Over there, Chen Zhu finished eating noodles, finished sending messages to Yu Xian, and then returned to school.
The loneliness that arose from the fatigue just now has long since disappeared. Starting a business is the path you choose. You must do it yourself in the early stages. It is normal to be a little bit tired and a little bit hard.
After returning to his dormitory, Chen Zhu collected his thoughts and turned on his computer to contact Deng Zhi.
Chen Zhu wants to make sure that a few of them will come over tomorrow and what taboos they have when eating.
Asking the number of people is to determine the size of the box;
As for taboo foods, it is a kind of rule in the world. It is best not to ask "Boss, what do you want to eat?" during official dinners.
It may seem like you respect the leader, but in fact you are throwing the problem to the leader.
How can leaders respond?
I can only say "whatever" with my mouth, but blame you for being ignorant in my heart, so the most appropriate question to ask during the reception is "What are your taboos?"
In fact, it would be easier to make arrangements if you knew the other person's taste and even his place of origin in advance.
People in Sichuan, Chongqing, southern Hunan and western Jiangxi like to eat spicy food, Jiangsu and Zhejiang are slightly sweeter, eastern Guangdong and southern Fujian are lighter... In short, there is a general number, so you won't make a big mistake when ordering.
The third thing is the problem of drinking.
Chen Zhu estimated that the other party did not drink alcohol, but he still needed to confirm with the hotel whether there were mid- to high-end red and white wines in the store.
Since it is done according to the specifications of the reception leader, this is just in case.
Therefore, Chen Zhu asked Deng Zhi on QQ about the specific time when he would come the day after tomorrow, how many people there were, and what taboos everyone had... Deng Zhi quickly realized what Chen Zhu meant.
She replied: We are going there at noon, so we can just have a few bites in your cafeteria. Don't go to restaurants outside. You haven't made any money starting your business, so why are you just thinking about spending money?
Maybe Deng Zhi now still looks at Chen Zhu as he did when he was a child, with the feeling that a junior high school student looks at a 5 or 6-year-old child, so there is a bit of an educational tone in his tone.
After all, one is the deputy editor-in-chief of a certain column of a major newspaper, and the other is just a college student.
Chen Zhu stared at Deng Zhi's reply. In fact, you can eat in the cafeteria, but it is best to eat in a restaurant.
In 2007, there were very few college students starting their own businesses, so they always gave people an inherent impression of being immature. Eating in the university cafeteria may deepen this perception.
Formal socializing can slowly reverse this inherent impression, making everyone feel that "retrospective technology" is not just a joke.
Chen Zhu replied: In fact, there are many people in our team, not just me. The company manager is Professor Zeng Kun, a master's tutor at the School of Computer Science at CUHK, and he also wants to treat you to a meal.
Chen Zhu invited him again in Zeng Kun's name. This time Deng Zhi did not refuse. However, she was also very surprised. Isn't Chen Zhu the founder of the company? Why shouldn't she be the general manager?
However, we can understand these issues clearly when we meet, and we are not in a hurry now.
Deng Zhi told Chen Zhu that there would be two colleagues coming over at that time, one was the driver and the other was the assistant, and just the normal Eastern Guangdong taste would be fine if there were no dietary restrictions.
Chen Zhu knew by heart that the higher-end Cantonese restaurant near the school was Hai Yan Lou.
The next day was the 20th. After class in the morning, Chen Zhu went to this Cantonese restaurant and told the floor manager that he wanted to reserve a private room at noon tomorrow.
The 21st was a Wednesday, and seats were not in short supply at noon on weekdays. After asking about the number of people, the floor manager took Chen Zhu to a suitable private room.
Chen Zhu pushed the door open and took a look. He was quite satisfied with the decoration. Then he looked at the menu and drinks. Basically, all the types of Cantonese dishes and red and white wines were available.
We Chinese like to talk about things at the dinner table, so for reception, "eating" is the core.
For meticulous reception work, you must go to the hotel in advance to confirm it, mainly to see whether the decoration, dishes, prices... can satisfy you. If you are not satisfied, there is still time to change it.
When Chen Zhu paid the deposit at the front desk of Haiyan Building, the floor manager looked at Chen Zhu's youth and couldn't help but joked: "Young man, you attach so much importance to it, could it be that you are inviting your father-in-law and mother-in-law to come here for dinner?"
