Chapter 1296: Company's year-end meeting, Guan Xiaoguan's question

In a blink of an eye, it has been ten years since Su Mingzhe came to the "Zhengyangmen" dimension.

The bell of 85 rang.

It’s time for the annual summary report again.

It took Zhengyang Group seven years to complete its initial strategic layout.

All five branches have achieved rapid growth.

When Little Lazy Cat heard that the clothing company with the lowest revenue and profit had an annual turnover of more than 500 million and a profit of more than 80 million, she was stunned.

However, as the boss of Zhengyang Group, Su Mingzhe was extremely dissatisfied and directly scolded the boss of the clothing company:
"Old Yao, in 84, the performance and profits of the food company doubled, supermarkets doubled, daily chemicals tripled, and real estate, which had the smallest growth rate, doubled. How come your clothing branch's turnover doubled, but its profit is less than last year?"

"Boss, this year, more than 50 garment factories have opened in cities like Pengcheng, Yangcheng, and Zhuhai. In order to keep our old customers, our company can only lower its profits..."

Lao Yao, the general manager of the clothing branch, explained the reason, and then saw Su Mingzhe's disappointed look:
"Old Yao, I'll give you another year. If the garment factory still doesn't improve in 85, you can step down from your position next year!"

Su Mingzhe didn't want to appear so cold-blooded.

However, the business world is like a battlefield.

Mercy does not control soldiers, and justice does not control wealth.

Old Yao is not capable enough, so he has to find someone else to take his place.

As soon as Su Mingzhe finished speaking, Lao Yao patted his chest and issued a military order.

Su Mingzhe stopped paying attention to him and turned to look at Guan Xiaoguan, who was dressed in black as an urban beauty:
"Xiao Guan, please tell me about the situation of the catering company."

When Guan Xiaoguan heard that it was his turn to report, he quickly picked up his report and said:

"Currently, the four restaurants jointly opened by Zhengyang Catering and Chabalou Catering have an annual turnover of more than 2 million and a profit of 630,000. Zhengyang Catering holds 10% of the shares... The six restaurants and wineries independently operated by Zhengyang Catering have a turnover of more than 5 million and a profit of more than 1 million..."

"Don't report these data yet."

When Su Mingzhe heard about the turnover and profit, he frowned and waved his hand:

"The company is planning to set up additional branches in 15 cities including Guangzhou, Shenzhen, and Shanghai. Zhengyang Catering should also follow suit. You must keep up with the talent reserve!"

"Okay, boss!"

After Guan Xiaoguan finished her report, she breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Su Mingzhe asked her to sit down expressionlessly.

"I have something to tell you."

After finishing the report, Su Mingzhe turned his gaze to the CEOs of the five branches and said in a serious tone:
"Before the New Year, I opened a financial company in Hong Kong. I drew a sum of money from the company's account, and will continue to draw money after the New Year. It is estimated that a total of more than 3 billion will be needed. The expansion plans of your various branches should maintain the same trend as last year. Don't be too aggressive. Of course, if you have any good ideas, you can also come to me separately..."

Several CEOs were a little confused about Su Mingzhe's new resolution.

After all, before this, Zhengyang Group had always been engaged in industry.

Suddenly investing in the financial industry nowadays may cause some confusion to everyone.

Su Mingzhe had no intention of explaining.

This year is 85, and in September, the Plaza Accord will be signed.

Currently, one U.S. dollar can be exchanged for 250 Japanese yen.

But after the agreement was signed, the Japanese yen appreciated and one U.S. dollar could only be exchanged for one hundred and sixty U.S. dollars.

Su Mingzhe plans to mobilize a large amount of funds and assets to borrow U.S. dollars from European and American banks and make some money in the foreign exchange market.

With 3 billion in cash and the assets of Zhengyang Group, it is possible to get 20 to 30 billion US dollars from European and American banks.

If Su Mingzhe pledged all of these to these European and American banks and borrowed five times leverage, he could probably get at least 10 billion US dollars.

If all this money were converted into Japanese yen in the foreign exchange market, it would be 2.5 trillion yen.

One year later, these 2.5 trillion yen can probably be converted into 15 to 16 billion US dollars.

Even if the bank's leverage interest is paid off, Su Mingzhe can still make a profit of 2 billion or even 3 billion US dollars.

