Chapter 195 - 174: I’m the Best at Making Grand Promises

Chapter 195: Chapter 174: I’m the Best at Making Grand Promises

At first, Xu An just listened with great interest. But when he heard them start cursing out their company’s leadership, he couldn’t hold back any longer and found an opening to jump into their conversation. The two men didn’t even notice Xu An had joined them, and the three of them continued taking turns relentlessly bashing capitalists for being inhuman.

Something about working their asses off for decades only to be kicked to the curb in the end. If the company had just discussed severance properly, they would have willingly stepped aside. But now, with all these dirty little tricks, it was like a toad that doesn’t bite but still disgusts you.

Hearing this, Xu An immediately empathized with Wang Fulong. He’d had a similar experience in his past life! The two of them were truly brothers in misfortune. Xu An was suddenly filled with righteous indignation, his tone even more resentful than Wang Fulong’s.

As they were cursing up a storm, Lu Ziyue got thirsty and turned to get some water, leaving Xu An and Wang Fulong to continue their back-and-forth tirade. Suddenly, Wang Fulong felt that something was off. ’Wait a minute,’ he thought. ’Lu Ziyue is drinking water and can’t talk. So who’s talking to me right now?’

He turned his head and was left speechless. The person who had been passionately bashing capitalists with him for the last ten-plus minutes was actually Xu An, the owner of Xu’s Fast Food Restaurant—a small-time capitalist himself...

Caught red-handed, Xu An didn’t feel the least bit embarrassed. In fact, his mind was already scheming how to poach Wang Fulong for his own restaurant.

For days now, he had been juggling a dozen roles by himself: owner, foreman, dispatcher, purchaser, warehouse manager, store manager, planner, copywriter, designer, and more. A spinning top couldn’t keep up with him. After just two days, Xu An felt mentally and physically exhausted, and the idea of finding an honest, steady, and experienced hand to assist him began to form. With someone providing support, he could set aside these trivial matters and focus wholeheartedly on the development of his restaurant.

But such a person wasn’t easy to find. Someone truly capable wouldn’t be content working for a small roadside joint like Xu’s Fast Food Restaurant. And as for the incapable ones, what would be the point of hiring them? ’Do I think I’m not busy enough? Am I looking to make my own life harder?’

Initially, Xu An had placed his hopes in a recruitment agency, but the agencies in Hai City were completely useless. He’d given them his requirements a full three days ago, and they hadn’t sent him a single candidate! What could he do? He had to take matters into his own hands! After hearing Wang Fulong’s complaints, an idea sparked in Xu An’s mind. A power struggle between the old and new guards, with Wang Fulong seemingly on the losing side—wasn’t this the perfect opportunity?

Wang Fulong might not be very familiar with him, but he was very familiar with Wang Fulong!

This was the man who had snatched the Zijing Garden construction site’s order for a price of 7.8 yuan, securing the contract for an entire month. Though the profit margin was low, he still earned a considerable amount. He was also the man who could cast aside the airs of a major hotel, becoming the first and only hotel manager to target the construction workers of Xuguang Real Estate as a consumer base, setting up stalls at nearly every worksite entrance. With the Brocade Hotel’s reputation, decent food quality control, and reasonable prices, its boxed meal stalls were the most popular, second only to Xu’s Fast Food Restaurant.

Forget everything else—just his business philosophy alone was a perfect match for Xu’s Fast Food Restaurant. His abilities were also undeniable. From what Xu An had seen so far, he was more than qualified enough for Xu’s Fast Food Restaurant. Moreover, their recent conversation revealed that Wang Fulong harbored a desire to switch jobs; he just didn’t know if he should or where he should go.

If he wanted to recruit someone, he naturally had to offer something attractive. In terms of its age, scale, or reputation, Xu’s Fast Food Restaurant was a joke compared to most of Hai City’s hotels. But Xu An knew how to sell a dream! In his past life, his own bosses had sold him plenty of big, round, flat, sweet, and salty dreams. It taught him how to paint his own, and his were big, round, fragrant, and incredibly tempting!

"...Xu’s Fast Food Restaurant might be young, but it’s growing fast! We’re already preparing to open our fourth store! Its storefronts are small, but its reputation is huge! Look, we beat out all the famous hotels in Hai City to win this exhibition’s order! Xu’s Fast Food doesn’t have many employees, which just means there’s more room for you to make your mark. You could even bring over your trusted subordinates and friends from the Brocade Hotel!..."

Xu An went on a relentless bragging spree about his restaurant, leaving Wang Fulong wide-eyed and wondering what the owner of Xu’s Fast Food Restaurant was trying to achieve by laying all his cards on the table like this. After talking until his mouth was dry, Xu An finally revealed his true intentions and got to the point.

"Brother Wang, you’re not happy at the Brocade Hotel, so why not come over and give my place a try? Sure, they have an established platform for you, but isn’t there a greater sense of achievement in building a platform from the ground up?"

When he first heard Xu An’s words, Wang Fulong was somewhat dismissive. But after replaying the pitch in his mind, breaking it down and analyzing it piece by piece, he suddenly realized that what Xu An said wasn’t just empty talk. Wang Fulong turned to face Xu An directly, seriously sizing him up from head to toe.

First impression: he was young, yet he projected an incredible sense of stability. Second, this young man was the owner of Xu’s Fast Food Restaurant; everything he said could actually come true. Third, the restaurant’s staff structure was simple, meaning there wouldn’t be any infighting for a long time. Fourth, the boss was young, and youth meant drive. With the boss leading the charge on the front lines and him, an old general, holding down the rear, it was an excellent combination...

Wang Fulong felt a stirring of excitement. Leaving the Brocade Hotel to join Xu’s Fast Food Restaurant seemed like a very good option for him!

Excitement was one thing, but as a middle-aged man with elderly parents to support and children to raise, changing jobs was no simple matter. It required careful consideration. So, Wang Fulong exchanged contact information with Xu An, saying he would go back and think it over, promising a definite answer in three days.

’It’s fine if you need to think it over; the only thing to fear is someone who’s completely unmovable.’ From the moment Wang Fulong suggested exchanging contact information, Xu An was confident. ’This great general is in the bag!’

While the two were talking, a number of exhibition attendees, following the signs set up by the organizing committee staff, found the newly opened dining area in the convention center. A large wave of customers surged in. Xu An and Wang Fulong stopped their conversation and returned to their respective stalls, getting busy with work.