"yes."
Chen Zhu agreed with a smile and took advantage of the situation and said, "Is there any discount for treating my parents-in-law to dinner? For example, college students can get a 20% discount."
There will be about 12 to 15 people eating at lunch tomorrow. According to Haiyanlou's standard, even if you don't order the imported seafood, it will cost about 100 per person.
One meal can cover a college student's living expenses for two to three months. It may not be a big deal to the well-informed Deng Zhi, but it will certainly be able to seduce those college students who are still studying.
"Our prices are already very low, we can't even get 20% off."
The floor manager looked embarrassed, then clapped his hands and said, "Well, I'll give each of you a plate of fruit after dinner. I hope you can successfully please your father-in-law and mother-in-law!"
Chen Zhu smiled and thanked him and left. After class in the afternoon, he went to the packaging store in Jiangnanxi and brought back the packaging boxes and gift bags for the five USB flash drives.
The name and logo of "Guangzhou Tuhui Information Technology Company" are clearly printed on it. Although there are two more copies, in the reception work, this kind of gift itself needs to be prepared in advance.
After returning to the dormitory, Yu Yu looked at what Chen was carrying, looked over it over and over, and asked in confusion: "Have you participated in any activities in this company? I gave you so many USB flash drives as souvenirs."
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"Yes, Teacher Yu, please comment, is this souvenir of high quality?"
Chen Zhu asked deliberately, wanting to hear a completely neutral third party opinion.
"It's okay."
Yu Yu said: "A company that can afford such packaging must be quite large."
"Hahaha……"
Chen Zhu was very happy after hearing this, picked up his phone and went to the balcony.
"Lao Liu is crazy."
Yu Yu said without knowing why: "How happy is he when I praise someone else's company? What kind of technology company is this? I've never heard of it before."
On the balcony, Chen Zhu first told Deng Zhi the room number in Haiyan Building and asked them to go directly to the private room at noon.
Immediately afterwards, Chen Zhu sent another message to He Yu and Fang Qing, reminding them to gather at Haiyan Building before 11 o'clock tomorrow morning. If there are classes, take a leave. After all, this is the first time for the team to have a dinner together.
Finally, Chen Zhu also called Zheng Ju and Zeng Kun.
After all, the identities of these two people are different, so when Chen Zhu gets along with them, he always calls to discuss everything and tries to avoid the "notification" meaning when sending messages.
However, Zheng Ju and Zeng Kun were both shocked when they heard that a reporter from the Yangcheng Evening News would be interviewing them tomorrow.
They are all loyal readers of the Evening News, and they are well aware of the wide audience of this newspaper in eastern Guangdong. How can a small company that has just been established with no influence be able to have a reporter from the Yangcheng Evening News come to interview it in person?
I heard that it is still a more conspicuous page like "City Focus", so there must be someone involved who is adding fuel to the fire.
"Chen Zhu, we are now comrades in the same boat."
Zheng Ju couldn't help but inquire: "Just tell me everything. Are there any elders in your family who work in the city's Propaganda Department?"
The publicity department is the business guidance unit for these media mouthpieces. If this is the reason, it is understandable.
"No."
Chen Zhu denied it and said truthfully: "My father is just a low-level official."
Zheng Ju didn't believe it at all, and kept saying that Chen Zuo was very tight-lipped and asked if he could share any secrets with him in the future.
Although Zeng Kun's reaction on the surface was not as exaggerated as Zheng Ju's, after hanging up the phone, he suddenly sat up from the bed, turned on the computer and started working overtime.
"Aren't you going to sleep?"
His wife Xia Huilan asked, since her husband became a manager, he has to work overtime almost every night when he comes home.
Sometimes it is even delayed until early in the morning. Although it is a bit hard, seeing that her husband seems to have found hope in life again and is no longer as depressed as before, Xia Huilan thinks this is also a good thing.
"If you're sleepy, take a rest first."
Zeng Kun stared at the screen and said without looking back.
Xia Huilan sighed inwardly. There was no study room at home, and the computers were placed in the bedroom. Her husband was typing on the keyboard there, so how could she sleep?
I went out to make a cup of tea and quietly placed it in Zeng Kun's hand. I went to bed and found a book to read at will.
