While eating, his cell phone suddenly rang. Zhou Chen picked it up and saw that it was an unfamiliar number, but it was not marked as a scam or express number.
Zhou Chen put down his chopsticks and pressed the answer button: "Hello, hello."
"Hello, Mr. Xia, excuse me, I'm Mr. Fang's assistant."
"Mr. Fang?"
Zhou Chen was startled for a moment, then realized: "Mr. Fang of the Horse Racing Group?"
"Yes, Mr. Xia, I called today. It was Mr. Fang's order. He said he wanted to talk to you about the new building of the Horse Racing Group. Are you free tonight? Mr. Fang invites you to have dinner with him."
"I'm sorry, I have already resigned. I have handed over the design plan for your Jockey Club Group's new building to the company for them to follow up. Are you, the president, dissatisfied with my plan?"
It has been several days since he left the company. Although the formalities have not been completely completed, given the importance the company attaches to this business, there will definitely be no delay. The meeting will hand over the design plan to Mr. Fang as quickly as possible.
"No, Mr. Xia misunderstood. We, Mr. Fang, have listened to your design plan and concept and are very satisfied. It's just that Mr. Fang said that there are some things that he wants to discuss with you personally."
Zhou Chen hesitated and said: "I am no longer an employee of the company. If Mr. Fang has any ideas, he can discuss it with the company's designers. There is no need to come to me, right?"
"Mr. Xia, this is Mr. Fang's order. I am just the messenger. If I can't handle it well, Mr. Fang will blame me. Please help me and don't embarrass me, okay?"
Zhou Chen frowned. He had dealt with Fang Yuanyang several times and knew very well that Mr. Fang was difficult to deal with. He instinctively wanted to refuse.
But suddenly he saw Nan Li opposite him raising his hands and nodding towards him, signaling for him to agree.
Zhou Chen naturally had no doubts about Nan Li. He swallowed his refusal and replied: "Then, okay."
"That's great, Mr. Xia, thank you so much. We will send a car to pick you up then."
"No, after you decide, just send me the time and location, and I will go there by myself."
"Okay, I'll trouble you, Mr. Xia."
"You are welcome."
After hanging up the phone, Zhou Chen asked Nan Li: "Li Li, why do you want me to agree?"
Nan Li: "Fang Yuanyang of the Horse Racing Group is also a business giant in Jiangzhou City and has a wide network of contacts. If you had not resigned and were still working in the design institute, I would not have let you do this. But now you have resigned.
If you still want to do business, you must accumulate connections. If you can make good friends with a business giant like Fang Yuanyang, it is best not to offend him, because you may not be able to ask for anything from him in the future.
"
Zhou Chen said: "I understand everything you said, but the problem is, this Fang Yuanyang is really difficult to take care of."
"It's not easy to take care of, but sometimes you have to take care of it. That's how it is in business. As long as it's not too much, there's room for negotiation. You can talk to him first. Maybe things will turn around. Don't think about things too complicated.
Well, that’s how connections are formed in many cases.”
Nan Li patiently explained that she knew her husband had never experienced this kind of thing, so she often needed to remind him.
"ok, I get it."
Seeing Zhou Chen's reluctant look, Nan Li burst into laughter.
"My husband is the best, be happy, there will be a reward tonight."
Zhou Chen's eyes suddenly lit up, "Really? Then we have an agreement."
"It's annoying. I work all day long. I don't know what's going on in my head."
"You."
Nan Li glanced at him with a smile, and then asked: "You said you wanted to cooperate with Zhong Yi, did Zhong Yi agree?"
"There's no reply yet, but I think it's not a big problem." Zhou Chen was quite confident in Zhong Yi's attitude.
Nan Li: "It's okay if you want to cooperate with Zhong Yi, but you have to make an agreement with him in advance. He will only take care of teaching matters, and he is not allowed to interfere in management. His personality is really not suitable for management. As for the shares, I think
Just give him a little less. After all, according to your plan, the investment is all ours, so if he reluctantly counts it as a technical investment."
