novelraw Chapter 455 : I Thought of Someone
Chapter 455 : I Thought of Someone
Chapter 455: I Thought of Someone
Chen Fan smiled at Director Liu.
"Please speak, Director Liu. If I can help, I certainly will."
"Haha, you can definitely help with this," Director Liu said enthusiastically, shaking Chen Fan's hand. "Brother Chen, those VIP cards for your club, especially the diamond card and the supreme card, are so hard to get."
"I was just a bit slow and couldn't buy one."
"Do you think you could help me get a supreme card?"
"Don't worry, I'll pay for it. I won't short you a single yuan."
Chen Fan's smile remained unchanged, but he already knew the other's intention.
First, he reduced the rent by 50,000 yuan, deliberately putting Chen Fan in his debt. Then he immediately asked for a supreme card, easily putting Chen Fan in a difficult position.
Of course, Chen Fan also understood Director Liu's purpose in asking for the supreme card.
Looking at his physique, it was unlikely that he loved exercising. The only possibility was that he was interested in the circle behind the supreme card.
What he really wanted was a key to enter the Bamboo Grove Clubhouse.
Chen Fan found it amusing.
He had put in so much effort and promotion to increase the value of the supreme card and the Bamboo Grove Clubhouse.
Every VIP member who received a supreme card was personally screened.
With Director Liu's current status, he simply didn't qualify.
He absolutely wouldn't ruin the reputation he had built up for the sake of 50,000 yuan.
So Chen Fan pretended to be troubled and shook his head.
"Well... Director Liu, I'm afraid this might be difficult."
"You know, my club just opened, and many rules are already set. We can't change them overnight, right? It's very easy to offend those big shots who already hold supreme cards."
Director Liu's expression froze, then he laughed.
"You're the club owner. Isn't it just a matter of your say-so whether to give one or not?"
Chen Fan shook his head, "Director Liu, that's not quite right. The club is actually just a platform for everyone. Although I'm the owner, I have no right to interfere with the rules."
"If I offend so many big shots, my small frame couldn't handle it."
Hearing this, Director Liu's expression became a bit unpleasant.
He hadn't expected Chen Fan to refuse such a small request.
He was so unwilling to give him face.
"Heh... Brother Chen has a point. In that case, I'll take a step back. How about selling me a diamond card?"
Chen Fan still shook his head: "Diamond cards are limited to 100, and this year's quota has already been sold out."
Now Director Liu's face really darkened.
But unexpectedly, Chen Fan suddenly changed his tone.
"However, I think we can make an arrangement."
"Director Liu, how about this: you currently hold a gold VIP card. I'll instruct the staff to let you enjoy diamond card benefits, and then have them put you on a priority list. When next year's diamond cards come out, I guarantee Director Liu will be the first to get one."
"What do you think, Director Liu?"
A smile indeed appeared on Director Liu's face.
"That works. Thank you, Brother Chen."
"We're friends, no need for such formalities."
"By the way, next month there's a salon event for gold card members at the club. I'll have the staff add your name to the list, Director Liu."
"You must attend, Director Liu. Meeting more business owners will surely help your business grow."
The smile on Director Liu's face grew brighter.
"Brother Chen, thank you for your trouble."
Guo Wendong, who had witnessed the whole thing, couldn't help but want to laugh.
This fat guy had been led by the nose the whole time by Chen Fan, who was only in his twenties.
As the club owner, the supreme card might indeed be difficult to arrange, as it required joint endorsement from existing supreme card members. But was the diamond card really that precious?
Although they claimed to limit it to 100 cards per year, selling or giving away one more was just a matter of Chen Fan's word. Who would really count the number of gold card members?
But Chen Fan had seriously discussed this with the other party for so long, making Director Liu feel that Chen Fan was making an exception for his sake.
In the end, Chen Fan's rent was reduced by 50,000 yuan, he didn't spend a penny, and yet the other party felt indebted to him.
This boss... was too formidable.
After completing the lease contract, Chen Fan and Guo Wendong left the office building.
"Now that the office space is settled, you need to register the company and start recruiting people."
Guo Wendong nodded: "I'll handle the company registration personally. Boss, have you decided on a name for the company?"
Chen Fan answered without hesitation.
"Let's call it Qifan Construction."
Qifan Construction, a name almost branded into Chen Fan's life, was all too familiar to him.
Because in his previous life, his company was called Qifan.
Guo Wendong nodded and took out his phone to note down the name.
Chen Fan continued: "Wendong, since the company structure isn't set up yet, you'll temporarily handle administration and human resources. Once the company is fully established, we'll reassign your department. How does that sound?"
Guo Wendong replied directly: "I have no objections."
"Then that's settled."
Chen Fan joked: "We're starting everything from scratch. In the future, you'll be considered one of the company's founding elders."
Guo Wendong smiled and then said:
"For the upcoming recruitment, ordinary employees are easy to find, but for management positions, if we rely solely on recruitment, we might not find enough talent, right?"
Chen Fan gave a direct answer: "We'll use headhunters. Have them poach people from other companies."
"As long as they're talented, salary isn't an issue."
"Of course, regarding the company's core management..."
Chen Fan paused at this point.
"I actually thought of someone..."
"Who?"
Guo Wendong asked curiously.
But Chen Fan shook his head, not answering the question.
"Let me think about it. If possible, I'll see if I can find some good talent for the company."
Chen Fan didn't answer because he suddenly remembered those company veterans who had built the empire with him in his previous life.
In this life, he could completely gather all these people back and continue to build an empire with him.
However, in his previous life, most of these people had gathered around him 10 or 20 years later.
Now it was only 2003, and Chen Fan had no idea where many of them were or what they were doing.
But there was one person... Chen Fan could try, maybe he could find him.
Zhou Wangchao.
In his previous life, he was the vice president of Qifan Construction, one of Chen Fan's most capable assistants.
In the later stages, Chen Fan hardly managed the company's operations, and Zhou Wangchao handled most of the company management.
There was no doubt about this person's individual abilities.
Chen Fan knew him quite well and knew that he was a local from Yunhai.
Before joining Qifan Construction, he had changed jobs many times.
Now it was 2003, and old Zhou was probably at the lowest point of his life.
Thinking of this, Chen Fan couldn't help but smile slightly.
Should he rescue old Zhou from his troubles now and bring this formidable general under his command early?