Chapter 95: Chapter 95: Poaching
Xu Yang had just left, and Xiao Dongsheng’s phone rang.

He took it out and saw a somewhat familiar number.

But he couldn’t remember whose number it was.

“Hello,” Xiao Dongsheng answered the call.

“Mr. Xiao, hello, my name is Chen Guanglei, we have met before,” Chen Guanglei introduced himself.

“So it’s Mr. Chen,” Xiao Dongsheng remembered who Chen Guanglei was, a rich second generation who had wanted to buy out Fengcai Guild before.

But he had offered too low a price, so Xiao had not agreed.

Speaking of which, his meeting with Chen Guanglei was somewhat unpleasant.

Chen Guanglei was quite arrogant and his manner was uncomfortable.

Later, when Xu Yang bought the guild, Chen Guanglei contacted him again.

Knowing that Fengcai Guild had been acquired by someone else, there was no further contact between them.

Contacting him again today, Xiao wondered what the other party wanted.

He didn’t ask; if the other person wanted to speak, they would.

“Mr. Xiao, congratulations, the live-stream sales cooperation between your Fengcai Guild and Douyin was a success yesterday!” Chen Guanglei said with a smile.

“Thank you,” Xiao Dongsheng expressed his gratitude.

“Mr. Xiao, here’s the thing, I’m preparing to buy a live streaming guild, and I’d like to invite you as the president, fully in charge of its management. Don’t worry, whatever salary Xu Yang gives you, I’ll double it. What do you think?” Chen Guanglei revealed his intention.

“Mr. Chen, I’m sorry, but I’m doing very well at Fengcai Guild and don’t want to switch companies, not now, not in the future,” Xiao Dongsheng directly rejected the offer.

“Mr. Xiao, we work to make money, and with your ability, you could definitely earn more. Why hang from a single tree?”

“If you’re not satisfied with the salary, we can negotiate further. You can make demands, anything within my power, I will fulfill,” Chen Guanglei persisted, unwilling to give up.

“Mr. Chen, I’m sorry,” Xiao Dongsheng had no intention of switching companies and couldn’t be bothered to say more.

“Mr. Xiao, in addition to doubling your salary, I can also offer you ten percent of the shares,” Chen Guanglei gritted his teeth.

“Mr. Chen, I’m sorry, but as I’ve said, I’m not going to switch companies,” Xiao Dongsheng said.

“Twenty percent, no, thirty percent of the shares. Come over, and I’ll give you thirty percent of the guild’s shares. The guild I’m acquiring is definitely a large one, with annual profits of at least a hundred million. You could earn tens of millions a year,” Chen Guanglei was really pushing hard to recruit Xiao Dongsheng.

“Mr. Chen, it doesn’t matter if you’re offering me thirty percent, or even fifty or sixty percent of the shares. I wouldn’t agree. I think I’m doing great at Fengcai Guild. I’m busy, so I have to hang up now,” Xiao Dongsheng said and hung up the phone.

He was well aware of why Fengcai Guild had developed so well.

It wasn’t because of his good management, but because of Xu Yang’s good eye.

He was just an executor.

While he considered himself to have some management talent, it wasn’t possible for him alone to make a guild grow so rapidly.

The fact that Xu Yang had given him twenty percent of the shares had already exceeded his expectations.

He was grateful.

Moreover, he did not trust Chen Guanglei as a person.

If he went over and failed to achieve impressive results, chances are the shares would be taken back, and it was even possible that he’d be fired.

Even if he did achieve some results, they would be nothing compared to those at Fengcai Guild.

With an employer like Xu Yang, Fengcai Guild could only grow better in the future.

And this kind of growth was very stable, with nothing to worry about.

The employer’s character, the working environment, the salary and benefits—in every aspect, he was satisfied. He couldn’t possibly leave to work for an arrogant rich second generation.

On the other side.

Chen Guanglei put down his phone, his face looking terribly ugly.

At this time, he was with Zhao Yulu.

Two people were in a private room of a restaurant.

It was already almost twelve o’clock, and they had come here to eat.

He made this phone call in front of Zhao Yulu with the speaker on, specifically wanting to show her the power of money.

That’s why he just offered the condition of thirty percent of the shares.

But Xiao Dongsheng’s answer was completely unexpected.

“This Xiao Dongsheng, he doesn’t want to make money even when it’s right in front of him, what is he thinking!”

Xiao Dongsheng gritted his teeth.

In an effort to demonstrate the power of money to Zhao Yulu, he ended up being embarrassed instead, and he immediately resented Xiao Dongsheng in his heart.

“Perhaps the Fengcai Guild has something that made him want to stay,” said Zhao Yulu.

“It doesn’t matter, if I can’t dig him out, then so be it. As long as you have money, what kind of talent can’t be hired?” Chen Guanglei made excuses for himself.

“Have you decided which guild you’re going to acquire?” Zhao Yulu asked.

She had already decided to work at the guild Chen Guanglei would acquire.

Having been idle for so long, she wanted to start working and earning money as soon as possible.

“I looked it up last night, and there are a few willing to sell. I will be talking to them in the next few days. I should be able to settle it very soon,” said Chen Guanglei.

“That’s good,” Zhao Yulu nodded.

…

After leaving the Fengcai Guild, Xu Yang went to Haidilao.

He had a meal with his father-in-law Zhao Hai and took the opportunity to understand the situation at Haidilao.

Zhao Hai shared the status, saying that aside from the renovations, all the other preparations had been completed.

The renovations were now in the final stages.

In three more days, everything would be completely finished.

Xu Yang calculated the time and discussed with Zhao Hai, and they decided to open on the sixteenth.

That day.

Xu Yang, Zhao Yuxin, and Zhao Hai went to Haidilao’s Linghai Road store, which was Zhao Hai’s old restaurant.

There was only one day left until Haidilao’s opening.

Xu Yang decided to check on the store’s situation and came to the Linghai Road store. He was more familiar with it.

It had already been renovated, and the staff were busy setting things up.

They were just waiting for the day after tomorrow to open.

Looking around, Xu Yang was very satisfied with both the renovation and the staff’s spirits.

Although Haidilao had a secret recipe for success and the system said that Haidilao would become a restaurant empire valued at a hundred billion in the future,

such things still depended on whether they were actually done right.

If it wasn’t done right, Haidilao would not be successful.

Clearly, Zhao Hai, the general manager, had done a good job.

It was evident that he was strictly following the secret recipe.

The three of them walked out of the store.

Xu Yang said, “Dad, you’ve worked hard during this time.”

Zhao Hai laughed heartily, “Xu Yang, we’re family, why do you say such things to me? To be honest, I should be thanking you. Without you, how could I possibly become the president of a restaurant company?”

Zhao Yuxin smiled and added, “Dad, you seem to have more spirit as a president than when you were a restaurant owner, which shows that Xu Yang’s decision to make you president was indeed right.”

Zhao Hai nodded, “So if there’s anyone to thank, it’s me thanking Xu Yang. Without him, I would never have had the chance to re-enter the workforce, let alone take on the role of president.”

At that moment, Zhao Yuxin caught sight of a woman standing at the entrance of a store a short distance away and couldn’t help but frown, “What is she doing here?”