Ended the meeting.

Su Mingzhe casually asked his secretary to arrange a dinner party in the evening.

This is also an old tradition. Every year at the end of the year report, Su Mingzhe would gather everyone together to "unify" their thoughts and ensure that these people did not have the intention of rebellion.

Back in the office, Wei Qinger came in to report:
"Boss, Mr. Guan said he has work to report to you!"

"Invite her in!"

Su Mingzhe and Guan Xiaoguan don't have much contact, but he knows them well.

After all, Su Meng had been coming to my house often recently to complain to me, wanting me to transfer Guan Xiaoguan away, saying that Han Chunming and Guan Xiaoguan were very close and seemed to be having an affair.

Isn't this nonsense?

Even though Guan Xiaoguan is already 23 years old after the Chinese New Year, she is actually still a virgin.

"boss!"

Guan Xiaoguan wore a white suspender underneath her black suit, which was bulging and formed a small groove.

When I walked into the office, I saw that she was both heroic and charming.

Wei Qing'er was filled with envy when she saw it.

If we really compare them, Wei Qing'er is a bit better than Guan Xiaoguan in terms of appearance, height and figure.

But when it comes to temperament, Guan Xiaoguan is far better than Wei Qing'er.

Wei Qing'er followed Su Mingzhe and did things for him like a little wife, allowing Su Mingzhe to bully her in any way he wanted and not daring to resist at all.

Guan Xiaoguan just stood there, with a sense of majesty:
"Boss, let me report to you some of the current problems in the catering company!"

"Go ahead."

Su Mingzhe doesn't care too much about the development of Zhengyang Catering.

After all, due to the limitations of the times, no matter how big a catering company is, it can only be a little brother in the Zhengyang Group and cannot become a big force.

However, no matter how little he cared, Su Mingzhe would always listen to Guan Xiaoguan, as the general manager of the catering company, when he came to report on his work.

"Mr. Guan, your tea!"

Wei Qing'er made a cup of tea for Guan Xiaoguan. Seeing that she had no intention of speaking, she knew that the matter was not convenient for her to hear, so she quickly took her leave and helped close the office door.

Su Mingzhe looked at Guan Xiaoguan's delicate little face, and tried to show a 'kind' smile of an elder:

"Xiao Guan, you don't have to be shy when you come to my place. After all, you grew up in the Zhengyang Sect. In my heart, I always treat you as my own sister."

"Thank you, Brother Mingzhe."

Guan Xiaoguan was also a man who took advantage of others. Regardless of whether the two families were friendly or not, he smiled and said:

"Brother Mingzhe, before I report the problem, let me first tell you an idea about Zhengyang Catering. The employee cafeteria of our Zhengyang Group has always been provided free of charge. Do you think it can be handed over to Zhengyang Catering? I guarantee that it will not only satisfy the employees of the group headquarters, but also save the company's costs and make a profit for the catering company."

"This is a good idea, we can try it."

Su Mingzhe didn't care about this little thing:
"Tell me, what's the problem with this catering company?"

"Brother Mingzhe, the catering company has a lot of problems. One of the biggest problems right now is that the restaurants we cooperated with Brother Chunming have a lot of customers who pay IOUs. It's almost the end of the year, and we sent people to collect the money, but the results are minimal..."

Guan Xiaoguan really didn't consider himself an outsider and talked about more than a dozen issues in one breath.

Su Mingzhe didn't take these questions seriously.

At any time, people working in the catering industry cannot avoid dealing with all kinds of people.

Since we are dealing with all kinds of people, various unusual problems are inevitable.

This will test the ability of the hotel and restaurant manager.

Su Mingzhe waited until Guan Xiaoguan finished speaking before he chuckled and said:

"Just now you said that there are problems with the restaurants that Zhengyang and Chabalou have cooperated with. That means that there are no problems with the ones we run independently. So, what you mean is that Han Chunming and Su Meng have caused a lot of trouble for the restaurant and affected your management, right?"

Guan Xiaoguan saw that Su Mingzhe hit the nail on the head, and immediately showed a rare hint of shyness and said:

"That's right. The restaurants and villas independently operated by Zhengyang Catering don't have these problems... So, Brother Mingzhe, do you think it's time to stop our cooperation with Chabalou?"

(End of this chapter)