Chapter 18: Taking over the New Hotel 2
I am still very happy about the enthusiasm of the blind couple. At least in the days since I returned to Yangjiang from Shenzhen, the only people who could contact me and help me were the blind man and Su Yi.
These days, the blind man is busy for me, and I am very grateful to him for saying something from my heart, but there is no need to say these words about the relationship between the two of us. He trusts me and I trust him, so the best thank you I can give him is for running our hostel well.
After a while, the dishes were ready. But the owner of the hotel who was going to change hands has not yet appeared, and I am a little anxious.
The blind man took two pairs of chopsticks and handed them to me and Chen Yun respectively: "Come, let's eat." β
The owner I talked to hasn't arrived yet, so if I use the chopsticks first, it's not good after all, and I still hope to wait until the owner comes and then eat together.
I put my chopsticks on the edge of the bowl: "Wait a minute, the people haven't arrived yet." β
The blind man put the food in the bowl and said to me as if he didn't care, "Whatever, let's eat first." β
"When did you kid become so ignorant. β
"Why is the word general knowledge so awkward when it comes out of your mouth Zhai Xiuwen. β
Chen Yun slapped the blind man for a moment, and said to me with a smile: "Brother Awen, don't pay attention to him, that owner is actually the chef of our shop." β
"Huh?"
The blind man showed a dissatisfied expression on his face and said, "Oh, he'll come out in a minute, use chopsticks, he's going to starve to death." β
Sure enough, a chef in a white lab coat sat down with us. This man doesn't look very old, only in his 30s, a little older than me.
After the man sat down, the blind man poured liquor into my and his glasses. The man picked up his glass and held it out to us: "Here, let's have a toast first." β
After a glass of wine, the man spoke: "Presumably this is Zhai Xiuwen, Mr. Zhai." My name is Ni Yuan, you can call me Ni Yuan. β
I nodded and cut straight to the point: "Mr. Ni, I heard that you have a hotel to sell, right?"
"It's ready to change hands, the competition between the Moon Bay Hotel over the years has been too fierce, and if you can't keep up with the changes in the trend, you will lose money. And I don't have time to run it right now. β
There is really nothing wrong with Ni Yuan's words, and now almost all the accommodation problems of tourists in tourist areas are monopolized by some large tourism companies and real estate companies, and in recent years, private hotels have also increased day by day, and it is indeed very difficult to get a piece of the pie in this regard. If it weren't for Su Yi on board, there would be no reason for me to take over a new hotel.
Ni Yuan continued: "I am the owner of this hotel, and when my parents were still in China, this hotel was run by their second elder. And the source of customers for my hotel is quite stable, and yesterday I heard Boss Chen tell me that you want to take over, and I don't want to operate anymore. β
"Why don't you continue to operate? And now under the monopoly of large real estate enterprises, some private hotels and hotels simply cannot survive in Moon Bay, since your hotel has a stable source of customers, it is certain to make a profit if you continue to operate. β
Ni Yuan shook his head and said, "I like to cook and cook, and I don't have much interest in anything other than this." Since my parents emigrated abroad, I have had very little time to run this hotel. β
The blind man nodded and said, "Ni Yuan is right, let's eat first, and after dinner, let's go there and have a look." β
After dinner, it was already getting dark. I drove with the blind man and Ni Yuan to a hotel not far from the sea: "Haitian Hotel".
This property is impeccable, both in its decoration and in its location.
Location: Close to the sea, there is a Buddhist temple on the mountainside, there is a night market street nearby, and there are many pedestrians passing here at night.
Decoration: There is an open-air swimming pool and almost ten hot spring pools next to it, which also provides a lot of convenient conditions for travelers. The house is still very new and should have been renovated not long ago.
"Mr. Zhai, what do you think? β
I each handed a cigarette to the blind man and Ni Yuan: "The environment and conditions here are very good, I am quite satisfied, but I don't know how much the rent will cost a year?"
"Mr. Zhai, I see that you and Boss Chen are friends, so you will be charged 300,000 yuan for a year's rent. β
I was silent. In fact, I know that the rent of 300,000 yuan a year is indeed not expensive. The property has 25 rooms and is superb both in terms of location, dΓ©cor and surroundings. Moreover, there are so many conditions to attract tourists, such as swimming pools, hot springs, close to seaside baths, night market streets, and so on. It's just that I can't take out 300,000 yuan now, and there is no difference between 300,000 and 30,000 yuan for me, because I don't have any.
Seeing that I didn't speak, Ni Yuan continued: "Mr. Zhai, you should know that if I am willing to rent out, there will still be a lot of people to take over my hotel, not to mention 300,000, even if there are more others." The reason why I changed hands to you was because I rented it to you for the sake of Boss Chen's face, so I don't think Mr. Zhai has anything to hesitate about. β
"Whether it's software or hardware, you're in this hostel. It's just ...... "Actually, I mean to say that I don't have that much money to take over now, and I want him to give me more time."
