Volume 4: The World of Great Conflict Chapter 0398 Calculation
Nan Yi had read Ye Ronghuan's information before.
In 1940, Ye Ronghuan was born in Dongguan to a family that had moved to Southeast Asia.
Due to years of war and the loss of all family property, Ye Ronghuan's father was forced to make the decision to move his family to Xiangkeng in the year he was born.
In 1959, Ye Ronghuan, a young and energetic Form 5 graduate with RM55 in his pocket, sailed across the ocean to Hull in the United States. With the help of the Liverpool Hakka Association, he became a restaurant cup washer working more than ten hours a day.
Ye Ronghuan's ability in business operations was appreciated by the restaurant owner, and he was promoted to front desk waiter.
After two years of hard work day and night, Ye Ronghuan, who has mastered every aspect of restaurant management, is no longer willing to work for others.
In 1960, he and two friends bought a humble seaside teahouse in East England for 500 pounds and started a Chinese restaurant business.
In the second year after the Chinese restaurant opened, it became very popular because a camping resort with a daily customer flow of more than 8,000 people and more than 2,000 service staff was built nearby.
In order to attract more customers to dine, the three young men changed the business habit of Eagle Country businesses of closing early and took the initiative to extend the business hours to 9:30 p.m., and then raised funds to expand the restaurant.
In 1968, Ye Rongji, the eldest brother who had worked in hotel and trade affairs in Xiangkeng, came from afar to help.
Just like that, in less than 10 years, Ye Ronghuan, with his extraordinary diligence and hard work, coupled with a flexible business mind, transformed himself from an unknown restaurant cup washer into the owner of 3 restaurants and 2 takeaway shops.
When he was thirty years old, he read an article about Hilton.
It is said that after World War I, Hilton wanted to buy a bank in Texas, USA, but the seller kept raising the price, so he failed.
So, frustrated and upset, Hilton checked into a local hotel to reflect on his choice, but he found that the hotel was full and people were sleeping in the lobby.
So Hilton bought the hotel and has continued on the development path of the hotel industry ever since.
Hilton’s story resonated with Yeh, who was newly married and tired of the hasty delivery of crispy duck and fried noodles after late-night bars closed.
So he decided to supply Chinese restaurants instead of running them, as he knew the former would be more profitable than the latter.
Then, Ye Ronghuan opened his first Chinese store in the center of Birmingham, selling thousands of products, mainly seasonings and foods used in Chinese family cooking, and also supplied to restaurants and takeaway shops.
This was the first Rong Yip Hong, which had no more than 10 employees at the time. Rong Yip Hong became very popular because it met the needs of Chinese restaurants and Chinese life.
In 1977, Ye Ronghuan's other younger brother also came to the United States from Jamaica. The three Ye brothers formed the Ye Brothers Company and soon turned Rong Ye Hang into the largest Chinese goods store in the United States.
Nan Yi also took a step forward, held Ye Ronghuan's hand, shook it twice, and then separated.
"Mr. Ye, I have the honor of reading your entrepreneurial history in the newspaper. I can say that I was inspired by your story to go into business. It is really an honor to meet you today."
Ye Ronghuan 's heart trembled. When Wu Zaisheng was introducing the two parties just now, it was clear which of them was more important in Wu Zaisheng's mind.
The Wu family has deep roots in Eagle Country, and he naturally cannot neglect anyone who the Wu family members have to take seriously.
"Mr. Song, nice to meet you."
"Mr. Ye, nice to meet you."
After shaking hands, the two of them clasped their fists and bowed to make the ceremony more solemn.
Nan Yi attaches great importance to Ye Ronghuan. Although his business is not big compared to Nan Yi's own, Rong Yehang is very suitable to become a downstream partner of Shennong Nanliang.
Shennong Nanliang cannot just sell primary agricultural products to the outside world. It must also enter the field of secondary processing such as edible oil and condiments. In addition, frozen goods such as pigs, horses, cattle, sheep, chickens, ducks and geese also need distribution channels.
Poultry cannot be sold as a whole, but will be sold in pieces. For example, chicken feet, chicken wings, frozen spareribs, frozen beef, etc. are all products consumed in large quantities by Chinese restaurants, and these are produced in large quantities by Shennong Nanliang.
Then, the waiter served new tea to everyone and several people sat there chatting.
As they were chatting, Wu Zaisheng suddenly said , "By the way, Ah Hao, the London Chinatown Business Association will celebrate its first anniversary in a few days. There are only a few days left, so you can come too."
