"No problem, but there is no need to work part-time. You can choose a career by yourself, be your own boss, and I will invest in you."
Betty's expression changed slightly, she said that being her own boss was something she had always wanted to do before, but she had failed before, and now she had another opportunity in front of her.
"There's one thing I want to tell you. In fact, my name is not Betty. It's just my English name. My original name is Xuezhi."
"To me, Xuezhi and Beidi are both you. There is no difference. Let's talk about what you want to do. I can provide you with up to five million Hong Kong dollars in funds."
Seeing that Zhou Chen didn't take it seriously, Xuezhi was relieved. But when she heard that Zhou Chen was willing to provide her with five million in funds, she was immediately stunned, with a look of astonishment on her face.
"five million?"
"Yes, it's five million, so think about what to do."
Betty's mind was very confused, because the impact was really too big. She originally thought that it would be good if Zhou Chen could provide her with one hundred and two hundred thousand yuan to open a store, but Zhou Chen's sentence of "five million" immediately confused her.
Circled.
Zhou Chen ran his fingers across her snow-white skin and said softly: "It's okay, don't be in a hurry, you can think about it slowly."
Betty showed a sweet smile and looked at Zhou Chen with watery eyes.
"Can a woman like me really be worth five million?"
"It depends on whose eyes it is. Anyway, in my eyes, I can give up five million at will, but you, now I can't bear to give up. Five million has no comparison with you."
Betty saw the sincerity in Zhou Chen's eyes, which made her heart throb. Someone would actually think that she was more important than five million, and that she was such an outstanding man as Zhou Chen.
At this moment, a fire seemed to explode in her heart. Regardless of her tired body, she hugged Zhou Chen's head tightly and kissed him hard, all the way down.
After a while, Zhou Chen suddenly took a breath of cold air...
After a long time, Xuezhi lay next to Zhou Chen, her face slightly red and satisfied.
"I have opened a company before, making clothing, but it didn't run well and it went bankrupt soon."
She got married in Hong Kong more than ten years ago, and later got divorced. After receiving some property, she thought about starting her own company.
Unfortunately, the company was opened, but the good times did not last long and it soon went bankrupt. In the end, in order to survive, she had to work as a waitress at the Peninsula Hotel.
"That was before, but it's different now. You have me, and I can help you. Even if you don't do it well this time and lose your money, you can try again in the future."
"Thanks."
Xuezhi didn't know what to say, so she could only try her best to please Zhou Chen and show her gratitude.
Xuezhi's resignation went smoothly. In the next few days, she went out with Zhou Chen during the day and stayed in a hotel with Zhou Chen at night.
That night, after everything was done, Xuezhi expressed her thoughts.
"In the past few years, I have been working as a waiter at the Peninsula Hotel and have been studying. So if I want to have a career, I want to do catering."
"Dining? What kind of hotel, Chinese restaurant, Western restaurant, or coffee shop?"
Xuezhi hesitated and said: "I just have this idea and tendency, but I haven't fully considered the specific one yet. Do you have any good suggestions?"
Zhou Chen said: "If you want to open a big hotel, a small one is not necessary. A large one with five million cannot be opened. For Chinese and Western restaurants, you need to find a suitable chef, have a good decoration, a good environment, and good service; tea restaurants and
As for a coffee shop, it is relatively simple and easy to open, but it requires a good location, but it is not that easy to make money."
"So my suggestion is, if you want to open a restaurant, it's best to have something unique."
"feature?"
"Yes, in Shanghai dialect, it's a gimmick."
"But what gimmick should I look for?"
Zhou Chen already had an idea in his mind, but he was not sure whether it would come true.
"Do you know the cultural differences between Hong Kong and the Mainland?"
"That's a lot. After all, this place has been praised by British culture for a long time, and it is still very different from the mainland."
"Yes, in addition to these, Hong Kong has also inherited the Feng Shui metaphysics that is rarely seen in the mainland of our country. If you have lived in Hong Kong for more than ten years, you should know that the people here believe in Feng Shui."
"That's true, but does it have anything to do with the restaurant?"
Zhou Chen said: "Since people here believe in Feng Shui, we will find a way to integrate Feng Shui into the restaurant and open a restaurant with the metaphysical characteristics of Feng Shui."
Xuezhi didn't understand Zhou Chen's unfashionable ideas: "What is a restaurant with Feng Shui metaphysical characteristics? I know nothing about these and there is no way to integrate into it."