Waiting until almost two o'clock, Zeng Kun typed in the last code and stretched contentedly.
When he turned around, he found that his wife was still asleep, and then he realized that he had influenced her.
"I'm sorry."
Zeng Kun felt quite sorry.
"What are you talking about?"
Xia Huilan shook her head, but asked curiously: "Why do you have to get up and work overtime again? Aren't you busy for a while after dinner?"
Zeng Kun explained: "Tomorrow at the company dinner at noon, a reporter from the Yangcheng Evening News will come to interview, so I will improve the tutoring website again, so that at least there will be a sample that can be used."
"Yangcheng Evening News?"
Xia Huilan's surprised expression was exactly the same as Zeng Kun's when he first heard about this incident.
"yes!"
Zeng Kun looked a little excited, probably because people will be motivated when they have hope, and they can pay the price without hesitation.
Anything that is beneficial to the new company can arouse Lao Zeng's great passion.
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The next day, the 21st, the time for interviews and socializing was set at noon.
Chen Zhu had four classes in the morning, but he immediately asked for leave for the next two periods, and the teacher didn't say anything.
Chen Zhu usually takes class very seriously and completes group assignments in a timely manner. Besides, he is also the class monitor. It is understandable that he occasionally asks for leave for something.
Because Chen Zhu took two classes off, he was the first to arrive at Haiyan Building. He placed five gifts behind the sofa, then asked the waiter to turn on the air conditioner in the private room, while drinking tea and waiting.
Not long after, Zeng Kun arrived.
Chen Zhu and Lao Zeng didn't say a few words before Fang Qing, Ning Lianlian and one of their roommates named Zhuang Mengshi also came.
Ever since Fang Qing and Ning Lianlian agreed with Chen Zhu's idea of ​​market-oriented operation of the "Tutoring Network" with a curious and fresh attitude, Chen Zhu asked them to continuously improve the framework of the Tutoring Network.
Especially with the addition of Associate Professor Zeng Kun, his standards became even stricter. Due to lack of manpower, Fang Qing also brought in his roommate Zhuang Mengshi, forming an all-women army.
"You have classes in the morning, right?"
Chen Zhu asked.
"Yes, I have."
Fang Qing was still the most generous person. As the spokesperson of the Detachment of Women, she covered her mouth and said with a smile: "But Mr. Chen, you asked us to arrive before 11 o'clock, so we can only ask for leave."
Now Fang Qing, like He Yu, started to call Chen Zhu "Mr. Chen".
In fact, the two teams have never met before, and this is the first time they meet.
After a while, Zheng Ju also entered the box sweating profusely.
He thought it was so close that he didn't even take the bus and jogged all the way. Unexpectedly, Guangzhou was still a bit hot at noon in November.
But what Chen Zhu didn't expect was that He Yu, Ye Xiaofeng, Meng Fang and Guo Yuan all arrived around 11:30. Although they apologized as soon as they came in, "It's not easy to skip class today because the professor will call the roll..."
Zheng Ju still frowned: "Why don't you just ask for leave? Chen Zhu and Fang Qing also want to be named. Don't you know that today is the first time we have a dinner together, and there are reporters to interview?"
Facing Zheng Ju's questioning, He Yu and the others lowered their heads and said nothing, just thinking in their hearts:
Who is Fang Qing?
That girl wearing black-rimmed glasses? They look like technical professionals?
Also, Chen Zhu never said there would be reporters to interview him!
Chen Zhu picked up the tea and took a sip. The problem with Senior Sister He and the others had existed for a long time. Maybe it was because he was too familiar with it, but they still couldn't completely correct their attitude.
Now that I have exposed Fang Qing, I have clearly told both teams that with limited resources, I can only support one side.
But now is not the time to criticize anyone. Chen Zhu laughed and joked with Ye Xiaofeng. He Yu and the others thought that they would just forget about being late.
At around 11:45 noon, when Chen Zhu was introducing the identities of each member of the team to each other, he heard a creaking door and three people appeared at the door of the box.
Chen Zhu raised his head, looked at the dazzling urban beauty in the middle, walked over calmly, stretched out his hand and said politely: "Sister Zhizhi, why didn't you tell me in advance so that I could go and pick you up."
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(I didn’t realize that I wrote so much in this chapter, so I’m sorry for being a little late.)
Chapter completed!