freenovelworld Chapter 237 Invite Guests to the Lobby
Chapter 237 Invite Guests to the Lobby
At seven o'clock in the evening at Jianghuai Hotel, Lu An and Mu Qinghong and Mu Chenggang, brother and sister, came to the Peony Pavilion private room together.
As soon as she sat down, Mu Qinghong hurriedly blamed herself and apologized: "It's all my fault for not being able to see the problem earlier. We have always treated Manager Deng well, how could he betray us!"
Lu An said: "Sister Hong, this is not your fault, and some things will be exposed sooner or later."
Lu An was not just trying to comfort Mu Qinghong, he was also telling the truth.
A three-year-old child is carrying gold bricks in the downtown area, and everyone in the world is a devil!
The paging station in Mu Qinghong's hands is now the largest private paging station in the provincial capital, accounting for nearly one-third of the market share.
This is only two short months. If the Post and Telecommunications Bureau did not have many public institutions supporting it, I am afraid that Hongxun would have already become the de facto number one.
A company with such rapid growth momentum is bound to attract envy and covetousness.
It would be fine if there was someone backing Hongxun, but if there was no one, wouldn't it be like a three-year-old child carrying gold bricks through a busy street, waiting to be snatched away?
Knowing this, Lu An had been asking Mu Qinghong and others to find someone to invest and invest.
On the one hand, this will enrich the company's cash flow and recover some funds; on the other hand, it will make the equity complex so that when problems arise, there will be shareholders who can stand up and support.
Only when there is a furious Vajra standing next to the child, and only with the intimidating demon-subduing pestle, can the demons calm down and turn into saints.
Of course, it is not easy to find such shareholders. After all, no one's money comes from the wind.
Moreover, when they inject capital, they are shareholders, but once they find out your background, they may turn into a devil.
Therefore, Lu An repeatedly reminded Mu Qinghong to be careful about the degree of communication with others.
In Lu An's expectation, he thought that this empty city plan would last for half a year. After all, for such a company to grow so rapidly, any normal person would suspect that it was someone's white glove.
But what no one expected was that Shen Fengwen, who had already fled, suddenly came back. He knew Mu Chenggang's background, so he joined forces with the Xinhuai Group and instigated the paging station manager Deng Weichen to rebel, which led to the current situation.
"So Brother Lu, you have to become a high-ranking official as soon as possible, otherwise you won’t even be able to set up a paging station." Mu Chenggang said.
Mu Qinghong glared at her outspoken brother and scolded him for knowing nothing. It was clearly her fault for not having good prospects for the company, so how could she blame Lu An?
Lu An smiled and said that Mu Chenggang was right by accident.
If I become a high-ranking official, this kind of thing can be easily solved.
But it’s a pity that I am too young, which is a huge disadvantage in the officialdom.
It is hard to say whether it is a blessing or a curse to be entrusted with a high position at this age.
"But don't worry. After all, I still work in the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection, and I have also paid attention to developing my network of contacts. As long as nothing unexpected happens today, this matter will be resolved satisfactorily," said Lu An.
However, accidents happened from the very beginning.
Boom boom boom!
The door of the box was knocked open and the hotel manager walked in.
He apologized to Lu An, Mu Qinghong and the others, saying that the box had already been booked for someone else.
Mu Chenggang was annoyed at the time. He slammed the table and stood up and said, "We decided this first, and we are already sitting here. Are you going to kick us out? Is this how you do business?"
The hotel manager knew he was in the wrong and he tried his best to explain that it was the front desk who made the mistake.
"This box was actually booked a long time ago, so someone else booked it first."
"I know this is not good, but he is a regular customer and he wants this box. I feel really bad about it."
Lu An didn't care. When he was out, it was convenient for both himself and others: "Then change a private room for us. It can't be worse than this one."
The hotel manager looked even more embarrassed. He rubbed his hands and said that all the private rooms had been booked at this time, so they could only sit in the lobby.
Mu Qinghong was not happy with this: "What is your plan?"
"Your hotel front desk got the wrong box. That was your mistake. Why should we take the responsibility?"
"We have already done our best by agreeing to change to another private room, but now you want us to sit in the lobby. What kind of logic is this? Do you think we are easy to bully?"
The hotel manager continued to apologize and said he was really sorry, but the private rooms were indeed full and he couldn't make any arrangements.
"Of course I also know that it was our mistake at work. To express my apology, I can give you a 20% discount on all your purchases today. What do you think?"
The hotel manager also promised that as long as there were private rooms available, he would arrange them for them as soon as possible!
Mu Qinghong and Mu Chenggang didn't know what to do and could only look at Lu An.
But Lu An was seen with his head down, lost in thought, not knowing what he was thinking about.
After a long while, Lu An suddenly raised his head and said, "Manager, someone called you and asked for this box, right?"
The hotel manager was stunned at first, then shook his head repeatedly to indicate that this was not the case. It was really a mistake made by their front desk, otherwise he would never do such a thing.
"After all, this is Jianghuai Hotel, the best hotel in the province. We value our reputation the most. If we arrange it for you first, no matter who calls later, we definitely can't do it."
Lu An smiled and waved his hand to interrupt the hotel manager's explanation: "Okay, I know what's going on."
Lu An then held up two fingers and said, "We can go to the lobby, but there are two conditions. First, your waiter must sit at the door to guide us. After all, we still have guests, so don't let them find the wrong place."
The hotel manager nodded repeatedly to indicate that it was no problem. He promised to assign someone to guard the door and ensure that Lu An's friends were properly received.
"And the second one is to give our table all the free bills." Lu An added.
The restaurant manager was now in a dilemma. He explained with a constipated expression that he did not have the right to waive the bill and the best he could give them was a 30% discount.
Lu An sneered: "In that case, I will wait here for the guests to come. I think since he has the ability to let you snatch the box from me, he won't help me get rid of the bill and can't afford it, right?"
The hotel manager finally gritted his teeth and decided: free meals and 50% discount on drinks, this was his bottom line for paying out of his own pocket.
Lu An thought about it and nodded in agreement: "Deal."
Lu An brought Mu Qinghong and Mu Chenggang to the lobby and found a seat by the window.
Mu Chenggang couldn't help but ask Lu An what he was thinking. How could he compromise? It was fine that the private room was gone, but he could only sit in the lobby. What was going on?
Lu An smiled and told him: "Don't you think someone is trying to intimidate us?"
Just kidding, regarding the private room incident just now, any hotel manager with any sense would not handle it in this way.
Moreover, generally, such restaurants would definitely reserve one or two private rooms for emergency use. How could they do such a stupid thing as kicking the private room guests out to the lobby?
I can only say that today's dinner has become interesting before it even started...