On the 4th floor of Tower Building, Mr. Dehou Chinese Restaurant.
As soon as I walked to the door, I felt a strong Chinese flavor. The store decoration style is simple and high-end, and the word "福" is plastered all over the store.
checkout counter
Li Chenghao reported the reservation information, and after checking it, the waiter led Li Chenghao and Iu towards the box.
Looking around, Iu kept sighing: "Isn't it too exaggerated for the two of us to come to eat such high-end Chinese food?"
I caught a glimpse of a table of guests in the hall eating roast duck, and Iu swallowed: "Is it the last supper? After this meal, you and I will..."
The door of the box with "Fulu Hall" hanging on it.
The waiter pushed open the door to make way for the private room.
"Please come in, both of you"
The private room is very large, with an area of about 60 square meters. In the center is a round table restaurant, with tables and chairs that can accommodate ten people at the same time neatly arranged in a circle.
There are calligraphy copybooks and some Chinese-style embroidery hanging on the walls, and the lamps are also decorated with red lanterns.
There were several blue and white porcelain vases placed on the left and right sides of the dining table. Iu looked at it for a moment and asked, "Are we really eating here tonight?"
Li Chenghao had already taken his seat and asked the waiter to prepare the dishes according to the pre-ordered dishes.
IU sat down next to Li Chenghao and was also very interested in the bowls and chopsticks on the table: "Is this bowl an antique?"
Putting the file on the table and taking a sip of hot tea, Li Chenghao said: "Do you know what kind of restaurant requires a certain kind of meal?"
Suddenly asked by Li Chenghao, iu was completely at a loss.
After thinking for a while, he said: "Of course I want to go to the most beautiful Western restaurant with my good friends. If you like to drink soju, the first choice is the barbecue and beef intestine restaurant. You can also go to the beer house to eat fried chicken and drink beer, and the tent carriage..."
Li Chenghao interrupted iu: "Am I asking you this?"
"Isn't it this?"
Li Chenghao was defeated by iu's innocent face.
Taking a deep breath: "If you are dining with the wives of other groups or senior executives, it is best to choose a restaurant in a top hotel. If you are dining with people who have business dealings, it is best to choose a quiet Korean restaurant or a Japanese restaurant."
"If you are dining with senior officials, a Chinese restaurant like Dehou is also very suitable. Of course, you can also choose to eat sashimi and eel dishes at a seafood restaurant with high privacy."
"The choice of wine is also very important for different occasions. When entertaining foreign guests, we also need to distinguish between countries. Naturally, Chinese people use Chinese wine to entertain foreign guests. Foreign guests in Europe and the United States use high-end red wine. Island countries and other Southeast Asian countries use sake and shochu."
Although iu didn't know why Li Chenghao suddenly said this, she listened very seriously.
“I don’t need to go into details about table manners and social etiquette, right?”
Scratching his head, iu asked Li Chenghao: "Is this what you want to tell me?"
"no"
"Then what do you want to tell me?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the waiter knocked on the door of the private room: "President Nim, the guests you invited have arrived."
"Invite her in"
Iu thought that she and Li Chenghao were the only ones having dinner tonight, but she didn’t expect that Li Chenghao also invited others.
I hurriedly arranged my hair and clothes, fearing that being too messy would leave a bad impression on the other person.
He glanced at Li Chenghao accusingly, his eyes saying why he didn't tell him in advance that he invited guests to have dinner with him.
door open
A familiar figure stood at the door of the box.
The voice came first: "You finally thought of inviting me to dinner. I thought you were just talking casually to deal with me."
Looking up, iu saw the guests at the door of the box and immediately stood up and said hello: "Unnie"
"Zhien, what's wrong with your expression? Didn't you know I was coming tonight?"
iu was a little embarrassed: "This..."
He entered the box with high heels and sat directly next to IU. The visitor asked Li Chenghao curiously: "Let me guess whether it is the Hongmen Banquet or the Appreciation Banquet."
"Han Ji-eun, is it possible that it's a surprise party?"
The guest invited by Li Chenghao was Han Zhien, who usually gave IU business management courses.
