"So what? In the end, you still have to ask him for help. You and Mom are also working under him, and he pays you a salary. That's what competence is."
Liu Chasheng: "..."
Seeing his father speechless, Liu Kaichen continued, "Dad, academic qualifications don't represent ability. Yi Feng's current achievements are heights that many young people can't reach in a lifetime. Just based on the vegetables he grows, his whole family can live a life of plenty without worry for the rest of their lives."
"Then you should interact with him more, understand? Maybe he can help you in the future!" Liu Chasheng was also a practical man. If Yi Feng were to live a mediocre life, working at the bottom, he would never let his son have too much contact with him. But now it was different. Yi Feng was capable and made a lot of money. If they didn't try to curry favor now, someone else would.
Liu Kaichen nodded, "You don't need to say it, I know."
"It's getting late, so I won't come in. I'll see you and Mom another day!" Liu Kaichen parked the car at the doorstep and watched his father get out. He didn't follow.
Liu Chasheng nodded, "Alright, drive slowly on your way back. If Yi Feng hasn't replied about what he promised you today, you should still urge him. Don't let him forget."
"Okay, I have a sense of proportion. I'm leaving then." With that, Liu Kaichen started the car and drove away.
At the Longteng Grand Hotel, after Wan Hui finished his call with Liu Yifeng, he went to the boss's office. Standing at the chairman's office, he knocked on the door. After receiving a "please come in" response, he opened the door and walked in.
Tan Jiming was looking at the hotel's weekly revenue report. Seeing Wan Hui enter, he smiled and asked, "Why has General Manager Wan come?"
"Chairman Tan, what are you looking at?" Wan Hui asked curiously.
Tan Jiming placed the report on the table, "You take a look too!"
Wan Hui picked it up and smiled, "General Manager Tan, our hotel's revenue this week has increased by over 320% compared to last week. Our hotel's business is getting better and better."
"This is all thanks to you. You discovered vegetables with such good taste. Otherwise, if our competitor, Jing Tian Grand Hotel's Zhou Libo, had discovered them first, our hotel's business wouldn't have increased; it would only have declined." Tan Jiming's eyes were still smiling.
At first, he was unhappy when he learned that Wan Hui had purchased the farm vegetables for twelve yuan a jin. He thought Wan Hui was crazy to pay such a high price for common vegetables. However, he was the general manager and had certain authority, and many decisions didn't need his explicit approval. Therefore, he couldn't say much to him as long as there was no clear indication of a loss.
Who would have thought that the vegetables would sell out that noon? To this day, due to the newly introduced vegetables, the hotel has been full every day, with some even requiring reservations to get a private room, otherwise, they couldn't get a table. This was all due to Wan Hui's unique vision, which had brought the hotel back from the brink of collapse.
Speaking of which, Wan Hui also had something to say, "Chairman Tan, you might not know this yet, but many of our hotel's new customers are from Jing Tian Grand Hotel. They were also attracted by our hotel's new specialty vegetables. Therefore, the better our hotel's business has been recently, the worse Jing Tian Grand Hotel's business has been."
"Actually, I guessed as much. That's why I said your vision is unique, and you seized the opportunity. Otherwise, our hotel would probably be unable to make ends meet," Tan Jiming nodded.
"But there's one thing Chairman Zhou, you must not know."
"Oh? What is it?" This immediately piqued Tan Jiming's curiosity.
Wan Hui: "Jing Tian Grand Hotel has already found out who is supplying us with vegetables."
Hearing this, Tan Jiming immediately became nervous. Based on his understanding of Zhou Libo, once he knew that their hotel's business was good because of the new vegetables, he would definitely try his best to break off cooperation with them and establish a long-term partnership with the supplier.
However, what Wan Hui said next surprised him greatly.
"You must know Chairman Zhou's character. Since he found the person supplying the vegetables, he will definitely try his best to steal our business. So, they found Liu Yifeng and promised that if he sold the vegetables to them, they would buy them at double the price we offer, with the condition that he only sell to them."
"At such a high price, who wouldn't be tempted? He must have agreed, right?" Tan Jiming could understand even if he agreed. After all, it wasn't just a few yuan difference; it was double the price. His vegetables were already not cheap, and with the price doubling, he could get rich in no time.
To his surprise, Wan Hui shook his head, "The fact is, Liu Yifeng did not agree. Because he promised to supply us with vegetables long-term, he did not falter even when faced with such a high price."
Tan Jiming's mouth widened in surprise, and then a look of admiration appeared on his face. "Mr. Liu's character is the best among the young people I know."
"That's not all. After being rejected by Liu Yifeng, Chairman Zhou did not give up. He inquired about Liu Yifeng's background. He found out that the general manager of a branch company of Wu Ji Co., Ltd., with whom Liu Yifeng had previously cooperated, is Liu Yifeng's cousin. And this branch company's general manager has just been promoted and needs to show performance. So, Zhou Libo threatened him with cooperation, asking him to persuade Liu Yifeng to sell vegetables only to him..."
"This Zhou Libo is truly despicable, using this as a condition for cooperation!" Tan Jiming was so angry he was puffing his beard and glaring. If Liu Yifeng could have stood by his promise and refused at the beginning, it would have been fine. But now, with family ties involved, it would be difficult for him to uphold his principles. Just getting past the elders would be hard enough, let alone the double price.
"Chairman Tan, please don't get agitated. Although he used this as a threat, Liu Yifeng still did not compromise. He told me that a person should be honest and trustworthy, especially in business. If one cannot uphold their bottom line and principles, they won't go far in the future."
"Where is this Liu Yifeng? I want to meet him." Tan Jiming knew that this Liu Yifeng would go very far in the future. Just based on his rare character, he should meet him personally, invite him for a meal, and have a good chat.
"Chairman Tan, this is also why I came to find you. For a good person like Mr. Liu, to fulfill his promise to us, he not only refused the double high price but also caused friction with his own relatives. We cannot remain indifferent!" Wan Hui said.
Tan Jiming: "So you want me to raise his price? That's easy. Because of his vegetables, our hotel's business has been so good, it's only right to raise the price. But what do you think would be a suitable increase per jin?"
Seeing that Chairman Tan had misunderstood his intention, Wan Hui immediately said, "Chairman Tan, what I mean to say is, why don't you cooperate with Liu Yifeng's cousin? Since that Mr. Zhou threatened his cousin with cooperation, and Liu Yifeng chose not to help his cousin for our sake, I guess he must feel uncomfortable inside. And the machine tools sold by his cousin's company are exactly what your carving factory can use. Moreover, Wu Ji machine tools are quite famous domestically, and their quality is guaranteed."