I was forced to start the second round because I was raised in poverty

Chapter 185 Investing in Shares
the next day.

After get off work in the evening, Ye Li and the other two asked Su Cheng to have dinner together, but Su Cheng declined.

"I'm a little sleepy. I'm going to go back and rest first. You guys can eat."

Su Cheng was not actually very sleepy, he had other things to do.

After getting out of the subway station, Su Cheng went straight to Tang Li's cafe.

The cafe was closed at this time, the rolling shutter was half-down, and Su Cheng bent down to enter the cafe.

There were no customers in the store. Only Tang Li and a few employees were cleaning. Tang Li was behind the bar, adding raw materials to various machines and checking their operation.

"Team Leader Su, you're here. What would you like to drink?"

Sue cleared her throat to clarify: "Café Américain glacé."

Tang Li didn't realize at first that Su Cheng was speaking French. He quickly came to his senses and smiled at Su Cheng: "Okay, wait a moment."

Su Cheng learned this specifically because Ye Li said last time that he spoke the dialect of an African village, which made Su Cheng embarrassed.

After Su Cheng got the iced American coffee, or rather the iced French coffee, Tang Li locked and pulled down the rolling shutter door, and the two went to a private room for a 1v1 meeting.

After Su Cheng sat down, he took a sip of the refreshing iced French coffee and slowly asked, "What do you think?"

After thinking about it last night, Su Cheng made an offer to Tang Li.

He wants to invest in the coffee shop.

Su Cheng has already planned to slowly build up his own power.

If there are various situations that need to be dealt with later, it is much better to have cards in your hand than to have no cards at all.

Because the old man knows everything Su Cheng has on him now.

The old man knew everything about how much salary he had received, how much bonus he had received, and how much money he had in his hands this month.

This is equivalent to showing the cards.

He didn't think he could build a force that could compete with the huge Dihao Group, at least not within the next five to ten years.

For example, the encirclement and suppression of the Koreans.

This incident alarmed Lao Deng, who ordered him to go to North America to lead the army in person.

It seems that Su Cheng can also launch attacks on the Dihao Group in certain areas, divert the attention of the group and his father, and build momentum and cover for himself.

That’s the idea.

So Su Cheng now has to accumulate his own capital.

Let’s start with Tang Li’s Coffee Shop.

Su Cheng’s offer is like this.

He will provide Tang Li with 60 in cash.

This money can be used for mobile operations, or it can serve as a fire-fighting barrier between the two stores.

But this alone would certainly not make Tang Li interested, because they still have 300 million yuan in funds remaining in the bank, and it would be no problem to take it out occasionally to save the day when they are short of money.

Another condition of Su Cheng was to provide Tang Li with permanent technical consulting services, including strategic adjustments, company expansion, listing financing and other commercial operations.

He used these two conditions in exchange for a 30% stake in the cafe.

When Tang Li received Su Cheng's offer, his first reaction was to refuse.

But later he thought about it for a long time and decided to accept Su Cheng's offer.

"Think about it."

"Thirty percent is a bit too high, though."

"I'll give you 15%."

"I don't need this 60 for now. I'll use it as our backup fund."

"what do you think?"

Su Cheng: "Twenty."

Tang Li: "Fifteen."

Su Cheng: "Eighteen."

One of Tang Li's few strengths is that he listens to advice.

He really doesn't understand business, but at the same time he knows that he doesn't understand business, so it's best for him to listen to the advice of professionals.

But this kind of thing is too difficult for Tang Li.

If a coffee shop makes any casual adjustments, mistakes may occur, which may eventually lead to the loss of profits for half a year or a year.

You can't always look for a consulting company.

The total of these three hundred thousand or five hundred thousand is not a small amount of money.

The coffee shop will definitely grow bigger in the future, and the price of hiring a consulting company will also increase.

Tang Li wants to focus more on the research and production of coffee, so he also needs a partner like this.

To this end, he was willing to give up some shares and solve the problems in business operations once and for all.

Tang Li smiled and held out his hand, then said cheerfully, "That's 18 percent. Deal."

Tang Li quickly asked again, "Does what we're doing comply with your regulations at the Emgrand Group?"

"incompatible."

"what?"

"Anyway, it was me who suggested the investment, and you didn't do anything wrong. Even if the group were to hold someone responsible, it wouldn't be your fault."

"I'll take care of it."

Tang Li didn't understand and just nodded: "Oh oh."

According to the relevant regulations of the group, they are not allowed to hold shares in related business companies.

Even taking less is an absolute red line.

Because the group cannot make a profit.

