He was a man in his sixties. He had not reached the point where he could not take care of himself, nor did he have any serious illnesses. At most, he had a cold leg. However, he was not young anymore. Not only did he have to think about his life after retirement, but he also had to plan for his children. There had to be someone who could take over his baton.
"Big brother is just a little playful. He will get better in the future." Chen Faqi tried his best to speak for his brother.
Chen Youli calmed himself down, took a sip of tea, and said, "I asked you to take over not for you, nor for the continuation of my career, but for the family. You have to believe me. I have worked hard all my life. If I really hand over the business to your brother, the family will be ruined in less than two years. Anyway, I have earned this family business for you and your sister. I don't feel bad if it is ruined. It is a small matter. But I am afraid that when the time comes, you and I will not live in peace. Your mother is not in good health now. How can I worry so much?
If you take over, the whole family will be at ease … "
"But …" Chen Faqi was still very hesitant.
"No buts," Chen Youli interrupted rudely. "After seeing your Uncle Li this time, I am going to retire completely and take your mother around. I am usually busy and don't have much time to accompany her. The more she doesn't say anything, the more I feel sorry for her. In fact, you should also understand in your heart that your mother does not have much time to live. Just think of it as your mother's consideration, so you should not refuse anymore."
"Yes, Dad." Thinking of his mother who had just had an operation, Chen Faqi's heart trembled.
Chen Youli said, "Do you know what our company mainly does?"
"It is mainly in the hotel catering and water and electricity." The five-star Dynasty Hotel in front of them was their family's business. It was a well-known star hotel chain brand in the country.
Chen Youli said with a smile, "This hotel catering business is a joke. There are only about 40 hotels in the country, and there are less than 5,000 customers in total. It is incomparable to Golden Deer and Four Seas, which have more than a dozen brands and thousands of chain hotels. Their annual global revenue is only about 10 billion. How much do you think your father can earn by relying on these 40 hotels?
And this hydropower station, it is incomparable to the state-owned electricity enterprises, but it is a lot of money. But no matter how much you earn, you can't support your father's net worth, right? "
"Dad, I saw someone say on the internet …" Her father's name would always be in the top 20 of the Forbes list every year. However, as the saying goes, "A man is afraid of being famous as a pig is afraid of being fat". There were various versions of the rumor about her father's rise on the internet. She felt wronged and sad for her father. There were a few times when she could not help but ask her father the truth. However, every time it happened, she held it back.
"Don't listen to the nonsense on the internet. Do you remember the calligraphy in my office? "A real man of steel who can withstand the trials of heaven? Those who don't attract jealousy are mediocre. 'This was given to me by your Uncle Li. I really like this sentence. " Chen Youli laughed and said, "Do what you have to do. The more you care about the rumors, the more ferocious they become. When they get tired, they will naturally disappear. Once there was a dispute, they would get what they wanted, and it would become a reality. Time will tell. "
"Yes, Dad." Chen Faqi lowered her head, feeling guilty. She should not have doubted her father.
Her father was only a farmer, an illiterate farmer. It was a miracle in the world's business history and a legend in China's business world for him to be able to reach this point. It was the result of a lot of sweat and tears!
She admired, respected, and loved her father.
Chen Youli said, "Other than water and electricity, our family's most profitable business is entertainment venues such as KTV and bars. In the country, there are at least two Royal Entertainment in cities with a population of more than two million!"
"Royal Entertainment is our family's?" Chen Faqi could not believe it. The entertainment chain that spread all over the country was actually her family's business! According to public reports, her father relied on the hydropower station, hotels, and shares in Dida Real Estate and Beitong Real Estate to enter the Forbes Rich List.
Usually, when she went there to sing and drink, she did not think much about it because the word "Royal" was too ordinary!
Royal Wine, Royal Furniture, Royal Golf, there were too many, too many …
If one encountered this word and thought it was her family's business, then her father would have been the richest man in the world.
Chen Youli coughed heavily and then said, "I didn't mean to hide it from you. You know your mother's temper, she's very suspicious. With my looks, she's worried that I'll be snatched away by others.
The rumors on the Internet can't be said to be baseless. In the early 90s, I first opened a clubhouse, a place to accompany people to drink. If this girl went in and out, if your mother saw it, what would happen?
After that, I went to Japan and Hong Kong to investigate. I should be the first person in the country to introduce a chain KTV system. Now that I look at it, there's no one that's bigger than me.
Although it's a KTV, how traditional is your mother? As long as it's related to entertainment, she thinks it's not a good thing. For the sake of family stability and unity, I can't tell you even if I wanted to. "
"Dad, don't worry. I won't tell Mom." Chen Faqi finally understood why every time she went to Royal Entertainment, she was always treated as a VIP. Every time she got into a dispute with someone, it was the other person's fault.
His father was secretly taking care of her.
"That's good." Chen Youli took out a cigarette and then said, "KTV.
The industry isn't as easy to manage as it's said to be. Other than the tens of millions of preparation funds, the equipment is changing every day and has to be updated. It's not something that can be done once and for all. Including the rising rent and personnel costs, the rate of return is getting lower and lower.
Especially in recent years, ordinary mass hawker type.
The competition of the same quality has been intensifying. It looks like you're making money, but you have to be aware of the crisis. Nothing is static. Who knows when it's going to go out of business. It's like when you were young, there were video parlors, movie theaters, and bookstores all over the streets. Now, none of them can be found. "
"Survival of the fittest. That's the law of nature." Chen Faqi understood what his father was saying.
"So, in the past ten years, I've slowly shifted my focus to hydropower, wind power, and solar energy. As for you, you'll graduate in June this year. I want you to train in the advanced energy department," Chen Youli said slowly. "The goal in the future is to become the largest private power generation company. As long as it's connected to the grid, it's just lying down and collecting money."
"I also think the energy industry has great potential." Chen Faqi agreed with his father's idea. "There's always a ceiling."
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