Night Banquet
Night falls, inside a private room at Xinrongji in Rong City.
Unable to refuse the hospitality, Zhang Yang was seated at the head of the table by Bei Tianfu. The table was laden with fine wines, cigarettes, and various signature dishes from Xinrongji.
"Uncle, you're an elder, isn't this inappropriate?" Zhang Yang said with amusement.
"Perfect, absolutely perfect. You are a distinguished guest who has come from afar, so it is not excessive at all." Bei Tianfu smiled broadly and stood up to open a bottle of wine to fill Zhang Yang's glass.
"We're all family, don't be shy. Although Bei Wei's father and I aren't blood brothers, we're closer than brothers. And although I'm just Bei Wei's cousin, I'm more like an uncle to her. Little Zhang... I hope you don't mind me calling you Little Zhang?"
"It's nothing," Zhang Yang said casually, still a little unaccustomed to Bei Tianfu's enthusiasm.
Isn't that a bit too enthusiastic?
Not far away, Bei Wei and Bei Jiajia were whispering to each other with their heads down.
"My dad's such a snob, so materialistic... Oh, and dear sister, you can't tell Zhang Shuai what I'm saying, okay?"
"No, no, why would I say this?" Bei Wei chuckled softly, looking down.
She didn't know if her uncle was realistic or not, but in her memory, she had never seen him behave like this before, no matter how many times they ate together.
As night deepened, the atmosphere inside the private room was electric.
Zhang Yang could hold his liquor, but Bei Tianfu could not. They ate, drank, and chatted, and time flew by unnoticed.
Of course, we also had to talk about serious matters, but it was different from a normal business meeting. There weren't many roundabout ways; everyone just got straight to the point.
"Xiao Zhang, if you want to open a franchise store, your uncle will definitely support you. The franchise fee will be waived, and we'll just cover the material costs." Bei Tianfu patted his chest, trying to curry favor.
To date, Mao Roast Duck is only popular in the Sichuan and Chongqing area. Although it exists in other places, it is scattered and has not yet become a significant dish.
Therefore, in Bei Tianfu's view, opening a store in Magic City would have no impact on him whatsoever, so he simply did him a favor and waived the franchise fee.
"Uncle Bei, I may not have explained myself clearly. What I want is the exclusive distributorship for Shudu Roasted Duck in Magic City," Zhang Yang said with a smile, putting down his wine glass.
"The exclusive distributorship?" Bei Tianfu was taken aback. "Xiao Zhang, are you serious? You really think so highly of Mao Roast Duck?"
"Let's give it a try," Zhang Yang said. "If it works, great; if not, consider it a mistake."
"That's true..." Bei Tianfu chuckled.
Given this person's financial resources, they wouldn't need to worry about the cost of trial and error if they wanted to try it out; they're probably just genuinely interested.
Perhaps he was inspired by his cousin.
"Dad, just give Zhang the Magic City general agency if he wants it. It's not like you want to develop your Magic City yourself," Bei Jiajia said with amusement.
Bei Tianfu thought about it and realized it made sense.
After years of hard work, Mao Roast Duck has only opened six stores, not even expanding beyond Rong City. It's impossible for it to become a hit just by opening stores elsewhere, right?
If it were going to be popular, it would have been long ago; after all, Mao Roast Duck has been a local specialty in Rong City for decades.
"Okay, Xiao Zhang, no problem. It's no big deal to give you the general agency rights... this..." Bei Tianfu was about to say something.
"Uncle Bei, let's keep things separate. Business is business. We need to discuss the price and specific terms thoroughly to avoid future disagreements," Zhang Yang said proactively.
After using up his double cashback benefits, he had over six million in cash on hand, not to mention the daily cashback of fifty thousand.
Bei Tianfu nodded, and he and Zhang Yang drank and chatted about the details.
Before dinner ended, several important details were almost finalized.
This includes material coordination, store decoration, franchise fee percentage for Magic City franchise stores, and so on.
Of course, the most important factor is the cost.
Bei Tianfu was subconsciously certain that this Mao Roast Duck wouldn't be popular in other places, so he was willing to offer discounts and give Zhang Yang face.
The total cost is quite detailed and cannot be explained in a single sentence, but it will definitely not exceed 500,000.
After all, this includes all franchise fees, material and decoration costs, as well as the Magic City; it's not much at all.
"If Zhang Shuai really makes the store a hit in Magic City, with franchise stores popping up everywhere, wouldn't you be devastated, Dad?" Bei Jiajia couldn't help but laugh at her father's magnanimous attitude.
"Well..." Bei Tianfu chuckled, "If that's really the case, then I definitely won't lose out..."
Magic City Shanghai becomes a hot spot, then the whole country will follow suit, and the day will come when Mao Roast Duck becomes popular all over the country.
As an early entrant, how could he possibly miss out on a share of the profits?
Besides, if Zhang Yang really opens more and more stores in Magic City, he won't be short of money from franchise fees, decoration, ingredients, training fees, and so on.
This is a true win-win situation for them.
The dinner was a pleasant one for both host and guests.
"Jiajia, you're in charge of taking your sister, your brother Zhang Yang, back." Bei Tianfu gave Bei Jiajia an important task.
Bei Jiajia looked blank. "Send it back... where? Oh right, Sister Bei Wei, your car is still at my house, right? Why don't you just stay at my place?"
"No need, no need." Bei Wei shook her head decisively, gently scratching Zhang Yang's palm. "Let's... go home."
Bei Tianfu gave his daughter a meaningful look. "You're responsible for taking your sister Bei Wei and the others home. You can pick them up tomorrow morning to have breakfast together."
Where is the home? Naturally, it's Bei Wei's own home.
In the dead of night, beneath a residential building, Bei Jiajia rolled down her car window and waved.
"Sister Bei Wei, and handsome Zhang, I'll pick you up tomorrow morning so we can have breakfast together."
Zhang Yang and Bei Wei, carrying large and small shopping bags, exchanged a smile and could only agree, since Bei Wei's father's car was still parked at the Azure Cartier Garden City.
I'll just go to Bei Tianfu's company tomorrow morning and sign the contract.
The residential building isn't old; it's quite new.
What's so great about hotels? I've stayed in the Bulgari- luxury suites in Magic City tens of thousands of yuan a night. I've always said that a truly memorable experience needs to be unique.
Therefore, on his first night in Rong City, Zhang Yang naturally spent the night at Bei Wei's house.
"It feels so good to have no ears listening through the walls," Zhang Yang said contentedly in Bei Wei's empty three-bedroom, two-living-room house.
"You're not suggesting that Gu Jiani eavesdropped that night, are you?" Bei Wei's eyes widened. "We didn't do anything that night!"
"Who knows her?" Zhang Yang looked at Bei Tian'er's wide-eyed surprise and put his arm around her waist, where her skin was smooth.
"It's getting late," Zhang Yang asked with a smile.
"I know," Bei Wei said, lowering her head. "Do you want to take a shower first, or should I?"
"Or."
"Huh? Zhang Yang, you're so mean..."
The moonlight in Rong City was beautiful, and the wind was gentle. He listened to Bei Wei tell stories all night long, and finally fell into a deep sleep around two or three in the morning.
Early in the morning, before anyone had moved, there was a loud banging on the door.
"Who is it?" Bei Wei muttered, pulling the blanket over her chest.
"Who else could it be? Your cheap cousin!" Zhang Yang said casually.
Then, the two of them sat up at the same time.
I'm going to stay up late again to keep the spirits high, brothers. I don't ask for anything, just keep reading!