Chapter Fifty-Fourth: Negotiating with Jian Qiu to Joint Stock
() At 12 o'clock that night, Xu Yang finally arrived at Lisbon Airport after more than ten hours of turbulence on the plane.
"Now there are no buses to Évora at the station. It seems that we can only spend the night at Jian Qiu's place."
Looking at the time, Xu Yang had no choice but to make a decision.
After receiving Xu Yang's call, Jian Qiu immediately asked her husband Cheng Fuzha to drive to the airport to pick Xu Yang up.
When Cheng Fuzha arrived at the airport, Xu Yang had been sitting in the lobby on the first floor for more than half an hour.
"Ayang, you were so anxious that you didn't notify us earlier, otherwise we wouldn't have been in such a hurry."
Cheng Fuzha complained while carrying Xu Yang's luggage.
"Originally I didn't plan to trouble you two, but due to weather problems, the plane was delayed for 2 hours when connecting in Amsterdam, so it was delayed." Xu Yang apologized.
"You are too polite. You want to rush to Évora in the middle of the night. Of course you want to stay at my place for the night."
Cheng Fuzha was a little unhappy to see Xu Yang seeing him like this.
"By the way, will my little nephew leave now?" Xu Yang asked about Jian Qiu and Cheng Fuzha's son Cheng Jie.
"It's not that fast! I've just been able to stand firm! You'll see in a moment, this kid is so tormenting, he didn't sleep most of the night."
Mentioning his son, Cheng Fuzha showed a satisfied smile on his face.
More than twenty minutes later, the car stopped downstairs at Jian Qiu's house.
"Ayan, I'm hungry, come and eat some fried noodles!"
When they got upstairs, Jian Qiu didn't expect that she had even prepared snacks for Xu Yang. She was making her son happy.
"Why are you going to all this trouble in the middle of the night? I just ate it on the plane not long ago!"
Xu Yang said a little embarrassed.
"You're not an outsider, why are you so polite? Hurry up and eat." Jian Qiu urged.
"A Yang, I heard that you have invested in agriculture and animal husbandry in China, why do you still come out to work?" Cheng Fuzha asked with some confusion.
"Isn't the residence permit expired? I'm going to renew it for five years, so that I can stay in the country longer. And I plan to invest in agriculture and animal husbandry in Portugal. As you know, there are very few Portuguese people.
If there is farming, most of the land is cultivated by foreigners, so I also want a share of the pie."
Xu Yang explained with a smile.
"Investing in agriculture and animal husbandry is a good idea. Meat and vegetables throughout Europe are in a deformed state. On the whole, the price of meat is not as good as the price of vegetables. It is a good direction for you to invest in farms."
When they heard that Xu Yang was interested in developing agriculture and animal husbandry in Portugal, Jian Qiu and his wife agreed.
"How is the business of your restaurant?" Xu Yang asked while eating.
"As you know, the economy in Europe as a whole is not very good right now, and the catering business in Portugal is in a state of decline. It is difficult to do business!"
Cheng Fuzha said with a bitter smile.
"We changed from the original Korean restaurant to a buffet, but the business has not improved. In addition, the supply of shrimp has been in short supply in recent months. The attraction of the buffet is that you can eat whatever you want. Now the good things are out of stock, and there are many fewer customers.
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Judging from the current situation, I'm afraid we will be closed down soon."
Jian Qiu also looked worried about the slowdown in business.
"In the past few months, shrimp has been in off-season, and the food business in Portugal has been relatively tight. I do have a supply, but the shrimp is more expensive, but the quality of the shrimp is definitely much better than what you have used before. No matter it is
From the perspective of the taste of shrimp and the nutritional value contained in shrimp, you can’t even imagine it!”
Thinking that there were a large number of shrimps in his secret place, and that shrimps were now in short supply in Portugal and even Europe, Xu Yang wanted to make a fortune from them.
"If it's what you said, then you can get some for me first, and we'll see the effect. If it's more expensive, it's more expensive, and at worst, you'll make less money."
In order to keep customers, Jian Qiu could only think of ways to cook.
"Ah Qiu, why don't you stop the business for rectification and go back to making Chinese food!" Xu Yang thought for a while and put forward his own opinion.
"Ayan, have you forgotten that since the 'Eastern Operation' in 2006, Chinese restaurants have been in an embarrassing position. Nine out of ten Chinese restaurants are in a state of capital preservation, and only one is barely doing well, but it can't make much money.
Money!" popped up like bamboo shoots. When Xu Yang asked them to change the buffet to Chinese food, Jian Qiu and his wife were a little stunned.
"I know what you mean, but if we can be unique in our dishes, we can make Chinese food reborn!" Xu Yang said confidently.
"This is very difficult, we don't have the technology!" Cheng Fuzha said awkwardly.
"If we want our business to get out of trouble, we have to start from four points. One is to close down the business and renovate it to give people a brand new feel.
Second: To make regular Chinese food, you must hire regular chefs from China.
Third: The raw materials must be of the best quality. I have a background for this, and you will know about it later.
Fourth: We must pay close attention to restaurant hygiene, and things like the ‘Eastern Operation’ in 2006 will never happen again.”
Xu Yang spoke eloquently and put forward his opinions.
"Ayang, according to your budget, how much does it cost? I'm afraid it's hard for us to afford it." Jian Qiu was silent for a while and said helplessly.
"According to my budget, it will cost about 200,000 euros. I will pay for this part of the money and take 30% of your shares. What do you think?" Xu Yang thought for a moment and suggested.
"You mean a joint venture? This matter is not a trivial matter. How about you let us think about it again?"
Jian Qiu pondered for a moment and decided to wait and make a thorough discussion with her husband before replying to Xu Yang.
"Well, think about it carefully first. You can't be careless in business." Xu Yang nodded.
After eating, Xu Yang teased Cheng Jie for a while, then went to bed.
Because after staying in China for half a year, Xu Yang's jet lag hadn't recovered yet when he came out, and he woke up at around 5 o'clock in the morning.
Xu Yang tossed and turned in bed and couldn't fall asleep. He wanted to get up and move around, but he was afraid that it would hinder Jian Qiu and his wife from resting, so he waited until after seven o'clock in the morning to get up.
People who work in restaurants usually get up around 10:30 in the morning. Xu Yang couldn't wait any longer because there were still a lot of things waiting to be dealt with.
So Xu Yang left a note for Jian Qiu and his wife and went back to Evora first.
After getting on the bus to Évora, Xu Yang began to close his eyes and rest his mind. He got up too early in the morning and now he is a little sleepy.
"Xu Yang? Is that you?"
In a daze, Xu Yang heard a foreigner talking in his ear.
"Flavelle? Didn't you go back to Brazil? Why are you still in Lisbon?"
Xu Yang opened his eyes and found that it was a former Brazilian colleague of his. He asked puzzledly. This Flavel is a Brazilian. He once worked with Xu Yang in the same restaurant as an international student. He is relatively cheerful and generous, and
He is relatively hard-working, and Xu Yang has a pretty good impression of him.
However, because he was unable to work because of his residence permit, he was caught in a surprise inspection by the Labor Bureau and was sent back to the country. Xu Yang's boss was also fined 1,000 euros for this. Unexpectedly, Xu Yang saw him again today.
