Chapter 456 The company’s development and the sluggish Tara people
It's about four o'clock in the afternoon.
Jiucheng Gaoqi International Airport.
"Xiao Xu, I'm here!"
"Here comes Brother Chao."
As soon as he came out of the station, Huang Xu saw his cousin Huang Chao waiting for him at the exit.
After meeting, the two exchanged simple greetings and prepared to leave.
But Huang Chao looked at Huang Xu, who only had a backpack on him, and asked curiously.
"You just brought a backpack?"
"Is there no other luggage?"
"Well, no more, just a backpack."
Having just heard Huang Chao's words, Huang Xu had not yet realized what he meant.
But after seeing Huang Chao's curious expression, he understood what it meant.
"I'm the only one coming back this time. It's good to bring a few changes of clothes. It's hard to carry too many."
“And if you need anything, wouldn’t it be nice to buy it on site?”
"Yes!"
Huang Chao nodded clearly and without saying anything else, he took Huang Xu and walked towards the parking lot.
As soon as he walked out of the airport lobby and entered the parking lot, Huang Xu felt a heat wave coming.
"Oh~~, the weather here is quite hot!"
Logically speaking, Jiucheng is located on the coast, and the weather in summer should not be too hot, rarely rising to forty degrees.
And because of the sea breeze, the body temperature is even more comfortable.
But who told him that a few hours ago, he was in Fengtian City where the weather was "cool"?
Huang Chao listened to Huang Xu's sigh and looked at Huang Xu curiously.
"Is the weather okay? Although it's not very cool these days, it's not too hot either?"
"At least it's much better than our hometown."
"Yes!"
Huang Xushen nodded in agreement.
Although his and Huang Chao's hometown is not one of the four hottest cities in the country, the high temperature in summer is still very unbearable.
Especially in the dog days of summer, 24 hours a day, the lowest temperature will not be lower than 30 degrees for continuous high-temperature steaming and baking.
This is the weather reported by the weather station. In the city center, the temperature will feel even higher.
In that case, you wouldn't want to go out unless necessary.
Then the two of them used this topic to chat all the way to the hotel.
After helping Huang Xu open the room and put the backpack in the room, Huang Chao took Huang Xu to a food stall on the beach.
"Xiao Xu, don't look at the decoration of this store. The environment is indeed a bit worse, but the smell here is definitely worth mentioning."
Huang Chao pointed at this food stall and began to introduce it to Huang Xu.
"And the owner of this restaurant is a local and has connections with many fishermen, so he can get a lot of fresh seafood."
“Especially the boss’s skill in handling seafood is truly unparalleled. The soy sauce he makes is truly outstanding!”
"Brother Chao, it seems that you have been very comfortable in Jiucheng these days!"
Listening to Huang Chao sitting on the chair and introducing the food here endlessly, Huang Xu couldn't help but sigh.
There is a big difference between Huang Chao now and Huang Chao last year.
In the past, he always felt a bit taciturn, but looking at him now, he could not pretend to be so comfortable when talking and laughing.
Sure enough, when Huang Chao faced Huang Xu's emotion, he explained with a smile.
"Of course. I don't have much to do every day. I just need to go around the company and prevent the company's development from getting out of control."
"I have nothing to do in the rest of the time. I can only look for delicious food everywhere."
"Especially when you give me such a high salary and business trip allowance, of course I feel comfortable."
After saying that, he leaned back and leaned directly on the back of the chair, looking very relaxed and comfortable.
When Huang Xu heard what he said, he smiled and shook his head. Then he followed Huang Chao's example and leaned directly on the back of the chair.
Blowing in the sea breeze and smelling the faint fishy smell in the air, Huang Xu slowly relaxed.
“It’s really comfortable!”
"It seems like I haven't experienced this feeling for a long time."
"Come comfortable. I'll have two beers later and you'll feel more comfortable."
Seeing Huang Xu like this, the smile on Huang Chao's face became even brighter.
Then he called the lady boss over and started ordering.