"You don't understand, I understand."
Zhou Chen is very confident. He has traveled through the ancient world many times. When he was in the Langya Bang world, he learned a lot of miscellaneous knowledge from his master, Lao Pavilion Master Lin, including Feng Shui metaphysics. Although he was very proficient, he was not
In this urban world, it's okay to be a half-baked master.
He is a master architect himself. He is very confident in integrating Feng Shui into the restaurant and using Yin Yang, Five Elements, Heaven and Earth Bagua, and Feng Shui metaphysics to decorate a restaurant.
"Give it a try, it doesn't matter even if all five million is wasted."
Zhou Chen is very interested. There are really not many things that can make him interested in this kind of thing now. Feng Shui restaurant might really be able to establish a foothold in Hong Kong.
Of course, it doesn't matter if you can't get a foothold, it's just five million, if you lose, you lose.
"Tomorrow we will go find the store."
Seeing Zhou Chen's excited look, Xuezhi smiled. Since Zhou Chen didn't care about five million anymore, what else could she say? Moreover, she was also looking forward to what the Feng Shui restaurant Zhou Chen mentioned would be like.
"Just when we were looking for a storefront, we also needed to find a place to stay. After all, a hotel is just a hotel, not a home."
"Home?"
"Yes, it belongs to our home."
A simple sentence made Xuezhi's eyes become moist. It belongs to our home. She has not had her own home for a long time.
In the next few days, Zhou Chen took Xuezhi to search for suitable storefronts and housing near Hong Kong Island, and finally found a two-story shop with more than 280 square meters below and a slightly smaller top.
Zhou Chen has negotiated a rent agreement with the landlord, starting from three years. The rent will be paid once a year, and the rent will be deposited for three months. The rent will not be increased within three years.
Although the price is not low, the location is good and the area is sufficient. He also looked around and found that it was more in line with his design direction.
After agreeing on the facade, Zhou Chen began to retreat and draw design drawings, while Xuezhi went to find a house to live in.
It took three days for Zhou Chen to draw the design drawings of the upper and lower floors, all of which were designed in the direction of Feng Shui metaphysics.
From the large-scale two-story style layout to the small details of what can and cannot be placed in each location, he has carefully carved out it. Even where the cashier should be placed, he has arranged it well, and every table has
They are all exquisite, and each private room contains instructions on the Five Elements Feng Shui.
Some locations are suitable for marriage, some are suitable for business, etc...
After finishing all this, Xuezhi asked Xuezhi to find a decoration company. Zhou Chen found several but was not satisfied. Finally, he found a decoration company with a relatively large brand at a relatively high price and contracted the decoration to them.
Xuezhi also rented a house, a three-bedroom apartment not far from the restaurant.
Zhou Chen stayed in Hong Kong for a few more days and told Xuezhi a lot of things, especially the decoration of the restaurant. Then he was ready to return to Shanghai, because it was only a few months before the plot started.
Before leaving, it was natural to have some comfort with Xuezhi.
This time when he returned to Shanghai, Zhou Chen returned to his newly bought home, a three-story garden house on Fuxing Road. In order to buy it as soon as possible, he paid a little more money and had it renovated.
one time.
He stayed in Hong Kong for almost two months and just moved in after returning.
When he came back, he saw the newly renovated house. Zhou Chen was quite satisfied. About 90% of the decorations were in accordance with his design and it looked more modern.
RV, RV, now that you have bought a house, you need a car for transportation.
Before going to Hong Kong, he found someone to order an imported Crown, and he went directly to pick up the new car the next day.
Among his previous cars was this Crown. The 1992 Crown was considered a luxury car in China today.
October 26th, sunny, around 5pm.
In front of the floor-length full-length mirror, Zhou Chen adjusted his black casual suit, took a look in the mirror, and after feeling satisfied, turned around and left the room.
"Sister Meizi, I won't be back tonight, so you don't have to cook for me."
"I heard you, sir."
After moving to Fuxing Road, it was naturally impossible for Zhou Chen to live alone in such a big old bungalow.
Originally, he wanted Huang Degui and Huang Youcheng to move here, but Huang Youcheng was already in his third year of high school and they all lived on campus and had no time to come. Huang Degui thought it was far away and was unwilling to come here. Zhou Chen had no choice but to go with him.
He did.
To be continued...