Chapter 46: The Three Autumn Inn
When Lin Jiaming and Lu Haowan arrived at the door of the hotel, the opening ceremony was about to begin. There is a big banner on the inflatable rainbow bridge, which reads "Hongji founded, Junye is renewed", and around the rainbow bridge, there are four huge balloons pulling long spokes. The last two are blocked, invisible, but the first two words are eye-catching: "Dongfeng Li City has an elephant in spring, business is prosperous and boundless" and "The financial resources are rolling up to the three rivers, and the business is prosperous and leads to the four seas".
Originally, Gu Kai and Lin Jiaming didn't want to use these banners, they thought it was too cheesy, and they wanted to take a more literary business route and play the sentimental card. But Gu Kai's father insisted on getting these things, but Gu Kai couldn't help it, so he had to reluctantly agree. I didn't want to be so exaggerated. Behind the Rainbow Bridge, there is a stage that has been set up, with a few big yellow characters printed on the fiery red background wall "The Grand Opening of the Sanqiu Inn", next to it is a special passage, which is full of all kinds of flowers on both sides, and Lin Jiaming and Gu Kai will walk to the stage from here later.
These days, Lin Jiaming has been taking care of Lu Haowan, and rarely has time to come up to help, and Gu Kai has always been doing the preparations for the opening of the business alone. The service staff of the hotel are all the original people and have not been replaced, but Gu Kai and Lin Jiaming have redesigned their work clothes and formulated new service regulations, mainly for improving service. Of course, there has been a corresponding increase in staff benefits.
"Uncle Gu!" Lin Jiaming saw Gu Kai's father at a glance in the crowd, a short and fat middle-aged man, the general had a big belly, the gold necklace around his neck was the thickness of a little finger, and he was wearing a big gold ring on the thumb of his right hand. In Gu Kai's opinion, these outfits are purely the outfits of the nouveau riche, and his father has never known what low-key is. Perhaps the most tasteful thing about him was the starry sky on his left wrist, which had been mortgaged to him by a debtor.
"Xiaolin, you've arrived!" Although Gu Kai's father was dressed exaggeratedly, he had never felt condescending to Gu Kai's friends.
"Well, Uncle Gu, when did you arrive?" Lu Haowan stood beside Lin Jiaming, seeing that he was very respectful to the middle-aged man in front of him, so she didn't ask anything more, and listened to them chat with a smile.
"Came last night. This is your girlfriend, isn't it? It's so beautiful!" Gu Kai's father was not tall and fat, but there was always a feeling of fear on his body. This may be the temperament that comes from working hard in the business world.
"Well, this is my girlfriend Lu Haowan! This is Uncle Gu!" Lin Jiaming pulled Lu Haowan to his side.
"Hello Uncle Gu!" Lu Haowan obediently greeted Gu Kai's father.
"Mm-hmm, hello! Xiaolin, you are here, I have something to say to you two first. After speaking, Gu Kai's father called Gu Kai over and led the two into the cubicle at the back of the lobby, while Lu Haowan stayed outside and waited for the three of them.
"Son, Xiaolin, I called you here and have something I want to tell you before the opening, I hope you all listen carefully!" As soon as he entered the door, Gu Kai's father said straight to the point.
"Number one, you guys are running this hotel in partnership. I want you to know that it is true that you open a hotel to make money, but the two of you must not be blinded by money! At any time, you must remember that interests are far less important than the friendship between you! There are many people who leave friendship behind in front of interests. I've seen too many examples of friends stabbing each other and relatives turning against each other, and the ending is not very good. Since the two of you have this friendship, put it first. Gu Kai's father paused, and then said.
"Number two, here you are outsiders. In any place, there will be a run on outsiders. If you encounter it, you must first learn to forbear! The ancients said that 'harmony produces wealth,' and this saying will never become obsolete in any era. We must learn to give up some interests, and don't easily compete with others!"
"Dad, what if people insist on bullying us?" Hearing his father say this, Gu Kai was a little unhappy.
"Listen to me quietly! I know that your boy is strong-blooded, that's why I called you here to talk about it alone. Your question is the third one I'm going to make. Gu Kai's father seemed a little unhappy that his son interrupted him.
"Third, the most comity is three points! If you give three points of courtesy, and the other side still has to make an inch, then there is no need to give in again! Even take back the three points of this courtesy! If you can't do this, don't think about gaining a foothold in the business sea! I just don't have you as a cowardly son!" Gu Kai's father's words flowed through Gu Kai and Lin Jiaming's bodies like a strong current, making the two of them only feel their blood gushing.
"I'll tell you so much today, these three, you two should keep in mind! I see that the time is almost up, let's go out to prepare for the opening ceremony!" After speaking, Gu Kai's father opened the door and walked out, followed by Gu Kai and Lin Jiaming. As soon as she got out of the cubicle, Lu Haowan walked up, took Lin Jiaming's arm and asked:
"Brother Ming, why are your faces so red?"
"It's okay, Uncle Gu was giving us a lesson just now!Let's go, the ceremony is about to begin!" Lin Jiaming's arm gently led Lu Haowan towards the hotel gate. The host was already standing on the specially built platform next to the hotel, and as soon as Gu Kai and Lin Jiaming came out, he began to host. In the guest seats, most of them were friends of Gu Kai's father, who came here to cheer, and some were friends of Gu Kai and Lin Jiaming, and everyone was waiting for the store to start with a smile and a smile. Except for the last row, there was a man in a floral shirt with black sunglasses, who from the beginning was reclining in his chair and staring at the stage with a blank face, and on either side of him sat two men in black suits, also wearing sunglasses. On such a hot day, I was still sitting in the sun in my coat.
"Distinguished guests, the opening ceremony of the 'Sanqiu Inn' has really begun! First of all, please allow me to introduce to you the two young and promising bosses of our 'Sanqiu Inn'! Mr. Gu and Mr. Lin, please two!" As soon as the host's voice fell, Gu Kai and Lin Jiaming stepped on the "channel" set up in advance, and walked to the middle of the stage with their heads held high. No one noticed that the man in the middle of the last row wearing a flowered shirt had a strange smile on his expressionless face at this moment.
"May I ask Mr. Gu and Mr. Lin, from the standpoint of a young man, what do you think is the most important thing in opening a hotel?" The host interviewed Lin Jiaming and Gu Kai on the spot.
"Service and integrity!" the two said in unison.
"Then in what ways does our 'Sanqiu Inn' embody these two points?" the host continued to ask.
"First of all, ......" Gu Kai calmly answered the host's question, after all, he has much more experience in this area than Lin Jiaming. Lin Jiaming stood next to him and listened quietly, at this moment he only felt that he was really lacking a lot of things in this regard.
After some process, more than an hour has passed, and the ceremony is nearing the end.
"Next, I invite our Mr. Gu's father, Mr. Gu, Mr. Lin, and Mr. Lin's girlfriend Miss Lu to come to the stage to unveil the 'Sanqiu Inn'!" The host was a little emotional, maybe he could finally end his work under the scorching sun and go to the indoor air conditioner to rest.
"Wait......" Just as the applause from the audience rang out, and Gu Kai and the four of them had just stood in front of the store sign covered by red silk, a voice came from the back row......