Chapter 126 We Are Brothers!

  Blue sky and white clouds, Ji'nan International Airport under the bright sunshine.

  James, sporting a shiny bald head, wearing a black leather jacket, and big combat boots, with a pair of oversized sunglasses on his face, walked hand in hand with his wife Katarina out of the arrivals hall, making many people think of one phrase: Beauty and the Beast.

  Behind Mr and Mrs James were four or five young men and women who were their assistants.

  Standing on the steps of the waiting hall, James looked far away and muttered: "My brother, I finally arrived at the place where you were born and raised. Damn it, why hasn't this kid shown up yet?"

  Katarina released his hand and suggested: "Why don't we give him another call."

  "No way, I'd bet this guy is hiding somewhere watching me!"

  James puffed out his chest, took a deep breath and shouted in an unintelligible African native language: "Gao Fei, I give you three seconds to get out here immediately, or else you'll have to bear the consequences! Three, two... two point five, two point four nine..."

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  Just as James was yelling "point zero three", High Fly, with his left hand behind his back, walked out from behind a promotional sign.

  James immediately shouted: "One!"

  "Old Zhan, can we stop pretending like this? What's the weather like now? You're still dressing up like you're in The Matrix, aren't you afraid of being struck by lightning?"

  Kao Fei walked up to James, looked up at him with a deep expression, pulled out a flower from behind his back and said in a melancholic tone: "Old James, do you know how hard it is for me without you? Countless times I woke up from my dreams, only to find that tears had already soaked through my pillow."

  "Are you trying to make me throw up the in-flight meal?"

  James cursed, took three strides forward, and slammed a fist onto his shoulder before quickly wrapping his arms around him in a tight hug. With an excited and tearful face: "Brother, I've missed you too! Missed you so much that my thing can't even stand up straight - Ahh, you little brat wants to cripple me before being happy?"

  As James was passionately lamenting the pain of parting, Gao Fei lifted his foot and ruthlessly stomped on his instep. The pain caused him to hug his right foot and wail loudly.

  "Hurt you, make you ache. The more it aches, the more it represents my love for you."

  Gao Fei lightly swung her hips, that charming figure making passersby almost bend over and vomit.

  Is this James' best buddy? They're a pair of men - look at James and Gao Fei. Katriona is stunned.

  "Alright, alright, let's not be mushy. Come on, I'll introduce you - this is my wife Katarina Kotova."

  James put down his foot and stretched out a hand to help Katarina down the steps: "Darling Bebe, this is the Gaofei I often told you about. He's the most shameless person I've ever met."

  Gao Fei and James were used to being flirtatious, but in front of Katrina, they behaved like gentlemen, smiling and holding out their hands to take hers. He bent down and lightly kissed her hand before letting go, handing over the delicate rose and saying in fluent English: "Sister-in-law, welcome to China, may you always be as beautiful and charming as this rose."

  "Thank you, thank you."

  Katarina happily accepted the flowers, brought them to her nose and sniffed lightly, nodding in approval: "Very fragrant, I like it very much."

  "Hehe, as long as sister-in-law likes it, here, the hotel's shuttle bus is just over there."

  Gao Fei slightly bowed and made a polite gesture with his hand towards Katarina.

  Katrina, wearing a sexy skirt, smiled and walked towards the distant car with several assistants surrounding her.

  She knew her husband and Gao Fei would have a lot to talk about.

  As expected, after Katriona walked out of ten meters or so, James put his arm around Gao Fei's shoulder and said with a smile: "How about it, my wife is not bad, right?"

  Gao Fei gazed at Katarina's seductive buttocks swaying back and forth with a profound gaze, thoughtfully saying: "I dare to bet that your wife's butt wasn't this big before. It seems that the black brothers' thing not only moisturizes women's skin but also enlarges breasts and beautifies buttocks. Indeed, it is an essential good tool for European and American women at home!"

  To the foul-mouthed remarks of Gaofei, James was not ashamed at all, but instead took pride in them: "What's that? Jealous? No way, this is a congenital problem with some people, and even if they're jealous, it's useless."

  Gao Fei nodded: "Yes, it's true that I'm envious. However, the thing about Hei Ge is not the most powerful, I've seen someone even more awesome than you."

  James sneered: "Hmph, don't tell me that thing of yours has developed more than mine in these two years."

  "Mine is certainly not as good as yours."

  "Then who are you talking about?"

  "Donkey's."

  "Get lost, go die!"

  ……

  Brothers who once fought side by side and relied on each other for life and death meet again after three years of separation, and there must be endless things to talk about.

  However, Gao Fei also knew that James and others had come from afar and would definitely be tired due to the time difference. So after sending them to the hotel, he slipped away in a taxi and didn't visit until the afternoon.

  The James couple had a good rest in the afternoon and were in high spirits. Before the arrival of Gao Fei, they had already set up a banquet in the hotel suite.

  Gao Fei also knew that the reason why Katriona could come to Ji'nan in person, apart from giving James face, was mainly to investigate the investment environment of Ji'nan. After all, she wasn't doing charity work, but came to invest.

