Ye Fan came to Novan Restaurant. The waiters and Manager Qi downstairs were overjoyed when they saw the big boss coming back.
Manager Qi and several old employees came up to us.
"Mr. Ye, you are finally back!"
"Lao Qi, how's the store going lately?" Ye Fan said with a smile.
"Well... the business in the store is pretty good, but..." Manager Qi lowered his voice.
"Mr. Ye, all the takeaways in Binhai don't accept orders from our Nuofan, and several branches in Xincheng District can't place orders. Mr. Lei and Mr. Li are so worried that they can't even eat."
"Um?"
Ye Fan raised his eyebrows, "Where is the new city?"
"It's the commercial center of Xincheng, Belle Plaza!" Manager Qi said in a low voice.
Ye Fan nodded and smiled, "Okay, I understand. Lao Qi, you can take the rest of the guys and I'll go up and talk to Mr. Li and the others."
Belle Plaza is a super mall set up by Qingyun Group in Binhai. There are six of them in total, all concentrated in the commercial center, competing against the listed company Baida Shopping Mall.
Baida Shopping Center is a national super commercial giant, while Belle Plaza is a local force in Binhai. The two sides fight fiercely in Binhai.
Lei Jun's expansion plan in Baida Shopping Center is going very smoothly, and more than a dozen stores have been negotiated.
However, Belle Plaza is owned by the Qingyun Group, so it is naturally impossible to easily cooperate with Novin.
In addition, the Qingyun Group has far-reaching influence and has cut off all takeout orders, causing considerable losses to Novan's development.
"If I use Ye Ming's identity to contact Lu Menglan, I'm afraid it will arouse her suspicion. So... I must do this myself!"
Ye Fan thought to himself and stepped onto the stairs to the office on the second floor.
When they arrived at Lei Jun's office, two children were watching TV on the big sofa in the back room. Lei Jun, Yuan Yin, and Murong Qi were sitting at the coffee table drinking tea and chatting.
Upon seeing Ye Fan, Yuan Yin, and Murong Qi immediately stood up.
Yuan Yin punched Ye Fan on the shoulder, "Damn it, Ye Fan, you've been out for ten days and a half, and there's not even any news. I thought you committed a crime and hid from the limelight!"
Lei Jun's eyes twitched sharply, and he quickly interjected: "Did Ye Fan commit a crime? Hey, why didn't I know? I always thought this kid was dead!"
Yuan Yin rolled his eyes at him, "Lei Jun, I just made a joke, what nonsense are you talking about!"
Ye Fan laughed, "This guy is a dog, he just catches me and bites me."
Murong Qi looked at his watch, "Okay, okay, let's sit down and talk if we have anything to say. Lao Fang and Luo Donghai are welcoming the inspection team from above, so they may not be able to arrive. Wu Xue is also very busy recently, she will speak later.
arrive."
"It doesn't matter. We can just discuss today's matters. It's not good to involve too many people."
Ye Fan waved his hand, "I've heard some things, but the details are not clear yet. You guys think about the wording. I'll go say hello to Xiao Li first."
"I can't think of anything better to say." Lei Jun picked up the tea cup angrily, "Someone is shitting and peeing on our heads. It's clear they want to bully us!"
"We'll talk about it later. I'll come as soon as I go."
Ye Fan pouted, first went to the inner room to tease Yiyi and Nuonuo, and then went to Li Ruoxin's office.
Li Ruoxin was reading the documents, her brows were full of sorrow and her mind was heavy. She didn't even know when Ye Fan came in.
Ye Fan came to Li Ruoxin and stood next to her for a short while. Seeing that she kept her head down and busy with her own affairs, he couldn't help but sigh.
"Xiao Li, so many things happened, why didn't you tell me?"
"ah!"
Li Ruoxin was startled. After seeing the person clearly, she quickly put down the documents in her hand, stood up and said with a forced smile: "Brother Ye, why are you here?"
"I am the big boss of Novan, can't I come?" Ye Fan pulled Li Ruoxin to sit on the chair and took her into his arms.
Li Ruoxin sighed quietly and huddled on Mark's chest like a kitten.
"Brother Ye, I feel so useless. I can't solve such a problem."
Ye Fan hugged Li Ruoxin and smiled softly: "Silly woman, just leave the outside affairs to us men. Your task is to support us from behind. Don't worry, I will go find someone from the Qingyun Group to have a good talk tomorrow!"
Li Ruoxin was startled, raised her head and said: "Brother Ye, I heard that Qingyun Group used to be a promiscuous person. You must not be impulsive!"
"No, we are civilized people, so we naturally have to use reason to convince each other." Ye Fan grinned and said: "Stop being so sad, otherwise you won't be pretty."
"I'm not beautiful to begin with." Li Ruoxin sighed sadly and hugged Ye Fan's neck tightly: "Brother Ye, I'm so scared..."
"What are you afraid of?" Ye Fan was curious and laughed: "Our business is getting more and more on track, and our business model is becoming more and more mature.
In the future, if you are afraid of being tired, just take shares like Murong and others and do not hold any actual duties.
Look at how smart I am as a hands-off shopkeeper. You should follow my example. There are Lei Jun, Xiaojuan and Xiao Wu in the store, so there will be no problem.
By the way, isn't Xiao Zhao preparing for the exam? When he comes back from college, he will definitely be our Novan's general.
