I am not just a tycoon

Chapter 197 Advanced Pie Drawing

"Hey Jinghong, doesn't your family run a fitness center? Do you know anything about this company?"

After finding out about Shen Yuan's company, they wanted to understand the scale of the company.

A registered capital of 10 million looks impressive, but most of their families are in business, so they know that the registered capital for a limited company doesn't have to be actually paid in.

Moreover, since they couldn't find information about the four related enterprises on Baidu, they could only ask classmates whose families were in the same industry.

Yooi Jinghong would work out in his family's fitness center during summer and winter breaks, of course, working out was just one of the reasons, his main goal was to see if there were any attractive female members to hit on, and also to have a friendly exchange with the female instructors.

Of course, this doesn't mean that he is a second-generation who indulges in pleasure alone. As the sole son and only heir of the family, he also did his homework, familiarizing himself with competitors in the same district.

His family's fitness center was located in Lu District, and Jingfu's fitness centers and health check centers were also in Lu District, so he even visited Jingfu's fitness centers.

"Jingfu has two fitness centers, a yoga studio, and a health check center."

Yooi Jinghong explained to everyone, "All these places are not small in scale, they are among the top in Lu District, I reckon they're worth several tens of millions in market value."

"Several tens of millions?"

Everyone looked at each other, and although there wasn't an exact number, the range of 60 to 90 million obviously far exceeded their expectations.

So while we were still in school, Shen Yuan had already completed the initial accumulation and successfully started a business?

At this point, someone came up with new information and blurted out, "The legal representative of this company was changed a month ago, it must have been bought by Shen Yuan."

"You mean he spent tens of millions to buy it?"

These classmates, who hadn't yet entered society or started working, felt their scalps go numb, realizing that acquiring a business was even more impactful than the success of starting one.

To acquire this enterprise, it meant that he had at least hundreds of millions in cash flow on hand.

And perhaps even more than that.

To have made so much money before even graduating from university, what kind of concept is that? Experience more on My Virtual Library Empire

Most of the people present didn't have parents with such capability.

Thinking about it was pretty frustrating, most of them relied on their parents' blessings, either inheriting the family business or starting a new one with parental financial support.

But Shen Yuan, in the face of his family's bankruptcy, had relied on his strength to achieve greater success than their parents.

Damn, isn't this life too uneven?

Tang Jiamei looked meaningfully in that direction and suddenly felt an urge to get in touch.

However, she also knew her place. Shen Yuan was already good-looking to begin with, not to mention he now had an important criterion for choosing a spouse—he was wealthy.

10 minutes ago, Tang Jiamei still retained a naive fondness for Shen Yuan from her junior high days, with no inclination to get in touch.

But now that she wanted to, she felt she wasn't up to par.

Tang Jiamei couldn't help but glance at Luo Bingying, who still had an indifferent expression.

Perhaps, the Shen Yuan of now should be a better match for Luo Bingying?

The others thought the same as Tang Jiamei, from the standpoint of matching doors and equal households, they felt that if Shen Yuan's family still ran an overseas travel agency, then he and Tang Jiamei were quite well-matched.

But now the situation was different, Shen Yuan belonged to the self-made class, having fought to create his own business, so Tang Jiamei obviously didn't make the cut.

.....

Shen Yuan couldn't help wondering why his junior high classmates kept casting glances at him, could it be that he looked especially handsome today?

"Shen Yuan, are those your classmates?"

Liew Menglu was peeling an apple and asked casually.

"Yes, junior high classmates," Shen Yuan replied.

"Any old flames in there?"

Liew Menglu's offhand question hit the nail on the head, and Shen Yuan didn't deny it, "You could say it was a first love."

"Is she pretty?"

Liew Menglu lifted her delicate chin, "Prettier than me?"

Shen Yuan didn't look at her face but scanned her up and down, "Xuezi is not as big as you."

Liew Menglu spat at him, "Pervert!"

After a while, she was still a bit curious and asked again, "How did you break up?"

Shen Yuan raised an eyebrow, "What's it to you, I'm not going to get back together with her."

"I don't believe it, a man is never satisfied. If she is pretty enough and takes the initiative to get back together with you, you wouldn't agree?"

Liew Menglu was quite sober, pinpointing the crux of the matter.

Shen Yuan shook his head decisively, "I wouldn't agree, I only have eyes for Lu Babe."

"Shen Yuan, guess whether I believe you or not?"

"Believe it or not!"

"....."

By the time it was nearly 12 o'clock, the meal finally began.

Members of the Jingfu management team who participated in the team-building event had mostly shown off their culinary skills. The male managers who couldn't cook, such as Sun Zhen, who had brought his wife along, let their wives do the cooking instead.

Besides the dishes they prepared themselves, the establishment also served a barbecue buffet with an abundant selection of ingredients, including beef tongue, steak, beef brisket, snowflake beef, and marinated chicken drumettes....

Shen Yuan picked a piece of lettuce, wrapped it around two slices of sizzling, oily, grilled snowflake beef, and stuffed it into his mouth.

The outer layer was the crisp, juicy lettuce, which crunched audibly when bitten, and as he bit into the snowflake beef inside, the flavors of cumin and chili powder burst forth, coupled with the aroma of the meat, making it extremely satisfying to swallow.

