Losing Money to Be a Tycoon

March 16th, Friday.

Pei Qian arrived at his office and finally decided on the candidate for the snack market: Zhang Yahui!

According to the information provided by the HR department, Zhang Yahui was originally a famous roasted cold noodles vendor in the area. He had been poached by Qi Yan to be in charge of the Cold-Faced Lady Gourmet Laboratory because of his outstanding performance in the roasted cold noodles competition. He was now in Chang'an and had just finished filming the first episode of the documentary, "The Stalls" with the people of Fei Huang Workspace.

At first, this person was just an ordinary cold noodles vendor. He did not have a high education level and did not have outstanding results. However, Pei Qian felt a sense of danger.

Qi Yan must have entrusted this young man with important tasks such as the Gourmet Laboratory and The Stalls documentary because he was more outstanding.

Since that was the case, poaching him was the best option!

Zhang Yahui would be in charge of the snack market. On one hand, he could weaken the Cold-Faced Lady and create some obstacles for the Gourmet Laboratory, documentary filming, and the future expansion of the Cold-Faced Lady. On the other hand, it would also be beneficial to poach more people from the Cold-Faced Lady.

That was because Pei Qian's initial plan was not to poach just one person. In the future, the snack market would continuously poach people from the Cold-Faced Lady's gourmet laboratory to continue suppressing the Cold-Faced Lady's development. Thus, the person-in-charge of the snack market must have some prestige and personal charm. He had to poach people.

Otherwise, if the other vendors would not come once they heard the name of the person-in-charge of the snack market, wouldn't it be very awkward if they continued to stay in the Cold-Faced Lady's Gourmet Laboratory?

Thus, poaching Zhang Yahui directly would have a drastic effect.

Pei Qian did not have Zhang Yahui's phone number, but he had Huang Sibo's phone number. Since Zhang Yahui and Huang Sibo were working on the documentary for 'The Stalls', he naturally found Zhang Yahui when he found Huang Sibo.

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At the same time, in Chang'an.

Huang Sibo and the filming crew of 'The Stalls' were packing their luggage and preparing to set off.

The first episode of 'The Stalls' had already been filmed and the response was very good. Therefore, they stayed in Chang'an for another day and enjoyed the local delicacies. They planned to leave today and go to the next stop.

This was a long-term documentary series according to the previous plan. The film crew had to fly all over the country to search for local delicacies while uncovering exclusive secret recipes from various vendors. At the same time, they had to publicize the Cold-Faced Lady.

Of course, as the person-in-charge of Fei Huang Workspace, Huang Sibo had other things to do. Thus, he only had to follow up with the first episode of the documentary. The rest would be left to the director of "The Stalls".

Huang Sibo was packing his luggage in his room when his cell phone rang.

"Eh? Boss Pei called?"

Huang Sibo was stunned for a moment before he quickly picked it up. "Hello? Boss Pei, do you have any instructions?"

Boss Pei's voice came from the other end of the line. "Is Zhang Yahui with you? Get him to answer the call."

Huang Sibo was stunned. "Huh? Er, alright. Boss Pei, please wait a moment."

Huang Sibo did not ask further even though he did not understand why Boss Pei had skipped several levels to find Zhang Yahui. He went straight to Zhang Yahui's room, knocked on the door, and handed the phone over.

Zhang Yahui looked shocked. "Boss Pei is looking for me?"

The name 'Boss Pei' had only existed in legends ever since he joined the Cold-Faced Lady. Now, he had received a call from Boss Pei for no reason, and it was even directed at him. Of course, Zhang Yahui was flattered.

Zhang Yahui took the phone from Huang Sibo and said, "Boss Pei? You're looking for me?"

Boss Pei's very kind voice came from the other end of the line. "Zhang Yahui, right? Hello, hello. I'm not looking for you for anything else. I just want to hire you to be the person-in-charge of one of my new projects. It's called 'Snack Market'. I wonder if you're willing?"

Pei Qian briefly introduced this so-called 'snack market'.

To put it bluntly, it was to buy a place in Jingzhou and provide stores or stalls for these vendors with exclusive secret recipes. That way, they could work hard in their old profession.

There would be no rent. The venue was completely free to use. There was a special department in charge of purchasing ingredients and raw materials. If they made profits, they would only have to pay twenty percent of the profits to the snack market as a share. Apart from that, there would also be basic salaries, insurance, pensions, and various other benefits like ordinary Tengda employees.

On the other hand, as the person-in-charge of this snack market, Zhang Yahui would be in charge of the daily management of this place. Of course, if Zhang Yahui wanted to set up his own stall, it would not be a problem as well.

Of course, apart from these jobs, Pei Qian also hinted for Zhang Yahui to poach more powerful vendors from the Cold-Faced Lady's Gourmet Laboratory. The more, the better.

Zhang Yahui felt a little light-headed. "But Boss Pei, isn't that the same as the work at the food laboratory at the Cold-Faced Lady?"

Qi Yan wanted Zhang Yahui to be the person-in-charge of the Gourmet Laboratory. She also wanted to poach famous vendors from all over the country to hire them or spend money to buy formulas. Now, Boss Pei wanted to send them to the snack bazaar. Which side should they listen to?