Glancing at the document bag Li Chenghao put on the table, Han Zhien smiled with satisfaction: "It seems like a real surprise."
She thought the document bag contained the individual shareholding transfer letter for the private placement of Sunward Capital.
Li Chenghao patted the document bag: "This is not prepared for you."
"Not me?"
"No, if you want the share transfer letter, you must promise me one thing first."
iu was confused.
What on earth are Lee Sung Ho and Han Ji Eun talking about?
Han Zhien crossed her arms over her chest and said half-jokingly: "Besides agreeing to be your lover, I can consider other things."
Turning to look at IU, Han Zhien smiled and whispered: "Don't worry Zhien, I won't be his lover, he is not my type."
"Unnie, what are you talking about?"
Food and drinks are served
Li Chenghao poured Han Zhien a glass of high-strength liquor. Iu raised the glass and wanted to take a sip, but was ignored by Li Chenghao.
After clinking glasses, Han Zhien finished it in one bold gulp, and quickly took a bite of food to calm down the momentum.
Li Chenghao crossed his fingers on the table and looked at Han Zhien and said: "The main reason for inviting you to dinner tonight is to invite you to join Sunward Capital."
Putting down his chopsticks, Han Zhien pointed at himself: "Is this what you want me to promise you?"
"Yes, just leave your tutoring class to other teachers, join Sunward Capital, and manage Sunward Capital's charity foundation."
This proposal is new, but Han Zhien is very calm: "You want me to manage Sunward Capital's charity foundation? Our relationship has not yet reached the point where we completely trust each other."
Li Chenghao pointed to IU sitting next to him: "So your identity is the secretary general, and she is the president of the Sunward Capital Charity Foundation."
This makes sense.
How could Li Chenghao let her take sole responsibility? It was said that she was managing the charity foundation of Sunward Capital, but in fact it was assisting IU.
The current situation is obviously that Iu is not satisfied with just learning theory and needs to start practicing.
Before iu could react, Li Chenghao had already raised his glass: "After drinking this glass, I will treat you as if you have agreed. The private placement of personal shares will be ready one month after you join the company."
Han Zhien raised his glass: "So having tasks within this month counts as an assessment of me?"
“Of course, as the year ends and the beginning begins, we always have to do something to reflect Sunward Capital’s social welfare image.”
Looking at iu, Han Zhien didn't beat around the bush: "Are you sure it's not to lay a good career foundation for Chairman Li?"
The two toasted, and Li Chenghao shrugged and said, "You can understand it this way."
Han Zhien poured herself another glass of wine, and then poured a little bit into IU's glass.
Raising his glass: "President Nim, please take good care of me in the future."
IU looked confused and slowly raised his glass: "Onie, what are you talking about? How do you call me the president? I am Li Zhien and I am the singer IU."
Han Zhien smiled and shook his head: "You are the singer IU, but soon you will also be Chairman Li of the Sunward Capital Charity Foundation."
iu looked at Li Chenghao.
Li Chenghao took a bite of the food and said slowly: "This is what I want to tell you. Starting tomorrow, you will follow your secretary general to become familiar with the daily work of the charity foundation. Except for attending the Kakao annual meeting, all other schedules will remain the same.
Cancel."
"Why the cancellation? I was already preparing for S Broadcasting Station's "Gayo Daejun". This time I am the MC. In the middle of the month, I also have FM activities and a script reading session for the TV series, and a concert..."
Han Zhien pulled IU's sleeve: "President Nim, because we are going to start preparing a charity foundation, you will be very busy and will not be able to take care of other schedules."
iu's disappointment is visible to the naked eye. Her thinking is still in the category of an artist. She was very happy to receive an invitation to film a TV series, but now she has to cancel it.
Li Chenghao doesn't want to let iu down, but iu can't just be an artist.
"Cancel it. I will take you to a press conference on the last day of the year."
"What press conference?"
“Press conference on the establishment of Sunward Capital Charitable Foundation.”
Iu raised his hand and said: "Wait a minute, my mind is too confused now, I have no idea what you are talking about, please let me slow down first."