But Ni Yuan seemed to have misunderstood what I meant, and he interrupted me and continued:
"Mr. Zhai, you are afraid of the water problem of the pool and the hot spring pool, you can rest assured. The water in our pool and hot spring pool is brought from the North Ridge side, and the equipment in the pool is new. In every way, you can rest assured. β
But the blind man knew my current predicament, and he patted Ni Yuan on the shoulder and said:
"Ni Yuan, this hotel Xiuwen will definitely take over, but you have to wait for two more days, because he still has some things to deal with here. You remember, be sure to keep this hotel and don't rent it to anyone else. β
Ni looked at me and the blind man in confusion, and the blind man continued: "It won't be too long, just two or three days." When it's taken care of, we'll come and take over at any time. Do you think it's okay?"
I don't think I need to explain any more, after all, I don't have the money and want to take over the hotel, it's really disgraceful to say it. I thought for a while and said, "Boss Ni, what do you see?"
Ni Yuan smiled: "I believe in you, don't worry, I won't rent out this hotel in a short time, I will keep it for you." Besides, it's the off-season, and no one wants to come and take over. β
"It's hard to say, your hotel relies on the power of nature, whether it is in the location or the environment and my "Sea Inn", there are more people who want to take over. β
"Don't worry, Boss Chen, Mr. Zhai, I will help you keep this hotel in the short term, but don't let me wait too long. β
I said to Ni Yuan with certainty: "Don't worry, I won't let you wait too long." β
It was late at night, and Ni Yuan went back before me and the blind man.
I walked side by side with a blind man and a cigarette on the beach of Moon Bay. The waves crash against the shore at night, and the tide rises and falls.
"300,000, you borrow it from me first, and then pay me back when you have a loose hand. The blind man took a puff of his cigarette and said to me slowly.
"Are you going to let me take over alone this time? Aren't you going to join the gang together? You have to believe me, with the cooperation with Su Yi, this hotel will definitely make a profit. β
The blind man shook his head: "I also believe that if you take over this hotel, the business will definitely not be worse than my sea inn." β
"Since you believe it, why don't you do it together, our brothers have opened our hotels together in Moon Bay, and even in Yangjiang, in major tourist areas across the country. β
"I still have a lot of things to do in my sea inn! β
"Don't worry, you run your sea inn well, just leave the things here to me, you just have time to come over and guide." At the end of the day, you still can't trust me, right, think I'm just playing. β
I just said this on purpose in this last sentence, in fact, I believe that as long as I take over this hotel, even without Su Yi's joining, I can make a steady profit without losing money. I just want to give a share to the blind man, which he deserves.
"Zhai Xiuwen, your uncle, you kid must have a conscience when you speak. If I didn't believe you, I would be so busy finding you a good hotel and lending you money, do you think my money is all printed by the Heaven and Earth Bank?"
"What are you angry about, I just think you have a share of the credit here. Since I am a brother, I can't take the benefits alone. β
"There's already my stake in Yuebanwan, as long as you take care of it, buddy can rest assured of everything. Besides, we'll be competitors then. I must not take a stake in this hotel, I will remit the money to Ni Yuan tomorrow morning, and you can decide for yourself when it opens. β
"No need, I'll solve the problem of money myself. You can rest assured. β
"Solve it yourself? How to solve it? Ask your parents to borrow it? Don't you know what is going on at home now? Or do you ask your classmates and friends to borrow it? What big money do you know? Even if you know a big money, are people willing to borrow from you? Or do you want to borrow from a loan shark? You want to die, right?" The blind man was a little angry, and threw me a series of rhetorical questions.
"I'm already bothering you, and you're about to get married, so when the time comes, you can't ask for money to buy a house and hold a wedding. I won't touch loan sharks, don't worry about this. β
"You don't have to worry about this, 300,000 is still for me. And what are you polite to me, is it interesting? Don't say anything, people don't know you, don't I know you yet?"
"Okay. Thanks. β
"Which of us is with whom, you're welcome. The blind man smiled, put his arm around my shoulder, and walked to the shore.
In the night, I felt like I was back in high school, when I was in high school, when I didn't have money to buy cigarettes, the two of us had a cigarette, I smoked, and he smoked. During the three years of high school, something like this happened a lot.
I remember one time in high school, when I was playing on the basketball court, the blind man covered his face and cried and said to me, "Awen, there are a few thugs outside who robbed me of my money and beat me up." β
Without saying a word, I threw down the basketball. dragged the blind man to an Internet cafΓ© near the school and had a fight with the gangsters.
That day, the two of us stood in the way of the car, and we were beaten up by the gang of gangsters. Both I and the blind man had scars on our faces. In the evening, I sat with him and Mo Zhenzhen in the clinic opposite the school, Zhenzhen cried while smearing medicated medics, and the blind man sat there all night scolding the gangsters, while I sat next to me silently.
Later, this matter was known to Su Yi and Jiang Yiguo, and Su Yi and Jiang Yiguo used their family relationship to deal with these gangsters. The gangsters have not been seen at the school gate since.