  So after some small talk, Gao Fei frankly expressed his own thoughts.

  According to his plan, the Western restaurant was opened on the pedestrian street, diagonally opposite the Royal Revolving Restaurant. He provided not only the facade but also the decoration, facilities, management and service personnel of the restaurant were all provided by Deutsches Licht, plus red wine, air-transported authentic caviar and other food, with an initial budget of around 10 million RMB.

  As Gao Fei was introducing these things, James' assistants took out their laptops and began to calculate quickly.

  After he finished speaking briefly, roughly the same result came out from the other side as well.

  A short-haired beauty stood up, slightly bowed to Katrina before saying: "Mr. Gao, I am Mary, according to our professional team's estimate, except for the rent of the venue you mentioned, 10 million RMB is still not enough to achieve the effect you want."

  "Ah? I've calculated it many times already, 10 million should be more than enough."

  "Wrong."

  Mary bluntly said, "Mr. Gao, what you have budgeted is only the standard for a western restaurant of the same grade in Ji'nan. According to our Deutsches Licht's new store construction standards, it's indeed not enough. Let alone other things, just talking about the promotional sales after opening and the non-profit sales within three months. Plus the necessary expenses for publicity, at least an additional 5 million RMB will be added, and there may be more."

  Gao Fei's eyebrows furrowed even tighter: "So many?"

  "This is necessary."

  Mary replied, "And in order to make customers feel the grade, all chefs, bartenders, waiters, even including receptionists and pianists must come from the German headquarters of Deutsche Licht. The initial budget is for twenty people. Each person's monthly salary averages 10,000 euros, which is 100,000 RMB."

  "A monthly salary of 100,000? Twenty people would be 2 million, and a three-month non-profit period would be just the wages alone at 6 million. This...this is too high, right?"

  Gao Fei was shocked.

  Mary explained: "If they were working in their home country, less than half of their monthly salary would be enough."

  "It's really all about money after running thousands of miles."

  Gao Fei smiled wryly and said: "Miss Mary, can we replace those unimportant positions with our own people?"

  Mary shook her head: "No, all 139 service staff of Deutsche Licht in the world come from Germany itself, this is a rigid rule set by headquarters. It's to ensure that customers can enjoy the most authentic Western food."

  He lit a cigarette and remained silent for a long time, lost in thought.

  After giving Mary a look to sit down, Katarina looked at James again.

  James nodded, raising his glass: "Cheers. Mary said that in order to build a first-class brand, it will play a very important role in the long-term development of the future, so I advise you, it's better to follow this standard. Moreover, before we came to Huaxia, we had already investigated and found that Jinnan, as a medium-sized city, has tens of thousands of rich people in the urban area who can afford to consume."

  "I knew this, otherwise I wouldn't have opened a western restaurant."

  Gao Fei extinguished the cigarette, and seriously asked: "James, although we are brothers, there is an old Chinese saying that goes 'close brothers, clear accounts.' The purpose of my call was not to ask you to join me, but only to get your support. Moreover, most importantly, I won't be using the 'Deutschland Licht' brand, but rather my own name - do you understand what I mean?"

  James hadn't spoken yet, and Mary, who had just sat down, stood up again and said coldly: "Mr. Gao, no!"

  "Why can't I?" asked Gao Fei faintly.

  "Mr. Gao, I've understood your intention," Mary said with a hint of disdain in her eyes. "You just want to adopt the business model of Dayaerman, making us your supplier to create your own brand, am I right?"

  Gao Fei lowered his eyelids and smiled: "Completely correct."

  Mary's mouth curled up: "What makes you think we'll agree? Just because Mr. James is your friend? Please don't get me wrong, Mr. Gao, I'm the senior assistant to the president of Deutsches Licht, and I have to be responsible for Miss Katarina."

  "What you're doing is right, if I were in your shoes, I would do the same. However, there's one thing you said wrong."

  Kao Fei looked at James and said in a low voice, "We are not friends, we are brothers. He is one of the two brothers in my life. In the past, he has saved me twice - that's why I'm asking him this."

  James took a deep breath: "Gao Fei, you're wrong, it's three times."

  "Whatever," said LeBron, continuing, "but you saved me five times. Without you, there's no James. If you open a restaurant and don't invite me, I'll make sure you face the fourth danger."

  Gao Fei smiled: "But my request is a bit too much."

  "But no matter what outrageous demands you make, I will do my best to satisfy you on behalf of James and the Cortlandt family."

  "President Katarina, this decision of yours is irresponsible to the group!"

  Mary and the other assistants were all shocked by Katarina's words.

  "On the contrary, if I didn't do this, it would be irresponsible to the group."

  Katarina smiled slightly, raised her wine glass and stood up, looking at Gao Fei: "Gao Fei, I hereby solemnly declare that Deutsche Licht will invest 5 million euros in your restaurant free of charge, covering all services except the venue. Cheers to our cooperation and may your Western restaurant become one of the world's famous brands soon!" [End of Chapter]