"Oh, it's such a grand day, of course I have to join in the fun." Nan Yi said with a smile.
"Haha, we'll come together then."
"Okay."
Seeing Nan Yi and Wu Zaisheng talking and laughing and showing such a close relationship, Ye Ronghuan's mind raced, wondering who Nan Yi was.
It’s a pity that Wu Zaisheng didn’t tell him in detail about Nan Yi’s background, which made him very regretful.
Everyone chatted for a while, and in the afternoon Wu Zaisheng took Nan Yi and the other person for a walk. They had dinner at Jinggexuan again, and after dinner, they returned to Oxford with Wu Zaisheng.
Wu Zaisheng returned to the small valley where the Wu family lived, went to Wu Jingyuan's yard, greeted Wu Jingyuan and A Da, and then walked towards his own yard.
"Master, the second young master has become cheerful."
After Wu Zaisheng walked away, A Da said to his master Wu Jingyuan.
Wu Jingyuan was of course aware of Wu Zaisheng's change. With a gleam in his eyes, he said to Ah Da, "Check why has changed like this."
"Okay, sir." Ada agreed, but hesitated to speak.
"Just tell me what's going on." Wu Jingyuan urged when he saw Ada's look.
"Something happened to the Third Master. Yesterday, the Third Master entertained his friends at Zuiyuexuan and drank a little too much. He stopped a girl in the store and wanted to... The girl's boyfriend seemed to be not simple. The two sides fought, and the other side also showed up with five white men with guns.
As a result, the Third Young Master and his friend were beaten up. As for where that person came from, it is not clear yet. I have sent someone to investigate. "
A Da reported the progress of the investigation truthfully, without concealing anything, so as not to affect Wu Jingyuan's judgment.
"Well, you deserve it."
After hearing what Ah Da said, Wu Jingyuan snorted coldly, with a hint of disappointment in his tone.
Ah Da shook his head and said nothing more. Wu Zhenkai was also raised by Ah Da, and he was very clear about Wu Zhenkai's position in Wu Jingyuan's mind. It could be said that Wu Jingyuan was actually very dissatisfied with Wu Zhenkai, and listing him as the heir was a helpless measure, picking the tallest among the short ones.
Wu Zhenkai always behaves well in front of his grandfather Wu Jingyuan, showing his best and most well-behaved side. But outside, he is a dandy, doing things by any means necessary to achieve his goals.
In addition, Wu Zhenkai has a fatal flaw, which is that he is greedy for pleasure, prefers women, and lives a life of debauchery outside.
In fact, this is nothing. It is a common problem among the second generation of wealthy families. As long as one has outstanding personal abilities and can get things done, these are not important.
What made Wu Jingyuan most dissatisfied was the secret suppression of Wu Zaisheng by Wu Zhenkai and his son. Wu Zaisheng had originally shown that he had no interest in inheriting the Wu family business and did not want to join the battle for the throne at all. But even so, he was still not let off.
He is not magnanimous enough in doing things, does not have the demeanor of a family head, and does not have a broad mind. In Wu Jingyuan's opinion, this is a sign that he will not be able to achieve great things.
But the original Wu Zaisheng made Wu Jingyuan even more disappointed. He kept giving in and enduring silently, and never knew how to fight back.
Wu Jingyuan knew that he didn't have much time left, so he didn't comment on the suppression of Wu Zaisheng, let alone intervene. Wu Zaisheng gave up on himself, and the family business could only be handed over to Wu Zhenkai. There was no need for him to create more trouble.
Although Wu Zhenkai does not have the ability to explore new things, he has no problem maintaining the business. As long as the Wu family's business is protected, he can continue to lie dormant and wait for the emergence of a potential heir to restore the Wu family to its former glory.
But now Wu Zaisheng's performance has rekindled Wu Jingyuan's hope. If Wu Zaisheng can really cheer up, then handing the Wu family over to him would be the best choice.
"Boss, there are two groups of people investigating Li Zicheng and Chen Yuanyuan."
At Downton Abbey, Nan Yi, who was sitting in the living room watching the nightly news, received a call from Hunter.
"Wu Zhenkai and the Wu family?"
"Yes."
"Let the 'actor' who plays Chen Yuanyuan go on vacation to hinder the progress of the Wu family's investigation. Let Wu Zhenkai find the 'actor' who plays Li Zicheng first."
"Got."