If you take on this job by yourself, will this company be unable to find Dihao to do business with in the future?

It is equivalent to an individual monopolizing the consulting business that the company may receive in the future.

Therefore, senior executives who want to get shares usually sign profit-sharing contracts with the bosses.

The contract states 2.5%, but in reality, an additional 2.5% will be secretly given to individuals, which is equivalent to a total of 5%.

What Su Cheng did was considered an absolute red line by the headquarters.

But this is how primitive accumulation is achieved. It is impossible to achieve it without taking some risks.

Expecting a coffee shop to help him accumulate his first pot of gold is too slow.

Su Cheng is confident in his operation and will never let his father find out.

"Then I won't transfer the money to you yet, but I'll keep it in reserve for you, just in case, okay?"

"ok, no problem."

Tang Li felt that it didn't matter if he didn't transfer the money. If he needed to put out a fire, he would definitely use a bank loan first.

If the loan cannot be used, there is no need to use Su Cheng's money.

Things should be much better once the second cafe is up and running next quarter.

What Tang Li values ​​is Su Cheng's ability. Su Cheng is his greatest backup. Money doesn't matter. Even if Su Cheng doesn't give him the 600,000, Tang Li still thinks that 18% of the shares are worth it.

If you are short of money, you can just borrow from the bank.

His father also has a house in the city center of his hometown.

"Should we sign a contract or something?"

"No, I believe you."

"it is good."

"Also, since I'm your partner now, I have to give you another suggestion."

"it is good!"

"We now need to expand the business hours of the old store to 5 a.m. to 23 p.m."

"Eighteen hours?"

Su Cheng didn't give Tang Li any chance to refute. He told Tang Li not to always think about the French style.

"If we want to expand our profits, we can't continue operating for the same number of hours we've been operating for. We've already lost a lot of money in the short time we've been operating."

Tang Li's cafe opens at nine or ten in the morning, and the business hours are really based on French style.

Su Cheng wanted Tang Li to try his best to capture the two waves of the most powerful customers at five in the morning and 11 in the evening.

"What about the new store?"

"After the new store opens, we will work for 12 hours, starting with the morning business and then moving on to the evening business."

This wave this morning is actually very, very important, and they are very high-quality customers.

Because there are only two types of people who can come to your store to buy coffee at five o'clock.

One type is the big boss who gets up at four o'clock and arrives at the company to start work at five o'clock.

One type is someone who didn't leave work last night and just got off work at 5:00 and needs a drink. There are many people who drink coffee at night and can't fall asleep without it before bed.

In the prime location of Jingzhou, if you don’t grab this kind of high-quality customer, you will lose a lot of money.

Who waits until 10am for your coffee?

Everyone drinks a glass of wine as soon as they wake up.

"You decide how to arrange the shifts and whether you need to hire more people. If you do hire, don't hire more than two people, otherwise the cost will not be worth it."

Tang Li was easily persuaded by Su Cheng and accepted the suggestion of his new partner: "Okay, then I will hold a meeting to arrange shifts for everyone later."

"That's it, there's nothing else to say. I'll contact you separately regarding the share split."

"it is good!"

……

……

The next morning.

Su Cheng came to Ye Li's office with a smile on his face.

"Sister Li Zi, can we discuss something?"

Seeing Su Cheng's playful smile, Ye Li suddenly had a bad feeling: "What's going on? Borrowing money?"

"Sister Lizi, you're so smart. How did you know it was a loan?"

Ye Li: ???
Grass.

You really borrow money.

"no!"

"Don't be like this, Sister Lizi. We all know you're the best to me. Can you bear not to lend it to me?"

Ye Li looked at Su Cheng, who was acting like a shy little girl. She felt a little uncomfortable acting like a spoiled child and pestering her here.

"What do you want the money for?"

Su Cheng didn't dare tell Ye Li that he needed money to invest in Tang Li's cafe, because Ye Li would definitely not agree.

He said that he had taken a fancy to a good small and micro enterprise with great potential.

“What are small and micro enterprises?”

"Hey Sister Li Zi, don't ask me about this. The less you know, the better."

"Isn't this Tang Li's cafe?"

Su Cheng: ???
She knows all this?!

Su Cheng quickly denied it, distancing himself from any connection with Tang Li: "Definitely not."

"How much do you want?"

"20."

"Fuck, where do I get so much money? No!"

"Yes, Taihong sent us the financial report a few days ago, and the dividends were transferred to our account in the past two days."

Ye Li: ???
"I haven't even seen how much Taihong's share is."

"I've checked it for you. It's exactly seventy thousand yuan, no more, no less."

"That's not enough."

