"Mr. Ye, have you seen those trending searches online?"
As soon as the call was connected, Liu Xi, the founder of Jianghu Hotpot, who had diluted 68% of the shares, smiled bitterly.
The previous title of Mr. Ye was inadvertently changed to Mr. Ye.
"Well, was it you who planned and arranged this situation where the movie has become popular on the entire Internet before it even opened?" Ye Chen asked bluntly.
"No, it's really not. It can only be said to be an accident. I just learned about the situation online. I was originally thinking of waiting until the renovation period is completed and a date is chosen for the opening, and then finding a way to hype it up online. Now it seems that it will be easier!" Liu Xi said.
As he spoke, the grassroots brand founder was already showing his excitement.
With the heated discussions on the Internet.
He just realized that accepting Ye Chen's investment was an extremely wise choice.
Let's put aside the 500 million.
The name Ye Chen is enough to add a lot of blessings to the Jianghu Hotpot brand.
Just like the current situation on the Internet, although the decoration style of Jianghu Hotpot is attractive enough and exciting enough, if it were not for the name Ye Chen, it would definitely not be as popular as it is now on the entire Internet before it even opens.
You should know that the topic of Jianghu Hotpot was not very popular on the Internet due to the limitations of the topic before it was revealed that Ye Chen was the absolute controlling shareholder with a 68% stake. It was not until the news that Ye Chen invested 500 million to acquire 68% of the shares surfaced that this topic ushered in a surge in traffic!
Judging from the heated discussions and expectations on the Internet, even though Ye Chen is still surrounded by some negative public opinions, Liu Xi has no doubt that with Ye Chen's popularity, Jianghu Hotpot will definitely be hard to get a seat once it opens, and as long as the quality of ingredients, hygiene and service are maintained, the popularity will continue!
At the beginning, Liu Xi thought that Ye Chen's original idea of pulling Haidilao off the altar and replacing it was an unrealistic and naive idea, which was absolutely unrealistic at least in the short term.
But after experiencing the influence demonstrated by Ye Chen over the past six months, and the fact that the store has become popular on the entire Internet before it even opens, Liu Xi believes it!
As long as Jianghu Hotpot doesn't do anything stupid, the day it opens will be the beginning of Haidilao's decline!
Even with Haidilao being beaten by Haidilao, it is not impossible for the company to be listed quickly within a year...
Thinking back to half a year ago when he was still hitting a wall everywhere trying to find investors to maintain the survival of Jianghu Hotpot, now he sees the potential for a strong listing in the near future even though the business has not yet opened. For a moment, Liu Xi really felt like he was dreaming.
After hearing Liu Xi say that this sudden hot search was not planned or arranged by the other party.
Ye Chen was also stunned.
Well, I can only say that even the sky is helping him!
"What is the current progress of the renovation of Jianghu Hotpot?" Ye Chen asked.
"It's almost done. The renovation of all stores has reached the final stage. In about ten days, all our stores across the country will be able to complete the comprehensive renovation at the same time!"
At this point, Liu Xi changed the subject and said, "Boss Ye, even if you don't call me today, I have to call you. I have to report to you about the details of Jianghu Hotpot, the opening date, the opening plan, etc."
this time.
Ye Chen, who only wanted to be a hands-off boss, did not refuse again, "Okay, you find a time and place, I will find out more!"
"Today, do you think it's convenient? Yihao and I have already booked flights from Shanghai to Jiangzhou. If possible, let's go to the company to talk in the afternoon. Oh, by the way, Mr. Ye, I don't know if Yihao told you that based on the scale we are about to expand, I rented the 16th and 17th floors of Feipeng Building in the city center as our company's office headquarters. In addition, all expenses in the past six months are in the financial statements, you can take a look at them when the time comes!" Liu Xi said.
New office headquarters?
Chen Yihao never told me about this.
However, Ye Chen had the impression that Chen Yihao seemed to have told Yinuo about it, and Yinuo also told him about it.
"Okay, I'll go over there at 4pm!" Ye Chen said. "Well, then, Mr. Ye, see you in the afternoon!"
"See you this afternoon!"
at the same time.
Under a big banyan tree outside a resettlement community in Jiangzhou.
Liu Xueqin, who was planning to go out to buy some daily necessities, has been living a very humble life recently.
So much so that the gossipy character that used to love to join in the fun has long been worn away.
In the past, whenever she had free time, she would gather under the big banyan tree and gossip with those women about all kinds of trivial matters. Of course, she would also ask all kinds of gods to help her find a good new employer for her daughter Yinuo, so that Yinuo could kick out that poor guy Ye Chen, and the whole family could benefit from it, thus improving their current miserable life of running around for food and clothing.
But ever since Ye Chen made a comeback, she no longer dared to go under the banyan tree.
Because she had gossiped about others in the past, she had become the subject of gossip.
I became the object of ridicule, especially after the "pawn shop accident".
She couldn't even lift her head.
If it weren't for the fact that the big banyan tree was the only way to go, she would have wanted to take a detour and not take a single step before turning over.
Same as before.
Today, she still chose to lower her head and quicken her pace.
But this time she didn't wait for her to get close to the banyan tree.
The women had already called her over in the midst of heated discussion.
"Oh, isn't this Xueqin? We were just talking about how lucky Yinuo is. We were saying that she didn't know how much blessings she had accumulated in her previous life to marry such a husband. Just before I went out, I heard from my daughter-in-law that it was revealed this morning that Yinuo's husband invested 500 million yuan to open a hot pot restaurant, and that they have stores in all first-tier cities across the country. She also showed me the decoration of those stores, which is so grand!" said a woman.
Someone immediately followed up, "That's 500 million invested, how can it not be impressive!"
"Yinuo's husband seems to be less than 30 years old, and he can invest 500 million to open a hot pot restaurant. How much wealth does he have?"
"Hey, Xueqin, I'm not saying anything bad about you, but if you had treated those two kids well, wouldn't you have been living a good life with Fei Huang Teng Da by now? I heard that your son-in-law is worth at least 10 billion now!
"Oh my goodness, 10 billion...how much money does that cost?
These voices made Liu Xueqin's body tremble. If I knew that Ye Chen would be like this, I would have treated him as an ancestor, not to mention treating him well! ! !
But Liu Xueqin certainly couldn't say these words at the moment. Facing these chattering.
She continued to quicken her pace in silence.
But those gossips continue.
"Xueqin, isn't your son-in-law building a villa complex halfway up the mountain? I heard that he's going to build dozens of the country's top villas. Aren't you going to let Yinuo give you one?"
"Also, Xueqin, your daughter and son-in-law are now very rich, why don't you help your Yihao and ask his sister and brother-in-law to arrange a job for him as a leader? The brothers-in-law of other bosses are all very successful, but in your case, your sister and brother-in-law are worth hundreds of billions, but your brother-in-law is still working for others to earn a meager salary that is barely enough to make ends meet. It's outrageous!"