When we have some free time, do you think we can take our children to travel abroad and see the outside world?"
Li Ruoxin's face showed longing, then her expression darkened, and she rolled her eyes at Ye Fan: "Brother Ye, you are addicted to being a hands-off shopkeeper, and you want to drag me down!
We at Novan are still in the initial stage, why don’t I care about anything?”
"Yes, yes, you have a strong sense of responsibility and do everything by yourself. But if you encounter trouble, just figure it out by yourself. Don't you still have me?"
Ye Fan snorted and slapped Li Ruoxin's buttocks: "Don't forget, I am the boss of Novan, you are just a boss lady!"
Li Ruoxin's pretty face turned red, "I know, I know. Then I will leave all the matters in the past two days to you. Within three days, you must help me solve the problem!"
"Yes!" Ye Fan assured, patting his chest.
The two played around for a while, and then Ye Fan returned to Lei Jun's general manager's office.
Wu Xue had arrived at this time. She was very happy to see Ye Fan and was very interested in his long business trip.
Ye Fan lied casually, saying that he had some other business that needed to be settled, and that he didn't get along with Nuo Fan, so he prevaricates.
Five old classmates sat together and briefly discussed the problems that Novan had encountered during this period.
When Wu Xue heard that all of Novin's takeout orders had been blocked, her expression suddenly became solemn, "Lei Jun, I don't think Qingyun Group is targeting Novin's store."
Lei Jun was stunned, "Why do you say that?"
"As far as I know, Qingyun Group has made great moves recently. The new core of the group headed by Lu Menglan has begun to penetrate various industries in Binhai.
The regional agency rights of several major food delivery groups in Binhai have been taken over by Qingyun Group.
Recently, I discovered that several small and medium-sized restaurant chains have had their online orders interrupted by these food delivery groups!”
Wu Xueliu's eyebrows were raised, "As for the fact that we Novan entered Belle Plaza, it must be because of some grudges between Ye Fan and Bai Yafang, the previous vice chairman of Qingyun Group!"
"Bai Avon?"
Lei Jun and others' eyes bulged, and they all turned to look at Ye Fan: "Damn it, when did you provoke this woman?"
"Remember last time our Nuofan was almost shut down? It was her and her husband's fault."
Ye Fan spread his hands, "Later, I used some connections to get her husband to step down. She couldn't hold it in anymore and started to make trouble for me, but I didn't pay much attention to her."
Yuan Yin frowned, "I... I remember that there was a person who committed murder and hurt people in the Qingyun Group, and even beat Bai Yafang into a vegetative state.
Later, the murderer escaped from prison and has not been found until now. Damn, Ye Fan, that person couldn't be you, right?"
Yuan Yin knew how good Ye Fan was, maybe he could really do such a thing!
"Brother, do you think I am a god? Even if I can get in with the hundreds of security guards in the Qingyun Group, can I get out?" Ye Fan quickly waved his hand to deny it and quietly winked at Yuan Yin.
Yuan Yin concentrated for a moment, then smiled and said: "That's right, if you kid dared to cripple Bai Yafang, you would have been wanted by both the black and white gangs long ago!"
Lei Jun knew that person was Ye Fan, but he didn't know that Ye Fan had already shown extremely powerful strength in front of Yuan Yin.
He was afraid that Ye Fan's identity would be exposed, so he quickly agreed: "That's right! Ye Fan is just a wild boxer. If the vice chairman of Qingyun Group just picks out a bodyguard from his side, he can be quartered!"
"Yes, yes." Yuan Yin was convinced.
The two of them each had their own hidden agendas, and they worked very tacitly to help cover up Ye Fan.
Murong Qi and Wu Xue were stunned for a moment.
"Okay, instead of worrying about whether Bai Yafang and Mark have any grudges, it's better to think of a way to solve the current matter."
Wu Xue didn't want to continue the previous topic and said instead: "Belle Plaza is the largest supermarket in Binhai, and we at Novin are determined to win this market."
Lei Jun sighed, "I once wanted to talk to the person in charge of Belle Plaza, and all the preparations were made, but the other party refused to see me.
What the hell, I don’t even know who the boss of Belle Plaza is now!”
Wu Xue smiled faintly, "The person in charge of Belle Plaza is Bai Yafang's cousin, named Bai Yajuan, and she is a socialite in our Binhai area.
I know one of her cousins, Bai Yaotong.
I'll try to contact Bai Yaotong to see if he can give me some face and help with the matchmaking."
Lei Jun was immediately overjoyed, "This relationship is great. If I have this young master Bai's help, it will definitely go much smoother!"
Yuan Yin suddenly interrupted, "Wu Xue, does this Bai Yaotong have a younger brother named Bai Yaosong?"
"Not bad, do you know him?" Wu Xue was stunned.
"I am now the honorary vice-president of the Sanda Association, and I have met these brothers several times. In that case, let me go too." Yuan Yin said with a smile.
Seeing that the overall situation had been decided, Ye Fan immediately said: "Okay! Then Wu Xue will help make an appointment. Tomorrow Lao Yuan and I will go and have a good talk with the Bai family!"
"What about me?" Lei Jun was displeased, "It's me who wants to go."
"Lei Jun, you are the general manager of our Nuofan, so you can sit quietly at the back." Ye Fan stretched his waist, "I have been a hands-off shopkeeper for a long time, and it's time to go out and do some activities."