dishes came, he tasted them and felt they were very good. Really, the level of the dishes on this table was not simple, and it was completely comparable to the ordinary stores of [Xichuan Restaurant], and only slightly worse than the flagship store.

The unit price of 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, the cooking is excellent, and most importantly, they are cheap."

After eating and drinking, Wu Chenggang made a comment.

Du Shaojie nodded, agreeing with the other party's statement. In the catering field, Wu Chenggang was the most skilled among the people present, except for himself. The other party's words were to the point.

"Let's go back and talk."

Du Shaojie and others did not discuss much and went straight back to his courtyard after dinner.

He thinks that Chuan Shang Ren Jia is better than Shu Xiang Lou, with higher-level chefs and unique management.

Yi Chunmei said that there are a total of 6 branches of Chuan Shang Ren Jia in Chengdu. He then went to these branches to eat in turn and felt that the quality was generally consistent, with almost no noticeable difference.

"It seems that the other party has great ambitions."

From this, Du Shaojie concluded that [Chuankami Family] would be rolled out across the country sooner or later.

A few days later, Du Shaojie and his companions left Rongcheng and went directly to Shenzhen. He felt that this matter must be taken seriously. The opponent's strength was still very weak. If they waited until the opponent had established a foothold in various places before considering countermeasures, it would obviously be too late.

As he was still discussing the next action plan, Kawakami Family broke a big news.

"Mr. Du, according to the information we received, [Kawakami Family] has been favored by an investment institution and raised 3 million yuan in financing, thus starting the road to expansion."

In fact, Yu Jianxin and others got the news too late.

[Kawakami Renjia] did a good job of keeping secrets. By the time 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]?”

As it put out 3 million yuan in one go to support a catering enterprise, this investment institution must be a well-known company.

"It's strange. This investment institution is unknown and 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 immediately that this organization was obviously a puppet on the table, a white glove for others. Moreover, the cooperation between the two parties could not have been reached recently, and the cooperation agreement was signed at least earlier last year.

He had some guesses, but no evidence.

noon.

He had dinner with Wang Yongli and gave him a task to find out the power behind this organization.

At the same time, he also gave orders to Chen Ji and Peng Yongjun to clarify the relationship between Hongsheng Investment and this institution. He had a hunch that if the hot money flowing into the mainland was not used for this purpose, 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 entirely legal and uses public information from the Internet and media to organize and analyze business intelligence.

Chen Ji, on the other hand, did not have so many rules and regulations. He had previously planted an informant inside Hongsheng Investment and was able to obtain some non-public information.

It’s a pity that the informant’s position is not high, he is a middle-level manager in the other company.

Wang Yongli was the first to make progress in the investigation. After all, it is relatively easier to collect public intelligence. (End of this chapter)