The Rich Man's Life Begins with a Comeback

Chapter 221 Kyrgyz Entrepreneurs' Dinner (4k)

The group meeting ended two hours later.

As many senior executives of the group left, the contents of the afternoon group meeting quickly spread throughout the entire group.

In just one day, two major pieces of news came one after another, leaving not only the group's many ordinary employees, but also many senior executives and middle managers dizzy.

However, after everyone in the group had digested these two pieces of news, the vast majority of people in the group were excited and thrilled.

There is no other reason...

When one person attains the Tao, the chicken and the dog ascend to heaven.

The expansion of the group's size signifies an increase in its overall strength.

In this situation, the opportunities for promotion and salary increases will certainly be far greater than before, and for ordinary workers, what could be more anticipated and exciting than a promotion and salary increase?
Since these two pieces of news came out, even though the day after tomorrow is the beginning of the new year, the entire group is celebrating as if it were New Year's Day, with everyone's faces beaming with joy.

oh……

The four group vice presidents are excluded.

According to rumors, someone just ran into the four group vice presidents inside the company, and the resentment they exuded was heavier than that of ghosts.

Just as various rumors were spreading wildly within the group, Gu Heng took Fan Hong back to his chairman's office after the group meeting ended.

"Uncle Fan, please make yourself at home."

"I'll make you some tea."

With no outsiders in the office, Gu Heng naturally no longer needed to deliberately maintain a dignified and imposing image.

"Chairman Gu, please don't trouble yourself."

Fan Hong waved his hand repeatedly: "There's lemonade here, I'll just have lemonade."

Gu Heng values ​​relationships and cherishes the past, always treating him the same as before. However, he is never one to take advantage of kindness. How could he possibly sit still and let the chairman personally make tea for him?

"Uncle Fan, if you won't drink, I will."

"After two group meetings, my throat was practically burning."

Gu Heng shook his head and laughed, "If these two group meetings weren't so important, and I wasn't worried that Qi Min wouldn't be able to handle the situation, I would have preferred to let Qi Min preside over the meetings instead."

When Fan Hong heard Gu Heng say that, he didn't stop Gu Heng from continuing to make tea, but he didn't actually go to sit on the sofa. Instead, he stood silently behind Gu Heng and kept him company.

Gu Heng's tea-making skills were skillful and natural. With his back to Fan Hong, his voice drifted from the front: "Uncle Fan, I made this decision without consulting you beforehand, removing you from your position as chairman's assistant and putting you in charge of the brand creation of [Zhenyuan Restaurant]. You won't blame me, will you?"

"Chairman Gu, I am so grateful to you for entrusting me with this important task and giving me a chance to make a name for myself. How could I possibly blame you?"

Fan Hong's expression changed slightly, and he quickly replied with sincerity.

"I'm relieved that Uncle Fan thinks that way."

Gu Heng turned around, holding two teacups in his left hand and a fairness cup filled with clear tea in his right, and smiled at Fan Hongwen: "Uncle Fan, I have already explained the process of creating the [Zhenyuan Shanfang] brand in detail at the group meeting, so I won't go into too much detail with you."

"If you have any questions about the plan later, or feel that there are any issues with the plan that need to be modified, you can directly discuss it with Qi Min. What I want to talk to you about now is something that happened outside of the group meeting just now."

As Gu Heng spoke, he walked towards the sofa.

Fan Hong followed closely behind, and the two eventually sat facing each other.

"Uncle Fan, do you know why I suddenly invested heavily in the medicinal cuisine industry and intend to dedicate myself to creating the brand new [Zhenyuan Cuisine]?"

Gu Heng poured Fan Hong a cup of tea and asked him a question.

"I don't know."

Fan Hong shook his head, a hint of delight on his face.

In fact, he wasn't the only one curious about this question; other senior executives in the group were also curious, but since Gu Heng didn't bring it up, they couldn't ask him directly.

"Some time ago, I accidentally obtained a tattered pharmacopoeia, which recorded many medicinal diet recipes. At first, I thought these so-called medicinal diet recipes were just folk remedies. However, after I sent people to test them, I found that these medicinal diet recipes all had miraculous effects and were all traditional Chinese medicine dietary therapy methods without any side effects."

Gu Heng told Fan Hong the story he had prepared beforehand.

As for sending people to conduct the experiment, it was not something Gu Heng fabricated.

A few days ago, Gu Heng extracted a medicinal diet recipe from "Meng Shen's Dietary Canon" for testing, and its effect was to improve and alleviate menstrual cramps in young women.