"As for the teacher, I will also follow him. It is definitely not possible to rely solely on Zhong Yi. If the teachers are all found by him, there will definitely be big trouble in the future."
"But before that, the most important thing is to rent the house well. Only when there is a place for offices and classes can formal enrollment be started. Otherwise, when the parents of the students ask, they won't even know where the classes will be. Who can safely send their children here?"
ah."
"There is still only a little over a month before the summer cram school. You have rented a house and have to renovate it. This is definitely no problem for you. When decorating, you should choose desk boards with less formaldehyde, etc., and have safety protection. Students
Your safety must come first.”
"In addition to renting a house, applying for various documents required by tutoring institutions is also a troublesome matter. I took the time to go and run it myself. If it can't be solved, it may cost money, so the money must be prepared in advance."
"..."
Nan Li talked a lot. Although Zhou Chen understood everything, he still scratched his head. He only wanted to say a few words now.
Damn, is it so troublesome?
Nan Li obviously saw Zhou Chen's true thoughts, "Forget it, I will try to make a preliminary plan today, and then you can just follow it."
"no problem,."
Nan Li took over all the troublesome ones, and of course Zhou Chen didn't say anything about the rest and agreed directly.
"You are going to a banquet tonight. If Huanhuan is there, I will take care of you if I am free. If I am not off work, let mom take care of you."
Nan Li warned: "As I said before, no matter what you think of others, you must keep your surface politeness and smile, and don't offend them if you can."
"Well, I understand."
Zhou Chen felt something was wrong. He felt like Nan Li was giving instructions like a parent, while he was listening like a child.
In the afternoon, Zhou Chen started coding with all his strength. He will definitely be very busy in the next period of time. Before he starts, he should quickly code more and save the manuscript.
At around five o'clock, Zhou Chen changed his clothes and drove to the location sent by Fang Yuanyang's assistant, a star hotel.
Under the guidance of the hotel waiter, Zhou Chen arrived at a private room. As soon as the door opened, he saw that Fang Yuanyang was the only person sitting in the huge private room, and there was someone standing behind him, who should be his assistant.
"Designer Xia, you are finally here. It is really difficult to meet you." Fang Yuanyang stood up and said.
Zhou Chen quickly replied: "Mr. Fang is joking, I'm just a commoner with a crew cut, and I can't compare with you, Mr. Fang."
Fang Yuanyang waved to Zhou Chen: "Come, come and sit."
Zhou Chen was not polite and walked to Fang Yuanyang's room and sat down. There were only three of them in the private room. The dishes were already served. The standing assistant immediately poured wine for Fang Yuanyang and Zhou Chen.
"Thanks."
Zhou Chen thanked him, and then said to Fang Yuanyang: "Mr. Fang, in fact, you don't have to ask me at all. My design plan has been handed over to the company. With their ability, they can completely make it according to my design plan."
Fang Yuanyang smiled: "Designer Xia, don't talk about this in a hurry. Eat first, eat first, and then we'll talk after eating."
Zhou Chen couldn't figure out what Fang Yuanyang was doing, but thinking of Nan Li's explanation, he could only endure it and dine with Fang Yuanyang.
"Designer Xia..."
"Mr. Fang, just call me by my name."
"Okay, Mr. Xia, try the food here. You may not know that when I came to the city from the countryside to work, I dreamed of being able to have a good meal in such a big restaurant, but I didn't have the ability.
One meal is worth several months of my salary..."
"But now, when I see these dishes that I dreamed of eating before, I no longer have any appetite. So, when people don't get it, they always crave it, but when they really get it, they get used to it, but they find it boring.
."
"I'm a person with little education, and I can't say anything literate. I'm different from talented people like you who came from prestigious universities..."
"Mr. Fang is joking. I'm not a talented person. I'm just an ordinary person. I'm far behind you, Mr. Fang."
Zhou Chen listened carefully. He could understand why Fang Yuanyang told him this, because the design plan he submitted was based on Fang Yuanyang's resume. This may have resonated with Fang Yuanyang, so he took the initiative to give it to him.