"And the case fee for the cafe. Lend me that money first."

Ye Li silently did the math in his mind.

8 + 6 is less than 7, which is not enough.

Besides, Ye Li hasn’t even received these two sums of money yet, but Su Cheng has already spent them for her?
You really are a kid.

"How can it not be enough? I remember calculating it was enough. 13 in case fees plus 7 in Taihong bonus, that's 20, just right."

Ye Li: ???
"Are you calculating based on the 75% share after the pawn is accepted?"

Not only did Su Cheng get a 75% share, but he also borrowed all of it, which was exactly 20 yuan for two cases?

"correct."

"Damn, how can you be so calculating? I just handed it in, how can you be sure it will be included in the collection?" Ye Li rolled his eyes at Su Cheng, "You asked me to borrow it before the money arrived. I'll talk to you when it arrives."

The voice just fell.

The fax machine on Ye Li's desk began to buzz.

This is a commendation letter from the group headquarters.

Ye Li picked up the commendation order and read it word for word: "In recognition of the outstanding performance of Ms. Ye Li, Mr. Su Cheng, Mr. Qin Fen, and Mr. Zhang Yangwen from Shengyue Group's Business Consulting Department, headquarters has determined that this case is a high-value case and can be transferred to the group's database of classic business cases..."

Ok?
My grass?

Into the canon?
Did Su Cheng really get it right?

Ye Li opened one eye wide and squinted the other, looking at Su Cheng with a strange look.

Su Cheng: ???
"Sister Li Zi, what's with that look in your eyes? It's so ugly."

"climb!"

Ye Li thought about it.

She believed in Su Cheng's vision and thought there shouldn't be any problems. Su Cheng also wanted to earn more money.

Personal investment behavior does not violate the group regulations as long as Su Cheng does not invest in Tang Li’s coffee shop.

"Let me make it clear first, I'm just lending you this money. You don't need it for now, but you have to pay me back when I need it."

"Don't worry, Sister Lizi, I'll give you a share when the time comes."

"You tbh, if you lose, I'll give you one share, and if you make a profit, return my principal?"

"Wow, you're so smart."

"Climb as far as you can!"

Su Cheng easily borrowed the principal from Ye Li with a playful smile.

"By the way, I forgot to ask you, what's going on between you and Xiao Zhang?"

Su Cheng made a gesture.

"Don't make gestures, I don't understand. Break up?"

"No, it's just a normal relationship. He brought me food the other day and we had a pretty good chat."

"oh oh."

Ye Li understood.

Some things don't need to be said explicitly.

What Su Cheng meant was that he could continue to get along with Zhang Yangwen.

She didn't have a bad impression of Zhang Yangwen, but if Zhang Yangwen and Su Cheng broke up, she would have no choice but to stand on Su Cheng's side.

Ye Li has been busy these days, so he didn't pay attention to this matter, which is why he asked such a direct question.

soon.

Qin Fen and Zhang Yangwen also came into the office.

As soon as he entered the door, Qin Fen shouted, "Brother Cheng is awesome!"

Zhang Yangwen praised Su Cheng: "Brother Cheng, you are right, it really has entered the canon!"

Su Cheng accepted all the compliments without hesitation: "What else? I spent the whole morning writing a report and even missed my meal, okay?"

Hey~
The four people received a bank account change text message on their mobile phones at the same time.

Zhang Yangwen glanced at the amount and asked, "Eh? Is this from the group?"

Qin Fen nodded. He was the first to notice the problem. "Brother Cheng, Sister Li, did the group overpay us?"

"No?" Ye Li calculated the amount. "This should be the profit from the case plus the profit from the Taihong case combined into one lump sum."

Su Cheng received 33 yuan and some change in his card.

Among them, 13 is the case dividend of Tangli Coffee House, and this number is fixed.

The remaining two hundred thousand and several thousand is Taihong’s dividend.

Their dividend contract with Taihong is a total of 2.5%.

Participants will first split the profit in half with the group, which is 1.25%.

Su Cheng accounts for 1.25% of 35%, or 0.875% of the total.

For every 100 million yuan earned by Taihong brand lighters, Su Cheng gets a commission of 8750 yuan.

He received about 2200 yuan, and by reverse calculation, he could conclude that Taihong's total profit in this quarter was about million yuan, which was consistent with the accounts submitted by Taihong.

"Oh, that's right. I think the group gave me too much money."

"What do you expect from the group? There's no such thing as a good deal. If the finance department makes a mistake in transferring the money, the entire department might be laid off tomorrow."

"Hahahahahaha burp~"

(End of this chapter)