According to feedback from patients who took the medicinal diet, their menstrual cramps were indeed significantly improved and relieved after taking the medicinal diet recipes prepared in "Meng Shen's Dietary Canon".

If we compare the original level of menstrual cramps to a level 10, after taking the medicinal diet, even the girls with the worst feedback could reduce their pain level from level 10 to level 6, and some could even reduce it to level 3.

Before taking it, he was in so much pain that his face turned pale and his forehead was covered in cold sweat.

After taking it, in just half an hour, his complexion changed from being as pale as paper to becoming rosy again, and the effect was almost exactly the same as that described in "Meng Shen's Dietary Canon".

A glimpse of the whole picture.

"Meng Shen's Dietary Manual" was originally produced by the system. Gu Heng took out a medicinal diet recipe to test and proved that its efficacy was indeed real and effective. There was no need to test the other medicinal diet recipes.

"A miraculous effect?"

"So magical?"

Fan Hong looked slightly surprised: "What symptoms do these medicinal diet recipes mainly treat and are so effective? And to what extent are these so-called miraculous effects achieved?"

In response to Fan Hong's question, Gu Heng picked up his teacup, took a sip of hot tea, and then slowly said, "Uncle Fan, with these medicinal diet recipes, it is enough to significantly alleviate, improve, and even cure the two major sub-health problems of insomnia and dysmenorrhea."

As soon as Gu Heng finished speaking, Fan Hong, who had just picked up his teacup along with Gu Heng, suddenly trembled uncontrollably with his right hand, spilling some of the scalding tea.

However, Fan Hong was oblivious, staring wide-eyed at Gu Heng with a look of shock, because he knew very well what enormous business opportunities were hidden behind Gu Heng's words.

If what Gu Heng said is true, and those medicinal diet recipes have miraculous effects on insomnia and menstrual cramps, then after Zhenyuan Diet House opens, its doors will probably be overwhelmed by countless people suffering from these two ailments.

Making a fortune every day is not a dream; you can earn so much money your hands cramp up.

Now, Fan Hongcai finally understands why Zhenyuan Restaurant had an initial investment of 1 million yuan and was given priority over the comprehensive expansion plan in the northern market. If he were in Gu Heng's position, he would definitely have made the same decision.

After the initial shock, Fan Hong quickly recovered and hurriedly asked Gu Heng a crucial question: "Chairman Gu, are the medicinal herbs required for those secret recipes aged or ordinary herbs?"

"It can be ordinary medicinal herbs or aged medicinal herbs."

Gu Heng smiled and said, "Medicinal cuisine made with aged medicinal herbs will definitely be more effective than that made with ordinary medicinal herbs. However, aged medicinal herbs are scarce and generally more expensive. Our Zhenyuan Cuisine mainly targets the general public, so we will definitely focus on using ordinary medicinal herbs."

"As for medicinal cuisine that uses aged herbs and has better effects, we can create a high-end medicinal cuisine brand specifically for high-end customers after the [Zhenyuan Shanfang] brand has become well-known. This way, we can meet the needs of different customer groups without affecting our group's reputation and prestige."

As the brand manager handpicked by Gu Heng, Fan Hong needed to know these insider details and plans in advance, at least to be fully aware of them.

"Chairman Gu..."

Fan Hong's expression suddenly turned serious, and his voice lowered considerably: "These medicinal recipes have such miraculous effects that they may attract the covetous eyes of others in the future."

Upon hearing Fan Hong's words, Gu Heng couldn't help but show a hint of admiration in his eyes.

"Uncle Fan, this is why I called you here after the meeting." Gu Heng picked up the fairness cup and poured another cup for himself and Fan Hong. "The medicinal cuisine recipes are priceless and can be said to be the foundation of [Zhenyuan Cuisine]. If these medicinal cuisine recipes were to spread, medicinal cuisine brands would spring up everywhere. With the financial resources of our Zhencui Group alone, [Zhenyuan Cuisine] would probably soon fade into obscurity."

"so……"

"Ensuring that the secret recipes for medicinal cuisine are not leaked is your primary task as the person in charge of the [Zhenyuan Cuisine] brand at all times."

At this point, Gu Heng's tone became slightly serious.

"understand!"

Fan Hong was well aware of the seriousness of the matter, and his expression became serious as well.