Pei Qian cleared his throat. "Erm, the snack market and the Cold-Faced Lady's Gourmet Laboratory are two different directions of development. With your talent, it's a waste of your talent to be in charge of the Gourmet Laboratory. Only by being in charge of my project can you achieve better development."

"As for the Cold-Faced Lady, you don't have to worry. It's all Tengda's internal arrangements. Qi Yan will understand. The key is still your personal opinion."

Zhang Yahui thought to himself, was there a need to consider? The treatment on both sides were on a completely different level!

The Gourmet Laboratory was just a department under the Cold-Faced Lady. In other words, Zhang Yahui's immediate superior was Qi Yan. He Desheng of Dream Realization Ventures was above him, and Boss Pei was above him.

However, the snack market was a project personally arranged by Boss Pei. He could report directly to Boss Pei, which meant that he had been promoted two levels without any reason!

They were obviously not on the same level no matter whether it was treatment or actual resources.

This snack market did not sound as grand as the 'Gourmet Laboratory', but he could not just look at the name. They had to look at the specific responsibilities.

Strictly speaking, the work of the Gourmet Laboratory was relatively boring. It was nothing more than going to various places to look for famous vendors. Then, they would modify the formulas they provided and make new products that could be mass-produced for the Cold-Faced Lady's shop.

On the other hand, the work of the snack market would be more complicated. It would be more like operating a large shopping mall or a food street.

To Zhang Yahui, the reason why he chose to leave his hometown and came to Beijing was definitely because he was not satisfied with his identity as a vendor. He hoped to work hard to achieve his career.

What's more, Zhang Yahui himself preferred to set up stalls. Working in the Gourmet Laboratory meant giving up on this hobby. He could set up stalls based on his mood in the snack market. That was one of the factors that he had considered.

No matter what, he had no reason to reject it.

After much consideration, Zhang Yahui said, "Alright, Boss Pei. If you think I'm up to the task, I'll give it a try. I hope I won't disappoint you!"

Pei Qian was elated. "That's great! How about this? Have a good rest this weekend. Then, come to Jingzhou on Monday. I'll tell you the details of your work."

After hanging up, Zhang Yahui was still confused.

Everything that had happened in the past few months had been too magical!

He was originally a slightly famous vendor in his hometown who sold roasted cold noodles to sustain life. However, in just a few months, he was about to become the person-in-charge of a large snack market. He could even report directly to Tengda Corporation's Boss Pei…

Zhang Yahui looked at Huang Sibo. "Brother Huang, Boss Pei asked me to be in charge of a new project in Jingzhou called Snack market…"

Huang Sibo was not particularly surprised. Obviously, Huang Sibo had already thought of this possibility when Boss Pei had called Zhang Yahui.

He smiled and patted Zhang Yahui on the shoulder. "Don't worry, Boss Pei is the best at judging people. Since Boss Pei spoke to you, it means that you have a very good trait in this area!"

"Our workspace is in Jingzhou. If you encounter any difficulties, feel free to look for me. Once the snack market officially opens, we'll definitely go and support you!"

Zhang Yahui nodded. "Alright! I'll call Boss Qi of the Cold-Faced Lady and tell her about this now…"

…

At the same time, Qi Yan was in Fish-Catching Take-Out's shop, eating the new dishes that had been served recently while chatting with Rui Yuchen.

It was not lunch time yet, so there were not many people in the shop. The delivery men were not busy yet.

Qi Yan had been coming to Fish-Catching Take-Out's shop frequently recently mainly to learn from the advanced experience.

The Cold-Faced Lady's reputation on the internet had improved a little after the first episode of "The Stalls" was broadcasted. However, it did not have much positive impact on the income of the Cold-Faced Lady's shop.

The Gourmet Laboratory had already been established. It had greatly improved the taste of the cold noodles according to Zhang Yahui and the others' recipes. It could be considered to have gained some good reviews.

However, these changes alone were still a long way from turning Cold-Faced Lady into a popular snack brand.

Qi Yan was chatting with Rui Yuchen when her phone suddenly rang.

Zhang Yahui gave a brief introduction of Boss Pei's personnel transfer and officially offered to step down as the person-in-charge of the Gourmet Laboratory.

What's more, Zhang Yahui had given Qi Yan a heads-up in advance, telling her that the snack market might poach some Gourmet Laboratory vendors and bring them to Jingzhou.

Qi Yan was stunned. "Ah… Uh, alright."

She had nothing much to say because this was Boss Pei's arrangement.

However, Qi Yan fell into deep confusion after hanging up.

What was Boss Pei trying to do? Was he trying to snatch the personnel from the Cold-Faced Lady?

Not only did he snatch Zhang Yahui away to become the project's person-in-charge, but he also wanted to snatch the other vendors of the Gourmet Laboratory?

That didn't make sense, right?

Could it be that in Boss Pei's heart, there was a difference between family and friends, and he felt that it was a waste of talent to place these people in the Cold-Faced Lady's place, so he transferred them to do something more meaningful?

Or did Boss Pei have other plans for the Cold-Faced Lady?