"Boss, are there any good new products in the store today?"
"The two stonefish caught in the sea today were only hung up in the afternoon. What do you think?"
"Okay, what can I do?"
"The fish skin can be served cold, the fish meat can be sashimied, steamed, or soaked in oil, and the fish offal can be made into soy sauce!"
"The bones can be used to make salt and pepper, and the fish heads can be used to make soup."
Hearing that Huang Chao was interested in stonefish, the proprietress enthusiastically introduced it.
This kind of stonefish, especially the fresh stonefish caught in the sea, is not cheap.
Although they have been around for many years and have many regular customers, they generally don't order such expensive varieties.
Now seeing Huang Chao's interest, she naturally worked very hard when introducing him.
After Huang Chao listened to her introduction, he nodded directly and said to the proprietress.
"Okay, we want these two items, and you just do what you said."
"In addition, if you add some other fish to the soy sauce water, it will taste better."
"Okay, we have pomfret and pipe fish here, I'll give you some combinations."
She seemed very excited when she heard Huang Chao say that he wanted both stone fishes and asked for so many methods.
Not counting others, these two fish alone cost a few thousand dollars, not including processing fees.
She also needs to entertain a big customer of this level.
So after finishing speaking, he started to introduce again.
"There are also freshly caught meat crabs today, which are swimming crabs with swords. They are very delicious in sweet and sour sauce. Look."
"Have one."
"Okay, we also have newly arrived small tubes, the freshness is very good."
"Well, okay, let's make some soy sauce!"
"Okay, now the two stone fish, plus the crab and the small tube, should be enough for the two of you."
Although Huang Chao was very happy to order, the landlady did not continue to recommend it.
Although she really wanted to kill Huang Chao and the two of them viciously, as an old store with more than ten years of experience, she still had to pay attention to some reputation.
Especially today's meal, which obviously cost more than 2,000 yuan, so she just stopped and continued ordering.
And then asked the two of them.
"Do you two bosses drink? If so, I will give you two side dishes."
"Okay, thank you boss lady." "Help us get another box of cold beer!"
Huang Chao smiled and thanked the landlady, then turned to look at Huang Xu and explained.
"Xiao Xu, you are really lucky today. You must try this stone fish."
"It's so fresh and can be used in so many ways, but it's hard to come across."
"Really? Then I must taste it!"
Listening to Huang Chao's introduction, Huang Xu's curiosity was piqued.
Although he has made a fortune now, because the time is still relatively short, there are still many things that he has not enjoyed yet.
Now that Huang Chao recommends it, he will naturally not miss it.
It's just that the dish will take a long time to be cooked, so Huang Xu and the two of them started chatting slowly over the side dishes sent by the landlady, while drinking cold beer.
The topic of the chat was of course Huang Chao's work during this period, that is, the development of Meiyou Company.
After the Chinese New Year, he acquired Chen Fangyi and his software company, and a wave of big investments came at the end of the year. It has been more than half a year now.
Last time, when I came here more than a month ago, Meiyou software had been released in China and achieved good results.
He is also very curious about the current performance of Meiyou Company.
After all, he had been busy with other things for more than a month and didn't care much about it.
Huang Chao did not hesitate and directly told Huang Xu about the company's current changes.
"First of all, the company's current headcount has expanded to fifty-four people, which is more than a dozen people more than before."
"And the office space is tight, so we are looking for a suitable office space."
“Then there’s the number of users of the software.”
"As of last night, the number of registered users of the software has reached 62 million."
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In just over two minutes, Huang Chao told Huang Xu the changes in the software company during this period.
After listening to Huang Chao's story, Huang Xu also expressed satisfaction with the company's recent progress.
As the company expands, it is normal to increase the number of people and office space in the company.
It can even be said that the current increase in the number of software registrations is in line with common sense.
Although the number of people has increased by more than 10 million in just over a month, compared to the previous 50 million in a short period of time, it is indeed a bit slow.
But you have to consider the reality.