"Just now in the group meeting, I assigned a lot of the preliminary work for [Zhenyuan Shanfang] to various departments of the group, but the reason why I didn't assign you any specific tasks is because of this."

Gu Heng tapped the table lightly with his index finger knuckle: "Uncle Fan, your most important task at this stage is to develop an effective and confidentiality plan that can ensure the medicinal diet recipe is not leaked or stolen to the greatest extent possible."

"Many time-honored Chinese medicine brands in China, such as Tongrentang, Gushengtang, and Heshuntang, have been able to survive for decades or even centuries because they have always kept many secret and exclusive prescriptions. How they ensured that these exclusive prescriptions were not leaked or stolen is what we urgently need today."

At this point, Gu Heng got up and quickly went to his desk, took out a business card from his office drawer, and placed it in front of Fan Hong.

"Su Tianyi, Associate Professor at Fudan University School of Medicine."

Gu Heng was straightforward and got straight to the point: "His father is a director of Yangtze Pharmaceutical, a domestic pharmaceutical giant, and has a lot of influence in the domestic pharmaceutical field. I called him yesterday, and he can arrange for you to visit and investigate major pharmaceutical companies and traditional Chinese medicine brands."

"You should contact him later. Once you've arranged a time, Uncle Fan, please make the trip to Jiangsu Province as soon as possible to develop a plan to ensure the confidentiality of this precious medicinal recipe."

Fan Hong picked up the business card that Gu Heng had placed on the table, and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes as he looked at the many titles on the card.

Unbeknownst to him, Gu Heng's network of connections had grown to such an extent that he even had such powerful connections in Jiangsu Province.

"Chairman Gu, I'll be leaving tomorrow."

Fan Hong immediately expressed his opinion.

There's no need to rush.

"Tomorrow is New Year's Eve, and the day after tomorrow is New Year's Day."

Gu Heng smiled and said, "Uncle Fan can go after New Year's Day."

"Hey……"

"It's fine."

"I am all alone now."

"For me, New Year's Eve or New Year's Day are the same."

Fan Hong sighed softly. Although he looked somewhat carefree, a hint of loneliness flashed in his eyes.

"Uncle Fan, after your divorce, have you never contacted your ex-wife and children again?"

Gu Heng asked tentatively.

"No."

"There is no way to contact them, and there is no need to contact them again."

Fan Hong smiled at Gu Heng and replied in a low voice, "When disaster strikes, everyone flies away. I don't blame them, but I can't turn back now."

"Uncle Fan, a good man should never worry about not having a wife."

"Let bygones be bygones, let's look forward."

Gu Heng raised an eyebrow and smiled, "Want me to introduce you to someone? You know what, among the people I know, there really is one who would be a good fit for you."

"Stop it, stop it."

"I don't have the energy to think about those things right now."

When Fan Hong saw that Gu Heng actually wanted to act as a matchmaker, he couldn't help but feel a little amused and exasperated: "The most important thing right now is to focus on the creation of [Zhenyuan Restaurant]. We can talk about this later."

"Work and life can be balanced!"

Gu Heng teased, "Pushing today to tomorrow, and tomorrow to the day after tomorrow, when will you ever have a wife and a warm bed again, Uncle Fan?"

"Hey."

"Alright, alright."

"If you have nothing else, I'll be going now."

"There are some things I still need to coordinate with several other departments on."

Fan Hong blushed at Gu Heng's teasing and stood up from the sofa, looking rather flustered.

"Go, go, go."

"then you go."

Gu Heng smiled and shook his head, but did not stop Fan Hong any further.

"gone!"

Fan Hong was also a decisive person. After carefully putting away the business card that Gu Heng had given him, he quickly walked out of Gu Heng's office.

No sooner had Fan Hong left than two minutes later, there was another knock on Gu Heng's office door.

"Come in."

Gu Heng took a sip of her cold tea and called out softly to the outside.

The door opened, and a staff member from the president's office walked in.

"Mr. Gu, here is an email for you."

The girl respectfully explained her purpose: "The sender is from the Department of Commerce of Kyrgyzstan Province."

"Oh?"

Gu Heng reached out and took the email, looking slightly surprised. "I understand. You can go now."

"Ok."

The girl bowed slightly to Gu Heng, then turned and quickly left.

The email was slightly thick when squeezed. Gu Heng tore open the seal and took out the contents.

The email contained a beautifully crafted invitation card with gold foil stamping, which prominently displayed the following:

2023 Kedah Province Entrepreneurs' Dinner!
(End of this chapter)