Film and Television: I, Xu Lei, won over Chen Shuting

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However, once Jiang Tian has a weakness, he doesn't want to let go, which leaves Xu Lei somewhat helpless.

"I originally wanted to have a good talk with him, but seeing his expression, there's no need to say anything strange to him right now."

Xu Lei understood that things had already come to this point.

This means that they are unable to make any decisions in many situations.

"This trip to Southeast Asia is also to explore more projects."

Xu Lei had been catching up on sleep the whole way, while Gao Qilan was extremely excited, and she was also very excited to see the scenery around her.

"I heard from your brother that you dislike traveling the most, so why did you want to come along this time?"

Gao Qilan was taken aback when Xu Lei suddenly asked that question.

"I just felt weird being out here; I've never had many friends growing up."

Chapter 224 The Way of Hospitality

So she just focused on her own work and didn't want to cause her brother any trouble.

Upon hearing this, Xu Lei nodded as if he suddenly understood, feeling that he was indeed very obedient and sensible.

"Your brother is very worried about you, afraid that you'll get sick from staying home all the time."

"So you wanted me to bring you here so you could get some fresh air."

Gao Qilan nodded helplessly upon hearing this.

“He’s always been like this, making a big fuss over nothing. Actually, I’m quite comfortable staying at home.”

As Gao Qilan spoke to Xu Lei, she nodded slightly. Even now, Xu Lei still felt that the situation needed to change.

For this LED project inspection, Xu Lei also contacted several companies to take a look.

“Their factory has a lot of communication with us, so I wanted to take this opportunity to visit them more often and let them learn more about it.”

Gao Qilan knew that Xu Lei must have come out this time to do something with the key, so he was very sensible.

“I’ve made my own plans. If you’re busy, I can go and explore by myself.”

Although Gao Qilan was left there by him, after all, he was there before he came out.

That was a repeated instruction to take good care of his younger sister.

Xu Lei patted her head.

We'll talk about it later.

As soon as he arrived in Southeast Asia, a wave of heat almost knocked Xu Lei over, so he took a deep breath.

"The temperature here never changes all year round; it's always so humid and hot."

Gao Xiaochen was glad she had brought a few extra short-sleeved shirts. To blend in with the local customs, Xu Lei changed into a floral shirt.

Wearing brightly colored clothes, shorts, and sunglasses gives off a unique style.

"What are you looking at?"

Xu Lei noticed Gao Qilan staring at him strangely, while Gao Qilan was simply surprised, having never seen Xu Lei like this before.

"When it comes to doing business through information, you have to make the other party feel comfortable."

Xu Lei knew that he had come to see an old friend, Ah Q, with whom he had communicated extensively before.

Xu Lei had informed him in advance about his trip to Southeast Asia, so Ah Q arrived at Xu Lei's hotel that very night.

"Why are you staying here? This hotel is nice, but it's really far from my family's hotel. You didn't like the one you stayed at last time."

Ah Q is considered to have a very good business sense in this area, and he runs a family business.

He owns numerous businesses, including hotels, wineries, car dealerships, and restaurants.

This also surprised Xu Lei, who found Ah Q quite uncomfortable with his living situation.

So their eyes were filled with surprise.

"I'm here to discuss cooperation with you. What if I stay at your hotel and then decide to give you less commission?"

Xu Lei's words made him burst into laughter.

"You always have such a funny joke to tell, even though you know I wouldn't do that."

Ah Q happily invited Xu Lei to come over, even emphasizing the new restaurant his family had opened.

This time it's free.

"We haven't seen each other in a long time, we should catch up. We usually communicate by phone."

"This time I've finally met the real person, so I need to get to know each other better."

Ah Q quickly drove them to his restaurant, which specialized in Thai cuisine.

Therefore, the taste was very authentic, and Xu Lei found the restaurant's decor to be very unique.

"Ah Q, it's been a long time. Your business has really grown bigger and bigger. You mentioned before that you wanted to open a Thai restaurant, and I didn't expect it to be implemented so quickly."

Xu Lei looked around and saw that everyone was wearing distinctive costumes, and the dishes were incredibly varied.

"Young people like this place. It's fun to do here, but the food isn't enough to meet their needs."

Upon hearing Ah Q's words, Xu Lei nodded silently, even though he had come specifically to see the LED industry.

However, Xu Lei had a new idea: to take this opportunity to find some newer businesses to take over the restaurant.

So there was a glimmer of light in his eyes.

“Your idea is not bad. I have never dared to get involved in the restaurant business.”

The problem is that while the profit margin is high, it lacks distinctiveness. It's also difficult to hire good cooks; finding good chefs is hard, so how can the business be scaled up?

This has been a source of confusion for Xu Lei, so he doesn't want to bring up the situation.