According to last year's data survey, the number of smartphone users in China is currently around 300 million.
In just over a month, they have been able to increase from more than 50 million registered people, accounting for one-fifth, to one-sixth, accounting for more than 60 million people. It is already an amazing feat.
To put it bluntly, the rest is just a grind. After the number of smartphone users increases, it would be great if the proportion does not decrease.
As long as this proportion can be guaranteed, even if there is no other business in the future, when Internet giants start to explode and start to crazily conquer cities and territories, they can still get a lot of wealth.
And he was not unprepared.
He is also preparing to take advantage of the Internet to set off another wave, ride on the wave of capital, and ride the wind and waves!
So next, he asked Huang Chao.
"So Brother Chao, how are the suppliers I asked you to find now?"
"Well, I was just about to report to you."
Upon hearing Huang Xu's question, Huang Chao quickly reported to Huang Xu in detail.
"Because safety is the first priority in your request, it is also difficult to make a choice."
“So far, only three or four foundries that meet the requirements have been selected.”
"Understood."
Huang Xu also expressed his understanding of Huang Chao's complaints.
It's not that most manufacturers are unqualified or are small workshops, but they just don't meet Huang Xu's requirements.
This is the first batch of products he prepared for Meiyou Software Company, and it is also a product that he plans to rely on to become an instant hit.
Therefore, the requirements for product quality, hygiene, and quality control will be much higher.
But at the same time, they also require lower prices.
That's why it's so hard to choose.
But even so, Huang Xu still explained to Huang Chao.
"Brother Chao, no matter how difficult the choice is, you must not lower the quality requirements of your products."
"Even if the speed is a little slower, there is no problem."
"Don't worry, I will definitely not lower my standards."
After listening to Huang Xu's explanation, Huang Chao also nodded to reassure Huang Xu.
In fact, this is not the first time Huang Xu has explained this matter. He naturally knows the importance of this matter.
Huang Xu looked at the solemn expression on Huang Chao's face and nodded with relief.
He still trusts his cousin.
No matter in his previous life or this life, he has never let him down.
It just so happened that the seafood they had just ordered were being served to the table one after another, so Huang Xu said to Huang Chao.
"Okay Brother Chao, now the stone fish is here, let's try it quickly."
"I would like to see if the stone fish tastes as delicious as you said."
"Don't worry, the taste will definitely not let you down."
Huang Chao responded with a smile, and then began to introduce the seafood to Huang Xu one by one.
Then the two brothers sat on the beach, enjoying the cool sea breeze, tasting various seafood, and enjoying the summer night at the beach.
Thousands of miles away in Fengtian, Tara and the others had finished filming for the day and followed the program team back to the hotel parking lot.
But Tara and the others, looking at the hotel that was already close at hand, were a little confused about the arrangements of today's program team.
"Soyan Unnie, PD Park's arrangements today are so strange!"
“Why are there no dinner photos scheduled today!”
Park Ji-yeon rubbed her belly, which had long been empty, and asked Park So-yeon with a resentful look on her face.
According to the purpose of the program team and previous shooting habits, shouldn't there be a big meal in the evening?
Not only can it make up for their daily consumption, but they will also be more outstanding in their performance on camera after being hungry for a day.
And this is also their habit since recording the show.
And not only Park Ji-yeon herself, but also the faces of the remaining people showed doubts.
"Yes, Zhaoyan, it's really strange today. There is no dinner shooting scheduled."
"That's right, we are still hungry now!"
"It's okay, don't worry, I'll go find PD Park and ask."
Park So Yeon first calmed down her teammates, then got up and walked towards Park Soo Geun.
In fact, there is no need for Park Ji-yeon and others to ask, Park So-yeon is also planning to ask the program team.
After all, how many of them haven't eaten tonight?
However, when Park Soo-geun faced Park So-yeon's inquiry, he looked at Lin Yong-cheol and responded mysteriously.
"I have a surprise for you tonight!"
"So just wait patiently for notification!"
(End of chapter)