Then another gulp of cold beer, which chilled his throat as it went straight down to his stomach, resulting in a loud, satisfying belch that was particularly refreshing this season.

During the meal, Liew Menglu became somewhat more reserved, but she still served Shen Yuan dishes and actively put the meat she grilled into his bowl.

The others weren't surprised; although Liew Menglu was a special consultant, it was clear to any observant person that she was the boss's woman.

When they had almost finished eating and the effect of the cold beer had turned their faces red, Zhong Yu saw that the atmosphere was just right and suggested, "Mr. Shen, why don't you say a few words to everyone?"

When the management team heard this, those who were drinking put down their glasses, those who were picking up food put down their chopsticks, and those who were talking immediately shut their mouths, turning their gazes toward Shen Yuan, who sat at the center.

Shen Yuan paused, organizing his thoughts internally. Everyone thought the atmosphere wasn't lively enough, and following Zhong Yu's lead, they started clapping loudly with a "pap pap pap."

Shen Yuan raised his hand to calm them down, "Everyone, today we are here for team building and relaxation. I won't take up too much of your time, I'll just briefly talk about three things."

Everyone perked up their ears, while Shen Yuan's voice resonated around the tent, "The first thing, remember that we don't work for the company but for ourselves and our families, to make money; and as a boss, I won't utter any nonsense about working for the employees or societal development.

In fact, I'm also after my own interests; this means our goals are aligned, all of us are working to earn money for ourselves."

Shen Yuan's words were grounded and reflected reality, captivating everyone as they eagerly awaited the second and third points.

"The second thing, coming to work at the company, I think you need to make it worth your own while. You need to do two things: one is to make money, and the other is to learn something new, allowing yourself to maintain positive growth and progress. That's the meaning of coming to work."

"The third thing is my specific requirement and reward. If I want to make money, then the company needs to make money. It's the beginning of July now, and my requirement is that by September, the company's overall profit must increase by 5%. I won't talk about the difficulty yet, let's first discuss the reward."

"If we achieve this profit, for this year's year-end bonus, I will take an extra share of the company's profits as a bonus for everyone, on top of your year-end bonus. Exactly how much more will depend on how much you boost the profits."

"But if from September to January, the profits are 5% higher than they were in July and August, I can guarantee that this bonus will not be less than your one month's salary. If you manage to achieve 6%-7%, the bonus will be even more."

"Additionally, I'll set up two outstanding contribution awards. The individuals who contribute the most to the company's profits will receive a car worth 200,000 as a reward."

"Pap pap pap!"

The managers under the tent were stunned for half a second, until someone took the lead and started applauding, followed by a thunderous applause.

In their eyes was a fiery anticipation.

The first two points went straight to the heart, touching everyone deeply.

They had all worked in more than one company before and had been subjected to plenty of workplace PUA tactics.

"The outside economic situation is not good," "young people have to endure hardship," "it's always good to learn more," "don't focus too much on money,"—they had heard these kinds of statements all too often, but Shen Yuan's words seemed like a refreshing stream that reached deep into their hearts.

What was key was the third point—Mr. Shen's set goals and rewards were straightforward, without too much build-up or empty rhetoric, offering tangible targets and rewards.

Achieve the targets, gain the rewards—it was that simple.

Because of their loud applause, the people gathered at the other end couldn't help but gaze over curiously.

They couldn't hear what was being said, but the scene looked a lot like a boss dangling a carrot before his employees.

Only, what complicated their feelings was that the one painting this pie in the sky was their former middle school classmate.

After that, led by Zhong Yu, the conversation was filled with flattery and sucking up. By now, Shen Yuan was mostly immune to such talk, though he still felt content when he heard a few cleverly wrapped compliments.

"Mr. Shen, may I ask where did you go for your university studies? My child will take the college entrance exam in three years, and I'd like him to further his education at your university."

"Old Sun, look at what you're saying, if it's still three years until the college entrance exam, that means he's just in junior high. Why the rush?"

"Indeed, and besides, even if he goes to the university Mr. Shen attended, there's no guarantee he can achieve the same level as Mr. Shen. You have to admit, some things are mainly about talent."

"....."

Shen Yuan smiled knowingly, while Liew Menglu, who had also been listening, felt her blood pumping with excitement, thinking that Shen Yuan was quite good at motivating his employees.

The flattery skills of these few old coins were not bad; Liew Menglu noticed that Shen Yuan seemed quite pleased with their words.

After all, as a human being, nobody dislikes such flattery.

The afternoon activities were even more diverse, with go-karting, real-life CS, and grass Frisbee among other games.

Shen Yuan wasn't really interested, but in the end, it was Liew Menglu who dragged him to go-kart racing.

At the karting track, aside from Shen Yuan, several of his middle school classmates were also waiting for the previous group to finish.

Among them, besides Tang Jiamei and a few other girls, was also Luo Bingying.

Liew Menglu immediately noticed the girl in the white dress with the cool demeanor, because such a woman stood out too much within this group.

Women always subconsciously compare themselves with others, and Liew Menglu was no exception.

How should she put it?

Shen Yuan was right; her Xuezi was indeed bigger than hers, but Bingying was taller, probably around 175 cm.

As for their faces, Coach Liew wouldn't concede defeat there; she felt they each had their own appeal.