Therefore, he never thought of making a move at the restaurant, and Xu Lei was a little shocked to see Ah Q's actions.

Gao Xiaochen also found it rather strange.

"Look, this dish is actually very simple, it's just a matter of drizzling on some ordinary sauce."

Moreover, the ingredients are made personally in front of these customers, making the process transparent.

And since we don't need to hire a professional chef, it saves us some money.

Gao Xiaochen's words were very pleasing to Ah Q.

"Xu Lei, you have many hidden talents around you. It seems this young man is also very knowledgeable about restaurant management. I understand."

Gao Xiaochen did indeed learn a management course while studying abroad.

But this is the first time I've actually seen someone use it so skillfully.

"I didn't go to school much, and I was always lazy when I was in school, so I'm definitely not as good as you."

But I just like to figure out what other people like and what they can do to make money.

So after much thought and experimentation, I managed to develop my own method.

Xu Lei was pleasantly surprised when he saw the set of equipment.

"You told me the other day that Little Smart wouldn't make money in the future, but I didn't expect it to exit the market so quickly." Xu Lei said, with a hint of regret in his voice, but 127 A Q was very optimistic.

"Out with the old, in with the new; the industry will only become more prosperous and trendier in the future."

This is also a new project that I'm preparing to officially start; this dish comes from this Thai restaurant.

If possible, I plan to turn it into a chain and try it out in our area now.

This restaurant now has three chain stores, and it's always bustling with business every night.

A Q specially reserved a private room for Xu Lei's visit.

"Ordinary restaurants divide their customers into different classes, but mine is different."

Unless it's a friend who wants to celebrate a birthday and prefers a quieter setting, they wouldn't come to this private room.

But it's no different from outside; I need to make sure my guests understand that I treat everyone the same.

After saying this, he smiled slightly, his face beaming with happiness and pride.

After all, Ah Q had put a lot of thought into this restaurant, and Xu Lei could vaguely see that.

"You can use this mode for free."

Ah Q noticed the excitement in Xu Lei's eyes, so before discussing the LED project...

Xu Lei thought he should first take a look at the current restaurant project.

"The decor features a special dish that young people really like, you know what?"

The business process you've devised might actually become a legend someday.

Xu Lei couldn't help but praise him.

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"You're really good at summarizing. Actually, I was just trying to figure out what they like and dislike."

Don't just think about changing your name to do business this time; let's go out and have some fun together.

After saying that, he looked very happy and waited for Xu Lei to come so that he could do his best as a host.

I always felt that I got along very well with Xu Lei when we chatted on the phone.

You can understand anything by talking to Xu Lei. He is also very straightforward in his work.

Ah Q felt that he was very much to his liking, and he was overjoyed.

Now that Xu Lei is coming to check out other projects, he is very happy.

I was thinking of working with Xu Lei to completely open up the market for this project.

"To be honest, I was delighted when I saw this project, but I was also a little worried about how it would be when it got to China."

Xu Lei tasted the vegetable peel; it was decent, nothing special, but something that would make young people buy it again.

Gao Xiaochen was pleasantly surprised.

Gao Qilan was taking pictures while sending MMS messages to her brother.

"Since you're out having fun, eat properly. Don't worry, your brother won't be worried."

Gao Qilan smiled slightly and took a bite, only to find that she liked it exceptionally well.

That night, Ah Q and Xu Lei had a lot of conversations that gave Xu Lei a lot of inspiration. He was preparing to show off his skills and would go back and take a good look.

"By the way, regarding the LED brand you mentioned, I'm also going to introduce someone named Azim."

He specializes in LED brand products for me, and he does a good job.

I'm sure I'll catch your eye; otherwise, I'd need to learn more about me and take a closer look.

After saying that, she sent him everything with a smile.

Xu Lei glanced at the information and Gao Xiaochen also did some calculations, but Azim's asking price was quite high.

"Is it possible to negotiate the price further?"

Xu Lei genuinely wants to expand this LED project.

So I thought it would be even better if the price could be negotiated a little more.

However, although he now has some cash flow, he still hopes the price can be lowered further.

"Let's talk again tomorrow when you see Azim."

Xu Lei knew Ah Q, but the intermediary couldn't make the decision, so he didn't press the matter further.

"Of course, we'll ask him properly when we see him tomorrow."

Xu Lei smiled, a hint of joy in his eyes.

Knowing that everything was moving in a better direction, he was very excited.

When Xu Lei met Azim the next day, he was somewhat surprised, feeling that Azim was completely different from Ah Q.

He was holding a blonde woman on his left, her small eyes darting around, short in stature, with a sly smile on her face.

"This is the one that Mr. Xu introduced to you before."