Jian Ai stuck out her tongue guiltily. “Aunt, don’t be picky. I’ve been busy recently. I’ll come back to eat every day during the winter break.”
Yao Feng opened a bottle of wine and placed it on the table. He couldn’t help but interrupt. “Your aunt misses you. She always talks about you when it’s mealtime. She’s afraid that you won’t eat well outside.”
Wang Yunzhi couldn’t help but glare at Yao Feng. Then, she looked at Jian Ai and smiled. “Don’t listen to your uncle’s nonsense. Go wash your hands. We’ll eat soon.”
When a family was together, the atmosphere was harmonious and warm.
When everyone was at the table, everyone chatted as they ate.
“I heard from the company that you’ve been working overtime until midnight every night.” Wang Yunzhi was the first to show concern for Jian Ai.
Jian Ai nodded. “Manager Bai has something on and will only be able to return to the company after a while. Don’t keep thinking about these things. The company is mine, so it’s only right for me to work harder. Which worker doesn’t work overtime now? It’s all very normal. I’ll take good care of myself.”
“Besides, I know my limits. I still have to go to school the next day, so I usually stay until eleven or twelve at most. I won’t stay up too late,” Jian Ai added.
When Wang Yunzhi heard this, she said, “As long as you know how to take care of yourself.”
Jian Ai smiled and turned to look at Yao Feng. She changed the topic. “Uncle, how have you been recently? You should have completely adapted to the bar, right?”
Back then, Jian Ai forced Yao Feng to manage the bar. Because Bai Zhou suggested bidding for this bar at the auction, he also sent someone to contact Yao Feng later on. Jian Ai basically didn’t interfere.
No matter how well the bar was managed, the profits could not be higher than the few companies in the corporation.
Moreover, Jian Ai and Bai Zhou’s plan was to open a few more bars in the bar business circle and achieve a certain scale. Unfortunately, there were too many things going on recently, and Bai Zhou was busy. She herself had no time to consider the nightclub business further as well, so she put it aside for the time being.
Yao Feng couldn’t help but smile foolishly when he heard that. “I’m already familiar with it. In the past, I had to contact the company once every two to three days. I was afraid that my accounts would be in a mess after a while. But there is no need for that now. It’s basically once a week. Sometimes, it’s once every two weeks.”
“I knew it was easy. Everything is hard only at the beginning. You’ll be fine after you get used to it,” Jian Ai said.
Yao Feng nodded in agreement. “That’s right. In the beginning, I couldn’t even stay in the bar for over a few minutes. The music inside made my head hurt. Now, I’m fine. If I don’t listen to it every day, I even feel that something is missing.”
Everyone couldn’t help but laugh when they heard that. Wang Yunzhi also said, “That’s right. I went to look for your uncle that night because I had something on. When I opened the soundproof door, the music inside almost pushed me out. I was wondering how this was a place for people to stay. Even if their necks didn’t break, they should go deaf.”
Jian Ai couldn’t help but smile. “Young people nowadays like to go to such places, and the profits are not bad. When Manager Bai’s matter is settled, we might open a few more bars in Baiyun City at the same time. When the scale is enough, we will set up a subsidiary and manage it together. At that time, Uncle will be the general manager.”
Jian Ai blurted out her original plan.
Unexpectedly, when Yao Feng heard she wanted him to be the general manager of the company, he was so frightened that he shook his head like a rattle-drum. “No, no, Xiao Ai. It’s difficult for me to manage a bar, so how can I help you manage a company? Don’t make things difficult for Uncle. I’ll make it difficult for you instead!”
Jian Ai couldn’t help but chuckle helplessly. She looked at Yao Feng and said, “Uncle, I know what you’re going to say when you open your mouth. When I asked you to go to this bar back then, you said the same thing. Aren’t you doing it well now?”
Yao Feng opened his mouth to refuse again, but Jian Ai beat him to it. “Besides, how can it be so easy to bankrupt a company? Bars are not like anything else. As long as there are customers, you will have business. Therefore, a bar does not differ from ten bars. Manager Bai is not a fool. He will choose an excellent location and not let his company’s bars compete in one place.”
“Baiyun City is so big. My brother worked at Starlight Bar in Zhonglou District back then. Such a lousy place was full every day. There were even queues to enter on Saturday and Sunday.”
“This is the trend in the market. Before it’s saturated, we have to seize the opportunity. If not for Manager Bai and I not having time recently, we would have already discussed this.”
Jian Ai’s words were filled with all kinds of professional analysis. The people at the table were stunned. They thought to themselves that Xiao Ai had a great business brain. She knew so much at such a young age. No wonder she could achieve great things.
However, Yao Feng still said timidly, “It’s not that Uncle doesn’t want you to open a bar. Uncle said that he’s not that capable and will hold you back.”
Yao Feng did not dare to bite the bullet. He knew how capable he was. He was a coolie who had unloaded goods at the freight station for half his lifetime. Now, he was going to be the general manager of a company?
What a joke.
Jian Ai sighed helplessly and didn’t force Yao Feng. She only comforted him in another way. “Uncle, don’t be so stressed. Let’s take it slow. Even if we gradually expand the scale of the entertainment industry in the future, we’ll have to do it step by step. It’s impossible to become a fat person in one go. You’ll improve with the company while it develops. It’s easy to keep up.”
“Xiao Ai is right.” Unexpectedly, Wang Yunzhi was the one who encouraged Yao Feng. “What’s so scary about taking things one step at a time? How many people want an opportunity like you? Fortunately, we have a capable niece like Xiao Ai. She’s even willing to give you a chance to change your fate at this age. Learn to cherish and be grateful. How can you shrink back when you hear of difficulties? In the past, when you were at the freight station, didn’t you compete with others as well?”
Jian Yu also smiled. “Aunt is right. Uncle, as long as you work hard, there won’t be a problem. Look at me. I was also forced to go to Rose Entertainment to be a CEO. I’m doing well now, right?”
Hearing Wang Yunzhi and Jian Yu’s words, Yao Feng thought about it and couldn’t help but nod. “You have a point.”
As soon as he finished speaking, he couldn’t help but look at Jian Ai and promise with a firm attitude, “Alright, Xiao Ai. Uncle will start preparing now and wait for your next plan. I’ll do my best to take care of your business.”
